The first year of the celebration of the first year of June (the fifth day of the first month). Bianjing City is still prosperous, and the streets are still full of traffic.

It's just that the atmosphere has changed subtly.

First of all, there were many more horse-drawn carriages near the Goolan Washe on the side of Mahang Street, and the number of painting boats on the Bianhe River on the side of the Zhou Bridge also began to increase.

From time to time, you can see one, draped in red and green, drumming and blowing reeds, full of talented and beautiful people's painting boats, down the river, visiting the scenery of Bianjing.

This is because, last month, when the official family of the dynasty officially ordered the edict of the Chinese book system to proclaim to the world, with the blessing of the emperor's ancestors, the imperial examination was held to select talents, one to celebrate, and the other to prepare officials for the emperor's heir.

He also named this imperial examination as the 'Hidden Dragon List'.

In this way, he placed high hopes for the imperial heir and the future expectations of the country.

In order to be able to recruit sufficient quantity and quality of talents, the official family even issued an edict allowing ministers above the two systems to recommend those ordinary people and officials who could not pass the state and county dismissal for various reasons to also participate in this imperial examination.

To this end, in addition to the formal imperial examination, additional additions are added: virtuous and good Fangzheng can speak outright, excellent and profound scriptures can be used as a teacher, and detailed virtuous officials can be educated.

Therefore, the tribute and the ceremony will be held at the same time!

The emperor's battle is so big, how can the people in the world not rush to it?

Since the edict was issued, the literati of Tianxia Prefecture and County began to enter Beijing one after another.

And these people, especially the young people among them, as soon as they entered Bianjing, they were immediately dazzled by this world of flowers, and they almost forgot who they were.

And those whose family backgrounds are not too good were immediately given a disadvantage by the high housing prices in Bianjing.

"Twenty times a month!" A young man carried his bags on his back, walked to the edge of the state bridge, and sighed: "No wonder everyone says that it is not easy to live in Bianjing!" ”

The house he just looked at was only three into the house, the furniture was simple, the layout was even more ordinary, and even the environment was ordinary.

Such a house, in his hometown, can be bought in twenty times.

But in this Bianjing City, twenty runs, you can only rent it for one month!

That's it, or the landlord sees him as a scholar, with long eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and he gives special discounts.

"Jiefu! Jiefu! In the distance, a literati in green clothes beckoned to him: "Wang Jiefu! Wang Jiefu! ”

As he spoke, he rushed over, came to the young man's side, looked the young man up and down, and then laughed: "I made a bet with Ouyang Xiu yesterday that Wang Jiefu would definitely arrive in Beijing within three or five days......"

"Looks like I won!"

"Zigu!" The young man looked at the literati in front of him and laughed, and his young face was extremely bright: "I arrived in Beijing yesterday, and I haven't had time to settle down, so I can't come to visit, and I hope Zigu will forgive me!" ”

"Let's live in my house......" The literati named Zigu said: "It's just right, I can talk with Jiefu at night, discuss the affairs of the world, and discuss the meaning of the scriptures and ......"

"That's not good...... Wang Jiefu hesitated.

The young man named Zigu grabbed Wang Jiefu and said, "Jiefu, what is the relationship between you and me?" ”

"Mother was still talking to me about you yesterday!"

"There is a ...... of Uncle Lao's mother" Wang Jiefu's mind flashed the figure of the kind and affectionate elder, and finally bowed: "I will disturb Brother Zigu!" ”

"Let's go! Walk! Walk! The literati named Zigu immediately became happy, and pulled Wang Jiefu forward: "It just so happens that Zi Xuan has invited the country to his home, and a few of us can just discuss the affairs of the country together!" ”

Wang Jiefu listened to the words of the person in front of him, and his emotions immediately rose.

Their generation, born in the Chengping era, has lived a prosperous life since childhood, but their care for the country and the world far exceeds that of their ancestors.

Although they are still just some white clothes who have not been admitted to the Jinshi, they have already dared to write and talk about things, and even wrote to Zaifu to talk about the pros and cons of the military and civil affairs in the world.

In the past, even across thousands of mountains and rivers, they often exchanged letters.

Now, since we have gathered together, we should be drunk and rest, talk at night, and sleep with our hearts.

This Wang Jiefu, whose real name is Wang Anshi, is the son of Linchuan judge Wang Yi.

And that 'Zigu', whose real name is Zeng Gong, is related to Wang Anshi, and Zeng Gong's biological mother Wu is the grandmother of Wang Anshi's wife.

And the Zixuan in Zeng Gong's mouth is his half-brother Zeng Bu, and Zhiguo is the youngest son of Han Yi, who is now the youngest son of Han Yi in Haozhou, who is now the governor of Chen Yaozuo's Zhengfu during the Jingyou period.

All are the elite of the younger generation.

And the three views, aspirations and ambitions are generally the same.

And these people admire Fan Zhongyan, Yin Zhu, and Ouyang Xiu.

Wang Anshi followed Zeng Gong, all the way through the bustling market of Bianjing, and when he was about to arrive at Zeng's mansion, Wang Anshi suddenly heard someone on the side of the road who seemed to be discussing things.

Originally, he wouldn't have cared about it.

But his ears were pointed, and when he heard the word 'Chunfang', he stopped.

"Jiefu, what's wrong?" Zeng Gong looked back and hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

"I just heard those people talking about the ...... of Chunfang" Wang Anshi said softly: "As mentioned in the words, there was a thunderclap explosion in Chunfang the day before yesterday, and the sound was heard inside and outside, and even miles outside the imperial city could be clearly heard......

He looked at Zeng Gong and asked, "What's going on?" ”

"This matter......" Zeng Gong looked around, and then whispered: "I heard Zhiguo say that it seems that the Shouguo Gong ordered someone to make a powerful thing caused by the ......."

"What is the specifics, the details are not clear, but I heard that the official family has been appointed as the envoy of the imperial city, the deputy commander of the Tianwu Army, and Liu Yongnian of Zhichunfang as the commander of the grenadier army, and is fully responsible for selecting capable and brave men from the front division of the palace to serve as the grenadier army soldiers......."

"It seems that this grenadier army is the unit that will use that kind of weapon in the future......"

When Zeng Gong said this, he laughed self-deprecatingly: "But which outsider can explain the matter of these three yas?"

"Even this matter, I heard Ouyang Xiu mention it by chance......"

"Why does Ouyang Xiu care about this?" Wang Anshi didn't quite understand.

"Jiefu doesn't know yet, right?" Zeng Gong said: "Last month, Gao Ruone was transferred from civilian to military capital, awarded the Yongzhou Observation Envoy, and was the head of the Mabu Army on Qinfeng Road, and still took the post of Tianzhang Pavilion Servant!" ”

"And the grenadier army, according to legend, is the Duke of Chunfang, who intends to be specially allocated to Gao Ruone and stationed in Qinzhou after the army is formed!"

"Ahh Wang Anshi immediately became annoyed: "Isn't it said in the public that the Duke of Chunfang has the posture of a young saint king?" ”

"Why do you want to use such villains!"

The young Wang Anshi is full of a sense of justice, right and wrong are incomparably clear in his eyes, loyalty, good and evil, and there is no room for compromise!

And Gao Ruone, as the culprit who directly led to the demotion of Fan Zhongyan and Ouyang Xiu back then, is naturally a big traitor in his eyes!

How did such a traitor end up in the eyes of Chunfang? has to be sent to Qin Fenglu, isn't that blocking Fan Jingluo and Judge Yin?

Zeng Gong sighed, looked at Wang Anshi, and said, "It's because he is a young saint king that he is like this!" ”

"Unbiased and non-party, the royal road is swinging! No party and no partiality, the royal road is mediocre! No mirror, no side, the royal road is upright......"

Wang Anshi also sighed.