After going through a whole set of lengthy rituals and processes after becoming a Jinshi, Wei Chen got busy with his life-long events as soon as he returned home.
Three days later, Wei Chen invited his teacher Zhuang Jun to knock on the door of the Sheng family with gifts and formally proposed to Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu to marry Ru Lan and Ming Lan.
Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu naturally agreed happily, and immediately exchanged invitations with Wei Chen to establish a marriage relationship. They also agreed that their wedding day would be when their two daughters have hairpins in two years.
In fact, it stands to reason that the brothers and sisters above have not announced their marriage yet, so it is not Ru Lan and Ming Lan's turn. However, this is a marriage granted by the emperor, and it cannot be overemphasized.
Besides, this is just an engagement. If we really want to get married, we have to wait until two years later. I think by then, Changbai and Changfeng will have almost fallen in love with this family, and the two sisters are not the first to get married.
After making the engagement agreement with Wei Chen, Sheng Hong also breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know about Wei Chen's request for Zhao Zhen's hand in marriage. He thought it was Empress Cao who saw that Wei Chen was not yet married, so she betrothed her two daughters to Wei Chen on the spur of the moment.
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Therefore, Sheng Hong has always been slightly worried in his heart. He is willing to marry Wei Chen, but if Wei Chen is young and energetic and looks down on the small family of the Sheng family, then the Sheng family will be embarrassed.
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Fortunately, when Wei Chen came to visit today, he was very respectful to Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu, and his words were full of joy and expectation for the marriage, which finally made Sheng Hong feel relieved.<
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Sheng Hong thought he had picked up a quick son-in-law out of thin air, so he secretly rejoiced.
Sheng Changbai knew Wei Chen better, and always felt that Wei Chen must be behind the marriage, so he was unwilling to look good on Wei Chen.
But after talking and scolding, Sheng Changbai actually recognized Wei Chen as his brother-in-law in his heart, but he couldn't save his face for a while.
Wei Chen has understood this a long time ago, so he is not anxious at all. Of course, there is no harm in being a little more attentive to his future uncle.
Anyway, Wei Chen has made up his mind. During this period, he must put down his face and flatter his uncle. When Sheng Changbai feels embarrassed, he will pass this test.
Today I came to the Sheng family for a visit. After Wei Chen and Sheng Hong exchanged wedding invitations and arranged their marriage, he took the carefully collected ancient paintings to Sheng Changbai's study and sat there begging for half an hour.
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A gentleman can be bullied, and Wei Chen doesn't even want to lose face. Sheng Changbai really has nothing to do with him except to sulk on his own.
However, when Sheng Changbai saw that Wei Chen had lowered his attitude to such an extent, most of his anger was gone, and he was finally willing to talk to Wei Chen casually.
Wei Chen originally wanted to visit his two beautiful fiancées, but unfortunately he had no choice but to give up after seeing Sheng Changbai's look that wanted to swallow him whole.
Anyway, the engagement has already been arranged, and the two families are so close to each other. Wei Chen can come anytime he wants, so there is no need to rush.
The next day was the day when the new scholars went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to report. Wei Chen came to Sheng's house early in the morning and waited outside Sheng Changbai's house, pestering Sheng Changbai to go with him.
Sheng Changbai had no choice but to take this follower with him to the Ministry of Personnel to participate in the imperial examination hosted by the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
Except for Sandingjia, whose future has been decided, the other Jinshi still have to go through the imperial examination before they have the chance to be selected as Shujishi and become a member of the Hanlin Academy.
Of course, whether you can be selected as a Shujishi or not depends on the results of the Imperial Examination.
Sheng Changbai ranked first in the second class, and Wang Yaochen was also ninth in the second class. As long as he performed normally in the imperial examination, he would be a confirmed scholar.
The imperial examination only lasted for one day, and the results were released three days later to determine the final allocation list of Jinshi.
There are four grades in total.
The lowest-ranking ones are sent to local provincial yamen to monitor politics. Once there is a vacancy for a county magistrate or a local official of the same level, the vacancy can be filled immediately. This is the tiger class that can be used immediately under the ranking, with a seventh-grade future made of iron and bronze.
However, this is only the worst among the Jinshi in the same subject.
The third class was sent to the Sixth Ministry, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and other important yamen in the capital to observe government affairs. When the vacancies in the capital were filled, they could fill the vacancies and become one of the officials in the capital. They were many times luckier than those who were struggling in the local area in the same year.
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You know, the value of a Beijing official is much higher than that of a local official. For example, a Beijing official of the seventh rank will generally be awarded the sixth rank if he is sent to other places. This is not a promotion, but a promotion.
This is the hierarchical suppression of local officials by Beijing officials, which is why many officials have to stay in Bianjing life and death and refuse to be released. As long as they stay in Beijing and be close to the central government, there will always be opportunities for promotion in the future.
The second class, selected as a Shujishi, got the opportunity to study in the Hanlin Academy for three years, study various literary and historical classics, and learn to handle government affairs.
Three years later, after the examination, those with outstanding results will stay in the academy and be appointed as Hanlin editors or reviewers. They will officially become Hanlin officials like Sandingjia and then move forward along their path.
The first class is naturally Wei Chen, Li Zuochang, and Cai Xuan.
For them, the imperial examination is just a formality. Regardless of their results, they will enter the Hanlin Academy and their bright future is already destined.
Wei Chen, the number one scholar, was assigned to the Sixth Rank Editor, while Li Zuochang, the second best scholar, and Cai Xuan, the third best scholar, were both editors and editors of the Seventh Rank, and could report directly to the Hanlin Academy.
On the day at the end of the month, Sheng Changbai, who was dragged by Wei Chen to look at the list, saw his and Wang Yaochen's names in the second-class list. Both of them were selected as Shujishi, and they will be Wei Chen's colleagues in the future.<
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On the same day, the three of them went to the Ministry of Personnel to register their official certificates and receive their official uniforms.
Official uniforms are divided into public uniforms and ordinary uniforms. Public uniforms are worn when going to court, while ordinary uniforms are worn when sitting in the government office.
From the fifth to seventh ranks, Wei Chen's own official was compiled from the sixth rank, and as a gift to the casual officials of the fifth rank court officials, they wore blue robes with regimental collars and black horn leather belts.
Putting on this official robe, Wei Chen is no longer the poor scholar who spends all his time reading scriptures.
Cultivate oneself, manage one's family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world. From then on, Wei Chen reluctantly entered the ranks of governing the country.
After coming out of the official department, the three of them went home to rest for a day, and then went to the Hanlin Academy to report together the next day.
When an official takes office, there will naturally be a lot of red tape.
The three of them entered the courtyard gate, and after meeting the greeting officer, they went to the Saint's Temple to worship first, and then to the Changli Temple under the guidance of the officer.
This Changli is Han Yu Han Changli.
Han Yu never entered the Hanlin Academy, but he was respected by all the Hanlin Academy as a model of articles. Wei Chen's previous articles were often called Han Changli's Resurrection, which shows how highly the examiners evaluated him.
After worshiping at the two temples, the three of them entered the inner hall.
The Lecture Hall to the west is the office location of the Sixth Rank Shidu and Shiluo. The Shidu and Shiluo are collectively called lecturers. They have the responsibility of being in the palace and giving lectures to the emperor.
As for the Inspection Hall to the east, this is the office location of the sixth-grade editor, the seventh-grade editor, and the seventh-grade review.
If nothing unexpected happens, Wei Chen and the others will most likely spend their working time here in the next few years.