In the morning light, the Hanlin Courtyard looks quiet and silent.

An old servant with a broom was beating the snow on the ground in the Bachelor's Hall.

This old servant has been in the Hanlin Academy for a long time, and it is said that when Zhang Juzheng was a Shujishi, he worked as an errand in the Hanlin Academy.

Now there is no one in the Hanlin Academy who is more senior than him, and it is said that this old man has studied before, and the Hanlin in the Hanlin Academy has also talked about this old servant, speculating whether this old servant is a 'sweeping monk' existence.

After all, being born in Hanlin is the first class of pride of scholars, and in the eyes of the Hanlin officials, it is the towering cypress tree of the Hanlin Academy, which is a little more dusty than the yamen of other ministries and courtyards, as if they have read a book.

But later everyone found out that this old servant was just a servant, and he used to read books and knew a little words, but over time, except for the words on the plaques of 'Hanlin Academy' and 'Dengyingmen', everything else has long been forgotten.

Everyone was disappointed, and over time, they also regarded this old servant as an ordinary person.

Now the old servant was sweeping and piling the snow aside, and his movements were soothing, and the years of doing something had made his movements swift and rhythmic.

"Yu Bo!"

When the old servant heard someone call him, he hurriedly raised his head and saw that it was Lin Yanchao, and immediately said respectfully: "The villain has seen the bachelor, and the bachelor is earlier today than before!" ”

Lin Yanchao nodded, looked around at the scenery in this Hanlin Courtyard, he has been an official for eight years, three years in Guide, and the remaining five years have been spent in this Hanlin Courtyard.

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "I'm used to it." ”

The old servant said: "Few people in our Hanlin Academy can arrive earlier than the Bachelor, when the Bachelor was in the Historian's Hall, he was the first to arrive at the Yamen every day, and now as a Bachelor, it is still so early, it is just a few days, and it is even more rare to be so ...... every year."

Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "I didn't do it intentionally, it was like this when I was studying." By the way, I'm afraid it's colder than usual this year, I remember that your legs have been bad, there are more than a dozen catties of broken charcoal here, and you will come to me to pick it up in a while. ”

The old servant said gratefully: "The bachelor still remembers the villain's old cold legs, the year before last he gave winter clothes, and this year he sent charcoal, the villain is an insignificant person, it is really not worth the bachelor's heart." ”

Saying that, the old servant left tears, but anyone like Lin Yanchao is a fifth-grade bachelor, where will he remember such a servant.

Lin Yanchao talked to the old servant again, and then went to the academy.

When the two officials on duty in the academy saw that Lin Yanchao had arrived, one handed over a hot towel and the other poured a bowl of tea and soup, and they were very attentive.

"Bachelor, we've all heard your good news."

Lin Yanchao asked, "Oh? What good news, how did I not know? ”

A hall official said with a smile: "The bachelor's mouth is really tight." The villain has an old uncle who works as an errand in the General Administration Department, and he told the villain about the adult's promotion early in the morning. ”

Another attendant said with a smile: "Your Excellency is less than thirty years old, and even if you are in my Hanlin Academy, I have not heard of any predecessor who can compare, so I will prepare a congratulatory ceremony and congratulate your Excellency in advance." ”

Lin Yanchao took a sip of tea soup and said: "The matter of the General Administration Department is a secret of the imperial court, and it is not allowed to be told outside, and you are too bold to communicate the news privately......

The two officials on duty suddenly changed color, and immediately said, "Bachelor, ......"

Lin Yanchao said: "That's it, you have also served me in recent years, I can ignore this matter, as for He Yi, I will be exempted." ”

When the two officials on duty heard this, they could only say that they had retreated.

Lin Yanchao immediately cleaned up the public case, and he always refused to let anyone touch the place of the public case. The first thing he does every day is to wipe down the official case.

After wiping the case, Lin Yanchao raised his head and looked, and the morning light was scattered on the open space in front of the hall through the pane, and several foraging birds fluttered their wings.

At this time, the sound of footsteps in front of the hall came, and it turned out that Xu Xianqing had arrived at the Bachelor's Hall.

"I've seen the Light Fellow!"

Xu Xianqing saw Lin Yanchao's expression a little gloomy, but he just nodded slightly and walked to the back of his official case and sat down.

Lin Yanchao also knew that Xu Xianqing was not in a good mood, so he didn't say anything, and whatever comforting words he said at this time seemed hurtful.

Lin Yanchao continued to sort out the public case, but heard a sentence from his side.

"Congratulations, Mr. Lin!"

Lin Yanchao turned around in surprise, but saw Xu Xianqing looking at the bookshelf behind his back.

Lin Yanchao was slightly stunned, and then said deeply to Xu Xianqing: "Master Xie Guang." ”

Xu Xianqing did not respond, and immediately called the officials on duty and said: "The people from the Ministry of Officials will come to read the edict in a while, and you will prepare in the hall, if there is negligence, break your legs." ”

Several officials on duty responded and hurriedly went to set up.

When Lin Yanchao saw Xu Xianqing like this, he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.

After a while, the Hanlin courtyard became lively, and the Hanlin and the scholars came to the ya.

Everyone bowed to each other, and on the stone road, Hanlin with the name of the branch was on the side, and asked the predecessors Hanlin to pass first.

The one who talked and laughed the most was of course Shu Jishi, and everyone was full of spirit and vitality. This scene seems familiar, Lin Yanchao was also full of ambition back then, pointing out the country, but it was mostly in the previous life, and there has been no more since he became an official in this life.

Lin Yanchao was a little emotional, and when he was imagining, he came from outside and said, "Lord Zhu Gengzhu, the left attendant of the ministry, has arrived at the hospital." ”

Lin Yanchao, Xu Xianqing and several Hanlin and palace officials went out to greet him.

At this time, the officials of the Ministry of Officials passed the Dengying Gate, and the first person was Zhu Geng, the left attendant of the Ministry of Officials.

Zhu Geng is fifty years old, has been in the Hanlin Academy for many years, and he is very kind and has no arrogance. But a few years after he was promoted to the Ministry of Rites, half of the people in the Hanlin Academy had changed, and the new Hanlin did not dare to make friends with him.

Now as the left attendant of the ministry, Zhu Geng has a lot of power in his hands, and he seems to be very majestic among the young descendants of the Hanlin Academy.

Zhu Geng nodded to Lin Yanchao, and then said to Xu Xianqing with solemnity: "Please also ask Master Guang to call all the officials of Hanyuan to the Bachelor's Hall!" ”

Xu Xianqing smiled and said, "It's already ready, Shaozai, please." ”

When the Hanlin saw Zhu Geng in person, they knew that this scene was an official from the Ministry of Officials who came to read the edict.

Many people have heard of the matter of pushing the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, but the news of the bigwigs angrily scolding Zhang Whale has not yet spread at this moment, and they don't know whether it is Xu Xianqing or Lin Yanchao.

Lin Yanchao's qualifications, official position, and department name are inferior to Xu Xianqing, and it is expected that Xu Xianqing should be.

Xu Xianqing stretched out his hand to invite, Zhu Geng, and Shao Zhonglu immediately walked forward, and the officials followed behind the two with the edict in their hands, and the rest of the officials entered the academy.

The plaque on the bachelor's hall reads the word 'Yutang', Dengyingmen, Linyutang, Lin Yanchao still remembers that on the first day of his release as an official, he came to meet Chen Siyu, the master of the academy, with Zhang Maoxiu and Xiao Liang.

The past is so vivid.

Eight years ago, would you have imagined that there is a moment today?

The hall of the academy has been set up with public seats, and the officials of the Ministry of Officials above the fifth rank and the Hanlin Academy have set up seats, while the rest of the officials are standing on the hall, and the Shu Jishi can only stand outside the hall.

Xu Xianqing invited Zhu Geng to sit on the main seat, and the rest of the people sat down in turn.

There was some noise outside the hall, and people had not yet arrived or stood in shifts.

The officials in the hall all sat upright, but Zhu Geng was very relaxed after sitting down, as if he had returned to his home, and he reminisced with Xu Xianqing after taking his seat.

Xu Xianqing put down his burden at this moment, he and Zhu Geng both entered the Hanlin Academy during the Longqing year, and the two had a lot of topics to talk about, while Lin Yanchao sat down and talked with him.

Zhao Zhigao still looked like he had nothing to do with everything, and among the remaining people, only Shao Zhonglu in the Wenxuan Shilang could insert a few words in front of the head of the ministry.

Everyone in the hall looked at Xu Xianqing and Zhu Geng talking loudly, and they were all thinking in their hearts, Xu Xianqing was very self-controlled as the head of the courtyard on weekdays, except for ordering official affairs, it was rare to see him speak so freely.

Seeing him like this today, everyone thought that this time he was proud, but Lin Yanchao rarely spoke, and he couldn't let go.

Several people were talking happily, and the conversation was at the end of the conversation, when suddenly the sound stopped, and the topic suddenly stopped for some reason.

Zhu Geng cleared his throat, his gaze swept over the officials, and then said: "The old situation is here, today's arrival at the headquarters is the order of Lin Yanchao, the young Zhan Shi of the Xuanzhan Mansion and the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and the right attendant of the Rite Department!" ”

Zhu Geng took the letter from the hand of the official Wailang, and then said solemnly: "Master Lin will take the order!" ”

The officials in the hall all looked at Lin Yanchao, shocked, surprised, joyful, and jealous. This is a champion who is less than 20 years old, and a minister who is less than 30 years old......

In the silence, everyone's hearts were fluctuating, and many sighs did not come from their mouths, but from the bottom of their hearts.

Lin Yanchao straightened his official hat, and as soon as he mentioned his official robe and left the public seat to worship in the hall, all the emotional fluctuations were collected in his heart at the moment, and the whole person felt a little unclear.

Zhu Geng spread out the edict and said in official words: "Fengtian carries the emperor, the system says, I congratulate Shao Hongtu, allow Huai to be reasonable, and the weight of the auxiliary is not light." In addition, the spring official Yaqing, who became the post of the young uncle of Zhou, was in charge of the ritual system, sacrifice, and calendar, and this was also ...... Lin Yanchao, a scholar of Er Shaozhan and a lecturer, was born as a Confucian, and at the beginning of his pro-government, he applied the history of the scriptures and consulted the consultants...... Because of King Lu's words, he was sincere in his ropes, and he returned to morality when he was severely punished, and he was on either side, for the country and the people, and did not change his original intention...... Today's right waiter of the Ministry of Rites, all the scholars are forward-looking, the Quartet is hopeful, its end is the heart, holding is the exercise, not in vain I appoint people, admirable. ”

Zhu Geng's voice echoed in the academy hall word by word, and when he said this, his words paused, his eyes glanced at the officials in the hall and then continued to read in an accentuated voice.

"First appointment, Hanlin Academy revision!"

"Second term, Zhan Shifu Zuo Zhongyun and Hanlin Academy!"

"The third term, Zhan Shifu Zuo Zhongyun and Hanlin Academy!"

"Fourth, the same knowledge of the German Mansion!"

"Five, return to the prefect of Defu!"

"Sixth, the left concubine of Zhan Shifu and a bachelor!"

"Seventh, the young Zhan Shi of the Zhan Mansion and the bachelor!"

"Eighth, this position!"

Seven moves in eight years, this can be regarded as a good story in officialdom.

Lin Yanchao received the holy decree, and he couldn't help but feel that he was already a hundred years old when he looked back.

He saw the boy who was anxiously waiting for the news of the trial release in the guild hall.

When he was relegated to Virtue, he was both frustrated and a little relieved, and he felt a sense of unburdened.

When he returned to Beijing, he was proud of making a comeback, but he was under a lot of pressure on his shoulders, and the fate of the world and the country was difficult.

Now, whether you want to or not, in this position, it's time to shoulder it with all your might.