Chapter 2437 Passed
The Ministry of Personnel examination was over in half a day, and everyone's results came out one after another in the afternoon of the next day. They came out on the morning of the third day, which was the day Zhou Man held a banquet.
There is no ranking in the Ministry of Personnel examination, only two results: pass or fail.
If you pass, you can start waiting for the selection of officials. If you fail, you will have to wait until next year to take the exam again.
Bai Shan never doubted that he would fail, so he washed up slowly early in the morning and made an appointment with Manbao to see the results after he was ready.
He was confident that he would pass, and the reason he called them along was that when he went to get his results, he could also ask about any vacancies and choose which local official position he would fill.
Liu Huan also took the civil service examination, so they called him along on the way.
Liu Huan walked beside the two of them, feeling somewhat disappointed. "It's a pity that Bai Er and Yin Huo are studying in the palace."
Manbao said, "They have asked for leave and will be leaving the palace soon. If you want, you can go and pick them up."
"Oh, yes," Liu Huan said, "your family is having a banquet today, and it's also a good day for Bai Er."
Many people came to the Ministry of Personnel to check their results, but they didn’t expect Bai Shan to come so early. Didn’t they say that their family was going to hold a banquet today?
Bai Shan didn't care about their thoughts. He pulled Man Bao forward and saw his name at the top of the list. He lowered his voice and said happily, "See? I'm ranked so high. My grades must be very good."
Unfortunately, there is no ranking in the Ministry of Personnel examination, and you can be on the list as long as you pass.
Although there is no ranking on the list, the officials in charge of marking the papers in various departments know their details.
The annual Ministry of Personnel examination is the way for the three provinces, six ministries, nine temples and five academies to select officials. The heads of various departments are watching, and some even mark the papers personally.
So you all know how each person answered.
Bai Shan secretly wanted to come earlier to say hello and choose a seat for the outdoor speakers, but the other party had already chosen a seat for him.
After seeing his name, Bai Shan immediately pulled Manbao to find someone, wanting to ask Manbao to first check the existing vacancies.
When they heard that they wanted to see a posting outside the capital, the official from the Ministry of Personnel looked at Liu Huan with a smile and praised him, "Young Master, you have great ambitions."
Liu Huan: ...What does it have to do with him? He doesn't want to be sent out.
Out of respect for Zhou Man, who was an official in the same dynasty, and the titles of Bai Shan and Liu Huan, the officials of the Ministry of Personnel turned a blind eye and showed them the vacancies that were currently being assigned to other places.
Bai Shan immediately lowered his head to look, and after looking for a long time, he found that the existing gaps were very far away. They were either in the south of the Yangtze River or in the Lingnan area. There were almost none in the Central Plains and the north.
Bai Shan stroked his chin and pondered, then pointed to a place with some disappointment and said, "Sir, is this Rui'an County in Kuazhou?"
"good."
Bai Shan gritted his teeth and said, "Then choose him."
The official didn't expect him to be so straightforward and couldn't help but look at Liu Huan, "Have you chosen?"
Liu Huan: "...He chose it, what do you think I'm doing?"
Official: "...Aren't you going to be sent out?"
Liu Huan glared, "Who said I'm going to be sent out? I, well, if the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works are not vacant, I can also go to the Ministry of Rites."
Official: ...
The official looked at Bai Shan.
Bai Shan also looked at him with a puzzled expression and said, "This is my choice. If he doesn't want to be released, then I will be released."
Official: "... County Magistrate Bai, your vacancy has been filled."
He simply took the bill without showing it to them.
Bai Shan was surprised, "I haven't even asked for a vacancy yet, how come there is one?"
"It was arranged by the superiors," the official said. "As for these positions, you ask for them and they are granted by the superiors. You don't miss out on this position. How good!"
Bai Shan: "What's missing?"
"Hanlin Academy," the official said, looking at Bai Shan with some envy and jealousy, "This was personally appointed by Lord Wei, and His Majesty also nodded. Congratulations, County Master Bai."
After all, you still have to study.
Bai Shan, who had already imagined what he would do as a county magistrate, felt like someone had poured a bucket of cold water on him.
He was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Manbao.
Manbao looked at him with particular understanding, and could only pat his hands and comfort him, "Don't be sad, you will only be in the Imperial Academy for three years at most. If His Majesty likes you, he will definitely let you go out and gain experience."
An official standing aside: ... Directly entering the Hanlin Academy, you instantly become a close minister to the emperor. What else could you not be satisfied with?
Liu Huan was also puzzled, but he didn't ask in front of outsiders. He walked with them until they were alone on the empty Imperial City Avenue with only the three of them and their accompanying guards. Then he asked, "Wouldn't it be great to join the Hanlin Academy? I could study and edit books every day, draft imperial edicts for His Majesty, and be questioned by His Majesty on state affairs. How wonderful it would be! If I could join the Hanlin Academy, my grandfather could hold banquets for seven days and seven nights."
Bai Shan: "That's great, do you want to go?"
Liu Huan simply shook his head and said, "Forget it. I don't like studying."
Bai Shan muttered something, but Liu Huan didn't hear it clearly, so he asked him, "What did you say?"
Bai Shan maintained a cold expression and said, "Nothing."
Manbao said, "He said he doesn't like studying anymore."
Bai Shan glanced over.
Liu Huan was incredulous. "Impossible! How could you not like reading? I've always seen you reading with great interest."
"That's because I was in the mood to read. I also have my bad days." Since everything was already known, Bai Shan simply didn't hide it and said, "I just don't want to do my homework. There are still many good books in this world."
To put it bluntly, he liked reading, but he didn't like reading for homework. Moreover, "I have learned so much, especially about laws and regulations, I want to show my talents in the local area. Studying in the Hanlin Academy is not much different from studying in the Chongwenguan."
The only difference is that the latter sees the prince every day, while the former sees the emperor every day; the latter has to accompany the prince to study, while the former has to accompany the emperor to study, and by the way, he is drafted by the emperor to write some imperial edicts.
He naturally knew that the network of contacts he had accumulated in the Hanlin Academy was far beyond what he could have achieved outside, not to mention the feelings and insights he had cultivated by being close to the emperor.
But he just wanted to express himself.
It is like an open room filled with gold, silver, and jewels, all the precious things in the world are in the room, and once one enters, those things are his;
Outside the house there is a horse, only one horse, and then there is an endless grassland. You can ride the horse and gallop across the grassland.
Everything you eat and drink is obtained through hard work. If you want to get the wealth in the house, you need to spend ten times or even a hundred times more time than the time you spent to get into it.
But he still wants to go riding.
However, someone put a rope around him and pulled him into the house. Bai Shan...
He sighed and tried to go in.
Manbao leaned close to his ear and said, "I have experiments going on in my royal farm."
Bai Shan came back to his senses. Well, the reluctance in his heart faded a lot. He couldn't really be sent away alone.
Have to wait for Manbao.
Liu Huan suddenly stopped and asked, "Wait a minute, is my name on the list?"
Bai Shan and Man Bao stopped and turned to look at him.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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