The provincial test failed, and the next day still did not leave, a rare trip to the capital, how much will stay for a while, and the court has given enough travel expenses and expenses. Suddenly, an edict was issued from the palace, which made all the people cheer.

The edict of the little emperor, once in the spring, said how many exams, and needed to obtain the qualification of the provincial examination, or the old man of the first emperor, etc., in order to get the opportunity to take the special performance test, the special performance name refers to the examination of the jinshi many times, and the other book is played, with permission to attach the test, the special undergraduate background, called the special performance name, the palace examination high school is called the positive performance name.

After Li Shu came out of the Gongyuan, he put on a book, which was very long, and discussed ten things, including the national system, drought, speech, ministers, selection of officials, tribute, system of science, military parade, seasonality, and entering the cabinet. Two of the things talked about the imperial examination, one is the tribute examination, the other is the system of subjects, in the discussion of the tribute examination, it is said that there are too few people, the number of examinations is repeated, it is difficult to do the best, the examination is completed in a few days, it is difficult to discover all the talents from it. Therefore, it is recommended to re-open a new test for those who have failed many times, so that the world can do its best.

It seems to be quite right...... Fart!

The Song Dynasty was not short of talents, but very eager for talents. On the contrary, there are too many talents, and many of them are starting to be chaotic, so there is no need to be so anxious about talents. Originally, redundant officials became one of the drawbacks of the Song Dynasty, this large-scale Kaienke, not as the little emperor said, if only a few dozen people can be admitted in such a session, it will not be a big deal, this opening, it may admit hundreds of people. In fact, it was his advice that led to more than 800 people performing this special session.

These more than 800 people are to be conferred all the officials.

And each term will increase by a few hundred, and if one intends to live for 30 years in office, it is very likely that more than 5,000 redundant officials will be born. How much does it cost to feed a Song Dynasty official?

Don't talk about it, because there are too many famous halls, Zhengfang, Lusu, vocational students, public money, vocational fields, tea and soup money, give rolls (travel expenses), kitchen materials, charcoal, humble people (servants), clothing, it is possible to give milk powder money and diaper money, belly pocket money, and tips for pickling girls. For example, the prime minister and the privy envoy were given 300 pieces of monthly materials, 20 horses of silk and 30 horses of silk for spring and winter clothes, 100 taels of winter cotton, 300 stones of millet every month, 70 people of clothing and food for the humble people, 1,200 bundles of monthly salary (firewood and grass), 1,600 scales of charcoal every year, and 7 stones of salt...... Wait. Because there are too many backs, Secretary Shi can't go down.

As for the local large counties (more than 10,000 households), the county order is 20,000 per month, the county order is 12,000 per month in small counties, and the monthly order is 5 to 3 stones. It doesn't seem to be much, only ten taels of silver, which is not excessive. Don't worry, in the back, tea, wine, kitchen materials, salary, artemisia, charcoal, salt, and even the forage for feeding the horses, the food and clothing for the accompanying servants, and the food expenses are all subsidized by the state, is it enough? There is no hurry, and the government also has to provide alimony for the families of officials, and subsidize daily necessities such as rice, flour, and sheep for the families. Satisfied? That's wrong, and there is also public money (entertainment expenses), and the moderation can be as high as 20,000 yuan, and there is no upper limit. Don't worry, there is another item, the vocational field, the road official has its own vocational field, the two capitals, the big feudal mansion is forty hectares, the second feudal town is thirty-five hectares, and even the remote small county, there are still seven hectares. Moreover, "foreign officials occupy the land, and more than the previous system", the tenants rent the seeds, and the officials sit and enjoy the profits.

Counting a little less, on average, each court official spends at least seven or eight hundred yuan a year, not including hidden income such as job fields, and redundant more than 5,000 officials, what does it mean? All the people in the palace don't eat or wear clothes, and they can't save this money!

The other ten discussions are more so, the little emperor didn't see it, and thought about it, why was Zheng Jiazi worried about himself during the imperial examination, and there was really a big chance surname, so he issued another edict, and the people who should be promoted in the imperial examination, regardless of age, Xu Te played the name. As long as you have taken the test seven times, you can take another special performance test, and in fact, if you do it, as long as the answer is average, all will be admitted.

This edict was issued, and the mood of the child can be imagined, he only took the exam three or four times, so it doesn't matter, the exam is it, there is one exam, even if it is taken once in three years, seven times is not twenty-one years, from the age of twenty to the age of forty-one, he is still alive and well at the age of forty-one, then there is hope of being an official.

Hearing the thunderous cheers in front, Yan Rong, the grandson of the two young and Yan shopkeepers, also ran out of the backyard, Sima Guang asked curiously: "Brothers, what happened?" ”

Zheng Lang, the three primary school students, came out and was very eye-catching.

Cui Jiaerlang was sitting here, and he also talked about it, and he didn't dare to say that Zheng Lang pointed out the examiner's surname, but the other two uncles said it all. After hearing this, the students sighed for a long time, and they have benefited a lot, just by dialing it, the two uncles are in high school, these three little guys are brought to their side every day, and two of them are extremely talented, and finally let Zheng Jiazi cultivate a freak, dare not underestimate it.

A gesture told the story of what had happened.

Sima Guang said: "Wang Sanlang, look. ”

"The state is becoming more and more redundant." Wang Anshi shook his head. is not small influenced by Zheng Lang, and he is immature in considering things, but he has a long-term vision. He also said: "And the rules are certain, and it is very difficult to correct them in the future." ”

"Wang Sanlang, what are you talking about?" One asked curiously.

"The country raises a lot of redundant soldiers and redundant officials every year, and this time, you are happy, and there are more redundant officials." Wang Anshi said unceremoniously, Zheng Lang can't grind his sharpness for a while, and Zheng Lang doesn't want to grind off his sharpness, including Sima Guang's black belly, why grind? As long as their thinking is corrected, it will be very good, let Wang Anshi not be sharp, let Sima Guang not be black, what will it become?

You are silent.

However, many people are very embarrassed, you are just a little bigger, what do you do to study the country's national politics? Sure enough, it was a cow who could make Fan Yan cry bitterly.

Sima Guang whispered in Wang Anshi's ear: "So far, I can't say more, after all, tens of millions of people will benefit, if your majesty takes back the edict because of your words, there will be tens of thousands of people who hate the provincial yuan, we still learn to observe, don't make trouble at this time." ”

"Yes," Wang Anshi remained silent.

The two didn't speak, and everyone was happy again, talking loudly, Wang Anshi's words just now left some shadows on everyone, and they didn't mention the matter of opening Enke, but there are many things to talk about, such as the gossip in the capital, or poetry and songs. At this moment, more than thirty eldest brothers broke in, and one of them grabbed a guy in the store and asked, "Where is San Lang of Cui Zhizhou's family in Caizhou?" ”

The third uncle stood up blankly and said, "What are you looking for me for?" ”

The leader's family came to Cui Quanzhong, took a look, and asked, "You are Cui Quanzhong." ”

"Exactly," Cui Quanzhong looked at this family, with a sideways face, a hideous beard on his mouth, and two big shoulders estimated to be heavier than his thighs, standing in front of him like a big iron tower, and his words were a little unpleasant.

The family also looked at him, it was really good, he had fine skin and tender meat, and his small appearance was cleaner than that of the girls, but he couldn't be mistaken, and asked the man on the side: "Is he Cui Jiasan Lang?" ”

"yes." The lifter on the side also replied cautiously. Whoever faces these 30 or so big men will tremble in their hearts.

Well, that's him.

There is no need for two people to fight at all, that is the work done by ordinary ministers, the family members in the palace are not born and died, each of them is a good man in the army, if the Song army is weak, it is wrong, the Northern Song Dynasty lacks generals, the soldiers are not weak, don't look at the party and the Khitan people are cavalry, the same number, that is, the Song army and the opposing cavalry are at war, and rarely fall into the disadvantage, that is to say, throw away the factor of war horses, and the factor of command, the combat effectiveness of the Song army is still above the Khitan and the party people, at least equal.

Of course, if you change a civilian official who is a wreck or a layman to be the commander-in-chief, the soldiers are all tigers, and most of them will lose the battle.

This big man made a look, understood, he was used to fighting in the army, more than 30 people were divided into two teams, all the movers were stopped outside, and then walked in front of Cui Quanzhong, copied with both hands, put the bar on his shoulder, like a chicken on the bar, and strode out of the shooting star.

The eldest brother was anxious and asked, "Hey, what are you doing?" ”

The family members in the back were together, and the eldest brother couldn't even touch the side, and watched the third brother being taken away by them.

Although it is getting dark, it is a lively time for the capital. This kind of thing happened, and they were dumbfounded. After most of the day, the eldest brother reacted and reported to the official.

When I arrived at Kaifeng Mansion, all the officials of Kaifeng Mansion were on duty, but there were still officials. The eldest brother asked about it, and the officials spread their hands and said, "We can't call the shots, you can come tomorrow." ”

The third child was kidnapped and kidnapped, and he could come tomorrow, and he knew what would happen this night, and the eldest brother thought for a while and said: "We are Zheng Shengyuan's brother-in-law, and Shengyuan went to Feng Shilang's mansion to discuss the scriptures." The third brother is small, and if he delays the provincial Yuan Palace, it will be a big deal. ”

"You are the eldest brother of Xingyuan?"

"Yes."

The officials became nervous at this time, and some ran to the Yin Zhang Guan Mansion in the new Kaifeng Mansion to report, Zhang Guanyi heard that his head was a little big, and he didn't think about it, the palace test had not yet started, and the Cui family Saburo did not do well in the exam, more than 600 people, and there was a matter of catching sons-in-law under the list before, but they would not put people on their shoulders and go home like this. After thinking about it, he rushed to the outer city with the officials, and when he arrived at the Yanji Inn, he had to know at least who kidnapped him, otherwise how could he save him?

At this time, Zheng Lang also returned.

Listening to the two little ones, they were dumbfounded. It happened that Zhang Guan arrived, and it was important to save people, so after a brief cold noise, Zhang Guan began to ask other students present.

The matter of catching the son-in-law happened in advance, most of them were the provincial test thirty or forty previous moves, these lifters must be able to enter the jinshi, but before the palace examination, they are all half-covered and half-covered, as long as they are not engaged, please go to the house to sit and sit down, talk about it, and will not say it directly, first pull up the feelings and then say. However, the third uncle was too backward in the ranking, and he was engaged again, so he thought of it and quickly vetoed it. Zheng Lang even thought about Zhao Yuanyan, but shook his head, Zhao Yuanyan let himself get it, and after letting the generalissimo of the capital mix it up, he closed his door again to recuperate. There is no need for this, which is almost equivalent to kidnapping people in broad daylight, and he still won the provincial test list.

Zhang Guan asked, but didn't ask a clue, so he had to ask passers-by, did you see more than 30 big men holding one person?

I asked for a long time, until the next day, and finally slowly asked some clues, but Zhang Guan's head was a little painful, and he had no choice but to come to Wang Deyong's house.

But it's late.

The third uncle called on the road, and the family made him annoyed, so he found a dirty rag and stuffed it into his mouth out of nowhere, quieted down, and went to the palace. Wang De said with a smile: "You are so rude, I asked you to invite you, how can you come?" ”

In fact, he told the family to do this. You can please, but what if you don't come, or other factors, so it's best to come to the bar, and it's also in line with the purpose of Mr. Wang's life, what does the mother-in-law do, so it's called refreshing.

"Well, forgiveness is the only one." The family put the man down.

Cui Saburo was still in a daze, he knew each other, entered the political hall with his brother-in-law, saw this big man, and asked dizzily: "See Wang Xianggong, why?" ”

"Come, come, sit."

Cui Quanzhong sat down.

"Are you unmarried?"

"Well, but I got engaged, but I didn't want to delay my studies, and I never got married."

"That's unmarried?"

"Yes."

"That's good, Qin'er come out."

At first, Wang Deyong thought that his granddaughter took a fancy to Zheng Lang, which was a bit troublesome, but he guessed wrong, Zheng Lang threw away his calm and calm temperament, and his appearance was not as good as Cui Sanlang's, and he was used to seeing his grandfather's big black face all day long, and saw Cui Sanlang's little white face, and at that time, the third uncle heard that his brother-in-law said that Tongjinshi had it, and he was proud of the spring breeze, and he was a little self-proud, which increased his demeanor, and made the granddaughter of Mr. Wang move his heart. Later, I inquired, and those who won the list only seemed to be engaged at home. I also want to thank Zheng Lang, otherwise the information of the Cui family and the two langs would not have spread. It's easy to do without a parent, please grandpa.

Wang Deyong felt that this matter was also ridiculous, but he couldn't stand his granddaughter's grinding, so I didn't touch Zheng Jiazi, I could touch Cui Jiazi.

I was afraid of verbosity and accidents, and I was engaged, which was particularly troublesome, so I came in a direct way.

His granddaughter walked out, after several generations of genetic recombination, she still looks good, in fact, Wang Deyong himself is not bad, but he is too dark and majestic, the little lady of the Wang family is not as majestic as him, she looks very pretty, but her heroic spirit is also heavier.

Wang Deyong said: "This is the granddaughter of a certain person. ”

Cui Quanzhong is even more meng, even if you are a military general, and the way you receive guests is different and full of violence, why do you let your granddaughter see me? Helpless, I had to bow my hand and say, "I've seen the little lady." ”

The text was wrinkled, and the little lady of the Wang family liked it more, and she was shy, and said softly: "I've seen Cui Sanlang." ”

Wang De laughed and said, "Qin'er, go down." ”

Looking at the expression of his granddaughter, he knew everything, and then ordered someone to serve tea, but this matter had to be dealt with quickly, the servant had to prepare tea, Wang Deyong said the right thing, and said: "Cui Jia Saburo, what do you think of the granddaughter of so-and-so?" ”

"Good."

"Okay, it's okay, you're in charge, you're not young, and the granddaughter of a certain family is also in the age of being out of the cabinet, so let's marry you."

Cui Quanzhong almost collapsed on the table and said, "No, I was engaged to be married." ”

"What is engagement? It's not a marriage, if someone else wants to be impeached, so be it. ”

"No."

"What not!" Wang De slapped the table with a big eye, this person has killed the enemy since he was a child, and the enemies he killed with his own hands were at least fifty people, and the anger on his body can be imagined, Cui Quanzhong let him drink, and he was so frightened that he didn't even dare to speak.

The servant brought the tea, it was his grandson's son-in-law, Cui Quanzhong disagreed, and he was also his grandson-in-law! Wang De relaxed his face and said with a pleasant face: "Please use tea." ”

"Don't dare, Wang Xianggong, the order of his parents, the words of the marriage concubine, I dare not obey my fate in my later life."

Why is this kid so stubborn, Wang Deyong thought about it, walked out, and commanded, and the two family members pulled Cui Quanzhong to the back of the house and brought him into a house, and the door was closed, not only did he close the door, but Cui Quanzhong also heard the sound of the family locking the door with a lock.

What should I do if I encounter this Lord?

Xiucai met a soldier, and he couldn't explain it clearly, not only did he meet a soldier, but he also met a veteran soldier who killed people without blinking, and he couldn't explain it clearly. Then I looked up and saw where the little lady of the Wang family was sitting shyly, and when she saw him looking at herself, the little lady of the Wang family gave another blessing: "Excuse San Lang." ”

"Uh, uh," Cui Quanzhong didn't know what to say, why did he lock himself in someone's boudoir?

The two sat quietly and did not speak, and after a long while, the door opened again, and the family took Cui Quanzhong to the living room, and Wang Deyong asked, "Have you thought about it?" ”

"Wang Xianggong, it's really not good."

"Really? A kind invitation to you to be a guest, why did you go to my granddaughter's boudoir, if it wasn't for the servants of my family to find out, you still want to stay all night? ”

“……”

"Tell me, was that the boudoir of a certain granddaughter just now?"

“……”

"Then what do you let a certain granddaughter do?"

“……”

"Hmmm! Why not speak! ”

Cui Quanzhong wants to cry, your old man doesn't play like this, and he said: "Wang Xianggong, without the words of his parents, the words of the matchmaker are not good." ”

"That's right," Wang Deyong thought about it again, called the family, and said: "You rode a horse to Caizhou at the fastest speed, and said to Caizhou Zhizhou, a certain kindly invited his third son to my house as a guest, and he saw that my granddaughter was beautiful, and he was moved by evil intentions, and actually followed my granddaughter to her boudoir and stayed for a long time before coming out. Ask him what to do about this matter, if you want to be good, please immediately send your elders to Beijing as quickly as possible, and handle the family affairs before the scandal spreads. If you don't agree, see you in the lobby of Kaifeng Mansion! ”

Cui Quanzhong is sweating profusely, what is it and what?

Wang Deyong didn't bother much, he "invited" him to a room to rest again, and watched Cui Quanzhong being taken down aggrievedly, Wang Deyong laughed, and then said to his granddaughter: "It's okay." ”

As for the simplicity of the process, I want the result!

The next day, as if nothing had happened, he continued to go to the court on duty. Several bigwigs occasionally talked about Cui Jiazaburo being kidnapped, and when he heard it, it was as if he hadn't heard it, and his expression was even calmer than Zheng Lang.

Zhang Guan took the official to the door to beg for people, and knocked on the door, in fact, Wang Deyong is not what he looks like, maybe he is a little worse, but he is loyal and honest, approachable, and very honest with others. So when he heard that his granddaughter valued Cui Quanzhong, he thought about Cui Quanzhong's appearance and agreed from the bottom of his heart. However, Zhang Guan has very little dealings with Wang Deyong, only knowing that he has killed countless people and is famous, how difficult is it to ask for someone from this killing god?

The porter opened the door and asked, "What are you doing?" ”

Although Zhang Guan is the champion of the mansion, the old man of my family is not afraid of you.

"I heard that yesterday evening, your family invited your son Cui Quanzhong to your mansion?" Zhang Guan tried to ask in a polite tone.

"yes."

"Then can I bring him back?"

"Bring it back, no, he wants to marry my little lady, how can you bring it back? Besides, this is our family matter, you Kaifeng Mansion has too much control. ”

"Marriage?"

"Yes, the Cui family will come soon, as long as someone comes, there will be a wedding."

Zhang Guan was confused, thought about it for a long time, and finally figured it out, yes, let's not destroy the good things of others, go back with the officials, and send the officials to inform the eldest brother, you don't have to worry, the people are "invited" by the prince of the king, and they are ready to marry his little granddaughter.

The eldest brother and Zheng Lang fell down together.

As soon as Zhang Guan walked in front, the steward of the Wang family immediately came to Xifu to report to Wang Deyong, and said, "Oh no, Kaifeng Mansion has come to ask for someone." ”

"So fast, what should this group of children do," Wang Deyong pondered, Guan Jian's Cui family kid was a little stubborn, not easy to do, but he was not afraid of this, and that Zheng family had a good relationship with the little emperor, if he was admonished, it was possible that His Majesty would release him, and he would be angry.

It's better to strike first, so I met Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen didn't know, let him sit down, Wang Deyong said: "Your Majesty, is the courtier's family an official family?" ”

"Yes, why did Wang Qing ask a little." Zhao Zhen nodded and said, not only Wang Deyong is very bullish, but his father Wang Chao is also a fierce man, and he was awarded to Lu Guogong for his merits.

"Does the minister have any credit for Sheji?"

"Yes, Wang Qing, what do you have to say?"

"That's the case, the minister has a grandson and son-in-law who won the provincial examination, but the ranking is slightly worse, and the minister is afraid that he will not pass the palace examination, but he is loyal and honest, and even His Majesty has praised him."

"Who is it?" Zhao Zhen asked blankly, there are many people admitted to the provincial examination this time, and he has taken a fancy to the one who is the grandson-in-law who is possible, but he can get his own praise, and the ranking is backward, I really can't think of it.

"Your Majesty, did you forget it so quickly?"

"Who the hell is it?"

"The minister just wants to ask for a jinshi, and it's not a big problem to fall behind in the ranking, but he can't become a fellow jinshi." What to do? There will be a world of difference between the same Jinshi and Jinshi in the future career, so I have to be cheeky and ask for one.

Zhao Zhen said: "I depend on you." ”

With Wang Deyong's status and merits, it is not too much to ask for a jinshi, and later there are even more fierce and shameless ministers, Han Yi, whose four sons are inexplicably all admitted, it is not enough, he has many sons, a total of eight, after asking for fame, he also wants an official position, anyway, the little emperor is soft-hearted, so he let him succeed one by one, and this matter caused an uproar in the world.

Wang Deyong is not too much to ask for only one jinshi, anyway, the test papers of the palace examination are from Zhao Zhen, and the final ranking is also Zhao Zhen's decision, and the difficulty is not high. But Zhao Zhenhu was suspicious, and asked again: "Who is he?" When did I boast? ”

"He is the San Lang of Caizhou's Cui Zhizhou family."

"Cui Saburo, I heard that he was engaged."

"Yes, he is engaged, yesterday the minister invited him to the banquet, he didn't know how to see the granddaughter of the minister's family, so he followed the granddaughter, into the boudoir, the minister looked for it, looked for a long time, actually found him in the granddaughter's boudoir, the minister had no choice, so they had to marry......"

"You say slow down," Zhao Zhen's mind was a little confused, Cui Sanlang himself had seen it, a very honest person, not so big. There are also many guards in your family, how did he see your granddaughter, and let him follow him into the inner courtyard, and then into the boudoir, and he looked for it, and he found it after looking for a long time. What's going on!

"Your Majesty, that's about it, you also have to let the ministers avoid some secrets."

It seems to make sense, when such a thing happens, it is not easy to say it carefully, Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "Does his family know?" ”

"The minister sent someone to Caizhou to invite the elders of his family to come over."

"That's fine," Zhao Zhen said. What else can I do?

"Then Your Majesty also agreed with the minister to do this?"

"Cover it up, maybe he's just careless, this son is not what you say he is." Zhao Zhen was still in a daze, things were a little weird, but it happened, so he had to use this method to cover up his ugliness.

"The minister doesn't read much, I heard one thing, when King Zhou Cheng was playing with his younger brother Yu, he picked up a sycamore leaf and cut it into a gui, and said to his brother Yu, I want to seal you a piece of land, you take this first, and then Zhou Gong came to congratulate."

"Don't say it, I know, and I will keep my promise and give him a jinshi."

"And family affairs."

"I'm gracious."

Okay, Lao Wang went back happily and said to the officials of Xifu: "A half-day off." ”

Asking for leave to go home, this time with the Son of Heaven's message, it is even more convincing. Zhao Zhen only felt strange, at this time Zhang Guan had not found Cui Sanlang, so the eunuch in the palace heard it and came in to report: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's not good, Cui Jiazaburo has been kidnapped." ”

"You're talking about Uncle Zheng's Saburo?"

"Exactly."

Zhao Zhen thought about it, was so angry that he was silent for a long time, and then scolded: "This old horseman! ”

Grandma, you came to a king tiger to rob your relatives, and you used my name, so you were so angry. But thinking about it, this usually more honest old horseman actually did this kind of thing, and suddenly laughed and said, "Yan Duzhi, accompany me to the palace of the prince of the king." ”