A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

Recently, hundreds of officials have been visiting the admonishment official's house again, hoping that he can quickly choose a clan member to enter the palace.

"The officials are old, and the prime ministers and assistants can't stand it. We will definitely succeed this time. Officials... Zhao Zongjiang is assisted by Zhao Yunbi, and the good reputation recently belongs to them... Our side is in disgrace. …”

Under the eaves, Zhao Zongshi leaned on the back of his chair, squinting his eyes, not knowing whether he was taking a nap or thinking about something.

The Prince's Mansion was not quiet, but Zhao Yunrang had told him that anyone who dared to cause trouble in Thirteenth Lang's house would be kicked out by the servants and beaten by the family members, so it was a quiet place in the midst of the turmoil.

Gao Taotao doesn't like silence, which makes her feel flustered, so she often goes to gatherings with her sisters-in-law.

After seeking justice for her sisters-in-law from Zeng Gongliang last time, her sisters-in-law's attitude towards her became much better.

"... Zhong Zhen stayed at Shen An's house again last night, saying that it was for that person... Su Shi, who had just finished his business exam. Fortunately, Shen An didn't allow him to drink, otherwise I would have wanted to take him back..."

She was talking about these worries in detail, like a nagging ordinary woman...

"Do you think it's good to move?"

Zhao Zongshi finally spoke, and Gao Taotao became more energetic instantly. While rubbing his shoulders, he said: "The people over there often go to Shuguan to inquire about the health of the officials, and they also collected a lot of health tips...but our family doesn't have any." movement……"

"This is my husband's idea."

Zhao Zongshi is very calm, but in Gao Taotao's eyes, his calmness is irresponsible and giving up.

"Officer, why?"

Do you want to give up again?

Zhao Zongshi waved his hand, indicating that she didn't need to press it anymore, but Gao Taotao remained the same.

There was a hint of boredom on his brows, and he said: "The emperor wants a prince and an heir... Even if he is not willing to accept the false son, the emperor's nature will make him make the best choice... Not to move, not to care. His body is too fake and useless."

Gao Taotao asked in confusion: "Do you want to be cold?"

The corners of Zhao Zongshi's mouth turned up slightly, and he sighed: "If you want to be an emperor, how can you be too affectionate? For an emperor, being ruthless means being affectionate... You don't understand."

Seeing that he was not giving up, Gao Taotao smiled and said, "Okay, I don't understand. But you have to look outside more. At least you can't put our family in danger."

If Zhao Zongjiang comes to power, as a former opponent, Zhao Zongshi's family will be the targets of his surveillance, and life will not be easy.

And if it doesn’t work well, it will bring trouble to other brothers.

This is not friendship, but blood.

The most helpless thing for people is blood relationship, which has no choice.

Everyone wants fathers to be kind and sons to be filial, and everyone wants brothers to be harmonious, but this is absolutely impossible.

It is not what Zhao Zongshi wants to see if his brothers are implicated.

This is responsibility.

It's your responsibility.

He didn't say this loudly, but that's what he meant.

He rubbed his brows, but the boredom became deeper and deeper.

He looked up at the sky and murmured: "My husband knows..."

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Today, both Su Shi brothers came to Shen's house.

Su Che was a little afraid of dogs, so Huahua sniffed at his feet, making him stiff and unable to move.

Su Shi shouted carelessly: "Huahua, come and get close to someone."

He had seen the scene of Guoguo ravaging Huahua, and felt that this dog was very honest, so he stretched out his hand to say hello.

Huahua looked up at him, then turned around and ran towards the backyard.

Su Shi asked in confusion: "This dog...why does it feel like it's despising someone?"

He swore he had been despised by Huahua just now, and the emotion in the dog's eyes was very clear.

"Here comes the roast lamb!"

Zhao Zhongzhen was very excited, and he and Wang Yu were helping Zhe Kexing roast the whole lamb.

They say they are helping, but in fact they are just watching.

Zhe Kexing held a short knife in his mouth, flipping the roasted lamb casually, and after a while he used the short knife to open the mutton.

The grease dripped down and was blown into smoke by the charcoal fire.

"Where's Anbei?"

Su Shi was very unhappy when he didn't see Shen An, and felt a sense of loss that he had no place to complain.

Wang Yu looked at him sideways and said provocatively: "Do you think you will win?"

Su Shi raised his eyebrows and said: "If someone doesn't win, it means someone is showing favoritism..."

Zhao Zhongzhen frowned slightly, feeling that this person was a bit unobtrusive.

You say something about favoritism before the results come out. If the examiner hears it or Zhao Zhen finds out, a frivolous evaluation will not go away.

"Where's the wine? Where's the good wine?"

Su Shi began to look for good wine, and finally met Zhe Kexing's eyes, and the two sat beside the grill and drank.

…

Shen An was very busy, so he took his sister to Yang's house.

The matchmakers from both sides were present, and Bao Zheng also took a special leave to come.

Yang Jinian is the woman's father, so naturally he is also there.

He and Bao Zheng were looking for auspicious days and making comments from time to time.

Shen An was ignored gorgeously.

After Ah Qing came out, Shen An thought the girl would come to meet him. Thinking of the girl's shyness when she held her hand last time, he couldn't help but feel a little moved.

Ah Qingfu said: "When the young lady heard that the young lady of the Shen family was coming, she asked her slave to take her to play in the back."

Shen Anxin said: "Your husband is here and you don't even come to meet him?" It is better to please your sister-in-law than to please your own husband...

He explained something and then asked his sister to follow.

There was some discussion over there and finally the decision was made.

"March 1st next year will be a good day. Spring will be warm and flowers will be blooming, and everything will be revived. This is a good sign."

Bao Zheng was very happy and punched his waist.

Yang Jinian sighed, then glanced at Shen An and said, "That's it, this is the day."

My father-in-law is reluctant to let his daughter get married!

Shen An quickly pretended to be honest, but Bao Zheng shouted: "You go home, I and Yongjian want to have a drink, Guoguo is also having dinner here, I will take her back later."

Shen An ran back home in a flash, and heard ghosts crying and howling before entering the house.

"...Look up to the sky and go out laughing. How can I be a Penghao person..."

After the wedding date was set, Shen An was in a good mood, but she still felt noisy after hearing this voice.

When I entered the gate, I saw Su Shi singing.

This is cliché.

Zhuang Laoshi said in a low voice: "Just now Su Langjun composed three poems in a row. Wang Langjun couldn't beat him. He was drunk, so Su Langjun started singing..."

Why!

Shen An couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, thinking that you can't compare with anyone, so why bother comparing poems and articles with Su Shi? What's the difference between that and humiliating yourself?

The drinking continued until Guoguo came back.

Shen An was only half-drunk and refused to drink anymore, but Su Shi got so drunk that he had to sleep at Shen's house.

Shen An also went to bed early and went to thank Bao Zheng when he got up the next day.

The Third Division is always busy with things. Shen An met Su Yan.

"How did you learn?"

The two were talking outside Bao Zheng's duty room.

Su Yan said gratefully: "It was only in Sansi that students realized that the Song Dynasty was full of holes, and they realized that without reform, there would be no way out for the Song Dynasty."

This answer was a bit too general. Shen An frowned and said, "Which holes need to be reformed?"

An official passed by and muttered when he saw this, probably saying that Shen An was doing favoritism for Su Yan and asked Bao Zheng to cultivate Su Yan.

Shen An ignored this. Seeing Su Yan's face turn red, she knew that he was being ostracized.

"Afraid?"

Su Yan shook his head and said: "Don't worry about the imperial edict. Students are carrying bags at the dock. They can survive all the hardships. These are nothing."

"Yes! People have to endure hardship first, so that they can know what they need."

"Tell me about it."

Su Yan thought for a while, "Students feel that there are too many official positions, the cost of raising an army is too high, and..."

"what else?"

Shen An asked, hoping to see the young man's qualifications.

Su Yan hesitated, but finally expressed his opinion: "The annual sacrifices, rituals, and rewards are too expensive..."

"not bad."

After saying these words, Shen An entered the check-in room and thanked Bao Zheng. When he came out again, he saw that Su Yan was still outside in a daze, so he frowned and said, "What are you thinking about?"

Su Yan raised his head and said, "The student is thinking that there is still a clan."

He was a little nervous, but Shen An suddenly laughed, then patted him on the shoulder and said: "Very good, keep working hard."

Vision is the most important skill for an official, and Su Yan is currently honing this skill.

Su Yan whispered: "Waiting for the edict, they say that miscellaneous studies are useless!"

"who?"

Shen An's eyes were more alert.

Miscellaneous studies were just skills he taught to Taixue students. Who would dare to point fingers when they have nothing to do?

Su Yan said: "They said it was the powerful people...the powerful people who were taking the lead...and some literati."

This was because he couldn't learn enough from his studies, so he looked for an opportunity to strike at Shen An.

"Don't worry about this, just follow Mr. Bao's example."

When Shen An returned home, he went to a warehouse. Guoguo thought her brother was weird, so she brought Huahua to ask.

"What is brother doing?"

In the warehouse, Shen An just opened a big vat and looked up when he heard this. Guoguo saw that his face was covered with a piece of cloth and cheered: "I want it too, I want it too!"

"go out!"

Shen An waved his hand and signaled Mrs. Chen to take Guoguo out quickly.

Only then did Guo Guo sniff and yell, "It stinks!"

It's not smelly.

The things in the tank were very mixed, and after fermenting for a few months, a strange smell came out.

"It doesn't stink!"

Shen An covered the jar and then Shi Shiran came out.

"Don't go in!"

Shen An already regretted making this thing at home, and even more regretted doing it by himself instead of calling those boys.

Su Shi passed the first round of the subject without any suspense, and then he was preparing for the imperial examination.

The place rented by the Su family was small and inconvenient for studying, so Shen An invited Su Shi's brother to live in the Shen family.

Su Shi's preparation for the exam was like herding sheep. He and Zhe Kexing had completely fallen in love with each other. The two wine vats mixed together every day and drank alone and got drunk.

Su Che was very nervous, and Shen An was a little too excited after reading a few of his articles.

"It's a good thing to speak out against current ills, but you have to be measured and don't go too far."

Shen An could only warn him in this way.

Su Che said in a very troubled manner: "Everyone talks about the three redundancies, but a certain person doesn't want to eat what others have eaten, so he is very troubled and painful... What is the root of the problem in the Song Dynasty? What should be done first?"

He was grabbing his hair and suffering. Shen An was worried that he would go bald early, so he said: "After all, UU Reading www.uukanshu.net The problem of the Song Dynasty is that there is not enough wealth and not enough food."

Su Che's eyes lit up and he said, "Yes! Today's population is increasing day by day, but there is still so much food. Don't those rebels just have no food to eat..."

But then he said with a sad face: "But there is only so much land!"

There must still be land that can be cultivated, as evidenced by the fact that so much land can be produced in later generations.

But Shen An hadn't remembered which piece of land was vacant yet, so he had to think of another way.

"Production can be increased..."

"Increase production? I'm afraid it's not possible..."

"Yes, do you know anything about miscellaneous studies?"

Su Che shook his head, and Su Shi also came over. Hearing this, he asked: "Miscellaneous studies...but what Zhong Zhen and the others studied?"

Shen An taught Zhao Zhongzhen and others miscellaneous studies at home and did not avoid the Su Shi brothers. Although the Su Shi brothers did not express their opinions, they also refused to listen, which shows that they despise this knowledge.

Shen An smiled like a wolf grandma, with temptation in her voice: "Do you know what a miscellaneous student can do?"

Su Shi shook his head. He was originally a literary and elegant person who was like an immortal. Apart from poetry and articles, he just enjoyed life.

Good wine, beautiful women, close friends... this is his whole life.

Shen An said: "From heaven to earth, in the fields, in the courts and countryside... miscellaneous studies are omnipotent..."

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The third update is here, updated today.