Deep in the Tribute Temple......

Zhao Shi walked through one small cubicle after another, the small cubicle was built as a whole, but the items were scarce, only a table, a chair, and a gong bucket, Zhao Shi couldn't help but be a little curious: "The student entered the Tribute Academy, is it really not allowed to go out for three days?" ”

"Of course."

Ouyang Xiu was a little proud: "Moreover, in order to prevent students from cheating, we will adopt the method of not following the candle this year." ”

Candles mean that students can light candles and continue writing at night if they can't finish writing during the day.

Zhao Shi bowed slightly: "Is it just enough for daylight?" ”

"Barely enough."

Mei Yaochen replied smoothly: "The main thing is that the conditions are the same, all students are like this subject, and we will reduce some ink stickers as appropriate to avoid the situation that students can't finish writing in one day." ”

"That's good."

Zhao Shi bowed slightly, he didn't really know much about the imperial examination, and he wasn't ready to participate too much, but he was a little curious and walked into the cubicle to try the effect, it was okay to sit, but he was a little aggrieved if he wanted to lie down, and he needed to stretch his legs out from under the table, it was still a little cold outside, but there was no electric light in this era, and in order to prevent cheating at night, it was the only way.

Zhao Shi got up from the ground: "Let's add a mat to one more person!" ”

Mei Yaochen and Ouyang Xiu glanced at each other and said, "Yes." ”

And then

Zhao Shi didn't ask for anything more, just turned around curiously, asked some general questions, and then summoned other officials except Ouyang Xiu and Mei Yaochen, and after a few words, he prepared to leave......

"Your Highness......"

Mei Yaochen hurriedly stopped Zhao Shi, if Ouyang Xiu didn't say it, he wouldn't dare to make a request, but since Ouyang Xiu had already said it, he took the opportunity to say: "Your Highness, there has been a lot of turmoil in recent days, and it is only twelve days before the start of the provincial test, can Your Highness enter the Tribute Courtyard early tomorrow morning?" ”

Zhao Shi did not refuse,

First, the law of the ancestors is like this, and secondly, Zhao Shi thought about it carefully, he actually didn't have anything to do during this time, things, either they were almost arranged, and others did it, and it didn't make much sense for Zhao Shi to intervene or not, or it was far away, and the transmission of evidence and letters took time, and finally, the most important point...... Wen Yanbo wanted Zhao Shi not to interfere in the textile factory, and Zhao Shi also wanted to find a place to stay in peace for more than ten days.

"Good ......"

Crunch

Zhao Shi was about to agree, so he heard the door of the Sanjin Courtyard not far away creak, and then Zhao Zhen ...... Unexpectedly, Han Qi and Jia Changchao came in, and Zhao Shi was slightly surprised: "Why are you here?" ”

"Why can't I come?"

Although Zhao Zhen was a retorting tone, he was somewhat helpless, and then Han Qi behind Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "If Your Highness is not in this tribute courtyard, we will have to go to the imperial village or the prince's mansion to arrest people." ”

"Arrest?"

Ouyang Xiu was a little surprised, don't look at him being chased and beaten by the candidates, Zhao Shi was unharmed and a little resentful, but it was more of a father and son, the internal petty anger between master and apprentice, and when he encountered external pressure, he suddenly stood on Zhao Shi's side and asked, "What's wrong with Your Highness?" ”

"There's nothing wrong with that."

Zhao Zhen was a little helpless in the face of Ouyang Xiu's stubborn donkey, and gave him a perfunctory word, then beckoned to Zhao Shi, motioned to the inside and said, Zhao Shi nodded, and then followed Zhao Zhen inside: "Could it be that the fire of literary style has ignited on me?" ”

"Yes."

Zhao Zhen was a little helpless: "It's okay this morning, but in the afternoon, somehow, some people among the students have spread that you are similar to Su Shi, Su Zhe, Zeng Gong and other students with a plain literary style, especially Zeng Gong, Zeng Gong has missed several times, because the style is not compatible, so in order to let the people close to you reach first, you came up with a move to reform the style of writing, this time ......"

Completely blown up.

Bang, bang,

Zhao Shi could even hear the sound of students throwing stones outside the door......

"And ......"

Zhao Zhen turned around, took a stack of folds from Zhang Maoze's hand and handed it to Zhao Shi: "Somehow, the Imperial History Terrace, the Imperial Academy, many Imperial History, and the officials, at the same time, in order to get you out of the whirlpool of this dispute, I ask you to stay in the Gongyuan from today until the end of the provincial examination before going out." ”

Zhao Shi took the fold and flipped through it casually, and sure enough, it was basically the same meaning, and then he couldn't help frowning: "Who is pushing?" ”

Why push?

"Wen Yanbo!"

Zhao Zhen took out the thermos cup from his arms, took a sip of mutton soup, motioned for Zhao Shi to sit down and said, "I know that you fought with him two days ago. ”

Zhao Shi was silent,

If it was before this incident came up, Zhao Shi would feel that it was true that Wen Yanbo did this series of actions in order to imprison him and make him have no time to continue to study textiles, but after this incident came out, it was not that Wen Yanbo would not deal with Zhao Shi like this, Wen Yanbo dealt with Zhao Shi like this and still waved a banner for Zhao Shi, but ...... It's not worth it.

If it was just to make Zhao Shi have no time to take care of the textile factory, Wen Yanbo's series of actions would be a bit of a fuss.

Unless you can really completely cut off Zhao Shi's contact with the outside world, otherwise, you are locking up Zhao Shi, and you will still lose if you lose a month, besides, Wen Yanbo followed Zhao Zhen and had already seen Zhao Shi's textile factory from beginning to end, he should know that even if Zhao Shi no longer took things out, he should be able to win with these things now.

So......

Zhao Shi frowned for a while...... He definitely had another purpose......

But

Zhao Zhen obviously only thought of what Zhao Shi thought at the beginning, it was not that Zhao Zhen was not as smart as Zhao Shi, but that Zhao Zhen obviously didn't think about it, and he was not the authority, so he smiled and said: "Let him be!" I don't think your textile factory will lose, besides, this time the matter is indeed a bit big, I heard that many students who can only be poor and empty Xikun have joined forces to die, and it is a good thing for you to avoid it. ”

Zhao Shi was silent,

if

Just to distract Zhao Shi's attention, it is indeed a good thing for Zhao Shi to avoid it, this, Zhao Shi thought of it before Zhao Zhen came, and he did not refuse to stay in the Tribute Courtyard early tomorrow morning, regardless of his three-seven-twenty-one, anyway, you have to come to the exam when the time comes, and it will be fine when the exam is over.

But......

"Daddy......"

Zhao Zhen raised his hand, got up and said, "Don't go back today, I'll ask someone to send you clothes or something, and you can live in this tribute courtyard for a while!" ”

"Just ......"

"Self-cultivation."

Saying,

Zhao Zhen slipped to the door with his hands behind his back, Zhao Shi hurriedly followed out, Han Qi said with a smile: "Your Highness, this is the first time to participate in the imperial examination, right?" ”

Zhao Shi only looked at Zhao Zhen, and maybe he could still say his groundless speculation about Wen Yanbo, but in the face of Han Qi and others, it was not good to say that Wen Yanbo had another purpose, so he smiled and said, "Yes." ”

"Then you'll be able to take a good look at the excitement."

Jia Changchao also came over at this time, and said with a smile: "The annual provincial examination, but the most lively grand occasion in the entire Great Song Dynasty, don't say that the examination room is inside, that is, outside the examination room, that day must be crowded, and then there is still a list to catch a son-in-law, the title of the gold list, although His Royal Highness cannot participate as a student, but as the chief examiner, you must also be able to participate well." ”

"Yes."

Zhao Shi could only smile, and then saw that Zhao Zhen just said a few words, and he walked out of the door with a thermos cup behind his back and like a retired old man......

"Your Highness."

Han Qi and Jia Changchao saw that Zhao Zhen had already left, and it was not good to talk to Zhao Shi again, so they arched their hands alone, and without waiting for Zhao Shi to return the salute, they turned around and ran out in a hurry......

Immediately......

Smack!

The door of the tribute courtyard was locked.

Grass.

Zhao Shi frowned "viciously...... I won't let me go if I don't want to come here!