At the gate of Yang's Mansion, a lion dance team was dancing hard, and the messenger who reported the good news was smiling and receiving a string of heavy copper coins from Yangshu's hand.

Poplar was full of red light, holding a large plate of copper coins at the door to personally distribute the reward, in addition to the messenger has money, everyone who came has a reward of several hundred Wen, each reward he personally handed to others, if someone added a sentence "Congratulations to the old lady's grandson on the list", did not say, grabbed a handful from the plate and handed it over.

Yang Zheng stopped and quietly entered Yang's mansion through another small door, so that this lovely old man could enjoy the happiness of giving money.

It wasn't until the homeless and little beggars outside the door got a reward of dozens of yuan that Yang Shu happily took the empty plate and returned home with the good news.

Yang was waiting for Yang Shu in the atrium, and seeing that Yang Shu was about to walk in front of him with the good news, he had to speak: "Second grandfather, aren't you illiterate?" ”

"Oh, you little rabbit, why can't I read it?"

Yang Shu found Yang Zheng standing in the atrium, said angrily, and only after saying that he handed the good news to Yang Zheng, and walked away by himself with the empty plate, and there was a group of old men and old ladies waiting for him to show off.

Yang Zheng took the good news and took a closer look, he is indeed on the list and the ranking is not low, the third place in Kaifeng Mansion, the gold content of this ranking is only higher than that of ordinary Jinshi, as long as he can maintain such a level in the provincial examination in the spring, the quota of a Jinshi is almost in hand.

During this period, the court was still relatively enlightened, from Renzong to the prime ministers all worked hard, and the selection ceremony of the imperial examination was generally fair, and Yang Zheng originally expected himself to be in the top ten, and it was already a surprise to get the third term.

In the ancestral hall of the Yang family, Yang Bang took many clan elders to tell the ancestors, and the old tears told the ancestors that the Yang family finally produced a real scholar, and the root cause of the Yang family's decline so quickly was the national policy of the Great Song Dynasty.

After worshipping the ancestors, Yang Bang gave Yang Zheng the residence of the poplar tree that had been empty in front of everyone, and this residential complex has been empty after Yang Shu's brothers and sons all died on the battlefield, and Yang Bang has taken care of it on behalf of him.

After dealing with everyone in the Yang Mansion, Yang Zheng had time to return to the small courtyard where he lived, Princess Fukang and Jian Rou had already gone back, leaving only Ruyi in the backyard.

Lao Zhang's family happily congratulated Yang Zheng, their family has been tied to Yang Zheng, the rise and fall of honor and disgrace are all related to Yang Zheng's body, Yang Zheng is in the middle, they are even happier than Yang Zheng.

After the list of Kaifeng Mansion was released, the list on the list spread all over Kaifeng Mansion at a very fast speed, among the many names, Yang Zhengneng was on the list in most people's expectations, and an Ai Lian said that it had fully proved his talent, but he could get the third place, which was beyond most people's expectations.

The imperial examination is only a test of scriptures, poetry, and strategy, and Yang Zhengneng won the third place, which shows that he not only has talent and learning, but also has certain insights on government affairs, which is simply a template for the selection of officials in the imperial court.

But his identity reminds everyone all the time, the Great Song Dynasty does not suppress the generals, and is not merciless to the emperor's relatives, and the support for the royal family has made these prime ministers of the dynasty very dissatisfied, not to mention being an official or the like, Yang Zheng is already a lieutenant of the official family, and many people have crossed his list, but Yang Zheng's flawless answer sheet makes them unable to start.

At this time, it is unwise to do anything in the examination paper or at the time of admission, and to use this method for those who are truly talented and learned, once it spreads, is to dig the foundation of the reader.

And this is also where Yang Zheng's confidence lies, he believes that in order to maintain the lofty status of the literati, these officials of the Great Song Dynasty will not make any conspiracies, and with Su Xin and these two cattle standing behind him, whether it is a conspiracy or a conspiracy, this Jinshi, he must get it.

And in the palace, Zhao Zhen also had a headache when he took Yang Zheng's answer sheet, he was an emperor who cherished talents, this he had chosen to be a horse captain, but to be a horse captain, such a talent seems to be too wasteful, not to mention the poems, that article really said that the policy really spoke to his heart, such a talent should be an official, whether it is in the court or in the prefecture, as long as he sharpens it, he will definitely be a qualified official in the future.

In combination with the investigation of the Imperial City Division, Yang Zheng and the Cao family dealt with Li Yonghe, all of which showed that this son-in-law was not as honest as the previous investigation, such a person was his son-in-law, Zhao Zhen had some concerns, she liked Princess Fukang to be happy and healthy all her life, but the investigation of the Imperial City Division found that Yang Zheng seemed to have some involvement with the queen's niece, which made Zhao Zhen very unhappy.

Although he doesn't like Queen Cao very much, he has to admit that the queen of the Cao family has done an impeccable job, and she is not stingy with the Cao family, and she can't be angry with the Cao family because of a little clue from the Imperial City Division.

The best solution seems to be to dissolve the marriage contract between Princess Fukang and Yang Zheng, so that Yang Zheng can show his skills in the court, and he can also choose a new colt for Fukang.

The tangled Emperor Renzong was constantly looking for a reason, and he didn't realize that his favorite daughter secretly walked behind him, looking at Yang Zheng's answer sheet in his hand with a smile.

"Father, what are you looking at?"

Princess Fukang asked with a pretended ignorance on her face.

"Oh, Fukang, why are you here, I'm watching the folds," Zhao Zhen quietly folded the answer sheet and put it on the table, pulled Fukang and said lovingly, his daughter died another one, he didn't want to think about it anymore, and he was even more fond of the healthy, lively and lovely Princess Fukang.

"Father, I beg you something..."

Princess Fukang did not expose Zhao Zhen's lies and said coquettishly.

"Oh? What do you want to ask for? Zhao Zhen asked curiously, he doted on this daughter in every way, and there were countless treasures given to Princess Fukang, what else would Fukang lack?

"It's not Brother Yang Zheng yet, he actually likes Sister Jianrou and wants to break off his marriage contract with me......"

Princess Fukang said pitifully.

"What does Fukang mean to break your marriage contract and give them a marriage? No problem, my father promised you..."Zhao Zhen's heart was happy at this moment, whether Yang Zheng liked Jianrou or the queen's niece, as long as the marriage contract with Fukang was dissolved.

"Father, it's not like this, I want you to give Sister Jianrou a marriage to Brother Yang Zheng, so that he won't break the marriage contract with me..."

Princess Fukang was shocked, this was not the ending she wanted.

"Ridiculous! Absolutely not! ”

Zhao Zhen's face suddenly sank, and he shouted in a deep voice.

"Father..."

Princess Fukang's eyes instantly became moist, seeing that tears were about to fall, her pale little face was full of confusion, Sister Jianrou was so good to her, wouldn't it be good to marry Brother Yang Zheng together, why did her father react so much.