After nearly a hundred Hanlin officials congratulated in unison, they visited Wei Chen in order of official position.
There are quite a few old acquaintances of Wei Chen among them.
There are Sheng Changfeng among the Shu Jishi, 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 he would later take the route of censorship.
The 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 senior imperial examination candidates in the class before Chen Shao and Liao Shiyu. When Wei Chen was teaching his students, he used their articles as model essays.
Sheng Changbai and Wang Yaochen have worked diligently in the Hanlin Academy for three years, and they have 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. p>
It can also be seen from this that the ranking in the imperial examination has a great impact on future career. People 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 Tianyou's sixth year, and the other was second in the rankings. Now Wei Chen has been promoted to a bachelor's degree, while Li Zuochang is still a Hanlin editor.
In fact, among the five current bachelors in the Hanlin Academy, only Wei Chen is a Jinshi in the sixth year of God's blessing.
Among the remaining four, even Ding Siquan, who was the last to become a Jinshi, was twelve years earlier than Wei Chen.
Of course, this is due to special circumstances, but 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, those who do poorly do not have no chance of catching up, 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 silently bowed to Sheng Changbai and turned to the next Hanlin.
After the Hanlin officials paid homage to Wei Chen in turn, 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 chores in the courtyard.
Their status is so humble that they can only bow to Wei Chen outside the door, and they are 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 procedures for the appointment of a new official and met with the existing staff in the Hanlin Academy one by one. This gave him a preliminary understanding of the Hanlin Academy today.
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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 period of time before, he didn't stay long, and he basically stayed in the review hall below, rarely interacting with these bachelor-level big shots.
Speaking of which, the one who knows Wei Chen best among the few is Hanlin scholar Liu Tingxi.
He was the deputy examiner during Wei Chen's 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 was naturally no shortage of common topics. The few of them chatted about everything from musical instruments, chess, calligraphy and painting, to inscriptions and stone rubbings, to literature and antiques. They talked and laughed, and the atmosphere at the wine table became increasingly lively.
Wei Chen is young, has low qualifications, and is new here. In front of several bachelors, he naturally behaves in a low-key manner as a junior, and he can't go wrong by 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 is also 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 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.
Generally speaking, the affairs of the Hanlin Academy are actually only a few things, such as the Yanri lectures, the Jinshi imperial examination, the compilation of literature and history, and the drafting of edicts and edicts, etc.
As the president 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 serves as the minister of the Ministry of War. He usually spends time in the Yamen of the Ministry of War and rarely comes to the Hanlin Academy.
The specific affairs in the courtyard are all presided over by Tao Yue, a bachelor at the time, and Ding Siquan, a bachelor at the lecturer. Tao Yue is mainly responsible for compiling literature and history, and Ding Siquan is mainly responsible for drafting edicts.
Now that Wei Chen is here, what is left to him is naturally the Jing Yanri Lecture and the 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 the court, and it was impossible for him to have the energy to participate in the matters that Jing Yanri was talking about. This item can be postponed for the time being.
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Not long after this year's Jinshi imperial examination ended, the new scholars who entered the Hanlin Academy didn't understand anything. It was when they needed someone to teach them, so 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 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 admonishing the establishment of the crown prince three years ago.
This is also Wei Chen's plan for a rainy day.
Although it is easy to enjoy the shade with a big tree at his back, Wei Chen cannot live by relying only on holy scrolls. The Great Zhou Dynasty is not the emperor's palace, and the emperor also has things that cannot be done.
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 hug 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 team, until he retired as the elder of three dynasties and the leader of policy making, which 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 three years ago to advise on the establishment of the crown prince and pave the way for Han Zhang, and was even demoted for 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 that it kills two birds with one stone.