Entering from Dong Gongsheng Gate, you will see the Ministry of War on the left and the Zongren Mansion on the right. Adjacent to the Zongren Mansion is the Personnel Department. The Personnel Department is the head of the six departments and is in charge of the appointment, removal, assessment, promotion and transfer of officials across the country. It has great power.
Da, the current Minister of Civil Affairs is Zheng Jizhi from Chu——
Zhang Yuan, Wen Zhenmeng, and Qian Shisheng, the three first-class Jinshi, came to the Civil Affairs Department to register today. According to the custom, they must first meet with the official of the Civil Affairs Bureau. When the three of them came to the lobby of the Civil Affairs Bureau, they saw the Minister of the Civil Affairs Bureau.
Zheng Jizhi is a chicken-skinned man with gray hair and old age. He cannot hear clearly when he speaks softly. He must speak loudly and laugh heartily, otherwise he may be misunderstood as a sarcastic comment or ridicule. If the court official is like this, the entire official department will appear to be particularly noisy——
After a loud noise, the three of them left and went to visit Wang Dazhi, the director of the Literary Anthology Department. On the way, Zhang Yuan asked Wen Zhenmeng: "Brother Wen, did you know that Zheng Shangshu lived a long life?"
Wen Zhenmeng said: "The Heavenly Official has a longevity of eighty and six..././" The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is also called the Heavenly Official.
Qian Shisheng smiled and said: "Zheng Shangshu should be the longest-lived heavenly official in history."
Zhang Yuan thought: "Emperor Wanli is planning to leave vacancies for all the six ministers. Now the Ministry of Household Affairs, Ministry of Works, and Ministry of Punishment all have ministers acting for the Ministry of Seals. There are many vacancies from officials in various Beijing official halls to local chief seal officials. Emperor Wanli
This piece of cake has been made very big, and all parties are eyeing it."
The Ministry of Personnel is the head of the six departments, and the Department of Wenxuan is the head of the four departments under the Ministry of Personnel. The fifth-rank doctor in the Wenxuan Department has greater authority than the third-rank minister. Wang Dazhi, the current doctor of the Wenxuan Department, and Zheng Jizhi are both from Chu, and Zheng Jizhi is deeply admired.
Trusting and obeying advice, Wang Dazhi became the core figure of the Chu Party. When he saw Zhang Yuan and the others, he came to register. Wang Dazhi was very enthusiastic. All parties tried their best to win over new scholars, not to mention that these three were members of the first-class Hanlin Academy.
Zhang Yuan is also the leader of the Han Society who has great influence in Shilin. The most important thing is that Zhang Yuan's current party affiliation is ambiguous. He was born in a Zhejiang Party family and married the sister of Zhejiang Party censor Shang Zhou Zuo. However, he is friendly with the Donglin Party leader.
, but he thoroughly praised Dong Qichang, who was close to Donglin, and was regarded as an enemy by Yao Zongwen, an official of the Zhejiang Party Committee. Zhang Yuan's social relations were very chaotic. It seemed that as long as he was good to him, he would accept anyone who came.
If he is bad, he will fight back decisively. Such a person should be able to win over——
Wang Dazhi asked his subordinates to quickly complete the relevant procedures for Zhang Yuan and the three of them and issue corresponding tooth tags. This tooth tag is the official's identity certificate. Zhang Yuan's tooth tag is made of ivory, the size of a thumb, and has Zhang Yuan's name engraved on it.
, the official position and the yamen where he is located are hung on the belt, so that in the future, you can enter and exit the yamen unobstructed——
Wang Dazhi asked diligently: "Have the three Hanlins been assigned to the residence of the Ministry of Works? Oh, not yet, then I will take the three of them there. Wu Suo of the maintenance office of the Ministry of Works is from my hometown. Let's take a look at the imperial city of Ming Dynasty.
If there is a better house near the gate, the three Hanlin officials should give priority to it."
Zhang Yuan did not reject the kindness of Chu Party Wang Dazhi. The Ministry of Industry should have assigned them a place to live, so Wang Dazhi came forward to help them choose a good house. It was the icing on the cake. Unlike Zheng Yangxing who had to refuse when he wanted to give him a courtyard house, he had already entered the officialdom.
, one does not need to be so clear-minded and observant in one’s behavior, what is needed is this kind of ambiguity. The political situation in the late Wanli years was chaotic, and there were many opportunities to fish in troubled waters. Their Han Society is now an important force that all parties must strive to win over, and conversely,
, the forces of all parties are exactly what Zhang Yuan needs to unite to fight for. Don't have prejudices, reduce internal friction, and work together to save the country is the general direction——
The Yamen of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Personnel were across the street. Wang Dazhi went to Wu Suozheng of the Maintenance Office of the Ministry of Industry and explained his purpose. Wu Suozheng ordered the prime minister to fetch the books, rummaged through them one by one, and said: "Mr. Li Ge
There is a courtyard in the alley. Although it is a small courtyard, it is in a good location and is ventilated and sunny. It can accommodate more than a dozen people without any problem. It was built in the 11th year of Zhengde and was renovated last year. The people who lived in this house before include Pan Jixun, Jiao Hong,
Lords Sun Chengzong - how about allocating this place to Zhang Xiuzhan?"
Zhang Yuan said happily: "Have Teacher Jiao ever lived in that house? That's great. Thank you, thank you very much."
Wang Dazhi smiled and said: "Jiao Taishi was the number one scholar in the 17th year of Wanli. Zhang Xiuzhuan was the top scholar in the 44th year of Wanli. In the past thirty years, both the teacher and the student were the number one scholar. It is a story that will last forever."
The courtyard that Wen Zhenmeng and Qian Shisheng were assigned to was located on Taipusi Street, adjacent to Lige Old Hutong. It was also a relatively good residence among the unallocated vacant houses listed by the Ministry of Industry——
Wu Suocheng said: "The three Hanlin have to report to the Hanlin Academy, right? Please come back later. I will ask you to take the three of you to see the house. If there are any places that need to be repaired, just tell me. These are all
Matters related to the Ministry of Industry.”
Although this was a matter for the Ministry of Works, generally Jinshi who stayed in Beijing did not receive such good treatment. Zhang Yuan and the other three thanked Wang Langzhong from the Ministry of Personnel and Wu Suocheng from the Ministry of Works, and went out with the license and survey issued by the Ministry of Personnel.
Walk a few dozen steps to the right from Dong Gongsheng Gate and you will arrive at the Hanlin Academy——
There are three main gates of the Hanlin Academy, facing East Chang'an Street. Zhang Yuan has passed by this gate many times before. This time he finally walked in, passed through the triple gate, and went to the main hall to visit Guo Wei, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy and the official seal official of the Hanlin Academy.
Liu Chuxian, the Minister of Rites, also served as the official. Liu Chuxian rarely came to the Hanlin Academy to serve as ministers. Instead, Guo Hui, a bachelor's degree student from the fifth rank, served as the prime minister. The Hanlin Academy was just a regular fifth-rank yamen. It was not of high rank, but it was honorable and noble. It was a training
In the cabinet department, non-Hanlin officials are not allowed to join the cabinet.
Guo Hui, who was in his fifties and from Henan, was a loyal elder. After exchanging a few words with Zhang Yuan and the others, he said truthfully: "The emperor has been holding banquets for many years, and giving lectures in the East Palace has been abandoned. The "Records of Emperor Shizong" has also been revised.
, The Hanlin Academy is really too busy now. Zhang Xiuban, Wen Editor, and Qian Editor, the three of you will first follow Zhou Shi to familiarize yourself with the laws and regulations of the country, learn the writing of imperial edicts, examine the discussion system, and correct the documents in detail.
After a period of time, I will be responsible for one thing." Then he took the three of them to see Minister Zhou.
There is a small courtyard on the side of the Hanlin Academy near the Yu River. There are three halls, but there are no walls between them. More than ten people working in this hall, including lecturers, editors, editors, and reviewers, are in the sixth rank of the Hanlin Academy.
Originally, it was one level higher than the sixth rank of Xiuzhuo. The Zhou Shishuo Guo Xueshi mentioned was Zhou Yanru, who was the number one scholar in Guichou Branch three years ago.
The second youngest number one scholar since becoming a scholar, the first was Fei Hong, the number one scholar during the Chenghua period, who was twenty years old when he won the number one title. Now, Zhang Yuan, the number one scholar in Bingchenke, is only nineteen years old. All of a sudden, he has surpassed Zhou Yanru’s halo.
Taken away——
Zhou Yanru became famous as a young man and was proud of his talents. He stayed in the Hanlin Academy for three years and was promoted from a compilation editor to a lecturer. He was still just a noble and idle official. He was unwilling to be lonely. When he met Zhang Yuan and the others for the first time, he was especially interested in Zhang Yuan.
It turned out that Zhou Yanru was secretly jealous. After Academician Guo left, he had nothing to say and just read and wrote, leaving Zhang Yuan and the others aside——
Zhang Yuan, Wen Zhenmeng, and Qian Shisheng looked at each other in confusion. Zhang Yuan stepped forward and bowed: "Shi Zhou, what else do we and the three of us have to do in the courtyard today?"
Zhou Yanru didn't even raise his head while reading, and uttered two words: "Nothing."
Zhang Yuandao: "Since there is nothing to do, I and the other three will go to the Ministry of Industry to check on the residence first, and then come back tomorrow."
Zhou Yanru breathed out from his nostrils and said "hmm".
Zhang Yuan bowed his hands to the officials in the hall, turned around and went out. Wen Zhenmeng and Qian Shisheng followed him out. Qian Shisheng said displeasedly: "What's going on with this Minister Zhou? How can we offend him!"
It was not pleasant to meet such a face on the first day of the Hanlin Academy. Of course, they were still in the mood to get first place.
Zhang Yuan didn't care about Zhou Yanru's cold attitude towards them, and said with a smile: "Maybe he has something to worry about. He has seen people's hearts over time and gradually got along with them."
The three of them returned to the Ministry of Industry. Wu Suozheng and two deputy deputies of the camp and maintenance office led Zhang Yuan and the others to West Chang'an Street, from Shichang Street under the Imperial City to Lige Old Alley.
It was Li Dongyang, the chief minister of the cabinet during the Hongzhi period. Li Dongyang’s residence was here, hence the name Lige Old Hutong. The courtyard assigned to Zhang Yuan faces south and faces north. It is slightly smaller than the courtyard of Zhou Zuo in the East Fourth Archway of Shang Dynasty, but it also has an outer courtyard.
, the inner courtyard, although it is a century-old house, is still tidy after being repaired last year. It is spacious among the houses left by the Ministry of Industry. Zhang Yuan is quite satisfied. A few days ago, he asked Laifu to inquire about it, near the imperial city.
To rent such a courtyard house, the annual rent should be more than thirty taels of silver. Now that I live for free, what else can I say——
Zhang Yuan collected the keys and went to Taipusi Hutong to see the houses of Wen Zhenmeng and Qian Shisheng. The two courtyards were smaller, but they were still clean and tidy. After the handover was completed, Wu Suozheng and the two deputy directors returned to work.
Wen Zhenmeng and Qian Shisheng had been living in Huitong Hall before, and they soon moved here. Zhang Yuan will stay with his brother-in-law for the time being, and wait until Danran comes to Beijing in the second half of the year.
When you move here, you have to occupy the house first——
The residence of Master Wu Daonan is right here. Since I have arrived here, of course I have to pay a visit, but I heard the old servant who answered the door say: "My master has gone to the pavilion to be on duty."
Zhang Yuan was overjoyed. Emperor Wanli must have issued an edict to retain Wu Ge in his old age. He finally added a new member to the cabinet. Naturally, Emperor Wanli would not let him go easily. Otherwise, he would have to nominate cabinet ministers again, and the party struggle would become even more intense.
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In this way, Zhang Yuan began his career in the Imperial Academy. Every month he received pen, ink, paper, morning and evening meals, candlelight expenses, one or eight taels of silver, and a monthly salary of four taels of silver. Speaking of which, the salary of officials in the Ming Dynasty was really small.
It's so pitiful. It's quite miserable to live on this little salary. After decades of hard work, I finally became an official. Is it just for cattle and horses? Therefore, few people can endure poverty. Once you become an official, how can you get rich?
There are many ways to go. Needless to say, some officials do not engage in corruption or bribery in order to gain future and prestige. However, how to support their status in the capital depends on the support of their family. Whether the family is engaged in business or farming, it is indispensable to rely on his support.
If the relevant decrees of the imperial court are harmful to the interests of his family, he will definitely oppose it, so it is difficult to be impartial. Even officials who can keep poverty and have upright character often put the interests of the party in order to fight for their own will.
Putting national interests above national interests and ignoring the overall situation in order to exclude dissidents, many Donglin officials are like this, not to mention the other three parties——
Although Zhang Yuan doesn't like luxury, he can't stand being shabby. According to his current expenses, he will spend about 300 taels of silver a year in Beijing. After Dan Ran comes, the expenses will naturally double. These 600 to 700 taels of silver depend on the Hanlin Academy.
His salary is not enough, but fortunately he now has his own way to make money, Hanshe Bookstore, Hanshe Mirror Shop, Shengmei Store, the annual dividend is at least three thousand taels, he can be an upright official, and he also agrees to pay taxes, he
His vision is naturally longer than others——
Zhang Yuan goes to the Hanlin Academy every day to drink tea, read books, and practice calligraphy. Zhang Yuan no longer wants to delve into classics and history. The door has been knocked and the bricks can be thrown away. Zhang Yuan now reads a lot of Di Bao every day, starting from Wanli
Zhou Yanru started reading the Di Bao when he was fifteen years old and took notes. He was the most diligent editor among the editors. This made Zhou Yanru feel ridiculous. He only read the newly published Di Bao. After several decades
I still read the old newspaper and took notes. Is this person too bored, or is his eight-part essay reading sloppy?
So on April 28th, it was Zhou Yanru's turn to give a lecture to the Shujishi. Zhou Yanru said that he had a sore throat and recommended Zhang Yuan to teach on his behalf. What he wanted to teach was how to draft appointments, elections, and examinations.
The model text of the memorial is "Memories of Famous Officials of the Past Dynasties". Zhou Yanru originally thought that Zhang Yuan did not dare to agree. He wanted to see Zhang Yuan ashamed and declined. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yuan just asked about his condition with concern and held tea.
Went to the lecture hall of the Hanlin Academy. Twenty-four scholars were sitting at attention. Zhang Dai and Ni Yuanlu were present. When they saw Zhang Yuan coming in, they were all stunned. There was no point in giving a lecture to a scholar of the same subject!
Zhang Yuan smiled and bowed and said: "Brothers Nian, Zhang Yuan has been rude. Your Majesty Zhou is not in good condition, so I will discuss with you brothers Nian how to draft the memorial. This is a discussion rather than a lecture."
The twenty-four common people all laughed, and one said: "Zhang Xiuzhuan is very knowledgeable. We are just about to ask for advice."
Zhang Yuan brought a cup of tea and began to lecture on "Memories of Famous Officials of the Past Dynasties". This is a voluminous book, collecting more than 8,000 memorials of famous ministers of the past dynasties. Most of the chapters Zhang Yuan heard Huang Zunsu and others read for him, and most of them were remembered in his heart.
When talking about it, Zhang Yuan recited it casually when he encountered a chapter that needed to be quoted, showing off his amazing memory. After one class, he recited tens of thousands of words, and his thinking was clear and concise and easy to understand. All the common people praised him.
In fact, many common people have read this book, but no one understands it as well as Zhang Yuan, and can explain it in a simple and profound way——
When Zhang Yuan came out with a tea cup, he saw the bachelor's student Guo Hui standing outside the long window of the lecture hall. He had obviously been listening for a long time. Zhang Yuan quickly put the tea cup on the corridor and saluted the bachelor Guo. Guo Hui nodded and said: "Zhang Xiuzan's lecture is excellent.
, you will teach this course from now on."
Zhang Yuan hurriedly said: "Scholar Guo, this is absolutely impossible. Today, Shi Zhou is not feeling well and asked me to take over temporarily. I can only do so reluctantly. How can I give lectures in the same year as myself? I don't have the qualifications, so today I am just following the authority."
Seeing Zhang Yuan's refusal, Guo Qi also felt that it was inconsistent with the Hanlin Academy's system, so he stopped asking.
Zhang Yuan returned to the small courtyard near the Yuhe River. Zhou Yanru was no longer there. He said he had gone back to his apartment to rest due to illness. Zhang Yuan smiled and thought to himself: "I'm not afraid of such trouble. It's okay to come here occasionally."
At dusk, Zhang Yuan and his eldest brother Zhang Dai left the Hanlin Academy. Mu Zhenzhen and Wu Ling were waiting on the North Bridge of Yuhe River, as well as Neng Liang and Ming Yan. Neng Liang handed a large envelope to Zhang Dai and said: "Young Master Zongzi, this is
It’s from Master Shanyin.”
Zhang Rulin always sends letters via courier, which is much faster than the Civil Information Bureau.
Zhang Dai saw that the envelope was very thick and said, "Meson, there should be your letter in it." He opened the big envelope and found that there were five letters from Zhang Yuan, namely Zhang Rulin, Zhang Ruiyang, Zhang Ruoxi, Zhang E, Shang Danran and Wang
A micro-written letter to Zhang Yuan——
Suddenly, Zhang Yuan's mouth went dry. This made him more uneasy and excited than the release of the results in Spring. He quickly opened Dan Ran's letter and glanced at the ten lines. Zhang Yuan shouted: "Bless the three officials, mother and son are safe, Zhang Hongjian is born!" He was ecstatic!
His love is far better than the number one scholar and the first place.
Last year, on the eve of Zhang Yuan leaving his hometown in Shanyin for Beijing to take the exam, Zhang Yuan and Dan Ran chatted in the middle of the night. Zhang Yuan said that when the boy was born, he would be called Zhang Hongjian and the girl would be named Zhang Sirou——
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