After all, the matter of the "Wu Palace" could not be concealed, and it didn't take long for the news that the new top scholar Si Jinsi was going to enter the palace as a concubine spread throughout the Imperial Academy.

Where there are people, there will be factions. This is true in the court, and it is also the same in the Imperial Academy.

One of the factions in the Imperial Academy is headed by Lu Xiuran. Lu Xiuran's father-in-law is Prime Minister Zhang.

The other faction is an official who was ranked second in high school a class earlier than Lu Xiuran. In terms of official position, this official is higher than Lu Xiuran. It's a pity that he doesn't have a background like Prime Minister Zhang to support him, and there are fewer people following him.

But even so, he still always led people to confront people from Lu Xiuran's faction.

The two sides can't say that the situation is like fire and water, but it's true that they don't like each other.

As for Si Jin, the invigilator of the high school champion was Lu Xiuran during the exam, so he was naturally assigned to Lu Xiuran's faction. When the original master came to the Hanlin Academy, he had also argued with officials from another faction, and the relationship was not very optimistic.

But on this day, since Si Jin entered the Hanlin Academy, everyone greeted him with a smile on their faces, saying "Master Si" one by one, and those who didn't know thought he was the Shangguan.

Another person came over, but it was Mr. Li who opposed Lu Xiuran.

This Mr. Li has an old-fashioned temperament, and what he looks down on most is people who depend on other people for superior positions. He has always treated Lu Xiuran with eyes not eyes, nose not nose, which is not pleasing to the eye when viewed horizontally or vertically. He thinks that Lu Xiuran can get to where he is today. It must be because Prime Minister Zhang is behind him to support him.

When Si Jin was only Lu Xiuran's student before, Master Li still had a good face because of his outstanding talents. Now that the news of "Qiwu Palace" has spread, this Master Li will definitely not treat him well again. complexion.

Si Jin was ready to be treated coldly, but she still bowed her hands and said, "I'm going to join Mr. Li."

Master Li slowly walked up to Si Jin, and when he saw Si Jin cupping his hands, he immediately bent down and cupped his hands, even lower than Si Jin, with a serious expression on his face: "Master Si, you are welcome, since Master Si is not feeling well, why don't you come out more?" How many days do you want to rest?"

Si Jin listened to Master Li's words blankly. He thought that when the news of "Qiwu Palace" came out, this Master Li would say some "ugly" words, and he had already prepared himself mentally, but he didn't expect that what he heard was actually Such caring words.

He looked seriously at Master Li's appearance, and saw that the concern on his face did not seem to be fake, and his doubts deepened: "Master Li, I heard that..."

"Never, never," Master Li shook his head hastily, "The Imperial Academy is busy with affairs, so I won't bother Sir Si."

While speaking, Master Li quickly walked past Si Jin.

Si Jin turned her head and scratched her head. She really didn't understand what Master Li was thinking. Didn't he hate people the most for relying on others to gain an official position? Why did he deliberately cover it up for him?

"moist."

When Si Jin heard the voice and turned her head, she was not surprised to see Lu Xiuran.

Since he replaced the original body, only Lu Xiuran called him "Run Ze", and the original body's word has nothing to do with him.

Compared with 12 years ago, Lu Xiuran is much more mature and stable than 12 years ago. If he was still a bit sharp at that time, now he has completely rounded himself, and he has everything. No one will offend, nor will he Take responsibility for yourself.

Si Jin looked at Lu Xiuran in front of her, and really couldn't connect him with the man she met in the palace 12 years ago.

The movements are easy to handle: "Teacher."

Lu Xiuran put his hands behind his back and smiled slightly: "Are you curious why Master Li has such an attitude?"

Si Jin nodded: "Yes."

Lu Xiuran raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder: "Let's go, you and I said as we walked, the emperor hurriedly took you away earlier, but I couldn't do anything, I just hope you don't blame me."

Si Jin shook her head: "Of course I won't blame the teacher."

He knew Murong Qi's character well, if Murong Qi's decision could be changed easily, many things would be different.

Even Prime Minister Zhang couldn't change Murong Qi's mind, let alone Lu Xiuran.

"You don't know the emperor's temper," Lu Xiuran said sadly, "When I heard the word 'Qiwu Palace' before, I knew that the emperor probably had a heart for you. Although Mr. Li has a staid temperament, he also knows how to judge the situation and fight with me. It's fine to fight, but as for you, he probably won't dare to fight."

"How do you say that?" Si Jin asked curiously.

Lu Xiuran squinted his eyes: "Master Li entered the imperial court as an official 15 years ago. At that time, the late emperor was still there, but the late emperor has been lingering on the sick bed. This imperial examination is also proctored by the emperor himself."

Si Jin was silent, probably guessing what Lu Xiuran was going to say, so she didn't say much, and waited for Lu Xiuran to continue.

Sure enough, Lu Xiuran quickly talked about what happened 12 years ago.

"Twelve years ago, King Ping and Yiwang rebelled, and the entire court was in turmoil. Anyone related to King Ping and Yiwang was implicated, thrown into prison, or exiled. Empty and silent, those vacancies were not filled until the end of the palace examination that year."

"The emperor is merciful and spared the lives of many people, but even so, those who experienced the shock at that time may not be able to forget the anxiety and despair at that time for the rest of their lives, and they are afraid that the fire will burn themselves."

While talking, Lu Xiuran turned his head to look at Si Jin. The more he looked, the more he felt that Si Jin was very similar to the concubine Hong at that time. No wonder the emperor treated him differently.

Now I just hope that Si Jin doesn't reject this matter too much, otherwise there will be a lot of trouble.

He hoped that Si Jin would be well, but he didn't want him to ruin his life because of it.

It's hard for Si Jin to understand Lu Xiuran's emotions, after all, he is the real "Red Concubine", and the worst plan is to return to the palace to be his concubine again, and there is nothing wrong with it.

But he believed that Murong Qi would not force him.

"Master Li experienced it personally?" Si Jin asked.

"Yes," Lu Xiuran nodded secretly in his heart. He was not as calm as Si Jin when he accidentally entered the palace. "At that time, Mr. Li had just entered the Imperial Academy, and his family background was average. He was still the second place in the list. , he can only slowly gain qualifications in the Imperial Academy, and it is precisely because of this that he escaped unharmed."

"At that time, the number one scholar and Tanhua who were in the same period as him had accidents, but he stayed in the Imperial Academy because he was not eye-catching. Perhaps the incident at that time frightened him. After that, what he hated the most was forming a party for personal gain, but even so, He also grasped the measure, and his disputes with me would never go to Prime Minister Zhang."

Si Jin almost understood what Lu Xiuran meant, and nodded: "The students thought that the relationship between the teacher and Mr. Li is not good, but looking at it now, it seems that this is not the case?"

"Good or bad, how can I make it clear in just a few words?" Lu Xiuran shook his head, "Human nature is inherently complicated. If you can explain human nature clearly in just a few words, getting along with people will become more and more boring. Master Li and I are nothing but It is a matter of different positions, even if it is an argument, it is also an argument because of a personal position, and it will not go to the point of life and death."

Si Jin nodded in approval.

Lu Xiuran smiled: "You may think Master Li is reckless just by looking at the surface, but in fact he is not. If he was really reckless, he would not have come to this point. He is just using his method to become an official. In fact, he is more tactful than anyone else. , such a person, how could he offend you so foolishly?"

Si Jin nodded again.

Lu Xiuran raised his hand and patted Si Jin's shoulder earnestly: "You should also know that in this world, there is not only one way for people to walk, and smooth people also have different smooth paths, just like Mr. Li and I, talking about smoothness , we are on the same level, but in the eyes of outsiders, they all say that I am much more tactful than him, but in contrast, Mr. Li, it seems that I can't understand the affairs and can't be flexible, it's because the two of us chose different paths."

Si Jin just didn't turn the corner at first, but now that Lu Xiuran said it, his thoughts became much clearer.

"Whether it's the imperial court or the Hanlin Academy, different factions are inevitable. In the battles in the Imperial Academy, even if Master Li is not in charge, there will be someone else. Otherwise, if the family dominates, the emperor may be suspicious."

"Lord Li is very aware of this, so he resolutely chose the opposite of the teacher. This opposite is not a complete opposite. He knows that as long as he doesn't make too much noise, he will be fine, and this position is not only favored by the emperor, but also by Prime Minister Zhang. I will care, the official status will never be lower than that of a teacher."

"Instead of giving such a good opportunity to others, it is better to hold it in your own hands."

"It's worthy of being the first-class Tanhua in the past."

Si Jin really said with emotion, after so many years of business, he can still sit firmly in the position opposite Lu Xiuran, and his official position is higher than that of Lu Xiuran. The city of Mr. Li is indeed not easy.

"You're not bad either. You're worthy of being the number one scholar in the new department," Lu Xiuran praised. "You're so smart, I won't tell you some things. I just hope you think twice before acting, and don't do things that you regret."

"Student understands." Si Jin thanked earnestly. Whether these words are useful or not is another matter. At least Lu Xiuran's advice to him is indeed from the bottom of his heart.

"It's good to understand. You just entered the Imperial Academy not long ago. Now there is nothing important in the Imperial Academy, so you should get familiar with it. The east side is the library. If you have nothing to do, you can go to the library to read books." Lu Xiuran said deliberately.

"Just reading?" Si Jin looked at him, suspecting that he was making trouble for himself.

"The Hanlin Academy mainly focuses on compiling books, and reading extensively is also the responsibility, so what's wrong?" Lu Xiuran asked rhetorically.

Si Jin nodded, wondering why everyone said the Imperial Academy is good, this job is equivalent to the administrator of the National Library?Reading books, writing and writing when you have nothing to do is still a job with a serious establishment, and only one can enter.

No wonder I have to study hard for ten years, which is much more difficult than the civil servant exam.

Seeing that Si Jin understood what he said, Lu Xiuran was very relieved, he only said a few more words casually, and hurried away.

Si Jin went to the library on the east side alone, and opened a book at random.

for a long time.

He rubbed his temples uncomfortable and stuffed the book back in his hand.

It's all classical Chinese, which is a headache.

But if he doesn't stay here, he doesn't know where to go.

Thinking of this, he simply took a pen and paper, took out a relatively vernacular text and began to translate, and all of them were in simplified Chinese.

When it was time to get off work, he walked out of the Imperial Academy with a stack of papers that he had translated for a day.

As soon as he walked out of the Hanlin Academy, he saw the palace carriage waiting outside at some point.

"My lord, your mansion has not yet been completed. The emperor means to live in the palace temporarily. It will not be too late to move after your mansion is completed." The guard said in a low voice, explaining why the imperial palace car was in the Imperial Academy today. Wait at the door.

Si Jin thought of Murong Qi's coquettish operation of finding someone to smash the wall.

He hadn't recovered his memory when Murong Qi smashed the wall before, but after recovering his memory and recalling this incident, he can only say that such an operation is really something Murong Qi would do.

The officials on duty of the Imperial Academy came out one after another. When they saw Che Lun and Si Jin, they showed no surprise on their faces, and bowed to congratulate with joy on their faces: "Congratulations, Mr. Si."

"Master Si, go slowly."

"Master Si will come back again."

"Farewell and goodbye."

……

Isn't it "Master Si", can it be compared to "Red Concubine Empress" in stimulating people?Can it compare to "Red Eunuch" piercing the heart? "Red Eunuch" and "Red Concubine Empress" have survived, so are you afraid of a "Master Si"?

Si Jin got into the car with a straight face and drove him away, thinking that this was just ordinary colleagues saying goodbye to each other after get off work.

"Let's go back to the palace."

Che Huan's movements were very skillful, and no one stopped him, so he quickly entered the palace.

Unexpectedly, when he reached the place where the car was parked, Murong Qi had been waiting there early on, and when the car stopped slowly, he came over, as if intending to help him.

Si Jin jumped out of the car one step ahead of him, ignoring his movements.

Murong Qi shyly withdrew his hand, and was about to speak, but was preempted by Si Jin.

"Your majesty let the minister show off today, and now the entire Imperial Academy knows that the minister lives in Qiwu Palace." Si Jin said angrily.

He didn't shy away from this matter, but this matter should not be made public in such a form today anyway.

Murong Qi knew that he was in the wrong, so his momentum weakened a little, and he explained in a low voice: "I have heard that many people in Beijing have taken a fancy to the number one scholar and want to betroth their daughter to you. I am in love with you, and now you It's just a temporary amnesia, so I have the responsibility to protect you, how can I let others covet you? That's why I wanted to dispel their thoughts first, and I really didn't have time to think about it."

Si Jin looked at him and smiled inwardly.

No wonder people say half-truth and half-false can make people believe, if he is not familiar with Murong Qi's character and regained his memory, he would really be deceived by him.

Obviously it was premeditated, so why don't you have time to think about it?

Si Jin pursed her lips, looked straight at Murong Qi, and let out a long sigh: "Unfortunately, I still don't remember anything today, it would be great if I could, I also want to know how the emperor and I fell in love back then. "

While talking, he tried to see the embarrassment of positive lies on Murong Qi's face.

It's a pity that Murong Qi's face is much thicker than Si Jin imagined, even after Si Jin said so, Murong Qi still looked at Si Jin with affectionate eyes, "It's okay, don't rush the memory, One day you will remember that I have been waiting for 12 years, and I don’t care about continuing to wait, as long as you are here, everything will be fine.”

Murong Qi's words made Si Jin feel a little unsure how to respond.

He conveniently put the paper he brought back from the Imperial Academy into Murong Qi's arms.

Murong Qi picked it up carefully: "What is this?"

After a while, Murong Qi's expression changed.

"Aiqing, you are now the No. [-] scholar in the new department. If these...if outsiders know about it, I'm afraid they will confirm the rumors that I have taken a fancy to you and named you the No. [-] scholar."

"Isn't that good, satisfying the emperor's hobbies?" Si Jin smiled, and suddenly felt that Murong Qi's expression was very interesting.

Murong Qi shook his head helplessly, and deliberately said: "Does this look like the kind of person who abolishes the public because of personal interests?"

Si Jin nodded seriously: "Like."

Murong Qi raised his hand, landed on Si Jin's head and rubbed it: "Good boy, don't make trouble."

Si Jin froze for a moment, and when he realized it, Murong Qi's hand had already moved away.

Si Jin suppressed the emotions in her heart and said seriously: "These words and content are not nonsense, but I think the words in the book are obscure and difficult to understand. There are these contents."

This itself is a world in a book, it doesn't matter whether history is changed or not.

However, historical development has proved that vernacular and simplified characters can indeed play a role in popularizing culture.

Si Jin looked at Murong Qi: "What if the writing is no longer difficult to understand? With this kind of writing being promoted among the common people, will more people be able to read and write?"

Murong Qi didn't expect that the words in his hand still contained Si Jin's thoughts.

"I always thought that what you let me see is all. Now, it seems that I have underestimated you. How many things are there in you that I don't know?"

Si Jin smiled: "What does the emperor think?"

Murong Qi also smiled, took the initiative to hold Si Jin's hand, and clasped his fingers tightly: "It's okay, the future will be long."

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