Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Ever since Xiaolizi mastered new skills, her life has become more fulfilling, and Xia Yuan finally realized the happiness of having a wife.

Until April 15th, the happy days came to an end.

I got up early, faced the morning light, and walked to the official hall. When I arrived at the official department, under the porches on both sides, there were a large number of Jinshi waiting for a long time, chatting and laughing in groups.

Today is the day when officials are conferred by the Ministry of Personnel. It is said that it is the appointment of officials by the Ministry of Personnel. In fact, it is a vote drawn up by the cabinet. After approval from the palace, these orders are then issued to the Ministry of Personnel, and finally the appointment of officials is carried out by the Ministry of Personnel.

Enter official status and register.

Therefore, the Ministry of Civil Affairs cannot decide what the specific official positions are, and it is just a matter of procedure.

Of course, it cannot be said that in the process of conferring officials, the staff department is just a decoration.

The conferment of officials is divided into two batches, the first batch is the first-class and second-class Jinshi.

The official positions of these less than 100 people were decided by the cabinet and the palace, and then handed over to the Ministry of Personnel for appointment.

The remaining two hundred or so top three scholars have to wait in line for another two months.

The official positions these people will hold are decided by the Ministry of Personnel, and officials are also appointed by the Ministry of Personnel.

The joints are not important to these top-level and second-level scholars. They only think about one thing, where will they be assigned?

Xia Yuan is not looking forward to this kind of question at all, because his status as number one scholar determines where he will be assigned.

He and the other two members of Sandingjia will be thrown into the Hanlin Academy.

Not only the top three scholars will enter the Hanlin Academy, but also a few people from the top two will be selected to enter the Hanlin Academy as Shujishi.

Folk talk about Hanlin actually refers to the process of selecting concubines, whose future is limitless.

So in addition to Sandingjia, what these second-level Jinshi think about,

It's not so much about where you are assigned, but whether you can be recognized as a common scholar and thus get into the Hanlin Academy.

After all, there was an unwritten rule in the Ming Dynasty that non-Hanlin officials could not join the cabinet.

As for the selection of Shujishi, it does not mean that those who are ranked at the top will definitely be selected. It depends on age, appearance, luck, and hundreds of millions of connections.

Those who are too old cannot be selected, and appearance is the decisive factor.

If you have thick eyebrows and rat eyes, you will definitely not be able to get through the eyes of a deer head. It is best to have thick eyebrows and big eyes, with an upright and awe-inspiring look. This is the most advantageous.

If you are young, good-looking, in the top two, and haven't been selected yet, then it must be a problem with your expression.

For example, Wang Shouren, who ranked seventh in the second division, has a decent appearance, and is definitely considered young in his twenties.

Logically speaking, Shujishi was a sure winner, but he was rejected because when selecting Shujishi, his face was expressionless and he looked like a piece of wood.

Only to be eliminated in the end.

Of course, according to him, it was the big guys who didn't like him.

Therefore, there is no harm in smiling more, and boys who love to laugh will not have bad luck.

When he first arrived, Xia Yuan carefully observed these Jinshi, regardless of their age, old or young, appearance, beautiful or ugly.

Almost everyone dressed up to look like a human being, and many even wore makeup.

Due to the rule that non-Hanlin Academy members are not allowed to join the cabinet, the Hanlin Academy is even more rarefied than the Yihong Academy, and everyone wants to get in.

Entering here is equivalent to getting a ticket to a highly respected official. For this ticket, let alone putting on some makeup to show off your appearance, even if you sacrifice your appearance, there are many people competing for it.

But it is a pity that the Hanlin Academy is not a public toilet, and not everyone can enter. Among the nearly one hundred people, less than ten can enter, and the remaining Jinshi will become officials of various ministries.

Those who were assigned to study under various yamen for one or two years. Those who were lucky enough to stay in the prosperous place of the capital as a minor official. Those who were not lucky were directly thrown to the local government to become county magistrates, or promoted to the chief clerk or something like that.

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But it depends on what the person involved thinks. Everything has advantages and disadvantages. If you stay in the capital, this place will be prosperous. If you are assigned a place, the sky is high and the emperor is far away.

A group of people were chatting, and a courtesy official came forward and said: "All the Jinshi, with their crowns and solemn looks, are entering to see the Heavenly Official."

All conversations stopped abruptly, and then they silently arranged their appearance, trying to show their best side, and then, under the leadership of Xia Yuan, they filed into the lobby of the official department.

In the center of the lobby, there was an old man with white hair and beard sitting upright, with a senile look on his face. Wang Shu, the official minister, was nearly ninety years old and still shined at his post for the Ming Dynasty.

After waiting for the ceremony, Wang Shu nodded slightly to everyone, and gave a few words of encouragement. His eyes stayed on Xia Yuan, who was in the first place, for a moment, and then he said to the official below: "Take all the Jinshi to the Qing Officials Department for appointment."

So, under the leadership of the hall officials, a group of Jinshi filed out of the main hall of the Ministry of Officials and headed to the Wenxuan Qing Officials Department.

Then a large number of people lined up in front of the official office of the Qing Officials Department, and then the roll call began, "The first name, where is Xia Yuan?"

After hearing this, Xia Yuan stepped into the hall. An official was already sitting behind the desk. When he saw him coming in, he asked seriously: "Who is there in the hall?"

"Student Xia Yuan, Daxing County, Shuntian Prefecture."

"How old are you?"

"eighteen."

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Recording the questions and answers, after all the questions were asked, the official stopped his writing brush, picked up the ink pen, and said: "Xia Yuan, a person from Daxing County, Shuntian Prefecture, ranked first in the imperial examination in the Renxu year of the fifteenth year of Hongzhi.

The top scholar in the first class is awarded the post of editor in the Hanlin Academy, and his official rank starts from the sixth rank."

He wrote these on the booklet with a red pen. Finally, the official picked up a large official seal and stamped it on the booklet. In this way, even if the file was recorded, it also heralded that Xia Yuan finally bid farewell to Jinshi.

His identity has since taken on an official status.

From now on, when you meet a superior, you can call yourself a lower official, when you meet the emperor, you can call yourself a minister, when you meet the common people, you can show off your authority, whatever happens to you.

The official who recorded the record also stood up from behind the desk, cupped his hands and said: "Compiled by Xia, if I am older than you, I will call you Brother Yu. Brother Yu, I would like to say my congratulations in advance."

"Rejoice together and rejoice together."

Xia Yuan also returned the gift, feeling a little excited. Hanlin compiled it. This is definitely the highest starting point for a new official.

From the sixth rank, it seems that the official rank is not high, but the second best person is only a seventh-rank Hanlin editor. As for those Shujishi, who are eager to become the second-class Jinshi, they don't even have a rank.

To put it bluntly, commoners are interns. They are not given actual official positions. They enter the Hanlin Academy as interns. They first intern for three to five years to observe the results.

If they have no background, offend others, or are unlucky, they will be dismissed and work in various government offices in the capital. Most of them will be for service, censorship and the like.

The remaining ones who pass the internship will be promoted to a regular official and given to a minor official of the seventh or eighth grade, such as a doctor of the Five Classics or a scholar of Hanlin classics.

After a few more years of this, it is possible to rise to the sixth level.

Therefore, Xia Yuan, the new top scholar, definitely took a shortcut. He suddenly passed the qualifications that others may not have been able to survive for seven or eight years, and directly served as Hanlin editor.

There is a feeling of peaking right after your debut.

I have revised the last chapter no less than twenty times since noon yesterday, and I have used various description techniques, but it still doesn't work.

I broke the keyboard and bought a new one.

The previous chapter is still under review. If the ban can be lifted, I suggest you not subscribe because at least 800 words have been deleted and the plot is very incoherent.

Also, I will try to reduce the amount of dog food in the future.

This chapter was rushed out by me, and I know how to write it, but that's all, I was exhausted mentally and physically by yesterday's chapter.

To briefly talk about the content of the previous chapter, it is nothing more than the bridal chamber, but if the bridal chamber is not successful, then we settle for the next best thing.

That's it, it doesn't matter whether you look at it or not.
Chapter completed!