Let Li Kui win, or let Li Kui stand out in the imperial examination in the first year of Shaosheng, this was originally Zhang Dan's plan.

But it was not the plan of the chief examiner Li Qingchen.

But is there something wrong with that?

A Jinshi is just a jinshi, at most it is a jinshi and the first, anyway, the champion definitely needs the emperor point, as long as the emperor ignores it, and he wants Li Kui to be the champion, don't look at Zhang Dian and others The control of the court is almost complete, except for the science and the word, all the core departments are almost the head of the law change faction. But the emperor really wanted to recognize Li Kui, and Zhang Dian and the others had no way at all.

Besides, Li Kuizhong's Jinshi, even if it is a Jinshi and the first, it has nothing to do with the Fa-changing faction.

The emperor is only in power, and in the previous ten years, he was kept in captivity by the Empress Dowager Gao, and he didn't even have a few cronies in the palace, let alone in the court.

Li Kui came out, even if all the jinshi in this section in the first year of Shaosheng became the emperor's cronies, when this group of people got up, it would be ten years later, to say the least.

By that time, the Fa-changers had already stabilized the situation, and perhaps they would expand their territory externally and enrich the people internally, which was already a huge force that the emperor would not dare to move easily.

No matter whether Zhang Dun, Zeng Bu, or Cai Bian, they don't care about the belonging of this science and technology scholar.

Only Li Qingchen, who had any intentions for this science and technology scholar, could only pinch his nose and admit it. It's not a matter of position, it's a trivial matter that doesn't matter to everyone else. Only for Li Qingchen can cultivate the opportunity to cultivate power. But this kind of thing is done in secret, no one says it, and no one will break it.

This is also why Su Shi took the exam, and the examiners were all arranged by him, Huang Tingjian, Qin Guan, Chao Buzhi, and Zhang Lei were all listed. No one said that Su Shi installed cronies and privately granted official positions to the imperial court, because this is the welfare of the chief examiner of the imperial examination, and every chief examiner is the master of this batch of jinshi, and everyone does things according to the rules in the circle. If you are really provoked, then the person who stands up and is dissatisfied really doesn't know how to be a man and breaks the rules of the big guy.

It is precisely because of this imperial examination that Su Shi's disciples are all over the world and have become a force. Of course, Su Shi was the only one who didn't know that he had become a big guy and became a thorn in the side of others, but he was quite happy and had a lot of friends.

It is precisely because of this imperial examination that people find that Su Shi's personality charm is much stronger than that of other examiners. After many scholars were recommended by Su Shi, they willingly recognized Su Shi as a teacher. And Sumen also swelled rapidly for a while. As a result, Su Shi became the target of suppression. But no one dares to say that Su Shi has too many disciples, and the Shu party is powerful. On the contrary, it was some inconsequential remarks that made Su Shi inexplicably criticized. Because, Su Shi has no bad rules.

If it is really put on the bright side, it will be a situation of public targeting.

Li Qingchen had a grudge in his heart, and he had to endure it.

However, there are still many exam papers, and they still need to be marked.

"It's a good and insightful paper."

Cai Bian took out a roll, his eyebrows fluttered with joy, so that people didn't look at the roll, just looking at his expression, they knew that this was a pure sycophancy. Of course, it's not a slap on his Cai Bian's ass, it's mostly an article advocating Wang Anshi's exploits.

Not to be outdone, Su Zhe also took out a volume and gave it to Cai Bian: "The writing is outstanding, the relaxation is moderate, this is a grand article." ”

Not long after Cai Bian was happy, he was hit by Su Zhe repeatedly, what is the scroll in his hand? What is said throughout the article is that the water and soil are not adapted to the law change. What the hell is this?

Where does it look more soothing than an article touting his father-in-law, Wang Anshi?

"The idea is unclear, the traces of rhetoric are obvious, and such articles are just mid-stream."

But to be honest, the article is really good, and the person who wrote the article may be even better. Cai Bian walked away haughtily, determined to find another convincing article to come out.

really let him find it, and the whole article was done in one go, and even gave people a feeling of being prepared for a long time. In particular, he took a clear stance and supported the reformers, not to mention it, but also pointed out some irrelevant flaws in the reform. The Wenchen of the Great Song Dynasty didn't really listen to any advice, but there was only one thing that could not be ignored, that is, the position.

Stance determines whether the other party is one's own person or an enemy. After the Yuan Yu year, this clear position was even more important than the truth.

Of course, the most important thing is the emperor's preference.

Emperor Zhao Xu finally had a feeling that he had snared his younger brother, but he was a little uncomfortable, that is, he couldn't open his name. It's not that it can't be opened at any time, but it needs to be judged when the first ten rolls are out before it can be opened.

Zeng Bu didn't hurry to bring him an article, which really made him feel like drinking a sweet spring, and he didn't read the little emperor throughout the article, and he saw a sentence: "Following the legacy of the first emperor, open a prosperous era of peace!" ”

Zhao Xu's heart was tickled like a kitten's paws, and he couldn't wait to immediately open the paste name to see which countryman it was, he was too good at talking. Isn't this the strongest wish of his ten-year puppet emperor?

It's all said that he has gone to his heart, and this champion must be given to him.

Of course, Li Kui's weight is also very large. As the first boy to follow him, Li Kui's status is undoubted. In fact, Zhao Xu has known Li Kui for at least two years.

Empress Dowager Xuanren advocated frugality, and even if her old grandson didn't want to live a hard life, he was forced to live a hard life for seven or eight years, even if Zhao Xu was the emperor, he couldn't be exempted. This kind of bitterness that has been accumulated for several years was easily solved when he met Li Kui, and Zhao Xu will never forget this gratitude.

The emperor's gratitude will not really say thanks, but give him what he can give, high-ranking officials.

One is a new horse boy who sincerely takes refuge in himself and speaks nicely; One is a faithful old man. Emperor Zhao Xu couldn't help but be embarrassed, who did the champion give?

To Li Kui, this is to follow his own heart, to the new horse, what this person looks like, whether he is sincere, it is difficult to say.

Emperor Zhao Xu was caught in a happy dilemma. couldn't help but look at Su Zhe, he didn't have a lot of bad feelings towards Su Zhe, mainly because Su Zhe didn't offend him, which is why Su Zhe was able to become a law-changer and stay in the court and hold a lot of power. He very much hoped that Su Zhe would be able to find out his way and join his command, after all, listening to the emperor's words was not a shame for the minister, right?

The little emperor Zhao Xu couldn't help but look at Zhang Dian and the others, and said in his heart: "You are all Jinshi of the same department, and you are all from Ouyang Xiu's disciples, why is there such a big gap between them?" ”

Don't really say it, Su Zhe, Su Shi, Zhang Dan, Zeng Bu, these are all fellow scholars. Except for Zhang Dan, who is more sad, everyone else is a fellow student who began to be an official after the second year of Jiayou.

There are constantly papers that have been rated as excellent by Zhang Dian and others and sent to the imperial case, and at the same time, Su Zhe also comes to disgust people from time to time. The rolls sent were strange, and some of them spoke ill of the Fa-changers; It is said that the change of the law is not successful because there is no need to change the law; There are even those who say that the change cannot be implemented at all because they are not adapted to the water and soil...... Especially these guys talk about the ancient texts one by one, and the articles are well documented, so he has read too much and almost believes it.

This made Zhao Xu's dislike for Su Zhe a lot deeper.

Originally, Su Zhe was not welcomed, this was one of the eight ministers appointed by Zhao Xu's imperial grandmother before her death. But the Empress Dowager Xuanren is already gone, why is this Su Zhe still holding the loyalty to the Empress Dowager Xuanren, and has no idea of flexibility at all?

The future helmsman of the Great Song Dynasty is him Zhao Xu, not the Empress Dowager Xuanren who is already lying in the mausoleum.

But what can Su Zhe do?

He's desperate too!

Of course, not approving the change of the law is not approving it, and in his opinion, the harm of changing the law is too great, and this is an extreme practice that only chooses to use in times of war. It can be said that many of the provisions of the law are based on war, such as the "City Change Law". This is an order that will appear only for the needs of war, but it has been moved to peacetime, which is simply an unrestrained method of extracting people's power, and it will not last long at all.

Besides, he's a conservative bigwig. also knows that the Empress Dowager is gone, and if he changes his court, it will be understandable.

Especially if he is still a minister who cares about his life, if he really supports the change, Zhao Xu, the little emperor who has no scheming, can laugh happily out of his nose.

But what will conservative officials think?

Su Zhe has rebelled!

In particular, he still needs to 'vote for his name' when he changes his court, otherwise how can the emperor believe him?

And 'voting for the name' is the official position of the conservatives, isn't this a despicable villain?

This is also Su Zhe's difficulty, and it is also his helplessness to prepare a way to the dark. If he is really greedy for power, he will become a capricious traitor villain, and he will live a comfortable life, but the infamy will remain in the history books and leave a stench for thousands of years. A high-ranking official like Su Zhe, what have you never seen in your life? What haven't you eaten? What haven't you played?

If he really loses his reputation for the sake of wealth in his twilight years, for him, the gains outweigh the losses.

Unconsciously, the marking is almost over, and the papers left behind are either flawed or not in line with the wishes of the bigwigs. The rolls that can be recommended to the emperor have already been sent.

However, Emperor Zhao Xu was a little dissatisfied, he felt that ten volumes were too few, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, prepare more volumes, I will raise scholars, the more the merrier." ”

Obviously, Zhao Xu is not because there are too few volumes.

Rather, there were too few volumes that echoed his wishes.

Among them, there are a few volumes mixed with ambiguous changes to the law, such people, Zhao Xu looks awkward, not to mention choosing them to become the most outstanding Jinshi in the first year of Shaosheng.

In the general imperial examination, Jinshi and the top three will definitely have a smooth career for these people.

There are also the top 20 second-class jinshi, which are also names that can be remembered by the emperor. These people will also be promoted quickly in their careers and become a group of young officials valued by the imperial court. As for a hundred outsiders...... The examiner doesn't necessarily remember, do you expect the emperor to pay attention to it?

Zhao Xu took the scroll that did not suit his liking and said to Zhang Dan: "This scroll has a vague idea, although the writing is good, but it is not enough to be in the top two. ”

"The scholar supports the change of the law, and the literary style is acceptable, so he can take it."

……

For the examiner, they can't decide anything. The top ten rankings are all games between prime ministers and vice-ministers and other important ministers of the court.

Even a good old man like Fan Chunren was killed: "Your Majesty, this son is brilliant, and he is still the first place in the provincial examination of this subject, if he really falls in the ranking too poorly, I am afraid that the face of the examiner will not fall." ”

The emperor stared at the scroll, why didn't he see the origin of this article?

He remembered that this volume seemed to be recommended by Su Zhe.

But it's about Li Qingchen's face, this must be given, the first place in the provincial test, he suddenly remembered, isn't this Fan Chong?

is not an outsider, and he is still a friend of mahjong, Zhao Xu learned to play mahjong, and the sparring partner is Fan Chong. It's just that this guy seems to be very poor, and he is trying to win his own money.

Zhao Xu looked at Li Qingchen.

What can Li Qingchen say?

He almost blocked his chest with a mouthful of old blood, he shouldn't have been, he actually recorded the son of the old enemy as a tribute, and fortunately, he was elected as the first place in the provincial examination.

He also had an understanding of Fan Chong's article. The Wenchen of the Northern Song Dynasty may be the most sensitive type of person to the article, and they can even see the author of the article from the layout of the article. But who knows, after Fan Chong returned to the furnace under Huang Tingjian's door and rebuilt, he completely changed the number of ways. Since it is not Huang Tingjian's road, it is not Fan Zuyu's road, and it is not Fan Chong's own road. This is simply a scholar learning the art of war...... People's hearts have been broken! “

But what can Li Qingchen say about this kind of thing, he can only bow his arrogant head and say to the emperor: "Please ask Your Majesty to decide!" ”

Li Qingchen was very tired, he knocked out his front teeth and swallowed it in his stomach. Fan Chong's first place in the provincial test was set by him, and he was dumbfounded after opening the name.

At this time, Li Qingchen wanted to say that Fan Chong's character articles were not enough to enter the rank and rank, which was a slap in the face.

The key is that such a shameful matter, under the public, Li Qingchen will definitely not be able to do it.

Zhao Xu excitedly held the dragon scissors, he wanted to personally dismantle the paste, at this moment, he had a kind of joy that the world was in his hands, and his eyes were shining staring at the paste.

Of the top ten volumes, the first one has come out, and Qianjiang Shizi is gradual.

The second part, too student Su Guo.

What's going on?

Su Zhe and Fan Chunren were stunned for a moment, this volume ...... It's a bit weird!

It seems that his nephew has also learned to be flexible. Of course, it's nothing to be ranked a little bit, it's good to be in the top 10.

……

The eighth volume, Fan Chong, is also a student.

The ninth point of the volume, Ma Yu, too student.

There is also a copy of Li Kui's volume, which has long been dismantled and left aside.

The competition for the top three rankings officially began, and Li Qingchen felt that as the chief examiner, it was necessary for him to say something to Su Guo and Fan Chong: "Fan Chong is the son of Fan Zuyu, and his father attacked countless colleagues during the Yuan You period, so it is not appropriate to be promoted!" ”

As for Su Guo, without Li Qingchen opening his mouth, Su Zhe's own uncle can't let Su Guo win the top three rankings, which is called avoiding suspicion.

Sure enough, Su Zhe stood up and pleaded with the emperor to come: "Minister, please avoid suspicion." ”

"Accurate!" Emperor Zhao Xu didn't plan to give even the slightest politeness to the old minister Su Zhe, which made Su Zhe's face look very ugly.

And the emperor personally set the tone: "The first place is to choose Ma Yu, a student of Tai, who is not a son of a family and has an innocent background." ”

How else can people say this?

If you want to talk about the children of a poor family, Bi gradually is more suitable, after all, he is really a scholar from a poor family, and he was admitted step by step from the local area.

Of course, who is better than Li Kui?

At the beginning, Li Kui was a family with four walls, his father died early, and his widowed mother needed support, so he had no choice but to succeed!

Three days later, the emperor was down.

Li Kui is still standing in the old position, he really can't understand why the dignitaries and nobles of the Great Song Dynasty are so keen to catch their sons-in-law?

And he also met an acquaintance, the steward of the Wen family, with eight sturdy family members, staring at the crowd of Toushan people on the side.

As an old customer, Li Kui felt that he should be polite and asked: "Steward Wen, why are you here again, could it be that Brother Ma Yuxian is not in line with your master's wishes?" ”

The clerk looked up at an acquaintance, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "No, this time is the daughter of my master, and the non-top jinshi and the first person are not worthy of being a good son-in-law." ”

Li Yun interjected on the side: "But there is a goal, we still calculate it according to the old price." ”

How dare the clerk ask Li Kui to make a move again, he didn't know that Li Kui was a tribute before. Now that the emperor list has not been revealed, but Li Kui is already ironclad to be the master of Jinshi, let the master of Jinshi help do this pickled thing, his master knows that he will definitely break his dog's legs, and hurriedly put aside the relationship and said: "Master Li, the villain has no eyes before, and he doesn't know real people, please forgive me." ”

After the top ten on the emperor list, they were not blinded.

There is no Li Kui's name on it, obviously, Li Kui must have risen a lot in this palace test, and if he is lucky, the top three may also be possible. The steward is very sad, his people go to arrest Li Kui, they will definitely be kicked on the ground and rubbed to doubt life, and the fierce people who beat all over the Royal Boxing Gym are not necessarily under the palace marshal, he is looking tall, that is, he is just a family member who is useless, how dare he have an attempt on Li Kui? But if you ask the master of Jinshi and Di to help with the rough work, he is just one of the many inconspicuous stewards of the Wen family, and he is not the Duke of Luguo.

The crowd suddenly became lively, and the gong ringers began to fight, and the scene suddenly became lively.

"It's already out after the fifth, who is Su Guo?"

"What does Qian Liao look like?"

……

If it is said that under the list of the last provincial examination, the arrest of the son-in-law under the list was a drill version, this time the arrest of the son-in-law under the list can definitely be called the war version.

At least the last time he caught his son-in-law, Li Kui had never seen the scene of someone holding a stick. But this time, there are sticks, and there are sacks. I'm afraid there will be a dragon and tiger fight.

But Li Kui didn't care, no matter how powerful these people were, they couldn't threaten themselves. Even Ruan Xiaoer, who was bare-handed, could clean up one by one.

The fourth turned out to be Fan Chong?

Li Kui didn't know him.

In the first three, Li Kui not only had some intention in his heart, could it be that he was really told by the old lady Zhang's Chrysostom, that he was the life of the champion?

At this time, even the steward has some thoughts about Li Kui, but unfortunately Li Kui is not a tough opponent that his subordinates can deal with. This made the clerk feel heartbroken, if Li Kui could obediently follow him, wouldn't the errand arranged by this master be completed?

It's a pity......

"Shao Sheng's first year of Jinshi and the first, Tanhua, Yizhou Li Kui."

The stone in Li Kui's heart finally landed, but he was also faintly disappointed, the seventeen-year-old Tanhua should be called - Xiao Li Tanhua!