Su Song sent these people away and sat on the chair a little tiredly.

At this time, the little official on duty came in, looked at him, and said softly: "Xianggong, what kind of water transport instrument did you talk about last year, the Ministry of Industry said that it was made." ”

Su Song, who was originally tired, suddenly sat up and said with some surprise: "It's done?" Where is it? ”

The little official lowered his head and said, "The Ministry of Industry said that it is very big, and it has to be tested, and it is currently placed outside the city." ”

Su Song's face was excited, as if he had forgotten the troubles just now, he got up directly, leaned on crutches, and said, "You go to the Qingwa house and tell Zhang Dian that I will be out of the city for five days." ”

The little official was stunned, five days, but it was the end of the court and the time for the court to open?

Su Song didn't care about this, just walked out of the door, suddenly turned his head, and said, "That Shen Cunzhong, write a letter to him in my name and let him enter Beijing." ”

The small officials are not ordinary non-grade officials, this is the talent who has the fame of the Jinshi and the first, and the officials select the talents who are 'experienced' and cultivated in the political affairs hall.

The little official looked at Su Song, hesitated, looked outside the door, and said in a low voice: "Xianggong, Mr. Dongpo is about to take up the post of Ministry of Rites, I'm afraid it's not suitable." ”

Su Song suddenly frowned, remembering some old things.

In the middle of the deposit, it is Shen Kuo's word. Shen Kuo is five years older than Su Shi, and the two have a very good relationship, and this friendship has seen many similar changes in the party struggle since Shenzong.

For example, Sima Guang and Wang Anshi, such as Zhang Dian and Su Shi, and Su Shi and Shen Kuo.

In the support and opposition to the reform, Shen Kuo supported the change, clashed with the conservative Su Shi, and gradually drifted away.

There has always been a rumor that Su Shi's poems were obtained by Shen Kuo during his travels in Hangzhou and his trip with Su Shi, the prefect of Hangzhou at that time, and they were also annotated by Shen Kuo and sent to the imperial court.

Su Song couldn't tell the truth from the false, but he knew these rumors, thought about it, snorted with some annoyance, and said, "Call him, if Su Shi wants to say anything, find me to distinguish!" ”

Su Song was so annoyed with these things that he almost counted the days with his fingers, so that he could leave the court as soon as possible.

The little official listened and responded carefully.

Su Song, the ruler, didn't care about it, and the commotion outside the palace became more and more intense.

Several editors of the Hanlin Academy jointly wrote a transcript, refuting the content of Cai Jing's manuscript one by one, and even wrote the words: 'The saint has a way, the people have no way, the Huanghuang Holy Dynasty, and the heavens and men are eternal'.

This short 16-character character has aroused tremendous resonance among the government and the public, and the opposition has never been higher.

In just half a day, the entire Kaifeng City was alarmed.

Whether it is a poor child, or a family of eunuchs, even if it is a noble, their road to entry basically depends on the imperial examination, if the imperial examination is abolished, it is equivalent to ruining the future of the family!

Who can bear it!

Cai Jing's recital aroused the unanimous opposition of almost everyone in the Song Dynasty, the 'old and new' parties!

In the evening, the news spread all over the sky, and rumors were boiling, not only rumors of abolishing the imperial examination, but even rumors that the imperial court was going to ban scholars and scholars!

At such a juncture, the true and the false, the half-truth and the half-false, almost no one can calmly distinguish between the students of the Guozijian and the students of the Guozijian Prison, plus the exam-taking people from all over the country, there are thousands of people, rampaging in the capital, public opinion is boiling, and I don't know how many incidents have been set off.

These young people are the hope of the future of the Great Song Dynasty, under the overwhelming number of people, who dares to act rashly?

From Kaifeng Mansion to the six departments and three temples and various departments, and even the political affairs hall has never moved, let alone suppressed, not even persuasion.

In the evening, seeing that there was no explanation from the imperial court, the angry scholars surrounded the criminal department and tried to rush in.

And at this moment, the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites are not much better, one of these two departments is in charge of hats and the other is in charge of exams, and the scholars are not fierce on the side of the Criminal Department, but they are even more indignant and ask the two Shangshu to come out and explain clearly.

Even though both ministries opposed the abolition of the imperial examinations, they could not speak rashly before the political affairs hall had not spoken.

Therefore, when the six temples were silent in the political affairs hall, they had to follow the silence.

In the eyes of the scholars, this is more like a kind of 'acquiescence', and the more angry they are, the more and more things that are out of line are being done.

This night's Kaifeng City is destined to be sleepless.

Early the next morning, Su House.

The Su family has been a little happy recently, because Su Shi is going to be resurrected and serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Su Shi's career is no longer enough to describe the 'bumpy', in the context of the 'new party's wanton revenge and purge of the 'old party', Su Shi, the leader of the Shu party, was not assigned to Zhanzhou, but went further, which is really surprising.

Not to mention Su Zhe, who once worshipped the prime minister, even Su Shi, a protégé and a former official, and old friends are innumerable, the 'Wutai Poetry Case' was involved in nearly 100 people in one go, and now Su Shi wants to make a comeback, and there are not many happy people.

Not long after this joy, Cai Jing's request for the abolition of the imperial examination was reported.

Su Shi has not taken office as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the chief examiner of the imperial examination has not yet been shadowed, so the imperial examination will be abolished?

If you want to say that the scholars outside are making a fuss, the Su family is even more restless.

The protégés and former officials of the Su family, almost all of whom were involved, appeared, including Wang Xu, the low-key horse captain for a long time, who came to the Su Mansion.

The Su Mansion, which had closed its door, still couldn't stop everyone, and a few came in through the back door.

Huang Tingjian, Wang Xu.

Since Wang Xu was beaten by Zhao Xuting's cane, he has become much more honest, he is not a prostitute, he does not mix with the government everywhere, and he is reckless.

Cai Jing's script, after he knew it, his heart was anxious, and he was about to move for a long time, and finally stepped out of the mansion.

Huang Tingjian is eight years younger than Su Shi and is Su Shi's protégé, but his talent is directly after Su Shi.

Huang Tingjian had a calm face, looking at Su Shi, who had always been chic and calm, frowning at this time, his face was full of sadness, and said, "Sir, what did Zhang Xianggong say over there?" ”

Zhang Dian and Su Shi used to be close friends, and they traveled together for a period of time, even if they drifted apart because of political disagreements, but they were still passable in terms of face.

Su Shi shook his head lightly and said, "Zhang Zihou didn't see me." ”

Wang Shu is good at wine now, he carried the wine early in the morning, poured a sip, and said coldly with a gloomy face: "Zhang Zihou is a bold person, when the Empress Dowager just lowered the curtain to listen to the government, he dared to insult, and last year he also instructed someone to impeach the Empress Dowager, and the abolition of the imperial examination is not a matter for him at all!" ”

Huang Tingjian was a little dissatisfied with Wang Xu's current profligate form, but he ignored it, thought about it carefully, and said: "Sir, the key to this matter is still in the official family, as long as the official family does not agree, Cai Jing and others will not succeed." I heard that the concubine once sent someone to invite the gentleman? ”

Su Shi looked at him, nodded, and said, "Yes." Niangniang asked me to teach His Highness the Thirteenth, but I came back from the funeral, and the court did not send me away, and I couldn't enter the palace directly. ”

Huang Tingjian listened, becoming more and more puzzled, and said, "What does Zhang Zihou mean?" Just hanging Mr. like this, it's not going to go, it's not going to stay, even if he is dissatisfied with Mr., it's not so narrow-minded, right? ”

Wang Shu snorted coldly and said, "What else can you mean!" Wait and see, that chapter will definitely turn the sky over, don't believe it and see! ”

At this moment, a young man who looked like a scholar walked in, his facial features were white, his eyes were clear, he raised his hand respectfully, and said in a calm and powerful voice: "Sir, the Hanlin Academy has sent someone to spread the word, saying that the political affairs hall intends to reorganize and plan the power and position relationship between Taixue, Guozijian, and Hanlin Academy, so as to establish academies in Fuzhou and counties across the country, responsible for planning, implementing, and managing ......."

When the fairy tale fell, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, and Wang Xu's faces changed.

Political Affairs Hall, is this a decision to abolish the imperial examination?

Su Shi's expression was solemn for a moment, and he said in a deep voice: "Zhongda, you take me to pay homage to the ministry and go to the ministry, I want to see Lin Shangshu." And to Cai Xianggong, I want to see you too. ”

Wang Shu spat out the wine, looked at the young man and said, "Gao Yu, get me another pot of wine!" ”