Chapter 267: Imperial Edict

Wait for Qin Chi to return to the Hanlin Academy.

Soon two imperial edicts arrived.

Bachelor Yan was promoted to the position of President of the Academy.

Qin Chi replaced his official position and became a fifth-rank academician, skipping the stages of academician or lecturer and being promoted directly to academician, a promotion across levels, and it was just his first day as an official.

Qin Chi thanked the emperor and accepted the decree.

The eunuch in charge of ceremonies said, "Congratulations to Lord Qin on your promotion. The official seal and new official uniform will be delivered to your residence soon."

"Thank you, eunuch."

Qin Chi thanked him and said, "I will treat you to tea when I have time in the future."

"Your Excellency is thoughtful."

The eunuch in charge of ceremonies came and left quickly.

Qin Chi put away the imperial edict.

Everyone in the Hanlin Academy immediately gathered around, first congratulating Yan Xueshi, then congratulating Qin Chi. Everyone was saying words of congratulations, but they felt uncomfortable in their hearts, especially when they saw the imperial edict in Qin Chi's hand, they felt it was outrageous.

He was promoted twice on his first day as an official.

Even the storybooks don’t dare to write like this!

Qin Chi calmly accepted everyone's congratulations.

He knew that this was the so-called compensation from Emperor Cheng of Ming.

Since he didn't have to do his original duties in the afternoon, he left the Hanlin Academy early, and Master Yan suggested that he go with him.

The two walked side by side.

There was no one following around.

Master Yan said in a gentle voice: "Qian, thank you very much."

"Where does this thank you from, sir?" Qin Chi was confused.

Master Yan said happily: "Don't pretend, I understand. It doesn't matter if you don't admit it, I know it in my heart, and I will remember the favor."

After saying that, the man smiled and walked forward first.

Qin Chi hurriedly caught up and denied again: "No, sir, you really misunderstood. Your promotion is because His Majesty saw your ability, and it has nothing to do with me."

"Okay, okay, okay. If you say it's okay, then it's okay."

Mr. Yan's tone was very perfunctory.

After saying this, he got on the Yan family's carriage.

Qin Chi really wanted to say one more thing: I am telling the truth, it really has nothing to do with me.

Although it is possible that Emperor Mingcheng wanted to compensate Qin Chi and thought of promoting him, the officials in the Hanlin Academy were all assigned to their positions, and the only position that was not filled was the position of the head scholar. Qin Chi's qualifications were still young, so it was not suitable for him to be the head scholar. Emperor Mingcheng then promoted Yan Xueshi to make room for Qin Chi.

When it comes to matters concerning the emperor, one usually sees through them but cannot speak out loud.

Looking at the carriage going away, Qin Chi curled his lips and smiled softly.

"Sir."

Qin Ba was guarding outside.

When he saw Qin Chi coming out, he showed up immediately.

Qin Chi handed the empty food box to Qin Ba, then put the imperial edict in his hand into his sleeve pocket, "Go home."

Qin Ba was very surprised.

Is the Hanlin Academy closing so early?

Since Qin Chi returned home early and did not see Song Jin, he asked Old Man Hong and learned that Song Jin was in the cooking room in the backyard.

Old Man Hong asked, "You came back so early, isn't it difficult to get along with your colleagues in the government office?"

"No, on the contrary, they are all very friendly." Qin Chi smiled and took out the imperial edict and handed it to Old Man Hong. "I came back because I got a promotion. Come and see for yourself. Is it funny?"

"If I give the promotion to someone else, I would find it ridiculous, but if I give it to you, it feels pretty good." Old man Hong made the distinction between the inside and the outside very clear, and Qin Ba on the side nodded repeatedly.

Qin Chi laughed out loud, "It's quite ridiculous."

Song Jin just came out from the backyard. He was wearing coarse cloth and his hair was wet with sweat. "I heard your laughter from afar. What are you talking about?"

Qin Chi smiled and said, "I'm here to tell my wife the good news."

"What's the good news?" Song Jin asked with a smile.

Qin Chi took a step back, and then bowed to Song Jin in a formal manner, "Congratulations, my lady, on your imminent appointment. From now on, everyone will call you Song Anren."

Song Jin didn't understand for a moment, "Where did this come from?"

"My husband has been promoted and is now a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy." Qin Chi's smile was very reserved, but for some reason people always had the urge to tear off his smile.

Fortunately, Song Jin did not become an official.

Otherwise, seeing him in this condition, my mentality might collapse.

Song Jin couldn't help but ask, "Sir, won't other officials in the court have any objections to your behavior?"

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

"Your Majesty wants to promote me, who dares to object? You must know that the whole world belongs to Your Majesty."

Qin Chi implied something to Emperor Ming Cheng.

As he got older, Emperor Mingcheng became more stubborn and self-willed, and would not listen to other people's advice. Ministers who gave advice, such as Li Huarong, were dismissed from their posts. Dismissal was considered a light punishment, and three censors died in recent years. Of course, these words could only be thought of in the heart, and could not be spoken casually even at home.

Song Jin smiled and said, "Then add some dishes tonight."

"Thank you, ma'am. I would like to invite my colleagues to my house for dinner tomorrow. I'd like to trouble you to take care of it."

This social interaction is very necessary.

The Qin family is full of joy.

The situation in the Hanlin Academy was not so good. After Bachelor Yan and Qin Chi left, the academy became extremely quiet. After finally waiting until the time to close the court, everyone left in a hurry.

I usually say hello.

Now they don’t even say hello! Some people go home directly, while others go to find supporters from their own faction.

"Qin Qi'an was promoted to the Bachelor of Imperial Tutoring. Are you kidding me?"

Yuan Shangshu, who was under house arrest in the mansion, had been an official for decades and was almost unable to keep his composure. "Where did you get this news?"

"The imperial edict for promotion has been issued, and everyone on duty in the Hanlin Academy today has seen it." The person who spoke was Mao Shaojie, a reader in the Hanlin Academy.

Mao Shaojie was almost going crazy with jealousy at this time.

He had spent more than ten years in the Hanlin Academy, and finally he was promoted from a scholar to a tutor. This year, he was expected to pass the assessment and be promoted to a tutor. After all, the chief position of the Hanlin Academy was vacant, and it would be unreasonable to delay it any further. Emperor Cheng of the Ming Dynasty would probably promote one of the four scholars to the position.

The space that was vacated at that time was his opportunity.

As he expected, the position was indeed vacant, but it was taken by a young man who had just entered the officialdom! Mao Shaojie said angrily: "I was promoted twice on the first day of taking office. Why?! Sir, who is backing Qin Qi'an behind the scenes and making profits for him so blatantly?"

"Don't worry, tell me in detail what happened in the Hanlin Academy today, and don't miss any details."

After a brief loss of composure, Minister Yuan quickly regained his composure and asked Mao Shaojie in detail about what he had heard today.

Mao Shaojie told the truth about this.

The official positions in the Hanlin Academy included the president of the academy, the attending scholar, the attending lecturer, the attending reader, the attending lecturer, the editor, the reviewer and the scholar-official.

The chief officer is a bachelor of the academy.

There are two bachelors of reading and two bachelors of lectures, both of whom are of the fifth rank.

There are two tutors and two lecturers, both of whom are of the sixth rank.

The number of compilers, editors, reviewers and Shujishi is not fixed.

Therefore, the position of editor granted to the top scholar was considered a high position in the Hanlin Academy. The next position to be promoted was the nine positions of imperial lecturer. Some people would stay in the position for their whole life, and it was not easy to ask them to vacate their position. Most of the scholars who entered the Hanlin Academy would not be able to make it in their whole life. Those with backgrounds would stay there for a while, as a way to gain a golden reputation, and then look for connections to work in other departments.

This shows how much hatred Qin Chi aroused among his colleagues when he was immediately promoted to the position of Imperial Academician upon his arrival.