The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 106
After Zhao Pu stood up, the court suddenly fell silent.

Zhao Pu is the prime minister, he must have something to say when he stands up, how dare these courtiers say more?

Seeing that Zhao Pu stood up, Zhao Kuangyin was overjoyed. This kind of matter is not easy to solve, and it would be best to leave it to Zhao Pu, and he has always been his think tank.

When Zhao Kuangyin thought this way, Zhao Pu had already opened his mouth.

"Your Majesty, I recommend Shen Yilun, a bachelor, who is qualified to be the chief examiner regardless of his qualifications or knowledge."

As soon as Zhao Pu said this, Zhao Kuangyin was slightly taken aback. He thought that Zhao Pu was going to help him make a decision, but unexpectedly he wanted to recommend someone, and he was also his good friend Shen Yilun.

Zhao Kuangyin knew Shen Yilun well. When he was not the emperor, Shen Yilun followed him, and he also intended to promote him, but why did Zhao Pu suddenly recommend Shen Yilun to be the chief examiner?
Thinking of this, Zhao Kuangyin's heart sank slightly. He has always trusted Zhao Pu very much and gave him what he wanted. The reason why he did this was because he found that Zhao Pu was willing to work for the court. Cultivating his own power made Zhao Kuangyin feel that Zhao Pu was devoted to himself as the emperor.

But now that Zhao Pu suddenly recommended Shen Yilun as the chief examiner, it made Zhao Kuangyin suspicious of Zhao Pu. What was his purpose in doing this?Do you want to take this opportunity to develop your own power?
It was only a few years after the founding of the Song Dynasty, and the big exam like the Beijing Examination was only once every three years. About 20 people were admitted each time. And, generally, he can take office within a year. If Zhao Pu wants to cultivate power for himself, as long as he wins the position of chief examiner, he will soon be able to cultivate a group of available officials in the officialdom.

Zhao Kuangyin has never been suspicious of Zhao Pusheng, and today is the first time.

But he only hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

"Shen Yilun and Shen Aiqing are very knowledgeable and have experience as an examiner before. I am very relieved that he will be the abbot of this year's imperial examination."

Although he was suspicious of Zhao Pu, Zhao Kuangyin still agreed to Zhao Pu's request, because he felt that Shen Yilun was really worthy of reuse. Moreover, Zhao Pu is still the prime minister, and he is still his think tank and friend. If he does not even agree to this request, I'm afraid it's going to chill people's hearts, Zhao Kuangyin is suspicious, but he can't let those who are willing to work for him have criticism.

Zhao Pu didn't know that Zhao Kuangyin was suspicious of him, he just felt happy, he expected that Zhao Kuangyin would not refuse, because he chose the right person, and he didn't believe that Zhao Kuangyin would reject him cruelly, he was the hero of the founding of the country , but the prime minister who has worked so hard for the Song court, does the emperor not agree to this request?
Zhao Kuangyin agreed, and after the chief examiner was confirmed, it was easy for the two deputy chief examiners. One was Song Qi recommended by the King of Jin, the other was Xue Juzheng recommended by the King of Wei, and Lu Duoxun was selected as the examiner. one.

After the debate in the court was over, Zhao Kuangyin announced his withdrawal from the court. King Jin and King Wei smiled at each other and left the hall one after another. Lu Duoxun was a little disappointed. He was a scholar of the Imperial Academy, and his status was even higher than that of Song Qi, a direct scholar of the Privy Council. Gao, but the emperor did not let him be the chief examiner, not even a deputy chief examiner, he was very angry.

And when he was angry, he suddenly poured all his grievances on King Jin. If it wasn't for King Jin who wanted to play hard to get, the deputy chief examiner must be himself. Although the deputy chief examiner is not as effective as the chief examiner, at least It was better than being a question maker. Thinking that it would be difficult to be free for half a month or even a month in the future, Ludoxun felt more and more resentful.
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As for the matter confirmed by the chief examiner, it quickly spread throughout the capital after the end of the morning court on the [-]th day of the first lunar month.

After the news spread throughout the capital, many candidates who wanted to try their luck gathered in front of Shen Yilun's door. They wanted to meet Shen Yilun, and some even brought their own works.

It's just that after Shen Yilun went to court early, he avoided seeing any guests.

Shen Yilun has no partisanship, and he is relatively upright personally, so he generally doesn't accept things like this kind of gaining favor before the exam. It's just that the candidates are blocking the gate of the house, which makes him rarely free, which makes him very uncomfortable .

And there was more than half a month before the imperial examination, and he was a little worried when he thought of the difficulty of going out in the future.

Shen Yilun was troubled, but Liu Wei and Princess Ruyi were very happy, because the day after tomorrow was the Lantern Festival, and the two of them agreed to go to the Lantern Market that night.

Liu Wei is busy for most of the year, and naturally he will not miss this kind of bustle that can make Princess Ruyi happy.

And just after Liu Wei discussed with Ruyi Princess, Chai Feng, the owner of Cheshire, came.

When Chai Feng arrived, she was disguised as a man, and she looked heroic. When she saw Princess Ruyi, she immediately stepped forward and held Princess Ruyi's hand: "Sister Ruyi, how about we go shopping together at the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival the day after tomorrow? "

Princess Ruyi was slightly taken aback. She originally wanted to go with Liu Wei. It should be interesting for the husband and wife to visit the Lantern Market, right?

However Princess Ruyi nodded quickly, she didn't want to disappoint her younger sister.

"Okay, the more people there are, the more lively it will be. How about we agree to meet in the middle of the street?"

Chai Feng is a smart person. She saw Princess Ruyi's reaction, and after hearing Princess Ruyi's words, she immediately understood: "Okay, I will call some friends when the time comes."

Hearing what Chai Feng said, Liu Wei smiled and said, "Master Chai wants to invite Lu Mengzheng and Brother Li Hang?"

"That's right. The two of them are new to the capital. As a friend, I naturally want to let them go shopping more."

Liu Wei smiled: "But the spring test will be held in a while, don't Lu Mengzheng and Li Hang need to prepare for the battle?"

"With the knowledge of the two of them, you still need to prepare for the battle? Besides, my father is very optimistic about them, so there is no problem in choosing them as Jinshi."

Chai Feng said it casually, but Liu Wei sounded intentional. Ever since Wu Sheng's incident, Liu Wei wanted to take this opportunity to build a good relationship with some talented candidates. Among these many candidates, Lu Mengzheng, Li The two are undoubtedly the most prestigious.

But if King Jin wants to promote them, then the two of them should be really grateful to King Jin instead of Liu Wei, right?
This thought only flashed by, and Liu Wei's thoughts were quickly disrupted by Chai Feng's words.

"Sister Ruyi, let's go, I have something to show you."
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Liu Wei left Princess Ruyi's mansion alone after Chai Feng took Princess Ruyi away. Women are always troublesome and they chat endlessly. Liu Wei doesn't want to stay in the mansion.

Candidates could be seen everywhere on the street at this moment, and many candidates were running towards Shen Yilun's mansion. Liu Wei knew that these people were going to see Shen Yilun, thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile wryly.

Power and fame have always been what people pursue, but many people can get them easily, but some people have to work hard to get it, and some people may not be able to get it even if they work hard.

Children who were born in the emperor's family or the official family can easily get these, such as Zhao Defang, such as Zhao Chengxu; Liu Wei feels that he should belong to the kind of person who has worked hard to get it. It's not power that you get with your heart, but people. Princess Ruyi, he is just one more step than others.

This step can also be described as a shortcut.

Liu Wei took a shortcut when he stepped into the officialdom.

When thinking this way, Liu Wei smiled wryly again, thinking that he was actually no different from Zhao Defang and Zhao Chengxu, they were born into a good family, while he married a good wife.

Does it make a difference?

The weather on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month was still a bit cold. After walking on the street for a while, Liu Wei felt his cheeks turn red. At this moment, he suddenly heard someone calling his name. He turned his head and saw that it was Zhao Chengxu .

At this time, Zhao Chengxu's face was radiant, and he was extremely proud. Liu Wei could more or less guess why he was so proud. The spring test was about to begin. He was the second son of the prime minister of the dynasty. , I will be named on the gold list soon, can you not be proud?

"Brother Zhao!"

"Brother Liu, I've called you several times, but you didn't hear me. What are you thinking?" Zhao Chengxu gasped a bit when he was speaking. Maybe he didn't get a response when he called Liu Wei just now, so he hurriedly chased after him.

Liu Wei smiled: "I didn't think about anything, maybe the street is too noisy, Brother Zhao is looking for me for something?"

"Can't you find anything?"

"How can this be? How about we go to Qin's Restaurant for a drink?"

"it is good!"

The two went to Qin's Restaurant while they were talking, but Zhao Chengxu hesitated to speak along the way. In fact, how could he be fine when he came to look for Liu Wei?He came to ask for advice. His father admired Liu Wei's talent and learning, so he asked him to ask Liu Wei for some strategies.The "Mind Art" written by Liu Wei in Chuitai is considered a kind of policy theory. Zhao Pu felt that if Liu Wei could give Zhao Chengxu some advice, his son might make progress.

Of course, the most important thing is that Liu Wei is a talented person, and he is also very smart. There is nothing wrong with being friends with such a person.

After entering the Qin's restaurant, after Qin Yun brought the wine and a few side dishes, Zhao Chengxu finally couldn't help but said: "The spring test in February is about to start, I'm not very good at strategy and theory, Liu Concubine is a great talent, I don't know Can you point me to one or two?"

On the way here, Liu Wei found out that Zhao Chengxu had something on his mind, and now that he heard him say this, it became even more clear, but his strategy theory is really bad, so how can he give Zhao Chengxu some advice?
Therefore, after drinking a glass of wine, Liu Wei said with a slight smile: "My father is the prime minister of the court, so why should brother Zhao study hard if he wants to be a Jinshi?"

"What Concubine Liu said is not bad, not to mention the chief examiner, Mr. Shen, has a very close relationship with my father. It was my father who recommended him to be the chief examiner. It's just a theory, and we still have to learn."

"Oh?"

After hearing Zhao Chengxu's words, Liu Wei couldn't help being surprised.

(End of this chapter)