After leaving the palace, I met a group of fellow Jinshi outside. All the Jinshi present could not help but look at the three people wearing official uniforms with envy.
Zhan Muchun, in particular, has completed in one step what many people would have taken many years to complete.
Among the classmates present, Zhan Muchun was basically the only one who was awarded the real vacancy.
When a new Jinshi enters the job, there is basically a process of study and then experience. Zhan Muchun received God's grace and stepped directly into the stage of experience. He is the chief registrar of a county or the chief registrar of a county in the capital. I don't know how many people envy him.
This location is located in a complex area and is indeed very challenging.
The positions awarded by Yu Qing and another second-place finisher are obviously in the learning stage. There is no depth to learning. It can take you one or two years, or it can take you seven or eight years. It depends on each person when you can make progress. good fortune.
At this time, cadres from the Sixth Division arrived and shouted to all the Jinshis, asking the Jinshis from the second-grade class to report to the official department in the afternoon, and the fellow Jinshis from the third-grade class also went to the official department to reserve an address where they could be contacted at any time.
Yu Qing was thinking about where to report so that he could find a way to resign. He couldn't go to the palace to resign, right?
Suddenly, not far away, I saw a white-faced and serious-looking third-grade official in purple robe waving in this direction. He looked very unfamiliar and had never seen him before. Yu Qing looked at Zhan Muchun, then at the second-placed Yin Jizhen, and found that neither of them looked in that direction. It was already obvious who the official was waving to.
Yu Qing pointed at himself, the purple-robed official nodded, and Yu Qing went over immediately.
The old eunuch who looked at everyone immediately shouted angrily: "Why are you running around? Is the palace a place where you can run around? Go back and stand still!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes immediately turned to Yu Qing.
Xu Fei sighed in his heart, this guy really has a lot to do. He keeps running around without stopping, so what else do he want to do?
Yu Qing had no choice but to point at the purple-robed official with one free hand.
The old eunuch looked back and saw that the purple-robed official nodded slightly in greeting. The old eunuch quickly nodded and bowed, and quickly changed his smile to Yu Qing, "Since Mei Shangshu is looking for you, Tanhualang, please go quickly. I'm waiting for you here." ”
Mei Shangshu? Yu Qing murmured in his heart. He felt that the identity of this 'Ashi Heng' was indeed very complicated. I don't know how many people were involved behind the scenes. He had just gotten close to the boss of Yushitai in the morning, and now there was another minister.
Although he doesn't understand the affairs of the imperial court, he is not stupid. He knows that these people approaching him must be related to the identity of 'Ashiheng', otherwise none of those third-grade officials would have the time to care about you.
There is no other way, we still have to go through it honestly.
The eyes of a group of Jinshi were filled with envy again. This man, who was always close to third-rank officials and was a pig, also noticed that there was a connection behind Ash Heng's back. Xu Fei was stunned.
Yu Qing ran to that Mei Shangshu, held something in his hand and bowed, "I'm here to pay my respects to you, sir."
After being given an official robe and a rank, you can become an official.
A rare smile appeared on Mei Sanghai's rigid face, "I am Mei Sanghai, the current minister of the Ministry of Industry. Has your father ever mentioned me to you?"
Yu Qing suddenly had a headache. He didn't know the depth of the relationship between this person and Ajiezhang, so he couldn't answer it. He could only say vaguely: "Your name sounds familiar, but my father usually doesn't talk to me about this."
"Really?" Mei Sanghai didn't know whether he believed it or not, and continued to laugh: "When your father was in charge of the Yu Department, I was your father's confidant and often went to your house. I often hugged you when you were a child. Yours has grown so big in the blink of an eye."
"Uh..." Yu Qing could now imagine Ashheng's living environment in his early years, and he pretended to be ashamed and said, "I really don't remember Xiaguan."
Mei Sanghai: "You were still young at that time, so it's normal if you don't remember. I just heard in the court that you went to the Yushitai. I won't mention whether that kind of place of talking is suitable for you. Your father came from the Ministry of Industry, and now the Ministry of Industry I am in charge of the Ministry, and I should keep an eye on you both emotionally and rationally. Do you want to come to the Ministry of Industry? As long as you are willing, I can coordinate for you."
A sneer came from the side, "You just want to adjust it? I'm afraid you can't make the final decision alone. Anyone who wants my Yushitai should also get the consent of my Yushitai first?"
Yu Qing looked back and saw that it was the censor Zhongcheng Pei Qingcheng. He found that this person always appeared from the side, giving the impression that he was always staring at people.
What can he do? A person with a low official status and unfamiliar with the place could only bow and salute in front of these powerful men.
"Master Pei." Mei Sanghai stopped smiling, "Of course I want your consent, but we must also consider the wishes of the officials below. If the officials below are really unwilling to do it, it makes no sense to force them to stay and do their job."
Pei Qingcheng immediately turned to look at Yu Qing and said sternly: "Are you willing?"
"Uh..." Yu Qing was speechless, but there was something in his heart.
In his opinion, this Mei Shangshu is quite reasonable, at least he seems to be more reasonable than Pei Qingcheng.
In addition, he heard that he was also a close confidant of Ashheng's father, so he was already psychologically biased towards Mei Shangshu.
However, he had to consider one thing. After joining the staff of Ashheng's father's cronies, he might encounter resistance if he wanted to resign. Relatively speaking, it would be better to go to a place that was relatively mean to him.
He made a choice in his mind.
However, he didn't dare to say it out loud. The two purple-robed officers showed their domineering attitude. He, a little shrimp, didn't dare to mess with them for fear of being shocked and injured internally.
Being silent was considered an attitude. Pei Qingcheng immediately ignored him and said, "Why are you still standing there? Call the other one and come with me."
another? What another one? Yu Qing was stunned for a moment, and then realized that he was probably referring to the second-ranked school clerk who was assigned to the Yushitai. He left immediately, and within two steps, he remembered that he had forgotten something, and then turned to Mei Shangshu and bowed goodbye. , the latter smiled and nodded.
Yu Qing ran back to his classmates and shouted to the second place student: "Yin Jizhen, come with me, hurry up."
Yin Jizhen, who was also carrying a tray, came out quickly. The old eunuch immediately shouted in a high voice: "What are you doing?"
Yu Qing pointed his finger at Pei Qingcheng in a hurry, "Master Pei asked us to go with him."
The old eunuch looked back again and found that Pei Qingcheng was staring at him coldly. He was frightened. This was a master that even His Majesty dared to confront. He must have killed more eunuchs with one hand than he could count. Come.
It is not easy to offend anyone. If you are targeted by this big boss, it will be really fatal.
Pei Qingcheng asked for someone in person, but the old eunuch didn't dare not give it, so he quickly agreed: "Go ahead, go ahead."
So the two guys carrying the trays did not wait to line up with their classmates to leave the palace, but followed Pei Qingcheng and left, which immediately attracted a wave of envious looks.
After leaving the palace, Pei Qingcheng was stunned when he saw the horses gathered outside the palace, and then realized something was wrong. He was thinking about Mei Sanghai's actions and taking people back to the Yushitai, but he forgot about the new scholars. He still has to parade through the streets. At this time, he has taken away both the second and third overall picks. What's going on without these two in the parade?
He turned back to look at the palace and found that the old eunuch didn't even warn him. Was he deliberately trying to see himself making a fool of himself?
He was about to turn around and deal with the old eunuch, but at this moment he coughed dryly, turned around and said to the two people following him: "I forgot that you have to ride on horseback to parade through the streets. You go back first, and report to the Yushitai in the afternoon."
"..." Yu Qing and Yin Jizhen were both speechless. They both looked back at the palace gate and could only agree.
Pei Qingcheng waved to the palace gate guards again and reported the situation to the two of them, otherwise the two who left the palace would not be able to go back.
After getting the accommodation, Pei Qingcheng left the two of them and ran away.
Turning around to face the palace gate, Yu Qing and Yin Ji really looked at each other, neither of them thought that they could enter the palace again.
There was no other way, so the two had no choice but to go back obediently with the trays in hand.
It's just that the situation of running back again feels so strange.
The second and third overall picks did not expect that such a thing would happen to them. It felt quite embarrassing to be in public.
Yu Qing felt more and more that Pei Qingcheng was unreliable. In comparison, he still felt that Mei Shangshu was more reliable.
Yu Qing said as he walked, instigating Yin Jizhen to explain.
So after returning to the old eunuch, facing the suspicious old eunuch, Yin Jizhen said: "Master Pei asked me to go find him after walking around the street."
Xu Fei, who listened with open ears in the crowd, became happy and discovered that Brother Shiheng really had a lot of troubles, and troubles could happen wherever he went.
"..." The old eunuch was choked and speechless, but he didn't say anything else. Then he asked a young eunuch to lead the three first-class men to change clothes.
When the three of them showed up again, the champion man was wearing a tailor-made dark blue official uniform, while the other two were wearing light blue.
When walking back, Yu Qing looked down at the official robes on his body from time to time, touched the wings of his hat, and sighed in his heart. He was probably the only disciple of Linglong Temple in the past generations.
When a group of new scholars saw that the three of them had taken the lead in putting on their official robes, they naturally felt envious again.
When the time was almost up, the old eunuch led everyone to line up and leave the palace gate. The horses outside were also lined up. Everyone just had to mount their horses in order.
The drums sounded, the whips sounded, the gongs and drums started beating, and the parade officially set off.
Both sides of the streets that had been cleared in advance were already crowded with people, shouting all the way to welcome the movement.
The three people riding in front are very obvious. Only three of them are wearing official uniforms. It is obvious at a glance that they are the number one, second and third overall pick.
People and demons gathered in the capital from all directions could see this grand scene.
It’s one thing for everyone to want to see the number one pick, but what many people want to see is who will be the top pick, a legendary figure who is rare to see in a century!
The gongs and drums are noisy, the people are shouting, and the firecrackers are crackling continuously.
Many women even threw petals, flowers and silk to attract attention.
There are also coquettish shouts, "Look here for the number one scholar, look here for the crown prince, and so on."
With so much attention and such scenery, I don’t know how many failed scholars felt resentful that they were not one of the people on horseback waving and showing off.
It has also strengthened the ambitions of many students, men should be like this!
Su Yingtao, Pan Wenqing, Fang Wenxian, and Zhang Manyu were also among the crowd on both sides of the street. They watched familiar people parade past on horseback, with eyes full of complexity and envy.
"Tanhua Lang, continue!"
Suddenly a woman's crisp cry rang out.
A knotted silk flower hit Yu Qing's chest. He picked it up and saw that there was a woman's name and address written on it.
He looked back and found that the woman waving to him was average-looking. He didn't know where she had such courage and confidence. She threw the silk flowers behind her and asked whoever wanted to pick them up.
In short, he didn't smile at all, and felt melancholy in his heart. It turned out that this was what parading on the street was, and the dignified leader of Linglongguan was actually doing such a thing.
What he was worried about was that he might not know how many people knew him after this trip.
I thought about how low-key I wanted to be when I went to Beijing, but now I realized that it was like a joke.
