That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 370

The Hanlin Academy is in charge of edicts, historical records, matters of literature and history, examination and discussion system, detailed documents, and prepares the emperor's advisor. Waiting for officials, there are also Shujishi who are qualified for Hanlin officials.

Dazheng designated the Hanlin Academy as a five-rank yamen, and the rank of Hanlin officials was very low, but they were regarded as the choice of nobles.If Hanlin can enter Wenyuan Pavilion to participate in secrets, it will be an extremely noble minister.

Looking at the Zheng Dynasty, all the cabinet scholars came from the Imperial Academy, so there is a saying that "non-Hanlin is not allowed to enter the cabinet".

As far as Daqi, the old system of Dazheng was followed, the first-class Jinshi went directly to the Hanlin, and the second- and third-class Jinshi passed the examination to select the Shujishi to enter the Hanlin, which is called Chaokao.

If you can enter the Hanlin, it is a good story about Shilin, which has been passed down from generation to generation. The second, third, fourth, and fifth Hanlins emerge in endlessly, and there are even many "Hanlin families". Although they are not comparable to the eight great families in the south of the Yangtze River, they are fundamental The foundation of the family's high-ranking family was shaken.

The time for Daqi to establish the country is still short, and there is no such "Hanlin family", but many people who intend to ascend to the imperial court or show their talents will temporarily stay in the Hanlin Academy, which is called "reserving talent and raising hope" , When the time comes, whether it is to enter the cabinet as a cabinet bachelor, or to be released for a term, it will be a matter of course.

The Imperial Academy is already noble, and the academicians in charge of the Academy are even more noble. At the beginning, it was the third rank, and it was promoted to the second rank in the eighth year of Taiping. The first assistant, Sapphire, is also the leader.

After 20 years of hard work, the Hanlin Academy has almost become the backyard of Lanyu's private residence. Most of the officials from the Hanlin Academy call themselves students of Lan Xiangye, so there is a scene of Lanyu's former officials all over the world.

However, after all, Lan Yu is the chief minister of the cabinet of the Zaifu government, and also serves as the minister of the official department. He does not spend so much time in the Imperial Academy on weekdays. As a bachelor in charge of the academy, he is only in charge of the Imperial Academy in name, but in fact he leaves it to himself. Several confidantes of the school took care of specific matters, among which Hu Tingyu, who offered sacrifices to the Imperial College and also served as a lecturer at the Hanlin Academy, was the main one.

Hu Tingyu's mansion is on the same street as Lanyu's mansion, not too far apart. The streets are full of traffic on weekdays, and the traffic is really red and purple. It is more prosperous than Wuyi Lane in Jiangdu back then.

In the twilight, a guest was welcomed in Hu's mansion, which could only be regarded as the lowest rank on this street, and Hu Tingyu personally welcomed him into the mansion.

The concierge of Hu's mansion murmured to himself, looking at the man's body, he was only a civil servant of the fifth rank, his master was from the fourth rank, and the two were still one rank behind, how could the old man be so arrogant and arrogant? handle it seriously?

Hu Tingyu led the guest not to the main hall, but all the way to the study room, the study room has always been the most private place, and non-confidantes are not allowed to enter, this also shows how solemn Hu Tingyu treats this person.

The visitor's surname is Zhang Mingjian, and his style name is Bozhi. He was the second place in the third year of Taiping. He once served as an editor of Hanlin in the Imperial Academy. , but he is not an ordinary petty official, but a humble cabinet bachelor, who can participate in the secret and important affairs of the cabinet on weekdays, even if he is not much worse than some Qingshui yamen officials.

The host and the guest sat down separately, and Hu Tingyu made tea himself. When the water in the pot gradually boiled, he got up and went to the bookshelf, took out an exquisite sandalwood box from the hidden compartment, and said with a smile: "The cabinet is busy these days. Since the old man can't spare his birth, he can only ask me to pass this item on to Brother Bo Zhi, and I wish Bo Zhi a smooth journey."

After finishing speaking, he put the sandalwood box on the table, took off the lid, and put pen, ink, paper, and inkstone inside.

Hu Tingyu picked up the Langhao brush and said unhurriedly: "Some people say that the pen of the literati is the sharpest blade in the world, so the four treasures of the study are the pen. It is made of a piece of thunder wood, which contains the opportunity of thunder and the energy of purple electricity. The talisman held by it will prevent all evils from invading. The weasel in the climate has been cultivated for 300 years, the whole body is white, and it is the most spiritual."

Zhang Jian was startled.

Hu Tingyu put the pen back to its original position, and pointed to the ink again, "This ink is a local ceremony brought by an old man in the south of the Yangtze River when he visited his master. It is said that the ink in the world is promoted in Jiangzhou, and the ink in Jiangzhou is promoted in Cao's family. The ink is the Qianqiu Guangmo made by Cao Shengchen, a master ink maker in Jiangzhou, in his later years. Although it is not comparable to the Ziyu Guangmo that Cao Shengchen presented to His Majesty back then, it is almost the same."

As he said, Hu Tingyu gently took out the ink, and sure enough, the three characters "Qianqiuguang" were written in Yin script on the back, while the inscription written by Cao Shengchen in Yang script was on the front.

For some reason, after Hu Tingyu put the ink back into the sandalwood box, he skipped the "paper" that should be ranked third, but took out the inkstone directly, saying: "There is nothing unusual about this inkstone, it is just an ordinary Hui inkstone. It’s nothing, but its former owner was Xu Zhenzhi, the famous Tianji Pavilion Mr. Xu, and Mr. Xu used this inkstone to write Taiping Huanyuji, which is of great significance.”

"As for this piece of paper, it is the most precious. It was made by Master Xiang himself. You must know that Master Xiang has not made such elegant things for some years. This time, he specially made an exception to make paper and presented it to Brother Bo Zhi. It is hard to change it. Brother Bo Zhi, don't let down the high expectations of your master."

Zhang Jian is really flattered. Scholars don't touch yellow and white things with their hands, but they prefer such elegant things, but these elegant things are not cheap. As far as the four treasures of the study are concerned, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are priceless, and There is still a price but no market, but the most basic literati reserve cannot be thrown away. He took his eyes off the sandalwood box with great difficulty, calmed down a little, and said, "How dare a student accept such a valuable thing."

"Where is this?" Hu Tingyu waved his hand and said, "Since it was sent by the teacher, brother Bozhi will accept it. This is the appreciation from the teacher to brother Bozhi. In such a big Hanlin Academy, it is so special for the teacher to treat you with respect." Yes, but not many."

Hu Tingyu restored the sandalwood box to its original shape, held it up in front of Zhang Jian with both hands, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I'm not afraid of Brother Bo Zhi's jokes. I have asked my teacher for these things several times, but my teacher just won't give them to me." , and also said that my stature is not worthy of these things, now, the sword is given to the general, and it is handed over to Brother Bo Zhi."

After a little hesitation, Zhang Jian took the sandalwood box with both hands, leaned his upper body forward slightly, and said, "Then the student will be disrespectful, and I ask Brother Hu to thank the Prime Minister on behalf of the student."

"It's natural." Hu Tingyu said with a smile: "Brother Bozhi was released as the political envoy of Jiangdu this time. It's a happy event, but it's not a simple job. There are many aristocratic families and sects over there, and the situation is complicated. You don't know the difficulties without experience. Bo Brother Zhi, don’t take it lightly.”

Holding the sandalwood box in both hands, Zhang Jian said in a deep voice, "Brother Hu, don't worry, and Master Xiang, please rest assured. The students will do their best to share the worries of Master Xiang."

Hu Tingyu bowed his hands solemnly and said: "The situation in the south of the Yangtze River will depend on Brother Bozhi, so we can go and come back soon. Hu waits for Brother Bozhi to return to Beijing after his term of office is over, and will hold a celebration banquet for Brother Bozhi at Qiutai."

Zhang Jian returned the salute, and said softly, "Brother Hu, please leave now."

After Zhang Jian left, another person turned out from behind the screen. It was Liu Zuo, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs.

Liu Zuo asked softly, "Is he really capable?"

Hu Tingyu's face was gloomy, and he shook his head and said: "The situation in the south of the Yangtze River is already going to collapse. Unless the master personally goes out to turn the tide, it will be difficult for anyone to deal with the situation. The reason why he is allowed to go is just to delay it for a while, so that we can take care of it." There is time to clean the tail here, so as not to be caught by Han Xuan."

(End of this chapter)