Zhu Hao just wanted to remind Zhang Cong that you don't have Yang Tinghe's life, so don't get Yang Tinghe's disease.
How can you achieve great things if you still look forward and backward when you want to succeed?
You actually want me to be the one in the spotlight while you hide behind and eat what's ready? You don't even think about what you can do for the emperor now. Being the one in the spotlight is your only value.
This is what division of labor means.
Zhang Cong immediately felt that he might be a little too "scheming". He wanted to build a bridge from Zhu Hao and establish a good relationship with the new emperor, but also wanted Zhu Hao to help him stand out. It seemed a bit far-fetched.
Zhang Cong hurriedly explained: "I just don't dare to take credit."
"This is not about taking credit, but about sacrificing immediate interests in exchange for climbing to the top of power in the future. But even if you don't sacrifice, what can you do if you stay in the capital? Guanzheng and Etiquette will be promoted to an official position in a few years.
Are you lacking? Or do you want to stay in the Sixth Ministry for a long time and try to join the ministry in the future? Or maybe you want to work as a grain collector?"
Zhu Hao began to warn Zhang Cong.
Don't think about reaching the top in one step, or about the benefits of the past two years. Your goal is for the future, and this is the only way for an old Jinshi like you to get promoted quickly.
"Yes Yes."
Zhang Cong stood up after saluting, not daring to care about it any more, told him his new residence and left.
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Zhang Cong left, and Zhu Hao took Lu Song back to where he lived.
Lu Song asked puzzledly: "Is that Zhang Jinshi the one who needs to be chosen to cooperate in important matters?"
Lu Song knew the inside story of the great ceremony.
"Um."
Zhu Hao nodded.
Lu Song asked: "Is this person trustworthy? Judging from his attitude, he seems to be very hesitant."
Zhu Hao sighed: "I have never been from Prince Xing's palace. I have known him for more than a year and only met him two or three times. How deep of a friendship can we have? Although logically speaking, sacrificing one's official career in the past two years can lead to a smooth rise to prominence in a few years.
But who knows how fierce Mr. Yang’s suppression will be? It’s not unusual for normal people to hesitate!”
The implication.
Not everyone is like you and me, who are dedicated to helping the young master of Xingwangfu.
Even Yuan Zonggao and Zhang Zuo can't be honest with each other?
The only person Zhu Hao can trust right now is Tang Yin!
Even Lu Song, Luo An and others, and even Su Xigui, who had known him since a young age and had a close relationship with him, were still separated from him.
It is really difficult to expect everyone to be like Tang Yin, who has no big pursuit of fame and wealth, and be free and honest.
Zhu Hao has a simple criterion for judging the closeness of a person's relationship with him.
Just imagine, if this person was lured into using what he wanted in life as a condition for murdering Zhu Hao, would he give in?
Will Tang Yin know it?
Although this old boy Tang Yin is sometimes unreliable, he is by no means a villain who is unjust for his own benefit. Although the relationship between the two is not a formal master-disciple relationship, it will never reach the point of harming each other.
Lu Song and Luo An...
Under the current conditions, certainly not, but if Zhu Si changes his mind and turns against Zhu Hao, the two of them will definitely change their guns without hesitation.
As for Yuan Zonggao and Zhang Zuo... they are friends of interest, don't think they value friendship.
When it comes to someone like Zhang Cong, you have to exchange benefits, otherwise they won't consider your friendship.
As for Su Xigui...
This guy is a man who loves money. He always weighs the value of anything he does. There is no point in talking about loyalty with Su Xigui. It is better to think about what benefits can be used to secure him. To put it bluntly, it is still based on the relationship with Zhu Si.
, this is the political resource Su Xigui values most.
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May twenty-eight.
Zhu Hao is going to work at the Hanlin Academy.
The Hanlin Academy of the Ming Dynasty was located to the south of East Chang'an Street, on the east side of Luan Jiaku. From the current location where Zhu Hao temporarily lives next to the Jinyiwei Yamen, if you want to go to the Hanlin Academy, walk on Qipan Street and bypass the south of Daming Gate. The closest distance is the Huitong South Hall.
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It may only take more than ten minutes to walk, but it will be faster if you take a horse-drawn carriage.
In order to make it easier for Zhu Hao to go to work, Zhu Si made arrangements here. Twenty Jinyi guards were rotated into two shifts to be responsible for Zhu Hao's security. In addition to the people hired by Zhu Hao himself, the manpower to protect Zhu Hao was probably less than twenty per shift.
people.
Although Zhu Hao was the number one scholar, he did not dare to show off too much, so Zhu Hao's arrangement was to covertly protect him. He usually did not ride in a sedan chair, but always traveled by carriage. The job of driving the carriage was left to the people who had brought his family to the capital.
Of Yu San.
It was early in the morning on the twenty-eighth.
Zhu Hao was personally led by Lu Song on his way to work.
"Lu Qianhu, you don't have to go in person. If someone knows about it, they may not associate you with me." Zhu Hao reminded Lu Song before getting on the carriage.
Lu Song said: "In humble positions, we will keep a distance, and we will only be on the same journey."
Zhu Hao said nothing more.
The carriage arrived all the way outside the Hanlin Academy. Zhu Hao got out of the carriage and saw no one at the door.
After climbing the steps and preparing to step in, someone rushed out to block Zhu Hao's way. It was the concierge.
Zhu Hao announced his identity, and the other party pointed to the clothes Zhu Hao was wearing and said, "You should wear official uniforms."
Zhu Hao said: "It's not that there's no big deal, just wear regular clothes."
The man glared at Zhu Hao: "It's your first day at the Hanlin Academy. Isn't it a big deal?"
Zhu Hao smiled.
As expected, the concierges in this Hanlin Academy are more arrogant than other families.
The official uniforms of the Ming Dynasty are divided into court uniforms, sacrificial uniforms, official uniforms, ordinary uniforms, gift uniforms, etc. Officials can basically wear ordinary uniforms when they come to work. As Zhu Hao's status as a editor at the Hanlin Academy, he is not qualified to go to court, so unless he is
It is a big sacrificial event, otherwise Zhu Hao can just stay there all the way to the end.
"You are so talented at such a young age. How did you learn it?"
This man led Zhu Hao through the foyer and was very interested in Zhu Hao. After all, the Imperial Academy of the Ming Dynasty had never seen a young Hanlin like Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Let's learn normally? What do you call me?"
"My surname is Lie..." the other party replied.
Zhu Hao was a little surprised: "This surname is rare, but does it have an official status?"
"Wei...Why are there so many things? It seems that you will definitely be a troublemaker in the future. Let me tell you, everyone in this Hanlin Academy is not easy to mess with. If you get stabbed, you will have a hard life here..."
In the Hanlin Academy, not everyone is noble.
For example, for this concierge, the chief officer should be "Kong Mu". There are also official vacancies waiting for recruitment in the Imperial Academy. For example, Wen Zhengming came to the capital before. Historically, he passed the examination as a scholar.
An official position waiting for an imperial edict in the Hanlin Academy is from the ninth rank.
In addition to the imperial edicts of the Hanlin Academy, there are also ministers of books, classics, and doctors of the Five Classics. As the official rank increases, they are usually filled by juren.
These people are just handymen in the Imperial Academy. They help organize and proofread manuscripts. They are thankless roles in the Imperial Academy and just make ends meet.
Of course, there are also some people who do not have official status, that is, Shujishi.
They also help with odd jobs, but they are all Jinshi scholars and have unlimited future prospects. After three years of passing the examination and staying at the Imperial College, they can become real Hanlin officials. Later, they may climb to high positions, and there are many people who sneak into the cabinet as Shujishi.
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At this time, the court meeting was in progress.
The "high-level officials" in the Hanlin Academy are headed by the Hanlin bachelor, followed by the bachelor's degree and the bachelor's degree, who are still discussing matters in the court at this moment.
As for the ministers and ministers, they are usually busy preparing for daily lectures on scriptures, drafting edicts and other matters... Although these matters are not nominally responsible for them, in any yamen, the upper level suppresses the lower level.
When Zhu Hao arrived, the first person he met was Yang Shen, who was also a compiler of the Hanlin Academy History Museum.
Yang Shen seemed to be waiting for him.
"Yang Hanlin?"
Zhu Hao walked over and saluted Yang Shen.
Yang Shen nodded towards Zhu Hao and looked at the door, but saw no one else coming.
"You came quite early." Yang Shen said.
Zhu Hao smiled: "Yang Hanlin is also very early."
"We are both editors, so you don't need to be so polite. Just call me by the word 'Yongxiu'." Yang Shen didn't have much airs. After all, he was a colleague of the Hanlin Academy. He usually didn't look up when he looked down, so there was no use in trying to deal with those phonies.
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The buildings in the Hanlin Academy have a peculiar structure, basically narrow and long from north to south.
There are some low buildings on both sides, which look like the place where scriptures are stored. I followed Yang Shen and walked inside. I saw handymen cleaning from time to time along the way. These handymen were very dull and did not say hello when someone came.
You can tell by looking at it that the atmosphere in the Hanlin Academy is relatively depressing.
This place is said to be a place of nobility, but to put it bluntly, it has no authority and belongs to the pragmatic Qingshui Yamen.
If you want to do well here, it does not depend on how much you do in the Imperial Academy, but on how deep the relationship can be established with the yamen such as the Ministry of Rites and Zhan Shifu. Therefore, in addition to compiling some books on a daily basis, the Imperial Academy also
Most of the time, I am trying to build relationships and find ways to see if I can establish contact with the big guys in North Korea and China.
Yang Shen said: "The most urgent matter in Hanyuan at present is the compilation of "Wuzong Shilu". If you don't understand something in the future, you can ask me."
Zhu Hao asked: "Are people like me who have just entered Hanyuan qualified to participate in the compilation of such important classics?"
"After you receive the errand from Zhan Shifu, you will naturally be able to participate in the compilation. Even if you are new to the Hanlin Academy, you will also participate in sorting out the manuscripts during compilation." Yang Shen said.
The Hanlin Academy of the Ming Dynasty and the Zhan Shifu belong to the same system.
Generally, after entering the Hanlin Academy, after a period of time, the Hanlin Academy's Compilation Committee will also hold official positions such as Zuozhongyun and Right Zhongyun of Zhanshifu. However, the main task of Zhanshifu itself is to teach the prince and serve as a Japanese official when there is no prince.
He is an official speaker, but most of the time he just helps deliver speech notes.
In any yamen, when you first come in, they will run errands for Shangguan, even if you are a Jinshi like Zhu Hao, who was born as a top scholar.
"Now the Hanlin bachelor is Liu Xueshi, who has just taken up the post after Shi Shangshu was transferred. As for the daily revision of books and other matters, Li Xueshi, the assistant lecturer, is in charge..."
Yang Shen explained it to Zhu Hao.
In other words, the current head of the Hanlin Academy is Liu Chun.
Historically, Liu Chun died in office in June this year, and it will be June soon... Zhu Hao doesn't know if he can change Liu Chun's fate with the butterfly effect, otherwise he will send away his boss in a few days.
boss.
As for the "Bachelor Li" mentioned by Yang Shen, it was Li Tingxiang, who was a prolific scholar in the fifteenth year of Hongzhi's reign and participated in presiding over last year's general examination. He was Zhu Hao's "disciple".
According to the rules, Zhu Hao will be Li Tingxiang's man from now on. How well the current Jinshi does in the court mainly depends on how well Li Tingxiang does in the future.
Of course, Zhu Hao does not need to climb this high branch. Besides, it is not a high branch to Zhu Hao. It is not certain who is the high branch.