Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

In terms of the setting of officials in the pavilions, most of them do not have a permanent quota.

Therefore, after Su Song was dismissed and investigated, the court has never issued a new appointment of a bachelor of Jixian Academy.

Zhao Heng and Kou Zhun had some intentions to promote Lu Ci.

However, they are also very clear that Lu Ci's qualifications are too low after all. If he is promoted too quickly, there will be endless false accusations similar to Su Song, which is counterproductive.

Simply relying on the leisure in the museum, no one will be sent for the time being.

In the case of a vacancy for academicians, Lu Ci and other Jixian school administrators are assigned directly to the academicians who are in charge of the Jixian Academy.

It is well known that the academicians of Jixian Academy have always been led by the second or last prime minister among the prime ministers, but this is only in name, but they have no post in the library.

After experiencing a short half-day of discomfort, Lu Ci quickly realized that without the supervision of his immediate superior, he could fully let himself go.

This made him well relieved.

He originally thought that it would be easier to deal with a stupid boss staring at him than having a shrewd boss targeting him.

If a smart person like Yan Shu came and stared at him all day long, it would be better to try to protect Su Song...

Unexpectedly, what was waiting was a pleasant surprise.

The current situation where there is no boss at all and complete freedom is naturally the most ideal.

In addition, the imperial meals that are delivered to the family every now and then, and the salary that is said to be increased from next month...

As the three friends kept their promises, sent snacks, and inadvertently helped him cheat Su Song in a small way, Lu Ci carefully prepared small gifts and letters for them while groping for fish during working hours.

There is a lesson from the past when the package was opened. Although it is common sense to judge that there will be no successors in the short term, Lu Ci still did not prepare any rewards worth more than the package of snacks out of caution.

Since he was working in the Jixian Academy, which was in charge of the collection of books, the appropriate gifts within reach were naturally these rare books that were hard to find outside and were only borrowed by officials.

Referring to Yan Shu's preference for borrowing books, Lu Ci picked out a few of the borrowed books that were recovered one after another, copied a copy by himself, and sent them to the three of them respectively.

However, out of concern about the situation in Yongzhou where Zhu Shuo is surrounded by enemies on both sides, he deliberately copied out the "Gunpowder Yaolu" he read the first day in the future, along with several matching ratios provided by himself. Improve ideas and send them together.

In the short reply, Lu Ci brought the news that he was serving as the school manager of Jixian Academy, and the fact that they would be able to catch up with the salary increase not long after they first took office.

After sending out the three mailings through the courier shop, Lu Ci leisurely returned to the Jixian Academy. On the way, there were many lower-level officials who had stood by and watched Su Song make things difficult for him.

They quietly looked at Lu Ci, and after he was keenly aware of it and immediately looked back, they all showed a slightly stiff smile on their faces, with a hint of awe in their eyes.

Lu Ci smiled.

However, at this moment, when this handsome and beautiful figure fell into their eyes, it became completely unpredictable.

Regardless of the fact that the incident happened suddenly that day, most people still haven't recalled it until Su Song was taken away.But in the next few days, there were very few people who didn't know the inside story.

One is because Yan Shu was aboveboard during the investigation, and he did not deliberately hide it; the other is that the officials also deliberately killed the chickens to scare the monkeys, deter Xiaoxiao, and even posted a list on the fan wall; , One after another, they took the initiative to show their favor to Lu Ci...

After learning the truth, everyone was shocked.

Su Song, who dared to work in Jixian Academy for only ten years, was beaten to the end in the blink of an eye, unable to recover, all because of falsely accusing Lu Ci?

People who have had similar experiences couldn't help applauding secretly, saying that evil will be rewarded with evil; there are also those who simply envy Lu Ci's favor and value, and decide to try to make friends with him; Do you remember that you hate them for standing by and watching, and one day they will settle accounts after autumn.

Knowing that Lu Ci's favor was not a whim of the officials, and even winning the Sanyuan was not a fluke, how could they neglect him?

When many people were regretting their intestines, Lu Ci had already walked to the innermost book case on the first floor of Jixian Yuan, and lightly bought the pear blossom cakes he had just bought from the market in the name of urging books to be borrowed on a business trip. It was gently placed in front of Song Shou who was addicted to reading.

Song Shou woke up with a start, looked up and saw that it was Lu Ci, and couldn't help but smile again: "Yu Yu is back? So soon?"

Lu Ci smiled: "It's easy to say."

If he hadn't stopped by the road for a stroll and tasted a bowl of hot wontons at the stall, he would have come back earlier.

Song Shou looked at the few borrowed books he put on the desk lightly, and couldn't help but sigh: "This seems to be the last few books, right?"

There are not many Beijing officials who have borrowed books to read in leisure time, and there are even a few who default on their arrears.

Most of them forgot and were impatient to deal with the urging library job from Chongwen Academy who looked arrogant, so they put it off again and again.

Lu Ci didn't feel any difficulty, but Song Shou was very surprised, and praised him several times sincerely.

Lu Ci raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "If you keep talking, the pear blossom cakes will become hard and hard to swallow."

Song Shou quickly put aside the unfinished topic, and quickly opened the paper bag.

He didn't pay much attention to it, he just moved his favorite book a little farther away, then picked it up and stuffed it into his mouth.

While chewing, he saw that Lu Ci was not in a hurry to sit down, but leaned over to look at the ground, as if he was looking for something, and then suddenly remembered: "Yes, I forgot to tell you, didn't it rain just now? Your desk The window next to it has always been faulty, and it is difficult to close it tightly, and some wind and rain leak in from time to time. I saw that the drawings you laid out on the desk waiting to dry were all dried up, and I was afraid they would be damaged by the rain, so I decided to do it myself , put it in the top drawer for you, and see if anything is missing."

"I see."

Lu Ci was indeed looking for the blueprints that he put on the desk to dry the ink before going out.

After thanking Song Shou, he opened the first wooden drawer. Sure enough, the blueprints drawn in the past few days were neatly arranged. He picked them up and counted them. Bad marks, I couldn't help but thank the caring Song Shou again.

Song Shou waved his hand cheerfully: "It's a small effort, what can I thank you for? I've been sitting here all this time, how can I watch it get soaked?"

Lu Ci smiled and said nothing.

Song Shou finished gnawing on the pear cake, and felt his mouth was dry again, so he quickly poured out a cup of cold water, drank more than half of it, and then sighed contentedly.

After eating and drinking enough, he was not busy continuing to read, but became curious about Lu Ci: "What's so special about those wooden drawings? Is it worth copying them yourself?"

Lu Ci smiled and said, "It's not a copy, but it's all my own thinking."

Song Shou was surprised and said: "... the champion of Xinke in Sanyuan and Jidi, actually has the ability of a carpenter?"

If these words came from someone else, it would inevitably be considered ironic, but when they came out of the mouth of the outspoken nerd Song Shou, it was purely an exclamation of surprise.

"Prepare for a rainy day." Lu Ci said firmly: "It doesn't cost much anyway, and the officials are kind and kind. They added a monthly salary to me, so I'm going to take the extra salary and find a carpenter to build a batch first."

These tens of thousands of books are all crowded in these three halls, which seems magnificent, but after all, Lu Ci is not as addicted to books as Song Shou and others, and they are indifferent to others.

From the perspective of future generations, what he is more concerned about is of course fire hazards.

No fire exits, no fire pumps, no fire shutters...

What made Lu Ci even more unbearable was that the rows of simple wooden frames were so short that they could only be used by one person sideways, and there were a lot of sundries piled up around the corners.

The office of the officials in the pavilion is only one step away from the library, but dozens of steps away from the exit.

Once something goes wrong with the burning book case, the Chongwen Museum, which has been proud of by the people of Beijing after several dynasties, can be burned in the blink of an eye.

and……

Lu Ci felt a little helpless about Chongwen Academy's geographical location between the downtown area and the imperial palace.

No matter which side of the fire, as long as the fire is relatively large, it can easily spread over.

In comparison, Lu Ci was not so worried about the downtown area - after all, there is a professional diving team in Beijing. Not only are there people guarding the observation tower at any time, but they also enjoy the privilege of unimpeded passage in emergencies.

However, what can be done by force in a residential area is absolutely impossible in the Forbidden Palace.

In this way, if there is a fire in the palace, if you want to rescue it in time, no matter in terms of reaction speed or difficulty, I am afraid it will be much greater than that of the folks.

Song Shou was only obsessed with collation and other book-related affairs, and never cared about the environment, only letting the officials do a little cleaning and maintenance.

Therefore, when Lu Ci ordered the officials to remove the sundries, not to store items in the aisle, and widened the distance between the bookshelves, and put a bucket full of water by the desk at any time for emergencies...

Although he was aware of it and felt it was unnecessary, but in order not to embarrass Lu Ci, he chose to cooperate quietly.

It wasn't until now that Lu Ci was looking for a carpenter to privately manufacture a batch of new bookshelves with wooden wheels that could be pushed at the bottom, at the expense of his own pocket, that he suddenly felt that Lu Ci was not only over the top, he was almost insane.

Song Shou hesitated for a moment, and persuaded hesitantly: "I'm afraid I should discuss it with the Grand Scholar."

Lu Ci smiled and said, "There is no need to worry about this. I have checked the specific regulations, and the authority to change the layout of the museum without changing the building itself still exists."

But no one would think of using this authority!

Song Shou retorted inwardly, but he couldn't make a sound out of his mouth.

He frowned, looked at Lu Ci for a long time, and realized that the other party was obviously serious and made up his mind, so he didn't say much: "If there is something I can help, I can say nothing."

Lu Ci smiled and said, "Then I will thank you first."

Wanting to replace all the bookshelves is undoubtedly a dream.

And Lu Ci didn't intend to make so many noises.The amount of the first batch of wooden frames he set was based on the number of manuscripts of ancient books that had not been preserved in the museum and were collected from the people in the early years.

The new bookshelves were ready soon, and Lu Ci first moved all the handwritten books without engravings to the first floor, transferred them to the new bookshelves, and arranged them by category.

Lu Ci worked so hard, even if others could see that he was planning for a rainy day, they would not take it seriously.

What does this have to do with a school?Chongwenyuan has been built for dozens of years, and has been expanded many times. The buildings are magnificent, and there are gardens and flowers. No accidents have happened.

If it's not grandstanding and pretentiousness, it's just a show for Bo Shengen.

Everyone was puzzled.

But what is the need?With Lu Ci's favor, coupled with his background as the No. [-] Scholar, the officials will definitely not forget him, so why bother?

Lu Ci was not ignorant of these disturbances, but he didn't care.

He is just trying to make himself feel at ease, so why should he care what others think?

After finishing all this work, Lu Ci finally calmed down, and continued to return to the two points and one line leisurely, occasionally traveling to the mountains and rivers, visiting the beautiful rhythm of Yan Shu and other new friends.

He originally wanted to be sent to a local office, but he didn't want someone to always press his head.

Now that he has no immediate boss, he has a noble job, and there is no work pressure. He only needs to come to the museum step by step to fish every day, and his previous wish has been fulfilled.

As for promotion?

Lu Ci said he didn't care...

Seeing that Lu Ci finally stopped changing the layout and objects in the library, Song Shou was also sincerely relieved, and was happy to share his favorite bibliography with Lu Ci every day, and then discuss his collation experience.

Time flies, and it is the day at the end of the eighth year of Dazhong Xiangfu.

For those working in the library, the unexpected disaster was simply thrilling.

——A fire broke out in Rongwang Palace, which brought disaster to Chongwen Academy.

The author has something to say: Notes:

1. Chongwen Academy is collectively referred to as the three halls.

The three halls refer to Zhaowen, Shiguan, and Jixianyuan.

From the eighth year of Zhenzong Dazhong Xiangfu (1015), the three pavilions and the secret pavilion were once separated.The reason was that the Rongwang Palace caught fire, which affected Chongwen Academy. ("Cultural History of the Song Dynasty")

The fire caused a serious loss to the collection of books, especially the collection of the Secret Pavilion, and the workload of re-searching and proofreading books in the next few years was very heavy. ("Research on the Collation of Pavilions and Pavilions in the Song Dynasty")

2. Fenbi: The place where the Song court issued the announcements.

The news release method of the government in the Song Dynasty was called "out of the list".The Song government’s announcements are rich in content. In addition to the laws and regulations that tell the people to abide by, there are also a large amount of government information released to the people of the world.According to the usual practice, whenever the imperial court has important personnel appointments and removals, it needs to be announced in a timely manner, and the imperial court has a special wall for posting announcements.In the first year of Qianxing (1022), when Ding Wei was dismissed from office, he issued an announcement in the court, "announcement to the world".In the sixth year of Xianping, a general judge was impeached and dismissed from his post, "still ordered the Yushitai to report to the court".When an emergency occurs, such as a serious epidemic, the government should also "publish a notice to inform the people" so that the people can keep abreast of the epidemic, symptoms and prescriptions. ("Cultural History of the Song Dynasty")

3. The person with the highest post in the museum is a bachelor of Zhaowenguan University, who supervises national history and a bachelor of Jixian University.Because there was more than one prime minister in the Song Dynasty, there were two or three prime ministers who each took the position of one of them.But it's just an honorary official position, not really what to do... ("Research on the Collation of Pavilions and Pavilions in the Song Dynasty") The only exception is that the supervision of national history has the duty of 'but outline' for calendar compilation.

4. Diving fire team: firefighters.

In order to prevent and extinguish fires, the Song Dynasty established the world's earliest public professional fire-fighting organization - "submerged fire team".

The "Military Patrol Shop" mentioned above is responsible for fire alarms. According to the "Fire Prevention" article in "Tokyo Menghualu", in Bianliang City, "There is a military patrol shop about three hundred paces from each lane. There are five soldiers in the store, patrolling at night, and receiving official duties. And a watchtower is built with bricks on a high place, and there are Zhuo Wang upstairs."As soon as they found a fire, they reported it immediately, that is, "the master of the military chamber, the horse infantry, the three yamen in front of the palace, and the leaders of Kaifeng Mansion drew water to put it out without laboring the people."These soldiers responsible for putting out the fire are the "submerged fire soldiers" of the "submarine fire team", and they are professionally trained firefighting officers and soldiers.During the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, the house of Di Qing, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, held a "night sacrifice" (worship to ghosts and gods) and held candlelight.The watchmen in the Wanghuo Tower saw the "sudden light of fire" in Di's mansion, and thought there was a fire, so they didn't dare to neglect. It turned out to be a misunderstanding.It can also be seen from this incident that the Bianliang fire protection system responded quickly. 】Di Qing is on stage again!Don't say he didn't show up!

The "submerged fire team" in the Song Dynasty was equipped with the most advanced fire-fighting equipment in the world at that time, "such as emergency equipment, barrel ropes, flags, axes and saws, lanterns, fire vests, etc. ready".There are also several more "modern" equipment: cloud ladder, which "uses big wood as a bed, with six wheels on the bottom, and two ladders on the top, each more than ten feet long, with rotating shafts in the middle", which can be used for fire fighting in high-rise buildings; Long bamboos, with openings at the bottom, wrap the water pole with wadding, and pump water from the orifice", this is probably the earliest fire pump; the water bag, "like a bag, uses pig and cow cells to hold water. Put the bag in the fire"; the water bag, "use the skins of horses, cattle and livestock as a bag, store three or four stones of water, take a big bamboo one foot, and tie it to the mouth of the bag. A person holds the mouth of a bag and pours water into the fire."

Firefighting work in the Song Dynasty had formed a complete system.When a fire breaks out, the "submerged fire team" enjoys some privileges when rushing to the scene to fight the fire. Those who wait for a long time, Xu Heng will definitely gallop past."In ancient times, when meeting on the road, there was a ritual of letting the people let the officials go first, and the humble let the nobles go first, but the "submerged fire team" is not bound by this etiquette; If the "submerged fire soldiers" are injured during the fire fighting process, the government will be responsible for the treatment and give rewards. "[Note]; "Scuba Fire Soldiers" enjoy a relatively generous salary, and all fire-fighting equipment is also purchased and maintained by the government. ("Song: The Dawn of Modern Times")