The emperor appointed him to revise and re-record the "Emperor's Precepts", but a certain time traveler lacked interest deep down in his heart.
Qin Dewei is really unwilling to do this kind of work of "finding chapters and excerpting sentences".
That night, Qin Dewei returned to his home after having a celebratory drink at Master Wang's house. As soon as he entered the main hall, he shouted enthusiastically: "Good wife!"
At this time, Xu Miaoxuan was making the bed in the back room. When she heard such a disgusting call, she couldn't help but shudder. There must be something going on!
Qin Dewei leaned against the door frame, waving his hand to let the maid out, and said tenderly to the people in the room: "Have a good rest, Madam, and let your husband serve you!"
Half an hour later, in the dead of night, the couple collapsed on the bed.
Xu Miaoxuan's face was radiant and she asked curiously: "What's going on today?"
Although Qin Dewei was so tired that he wanted to sleep, but he thought that the business had not been done yet, so he forced himself to chat with him and said, "It's nothing, the emperor has issued an edict for me to compile a book."
Xu Miaoxuan knew that this was a good thing, and she would usually be promoted after finishing the compilation, so she immediately said, "Congratulations to your husband for your bright future!"
Qin Dewei said with great emotion: "At this time when the emperor's grace is so great and Duyun has a bright future, I can't help but think of the hardships of the past. It feels like a world away!"
Xu Miaoxuan: ""
Between husband and wife, let alone spiritual communication, they also know each other's strengths and weaknesses.
The husband's turn was abrupt, and it was obviously not like what a young couple said under the covers.
Qin Dewei fumbled for a while, held his good wife's hand, and said with affection and regret: "It was not easy in the past.
Let’s just say that back then, in order to make ends meet in the capital, you worked hard to help others copy many Buddhist and Taoist scriptures, right? Every time I think about this, it really makes me feel bad.”
Although the turning point was becoming more and more abrupt, Xu Miaoxuan cleverly pretended to be confused and recalled the torturous time together.
"I also copied many Hanlin lecture notes for you, which is more laborious than copying scriptures."
Qin Dewei quickly added: "You helped me copy the lecture notes. Although it was hard work, it was all out of love. It has always been deeply ingrained in my heart and will be unforgettable for the rest of my life!"
Xu Miaoxuan was a little emotional and hugged her husband tightly. Her hard work was really not in vain.
Qin Dewei hugged her back very gently, and after kissing, he whispered in the ear of his good wife:
"Can you please help me copy some more words in the past two years? It's not too much. It adds up to about four to five million words."
Xu Miaoxuan: ""
So here’s the answer to tonight’s mystery?
If you want to be a good wife, it is not enough to be able to go out in the hall, cook in the kitchen, support your husband and teach your children, and honor your parents-in-law. You also have to help your husband copy hundreds of thousands of words?
Xu Miaoxuan couldn't help but said to herself: "I must be too tired, maybe I'm hearing hallucinations."
Qin Dewei pestered Xu Miaoxuan and said, "No, you heard me right, I need your help. There are too many words in this "Huang Ming Bao Xuan"."
If nothing else, what does the word "re-recording" mean? After tinkering and perfecting, it must at least be copied by hand before it is called re-recording, right?
It was estimated to be four to five million words, and it was still written with a brush. Qin Dewei, who was used to typing in his previous life, found it very troublesome when he thought about it.
Just re-recording is so much work, let alone revision. That's why the emperor only gave it three years. It's so troublesome to compile books these days.
Xu Miaoxuan sat up and looked at her husband with wide eyes by the candlelight.
Qin Dewei quickly comforted and said: "It won't make you too tired. Just copy it and use block letters. No special fonts are needed.
You don’t need to worry about the revision and compilation, I will think of a solution. The original files are in the Hanlin Academy and are not allowed to be taken out, so you can’t help."
Xu Miaoxuan was shocked. How could this person be what people in the world call Wenquxing?
A No. 1 Wenquxing star who finds compilation a book troublesome and writing is too tiring?
Xu Miaoxuan felt that her husband had successfully lowered the lower limit of the sacred title of No. 1 Scholar on his own.
Although "Emperor's Precepts" was a job that Qin Zhuangyuan despised, it still caused some waves in the Hanlin Academy.
Especially in the middle and lower levels of the Imperial Academy, everyone is envious of him.
Just like a woman who is abandoned by a scumbag may be a goddess in another person's mind.
This Qin Zhuangyuan was truly a chosen one. He had only been in the Hanlin Academy for one year and was able to get a "fat job" like editing a book!
There is no way around it. The Ci officials in Hanyuan are the most aristocratic, and their main work revolves around "doing knowledge." Compared with other government agencies, they are known as simple and simple, and there is not much practical work.
In other words, there are not many opportunities for promotion even for meritorious service.
Most Hanlins can only survive by their seniority, taking one small exam every three years, one high school exam every six years, and one major exam every nine years.
Therefore, compiling history and compiling books are rare and relatively practical tasks for Ci officials.
And the most important thing is that as long as you complete the editing task, no matter what your qualifications are or what position you currently live in, you will definitely be rewarded with a promotion. This is equivalent to additional promotion opportunities in addition to your seniority.
Because of its high qualifications and benefits, the work of book editing was regarded as a "fat job" by the Hanlin Academy. From the Hanlin bachelor's degree to the editor and reviewer, no one wanted to do it.
The compilation of history had to wait for the death of the emperor, and the compilation of books relied on the emperor to give him the opportunity, but this time it happened to be given to Qin Dewei, a rookie Hanlin scholar.
In the sunshine of late spring, today all the Hanlin scholars gathered at Keting in the backyard to give lectures.
The bachelors sit in the middle, the readers and lecturers sit in the inner circle, the compilers, editors and reviewers sit in the outer circle, and the novices, commoners, and scholars stand around.
For some reason, the conversation about Qin Dewei came naturally.
Everyone is a clean and respectable person, a scholar among scholars, and there will be no such jealous and disrespectful remarks in the market.
Someone said: "Since the number one scholar entered the Hanlin Academy, it seems that he has never been to Keting to give lectures or attend lectures?"
Someone else recalled: "In the past year, it seems that every time Qin Zhuangyuan appears here, he asks for leave from the bachelors."
Someone else sighed: "Qin Zhuangyuan spent much more time in the Wang Gong Factory of the Ordnance Bureau than in the Hanlin Academy."
Bachelor Zhang Chao Zhang also said: "Yes, this kid is not doing his job, he is polite and clean, and he spends all his time studying the so-called new artillery. I didn't expect that he actually succeeded.
I heard that this new type of artillery is very practical and can be manufactured in a standardized way. It is suitable for large-scale promotion and application. In the future, many old guns will be eliminated."
It turns out that this new artillery is so important. After hearing this, most people understood why the emperor asked Qin Dewei to compile the book.
It stands to reason that those who have made great contributions should be rewarded, but it is a bit outrageous to reward ministers for their achievements in making artillery, and it also seems to encourage people who do not do their job properly.
Therefore, the Holy One had no choice but to ask Qin Dewei to revise and re-record the "Emperor's Precepts", which was a disguised form of reward.
Suddenly everyone fell silent because a certain number one scholar named Qin appeared outside Keting.
"Why are you so silent all of a sudden?" Qin Dewei asked in surprise, and then he suddenly realized: "You must be talking about me! Go on, gentlemen, I will leave now without disturbing you."
At the same time, Qin Dewei said to Academician Zhang: "If the teacher has some free time tonight, I and the teacher will have a few drinks."
Everyone watched Qin Dewei leave, puzzled as to what on earth this man was doing here?
