Li Qiao was a compiler from the sixth rank. He did not need to go to court on weekdays. He only needed to go to the Hanlin Academy to work every day.
On the first day of work, you must not be late, and Dasheng has a special system for evaluating officials, called the attendance method.
According to the Attendance Law, you cannot be late or absent for no reason, otherwise your salary will be deducted, and if you accumulate a certain number of times, you will be slapped with a ban.
Li Qiao was not interested in having his salary deducted or being punished. It was the first time in his two lives that he went to work in the yamen. He and Tao Zhu were both a little excited, and they got up before three o'clock.
The working hours of Dasheng officials are at Mao hour, which is five o'clock in the morning.
Li Qiao's family lived in the north of the city. If you took an ox cart, you would have to walk for more than half an hour to reach the Hanlin Academy.
If the two of us get up after two o'clock, we will definitely not be late.
When the two of them got up, Li Dashan, Zheng Qianqian, Li Ershan, and Li Xia had already prepared breakfast.
Because it was Li Qiao's first time working, the breakfast was quite rich, including steamed dumplings, steamed dumplings, flower rolls, red bean paste buns, vegetable pancakes, egg-filled pancakes, pumpkin porridge, five-grain soy milk, stewed chicken, steamed ribs, cold vegetables, and A table full of pickled pickles is placed.
Li Qiao and Tao Zhu entered the kitchen and looked at the breakfast table and couldn't help but smile.
"Are you going to set up a breakfast stall?"
"I want you to eat comfortably and have a smooth journey as an official!"
Zheng Qian smiled slightly.
"Okay!" Li Qiao nodded with a smile and accepted the blessing.
After a hearty breakfast, we took out the ox cart and headed out.
Li Qiao and Tao Zhu were sitting in the carriage, Li Dashan and Zheng Qianqian were driving, and Li Xiaorui was sleeping soundly, with Li Xia taking care of them.
Li Qiao's house and Shen Hua's and Xu Ying's house were in an alley, with only a few houses between them. The ox cart came to the door of Shen Hua and Xu Ying's house. Li Dashan jumped off the ox cart and was about to knock on the door when the gate opened.
Xu Ying came out.
Xu Ying has been working for four months and is already used to it. If Shen Hua doesn't take him to work, the Shen family's driver will take him there.
This point also makes the Xu family's popularity tickle. Xu Ying is now enjoying the favor of the Shen family. It's a shame!
But Xu Ying didn't care. He smiled and greeted Li Qiao and others, then got on the bullock cart and set off——
Dasheng stipulates that only officials above the fifth rank can ride carriages to work, and officials below the fifth rank can only ride ox-carts, donkey-carts, and mule-carts.
So Shen Hua specially bought a bullock cart.
Two bullock carts came out of the alley one after another. Zhuang Wen and Meng Yue were in another alley. In addition, Meng Yue had also been working for four months, so Zhuang Wen and Meng Yue were together, and Li Qiao and Xu Ying were together. No need to go out of your way to find them.
The ox cart soon arrived at the main street in the north area of the city, then turned down a side road, and then came to Taiping Street.
This is the main street that runs through the entire Shengjing and can accommodate ten horse-drawn carriages. It is the peak period for officials to go to work. Horse-drawn carriages, ox-carts, donkey carts, and mule carts are constantly coming to Taiping Street. Li Qiao and Xu When Ying's bullock cart entered Taiping Street, it was like a stream flowing into the Yellow River, and it was instantly submerged.
Li Dashan was quite new at first, and I kept looking left and right. However, the further I walked, the more carriages I encountered.
Not only were these carriages tall and large, but the drivers who drove them were also well-dressed.
This means that the people in the carriage are all high-ranking officials of fifth rank or above.
Li Dashan, a high-ranking official, didn't think it was a big deal, but with so many high-ranking officials gathered together and no one speaking, the only sound in his ears was the sound of wheels grinding on the stone slabs, which made Li Dashan couldn't help but tighten the reins in his hands.
With hundreds of officials on duty, the atmosphere is a bit dull.
He couldn't help but lean towards the compartment of the carriage. The compartment door was not closed. He turned to look at Li Qiao.
It was still dark at the moment, and the lanterns on both sides of Daping Street were not bright enough, so he could not see Li Qiao's face clearly.
Li Qiao saw his movements, took the initiative to move to his side, and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"
When Li Qiao lowered his voice, Li Dashan couldn't help but lower his voice: "Uncle, why is no one talking?"
According to his assumption, these officials knew each other and would definitely say hello when they saw each other's carriage, just like in the village.
But who knows, no one said anything!
Li Qiao smiled when he heard this and explained: "Being an official is equivalent to a student going to a private school. If you don't have big ambitions, who would be willing to get up so early every day to work? Everyone is either deep in thought or catching up on sleep at this time and is silent. is normal."
When a worker is walking on the way to work, who is willing to talk and laugh with the people around him?
"That's it..." Li Dashan scratched his head, that's it!
He laughed: "There are indeed many boys in the village who are unwilling to go to private schools."
The adults in Sanliu Village saw that both Li Qiao and Zhuang Wen had become officials, so they became very enthusiastic about reading.
But those children do not understand the meaning of being an official, especially those who are naughty and do not like to study. They are urged by their parents to go to private schools every day, which feels like being punished.
"Relax, this is Shengjing, at the foot of the emperor. Public security is good. As long as you don't cause trouble, no one will dare to stir up trouble."
"Besides, your status is not ordinary now. You are the eldest nephew of the Number One Scholar! We don't cause trouble, but we are not afraid of it. Although your uncle and I are young, our names are registered with the Holy Master. .”
Li Qiao patted his shoulder and said with a smile.
Li Dashan has always been carefree, and when he went to Fucheng, he would not dare to go out like Zhuang Quan and Zhou Yun. But now that he came to Shengjing and saw so many high officials at once, he finally felt a little timid.
Li Qiao said this to him and to Tao Zhu.
Although he is a young official, he is famous.
As long as he doesn't cause trouble, there is no need to be afraid of trouble, because Emperor Shengping sitting in the palace is a wise king!
After hearing this, Tao Zhu hugged his arm, leaned most of his body against him, and said softly: "That's right. But don't worry, you can work in peace when you get to Hanlin Academy. Dashan, Brother Qian, and I will go Just buy some stuff and go home.”
Having stayed in the capital for half a year before, he had become somewhat accustomed to the capital, where even a brick falling from the sky could hit three noble people.
Now he is also a nobleman, he is a sixth-grade official husband!
"good."
Li Qiao smiled and tapped the tip of Tao Zhu's nose: "When you are bored, you can go find Brother Hua."
"Yes!" Tao Zhu nodded heavily and added, "We will pick you up when you are about to leave your duty."
Li Qiao also nodded heavily: "Okay."
While talking, the bullock cart approached the inner city.
The inner city only had the palace and the yamen of various departments. The area occupied was very small compared to the entire Shengjing. Moreover, entering the inner city was subject to inspection, so a large number of carriages were crowded in front.
There was a traffic jam, so Li Qiao got off the oxcart and asked Tao Zhu to take Li Dashan and Zheng Qianqian back, while he walked to the Hanlin Academy.
Xu Ying also asked the coachman to go home, and he also walked to the gate of the inner city.
After walking for about a thousand meters and being delayed for another quarter of an hour at the gate of the inner city, Li Qiao and Xu Ying entered the inner city.
As the most popular department among the Six Ministries that can compete with the Civil Service Department, the Yamen where it is located is closer to the palace than the Hanlin Academy. However, the Hanlin Academy is on the left of the palace and the Hubu is on the right, so the two separated after entering the inner city. .
Li Qiao was wearing a brand-new official uniform of the sixth rank, and stepped into the gate of the Hanlin Academy a quarter of an hour before Mao Shi.
After entering the door, he first drew a mark on the register, that is, clocked in, and then Li Qiao went to his own office.
The Hanlin Academy is divided into several departments, among which there are three larger ones.
One is the History Museum, which compiles books and compiles history. As a sixth-grade editor, Li Qiao works in this department.
There is also a daily life notes hall, which is responsible for writing notes on the emperor's daily life.
The remaining one is the common hall.
The Hanlin Academy is known as the official reserve, and the General Hall is the official reserve of the Hanlin Academy.
After each palace examination, the Holy Sage will select some Jinshi who look good but are not qualified for official positions such as compilation, editing, review, etc. to enter the Common Hall to continue their studies.
These people are called Shujishi.
Shujishi will take an exam after completing their studies. If they pass the exam, they can become an official official of the Hanlin Academy.
Compiling books and compiling history is not a job that can be completed by one person, so there are several editors in the Hanlin Academy. Li Qiao does not have an independent office. He shares a room with the other two editors.
When he arrived, only the servants were cleaning the room. The other two editors had not yet arrived, so he took the leave note and went to Du Guqin's office to cancel the leave.
When Li Qiao arrived, Du Guqin was already there.
After bowing respectfully, he expressed his intention to come. After the formalities for canceling the leave were completed, he said again: "Sir, if there are no other instructions, I will go back to read."
When he reported for the job, Du Guqin had already arranged work for him and asked him to revise the history books of the previous dynasty.
"Go ahead, go to the library to look for books first. If you don't understand something, you can ask the two adults in your room."
Although Du Guqin doesn't like to laugh, it doesn't mean that he doesn't understand the ways of the world.
Li Qiao also came from a peasant family, and he had registered with the Holy Master early. If nothing unexpected happened, Li Qiao's entry into the cabinet was a sure thing, and the Hanlin Academy was just his springboard.
Li Qiao would probably reach the summit by himself in the future, so Du Guqin was very polite to him.
Du Guqin was polite, and Li Qiao was also respectful. He thanked him and went back to his office.
When I returned, the two adults in the same room had already arrived. One was named Li and the other was Duan. Mr. Li was the number one scholar in the last palace examination, and Mr. Duan was promoted from editor, but he was also the top pick in the imperial examination.
Li Qiao: "..."
Disrespectful. Disrespectful.
A small room filled with talented people.
He had not been able to enter the top 2 in his previous life, but he had managed to sneak in in this life.
Although Mr. Li and Mr. Duan are also No. 1 and No. 3, their reputations are not as great as Li Qiao's, and they are quite polite to Li Qiao.
Li Qiao probably wouldn't stay in the Hanlin Academy for several years or do some minor writing like them. Their thoughts were similar to Du Guqin's.
Shangfeng and his colleagues treated him kindly, so Li Qiao felt at ease.
First, I read books all morning. At noon, the guards came with a dining cart to distribute lunch.
Working in the Yamen, lunch was provided by the court.
Li Qiao is not of high quality. His food standard is two dishes and one soup, and the taste is average.
But he was never picky about what he ate, and while he was eating heartily, Xin Zhi came.
Xin Zhi and Gu Lianghan were both editors at the Hanlin Academy, and they also did book editing work, but they were mainly responsible for proofreading.
Xin Zhi didn't need to go back to his hometown. He came to work at the Hanlin Academy early.
He came to meet Li Qiao for a drink after get off work.
"I've wanted to have a drink with you for a long time. You can't refuse." Xin Zhi sat at Li Qiao's table and stared at him seriously.
