Sending troops to Dali is still the planning stage at the highest level. At present, the most important thing is still the imperial examination.

The first day of the imperial examination was not a problem, but it ended in the eyes of the crowd.

The candidates went out in an orderly manner in groups of three or three. Unexpectedly, many strange phenomena still occurred.

There was a candidate who was held down by four or five servants as soon as he left the examination room and stuffed into the carriage, and quickly disappeared.

Some candidates use their sleeves to cover their faces, shuttle through the crowd, and quietly disappear.

Many people even formed a team to block it, as if they had done something shameful.

Li Qingchen and Shen Kuo stood side by side, looking at them, with different expressions.

Shen Kuo looked angry and said, "Have you reached this level of resistance to Enko? What are these scholars? Everyone shouts to beat the rats crossing the street?"

Li Qingchen said lightly: "What's strange about them? They can't do anything. If you want them to have a bottom line, unless you fly snow in June."

Before Yuanyou, the party struggles in the Song Dynasty were actually restrained and everyone respected them. But at the beginning of Yuanyou, Sima Guang and others listed various poetry cases and swept all the "New Party" out of the court, which really destroyed the unspoken rules.

This is also one of the fundamental reasons why the "New Party" resents against the "Old Party".

Shen Kuo held his hand on his stomach and said, "This year is pretty good. After a while, I am worried that the number of imperial examination candidates will further decline every year. In this way, in their eyes, it will confirm the rumors that the court is not virtuous and the treacherous and slanderous will harm the country."

Li Qingchen snorted coldly and said, "That's because they don't know. I have discussed with Xianggong Lin and are preparing to make a list. Some are prohibited from imperial examinations, some are not listed, and some are never hired!"

Shen Kuo looked unexpected and immediately returned to normal, sighing: "This is just one of the manifestations. When implementing the 'Shaosheng New Policy', I don't know how many things they will do to hinder it. Jiangnan West Road is a good Liezi. You can lock down the city once, but you can't lock down the second one. I will lock down the city, so I will... "

Li Qingchen looked a little cold and said, "Zong Ze and others are still too weak. They look forward to the front and back, without any courage or decision to move forward!"

Shen Kuo glanced at him in the aftermath, but didn't answer this.

Looking at the entire Song Dynasty, how many people can be determined to reform? No one can move forward in the world!

The speed of Zong Ze and others in implementing the "Shaosheng New Policy" caused a series of troubles, which certainly made the court very dissatisfied, but under the current circumstances, it was already valuable.

Li Qingchen watched these candidates go out one after another and said, "Just these people can last on Jiangnan West Road in the future and how many people can stay in the end, which is very interesting."

"Yes, I heard that Zong Ze was famous by the clan, and the eldest lady almost divorced him, and it was just that everyone was betrayed by his relatives..." Shen Kuo said helplessly. It was not just Zong Ze, but the pressure faced by the reformists was vast and endless, inside and out, everywhere.

When Li Qingchen saw Meng Tang, he suddenly said, "You said, can this uncle have some use?"

Shen Kuo suddenly woke up, glanced at the guard behind him, walked closer and whispered: "You must be careful. The official family is not a little bit safeguarding the empress. The official family has given enough warnings. If you try again, you may be a disaster."

Li Qingchen looked motionless and said, "I have no other intentions. I mean, will this uncle support the 'Shaosheng New Policy'?"

The Meng family is a hard-core "old party" and is the most staunch supporter of Empress Dowager Gao. Otherwise, how could Empress Meng be appointed by Empress Dowager Gao to Zhao Xu as the current queen?

Shen Kuo was a little sensible, looked at Meng Tang's side face with a smile, and said, "If he can support him, he should give him some opportunities."

Li Qingchen said: "Whether he really supports or is false, his Empress's younger brother, the current national uncle, still has some influence. Let's do this, he goes to Hongzhou Prefecture and let Zhou Wentai have a good look."

Shen Kuo saw it again, Li Gang, who was a little dejected, smiled and said, "This little guy probably didn't do well in the exam."

Li Qingchen thought of Li Gang's father Li Kui and said, "Mr. Li is busy outside and cannot be careless at home. I will write him a letter and call his son to the Ministry of Rites."

Shen Kuo turned to Li Qingchen and said, "Is Li Shangshu trying to keep it by his side and cultivate it?"

Li Qingchen smiled and said, "Let's go, it's almost sealed and sent to the Hanlin Academy for sealing."

According to the review process, we now have to keep the name sealed, and then we will work with the Hanlin Academy to review the papers together.

Shen Kuo was the junior examiner. He nodded and sighed while walking: "Tomorrow, there will be a lot fewer people coming."

"Since you can't come, don't come in the future."

Li Qingchen was casual, his tone and his attitude were casual.

Shen Kuo shook his head helplessly. Li Qingchen should be the person with the most resentment among the "New Party". He is not Zhang Dun. He needs enough tolerance in that position, and Li Qingchen is much more comfortable.

While Li Qingchen and others were busy sealing the book, the news that the court was going to send troops to Dali spread wildly.

Such a big move can be hidden from others, but some big shots cannot be hidden from them.

Wen Yanbo sat in the class room, processing the official documents slowly and quietly.

Wen Fengcheng came in from outside and he had just finished the exam.

"Great Grandpa." Wen Fengcheng saluted respectfully.

Wen Yanbo didn't raise his head and said, "How is the exam?"

"It should be OK." Wen Feng succeeded, but he was actually unsure. In addition to being nervous about the exam, he was also worried about being targeted.

Their literary family is very unpopular in the current court. His great-grandfather is all on the bench, let alone his little great-grandson?

Wen Yanbo seemed to hear it from his words and said lightly: "Don't think too much, take a good exam. Pour me a cup of tea, and then go to the Ministry of Works to meet Su Dongpo and tell him not to talk nonsense and do things well."

Wen Fengcheng didn't know what was going on, so he looked at his great-grandfather in confusion, and muttered while boiling water.

Wen Yanbo approved a document and put it aside, saying, "The rebellion occurred in Dali. Their royal family asked me to send troops to fight against the rebellion. The grand grandfather has agreed and is waiting for the official to issue an order."

Wen Feng was stunned and was a little difficult to understand.

When Dali rebelled and asked Da Song to send troops to save him, did Da Song really agree?

Military and national affairs are so easy and hasty?

Wen Yanbo leaned against the chair, with no expression on his old face, and said, "Tell him that it's okay, just go to Jiangnan West Road and exchange Chen Xian back. He is always a deputy, so what do you want him, the Minister?"

Wen Fengcheng walked closer and whispered: "Grandpa, court, what are you going to do?"

‘It’s not the court, it’s the official.’
Chapter completed!