It is not only Li Qingchen's family who feels the pressure.

The relationship network of the Great Song Dynasty officialdom is intricate, and when it turns a corner, it seems that everyone can know each other, all of them are fellow villagers, all acquaintances, and all relatives.

Kaifeng Mansion itself is the political center of the Great Song Dynasty, involving a lot of people, and it is only a 'pilot', the attention of all the people, such a tough policy, thorough reform, so that countless people are shocked and afraid.

In the face of the majestic pressure, Zhang Dian withstood it with all his strength and made every effort to promote the 'new law'.

In the eighth year of Yuanyou, February 7.

Zhang Dian left Kaifeng City for the first time and went to various counties to inspect.

As the 'de facto prime minister', his personal appearance has increased the pressure on the government and the opposition for an unknown number of people, especially in the localities, which is even more crazy.

Yanling County.

As Zhang Dian personally came down to monitor, Yanling County was nervous and excited, and it was unusually busy.

The county magistrate Ge Linjia was afraid that there would be a mistake, so the whole county arranged.

At noon, he came to the duty room of the sixth room, carefully admonished the group of people for a while, and after coming out, he called Zhu Mian, the head of the torture room, to stand under the eaves, and said in a low voice: "You were in the city before, but what news is there?" ”

Zhu Mian glanced around, and said in a lower voice: "County Zun, when the lower officials were in the city, I heard that Zhang Xianggong was strict with himself and only cared about doing things, and he never participated in other singing, dancing and drinking banquets. ”

Ge Linjia nodded knowingly, thought for a while, and said: "First, Zhang Xianggong arrived at the county office, only a few of us went to receive it, and the others had to be busy. Second, in the morning, I will go to the countryside, and the government will keep an eye on you, and notify me immediately if there is any news. Third, see if there are any people around Zhang Xianggong who can make friends. ”

Zhu Mian immediately understood and said, "Xia Guan understands. ”

Ge Linjia smiled slightly, showing appreciation.

This Zhu Mian is said to have some connections in the city, otherwise he would not have been sent here. The most important thing is that Zhu Mian is knowledgeable, everything he does is in line with his heart, and he is a rare seven-trick psychic person.

Zhu Mian didn't know what Ge Linjia was thinking, and said in a low voice: "County Zun, it's not enough, you have to show your political achievements to Zhang Xianggong quietly." ”

Ge Linjiameng's vigilance became more and more liked, he pondered for a moment, glanced at him, and said, "This year's Spring Festival, I will recommend it to you and see if I can get you a fame." ”

Zhu Mian was overjoyed, he had no fame, he could only be a mixture of small officials, and immediately knelt on the ground with a puff and said: "Villain Xie Xianzun, great kindness, Zhu Mian will never forget!" ”

Ge Linjia smiled, waited for him to finish, then helped him up, and said, "No need to be polite......

At this time, a servant hurriedly ran in and said, "County Honor, there is an army crossing the border." ”

Ge Linjia had already been notified in advance, and said lightly: "Let's go, go and see." ”

A large group of people from the county government followed Ge Linjia out of the government office and came to the city gate.

When I came to the door, I saw the official road not far away, the pennant was waving, and it was rustling in the wind. The soldiers of the Tiger Fear Army, six people side by side, their footsteps were neat, and the ground trembled.

They were tall, their eyes did not squint, they seemed to walk and trot, no one spoke, and they moved forward quickly.

Ge Linjia looked at it, touched the door of his brain, was a little shocked in his heart, and said to himself: "It's the first time I've seen an army with such a military appearance......"

The forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty has long existed in name only, not to mention the surrounding areas of Kaifeng Mansion, that is, the whole country, and only the army in the northwest can still fight a dozen, but how poor the discipline is, it is also famous all over the world.

Zhu Mian smiled slightly and said, "This subordinate knows. This is named by the official family himself, listed as the personal guard of the Son of Heaven of the Fourth Army, and the Tiger Fear Army! ”

Ge Linjia vaguely heard it, smiled more, and said: "It turned out to be the imperial army of the official family, no wonder there is such a military appearance, my dynasty has such an army, Xia and Liao are not afraid!" ”

The other officials were equally excited, with a certain excitement surging in their hearts.

And the people watched more, talking a lot, talking and talking to each other, but most of them laughed, and the words were more or less positive.

Zong Ze rode a horse and walked in the front.

Behind him were several lieutenants who were also on horseback, and the others were basically infantrymen.

The cavalry in the construction of the plant, because of the relatively fast speed, has not yet moved, and the direction is different from Zongze.

With the passage of the army, the encouragement to the local area is not the slightest bit, I don't know how many officials are watching, and how many people have come from hundreds of miles to watch this scene.

Inside the Privy Council.

Zhang Ji and Xu Jiang were still deducing some things, and not far away, Tong Guan was sitting on a chair, holding a military book in his hand, and was quietly watching.

After a while, General Xu suddenly said, "I heard that the envoy of the Xia people is coming again?" ”

Last time, the envoy of the Xia people came too arrogantly and was directly beheaded by Zhang Dun.

Zhang Qi stared at the sand table, snorted, and said: "They have lost many fortresses, and they will not give up, this time they are just a temptation." ”

In the past, the Song Dynasty easily ceded many fortresses to the Xia people, and with a little pressure, the Song Dynasty softened.

General Xu groaned and said, "After all, the situation on the Xia people's side is complicated, and the lower officials are worried that they will come again." ”

On the side of the Song Dynasty, the 'military reform' is being promoted, especially in the north, in this case, the Xia people come again, and the Great Song Dynasty may face a dilemma.

Zhang Qi said: "So, Qin Fenglu, Yanqing Road, etc., don't move for the time being, and when the others are changed, they will be replaced." ”

General Xu nodded slightly, this is a solution, glanced at Tong Guan who seemed to be asleep, and said: "The martial arts academy is almost ready, and you can enroll students after the spring, what does the old man think?" ”

Zhang Qi raised his head from the sand table, pondered for a moment, and said: "The official family said that he served as the first dean, and the enrollment scale was five hundred first, three years of graduation, two years of teaching, and one year of military training, based on the deputy captain. ”

Xu Jiang thought for a while and said, "Okay." I write a recital. ”

Zhang Qi looked at the sand table again and said, "The cavalry under construction will set off tomorrow and go directly to Qin Fenglu, and then Xihe Road." ”

Xu Jiang looked at the line of the sand table, his heart moved, and he did not speak.

At this time, Zhao Xu's 'royal ticket number' on the royal street.

This place is still being renovated, in the courtyard, Zhao Xu took a small willow branch, knocked on the blackboard, and said to the dozen eleven or twelve-year-old teenagers sitting in the rules below: "You all know the Chinese characters, the corresponding numbers below, the reading method is the same, you write it down first, and then, I will teach you the rules of arithmetic......"

Actually, Arabic numerals.

More than a dozen teenagers picked up the brush and hurriedly wrote it down.

This is the official family, the official family is teaching them!

Zhu Qianzhen was on the side, even more serious, holding a charcoal pen in his hand, because the font was relatively small, so he bowed his head and remembered it in a solemn manner.

Zhao Xu looked at it, as if he had the feeling of lecturing in the past, but the tools were relatively primitive, waited for a while, knocked on the blackboard, and said, "Next, I'll teach you how to calculate......

The 'students' immediately looked up, sat upright, and listened attentively.

Zhao Xu spoke slowly, and occasionally took the school exam.

These children are all carefully selected by Zhu Qianzhen, quite smart, and have a certain foundation, but they didn't worry Zhao Xu too much.

Zhao Xu felt more and more, and he talked about it for half an hour, and he was still unsatisfied.

Zhu Qianzhen learned the most seriously, and in his hand was a simple charcoal made by Zhao Xu, which was not so easy to use, he was not used to it, but he still held it stiffly and used it hard.

Chen Pi quietly walked in at this time, saw the opportunity, came to Zhao Xu's side, and said in a low voice: "Official, the Gongyuan is almost ready, do you want to take a look?" ”

The Spring Festival Gala is about to start, and the Gongyuan has been preparing, and now it is ready to stop.

"There are still a few days to ......"

Zhao Xu looked outside and whispered to himself.

The spring festival will start in less than seven days, and Zhang Dian has changed the imperial examination, and is preparing to drastically reduce the number of admissions.

Zhao Xu smiled when he thought about it, and said, "I won't go, let Li Qingchen go." ”

Li Qingchen, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is the chief examiner this time, and it is time for the test.

Chen Pi saw it, and said: "Official, there are a lot of rumors outside, saying that 'heaven and earth are prosperous, you have to meet the holy lord, you should obey forever, Yunwen Yunwu', there are many Taoist priests, monks wandering in Kaifeng City with various Zen machines, ......"

Zhao Xu raised his eyebrows, and said indifferently: "Whenever the court is turbulent, gods and ghosts come out, and it is not uncommon in history books, let Kaifeng Mansion deal with it." ”

"Yes." Chen Pi responded and quietly stepped back.

At the same time, Guo Wanshizi, who was preparing for spring in Beijing, was preparing for the spring festival and was waiting anxiously.

Meng Tang was in an inn at this time, nervously reading books.

He was very nervous, in addition to the nervousness of the imperial examination, but also because of the anxiety of his special status.

His grandfather Meng Yuan got involved in the battle between the empress dowager and the official family, and committed suicide in defeat, but his sister was the queen of the dynasty.

Under such a complicated relationship, it is not clear whether Meng Tang's career can enter it.

In Taixue, Xu Xinglong was in the pavilion of the small bamboo forest, reading seriously.

His situation is equally complicated, as a person who once opposed the 'abolition of the imperial examination' in front of Zhao Xu, he is a celebrity in the government and the opposition.

"I don't know if I can make it to the list......"

Suddenly, Xu Xinglong raised his head, looked in the direction of the Gongyuan, and muttered to himself with a sad face.

The ministers in the court are actually very 'stingy'. At the beginning, Zong Ze was talented, and in the palace examination, he bitterly stated the disadvantages of the times, but as a result, not only did the top three disappear, but he almost fell off the list, and finally got a end and became Sun Shan!

In the south of Taixue, there are many private houses here, and many scholars who enter Beijing rent houses here.

Zhao Chen, a native of Yuzhou, was drinking alcohol.

Yuzhou was originally a place for bureaucrats, and later Zhao Tingchen, the father of Zhao Tan, led the people to submit to the imperial court and was able to give the country the surname 'Zhao'.

"Loyal and upright people are not allowed to be in Kaifeng, Fangzheng people are exiled outside, the court is so mediocre, the emperor is so incompetent, what else do I test!"

Zhao Tan was only sixteen years old, drinking wine and venting his anger wantonly.

The reason why he was so angry was because Su Shi was dismissed, not only was the book of the Ministry of Rites gone, but the chief examiner of the imperial examination was also gone.

Zhao Tan admired Su Shi very much, and when he saw this, he was quite resentful in his heart.

After a few more drinks in succession, he took a glass of wine and said angrily: "All of them are bastards!" If I become an emperor, I will change the Yuan Longxing! ”

As he spoke, his face flushed, and he suddenly became excited, and laughed, "That's right! From today on, I am the Son of Heaven, Emperor Longxing, hahaha......"

Excited, he picked up the pen and wrote it down.