After returning from the outskirts of the city, Wei Chen stayed at home with his wife for two more days, and officially took up his post at the Hanlin Academy on the third day.

Zhan Shifu Shao Zhan Shi is also known as the Taigong Zhan, and now that Wei Chen has arrived, it is a major event for the Hanlin Academy, and the palace officials in the Hanlin Yuan have to go to greet him.

After the Hanlin saluted Wei Chen, several scholars arranged to prepare a table of wine in the hall to receive Wei Chen.

Liu Tingxi, a bachelor from Hanlin, has returned to his hometown, and now there are only four bachelors in the Hanlin Academy, and the seats at a table are not satisfied, and they seem a little deserted.

It's just that the cold is cold, and the position on this table still has to be clearly divided.

Wu Yingyan is a bachelor, but this is only a part-time title, he is still in the military department, and he is a waiter in the military department.

Wu Yingyan usually doesn't stay in the Hanlin Academy very much, but this time he came over to give Wei Chen face and pick up the wind for him.

However, Wu Yingyan's official title of Sanpin is there, and now that Liu Tingxi is not there, Wu Yingyan will not let him sit in the chief.

And Ding Siquan has no other titles, just a bachelor from the fifth grade, and he is naturally ranked last.

As for Tao Yue and Wei Chen, both of them are bachelors, and they are both young Zhan Shi of Zhan Shifu, both of them are four-rank official titles, and one is in charge of Hanlin Academy, and the other is in charge of Zhan Shifu, it seems that they are on equal footing, and they can't tell the difference.

But according to the rules of the Hanlin Academy, the bachelor in charge of the academy affairs is ranked before the bachelor in charge of the affairs of the government, so Tao Yue sat in the second seat, and Wei Chen lived below Tao Yue.

The wine and food on the table are called from the restaurant outside the Hanlin Courtyard, with six dishes, four Chinese dishes, and eight cold dishes, which are very rich.

After everyone sat down, they saluted each other again, and the other three bachelors looked at Wei Chen's energetic face, and they couldn't help but sigh secretly in their hearts.

Among the three of them, the eldest Wu Yingyan is 56 years old this year, Tao Yue is 48 years old, and even the youngest Ding Siquan is over forty years old.

As for Wei Chen, who is only in his early twenties, he is already a bachelor and a young Zhan Shi of Zhan Shifu, and he is also in charge of Zhan Shifu and sits at the same table with them.

It's really more human than human, and it's infuriating......

However, they were only envious, and they didn't have much jealousy, after all, Wei Chen's achievements were obvious to all, and it was natural to be able to sit in today's position, and no one could find any reason.

At the table, when everyone spoke, the three bachelors were quite enthusiastic about Wei Chen, and they intended to get close to Wei Chen, and Wu Yingyan also asked about Wei Chen's experience of killing thieves in the process of quelling the chaos.

When he heard that Wei Chen had shot more than a dozen thieves with his own hands, Tao Yue and Ding Si on the side were all so surprised that they almost couldn't close their mouths.

Although the civil officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty also went to the battlefield, they were also behind the relative safety, how could anyone go into battle shirtless like Wei Chen?

Wu Yingyan, as a soldier of the military department, understood the difficulty better, and looked at Wei Chen's eyes and couldn't help but be a little more solemn, and immediately raised his wine glass with both hands and saluted Wei Chen.

Then Tao Yue and Ding Siquan also toasted Wei Chen one after another, and Wei Chen drank with them boldly.

Through the wine, several people chatted about the world, talked about the past and the present, and the laughter and laughter at the banquet continued, until Wu Yingyan was not strong enough to drink, and he was the first to retire, and several people dispersed one after another.

After the banquet, Wei Chen wanted to go to the Shuchang Pavilion to have a look, but was stopped by Tao Yue, the head of the courtyard.

After serving tea, Tao Yue retreated left and right, and said to Wei Chen with a smile: "The day before yesterday, the Longtu Pavilion invited the official family, and wanted to open Enke next year, have Xingyun ever heard of it?" ”

"I've heard a little."

Wei Chen nodded.

In the rebellion of King Yan at the beginning of the year, the officials of the court and the central government suffered a lot of injuries, first they were affected by the rebel army and killed a group, and then they were arrested and degraded because of collusion with the opposing party.

At this time, it was natural to open Enke, absorb talents, and fill the vacancies of yamen officials, and Wei Chen had already heard the news.

It's just that Wei Chen didn't understand why Tao Yue suddenly mentioned this matter to him.

Wei Chen looked at Tao Yue in front of him, his heart suddenly moved, and he asked tentatively, "Could it be that the head of the academy intends to test for the position of the main exam?" ”

"No, no, no." Tao Yue smiled and shook his head, "Brother Fool is planning to nominate Xingyun you to serve as the main examiner of this exam." ”

Wei Chen was taken aback: "The main examiner will preside over the Hengwen Ceremony on behalf of the Son of Heaven, how can He De, a subordinate official, take on this heavy responsibility?" ”

Tao Yue waved his hand, signaled Wei Chen to be restless, and patiently explained: "In the Longtu Pavilion, Han and Wen have both served as the chief examiners of the examination, and according to the rules, it is not appropriate to re-appoint, and it will take a while for Shen Shilang to enter the cabinet, I am afraid that he will not be able to catch up with the Enke examination next year, and the main examination of this examination can only be made up by Hanlin Cichen."

If Liu Zhangyuan is still there, he should be appointed as the chief examiner, but now that Liu Zhangyuan has returned to his hometown in Liaocheng to recuperate, he will naturally not come back.

Among the remaining bachelors in this Hanlin Academy, Brother Wu is a member of the military department, and he is not a minister, and Brother Ding's official position is too low. ”

After listening to Tao Yue's analysis, Wei Chen was still puzzled: "Wu Shilang and Bachelor Ding are not successful, isn't there still you in charge of the academy?" This will test the position of the chief examiner, how many words are asked for but can't, why doesn't the head of the court make a plan for himself, but to promote the lower officials? ”

Tao Yue smiled bitterly: "It's not a secret, Brother Fool and Tian Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites have always had a dislike, that is, they came out to compete for the position of the main exam, and it is estimated that in the end, it will be a waste of water, so I discussed with Brother Wu and Brother Ding and recommended Xingyun You to serve as the chief examiner of the examination." ”

Wei Chen then understood the reason why Tao Yue recommended him, but he still hesitated a little and said: "Thanks to the love of the head of the academy and the two seniors, but after all, the lower officials have shallow qualifications, and I am afraid it will be difficult to be qualified for the position of the main exam......

Tao Yue said with a smile: "Xingyun, although your qualifications are shallow, you have always been quite prestigious among the clear streams, and you are still six yuan and first, when the world Wenzong, you will do this examination, and everyone in the world can be convinced." Besides—"

Tao Yue paused, looked at Wei Chen with deep meaning and said: "Besides, Xingyun, you have the holy will to expect, this will test the position of the main exam, as long as you have the intention to fight, most of it is yours, no one can compete with you, and the foolish brother is just a favor." ”

"Divine Providence Expects ......"

When Wei Chen heard this, he finally came to his senses.

This time, Zhao Zongquan added Enke, which is by no means as simple as filling the vacancy of officials in the DPRK and China.

Zhao Zongquan has been in Yuzhou for many years, and he was only a few days as the crown prince and hurriedly ascended the throne as the emperor, and his foundation in the court is too shallow, so he urgently needs to cultivate a new force loyal to him.

And once Enke is added, there will be 300 new science and technology scholars, these people rely on Zhao Zongquan to open Enke to enter the office, they must be grateful to Zhao Zongquan, and when they enter the yamen of various ministries as officials for a period of time, they can effectively help Zhao Zongquan control the court.

It's just that, in this way, the main exam must be served by someone who is trusted by Zhao Zongquan, and it is best to be recognized by the Empress Dowager Cao.

So, looking at the court, is there anyone more suitable than himself?

As soon as Wei Chen thought of this, he had already thought about this matter clearly, anyway, with Tao Yue and the other two bachelors, even if it didn't work out in the end, he wouldn't have anything to lose.

So Wei Chen nodded, bowed to Tao Yue and said, "That is the case, then the lower official will thank the head of the courtyard." ”