Compete for the Song Dynasty

Wang Pang and Wang Yansou were drinking tea and chatting happily on the outer porch of Yunxuan, they didn't notice that the lamps were already lit in the porch, Cai Jing had already turned back to Yunxuan, and saw that the young master and the scholar were still talking loudly.

That Cai Jing is an idiot. He was obsessed with calligraphy and painting at a young age. It is very interesting to see the scenery in front of him. On one side are pedestrians drifting away, on the other side is the Yunxuanya loft, a bright moon in the distance, a few red lanterns under the corridor, two The white-clothed young man turned a deaf ear to the noise in the street, and sat on the porch to drink. Cai Jing's hands were itchy again, so he hurried into Yunxuan to get his pen and ink, and drew the scene.

After finishing the painting, Cai Jing remembered what the young master told him, so he took the painting, asked the young master to look at it, and said: "The mansion has already notified you." I really like the artistic conception of Cai Jing's painting.He showed the painting to Wang Yansou.

Wang Yansou looked at Cai Jing's words and couldn't help admiring: "If there is even a book boy around you who is so accomplished, and you still say that I can win, this capital city hides dragons and crouching tigers. It is not easy to win the top prize. But I want to try Try your own weight"

Wang Bang saw that although he said this, his tone was not lacking in confidence, and he was even more sure of his judgment: "Yanlin is so ambitious, why don't you write a poem here, if I am in high school, I will post this painting to everyone, if not I also regarded Yanlin's calligraphy as a collection" [

Hearing what Wang Pang said, Wang Yansou was a little unconvinced: "Come and I will make a contribution." After that, he took the pen and ink handed over by Cai Jing, swiped the pen and mentioned: "Sit in the porch of Yunxuan, and you will win three yuan in a row this autumn. "Wang Pang looked at it, and Wang Yansou was really arrogant, but he dared to write like this, so he must have a well-thought-out plan.What's more, this Wang Yansou is young, and he has the momentum of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers and wants to win the first prize.

Wang Pang ordered Cai Jing to put away the painting, and said with a smile, "after drinking my No. [-] Scholar tea, it's not a dream for Yanlin to win three yuan in succession." The two laughed.Seeing that it was getting dark, Wang Pang invited Wang Yansou to go to the mansion for a drink.

They sat on the porch for a long time and chatted so happily. Thinking about the influence of Wang Pang on this street, there must be people who are curious.Wang Pang and Wang Yansou just left in front.Someone dragged Cai Jing who was following back home and asked, "Cai Lang, who was the one who had tea with your son just now?"

This Bianjing city knows that it is not ordinary people who can sit there with Prince Wang and invite him to drink tea.Cai Jing didn't recognize Wang Yansou either, but only knew his name, and he was coming to Beijing to rush for the exam, so he also answered in a daze: "I'm a student who came to Beijing to catch the exam. I don't know why the young master treats him so favorably."

Hearing what Cai Jing said, someone inquired about the name of this candidate. How smart Cai Jing is, he just realized that this prince is thinking that if Wang Yansou passes the exam, Yunxuan will become famous again, not to mention that he often comes to see him now. Looking at this Yunxuan, Cai Jing is also happy that Yunxuan is famous.So he said: "This man's name is Wang Yansou. Hearing what the young master said, this man can win three yuan in a row. Just now the man mentioned the word, sitting in the porch of Yunxuan, and won three yuan in a row this autumn."

He said this on his own initiative, Wang Pang turned his head and stared at him, Cai Jing hurriedly silenced, Wang Pang gave him a drink, and didn't want him to talk nonsense, there are also rules in this house, business dealings in the house are not allowed to talk to outsiders, even Cui Fu The shopkeeper knows to abide by the business secrets set by the young master.He also pondered in his heart, is the young master waiting for the time when the list is announced?

These Wang Yansou naturally didn't notice, he was still immersed in the joy of being able to have a silver medal in Yunxuan. This Yunxuan has scholars every day, and there are three days of book fairs and painting fairs every month. The first issue is out, but it seems hard to find one.In particular, there are the speeches of Mr. Ouyang Xiu, the chief examiner of the previous session, and Su Shi, the previous champion, not to mention the celebrities of previous high schools.

However, Wang Pang missed a person, and Wang Pang did not omit it on purpose. This person seems to be not very popular among these young people.It was Mr. Wang Yaochen.He was the number one scholar back then, and even Han Qi, who was second in the list back then, was extremely envious.

Everyone has it, without Mr. Wang, could it be that the king still remembers Di Qing's past events and grudges?This made the right general Zhao Zongshi and Wang Yaochen himself a little restless.

Zhong Zhen was interrogated by Mr. Zhao, but Zhong Zhen didn't know what his father was concerned about, "ah, no one invited Mr. Wang, that means he is not popular, and as for father, you are not the champion. , we little brothers just chat about calligraphy and painting. You can’t talk to us when you go. Don’t talk about you, isn’t Mr. Bao included?”

Zhao Zongshi was very depressed, Master Bao did not go because Master Bao was sick, and it was hot weather, Bao Zheng was recuperating at home, not to mention going to Yunxuan, even Master Bao asked for leave.

At this moment, Master Wang Yaochen came to find Lord Zhao, "Grandpa, why don't you take advantage of Master Bao's leave and chatter with Emperor Renzong?"

Zhao Zongshi was angry when he saw Wang Yaochen's appearance that the mud could not support the wall, and he wondered what he was talking to Renzong about?This rambling has to be measured, you say these people form a clique?That can't be done at all, and Zhongzhen is involved in it, and this Zhongzhen is Zhao Zongshi's most beloved son.If he became the emperor himself, the crown prince would be none other than Zhong Zhen.

Are there any problems with the articles in "Cloud Digest"?The imperial court stipulated that every issue of "Yunzhai" had a sample to be sent to the Imperial Academy, and the sample could only be printed after being reviewed. If there was a problem with the content, it would offend the officials of the Imperial Academy.

Zhao Zongshi chuckled: "Lord Wang, what do you want me to say to Emperor Renzong?"

Wang Yaochen had a wry smile on his face: "You said that everyone is a scholar, why are you xenophobic?"

Zhao Zongshi put down the teacup in his hand, the method of drinking tea that Zhong Zhen taught him recently was quite refreshing, think about it, this is also a novelty of this kid Wang Pang, for this kid Wang Pang, Zhao Zongshi really has something to do, At least for the time being.He said: "I didn't hear about the silver medal of Yunxuan, isn't it sold in the market?"

Wang Yaochen curled his lips, "There is a price, but I can't learn anything. I don't blame this Yunxuan. I also know that Mr. Zhongzhen also has a share. I came to ask you to show face and ask Mr. Zhongzhen to help. This is not the case now. Knowing what kind of wind is blowing, without this silver medal, it is as if the champion has failed."

Zhao Zongshi stared: "What nonsense, the number one scholar selected by the imperial court, the emperor's disciple, isn't it worth Yunxuan's silver medal? If the emperor knows this, can you afford it?" [

Seeing that Mr. Zhao was angry, Wang Yaochen quickly left with a smiling face, said a few polite words, and left in a hurry.But the more I think about it, the more I hold my breath.He was so sick that he went away within a few days.

Zhao Zongshi ignored Wang Yaochen, in fact he had his own ideas, Zhongzhen is the time to make friends, this Yunxuan card is hard to find, if there is someone Zhongzhen trusts, it is enough to win contacts.He had been disappointed with Wang Yaochen a long time ago, so he didn't intend to give him this face at all.

Despite this, the matter reached the ears of Emperor Renzong, so Wang Pang was summoned into the palace by Emperor Renzong.

There are also three people with bowed heads in the Chuigong Hall, Shen Kuo, Zhongzhen, and Su Shi.When Wang Bang saw this situation, he knew it was because of Yunxuan.

"Wang Pang, do you still have a heart-to-heart with Wang Yaochen because of Lord Di?" Renzong waited for Wang Pang to kneel down to him and stood up, straight to the point and asked.

"Your Majesty, if everyone earns this Yunxuan, it won't be enough to pay for it. Except for us, the other silver medals are sold for maintenance. I don't know that Mr. Wang didn't buy any members." Pai Er, you are so arrogant." Wang Pang explained with a innocent face.

"The words are unreasonable. It is clear that he does not want others to enter." Renzong's face was calm.

"This...you can tell me what to do, I'll listen to your old man, but if I lose everything, I won't have money to pay so much tax." Wang Pannai said.

The three of them just listened to such a reprimand. It was probably Renzong who criticized them for being too self-reliant on their talents and learning, arrogant and arrogant, and tolerated others.But the three of them only have shares each, and the host is Wang Pang, so Renzong didn't say that they were too heavy, and the three of them are worrying for Wang Pang at the moment.

Renzong is very fond of Wang Pang now, and all these beautiful things have encouraged him, and this Yunxuan is indeed a good idea, but he is afraid that he will be out of touch, and he will be in trouble if he breaks away from the masses in the future.

Renzong sighed: "Your Yunxuan must be open to the public for at least three days a month."

"This... Your Majesty, then I don't have enough for the buffet and tea." Wang Pang was not joking, because of Yunxuan's current reputation, if he said it was open to anyone, he might have stepped on the floor, besides Now all the candidates in the whole country are in the capital.

"Okay, I ordered you to meet every month on the 29th, 100th, and [-]th. Open to the outside world, you can sit and collect tea money, and the first [-] people are limited to enter. As for your self-help, I will just subsidize it for you." Renzong Chennai said.

When Wang Pang heard about the subsidy, he was very happy. Renzong's subsidy must be indispensable.The subsidy for the last three days can cover the cost of a month's buffet.

After thanking Renzong, Wang Pang said: "Since the emperor takes care of the grassroots like this, then the grassroots should also help the emperor."

Renzong squinted at him with half-closed eyes, and said in his heart: You kid can't let me turn to you for nothing.

Of course, Wang Pang understood Renzong's intentions. If he did his job, could the emperor still take advantage of him?So he said: "Now the autumn imperial examination is not far away. This year's imperial examination, candidates enter the examination room, and I will bear the tea for thousands of candidates in the examination room for free."

The first article of the examination room system in the Song Dynasty is to lock the court to prevent entrustment.From the time of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, the system of locking the courtyard was established, stipulating that the examiner should stay locked up in the Gongyuan from the day he was appointed to the day when the ranking was released.In this way, the contact between the examiner and other officials is cut off, making it difficult for the entrustment to succeed.

Candidates will be locked in the courtyard, bring their own dry food, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be responsible for drinking water.Renzong ordered Wang Pang to send the tea to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for review and evaluation, and it was confirmed that there was no problem. Candidates for the Jinqiu Science Examination have tea to cool off the summer heat.

Wang Pang's name is amazing, but there is still some time before the exam, and while there is nothing important right now, let He Libo marry Miss Li Enxi as soon as possible, and there will be another helper.