Do you know that it starts with Meng Tong?

The Beijing officials who serve in Bianjing have an extra royal ginseng than the local officials.

It was painful, and I had to get up at three o'clock every day to go to court.

Especially in the twelfth lunar month of winter, going to court was even more of an inhuman torture, and the officials in the capital complained about it.

Because of this, as early as when Zhao Zhen's father Zhao Huan was on the throne, the emperor was too lazy to show up for every ceremonial day, and only asked the Grand Master of Longtuge to take charge of the class.

Sometimes, even the Grand Master of Longtuge did not come forward, and this led to the impeachment of the censor, but in the end it was nothing.

Nowadays, people like Wei Chen, who have actual officials in the capital, do not need to attend court meetings, and those who do not have actual officials in the capital can also ask for leave every now and then.

But when it comes to the court gatherings on the New Year's Day of each month, or major court gatherings such as Zhengdan, there is no way to avoid it.

Today is not a synodic day, and it is far away from a festival like Zhengdan. Therefore, there are not many Zhou officials like Wei Chen who get up early in the morning to go to work.

Wei Chen also considered that he would take up his new position, so he thought about going to the Hanlin Academy earlier.

The Hanlin Academy was the first yamen where Wei Chenzhong stayed after becoming a Jinshi. Naturally, he was familiar with the way, and he arrived in front of the Hanlin Academy in a short while.

Looking at the three-character plaque "Hanlin Academy" hanging on the gate, Wei Chen was filled with emotions.

Three years ago, it was here that I started my career as an official. When I returned to my hometown three years later, I was already a dignified bachelor.

Wei Chen stood in front of the courtyard gate for a moment. Several disciples immediately recognized the former Hanlin Compiler and current lecturer. They hurriedly stepped forward to salute and took the initiative to lead Wei Chen through the door, saving Wei Chen the trouble of waiting for him. The trouble of issuing official ultimatums.

The layout of the Hanlin Academy is the same as that of Wei Chen three years ago. After entering the gate, you can see the two temples on the left and right, the Sage Temple on the left and the Changli Temple on the right.

There is also a number one scholar tablet in Changli Temple, and Wei Chen's name is engraved on it. Three months ago, the name of a new number one scholar, Chen Shao, was engraved under Wei Chen.

After passing Yimen, we arrived at an open courtyard. The courtyard was densely covered with ancient locust trees and blocked out the sun. No one could be seen or heard.

This scene is very abnormal for other yamen, but when it appears in the Hanlin Academy, it is completely normal. Wei Chen can't help but feel a sense of intimacy.

For the Hanlin officials, the daily business is nothing more than compiling history and compiling books. Usually, the bachelor in charge of the compilation work assigns the tasks at the beginning of the year, and then inquires about the progress every month and conducts inspections every quarter.

As long as the officials can complete their tasks on time, there is no need to stay in the yamen and work. There is basically no one to care about arriving late and leaving early.

When Wei Chen first entered the Hanlin Academy, he didn't understand the ways inside, so he foolishly went out early and came back late every day.

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Of course, for a newcomer, showing some diligence is not necessarily a bad thing.

"Presumably there are many young people in the review hall to the east of the inner hall at this moment. Just like me three years ago, they came to the Yamen early to show their diligence, right?"

When Wei Chen thought of this, he couldn't help but smile and shake his head, but he was not in a hurry to walk into the review hall and catch up with his former colleagues. Before that, he had more important things to do.

Leaving the Prosecution Hall and Lecture Hall behind, Wei Chen strode across the Dengying Gate and headed straight for the Bachelor's Hall deep in the inner hall.

In the bachelor's hall, several bachelors who had learned about Wei Chen's arrival today were already waiting here.

After Wei Chen entered the door, he went directly to an official in his forties who was sitting at the top. He saluted and said, "Wei Chen, the new lecturer, has met the head of the academy!"

Liu Tingxi, a Hanlin bachelor and Zhan Shifu of Zhan Shifu, who is now the president of the Hanlin Academy, immediately stood up and returned the courtesy, smiling and said: "Wei bachelor does not need to be polite."

Wei Chen then met Wu Yingyan, a bachelor at the academy and minister of the Ministry of War, Tao Yue, a bachelor at the academy and a minister of the Ministry of War, Tao Yue, a bachelor at the academy and Ding Siquan, a junior scholar at the Ministry of War, and Ding Siquan, a bachelor at the academy. The four of them returned the courtesy one by one.

Then, Liu Tingxi invited Wei Chen to take a seat, behind Ding Siquan, and they all sat facing south.

At this time, an official knocked on the cloud sign and shouted: "Shengtang——"

After hearing the sound, a group of officials filed in and stood in the hall. From reading and lecturing to editing, editing and reviewing, and then to the newly admitted Shujishi, the officials stood in an orderly manner according to their official positions. sequence.

Wei Chen looked around and saw several familiar faces, but before he could identify them carefully, everyone leaned over and bowed respectfully to him.

"Your Majesty, please see the Bachelor of Health!"

Chapter 286 Plan ahead

After nearly a hundred Hanlin officials congratulated him in unison, they visited Wei Chen in order of official rank.

There were quite a few old acquaintances of Wei Chen among them.

There was Sheng Changfeng among the Shuji scholars, Sheng Changbai, Wang Yaochen, and Liao Shiyu among the Hanlin editors, and Li Zuochang, Cai Xuan, and Chen Shao among the Hanlin editors.

As for Qi Heng, his father Qi Guogong arranged to go to the Metropolitan Inspectorate to observe politics, and would later take the route of censorship.

The imperial censor has a low position and weight. For the current Duke of Qi, one more censor is obviously more useful than one more Hanlin. This is Qi Heng's own choice, and Wei Chen did not interfere.

When he saw several of his old acquaintances in the Hanlin Academy, Wei Chen felt quite emotional.

Sheng Changbai and Wang Yaochen were in the same Chinese major as him, and they were both seniors in the imperial examinations in the class before Chen Shao and Liao Shiyu. When Wei Chen was teaching students, he used their articles as model essays.

Sheng Changbai and Wang Yaochen had worked diligently in the Hanlin Academy for three years, and they had just climbed from being a common scholar to their current position as editor of the Hanlin Academy.

However, Liao Shiyu, who was a top prospect in Jinke, was on an equal footing with Sheng Changbai and Wang Yaochen as soon as he entered the Hanlin Academy.

Chen Shao, the number one scholar in this subject, is even more powerful. His current official position is one level higher than that of Sheng Changbai and Wang Yaochen. He is tied with the top two candidates in the previous subject, namely Li Zuochang and Cai Xuan, for the position of Hanlin Compilation.

It can also be seen from this that the ranking in the imperial examination has a great impact on future career. Those who do well in the examination will not only have a higher starting point, but also be promoted faster.

Sometimes, the difference in imperial examination rankings is just one, which is a huge difference.

For example, Wei Chen and Li Zuochang, one was the number one scholar in the sixth year of Tianyou's reign, and the other was the second in the rankings. Now Wei Chen has been promoted to a bachelor's degree, while Li Zuochang is still only a compilator in the Hanlin Academy.

In fact, among the five current bachelors in the Hanlin Academy, only Wei Chen is a Jinshi in the sixth year of Tianyou.

Among the remaining four, even Ding Siquan, who was the last to become a Jinshi, was 12 years earlier than Wei Chen.

Although there are factors of special circumstances, it also depends on Wei Chen's personal efforts and struggles.

But the dazzling halo of the sixth grade above his head is also the key to Wei Chen's ability to secure his current position.

Of course, it does not mean that those who do poorly in the exam have no chance of catching up from behind, but they must work harder for years or even decades to do so.

When greeting each other, Wei Chen suddenly felt something in his heart when he saw Sheng Changbai's face that had remained unchanged for thousands of years.

Perhaps Bo Lan is also secretly holding back some energy, not wanting to fall behind juniors like Chen Shao and Liao Shiyu.

However, this was not the place to talk in public. Wei Chen just bowed to Sheng Changbai silently and then turned to the next Hanlin.

After the Hanlin officials paid homage to Wei Chen one by one, a group of officials from the Hanlin Academy came to pay their respects, that is, the disciples, scribes, and servants who were responsible for the miscellaneous affairs in the courtyard.

Their status was so humble that they could only bow down to Wei Chen outside the door and were not qualified to stay any longer.

Only a dozen people were lucky enough to stay outside the bachelor's hall and obey orders. Most of the rest just came to kowtow and then went back to do whatever they wanted.

After spending a long time like this, it was not until nearly noon that Wei Chen completed the new official appointment process and met with the existing staff in the Hanlin Academy one by one.

I have a preliminary understanding of today's Hanlin Academy.

Seeing that it was already late, Liu Tingxi immediately stood up with a smile and asked Wei Chen and the other bachelors to go to the back hall, where a banquet had already been set up to help Wei Chen wash away the dust.

At the reception banquet, the five bachelors took their seats according to their order. At the beginning, everyone was quite reserved.

Although Wei Chen had stayed in the Hanlin Academy for a while before, he didn't stay long. He basically stayed in the review hall below and rarely interacted with these bachelor-level big shots.

Speaking of which, the one who knows Wei Chen best among the few is Liu Tingxi, a Hanlin scholar.

He was Wei Chen's deputy examiner during the examination. He admired Wei Chen very much and offered support. Wei Chen always treated him as a teacher.

Under Liu Tingxi's deliberate guidance, after three rounds of drinking, the conversation among the group became more intense.

After all, they all came from the Imperial Academy, so there would naturally be many topics in common. The few of them talked about everything from music, chess, calligraphy and painting to inscriptions and stone rubbings, and then to literature and antiques. They talked and laughed, and the atmosphere at the wine table became increasingly lively.

Wei Chen was young, had little qualifications, and was new here. In front of several bachelors, he naturally behaved in a low-key manner as a junior, and he could not go wrong in chatting with him.

Several bachelors felt Wei Chen's respect for them and had a good impression of Wei Chen.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Hanlin Academy is just a stepping stone for Wei Chen. Wei Chen will definitely not stay here for the rest of his life and will have a greater future in the future.

Since Wei Chen is so sensible, they will naturally not be stupid enough to take the initiative to antagonize Wei Chen, thereby creating a future enemy for themselves.

When talking about the rise, Wu Yingyan, a bachelor who also serves as the minister of the Ministry of War, enthusiastically invited Wei Chen to his home to appreciate the calligraphy and paintings he had collected for many years. Wei Chen naturally smiled and nodded in agreement.

In the afternoon, after the banquet ended happily, Liu Tingxi stopped Wei Chen alone and began to explain to Wei Chen the errands assigned to him.

In general, the affairs of the Hanlin Academy were actually limited to a few things, such as giving lectures, conducting imperial examinations, compiling literature and history, and drafting edicts and edicts, etc.

As the head of the hospital, Liu Tingxi has overall control over the overall situation of the hospital. He is in charge of everything and does not care about anything.

Wu Yingyan also served as the Minister of the Ministry of War. He usually stayed at the Yamen of the Ministry of War and rarely came to the Hanlin Academy.

The specific affairs in the courtyard were presided over by Tao Yue, a bachelor at the time, and Ding Siquan, a bachelor at the lecturer. Tao Yue was mainly responsible for compiling literature and history, and Ding Siquan was mainly responsible for drafting imperial edicts.

Now that Wei Chen is here, what is left to him is naturally Jing Yanri Lecture and Jinshi Chao Kao.

After suddenly fainting on the day of the Zhengdan Festival, Zhao Zhen became increasingly weak and tired. He was absent from work every now and then before going to court, and it was impossible for him to have the energy to participate in what Jing Yanri was talking about. This item can be put aside for the time being. surface.

Not long after this year's Jinshi imperial examination ended, the new Shuji scholars who entered the Hanlin Academy didn't understand anything. It was when they needed someone to teach them that Liu Tingxi deliberately gave this job to Wei Chen.

Teaching Shujishi is of course a good job. You must know that there have been many great scholars and monks among the Shujishi in the past.

Precisely because the success rate of Shujishi is extremely high, teaching Shujishi has become a shortcut to accumulate high-quality connections.

Liu Tingxi's arrangement was actually to take care of Wei Chen.

Wei Chen had already expected this.

When he was just awarded the title of Bachelor of Academic Affairs, he went to the house of Han Zhang, the first assistant, and asked Han Zhang to find a place for him to teach Shujishi.

In fact, Wei Chen has established a close relationship with Han Zhang since advising on the establishment of the crown prince three years ago.

This is also Wei Chen's plan for a rainy day.

Although it was easy to enjoy the shade with the big tree at his back, Wei Chen could not live solely on the Holy Scroll. The Great Zhou Court was not the emperor's palace, and there were things the emperor could not accomplish.

Wei Chen still has to seek other Austrian aid.

He had an affair with the bachelor Xu Mu. In order to eliminate the influence, he had to find a thicker thigh to hold him, that is, the chief assistant Han Zhang.

As far as Wei Chen knows, Han Zhang will firmly occupy the position of chief minister for the next ten years. He has never missed a position in the past, until he retired as a veteran of three dynasties and a master of policy making. He can be called the leader in the Zhou Dynasty political arena. An evergreen pine.

That's why Wei Chen did not hesitate to serve as a pawn to advise on the establishment of the crown prince three years ago, paving the way for Han Zhang, and was even demoted because of it.

On the one hand, he got his wish and got a job in Yuzhou, the land of hidden dragons, and made good friends with Zhao and his son in advance. On the other hand, he also successfully hooked up with Han Zhang.

It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Chapter 287

In the afternoon, Wei Chen, accompanied by Liu Tingxi, the head of the academy, came to the Common Hall of the Hanlin Academy.

After the palace examination, the imperial court will arrange for the Ministry of Rites to organize the imperial examination. The Hanlin Academy will set the questions and select those with both ability and political integrity from among the new scholars as Shujishi. They will enter the Hanlin Academy to study for three years, and their academy will be Shuchang. pavilion.