Yan Shu said: "I didn't expect the Liao Kingdom to be defeated so completely, simply, it seems that the rumors that Li Yuanhao ignored the government are false." ”

Among these people, the most military experts belong to Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi, the two of them are the first line to resist the northwest, Han Qi said: "It is true that Li Yuanhao ignores the government and politics, but the combat effectiveness of the party is not so bad, and the Great Song Dynasty is right not to intervene in the war between them, let Li Yuanhao become even more rampant!" ”

Fan Zhongyan also said: "Yes! Pang Ji's thinking in Shaanxi is still right, the weak against the strong is the core, this defeat made the Liao State easily dare not raise troops in the north for ten years, and the center of gravity of the Great Song Dynasty was also shifted from the north to the south. ”

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "The defeat of the Liao State is not for us to send someone to comfort us, after all, it is a friendly country?" ”

Yan Shu said: "The Liao State needs comfort, the Western Xia needs praise, since we want to send someone, it is better for both countries to send a person, it seems that we are fair and impartial." ”

Jia Changchao said: "What Yan Xiang said is right, but this person who went to Western Xia can't let the Liao State know, and it's best to have a time difference." ”

A group of hypocrites have set a plan in your words and my words, and in terms of conspiracy, there is really no country that says that it is the opponent of ancient Chinese politicians, this is from the genes of the bones.

Coming to August 1, Lu Zifei was called up by Master Li early in the morning, the imperial examination, reading is still in the first place in their hearts, even if you can make money and grow an acre of grain of 100 stones, it is not as big as the glory of you being admitted to the Jinshi.

"It's only a few o'clock, you wake people up, the rooster doesn't crow, what's wrong with you today." Lu Zifei looked like he was lying on the bed.

Master Li said: "Today is the day of the list, you forgot, get up quickly, you are still in bed alone at home, even Xiao Junxiang has gotten up, and it has been ten years, just waiting for today?" Can you be serious? ”

"I don't want to get up, those craftsmen came to me again last night, and the discussion was not finished until three o'clock in the morning, you just call someone to see it, why do you have to let me go, I go and others go to see the same." After speaking, he buried his head in the quilt.

After Xue Ning hugged her grandson and heard her son's words at the door, she came in and said, "Master, you must not be able to call him like this, you see I will teach you a trick, Jun Xiang, come, pee here, let your father, who is shameless, know how lazy he is." ”

Jun Xiang's giggling made Lu Zifei a carp jump up, snatched his son and slapped him on the ass a few times, and scolded with a smile: "You slept so late at night, what are you doing when you get up so early in the morning, did your grandmother tell you to get up in the morning and break the grain for her?" ”

Jun Xiang now likes to play the game of lifting high with his father, and he can't understand what his father says, anyway, he wants Lu Zifei to lift him high, and his father is also unreliable, putting his son on his feet and lifting up.

"I just want to kill you beast, how old is he and you use your feet, what if you fall down?"

Xue Ning took her grandson back into her arms, Xiao Junxiang was still making a fuss about going, Lu Zifei said, "Mother, you saw it!" It's his own liking, what does it have to do with me, besides, the people who decide whether to pull out the oxygen cupping in the future are me and Xiaoyun, no matter how much you love him, he can't be the master. ”

In the past, the family didn't understand what cupping meant, but since Lu Zifei explained, everyone knew that Master Li was covering his mouth on the side to watch the excitement, Xue Ning was speechless, and rushed out with his grandson in his arms.

"Don't get up yet, my aunt is going to find a feather duster, you really want to be beaten!"

Lu Zifei said: "With Junxiang's stepmother, she is not virtuous at all, is her previous appearance pretended, I decided to let Xiaoyun come back to live when I get to the capital, I am so angry, he should replace me." ”

Master Li said while bringing him clothes: "Aunt is very good, so tolerant of you, you don't want to think about what day it is, it's no wonder she doesn't get angry." ”

"You guys take this too seriously, if it's the day of the palace exam, won't you sleep the night before?"

Master Li said as a matter of course: "When I was in the capital, don't talk about the palace exam, the results of the palace exam will be released on the same day, we said that there will be a test, a few days before the exam list is released, many candidates are excited and can't sleep, and they don't sleep after all-night entertainment, I haven't seen it like your heart is so big, you go to Chang'an City now to see, except for you, other candidates are waiting there?" ”

Lu Zifei said exaggeratedly: "Look at the sky outside, is it just bright, don't you sleep, and the people from the yamen don't sleep either?" Please, can you think about it with your head? ”

Master Li said: "You once said that you have failed life, life will definitely fail you, and now you despise the imperial examination so much, then the imperial examination will definitely despise you, just like this, you still want to take the first exam, you continue to sleep, there is in your dreams." ”

Under the turn criticism of the three people, Lu Zifei had breakfast and rode on the road, many people in the fields on the side of the road got up and began to serve the crops in the field, this season the wheat was harvested, the most in the field was millet, buckwheat, sorghum, the harvest season, the common people were energetic to work, Lu Zifei thought that in a few years, this scene would be realized in every place in the Great Song Dynasty.

Chang'an City is still deserted, Lu Zifei saw that it was still early, so he wanted to go to the headquarters of the caravan to have a look, the caravan had to reserve a large amount of materials, so he put the headquarters in Changle Fang, which was spacious in the area, and the Yamen of the Transshipment Division was in Xingqing Palace, and the distance between the two was not far.

Although Lu Zifei didn't come often, the gatekeeper still recognized the owner at a glance, and after entering the door, the logistics housekeeper asked, "Is there something wrong with Xiao Fei coming to the caravan today?" Otherwise, you let me go out to lead the team, and I won't be able to stay in this Chang'an City. ”

"Uncle Tian, your old legs are like that, and you still want to go out, my new aunt is willing to let her alone at home."

This is called Chang Tian, five years ago he was one of the few cavalrymen in the Great Song Dynasty, and later fell off the battlefield and broke his leg, but he was a little lame, Lu Zifei's escape team saved him, and he returned to Chang'an to guard the base camp.

"Look down on your uncle, isn't it, this leg is a little inflexible, but the skills are good? Your aunt loves your uncle in every way now, and she sent you a little brother, and you haven't said what you're doing today. ”

Lu Zifei said: "Today's township trial list, I was kicked out by my family to see the list, and the time has already come here to go around." ”

Chang Tian patted his thigh and said: "This is good, do you want Uncle Tian to accompany you over, there are many people, your small body may not be able to squeeze in, I will go to ensure that you are the first to see it." ”

Lu Zifei said: "Forget it, look at the results and make a small matter, if you go out of the people, it will be a big matter, are there any good things recently?" It's a bit boring at home. ”

Chang Tian said: "It's not fun, there are a lot of dried fruits from the Western Regions, there are also barley wine from Tubo, and there are some unknown seeds that you don't want, and those wild boys come back from nowhere It's a big green melon, do you want to go and see it." ”

Green melon? What kind of thing is this, I've never heard of this name! When I arrived at the warehouse, it turned out to be a big watermelon, not to mention twenty catties! It was not easy to grow so big in the era when there were no chemical fertilizers.

"Uncle Tian, you didn't ask where they got it from, the watermelon is now near Puchanghai!"

Chang Tian said: "This thing is called a watermelon, and there is a northmelon in our house now!" It's kind of interesting, can you eat this thing? ”

Lu Zifei said with a smile: "Of course you can eat it, it's still a delicious kind, bring a knife." ”

After cutting along the lines, Lu Zifei found that it was already hollow inside, which was a bit of a pity, thinking about it, it was transported back from thousands of miles away, carefully protected along the way, and it was strange that it was not bad for a month.

"Is this broken? Why is it empty inside, but the seeds are quite similar to pumpkin seeds, but the color is different. ”

Lu Zifei said: "It's been too long, the pot is broken, and you will have diarrhea if you eat it, Uncle Tian asked people to take out the seeds inside and dry them, and we can eat them next year, and we can meet watermelons here, so I'm lucky." ”

After the watermelon was carried down, Lu Zifei looked casually in the warehouse, this library came from the Western Regions, and the things inside had distinct national characteristics, the Mongolian scimitar, which was full of bells and whistles and gems, and the blood stains on the handle indicated that it was robbed.

Chang Tian also noticed the blood stains on the knife and said, "You know that there are a lot of bandits in those countries in the Western Regions, and this kind of thing is normal. ”

"Uncle Tian should know that I don't care about this, tell them to be careful, the place is too far away and sometimes I can't reach it, I can't get things this time, just bring more people next time, some of them have never been on the battlefield, and they can't lose."

Chang Tian said with a smile: "Don't worry, they are smarter than monkeys, you don't have to worry too much, the team leader will naturally teach them how to do it." ”

Lu Zifei came out of the warehouse and said, "Then I'll leave first, Uncle Tian has something to ask me to talk to." ”

Chang Tian shouted behind Lu Zifei, who was riding in the dust: "You must come back to take the top exam and give us a boost." ”

The voice of "Yes" came from a distance, and it was a little indistinct, and it was a normal day to laugh.

Lu Zifei came to the wall of the post outside the yamen, and at a glance it was full of heads, and before he could get off the horse, the person who struck the gong had already come out of the yamen, and drank back the people in front, and a red piece of paper was full of names.

Some people cried, some laughed, only 25 people were selected from the more than 100 candidates, most of them came with hope, but what brought them was a basin of cold water poured on their hearts, many people couldn't stand the blow and cried bitterly, and the people in the exam laughed loudly.

The rendering of the atmosphere of the scene, Lu Zifei finally reached the top of the list after many hardships, he saw that the first name was not him, the second, the third was not, the fourth position only saw his name, and the tenth place was Zhe Kexing, he was not satisfied with this term.

"Huge man, why am I the fourth place, I want to mention the people of the school department to announce the answer sheet of the exam."

"I didn't read the paper, and I couldn't do anything about it."