Chapter 400 Giving an Umbrella
It was drizzling in the morning. As soon as Zhu Pingan opened the door, he saw dense raindrops falling gently, as if mist was evaporating in the air, falling coolly on his face. Very comfortable.
A cluster of unknown wild flowers that naughty children were playing with in the yard has quietly bloomed and filled the branches. The red and blue flowers are blooming under the roots of the tree, like a cloud of colorful clouds surrounding it. root.
"Uncle, have breakfast before going out."
Baozi's little maid came to Zhu Ping'an's house early, carrying a food box and a paper umbrella under her arm Small courtyard.
Breakfast was as good as ever. After eating, the little maid Baozi forced an extra paper umbrella into Zhu Pingan's hand before leaving with the food box.
Zhu Ping'an went out with an oil-paper umbrella under his arm, but did not open it. The light rain was as thin as cow hair and his clothes were not wet, so there was no need to open an umbrella. Zhu Ping'an just wore his clothes and sleeves wide and leisurely went out to the Imperial College. Today is the day when Zhu Ping'an and the new nobles in the officialdom perform the vegetable serving ceremony. The places for the vegetable releasing ceremony are the Imperial College and the Confucius Temple.
The ceremony of releasing vegetables, this is the last procedure for upstarts to enter the officialdom.
After the dish ceremony, Zhu Ping'an and the others can change into the official uniforms of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. From then on, they will officially break away from their civilian status, officially enter the officialdom, become officials, and from then on enjoy the country's salary and The nourishment of power.
Zhu Pingan met Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen when he was approaching the Imperial College, and the three of them entered the Imperial College together.
At this time, the Imperial College was the highest institution of higher learning in the Ming Dynasty, and also the most advanced institution of higher education in the world. There was no one, and it was much more influential than Harvard and West Point in modern times. If someone from countries in regions such as the Western Regions, the Korean Peninsula, and Southeast Asia could further their studies in the Imperial Academy of the Ming Dynasty, they would be able to serve as high-ranking officials directly after returning home.
The Imperial College is located in the Dongcheng District of Beijing. The street in front of the Imperial College is called Imperial College Street. Next to the Imperial College is the Confucius Temple. You can go directly to the Confucius Temple from the Imperial College.
This is Zhu Pingan’s first visit to the Imperial College.
There is a dismounting monument not far from the Imperial College. Everyone must dismount regardless of their official position here. This is a requirement to respect teachers and ethics. After passing the dismounting monument, you will soon arrive at the main entrance of the Imperial College— —Jixianmen.
There are two tall archways in front of Jixian Gate, which are exquisite and grand. The main decoration is yellow colored glaze, which was very luxurious in the Ming Dynasty. The front of the archway is engraved with the words "Huanqiao Jiaoze", and the back is engraved with the words "Xuehai Jieguan". The first word means that there are many teachers in the Imperial College to give lectures, and the second word means that there are more people in the Imperial College to monitor the classes. The inscriptions on the archway are the same as those in later generations. It can be seen that the inscriptions on the archway in the Imperial College of the Qing Dynasty in later generations were copied from the Ming Dynasty. Historically, it was said that they were inscribed by Emperor Qianlong himself. Now it seems that the Qing Dynasty revised the history books and erased a lot of things from the Ming Dynasty.
The Imperial College is mainly red in color. As soon as Zhu Ping'an, Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen entered the Imperial College, the architectural style of the Imperial College's red bricks and red tiles hit their faces.
After entering the Imperial College, many people of the same year came to greet Zhu Pingan and the three of them, and Zhu Pingan also returned the courtesy one by one. While Zhu Ping'an and the others were greeting each other, many of the students studying in the Imperial College were watching from a distance with envious eyes.
The supervisors all knew that today the newly promoted Jinshi would come to hold a vegetable serving ceremony, so they took their seats early to watch from a distance, watching with envy and jealousy from a distance.
After Zhu Ping'an and the others had been here for a while, Ouyang Zishi walked in surrounded by a group of newly promoted Jinshi. To say that there are people in the court who are good at serving as officials, this was most evident in Ouyang Zishi. Incisively and vividly. Zhu Ping'an and the others had not seen the leaders of the Imperial College for a long time, and none of them showed up. A few minutes after Ouyang Zishi entered the Imperial College, the Imperial Academy's Jijiu, Si Ye, Jian Cheng and several Xuezheng appeared. .
The predecessor of the Imperial College Jijiu was Xu Jie. After Xu Jie was promoted to Minister of Rites, the current Imperial College Jijiu came through Yan Song's back door and was able to serve as the Imperial College Jijiu. Therefore, the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine was particularly enthusiastic about Yan Song's nephew.
In this dish-releasing ceremony, Zhu Pingan, the number one scholar, should have been the protagonist, but in this dish-releasing ceremony, Ouyang Zishi became the protagonist.
Although every time Zhu Pingan stands in front of everyone, the protagonist is Ouyang Zushi, who has been cared for a lot by the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine. Ouyang Zushi also shows off his superiority in front of Zhu Pingan from time to time.
On the way to the Confucius Temple, the drizzle in the sky gradually became heavier.
Several officials from the Imperial College led the way, and the rest of the newly promoted Jinshi followed. The three ministers of the Imperial Academy and the Chief Supervisor of the Imperial Academy walked behind, talking to Ouyang Zishi and others while walking, and took great care of Ouyang Zishi.
Zhu Ping'an, Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen were walking together. They hadn't arrived at the Confucius Temple yet, so there was no need to sort them. When they arrived at the Confucius Temple, they would have to line up and strictly observe etiquette.
"Is the rain a bit heavy?" Ouyang Zishi said as he walked, and then his eyes intentionally or unintentionally looked at the umbrella under the arm of Zhu Ping'an who was walking in front.
Ouyang Zishi’s eyes were seen by the Imperial Academy Jiujiu. Ouyang Zishi was the nephew of Mr. Yan Ge, and the Imperial Academy Jiujiu also heard that Mr. Yan Ge intended to marry his daughter to Ouyang Zishi. , now I am showing favor to Ouyang Zishi, that is to say I am showing favor to Mr. Yan Ge. Whether I can raise my rank in the future depends on Mr. Yan Ge's attitude.
"Ahem, is that safe?" The Imperial Academy asked Zhu Ping'an while he was drinking wine.
"I have seen the wine sacrifice, and the student is Zhu Pingan." Zhu Pingan bowed his hands.
"Well, okay, don't you use that umbrella?" the Imperial Academy Jiujiu asked again, "Ouyang Zishi is not feeling well and cannot tolerate rain."
Zhu Ping'an smiled after hearing what the Imperial College said about offering wine, and then sent the umbrella in his arms to the Imperial College to offer wine.
It’s raining so hard that your clothes won’t even get wet, so you can’t help it? Feeling unwell? I see you look very rosy! Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen, who were beside Zhu Pingan, looked unwilling. They looked at Ouyang Zishi behind him with strange eyes, vaguely complaining for Zhu Pingan.
"Ahem, why are you so embarrassed? Isn't that Zihou going to be caught in the rain?" Ouyang Zishi took the umbrella handed to him by the Imperial Academy in a pretentious manner, and looked at Zhu Pingan's deliberate refusal. .
As if Zhu Pingan didn’t nod, he would not continue.
Then, the Imperial Academy Jiujiu turned his attention to Zhu Pingan, with a hint of pressure.
"This little rain doesn't hurt me, I'll give you the umbrella." Zhu Ping'an readily comforted Ouyang Zishi.
Hearing this, the Imperial Academy offered wine and touched his beard with satisfaction. Ouyang Zishi took the umbrella half-heartedly, then opened it and held it over his head, looking forward with pride.
Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen didn't understand why Zhu Pingan gave the umbrella to Ouyang Zishi so readily, but when Zhu Pingan said something, they laughed.
Because what Zhu Pingan said is: "If he doesn't lift it, it will be sunny." (End of this chapter)