Zhao Xu, Song Zhezong, who was preparing to change his name to Shaosheng, did not pay much attention to the new scholars.

His mind was all on how to get angry with the old party.

Zhao Xu succeeded to the throne at the age of ten, and has been on the throne for nine years now, but in fact, the first eight years were all Empress Dowager Gao's listening to the government, and he was a puppet who couldn't say anything.

Especially when he was seventeen years old and should be in power, Empress Dowager Gao still controlled the government without the slightest intention of returning to government. The anger and sense of crisis in his heart exploded without hesitation.

At this time, the old party and others who controlled the government were still immersed in the joy of the great victory of the new party in these years, and they did not care about this young emperor at all.

They wholeheartedly befriended the Empress Dowager Gao, which brought great panic to Zhao Xu.

The names of Lu Pheasant, Wu Zetian, and Empress Wei surrounded his ears, making him very afraid.

Empress Dowager Gao and the old party were bent on cultivating Zhao Xu into an emperor who followed the old ways and defended vested interests like Song Renzong. And not the enterprising Song Shenzong.

But what they did was completely different from what they did to educate Zhao Xu, which could only stimulate his rebellious heart.

What made Zhao Xu most angry was that the ministers echoed the Empress Dowager Gao and deliberately belittled and suppressed Zhao Xu's biological mother, Concubine De.

For the young emperor, this kind of thing is just a slap in the face.

Everything that Empress Dowager Gao and Minister Yuanyou did had a very negative impact on Zhao Xu.

When Empress Dowager Gao dies of illness and Zhao Xu is in power, it will be time for him to take revenge.

History books evaluate that Zhao Xu attacked the old party and reused the new party because he was like a god and forged ahead.

That's only half true.

The other half is that at the moment, the whole court and the central government are controlled by the old party. In order to control the court, Zhao Xu must do what he must do to support the new party and fight the old party.

Zhao Xu, who acted in an orderly manner, learned that today was the day of the palace trial list and the roll call outside the Donghua Gate. He moved to see the excitement, changed into civilian clothes, and went to Donghua Gate to watch the excitement under the escort of the brigade guards.

Outside the Donghua Gate, there are countless crowds of people crowded here waiting for the triennial grand festival.

The young Zhao Xu coughed a few times and walked to a wine shop not far away.

When I came to the second floor, I walked straight to a table with a window in the best position.

Theoretically, the roll call was for the emperor to be present and personally shout the name. Even if he doesn't shout all, at least the champion, Bangyan and Tanhua have to be called by him.

But Zhao Xu had no interest in this imperial examination controlled by the old party, and he was too lazy to participate in it.

He came here now, just young people who came to watch the excitement in idleness and boredom.

After all, the roll call outside the Donghua Gate is really a grand day every three years.

A chamberlain stepped forward and knocked on the table, "Two of you, we want this table." Give you the usual money, and go to a different table. ”

Wang Xiao, who was holding a wine glass, raised his head and glanced at him, lowered his gaze and drank it all, "Get out." ”

The chamberlain was stunned, and then became furious.

Just as he was about to beckon the Ouchi guards behind him to come forward to teach people, Zhao Xu waved his hand and walked over, "Can we sit together?" ”

Wang Xiao glanced at him, looked at the strong men around him who were obviously armed with weapons, smiled and stretched out his hand to signal the vacant seat on the side, "Please." ”

"Senior brother." Li Yi didn't care about this, but looked at the Donghua Gate in the distance with excitement, "Why is the day of the list so lively?" ”

"Because there is a group of people who are about to improve their status, everyone is here to see the fun."

Li Yi is young and does not understand this statement. However, Zhao Xu on the side was a little surprised, this can be regarded as seeing through the essence of the matter at a glance?

After a while, Li Yi then asked, "Senior brother, I heard that every time you go to Donghua Gate to roll call, someone will catch your son-in-law, is there really such a thing?" ”

"Yes, indeed."

Wang Xiao picked up the side dishes and put them in his mouth, "The Song family marries a little lady, and they want to accompany a large dowry." Since the payment is so large, the son-in-law must choose a good one. ”

"But how many good sons-in-law can there be in this world, it is completely insufficient. You see so many leftover women in the Great Song Dynasty, just because they are reluctant to entrust a large amount of dowry. ”

"Those who can roll their names under the Donghua Gate are all future guan. In the eyes of the Taishan adults of the Great Song Dynasty, this is the best son-in-law. The investment of a large dowry will definitely pay off handsomely, so it is natural to catch a son-in-law on the list. ”

Li Yi looked at Wang Xiao with admiration: "Senior brother, you know so much. ”

Wang Xiao laughed: "The whole Bianliang City knows about this." ”

"Senior brother, aren't you afraid of being caught? What if your name is sung when the roll call comes? ”

Wang Xiao patted the sword beside him leisurely, "Your senior brother, I am strong in martial arts, don't be afraid." ”

When he unveiled his sword, the atmosphere around him was visibly condensed.

More than a dozen men in strong suits almost got up in unison and stared at him nervously.

'Ahem~' Zhao Xu, who had been listening for a while, coughed twice, "This brother, listen to your words, you are also this Jinshi, why don't you go to Donghua and wait for the list?" ”

Wang Xiao's gaze finally fell on Zhao Xu's body: "Brother Tai, your surname? ”

"Under the surname Zhao, line six. Bianliang people. ”

"Brother Zhao is polite, under Wang Xiao. Coincidentally, I'm also from Bianliang. ”

Wang Xiao looked at Zhao Xu carefully and did not respond to his question. But he suddenly stretched out his hand and clasped his pulse.

"Bold!!"

The eunuch on the side roared angrily, and more than a dozen strong men rushed over with their swords drawn. The footsteps downstairs were continuous, and more people rushed up directly.

Zhao Xu raised his other hand and stopped everyone.

Wang Xiao comforted the frightened Li Yi, and his eyes swept over the waiter lightly, "You scared my brother." ”

After a while, Wang Xiao asked, "Do you cough often and have blood in your sputum?" In the dead of night, you feel like your chest is on fire? ”

Zhao Xu, who was very pale, smiled: "That's true." ”

As an emperor, he has been seen countless times by the imperial doctors for his physical illness. Of course, he is also aware of these symptoms. If Wang Xiao really understands medical skills, he can see that these are nothing.

"It's also fate to meet in Pingshui."

Wang Xiao nodded, ignoring the many big men crowded on the second floor, "I'll help you prescribe a pair of medicines, although there is no way to completely cure it, but at least it can alleviate the symptoms, and you won't be unable to sleep at night." ”

Seeing Wang Xiao shouting that the store would send paper and pencils, Zhao Xu was very surprised.

If Wang Xiao said that I can cure your disease, Zhao Xu might let people take it directly.

Your own hands can be touched by anyone? It's a dragon's claw!

But Wang Xiao just said that it could alleviate the symptoms, which made Zhao Xu believe it a little.

"Brother Zhao, farewell. If you have a chance to see you again, you can invite me to drink. ”

Leaving the prescription, Wang Xiao pulled Li Yi and prepared to leave. But the road was blocked by many strong men.

Zhao Xu waved his hand, and the strong men moved out of the way.

Looking at Wang Xiao's back downstairs, Zhao Xu thought for a while and beckoned the chamberlain to come over, "Go and inquire, is there anyone named Wang Xiao among the scholars in this class." ”

In the middle of the night, with a violent coughing sound, Zhao Xu sat up from the dragon bed with his chest covered.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Xu instructed the attendants, "Go to the Tai Hospital and let them boil the medicine according to today's prescription." ”

Fang Zi was brought back to the palace and handed over to the doctors of the imperial physician for study.

They said that Fang Zi seemed to have no problems, but it was unknown whether it would be effective against the emperor's condition. And it is recommended that the prescription of this wild road should not be used.

Zhao Xu used to be hard, and he didn't feel anything when he got used to it.

But now that I have a prescription that is said to be able to alleviate it, my heart is like being tickled, and I can't sleep.

After the decoction of the medicine was completed and the test was completed, there was no accident, facing the persuasion of everyone, Zhao Xu hesitated for a moment, but still drank the medicine.

The next day was supposed to be a big day for the new scholars to meet the officials.

But there was news from the palace, saying that the official family was unwell and would disappear today.

Wang Xiao's face doesn't matter, if you don't see it, you won't see it.

It's just the emperor, and I've seen a lot.

The new recruits changed their clothes, but they were not directly assigned jobs.

What they have to do now is to observe the government, and they are assigned to different yamen as interns. Wait until the end of the period to observe the government, and then arrange the official work.

Basically, where you watch politics, you are roughly where you are when you distribute it.

The champions, Bangyan, and Tanhua, the three jinshi and the first-class jinshi, are basically to watch the government in the province under the Zhongshu Gate. In the future, there will be opportunities to be prime ministers.

And the second-class Jinshi were mostly born in places like the Sixth Division, the Twenty-fourth Division, or the Imperial Historical Tower.

As for the last third-class Citong Jinshi origin, it is much more pitiful. Most of them stay in the lower basic institutions. After that, when the assignment is made, either go to a small county as a governor, or go to a large county as a vice.

Wang Xiao's grades are second-class, and theoretically he should be in the sixth department.

But the strange thing is that the news he got in the ministry was that he asked him to go to the door to write a book.

The three of the first class were not too surprised by Wang Xiao's arrival. They may think that Wang Xiao's poetry is famous enough, so he is just given preferential treatment.

Wang Xiao knew that things were not that simple, but he didn't care. Because he never thought that he could stay in Bianliang City.

It won't be long before Zhezong will take action against the old party, after all, the old party had no vision back then, and it was like a blind man who did too much. And they are now the only one, which is something that no emperor can tolerate.

Li Gefei will also be implicated and relegated to other places. Wang Xiao planned to go along, rather than stay in Bianliang City to consume time.

Wang Xiao had been an idler in Menxia Province for a day, and looked at the three first-class jinshi with nervous but helpless panic expressions, and he really couldn't laugh.

Those servants who shoot left and right, and the ministers who participate in political affairs naturally don't have time to deal with them.

All they can do is to hang around the secretaries and attendants who are buried in a sea of documents. No one bothered them anyway.

Wang Xiao looked for a book and picked a remote and quiet place to mix for a day. After mixing two meals, I tucked the book into my sleeve and went home.

When I got home, I felt that something was wrong, and there were a lot of people hiding in the neighborhood.

When I entered the door, I realized that there was a guest at home.

"Brother Wang." Zhao Xu looked at Wang Xiao with a smile on his face: "Don't be surprised to come and disturb." ”

"Brother Zhao is here to invite me for a drink?"

"You can drink any time." Zhao Xu's expression became serious, "Dare to ask Brother Wang, is there a way to completely cure the root cause of the disease?" ”