The daily life of the crown prince of the Song Dynasty

Zhao Yang told Su Shi and the others a lot about recovering the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, which left them dumbfounded.

Over the years, they have been busy studying and taking the imperial examinations, and they don't know much about the military.Now, after hearing Zhao Yang say a lot about Xixia and Liao, he realized that Song Dynasty was not as safe and sound as they thought.

Zhao Yang told Su Zhe and the others a lot about the cruel things Xixia and Liao did in the northern border, and they were furious when they heard that, and Zhao Yang must take back Yanyun sixteen prefectures.

After talking to them about recovering Yanyun sixteen prefectures, Zhao Yang told them about the reform of the imperial examination.

In today's morning court, Song Renzong had issued a decree to reform the imperial examination system, and now Zhao Yang told Su Shi that it was not considered a leak of court secrets.

Zhao Yang told Shen Kuo and others about the process and rules of the new imperial examination in great detail.After Shen Kuo and the others heard this, their first reaction was that they were glad that they had passed the imperial examination this year.If you fail the exam, you will have to take the new imperial examination next year.

The new imperial examination is so strict and difficult, they may not be able to pass the exam.

However, having said that, the new imperial examinations are really very good.

Su Shi raised his hand and patted his chest gently, and said with lingering fear: "Fortunately, I passed the imperial examination this year. Otherwise, if I take the new imperial examination next year, I'm afraid I won't even pass the scholar examination."

Su Zhe also had the appearance of "surviving after the catastrophe": "Fortunately, I got the second place in the imperial examination this year."

Shen Kuo was also very grateful: "Fortunately, I passed the imperial examination this year."

Zhao Yang was amused by the rejoicing looks of the three of them: "Even if you take part in the new imperial examination next year, you will still pass the Jinshi examination."

"That's not necessarily true." Su Shi thought of something and asked suspiciously, "Why did the imperial court reform the imperial examinations? After all, this is a very important matter?"

"The current imperial examination system is relatively simple, and the number of people admitted each year is really too much." It is said that the number of people admitted in the imperial examination in the Song Dynasty was dozens of times, even hundreds or thousands of times that of the Tang Dynasty. "This has led to redundant officials, and it has also brought a great burden to the court. Among these officials, there are a lot of people who talk about fishing or eating and dying. They don't do practical things at all and don't benefit the people, so The imperial examination must be reformed, and the number of people admitted must be reduced."

Su Zhe and the others thought Zhao Yang was right, nodded and said, "Fuhui, you are right."

Shen Kuo reacted quickly: "Is this the reason why the shadow subsidy system was canceled some time ago?"

Zhao Yang did not expect Shen Kuo to think of the yin compensation system, and gave him an appreciative look: "That's right. The reason for redundant officials is not only because too many people are admitted in the imperial examinations every year. Another reason is the yin compensation system. There are a lot of people who have entered official careers by relying on the shady subsidies of their parents, and most of these people are idle. Moreover, the yin-subsidy system is unfair to the students who take the imperial examination.”

"If you want to introduce a new imperial examination, then first of all you have to abolish the subsidy system, which is only fair."

Su Zhe and the others looked stunned: "So that's how it is."

"By the way, you, A Shi and A Zhe, have been assigned to the Imperial Academy." Zhao Yang said with a smile, "The champion, second place, and Tanhua have always been assigned to the Imperial Academy. Although your official positions are small, the Imperial Academy There are many collections and many orphan copies, don’t miss them.”

Upon hearing this, the eyes of Su Shi and Su Zhe suddenly glowed green.

"That's great."

"However, your daily work will be very boring, even boring, you have to endure it." Zhao Yang explained seriously, "You will be promoted as long as you stay in the Imperial Academy for two or three years, but at that time you will be promoted. If you are sent to other places, you must be mentally prepared."

The two Su Shi brothers laughed and said, "We have already been mentally prepared." To be honest, the two brothers didn't really want to go to the Imperial Academy, but wanted to go directly to work in other places and do practical things for the people.

"Brother Shen, I have arranged for you to go to the Ministry of Industry." Zhao Yang said, "I know you want to learn some skills, and the Ministry of Industry is suitable for you."

This arrangement settled in Shen Kuo's heart, and he said gratefully: "Fu Hui, thank you."

"Brother Shen, actually, I think the craftsman department of the Imperial City Department is more suitable for you, but you have passed the Jinshi exam seriously. If I arrange you to go to the Imperial City Department, I will be too sorry for you, so I will arrange for you to go to the factory." Department." In fact, the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry are not as good as those of the Imperial City Division. "However, you can go to the craftsman department of the Imperial City Department to study, I wonder if you would like to?"

"I am willing, I am very willing!" Shen Kuo knew what the Imperial City Division did, but he didn't care.He believed in Zhao Yang's judgment.

Zhao Yang took out a token from his pocket and handed it to Shen Kuo, "This is the token of the Imperial City Division, you can enter the Imperial City Division with it, but you can only go to the Craftsman Department of the Imperial City Division, not the other places."

Shen Kuo accepted the token like a treasure.He looked down at the token in his hand carefully, and found that it was very ordinary, with the words "Huangcheng Division" engraved on both sides.Next to these three characters, vines are carved.What kind of vines, he did not see.

"Don't worry, I will keep this token."

"The craftsmen of the Imperial City Department are proficient in everything and will not let you down."

When Shen Kuo heard this, his heart was filled with anticipation.

"Then I must learn more from them."

Next, Zhao Yang told Shen Kuo about the situation of the Ministry of Industry.

The Ministry of Industry is the one with the lowest sense of presence among the six ministries.Compared with other ministries, the Ministry of Industry can be said to have no money, power, or power, and is often looked down upon and bullied.However, the Ministry of Industry has an advantage, that is, there are fewer intrigues.The vast majority of people in the Ministry of Industry are engaged in technology, which is equivalent to engineering men in later generations.Most of them focus on technology, and they don't have the time or the brains to fight for power and profit.

Shen Kuo is also a man of engineering, so it is not only suitable for him to go to the Ministry of Industry, but it can also protect him.

After talking about the Ministry of Industry, Zhao Yang told Su Shi and the others about the Imperial Academy.

The Imperial Academy is not small, and many senior officials are from the Imperial Academy, such as Ouyang Xiu and Yan Shu.Once, they also worked in the Hanlin Academy.

Compared with the Ministry of Industry, the situation in the Imperial Academy is a bit more complicated, with many twists and turns and intrigues.

Zhao Yang gave Su Zhe and the others a detailed introduction to the Hanlin Academy, including their superiors.

Su Shi and the others took what Zhao Yang said to heart.At the same time, he also had a certain understanding of the situation of the Hanlin Academy.

Zhao Yang picked up the teacup and sipped a few sips of tea gracefully: "Before the ugly talk, the officialdom is definitely different from what you imagined." As he spoke, a look of disgust appeared on his face, "The minister of the court is not Not everyone is righteous, half of them are villains."

When Su Shi and the others heard this, they couldn't laugh or cry and said, "Fu Hui, can you say that about the ministers of the court?"

"I'm telling the truth." Zhao Yang propped his chin and said, "There are not many ministers in the Manchu Dynasty who really do things, but there are quite a few who play tricks. By the way, there are quite a few sour ones." After finishing speaking, he said heavily Sighed.

Seeing Zhao Yang's worried appearance, Shen Kuo and the others hurriedly said that they would do practical things in the future to benefit the people.

Hearing what they said, Zhao Yang smiled all over his face: "I'm waiting for you to benefit the common people in the future."

Now that he was talking about the ministers of the court, Zhao Yang felt that it was okay for him to say a few more words, so he told Su Shi and the others a lot about the affairs of the court.

Although Su Zhe and the others knew that there must be intrigue in the court, they did not expect it to be so serious, especially between civil servants and military officials.

"By the way, Mr. Ouyang opposes the recovery of the Sixteen States of Yanyun, so don't let him slip your tongue." Zhao Yang said very seriously, "My recovery of the Sixteen States of Yanyun is a secret, and the civil servants don't know about it." If Mr. Ouyang learns about this, he will definitely object, and then the civil servants will make trouble again."

"Fuhui, you can't hide the fact that you want to recover the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures. Will the ministers know about it in the future?"

"Don't let them know now, or they will kill the recapture of Yanyun sixteen prefectures." Zhao Yang pondered, "I'm still young, and I officially came to court at the beginning of this year. I haven't taken power yet, and I can't compete with the ministers. After a few more years, I will grow up, gain a firm foothold in the court, and have my own rights, so I can break up with the ministers."

"Don't worry, we won't talk about this in front of the husband." Su Zhe and the others made a gesture of closing their mouths, indicating that they would keep their mouths in check.

Zhao Yang nodded, expressing his relief.

Then, he talked about some things between civil servants and generals, which made Shen Kuo and the others dumbfounded.

After talking about these things, Zhao Yang told Su Zhe and the others about some bad situations in the court.

The more Su Shi and the others listened, the more frightened they became, and the more they frowned.

They never expected that there would be so many "undercurrents" beneath the prosperity.These "undercurrents" are enough to destroy the foundation of Song Dynasty in time.

"Now these situations have not exploded, so it is safe for the time being." Zhao Yang's face became very solemn, "But after a long time, these problems will erupt uncontrollably, and it will set off turbulent waves and even destroy the entire Song Dynasty." Song Dynasty There are really too many problems. If they are not completely solved, Da Song will be finished sooner or later. "

"Cough, cough, cough..." Su Zhe and the others were startled by Zhao Yang's last words. Although Fu Hui is the crown prince, it's not good to say so directly that the Song Dynasty will be over.

"Fuhui, the problems you mentioned have been rooted for a long time, and it is not easy to get rid of them completely."

"I know, it's impossible to remove them all at once, but they can be removed one by one." Zhao Yang looked at Shen Kuo and the others, "I'll rely on you from now on." In fact, the Great Song Dynasty needed a reform, but Wang Anshi's reform didn't work well.

Being valued and relied on so much by Zhao Yang, Su Zhe and the others were of course very moved.

"Fuhui, as long as we can help you, we are willing to do anything."

"Your words are enough." Zhao Yang smiled, "However, you still need to study a lot. Three days later, after entering the Imperial Academy and the Ministry of Industry, you should study hard."

"Don't worry, we will study hard." Although they passed the imperial examination, their life and official career had just begun.In order to help Fuhui and benefit the common people, they still have a lot to learn.

After talking about the affairs of the court, Zhao Yang thought that Shen Kuo's passing the Jinshi examination meant that he graduated from Taixue, which meant that he could no longer live in the dormitory of Taixue. Hey, have you found a house yet?"

Su Shi answered for Shen Kuo: "Brother Shen often lives in our house, of course he still lives in our house."

Shen Kuo said embarrassingly: "I have no money now, so I can't go out to rent a house. When I have money in the future, I will look for a house." When I was studying in Taixue, I used to live in Su's house from time to time. Shen Kuo didn't think it was necessary. What, but now that he is an official of the Ministry of Industry, it would be very inappropriate if he lived in Su's house as before.However, he has no money now and cannot go out to rent a house.He will move out from Su's house when his salary is paid and he has money in the future.

"Brother Shen, didn't we tell you that you will live in our house."

"A Shi, after you and A Zhe win the No. [-] and No. [-] exams, your marriage has to be arranged." Zhao Yang teased them, "When you get married, what will Brother Shen look like living with you?"

Shen Kuo nodded quickly and said, "That's what I mean."

"Furthermore, Brother Shen likes to do experiments, so it must be inconvenient to live with you." Zhao Yang thought for a while and said, "Brother Shen, if you don't mind, you can temporarily live in the Sun Academy. If there is an empty room, you can move there.” Zhao Yang knew that if he arranged a house for Shen Kuo, Shen Kuo would definitely not agree, but if he arranged for him to live in the Sun Academy, he would probably agree. "Brother Shen, if you feel embarrassed, you can teach the students of the Sun Academy on weekdays, and it can be regarded as paying the rent."

Sure enough, when Shen Kuo heard this, his eyes lit up: "Can I really move in?"

"Of course, those rooms are also empty." Zhao Yang said, "You should teach those children more on weekdays."

"This is no problem." Shen Kuo said with joy, "Fuhui, thank you."

"You're welcome."

Seeing that Shen Kuo was about to move out of their house, Su Zhe and the others were not angry.As for them, they don't really want to live in a friend's house and cause trouble for their friends.

Shen Kuo said that the wind is the rain, so he moved out of the Su family that afternoon and moved to the Sun Academy.

At the same time, Di Qing, who was appointed as the privy envoy, finally arrived in Bianjing.