Now that Kou Ji had made a decision, Fan Zhongyan couldn't speak more.
In a flash, the day of Chunwei came.
Kou Ji went to the Gongyuan with Fan Zhongyan, the attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and Chen Yaozi of the Quanzhi Kaifeng Mansion.
Inside and outside the Gongyuan, countless government officials and soldiers were guarded.
They are responsible for the safety and discipline in the court.
The gate of the Gongyuan is tightly closed, and no one is allowed to enter or leave.
Kou Ji and Fan Zhongyan waited at the gate of the Gongyuan for two quarters of an hour before Chen Yaozi rushed to the gate of the Gongyuan.
Chen Yaozi is a man who is over fifty years old. Although his beard and hair are white, his sturdy figure makes it difficult to regard him as an old man over fifty years old.
Kou Ji met his brother Chen Yaozuo. Chen Yaozuo was thin and weak. A breeze seemed to be able to blow, but Chen Yaozi estimated that it would take a strong wind to shake his figure.
From Chen Yaozi's body shape and arm length, Kou Ji can judge that Chen Yaozi is proficient in archery and is definitely not blowing.
Kou Ji stared at Chen Yaozi in front of him, and sighed slightly: "It's a martial artist after all, but it's different..."
Chen Yaozi did not give a big deal in front of Kou Ji, and gave a respectful salute, "Under the official Chen Yaozi, I have seen Privy Councilor Kou..."
Kou Ji smiled indifferently: "You don't need to be polite. I have long heard that the prefect Chen is proficient in archery, and I don't know if I have a chance to see it."
Chen Yaozi was taken aback for a moment and grinned, but it didn't take long for the smile to hang on his face before he converged back. He was very humble and said: "It's not proficient, it's just a little knowledge.
It might be a bit difficult for Kou Shu Mi to see. "
"Oh?!"
Kou Ji looked surprised and said: "Why?"
Chen Yaozi did not conceal it, and said frankly: "My mother didn't like to be subordinate to martial arts. When she was young, she told her subordinates to give up martial arts and concentrate on studying. Reading, don’t use knives and guns. My mother’s last words must be obeyed by the officials."
Mother Chen is definitely a smart person. She not only knows how to teach her children, but she also knows how to look at the situation.
Chen's mother clearly saw that the superiors of the Song Dynasty were far more popular than military officers, so she asked Chen Yaozi to give up martial arts and study his knowledge.
You know, Chen Yaozi is definitely a rare martial arts genius, and he has the ambition to immediately seal the borders since he was a child.
When Mr. Chen had a clear ambition, he was introduced to the way of reading, and he also asked him to read his results, which shows that Mrs. Chen definitely has a hand.
When Chen Yaozi was young, it was the moment when the martial arts in Bianjing had the most momentum.
At that time, as long as the family had a low income and had children of the right age, the children of the family were allowed to study both civil and martial arts.
But Chen's mother told Chen Yaozi to give up martial arts and decisively devote himself to studying.
From this point, it is not difficult to see that Mother Chen understood the situation.
Many people may think that when the brothers Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi were reigning, the rumors of emphasizing literature and restraining martial arts had already spread.
But if you compare it carefully, you will find how smart Mother Chen is.
Kou Zhun, Wang Zeng, Zhang Zhibai and others are similar in age to the Chen brothers.
When Kou Zhun, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai were young, almost all of them were both civil and military.
But Chen's mother decisively told Chen Yaozi to give up martial arts and study attentively.
This alone is enough to show that Mother Chen's vision is far above that of many people.
It's just that Chen's mother repeatedly told not to let Chen Yao consult martial arts, so why did Chen Yaozi's sturdy body come from
Kou Ji looked at Chen Yaozi suspiciously.
Chen Yaozi seemed to see Kou Ji's thoughts, coughed dryly, and said nothing.
Kou Ji smiled when he saw this.
He found that Chen Yaozi is not a person who likes to listen to persuasion.
"Sir, it's time, let's go in..."
Kou Ji nodded to Fan Zhongyan, and then counseled Chen Yao: "If you have a chance, you can sit in the Privy Council."
Chen Yaozi didn't understand Kou Ji's thoughts, but Kou Ji took the initiative to invite him. It was natural for him to refuse, so he nodded and agreed.
Kou Ji stopped talking, and took Fan Zhongyan and Chen Yaozi to the gate of the Gongyuan.
After issuing the seal and going through the process of'verifying the body', the soldiers at the gate of Gongyuan opened the gate of Gongyuan.
The three men entered the Gongyuan with the Yamen and checked everything in the Gongyuan one by one.
Among them, the most detailed inspection is the food, water, and seat number prepared for the candidates.
After all the inspections were completed, the three people stamped the inspection documents, and then asked the soldiers to blockade the Gongyuan again.
The three men rested in a small yard next to the Gongyuan.
Until the middle of the night.
Four sedan chairs appeared quietly at the gate of Gongyuan.
The soldiers stared at the sedan with vigilant faces. After the people in the sedan came out and showed their true faces under the torch, the soldiers knelt on the ground on one knee.
Not waiting for the soldiers to speak.
Zhao Zhen took the lead and said: "I am driving to the Gongyuan this time and I am silent."
After saying this, Zhao Zhen raised his hand.
When the soldiers heard Zhao Zhen's words, they didn't dare to speak, so they could only solemnly salute and get up.
Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai also got off the sedan chair when the soldiers saluted Zhao Zhen.
The soldiers watched Zhao Zhen and Inner Court Sanzai arrived, not to mention how frightened they were. They faintly felt that this time Enke was afraid that something big would happen.
They have lived in Bianjing for a long time and know the recent rumours in Bianjing.
At the beginning, they also felt that Kou Ji would keep those talented scholars in the mansion, fearing that he had the intention of hiring scholars.
But now they saw Zhao Zhen and the three masters of the inner court appearing at the Gongyuan. They realized that it might not be that simple.
What time is it now
Three watch days.
Zhao Zhen patrolled the Gongyuan, I am afraid it will be four days later.
At the fourth clock, the scholars who participated in the scientific expedition had already started to go to the Gongyuan. If Zhao Zhen didn't want to reveal his whereabouts, the best way was to stay in the Gongyuan.
If Zhao Zhen stays in the Gongyuan, those scholars who plot to withdraw from the examination are making trouble in the Gongyuan...
hiss…
I dare not think about it.
While the soldiers were silently mourning for the troubled scholars, they stood in their place one by one, daring not to speak or move.
Zhao Zhen asked Chen Lin to inquire about it, and when he learned that Kou Ji and the three were in the courtyard, he walked to the courtyard.
It's just that Kou Ji, Fan Zhongyan, and Chen Yaozi, who had already received the news, greeted him before he arrived at the courtyard.
"For ministers, see official..."
Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "You don't need to be polite... Take me around in the Gongyuan."
Kou Ji agreed and ordered Fan Zhongyan and Chen Yaozi to take the seal. The three of them went to the gate of the Gongyuan and showed the seal. The soldiers of the guard immediately opened the gate of the Gongyuan.
After Zhao Zhen waited until the gate of Gongyuan was opened, he ordered: "Several Aiqings will accompany me to walk, and others are waiting outside the door."
Chen Lin and others agreed.
Zhao Zhen took Kou Ji, Lu Yijian and others into the Gongyuan. After they disappeared at the door, Chen Lin shook the dust and took out a roll of imperial decree from the cuff, and said lightly: "The official decree, seal the door!"
The soldiers did not dare to hesitate, and decisively closed the gate of the Gongyuan.
Lu Yijian and others were accompanying Zhao Zhen to inspect in the Gongyuan. They suddenly heard the sound of closing the door and stared one by one.
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "You Aiqing don't have to panic. I let someone seal the gate of the Gongyuan, just to see if the gate of the Gongyuan is really blocked."
"I believe you are a ghost!"
Lu Yijian cursed inwardly.
Zhao Zhen asked people to close the door, making it clear that he wanted to enclose them in the Gongyuan.
Its purpose is to prevent revealing the news.
After all, Zhao Zhen and the three of them are not among the examiners.
If they frequently show up outside and are discovered by others, it is very likely that the troublemakers will be aware of the changes in the imperial examination.
Zhao Zhen probably knew that those scholars were secretly conspiring, so he was ready to teach them a lesson.
"Too bad..."
Lu Yijian glanced at Zhao Zhen, then looked at Kou Ji beside Zhao Zhen, howling in her heart.
He felt that all Zhao Zhen's actions in the Gongyuan must be a decision made after discussing with Kou Ji.
Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji are now teaming up to cheat people, and the methods they use are to lose one by one. Isn't it bad
Lu Yijian took advantage of Zhao Zhen and Fan Zhongyan's talk, and suddenly pulled Kou Ji's sleeve.
Kou Ji was walking forward, and was suddenly caught by his sleeves, and almost no one staggered down.
After he stabilized his figure, he glared at Lu Yijian.
The expression on Lu Yijian's face is similar to that of Kou Ji, "Didn't your kid promise the old man to never make a monster again?"
Kou Ji whispered: "What am I doing?"
Lu Yijian gritted his teeth and said, "You dare to say that this incident in the Gongyuan has nothing to do with you?"
Kou Ji said angrily: "I was bored at the mansion for a month and a half. I didn't enter the palace, nor did I meet the official house. The official house has now closed the court. It is obviously his own decision. What does it have to do with me?"
Lu Yijian was taken aback for a moment.
Zhang Zhibai said on the side: "The old man can be a guarantor. Kou Ji has indeed not seen any official in this month and a half."
Lu Yijian looked at Zhang Zhibai and questioned: "How do you know?"
Zhang Zhibai said frankly: "The old man accepted Kou Tianci's introduction as promised. Recently, Kou Tianci has been studying and publishing articles at the old man's house. He told the old man that Kou Ji has been studying knowledge in the mansion recently and has never gone out."
When Lu Yijian heard this, he said to Kou Ji vaguely as if he had eaten a fly, "The old man wronged you..."
Kou Ji snorted coldly, "I'm a pure person, don't always count bad things on me."
Lu Yijian's mouth twitched, but did not speak.
He is the first to make a mistake, and it is difficult to argue.
Several people accompany Zhao Zhen around the Gongyuan, and have been transferred to the exam number.
Zhao Zhen found an exam number, sat in, experienced it a little, and said with emotion: "Sometimes I also want to be like thousands of scholars, sitting in this exam room and teaching my peers."
"Noble official status is heaven..."
Chen Yaozi spoke subconsciously, halfway through the words, and when everyone was looking at him, he closed his mouth subconsciously.
Is no one flattering? !
Chen Yaozi was a little at a loss.
Zhao Zhen slowly got up and said with a smile: "I know that I have a different identity, and I am destined not to be like thousands of scholars. I have finished reading what I should see. Lv Aiqing, Wang Aiqing, and Zhang Aiqing, the three of you will accompany me in the main hall of the Gongyuan. .
Kou Aiqing, do what you should do. "
Lu Yijian, Kou Ji and others gave salutes one after another.
Zhao Zhen took Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, and Zhang Zhibai to the main hall of the Gongyuan.
Kou Ji took Fan Zhongyan and Chen Yaozi to the gate of Gongyuan.
On the way, Chen Yaozi asked with some doubts: "Private Kou, just now..."
Kou Ji knew what he wanted to ask, so he reminded Chen Yaozi, "If you stay in Bianjing for a long time, you will know that officials don't like to listen to the flattery of officials."
Not many people know about it.
Zhao Zhen did not deliberately express his unhappy look, so there are still some people in the court, who like to say some flattery in front of Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen's attitude towards officials is very simple. You flattery go to flattery. As long as you can do practical things, I can tolerate you.
If you only flatter and don't do real things, then I won't be able to tolerate you.
In the past two years, the officials of the two governments have not changed much, but the officials of the six departments and the officials of Yushitai have undergone earth-shaking changes.
Many old faces left Bianjing quietly.
Many new faces quietly appeared in Bianjing.
The officials in the courtroom had almost changed a lot before they knew it.
Apart from some veterans who occupy important positions in the court, almost all other positions are new faces.
Zhao Zhen was quietly changing the officials in the court according to his own mind.
Kou Ji, Lu Yijian and others were aware of this.
But no one stopped it.
Once the emperor and the courtier, it’s not just casual talk.
Most of the ministers left by Zhao Heng were cut off due to many changes before, and the rest have completed their mission. Zhao Zhen no longer needs some of them, and naturally chooses to replace them.
Zhao Zhen is now growing Song Dynasty, and he needs some enterprising officials to help him grow Song Dynasty together.
Kou Ji, Lu Yijian and others have the same purpose as Zhao Zhen, so naturally they will not stop this.
Chen Yaozi heard Kou Ji's reminder and gave a deep salute to Kou Ji, saying: "Thank you, Privy Councilor Kou..."
Zhao Zhen hid some of his thoughts deeply. It was not long before Chen Yaozi returned to Beijing. It is normal to not understand.
The three people have reached the gate of Gongyuan.
As soon as the fourth watch arrived, Chen Lin ordered the guards to open the gate of the Gongyuan.
The three Kou Ji appeared at the gate of the Gongyuan.
Although the sky was dark, but the gate of the Gongyuan was already full of people.
The imperial examination is the most important exam in life for scholars. Few people dare to miss it, so they will only arrive early, not late.
It should be noted that the Gongyuan will be locked at the time of the opening of the department. After the Gongyuan is locked, no one can enter or leave.
Even if Kou Ji, the chief examiner, wants to open the door of the Gongyuan Academy during the examination period, he must be responsible for disrupting the scientific examination.
Only one person in the world can enter and leave freely after being locked in the Gongyuan.
That person is Zhao Zhen.
But if he really did this, he would have to bear the infamy of Faint Lord.
It can be seen that as long as the scholars have lost time, they can only wait for the next subject.
If the court does not open Enke, the next subject will have to wait three years.
If the emperor has worked hard and hasn't taken a scholar for more than ten years, it may take longer.
Zhao Zhen in the history books didn't know what he thought after he took office. He hasn't opened courses for scholars in the past ten years, almost driving the scholars in the world crazy.
There is a saying among the folks that learning to become a literary and martial art is sold to emperors.
What if the emperor doesn't want you
Are you crazy
Kou Ji felt that Zhao Zhen's Sao operation in the history books could be used for reference when necessary.
Anyway, with him, even if Zhao Zhen didn't hold imperial examinations all his life, he could help Zhao Zhen find usable talents.
This idea only persisted in Kou Ji's mind for a moment, and then he threw it out of his mind.
You can think about this kind of thing, but you can't put it into action.
If you really want to do this, it is a historical reversal.
The three of Kou Ji stopped at the gate of the Gongyuan, and the scholars at the gate of the Gongyuan were shocked.
Someone took advantage of the darkness and shouted, "This time the imperial examination is unfair, we are going to stop the examination..."
"This time the imperial examination is unfair, we have to stop the examination!"
"..."
Some people start, some naturally follow.
In an instant, the gate of Gongyuan was flooded by the wave of sound.
Fan Zhongyan and Chen Yaozi frowned together and looked at Kou Ji, ready to see how Kou Ji responded.
Kou Ji stood by, watching coldly, letting the scholars shout.
The shouts spread into the Gongyuan, and Zhao Zhen, who was sitting in the main hall of the Gongyuan, said to the three Lu Yijians sideways: "The Chunwei under my presidency, the scholars feel unfair, how fair is it in the past Chunwei?"
All three of Lu Yijian's faces were dark.
Because all three of them had presided over the imperial examination spring.
Zhao Zhen's words sounded like compliments, but they were ironic.
Before the appearance of the name system, imperial examination fraud was very serious.
There are countless people who pass the test of Jinshi through the relationship.
After the introduction of the name system, it became popular.
When some scholars are submitting their papers, they have discussed the marks with the chief examiner and the deputy examiner. As long as they write what they have discussed in the text, they will definitely be taken.
Or simply use remote calligraphy to write, so that people can tell at a glance whose paper it is.
Frauds in the imperial examinations appeared endlessly in the Song Dynasty. How could Zhao Zhen not know.
He bluntly said that the imperial examinations with fraudulent behavior were fair, and the imperial examinations he supervised were unfair. Isn't it just irony
Lu Yijian said with a black face: "This matter must have been caused by some people with ulterior motives, and we must strictly investigate this matter."
"check?!"
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Check what they are doing? Since they don't want to use it for me, I don't need it."
When Lu Yijian heard the words, his heart was shocked.
When Zhao Zhen said this, the troubled scholars outside the door may have finished their lives in this life.
Zhao Zhen doesn't need them, who would dare to use them in the world
Just like Liu Yong, just because of Zhao Heng's comment, when Zhao Heng was in court, no examiner dared to admit him.
Zhao Zhen's words determined their lives.
Lu Yijian felt that the group of people making trouble outside was also stupid.
It's totally unclear about the situation.
Zhao Zhen and Kou Ji, two black-hearted men, subdued the civil and military rule of the Manchu dynasty.
A group of fledgling boys are making trouble for them. I really don't know what they think.
Lu Yijian complained about the scholars, but after all he said something for them, "Thunder, rain and dew are all graces, and officials shouldn't be lying. It's just that some of the scholars who are making trouble are not bad in their hearts, but just accept it. Only when a traitor is instigated can cause trouble.
Can officials look at their young and ignorant and give them a chance? "
"Are they young? Are they ignorant?"
Zhao Zhen seemed to have heard Tianda's joke, and pointed to himself and said: "Most of them are older than my age. Don't they understand right and wrong
They all say that reading is wise, have they read the dog's belly
They are so stupid, if I give them a chance to make them official, they still don't know how many things they will do to harm others and themselves.
They have been awarded the Jinshi, and what I want to give them is the magistrates of various places.
Officials of the herdsmen facing the people.
Whether the people's lives are good or bad, it's all in their thoughts.
They are so stupid, how can I trust the people to them? "
Wang Zeng said on the side: "After all, Kou Ji misled them first, and they are not all at fault."
Zhao Zhen coldly snorted: "What if Kou Ji misled them? They just want to participate in the imperial examination. They really want to be talented, but they didn't get it. When the time comes, I will only praise them for their courage, absolutely Will not call them stupid.
They are making trouble now, not because they don't believe in Kou Ji, but because they don't believe in me and the court.
A little bit of action shook their trust in me and the court.
How dare I use them? "
Zhao Zhen's words were not to defend Kou Ji, but to tell the truth.
"Hey… "
Zhang Zhibai sighed and said: "Some of them may have left their hometowns for the first time. They don't know that people outside are sinister, so they are easily deceived.
With a little instruction, they can still be used by the court. "
When Zhao Zhen heard Zhang Zhibai's words, his face looked a little better, "I know that some of them are leaving their homes for the first time. They are a little simple and easy to be used by others.
For the sake of the three of you pleading for them, I will give them a chance.
Li Di gave me a letter from the sky a few days ago, saying that at a critical time when the people of Hexi are being sinicized, someone needs to go to promote education.
If anyone among them is willing to go to Hexi for enlightenment, five years later, I will allow them to re-take the scientific expedition, and ten years later, I will fill them with a scholarship.
If you want people to look different, you have to do something for Da Song.
As long as he has made merits, even if he directly asks me to ask an officer to do it, I will give it to him without hesitation. "
The three of Lu Yijian looked at each other, and gave Zhao Zhen a salute.
"Official Shengming..."
Zhao Zhen has already made concessions, and they are not looking after them.
People always pay for the mistakes they make.
If the person who made a mistake does not have to bear any price, then the world will be messed up a long time ago.
The scholars outside the Gongyuan Academy didn't know at all that Zhao Zhen had already been sentenced to never hire, and five years of labor reeducation, and ten years of labor reeducation.
The scholars outside the Gongyuan became more and more fierce.
Where Kou Ji stood was as stable as Mount Tai, Chen Yaozi was a bit untenable. He said to Kou Ji with a bitter face, "Let them shout again, I'm afraid there will be no scholars in Jinke to take the scientific examination."
Kou Ji said calmly: "If you can take the test, you won't leave."