Bachelor Zhang and Qin Zhuangyuan walked out of the Meridian Gate together and continued walking outside.
Academician Zhang is still thinking about what happened in the Wenhua Hall just now. He has never had such an experience in twenty-five years.
Somehow, Academician Zhang suddenly felt a little quiet around him.
It was strange that there was no chattering noise. He couldn't help but glance at the disciple named Qin next to him.
Then Academician Zhang was even more surprised. This disciple named Qin actually looked depressed and lost his mind!
It shouldn’t be. Didn’t he just present an unprecedented couplet that even the emperor was so excited that he lost his composure?
Why does he look like he has been tortured, punished and demoted?
"What are you doing?" Zhang Xueshi couldn't help but asked.
Qin Dewei sighed sadly and replied: "It is not the way of a gentleman to invite favors with a ritual speech. I am deeply ashamed of you, my student."
Zhang Xueshi asked unhappily: "Then why did you urge me to flatter you before?"
Qin Dewei replied: "Because I don't mind at all if the teacher is asked to humble himself and please the emperor!"
Traitor! Xuezhi Zhang is so angry that you only want your own false innocence!
If he could have his life over again, he would definitely not go to that damn Spring and Autumn Room to search for papers!
Two days later, two edicts came down.
The first step was to promote Zhang Chao, the concubine of Youchunfang in Zhanshifu and a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, to Zhanshi, a young official of Zhanshifu and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. He was directly promoted to the fourth rank.
The second course was promoted to the Hanlin Academy and compiled by Qin Dewei, who was Zuo Zanshan of Zhan Shifu and also edited by the Hanlin Academy. Only three months after the imperial examination, he was promoted to the sixth grade.
It's so generous to be promoted if you fall in the favor of Emperor Jiajing!
Think about Zhang Fujing, who took only six or seven years from being a Jinshi to become a Grand Scholar, and think about Xia Yan, who was promoted from serving as a minister to the Minister of Rites in one and a half years.
Let’s think about Li Chunfang in the future. Emperor Jiajing personally promoted her four times without consulting others, and recommended her to the cabinet all the way.
In the two edicts this time, regarding the appointment of Academician Zhang, everyone had been mentally prepared beforehand.
After all, the two favorites to be candidates for Hanlin bachelor's degree are Zhang Chao and Cai Ang. It's not surprising who wins this round.
However, it was only three months after Qin Dewei was named on the Golden List, and only one month after he officially reported to work, that he was promoted to the rank of Sixth-grade Ci Minister, and he was only seventeen years old, which really shocked the whole court.
The sixth grade may not look high, but this is the sixth grade of Ci Chen! The rank of Ci Linguan is generally low, but it is very valuable!
In the Hanlin Academy, apart from the miscellaneous officials, the lowest level of Ci officials should be Shujishi, and they may not be able to stay after studying for three years.
Then there are the review from the seventh rank, the compilation from the seventh rank, and the compilation from the sixth rank. These, together with the Shujishi, form the bottom foundation of the Ci officials group, and they are all official positions for newcomers.
Starting from the sixth rank to the fifth rank, it is considered to be the middle level of Ci officials. The official positions include the left and right praises, the left and right admonishing the virtues, the minister reading, the serving lecturer, the serving bachelor, and the serving bachelor.
At the age of seventeen, Qin Dewei stepped into the threshold of the sixth-grade Ci official. Not only shocking to the world, it can also be called earth-shattering.
If ordinary people don't understand the meaning of the seventeen-year-old Zhengliupin Cichen, they can make two more comparisons.
The first comparison is that Xu Gu, a fellow countryman of Qin Dewei, became a member of the Yuan Dynasty in the same year. After passing the imperial examination, he was selected as a Shujishi and studied in the Hanlin Academy.
If everything goes well, Xu Gu will be able to stay in the library as an editor after studying for three years.
If he excels in the assessment, it will take another six years to advance two levels before Xu Gu can be promoted to the sixth level.
In other words, if everything goes well for the best group of people in the same year as Qin Dewei, it will take nine years to reach Qin Dewei's position today.
When Qin Dewei won the first prize three months ago, it can be said that he was already ten years ahead of most of the same year at the start, and now it can be said that he is already fifteen years ahead of most of the same year.
The second comparison is the comparison between the sixth-grade Ci official and other official positions. The standard of officials in the Ming Dynasty is that officials in the capital are more expensive than those in other places, and those in the inner court are more expensive than those in the outer court.
If a sixth-grade Ci minister is promoted to the sixth grade, he must be promoted to the sixth grade and be appointed to the fifth rank, such as doctor, in order to be considered as a flat-level official, otherwise he will be demoted.
Also, if a minister of the sixth rank is full and wants to be an official in another place, he must be added two ranks and be appointed as a fourth rank such as a prefect, in order to be considered as a regular official, otherwise he will be regarded as demoted.
In other words, seventeen-year-old Qin Dewei's official status was equivalent to that of a doctor in the Sixth Ministry or a magistrate from another place.
To use an analogy of official positions five hundred years from now, it would be a seventeen-year-old director of a ministry or commission, a provincial director, or a prefecture-level mayor.
Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to describe it with the words "shocking the world".
Amid countless monster looks from the Hanlin Academy, after Qin Dewei accepted the edict, he went to see Wen Xueshi, who was in charge of the work, and asked for leave.
Then he left the Hanlin Academy with a sad face, leaving only his colleagues’ backs in the sunset.
After coming out of Hanlin Academy, Qin Dewei went to Xu's house first, while Xu Miaoxuan was washing vegetables in the yard.
Qin Dewei worriedly inserted the edict into Sister Xuan's arms, entered the room and lay down half dead, sighing continuously.
Xu Miaoxuan didn't know what happened, so she opened the edict in a panic and glanced at it for a few times before breathing a sigh of relief.
Then she followed her into the room and sat on the bedside. Qin Dewei rolled over and rolled onto her lap, frowning and saying, "It's too difficult for me."
Xu Miaoxuan responded thoughtfully: "Don't talk about you, I suddenly felt a little scared."
This is not hypocrisy, but her sincerity. She is not superficial and ignorant, and understands how ostentatious Qin Dewei's official position is.
Although she, like many orthodox women, hopes that her husband will become rich and successful, this is too scary for Qin Dewei and she really can't feel at ease.
Qin Dewei sighed: "Yes, at the age of seventeen, it's like walking on thin ice in an abyss. How can you not be afraid?"
Xu Miaoxuan could only say with relief: "My adoptive father has always told you to keep a low profile. You will continue to keep a low profile in the future. After a few years of keeping a low profile, you will not be so conspicuous."
"Who would have thought that if you were not careful, you would reach this point, and you would have no choice but to keep a low profile!" Qin Dewei seemed to be in regret.
Xu Miaoxuan did not understand what her husband meant: "What else can you do? Do you want to imitate others and resign and return to your hometown?"
Qin Dewei put forward his own idea: "It is not appropriate to resign to avoid disaster, but you have also read history books and the sages have examples.
If you want to be stable now, in addition to keeping a low profile in the court, you must also learn to defile yourself and let yourself have obvious flaws and not be so perfect!"
Xu Miaoxuan said doubtfully: "Although the Hanlin Yamen is noble, no one asks you to do things. There is no opportunity to be greedy for money, accept bribes, abuse the people and bend the law. It's not easy for you to taint yourself, right?"
Qin Dewei sat up with force, his eyes gradually became firm, and he said decisively:
"So in order to defile myself, I should find another way! For example, let's be wild, sleep in flowers and willows, and indulge in sex."
Xu Miaoxuan: ""
Little Brother Xu came over at some point, holding on to the door frame and echoing the suggestion: "Yes, yes, brother-in-law is right! I'll be a helper!"