242, Ministry of Rites Class
242, Ministry of Rites Class
A day later, at the Ministry of Rites.
"Wow, this is the Ministry of Rites. It looks so majestic."
"If I can work in the Ministry of Rites in the future, my life will be worth it."
“…”
Lu Mingfei arrived at the Ministry of Rites early in the morning. He had arrived more than half an hour in advance, but when he arrived, he found that many people were already waiting at the entrance of the Ministry of Rites.
It seems that there are quite a few people who arrived early.
Hearing the voices of the people around him, he smiled inwardly. It seemed that many people still yearned to work in the Ministry of Rites. However, from what he understood, for rookies entering the officialdom who wanted to work in the six ministries, unless their family was extremely powerful, the first-class Jinshi would first sit on the bench in the Hanlin Academy for a few years, and the second-class and third-class Jinshi would mostly be sent to serve as officials in the provinces.
Because they will enter the palace to take part in the palace examination in a few days, these candidates who have passed the examination came to the Ministry of Rites in advance to learn the rules, so as to avoid not knowing the rules and behaving improperly in front of the emperor when they enter the palace in a few days.
Perhaps it was because he had attended the Lu Ming Banquet last time, so when he arrived this time, some people recognized him and came over to greet him.
"Lu Huiyuan."
"Hello."
Lu Mingfei smiled and responded to those who came to greet him. Many of the people here looked familiar. He could call out some of their names, but he couldn't quite remember others. Mainly because, apart from the last Luming Feast, he hadn't attended any poetry gatherings or gatherings, and didn't have much contact with the scholars in Kyoto Prefecture.
There are a few people here whose faces are familiar and whose names can be called out. Basically, they are students who studied in the Imperial College with me.
Just as he was talking to his fellow alumni who were studying at the Imperial College, a sudden voice interrupted.
"Oh, Lu Huiyuan is so rare. I sent invitations to your house twice, but failed to invite Lu Huiyuan out for a gathering. Lu Huiyuan is really hard to invite." Sun Yongji looked at Lu Mingfei with eyes full of jealousy and dissatisfaction.
Hearing the sound of someone talking, Lu Mingfei looked up and saw that the person looked familiar. He remembered that he had seen him at the last Luming Banquet. I think his surname was Sun? But he was not familiar with him.
Seeing that the alumnus next to him was about to speak up for him and retort, he hurriedly pulled the person over, bowed to the person, and said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, I've been very busy recently and couldn't accept Mr. Sun's invitation. I hope Mr. Sun doesn't mind."
Seeing Lu Mingfei's face apologizing politely, Sun Yongji's punch felt like hitting cotton. There were quite a few people here today, and since it was at the entrance of the Ministry of Rites, he didn't dare to go too far.
But remembering that he had invited Lu Mingfei twice but the other party ignored him, Sun Yongji was really angry and said, "In this case, it's better to do it today than to wait for a day. After learning the etiquette today, I will set up two tables of delicious food in Huibin Building and invite Lu Huiyuan and everyone here today to come for a gathering. How do you think?"
When Lu Mingfei was hesitating about how to respond, a voice interrupted him. The voice of the person said with disdain, "How dare you? Just because you invite us, we have to go."
Fu Lianxin came over with a few people and looked at Sun Yongji with disdain.
"You..." Sun Yongji turned around and saw that the person coming was Fu Lianxin, so he took back the curse that was about to come out of his mouth. He could bully Lu Mingfei who came from a small family, but he didn't dare to bully Fu Lianxin who came from the Taifu Mansion.
Sun Yongji was a native of Kyoto Prefecture, so how could he not know Fu Lianxin, who was also from the upper echelons of Kyoto Prefecture? His father was only a third-rank official in the capital, but Fu Lianxin's grandfather, Old Taifu Fu, was a first-rank imperial tutor, a man whom even the emperor had to call "Teacher." Fu Lianxin had been a renowned talent among the children of aristocratic families since he was a child, a man whom every elder would praise.
Seeing the person approaching them, Sun Yongji gave a dry laugh, then changed his attitude and bowed to Fu Lianxin, saying, "It turns out to be Brother Fu. Nice to meet you."
Lu Mingfei knew Fu Lianxin. They had met at the Luming Feast during the previous provincial examination, where he had placed first and Fu Lianxin second. Unexpectedly, this time around, their rankings were the same: he placed first and Fu Lianxin still placed second.
The last time they met at the Lu Ming Banquet, they just greeted each other and didn't talk much. They were not familiar with each other.
But at that Luming Feast, he could tell Fu Lianxin didn't like him very much. Was it because he was ranked higher than her? Or maybe it was for some other reason, but he just didn't know.
Unexpectedly, they met again in this imperial examination.
He didn't expect that when he met someone making things difficult for him at the gate of the Ministry of Rites today, Fu Lianxin would come to his aid.
Fu Lianxin glanced at Sun Yongji, and the other party walked away dejectedly.
After Sun Yongji left, Lu Mingfei gave Fu Lianxin a grateful look. Just as he was about to thank him, Fu Lianxin glanced at him, leaned close to his ear and whispered, "With your personality, you can bully anyone. If you become a government official in the future, will you be able to protect the people under your rule?"
After saying this, Fu Lianxin walked away without even glancing at Lu Mingfei.
"..." Lu Mingfei turned his head and followed the direction Fu Lianxin left, feeling amused again. However, he didn't dislike Fu Lianxin.
Such a straightforward and open-minded person is much better than the villain like Sun Gongshi just now.
Just as he was looking at Fu Lianxin, lost in thought, he heard Zhang Lingxuan calling him, "Ming Fei."
"Lingxuan." Lu Mingfei turned his head and saw Zhang Lingxuan walking towards him.
In this imperial examination, three brothers took the exam together, but only two of them passed, and their eldest brother failed.
They all felt a little regretful about this. If the three of them had passed the exam together, they would have been able to look after each other when they became officials in the court.
However, when it comes to imperial examinations, some people pass while others fail. Every year, the number of people who fail far outnumbers the number of people who pass. Therefore, those who fail can only gather their courage and try again three years later.
Those who could stand here today were all the best in the imperial examination, having emerged from among tens of thousands of scholars. If there were no unexpected events in the palace examination, they would soon be granted official positions and stay in Kyoto as officials, or be sent to serve in other provinces.
Lu Mingfei and Zhang Lingxuan are the kind of people who don't socialize much outside on weekdays, so apart from being familiar with their classmates who studied in the Imperial College, they are not very familiar with the scholars outside.
However, the circle of their Imperial College disciples alone is not small.
Therefore, they chose to study at the Imperial College for this reason. Just based on the friendship between classmates, they would be able to find many brothers and sisters who had the same teacher as them in the future when they became officials.
Of course, this kind of thing is not just about getting help from others, but also about helping others when necessary, so it is also mutual.
They waited at the yamen gate for a while before someone came out to lead them in.
The people who explained the palace rules and etiquette to them that day were an official from the Ministry of Rites and an old eunuch invited from the palace.
This was the first time Lu Mingfei came into contact with people like eunuchs, but he just looked up at the other person and then went to class seriously. He didn't have too many thoughts about people like eunuchs.
Everyone has their own destiny, but not everyone chooses their own destiny. A small number of people are forced to take a different path from others. So, in his eyes, eunuchs are just a group of pitiful people who have no choice in their own lives.
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The classes for the day ended at noon, and all of them could leave the Ministry of Rites.
Lu Mingfei walked out with Zhang Lingxuan. They hadn't seen each other for a few days, so they planned to find a place to have a meal and talk about the palace examination.
As soon as they walked out of the Ministry of Rites, they heard someone calling him from behind.
"Lu Huiyuan, please stay."
Hearing someone calling him, Lu Mingfei subconsciously stopped, turned around and looked back, and saw the person calling him running towards them from Fu Lianxin's side.
Lu Mingfei remembered the other person. In the morning, this person was walking with Fu Lianxin. Now, this person was also walking with Fu Lianxin. It was obvious that he had a very good relationship with Fu Lianxin.
The man ran up to them and asked with a smile on his face, "Lu Huiyuan, why are you walking so fast? Brother Fu is treating us to a meal, why don't you guys go together?"
As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. This person has a smile on his face, a friendly smile, not the smile of a smiling tiger, so he gives people a very friendly feeling.
Lu Mingfei glanced at Zhang Lingxuan, who gave him a look that said, "You handle it, I'm fine with it." He immediately understood what Zhang Lingxuan meant. He glanced back and saw Fu Lianxin and his men approaching them. He knew they were there on Fu Lianxin's behalf to invite them to dinner.
If it had been the Sun Gongshi he had met this morning, he might have refused. But since it was Fu Lianxin who had just helped him resolve a difficult situation, he felt a little embarrassed to refuse.
"Okay, we both want to go eat too." Lu Mingfei also responded with a smile.
Seeing Fu Lianxin coming from behind, he bowed to Fu Lianxin and the several scholars following Fu Lianxin.
"Lian Xin, Lu Huiyuan and Zhang Gongshi agreed to have dinner with us." When Zhang Ke saw his brothers coming, he told his brothers that Lu Huiyuan agreed to have dinner with them.
"Let's go." Fu Lianxin came over, just glanced at Lu Mingfei and Zhang Lingxuan, threw down two words and left. Author's gossip: Thank you Bole 9492239 (9492239) for your support, mua! To know more exciting content, please leave me a message on Liancheng Reading
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