Su Shi is in the ranks of worshipping the heavens in the southern suburbs, even if his father has entered the high-level of the Great Song Dynasty and is ranked second only to the Guanwendian scholar who participates in political affairs, but he is not proud and arrogant, but like a child of an ordinary family, he participates in the imperial examination and walks in the middle of the student team.

"Su Zizhan, what do you think of our article, will it be favored by the officials?"

Zeng Gong, a friend on the side, put his hands in the big sleeves of the Confucian costume, and gently touched Su Shi with his arm, he and Su Shi were both protégés of Ouyang Xiu, Zeng Gong entered first and Su Shi came later, but instead of being light on each other among the literati, they cherished each other and soon became friends.

Su Shi frowned slightly and thought for a while: "The writings of both of you and me are superior, but Your Majesty should pay more attention to the strategy, don't forget that our Majesty attaches great importance to Gewu, the so-called Gewu is more pragmatic in my opinion, Your Majesty also likes to be pragmatic, which of these is more pragmatic?" ”

Zeng Gong replied without thinking: "Of course it's a strategy!" What the official family values most is the official's talent......" After speaking, Zeng Gong looked up slightly and said: "There are even people who say that the official family values a person's talent more than his character, such as Ding Wei, Xia Zhu and others. ”

"Zigu, although this matter is known to the whole world, it is not only from the mouth of self and others, but the official holy lord Mingjun naturally does not worry about their small means, but can restrain them and use their talents, not all emperors are like this."

Regarding Su Shi's words, Zeng Gong agreed very much: "Zizhan Dong thoroughly analyzes the reason! Brother Wei's strategy this time is to focus on Gewu, and it is also ...... to focus on Gewu in the Great Song Dynasty."

Su Shi nodded, but then frowned and said: "Brother Zigu's article must be able to enter the first class, but why doesn't Brother Zigu connect Gewu with the imperial court and the essence of Confucianism, so Your Majesty will definitely pay attention to it!" Not only do we know the preferences of the official family, but others also know it, if others are like Brother Zigu, it will inevitably make Your Majesty feel a little lackluster......"

Zeng Gong smiled: "There are hundreds of articles, each according to its own ability, although it is the same, but different people write it differently, don't you say?" If you write it in those too academic styles, you're simply asking for trouble for yourself, isn't it? ”

Su Shi suddenly laughed and said, "Brother Zigu is very intelligent!" ”

"Presumptuous! The southern suburbs worship the sky, and you dare to make noise? I really haven't seen the Son of Heaven angry! ”

A reprimand sounded from the ranks, and Sancai rode close and whispered again: "Be bold, this year, when you enter the tribute, you will not pay attention to the number of etiquette more and more, and when you have to be awarded the official body, see what good place you have to go!" ”

Su Shi vaguely felt that the chamberlain in front of him was a little familiar, but he didn't dare to stare at him all the time, but Zeng Gong on the side said: "This big official is angry, this is the first time I have seen the royal sacrifice, and it is the largest southern suburbs to worship the sky, a little excited, and ask the big official to forgive the sin, if there is anything wrong, please also ask the big official Haihan." ”

Sancai nodded slightly: "Count you as acquaintances, a certain family sees that you talk decently and behave generously, but Su Shi and Su Zizhan?" ”

Zeng Gong shook his head, flashed and pointed at Su Shi and said, "It's not a student, this is Su Shi Su Zizhan!" ”

Sancai nodded: "What's your name?" ”

"In Xia Zeng Gong!"

"There's you, too, you two are going with a certain family......"

So the two of them were confused, and they followed Sancai to Zhao Zhen's car without asking, and the two of them were carefully exchanging glances along the way, and nothing else could be done, from the clothes of the chamberlain worn by Sancai, he knew that his grade was extremely high, at least he knew about it.

Nine times out of ten, such a person is a close servant of the official family, how can he be offended? Besides, he asked himself to go with him, but he didn't say what was going on, in Su Shi's opinion, it was likely that the official family summoned him...... And the matter of himself and Ling'er......

Su Shi's personality is already free and easy, anyway, the emperor must know about this, and he can't do anything about it, even if he hates himself, what can he do? Isn't it over if you oppose this marriage, can you still take your own life?

In fact, Su Shi also saw through it, the dead pig is not afraid of boiling water, if you want to kill it, the emperor will greet it casually! I can give up a good future for Ling'er, what else is there to be afraid of? Isn't it terrible to become a relative who is not allowed to be granted civil qualifications and stops at the captain of the horse?

In Zhao Zhen's eyes, the so-called sacrifice to heaven is the final destination that people are looking for when they are desperate, whether they help on this day or not, they need to come forward and ask for help. When people are desperate, they often pin their last hope on the ethereal gods.

Zhao Zhen is used to this, but although he doesn't believe in these things, but looking at his current self, he really can't help but believe it, for so many years, he has been trying to give himself a scientific explanation for his current situation, but in the end he failed.

Since I blame fate for all this, why don't I believe in the existence of heaven?

Belief is terrible, even with Zhao Zhen's prestige, as long as he disrespects the world in public, he will definitely be left a "strong color" in the history books, and maybe he will be criticized by the courtiers.

Disrespect for heaven and earth, disrespect for ancestors, this is the most unacceptable rebellion of the Central Plains Dynasty, no matter what your identity is, even the king has become the object of spurning in the world.

Since man has raised the status of heaven high enough, heaven has invisibly become supreme, even dominating all existence, and man no longer has the possibility of fighting against heaven, so all natural disasters will be considered natural disasters, and God is punishing the world, and this time it is necessary to appease it.

Zhao Zhen is dressed in the most solemn costumes, walking on the royal road to worship the sky, this is the Temple of Heaven in the southern suburbs that the Ministry of Rites has already ordered craftsmen to build, since moving to Beijing, many things do not need Zhao Zhen to deliberately lead, naturally step into the track of the future, and then appear.

It is not the first time that Zhao Zhen has participated in this kind of sacrifice, after the "big time" in the southwest, he also put on the special clothes for the emperor to worship the sky, and the sacrifice to the sky is a grand thing.

The Pingtian crown on his head did not shake at all under the steady pace, and the Qinggon dragon suit on his body was straight, with a middle coat and red shoes on his feet, with a pure jade match.

Go to the bottom of the altar, the altar is three layers high, seventy-two levels correspond to many stars in the sky, and the altar surface is three zhang in circumference. There are four treadways, the south is called the noon step, the east is called the Mao step, the west is called the unitary step, and the north is called the sub step.

There are two yellow mattresses on the altar, which are located in the north and face south, and are called "Haotian God". The southeast side is called "Emperor Taizu", but there are more than ten Taoist priests who have Dengge, two bell chimes, Yu Gese and Qin Se and the like, and three or five deacons only......