[The first update, ask for red tickets, collect]

When Han Gang woke up, the sunlight had already shone in through the thin window paper. It was already dark, and the birds outside the window were chirping.

At yesterday's wine banquet, Han Gang was rarely drunk. Although he was not as drunk as Lu Ming, he felt dizzy when he drank it, and now when he woke up, he regretted it. On the contrary, it was Liu Zhongwu, who was injured by drinking a few days ago, and Han Gang remembered that he was unusually last night, and he just tasted it.

It was also at last night's banquet, just after Han Gang poured a cup of tea, Zhou Nan suddenly became intimate. The fragrant and soft body was close to it, and Han Gang's elbows could still feel bursts of elastic soft touch. The color is not charming, people are fascinated, Han Gang's mind was a little dizzy for a while, and he drank two sips of wine.

If the person who persuaded the wine had ulterior motives, even if he had the appearance of a Xi Shi sable cicada, Han Gang would be more vigilant, but Zhou Nan obviously had a good impression of his family, otherwise he would have turned pale when he heard that he was going back to Qinzhou the next day. Although Han Gang is very intelligent, he is still a little confused about his daughter's thoughts. I shouldn't have left a good impression in front of this Oiran who sings and dances, and I have laughed at her with difficulty, why did I suddenly like myself inexplicably?

Han Gang took the hot water in the room, freshened up and took care of it, and after the last time, he quickly changed into a set of robes suitable for travel, and walked outside. At the table, Li Xiaoliu had already prepared breakfast.

"Is the official awake?" Lu Ming's voice suddenly sounded outside the door.

"I'm going to leave today, how can I snooze?" Han Gang put down his chopsticks and asked Lu Ming, who walked in the door, "I don't know what happened to Brother Lu?" ”

"Lu Ming is here to say goodbye to the officials."

Han Gang has an understanding of Lu Ming's thoughts, and he runs out every day to find out the market price, and it is clear that he wants to be a businessman. It's just that Han Gang feels that Lu Ming's plan is not very likely to succeed: "Brother Lu is preparing to stay in Tokyo City?" I don't know the place well, and the business is not good. ”

Lu Ming smiled bitterly: "If Lu Mouwen is not successful, he can only be a profit-seeking man." I don't make some money, and I don't have the face to go back to my hometown to see people. ”

“…… If Brother Lu does not do well in the capital, he can go to Qinzhou. Although Qinzhou is indeed deserted, now Wang Jiyi is about to set up a market for easy business, and with the talent of Brother Lu, it should be useful. ”

Han Gang left a sentence. Because he didn't plan to recommend Lu Ming immediately, three of the few cronies and guards around Wang Shao were related to him, and if he recommended someone to take care of the city, Wang Shao would definitely mumble in his heart. But when things are done, then insert Lu Ming'an into it, and then it will be no problem.

Lu Ming thanked him and went out to say goodbye to Liu Zhongwu, while Han Gang looked at the mutton soup that had become cold and was not interested in moving his chopsticks again.

"Bad luck!" There was a sudden chirping of birds in the courtyard outside the house, followed by Li Xiaoliu's voice, "I'm going to go on the road today, but you birds are here to touch people's heads." ”

Han Gang went out when he heard the sound and saw Li Xiaoliu running around with a group of crows. He spoke out to stop: "Don't rush. Let them go. ”

"What, Yukun, do you like crows?" Cheng Hao's voice came from the gate of the courtyard and entered the courtyard with Zhang Jian.

Han Gang hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, and said in surprise: "Why are the two gentlemen here?" ”

"Give Yukun your food," Cheng Hao smiled peacefully, "This month, we have gotten along very well, Yukun is leaving, of course you have to come and send it." ”

Zhang Jian looked at the courtyard and repeated Cheng Hao's question just now: "Yukun, do you like crows?" ”

Han Gang's mind turned for a moment, and he said, "The student doesn't hate crows. ”

Zhang Jianqi said: "Why did Yukun say this? ”

"As the saying goes, the crow repays the evil and the magpie repays the good news, but the students feel that the crow is close to loyalty, while the magpie is close to the crow."

"The crow is close to loyalty, and the magpie is close to the ...... Well said, well said! Zhang Jian stroked his palms and said with a smile: "Straightforward and daring to admonish is a loyal minister, and only villains will be full of good words." ”

But Cheng Hao doesn't like Han Gang's statement very much, Han Gang's statement seems to be unconventional, but in fact it has kitsch in order to clear his name, "Although there is some truth in it." But contrary to human feelings is not the right way, Yukun, have you forgotten the golden mean? ”

Han Gang bowed his head: "Students don't dare or forget!" ”

chatted with Zhang Jian and Cheng Hao for a while, Liu Zhongwu and Lu Ming also came over, although Lu Ming planned to stay in Tokyo, but he would still send Han Gang and Liu Zhongwu out of the city, and as soon as Han and Liu left, he had to find another place to live. Li Xiaoliu was tidying up his outfits, and when everything was ready, it was already time. During this time, except for Zhang Jian and Cheng Hao, no one came.

Wang Anshi, Lu Huiqing and others did not come to see Han Gang off, but only sent the gifts to Han Gang's room in advance. Of course, Han Gang didn't expect them to see them off, on the one hand, they were busy with affairs recently, and it was inconvenient to ask for leave, and on the other hand, even if Wang Anshi, the governor of the political affairs, couldn't arrive, it would be appalling enough for several masters of the Fa Reform Sect to see off a candidate in the future.

However, Han Gang also knew that Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing did not come, and I am afraid that there was a part of the reason why they didn't like their strategy of entering the presentation too sharply and too harshly. Although they will inevitably use these strategies in the future, they are always a little awkward in their hearts, so they are a little alienated. But this is exactly what Han Gang wants.

Wang Anshi lacks talent and help around him, needless to say, otherwise he can only choose some officials from the eighth rank and the seventh grade as assistants. Few officials who are already in high positions are willing to follow Wang Anshi to the end, just like the current Prime Minister Chen Shengzhi, who was the main promoter of the reform of the law at the beginning, in charge of the three divisions and regulations department, but after he ascended to the stage, he turned around gorgeously and turned into opposition to the new law.

The lack of talents made Wang Anshi have the mind to reform the imperial examination, and he would not let go of a available talent. Han Gang knew that his performance was too good, if it weren't for his later advice, with his words in the first half of the meeting that day, I was afraid that after staying in Qinzhou for two or three years, Wang Anshi would find an excuse to be transferred to the center. This is inconsistent with Han Gang's original plan to draw a line of demarcation with the reformers. Although he had decided to join the Fa Reform Sect and wanted to help Wang Anshi'an achieve the Fa change steadily, he felt that it was safer to be a peripheral member.

In Han Gang's view, the outcome of the old and new party struggle will inevitably end in Wang Anshi's victory in the short term, but it does not mean that they can continue to win. Shang Ying was also proud for 20 years, but he was torn apart by the car after the worst. Since this is the case, he can't get too close to the reformers, at least he can't become a core member of the New Party, so he gritted his teeth and left a deep impression in Wang Anshi's hearts.

In Han Gang's mind, since Wang Anshi had been maintaining the situation and not sliding in the direction of party contention, he would not have a good impression of people who had no scruples about acting. Han Gang learned about this through the information he collected, so he did this. And the effect was also unexpectedly good, and even many of the follow-up methods prepared by Han Gang lost the opportunity to perform.

There was no need to wait for anyone, after Han Gang took the lead in handing over the registration at the post in the south of the city, the group got on their horses and set off for the west of the city.

The day Han Gang left Beijing was the day before today's Ministry of Science and Rites exam. For some reason, although only a few thousand scholars from all over the country participated in the imperial examination, the atmosphere in the streets and alleys of Beijing was inexplicably tense.

Han Ganggao sat on his horse, looking at the market where the noise was much lower than usual, and said secretly in his heart, "Is it really the same as the college entrance examination?" ’

Han Gang still remembers the college entrance examination a thousand years later, in those three days, every city was the same nervous, and candidates were given priority in everything, if the driver didn't open his eyes and pressed the horn at the entrance of the examination room, his car was likely to be overturned by the angry candidates' parents.

However, although the imperial examination is very important, there is no special tribute court in Kaifeng City. When he heard about this for the first time, Han Gang was deeply surprised, could it be that the chicken coop general examination room that he had visited in his previous life had not appeared at this time!? And the answer he got was that in the previous ceremonial exams for each subject, Tai Ban borrowed Taichang Temple, Guozijian or Wucheng Wang Temple to serve as the examination room.

When they reached the top of the Royal Street, the group dismounted and changed to walk, and no one could still ride a horse when crossing the Royal Street. Han Gang looked south along the royal street, and in the southernmost place, near the Nanxun Gate of the South Gate of Kaifeng City, was the examination room of the Gengxu Branch in the third year of Xining, that is, Guozijian.

Just a few days ago, Han Gang went to the Guozijian located in the south of the city with great interest to take a look, but he was immediately glared back by the guards and guards. The highest school of the Emperor Song Dynasty has been surrounded by nearly a thousand soldiers, three layers inside and three layers outside, and the water is impassable, but anyone who wants to get close will be driven away immediately. The garrison is so tightly guarded that it is almost the same as the prison of Yushitai.

According to the imperial examination system that has been gradually established since the establishment of the dynasty. Every examiner who presided over the imperial examination, after determining the dispatch, went directly to the examination room to stay, and surrounded by soldiers, only rats could enter and exit, but people could not. Such a system is called a lock-in. The chief examiner of today's department, Wang Qi and others, had already been decided a month ago, and they had been living in Guozi Prison for almost a month now.

After sitting in prison for a month, Han Gang could not imagine such depression. But it can be seen from this that today's imperial court attaches great importance to the talent ceremony. At least it will not be like Taizu, in order to distinguish who belongs to the champion, the two candidates who were at the forefront of the palace examination took off their robes and practiced sumo wrestling in the martial arts hall where the palace examination was held.

It is said that the sumo wrestling champion on the martial arts hall is one case, and the other one is about the north side of the royal street. Han Gang looked north again, and there was a city gate there, that is, the Suzaku Gate, the south gate of the inner city.

The door of the Vermilion Bird Gate is the 'Vermilion Bird Gate', which has always been the case, Zhao Kuangyin asked Zhao Pu why he is not straightforwardly called the 'Vermilion Bird Gate', and Zhao Pu replied that it was "Yu Zhuer", a simple particle. Zhao Kuangyin sneered: "What's the matter, what can you help?" ”