Zhang Tao was beside him, and it seemed that it was still about Huang Shang, but Zong Ze turned a deaf ear to it.

Before the exam that determines the fate of a lifetime, most candidates have all kinds of problems.

Some pray to God and worship Buddha, some stay at home, some are vegetarian and slaughter, some eat and drink, and some must first step out of the ground with their left foot when they go out, and once they are wrong, they will go back immediately, and then they will not go out for several days.

After such a long period of time, Zong Ze can fully understand Zhang Tame's current problems.

Time passed little by little, and Zong Ze also approached the gate of the Gongyuan little by little.

Looking at Gongsheng who had passed the inspection in front of the door, he suddenly saw two familiar figures, which were Zong Ze's classmates in Guozijian.

Among the 5,000 scholars, only more than 100 people are from Guozijian, and the chance of seeing classmates among so many people is not very high.

There was still some distance from the gate, but Zong Ze still recognized the two - Zhong Shimei and Pan Bizheng.

Zong Ze was able to know them entirely because Zhong Shimei and Pan Bizheng were on the list of Gongsheng in prison and himself - some time ago, Guozi Jian was sentenced to prison, as well as officials and professors below the prison sentence, and they gathered these tribute students who were taking the examination in this subject, and encouraged them, which gave Zong Ze the opportunity to meet new friends.

However, the fame of these two is not great in Taixue, and the real reputation is a friend of these two.

When the three of them get together, it's always that friend who stands out more.

Zong Ze didn't know Zhong Shimei and Pan Bizheng before, but he had heard the names of their friends early.

It's a pity that now the Jinshi science test is the scriptures, not the poems, otherwise their friends will not talk about the first crown of Aoshan, and they can at least have the ability to be in the top ten. But it's just that in the Guozi Prison, that friend is at the bottom of every exam, not to mention the two thousand prison students who grabbed a hundred places to solve the exam, and naturally failed the list.

Zong Ze heard that he was writing some articles recently, and he was going to dedicate it to the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother. The title seems to be "Bianjing Fu" or "Biandu Fu", which should be written in imitation of the format of "Liangdu Fu", "Erjing Fu" and "Sandu Fu".

This should have been a very secret matter, but at some point it has spread in the prison and has been laughed at among the prisoners.

Although that one has a very high level of poetry and is not low in fame among scholars, he is just a fledgling Guozi supervisor after all, and if he wants to compare with talented people like Ban Gu, Zhang Heng, and Zuo Si who are still lifelike through the ages, in addition to Dong Shi Xiaofeng, there is only the word self-immeasurable.

Thinking of that classmate, Zong Ze smiled.

In fact, there is no difference between presenting Fuwen and Huang Shang's dedication to the Hangang shogunate. Huang Shang can come out, and maybe that one will also be able to find his own way. There is no need to ridicule the results before they come out.

It was the first time for Zong Ze to take the Jinshi exam, but his state of mind was quiet and peaceful.

Maybe I came into contact with too much in Jingshi, but I didn't have the apprehension of the first exam.

Although he is not outstanding academically, Zong Ze has a calm mind that is rare among young people. The more critical it is, the better he always plays.

Zhang Tao needs to vent his uneasiness by attacking others, but Zong Ze doesn't need to.

Looking at the gate of the Gongyuan that was getting closer and closer, Zong Ze's heart became more and more calm.

No matter how difficult the exam questions are, whether they are right for him or not, he will bring out the best in himself.

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As more and more candidates entered the Gongyuan, Pu Zongmeng's mood became more and more irritable.

It was almost time to get up and go to the outer courtyard, but he and Li Chengzhi opposite him were still sitting opposite each other, and there was no change from an hour ago.

Pu Zongmeng wanted to stand up several times, but seeing that Li Chengzhi was unhurried, he could only confront him patiently.

As a tribute judge, Pu Zongmeng's next work was to lead a group of candidates to worship the ancestors after the gate of the Gongyuan was locked, together with other examiners. Then let the clerks lead the candidates to their respective positions.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, dozens of subjects have been conducted in the Ministry of Rites Examination, and all systems have directions that can be followed. All Pu Zongmeng had to do was discuss with his colleagues and everything would go as usual.

But now the question is who is the right and who is the vice, and the imperial court has not given a clear determination. The two of them are the right to know the tribute, if you look at the post, of course, Pu Zongmeng, who has the title of bachelor, is above Li Chengzhi, but since the authority has not been determined, Li Chengzhi can compete for it, how can he be willing to change from the right to know the tribute with the same status as Pu Zongmeng?

Just the question of the question made Pu Zongmeng and Li Chengzhi argue for three whole days, and it was not until the last moment that the exam question was determined.

Although it is said that the examiner was allowed to move into the Gongyuan in advance after being ordered, on the one hand, it was to avoid the invitation, and on the other hand, it was to give the examiner time to prepare the exam questions, but in today's Ministry of Science and Rites, Pu Zongmeng and Li Chengzhi were in a hurry because the previous examiners were affected by the big reversal case, and they had a serious lack of preparation time, so it took three days to finalize the exam questions, which can no longer be described as a waste of time.

Fortunately, Li Chengzhi can do things, and Pu Zongmeng is not very bad, while arguing, he has made other preparations that have nothing to do with the exam questions, so he can barely catch up with the exam.

Pu Zongmeng didn't want to leave the capital yet. The previous Tingtui actually helped him, otherwise Pu Zongmeng would have to rush to Heyang Mansion to take office, or ask to stay in Jingshi when he was sick. But in that case, it is impossible to return to the Hanlin Academy, even if you can go to the temple to promote Zaifu, but occasionally there is only one opportunity to exercise power, how can it be compared to flattery in the imperial city every day?

Now that he knows the tribute, it is an opportunity that Pu Zongmeng is unwilling to let go. If it can be successfully completed, Wang Anshi and Zhang Dian will definitely say that Pu Zongmeng does not dare to have extravagant hopes for the two mansions for the time being, but returning to Yutang is what he thinks about day and night.

How can a life of luxury be complete if it is not matched by authority? This is the only end that makes Pu Zongmeng do his best for this task.

Until now, no one has been able to confirm the reason why Lee Seung-zhi will defect to Hangang. For the sake of safety, any of Li Chengzhi's opinions will be considered clearly over and over again, and as long as there is a little suspiciousness, it will definitely be discussed by Li Chengzhi. It seems that the stingy businessman who must be compared with the baht has become calculating.

And Li Chengzhi has almost the same attitude.

Now just looking at the way Li Chengzhi is drinking tea slowly, he knows that this is just the beginning, and there will be entanglement after that.

Although the examiners below are basically from the New Party, as long as they do not defect, the fate of most of the tribute students can be controlled in their hands.

If you don't pass the scriptures, you will be brushed off. If it is not agreeable in terms of policy, it will also be brushed off.

As long as the initial examiner and the repeater have the same opinion, the paper will be brushed off in their hands.

The number of papers that are collected in front of the examiner at the end of the day is generally not more than 1,000.

But the problem is usually at the bottom of the list.

As long as Li Chengzhi refuses to cooperate, the list of tribute students who have passed the Ministry of Rites examination cannot be determined, and the order of candidates cannot be determined.

Is it the most important to ask the Queen Mother to decide?

That's impossible, and Pu Zongmeng will never accept it.

If the results of the Ministry of Rites test are not out, they will not be able to leave the Gongyuan. Even if they can go to the book, they can't even complete the task of knowing the tribute, and they will become a laughing stock inside and outside the court.

And once the queen mother is allowed to make a decision, no matter which party's opinion the queen mother accepts, the other party must resign and be responsible for her own insistence, and it is absolutely impossible to stay in the court with a cheeky skin.

Who the Queen Mother will choose, Pu Zongmeng has no extravagant expectations for this.

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"It's almost time to start at Kaibao Temple, right?"

Su Song rarely heard Zhang Dian chatting with him.

Although the relationship with Han Gang was good—at least it was—and they had worked together in Xifu for a long time, Su Song and Zhang Dian had no friendship.

Anyway, as early as the beginning of the reform, Su Song once wrote a book criticizing the Son of Heaven for appointing Li Ding. can be regarded as a member of the old party, at least not as a new party, and is by no means a member of the same path as Zhang Dun.

On weekdays, the communication with Zhang Dian will only be a business matter, and there is little time for small talk.

However, occasionally chatting, Su Song would not be unkind, he looked at the sky outside: "This time is indeed almost the same." ”

"Wait until tomorrow, the exam will start at the Secret Pavilion."

"Huang Mianzhong is talented and learned, and most of them can pass, but the others, Su Song is not familiar with them, and he doesn't dare to say anything. However, it should be somewhat certain that it can be recommended to apply for the subject. Isn't it the same with privy councils? ”

Zhang Dian shook his head very calmly, "I have some grasp, but I am not as good as Huang Mianzhong." ”

Zhang Dian recommended a disciple to participate in the system, but the grasp was not very large.

The key is still in the cabinet examination, and being able to pass the cabinet examination means that you have the strength to pass the Jinshi Science and Rite Examination.

But since you can get into the Jinshi, why bother to be a staff member instead of taking the exam directly?

There are many scholars like Huang Shang who are full of wealth but are unfavorable in the scientific field, and there are more people who are not conducive to being staff members, and there are not one or two people who get official status because of merit in the process of being staff members, but when several items are combined, such people are almost unique.

Even if Zhang Dun, who is the head of Xifu, is around, how many talents can get the identity of Xie Yuan in a certain military state in Fujian?

There can't be.

Therefore, Zhang Dian was only invited by others, and because of the relationship between them for many years, he agreed. And it's not Huang Shang's military strategy and far-sightedness.

Huang Shang's participation in the system is too unpopular, and the military strategy is far-sighted, and only a scholar like Huang Shang who has made achievements in side affairs can come to take the exam to deal with the doubts of the world.

To be a speech official, as long as you are bold, it is enough.

However, the military strategy is far-sighted, and this is to be a border county, not only is it difficult to have confidence in the examination, but the imperial court also has no confidence in the scholars who lack experience in battle. Who would dare to hand over the military and political power of a border town to an official who is brilliant and good at directing the country on paper? Zhao Kuo and Ma Jian are lessons from the past, and Xu Xi, who lost Yanzhou, is by his side.

Zhang Dian could only sigh at Han Gang's luck to have a staff member like Huang Shang.

If Huang Sheng can pass the system, more than ten years later, Han Gang will have one more help in the palace. More importantly, the change in Huang Shang's fate will bring Han Gang a large number of low-level officials who claim to be talented, among them, it is not without pearls.