After the lights went out at night, Qiu Yinming lay quietly on the bed, and heard the "beep" of tree branches in his ears from time to time, so he sat up, pushed open the window and looked around for a while. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIt turns out that several dragon claw locust trees in this inner courtyard are several years old, and the old branches are intertwined, and if the shadow of phosphorus claws is reflected on the ground with green moss in the moonlight, it seems to be alive when the wind blows. Perhaps someone was hanging from a tree, and the empty house was gloomy, and the neighborhood became haunted as soon as it was rumored, but he didn't think so. The beams, pillars, doors and windows of this house are very exquisite, and the belongings are good, and it is the first time for him to have such a decent family business.

Early the next morning, Qiu Yinming and Dongfang Yan went to the Ministry of Rites to get official uniforms and walked to the Hanlin Courtyard. Chu Jun took leave and returned to his hometown to pick up his mother and wife to come to Beijing, and although Qiu Yinming and Dongfang Yan would not take office until tomorrow, they first went to the Hanlin Courtyard to meet with other officials. Hanlin Courtyard is located in the south of the Huitong Pavilion, from the Damingmen Road through the Tai Hospital, the long more than ten into the courtyard, the collection of books in the world, the classics of history and history are all available, and the new compilation of the Yongle Canon in the Yongle period, its scale is more considerable. The two first met with Master Kong, the chief attendant of the Hanlin Academy, and learned that this so-called place that led the world and gathered talents in the Jingshi Sheji was the first idle official mansion in the capital. Officials of all sizes write and revise documents and annals every day, and if they encounter grand political affairs and ceremonies, they will have some errands such as drafting documents and playing tables. In order to promote the prosperity and strength of the Ming Dynasty, the Yongle Emperor of the previous dynasty summoned the scribes of the world to compile the "Yongle Canon", and now the canon has been completed, and the Hanlin Academy has been idle for nearly 40 years, and now it can be said that there is no dispute with the world. The two were somewhat disappointed, but they listened to some petty officials say that most of the new three yuan who entered the Hanlin Academy were promoted or transferred out within two or three years, and they would not live here for a long time.

When I got home in the afternoon, as soon as Qiu Yinming entered the door, Steward Chai hurriedly ran over and said, "My lord, I was right yesterday, and those two maids told me today that I was so scared that I didn't sleep all night last night." Look, you're gone, do you want to find two more? Qiu Yinming said: "Not for the time being." However, if the family can't stay any longer, what about you? Chai Ban hesitated for a moment and said, "If the adults want me to stay, I naturally won't leave." Qiu Yinming smiled: "Don't worry, there are no ghosts." Tomorrow I will find some craftsmen to replace all the old floor tiles, and find someone to prune those dragon claw locust trees. Steward Chai was still a little uneasy and said: "My lord doesn't know, and the neighbors say that this house is unlucky." If it is to turn over the bricks and break the ground, I'm afraid it will ......" Qiu Yinming glared at the housekeeper and said, "What? Do you want me to ask a Taoist priest to catch ghosts? "The housekeeper didn't know what to say. Qiu Yinming said with a straight face: "Before you came here, where did you work?" The housekeeper was startled by his eyes, and replied: "Yes, I worked as a housekeeper in Doctor Chi's house, and later...... The doctor thought I was too verbose, so I was dismissed. Qiu Yinming's tone softened and said, "I think you're very good." However, don't talk about theism anymore. I'll give you double the monthly money. Tomorrow he will do as I say, and let him do whatever others say. Then he poured his own tea. Steward Chai secretly sighed, this Tanhua master is terrible.

In the early morning of the next day, Qiu Yinming carefully put on his new official uniform and came to Dongfang Yan's house. Dongfang Yan is also ready to go. The two of them were on their first day in office, and they felt quite fresh in their hearts, and they walked all the way, looking at the steaming breakfast stall at the corner of the street, and the fresh vegetables were green and tender, and they were in a good mood. Dongfang Yan said to Qiu Yinming: "Chengxian, I heard that your house is haunted?" Qiu Yinming said with a smile: "The house is very good, but someone died in vain many years ago, so there are such rumors." Dongfang Yan said: "Let me tell you, there are also servants in my family who slipped away, saying that our two houses were originally one family, and then they were separated." These ghosts are ridiculous. After thinking about it, he said: "Chengxian, my family will send someone in a while, and I will give you a few servants at that time." Qiu Yinming waved his hand and said, "No need." My housekeeper is pretty good. "The two of them walked down the street, and none of the people paid attention to them. There are too many officials in the capital, even if he becomes the champion, he will only be in the limelight for a day or two, and then he is just a petty official who has just entered the stream. Both of them were dressed in green robes, embroidered with small miscellaneous flowers, black horn belts, and black boots, which were not conspicuous at all.

The petty officials and miscellaneous officials in the Hanlin Courtyard came very early, and the daily recitals and edicts were constantly sent from the palace, and the official documents of the six departments were also summarized here. Qiu Yinming's job is to classify and compile the documents that came from above, so that they can be copied into the annals of history. He has a subordinate to be edicted, and one of them is a secretary, and he has met yesterday. On the left and right of the office are large bookshelves more than one person high, and the actual historical records are neatly lined up and down, and the newly recent documents on the desk are piled up.

It turned out that the position of editor had been vacant for nearly two months, and some of the officials who specialized in copying took the opportunity to be lazy, and when they saw their new bosses, they all worked hard again, and buried themselves in writing early in the morning. Chu Jun took leave, and Qiu Yinming's affairs at hand naturally doubled. As soon as he sat down in front of the desk, a small official brought two stacks of one-foot-high pieces, both of which were delivered yesterday. Everyone didn't have time to speak, they were busy all morning, and only a quarter of the official duties at the table were done, Qiu Yinming still wanted his subordinates to work until noon, but they didn't know that several people didn't buy his account, and they all found excuses to get out to drink tea, and in the end only Qiu Yinming was left alone, facing a pile of scattered official documents, and there was not even a person who grinded ink. He was angry in his heart, the Hanlin Academy's leisure was a disguise, the bachelors at the top were for the offerings, and the officials at the bottom were mixed rice, what was it that he was caught in the middle? In all kinds of helplessness, seeing that the sun was rising, he walked out of the business room alone and came to the side hall where tea was placed.

Before I got to the door, I just listened to the lively conversation.

"What do you think of the new editor?"

"Not quite like a good talker."

"Alas, what can be done in the Hanlin Academy?"

"You know what? He's a new scout. But...... I heard that I just bought a haunted house when I bought a house. Ha ha. ”

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Qiu Yinming listened very badly, walked outside the door and coughed, the six people inside were stunned, and the edict with his mouth open was silent. Seeing that his face was not good-looking, the four little miscellaneous officials immediately nodded at him and smiled and slipped away. The young waiter hurriedly put down the teacup, bowed his head and went out, and when the edict saw that everyone was gone, he also walked out with his hat straightened. Qiu Yinming said in a calm voice: "Who let you talk about the big day when you were in the office?" He didn't speak, wiped his nose and went back to the office. Qiu Yinming poured half a cup of tea by himself, drank it and walked back, just walked under the window of the official office, and heard the edict say: "Who does he think he is?" Imperial History of the Metropolitan Inspectorate? has the ability to jump out of the Hanlin Academy...... "Qiu Yinming really wanted to break in and find out the edict, but when he thought about it, it would not be beneficial to anyone. So he endured his anger, gently pushed open the door and said, "I know that I am not good at talking, so I will do it well." Glancing at the edict with his mouth closed, his eyes were facing each other, and the edict quickly looked away, picked up the pen and copied it. Then there was nothing to do, and it was not until the afternoon that Qiu Yinming let them rest and eat. At the end of the day, most of the piled up paperwork had been disposed of, and when I got home, it was already dark.

Steward Chai was waiting for him to come back at the door, and as soon as he saw him, he said, "My lord, the family has left two." Qiu Yinming asked: "The craftsman is here today?" The butler said, "It's coming." The floor tiles in the courtyard have been completely demolished, and new ones will be paved tomorrow, so adults should walk carefully. Qiu Yinming walked in the door and looked around, turned back to the housekeeper and said: "You can find someone to move those trees, take one and plant it in front of the study, and then plant another one in the patio, and lay bricks in the inner courtyard to plant flowers, and you can look at other places." Steward Chai agreed, and said: "My lord, forgive me, this groundbreaking, I'm afraid those two family members will also leave, do you want to find some servants tomorrow?" Qiu Yinming thought for a while and said, "Don't use it for now, I'll talk about it later." So he went to the kitchen. Steward Chai really wondered, if this continued, he, the housekeeper, would also be a servant.

The next day, Dongfang Yan complained to Qiu Yinming on the way to Hanlin Academy, saying that his subordinates didn't take him seriously. Qiu Yinming explained for a long time, but Dongfang Yan was still not satisfied. Qiu Yinming had no choice but to persuade him: "Then you give them some powerful looks to see." Dongfang Yan knew that Qiu Yinming was a person who had been in the rivers and lakes, and he would be rude, so he could only shake his head and say: "I really can't blame people." Alas, it's not easy to be an official. ”

The second day went much better. Qiu Yinming divided the work into categories and assigned it to the six people under him, and took it over by himself. When a few petty officials saw him like this, they were embarrassed to take the opportunity to escape, and sat down at the table in a proper manner, and the results were really high. Qiu Yinming also put on a good face, and deliberately let them chat for half an hour at noon. When I got home in the evening, the trees had been moved, and the floor tiles were half paved, but there was not a single family left, only the old man in the kitchen and the butler of Chai, who were staring at each other wide-eyed. Every day in the Hanlin Courtyard is the same, more than half a month has passed, Qiu Yinming never talks and laughs with his subordinates, goes early and returns late, concentrates on business, and is meticulous. When the servant and the edict saw it with their own eyes, they didn't dare to be sloppy anymore, and the other four documents were naturally very obedient, and they all knew that if this Lord Qiu made a straight face, it would make people feel indescribably afraid.

The people under him were well adjusted, the affairs at hand were orderly, and the days were gradually becoming more and more leisurely, and Qiu Yinming really realized the boredom of the Hanlin Academy. The affairs of governing the world in the imperial court are not here, and in the capital, the sweets and hardships of the common people cannot be interfered with at all. One afternoon, after Qiu Yinming finished cooking his official duties, he invited Dongfang Yan to change into civilian clothes and go for a walk in the downtown area. There is still more than an hour before sunset, and the street vendors are doing brisk business. It is the end of March in the spring of spring, and there are many people selling flowers and kites on the street, and the flowers are dazzling. The new goods in the bamboo shop are piled up outside the door, and the sickles and shovels in the blacksmith shop are even bought by countrymen who come to the city to buy them during spring ploughing. The two walked to a bustling crossroads, only to see a restaurant not far from the door, surrounded by a number of people, from time to time to hear commotion. The two of them were curious, so they stepped forward.

In the crowd, a leather-robed man from the Western Regions sat on the ground, with a dozen beautifully carved bows in front of him, one of which stood out, with an incomparably beautiful bow body and inlaid with ivory, slightly larger than the others, and dark green. It is from this that the people started to commit. It turns out that many people have taken a fancy to this unusual bow, but they can't pull it when they want to lift it. The people of the Western Regions laughed and said, "The Central Plains is big, but there are no warriors. A bow that can't be pulled. "There are a lot of young people who are not convinced, and they are constantly trying to test the bow, but no one can fill it. Dongfang Yan whispered to Qiu Yinming: "You go and try, he looks down on us Central Plains people." Qiu Yinming shook his head and said, "I don't play archery again." "The people of the Western Regions are loud, and there are more and more onlookers. Suddenly, someone behind shouted loudly: "Come, come, get out of the way!" Everyone made way under the push of five or six brightly dressed little men left and right, and a white-faced boy dressed in a brocade robe and carrying a bow and arrow jumped off a yellow fat horse, swaggered up to the people of the Western Regions and said, "Old man, this bow is good, how much is it?" The people of the Western Regions looked up at him and said, "Draw the bow, I'll send you." ”

Childe sneered: "I haven't pulled any bow." "Take the bow and play with it. Qiu Yinming pulled over a common man next to him and asked, "Who is that?" "He is the only son of Zhang Xuan, the former military governor." The man said softly, "Famous for his tyranny. I only heard the old man in the Western Regions say: "It's useless to see, you pull." Childe "hummed", put on a good posture, gritted his teeth and pulled, the bow was really hard, Childe frowned, held his breath, and pulled the bow fiercely, no matter how he pulled it, he could only pull the bow halfway. The old man of the Western Regions raised his head and smiled: "If you can't pull it, don't boast." "The people around me looked very happy. Childe blushed, raised his chin and said, "Stinky old man, where did you come from here to disturb the market?" The old man spread his hands innocently and said, "I, a businessman." From Huozhou. Childe looked left and right, and saw that everyone was watching his jokes, he lowered his eyebrows and threw the bow to the ground, stretched out his hand to pull the old man up, glared and said, "Get out!" Otherwise, I'll send you to the office. The old man was not convinced: "I have customs clearance papers, you, unreasonable!" Childe slammed the old man to the ground and waved his hand: "Come on!" Send the official! The three little guys rushed forward and wanted to take people without saying a word. At this time, Qiu Yinming couldn't see it, stepped forward with an arrow, detained the little guys, and said: "Son, the old man is not guilty, if you mess around, you're welcome." Childe was about to have a seizure, but when he saw that the faces of the three little guys who were detained by him were in pain, the bold people around him also began to say a word, and the other three little guys were also glaring at him. Childe opened his mouth and dumbfounded, but he was a little embarrassed to be presumptuous about this kind of thing in broad daylight, gritted his teeth, shook his arm and said, "Let's go!" He turned around and galloped away with his retinue, and the people along the road avoided it.

The old man didn't break it, pulled up his robe, and said to Qiu Yinming: "Thank you, you, good!" Seeing that there was nothing to do, the onlookers slowly dispersed, and many people muttered: "That young man is really bold enough...... Dongfang Yan said to Qiu Yinming: "Let's go quickly, it's not good if someone recognizes you." At this time, the old man of the Western Regions spoke: "Hey, young man, you come." Qiu Yinming looked back and saw the old man smiling at him, so he said, "What's the matter with the old man?" The old man reached out and took out a black crossbow from his leather bag, handed it to him, and said, "Give it to you." Qiu Yinming excused himself and said: "With a gesture, you don't have to be so polite." The old man smiled and said, "This is not expensive, I will give it to you to play." After saying that, he put the beautiful bow into a leather bag, muttered something foreign, and said to Qiu Yinming: "Allah bless you." And he staggered away. Qiu Yinming had no choice but to take the crossbow machine and leave the street with Dongfang Yan.