The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 114 Royal General
The atmosphere in the Imperial Study Room was a bit depressing.

There was a fierce light in Zhao Pu's eyes, and Zhao Chengxu stood aside, not daring to look directly at him, so he could only lower his head.

"Is this an article you wrote?"

Zhao Pu's tone was cold, he was very clear about his son, if he said that his son could write some poems, he would also believe in some interesting articles, but like this piece of imperial general's article, he I can't believe it was written by my son.

It is difficult for people to be emperors and ministers.There are two generals: virtuous generals and talented generals.But imperial talent will be especially difficult.The imperial ministers use courtesy, the imperial generals use skills, the virtuous generals use their skills with faith, and the imperial talents use their skills with wisdom.If you don't use etiquette or trust, you don't do anything.If you don't use skills or wisdom, you can't do it.Therefore, it is said: It is difficult to control generals, but it is especially difficult to control talents.

Zhao Pu didn't think that his son, who only knew about romantic affairs, could do such an imperial general's point of view.

Seeing that Zhao Pu was questioning his son, Zhao Kuangyin felt a little relieved. He thought Zhao Chengxu was able to write such an article at Zhao Pu's behest, and the purpose was to let his son enter the court to strengthen his power. However, Zhao Pu did not know that his son had written such an article.

Xue Juzheng, Lu Duoxun and the others were a little gloating. They were worried that Zhao Pu would be partial to their son. As Zhao Pu, if he favored Zhao Chengxu, none of them could do anything. The article can only be written by Zhao Chengxu, but now that even Zhao Pu doesn't believe in his son, they are naturally happy to watch the fun.

Standing aside, Shen Yilun felt that the situation was not good, so he stood up and said: "Master Zhao, the matter has not been investigated clearly, please calm down for a while."

Zhao Pu naturally understands that Shen Yilun's words are reasonable, but in this case, he has to do so. Zhao Pu can become Zhao Kuangyin's think tank, and his resourcefulness is definitely not low. As soon as he entered the palace, after seeing his son's article, Immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.

Zhao Kuangyin called their father and son here because he obviously had doubts about the article, and as long as Zhao Kuangyin had doubts, it would be easy to investigate the matter. Other ministers didn't know Zhao Kuangyin's skills, but he, Zhao Kuangyin's think tank, was very clear. However, in Zhao Kuangyin's Hall of the Son of Heaven, there are many good players to inquire about the news. As long as Zhao Kuangyin wants to know, he will be able to know the ins and outs of the matter within a day.

When Zhao Kuangyin showed him the article, he obviously wanted to know his attitude on this matter. If he defended his son, interceded with his son, or refused to admit that there was something wrong with his son's article, Zhao Kuangyin immediately You will suspect him, and suspect that he is behind all of this.

Therefore, he must severely reprimand his son.

"Say, is this an article you wrote?" Zhao Pu glared at his son, and seemed to rush forward to teach him a lesson.

Zhao Chengxu was a little timid. He slightly raised his head and glanced at his father. He had never seen his father so angry. He suddenly realized the seriousness of the matter.

Zhao Chengxu is not stupid. If it was just a single article, no matter whether the article was good or bad, his father would never be so angry. He couldn't see the emperor's attitude towards this matter, but he could see his own Father's attitude.

Suddenly he knelt down.

"Father, this article was indeed written by my son..."

When Zhao Chengxu said this, everyone couldn't help being stunned, and then some people were worried and others were happy, but at this moment, Zhao Chengxu continued: "However, the imperial general's point of view is not what the son thinks, but... it is the son who borrowed from others. of."

After hearing what his son said later, Zhao Pu finally let go of his hanging heart. As long as his son admits that he did not write the article, the matter will be handled easily.

However, although Zhao Puxuan let go of his heart, he couldn't show it. He still kept a straight face and asked, "What's going on?"

Other people in the imperial study also wanted to know what was going on. The questions of the imperial examinations were not disclosed, so how could Zhao Chengxu learn from them? Moreover, the people present were all well-educated people. Never seen it.

"After the New Year, my son felt that his strategy and theory were not good enough, so he asked a well-educated person for advice. He asked his son to study more, but his son was not interested in these, so he asked him to write a model essay for his son. My son wanted to be like Cao Jue. He went to the battlefield to kill the enemy, so he asked him to write a model essay for the imperial generals for his son. He just wanted to read it, but he never thought that it would be the topic of this year's imperial examination strategy. His son had studied the model essay for a long time, so he copied it wrote the first paragraph, and then organized the ideas in the model essay in your own words."

Zhao Chengxu was deeply aware of the danger of this matter, so he didn't dare to name Liu Wei, for fear of creating conflicts with Liu Wei.

After hearing this, everyone thought it was reasonable. Xue Juzheng and Lu Duoxun wanted to know who was the one who gave Zhao Chengxu the model essay, but before they could open their mouths, Zhao Kuangyin asked, "Is the model essay still there?"

Zhao Kuangyin is not in a hurry to know who gave Zhao Chengxu's model essay. What he is most interested in now is how well the model essay is written. Zhao Chengxu only borrowed from the model essay and has the image of champion, so the person who can write the model essay must be Talented.

"Yes, the model essay is very well written. Cao Min keeps it with me all the time. I read it when I have nothing to do." As he said that, Zhao Chengxu took out the model essay that Liu Wei had written for him before, and the model essay was already a little wrinkled. , because he has seen it too many times.

Zhao Kuangyin took the model essay, read it carefully, and couldn't help saying hello after reading it. Shen Yilun and others couldn't help but applaud Zhao Kuangyin after hearing it, and they wanted to see for themselves what the model essay was like.So after Zhao Kuangyin finished reading it, they immediately raised their respects.

Zhao Kuangyin nodded in agreement, and then ordered the eunuch to hand it over to Shen Yilun and the others.

Shen Yilun and others passed on after watching it, and then expressed their opinions one after another.

"The viewpoint is novel and practical, and the writing is even better."

"It's not pleasant to say, but the writing style is much better than that of the prime minister."

"…………"

After several ministers expressed their opinions, Zhao Chengxu bowed his head in shame. Although Zhao Pu also felt a little ashamed, he at least dispelled the suspicion of the Holy One. As long as he can still stay in the phase, he will not worry about his son having no way out.

Zhao Pu is a smart person, and he is extremely tolerant. For him, humiliation and squeeze are not a problem. As long as he is still alive, he is full of hope for the future.

After the ministers finished discussing, Zhao Kuangyin said: "This imperial general is indeed a good article. It would be a pity if such a talent is not reused by the court. Chengxu, who is the person who gave you the article?"

Speaking of this, Zhao Kuangyin seemed to be worried that Zhao Chengxu was afraid, so he said again: "Just say, I won't treat him badly for a great talent like him."

Zhao Chengxu hesitated for a while, but in the end he decided that it was better to speak out, after all, the emperor said he would not blame him, if he did not speak up, he would be accused of bullying the emperor.

"Returning to the Holy Lord, the one who gave the essay to the grassroots is... Liu Weiliu's son-in-law!"

"Willow flavor?"

Everyone was shocked, even Zhao Kuangyin was like this. They never thought that this essay was written by Liu Wei. In this way, it makes sense, that Liu Wei can write the song of "Shui Tiao Ge Tou" and "Magpie Bridge Immortal". If you can write the article "Heart Technique", it is not surprising that you can write an article like Yujiang.

"It turned out to be Prince Liu, no wonder." After understanding what was going on, Zhao Kuangyin looked at the officials and smiled, and all the officials could see that Zhao Kuangyin paid more attention to Liu Wei.

Xue Juzheng and Lu Duoxun secretly feel bad, Lu Duoxun is from Murong Bo's academy, and he knows that Murong Bo has a grudge against Liu Wei, and since he belongs to Murong Bo, he wants to help Murong Bo.

Xue Juzheng belonged to King Wei, and King Wei always thought that Liu Wei belonged to King Jin, so Xue Juzheng would naturally help King Wei deal with Liu Wei.

He thought that if Liu Wei did not take part in the imperial examination, he would not be able to get a sensation, nor would he be able to get an idea, but now because of an article, Liu Wei made another sensation in front of the emperor and all the officials.

Damn, it's really hateful.

And when Xue Juzheng and Lu Duoxun secretly hated Liu Wei, Zhao Pu saw the right time and knelt down and said: "The article written by the dog in the imperial examination is not a personal opinion, which has violated the principle of fairness in the imperial examination. Please the emperor deprive the dog of his qualification as a Jinshi."

"Brother Zhao..." Shen Yilun didn't expect Zhao Pu to be like this, so he was taken aback, and called out the two people's usual address in the emperor's imperial study.After Shen Yilun yelled out, he knew something was wrong.

However, Zhao Kuangyin didn't seem to care, he just lowered his eyebrows slightly, and said, "Zeping, I don't blame you for this. Originally, it's not a problem to choose him as the number one scholar in this article of your son's, but now that it has appeared. For this kind of thing, just give him a Jinshi degree."

After all, Zhao Kuangyin still wanted to buy Zhao Pu's heart, so even though he knew that Zhao Chengxu's article was suspected of plagiarism, he still decided to give Zhao Chengxu a Jinshi degree. As an emperor, he must have such a mind and the means to buy people's hearts.

But Zhao Pu knelt on the ground and shook his head: "Your Majesty, the imperial examinations are sacred and fair. How can I give preferential treatment just because the dog is my Zhao Pu's son? In this way, how can there be any fairness in our Song Dynasty imperial examinations? Your Majesty Isn’t the reform of the imperial examinations just for the sake of justice and to prevent opportunistic people with false knowledge? I ask the emperor to deprive the dog of the position of Jinshi.”

Zhao Kuangyin and many other ministers were shocked by Zhao Pu's words, they never thought that Zhao Pu would be so impartial.

"This..." The more Zhao Pu was like this, the more Zhao Kuangyin hesitated.

But at this time, Zhao Chengxu suddenly knelt down on the ground and said: "The knowledge of grassroots people is indeed not enough to be admitted to the rank of Jinshi, and please accept my father's opinion."

When Zhao Chengxu opened his mouth, everyone was shocked again, while Zhao Pu, who was kneeling on the ground, was overjoyed.

(End of this chapter)