"Why are you so sad?" An Jingzhi said indifferently.
"Brother, you really know how to find things for me to do." An Yuping said bitterly.
"Are you willing to see your mother being wronged outside?" An Jingzhi frowned.
"Of course my brother doesn't want to!"
"That's all, it's all my fault as a useless son that my mother is looked down upon by others." An Yuping said.
An Jingzhi said with relief: "I'm glad you think so. If it weren't for your low official position, how could I and my mother be ridiculed when we go out?"
"But don't worry, even though this may offend the officials, it's also a good thing for you."
"This way you won't be able to form a clique for personal gain, and His Majesty will value you more."
An Jingzhi had also been an emperor, and he knew the emperor's thoughts very well.
He was afraid that his ministers were too capable, but he also disliked those who were useless.
I dislike their noise, but I'm also afraid of them gathering together.
"Brother," An Yuping suddenly realized, "So you did this on purpose today?" In order to make his career go smoother and faster, brother is willing to ruin his reputation?
After this incident, I'm afraid the whole capital will know about his elder brother.
"Not really," he said, simply because he couldn't stand the way those people looked like they had their eyes on the top of their heads. "It was just a coincidence anyway."
"You must work hard to become an official. Whether big brother can be respected by others depends on you."
"Gan Luo became prime minister at the age of twelve. You are already twenty now. I believe that you will definitely be the head of the civil service before you are thirty."
An Yuping returned to his room and carefully thought about the conversation he had with his elder brother today. The more he thought about it, the clearer it became.
He has been an official in the capital for more than half a year, so does your brother think that he should move up a level?
Yes, my eldest brother has been living a stable life for the past six months, and he is still a little uncomfortable with it.
It turned out that he got into trouble because his elder brother felt that he was not ambitious enough, which gave him a sense of urgency.
After figuring everything out, An Yuping breathed a sigh of relief. He had originally planned to go to sleep, but he decided to read for another hour.
By learning from people, we can understand gains and losses; by learning from history, we can understand the rise and fall of nations.
An Yuping has been reading history books, personal biographies and some other books to continuously enrich his knowledge, and will ask Lord Xin for advice when he encounters something he doesn't know.
During his days off, he would also visit Lord Xin, who was the county magistrate's classmate and friend.
The next day was Xiu Mu's time. He sorted out the questions he wanted to ask and went to visit Lord Xin's house.
"Your family became famous in Beijing yesterday."
The two of them were chatting in the study, and Lord Xin said happily.
His family members don't like to attend such parties, but they can still hear some news.
"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, sir." An Yuping said.
"I didn't expect your brother to be such a wonderful person." Even he couldn't say such things openly.
"My eldest brother couldn't bear to see my mother being bullied."
"Okay, you don't have to explain to me. It has nothing to do with my family anyway." Lord Xin interrupted.
"But you have to be careful next time. Your elder brother has offended everyone this time."
"Student understands." Although Lord Xin was unwilling to accept An Yuping as his student, An Yuping always felt that Lord Xin was his mentor.
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Just as An Jingzhi guessed, after that day, Anfu was completely quiet, and no one dared to extend an invitation anymore. Extending an invitation would be equivalent to offending most of the officials.
Although not everyone is afraid, there is no need to be afraid as they have no relationship with the An family.
Half a year later, An Yuping was suddenly promoted and transferred from the Hanlin Academy to the Censorate, from the sixth rank to the regular sixth rank.
After being ostracized by court officials, his official career progressed even faster.
Normally, a top scholar like him would have to stay in the Hanlin Academy for at least five or six years before being appointed to a position. However, he was promoted after only two years, and the attitude of court officials towards him became much more moderate, no longer targeting him as before.
When the news of the promotion spread, people in the An family began to send in invitations.
However, Bai Chunniang had seen through all this long ago. She was busy preparing with An Jingzhi to receive the scholars from other places.
The two residences that Gong Rong found have now been converted into residences for Juren, and only those with Juren certificates can move in.
The house is not very good. There are rooms for four, six, eight, and twelve people.
They are all made of wood, and the bunk beds are similar to those in student dormitories.
But the best part is that they have a study room with wooden partitions between people.
You are not allowed to talk or make loud noises in the study room. It is the most suitable place for everyone to write articles and do exercises.
If you want to recite, there is a special place. There are many long benches in the yard, which are seats provided for those who want to recite. Here, anyone can recite out loud. Anyway, if others recite loudly, you should recite loudly too, and no one can hear anyone else.
The place where you memorize is at a certain distance from the study room, so they won't affect each other.
There is also a place to wash and eat.
In just half a month, Anxin Keju became famous among the candidates.
An Jingzhi arranged it according to the treatment of modern college students taking postgraduate entrance exams in many small worlds. This move was extremely thoughtful in ancient times.
No need to worry about food and accommodation, there is a place to wash and a place to write and read.
The only downside is that you can't bring servants with you. Of course, you can bring servants with you, but the one- and two-bedroom apartments that allow you to bring servants have been booked long ago.
Those who come later can only live in those multi-person dormitories.
But even those who live in one-bedroom or two-bedroom suites will choose to have their own study room.
According to them, writing articles in the study room creates a better atmosphere and allows them to write more like a god.
In short, it is better than reading behind closed doors.
Anxin Keju's business was booming, and the emperor, who was concerned about the imperial examinations, naturally would not miss this news.
"Have accommodations been arranged for this year's candidates?"
"Your Majesty, arrangements have already been made at the local government offices."
"I suppose the capital is now overcrowded again?"
The eunuch said respectfully again, "Your Majesty is right. All the students in the world are eager to serve you as soon as possible."
"Is there anything else going on in the capital?"
The eunuch thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, there is a matter concerning Lord An's family."
The emperor became interested. "Oh, what's the matter?"
The emperor in the palace was naturally aware of An Jingzhi's angrily scolding of the women. However, although he was the emperor, he had only ascended the throne for a short time, and he could not bring this matter to the surface because most of the officials in the court were involved.
He could only criticize the An family a few times in the court, but he was very interested in the An family for daring to speak out about this.
After learning that An Jingzhi was An Yuping's younger brother, he felt even happier. An Yuping was the top scholar he had chosen in his heart, and he planned to train him as a trusted minister, of course, provided that the other party had the ability to do so.
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