On the ninth day of the first month of the third year of Song Yuanfu.

On this day, it was still snowing heavily, and more than 3,000 people from Song Zhulu braved the heavy snow, and gathered in front of the Gongyuan again, waiting for the opening of the hospital, waiting for the triennial imperial court ritual test.

The mood of more than 3,000 people at this moment is complex and diverse, and they have all kinds of ideas, the most of which is the worry about their unpredictable future and the confusion about why the provincial examination of the imperial court is in advance.

The Song Provincial Examination is generally held at the end of the first month and the beginning of February, and will not exceed February at the latest, and will not be before the fifteenth day of the first month at the earliest, because the days before the fifteenth day of the first month are the days of the New Year, and then the palace examination will be held in March.

The Ministry of Rites test was actually set on the ninth day of the first month, when the New Year had not yet ended, which made everyone wonder and gathered together to discuss in a low voice.

"Brother Tai, why is the imperial court rite department exam advanced? What the hell is going on? ”

"Yes, yes, I'm still in New Year's state."

"Then you go home and continue the New Year, and you still have a fart? As for the reason for the advance, it is ... The old man doesn't know either... ”

"Phew, you old killer, I don't know what you answer? Why in advance, I know. ”

"Why early?"

"I heard it was because of the fighting in Xijon...

"Nonsense, Xirong has already bowed down to my holy dynasty, I heard that he has sent his prince to Beijing as a hostage, and the world has long been peaceful, how can it be such a reason?"

"Brother... Taiwan, there is only one emperor in the world, that is, I am on the pilgrimage, Xirong is arrogating the emperor, it is a great rebellion, so, where is the prince? ”

"Ah?!!! If you haven't heard of it, you should have let out a fart!! ”

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Li Sanjian heard the discussion of the crowd, shook his head slightly, and smiled silently.

Among all the movers, perhaps only Li Sanjian probably knows why this provincial exam was held in advance.

Emperor Zhao Xu of the Song Dynasty was seriously ill, but he still held the Ministry of Rites test, and it was held in advance, so Li Sanjian estimated that Zhao Xu's illness this time must be very sick, and it can even be said that he is critically ill.

Zhao Xu wanted to see the last provincial test, wanted to hold the last palace test in person, and wanted to take the last time for the country, so he would hold this provincial test in advance, Li Sanjian secretly guessed in his heart.

What Zhao Xu thinks, what is his current situation, in fact, Li Sanjian doesn't care much.

One is the high-ranking Ninety-Five, and the other is a lowly person living at the bottom, and there is no intersection between the two at all, except for meeting once in Duanwang's Mansion.

What Li Sanjian cares about is whether this provincial test is still the same as before? At the same time, Li Sanjian is afraid that no matter what kind of article he makes, he may be dethroned, and the reason is self-evident.

Things have come to such a point, no matter what, no matter what the result is, you have to fight for it, you have to fight, otherwise you will leave a lifelong regret Li Sanjian raised his right hand and smelled the lingering fragrance left on his hand last night, and said secretly in his heart.

"Brother Han Ren, what are you laughing at?" Liu Anjie, who was standing next to Li Sanjian, looked at Li Sanjian's face, then looked at Li Sanjian's hand, and asked in surprise.

"Nothing... Li Sanjian hurriedly put his hands into his long sleeves and said.

"Nothing? I think you're confident! Liu Anjie did the same, put his hands into his long sleeves, and stood side by side with Li Sanjian, in almost the same posture as Li Sanjian.

It's just that Liu Anjie is because it's cold...

Shu road is difficult, it is difficult to go to the blue sky, but although the land of Bashu is difficult, it is relatively much warmer, the climate of the Chengdu Plain is like spring all year round, where is like Jingshi, in winter, it is so cold that people can't wait to get into the quilt and never come out.

"I..." Li Sanjian was just about to open his mouth to defend himself, but someone on the side interrupted Li Sanjian.

"Yo, yo, yo, isn't this Li Hanren's Li sentence reading?"

"It's him, it's him, he was known as the first genius in Lingnan back then!"

"Not only then, but now, isn't it?"

"yes, who's to say it isn't? The genius is gone! ”

"Hahahaha."

This is the case with the crowd, because there are many people and there is little porridge, as long as they seize the opportunity, they will step on the person to death, so that it can greatly hit the person's self-confidence, make him messed up, so that there is one less competitor, and the means are to do everything, regardless of the face of the scholar.

But what kind of person is Li Sanjian, under countless blows, his heart is already as strong as iron, how can he mess up his position for a few words? So Li Sanjian was not moved at all, he didn't even blink his eyes, and stood on the spot and stared coldly at these "old acquaintances".

Many of the Lingnan lifters gathered around Li Sanjian glared angrily, and some of them had already opened their mouths to scold them. Love Chinese Network

"What? You are... Is it Li Ju reading? Hearing this, Liu Anjie turned his head to look at Li Sanjian and asked in surprise.

At this time, Li Sanjian's sentence reading method has spread all over Song Zhulu, and even Sichuan Shu has begun to use Li Sanjian's sentence reading method, and even some people in the palace have begun to use it.

Li Sanjian's face sank when he heard this, and before he could speak, Liu Anjie had already turned his head and crossed his waist and scolded angrily at the lifters of Kaifeng Mansion: "You turtle sons, what are you talking about?" You know a shovel, Brother Han Ren is not only a talented man in Lingnan, but even our people in Sichuan and Shu are admired. Lao Tzu vouched with his braincase, this time Brother Han Ren will definitely go to high school, and if he doesn't take it down for you to play as a ball, a group of babies who have no mother's teaching, you are an immortal, it's really annoying. ”

Liu Anjie's Sichuan and Shu native accent, no one could understand two of the three sentences, and Li Sanjian was even more confused, crying and laughing.

"Where did the hillbilly come from, aren't you looking for scolding?"

"What does this have to do with you? Get out of the way, don't pee and take pictures, it looks like ancient bark. ”

Although the people of Kaifeng Mansion couldn't understand what Liu Anjie was saying, they also knew that he was jumping to scold, so they opened their mouths to scold and scold.

Lingnan Juzi, at this time, joined some Sichuan Shu Juzi, and Kaifeng Mansion Juzi confronted each other, the two sides came and went, and the scolding was inextricable.

The entrance of the Ministry of Rites and Tribute Courtyard suddenly became lively, like a big bazaar.

"Silence! Hugh is noisy! At this moment, the gate of the Tribute Courtyard opened, and dozens of forbidden soldiers in front of the hall walked out with swords, and an official of the Ministry of Rites shouted with a cold face.

"Song Gengchenke opened the examination, and the system said. . . After the crowd quieted down, a eunuch in the palace read aloud the holy decree that the Gengchen Keli Ministry Examination would begin.

At this time, many lifters have noticed that the atmosphere of this provincial test is different from the past, that is, the atmosphere is much more solemn than usual, and there is also a lot of tension, and even the crowd also feels a faint sadness, which makes people puzzled.

Then, as before, all the people rushed in, entered the examination room of the Ministry of Rites, and began the triennial competition.

There are poems as evidence, where you don't meet in life, and who doesn't know who the flowers are!

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On the tenth day of the third year of Song Yuanfu, the Tai Bai Xing suddenly appeared in the daytime, hanging high in the air, which made everyone in Kaifeng Mansion panic, and they burned incense and prayed, cleaned and prayed, and prayed to God.

In the palace of the Song Dynasty, the prime minister Zhang Dan, the Shangshu Zuocheng Cai Bian, the Shangshu Right Cheng Xu Jiang, the Privy Council Governor Zeng Bu led the officials of the three provinces and the ministers of the two prefectures to gather outside the inner east gate to wait for the emperor to summon them.

Emperor Zhao Xu's palace Funing Hall was also busy inside and outside, medical officials, palace maids, and eunuchs bowed their heads and went in and out, looking extremely nervous and busy, but all this was carried out quietly, and no one dared to make a sound.

"How?" After seeing that one of the emperor's close medical officers had left the inner east gate, Zhang Dian hurriedly grabbed him and asked.

"The official family... He... He... He "didn't dare to say anything."

"Say quickly, and forgive your innocence." Zhang Duan said in a low voice.

"The official family takes sulfur cinnabar, but it doesn't work, and he doesn't know the pain after fifty moxibustion strokes. His pulse ... The medical officer choked up.

"Your Majesty!" Zhang Dian burst into tears, knelt on the ground and sobbed loudly: "The old minister asks to see, the old minister has a lot to say to Your Majesty, Your Majesty... ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has the courage to ask Your Majesty to give an order, the Kyoto Temple prays for the dojo during the day, and fasts and prays for peace at night." Shangshu Zuocheng Cai Bian also cried loudly.

"Your Majesty, please amnesty the world and pray for Your Majesty." Zeng Bu, who knew the Privy Council, also said loudly.

All the ministers fell to their knees outside the inner east gate, weeping bitterly.

Outside the inner east gate, there was also a sound of crying at the same time, which was so lively.

However, none of the ministers dared to break into the inner east gate, dared to break into the Funing Palace, and Prime Minister Zhang Dian was no exception.

The palace has already thrown a strict decree, and anyone who dares to break into the palace without the will will will be killed on the spot.

"Your Majesty has a will." After half a ring, a eunuch came out and said, "Your Majesty has a decree, and you are allowed to list what your ministers want." I'm in peace, please go back. ”

At this time, although Zhao Xu ordered all the ministers to go home to rest, none of them went home, and they all stayed in the palace, waiting for the summons.

The ministers of Zai, Zhi, the two governments, and the three provinces stood outside the inner east gate, listening to the movements inside, for fear of missing a trace of news.

Speaking of every news at this time, every word spoken by the emperor is a thousand words, which is extremely important.

At the same time, at this critical moment, it is the time to express one's fierce loyalty, and who is willing to give up easily? At the same time, the most important thing is that in case Zhao Xu dies, this is the critical moment to welcome the new monarch...

It's a pity that the ministers stood until dawn, except for seeing countless medical officials, palace maids, and eunuchs coming in and out, there was no news in the palace.

Some of the old and frail ministers had already fainted, which added a lot of burden to the palace.