Wang Anshi naturally did not agree, but Mr. Wen, who had always admired him and supported him, has gone. The current prime minister, Mr. Fu, has never been interested in him. Wang Anshi's several memorials were ignored, and the officials in the Chen family also responded silently. Wang Anshi is really powerful and incompetent.
Commander, I just want to hit the wall!
A few years ago, he had already gone to court several times, requesting to be released, and he was determined not to stay in this dirty officialdom anymore!
If there were more officials like Duke Ouyang in the court, and if Duke Ouyang could become a cardinal, why would this happen?
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Ouyang Xiu was drunk and the banquet was coming to an end. Wang Anshi left the banquet early. Su Xun also wanted to leave. He looked around for his son, but only saw Su Che and not Su Shi.
"Where's your brother?"
Su Che pointed at the crowd in the corner. He saw a group of people surrounding Su Shi, and they even made a sound of praise.
Su Xun came over and took a look, and it turned out that his son was painting to record the scene of today's banquet. Under Su Shi's brush, the luxurious furnishings in Ouyang's mansion were so exquisite and elegant, the overall composition was well-organized, and the scene was harmonious and lively.
His portrayal of Ouyang Xiu is particularly outstanding. It is described with subtlety and spirit. Among the many characters, he is detached and comfortable, and has extraordinary bearing. However, there is no smile on his face. Against the backdrop of joy, he accurately reveals the depression and anguish in the master's heart.
The rest of the characters are also vivid and lifelike. Although they have not yet been painted, they are already rich in layers and have unique charm.
Mei Yaochen, Cai Xiang and others stood behind Su Shi and looked at themselves in the painting. They were so elegant and suave, and they straightened their beards with satisfaction. They had an intuition that their appearance and expression would follow the painting.
Passed down through the ages.
So Chen Ke asked Mei Yaochen to write a poem, and when Cai Xiang wrote in the blank space of the painting, both of them happily agreed. After Mei Yaochen finished the poem, he said with a calm face: "Zizhan will discuss it. This painting is completed
Finally, how about giving it to your Uncle May?"
"It's about first come, first served." Before Su Shi could say anything, Chen Ke said decisively: "My nephew has already decided!"
"Don't be so stingy, it's just a painting," Mei Yaochen said with a smile, "Respect the old and love the young."
Chen Ke wanted this painting to be a family heirloom and refused to give it to him. Finally, he only let Mei Yaochen name the new wine as a condition to let the old man give up.
"I really thought of a name. This wine can only be found in heaven, how many times can we taste it on earth? What do you think of calling it 'Xianlu'?" Mei Yaochen said with a smile: "Didn't Zizhan say. 'Wangxi Mountain'
It's so close. Do you want to swim in your clothes? Isn't it only the wine drunk by gods that has this effect?"
Everyone praised in unison: "It is indeed worthy of this name."
After Su Shi put away the unfinished paintings, the Su family and his son said goodbye and left. Chen Ke did not intend to go with them, but Su Xun glanced at him and he had to follow him obediently.
On the carriage that sent the Su family father and son back, Su Xun looked very unhappy. Although Su Shi showed off his talents today and won a lot of applause, he was still holding fire in his heart... This kind of depression was brought about by that Wang Anshi.
, it was because Wang Anshi ignored him, and secondly, Ouyang Xiu inadvertently favored one over the other. Comparing the two, the latter was more painful.
When the younger generation saw that Lao Su's nose was not a nose and his face was not a face, no one wanted to bring trouble on themselves, so they were all too arrogant to show off.
"The exam starts in twenty days, how are you preparing for it?" After a while, Fang heard Lao Su say: "When you have so much time and money, you still have the mood to make wine. It's really not your job!"
These words were obviously said to Chen Ke, and he asked him to get in the car, which is what he meant... Su Xun had a prejudice against Chen Xiliang. He thought that this guy disliked his daughter, so he was looking for another marriage. If it weren't for the fact that the younger sister was stubborn
After all, he would definitely not recognize Chen Ke as his son-in-law.
Now that Chen Xiliang has married the Cao family, the Chen family's family status has become higher and higher, and he will not come to visit. Now that spring is coming, he still can't rest assured. He came to inquire about his son-in-law's career.
"That wine was made by a fellow countryman. I was asked to ask Mr. Ouyang for a name. The friendship is there, so I really can't refuse it." Chen Ke had no choice but to bite the bullet and explain: "As for the career, Zizhan Ziyou can testify.
In the past few months, I have done nothing else besides doing essay meetings and writing articles."
"Yes, yes." The two uncles were quite generous at this time: "Sanlang really works hard, there will be no problem."
"There are still problems in the individual examination. Don't marry my daughter." Su Xun snorted, and his face finally softened a little and said: "I heard from Ouyang Gong today that he wants to abolish the Taixue style. He should not be the examiner in this subject.
Well, if it's him, your chance to stand out is here!"
According to Su Xun's analysis, it is very likely that the examiner of this subject is Ouyang Xiu...otherwise, why did the officials call him back to Beijing the year before last? Moreover, in the past two years, Ouyang Xiu's big mouth was everywhere, and he offended the ministers.
Since he died at sea, ten times would be enough to let him go. But the officials just protected him, let him compile history books, preside over ceremonies, and constantly promoted him to higher ranks.
What is the purpose of these layers of extravagance? In the view of Su Xun, who is a master of political power, it is clearly a manifestation of the official's desire to make great use of Ouyang Gong. However, Ouyang Xiu's character of "having no room for disgrace in his eyes and unable to hide his words in his belly" has entered the center.
The headquarters is not suitable, not even the platform is suitable... Ouyang Daxia's destructive power is too great. If he is given the right to fire freely, everyone will be in danger and no one will dare to go to work.
Then there is only one possibility left, which is the upcoming competition! The officials will use him as the examiner!
This inference is crucial, because it concerns the future of the children - it is not a question of whether they can pass the exam. Su Xun believes that with the abilities of these three brothers, no matter how they try, there will be no problem in passing the exam. But passing the exam is just a step forward.
After passing the threshold of officialdom, the final height you can reach depends on your ranking in the exam.
Su Xun's research on imperial examinations may be the most profound in the Song Dynasty. He knew very well that in the Song Dynasty, which was based on seniority, a person's talent and academic ability were not the basis for your promotion. If you don't have a strong backing, no matter how capable you are,
, you can only wait for three years of hard work and slowly climb up. Ninety percent of officials, who work until retirement, will not reach the fourth rank... this is the minimum standard for senior officials.
So what happens to the remaining 10%? According to Su Xun's analysis, the conclusion is that most of them have two basic conditions: getting early and ranking high. If you are high, you will progress quickly, and if you are young, you will get the best ranking.
The official career is long, and these two points determine that most high-ranking officials are young achievers.
What's more, both officials and husbands are pedophiles, and they always dote on young geniuses who have become famous... If they make mistakes, they say it's 'there are no young people who don't make mistakes'. If they don't make merit, they say they are young and mature.
, he even boasts that he has meritorious deeds, saying that there is nothing in heaven but not on earth. With such outrageous protection, how can anyone still be a bad guy?
'For example, if Wang Anshi hadn't almost won the first prize at the age of twenty, look at people like Wen Yanbo and Ouyang Xiu, would they still praise his bad feet so much!' Su Xun thought angrily.
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"What if it's not?" Su Shi asked in a low voice. After all, the main examiner of this subject is only in the minds of the officials. Now that it is less than a few days before the candidate is announced, there is no news at all. This further shows that the officials attach great importance to this subject.
If it was Ouyang Xiu, everything would be easy to talk about. If not, Su Xun would be in trouble. Although he believed in the children's talent and learning, the damn Taixue body didn't speak human language at all. They had never trained in Sichuan.
It has been less than a year since I came to Bianjing. If I insist on learning, I can only learn to walk like Handan and learn all the differences. How can I compare with those who have been immersed in this way for a long time?
"If not, this time should be regarded as a warm-up." Su Xun said decisively: "I heard that the interval between each subject will be shortened in the future. You should be able to participate twice before you are twenty-five years old. I don't believe it.
Not a bole."
"..." The boys stopped talking. I don't know what Ersu thought. Anyway, Chen Ke wouldn't wait another four years. What's the good of being a high official? It's better to hang out in the local area and feel comfortable being a local emperor.
So he recognized everyone who ranked in the exam.
But he also wanted to know whether Su Xun's guess was correct, because if it was Ouyang Xiu, it would be a boon to Zhao Zongji - in addition to Ouyang Xiu, Liu Chang, who knew the imperial edict, was also a popular candidate. If the official chose
The latter means that all the Jinshi scholars in the first year of Jiayou's reign are connected with Zhao Zongshi... Liu Chang was once Zhao Zongshi's teacher!
In this kind of waiting and speculation, on the eighth day of the lunar month, several groups of envoys came out of the palace at the same time. The leader was actually led by General Manager Hu... This old man would not leave the palace easily. At such a sensitive moment,
There is only one possibility, and that is to invite the examiner into the palace.
Almost as soon as Hu Yandui left the palace, he was targeted by informants, who kept spreading his route to interested people everywhere.
One of the lines is connected to the Runan County Prince's Mansion.
Zhao Yunrang, who was idle at home, was leaning on a recliner with his eyes closed. His sons were sitting or standing, anxiously waiting for the news.
"Report, Manager Hu has left Jiuliang Gate!"
"Report, Mr. Hu is on the Golden Liang Bridge!"
"Great!" Zhao Zongyi said excitedly: "It looks like it's Master Liu!"
"Not necessarily," Zhao Zongfu said calmly: "The Ouyang Xiu family is also in the same direction."
Sure enough, a while later the spies came to report again: "Mr. Hu passed Master Liu's house and went to Yinliang Bridge!"
"The Fourth Brother is really a crow's mouth!" Immediately, there was a lamentation in the study room. Without further investigation, we knew that the official chose Ouyang Xiu in the end!
