The civil service examination ended in a long time, and everyone's results came out one after another in the afternoon of the second day. On the third day, which was the morning of Zhou Man's banquet, they came out.
There is no ranking in the civil service examination, there are only two results: pass or fail.
If you pass, you can start waiting for official selection. If you don't pass, you will have to wait until next year to take the exam again.
Bai Shan never doubted that he would fail, so he took his time to wash up early in the morning, and after getting ready, he made an appointment with Man Bao to see the results.
He was confident that he would pass, and the reason why he called them was because he wanted to ask them if there were any vacancies when he went to get the results, and to choose which official position he wanted to fill.
Liu Huan also took the civil service examination, so they called him on the way.
Liu Huan walked beside the two of them, feeling a little disappointed, "It's a pity that Bai Er and Yin are still studying in the palace."
Man Bao said: "They have asked for leave and will leave the palace soon. If you are willing, you can pick them up."
"Oh, yes," Liu Huan said, "Your family is hosting a banquet today, which is also a good day for Bai Er."
Many people came to the official department to see their results, but they didn't expect Bai Shan to come so early. Didn't they say that their family was going to have a banquet today?
Bai Shan didn't care what they thought. He pulled Man Bao forward and took a look. He saw his name right away, so he lowered his voice and said happily: "Did you see, ranking so high, my grades must be very good.
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It's a pity that there is no ranking in the civil service examination. You can be on the list if you pass it.
Although they are not ranked on the list, the officials in various ministries who approve the papers know their details.
Every year, the civil service examination is a way for the three provinces, six ministries and nine temples and five supervisors to select officials. The chiefs of each department are watching, and some even come to mark the papers in person.
So you all know who answers well.
Bai Shan secretly wanted to come earlier to say hello and choose a place outside, but someone had already chosen a place for him.
After Bai Shan saw his name, he immediately took Man Bao to find someone, hoping to use Man Bao to check the existing vacancies first.
As soon as they heard that they wanted to see the results of the expedition, the officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs looked at Liu Huan with a smile and praised: "Young Master is so ambitious."
Liu Huan: ...What does it have to do with him? He doesn’t want to let it out.
For the sake of Zhou Man, who was an official in the same dynasty, and the titles of Bai Shan and Liu Huan, the officials of the Ministry of Personnel turned a blind eye and showed them the vacancies that were now open to the public.
Bai Shan immediately lowered his head and looked. After looking for a long time, he found that the existing gaps were all very far away. They were either in the south of the Yangtze River or in the Lingnan area. There were almost none in the Central Plains and the north.
Bai Shan touched his chin and started thinking. Finally, he pointed to a place with some disappointment and said, "Sir, is this Ruian County in Kuozhou?"
"good."
Bai Shan gritted his teeth and said, "Then choose him."
The official didn't expect him to be so straightforward, so he couldn't help but look at Liu Huan, "Have you chosen?"
Liu Huan: "...He chose it. What do you think I do?"
Official: "...don't you want to be released?"
Liu Huan glared, "Who said I have to be released? Well, if there are no shortages in the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works, I can also go to the Ministry of Etiquette."
Official:……
The official looked at Bai Shan.
Bai Shan also looked at him with an incomprehensible expression and said, "This is my choice. If he doesn't let it go, I will let it go."
Official: "... Mr. Bai, your vacancy has been arranged."
He directly collected the order without showing it to them.
Bai Shan was surprised, "I haven't asked for a shortage yet, so why is there a shortage?"
"It was arranged by the adults above," the official said, "This official position is what you ask for, and what you ask for is what is given to you. It is not bad for what you need, how good it is."
Bai Shan: "What's missing?"
"Hanlin Academy," the official looked at Bai Shan with some envy and jealousy and said, "Master Wei personally ordered this. Your Majesty also nodded. Congratulations to Mr. Bai."
Even though I'm going around in circles, I still have to read.
Bai Shan, who had already thought about what he would do when he became the county magistrate, felt as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water on him.
He was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Man Bao.
Man Bao looked at him very understandingly, and could only pat his hand and comfort him: "Don't be sad, Hanlin can only last for three years. If His Majesty likes you, he will definitely let you go out to practice."
Officials on the side: ...You can directly enter the Imperial Academy and instantly become a close minister of the emperor. What else is there to be dissatisfied about?
Liu Huan was also puzzled, but in front of outsiders, he did not ask any questions. He walked with them until they were far away. When there were only three of them and casual guards on the empty Imperial City Avenue, he asked, "Come in."
Isn't the Hanlin Academy good? I study and revise books every day, draft edicts for His Majesty, and be asked about politics by His Majesty. How wonderful it is. If I can enter the Hanlin Academy, my grandfather can hold a feast for seven days and seven nights."
Bai Shan: "It's so good, do you want to go?"
Liu Huan shook his head directly, "I'll forget it, I don't like reading."
Bai Shan muttered something, but Liu Huan didn't hear it clearly, so he asked him, "What did you say?"
Bai Shan maintained a cold expression and said, "It's nothing."
Man Bao said: "He said he doesn't like reading anymore."
Bai Shan looked over.
Liu Huan looked unbelieving, "Impossible, how could you not like reading? I've seen you always read with relish."
"That's because I became interested in reading. There are always times when I'm not interested." It was already known. Bai Shan simply didn't hide it anymore and said: "I just don't want to do my homework. There are most beautiful books in the world."
It’s quite a lot.”
To put it bluntly, he likes reading, but he doesn’t like reading because of his homework. Moreover, “I have learned so much, especially laws and regulations, so I just want to go somewhere to show off my skills, either in the Hanlin Academy or in the Chongwen Hall.
Not much different."
It's just that the latter sees the prince every day, and the former sees the emperor every day; the latter wants to accompany the prince to study, and the former wants to study with the emperor, and by the way, the emperor captures the young man to write some edicts.
He naturally knew that the connections he had accumulated in the Hanlin Academy were far beyond comparison, let alone the feelings and knowledge he had cultivated close to the emperor.
However, he just wanted to go out.
It's like an open room filled with gold, silver and jewelry. All the precious things in the world are in the room. Once you enter, those things belong to him;
There is a horse outside the house, just one horse, and then there is the endless grassland. You can ride on the horse and gallop on the grassland.
Everything you eat and drink has to be obtained very hard. If you want to get as much wealth in the house, you need to pay ten times or even a hundred times more time than it takes to walk in.
However, he is still willing to ride a horse.
However, now someone put a rope on him and pulled him directly into the house. Bai Shan...
He sighed and wanted to go in.
Manbao leaned into his ear and said, "There are still experiments in my imperial village."
Bai Shan came back to his senses. Well, the reluctance in his heart had faded a lot. He couldn't really be left alone.
Have to wait for full treasure.
Liu Huan suddenly stopped: "Wait a minute, is my name on the list?"
Bai Shan and Man Bao stopped and turned to look at him.