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

"Master Tang is trying to make connections here again?"

A man of the same age as Zhou Yao walked into the lecture hall. He was not tall but very strong, with thick eyebrows, thick lips, and a rough face and facial features. In stark contrast to Zhou Yao's tall stature and refined and bookish air, he looked more like a military general than a Hanlin.

"Lord Tang calls his brother-in-law and brother-in-law affectionately, but I wonder if Lord Qiu dares to be the father-in-law?" The man said with a loud laugh in a voice as loud as a bell.

"My name is Zhong Bin. Brother Zhou and I are both lecturers in the Hanlin Academy. I have long heard of your great name." The short man saluted Zhou Yao.

Tang Shuyi was mocked by Zhong Bin in front of everyone and he didn't dare to talk back, so he could only leave in shame.

Zhou Yao had a good impression of the cheerful Zhong Bin, and bowed to him and said, "I am Zhou Yao, a new lecturer, and I hope Brother Zhong can give me more advice."

"Brother Zhou, you're welcome." After Zhong Bin greeted him, he introduced the many secretaries, secretaries, and scholars in the lecture hall. There were more than 20 people in the hall, and he really couldn't remember all their names in a short time. He could only greet them one by one and get to know them slowly later.

After Ye Shaojun came back from court, Zuo Qiuzhi took him to Ye Shaojun's office to report. After a few greetings, it was time for lunch.

Thank God the original owner Zhou Yao was not a talkative person, so it didn't seem too abrupt for him to say anything now.

Each government office has a public kitchen, called the "Official Kitchen of Each Department", which provides lunch for the senior officials in each department and government office.

When it was time for dinner, the adults gathered in the meeting hall to eat, and the waiters carried the cases and placed the portion that each official should have on the table according to his or her rank.

After Zuoqiu Zhi and Jin Feng came out of the house, Zhong Bin invited Zhou Yao to go to the meeting hall together.

Although it was a time to relax and eat, everything was in good order. People were seated one by one according to the quality of the food.

Zhou Yao sat down below Zhong Bin.

Empress Yang said: "In ancient times, the most virtuous people must have been provided with salary and food. Therefore, a public kitchen was specially set up to provide meals for officials, and at the same time to provide a relatively relaxed environment for discussion.

Seeing that everyone was present, Ye Shaojun raised his glass to introduce Zhou Yao, the new lecturer who had arrived today. He quickly bowed to everyone, and everyone raised their glasses together, completing the welcome ceremony.

Zhou Yao's meal was of the sixth rank, and came with five dishes, two liters of rice, one liter and one cup of noodles, three spoons of oil, and one liter of wine.

He drank some of the toast just now. There was no distillation technology here, so the alcohol content was not high. This rice wine was very sweet and mellow, more like a drink to go with meals.

In an information society without the Internet, the pace of work is very slow and there are not many sudden events.

Officials had the same work and rest habits as most people in agricultural society, gathering in the morning and dispersing in the evening. Because officials got up early to attend court, they had a lunch break after lunch.

Everyone was resting at their desks, and he also took a nap for a while.

He had no work assigned to him on his first day at work, so the difficulty lay in how to pass the time. Without a computer or mobile phone, he felt tortured every moment.

When Zuoqiu Zhi woke up from his nap, he summoned all his officials to meet together.

The Lecture Hall is considered the busiest and most important department of the Hanlin Academy, as it involves all three major parts of the Hanlin Academy's official business.

The first is to handle routine official duties, mainly compiling the memorials of the six ministries. The second is to conduct special academic research, taking different classics as the theme, combining current affairs, and preparing the content for the lectures at the imperial lectures. The third is to write books and compile history. Compile content such as the compilation of the Veritable Records, the Jade Book, and the Historical Records.

Of course, the specific work of revising books and compiling history into volumes is mainly undertaken by the Editorial and Inspection Department and the Bookkeeping Department, and the first two parts are their core business.

Everyone in the lecture hall was divided into four groups. Li Jing, Wan Zhenjiang, Zuo Qiuzhi and Jin Feng were in charge of a part of the staff and business. Zhou Yao and Zhong Bin were like their deputies, assisting in reviewing and proposing relevant political opinions. There were many Shujishi in charge of specific work.

In addition to dealing with daily memorials, the most important thing at present is to prepare for the imperial lecture ceremony on the Mid-Autumn Day.

The Hanlin Academy planned to report that seven great scholars, including Dong Lin, the chief academician of the Imperial College, Xiao Zheng, the secretary of the Imperial College, Ye Shaojun, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, and four readers and lecturers of the Hanlin Academy, would take turns to give lectures.

There are rules and regulations for the number of courses that can be taught, and the most important main courses require four lecturers appointed by the emperor.

According to convention, it was assumed that Dong Lin, Xiao Zheng and Ye Shaojun would definitely give the lectures, so the four readers and lecturers of the Hanlin Academy had to compete for the remaining fourth spot.

All professors who participated in the lectures had to plan the scriptures to be taught and write lecture notes to be presented to the emperor for his review, and the emperor would then determine the courses.

Therefore, Zuoqiu Zhi’s recent work focus has been on preparing sermons for the Jingyan ceremony.

Zhou Yao and Zhong Bin needed to balance the tasks of drafting memorials and studying scriptures. Zhong Bin was responsible for assisting Jin Feng, and Zhou Yao was responsible for assisting Zuo Qiuzhi.

Zuoqiu Zhi has already chosen "The Analects of Confucius" as the topic to be lectured this time. He hopes Zhou Yao can help him enrich the content of his lecture and strive for the opportunity to give this lecture.

Zhou Yao could only agree with a smile and go back to think of a solution with his wife.

I go to get off work early and get off work early, and I leave at around 3 or 4 in the afternoon.

Zhong Bin invited Zhou Yao to have dinner together, saying that he was welcoming him. He also invited Zuoqiu Zhi and Jin Feng, as well as several editors and scholars who were close to him to join him.

A dozen people formed a banquet. Zhong Bin had someone reserve the seat at the Golden Sparrow Tower, and they were just waiting for the adults to leave.

Zhou Yao thanked them repeatedly and said that he would host the banquet for everyone. However, Zhong Bin pretended to be upset and said, "This time it was my suggestion, so of course I will host it. If Brother Zhou wants to treat you, then you can do it tomorrow."

Well, this time doesn't count, but I still have to attend another social event. Zhou Yao was so confused that he could only force a smile and go to the Jinque Tower for dinner with his new colleagues.

The decoration of Jinque Tower is magnificent. The utensils are all gilded and painted. The dishes are mainly based on precious ingredients such as leopard liver, bear paw, abalone, bird's nest, sea cucumber, shark fin, etc.

As soon as everyone was seated, Zhong Bin ordered many signature dishes with ease, such as Panlong Huju, Rainbow Leaping into the Sea, Jinling Cherry Gourd, and Yipinde Baihua Bear Paw.

Oh my god, eating wild animals indiscriminately is not afraid of getting sick! Zhou Yao was shocked when he heard it. The adults were also a little surprised. It was just a small gathering, but they didn't expect Zhong Bin to spend so much money to treat them.

"Brother Zhong, you are so kind, but this bear paw is too precious. There are already so many delicacies, so just remove it. I appreciate it." He came out to dissuade him, thinking that I wouldn't dare to eat it even if you ordered it, and I would have to return it next time you treat me.

Jin Feng also said that we shouldn't be too extravagant, so Zhong Bin didn't insist.

They are all well-educated people, and it would be boring to sit there like this, so they must recite poems and compose couplets to match them with books.

After three rounds of drinking, Jin Feng proposed a drinking game to liven up the atmosphere, and everyone agreed. Zhong Bin immediately understood: "Everyone here is familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, so why not play a game of the Four Books and Five Classics together? If you can't play it, you have to drink a glass of wine as a penalty. How do you think?"

Several scholars who were accompanying the guests responded immediately and the atmosphere became lively. Zhou Yao now just wanted to disappear on the spot. Is this kind of entertainment activity really interesting?

"Since I am the commander, I will give an example, 'A gentleman should focus on the basics. Once the basics are established, the way will come into being.'" Zhong Bin gave the order, and the adults below immediately responded, "Okay, then my sentence is powerful, 'Only when you know your limits can you be determined, only when you are determined can you be calm, only when you are calm can you be at peace, only when you are at peace can you think, and only when you think can you achieve.'"

Everyone nodded in agreement, and those at the table responded calmly one by one.

"When the lady doesn't speak, her words are always right"

“The Way is not far from people. If a person practices the Way but distances himself from others, it cannot be considered the Way.”

“Everyone makes mistakes, but it is the greatest virtue to be able to correct them.”

"Poor will change, change will lead to continuity, and generality will lead to long."

……

The main seats were Jin Feng and Zuo Qiuzhi, Zhong Bin sat below Jin Feng, and Zhou Yao sat below Zuo Qiuzhi. He was the third to last in the game, and as everyone finished answering and it was his turn, his heart was in his throat.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Jiwei, a scholar under him, got stuck first and was fined to drink. Everyone started to laugh and the story was over.

Zhang Jiwei drank the wine, and Zhong Bin said, "The scriptures are serious, why don't you come up with an elegant drinking game, Brother Zhou?"

Brother, you invited me to dinner just to tease me, right?

How would he know what other drinking games there were? The only thing that came to his mind was the Feihualing game in the poetry competition he had seen on TV before. "Since there is wine but no poetry, why not try Feihualing instead?" he suggested.

When it comes to poetry, he can either recite the verses of his predecessors or compose them on the spot. He always has some reserve from compulsory education, and if things don't work out, he can just make up a few lines.

Everyone nodded in agreement. "Then I'll take the lead. Flowers should be picked when they are in bloom." He was the first to speak. At least it would be less difficult.

The guests took turns to answer each other and drink as punishment, and they played until almost the hour of Xu.

Zhou Yao was almost exhausted on his first day at work. He said goodbye to everyone one by one before getting on the carriage to go home.

A day as a corporate slave is so long and torturous!