The daily life of the crown prince of the Song Dynasty

Today is the day to announce the results of the solution test, which will be announced at the beginning of Sishi.

The grades of the Taixue students are naturally announced in the Taixue.

On the campus of Taixue, there is a sage square.On the square, there are statues of Confucius and Mencius.

Every time there is something important in Taixue, it will be announced in Shuangsheng Square.

There is a very wide and long wall next to the statue of the two saints. This is the bulletin board of Taixue.

Test scores will be posted here.

The Shuangsheng Square is very large and can accommodate all the students of Taixue.

The results of the solution test were announced at the beginning of Sishi, but many students came to Shuangsheng Square to wait before dawn.

Although Su Shi and Shen Kuo were very confident in passing the exam, they inevitably became nervous and restless under the influence of other students.

The night before the results of the solution test were announced, the three of them barely slept.

As soon as the sky was slightly bright, the three of them went to Shuangsheng Square.

They thought they had come very early, but when they arrived, there were already many people waiting in Shuangsheng Square.

When it was completely bright, Shuangsheng Square was full of students.

Most of them looked very tense, and at the same time very much looking forward to it.Some people seem to be sure that they can pass the test, and their expressions are relaxed and happy.There are also a small number of people, all of whom are pale, their eyes are full of panic, and their lips are even trembling.

There are also many people with folded hands, facing the sky and praying non-stop to the statues of the two saints.

I hope God and all the gods and the Shuangsheng can bless them to pass the exam.

The gentlemen of Taixue saw that the students cared so much about the test results and did not blame them, because they were the same way back then.

In fact, the gentlemen are also very concerned about the students' test scores. After all, Taixue is the highest school in the Song Dynasty.If the number of students who have passed the test is not large, it will be a very embarrassing thing for Taixue.

The students other than Taixue all went to the entrance of the Gongyuan to wait for the announcement of the results.

The Gongyuan is the examination room for students other than Taixue, so the results will naturally be announced here.

At this time, the gate of the Gongyuan was crowded with people, not only the students who took part in the examination, but also their relatives.

Those who took part in the imperial examinations were ordinary people, and many were even children from poor families.The reason why they study and take the imperial examination is to get ahead.

The imperial examination is their only way out, and it is also their only chance to change their destiny.In order to be able to take part in the imperial examinations, it is no exaggeration to say that many people were selling everything.You must know that reading is a very expensive and extravagant thing.In the homes of ordinary people, there are probably only one or two floors of families who can really afford to read, and the remaining eight or nine floors are where the whole family grits their teeth and tightens their belts for their children to study.

After ten years of studying hard in the cold window, whether you can get ahead depends on the imperial examination.

Although the solution test is the first test of the imperial examination, and it is also the easiest test, there are still many students who fail the test.

Among the students waiting for the announcement of the test results at the entrance of the Gongyuan, many middle-aged people, and even elderly people with gray hair can be seen.

These middle-aged and elderly people take the solution test every year.The name of Sun Shan is lost every year, and the exam is taken every year, in order to pass the exam, in order to change the fate.

Just as all the students in the world were anxiously waiting for the announcement of the test results, Zhao Yang and the ministers were going to court.

The theme of this morning morning is very simple, that is to solve the test.

The ministers discussed around the solution.

Zhao Yang is reading Su Shi's article at the moment.

In the examination, if there are excellent examination papers or articles, Song Renzong will let the ministers look at them.

The ministers listened carefully to His Royal Highness' reading.They nodded from time to time as they listened.

Su Shi's policy theory is extremely well written, although the literary talent is plain, but every word is pearls.

A few years ago, Zhao Yang advocated plain literary talent.In the past four years, although literati students still have some criticisms, they still accept plain literature.

Su Shi's articles are absolutely outstanding in plain literature.

After Zhao Yang finished reading the top three strategies of the Bianjing city test, Song Renzong asked with a smile: "What do you think?"

All the ministers said that the writing was excellent, and then praised Taixue for his good teaching.

Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered Taixue to reform four years ago, the students of Taixue have performed very well in the imperial examinations in the past four years, and they have fought hard for Taixue and Bianjing City.

Since ancient times, the literati and students in Jiangnan have been excellent, especially in the imperial examinations, the students in Jiangnan beat all places, including Taixue.

Although Taixue is the highest school in the Song Dynasty, many students in the south of the Yangtze River disdain Taixue, especially the students of Yingtianfu Academy.

For a long time, Yingtianfu Academy has suppressed Taixue, and it has been the number one academy in the minds of literati and students in the Song Dynasty.

The main reason why Yingtianfu Academy surpasses Taixue is because there are so many high school students in Yingtianfu Academy.

In the previous palace examinations, one of the champions, second places, and Tanhuas must be a student of Yingtianfu Academy.

In the past few years, none of the Taixue students won the first prize, the second place in the exam, or the best in the exam.

The No. [-] pick, No. [-], and Tanhua are basically contracted by Jiangnan students.

In the imperial examination, Taixue is not as good as Yingtianfu Academy.However, even so, there are still many people who want to be admitted to Taixue, mainly because Taixue is in Bianjing, and more importantly, many officials and eunuchs in Bianjing are studying in Taixue.It can be said that Taixue is a small power center and a small officialdom.And Yingtianfu Academy is a simple academy.

Four years ago, Zhao Yang not only ordered the reform of Taixue, but also reformed other famous academies in other places.Since the reform, the momentum of Taixue has been getting better and better. In the past two years, there has been a tendency to suppress Yingtianfu Academy.However, whether this year's Taixue can beat Yingtianfu Academy depends on the results of the imperial examination.

In the palace examination three years ago, the champion was from Yingtianfu Academy, the second place was from Taixue, and Tanhua was from the hometown of Confucius.In terms of results, Taixue lost to Yingtianfu Academy in the imperial examination three years ago.

If the number one scholar in this year's palace examination is from Taixue, then Taixue will be able to win Tianfu Academy.

The ministers of the DPRK and China naturally also knew about the contest between Taixue and Yingtianfu Academy.Although many ministers are not students of Taixue, they are now in Bianjing, so they naturally hope that Taixue can win.

Many ministers said that Su Shi has the talent of the number one scholar, saying that he is very likely to be the number one scholar in the examination this year.

Song Renzong also hoped that Su Shi and the others could win the first prize in the examination and promote the prestige of Taixue.

Su Shi has the image of the number one scholar, and Su Zhe has the image of the second place.

The ministers felt that in this year's imperial examination, the champion and the second place must be Taixue.

Although the ministers haven't seen Su Shi and his brothers yet, they are very optimistic about them.

Some ministers knew that Su Shi and Su Zhe were students of Ouyang Xiu, and they all turned their heads to praise Ouyang Xiu for his good teaching.

Ouyang Xiu said again and again that he didn't teach much, and the main thing was that Mr. Taixue taught well.Although he said so modestly, he was very happy in his heart.

While the ministers were flattering Ouyang Xiu, Zhao Yang gave Song Renzong a look.

Song Renzong understood instantly, coughed lightly, and instantly quieted the court.The ministers quickly stood up.

"After talking about the examination, let's talk about the martial arts."

As soon as he said this, the ministers all showed a look of surprise.

Yan Shu stepped out of the queue and asked, "Guan, what happened to the martial arts?"

There are imperial examinations every three years, and there are also martial arts examinations.However, the Song Dynasty emphasized literature over martial arts, and did not pay much attention to martial arts exams.

Every time the number of people taking part in the martial arts exam is very small, a few years ago, there were hundreds of people taking part in the martial arts exam, but now the number of people taking part in the martial arts exam is only a few dozen.These dozens of people are not very good.

In fact, there are few people who take part in the martial arts exam. On the one hand, it is because they put more emphasis on literature than martial arts, and on the other hand, military generals also like to make recommendations.

Military generals do not need the consent of officials and civil servants to make recommendations.As long as their generals agree, this is also an important reason for redundant troops.

"Next year will be a big fight."

When the ministers heard this, they all showed surprise expressions.

Soon, many ministers came out to object.

Song Renzong raised his hand to signal the ministers to be quiet, and he continued: "From next year, the generals of the military barracks must be selected through the military examination, and the private recommendation of military generals is prohibited."

When the ministers heard this, they immediately changed their attitudes, and they all agreed to hold the martial arts exam next year.

It was Zhao Yang who proposed to hold the martial arts exam.

Wu Zetian held the martial arts examination back then, but it selected many generals for Datang, and also provided ordinary people with the opportunity to stand out again.It's a pity that in the Song Dynasty, the martial arts examination was not used among them, which is really a pity.

Zhao Yang proposed to hold a large-scale martial arts examination. On the one hand, he wanted to provide the common people with opportunities to get ahead, and on the other hand, he wanted to curb redundant soldiers.Of course, the most important thing is to select the talents of generals who come into contact with them.

The ministers thought that Song Renzong's martial arts examination was aimed at generals, so of course they no longer objected.

Regarding the matter of holding the martial arts exam, the ministers spoke enthusiastically and set up a checkpoint for the martial arts exam.

Zhao Yang heard the civil servants put forward the rules of the martial arts examination, and he felt in his heart that the civil servants really... spared no effort to deal with the generals.

Regarding the matter of martial arts, there will definitely be endless discussions for a while.

Song Renzong asked Yan Shu and the others to discuss the regulations before playing to him.

In fact, Zhao Yang had planned and arranged the martial arts exam a long time ago.The reason why Song Renzong brought it up and let the civil officials discuss it was just to confuse the civil officials.

After the morning court, Zhao Yang returned to the East Palace, changed into casual clothes, and hurried to Taixue.

He came very timely, and announced the results as soon as he arrived at Taixue.

Su Shi is No.1 in the solution test.

Su Zhe is No.2.

Shen Kuo is No.8.

After Su Shi and the others saw their achievements, they breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.At the same time, they were very excited because their brothers passed the No.1 and No.2 exams.

Those who pass the exam are naturally happy, and those who fail the exam are naturally sad.

The students who didn't see their names on the list had expressions of disbelief, shouting "impossible".Many people cried outright, unable to accept the fact that they failed the exam.