So what if I traveled through time? I'll continue to roll in another place

While Xiao Yueshan was being threatened by Chu Changling in Shijue Temple, Zhou Yao's tribulation had just begun.

He had not yet reached the rank to attend court every day. Although he did not have to rush to court before dawn, he still had to go to the Hanlin Academy to be on duty at the same time.

The overall structure of the Hanlin Academy was not of a high level. The chief official was a fifth-rank Hanlin scholar, under whom there were two fifth-rank reading scholars and two fifth-rank lecturers, two sixth-rank reading scholars and two sixth-rank lecturers. There was an indefinite number of historians below the sixth rank, including compilers, editors, doctors of the Five Classics, classics writers, secretary scholars, imperial edicts, clerks, and scholars.

Although the Hanlin Academy was mainly responsible for literature, since they were forbidden to speak freely about the political gains and losses of the country and the interests of the people, they were also required to speak freely about everything. In addition to serving as an administrative academy and cadre school for academic research, they also helped the emperor and the cabinet handle local affairs at all levels and acted as a central secretariat.

Ye Shaojun, a current Hanlin scholar, is a great scholar of the time. In addition to being well-versed in classics, able to memorize them at a glance, and having great talent and insight, he is also respected by students as the leader of articles. What's more, he is very good at poetry, with a profound and powerful style and profound thoughts. He is highly respected and is a literary idol in the hearts of many people.

Zhou Yao arrived at the Hanlin Academy on time, and Li Jing and four others were already waiting at the door to welcome him.

Before Zhou Yao came to work, he asked Xiao Zheng Ji Shu about the Hanlin Academy and the original owner. Now, seeing this smiling old man with a dry goatee, although he didn't know him, he guessed that he was an acquaintance of the original owner when he was in the Hanlin Academy, and hurriedly saluted.

"Xuan Hui, how are you?" The old man looked at him with a smile, thinking that Xiao Zheng was a good matchmaker and had a sharp eye. He also had a position in the Imperial College, so he always picked the best ones before him. When he got to the Hanlin Academy, they were all the ones he had left.

What a good young man, with good looks and family background, and he is also upright, it would be great if he could be recruited as the grandson-in-law. It has been a short time since we last met, and this kid has not only made contributions but also been promoted, gaining face in front of the Zhao family, and now the Ji family has been pardoned, so he has a promising future.

As for living, a little wealth and status is enough. I only hope that my children and grandchildren will have a partner who understands me and is considerate and sincere, and have fewer family disputes. I hope they can live a comfortable and peaceful life.

Li Jing and Xiao Zheng had the same idea on this point, so Li Jing often took a fancy to the partners Xiao Zheng found for his children.

"We have all heard about your deeds in Jiangzhou. You are so courageous and resolute. You are truly admirable!"

Li Jing smiled and praised him, and the four young men behind him followed suit. Zhou Yao bowed and thanked them one by one. "Teacher and brothers, thank you for your praise. Xuan Hui is ashamed to accept it."

He looked calm and composed, but secretly his toes were clenched. Li Jing had probably guessed who the other four were, but who were they? Could you please introduce yourself? He was usually not good at socializing, and now he felt really uncomfortable among this group of people.

Fortunately, these four people were not acquainted with the original owner. The four young men were named Yu Zhen, Yin Shuduan, Hong Zhenwu and Lian Sheng. They were all scholars who came to the Hanlin Academy after Zhou Yao took up his post in Xijiang Dao. Li Jing introduced them to each other one by one. Zhou Yao tried hard to remember everyone's name and walked into the courtyard with them with a smile.

Hanlin Academy is not very big. Generally speaking, it is divided into four parts. First is the main hall, the largest one, with the reading hall to the west and the editing hall to the east. In the middle is the corridor, the left corridor is the champion hall, and the right corridor is the Changli Temple and Tugu Temple. Behind the corridor is the hall, the left is the waiting hall, and the right is the bookkeeping hall. The innermost back hall is specially designed for the emperor to visit the temple. The hall faces north and south, with a throne in the middle and simple and elegant interior decoration. The east and west rooms of the back hall are the library.

The office areas are concentrated in the four halls of reading and lecture, editing and proofreading, waiting for orders, and bookkeeping. Bachelors and assistant readers and assistant lecturers have independent office areas, while assistant readers and assistant lecturers sit in the hall like other people, but their seats can be separated by bookshelves, screens and other decorations, giving them a little more space.

In addition to Li Jing, whom Zhou Yao had followed before, there was another bachelor of reading named Wan Zhenjiang. This time Zhou Yao was appointed as a lecturer, so he could no longer assist Li Jing. Ye Shaojun had already arranged that the two bachelors of reading were Zuo Qiuzhi and Jin Feng, and Zhou Yao was assigned to Zuo Qiuzhi.

Li Jing personally took him to Zuoqiu Zhi's room and praised this former right-hand man and now meritorious minister. With Li Jing's guarantee, and Zhou Yao looking quite bookish and having a good ranking in the imperial examination, Zuoqiu Zhi was quite satisfied with him.

"Since Lord Zhou is so familiar with the affairs of the Hanlin Academy, I believe he will be able to adapt to the times and thrive without my guidance." Zuoqiu Zhi said with a smile.

Zhou Yao was sweating profusely as he listened to this, and thought to himself, "Please give me some more guidance."

Li Jing escorted the man to the place and exchanged a few words before leaving. Zuo Qiuzhi took him to his workstation. Zhou Yao didn't know what to call this little world, and in his mind he directly equated it with his workstation.

If you want to eat, you have to work... He resigned himself to his status as a corporate slave.

All necessary items such as pens, ink, paper and inkstone were already neatly prepared. Zuoqiu Zhi briefly introduced Zhou Yao to everyone in the hall and then left. Zhou Yao hurriedly bowed to him along with everyone else and watched him leave.

He sat down at the table. Although Zuo Qiuzhi and the others thought he was familiar with the place, he really didn't know what to do. Why didn't the workstation here have a computer? He couldn't even turn on the computer to cover up his embarrassment. He could only pick up a book on the table and pretend to read it.

Unexpectedly, no colleague in the same room came to say hello. Tang Shuyi, a doctor of the Five Classics who had met him at Xiao Yuerong's wedding banquet, ran over from the waiting hall behind the corridor to greet him.

Originally, the Doctor of the Five Classics in the Hanlin Academy was an official position that could only be inherited by the descendants of sages and scholars. They specialized in studying Confucian classics and were responsible for explaining them according to family rules, demonstrating the court's respect and commendation for sages and scholars.

But this is a fictitious situation. There were no sages who wrote classics and studied. After Empress Yang drafted the "Thirteen Classics", she also designated "The Book of Changes", "The Book of History", "The Book of Songs", "The Book of Rites" and "The Spring and Autumn Annals" as the Five Classics. Two doctors were appointed to study each classic and give lectures.

Zhou Yao still had some impression of this guy, so he stood up and saluted. Tang Shuyi, however, said loudly, "Brother Zhou, I am Tang Shuyi, a doctor of the Five Classics. I met you before at the banquet at Lingzheng's house, along with the son of Duke Dingguo. My wife Jing and your wife are close friends, so we are also brothers-in-law."

Hearing this inappropriate speech made him remember this person completely, and his face immediately turned cold, "Now is the duty time, Lord Tang and I both have official business to attend to, so it is not easy to exchange pleasantries."

Even the people outside the screen could hear the coldness in Zhou Yao's tone, but Tang Shuyi didn't feel rejected. "Brother-in-law is right. We have plenty of opportunities to chat with each other. How can we talk in front of outsiders? Goodbye!"

After saying that, he turned around and left without giving Zhou Yao a chance to retort. When he reached the door, he turned back and said enthusiastically, "Brother-in-law has just arrived at the Hanlin Academy. If there is anything you are not familiar with, just come to the Recruitment Hall to find me!"

Uh... this ridiculous operation made these gentlemen who were well-versed in poetry, books, rites and the Book of Changes and who practiced self-discipline and restoration of rites a little uncomfortable. A young scholar outside couldn't help but laugh softly.

Zhou Yao was really speechless because of this jerk, and his mood on his first day at work became even worse.