Su Tong's family had an urgent matter, and he needed to return early, and he couldn't wait for Shen Xi to be appointed a few days later. ●⌒，

Old friends will leave, Shen Xi has to set up a banquet to practice, Su Tong has helped him a lot along the way, after Shen Xi was taken by Beizhen Fusi, he ran in many ways, and the Ministry of Rites will try to make a list and take out the silver to report for him, although Shen Xi returned it afterwards, but he has to admit this situation.

held a banquet in the wine shop that night, and went to the Li family's restaurant, which had the advantage of not having to pay for Shen Xi out of his own pocket. It's not easy to live in the capital, and it's a little bit to save a little.

In addition to Shen Xi and Su Tong, Li Yu also called his two old friends, Rong Ning and Song Yue, and there was no one else.

These days after the palace examination, it is the peak period for Fujian to go to the capital to take the examination and return to his hometown, as soon as he leaves, he will go a batch, Su Tong is the latest among them, he has practiced a lot for others, it is his turn, and there is only Shen Xi who comes to see him off.

Su Tong drank a few more glasses by himself, his wine was already quite ordinary, and he had to force it if he couldn't drink too much, but when he got drunk, he began to cry and sigh for a long time.

When it was time to say goodbye, the words that Su Tong said sounded awkward:

"When I go back to Fujian this time, I don't know if there is a goodbye period, brother...... The next time we meet, or three years later, you won't turn me away. ”

Shen Xi asked the servants of the Su family to support Su Tong and comforted: "No, next time Brother Su comes to the capital, I will personally welcome you." ”

"That's a word, brother, brother, you don't know how much you envy you as a brother, it's a pity...... For my brother, I don't even have the qualifications to lift shoes for you, after I go back, I will study hard, and strive to be famous next time with your brother......"

Shen Xi knew that Su Tong didn't expect to be able to win the Jinshi this time, so he wouldn't have so many emotions, just because he won the champion, which made Su Tong feel uncomfortable.

Sending Su Tong out of the door together, Li Yu and the three of them left one after another, but the three of them looked a little puzzled, obviously they didn't understand why Su Tong, who was a lifter, would compliment Shen Xi so much, and said that he wanted to be as "famous as Shen Xi", at least the three of them had never heard of the name of "Zhao Painter" before.

After sending Su Tong into the carriage, Li Yucai stepped forward and saluted: "Painter Zhao, I don't know where to go?" ”

"Go home."

Shen Xi tidied up his clothes a little, just now Su Tong had to let him drink two glasses, he couldn't hold back his feelings, and drank wine, but most of them were sprinkled into his sleeves by him while Su Tong was not paying attention, Shen Xi is now old, and he is indeed "too strong to drink".

Li Yu smiled: "Then why don't you go to my house and drink again?" ”

Shen Xi glanced at Li Yu, this guy was too enthusiastic about him, but he didn't know if it was because of his relationship with Su Tong, or because he guessed his identity, or because he admired his ability to paint.

But seeing Li Yu's appearance, he should be a good person to make friends, but this kind of wine and meat friend, Shen Xi has no interest in making deep friends.

Shen Xi saw that Tang Hu and the others had greeted him, and immediately saluted and said goodbye: "After coming out for a long time, the family will inevitably be worried, thank you for your hospitality, don't pass it for the time being." ”

After speaking, regardless of the reaction of Li Yu and the others, accompanied by Tang Hu, Shen Xi went to his own courtyard.

When I got home, it was the dead of night, but as soon as Shen Xi knocked on the door and shouted, "I'm back", Zhu Shan immediately opened the door. Shen Xi glanced at the door after entering, Zhu Shan was carrying a lantern, and there was a small bench under the porch, he should have been sitting there and waiting, after seeing Shen Xi, Zhu Shan smiled and said: "Young master, if you don't come back, I will fall asleep." ”

Shen Xi bolted the door, walked in with Zhu Shan, and asked, "Is Dai'er asleep?" ”

Zhu Shan was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head: "Miss didn't sleep, saying that if the young master didn't come back tonight, she wouldn't sleep." ”

Shen Xi smiled slightly, and when he returned to his room, he saw that the dim tung oil lamp inside was burning, Lin Dai was sitting on the edge of the bed, but her head was leaning on the head of the bed, and she had fallen asleep, even if Shen Xi entered the door, she didn't have the slightest intention of waking up.

Shen Xi helped her straighten her body and put her flat again, and then covered her with a quilt, Lin Dai turned over with a little happy smile on her face, but she fell asleep.

When Shen Xi saw her, she seemed to be dreaming, but she didn't know whether she saw her father and mother, or dreamed that the two were getting married.

Shen Xi didn't squeeze with Lin Dai, and went to Lin Dai's bed in the next room to lie down and sleep, and he drank some wine, and fell asleep quickly when he lay down. When he woke up the next day, Lin Dai was standing by the bed and staring at him angrily, as if he woke up because he was stared at.

"Daer, what are you doing?" Shen Xi rubbed his eyes, and before he could sit up, Lin Dai threw the pillow he was holding on to Shen Xi.

"You...... You came back last night, why didn't you wake me up? Hmph, people are waiting for you for half the night! ”

Shen Xi thought to himself, and said that in the middle of the night, before the second watch day came back, you little girl had already slept like a dead pig, look at your sleeping appearance so peacefully, how could I wake you up ruthlessly?

However, the little girl lost her temper and was still in love with him, so Shen Xi had to laugh and admit her mistake.

After a while, Lin Dai's little fist finally stopped, and no longer beckoned to Shen Xi, but turned around and went out in a huff, this time she was so angry that she didn't talk to Shen Xi much for the next two days, and even when she slept at night, she no longer hugged the pillow to find Shen Xi.

The little girl's family has a good face, the girl is pregnant with the age of spring, what she cares about is the lover's attitude towards her, Shen Xi even coaxed her a few times, but it didn't work, so she could only wait for her to calm down as soon as possible.

However, this also made Shen Xi breathe a sigh of relief, at least Lin Dai would not take the initiative to courting him, and the two could be a nominal couple as before.

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On the day Su Tong left the capital, Shen Xi did not send it, after all, he was not a relative, and he had already set up a banquet to practice, and his mind could be reached.

On March 26, the imperial court issued an order to grant Shen Xi, the first place in the first class, to be the editor of the Hanlin Academy, and the second place in the first class, Lun Wenxu, and the third place Feng Xi to be edited by the Hanlin Academy; Ninety-five people, including Sun Xu, the second grade, and two hundred and two people, including Liu Chao, the third grade, were assigned to various yamen to do things.

After the official is awarded, all the processes of the palace examination are basically over, and the rest depends on what kind of official vacancies can be assigned to the second and third class jinshi, or how long it will take to wait for the official vacancies.

This requires both luck and connections, and the related jinshi may soon be able to get official vacancies such as the six departments or temple officials and the county magistrate; It doesn't matter that the Jinshi may wait for a few years before he can mix a high-quality official, and the annual salary is only a few dozen taels of silver, and there is no head to eat and wait for death.

Shen Xi can enter the Hanlin Academy for the cultivation of the privilege of the champion, how to say that the Hanlin Academy is also a real shortage, the official quality is not high, but there are also six grades, which is one level higher than the county. With Shen Xi's age, it is a beautiful difference to serve in the Hanlin Academy, follow those old Hanlin to do things, transform what they have learned into practice, increase their experience as officials and in the world, and lay the foundation for being independent in the future.

The Hanlin Academy is in charge of the affairs of the edicts, the annals, and the Wenhan, but these belong to the Hanlin Bachelors, and the Hanlin Academy has a Zhengwupin Hanlin Bachelor; two bachelors and two bachelors from the five grades; There are two people each who read and speak.

These are the people who often come into contact with the emperor in the Hanlin Academy and are valued by the emperor.

Shen Xi's Hanlin Academy was responsible for the compilation and revision of historical books, and then it was responsible for consulting classics, sorting out manuscripts, and sorting out the content of the questions answered by the officials of the Hanlin Academy when they summoned the emperor, so that they could better behave in front of the emperor.

Before Shen Xi reported to the Hanlin Academy, he knew that his errand was to make wedding clothes for others, but he still smiled, because entering the Hanlin Academy was equivalent to entering a shortcut for a carp to jump over the dragon gate...... No matter how good you learn, if you don't know it to the emperor, how can you be appreciated?

And being a Hanlin is different, even if you don't know it at first, you can boil up your qualifications, stay up and wait for Shangguan Zhishi, or get involved in a big case or even get sick and die, then you can take the throne, and after being by the emperor's side for a long time, the emperor thinks that you are doing things according to his heart, so he will promote you, and the speed of promotion is like riding a rocket.

Especially after the Chenghua Dynasty, not only the cabinet scholars must come from the Hanlin Academy, but even the six books of Shangshu also came from the Hanlin Academy. It is recorded in the History of the Ming Dynasty:

“…… In the six departments, when it became self-formed, after Zhou Hongmo, the Ministry of Rites and the Waiter must be Hanlin, and the two Waiters of the Ministry must have one because of Hanlin. It is composed of Hanlin scholars, Shangshu is also a bachelor, and the waiter is also a scholar and a bachelor. ”

Shen Xi was awarded an official, and soon the official uniform was sent over, and the small courtyard where he lived became an "official residence". Originally, the family who rented the house to Shen Xi wanted to take back the house, but when they heard that Shen Xi won the champion, not only did they not accept the house, but they simply waived the rent, and only begged Shen Xi to give an inscription to prove that the champion came from his own courtyard.

Shen Xi never thought that his Mobao would be so valuable, a pair of words can offset the rent first, this is a lot of expenses over the years, and he can save it at the moment, how can he not want to? Immediately, with a stroke of the pen, he wrote the four big characters "Purple Qi from the East", and the landlord happily took the words back and framed the plaque.

The next day, the landlord sent a plaque, but it was not the plaque of "Purple Qi from the East", but the door plaque of "Shen Zhuangyuan Mansion", and the neighbors were called to celebrate together when the plaque was hung.

"Champion Gong, you just have to live here, you can live as long as you want, you know all the neighbors in this street, if there is anything that needs to be taken care of, just say it, if there are any dignitaries and dignitaries coming over in the future, you remember to mention it, this is the courtyard of the Wen family in Hat Hutong, and the small one is grateful here."

Shen Xi couldn't stand the enthusiasm of the head of the household, and almost wanted to move away.

But now Shen Xi has just become an official, and he is still a Beijing official from the sixth grade, and it is a fantasy to want to buy a house in the capital with his little money.

Moving out from here, he had two options, either to live in the official residence of the Hanlin Academy, which was similar to a dormitory for the subordinate officials, with only one room, and it felt a bit cramped to live alone, let alone settle his family.

Or, find another yard to rent.

In the capital, before the Yulu was issued, Shen Xi was still in a state of sitting and eating empty, and if he could save, he needed to save, and it was not easy to have a place to live, as for the compliments and enthusiasm of others, Shen Xi could only let it go, and forbearance passed.

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PS: The second update is sent!

In the past few days, I have been feeling unwell, and even with a lack of inspiration, the original simple text was completed in more than an hour before, and now I am stunned to write for three or four hours......

How about everyone come to a wave and stimulate the brain of the Son of Heaven? Thanks! (To be continued.) )