Wang Yuan slowly walked out of the Imperial City and walked only a short distance before arriving at his office, the Hanlin Academy.
Today is my first day at work, so I should go see my boss first.
But the chief officer (part-time officer) Jin Gui is definitely not here. He is working in the imperial office at the moment.
Before Jiajing, the power of the cabinet had not yet reached its peak. Issues such as issuing edicts had to be left to the chief official of the Hanlin Academy (a Hanlin bachelor), and the signature was also signed in the name of the Hanlin Academy - a few decades ago, the cabinet even belonged to the Hanlin Academy.
Affiliated institutions of the hospital.
Then I went to visit the four ministers and lecturers, but three of them were not here. They also had other duties.
Only Wu Yipeng, a bachelor's degree scholar, worked full-time as an official in the Hanlin Academy, and his main job was to give lectures to Zhu Houzhao.
With General Zhu's character, he didn't want to listen to lectures when he was the prince, let alone now that he was the emperor. So Wu Yipeng had nothing to do all day long, just reading and drinking tea, and he lived a very leisurely life.
"Scholar Wu, students are polite!" Wang Yuan was very considerate and made a disciple salute directly. The man in front of him was a fellow examiner in the examination.
Wu Yipeng was very satisfied with this. He supported Wang Yuan with a smile and said: "If Xu comes to the Hanlin Academy for the first time and is not familiar with everything, let's follow Lun Bochou (Lun Wenxu) to observe the government for a few days."
After casually making some non-nutritious remarks, Wang Yuan went to greet his colleagues at the Hanlin Academy.
No one else had anything to say, except Wen Renhe who had to be respectful because Wen Renhe was Wang Yuan's tester. If he met Wen Renhe's son, even if he was only two or three years old, Wang Yuan would be very polite.
You must call me "Brother".
"Haha, Ruoxu, you are finally here. Sit down, sit down!" Wen Renhe is a good gentleman. He always smiles when he talks to anyone. Just like his marking, he can find the highlights of any article and write it out.
Much appreciated.
This old man had no backing. After Liu Jin's fall, many civil servants were promoted, but he was only promoted to the rank of Attendant.
Historically, it was not until Jiajing became emperor that Wen Renhe finally made his mark and was promoted to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Prince Shaobao.
Wang Yuan sat down, exchanged a few words, and asked, "This bachelor has just come to Hanlin Academy. Can you give me any advice?"
Wen Renhe asked: "Who do you follow to watch politics?"
"Editor Lun." Wang Yuan replied.
A strange smile suddenly appeared on Wen Renhe's face, and he reminded him wildly: "The daughter of the Lun Bochou family seems to be engaged to the grandson of Liang Shangshu (Liang Chu)."
Although Wang Yuan didn't understand, Wen Renhe said that, so he didn't ask any more questions, so he just cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, sir, for your advice."
The two chatted for a while, and Wang Yuan said goodbye and left to meet Lun Wenxu, who was familiarizing himself with the work.
Lun Wenxu's family was poor since he was a child, and his father made a living by punting. He was malnourished when he was a child, and his head was extremely large, so he was called "Big Head Boy". When he was seven years old, Lun Wenxu secretly listened to classes in the village school, and was accepted by the school teacher for free.
As a student, he dropped out of school because his tutor died of illness.
Since then, Lun Wenxu had no money to go to school. He studied by himself and was admitted as a scholar, and by self-study he was admitted as a juren. He was appreciated by the censor in charge of the provincial examination and recommended him to study in Nanjing Imperial College. He ranked first in the general examination, first in the palace examination, and was the top scholar in high school!
What an inspiring life.
What's even more amazing is that the third cabinet minister at this time, Liang Chu, happened to be Lun Wenxu's fellow villager (from Foshan), so they might as well get married and become in-laws.
After the two met, Lun Wenxu asked directly: "Have you ever read history?"
Wang Yuan replied: "I have dabbled a little, but I don't have a thorough understanding of history."
Lun Wen said: "Then finish reading "Zuo Zhuan", "Historical Records", and "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" first, and then go."
Damn, I was studying in Guizhou, and I still have to study when I come to the capital. Wang Yuan wanted to scold his mother.
A few days later, Wang Yuan probably understood somewhat what Wen Renhe's words meant.
Lun Wenxu was a member of Liang Chu, and Liang Chu was in the same party as Yang Tinghe. They were observing Wang Yuan and wanted to find out what Wang Yuan was thinking.
The first meaning of letting Wang Yuan read history books is to treat him coldly and not let Wang Yuan touch government affairs for the time being; the second meaning is to cultivate him for a long time.
Yuan Dang was regarded as a nail that drove into the emperor's side.
Yang Shen was much luckier. He didn't have to work in the Hanlin Academy at all. He went directly to the imperial office in the East Pavilion to observe government affairs and learn how to write and issue imperial edicts.
As long as Yang Tinghe does not fall, Yang Shen will be able to rise to prominence, and the route has already been planned: editor, minister, bachelor of ministers and concurrently serving in Chunfang or Zhanshifu, bachelor of Hanlin and minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and responsible for drafting the imperial office
The imperial edict was issued, and then he became the minister and then entered the cabinet.
Lun Wenxu, who is married to Liang Chu, is already following this path. He will soon take up the post of Youchunfang, and after another two or three years, he can become a minister by casually performing meritorious services. Historically, Lun Wenxu is doing meritorious service.
During this period (when he was compiling imperial genealogy and presiding over examinations) he died of illness, otherwise he would have been a cabinet minister again.
Wang Yuan, the number one scholar, was treated coldly and sent to study history books; Yang Shen, the number two scholar, was trained intensively and went directly to the imperial office to observe politics.
As for Tanhua Yuben, he is neither above nor below, and is responsible for assisting in organizing various materials, including the emperor's daily life notes. If the bosses want to cultivate him, these work experiences are very useful; if he cannot gain the insight of the bosses, it is tantamount to
All your efforts are in vain, just sit on the bench and die. Historically, this guy was thrown into the education system, and obviously not appreciated by the big guys.
Wang Yuan didn't care about his own experiences, he just read history and read history.
Reading history makes people wise, and what they learn is their own. He held a copy of "Zuo Zhuan" and chewed it slowly every day. Occasionally, in the name of asking for advice, he would visit Wang Yangming and play with Song Ling'er.
Wang Yuan could use the Baofang waist card to enter the imperial city without reporting, and go directly to the Baofang to find the emperor.
But Wang Yuan did not do this, and Zhu Houzhao did not summon him again. Neither of them was too lazy to go to court, so they did not even have a chance to meet. One was studying peacefully, and the other was having fun.
Restaurant.
Chang Lun drank his wine without saying a word.
Wang Yuan asked: "What's wrong with Brother Mingqing?"
Jin Lei said: "I encountered a case where a distant relative of Shouning Hou beat someone to death. The local impact was very bad, so the case was brought directly to Dali Temple. As a result, it was suppressed. No one dared to intervene, and his death was in vain."
Chang Lun said angrily: "The prince broke the law and was guilty of the same crime as the common people. Shouning Hou beat people to death, but his distant relatives are so arrogant! This is not what the Queen Mother is used to!"
Everyone knows that the Queen Mother protects the calf.
If the officials of Dali Temple dare to intervene in Shouning Hou's case, the Dali Temple minister will probably be beaten by the Empress Dowager Zhang herself. Not to mention that her son is the emperor, even Jiajing is the emperor. Jiajing wants Shouning Hou to return the people's land, Zhang
The Queen Mother took a cane and beat her to Jiajing - she didn't have the slightest clue.
Chang Lun and Jin Lei were both sent to Dali Temple as interns and were exposed to countless cases every day. These two young men had already seen the dark side of the Ming Dynasty.
"Don't be angry. Go ride your horse outside the city tomorrow." Wang Yuan consoled him.
Jin Lei also advised: "Yeah, what's the use of being angry? The ministers of Dali Temple don't dare to care. We two are just Jinshi who watch the politics. There's no use in getting angry ourselves."
Chang Lun slapped the table and said: "If things continue like this, the country will no longer be a country!"
Wang Yuan shook his head and sighed, this unlucky boy is not suitable for being an official, and his personality is too straight. Even if you don't like it, you should keep it in your stomach and wait until you climb to a high position before changing the status quo.
Later generations defined Chang Lun as a "sanquist" rather than an official, which is quite appropriate.
In the blink of an eye, it was May, and the officials who had announced the good news of the examination finally arrived in Guizhou without any danger.
(Today I have been studying official positions in the Ming Dynasty. I spent two hours searching for the chief official of the Hanlin Academy at this time. It turned out to be Jin Gui who was involved in imperial examination fraud: Why is it you again?)