On the second day after thanking him, Li Jie and other 300 new scholars went to the Imperial Academy to pay homage to the Confucius Temple and perform the ceremony of releasing vegetables. After the ceremony of paying homage to the Confucius Temple, all the Jinshi were required to put on their official uniforms and were requested by the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works.
The tradition of setting up stone inscriptions at the Imperial Academy and holding a forest of steles for Jinshi scholars began in the 21st year of Hongwu and has continued ever since.
The inscription in the forest of steles is a supreme honor for the new Jinshi, for the world to admire, and for their names to be passed down to future generations. From then on, they have become a part of history. Generally, the Imperial Academy is responsible for the wine ceremony. Now Lin Han was the Imperial Academy at the time, so naturally it was him.
Come and host.
After presiding over the ceremony, Lin Han said: "The anointing of scholars has been purified, and those who have been pre-selected are honored! I have been named Zhenshi. I hope you can encourage yourself with loyalty and be worthy of the imperial court."
Your kindness will live up to what you have learned throughout your life!”
The number one scholar, Qian Fu, led everyone to reply: "We must do something to benefit the country, and some to benefit the people!"
The inscription in the forest of steles can, on the one hand, keep the scholars alert at all times and remember the responsibilities of being an official, and be honest and upright; on the other hand, it can pass on the name to future generations, so that future generations can comment and imitate, and the scenery is unlimited.
At this point, in addition to Sandingjia entering the Imperial Academy directly, the second-level Jinshis are gearing up to take the examination for Shujishi. At this time, the Shujishi assessment has not yet stipulated that only new subjects can be admitted to the imperial examination. It was not until the sixth year of Hongzhi that it was stipulated that only new subjects were allowed to refer to Shujishi.
Jishi, so the old scholars are also eyeing it, but there are only twenty people, and there are more monks and less meat, so it is another battle between dragons and tigers.
Second, the top three Jinshi are not directly conferred an official position, they must go to take the shujishi test. Once they pass the shujishi test, they will stay in the Hanlin Academy to study for three years, and then they will be awarded officials based on the assessment. The best ones will stay in the Hanlin Academy as editors.
, review, other people who work for the six subjects or serve as censors are all noble positions.
The Jinshi who were not admitted as Shujishi had to go to various ministries and yamen to observe the government. After observing the government for three months, most of the Jinshi were awarded actual posts after being awarded local officials. From then on, they stayed away from the central government. It was not known when they would be able to return to the central government.
As the third best prospect in the First Class, Li Jie was directly awarded the title of Editor of the Hanlin Academy. He did not need to refer to Shujishi or Guanzheng like other people. Li Jie planned to return home in the near future so that he could bring the Lins and his wife to him.
Officials in the Ming Dynasty also had statutory holidays as they do now, with five days of rest every month, holidays on the New Year's Day, the Winter Solstice, and the Lantern Festival. In addition to statutory holidays, there were also holidays granted by the emperor, royal holidays or court holidays for the death of important ministers, and various other holidays.
Personal leave.
For example, when Li Jie returned home this time, he had to report to the superior officer of his headquarters. Excluding the travel time during holidays, he could stay at home for two months. The officials would determine the time on the way based on the distance (the land and water transportation in the Ming Dynasty was still very developed).
, the journey time can be roughly calculated based on the Kan map). As for other non-Xinke Jinshi officials who return to their hometowns to visit relatives, unless there are special circumstances, only those who have been away from home for ten years are allowed to take leave.
On the way home, Lin Lan said: "Shenzhi, you have to go back alone this time when you return to your hometown. Li Zhan will be admitted to the Imperial Academy in the near future, and I also have to prepare to be elected as a Shujishi."
Li Jie shook his head to show that he didn't mind, and said, "Uncle Thirteen, it's okay. I was alone during my study tour before, so don't worry."
Lin Lan said with a smile: "Alone? I'm afraid it's not possible, isn't there always a beautiful woman by my side?"
Li Jie smiled helplessly. Lin Lan stopped teasing when he saw this and said seriously: "By the way, what are your plans for Fang Yi?"
Li Jie said: "I am planning to propose marriage to her brother when I go back this time, and when the time is right, I will choose a date to get married. I can't despise her just because her parents are dead. The orders of the parents and the words of the matchmaker must be given.
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Lin Lan nodded happily when he heard this, and didn't say anything when he saw that Li Jie had planned so carefully.
The moon was waning like a bow, and Li Jie came to Lin Han's courtyard to tell him the date of his return home.
"Second uncle, my nephew plans to take care of the affairs in Beijing and return to his hometown in the next few days. My nephew intends to take his parents to Beijing."
Lin Han said: "Don't forget to visit your interview master Xu Shangshu and house master Li Dongyang before returning home. In addition, you should also go to your senior brother Liang Chu. It's not easy to live in the capital. You will have the money to buy a house in the middle of the capital."
The clan can support it.”
Hearing this, Li Jie felt a little warm in his heart: "My nephew will not neglect the etiquette. As for money, the family has very little money, but since my second uncle said this, my nephew will be disrespectful."
Lin Han nodded secretly in his heart. It was a good thing that his nephew had no contact with the family. If he said that he did not need the family's support, he would be unhappy. He secretly sighed that Li Jie was completely capable of becoming a teacher in terms of his behavior in the world, but in some cases
He didn't know much about the affairs in detail and was somewhat specious. Lin Han just thought that he lacked experience.
The next day, Li Jie went to Liang Chu's residence to visit his senior brother. Liang Chu was overjoyed to see Li Jie's arrival and said with a smile, "No wonder the house was full of magpies in the morning. It turns out that my junior brother came to visit today."
Li Jie smiled: "Senior brother, don't make fun of me. I'm here to say goodbye."
Liang Chu said: "You came just in time. I just have a letter to bring to the teacher and some specialties from Beijing. Alas! I just can't always be with the teacher."
Seeing Liang Chu's disappointed expression, Li Jie comforted him and said, "Senior brother, don't worry about it. Master will be very happy to receive these things."
Liang Chu, who had been in officialdom for a long time, adjusted his mentality after a while: "Shenzhi, I learned from Hengda that the British Duke Zhang Mao is quite unhappy with you?"
Li Jie gave a wry smile, and then told Liang Chu the whole story. After listening, Liang Chu thought for a long time while stroking his beard.
"Be careful, you don't need to worry too much. The British Lord has been loyal for generations. He is only targeting you for the cause and not the person. But you need to be more careful with the chief assistant. There is no need to worry about Mr. Xu Ge in the court. The chief assistant is by his side.
There is a mixed bag of fish and dragons, and many people in the world are sheltering under his command. You must be more careful and guard against some evil tricks."
Li Jie smiled slightly and said: "It's easy to hide with open guns, but hard to guard against hidden arrows. When the time comes, you can only use tactics and tricks. I'm not shy about such unsightly means."
Liang Chudao: "I see that you are full of energy and full of energy now. It seems that the day of breakthrough is not far away. At your current level of martial arts, you can achieve it in the world. I don't think all those weird tricks can hurt you at all."
Li Jie smiled slightly and said: "Junior brother was baptized by the British public spirit that day and gained a little bit, but he has already entered this realm earlier than senior brother Bu."
Liang Chu pretended to be slightly angry when he heard the words: "You stinky boy, how old are you, senior brother? I have just completed the Little Zhoutian at your age, but you are about to reach the Great Zhoutian. Who knows how many people dream of it?
realm."
The two of them then discussed the past and present, criticizing current affairs, and felt a bit like criticizing Fang Qiu.
After Li Jie paid a visit to Liang Chu, he also visited Xu Pu, Li Dongyang and others. After everything was prepared, he was ready to return to his hometown. He was as eager to return as an arrow, and he rushed all the way to Fuzhou Prefecture.