After solving Dabao's schooling problem, there was nothing important to do before the New Year. When Wang Yu returned home, he called the two brothers of the Huo family to the study. Looking at the two children in front of him, for some reason he suddenly thought of the time when he first saw them. They were thin and timid, but he also mustered up the courage to say that the two of them wanted to be together. Now they have grown taller and more energetic.
Huo Yi and Huo Rui didn't know what Wang Yu wanted to do with them. They lowered their heads nervously and could feel Wang Yu's gaze on them.
Wang Yu looked at them for a moment before saying, "Huo Rui will go to Donglin Academy with Dabao next year. I've already made an agreement with the dean. Are you willing?"
Huo Yi and Huo Rui looked up at Wang Yu in shock, afraid they had misheard, and asked with a stuttering tone, "Sir, are you saying that Huo Rui should go to school as well?"
Seeing Wang Yu nodded, Huo Yi always thought that it was a great thing to be able to live in the mansion and for Xiao Rui to learn to read with the young master. He didn't expect that there was a bigger surprise waiting for them. Everyone knows how good it is to read. It turned out that the two brothers could read one day. Huo Yi, with red eyes, pulled Huo Rui to kowtow to Wang Yu.
Wang Yu quickly pulled them up and said, "Since you are willing, go with Dabao next year, and Huo Yi, you can also go and look after them."
It's okay to bring a book boy or servant to the elementary school. After all, they are young, and it's reassuring to have someone watching over them. He then took out Huo Rui's indenture and gave it to Huo Yi, asking him to hold it. "This is Huo Rui's indenture. You can keep it or tear it up. Huo Rui will take the imperial examination in the future, and the status of a house slave won't do."
Huo Yi took the indenture with trembling hands, and looked down at the thin piece of paper with red eyes. His brother was now a commoner and could study and take the imperial examinations, which was something he dared not even think about. Even when his parents were still alive, they might not be able to afford to go to school.
Huo Rui, who was already seven years old, knew what this meant. Not only could he go to school, he was now also a free man, just like an ordinary person. He no longer had to worry about being sold.
Huo Yi and Huo Rui kowtowed to Wang Yu again and said, "Sir, you are our brothers' reborn parents. We will go through fire and water for you in the future."
Wang Yu also knew that they were excited at the moment, so he pulled them up and said, "You don't have to go through fire and water. Just keep an eye on them. Huo Rui, study hard. If you pass the imperial examination in the future, it will be worth it for me to send you to school."
"Yes, sir."
The two brothers returned to the room. Huo Yi took out a kerosene lamp and lit it. He placed the indenture in his hand on the fire and burned it, watching the thin piece of paper that bound them turn into ashes bit by bit.
Huo Rui stepped forward, hugged his brother and said, "Brother, I can study now. I will study hard. When I pass the imperial examination and become an official, I will ask you to release me as a commoner."
Listening to his brother's nasal words, he also reached out and hugged his brother and said, "Okay, Master is a good person. Xiao Rui can't live up to Master's expectations. Study hard with Master."
"Yes, I will."
In the last few days of December, the Hanlin Academy received an imperial edict from the emperor. The eunuch who delivered the edict was the chief eunuch beside the emperor. The content of the edict was to promote Wang Yu and Song Boyan to the sixth rank of editors, saying that they had made great contributions to writing books.
The reason for this is that Wang Yu wrote in the preface on the first page of the book that the book was written at the emperor's instruction. Although it was suspected of flattery, the flattery was still very well-placed. Since the book was published, scholars have written poems to praise the emperor, and it is estimated that the words reached the emperor's ears.
After Wang Yu and Song Boyan received the imperial edict, the eunuch specifically told them that the emperor had rewarded them with two boxes of fireworks and had already sent them home.
The colleagues in the Hanlin Academy were so envious and jealous when they heard this. Not only did they get promoted, but they also received rewards. Although fireworks were not that rare, the fireworks made for the palace were not available on the market. Every year, the emperor only rewarded the same people and rarely gave rewards to other ministers.
Wang Yu raised his eyebrows. The last time he talked to the emperor about the fireworks, the emperor told him to wait. He didn't expect that he would be given the fireworks now and would be promoted at the same time.
After the eunuch left, colleagues came forward to congratulate them. The Hanlin Academy holds an examination every three years, and the results are based on improving scores. They have only been there for two years, but the emperor personally promoted them. It is true that one cannot compare with others.
Cui Hao also came forward to congratulate them and jokingly asked them to treat him to a meal. Wang Yu nodded in agreement.
It is impossible for Cui Hao not to be envious. He originally ranked fifth in the palace examination, and then he took the examination again and was awarded the position of a seventh-rank reviewer. Three years later, he took the examination again and was awarded the position of a seventh-rank editor.
Wang Yu and his colleagues started at the seventh rank, and in less than two years they reached the sixth rank, which is quite fast. He even wrote a letter to his father this year, discussing whether he should take the next exam and be sent to the local area for training. Otherwise, he doesn't know whether he can pass the exam next year. Not everyone can move up every time. Some people stay in this position for their entire lives. After all, Hanlin are all talents who come out of the palace examination.
As for why the emperor promoted them, in addition to the book editing this time, there was also the last palace examination. If it weren't for the princess's matter, he would have chosen Song Boyan as the top scorer, and the position of sixth-rank editor should have been his. This time, he was promoted on the grounds of book editing.
Wang Yu went home and told his family the good news. He was now a sixth-rank official, and his salary had increased from 45 taels to 50 taels, and his official land had increased from 100 mu to 120 mu. Of course, these amounts of money were small matters, but his family was still very happy about his promotion.
Cheng Chen smiled and said, "Someone from the palace sent two boxes of fireworks today. This year, I can take a good look at the difference in the fireworks in my own yard."
Wang Yu nodded and looked at the two boxes of fireworks with a smile, thinking that they could be set off on New Year's Eve.
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