After being promoted to the rank of bachelor, Wang Yuan moved into a small office and worked in the same room as two other bachelors and a bachelor.
When I walked into the office for the first time, I saw Li Tingxiang clearing the table.
"Shilang Li!" Wang Yuan greeted with clasped fists.
Li Tingxiang smiled and returned the greeting: "Scholar Wang, this table will be left to you."
Li Tingxiang was the most popular scholar in the fifteenth year of Hongzhi's reign, and he became a bachelor's degree scholar last year.
Because Wang Yuan was promoted to a bachelor's degree, a series of official transfers immediately occurred. Li Tingxiang was transferred to the Ministry of Rites as the right minister. He still held the post of bachelor's degree scholar of the Hanlin Academy and Zhan Shifu, but his office location was changed from the Hanlin Academy to the Ministry of Rites.
If Wang Yuan hadn't been promoted quickly, Li Tingxiang would have had to wait a few more years.
This king's official position also rose quickly, just because he caught the emperor's eye. Other bachelors gave Zhu Houzhao lectures, and Zhu Houzhao fell asleep while listening. Only Li Tingxiang listened to the lectures and praised Li Tingxiang as a "true bachelor".
Moreover, Li Tingxiang and Yang Tinghe were not in the same group. Zhu Houzhao was taking the opportunity to promote an isolated minister.
While packing up his things, Li Tingxiang said: "Scholar Wang, I have actually heard of you a long time ago. You had not yet taken the provincial examination at that time."
Wang Yuan helped him clean up and said in surprise: "How does Mr. Li know about me?"
Li Tingxiang said with a smile: "My father was a counselor in Guizhou and did not return to Beijing until the fourth year of Zhengde. He had a good relationship with Wang Yuanwailang (Wang Yangming) and often went to Wenming Academy to listen to his lectures. When he returned to Beijing, my father also told me that Guizhou was born in
He became a child prodigy and wrote such amazing words as "Linjiang Immortal" at a young age."
Wang Yuan immediately had an impression. He seemed to have met him several times, and he immediately smiled and said: "It turns out that your father is Senator Li!"
Li Tingxiang suddenly whispered: "Yesterday at the banquet, Your Majesty asked me to get closer to Bachelor Wang."
"How close we should be," Wang Yuan asked, "When will Mr. Li have some free time, let's go have a drink together."
Li Tingxiang smiled and said: "Tomorrow."
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "I'm here to treat you."
One of them is a top-ranked scholar, and the other is a top scholar. They are both young officials of the Hanlin Academy who are appreciated by the emperor, and they are not affiliated with any faction. They will naturally take care of each other in the future.
Today, Wang Yuan finally has a real friend. Unless there is a major change, the relationship between him and Li Tingxiang is unbreakable.
In the middle of the morning, after Li Tingxiang left, three other bachelor's degree students and lecturers arrived one after another, namely: Wu Yipeng, Jiang Mian and Mao Cheng.
Only Wu Yipeng had no backing, while Jiang Mian and Mao Cheng were both very close to Yang Tinghe.
Li Dongyang has been resigning for several years, but the emperor did not agree, otherwise Yang Tinghe would have been the chief minister long ago.
As soon as Wu Yipeng, Jiang Mian, and Mao Cheng sat down, they wrote the memorial hurriedly. There was no way, the stars were abnormal, and all the officials had to go to the office to comment.
Wang Yuan also wrote one, all kinds of clichés, but they are also practical issues. It depends on whether the emperor is willing to correct them.
Suddenly, Jiang Mian asked: "Nanfu is well-read, but has he ever learned about astronomy?"
Wu Yipeng was stunned: "I understand a little bit."
Jiang Mian asked again: "When Venus invades the constellation Dou, does it really indicate a military disaster?"
Wu Yipeng thought carefully and said: "It is true that this is true. Only when the Sui star (Jupiter) is in conflict with the Dipper constellation, it is a good omen, while the Yinghuo (Mars), Chen star (Mercury), and the Zhenxing (Saturn) are all in bad omens."
"Alas, thieves are everywhere now, and Venus has invaded the constellations of Dou. I don't know when the war will stop." Jiang Mian sighed.
Mao Cheng interjected: "Therefore, as ministers, we should advise Your Majesty to behave virtuously and implement benevolent policies, otherwise God will surely bring disaster again."
Jiang Mian asked Wang Yuan: "Does Master Wang know astronomy?"
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "I only know the Big Dipper."
Jiang Mian asked: "What does Academician Wang think of the current situation in the court?"
Are you here to find out what Wang Yuan really thinks?
Wang Yuan laughed and said perfunctorily: "I and Academician Mao have the same view. Your Majesty should be virtuous and implement benevolent policies."
Mao Cheng smiled and said: "Scholar Wang is appreciated by His Majesty, and now he is also a bachelor. He should give more advice to the Holy Emperor on weekdays."
Wang Yuan sighed and said: "Well, the first time Your Majesty took me to the Leopard Room, I tried to persuade him, but Your Majesty was so angry that he drove me out of the imperial city. If Your Majesty is really so easy to persuade, Mr. Li Ge, Mr. Yang Ge
They have already succeeded in admonishing me."
"Is there such a thing?" Jiang Mian asked in surprise.
Wang Yuan said helplessly: "Can there be any lie? I am also a civil servant, and I was born in the top 100, so am I willing to be a lucky person?"
Jiang Mian and Mao Cheng looked at each other, probably thinking that they had passed the initial inspection and could slowly win over them in the future.
The positions of the four of them were very noble. Apart from giving lectures to the emperor and studying with him, they basically did nothing else. Zhu Houzhao's study career consisted of three days of fishing and two days of drying nets. The bachelors spent most of their time just doing
I can sit in the office and chat and drink tea.
Of course, they also have another level of identity, that is, they are the emperor's political advisors.
But given Zhu Houzhao's character, if he encountered any problems, he would probably consult Wang Yuan as his advisor, and leave all other matters to the eunuchs, the cabinet and the six ministries.
On his first day as a bachelor at the Hanlin Academy, Wang Yuan spent all his time chatting and reading. During this period, he also wrote a memorial to fool the devil.
When I returned to the courtyard after get off work, Zhou Chong immediately greeted me: "Second brother, that Miss Song is here again."
Song Ling'er had already walked out of the room, stood there with a smile and said: "Wang Yuan, Mr. Wang asked you to go to dinner."
"Then let's go." Wang Yuan smiled.
Song Ling'er quickly jumped to Wang Yuan's side and leaned close to him: "Do you know what you are like among the storytellers in the capital?"
"What does it look like?" Wang Yuan really didn't know.
"If you say you can shoot a five-stone bow, you need to eat three kilograms of rice and two kilograms of meat for one meal." Song Ling'er said and started laughing.
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "It turns out that those who can fight are just losers."
"No," Song Ling'er suddenly thought of her hometown and sighed, "Well, if you can lead troops back to Guizhou, you will definitely kill all those rebels."
Wang Yuan comforted him and said, "It's almost time. In the past two months, Governor Wei has successively captured hundreds of villages of Miao chieftains."
Song Ling'er said disdainfully: "What's the use of building more strongholds? We can only capture and kill more than a thousand rebels. Once the officers and soldiers retreat, these rebels will come back. There's no way the officers and soldiers can stay here forever, right?"
Wang Yuan asked: "Miss your father?"
"Well," Song Ling'er nodded, "I hated him very much at first, but as time went by I couldn't hate him anymore."
Wang Yuan said: "If I have a chance in the future, I will accompany you back to have a look and help you solve all those problems."
Song Ling'er didn't speak anymore because she didn't know what to say. She specifically asked Wang Yangming that if Wang Yuan married a chieftain's daughter, his future career would be greatly affected.
She came to see Wang Yuan today because it was about marriage. Song Ling'er took the initiative to ask Wang Yangming to find an official lady for Wang Yuan to be his wife.
When we arrived at Wang Yangming's house, wine and food were already placed on the table.
Wang Yangming was recently promoted again. He was in a very happy mood and said with a smile: "Ruoxu, sit down."
Wang Yuan bowed and sat down, while Song Linger helped them pour wine.
Wang Yangming raised his glass and said: "You have returned triumphantly, and I haven't congratulated you yet."
"I don't dare." Wang Yuan drank it all in one gulp.
Wang Yangming just took a sip and said: "I was afraid that you would be isolated before, but now you don't have to be afraid. With such military merit, who would dare to say that you are lucky enough to be admitted?"
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "This military achievement is enough to keep me at ease for several years."
The two masters and apprentices chatted for a while, and Wang Yangming suddenly said: "Ruoxu, in half a year, you will be seventeen, right?"
"Sir, you still remember my birthday." Wang Yuan said.
Wang Yangming said: "How about I act as a Yue Lao and arrange a marriage for you?"
Wang Yuan suddenly felt the difference and subconsciously looked at Song Ling'er, but Song Ling'er's expression remained normal, as if he had known about this for a long time.
Wang Yuan shook his head and said: "The student has no plans to get married for the time being."
Wang Yangming said: "Li Ge has a granddaughter who is about the same age as you."
Wang Yuan immediately expressed his position: "No, with Mr. Li Ge's honor, I dare not marry his granddaughter."
"Hahahaha!" Wang Yangming laughed endlessly.
Song Ling'er also laughed, seeming very satisfied with Wang Yuan's reaction.
Li Dongyang's eldest son died at the age of twenty-seven. This son died at the age of ten, and the third son died at the age of one. The second daughter died at a few years old, and the third daughter just died last year (at the age of twenty-eight). Only the eldest daughter and a step-son are still alive.
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The person introduced by Wang Yangming was the daughter born to Li Dongyang's adopted son.
Seeing that Wang Yuan refused to let go, Wang Yangming didn't bother to persuade him anymore, and just said: "This time you have returned in triumph, and your parents are not in the capital. Many ministers have come here to say goodbye to me. As long as you nod in agreement, there will be at least ten or twenty ministers.
The wealth of the family is up to you to choose."
"Am I so popular?" Wang Yuan asked with a smile.
Wang Yangming said: "As a teacher, my threshold has been trampled down. Alas, if I have a daughter, I would also like to marry her to you."
Wang Yuan blinked at Song Ling'er, but Song Ling'er just pretended not to see it.