Back to Daming to be a genius

Chapter 52

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After many days of fighting for power and fighting openly and secretly, on the morning of March 23, the issue of the placement of new scholars in Yichou Division in the fifth year of the Apocalypse was finally resolved. Almost all of the Xinke Scholars obtained real positions, either county magistrates or fellow magistrates, or prefectural officials and government officials. The real power is quite small.Jinshi who were born in Donglin Academy were all exiled to Qingshui yamen such as Hanlin Academy and Metropolitan Procuratorate to eat chaff and drink water.

On the issue of the official appointment of Xinke Jinshi, the most eye-popping thing is the arrangement of the top three official positions in the first class. Knowing that Liu Ruozai, Yu Huang and Zhang Haogu will not cooperate with the Donglin Party Under such circumstances, the well-known pedantic and old-fashioned officials of the Donglin Party unexpectedly broke the rules. They agreed to arrange real jobs for the top three of the undergraduates. Arranged Qiongzhou Zhizhou to eat lychees, and the most famous Young Master Zhang was publicly elected as the prefect of Jinzhou. The reason was that Young Master Zhang was unparalleled in loyalty, intelligence, and wealth. The knife of the rebels will be sorry to the world, the emperor in the middle, and the common people in the bottom.

The Donglin Party is playing the old trick of Mingsheng and dark tone again. Of course, their deadly enemy Wei Zhongxian knows it well, knowing that the Donglin Party is weakening their reserve force among young officials, so Wei Zhongxian recommends Liu Ruozai, who has a serious personality, as Honglu Sicheng, let Liu Ruozai take charge of the etiquette of the court; arranged for the more tactful and shrewd Yu Huang, the deputy of Dali Temple, and asked him to go to the most powerful Sanfa Division of the Donglin Party to mix sand—this can be regarded as Wei Zhongxian knows people and works well.As for the most famous and most popular Young Master Zhang, Wei Zhongxian took great pains to arrange the compilation of the Hanlin Academy, which is usually only the number one scholar, so as to increase the reputation of Young Master Zhang and facilitate his further promotion in the future—of course, because of this official position Young Master Zhang often sings praises to the eighteen generations of Wei Zhongxian's ancestors—Master Zhang is obviously semi-literate in this era, and Young Master Zhang went to study books when Wei Zhongxian wanted to die. Isn't this a scam?
Still the same sentence, now Wei Zhongxian's power is in full swing, plus Zhang Weixian, the British prince with the highest prestige in the court, and Zhang Yan, another queen who can directly influence Ming Xizong, also have an ambiguous attitude, and some are biased towards Wei Zhongxian's arrangement, so Ming Xi Zong quickly made a decision, according to Wei Zhongxian's opinion, arranged official positions for the top three in the first class, and also made the Donglin Party's plan to transfer Wei Zhongxian's best friend fail.When the imperial decree was issued, the government and the public were jubilant as usual, and one after another expressed their congratulations. The new Jinshi of the Yichou Division rushed to tell each other, thankful for their good luck, and got a real job as soon as they entered the official position.Only those former Jinshi Hanlin who were still struggling for qualifications and waiting for an opportunity yelled, regretting that they followed the wrong boss and missed a great opportunity.

Behind the glory is a hidden crisis, and behind the pride is the backstab of jealousy. Under the instigation of those with a heart, those former Jinshi Hanlin who have waited in the Imperial Academy for three, six, and the longest nine years have not obtained a real job are dissatisfied At the same time, I gradually resented our young master Zhang, thinking that if it hadn't been for the troubles caused by young master Zhang, the court and the emperor would not have paid so much attention to Yi Chou Ke, and it would be impossible for Bingchen, Jiwei and Ren Xu Sanke Jinshi is not used, but the Yichou Division Jinshi who has just entered Longmen is put on a real job. ——Of course, this can’t be entirely blamed on Ming Xizong and Wei Zhongxian. The imperial examinations are held every three years, and one or two hundred Jinshi are selected for each subject. And there are so many powerful officials who can be found as substitutes for these Jinshi, so I had to For the time being, they were wronged and squatted in Qingshui Yamen Imperial Academy.It's just that, those dissatisfied ex-convicts inevitably organized spontaneously, and planned to join forces on the first day that Young Master Zhang took office, to show Young Master Zhang a little color...

On March 25th, Young Master Zhang went to the palace to thank him, and went to the Ministry of Officials to receive the official seal.In the early morning of March 100th, Young Master Zhang went to the Imperial Academy for the first time to take office. Zhang Shitou, who had already been promoted to housekeeper, got up early to serve Young Master Zhang to put on the Cong [-]th-rank civil official Yanfu with heron patch on the front and back, and put on official shoes for Young Master Zhang. , and personally put the Zhongjing crown wrapped in black gauze on Young Master Zhang. When Young Master Zhang stood up to check whether the official uniform fit, Zhang Shitou was so excited that he shed tears, choked up and said: "Congratulations, young master. It has been more than [-] years. The Zhang family finally has another high-ranking official. It would be great if the master and eleven wives could see it? Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....”

"What are you crying for? You are a sixth-rank Hanlin Academy. Is it worth making you cry?" Young Master Zhang patted Zhang Shitou's head and said with a smile, "Keep your tears waiting for your young master to enter the cabinet to pay respects." Cry again when you are young, and at that time, the young master will definitely give you an official position."

"Yes, yes, the little ones don't cry." Zhang Shitou nodded in agreement, but tears still couldn't help falling down.At this time, Xiong Hu and Xiu'er's master and servant ran in with their vegetable baskets. Before anyone could enter the door, Xiong Hu smiled and shouted: "Young dog, have you put on your official uniform? Let me see, you put on your official uniform." What kind of character is it? Huh? It’s not bad, it looks like an official, and it’s passable.”

What Xiong Hu said is not an exaggeration. As I said before, thanks to the blessings of his parents, our young master Zhang is pretty handsome. Walking on the street, he can barely be regarded as a pretty boy who can attract the attention of big girls and daughter-in-laws. Now he wears He wore a brand-new black official uniform that fit well, and it set off our young master Zhang with a face like a crown of jade and a high spirit. With this appearance, he slipped into places like brothels and flower boats, maybe some girls and prostitutes would pay for free.So our young master Zhang also asked very confidently: "Huhu, how is it? I look handsome in an official uniform, right? You still don't want to find a way to get married quickly. If it is too late, maybe the daughter of the prince and minister will marry you." You fell in love with me, insisted on marrying me."

"Fuck! Don't you blush? If the lady from the official family takes a fancy to you, she must be blind!" Xiong Hu spat with a blushing face, but she couldn't help thinking of holding an umbrella for Young Master Zhang in front of Zou Yuanbiao's house that day mysterious girl.Young Master Zhang was not angry, but just asked: "Huhu, I asked you to persuade your brother and sister-in-law to move the whole family here, so that you would not have to run back and forth from Shichahai every day. How is it? Did your brother and sister-in-law agree?" ?”

"Sister-in-law is a little tempted, but elder brother and second elder brother are afraid that people will say that I... gossip, so they are still a little hesitant." Xiong Hu replied a little shyly.Young Master Zhang smiled slightly, and said: "It's okay, I will spare some time to visit your house some other day, and I will personally ask them to move here. Living together is a lot of fun, and secondly, it is easy to discuss about saving your father."

"By the way, where is Wu Liuqi?" Xiong Hu suddenly found that there was a person missing in the house.Young Master Zhang shrugged his shoulders and replied: "Let's go, I promised him last time at your house that as long as I help us finish that matter, I will give him a letter of recommendation and recommend him to serve under Sun Chengzong and Sun Ge." I wrote him a letter of recommendation when I received the official seal yesterday, but he left yesterday evening, saying that he wanted to go to Shanhaiguan as soon as possible to make a big splash."

"Gone? Are you willing to let go of such a master?" Xiong Hu's eyes widened.Young Master Zhang replied with a wry smile: "No way, I wanted to keep him by my side too, but my pond here is too small to raise a big fish like him, so he insisted on me fulfilling my promise and recommending him to Sun Pavilion Under the old command." Eldest Young Master Zhang didn't finish his sentence, and Young Master Zhang recommended Wu Liuqi to Sun Chengzong. Apart from the fact that he couldn't keep Wu Liuqi now, he also wanted to indirectly show his heart to Sun Chengzong by recommending Wu Liuqi—although Sun Chengzong He is a member of the Donglin Party, but he is not pedantic and stubborn, and he is not enthusiastic about party struggles. Once he learns from Wu Liuqi what Master Zhang did in the Xiong Tingbi case, he must understand the painstaking efforts of Master Zhang to prevent this Ming Dynasty The Optimus Prime of the dynasty was hostile to Young Master Zhang.

After chatting for a while, it was getting late, Young Master Zhang went out to mount his horse, and rode alone to the Imperial Academy near Chengtian Gate to take up his post. He arrived at the gate of the Imperial Academy smoothly, Young Master Zhang showed his official seal, and the guards at the gate immediately half-kneeled After saluting, he took the reins from Young Master Zhang, and then Young Master Zhang strode into the door and swaggered into the waiting room of the Imperial Academy.Entering the hall, Yang Jingchen, the current chief official of the Hanlin Academy, Hanlin scholar and Zhan Shifu's young master Zhan Shifu, has already led a group of colleagues to greet him in the hall. He bowed and bowed to pay tribute to Young Master Zhang, introduced the official names of his colleagues, and showed affection So incomparable and so respectful that Young Master Zhang was a little embarrassed.

"My lord Yang, please don't be too polite. I'm your subordinate, and I should be respectful to you. How can you put the cart before the horse?" Young Master Zhang said politely.Yang Jingchen smiled bitterly, and replied: "When Tanhualang was not on duty, the name of loyalty, filial piety and righteousness was already famous in the capital. Although Yang is stealing a high position, he has the utmost respect for Tanhualang. See you today. How can you not show your respect? Tanhualang deserves it, deserves it."

After speaking, Yang Jingchen bowed respectfully and respectfully to Young Master Zhang twice. Young Master Zhang also knew that Yang Jingchen was afraid of Mrs. Wei behind him, so he said with a wry smile: "Then whatever Master Yang likes, by the way, Master Yang , Where is my official desk? Also, what do I mainly do as an editor of the Hanlin Academy?"

"Tanhualang, please follow me." Yang Jingchen stepped forward to lead the way, leading Young Master Zhang into the editorial office of the Imperial Academy, pointing to an official desk in the middle right and said, "Tanhualang, this is your desk. Tan Hualang see if you like it, if you are not satisfied, I can arrange an official room for you alone." After finishing speaking, Yang Jingchen pointed to the other fifty or sixty officials of the Imperial Academy sitting in the hall and said: "There are also these adults. They are all your subordinates, Tanhualang. You can gradually become familiar with their names, Tanhualang. As for your main official duties, Tanhualang, of course it is the "Three Dynasties Essential Code" written by the nine-thousand-year-old man. There are 24 volumes in total, and the seventh volume has already been compiled. The chief writer is Gu Bingqian, Mr. Gu Ge, and the deputy writers are Mr. Huang Liji and Mr. Feng Quan. The next official is in charge of proofreading, Tanhualang, you..."

Young Master Zhang knows how to compile books. When Yang Jingchen said a word, he could only nod his head stupidly. After finally waiting for Yang Jingchen to finish speaking, Young Master Zhang was already sweating profusely. He really didn't know how to compile this book in the future. .Yang Jingchen said loudly to the officials in the hall again: "Colleagues, please stop writing for now. Let me introduce you. This is Mr. Zhang Haogu, the new editor of the Imperial Academy. From now on, he will lead you to organize the manuscripts." , to compile a book, please applaud and welcome."

After all, Yang Jingchen applauded first, but to Yang Jingchen's surprise, none of the 58 Hanlins present seemed to have heard his words and applause, and they just sat and stared at Fang Liang, refusing to move. move.Seeing this scene, Yang Jingchen was naturally sweating profusely, feeling extremely embarrassed, but Young Master Zhang was a little strange, thinking that it was his first time coming to the Imperial Academy, how could these people have such a reaction?Could it be the ghost of the Donglin Party again?
"My colleagues, this Zhang Haogu, Mr. Zhang, is the new editor of the Imperial Academy. Please welcome." Yang Jingchen shouted again, sweating profusely, and winked at his neck, hoping that these officials would give him face, even if he It's okay to bow your hands to Young Master Zhang.But the officials in the hall still watched the sky with their noses and the beams with their eyes, pretending not to hear the reason.Seeing this, Young Master Zhang also knew that today's life is difficult, so he smiled and said: "My colleagues, thank you, as the saying goes, silence is golden, each of you welcome me Zhang Haogu with a large piece of gold, thank you You guys. Alright, now that everyone has expressed their welcome, let’s start compiling the book, everyone, as usual, what to do, I will gradually get familiar with it and then participate.”

"Yes, yes, Tanhualang is right." Yang Jingchen wiped off his sweat and shouted loudly, "Colleagues, stop being dumbfounded and start compiling the book."

"My lord Yang, the pain in my abdomen is unbearable, please ask for sick leave." Finally an official said, but the first thing he did when he stood up was to ask for leave, and then he didn't give Yang Jingchen a chance to answer, and walked away with his hands behind his back and his head held high.The other officials followed suit, scrambling to stand up one by one, or yelling that they had headaches, back pains, stomach pains, or that they were dizzy and blurred, all of them asked for leave and resigned. The officials left cleanly and neatly, leaving the two polished commanders, Young Master Zhang and Yang Jingchen, staring at each other, stunned but helpless.

"It's troublesome. On the first day I took office, I can't dismiss all the Hanlin scholars under my command?" Young Master Zhang felt a little headache, thinking that this is bad. If I can't find a way to solve this problem, I'm afraid even Wei Wei The aunt will also look down on me, thinking that I can only play tricks and can't do practical things.

As Young Master Zhang had expected, on the first day Young Master Zhang took office, officials from the Imperial Academy collectively stopped writing. He was very worried, worried that Young Master Zhang would not settle this matter, which would affect his future.After the news reached Wei Zhongxian, Wei Zhongxian not only didn't get angry, but was a little happy, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's take this opportunity to see if this little monkey can handle things, whether he has skills, and whether it's worth it." The family reuses it. Pass down the order, and without our order, no one is allowed to secretly help that little monkey boy."

"Zhang Haogu, I also want to see, how do you plan to deal with such a difficult problem?" With the same thoughts as Wei Zhongxian, there is also the British public Zhang Weixian.

(End of this chapter)