It was already late at night, but Shangguan Yi couldn't sleep. He tossed and turned in the bed for a long time. One reason was that the weather was hot, he didn't have any extra money to buy saltpeter to make ice. Two reason was that he was also extremely excited because he was going to take office in the Ministry of Agriculture tomorrow.

Thinking of his experience over the past few months, Shangguan Yi also felt like he was in a dream. Before the imperial examination, he did not walk around like other scholars, but he did not expect that he would meet two girls, one big and one small, during the Shangyuan Poetry Festival, and he did not expect that the other party was the sister and student of the son-in-law Li Xiu.

Speaking of Li Xiu, he is very famous among the Shilin, especially among the young scholars, and is even more idol to many people. However, Li Xiu is usually low-key and never interacts with people in the Shilin, so others can't find any opportunity to submit a paper for him, but he didn't expect that his sister and students would appear in the Shangyuan Poetry Festival. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Seeing so many people giving their poems to the two girls, Shangguan Yi couldn't help it, so he wrote several of his previous poems on the spot, and then gave them to the older girl with a blushing face. At that time, he still remembered that the other party smiled gently at him, and the smaller girl blinked at him mischievously. It was probably because he had said a few fair words to them the day before, right?

However, even Shangguan Yi himself did not expect that it was his only time to submit the exam, which changed his destiny. Among the thousands of students who participated in the imperial examination this year, less than 30 were able to pass the imperial examination. At the young age, he was one of them. At first, he was a little unbelievable. It was not until later that he realized that the prince-in-law Li Xiu only recommended one person, and this person was him. It was because of Li Xiu's recommendation that he finally graduated from a high school Jinshi at the age of 20.

Thinking of this, Shangguan Yi was also full of gratitude to Li Xiu. Although he has always been conceited and learned, he did not believe that he could impress the talented Li Xiu with just a few poems. It is estimated that Li Xiu could recommend him. It is probably the two girls who said good things to him. So he was also very grateful to the two girls. Unfortunately, he has never seen each other again since that day.

"Brother You Shao, you still haven't been asleep so late. You can't miss the little lady who helped you to have high school, right?" While Shangguan Yi was thinking, he suddenly heard a frivolous voice coming from the side. Then a short-bearded young man came over with a smile. This man was the brother Dongming from the Shangyuan Poetry Club. His name was Zhang Jing and his name was Dongming, and he shared the same place with Shangguan Yi.

"Brother Dongming, don't talk nonsense. I only have two encounters with that little lady. I guess the reason why the prince-consort recommended me was probably thanks to the two little ladies who helped me say good things. Otherwise, with the prince-consort's talent, I'm afraid my poems would not be able to attract his attention at all, so I can only be grateful to the two little ladies. Don't talk nonsense anymore, don't ruin their reputation!" Shangguan Yi said seriously at this time.

"Tsk tsk, Brother You Shao, you are really a gentleman, but I really envy your luck. My few fair words at the time were actually recommended by the prince-consort. In comparison, I visited everywhere with shamelessness and did not get recommendations from others. Fortunately, our Mingjing subject is relatively simple, and there are many people who passed the imperial examination, otherwise I would have to go back to my hometown this year!" Zhang Jing said at the end, and couldn't help but smile. The difficulty of Mingjing subject cannot be compared with the Jinshi subject, and the positions he will arrange in the future are not high, but he is already very satisfied.

"By the way, Brother Dongming, have you already gotten off your position? When will you take office?" Shangguan Yi suddenly realized that after Zhang Jing was admitted to Mingjing, the court had arranged for him to work at Hongwenguan, but Zhang Jing had not taken office for a long time.

"I am just a small proofreader, and I have nothing to do at all. Moreover, Hongwenguan also said that I would take a break for two months before taking office. I heard that there is no vacancy for the time being, so I am not in a hurry!" Zhang Jing smiled bitterly at this time. Although Mingjing was easy to take the exam, his position was much worse than that of Shangguan Yi.

"Although the proofreading is free, at least I work in Hongwenguan. I can meet more people in the future. Maybe I will have the opportunity to be promoted, so don't be too discouraged!" Shangguan Yi hurriedly comforted him when he heard this.

"Thank you Brother You Shao for your concern, but you are really amazing in the Jinshi class. If others don't say it, you are actually assigned to work in the Ministry of Agriculture. It is said that after the death of Yang Gong of the Ministry of Agriculture, the son-in-law has taken over as the doctor of the Ministry of Agriculture. The son-in-law has recommended you again. Maybe you will be promoted again. It can be said that Brother You Shao, you are just around the corner!" When Zhang Jing talked about Shangguan Yi's position, his eyes couldn't help but shine.

"Brother Dongming is joking. The prince-in-law probably won't care about a little person like me. However, the Ministry of Agriculture is indeed an important yamen for the people of the world. I am also a little worried about not being able to handle the affairs arranged by the Ministry of Agriculture, so I can't sleep until now!" Shangguan Yi smiled bitterly at this time. In fact, in addition to worrying, he was more excited. He kept thinking about going to the Ministry of Agriculture tomorrow, so he naturally didn't feel sleepy.

"Haha~, I think you have thought too much about Brother You Shao. The Ministry of Agriculture is indeed important, but when you new scholars go, you must also learn from the officials of the Ministry of Agriculture at the beginning and accumulate experience in all aspects. Moreover, you are the one recommended by the prince-consort. With this relationship alone, I am afraid that others will also look up to you!"

When he said this, Zhang Jing suddenly smiled sarcastically, and then said again: "In addition, I heard that the son-in-law's home is not far from the Ministry of Agriculture. Maybe you still have the chance to see the young lady who speaks good things for you. I have asked you for inquiries. The other party is not only the son-in-law's student, but also Ma Sanbao and General Ma's niece. It can be said that he is a famous noble lady in Chang'an City. With your new Jinshi, you can barely deserve it!"

Although Hen'er has already recognized Princess Guanghua, for many reasons, Princess Guanghua did not widely publicize Hen'er's identity. After all, Yang Guang's reputation is too bad, so except for a few royal families, others do not know about Hen'er's true origin. The news Zhang Jing found out was Hen'er's previous identity.

"Brother Dongming, don't talk nonsense anymore. A real man is determined to be in all directions. I have finally passed the exam now and was assigned to such an important yamen as the Ministry of Agriculture. Naturally, I have to do a big deal, but I don't have the intention to get married!" Shangguan Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly again when he heard this. But when he said this, he seemed to be more looking forward to the job of the Ministry of Agriculture...
Chapter completed!