At this time, Wen Tianxiang finally fully understood Zhao Dongtinghe's plan for the empress, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you and the empress should take this opportunity to completely pacify those big clans in Western Xia, right?" ”

"Of course."

Zhao Dongting did not hide it from Wen Tianxiang, and said bluntly: "These big clans have controlled the military divisions of Western Xia for decades, and Western Xia wants long-term peace and stability, and only by getting rid of them can they be done once and for all." Even if these people are powerless to prevent Western Xia from becoming our vassals of the Great Song Dynasty, in the future, they will be unstable factors, and even if they are not completely pulled out, they must be made to lose power. ”

Wen Tianxiang only nodded lightly and stopped talking.

After listening to Zhao Dongting's words, he was completely relieved about the situation in the Great Song Dynasty and Western Xia.

The emperor can completely control the court of the Great Song Dynasty, and the Western Xia also has a female emperor who should cooperate with the outside world, if this does not allow those Western Xia clans to lose power, it would be a strange thing.

Only the next day, Zhao Dongting, Wen Tianxiang and others led the army and continued to go towards Lin'an Mansion.

During the Western Xia, Zhao Dongting did not tell anyone except for a few people such as Wen Tianxiang.

Because Chen Wenlong only needs to raise good grain and grass in Changsha, and with the military quality of the veterans in the Xianglong Military Region and the Shuzhong Military Region, they can go out on the expedition in a very short time.

And the Western Xia army will approach the Great Song Frontier, which is not a matter of time and a half.

Zhao Dongting was happy to pretend to be confused.

At this time, Da Song made an unsuspecting appearance, which could somewhat make De Helian Cheng and Qu Rujian less nervous.

Of course, if Chen Wenlong's secret collection of grain and grass spread to Western Xia, then there should be something else.

However, even if Helian Cheng and Qu Rujian were fully prepared, the Great Song Forbidden Army would not be afraid.

In Changsha City, the list of new imperial examinations was finally released in the anticipation of all students.

There were officials dressed in red silk who went to the front street to put up the list.

The Great Song Dynasty took eighteen subjects, with a total of eighteen lists.

These lists are based on big red paper, and the top is written in gold and ink on the list of students.

The moment the list was released, the crowd was instantly boiling.

It was another lively scene of people crying and some laughing.

Li Goudan and his father also watched in the crowd.

He was not fully developed and was too short. His father was illiterate, so he had to carry him on his shoulders.

As soon as he carried Li Goudan on his shoulder, his father couldn't help but ask, "Did you get hit?" Did you win? ”

Li Goudan's eyes were directly on the list of economic disciplines.

Sweep from top to bottom.

In just a few moments, there was surprise in his eyes, and he shouted, "I've been hit!" Father! I'm in! ”

His father's eyes also shone brightly, "What's the ranking?" ”

Li Goudan said: "The fifteenth discipline of economics!" ”

"Good!"

"Good!"

His father didn't put him off his shoulder, but there were tears in his eyes.

It's something he couldn't even think about before.

Their old Li family will glorify their ancestors because of Li Zhaoen.

Among the surrounding crowd, there were also many people looking at Li Goudan. Not for anything else, just because I heard him shout the word "hit".

Nowadays, there are more and more scholars in the Great Song Dynasty who sign up for the imperial examination, and the threshold is getting higher and higher. The proportion of students who can be selected is getting smaller and smaller than in previous years.

Take this year as an example, there are nearly 3,000 people in the Great Song Dynasty, and there are very few who have not signed up for the palace examination. However, the number of Jinshi admitted by the imperial court was only a few hundred.

Seeing Li Goudan's immature appearance again, these students were even more surprised.

Some people are ashamed.

They are much older than Li Goudan, but Li Goudan High School, they are disgraced.

People have to die more than people, and money has to be thrown away, but that's it.

Later, the name Lee Chiu-eun also spread among the crowd.

The youngest talent, the youngest lifter, the youngest jinshi.

Li Goudan must be famous among the scholars of the Great Song Dynasty. Perhaps even many people in the past will still talk about it, as long as no one breaks his record.

Soon, some housekeeper-looking people crowded in front of Li Goudan and his son. They didn't come for anything else, they all handed over their own invitations.

This is something that happens in previous years, and it happens every year.

The officials and gentry in Changsha City, and even in the surrounding cities outside Changsha City, want to be close to these new science and technology scholars.

After all, no one can say what these new scientists will achieve in the future.

And the prosperity of the family requires talents from generation to generation.

As for those wealthy businessmen, they want a combination of government and business. In this way, I will be able to get some convenience in the future.

Take Mao Hao, who was in the first imperial examination high school, for example, his family is even poorer than Zhong Jian. When I first went to Changsha to take the test, I couldn't even fill my stomach.

It was a wealthy family in Changsha City who helped him, so that he could take the imperial examination with peace of mind.

Later, Mao Hori High School, because of his gratitude, also married the daughter of the rich family.

Now Mao Hao is working in Dali Road, and his position is similar to Zhong Jian. In the Great Song Dynasty, he can be regarded as a feudal official, and the status of the rich family has also risen.

Although Mao's promotion does not mean that they can do business by improper means. But at least, no one dares to deal with them with improper means.

That's the benefit.

It's a pity that Li Goudan is still young, and looking at these housekeepers who are clustered over, he is just at a loss.

As for his father, his expression was similar to his.

He is just an honest farmer, and at most he has dealt with Master Ma. And at this time, after the people in front of him reported to their families, and then looked at their bearing, I am afraid that every family will be bigger than Master Ma's family. Even many of these housekeepers are much more generous than Master Ma.

When everyone was gossiping, Li Goudan's father just confessed again and again, and hurriedly carried Li Goudan out of the crowd.

And he didn't know that this scene also fell in the eyes of a person not far from him.

This person is the housekeeper of Chen Wenlong's family.

The housekeepers were slightly stunned when they saw Li Goudan and his son leaving like this.

But he soon reacted and walked towards the rest of the high school students.

Li Goudan is a great talent, but it is not the only choice.

To put it bluntly, if you want to find Jinshi who are willing to be close to your own family in such a crowd, all they can do is cast a wide net.

After a while, I watched Li Goudan and his son walk away. Chen Wenlong's housekeeper also left the crowd with a smile on his face and returned to Chen Wenlong's mansion.

It was quite late at night, and Chen Wenlong returned to Chen's mansion with a tired face.

The old butler was waiting at the gate.

Chen Wenlong saw him as soon as he got off the sedan chair, with a slight smile on his face, and said, "How is it?" ”

The goatee housekeeper said: "Back to the master, then Li Zhaoen and his son did not accept any invitations. ”

Chen Wenlong's smile was even stronger, and he sighed: "It's commendable, it's commendable......"

The goatee butler chimed in, "Rare indeed. According to a small inquiry, Li Zhaoen's family is not rich, but it is a family that can barely be regarded as a solid one. In the face of the attraction of so many wealthy families, he was unmoved, which really surprised the villains! Master, your fiery eyes are really admirable. ”

When Chen Wenlong heard this, he couldn't help but show a slight smug look, "Over the years, these eyes have always seen many people of all kinds. ”

I just don't know what kind of thoughts he would have in his heart if he knew that Li Goudan and his son didn't accept the invitation just because they were timid in their hearts.

In Changsha City, the lively atmosphere has not passed.

Although the list has been announced, the next official appointments will undoubtedly be the most important.

In the past, the students were looking forward to the list, but now, it is the new scholars of various departments who are looking forward to the appointment of the imperial court.

In previous years, the rankings of the various scholars were high and low. However, the size of their official positions awarded by the imperial court is not entirely determined by ranking.

And what kind of officials can be sealed, and even which city, state and county they are assigned to, will have a great impact on their future official careers.

is probably the most indifferent to this, that is, Li Goudan's father and son.

Being able to go high school has made them very happy.

Before, just after the imperial examination, both father and son just stayed in the inn. This time, it was to travel around Changsha City.

Of course, this is not to say that they are not at all concerned about what official positions they will hold in the future. More importantly, I am afraid that they do not know much about the official rank system of the DPRK and China.

Li Goudan is still too young after all.

His father is really far from being well-informed.