Chapter 2552 Reminder

Bai Shan is still a small Hanlin now. Although he can meet the bigwigs in front of the emperor every day and meets the emperor more often than Zhou Man, because of his special position, he cannot speak.

After much consideration, I found that Zhou Man was the most suitable one.

Whether in terms of position or identity.

but……

Manbao blinked. "I haven't seen Bai Er for a long time. By the way, has he gone to wait for the official position?"

The room was quiet, everyone looked at each other, and finally looked at Bai Dalang together.

Bai Dalang said depressedly: "No, I thought you taught him. Why, didn't you tell him to stay out of the limelight?"

This year, the Bai family has two Jinshi (imperial scholar) who are very eye-catching, especially since Bai Erlang is the legitimate son-in-law, which makes him even more eye-catching.

After the Ministry of Personnel examination, countless people were watching their family. Bai Erlang never went to wait for the examination. He thought it was Bai Shan and Zhou Man who taught him to do so.

After all, it is better for Bai Er to stay still at this time. The emperor must have made some arrangements.

Otherwise, the two brothers went to wait for the official in a hurry, which made people think they were too anxious.

The fact that Bai Dalang had been waiting for the vacancy for half a month and still hadn't gotten the position further illustrates the attitude of those in higher positions.

Obviously, the second brother wants to stay in the capital, so he can no longer stay in the capital. One of the two brothers must go out to avoid suspicion.

Bai Dalang's eyes fell on Bai Shan and Zhou Man opposite him. He didn't see that after Bai Shan entered the officialdom, Zhou Man stayed in the purely technical department - Imperial Hospital and the noble department - Chongwenguan.

Avoided the Imperial Medical Bureau, one of the current powerful departments.

Otherwise, Bai Shan would have to stay in the Hanlin Academy to edit books for the rest of his life.

Bai Shan said gloomily, "I told him to wait for the vacancy in two days, but I didn't ask him to stay away until now."

Manbao said, "Could it be that he forgot?"

Mr. Bai became anxious, "How could you forget such an important thing?"

He glanced at the sky outside, which still had some light on the horizon, so he wanted to go to the princess's mansion to ask, but Bai Dalang quickly stopped him and said, "Father, don't worry. Just ask tomorrow. If you go over now, you won't be able to say a few words before curfew."

Mr. Bai couldn't wait. The reason why he had been waiting here and not returning home was that he wanted to see his two sons get official positions, which would affect their future.

So he said he would go.

Bai Erlang almost forgot about this matter. He and Mingda had been having a lot of fun playing outside recently. If his father hadn't come to visit, it would probably take him some time to remember it.

He felt a little guilty in front of his father, but forced himself to remain calm and said, "Dad, I'm not in a hurry to be selected. His Majesty has already made the decision. By the way, did you get your official position today, big brother?"

"No," Master Bai said somewhat depressedly. He glanced at Bai Erlang and said angrily, "Even if the princess and His Majesty were here, you can't be so negligent. It's been half a month. Even if you just wait and see, it's enough. You should hurry up and wait for your turn tomorrow."

This is a matter of concern to him and must be resolved as soon as possible.

"You have to choose carefully and try to stay in the capital. It would be even better if you can enter the Hanlin Academy."

"Don't worry, Dad. I definitely won't be able to enter the Imperial Academy," Bai Erlang said. "Do you think I'm someone who can compile a history book?"

The Hanlin Academy was mainly responsible for compiling books, the most important of which was history books.

Mr. Bai thought about it and felt that it would be too misleading for the students, so he changed his words and said, "You can go to the six ministries. By the way, you are good at math, so why not go to the Ministry of Revenue?"

Rich and respectable.

Bai Erlang's eyes lit up slightly, and he thought it was a good idea. "If the Ministry of Revenue still has vacancies, we can give it a try."

At this time, the emperor was also talking to the queen about the vacancy of Bai Erlang.

He lifted his feet from the wooden basin and asked Gu Zhong to wipe them dry. He then carried them directly to the bed without putting on shoes and said to the Queen beside him, "I wonder what Bai Er has been doing lately. The Ministry of Personnel still hasn't received his application for a vacancy. Doesn't he plan to apply for an official position this year?"

He asked, "Did Mingda say why?"

Although Mingda was married, she still had to go to the palace to pay her respects on the first and fifteenth day of every month. This was a fixed routine. What was not fixed was that she would go to the palace to see the emperor and empress every few days.

The emperor thought seriously, when was the last time he saw Mingda?

Oh, twelve days ago.

The emperor frowned slightly and had a new question, "Has Mingda not been to the palace for a long time?"

The Queen smiled and said, "She sent someone in to say that she is now personally taking over the Imperial Estate and has a lot of things to do."

"Things like that are handled by the lower-level managers. She can just give the order for whatever she wants to plant. Why does she have to do it herself?"

But the queen thought it was better for the child to have something to do than to stay stuck at home all the time. Otherwise, what would be the difference between her life and before she got married?

However, she did not stop the emperor from showing concern for his daughter and said with a smile, "You can talk to her when she comes to the palace again."

How could the emperor be more wise than the wise one?

The main thing is that he is definitely not able to persuade her.

The emperor turned his anger on Bai Erlang: "Why hasn't he gone to the Ministry of Personnel to select officials?"

He suspected Bai Er's thoughts with a sinister intention, "Could it be that he wants others to take all the good official positions, leaving only the ones for external posts, so that he can take our Mingda away?"

Queen: ...

She could only comfort him, "Your Majesty, you're overthinking it. Do you think Bai Er is someone who enjoys hardship and is interested in a career in government?"

Bai Erlang was not really keen on a career in officialdom, although he would not admit it, but the reason why the emperor chose Bai Erlang was that he was not marrying Mingda for his career or status.

The emperor snorted twice, then called Gu Zhong over loudly and ordered, "Send someone out of the palace to the princess's residence early tomorrow morning, and have the prince consort go to the Ministry of Personnel to select officials."

Gu Zhong agreed with a smile, bowed and left.

The next day, Bai Erlang was still sleeping in when people from the palace arrived.

He stood up in a daze, and it took him a while to react. He turned his head to look at Mingda, who was also sleepy.

He had to get up and entertain the eunuch sent by his father-in-law.

After sending them away, he looked puzzled. "With so many people, the election process usually takes about two months. It's only been half a month. What's the rush?"

The time it takes to select officials is long, but who doesn’t rush to the Ministry of Personnel to fill out application forms after the results of the examination?

Bai Erlang said, "I chose Paper 1 to take the exam."

The most comprehensive exam paper is equivalent to being able to go to any department. Although the results are average, it is still a pass, right?

He finally became a little nervous at this moment, "What official position do you think His Majesty will give me?"

He never thought that he would have to rely entirely on his own ability to select officials. Before this, the emperor had told him explicitly and implicitly more than once at family dinners that he was not allowed to take Mingda with him on an official post.

Therefore, the emperor must have made arrangements for him long ago. How could he possibly do everything according to his wishes?

But now he also wants to stay in the capital.

When they arrived at the Ministry of Personnel, everyone looked at the newcomer Bai Erlang. He was truly a newcomer in the truest sense of the word.

It was his first time to choose an official position and his first time to submit an application. Even the clerk who asked him to fill out the form couldn't help but look at him twice.

Unless something else happened, such as a serious illness or mourning period, Bai Erlang was the first person who passed the Ministry of Personnel examination that year and took so long to be selected as an official under other circumstances.

See you at 6pm

(End of this chapter)