After reading the list, the scholars on the list are calling friends and preparing to go to some fun places to celebrate.

They gathered together in groups of three or five, and as soon as they got out of the street where the tribute courtyard was located, they saw a group of warblers and warblers sitting in a carriage to drain the water around the entrance of the street.

The scholars were blocked in the street, the carriage could not enter, the carriage was blocked at the entrance of the street, and the scholars could not get out, and the two sides were at a stalemate at the entrance of the street.

Ouyang Xiu, Wen Yanbo, Han Qi, Bao Zheng, Su Xun and several other scholars on the list made an appointment to celebrate together, and when they walked to the street entrance, they saw a large group of people blocking the street entrance.

Su Xun, who was doing a good thing, squeezed through the crowd, and after inquiring carefully, he returned to Ouyang Xiu and the others.

Su Xun pursed his lips and said very boringly: "The girls from Fireworks Willow Lane learned that Liu Yongzhong was in the middle of the fireworks, and they came over together to congratulate Liu Yong." ”

Han Qi asked with a little curiosity, "How many?" ”

Su Xun glanced at Han Qi and said very seriously: "You definitely don't want to know ......"

Ouyang Xiu said slowly on the side: "That number should be quite ......"

Wen Yanbo said with some pantothenic acid: "As fellow scholars, Liu Yong can win the hearts of the people compared to us." ”

Ouyang Xiu said with a little envy: "Liu Yong, the leader of the flower bed alliance, is not in vain. ”

Han Qi glanced at a few people and sighed slightly, "Then should we go to Yihua Tower?" ”

Su Xun shouted, "Go, why don't you go." ”

Bao Zheng, who had not spoken, glanced at Su Xun, and said nonchalantly: "The women of Fireworks Willow Lane are now gathered at the gate of the Gongyuan, what are you still doing in Yihualou?" Drink tea? ”

Su Xun was a little speechless by Bao Zheng, so he could only glare at Bao Zheng complainingly.

Ouyang Xiu thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to Fan Tower." I have long heard that Fanlou's wine and food are a must in Bianjing, and I have never had the opportunity to taste it before, but now that I have the opportunity, I naturally want to go there. ”

Wen Yanbo hesitated: "Fanlou's wine and food are not cheap......

As soon as this remark came out.

Ouyang Xiu and the others looked at him together.

Wen Yanbo stared at them stunned and said, "What do you see me doing?" ”

Ouyang Xiu said unceremoniously: "You have a treat!" ”

Without waiting for Wen Yanbo to open his mouth to refuse, Han Qi and the others said in unison: "You have a treat!" ”

Wen Yanbo shouted: "Why ......?"

"Your father is a ...... transporter"

"You've deceived us for years by pretending to be poor......"

"You have been following us all these years......

“……”

Ouyang Xiu and the others were stunned to say that Wen Yanbo had nothing to say.

Wen Yanbo took out his purse aggrievedly and shook it, it seemed to be empty.

Ouyang Xiu and the others watched coldly.

Bao Zheng said kindly, Bao Zheng saw Wen Yanbo shaking his purse, and hesitated slightly, "Why don't you ...... I still won't go......"

When Ouyang Xiu heard Bao Zheng's words, he said decisively: "We are on the same list, we are in the same year, and we are from the Kou Mansion together, so we can be regarded as our own brothers." We celebrate, how can you be absent. ”

When Ouyang Xiu said this, he unceremoniously rushed forward, snatched Wen Yanbo's purse, took out a large-denomination Jiaozi from it, praised the bag, and then said with great disdain: "Wen Kuanfu, this guy likes to pretend to be poor the most." He has deceived us for years, and now is the time for us to eat and drink from him, and to collect our debts from him. ”

Wen Yanbo saw that Bao Zheng was too kind and didn't understand the jokes between them, so he no longer pretended to be poor.

Wen Yanbo smiled at Bao Zheng and said, "It was just a joke just now, Brother Bao Xian doesn't have to take it to heart." Although I, Wen Yanbo, am poor, it is no problem to invite you to eat in Fan Lou for ten days and half a month. ”

When Bao Zheng heard this, he was slightly stunned, and when he saw Ouyang Xiu, Han Qi and the others looking at him, he could only nod and say, "Then ...... Let's go to ......"

"I'm not going!"

Ouyang Xiu, Bao Zheng, Wen Yanbo and others discussed it and were about to rush to Fanlou, but Su Xun shouted.

Ouyang Xiu heard Su Xun's words and asked, "What do you want?" ”

Su Xun shouted: "I'm going to Yihualou......"

"Heh......"

Ouyang Xiu and others treated Su Xun as kindly as Bao Zheng.

Ouyang Xiu went up unceremoniously, grabbed one ear of Su Xun, and Han Qi leaned up and grabbed the other.

The two dragged Su Xun and walked towards Fan Lou.

Su Xun shouted with his teeth and claws, but the two of them were indifferent.

Wen Yanbo trotted to catch up with them and asked, "What about Brother Fuxian?" ”

Ouyang Xiu glanced at him, "Want to find Brother Fuxian to help you pay?" Think beautifully. ”

Wen Yanbo smiled.

Han Qi said on the side: "Brother Fuxian's sister-in-law, Tian Guoguan, was promoted to Taichangcheng, and Brother Fu went to congratulate, so he couldn't go with us to celebrate." ”

When Wen Yanbo heard this, he said enviously: "Brother Fuxian's sister-in-law is not old, right?" This is promoted to Taichang Cheng, and the future is immeasurable. ”

Ouyang Xiu and Han Qi glanced at each other, shook their heads, and did not speak.

Other people's family affairs, they rarely comment.

Several people were about to take a detour to leave the gate of the Gongyuan, but just after taking a few steps, they bumped into Liu Yong, who had just finished reading the list.

Although Liu Yong did not live in Koufu for a long time, he often went in and out of Koufu, and several people were also familiar with each other.

Ouyang Xiu and Han Qi let go of Su Xun and saluted Liu Yong together.

"Brother Liu is polite......"

"You are courteous ...... the same year"

Liu Yong returned the gift very politely.

Just as they were saluting each other, Su Xun shouted on the side: "Liu Yong, there is a group of girls waiting for you at the entrance of the street." ”

Liu Yong knew Su Xun and knew that Su Xun was a big grinning person.

So Su Xun called him by his name, but he didn't care.

Hearing that there was a girl waiting for him at the entrance of the street, Liu Yong also guessed who it was.

If it was before, Liu Yong would naturally not be able to leave those girls alone, and he would definitely appear in front of them with his head held high, chant a poem or two, and express his emotions at the moment.

Now Liu Yong, who has been honing in the Wenchang Academy for several years, has become a lot calmer, and no longer has the kind of mood to be in the limelight.

After thinking about it for a while, he instructed the maid who followed behind him, took pen and ink, wrote a poem, and instructed the maid to send it to the girls.

The maid is the personal maid of the insect girl, and after the insect girl followed Liu Yong, the maid also followed Liu Yong.

On weekdays, when Liu Yong went out, the insect girl instructed the maid to follow.

It's not that the insect mother is not worried about Liu Yong, but the insect mother is worried that Liu Yong is alone and there is no one around to use it.

The maid took the word and hurried to the entrance of the street.

Liu Yong said to Ouyang Xiu and the others: "Where are the virtuous brothers going?" Can I bring Liu? ”

Ouyang Xiu said with some surprise: "You really want those girls?" ”

Wen Yanbo, Han and the others stared at Liu Yong together, waiting for Liu Yong's answer.

When Liu Yong wrote the lyrics just now, he didn't avoid them, so they saw the content of the poem that Liu Yong wrote.

What Liu Yong expressed in his words is that he is no longer the Liu Yong of the past, and he will not often go to the land of Fireworks Willow Lane in the future, he hopes that the girls will forget him, and he also hopes that the girls will cherish him.

Facing Ouyang Xiu's question, Liu Yong said freely: "There is a white lotus at home, which is better than thousands of peonies......

Ouyang Xiu and the others were slightly stunned when they heard this.

Liu Yong continued to smile and said: "Sir's song "Love Lotus Words" made Liu see many things clearly. It also made Liu understand a lot of truths. In this life, only the insect girl is Liu's love. ”

When Ouyang Xiu and the others heard this, they were all shocked.

The origin of the insect girl is not very good, Liu Yong is now half an official, he can stand in front of other people, and freely admit that the insect girl is his beloved, which requires a lot of courage.

Because after the word came out, he had to face a lot of worldly pressure.

Later, Liu Yong entered the court and met a political enemy, and people may use the origin of the insect girl to criticize him.

Liu Yong can treat a woman from the dust as his beloved, but Ouyang Xiu and the others cannot, so they will be shocked.

"The insect lady can meet Brother Liu, it is a blessing for Sansheng......"

Liu Yong's courage is worthy of admiration, so after Ouyang Xiu returned to his senses, he was very sincere.

Liu Yong shook his head and smiled, "Liu is fortunate to meet Mr., if it weren't for Mr.'s guidance, Liu would probably have to waste his life for a lifetime." ”

Ouyang Xiu and others heard this, a .asxs. head.

"Mr. is one of the few outstanding people in the world......"

"We're going to Fan Lou to celebrate, is Brother Liu willing to go along?"

"If you want it, you ...... it"

“……”

Liu Yong, Ouyang Xiu and his entourage happily went to Fanlou.

The girls at the entrance of Gongyuan Street cried together.

The girls led by them, they really have affection for Liu Yong, as for what kind of affection, only they know.

After they got Yoo Yong's 'letter of despair', they cried in a low voice one by one, and the other girls cried together when they saw them crying.

Then the entrance of the street outside the Gongyuan instantly turned into a sea of crying.

When Kou Ji rode to the street entrance, he looked at the girls in pain together, and he looked confused.

After sending someone to inquire, I found out why the girls were crying.

Regarding Liu Yong's approach, Kou Ji is in favor.

Since you want to become an official, you shouldn't have too much to do with the woman in the dust.

A flower bed alliance leader, no matter how many political achievements you make, others will look at you with colored glasses.

If Liu Yong can't take advantage of the present to make a break with his past, after joining the office, I'm afraid he will never be able to get rid of the title of the leader of the flower bed alliance.

Now I take the opportunity to make a break with the past, which can be said to be just right.

It's just that Liu Yong's way of doing things is too rough, and he directly gave a 'desperate letter', and the girls who were harmed cried bitterly at the entrance of Gongyuan Street.

Kou Ji couldn't use strong means to drive them away, so he could only watch the girls crying and blocking the street for most of the day.

He can also leave by the same path as Liu Yong and others.

But Fan Zhongyan and Chen Yao, who were traveling with them, did not agree.

Fan Zhongyan and Chen Yaozhi both felt that everything in the Spring Festival they presided over this time was dignified and upright, and they couldn't leave regrets at the end of the day.

Then, the three of them accompanied the girls until noon.

The girls had cried enough and slowly dispersed.

The three of them had a chance to leave the street where the Gongyuan was located.

It's just that this matter doesn't end there.

The news that Kou Ji was blocked at the gate of the Gongyuan by the women in the land of fireworks and willow alleys spread like a gust of wind.

Serious rumors are nothing, and ninety percent of them restore everything at the gate of the Tribute Courtyard.

But some of the unorthodox rumors that have been extended are very different from what really happened at the gate of the Gongyuan.

It is rumored that Kou Ji forcibly robbed the woman of Fireworks Willow Lane as a concubine, which caused the dissatisfaction of the women of Fireworks Willow Lane, and the women of Fireworks Willow Lane blocked Kou Ji at the gate of the Tribute Courtyard together.

There are also rumors that Kou Ji spent the night in a woman's boudoir in Fireworks Willow Lane, and the family was pregnant, and Kou Ji was not responsible, so the women in Fireworks Willow Lane blocked Kou Ji together to seek justice for their sisters.

In short, there are different opinions, and all kinds of lace rumors come and go.

None of them can stand.

Some rumors, the people of Bianjing City do not believe it, but this does not prevent them from taking it out to fool others.

In short, the more the rumors spread, the more evil they became.

Kofu Annex.

Backyard.

In the bedroom.

Xiang Yan instructed the maid to help Kou Ji tidy up the court clothes, and said with a smile: "The concubine heard that Xiang Gong forcibly robbed the woman of Fireworks Willow Lane as a concubine, but the concubine didn't see it in the house, I don't know where Xiang Gong is hiding?" ”

Kou Ji rolled his eyes while wearing the tooth tag and said, "I want to take a concubine, do I need to rob it?" As long as I let the wind out, the Kou Mansion will be filled up in a flash.

Each of them is a yellow flower girl.

Do I need to grab the dust woman? ”

Xiang Yan smiled and said: "The yellow flower girl doesn't understand anything, and the wind and dust girl understands everything." ”

Kou Ji rolled his eyes, "Rumors that no one else believes, you actually believe ......"

Xiang Yan smiled: "I don't believe in the concubine body, the concubine body just thinks it's interesting." So take it out and talk about it. It's strange to say, the scene at the gate of the Gongyuan was tossed out by Liu Yong, why did the rumors reach Xianggong in the end? ”

Kou Ji pouted and said, "There are many people who are popular......

Xiang Yan was slightly stunned, and said with a smile: "That's ......."

While speaking, Kou Ji had already sorted out his court clothes, took the court wat and went out.

Outside the door, it was only three minutes bright.

The carriage needs to be lit by lanterns.

There were many horse-drawn carriages rushing to Bianjing.

Except for Kou Ji, who went to the court, the rest were all scholars who participated in this palace test.

Now the palace test has not been held, and the scholars in the spring are still scholars, only after the palace examination has been held, and the housekeeper has given them the status of Jinshi, they can be called Jinshi.

When Kou Ji arrived at the gate of the outer city of Bianjing, the sky was already bright.

The soldiers guarding the gate knew that today was a special day, and all opened the door early.

After Kou Ji's carriage arrived, he entered Bianjing City unimpeded.

When Kou Ji arrived at Donghua Gate, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military had already gathered in front of Donghua Gate.

The hour has come.

The soldiers defending the city opened the Donghua Gate, and the Manchu Dynasty entered with civil and military fish.

Today's dynasty is different from the usual dynasty in the past.

Today, after paying homage to Zhao Zhen, the officials will leave the court after assigning government affairs.

In the end, there were only a few important ministers left in the court, the Privy Council, and the six books.

Zhao Zhen ordered someone to rearrange the vertical arch hall, and then set up a seat to invigilate the examination with the three rulers of the inner court, the second envoy of the Privy Council, and the six Shangshu.

After the auspicious time came.

Chen Lin led the eunuchs to the Xuanshi into the palace.

The scholars led by Han Qi, wearing official uniforms, entered the palace in a voice of fame.

That's right, Han Qi is the current branch of the Yuan.

Ouyang Xiu and Wen Yanbo were both older than Han Qi, but they did not win the position of Huiyuan.

It's not that their talent is inferior to Han Qi.

It's that their strategies are less sharp than Han Qi's.

Zhao Zhen is at the time of his sharpness, so he naturally prefers sharp-edged scholars.

So in the Chunfu examination room, Zhao Zhen personally made the decision and ordered Han Qi to be Huiyuan.

Han Qi and the other scholars entered the vertical arch hall and saluted Zhao Zhen according to etiquette.

After the salute.

Zhao Zhen didn't say anything, and directly announced the start of the exam.

What should be said, Zhao Zhen said it in the interview a long time ago.

It wasn't the first time the scholars had seen Zhao Zhen, so they weren't so nervous, and they didn't make mistakes.

So everything in the temple test is as usual.

After the scholars sat down, Zhao Zhen ordered the prepared test questions to be distributed to the scholars.

When the scholars got the test questions, they began to answer them.

Zhao Zhen and the others are like clay statues, where they sit and invigilate.

Chen Lin led a group of eunuchs and brought food and water to those scholars.

Eating is some simple pastry.

When the scholars were hungry, they could satisfy their hunger.

Three hours later, the scholars left their test papers and exited the Vertical Arch Hall, where a eunuch led them away.

After the scholars left, Chen Lin put away all the test papers and put them in front of Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen divided the test paper into several parts and handed them over to several important ministers to review together.

Kou Ji and the others held the red pen and felt that the article was well written, so they drew a circle on it, and felt that the article was not good, so they crossed it again.

Finally, the number of circles is used to determine the ranking of the scholars.

Of course, Zhao Zhen has the power to change the rank of any scholar at will.

Halfway through the reading, Kou Ji frowned.

Kou Ji picked up the scroll in his hand and questioned Chen Yaozuo, Chen Yaozuo, Chen Yaozuo.

"Chen Libu, when you were reading the papers, were you unfair?"

Chen Yaozuo was reading the papers with his head bored, and suddenly heard Kou Ji's words, and hurriedly looked up.

The others were also reading the papers, and they raised their heads at the same time when they heard Kou Ji's words.

Chen Yaozuo put down the scroll in his hand and arched his hand slightly to Kou Ji, "What does Kou Shumi's mean by this?" ”

Kou Ji raised the scroll in his hand and said in a deep voice: "Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu and others put forward the policy of herdsmen, mainly to enrich the people. Isn't it unfair that you've crossed them all? ”

Chen Yaozuo frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "The herdsman's policy is, of course, to be based on virtue. If you blindly pursue profits, you will only end up with a group of bloodthirsty jackals, instead of a group of ordinary people who cultivate virtue. ”

The new head of the household department, Shangshu Zhang, nodded approvingly when he heard Chen Yaozuo's words.

Lu Yijian and the three of them stroked their beards and stared at Kou Ji, as if they were going to see how Kou Ji responded.

Kou Ji stared at Chen Yaozuo and said: "The people take food as the sky, and only when they are full will they have the strength to cultivate virtue." If you don't have enough to eat and you starve to death, what's the use of being virtuous? ”

Chen Yaozuo looked at Kou Ji and said, "The meaning of the lower officials is not that the people will not be fed. Xiaguan means that the herdsmen's policy should be based on morality, supplemented by wealth.

Virtue is the most important.

If the common people only pursue wealth and give up cultivating virtue, over time, they will be swallowed up by money.

For money, they can sell their friends, their brothers, their sellers, their wives and daughters, and even their conscience.

When the time comes, everyone will only have money in their eyes, no morality, no benevolence, no loyalty and filial piety.

Without morality, without benevolence, without loyalty and filial piety, is that person still a human being?

Only by cultivating virtue can the people have morality, benevolence, righteousness, loyalty and filial piety.

That's what makes you worthy of being a human being.

Therefore, the policy of herdsmen should be based on morality.

In the articles of Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu, and Wen Yanbo, they all talk about the strategy of enriching the people, but there is no strategy to educate the people to respect virtue.

The method they proposed to enrich the people is novel.

Xia Guan deduced it carefully, but there was merit.

But they did not give a strategy for educating the people in virtue, and the lower officials could only give them a fork. ”

Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, Zhang Zhibai and others, after listening to Chen Yaozuo's words, stroked their beards one by one and nodded frequently, obviously, they agreed with Chen Yaozuo's statement very much.

They believe that Chen Yaozuo's judgment of Ouyang Xiu and others is very pertinent.

The ancients knew morality, benevolence, loyalty and filial piety, so the ancients emphasized morality, benevolence and righteousness, and loyalty and filial piety.

But anyone who is moral, benevolent, and loyal and filial will be looked down upon by everyone, even if he is poor.

Before the introduction of the imperial examination system, the ancients elected officials through filial piety and honesty.

It is precisely because the ancients attached importance to morality, benevolence and righteousness, loyalty and filial piety that China has the reputation of a state of etiquette.

Through Chen Yaozuo's words, Kou Ji found a problem and his own shortcomings.

He blindly thought about making the Great Song Dynasty stronger, blindly thinking about making the Great Song Dynasty rich, but he didn't think about letting the people of the Great Song Dynasty make progress together in terms of etiquette and morality.

He felt that a rich and powerful Great Song Dynasty should be invincible in the four seas and all countries should come to the court.

But after listening to Chen Yaozuo's words at this moment, he understood a little.

True wealth and strength are not only in terms of money and power, but also in terms of spirit.

Only when money, strength, and spirit become strong together, can the Great Song Dynasty be regarded as a sound and powerful Great Song Dynasty.

If you only pay attention to one or two of them, even if the Great Song becomes stronger, it is also a deformed and powerful Great Song.

It is difficult for a deformed Great Song Dynasty to survive for a long time.

It is possible to die because of the strong, it is possible to be swallowed up by capital, and it is more likely that the poor and poor guard their benevolence and morality are beaten to death.

Since Kou Ji had the intention of building a powerful Great Song, he naturally hoped to build it into a truly powerful Great Song, rather than a deformed and powerful Great Song.

Therefore, while money and strength increase, the spiritual aspect must also keep up.

Kou Ji stared at Chen Yaozuo and said, "The imperial court can promote education while enriching the people. ”

Chen Yaozuo nodded and said: "With virtue as the mainstay, supplemented by enriching the people, the Great Song Dynasty will naturally become stronger." ”

Speaking of this, Chen Yaozuo looked at Kou Ji and said, "But they didn't mention this in their papers, so the lower officials could only give them a cross." ”

Kou Ji no longer looked for Ouyang Xiu and the others, but nodded slowly.

Then, everyone in the Vertical Arch Hall stared at Kou Ji with a stunned expression.