Facing Liu Chun's enthusiasm, Zhu Hao was speechless.
Perhaps in the eyes of older people, young people should make more friends, but what does it mean if you introduce your granddaughter to me?
I am a married man, and my wife is the daughter of your old friend. In terms of seniority, she is your granddaughter's aunt. How could you think of introducing us to each other? Could it be that you plan to let your granddaughter be my concubine?
Zhu Hao didn't say much.
After all, Liu Chun only said that he wanted to introduce them to each other, and did not say that he really wanted to be his concubine or anything. As a junior, he couldn't say this directly. Anyway, he just agreed first. Zhu Hao didn't think Liu Chun would take it seriously.
the next day.
Zhu Hao ran to the Hanlin Academy and prepared to go through the formalities for leaving the academy. At this time, he was no longer a member of the Hanlin Academy, but a Yuanwailang who was added by the Ministry of Personnel.
Even Feng Xi, who was not very familiar with Zhu Hao, found it difficult to understand, not to mention Liu Chun, who was a good official in the Hanlin Academy but did not write properly, and then became an assistant official with no actual errands.
Feng Xi was a Hanlin bachelor and was responsible for completing the procedures for Zhu Hao that day. He beckoned Zhu Hao to sit across from his desk and wanted to chat with Zhu Hao.
"...Jingdao, did you take the initiative to ask for leave? To work as a foreign minister in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, even though you are from the fifth rank, it will definitely not be better than that of a Hanlin editor... You should know that if you are the prefect of Yongping Prefecture, it will be worse than this
It's a good job, not to mention that there are still enough staff members in the civil service department, so the specific work will not fall on you."
What Fengxi means is that I have never seen anyone leave the library like you.
No matter how idle an official in the Hanlin Academy is, it is still a bad thing. After you left, I just gave you a casual position, which is just one level higher than your current position. In terms of status in the court, a civil servant and a foreign minister will be given to the Hanlin Academy.
It's not even suitable for wearing shoes.
Zhu Hao said with a smile: "There is nothing to be picky about as long as the students can serve the court. Perhaps when the students were in Yongping Mansion, they did things poorly and the superior officials did not like it... In fact, as long as they can stay in the capital,
That’s good.”
Fengxi is an outsider. Although he is a member of Yang Tinghe's faction, he maintains a neutral position most of the time.
For ordinary ministers, they would not get involved if they could not get involved in the dispute between the emperor and the chief academician.
Zhu Hao was reminding Feng Xi, I know that this time I was demoted, but what can I do? I didn't make any achievements in Yongping Mansion, and caused trouble to the court, so they didn't send me directly
It would be good to be an official in a remote place, but if you stay in the capital and get promoted, what else can you say?
Generally, Jinshi people observe political affairs for a few years and then start as chiefs of various ministries, but I skipped the chief position and became a foreign minister. This is already the result of my connections and background, okay?
Fengxi shook his head: "You are not a fault in Yongping Mansion, at most it is... sigh!"
There are some words that even Fengxi can't find easy to say.
Zhu Hao didn't expect that he and Feng Xi had not interacted much, but the other party took such good care of him. Maybe it was because he cherished his talent, or maybe because he had been working for Yang Tinghe and was the one who stood out in various direct admonitions. Feng Xi
You will feel that this person is a scholar with integrity.
If Fengxi knew that he was actually two-faced and secretly doing things for the emperor, Fengxi probably wouldn't feel sorry for him as much as he does now!
"If you encounter problems with the Ministry of Personnel, you can come back and ask at any time. Even if you are not in Hanyuan, as long as you were a member of Hanyuan, the door here will always be open to you."
Fengxi was very polite, knowing that he could not change Zhu Hao's transfer to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, so he could only say some blessings.
Zhu Hao stood up and said goodbye.
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Zhu Hao came out of the Hanlin Academy and saw Yu Chengxun standing there with his back to the door. He was about to go over to say hello, but Yu Chengxun turned around and looked at him with a smile.
Only then did Zhu Hao understand that Yu Chengxun knew that he would come to the Hanlin Academy to handle the handover procedures that day, so he came here specifically to wait for him.
"Let's go to the staff department now? How many people can stay in Hanyuan all the time? It's just a matter of time, and you can come back after leaving the library... I have nothing to do today, so I want to treat you to a meal.
Think of it as a farewell to an old friend."
Yu Chengxun was very enthusiastic and took the initiative to invite Zhu Hao to dinner.
The two of them walked together to the nearest wine shop, which was a place frequented by people from the Hanlin Academy.
On the way, Zhu Hao asked, "What has Brother Yongxiu been busy with recently?"
Yu Chengxun smiled and said: "Why ask him? Wouldn't it be better to ask me? I may also have to be transferred to other places in the near future...I am different from you. I am not transferred to the Sixth Department, but to Jiangnan."
"Nanjing?" Zhu Hao asked.
Yu Chengxun shook his head: "Either Zhejiang, or Fujian, in any case they will be far away from the capital."
This sounds a bit sentimental.
Zhu Hao couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Yu Chengxun felt that without the help of Yang Ting and his father-in-law, he couldn't make it in the capital, and was preparing to transfer to another place to avoid the whirlpool of future battles between emperors and ministers?
Or is it that Yang Tinghe sent his son-in-law to the local area for training, accumulated qualifications, and rectified local affairs? Or maybe Yu Chengxun also did something wrong and was exiled by Yang Tinghe?
The two of them arrived at the wine shop.
The store owner knew that the two of them were from the Hanlin Academy and quickly arranged to go upstairs. Since it was not yet lunch time, Zhou Zhang and the two of them sat down at the best seat by the window without any effort.
Immediately, the shopkeeper and the waiter brought up a brazier.
Zhu Hao smiled and asked: "Shopkeeper, what are you going to do on a hot day? Do you want us to suffer from heat stroke?"
The shopkeeper was a honest middle-aged man in his forties. He bowed his head in an apologetic tone and said, "You two are on duty. It's like this. Recently, it's popular to eat something called hot pot in Beijing. Many people go to the shop to order it.
I specially asked someone to prepare this. When I was waiting for lunch, when someone ordered it, I just brought the brazier and charcoal to the table. There were many people at that time... I was afraid that someone would bump into me while moving things.
, so be prepared in advance.”
"That's right."
Zhu Hao smiled and nodded to express his understanding.
When Yu Chengxun heard this, he became interested and said with a smile: "You should really ask this little brother of mine for advice if you have something to do. He..."
"Brother Mao Gong, it's not appropriate to say too much."
Zhu Hao quickly stopped Yu Chengxun.
Yu Chengxun waved his hand and motioned to the store owner to go downstairs first.
It means that there is no rush to serve the food, he wants to talk to Zhu Hao about the matter first.
When only the two of them were left on the second floor, Yu Chengxun poured tea for Zhu Hao and said with a smile: "You are the owner of a hot pot restaurant. It doesn't hurt to tell them. Maybe they can bring your goodies here? Now colleagues from Hanyuan
To have a hot pot meal, we have to walk a lot, and the shops here are quite polite to us. When some of my colleagues in Hanyuan are in a pinch at the end of the month, they pay the bills first."
The Hanlin Academy is considered one of the top "poor yamen" in the capital.
We don't have much money.
The son has a great future, and the parents drag their family and family to the capital to seek refuge. When they get there, they realize that although their son has become a famous Hanlin in the eyes of others, he cannot live the life of an official that everyone envies. Prices in the capital are so expensive that Hanlin
It is not easy for an official to support his wife, children, and children with his salary alone. Needless to say, the place he lives in is dilapidated and cramped. What's worse, there is no way to make money.
In the Qing Dynasty, there were Bing Jing, Tan Jing, etc., so that people in the Hanlin Academy could have some extra income. But in the Ming Dynasty, if the Hanlin wanted to make extra money, they just used their reputation to write inscriptions and epitaphs for the dignitaries in the capital.
For things like this, the retouching fee you get is only a small amount, and this kind of good thing doesn't happen often.
Even so, the officials of the Hanlin Academy usually live a high-level life, and no one bothers to go out. When they hear that they are leaving the Hanlin Academy, they feel like mourning their heirs.
From a certain perspective, Zhu Hao's decision to leave the Hanlin Academy and go to a well-oiled yamen like the Ministry of Civil Affairs was a wonderful way to quickly get rid of his poor life.
The Ministry of Personnel involves officials' merit examinations and their dismissal. Even if a foreign official like Zhu Hao is added to the list, there will be many people who want to fawn over him. If the foreign officials arrive in the capital and don't stuff some money, aren't they afraid that officials like the Ministry of Personnel will do whatever they want in their annual examinations?
Add something?
The middle-level leaders of the Ming Dynasty's human resources department are no joke. Officials from all over the country, even if their official rank is far above Zhu Hao, must be polite when meeting Zhu Hao.
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Zhu Hao and Yu Chengxun soon started chatting.
Yu Chengxun sighed with emotion: "In
In the past few years, although I have accumulated a lot of career experience in the Hanlin Academy, I have lacked the courage to read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. Being an official should still have more foresight. Let us encourage each other. I hope that when we meet again,
You and I can be in a different situation than we are today."
Zhu Haodao: "Why did Brother Mao Gong agree to be transferred? No one in the Hanlin Academy will force you to leave, right?"
"of course not."
Yu Chengxun smiled and said, "I took the initiative to propose it."
That's what Zhu Hao said, but how could Zhu Hao believe it? Yu Chengxun was Yang Tinghe's son-in-law. Could it be that Yu Chengxun felt that after Yang Tinghe left, a big incident would happen in the court due to the conflict between the emperor and his ministers, and that he, Yu Chengxun, would be involved in it and run away in advance?
As the son-in-law of the chief minister, based on Zhu Hao's previous impressions of Yu Chengxun, it is unlikely that the other party would have such an awareness. Sometimes Yu Chengxun even felt proud that he was Yang Tinghe's son-in-law. After all, Yu Chengxun's status in the circle of Sichuan officials
Second only to Yang Shen.
In Jingneng, you are very prosperous, but after being transferred, your salary, horizons and even the resources you have will be greatly reduced. Who believes that you will take the initiative to apply for an external transfer?
"Are you going to ask me why I took the initiative to invite you? Alas! Maybe I just want to leave the familiar place and see a different scenery."
Yu Chengxun said, "I respect you. If you go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, it might as well be transferred to another place. I heard that the Ministry of Civil Affairs sent you an errand to go to Huguang to serve as deputy envoy for learning. That is a treasure land in Longqi. The one in front of you
He is the deputy envoy for learning, and it is said that he will be transferred to the capital to serve as a scholar in the Imperial Academy.
Zhu Hao smiled and said, "Really? In fact, it's not impossible to go to Huguang, but I can't be an academic officer. I don't like to give people questions first and then mark them. I have to go to various places to organize exams. It's too tiring."
"You... are so lazy."
Yu Chengxun laughed and cursed.
Zhu Hao gave people the impression that he did not seek advancement, and Yang Shen often said that Zhu Hao was lazy. Then people like Yu Chengxun who were close to Yang Shen felt that there was nothing wrong with teasing Zhu Hao about his laziness.
"Jingdao, there is something else I want to tell you. It is said that your Mr. Tang will be transferred out soon. Also, Zhang Bingyong, who was previously transferred to Nanjing, seems to be returning to Beijing. As for what errands he will be assigned, I don't know.