The Ministry of Officials is located in the south of the palace city, and it has always been the most lively yamen, that is, the officials who are usually short and transferred have to block the door. And on this day, the new recruits were awarded officers, and they were even more popular.

In addition to caring about their own future, most of today's new science and technology scholars are most concerned about whether the fact that the champion will not enter Hanlin will be realized. Bangyan Wen Xuhuai and Tanhua Yang Bo were all silent, their family had a good status in Jiangnan Shilin, and they were well-informed, knowing that Ye Xingyuan was going to be brushed down this time, and they were unlucky together

How can there be a champion who does not enter the Hanlin, and the list of eyes and tanhua is still according to the old rules? Although they will be compensated by other places, they will not be happy in their hearts after all. The two of them were full of envy for the Kujishi who passed the hall selection, and they wished that their performance in the exam was a little worse, so that they would not lose this good opportunity.

Ye Xingyuan was late, his face was expressionless, and everyone couldn't see what he was thinking, and they speculated.

Someone secretly said to a friend: "Even if this person is full of opportunities, he can only cry out in vain in the face of the strangulation of the scholars." Sure enough, our generation of scholars still have to be cautious in their words and deeds, and they must not act arbitrarily. ”

Another person sighed: "When he came to Xiangrui to reap the benefits, he never expected that he would win the champion in the future, otherwise he would not be so embarrassed." If a person has no foresight, he will have near-term worries, and the words of the saints will not be wrong. ”

Half of them had a gloating attitude, the other half were trembling, worried that they would be affected, and the few new jinshi who were indignant for Ye Xingyuan spoke softly and couldn't say anything.

Although the new recruits are also under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Officials, not all the officials of the Ministry can be the masters, and today there will be a scholar and a prince in the Ministry to sit in charge. After the Jinshi arrived, they were eagerly waiting for the arrival of these two.

The first to come was the second prince, and after the crown prince was deposed, this honest second prince became a popular candidate for the prince. In recent times, he has been desperately brushing up on various occasions, and it is not surprising that he is here today.

He acted boldly and had the style of an ancestor. But he doesn't like to read, which makes the old gentlemen in the palace who teach the princes to read unhappy, which is also the biggest obstacle to his ascension to the crown prince.

Ye Xingyuan looked at the appearance of the second prince and Emperor Longping, but the head horns were more square, although he was only in his twenties, he had a mustache, and he looked much more mature and mighty.

But Rao is like this, with the sword spirit's sense of the Mandate of Heaven, Ye Xingyuan still judged at a glance that this person was not like a human monarch. This person is not as coercive as the Seventh Prince. Moreover, neither the favor of Emperor Longping, nor the support of the DPRK and China, the advantage of winning the throne is nothing more than a "long" word.

But the longest crown prince has been abolished, and Emperor Longping does not establish a long, so he naturally wants to establish a virtuous. The second prince had almost no hope, and was destined to be cannon fodder in this battle for succession, Ye Xingyuan only glanced at it twice, and then stopped paying much attention.

Today he himself is the protagonist, and at this time, Zhu Ning'er should have mobilized the followers of the Raven God Sect to post his book of ten thousand words everywhere. The Yamen of the Ministry of Officials will soon usher in a good show.

Ye Xingyuan didn't care about the second prince, but the second prince kept quietly looking at him. For a period of time, it has been rumored in Beijing that Ye Xingyuan is a virtuous talent, but the five scholars have decided to drive him out of Beijing, which makes the second prince very sorry.

The second prince also lacks a mastermind in the scene. Ye Xingyuan was able to turn the tide in the examination, and this ability was worthy of the second prince, Corporal Lixian. But at this time, it was a critical moment, and he really didn't dare to offend the elders, so he could only send Qiu Bo secretly. I want to show that I still support Ye Xingyuan morally, and I hope he can remember his part.

It's a pity that this is purely a pretty eye for the blind to see, Ye Xingyuan closed his eyes and recuperated. didn't even bother to say a word, and of course he didn't see the second prince's desperate glance to reveal his kindness.

Not long after, Shen Xiao, a scholar of Dongge University, who presided over the election today, was also present. On weekdays, the new recruits are elected officials, and even if the five scholars do not say that they are fighting to come, at least they will not push back, but this time they want to offend people, so it is Shen Wufu, who is at the bottom of the list.

As soon as he appeared, the very few people who originally couldn't believe Ye Xingyuan's fate could only sigh in vain. Someone said: "It seems that Ye Xingyuan is destined to not be able to enter the Hanlin Academy this time, otherwise, how could it be Shen University Scholar who came? Even if it is not the first assistant to come in person, at least it should be Xi Cifu or Zhang University Scholar to come here, which is the courtesy of the imperial court." ”

At this time, there is no major military matter, and the selection of new sergeants should be the biggest change in the imperial court in recent times. Under normal circumstances, how could the first few people let Shen Xiao, who has the least qualifications, brush up on this favor among the new jinshi?

Wen Xuhuai sighed gloomily, and quietly leaned over to Ye Xingyuan's side and said, "Brother Ye Xian is amazingly talented, he shouldn't have suffered this injustice, it's a pity." ”

This can be regarded as having enough courage, because of the relationship between his family, his position must be very clear, if it weren't for the fact that he really admired and admired Ye Xingyuan, he would not have spoken to him at this time.

Ye Xingyuan opened his eyes and said indifferently: "Gains and losses follow fate, there is no increase or decrease in the heart, my generation is studying, how can we come for high-ranking officials and Houlu? It is nothing more than to be worthy of the court and the people, Brother Wen should not be persistent." ”

Wen Xuhuai saw that he was calm and comfortable, and said ashamedly: "Brother Xian, you are so open-minded, and you are even more foiled by my generation, far from it! Hearing about this change, I have been depressed for a long time, you bear the brunt of it, but you can not care at all, it is really as the sage said that the person who is harmonious and reasonable!"

Ye Xingyuan said in an old-fashioned manner: "There is nothing wrong with young people having a spirit of progress. This time, I have involved Brother Wen and Brother Yang, and you have suffered an unjustified disaster, which makes me feel ashamed when I think about it. ”

Listening to Wen Humility's tone, the family has long been angry with him, and the entire bureaucracy is adjusting for this. Ye Xingyuan was even a little flattered, he was just a newcomer, so he had to take care of him like this, and he was the only one.

Wen Xuhuai shook his head and said, "Where did the words come from, Brother Xian? These words of yours are like an empowerment to me, if you don't enter the Hanlin, you won't enter the Hanlin, what's the big deal?"

After all, he was still young, he couldn't hide his words in his heart, and his heart shook because of Ye Xingyuan's words, and he spoke proudly unconsciously. Yang Bo next to him rolled his eyes, and said in his heart that Hanlin is noble, and it is the fast lane to promotion, if it weren't for Ye Xingyuan's involvement, who would want to choose another way? Thinking of this, I felt even more resentful in my heart.

They were talking in private, Shen Xiao and the second prince entered the ministry, and after a little greeting with the servant in charge, they directly started the selection of officials, and the first one to be named was the champion Ye Xingyuan.

Ye Xingyuan went to the hall safely, first met the scholar and the prince, and then worshiped the servant Fang Chaoyuan, and then stood respectfully at the bottom, as if he was patiently waiting for the judgment of fate.

Shen Xiao and the second prince glanced at each other, and did not rush to announce Ye Xingyuan's whereabouts, but coughed lightly and said dryly: "Ye Xingyuan, you are the champion of the current department, and according to the usual practice, you should be awarded the position of cultivation from the Liupin Hanlin Academy."

It's just that in recent years, it has been an eventful season, and there is a lack of many substantive officials in the imperial court, and the cabinet has discussed before this Enke to let this group of new recruits go to the local training. As a champion, you should lead by example, so you have some changes to your arrangement, do you have any objections?"

What is the use of personal opinions? Although Shen Xiao asked pretendly, even if Ye Xingyuan made a big fuss about it, it was impossible for him to change the organization's decision because of this.

Ye Xingyuan is a scholar, of course, it is impossible to be so tricky, so he calmly asked: "The court is in trouble, my generation should work hard to repay the emperor's kindness, how can we pick and choose? I don't know what kind of official position to give the student?"

Shen Xiao has always heard that Ye Xingyuan has sharp teeth and sharp mouth, and he was still a little uneasy before he came, for fear that if Ye Xingyuan shouted and refuted, he would be able to suppress him, but his face would not look good after all.

Now seeing Ye Xingyuan's good attitude of obeying the organizational arrangement, Shen Xiao was also very pleased, thinking that this person had met the master several times, and probably understood the reason that people have to bow their heads under the eaves.

After a few years of honing in this way, the edges and corners have been removed, and it may be of great use when returning to the dynasty in the future. Therefore, he said softly: "Since you are the champion, you will naturally not be treated badly by the grade." More than 300 miles away from Jingzhao, the land of Hedong is rich, and there is a county named Ninghe. Culture and education are prosperous here, the people are simple, and you are given the position of knowing the county, what do you think?"

Shangxian Zhixian is the same as Liupin, Ninghe County is a big county, with more than 100,000 households, producing rice and mulberry hemp, and is very rich. It's not too far from the capital, and it can be regarded as a first-class fat difference. If this position is vacant and placed in front of the lower-level officials who have been transferred to the election officer, it will be a battle.

But it still makes no sense to fall on the head of the champion. Ye Xingyuan is very young, if he can't suppress those slippery officials and big families in the locality, he is afraid that the good years will be spent in the locality, and if there are no more than ten or twenty years, don't think about returning to Beijing again.

This position is the result of a compromise between the scholars, firstly, in any case, the award of the champion must not be too bad, otherwise it is really not enough to convince the people.

The second is also the suppression of Ye Xingyuan, the post of county magistrate should have been handed over to more experienced officials. Ninghe County has a large population and is rich, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are interests, there are disputes.

After Shen Xiao announced the appointment, he looked up at Ye Xingyuan's reaction, only to see Ye Xingyuan's face showing surprise, and said anxiously: "How can this be so? Shen Ge Lao, I can't accept this appointment!"

Shen Xiao was still secretly praising Ye Xing's farsightedness in his heart just now, but he didn't expect to be slapped in the face when he turned his head, his face sank, and he reprimanded: "Where did what you just said come from? The imperial court appointed, how can you pick and choose? I know that the new jinshi are all greedy for Hanlin Qinggui and are unwilling to be officials close to the people, but now that the society is turbulent, how can they only care about personal gains and losses?"

Ye Xingyuan was stunned and said: "The elder of the pavilion has misunderstood, how can the students care about personal gains and losses? I already knew that the imperial court had the intention of tempering, so I didn't dare to resign, I just wanted to go to the soup and go to the fire." Haven't you received my letter yet?"

Shen Xiao was stunned for a moment, faintly feeling that something was wrong, as if the situation was out of his control. (To be continued.) )