At first glance, this person seems to have a stable temperament, how could he be a casual person.
Fang Zhangyuan recalled in his mind what he looked like when he was nineteen years old. Although it was already blurry, he could never be as generous and dignified as Lin Xiuzhuan.
Thinking of this, Fang Zhangyuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart, today's young talents are very extraordinary.
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After leaving the hall of the Imperial Academy, a Shizhao surnamed Shen came over to guide Lin Yuanqiu. The imperial rank of the Imperial Academy's imperial edict was from the ninth rank, which was regarded as the last minor official. His position was important, and he was responsible for handling various matters in the Imperial Academy. Trivial.
Along the verandah, Lin Yuanqiu and Shen Shizhao walked towards the inner courtyard. On the fourth entrance to the courtyard, there was a large passage room facing north and south, which is where the Museum of History is located.
Generally speaking, the structure of the Hanlin Academy is not much different from that of ordinary residential buildings. The only difference is that the Hanlin Academy has a total of five courtyards, while the largest private houses in the capital generally only have four courtyards.
The reason why the Museum of History is located in the fourth entrance is precisely for the convenience of collecting information, because further back is the place with the largest collection of books in the entire Jing Dynasty - the Hanlin Academy Library.
The main room was filled with tables and chairs, and many people were already sitting on these tables and chairs.
Lin Yuanqiu saw several familiar faces among them, Han Shicheng, Ding Dejin, Zhang Qingyuan, Wang Shunzhi, and Gu Ping.
Hey, Gu Ping?
Doesn’t this person have three months of vacation?
Lin Yuanqiu was puzzled. He only came here to report two and a half months ago. How come Gu Ping was earlier than him?
He quickly realized that he must have sold off his vacation early.
Lin Yuanqiu suddenly felt that among their group of the same year, he was probably the last one to come and report.
But it doesn't matter, as long as there is no delay in adding value.
Lin Yuanqiu had not seen them again since they met at Mr. Tang's house that day. When he saw them now, it was inevitable that they would have a heated chat.
As for Ding Dejin, Lin Yuanqiu still did the same thing as before. You give me a foot of respect, and I will give you a foot of respect. Everything depends on the other person's words and deeds, and he will never do anything to show his affection.
Having arrived more than half a month earlier, Gu Ping naturally knows more than Lin Yuanqiu, "We have a total of fourteen colleagues in the history museum. Oh, no, including Mr. Lin, there are now fifteen. In the past few days, Lord Ding and I are currently proofreading the "Historical Records of Great Scenery", but we haven't touched on other matters yet. Lord Lin, you are in charge of compiling history, why not go directly to the Library Pavilion and ask the pavilion master for the materials for compiling history."
The Master Ding in the words is Ding Dejin, and Master Lin is naturally Lin Yuanqiu. Gu Ping changed the previous names of "Brother Lin" and "Brother Ding". Now that everyone has entered the officialdom, it is no longer possible to call them brothers like they did when they were in school. Yes.
With Gu Ping's information, it would be much easier for Lin Yuanqiu to get started. After going to the library to collect the materials for compiling history, he began to study and organize the contents of the records.
The editors of the Hanlin Academy are actually historians, and their main responsibility is to compile historical records, including the collection of literary and historical archives, such as notes on the emperor's daily life.
In a word, editing is a job that involves burying yourself in a pile of books all day long.
In fact, in addition to dealing with actual records every day, the editor also had the responsibility of explaining classics and history to the emperor. Emperor Jingkang would often call people over to explain scriptures and resolve doubts with him.
However, a novice like Lin Yuanqiu who had just entered the Hanlin Academy would definitely not be able to get such a good job.
When busy, time always slips by. Lin Yuanqiu felt that not long after he sat down, it was already time for lunch.
Because there are books in the courtyard, the Hanlin Academy does not have an official kitchen like other offices.
But there must be a place to eat, otherwise everyone will go back to eat. Officials whose homes are closer are better off, but if they are too far away, they will definitely be late for their afternoon duty.
In this way, an official from the Ministry of Revenue suggested that the Hanlin Academy and the Honglu Temple next door share an official kitchen, which was quickly approved by the Holy Emperor.
However, every time the Hanlin Academy officials' meals are served, someone will be specially arranged to bring them from the official kitchen next door, so as not to be disturbed by people coming over here every day. They are not in the same department after all, so they still have to be cautious.
"Today's lotus leaf chicken is very delicious, and the salty taste is just right." Zhang Qingyuan couldn't help but speak. We are all of the same age, so naturally we have to speak more casually. Zhang Qingyuan felt that if it weren't for fear of being an eyesore, , at this time, his hand had already touched his full belly.
Gu Ping on the side was also a little unsatisfied. It was not because he was greedy. The chefs in the official kitchen were really good at cooking. He had eaten this lotus leaf chicken before, but the taste was too bland. It was too fat and a little greasy, and it was incomparable to what the official chefs make today.
Also, Gu Ping felt that if he didn't keep his mouth shut if he ate this way, he would gain weight in a short time.
Thinking of this, Gu Ping couldn't help but look at Lin Yuanqiu, who was walking beside him. He was tall and slender, with a well-proportioned figure, and no trace of gain. He just saw that Lin Yuanqiu had eaten two bowls of rice. He must have a good appetite, but he still looked thin. You said it was irritating or not.
Lin Yuanqiu didn't know that his colleagues were envious of his physique of not getting fat. At this moment, he was giving some silver to the clerk who had just brought the meal, hoping that he would help him buy some lotus leaf chicken from the official kitchen.
This was his father's favorite. Lin Sanzhu fell in love with this dish after eating it a few times in the capital. Lin Yuanqiu had also tasted it, so after eating today's lotus leaf chicken, he had the same idea as Gu Ping, and felt that the one made by the official chef tasted better than what he had eaten before.
So I decided to buy it back for my dad to try.
This kind of operation is allowed. It was precisely when Lin Yuanqiu saw his colleagues doing this that he took out the money and asked the clerk to help him buy it.
In addition to buying food from the official kitchen to take home, Lin Yuanqiu also saw that many officials would put their unfinished portions of food into lunch boxes and pack them back.
Lin Yuanqiu can understand this approach. After all, not all officials have rich families. In addition, the food served by the official chef is of sufficient portion and tastes good, so it is normal for me to want to take it back home for my wife and children to try.
What's more, such frugal practices have always been the most appreciated and respected by Emperor Jingkang.
After all, it is a shame to waste food at any time.
Lin Yuanqiu decided that starting from tomorrow, he would also bring a lunch box and put it in the government office, so that if he had too much to eat, he could pack it and take it home.
There is more than half an hour of rest time after lunch every day. This is the hottest time of the day. It is inevitable that you will feel sleepy when you go on duty in the afternoon. It is necessary to take a nap at noon.
There are about ten square bamboo beds placed in the west compartment of the History Museum, which are used by historians for lunch breaks.
However, Lin Yuanqiu did not take a nap at this time. Instead, he followed his colleagues who also bought lotus leaf chicken and went to the Dianbook Hall.
There was a well next to the Dianbook Hall. The two planned to put the lotus leaf chicken in a bamboo basket and hoist it into a cool well. Otherwise, it would easily break in such a hot day.
When he got there, Lin Yuanqiu saw that there were already people standing by the well, and Shen Shizhao was also there. Looking at the hands of several people, some were holding lunch boxes, and some were holding oil paper bags like his. It seemed that everyone was Be prepared to hang the food in the well in case it breaks.
Somehow, Lin Yuanqiu suddenly felt a strong sense of life, and this strong sense of life did not conflict with the Imperial Academy, a noble place, but rather complemented each other.
At three o'clock in the morning, Lin Yuanqiu went to the library to return all the historical books he had received in the morning.
Books taken out on the same day must be returned on the same day. This is the rule of the library.
When Lin Yuanqiu went to the well next to the bookkeeping hall, he found that he was the only one holding a lotus leaf chicken in the basket.
After touching it, it felt ice cold, which showed that the temperature underground was indeed much cooler.
There were many people in the family, so Lin Yuanqiu originally wanted to buy three lotus leaf chickens. However, due to the hot weather, the official kitchen did not cook more, so when it was Lin Yuanqiu's turn, only the last one was left.
Therefore, Lin Yuanqiu was thinking about how to divide the chicken later.
Before he could figure it out, Lin Yuanqiu, who had only taken a few steps out of the Hanlin Academy, soon saw his father standing on the other side of the road smiling at him.
"Dad, why are you here?"
There wasn't even a tree that could provide shade on the street here. Lin Yuanqiu frowned when he saw Lin Sanzhu's sunburnt face.
Lin Sanzhu, however, didn't take it seriously, "Dad has just been here for a while. After he came out of our shop, he thought it was still early anyway, so he stopped by to take a look. How are you getting used to it?"
Lin Sanzhu didn't come here by the way. Today was his dog's first day on duty. How could he feel relieved? So he came directly from home on the pretext of going to the shop.
Thinking that several officials had special carriages to take them home just now, Lin Sanzhu thought about his own carriage and didn't know when it would be delivered to the capital.
Lin Yuanqiu took out the cloth handkerchief and handed it over, indicating to Lin Sanzhu to wipe the sweat from his forehead, "Father, don't worry, my son only did the work of compiling history today. It is not difficult as long as he is careful. My son doesn't think there is anything wrong with it." Where you don’t fit in.”
Except that the official robes were a bit hot on a hot day, but there was nothing that could be done about it.
After hearing this, Lin Sanzhu felt a little relieved and said, "It's fine if you don't get used to it. It's fine if you don't get used to it."
After thinking for a while, he spoke again, "Yuan Qiu, how about asking Ping An to follow you here tomorrow?"
Lin Yuanqiu shook his head, "No, I can only wait at the door when I come over. Let him help with the work at home."
In the past few days, Lin Dazhu and the others started making bookmark wood chips again. Ping An was very nimble and could help grind out a lot of wood chips every time.
"Dad, this is for you." Lin Yuanqiu handed over the oil paper bag in his hand.
"What is this?" Lin Sanzhu took it.
"Lotus leaf chicken, cooked in the official kitchen. My son tasted it delicious, so he wanted to buy it for dad to try."
Lin Yuanqiu thought for a while and then said, "Originally, my son wanted to buy a few more so that his mother and grandparents could have a taste, but unfortunately there are only so many."
As for Lin Sanzhu, when he heard that it was lotus leaf chicken, he couldn't help but burst into laughter. He knew that his dog was a very filial man. He just said that the lotus leaf chicken was delicious, but he didn't expect his son to remember it. In my heart.
Lin Sanzhu put the oil paper bag close to the tip of his nose and smelled it. Well, it was fragrant and had a faint salty aroma. It must be very delicious.
"It's okay. When we get home, dad, your mother, and your grandparents will share the food."
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The Hanlin Academy is a place that can be both leisurely and busy. Anyway, compiling history is not something that can be accomplished overnight. It takes a day to be slow and orderly, and it also takes a day to be vigorous and resolute. It mainly depends on how you arrange it.
Lin Yuanqiu did not let himself act resolutely, nor did he push off today's things to tomorrow like others, because he knew that if people have the idea of "tomorrow, tomorrow", then all your expectations and success will always be away from you. Tomorrow is so far away.
Therefore, since the day he entered the Hanlin Academy on duty, Lin Yuanqiu has never been lazy in studying history. He studied documents, excerpted and transcribed them, and carried out them in an orderly manner every day.
When we are busy, time always flies by so fast. It feels like half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.
In this short half year, Lin Yuanqiu's history compilation process has gone from the previous steps of compiling series catalogues, marking events, and selecting historical materials and annotating them under the events, to now organizing the editor and starting to write the main text according to the series catalogues. . In fact, this is not the main text. Strictly speaking, this should be the draft of the book. The final manuscript can only be finalized after the pen is sharpened and then reviewed by Fang Zhangyuan.
In the past period, every time a colleague came to the palace to preach to the Holy Spirit, everyone would look at him with great envy.
But such a look had never appeared on Lin Yuanqiu's face.
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Chapter 160 Meeting the Saint (1)
The reason why Lin Yuanqiu is not envious is not that he thinks envy is useless, but that there is really nothing to envy.
It is said that being with a king is like being with a tiger. Even though you are close to the emperor, it is easier for him to see your strengths and you will get more opportunities for promotion. But if you make a wrong step, what awaits you is probably to lose everything. Even if he was simply punished, it would leave a bad impression in the emperor's mind, and it would be impossible to recover from it.
Therefore, it is wise to stay as far away from this kind of "dangerous wall" as possible.
Lin Yuanqiu has always been a very realistic person. In his opinion, it is not easy to pass the Jinshi examination, so the next thing to do is how to keep this "iron rice bowl".
Therefore, doing his duty well and working hard to revise the history books is what he should do next.
As for the road to promotion and other struggles, it will basically not be started.
After spending just half a year in the Hanlin Academy, Lin Yuanqiu learned that there were several "former No. 1 Scholars" who had studied history here for many years. Watching them go up the clock on time every day, and then set off the clock at a fixed time. During the break of writing history, they would often make a pot of tea and slowly enjoy the fragrance of the tea. Although it is not the best tea, it is so comfortable. But it cannot be faked.
So what's wrong with days like this.
Furthermore, the reason why I went to school in the first place was so that I didn’t have to be busy in the fields and have to do endless corvee services every day, not to mention that I didn’t have to do anything because of my low status.
Now that these goals have been achieved, there is nothing left for him to be dissatisfied with. Next, Lin Yuanqiu believes that he only needs to manage his life well.
Therefore, he really did not envy him at all about preaching on the Bible and history, and he had never thought about doing so.
However, some things cannot be avoided if you want to. Lin Yuanqiu never thought that he would soon have to face that "dangerous wall" honestly.
On this day, the Holy Father asked Eunuch Wu who was beside him to deliver an oral message to the Hanlin Academy, and asked the bachelor of the Academy to arrange for someone to come to the palace to lecture on classics and history.
