Since Kou Ji has already made a decision, Fan Zhongyan can't say more.

In a flash, it was the day of spring.

Kou Ji went to the Gongyuan together with Fan Zhongyan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and Chen Yaozhi, who knew Kaifeng Mansion.

Inside and outside the tribute courtyard, there are countless officials and soldiers.

They are responsible for security and discipline within the Gongyuan.

The gate of the Tribute Courtyard was closed, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

Kou Ji and Fan Zhongyan waited at the gate of the Gongyuan for two quarters of an hour before Chen Yaoshi arrived at the gate of the Gongyuan.

Chen Yaozhi is a man over fifty years old, although his beard is white, but his sturdy figure makes it difficult to think of him as an old man over fifty years old.

Kou Ji had seen his brother Chen Yaozuo, Chen Yaozuo was thin and weak, and a breeze seemed to be able to blow, but Chen Yaozuo estimated that it would take a strong wind to shake his figure.

Through Chen Yaozhi's body shape and arm length, Kou Ji could judge that Chen Yaozhi was proficient in archery and definitely not blowing.

Kou Ji stared at Chen Yaozhi in front of him, and sighed slightly: "In the end, it is a person who practices martial arts, but it is different......"

Chen Yaozhi didn't hold it up in front of Kou Ji, and gave a proper salute, "Your Majesty Chen Yaozhi, I've seen Kou Shumi'......"

Kou Ji smiled indifferently: "No need to be polite, I have heard for a long time that Governor Chen is proficient in archery, I don't know if I have the opportunity to see one or two." ”

Chen Yaoshi was slightly stunned and grinned, but the smile didn't hang on his face for long, and then he retracted it, and he said very humbly: "It's not proficient, it's just a little bit of knowledge."

If Kou Shumi's wants to see it, I'm afraid it's a little difficult. ”

"Oh?!"

Kou Ji said with a look of surprise: "Why? ”

Chen Yaozhi did not hide it, and said frankly: "My mother didn't like to practice martial arts when she was alive, and when she was young, she asked her to give up practicing martial arts and concentrate on studying. The last words of the mother must be obeyed by the lower officials. ”

Chen's mother is definitely a smart person, she not only knows how to teach her son, but also knows how to see the situation.

Chen's mother obviously saw clearly that the officials in the Great Song Dynasty were far more fragrant than the military attachés, so she asked Chen Yaozhi to give up practicing martial arts and concentrate on learning.

You must know that Chen Yaozhi is definitely a rare martial arts genius, and he has also had the ambition to seal the territory immediately since he was a child.

Chen's mother was able to introduce him to the path of reading when he had clear ambitions, and also let him read the grades, which shows that Chen's mother and son definitely have a hand.

When Chen Yaozhi was young, it was the time when the martial arts in Bianjing City were at their most victorious.

At that time, all those who had a small family property and children of appropriate age were allowed to have both civil and military training.

But Chen's mother made Chen Yaozhi give up practicing martial arts and decisively devote himself to studying.

From this point, it is not difficult to see that Chen's mother understands the situation.

Many people may think that when the brothers Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi were in power, the rumors of heavy literature and suppression of martial arts had already spread, and many people could judge it, and Chen's mother could judge it, and it was very common.

But if you compare carefully, you will find out how smart Chen's mother is.

Similar in age to the Chen brothers, Kou Zhun , Wang Zeng , Zhang Zhibai and others are others.

When Kou Zhun, Wang Zeng, Zhang Zhibai and others were young, almost all of them were both civil and military.

But Chen's mother decisively asked Chen Yaozhi to give up practicing martial arts and devote himself to studying.

This alone is enough to show that Chen's mother's vision is far above many people.

It's just that Chen's mother repeatedly told Chen Yao not to let him practice martial arts, so why did Chen Yao's sturdy body come from?

Kou Jihu looked at Chen Yaozhi suspiciously.

Chen Yaozhi seemed to see Kou Ji's thoughts, coughed dryly, and did not speak.

Seeing this, Kou Ji smiled in his heart.

He found that Chen Yaozhi was not a person who liked to listen to people's advice.

"Sir, the hour has come, let's go in......"

Kou Ji nodded to Fan Zhongyan, and then said to Chen Yao: "If you have the opportunity, you can come to the Privy Council to sit." ”

Chen Yaozhi didn't understand Kou Ji's thoughts, but Kou Ji took the initiative to invite him, and he naturally couldn't refuse, so he nodded and agreed.

Kou Ji didn't say anything more, and took Fan Zhongyan and Chen Yao to the gate of the Gongyuan.

After issuing a seal letter and going through the process of 'verifying the body', the soldiers at the gate of the Gongyuan opened the gate of the Gongyuan.

The three of them entered the tribute courtyard with the officials and inspected everything in the tribute courtyard one by one.

Among them, the most detailed inspection is the food, water, and seat number prepared for the candidates.

After everything was checked, the three of them stamped the inspection papers, and then asked the soldiers to re-seal the tribute courtyard.

The three of them rested in a small courtyard next to the Gongyuan.

Until the third watch in the middle of the night.

Four sedan chairs quietly appeared at the gate of the Tribute Courtyard.

The soldiers stared at the palanquin vigilantly, and when the people in the palanquin came out and showed their true faces under the torches, the soldiers fell to one knee on the ground.

Without waiting for the soldiers to speak.

Zhao Zhen was the first to speak: "I am coming to the Gongyuan this time, and I must not make a noise. ”

After saying this, Zhao Zhen raised his hand.

When the soldiers heard Zhao Zhen's words, they didn't dare to speak, so they could only salute solemnly and get up together.

Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai also got off the sedan chair when the soldiers saluted Zhao Zhen.

The soldiers saw that Zhao Zhen and the three Zai of the inner court had arrived, not to mention how frightened they were, they faintly felt that this time Enke was afraid that something big would happen.

They have lived in Bianjing City for a long time and know the rumors that have been circulating in Bianjing City recently.

At the beginning, they also felt that Kou Ji left those talented scholars in the mansion, and they were afraid that he had plans to make a jinshi.

But now that they saw Zhao Zhen and the three Zai of the Inner Court appear in the Gongyuan, they realized that this matter was probably not so simple.

What time is it?

Three watches.

Zhao Zhen inspected the courtyard for a while, I'm afraid it will be the fourth watch.

On the fourth watch, the scholars who participated in the scientific expedition had already begun to go to the location of the Tribute Academy, if Zhao Zhen did not want to reveal his whereabouts, the best way was to stay in the Tribute Academy.

If Zhao Zhen stayed in the Gongyuan, the scholars who plotted to strike the examination would make a fuss in the Gongyuan......

Hiss......

Don't dare to think about it, don't dare to think about it

The soldiers mourned silently for the troublesome soldiers, and stood in their positions one by one, not daring to speak or move.

Zhao Zhen instructed Chen Lin to inquire, and learned that Kou Ji and the three of them were staying in the side courtyard, so they walked to the side courtyard.

It's just that before he arrived at the side hospital, Kou Ji, Fan Zhongyan, and Chen Yaozhi, who had already received the news, took the initiative to greet him.

"Ministers and other officials see the official ......"

Zhao Zhen smiled: "Don't be polite...... Take me around the Tribute Courtyard. ”

Kou Ji agreed, and ordered Fan Zhongyan and Chen Yaozhi to take the seal letter, and the three of them arrived at the gate of the tribute courtyard and showed the seal letter, and the soldiers guarding the courtyard immediately opened the gate of the tribute courtyard.

Zhao Zhen waited until the gate of the Gongyuan was opened, and then ordered: "A few Aiqing will accompany me for a walk, and the others will wait outside the door." ”

Chen Lin and the others agreed.

Zhao Zhen took Kou Ji, Lu Yijian and others into the Tribute Courtyard, and after they disappeared at the door, Chen Lin shook off the dust, took out a scroll of holy decree from his cuffs, and said lightly: "The official will, seal the door!" ”

The soldiers did not dare to hesitate and decisively closed the door of the Tribute Courtyard.

Lu Yijian and others were accompanying Zhao Zhen to inspect the Gongyuan, when they suddenly heard the sound of the door closing, and their eyes widened one by one.

Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "You Aiqing don't need to panic, I asked people to seal the door of the Tribute Courtyard, just to see if the gate of the Tribute Courtyard is really impassable after it is sealed." ”

"I believe you have a ghost!"

Lu Yijian scolded in his heart.

Zhao Zhen asked people to seal the door, making it clear that he wanted to trap them in the tribute courtyard.

The purpose of this is to prevent the leakage of information.

After all, Zhao Zhen, as well as the three of them, are not among the examiners.

If they frequently show their heads outside and are discovered, it is very likely that the troublemakers will notice that there is a change in the imperial examination.

Zhao Zhen probably knew that those scholars were secretly plotting, so he was ready to teach them a lesson.

"It's terrible......"

Lu Yijian glanced at Zhao Zhen, and then looked at Kou Ji beside Zhao Zhen, wailing in his heart.

He felt that all Zhao Zhen's actions in the Gongyuan must have been a decision made after discussing with Kou Ji.

Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji are now teaming up to trap people, and the methods they use are worse than the other, isn't it bad?

Lu Yijian took advantage of Zhao Zhen and Fan Zhongyan to talk, and suddenly pulled Kou Ji's sleeve.

As he was moving forward, he was suddenly grabbed by his sleeve, and he almost stumbled and fell.

After stabilizing his figure, he looked at Lu Yijian angrily.

The expression on Lu Yijian's face was similar to that of Kou Ji, "Didn't you kid promise the old man that he would never make trouble again?" ”

Kou Ji shouted in a low voice, "What did I do? ”

Lu Yijian gritted his teeth and said, "You dare to say that this one in the Gongyuan has nothing to do with you?" ”

Kou Ji said angrily: "I have been bored in the house for a month and a half, and I have not entered the palace, let alone seen the official family. The official family has now sealed the tribute court, which is obviously his own decision, what does it have to do with me? ”

Lu Yi was slightly stunned.

Zhang Zhibai said on the side: "The old man can be a guarantor, Kou Ji has indeed not seen the official family for a month and a half." ”

Lu Yijian looked at Zhang Zhibai and questioned, "How do you know?" ”

Zhang Zhibai said calmly: "The old man accepted Kou Tianci as agreed, Kou Tianci has been going to the old man's house to study the articles of Fameng in recent days, and he told the old man that Kou Ji has been concentrating on studying knowledge in the house recently, and has never gone out. ”

When Lu Yijian heard this, as if he had eaten a fly, he said vaguely to Kou Ji, "The old man has wronged you......

Kou Ji snorted coldly, "I'm a pure person, don't always blame me for some bad things." ”

The corners of Lu Yijian's mouth twitched, but he didn't speak.

He is the first to argue, and it is difficult to argue.

Several people accompanied Zhao Zhen around the Gongyuan and turned to the exam number.

Zhao Zhen found an exam number, sat in, experienced it a little, and said with emotion: "I sometimes want to sit in this exam room like thousands of scholars, and teach with my peers. ”

"The dignity of the official family is the ...... of heaven"

Chen Yaozhi subconsciously spoke, halfway through his words, and saw that everyone was looking at him, he subconsciously closed his mouth.

Isn't there anyone who is a sycophant?!

Chen Yaozhi was a little dazed.

Zhao Zhen got up slowly and said with a smile: "I know that my identity is different, and I am destined not to be like thousands of scholars. I've finished reading what should be seen, Lu Aiqing, Wang Aiqing, Zhang Aiqing, the three of you will stay with me in the main hall of the Gongyuan.

Kou Aiqing, do what you have to do. ”

Lu Yijian, Kou Ji and others gave salutes one after another.

Zhao Zhen took Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai to the main hall of the Tribute Courtyard.

Kou Ji took Fan Zhongyan and Chen Yaoshi to the gate of the Gongyuan.

On the way, Chen Yaoshi asked with some doubts: "Kou Shumi, ...... just now"

Kou Ji knew what he wanted to ask, so he reminded Chen Yao, "If you stay in Bianjing City for a long time in the future, you will know that officials don't like to listen to the flattery of officials." ”

Not many people know about this.

Zhao Zhen did not deliberately show a displeased look, so there are still some people in the court who like to say some flattering words in front of Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen's attitude towards officials is very simple, you flatter and flatter, as long as you can do practical things, I can tolerate you.

If you only flatter and do not do practical things, then I will not tolerate you.

In the past two years, there has been no change in the officials of the two governments, but the officials of the six ministries and the officials of the Imperial History Observatory have undergone earth-shaking changes.

Many old faces quietly left Bianjing City.

Many new faces quietly appeared in Bianjing City.

The officials in the court, unconsciously, have almost changed.

Except for some old ministers in important positions in the court, almost all of the other positions are new faces.

Zhao Zhen was quietly changing the officials in the court according to his own thoughts.

Kou Ji, Lu Yijian and others were aware of this.

But no one stopped them.

Once a son of heaven and a courtier, it is not something to talk about casually.

Most of the ministers left behind by Zhao Heng were beheaded because of many previous changes, and the rest had already completed their mission, and Zhao Zhen no longer needed some of them, so he would naturally choose to replace them.

Zhao Zhen is now strengthening the Great Song Dynasty, and he needs some enterprising officials to help him grow the Great Song Dynasty together.

Kou Ji, Lu Yijian and others had the same purpose as Zhao Zhen, so naturally they would not stop this matter.

Chen Yaozhi heard Kou Ji's reminder, bowed deeply to Kou Ji, and said, "Thank you Kou Shumi......

Zhao Zhen hid some of his thoughts very deeply, and Chen Yaozhi had just returned to Beijing not long ago, and it was normal not to understand.

The three of them had already arrived at the gate of the Gongyuan while talking.

As soon as the fourth watch arrived, Chen Lin instructed the soldiers guarding the gate to open the gate of the tribute courtyard.

The three of them appeared at the gate of the Tribute Courtyard.

Although the sky was dark and oppressive, the gate of the Gongyuan was already full of people.

The imperial examination is the most important exam in life for students, and few people dare to delay, so they will only arrive early, not late.

It must be known that at the time of opening, the Gongyuan will be locked, and after the Gongyuan is locked, no one is allowed to enter or exit.

Even if Kou Ji, the chief examiner, wants to open the door of the Gongyuan during the examination, he must be prepared to bear the responsibility of disrupting the scientific examination.

There is only one person in the world who can enter and exit freely after the Gong Courtyard is locked.

That person is Zhao Zhen.

But if he really does, he will also bear the infamy of the faint king.

It can be seen that as long as the scholars delay time, they can only wait for the next subject.

If the imperial court does not add Enke, the next branch will have to wait for three years.

If the emperor is on a whim and does not take scholars for more than ten years, it may wait longer.

Zhao Zhen in the history books, after he became pro-government, he didn't know what he thought, he didn't open a department for nearly ten years, and he almost didn't drive the scholars in the world crazy.

There is a saying among the people, called learning to become a literary and martial arts, and the goods are in the emperor's house.

What if the emperor doesn't want you?

Are you going crazy?

Kou Ji felt that Zhao Zhen's operation in the history books could also be used as a reference when necessary.

Anyway, with him, even if Zhao Zhen does not hold the imperial examination for the rest of his life, he can help Zhao Zhen dig out available talents.

The thought only lingered in Koji's mind for a moment, and he threw it out of his mind.

It's okay to think about this kind of thing, but you can't put it into action.

If you really want to do this, you will be turning back the clock of history.

Kou Ji and the three of them stopped at the gate of the Gongyuan, and the scholars at the gate of the Gongyuan were shocked.

Someone took advantage of the darkness and shouted, "This imperial examination is unfair, we have to boycott the examination......"

"This imperial examination is unfair, we have to boycott the examination!"

“……”

Someone starts, someone naturally follows.

In an instant, the entrance of the Gongyuan was overwhelmed by the wave of sounds.

Fan Zhongyan and Chen Yaozhi frowned in unison and looked at Kou Ji, ready to see how Kou Ji responded.

Kou Ji stood beside him, watching coldly, letting the soldiers shout.

The shouts came into the Tribute Courtyard, and Zhao Zhen, who was sitting in the main hall of the Tribute Courtyard, turned his head sideways to Lu Yijian and said, "The Spring Festival I presided, the scholars all felt that it was unfair, how fair was the Spring Festival in the past?" ”

Lu Yijian's faces were all dark.

Because all three of them had previously presided over the imperial examination.

Zhao Zhen's words sounded like a compliment, but they were actually sarcastic.

Before the existence of the system of vague names, the situation of fraud in the imperial examination was very serious.

There are countless people who have passed the Jinshi examination through relationships.

After the introduction of the name system, it became a trend.

Some scholars discussed the marks with the chief examiner and the sub-examiner when they submitted the papers, and as long as they wrote what they had discussed in the text, they would inevitably be selected.

Or simply use remote calligraphy to write, so that people can tell at a glance whose scroll it is.

The fraud in the imperial examination was endlessly occurring in the Great Song Dynasty, how could Zhao Zhen not know.

Isn't it ironic that he bluntly said that those imperial examinations with fraudulent behaviors are fair, and the imperial examinations he supervises are unfair?

Lu Yijian said with a dark face: "This matter must be caused by some people with ulterior motives, and it must be strictly investigated at that time." ”

"Check?!"

Zhao Zhen smiled: "What do they do?" Since they don't want to be used by me, I don't need it. ”

When Lu Yijian heard this, his heart was shocked.

Zhao Zhen said this, and the scholars who made trouble outside the door may have an end to their lives in this life.

Zhao Zhen doesn't use them, who in the world dares to use them?

is like Liu Yong, just because of Zhao Heng's evaluation, when Zhao Heng was in the court, no examiner dared to admit him.

Zhao Zhen's words determined their lives.

Lu Yijian felt that the group of people who were making trouble outside were also stupid.

The situation is completely unclear.

Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji, two black-hearted people, obeyed the civil and military capital of the Manchu Dynasty.

A group of fledgling cubs, looking for trouble with them, I really don't know what they think.

Lu Yijian was complaining about those scholars in her heart, but after all, she still said a word for them, "Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace, and ministers should not speak in vain." It's just that some of the scholars who make trouble are not bad in their hearts, but they will only make trouble at the instigation of traitors.

Can the officials give them a chance for the sake of their youth and ignorance? ”

"Are they young? Are they ignorant? ”

Zhao Zhen seemed to have heard a big joke, pointed to himself and said, "Most of them are older than me. Don't they know what is right and what is wrong?

It is said that reading wisely, do they read to the belly of a dog?

They are so stupid, if I give them a chance to make a difference, they don't know how many things they will do to harm others and themselves.

They were awarded the Jinshi, and what I wanted to give them was the magistrates of various places.

A shepherd officer who faces the people.

Whether the people are living a good or bad life is all in their thoughts.

They are so stupid, how can I trust the people to them? ”

Wang Zeng said on the side: "After all, it was Kou Ji who misled them first, and the fault is not all on them." ”

Zhao Zhen snorted coldly and said, "What if Kou Ji misleads them? They just have to participate in the imperial examination wholeheartedly, they really have to be talented, and if they don't get in, when the time comes, I will only praise them for their courage, and I will definitely not scold them for being stupid.

They are making trouble now, not because they don't believe in Kou Ji, but because they don't believe in me and the court.

A small gesture shook their trust in me and the imperial court.

How dare I use them? ”

Zhao Zhen's words are not defending Kou Ji, but some big truths.

"Hey......"

Zhang Zhibai sighed and said, "Some of them may have left their places of origin for the first time, and they don't know that people outside are sinister, so they are easily bewitched by others.

With a little teaching, they can still be used by the imperial court. ”

Zhao Zhen heard Zhang Zhibai's words, and his face looked a little better, "I know that some of them are leaving their places of origin for the first time, and their temperaments are a little simple, and they are easy to be taken advantage of.

For the sake of the three of you interceding for them, I give them a chance.

Li Di wrote to me a few days ago, saying that the people of Hexi are at a critical time of sinicization, and someone needs to go over to carry out education.

If any of them are willing to go to Hexi to carry out indoctrination, after five years, I will allow them to retake the scientific examination, and ten years later, I will make up for them to be a Jinshi.

If you want people to look at you differently, you have to make some merits for Da Song.

As long as he has made meritorious deeds, even if he directly goes to the book to ask me to ask the official to do it, I will not hesitate to give it to him. ”

Lu Yijian and the three of them glanced at each other, and saluted Zhao Zhen together.

"Official Shengming ......"

Zhao Zhen has already made concessions, and they are not good at chasing after them.

People always have to pay for their mistakes.

If a person who makes a mistake does not have to bear any price, then the world will be in chaos long ago.

The scholars outside the Gongyuan did not know that Zhao Zhen had already been sentenced, which were never hired, five years of re-education through labor, and ten years of re-education through labor.

The more noisy the scholars outside the Gongyuan became, the more fierce they became.

Where Kou Ji stood as steady as Mount Tai, Chen Yaozhi couldn't stand still, he said to Kou Ji with a bitter face: "Let them shout again, I'm afraid there will be no scholars to participate in the scientific examination in this department." ”

Kou Ji said indifferently: "If you can pass the test, you won't leave." ”