This kind of request for an official position is very explicit. It stands to reason that even a minister who is very close to the emperor would not speak so straightforwardly.
But unfortunately, this sentence seems very reasonable in this situation.
The little emperor was stunned for a moment, then turned his gaze from Gu Hengbo to Shen Yi, and smiled hoarsely: "The people around me have won the Jinshi, and they all want to squeeze into the Hanlin Academy, or simply want to be put in another place. I have experienced the addiction of being a parent official, why are you so different from others that you want to be in charge of such a yamen that handles residence newspapers?"
"If you can enter the Hanlin Academy, you naturally want to enter the Hanlin Academy."
To enter the Hanlin Academy, you usually need to be among the first-class scholars and the first few in the second-class students. Shen Yi's lucky chance to get a second-class scholar in this subject is already a great success. It is difficult to get such a high ranking.
Shen Yi had calmed down now and was not as nervous as before. He glanced at the emperor with his peripheral vision, and then said silently: "If I can't enter the Hanlin Academy, I want to go somewhere where I can contribute to the imperial court. Do something."
The emperor looked calm.
As an emperor, he often draws cakes for his subordinates.
Subordinates often draw cakes for him in front of him.
He had seen this kind of painting cakes so many times that the emperor was already immune to painting cakes. After listening to Shen Yi's words, he did not have any emotional fluctuations, but said quietly: "The Di Newspaper Department is just a yamen that publishes Di Newspapers. , tell me, how do you want to do things for the court?"
Shen Yi has thought about this problem many times.
To be precise, when he was in Jiangdu, he had considered this issue and how he could quickly get ahead in the court.
For this reason, Shen Yi also read some miscellaneous books on the official system of this dynasty, and also asked Zhang Jian for advice in this regard.
But in the end a conclusion was reached.
Whether you are a capital official or a local official, if you want to climb to a higher place step by step and become a court boss who can truly take charge of affairs, even if everything goes well, it will take about twenty years.
There are two very striking examples.
Chen Yu, the former prefect of Jiangdu, was also a talented young man. He was awarded Jinshi at the age of 22 or 3, and then he was promoted to a local official. He served as a local official for more than ten years and climbed to the position of prefect of Jiangdu. Now he has the opportunity to sit as a civil servant. Even if everything goes well in his subsequent official career, he may not be able to become the Minister of the Sixth Ministry in ten years.
Chen Yu is not a mediocre person. From a political perspective, some of his methods and vision are much better than the current Shen Yi. It would take twenty years of ups and downs for such a figure to become a minister, let alone Shen Yi?
There is a more striking example.
That is Shen Yi's good senior brother Zhang Jian.
Zhang Jian is also a second-class Jinshi, and he is more than 20 people in the second class. His ranking is not low. More importantly, he is the direct grandson of the prime minister of the dynasty. It can be said that he is good at answering questions and has a good family background. The prime minister who started Tianhu has been in the court for about four years now, and he is still just the magistrate of Jiangdu County.
Of course, his career will most likely be much smoother than that of Chen Yu. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be smoothly transferred back to Jiankang in a few years, and then follow the path paved by his retired grandfather, and everything will go smoothly. Climbing up.
And what about Shen Yi?
His only political advantage at present is his background in Ganquan Academy. Other than that, the only other thing he can do is write a newspaper for the emperor.
The former advantage is honestly useful, but not entirely useful.
After all, Minister Zhao still has a son-in-law to take care of, so the real benefit is not Shen Yi's turn.
If Shen Yi enters the court as a second-class Jinshi, replaces the officials step by step, and rises step by step from local official, if everything goes well, it will take more than ten or twenty years, at most, he will be in charge of one province, and then the end will be almost over. Already.
And Shen Yi wanted to climb faster and higher so that he could do what he wanted to do.
Then there is only one choice left.
Let the emperor promote himself.
Although being an official in this era requires qualifications, if you are appreciated by His Majesty the Emperor, the speed of promotion is unreasonable. For Mr. He in another world, promotion is like a rocket.
Although it is inevitable that some people will scold you as a "lucky minister" behind your back, but compared to the huge benefits, receiving a few scolds is nothing.
From this point of view, there is no more suitable yamen than Di Newspaper Division.
First of all, the Di Newspaper Division is affiliated to the Ministry of Rites, which is a civil service yamen, and the rank of the chief official is not high. He should be around the eighth rank. It is reasonable for the new Jinshi to fill the vacancy.
Moreover, Shen Yi was originally one of the founders of Di Newspaper Company, so it was logical for him to join Di Newspaper Company.
What's more important is that although the Di News Department is just an inconspicuous small yamen attached to the Ministry of Etiquette, it may have great potential in the future.
Shen Yi slightly lowered his eyebrows and said: "Sir, I heard that the Qi people in the north are very dishonest. Since the Di Reporting Department is looking for news, it does not necessarily have to be done in our Chen country. It can also be developed to Northern Qi. In the future, the Di Reporting Department Maybe there are other things that can be done.”
The emperor finally frowned.
He turned to look at Shen Yi with a calm expression: "What you are talking about is already being done by someone in the imperial court. They are called inner guards."
"Sir, compared to the internal guards, the Di News Agency can work more secretly, and..."
"The influence of the Di Newspaper Division is already considerable, and it can even influence some scholars in the Northern Qi Dynasty. We can slowly expand the Di Newspaper Division to the Northern Qi Dynasty."
The emperor looked calm: "What if Qi people don't allow it?"
Shen Yi answered without hesitation: "Then smuggle it to the Qi people. There are countless trade routes between the people and the Qi people. You can send anything you want."
To be honest, Shen Yi secretly had the idea of developing the Di News Agency into Jin Yiwei.
After all, the prototype of the Imperial Guard was just the emperor's guard of honor.
If the honor guard can develop to that scale, why can't the Yin Di newspaper do it?
But at present, it seems that seizing power from the inner guards is a long road, and it cannot be accomplished in a day or two. It can only be done slowly.
Therefore, Shen Yi did not mention this idea to the little emperor.
The young emperor did not worry about whether Di Bao could be printed in the Northern Qi Dynasty. He was already very satisfied with the role Di Bao Division played in the country.
He looked at Shen Yi and spoke slowly.
"In the past year, the Di Newspaper Department's Di Newspaper has produced very good results, and I am very happy to see it."
His Majesty the Emperor thought for a while, then turned to look at Shen Yi: "You have merit for this matter. Since you want to join the palace to report to the head of the department, then I will allow you. If you can become a Jinshi this year, I will let you go. Di Bao Si Gan will give it a try in two years."
Because he was thinking about political affairs, he unknowingly changed his name.
"After all, if we look into it more closely, it's because of you."
The emperor thought for a while and added: "But if it doesn't go well, you can't blame me for letting you do your job."
"This is natural."
Shen Yi stretched out his hand to add a cup of tea to the emperor and said in a low voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
After the two people talked to this point, Gu Hengbo finished his pipa song again.
Shen Yi smiled and touched his palms without saying anything.
The little emperor said hello and ordered a piece of music himself. After Gu Hengbo smiled and nodded, the pipa played again.
By now, it was already evening.
Both sides of the Qinhuai River are already decorated with lanterns.
Two people sat on the boat and hung up lanterns.
Countless lanterns illuminate the Qinhuai River like daylight, showing the prosperity of Jiankang, the "Southern Capital".
Shen Yi glanced at Gu Hengbo who was playing the piano, then glanced at the emperor out of the corner of his eye, then excused himself from abdominal pain and silently stood up and left.
After leaving the scene, he gave Eunuch Gao a look. Eunuch Gao calmly said something to the emperor and followed Shen Yi to the door.
Eunuch Gao was a little unhappy and looked at Shen Yi with a frown: "What are you doing? Do you think His Majesty can't see it?"
Mr. Shen stood at the door, coughed, and whispered: "Eunuch, it's getting late. Does Your Majesty want this maid to sleep with you?"