Chang 'an City in Tang Dynasty was divided into two cities, one inside and one outside. The inner city had 11 streets in the north and south, and 14 streets in the east and west. They crisscrossed and divided Chang' an City into 110 streets.
Furong Garden was the imperial forbidden garden, occupying two blocks, actually 108 blocks.
The city was divided into two parts, east and west, with the central Vermilion Bird Street as the central axis.
There were 55 workshops on the east side. Apart from the two workshops occupied by Furong Garden, there were actually 53 workshops. There were 55 workshops on the west side.
The east and west sides were symmetrical, equal to each other, and the left and right were the same.
Although the Imperial Academy was a place where the imperial court worshiped extraordinary people and collected books, it was not valued by the imperial court. It was located on the west side of the Imperial Palace, in the cultivation workshop in the northwest corner of Chang 'an, only separated from the outer city by a wall.
Today was the day Chen Qi reported to the Imperial Academy, so he arrived at the Imperial Academy's yamen early.
The person in charge of the Imperial Academy was called Song Yi, an official of the eighth rank. He was in charge of all matters of the Imperial Academy, such as the recruitment and training of extraordinary people, the collection and revision of folk classics, and so on.
Chen Qi's job as a calligrapher belonged to the work of proofreading and correcting folk classics. He was one of the lowest level officials in the Imperial Academy, and below him were small officials without grades.
The person in charge of welcoming Chen Qi was an editor named Zhou Xi, who was also his direct superior.
Editor was the ninth rank official position in the imperial court, and above that was the eighth rank official position.
Xiuzhuan was in charge of all the books in the Hanlin Academy and was the highest official position under the Chancellor.
At the same level as Xiuzhuan, there were also officials who were responsible for recruiting extraordinary people, ancient books that were responsible for collecting folk classics, and doctors who were responsible for cultivating extraordinary people.
"From today onwards, you are the secretary of our Hanlin Academy.”
"Our Cultivation Library doesn't have that many rules. As long as you can finish proofreading the books that need to be proofread within the stipulated time, it's fine.”
In the Imperial Academy's Cultivation Hall, Zhou Xi checked the appointment documents and confirmed that there were no mistakes. Then, he led Chen Qi to his workplace.
On the way, Zhou Xi did not forget to introduce the basic situation of the Hanlin Academy to him.
"Our Imperial Academy currently has a total of 3.6 million books. Most of these books come from the commoners and the small worlds controlled by the Great Tang. What we need to do is to collate the books that have already been categorized and send them into the library again.”
"In addition, although the people of the Imperial Academy do not have the same benefits as the other yamen, we also have benefits that the other yamen do not enjoy.
For example, as long as you became a member of the Imperial Academy, you would have the right to go to the library to borrow the books in the library.
Although the library of the Imperial Academy is not as good as the Hongwen Hall, it is still the place with the richest collection of books in the Great Tang. There are many manuscripts of sages and great scholars. If you can make enough contributions, you might be able to borrow and read them.”
As Zhou Xi explained, he didn't forget to draw a big cake for Chen Qi.
The manuscripts of sages and great scholars were absolutely irresistible temptations for scholars.
In the Imperial Academy, countless scholars and scholars came here to work for free, just to borrow and study the manuscripts of sages and great Confucians.
"Thank you for your reminder, sir!"
When Chen Qi heard this, he could not help but feel moved. He cupped his hands towards Zhou Xi and thanked him.
Chen Qi had already gained a lot from the ordinary classics that were printed on an engraving.
If he could read the manuscripts of sages and great scholars, and understand their thoughts and principles through the articles and classics written by sages and great scholars themselves, he would be able to understand them.
What kind of gains would he obtain?
Just like the same book of Mencius, how could a copy of Mencius printed on a block be the same as a copy written by Mencius himself?
It was just like in the folk legends, a page of a Confucian manuscript could kill demons, ghosts, and gods because it contained the spiritual will of a Confucian scholar.
If you try to change it to a book printed by engraving printing, let alone one page, even if you were given a cart full of books, it would not be of any use.
Therefore, when Chen Qi heard that there were manuscripts of sages and great Confucians in the library of the Imperial Academy, he could not help but be extremely interested. He wanted to borrow them immediately and read them carefully.
"There's no need to be like this. You're also a scholar. Just call me Brother Zhou.”
Zhou Xi waved his hand and said with a smile," There are thirty-six categories in the Cultivation Library, including Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Witchcraft, Martial Arts, Medicine, Arts, Alchemy, Array, Military Strategy, Classics, and Essays. You are a scholar and a new Jinshi this year, so I suggest you choose Confucianism.”
"It just so happens that the school clerk who was originally in charge of Confucianism has just resigned due to old age. There are only nine minor officials left.”
It seemed like Zhou Xi was a scholar as well, so his attitude toward Chen Qi was very good. He did not hide many things from Chen Qi and directly told him everything.
"Thank you for your reminder, Brother Zhou.”
Although Chen Qi did not know why Zhou Xi was taking such good care of him, he was not stupid enough to refuse. He only cupped his hands and thanked Zhou Xi.
"Hmm, in that case, I'll bring you to see your office so that you can familiarize yourself with the office environment in advance.”
Zhou Xi could not help but smile when he saw Chen Qi's reaction."If there's anything that you're not satisfied with, you can directly raise it. I'll send someone to sort it out.”
"Thank you, Brother Zhou!"
What else could Chen Qi do? He could only thank her again.
However, he felt a little uneasy because the boss in front of him was too enthusiastic, so enthusiastic that he couldn't stand it.
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