In the Zhou Dynasty, people who were awarded the title of Jinshi were often referred to as "climbing Yingzhou", which was a metaphor for scholars receiving honors and favors, such as ascending to the immortal world.
Once a Jinshi is lucky enough to become a member of the Imperial Academy, ascending Yingzhou is not enough to describe his glory. It must be called "Deng Yutang".
As the saying goes, the stone chamber of Yutang is where immortals live. Yutang is a grand palace where immortals live.
At this time, Wei Chen came to the inner hall of the Hanlin Academy. The word "Yutang" was clearly written on the plaque above his head. Wei Chen's step into the inner hall can also be called "climbing the Yutang".
The inner hall faces south and is five couplets wide. There is a row of official seats in the main hall. Here are the seats for Hanlin bachelors, bachelors who serve as readers, and bachelors who serve as lecturers. These are the highest-ranking officials in the Hanlin Academy. .
The three of Wei and Chen were led by the leading officer to the public seat. At this moment, an official wearing a scarlet robe was sitting here. It was Liu Tingxi, a Hanlin bachelor who was in charge of the affairs of the Hanlin Academy.
When the three of them saw the leader, they hurriedly bowed to see him.
Liu Tingxi nodded, motioned for them to stand up, and then said in a deep voice: "You are all the best in the same discipline who are able to reach this place. However, once you enter the Hanlin Academy, you need to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, be aware of superiority and inferiority, know etiquette, and study hard. , do your job well, otherwise you won’t be able to do well in the assessment!”
"I understand."
Wei Chen immediately responded honestly.
Wei Chen had also been in the workplace in his previous life, and as soon as he heard Liu Tingxi speak, he knew what he meant by what he said.
Whenever a new person reports, the leader will always give you a killing blow first. Like Wei Chen and others who were praised in the sky a few days ago, they need to be beaten hard to prevent their eyes from getting too high and they don't know. Proportionate.
Although it was the first time for Sheng Changbai and Wang Yaochen to enter the workplace, they both came from family backgrounds. They had been warned by their elders more than once before coming here, so they naturally knew the pros and cons, and they both obeyed and listened respectfully to their superiors' teachings.
Liu Tingxi was very satisfied with the performance of the three people, so he waved his hand and motioned for them to sit down, and then ordered the waiter beside him to serve tea.
The atmosphere suddenly relaxed. Wei Chen and the other three took a sip of tea, moistened their throats, and gradually felt relieved.
Liu Tingxi himself took a sip of tea, his tone softened a lot, and he briefly arranged their respective tasks for the three of them.
Sheng Changbai and Wang Yaochen were Shujishi, equivalent to interns at the Hanlin Academy. They had no actual duties. Their most important job on weekdays was to listen to lectures by the Bachelor of Commerce and the Lecturer.
It's hard enough to be admitted to Jinshi, but you still have to go to school for three more years before you can be awarded the rank of seventh-grade editor who is currently ranked second in the rankings and third best.
This is because the two of them are from the second class. If they are Shujishi from the third class, they can only be subject to the seventh grade review.
In contrast, Wei Chen was much luckier than Sheng Changbai and the others. From the day he passed the first prize in the examination, he had officially graduated from the Sixth Grade Hanlin Academy.
As the name suggests, the main responsibility of Xiuban Xiuzhan is to compile historical materials. One is to compile actual records of previous dynasties, and the other is to record notes on the emperor's daily life.
The real records are usually compiled when the new emperor takes the throne. The emperor of the current dynasty has been in power for nearly forty years, and the real records of the previous dynasty have long been compiled to the point where they are indistinguishable. Then Wei Chen's remaining responsibility is to record daily notes.
However, daily life notes are not something that ordinary people can write about. Although Wei Chen was born as the number one scholar in the sixth grade, he had too little practical experience. Even if Liu Tingxi valued Wei Chen, he would not be able to arrange him to do this right away. Work.
In the end, the errand assigned by Liu Tingxi to Wei Chen was to collate the actual records of the previous dynasty, that is, to catch bugs in the actual records that had been revised.
In fact, in the past forty years, through the efforts of successive generations of Hanlin officials, the records of the previous dynasties have been compiled very well, and there is no need for Wei Chen to edit them again.
The reason why Liu Tingxi arranged this was to allow Wei Chen to take this opportunity to read more literary and historical materials in the Hanlin Academy, become familiar with specific affairs, and accept further work.
According to Wei Chen's understanding, his job is actually three things in simple terms: reading, drinking tea, and reading newspapers.
Wei Chen suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity. Isn't this exactly the same as when he was a librarian in his previous life?
Even the most troublesome trivial matters such as sorting out books are handled by subordinates below, without the need for Wei Chen to do it himself.
Wei Chen couldn't help but sigh with emotion. No wonder people say that the Hanlin Academy is noble and noble. It really deserves its reputation!
After leaving the Yutang, Sheng Changbai and Wang Yaochen were led to join other concubines to continue their hard study career.
Wei Chen, on the other hand, was taken to the review hall on the east side of the inner hall. On the right side of the entrance is the library where classics are stored, and on the left is a row of public seats, where the imperial officials work.
As expected, there are no single rooms. More than twenty editors, editors, and reviewers work in the hall, with one desk per person, which is not much different from the white-collar workers in Wei Chen's previous life.
Wei Chen's table was the sixth in the second row. As soon as he walked to his seat and sat down, several officials came to pay their respects.
The official who was on duty at night, the clerk who copied the documents, the clerk who ran errands, and the gatekeeper, all saluted Wei Chen in order from high to low status.
After the officials bowed and bowed, they left. Only one servant remained. He would be directly assigned by Wei Chen to carry tea and water for Wei Chen and run errands. He was equivalent to Wei Chen's servant in the Hanlin Academy.
The preceptor in charge of guiding newcomers said to the classmate with a serious look on his face: "This is the number one scholar in the new subject. You need to be careful and don't be rude. Otherwise, the rules of the hospital will follow!"
The classmate looked at Wei Chen in surprise and bowed sincerely: "Little man Li Zhong, pay your respects to the No. 1 Scholar."
The leading officer winked at Wei Chen. Wei Chen immediately understood, took out a envelope of silver from his sleeve and gave it to Li Zhong.
When Li Zhong took the money, he was naturally grateful and became more respectful to Wei Chen.
At this point, the lead officer's work has come to an end, with a relaxed expression on his face.
Wei Chen raised his hand to him and said, "Wei is new here. Thanks to senior's generous guidance, we are not at a loss. Don't you know who senior is?"
"It's just a matter of effort, Liu Yuanlang doesn't have to worry about it." The leading officer smiled and waved his hand, and then introduced himself: "I am Lu Ning, with the cursive character An Chang, a person from Yangzhou Prefecture, and I am the editor of the hospital."
Wei Chen was overjoyed when he heard this: "So we are from the same hometown! Then we should get closer to each other. We are going to have a banquet at the Qianchun Building today, and please be sure to appreciate it, senior!"
"It's easy to talk about."
With this relationship from the same hometown, Lu Ning and Wei Chen had a very good chat, and even took the initiative to introduce Wei Chen to many colleagues in the hospital.
These Hanlins were of noble status and usually prided themselves on their integrity. They were somewhat arrogant and were not easy to deal with. With Lu Ning as the introduction, a lot of the embarrassment when they first met was eliminated. For Wei Chen, it was simply It just couldn't be better.
After some conversation, Wei Chen found out that several of these Hanlin officials were his fellow examiners during the examination, and they had spoken up for him at that time.
What else is there to say?
Wei Chen immediately waved his hand and invited his colleagues to go to Qianchun Tower together.
Regardless of whether these Hanlin officials knew Wei Chen or not, they had at least heard of Wei Chen's title of Liu Yuan Ji. Seeing that the famous Wei Liushou respected them so much, they felt quite relieved and had a great impression of Wei Chen. Many of them accepted Wei Chen's invitation.
That night, Wei Chen and his colleagues drank and talked happily in Qianchun Tower until they were all exhausted.
