Chapter 239 of Song Xu's main text volume Gao Qiu and Su Song sent these people away and sat on the chair with some fatigue.

At this time, the minor official in his office came in, looked at him, and whispered: "Mr., what kind of water transport meter you mentioned last year? The Ministry of Works said it was done."

Su Song, who was originally tired, suddenly sat up and said in surprise: "Has it done? Where?"

The little official lowered his head and said, "The Ministry of Works said it was very big and it still needs to be tested. It is currently placed outside the city."

Su Song's face was excited, as if he had forgotten his troubles just now, and stood up, leaned on a crutch, and said, "You go to the green tiled house and tell Zhang Dun that I will leave the city for five days."

The little official was stunned. Five days, but the court was over and the time for the court to start?

Su Song didn't care about this. As soon as he walked out of the door, he suddenly turned his head and said, "That Shen Cunzhong, write him in my name to let him enter Beijing."

A minor official is not an ordinary minor official without a grade. This is a fame with a Jinshi. The Ministry of Personnel has selected talents to cultivate in the Political Affairs Hall.

The little official looked at Su Song, hesitated for a while, looked outside the door, and whispered: "My husband, Mr. Dongpo is about to take office as the Ministry of Rites, I'm afraid it's not appropriate."

Su Song frowned immediately and remembered some old things.

Cunzhong is Shen Kuo's name. Shen Kuo is five years older than Su Shi, and the two have a very close relationship. This kind of friendship has undergone many similar changes in the party struggles since Shenzong.

For example, Sima Guang and Wang Anshi, Zhang Dun and Su Shi, and Su Shi and Shen Kuo.

In supporting and opposing reforms, Shen Kuo supported the reforms and had a conflict with the conservative Su Shi and gradually drifted away.

There has always been a rumor in the market that Su Shi's poems were obtained by Shen Kuo when he traveled to Hangzhou and traveled with Su Shi, the then prefect of Hangzhou. It was also annotation of Shen Kuo and sent it to the court. This triggered the "Wutai Poetry Case" that pushed Su Shi's career to the bottom.

Su Song couldn't tell the truth or false inside, but he knew these rumors. After thinking about it, he snorted with some worries and said, "Call him, what do Su Shi wants to say? Let me tell me to tell me!"

Su Song was so upset that he just wanted to count the days with his fingers so that he would leave the court as soon as possible.

The little official listened and responded carefully.

Su Song, the priest, left the blame, and the trouble outside the palace became more and more intense.

Several editors from the Hanlin Academy jointly wrote a memorial to refute Cai Jing's memorial to one by one. There were even words: "The sage has a way, but the people have no way to live, the magnificent holy dynasty, and the heavens and man are forever."

These short sixteen words aroused great resonance between the government and the public, and the opposition was unprecedentedly high.

In just half a day, the entire Kaifeng City was alarmed.

Whether it is a poor child, a family of officials, or even a noble family, their journey to officialdom basically relies on the imperial examinations. If the imperial examinations are abolished, it will be equivalent to ruining the future of the family!

Who can tolerate it!

Cai Jing's memorial aroused the unanimous opposition from almost everyone, both the "new and old" parties!

In the evening, news spread all over the sky, and rumors were full of rumor. Not only were there rumors that the imperial examinations would be abolished, but there were even rumors that the court would ban scholars from passing the imperial examinations and enter the officialdom!

At such a critical moment, no one can calmly distinguish between true and false, half true and half false. With the students of the Imperial College and the candidates taking exams in various places, thousands of people rushed around the capital, and public opinion was boiling, causing countless incidents.

These young people are all hopes for the future of the Song Dynasty. With a large number of people, who dares to act rashly?

From Kaifeng Prefecture to the six ministries and three temples, as well as various departments, and even the Political Affairs Hall, there was no action. Not to mention suppressing it, there was no even persuasion.

In the evening, seeing that the court had no explanation, the angry scholar surrounded the Ministry of Justice and tried to rush in. The Ministry of Justice not only closed the door, but also had people guarding the walls everywhere, as if facing a great enemy.

At this moment, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites are not much better. These two departments are responsible for hats and the other is responsible for examinations. The scholars did not have the fierceness of the Ministry of Justice, but they were even more indignantly asked the two ministers to come out to explain clearly.

Even though both ministries opposed the abolition of the imperial examinations, they could not speak rashly before the Political Affairs Hall had made any statement.

Therefore, when the Six Tribes and Three Temples were silent in the Political Affairs Hall, they had to follow the silence.

In the eyes of scholars, this is more like a kind of "default", and it becomes more and more angry, and more and more special things are done.

This night in Kaifeng City is destined to be unable to sleep.

The next morning, Su Mansion.

The Su family has been a little festive recently because Su Shi is about to be resurrected and serves as the Minister of Rites.

The word "bumpy" in Su Shi's career is no longer enough to describe. Against the backdrop of the "New Party" retaliation against the "old Party" and the purge, Su Shi, the leader of the Shu Party, was not exiled to Zhanzhou, but went further, which was really surprising.

Not to mention Su Zhe, who once worshipped the prime minister, even Su Shi, his disciples, old officials, and close friends, there were countless people. At that time, the "Wutai Poetry Case" was implicated by nearly a hundred people in one breath. Now Su Shi is about to rise up, and I don’t know how many people are happy.

Not long after this happiness, Cai Jing's memorial to abolish the imperial examination was spread.

Su Shi, the Minister of Rites, has not taken office, and the chief examiner of the imperial examination is still missing. Will the imperial examination be abolished?

If the scholars outside are making trouble, the Su family will be even more uneasy.

Almost all the disciples and former officials of the Su family were involved, including Wang Shi, the prince-in-law, who had been low-key for a long time, who came to Su Mansion.

The Su Mansion, which had already closed the door to thank guests, still could not stop everyone, and several of them came in through the back door.

Huang Tingjian, Wang Sang.

Since Wang Shi was beaten by Zhao Xuting, he has become much more honest. He does not visit prostitutes, does not interfere in court affairs, and makes arbitrary talk.

After he knew about Cai Jing's memorial, he was anxious and was ready to move for a long time, but he finally stepped out of the mansion.

Huang Tingjian was eight years younger than Su Shi and was a disciple of Su Shi, but his talent was consistent with Su Shi. Of course, no one of the four bachelors of Su family was inferior.

Huang Tingjian looked at Su Shi, who had always been calm and composed, frowned and worriedly, and said, "Sir, what do you say about Mr. Zhang?"

Zhang Dun and Su Shi were once friends and traveled together for a while. Even though they were getting farther and farther away due to political disagreements, they were still able to live up to their face.

Su Shi shook his head gently and said, "Zhang Zihou didn't see me."

Wang Shi is now very good at drinking. He took a sip of the wine early in the morning and said coldly with a gloomy face: "Zhang Zihou is a bold person. He dared to insult him just after the Empress Dowager was in charge of the power behind the curtain. Last year, he also instructed people to impeach the Empress Dowager. Abolishing the imperial examination was nothing to him!"

Huang Tingjian was a little dissatisfied with Wang Shi's current unrestrainedness, but ignored it. He thought about it carefully and said, "Sir, the key to this matter is still in the official family. As long as the official family disagrees, Cai Jing and others cannot succeed. I heard that the concubine has sent someone to invite the gentleman?"

Su Shi looked at him, nodded, and said, "There was a time. The Empress asked me to teach His Thirteenth Highness, but I came back from the funeral and the court did not send me away, so I could not enter the palace directly."

Huang Tingjian listened and became more puzzled, saying, "What does Zhang Zihou mean? Just hanging your husband like this, you must not leave or stay. Even if he is dissatisfied with him, he will not be so narrow-minded, right?"

Wang Shu snorted coldly and said, "What else can it mean! Let's wait and see. That Zhang Zihou will definitely turn the sky over. If you don't believe it, go and see!"

At this moment, a young man with a book boy walked in, his facial features were white and his eyes were clear. He raised his hand respectfully and said in a calm and powerful voice: "Sir, the Hanlin Academy sent someone to pass on the message, saying that the Zhengshi Hall planned to re-sort the power and relations of the Taixue, the Imperial College, the Hanlin Academy, etc., and plan to establish academies in prefectures and counties across the country, be responsible for planning, implementation, and management..."

After the fairy tale of writing was finished, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian and Wang Shu changed their faces.

Political Affairs Hall, is this the idea of ​​abolishing the imperial examination?

Su Shi looked calm and said in a deep voice: "Zhongda, please take me to the Ministry of Personnel and go to see Shangshu Lin. I will also give it to Xianggong Cai, and I will see you."
Chapter completed!