Take the farm down to earth

Chapter 155
And one is a middle-level official in Yushitai, and the other is already the third in command of the Hanlin Academy, which is known as the storage base.

The prospects are very different.

No wonder my father didn't want to see him recently. I really don't know when I saw my disciple wearing the same official uniform as me after meeting him. After thinking about it, it took him only three months to complete my journey of more than ten years. What to say.

Fortunately, Boqian is indeed a grateful person. Not only did he accept Taiji and Huaiji as disciples, but once he gained a firm foothold in the Imperial Academy, he remembered to praise him as a senior brother.

After Shi Zhongkui walked out of the official hall, he saw a more than 40-year-old green-robed official with gray sideburns standing in the middle of the courtyard waiting silently.

When Mei Hanlin saw a young man in a red robe walk out, he immediately knew that it was the rightful lord.

Busily clapping his hands and saluting, "Xiaguan Mei Chengyi, a professor in the Shuchang Hall of the Imperial Academy, has met a bachelor."

Shi Zhongkui hurriedly stepped forward to support him, then took two steps back and saluted him, "Little nephew Shi Boqian, I met Uncle Mei Shi."

Mei Hanlin was overjoyed, but he kept saying 'dare not, dare not'.

Yu Tongfu, who came out after him, sighed in his heart that Shi Zhongkui was really black-bellied, and at the same time saluted, "I'm an official, Yu Tongfu, I've met my senior."

The No. [-] Scholar and Tanhualang bowed to him at the same time, Mei Hanlin felt relieved.

When returning the salute, his voice trembled a little.

Some officials of the Hanlin Academy who heard the voice and looked over also looked at him enviously.

This person surnamed Mei is really out of luck. He has spent more than ten years in the Imperial Academy, but because of the in-laws appointed for his son, he has a relationship with the head of Liuyuan and the Bachelor of Attendance, and he has the hope of being promoted.

And thinking of Mr. Mei, who is already 19 years old and only a scholar, everyone immediately felt that Mei was not good enough for the second wife of Xue's family.

Of course, this is also because Shi Zhongkui and Yu Tongfu came to compare.

Otherwise, a 19-year-old scholar, even a member of the third rank or above, will feel that the child is competitive.

But the more Mr. Mei strives for success, the more Mei Hanlin feels that Xue Baoqin is not good enough for his son before Shi Zhongkui rises up.

Not to mention that Xue Baoqin's father and Xue Baochai's father both passed away.

But now it's completely different.

Seeing that Shi Zhongkui was promoted to a bachelor's degree attendant, and one step further, he would at least be a servant of the sixth department.

Then he naturally became a bachelor, and the road to the cabinet has been completely paved.

And Shi Zhongkui is so young, if he entered the cabinet before 35.

There is plenty of time to get rid of the top few in the cabinet, and maybe you can really stay in the position of the chief assistant of the cabinet for ten or 20 years.

Mei Hanlin couldn't help looking forward to it. When the two brothers-in-law, he and Chongshan's child, won't promotion be as easy as drinking water?
That's right, that Young Master Mei is called Mei Chongshan.

It's a good name, but Shi Zhongkui subconsciously didn't want to marry his sister-in-law into the ungrateful Mei family.

The three of them chatted politely for a while, Shi Zhongkui felt that no one would be able to trouble him about etiquette, so he grabbed Mei Hanlin's wrist and walked side by side to his official hall.

After drinking tea and reminiscing about the past, Mei Hanlin's eyes flicked to Tongfu from time to time.

Shi Zhongkui immediately knew that the old guy had something secret to tell him.

Yu Tongfu chuckled inwardly, got up and saluted Shi Zhongkui, "My lord, I have to go back to the country historian to tidy up, tidy up, and report to my lord tomorrow."

Shi Zhongkui nodded with a smile, "Brother, after you go back, please take my younger brother's place to salute to the teacher's wife and the old lady of Shan Guogong's mansion. Later, Yu Shun will bring ordinary food to my little niece."

Hearing that there were snacks, Yu Tongfu couldn't help laughing.

Nominally, it was for his daughter Xi'er, but both his mother and wife also liked Shi Zhongkui's snacks.

He even had the experience of being forced to come to the door to ask for it himself when he finished eating.

Mei Hanlin looked at Yu Tongfu's back with some envy.

This means that Yu Tongfu will be transferred from the National History Museum to serve as Shi Zhongkui's deputy?

Then from now on, the Hanlin Academy will have to curry favor with him?

Thinking of this, Mei Hanlin couldn't help but envy Yu Hong Gao even more.

Although I was a class later than Yu Honggao, it was really compared to the situation of the two of us two years ago.

The self who stayed in the Imperial Academy was definitely better than Yu Honggao who was sitting in the crater-like Daxing County Government.

But just because he took in a good disciple, he was not only promoted to a fifth-rank official, but also entered the inspector's office in less than two years.

This person is really maddening.

So Mei Hanlin resolutely hugged Shi Zhongkui tightly.

As the teacher of Shuchangguan, it is impossible for Mei Hanlin to know about Fan Dao and Shi Zhongkui's festival.

But after hinting a bit, I saw Shi Zhongkui pretending not to understand at ease.

Mei Hanlin felt that this was the default.

Happy to be sent away by Shi Zhongkui, he hurried back to prepare to trouble Fan Dao.

Fan Dao was indeed tricked by him, but the result was somewhat beyond his expectation.

After Shi Zhongkui got off the yamen, as the sky was approaching midnight, he followed Ye Youshen to a mass grave twenty miles away.

After some preparations, I used the summoning talisman for a long time, but there was not a single soul.

Only then did he react abruptly, the 6 points of merit he suddenly gained this morning must be the Yin Division's effort to clean up the surrounding areas of Gyeonggi last night.

Shi Zhongkui couldn't help cursing in his heart.

Since you can get 6 points of merit by indirectly contributing to the Yin Division's action, isn't it at least ten times the merit by doing it yourself?

It's a pity that there are some things that should not be said to Ye Youshen and Chenghuang, even the relatives of father, wife and son.

He could only sigh and return home.

Then he called Ye Youshen to the study room, "A certain person went down to the world to practice, what he wants is merit, do you understand?"

Ye Youshen was taken aback for a moment, and then he came to his senses.

I'm thinking wrongly, people don't care whether the Yin Division is at fault or not, instead they hope that there will be ghosts and spirits making trouble.

This is the best way to subdue demons and eliminate demons, and when you return to the heaven to discuss meritorious deeds and rewards, you can also get more credit.

Otherwise, living a peaceful and stable life is not the same as going down to earth.

Ye Youshen couldn't help scratching his head.

If the demons make trouble and make trouble, it will be Yinsi who will be in trouble.

But since Shangxian has said it so clearly, if he is not allowed to kill a few demons and eliminate a few demons, he must be dissatisfied in his heart.

"My lord, why don't the little gods order people to investigate outside the Great Wall?"

The closest Great Wall to the capital is Juyongguan, which is only about 130 miles away, but this place is a military town, where ordinary horse bandits, robbers and ghosts dare to mess around.

As soon as Shi Zhongkui heard it, he understood that the Yin Division actually cleaned up the area within a hundred miles of the capital in one night.

He teased angrily, "You guys are fast enough."

"Forgive me, my lord. I'm really afraid of looking for trouble from above. If Emperor Dongyue or the officials from the underworld blame me, even if I have hundreds of years of credit, it will be useless."

After hearing this, Shi Zhongkui also understood the truth that merit is offense, and excess is excess.

When the superiors want to trouble you, they don't care how much credit you have made in the past.

That's why I no longer hold on to this matter.

However, he did not object to Ye Youshen sending people to search outside the pass.

Just saying something careful, I went back to my room, ate a spirit peach and went to sleep.

When he wakes up, he has already reached the critical point of cultivation, and he has successfully broken through to the 8th level of Qi training.

In another three to five months, I should be able to break through to the 9th level of Qi training, and then I have to prepare for breaking through to the foundation building stage.

However, there are 4 vermilion fruits, plus the 18 spirit peaches saved in addition to one spirit peach per month this year, plus another 40 days to harvest another ten spirit peaches, it should be enough for me to go smoothly. Break through the foundation.

As for the Foundation Establishment Pill, Shi Zhongkui thought he could not take it, so of course he didn't.

After all, with the status of Ma Ben, the imperial horse supervisor, it is clear that the Foundation Establishment Pill he can get should not be refined by a powerful man.

But if it is placed in the lower realm, it must be a top-grade elixir.

Relatively speaking, the side effects will definitely be much smaller.

After washing up and having breakfast, I went to the Hanlin Academy to report first. Seeing that there was nothing wrong, I took people to the outside of the city in the afternoon to watch the dredging of the moat.

Before, I was worried that someone wanted to build a moat, but half a month had passed, and I didn't see any action from the other party.

Shi Zhongkui gradually felt relieved.

After 5 days like this, the moat was finally cleared up.

After completing the handover with the officials who came to check and accept, the imperial envoy on my own body was left to increase the production of rice fields.

As for this matter, Daxing and Wanping Land, plus Liu Yu'er and Chang Baiyu were watching, so he basically didn't have to watch.

Inviting the two lands to inquire, Shi Zhongkui then put his mind on the Imperial Academy Examination.

In order to show justice, this big exam will be named like the rural exam and the general exam, and then copied by the scribes, so as not to know who it is from the notes.

Shi Zhongkui didn't care about other Jinshi in the same department, and during the provincial examination, he had prepared and searched for a long time in order to find a substitute for the dead ghost, so he chose Fan Dao.

It can be said that this guy's writing habits and writing skills, Shi Zhongkui dare not say that he can tell at a glance, but as long as he reads his essays for this exam, he will basically not admit his mistakes after a little thought.

As a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, Shi Zhongkui is absolutely qualified to be an examiner.

Even Yuan Donggang wanted him to be the chief examiner, but since Shi Zhongkui couldn't be impartial, of course he didn't want to do it.

After reading dozens of papers, he soon discovered that Fan Dao really brought his extreme character into the writing.

Yuan Donggang saw that he took one paper to read, which was much longer than the other papers, so he couldn't help being curious.

But Lao Yuan didn't speak directly, anyway, the papers will be handed over to him in the end.

Seeing that Shi Zhongkui made a circle on that paper, Yuan Donggang didn't care.

After all, at this point, unless someone commits a taboo, it is impossible for someone to lose the election.

So Shi Zhongkui read the test papers, not a single one was marked with a circle representing pass.

Everyone else is basically the same, only when it comes to the ranking, everyone will argue.

And the real competition in this big exam is actually only the people who are outside the top ten of the second-class and the third-class Jinshi.

Because the top ten in the second class will basically be selected as a good scholar, even in the middle ranks, Yuan Donggang and others will tacitly let him be selected.

Others want to be Shu Jishi and stay in the Imperial Academy, it all depends on how well they perform in this big exam.

Fortunately, he was selected as a good scholar, so he continued to study in the Imperial Academy for three years.

Others are sent directly to the Sixth Ministry to watch the government, and they will be re-examined after three years to decide who will stay in the capital and who will be released.

Even those who are unlucky may take up the seventh-rank official position and do the work of the eighth-rank official.

On the contrary, because the Shu Jishi stayed in the six ministries or the cabinet, he had more chances to meet the big bosses than the champion, second place, and Tanhua.

Therefore, there are only a few champions in history who can become real bosses.

It's a short time to start high, and the end really depends on personal ability and luck.

After Yuan Donggang read Fan Dao's paper, he didn't recognize it as Fan Dao's paper because of the blurred name and family copying.

But after reading it, he couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied.

Fan Dao's article is not only extreme, but also because of Mei Hanlin's tricks, it has the meaning of showing off his literary talent.

If it is a test of talents and candidates, gorgeous diction can indeed add points.

But this time the reviewers are all Jinshi, Shujishi, and have been officials in the Imperial Academy for many years, so how can they read such indiscriminate articles.

If it was before, Yuan Donggang would definitely be directly outside the 150th place.

But since Shi Zhongkui took a few more glances, Yuan Donggang couldn't help but think, don't get into a conflict with him just because of an ordinary Jinshi.

It's not that I'm afraid of Shi Zhongkui, it's really unnecessary.

The other examiners basically have the same thoughts, anyway, ranking above 50 will not affect anyone.

Because of this, Fan Dao got 68th place, more than 70th place than his ranking in the palace examination.

When everyone decides the ranking and compares the list.

Secretly thought that Shi Zhongkui was considered a modest gentleman, but it was a pity that Yuan Donggang and others didn't understand that Shi Zhongkui did it on purpose.

The first choice for Xinke Jinshi to observe politics is of course the Ministry of Households, followed by the most noble Ministry of Rites.

Of course, Shi Zhongkui couldn't be sure that Yuan Donggang and others would really give him face.

After all, although there are few people who are upright and upright, it is not impossible.

So Shi Zhongkui actually had a backup plan.

Sending Fan Dao to the Ministry of Rites, one is to separate himself from the relationship, and the other is because Yang Wenqing is in the matter of the Ministry of Rites, so it is easiest to plot against Fan Dao.

After Fan Dao learned that he was going to the Ministry of Rites, he also heaved a sigh of relief.

After all, in the past few months, Shi Zhongkui had dealt with the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households the most. If he went to these two places, he had to avoid being framed in everything he did.

At the same time, I can't help being a little proud of myself for being able to improve my ranking by more than 70 places.

The next day, Mei Hanlin came to the door again with a pale face, but when he saw Shi Zhongkui, he bowed deeply directly to ask him not to hate himself.

Shi Zhongkui stepped forward and grabbed Mei Hanlin.

After a few words of comfort, when Mei Hanlin calmed down, he picked up a copy from the copybook and handed it to him.

Mei Hanlin's hands were shaking when accepting the paperwork.

I'm afraid this is a book for reference.

But after watching it, Mei Hanlin was full of disbelief.

"My lord, why is this?"

"Uncle Shi has been educating people in the Imperial Academy for 12 years. He has worked hard without merit. Now that he is nearly fifty years old, since this road is not feasible, why not take another road?"

Mei Hanlin understood what Shi Zhongkui said was that the older he was, the lower his chances of being promoted to the sixth rank in the Imperial Academy.

Although this is ugly, it is also true.

(End of this chapter)