As the saying goes, there is always a road ahead. When Fang Yingwu saw that he was about to get into trouble, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the entrance to a small alley on the right. So, as quiet as a virgin and as active as a rabbit in flight, he darted into the alley.
After all, the slave from the Liu family was old, and his legs and feet were not as convenient as those of young people. By the time he came over, Fang Yingwu had already disappeared deep into the alley.
Fang Yingwu emerged from the other side of the alley and entered the street, then bypassed the Imperial City, ran from the West City to the East City, and arrived at the Hanlin Academy Office.
With the target in sight, Fang Yingwu was about to step through the gate, but a young doorman stopped Fang Yingwu and scolded him: "Where are you from, kid? Can't you see where this place is? Where is Wenhua Hanyuan?"
,No idlers are allowed to enter lightly!"
This Hanlin Academy is different from other ministries and yamen. It does not open its doors for business, and there are no scenes of people coming and going at the door. To put it politely, it is called self-admiration. So when a stranger like Fang Yingwu hurriedly rushed inside, it must be
He had to be stopped, and besides, Fang Yingwu was too young, dressed in ordinary clothes and not wearing official robes.
But at this moment, Fang Yingwu was like Changshan Zhao Zilong who went in and out seven times, even more so as if he was red-eyed. He could not tolerate cats and dogs blocking his way, especially cats and dogs who spoke poorly.
He pushed away the handyman who was blocking the way and shouted: "I have been in prison in Jinyiwei, I have been beaten in the West Factory, and I have survived torture in the East Factory. Is this Hanlin Academy even more dangerous than the factory guards? How can I enter?"
No?"
Another old handyman rushed out from the side. While pulling back the young handyman who was blocking Fang Yingwu's path, he nodded and let Fang Yingwu in.
It is said that those who are close to ink are dark and those who are close to vermillion are red. Although these old handymen in the Hanlin Academy are small people, they have a little idea of the direction of the Qing Dynasty. As soon as they heard Fang Yingwu boasting that he had experienced the three major factory guards, he guessed
Who is this person? Blocking the road is just asking for trouble.
Stepping into the gate of the Hanlin Academy and stepping on the atrium corridor, Fang Yingwu took a deep breath. The spring breeze of willows mixed with the fragrance of flowers hit his face, making people intoxicated. He thought without thinking of himself as an outsider: This
Is it the smell of Hanyuan romance?
From the front, Yingwu had been to Hanlin Academy two or three times. He was not familiar with the roads, but he knew the east, west, east and west. He bypassed the front hall directly and saw the iconic Keting building in the distance. There was a circle of people pouring wine into the wind.
However, Fang Yingwu did not stop. He came today to seek "qualification certification". There was no need to get involved in the gathering of scholars. He continued to walk to the back, and did not stop until he reached the bachelor's dormitory, and slightly straightened his clothes.
Then he walked in.
Xu Pu, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites and the bachelor of the academy, was reading official documents in the hall. Hearing the sound of footsteps, he looked up and felt surprised, and asked in surprise: "What are you doing here?"
Fang Yingwu saluted and said: "Teacher, I'm lucky enough to escape from the prison. Thinking of God's great grace, Xu Yishu Ji Shi has experienced the editing and editing of the Hanlin Academy, so he came to the Hanlin Academy today to review the events."
Xu Pu was the examiner for Fang Yingwu's subject examination. Although Fang Qingzhi was also a celebrity in the Imperial Academy, Fang Yingwu usually avoided getting along with him. But it would not be wrong to call him "teacher" when you meet him.
When Xu Xueshi heard Fang Yingwu's strong reasons, he was dumbfounded and said, "You are going to move to Wanping soon. You are just waiting for the order to come. Why bother to come here again?"
Fang Yingwu said seriously: "The ancients said: If you are in charge of your job, you will think that if you are in charge, you will have to do your job every day. How can you be lazy and use tricks? I came to report today, but I will use it according to the teacher's instructions."
Xu Xueshi was speechless for a moment, then nodded and said, "That makes sense!" Then he asked, "Why didn't you come yesterday?"
Fang Yingwu replied: "I just got out of the imperial edict yesterday, how can I be frivolous and incompetent? So I closed the door at home and reflected on myself, meditating on my own mistakes."
Seeing Fang Yingwu, a young man, speaking in a serious manner, Academician Xu got into the mood of joking and asked, "Why didn't you come before noon today?"
Fang Yingwu replied again: "As a son, you must never forget your filial piety. For the first half of the day, you listened to your father's instructions at home and did not dare to leave the door. After completing your filial piety before noon, you will come to serve your country in the afternoon."
Xu Xueshi laughed a few times, waved his hand and said: "I understand! I have no instructions here, you can go as you like!"
Fang Yingwu finished reporting at Xu Xueshu's place and exited the Xu Xueshu's apartment. He looked at the sun and felt a little unwilling to leave without doing anything.
However, this Hanlin Academy is indeed different from other yamen. The main work is to read books, compile books, write articles, and draft edicts. What can Fang Yingwu, a newcomer, find to do? What if he breaks into someone else's room and says, "I'll help."
"You write an edict" and you are not allowed to be beaten with a stick.
After wandering around for a while, Fang Yingwu arrived at the atrium again, only to see that Keting's place was still lively, and who was sitting in the middle leaning against a pillar if it wasn't Li Dongyang?
Ever since he served Ban Dong Palace like his father, Teacher Li has been like an old tree sprouting new shoots... Fang Yingwu secretly sighed in his heart. He had wanted to visit Li Dongyang, a local snake in the capital, but right now people are too talkative.
When the conversation happened, Fang Yingwu didn't even think about going forward.
Fang Yingwu continued to patrol, intending to find a suitable place to write a poem on the wall, and to copy a masterpiece that would be passed down through the ages, which would leave a strong mark on the Hanlin Academy.
He couldn't help but fell into deep thinking, "The country is so beautiful, it has attracted countless heroes to bow down, and countless romantic figures, but it depends on the present." Yes, "Who is in charge of the ups and downs for the vast land?"
Dare to teach the sun and the moon to change the sky" is a bit worse...
What? Some officials thought that Fang Yingwu should take the initiative to join in, and then kill everyone and shock everyone. All the bachelors would bow to him after they bowed their heads, and he would be powerful in the academic circle from then on?
Forget it, who among the people in the Hanlin Academy is not a well-educated Confucian? If we get together to talk about classics, with Fang Yingwu’s academic level, I don’t know who will kill whom. If another person named Fang comes, it’s almost the same. From this perspective,
In other words, it is a good thing that Fang Yingwu was demoted.
Without mentioning other things, they said that when Fang Yingwu was looking at which wall was more suitable for writing, Li Dongyang unexpectedly had a good eye and accidentally saw Fang Yingwu milling around on the other side of the corridor, so he said hello loudly: "Friend Fang over there!
Why are you here?"
Fang Yingwu had no choice but to cross the corridor and pass through Xueshibai. When he arrived at the pavilion, he saluted Li Dongyang and said, "I have met the teacher."
Li Dongyang responded with a smile: "There is no need to be polite. As soon as you enter Hanyuan, you will not care about your teachers, but only your seniors." Then he introduced to others: "This is the answer to a man who has been sentenced to three prison sentences!"
Fang Yingwu made a bow to everyone again and said hello: "I have met all the seniors in my late life." Most of the gentlemen smiled and nodded to show their goodwill. Of course, there were some who were not harmonious, such as Wang Hao, Zhang Tianrui...
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As expected, everyone was discussing their thoughts on the meaning of the scriptures. Fang Yingwu joined the group despite his hospitality, but he really couldn't explain anything.
Since the end of the imperial examination, Fang Yingwu had completely thrown away the Four Books and Five Classics, and had no intention of focusing on it at all.
Listening to what others said here, there is only one word for what he feels, boring. He didn't sleep well last night, and his physical strength was very high. He jogged all the way here again at noon today. If he was fine while walking, he should sit down now.
, and felt extremely sleepy.
So Fang Yingwu sat behind the crowd and dozed off involuntarily. Anyone with experience knew that he couldn't control it at all and couldn't stop it.
However, there are so many people at the banquet, and it is not a serious occasion in front of the emperor. As long as it is not too out of the ordinary, no one will notice, or even if they notice, they will laugh it off, but there are always exceptions...
In the hazy moment, someone poked Fang Yingwu hard, causing Fang Yingwu to wake up suddenly. He opened his eyes and looked around, but saw Zhang Tianrui, the top pick in the same ranking, shouting in front of him with seemingly concern: "Fang is the same year, wake up."
Awake!"
This shout attracted everyone's attention, and twenty or thirty eyes were all looking at Fang Yingwu, making Fang Yingwu feel a little embarrassed.
Wang Kuo, who was in the eleventh year of Chenghua, couldn't stand this look the most. He couldn't help but sneered: "It's hard to learn the meaning of Confucius if your eyelids fall to the ground."
Fang Yingwu, who had always believed that a loser should not lose an battle, raised his head and laughed "haha", getting rid of his embarrassment, and then leisurely replied: "Senior Wang, are you trying to test me? I think you can answer a question: yawning all the time, wanting to
Dreaming of Duke Zhou."
Everyone burst into laughter. This couple was really humorous and clever. What’s even better was that they were able to adapt to the situation at their fingertips. Fang Yingwu was indeed a very talented and romantic person.
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Monday, Monday, boring Monday... I can't start coding until noon. I won't give up, keep writing!
