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The official Zhao Zhen opened the sacrifice and prayed again, this prayer is a day, the official family prays for blessings, and the officials naturally have to follow, and Zhao Lei, who is hiding in the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Institute, was also pulled out and accompanied by the official Zhao Zhen.

This prayer ceremony is very grand, not only the official Zhao Zhen came with a hundred civil and military officials, the Taoist priests who are a little famous in Bianjing City are basically all there, and the ritual of the court cost a lot of silver, although Zhao Lei has the heart to persuade this useless superstitious activity, but he has no choice but to give up when he thinks of the customs of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Zhao Lei knelt awkwardly in a huge indoor dojo, in front of him were the official Zhao Zhen and the prime minister Lu Yijian and other court officials, and behind him, dozens of court officials above the fifth rank were kneeling.

Secretly twisting his body and moving his numb legs, Zhao Lei has been scolding in his heart, cursing those officials who instigated Zhao Zhen to pray for blessings and sacrifices, although there is a thick futon under his legs, but he still makes Zhao Lei suffer a lot by kneeling for several hours.

"It's uncomfortable! It's okay, it's good to get used to it, you've been outside for the past few years, and you haven't participated in a few sacrifices, I've been staying in Bianjing all these years, more than a dozen times a year, and I don't pull the field, and now I'm a veteran, and it's natural to get used to it! Ouyang Xiu, who came to kneel with Zhao Lei, said gloating on the side at this time.

"Don't think I don't know, your position is in the back, and there must be nothing good about running here!" Zhao Lei looked at the pious court bigwigs in front of him, lowered his head and whispered to Ouyang Xiu.

"Zhao Sanjue is Zhao Sanjue. Nothing can escape your poisonous eyes! Admire for my brother! Ouyang Xiu didn't care about Zhao Lei's tone, and whispered with a hippie smile.

"It's still a sycophant! It seems that there is really something to ask me, what is our relationship, what is the matter, if there is anything to say, I will not postpone if I can help. Zhao Lei heard Ouyang Xiu's words and asked him directly.

"Sanshi is really a refreshing person, then I'll say it bluntly, you also know that the officials of Bianjing Mengyin are going to take the exam, but we can't find enough invigilators, so we want to borrow some officials from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Institute to come and invigilate the exam." Ouyang Xiu explained to Zhao Lei.

"How could it be. As a political counselor, how could Master Fan not be able to find an official who invigilated the exam? Zhao Lei looked stunned, but still lowered his head and said to Ouyang Xiu.

"There's no way, I originally wanted to appoint, who knows who the envoy will send to, whoever will have something, I'm sick, my family is sick, my father's birthday, my children are happy, anyway, all kinds of excuses have been found, I just don't want to be an invigilator, not only that, but the new deal has been hindered by hundreds of officials recently. There are many things that can't be sent to do it, and it's up to us people to support it. Now we are like a plague in the court, and no one wants to touch us, so we have to come and ask for three stones. Ouyang Xiu sighed and whispered helplessly, and what made Ouyang Xiu helpless the most was Zhao Lei's title of Lord Fan just now, although Lord Fan and Brother Xiwen were only a few words different, but Ouyang Xiu had already heard a kind of alienation and estrangement from Zhao Lei's words, has the relationship between Zhao Lei and Fan Zhongyan reached this point! Ouyang Xiu was very helpless in his heart.

Ouyang Xiu's words made Zhao Lei smile bitterly in his heart, at this time. Who wants to have anything to do with the new deal, I didn't see that Wang Su, a neutral faction, had already hid in Huashan, and many neutral officials began to avoid trouble, if it weren't for the official Zhao Zhen hand-picking Zhao Lei to participate in the sacrifice. I'm afraid that Ouyang Xiu really can't find Zhao Lei, because he is not qualified to go to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Institute, and Zhao Lei has been living in the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Institute these days and has never come out at all.

Hand-picked by the official! Zhao Lei was slightly stunned when he thought of this word. Immediately thought that Ouyang Xiu came to ask for help, there must be the shadow of the official Zhao Zhen behind him, otherwise Zhao Lei was hiding well in the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Institute, how could he suddenly be pulled out by the official Zhao Zhen to worship heaven and earth! If the official Zhao Zhen really supported Ouyang Xiu behind his back, then Ouyang Xiu's request was really difficult to refuse.

"Did you know that I would show up at today's sacrifice?" Zhao Lei asked indifferently to Ouyang Xiu.

Zhao Lei's words made Ouyang Xiu feel a little unfair, originally a few people had a good relationship, but now they have become no longer in contact with each other, and they still push each other to ask for something, and they are still not friends.

"Yes! I already knew, Sanshi, if there is no official instruction, are you not ready to help us. Ouyang Xiu's tone gradually became heavier and asked Zhao Lei.

Facing Ouyang Xiu's inquiry, Zhao Lei lowered his head and pondered for a while, then slowly replied, "Don't help!" ”

Zhao Lei's answer made Ouyang Xiu angry in his heart, but he was sacrificing heaven and earth in the dojo in front of him, and Ouyang Xiu didn't dare to be too presumptuous here, so he could only continue to whisper to Zhao Lei: "Ten years of friends,

You actually say such heartless words. ”

Hearing Ouyang Xiudi's words, Zhao Lei was not surprised at all, but sneered twice and said in a low voice: "Uncle Yong, you should also understand that there is a ten-year friendship between us, but the new deal is presided over by Lord Fan, and if Lord Fan reads about friendship with me, he won't ask me about the new deal, and now that something happens to ask me for help, if there is no official nod, do you say I will agree!" ”

Ouyang Xiu's expression was a little gloomy, Zhao Lei's words reminded him of the relationship between Zhao Lei and Fan Zhongyan, speaking of fame and interests, the New Deal is Fan Zhongyan's political proposition that has been preparing for 20 years, Fan Zhongyan is ready to go down in history with this name, but the reformers just came out with a doer Zhao Lei, once Zhao Lei participated in the New Deal, Fan Zhongyan was not sure to take control of the New Deal, and Fan Zhongyan was not ready to do it for others to make wedding dresses, so Fan Zhongyan directly bypassed Zhao Lei and joined Ouyang Xiu, Fu Bi, Han Qi, Yu Jing and others to start the New Deal, Today's New Deal has nothing to do with Zhao Lei, that is to say, the reputation gained by the New Deal is not related to Zhao Lei, and in this case, let Zhao Lei come out to prevent disasters for the New Deal, Ouyang Xiu also feels that it is unreasonable, but the New Deal is now obstructed by hundreds of officials, and even the officials who can be trusted cannot be found, so he found Zhao Lei to help through the official Zhao Zhen, and it is normal for Zhao Lei to be unbalanced in his heart.

"Can you help with this favor!" After Ouyang Xiu shook his head, he no longer thought about this question and asked Zhao Lei directly.

"The officials have come forward, can I not help! On the day of the exam, I personally went into battle, plus twenty officials of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, which was enough. "The official family came forward, can it be postponed! Thinking of this, Zhao Lei said helplessly to Ouyang Xiu.

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After the official family prayed for blessings, the continuous torrential rain miraculously stopped, the wheat harvest in the north also kicked off, and the examination of the officials in Bianjing also began.

The Tribute Academy of the Bianjing Rite Department has always been an examination room for the preparation of the imperial examination of the Great Song Dynasty, and it will only be opened once every two years, but the biennial Provincial Examination of the Ministry of Rites has just passed today, and the Tribute Academy of the Ministry of Rites has opened again, and the only vermilion gate of the Tribute Academy, which covers a huge area, is like the giant mouth of a monster, hideous and terrifying.

"Look! The legs of those cloudy officials who entered the entrance were trembling, and they had no confidence at all, and they knew at a glance that they were gentlemen. Su Xun accompanied Zhao Lei to stand on the attic of the inner courtyard facing the gate of the Tribute Courtyard, pointed to the Mengyin officials who entered the Tribute Courtyard below, and said with a look of contempt.

"Of course, it's a gentleman's son, after those capable eunuchs, such as my senior brother Wang Su, are all Jinshi who passed the imperial examination, only those who are incapable will rely on the shade to enter the office, Fan Zhongyan took a step back this time, the age range of the shaded officials in the exam is eighteen to forty-eight years old, it is estimated that the shaded officials of this age group will not be able to pass the exam, and then these shaded officials will be brushed down, and the people offended by the new deal will go to the sea." Zhao Lei indifferently looked at the cloudy officials who entered the venue and said.

"Look! Lu Yijian's fourth son, Lu Gongru, and his second son, Lu Gongbi, they are also shadowy officials who did not pass the imperial examination, if they fail to pass the exam, Lu Yijian's old face will be lost, and he will hate Fan Zhongyan at that time. Su Xun stood beside Zhao Lei and said with a gloating smile.

"It is precisely because of this that I am not optimistic about Fan Zhongyan, so that all officials are not afraid of it, I am afraid that Fan Zhongyan can withstand the pressure and let this hatred go deep into the bone marrow, and when it comes to the time of endless death, the Great Song Dynasty will decline in the internal fighting." Zhao Lei heard Su Xun's words and said a little depressed.

"Don't worry! My lord, we are watching from the side, we will not let this situation happen, and when necessary, we only need to fight back, and we can make Fan Zhongyan's new deal come to an end. Su Xun completely agreed with Zhao Lei's opinion and said coldly.

"I don't want this kind of thing to happen, if we really let us take action, it means that Fan Zhongyan's new policy is no longer something that Lu Yijian, King Pu'an and others can suppress, and then we will make a big blow, maybe half of the court officials will be involved, the loss is too great, not the consequences I want to see." Zhao Lei smiled bitterly and explained to Su Xun.

At this moment, a thick bell rang, the gate of the Gongyuan slowly closed, and this examination for the officials of the shade began.

After the exam began, Zhao Lei and Su Xun were no longer idle, Zhao Lei was Fan Zhongyan's deputy this time, serving as the deputy examiner, and Su Xun was the inspector, responsible for maintaining the continuation of the examination room, so the two immediately separated, Zhao Lei went to the office to listen to Fan Zhongyan's deployment, and Su Xun had already started his work and began to patrol back and forth in the tribute courtyard.

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