In the morning, the sun shines brightly, and all things can see it.
When Zhu Ping'an entered the library, the sky outside was just beginning to brighten. The soft morning light shone through the doors and windows of the library. A faint mist condensed on the tender leaves outside the window, as if they were inlaid with a layer of crystal rhinestones.
After entering the library, Zhu Ping'an first went outside to fetch a pot of water from the water tank, and boiled a pot of hot water on the coal stove. Then, while the water was boiling, he cleaned the room and put away his pens, ink, paper, inkstone, office documents, etc.
After packing up, a pot of hot water was boiled, and a cup of hot tea was poured and carried to the third floor. Because the third floor was slightly brighter, Zhu Ping'an planned to read the Yongle Encyclopedia in the morning light. Since he would go home by sea in a few days, Zhu Ping'an found two volumes of the Yongle Encyclopedia on the third floor that recorded the ocean and sat in front of the window to read them.
Well
After opening it, Zhu Ping'an was surprised to find that "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and "Classic of Great Wilderness East" were also included in this Yongle Encyclopedia on the ocean. The Classic of Mountains and Seas has more than 20,000 words, and Zhu Ping'an reads fast. He finished flipping through the Classic of Mountains and Seas in about 20 minutes. Although this book is absurd, it contains many of the ancestors' wild imaginations about the ocean, which can be regarded as the pioneering work of ocean culture.
However, it is useless and has no practical application.
After reading the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Zhu Ping'an skipped over those books about gods and monsters and went straight to look for those realistic marine books, such as those on marine life, hydrology, islands, etc., especially ship records that focused on travelogues, and gained an understanding of ancient navigation, such as ship speed, wind direction, and so on.
It is better to be prepared than to be unprepared. At least, when a certain black-bellied girl has questions, I can use these experiences to exchange for some delicious food. I believe that Li Shu, the pampered young lady, will definitely bring the Li family's cook on board.
When Zhu Pingan was immersed in the Yongle Encyclopedia, the head of the Hanlin Academy, Li Mo, came to the Hanlin Academy for the first time. Li Mo came early, and most people had not come to work yet, so Li Mo came to the Hanlin Academy.
Li Mo was here to inspect the Hanlin Academy. Although his work focus was on the Ministry of Personnel, the Hanlin Academy was under his jurisdiction after all, so he had to take responsibility. Li Mo was a hard-working official, although he was a bit stubborn. But he was very responsible for his work. Every time he went to work, whether it was the Ministry of Justice, the Hanlin Academy, or other government offices, Li Mo always arrived half an hour early. This time was no exception.
Li Mo was in a low mood today. Yesterday, the emperor was deceived by Yan Song and his son. He ignored the risk of Japanese invasion and issued an order to temporarily relax the maritime ban. Isn't this putting the Ming Dynasty in danger? Yan Song's followers are pursuing personal gain and disregarding their country. It's annoying and hateful.
In addition, the Hanlin Academy under his control also produced a poisonous weed named Zhu Ping'an, who openly echoed Yan Song and his son, and used the absurd method of doubling the national treasury to deceive His Majesty. The reason why His Majesty issued an order to temporarily relax the maritime ban was more or less related to this poisonous weed!
Last night this poisonous weed was chatting and laughing with Yan Shifan!
The Hanlin Academy is the country's place of prime minister, and we cannot allow a single bad apple to spoil the whole barrel.
Worried, Li Mo did not sleep all night and came to the Hanlin Academy early. After entering the Hanlin Academy, Li Mo took a look around the Hanlin Academy and found that most of the officials in the Hanlin Academy had not yet arrived. Li Mo sat for a while, and then some people came to the Hanlin Academy one after another, but he did not see Zhu Ping'an's Xiao Yan party.
The library. Li Mo also went to see it, but no one was there on the first floor of the library.
Then Li Mo's face darkened. Young people nowadays really think that they can have a bright future if they cling to others' thighs. They really think that they can do whatever they want if they cling to others' thighs! I remember that I specially educated him last time, but he forgot it after just a few days. Not only did he come late, he was even late!
I think it's not just today, this little Yan party was probably like this some time ago!
How can such a lazy person gain a foothold in the Imperial Academy! This trend must not be encouraged. It must be severely punished.
The rule has been established since the time of Taizu: if you are late for no reason for one day, you will be flogged 20 times. If you are late for more than three days in total, you will be flogged one level more severely. If you are late for 20 days in total, you will be flogged 100 times in the court.
Today, we must take Xiao Yan's party as an example and rectify the rules of the Hanlin Academy!
After Li Mo returned from the library, he went to the hall with a dark face to check the sign-in book, wanting to see when this little Yan party signed in! He was late several times again, and he must be severely punished according to the rules.
"Your humble servant greets you, sir."
Li Chunfang, Yuan Wei and others in the hall saw Li Mo coming with a dark face and couldn't help but stand up to greet him.
"No thanks. Where is the sign-in book? Bring it to me." Li Mo waved his hand and asked Li Chunfang and Yuan Wei.
"Please take a look, sir." Li Chunfang handed the sign-in sheet to Li Mo with both hands, then attentively poured a cup of hot tea and placed it on the table next to Li Mo.
Li Mo nodded, then sat down and looked through the sign-in book.
Li Mo flipped the pages from the back to the front. He first looked at today's sign-in information, and started from the last page. Indeed, he did not see Zhu Ping'an. Then he flipped another page, and still did not see Zhu Ping'an's name. Li Mo's face became even darker.
Yuan Wei on the side was a little nervous, not sure why the dean was checking the sign-in book. He drank too much with Yan Shifan last night and was late today due to a hangover... But what relieved Yuan Wei was that when Li Mo was looking at the last sign-in page of the day, he didn't say anything, but continued to flip through the pages.
"Huh?"
When Li Mo turned to the first page of today, he was caught off guard and couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.
According to the Ming Dynasty time converted into modern time, it is the first quarter of the Mao period, which is around 5:15.
Daming doesn't go to work until six o'clock.
"Sir?" Li Chunfang and others were a little surprised.
"Nothing... Zishi, can this sign-in book be falsified or signed by someone else?" Li Mo shook his head, then looked up at Li Chunfang and asked. Zishi, this is Li Chunfang's name.
"Your Excellency, absolutely not. The attendance book is of great importance. The officials on duty have always set an example and strictly supervised it. There are also royal guards watching over it. All the Hanlin scholars dare not act rashly and sign in strictly according to the scale indicated by the clepsydra."
Li Chunfang shook his head with certainty, pointed at the clepsydra standing nearby and bowed to Li Mo.
"Um."
Li Mo nodded. He knew that in the Ming Dynasty, the imperial guards were the eyes of the emperor, monitoring the world. The dinner they had today could be reported to the emperor that night, not to mention the attendance of the government office. Who knew if the errand boy sweeping the floor outside was a Jinyiwei? The emperor could not tolerate deceiving the emperor the most. Those who cheated were severely punished by the emperor. Who would dare to cheat again
Li Mo then flipped to the previous day and found that Zhu Ping'an was also the first person to arrive at the Hanlin Academy. For several days in a row, he was one of the first people to sign in. Li Mo also recognized Zhu Ping'an's handwriting, and the sign-in book was indeed signed by Zhu Ping'an himself.
However, I checked in so early, so why didn’t I see Zhu Ping’an in the library
Could it be that this guy said one thing in public and another in private, who came to the yamen early, signed in, and then went to find a place to sleep
Li Mo stood up and checked the Hanlin Academy again, and also looked in the duty room of the Hanlin Academy, but did not see Zhu Pingan.
So Li Mo went to the library again. There was no one from Zhu Ping'an on the first floor, only a cleaning servant. Although he was a common sight, Li Mo did not recognize his name.
"Well, come here. I want to ask you, have you seen Zhu Ping'an working here?" Li Mo stopped Old Li, who was cleaning, and asked.
"Master Li, Master Zhu is reading a book on the third floor. Please wait a moment. I will go upstairs and call Master Zhu." Old Li walked up to Li Mo with a broom in his hand and replied while bending over.
"No, I'll just go up and take a look, you go ahead and do your work."
Li Mo waved his hand to send Old Li away, then went upstairs quietly. When he reached the third floor, he saw Zhu Ping'an reading the Yongle Encyclopedia with great interest in the morning light in front of the window. Zhu Ping'an must have been so engrossed in reading that he didn't notice Li Mo going upstairs at all.
After watching for a while, Li Mo went downstairs with a complicated look on his face. (To be continued.)