As a traditional scholar, Han Qi was still a little incomprehensible about borrowing seeds, but he finally understood the Japanese plan. It turned out that he wanted to use the seeds of the Song Dynasty to improve their race. No wonder he had to treat the Imperial College and the Sons for free. After all, from a secular perspective, these two are among the people, and their future is unlimited, so their race is naturally much better than ordinary people.

"The world is so great, it's really amazing!" Han Qi couldn't help but sigh, but then he slapped the table and said, "No, how can I give my scholars of the Song Dynasty easily? I must tell you about this matter so that anyone will fall into the Japanese beauty trap!"

After Han Qi bowed to Li Zhang, he immediately turned around and left. Li Zhang laughed and did not stop him. Although this was something you and I would like to do, it is not surprising that Han Qi, as a scholar, takes the world as his responsibility, and has such a sense of responsibility. This shows that the young blood on his body has not cooled down.

The next morning, Li Zhang sent someone to send the scary Japanese back, and also inquired about the affairs of the Japanese mission. He didn't know if he didn't know. He was shocked when he inquired. It turned out that the size of the Japanese mission was quite large this time. In addition to the official members of the mission, a group of Japanese merchants also came to the Song Dynasty. They brought women of various goods, such as the one who borrowed seeds opposite the Imperial College, was made by one of the Japanese merchants.

However, the farce of borrowing the seed lasted less than three days. Han Qi joined forces with a group of scholars to complain to Kaifeng Prefecture, saying that the Japanese were injured, so they were driven away by the people from Kaifeng Prefecture. As for whether they had borrowed the seed, only they knew.

In addition to these, Li Zhang also found out that after the Japanese mission came to the capital, in addition to the merchants' activities everywhere, the mission also gave gifts to some important ministers of the Song Dynasty, such as those he received. However, these Japanese people didn't know how to cover up the gifts, and they all gave them blatantly. In addition, the Japanese women were so scary, so many people retreated.

Li Zhang was also very curious about this abnormal behavior of Japan, because he had inquired that in the past, Japan usually had not many people in the delegation because it needed to cross the sea, and it was very low-key after coming. However, this time, so many people came and were so active, which was really abnormal.

"Cousin, I'll find out what you want to inquire about." Li Zhang came to Jingfu Palace that day, but Zhao Zhen immediately said excitedly as soon as he saw him.

"What did you find out?" Li Zhang couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Zhao Zhen's excited appearance.

"Didn't you ask me to inquire about the Japanese mission last time? I've already found out!" Zhao Zhen said excitedly at this time. Although he had no power in his hands, he was getting older and at the request of his ministers, Liu E had to let Zhao Zhen participate in some government affairs, so he could get in touch with many confidential matters.

"That's great. This time the Japanese mission is a bit unusual. What news have you heard?" Li Zhang also hurriedly asked. He had been thinking about the Japanese mission these days, but he had no contact with the Japanese mission, so he could not find a way to inquire about the news.

"Hehe, I have heard a lot of news. In fact, the Japanese came to our Song Dynasty this time, and they have something to ask for us." Zhao Zhen smiled proudly at this time.

"What do you mean by asking for us? What does it mean?" Li Zhang asked with a puzzled expression when he heard Zhao Zhen's words.

"This matter is a long story, and the cause of the matter is very complicated. Firstly, the old Guan Bai from Japan is old, so he passed the seat to his son. The new Guan Bai is different from his father. He doesn't want to not communicate with the outside world like before, so he vigorously sent missions abroad and even organized a group of business groups to accompany the mission."

When he said this, Zhao Zhen paused for a moment and then said, "In addition to Guan Bai's replacement, there are also some reasons for Goryeo. The current Goryeo King is named Wang Xun, who is a very capable monarch. Even seven years ago, he once defeated the Khitan invading army. Although he took the initiative to surrender to the Khitan, he also retained his face. Moreover, under his governance, Goryeo's strength has increased greatly. Although there is no big conflict between Goryeo and Japan, the new Guan Bai is still a little worried."

"I understand. After Goryeo defected to Khitan, its strength increased sharply. Japan was worried that Goryeo would expand outward, so it strengthened its connection with our Song Dynasty." Li Zhang finally nodded when he heard this.

"Yes, that's how it is. Speaking of Goryeo, when they fought with the Khitan seven years ago, they sent a mission to ask for help from our Song Dynasty. However, the father was seriously ill at that time, and the eldest lady refused Goryeo's request because Goryeo and Liao Kingdom had a bad relationship. However, she did not expect that Goryeo defeated the Khitan invading army and took the initiative to seek peace. In this way, the Goryeo King was a man who could bend and stretched." Zhao Zhen said again at this time.

Li Zhang couldn't help but sigh when he heard Zhao Zhen's words. In fact, when the Khitan invaded Goryeo, it was the weakest time for the Khitan to be the one who was the weakest. Because the Khitan was in constant civil strife at that time, he still used troops from time to time. Unfortunately, the Song Dynasty was also extremely weak at that time. Zhao Heng's Heavenly Book Movement hollowed out the entire national treasury, otherwise it would be a good time to recover Yan Yun.

Understanding the purpose of the Japanese, Li Zhang's doubts were finally resolved. Li Zhang felt that it was not harmful to the fact that Japan took the initiative to strengthen exchanges. Although he did not like Japan very much, there were still necessary exchanges. Moreover, the goods of the Song Dynasty were in a strong position. As long as the Japanese wanted to buy them, the Song Dynasty would always get benefits from it.

"Cousin, I heard that the Japanese mission sent you a Japanese girl. How about it? What's the difference between the Japanese girl and the women of our Song Dynasty?" Zhao Zhen suddenly smiled a little obscenely, and then asked Li Zhang thief.

"Don't talk nonsense, I'll return that Japanese girl the next day. You didn't see the Japanese girl. It's so scary. The pink on your face is three inches thick, and your teeth are still black. If you like it, I'll go to the Japanese delegation and ask for it to you." Li Zhang couldn't help but turn a black face when he heard Zhao Zhen's words. He didn't expect that the news had already reached the palace.

"Hehe, I still like the women of our Song Dynasty. Moreover, there are rules in the palace that foreign women generally cannot enter the palace." Zhao Zhen said with a shameless smile. Since he got married, he has become more and more open about men and women, and he has not taken care of the idea of ​​Li Zhang, a single dog.

The Japanese mission stayed in the Song Dynasty for several months, and only left the capital when the weather turned cold. The merchant delegation accompanied him also left. When he left, he took away a lot of goods. Of course, there were many women with big belly. Li Zhang had never seen Japanese envoys from beginning to end. Of course, he was too lazy to deal with the other party. Now the Song Dynasty is still too weak and the Japanese country is too far away, so it cannot affect it for the time being. The Liao Kingdom and the Northwest are the issues that the Song Dynasty should be concerned about the most.

Shortly after the Japanese mission left, the long-lost imperial examination was finally about to begin. Han Qi has been studying behind closed doors for several months. Even though he was confident that he had learned it, he still dared not relax in the face of such a big move.

In fact, Li Zhang really wanted Han Qi to introduce Ouyang Xiu to him. After all, he was very curious about this one of the eight great masters in history, but he couldn't bear to disturb him when he saw Han Qi studying hard. Moreover, Ouyang Xiu must be like Han Qi, studying hard somewhere but not seeing outsiders. It was a bit abrupt when he visited him at this time.

The imperial examination is usually held in autumn, so it is also called the autumn examination. As the weather gets colder, it is finally the day of the autumn examination. Han Qi finally broke through the pass, brought the prepared pens and ink and other items, said goodbye to Li Zhang and entered the examination room. The students from all over the country were also coming in with Han Qi. Together, there were tens of thousands of people, but less than a hundred people could pass the exam, which could be called the real one in a hundred.

For several days, the students had to answer questions in the examination room. After the exam, the people were all tired, and then they were anxiously waiting for the day of the exam, which would also determine their fate. The people who were on the list were at the top, but the people who failed the exam were sad. There were also many students who were on the exam from a teenager to a white-haired exam.

The imperial examination is actually divided into three steps. One is the provincial examination, which means selecting outstanding scholars from all over the country to go to Beijing. These people are called scholars or tribute students; the second step is the imperial examination, which is the event that Han Qi and others participated in, which was hosted by the imperial court and held in the capital. After a few days of examination, everyone selects outstanding scholars, that is, Jinshi.

However, after the imperial examination, there was still a palace examination. The palace examination was originally in the Tang Dynasty, but it was not often held. During the Song Dynasty, one year, when the imperial examination was in the imperial examination, the imperial examination was dissatisfied because the candidates who failed the examination were dissatisfied, so they beat the drum to report the imperial examination. At that time, Zhao Kuangyin picked out some candidates who failed the examination and participated in the palace examination with the candidates on the list. As a result, many candidates who failed the examination were in high school, but some candidates on the list fled. Zhao Kuangyin was also very angry about this, so he set the palace examination after the imperial examination, and the emperor personally checked each imperial examination.

As the name suggests, the palace examination is the examination held in the palace in the palace. Because Zhao Kuangyin was in the palace examination at the Martial Arts Hall, the palace examinations were also held later. Now Zhao Zhen is old enough to preside over the palace examination in person. It is precisely for this reason that after the examination of the metropolitan examination, the list of candidates who passed the metropolitan examination was also sent to Zhao Zhen, but the outside world has not announced it yet.

With such conditions, Li Zhang naturally would not let it go, so he ran to Zhao Zhen to have a sneak peek, and soon found Han Qi's name on the list, which made Li Zhang breathe a sigh of relief. Their firearms surveillance was also very short of talents, so he happened to take Han Qi to the next time.
Chapter completed!