When you become a editor at the Hanlin Academy, your life is full of hardships.
Either accept being sent to work as an official, or else you may be compiling in the Hanlin Academy in the first year, and still be compiling in the Hanlin Academy after the nine-year exam.
Yang Shen can be regarded as a living example.
“Where is the first place in the first-level undergraduate program?”
Gu Dingchen suddenly asked.
Zhu Hao stepped forward and cupped his hands: "I, Zhu Hao, have seen Gu Shi give a lecture."
Gu Dingchen then turned his attention to Zhu Hao, looked him up and down, nodded slightly and said no more.
To people in the world, the No. 1 Scholar is indeed a rare thing, and only one can be obtained every three years, but for the Hanlin Academy, it is too common. This one can be the No. 1 Scholar, that can be the No. 1 Scholar, and the room is almost full of No. 1 Scholars.
Then Gu Dingchen briefly explained that the next task was to prepare for the compilation of "Wuzong Shilu", and then left the compilation room.
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At noon, people from the Hanlin Academy flocked to attend the banquet.
Not everyone will go. Xinke Shujishi has a person who is responsible for leading the team. Gu Dingchen may go, but Yang Shenze doesn't seem to have any interest in this kind of banquet.
Of course, both Yu Chengxun and Yang Weicong will go, which will also serve as Yang Shen's helpers in winning people's hearts.
Zhu Hao originally wanted to stay and continue to study Zhu Houzhao's actions in the first five years after he ascended the throne, especially to look at the historian's evaluation of Liu Jin. This can be said to be first-hand top-secret information, so he was not interested. Unexpectedly, Yang Shen approached noon. He came over and said, "All files cannot be taken back to private homes. If you have nothing to do in the afternoon, you can make your own arrangements."
This means that on the first day you come to the Hanlin Academy, you can just go to class for half a day. If you don't go to the banquet to welcome the new Hanlin Academy and insist on doing something special, then you can go home now.
Zhu Hao wished he could leave early.
From now on, coming to class every day will be like studying in Prince Xing’s Mansion. I can still sleep by the classroom window in Prince Xing’s Mansion, but can I sleep in Hanlin Academy?
What a headache.
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Zhu Hao came out of the Hanlin Academy and took a carriage back to his residence.
What he wanted to do was find something exciting to do to relieve the boredom of being in a prison in the Hanlin Academy all morning.
At this time, he finally understood Zhu Si's mood in the palace. Even if he got the fame and fortune he dreamed of, his limited personal freedom would still make people feel a sense of anxiety.
"How is it? Is Hanyuan okay?"
Tang Yin knew that Zhu Hao did not have to go to the Hanlin Academy in the afternoon, so he came here to inquire.
Entering the Hanlin Academy can be said to be Tang Yin's lifelong pursuit, but obviously he will not be able to realize this dream in this life.
Even if he can serve as an official in the court, he is not qualified to enter the Hanlin Academy as a scholar. As for letting him take the imperial examination... it is better to kill him. With his current laziness and lack of ambition, let alone the imperial examination. Even if he were asked to go back and take the provincial examination, 99% of the time he would fail.
"It's boring."
Zhu Hao shook his head and said, "If this is not possible, it would be good to send a local official outside. Or we can stay here and secretly advise His Majesty."
Tang Yin's eyes widened: "What? It's just the first day you enter the court, and you want to give up?"
Zhu Hao said: "I just went to the Hanlin Academy. I don't know where the court is. I am also doing things for the Ming Dynasty. Where are I not doing it?"
Tang Yin was speechless for a while.
What he hoped for seemed worthless to Zhu Hao.
"You've gotten used to being careless in the past few years. Seeing you like this, you can't even concentrate on studying. I really don't know how you came back as the top scorer this year. Could it be that there is some divine help?"
Tang Yin became confused again.
Just as he was talking, Zhu Chen, who was commanding the envoys from the Imperial Guards, came in a hurry and saluted Zhu Hao: "Mr. Zhu...Mr. Tang is here too? That's right. In the court today, His Majesty and the people from the Ministry of Rites
There was a conflict... His Majesty insisted on bringing the Queen Mother into the palace, which aroused opposition from the ministers..."
Zhu Hao and Tang Yin couldn't help but look at each other.
Without discussing it with Zhu Hao, Zhu Si could not wait to bring his mother to the capital.
Moreover, among the new emperor faction, they have begun to call Princess Jiang the "Queen Mother", which means that whether you civil servants admit it or not, I want to treat my mother as the Queen Mother and my father as the Emperor. Let's see what you can do to me!
Zhu Hao said: "What does your Majesty mean?"
Zhu Chen said anxiously: "Your Majesty made harsh words in the court hall. If you don't agree to bring the Queen Mother into the palace, Your Majesty will not even sit on the throne!"
Zhu Hao thought to himself, no wonder he didn't see the senior officials of the Hanlin Academy today. Yu Chengxun also said that Li Tingxiang was in trouble. Could it be because he was bringing Princess Chiang to the capital?
Not like that!
If Li Tingxiang was really worried about this matter, how could Yu Chengxun know about it if he didn't go to the court early in the morning?
Zhu Si suddenly lost his temper at the court meeting, and even Zhu Hao didn't know about it in advance. It seems that Zhu Si still had a lot of willfulness and irrationality in his actions. This was probably due to the withdrawn personality of the young man after he lost his father.
After the death of his father, Zhu Si was surrounded by enemies and dangers, forcing him to grow into such an extreme character.
Zhu Hao nodded: "Now, your Majesty only gets half of the military power in the capital. Even so, the ministers and princes and nobles do not dare to discuss the abolition of the establishment... Commander Zhu, don't be nervous. Your Majesty is angry now. I will take care of it later."
Persuade.”
The implication is, don't take this matter too seriously.
It's nothing more than picking out one aspect of the grand ceremony in advance.
Put aside the title of King Xingxian and the issue of the emperor's origin for the time being, and only mention Princess Jiang's coming to Beijing. Although this is not a good breakthrough point, since the matter has been raised, we still have to help Zhu Si to clear up the situation.
Hold on.
As for Zhu Chen's worry that the new emperor would return to Anlu in a fit of anger...that is impossible.
Zhu Si still has some sense.
If you return to Anlu, the throne will really change hands, and you will be close to death. Your successor will not allow you to be alive.
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Zhu Hao did not see Zhu Si in the afternoon and was thinking about it. A servant here came to report that the Hanlin Academy sent a message to Zhu Hao's registered residence and asked him to return to the Hanlin Academy to discuss the matter.
Tang Yin said: "You can't really summon the princess to the capital for your majesty, right?"
Zhu Hao shook his head: "No matter what it is, Mr. Tang, please pay attention to your words. Didn't you hear that Commander Zhu already called the princess the queen mother?"
Tang Yin sighed: "Without a title, what's the use of just having a title?"
That's what he said, but if you try it in front of Zhu Si, I think that kid will be able to get into a bad temper with you.
Zhu Hao then took a carriage back to the Hanlin Academy.
This time I came in different from when I came in the morning. I was familiar with the road. All the way to the editing room, only Yu Chengxun was there. The others either didn't receive the notice or came back, or they went to other places to discuss matters.
"Zhu Zhuangyuan, are you really back?"
Yu Chengxun smiled and said, "Actually, it's nothing. It's just a matter of the cabinet deciding on the title of Concubine Xingwang. What does this matter have to do with me and other villains? It's all done by the adults."
Zhu Hao didn't like to hear what villains or adults said.
Although at present, when officials in the DPRK and China address each other, they do not address each other by their official positions, and often use "sir" as an honorific title, especially when subordinates address their superiors, but Zhu Hao does not want this unhealthy trend to grow.
Zhu Hao said: "Then why did you notify me to come back?"
Yu Chengxun put down the papers on his hands, yawned and said: "I'm going to tell you something. The Hanlin Academy seems to be the most leisurely place among all the yamen in the court. You may not have one thing if you work here for several months. The official business falls on you. But the Hanlin Academy is the yamen that can be involved in everything in the court, including establishing heirs, giving titles, drafting edicts, and sometimes even asking colleagues to discuss the drafts within the six departments if the votes cannot be decided. Auditing, admonishing the king... the list goes on. If someone tells you that something concerns you, you have the right to listen and just don't take it to heart."
The implication is that on the first day you entered the Hanlin Academy, you did not know the operating rules of the Hanlin Academy and thought that something big had really happened. In fact, the veterans of the Hanlin Academy would not take these things to heart.
so……
Even if the Hanlin Academy informed him to come back to discuss important matters, no one listened.
Zhu Hao thought to himself, you guys are already well versed in the secret of fishing at work. You all have little achievements in governing the country, but you are all talented people.
Zhu Hao said: "Didn't Yu Hanlin go to the banquet to welcome the new Jinshi? Why are you busy with official duties here?"
Yu Chengxun walked up to Zhu Hao, pulled a chair over, asked Zhu Hao and himself to sit down, and continued to speak earnestly: "There is another rule I want to tell you. When others don't do it, you have to stay and work, so that you can The opportunity is like no other.”
Zhu Hao really wanted to say, haha, isn’t this the knack of office workers pretending to be in front of their bosses or superiors?
Office politics!
"Yu Hanlin has a strong background, but he still does these superficial things?" Zhu Hao narrowed his eyes.
Yu Chengxun smiled and said: "You can't hide your words when Yong Xiu is not around? In fact, when others talk about me, they say that I have benefited from the Yang family, but who says that with my ability, I can't make a difference in the Hanlin Academy? If someone said that you, Zhu Zhuangyuan, got the first place in the exam because you were from the same hometown as Xinhuang, how would you feel when you heard that?"
Zhu Hao thought to himself, it's okay, I'm okay, as long as you're happy.
Yu Chengxun suppressed his smile: "Let me tell you, it's because His Majesty insisted on bringing his mother and concubine to the capital during the morning court, but he said that the new emperor has a really good way of doing things, and he treats loyalty with filial piety. What do you think the ministers can do? Haha, If you talk too much, that is what the senior minister is worried about, so you and I should just relax."
Zhu Hao said: "So Yu Hanlin doesn't plan to offer advice?"
"Of course I have to offer it, everyone has to offer it. Someone will probably ask me early tomorrow morning. If you don't have an idea, you will be embarrassed to raise your head in front of your colleagues, but you just remember that everything depends on moderation. Who can decide on this official level?" If you go to the next level, it's pretty much the same as he wants."
Yu Chengxun is teaching Zhu Hao again.
Zhu Hao probably understood it at this point.
Yu Chengxun stayed in the Hanlin Academy and did not leave. In fact, the drunkard's interest was not in drinking, but in Zhu Hao.
It is estimated that Yang Shen deliberately sent people to deliver the news and asked Zhu Hao to return to the Hanlin Academy. He made it sound like it was a big deal, and then used Yu Chengxun as a third party to teach Zhu Hao to let him understand that it could determine his future. The person with a bright future in the officialdom is Yang Tinghe. You must rely on Yang Tinghe's opinions in making suggestions before you can make a difference in the future.
Zhu Hao thought.
Telling me all about office politics is actually because I showed an ambiguous attitude towards the eldest son of the Yang family before. The Yang family wants to recruit me and let me be the leader, right?