At this time, hearing the start of the crown prince's play, Zhao Zhen shook his head slightly, with compassion on his face: "The prince is too serious. This young tribute, when he first arrived at the main hall, was inevitably nervous. As soon as I asked, my blood and qi would surge, and it was normal for me to vomit. It seems that this imperial examination is still very hard and hurts the body. Ladies and gentlemen, you must pay more attention to rest and strengthen nutrition on weekdays, so that you can come to Japan and contribute to my country's suggestions. ”

As soon as the official family spoke, the situation changed, and the tributes thought that it was the arrival of thunder, but it turned out to be a gentle drizzle, and when they heard that the emperor cared about their bodies, they were all grateful, and immediately knelt down to thank the emperor.

While Liu Ming knelt down, he also had a good impression of the emperor in his heart. History says that Emperor Renzong was benevolent and filial by nature, generous and benevolent to people, and now I can see it with my own eyes, and it is indeed so. Liu Ming couldn't help but be a little glad, fortunately he didn't travel to the fierce dynasties of Jiajing or Emperor Yang of Sui.

The palace examination finally began, and all the tributes sat at the examination table, facing the examination papers, all of them concentrated, meditating.

Since the palace examination is not disgraced, but the rankings are different, the mood of the candidates is quite relaxed.

The content of the exam is, one poem, one assignment and one strategy, and the time is the whole day, before the sun sets. Liu Ming knew that poetry and fu were actually the focus, and the focus was on the strategy. Because the official personally came up with the problem, it is likely to find talents who have the same idea as him.

Liu Ming's work is also smooth, and after an hour in the blink of an eye, he began to focus on the topic of strategy.

When he got the topic of the strategy, Liu Ming twitched in his heart - "On the way of long-term peace and stability in ancient and modern times?" ”

This question used to be a question that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty tried to recruit talents, and it attracted a large number of talents like Dong Zhongshu.

In addition to Liu Ming, other tributes speculated that this was probably because Emperor Renzong wanted to continue the reform, so he recruited talents. Thinking of this, several people all looked at Wang Anshi, thinking that this Linchuan Gongshi was a master of reform, and he had been promoting his reform suggestions in the hall before. This time, the official personally came up with the question, and this champion is none other than Wang Anshi.

I saw that Wang Anshi finished the poem, saw the topic of the strategy, and thought of the reform background of the court examination of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, his morale was greatly boosted, he read more than 10,000 volumes, and wrote a title with a brush-brush - Emperor Shangrenzong's Words and Matters.

"The ministers are foolish, and they are blessed to prepare all the way. Now he has been gracefully summoned back to the court, and he has a subordinate to him, and he should return to His Majesty as an envoy. I don't know that I am incompetent, but I dare to make things out of my reach and talk about the things of the world. Your Majesty pondered and chose one of them, fortunately! ”

"In this world, go to the world of the first king, the changes that have been encountered, the situation encountered, and want to repair the government of the previous kings one by one, although the foolish still know the difficulty. However, the ministers thought that they were losing the present, and those who suffered from the government of the lawless kings before them thought that they should only mean the law. The two emperors and three kings have been separated for more than a thousand years, one rule and one chaos, and its prosperity and decline are in place. The changes it has suffered and the trends it has encountered are also different, and the methods of its facilities are also different, and it is the meaning of the country in the world, and the order of the end is not different. Therefore, the minister said: When the law is its meaning. According to the law, then what I have changed will not be to the ears and eyes of the world, and the mouth of the world will be arrogant, but it will be in line with the government of the previous kings......"

In the Wende Palace, when the other tributes were still thinking, only Wang Anshi had already attached his revenge and thoughts to the paper and ink.

In this article, Wang Anshi hopes to start from the requirements of political reform and put forward the seriousness and urgency of the talent problem. In his view, talent is the foundation and core of the law change, the main body of the law change is people, and the law change is first and foremost for the people, and the change of people is the prerequisite and final destination of the law change.

Halfway through writing, Wang Anshi suddenly found that his test paper was full, and the number of words stipulated in this policy was only about 2,000 words. But two thousand words is not even a head for Wang Anshi, he stretched out his hand to signal to the eunuch beside him that he needed to prepare two more answer sheets.

The eunuch gave him two more blank examination papers, so that Wang Anshi could continue to complete his strategy.

Fu Bi, a bachelor from Hanlin who presided over the exam, saw that Wang Anshi, the young man, asked for two blank test papers in a row, and was a little strange, walked forward, stood beside Wang Anshi, and looked at his strategy, and was suddenly shocked.

Even among the Beijing officials of the court, there are very few people who can see the problem so deeply like this Linchuan tribute. Fu Bi looked full of joy, but a worry rose in his heart. Liu Ming on the side, his fellow disciple, didn't he fall behind?

Fu Bi knew that Liu Ming had already won two yuan in a row, and it was very likely that he would become the first candidate to win three yuan in a row since the founding of the Song Dynasty. If you can achieve this result, you will naturally have a light on your face. But Fu Bi could judge that Wang Anshi's strategy was really perfect, and his views were novel.

He walked up to his student Liu Ming with a little concern, wanting to see how well his strategy was doing. However, seeing the content of Liu Ming's article, the scholar's brows condensed, and there was confusion in his eyes.

This Liu Ming, why did he act like this?

The palace exam is still in progress, and this Wang Anshi asked for two blank exam papers, which made the chief examiner in the palace frequently surprised.

The person on the side whispered in Fu Bi's ear, "This Wang Anshi, didn't he write 10,000 words?" Do you want to give him blank exam papers? ”

Fu Bi whispered: "Although the strategy is only two thousand words. However, I think this person's article is very well written and has a unique opinion. The official family has a generous personality and does not stick to one pattern to reduce talents, so if Wang Anshi wants to write a few, give him a few blank rolls of paper. ”

A gong sounded, and the palace examination ended.

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Late at night, in the Chongzheng Palace, Zhao Zhen sat in front of the desk and reviewed the recitals from all over the place.

At this time, the little eunuch, who had been standing at the door for a day, had a drowsy expression on his face, and had just yawned, but his head was slapped violently. The little eunuch was excited, and when he turned around, he saw Feng Gongcheng, the head of internal affairs, glaring at him.

Father-in-law Feng said softly: "Do you feel tired?" Look at our official family, we have been criticizing the chapters until late at night, and we don't look like you. ”

The little eunuch said in a low voice: "Father-in-law, how can I compare with the official family." ”

Gonggong Feng held a bowl of lotus seed soup, slowly walked to Zhao Zhen's side, and said softly, "Master, it's time to rest." ”

Zhao Zhen rubbed his tired eyes and smiled helplessly: "I can't rest, I can't rest." You see, there is a locust plague and drought in Shaanxi, and Nanzhili is a local armed rebellion. Everything involves my heart. ”

Gonggong Feng put the lotus seed soup on the side of the case and said, "Master, this Great Song Kingdom has a population of millions, and the hundreds of states have to be managed by the master alone, and the slave is really distressed when he sees it." I don't know what those ministers do to eat? ”

"That's not right." Zhao Zhen pointed at Gonggong Feng and admonished, "The two governments, three provinces and six ministries, all have their own functions, I am sleeping late now, I'm afraid that Pang Ji, that Yan Shu, that Han Qi, which one will not sleep late?" I learned that one by one, they were all wearing court clothes at home, just for fear that I would not have time to change their clothes when I summoned them. ”

Gonggong Feng tilted his head next to him and said, "Alas, this Pang Guogong, Yan Xiang is also hard." I see that they are all old, their beards are gray, and they are still working so hard. Probably still influenced by the official family, diligent in government affairs. It should be said that now the government is well governed, the sea is peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Look at this Bianjing, how prosperous, all the countries are salty, and the eight wildernesses come to make up. When the time is right, it is time for the official family to rest. ”

Zhao Zhen stood up, strolled down the steps, and said, "Singing and dancing is just the surface. There is Liao in the north, Western Xia in the west, and even Dali in the south, the current attitude is not clear. Tell me about it...... What should I do? ”

Gonggong Feng responded: "Master, I am just an uneducated rough person. I still know some ways to serve you, and when it comes to national affairs, it won't be on the table. ”

Zhao Zhen smiled generously, "Okay, then let's talk about the lotus seed soup you brought." He bent down and sniffed with the tip of his nose, his face a little strange.

Gonggong Feng said nervously: "Master, could it be that this lotus seed is not fresh?" ”

"Not really." Zhao Zhen sighed softly and said, "It's just that I have been eating this lotus seed soup at night, and it tastes a little greasy." He touched his rumbling stomach and said, "Well, it would be nice to have a bowl of hot noodles." Using the mutton soup as the base of the soup and adding some spicy seeds, it tastes delicious. This today's Ninety-Five Venerable swallowed his saliva as he spoke.

Gonggong Feng covered his mouth and smiled: "Your Majesty is the monarch father of a country, and the whole world is not the king's land." If you want to eat a bowl of mutton noodles, why is it difficult? The servant then ordered the people to let the imperial chef cook it for you. As he spoke, he turned around.

"No! Cannot! Zhao Zhen said with a serious expression, "I was talking to myself just now, that is, complaining for a while, you can't let the imperial chef do it." ”

Gonggong Feng said strangely: "Your Majesty is the Ninth Five-Year Honor, this bowl of mutton noodles, I'm afraid that the common people can also enjoy it." Why is His Majesty unwilling to eat it? ”

Zhao Zhen shook his head and said, "Being an emperor is not as free as you think. Just because I control a country, I have to endure what ordinary people can't bear. If you think about it, if I wanted to eat mutton noodles and set this precedent, the imperial chef would slaughter them night and night, hundreds of them in a year, forming a rule, and the number of slaughters in the future would be incalculable. Ququ only gave me a bowl of food, creating this evil example, and hurting the living things, I can't bear it, so I would rather endure hunger for a while. ”

"Let's eat this lotus seed soup. Anyway, it's for filling your stomach, and it makes no difference. Zhao Zhen frowned slightly, and drank the lotus seed soup as if he was taking medicine.

Seeing this, Gonggong Feng cried sadly: "Master, it seems that you are so sympathetic to the national situation, and the slave is really distressed." When you are an emperor, you can't even eat a bowl of mutton noodles, what's the fun of being an emperor......"

Zhao Zhen smiled angrily: "Look at your little bit of ......"

At this time, there was a little eunuch outside the door who reported, "Master Qiqi, the scholar of Hallym University asks to see him." ”