The daily life of the crown prince of the Song Dynasty

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the day of the imperial examination is getting closer.

The first day of August is the day of the imperial examination.Before the imperial examination, Su Xun and his wife took Su Shi and the three of them to Xiangguo Temple to burn incense and pray for blessings.

During this period of time, the incense in Xiangguo Temple was very strong, because there were so many people who came to burn incense and worship.These people are basically students and their families.

They came to Xiangguo Temple to pray, of course, for the palace examination, hoping to pass the palace examination.

Praying for blessings in Xiangguo Temple is very effective, otherwise there would not be so many people coming to burn incense and kneel down.

Before the imperial examination, Zhao Yang went to Xiangguo Temple as usual.

Over the years, he has been going to Xiangguo Temple to study every month.In fact, he has already finished studying the Buddhist scriptures of Xiangguo Temple, and he has been learning very well.

Master Kongjing said that Zhao Yang had roots of wisdom.If he wasn't the crown prince, he would be a very good monk.

Zhao Yang himself felt the same way, he never thought that he would have such Buddha roots.

Although he had finished studying Buddhist scriptures a long time ago, Zhao Yang continued to study with Master Kong Jing.

Since the beginning of this year, both Song Renzong and Empress Cao have been teaching Zhao Yang the emperor's mind art, but the emperor's mind art they taught is much simpler than that taught by Master Kong Jing.

Master Kong Jing is obviously a monk, but he understands the emperor's mind very well, even better than Song Renzong and Empress Cao.

In addition to the emperor's mind, Zhao Yang also learned other things from Master Kong Jing.During this time, he was interested in medical skills, so he learned medical skills from Master Kong Jing.

Master Kongjing's medical skills are very high. The monks in Xiangguo Temple were sick, and he cured them all.

During this period of time, because too many people came to Xiangguo Temple to pray for blessings, Zhao Yang, a named disciple, also became very busy.

At this moment, he is releasing the lottery for the pilgrims who ask for lottery in the Daxiong Palace.

Zhao Yang is very good at solving the lottery, and he is very accurate.Not only that, but also very famous.Many pilgrims came to Xiangguo Temple to ask for a lottery, and asked Zhao Yang to release the lottery by name.

Most people in Bianjing know that Xiangguo Temple has a very accurate master Fuhui.

Zhao Yang can only untie the sign before Sishi, and it will not be untied after Sishi.Moreover, his signing is not cheap.Even so, there are still many people who come to him every day.

On July [-]th, just after dawn, Su Xun and his wife brought Su Zhe and the three of them to Xiangguo Temple to pray for blessings.

They first burned incense and prayed for blessings devoutly, and then drew lots.

Seeing Su Shi and the others begging for a lottery, Zhao Yang joked, "I didn't expect that one day I would release the lottery for you."

Su Shi and the others laughed and said, "Master Fuhui, please."

Zhao Yang put away the smile on his face, and became very serious in an instant: "Several benefactors, it is not cheap for the little monk to undo the lottery. Are you sure you want the little monk to unwrap the lottery?" Zhao Yang needs at least one tael of silver for each lottery.

"Sure, please trouble Master Fuhui."

Zhao Yang stretched out his hand to Shen Kuo and the others: "Please give the sign to the little monk."

Su Zhe and the others asked Shen Kuo to release the lottery first, but Shen Kuo didn't refuse, and handed the lottery he had just drawn to Zhao Yang.

Zhao Yang looked at Shen Kuo's signature, and smiled slightly at Shen Kuo: "Benefactor, your wishes will come true."

Shen Kuo couldn't believe it: "Really? Fuhui, you can't be..." Since they are friends, they must have said that on purpose.

Zhao Yang deliberately put on a stern face, pretending to be displeased and said: "This benefactor, are you questioning the little monk?"

Seeing that Zhao Yang was unhappy, Shen Kuo's heart tightened, and he said quickly, "No, no, no, thank you, Master Fuhui, for releasing the lottery." After speaking, he put a tael of silver into the merit box.

Next is Su Shi's autograph. After Zhao Yang looked at it, he said to him: "Thinking of Yingla, my hometown, there are still exotic flowers in the medicine bar." ".

Su Shi naturally knew where this line came from and what it meant.After he finished listening, his eyes widened in surprise, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

"This this……"

Su Xun and the others also looked surprised, unable to believe what they heard.

Zhao Yang clasped his hands together and said to Su Shi, "Benefactor, congratulations."

Su Shi swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "Fuhui, is it true?"

"Benefactor, are you questioning me too?"

"Don't dare dare not dare, thank you Master Fuhui." After Su Shi finished speaking, he stepped aside obediently.

Finally, it was Su Zhe. After Zhao Yang read the signature, he only said one word to him: "Eye."

"Eye?" Su Zhe was stunned for a moment, then he understood what it meant, and was as surprised as his brother.

Zhao Yang didn't judge Su Shi's success in the first or second place based on history, but he could tell from the signature.

Su Shi and the others wanted to say something to Zhao Yang, but there were still people behind them looking for Zhao Yang to release the sign, so they had to go out first, and decided to come to Zhao Yang after Sishi.

The next person to solve the lottery is not as lucky as Su Shi and the three of them. The lottery they draw is not a good lottery.

As soon as the time came, Zhao Yang left the main hall and returned to his wing.

Su Xun and the others were waiting for him in his wing.

"Fuhui, is it true that you released the sign for us just now?"

"Are you questioning me again?" Zhao Yang said angrily, "I am the best person in Xiangguo Temple who knows how to solve the lottery. Do you know how many people line up every day to ask me to solve the lottery?"

Su Zhe smiled flatteringly at Zhao Yang: "It's not that we don't believe you, but we are afraid that you will say the words that we both passed the exam because you are familiar with us."

Shen Kuo nodded again and again.

"Don't worry, I released the signature based on the signature, and I didn't deliberately say words of comfort because I knew you well." Zhao Yang said with a serious face, "Don't doubt my ability casually."

Hearing what Zhao Yang said, Su Shi and the others were shocked again. They looked excited for a while, happy for a while, and unbelievable for a while... In short, it was very exciting.

Seeing Shen Kuo and the others looking silly and happy, Zhao Yang worried that they would be overly happy, and they would be over if they didn't take the palace exam well.

"The signatures that have been solved are like this, but it doesn't mean that it will really work." Zhao Yang pointed to them and said, "If you don't take the palace exam well, it will definitely not work, so put away the silly smiles on your faces .”

When Shen Kuo and the others heard this, the smile on their faces froze instantly.After a while, their faces became serious.

"Signed papers don't represent your true destiny, so you'd better take the imperial examination tomorrow."

"Fuhui is right." They were so happy just now that they almost got carried away.

Zhao Yang stood up, took out a brocade box from the cabinet, and there were three sachets in the box.He reached out and took out the sachets, and handed them to Su Che and the others one by one.

"This is the amulet I made for you, remember to wear it when you take the imperial examination tomorrow."

"Fuhui, thank you." Su Shi and the others immediately put on the sachet that Zhao Yang gave them.

"The talisman can protect you from passing the imperial examination safely, but it won't protect you from passing the exam." Zhao Yang said seriously, "Success depends on your own strength, not on Buddha's blessing, understand?"

Shen Kuo and the others nodded obediently: "Understood!"

"I wish you all pass the exam!" Zhao Yang made a cheering gesture to the three of them, "I believe the three of you will pass the exam!"

"Bless you!"

Su Xun and the others had lunch at Xiangguo Temple before going back.

Before leaving, Zhao Yang asked Su Shi and the three of them not to study any more today.Take it easy all day today and get some rest.Go to bed early tonight, and sleep well to pass the imperial examination.Zhao Yang also asked Su Zhe and the others to put the sachet he gave them next to their pillows so that they could have a good night's sleep tonight.

When Zhao Yang made the sachet, he also put medicinal herbs to calm the nerves, which helped Su Shi and the others calm down.

Thanks to the sachet sent by Zhao Yang, the three of Shen Kuo and the others slept very well the night before the palace examination.

On the day of the imperial examination, their spirits were very good.It is most appropriate to describe it as refreshing.

Before dawn, Su Shi and the others had breakfast, and then hurried to the palace.

When they arrived at the palace gate, the palace gate had not been opened yet.However, many students were already waiting at the gate of the palace.

After a while, Shen Kuo and the others saw the ministers arriving at the gate of the palace one after another.

When Ouyang Xiu saw Su Shi and the others, he didn't go to look for them, but smiled at them from a distance.

As the examiner, he couldn't get close to Su Shi and the others before the exam, otherwise people would mistake him for favoritism and cheating.

After receiving encouragement from their husband, Su Zhe and the others felt much less nervous.

At the beginning of Maoshi, the palace gate opened.

The ministers walked in first.

After the ministers walked in, a servant led Shen Kuo and his hundred students into the palace.

After these students entered the palace, they couldn't help looking around curiously.

Although the sky hadn't completely brightened yet, the lights in the palace were as bright as day.

These students entered the palace for the first time, and were deeply shocked by the majesty of the palace, which made them fear and respect from the bottom of their hearts.

The servant led a hundred students to the gate of Zichen Hall.The palace examination has not yet started, so the students cannot enter the Zichen Palace for the time being.

The students were very nervous at the moment, many of them turned pale, some were trembling slightly, some had weak legs, some were clutching their stomachs, and some had an expression of urgency to urinate.

After a while, the door of Zichen Palace opened, and the servants let the students in.

After the students walked into the Zichen Palace, they found that the ministers they had just seen at the palace gate were inside.

Under the leadership of the servant, Su Shi and the others found their seats one by one, and then sat down.

The Zichen Hall is very large and is usually used for banquets.

After a while, Song Renzong walked in.

The ministers saluted first, followed by the students.

Song Renzong said some words of encouragement to the students, and then the palace examination officially began.

Zhao Yang was afraid of scaring Su Shi and the others, so he didn't come to Zichen Palace with Song Renzong.

After Su Shi and the others got the exam papers, they looked at the exam questions first.When they saw the next few policy topics, they couldn't help but froze.

Zhao Yang asked the first question: What does "human text" mean.The second question: What to do if there is a famine.The third question: If you were in the Three Kingdoms, what kind of courtier would you want to be.

He originally wanted to come up with a topic related to defending the country, but he knew that the civil servants would definitely object, so he didn't come up with it.

Today, because of the imperial examination, I don't have to go to the morning court.Zhao Yang fell asleep for a long time, and he didn't wake up until the early hours of the morning.

The palace examination will not end until the beginning of the unitary hour, and there will be a break at noon, but you can't leave the Zichen Palace at will.

After Zhao Yang finished his breakfast, he went to Zichen Palace to have a look.

He was lying at the door furtively, and quietly poked out half of his head to look into Zichen Palace.Seeing that Su Shi and the others were writing hard for the exam, he felt relieved, and then left.

"Your Highness, why don't you wait for Su Shi and the others to finish the imperial examination before you go to see them."

"They must be physically and mentally exhausted after taking the imperial examination. If I appear in front of them, I am worried that I will scare them into unconsciousness, and then I will be guilty." Zhao Yang thought for a while and said, "It's better to wait for the day of the transmission. Surprise them."

"Your Highness, are you sure it was a surprise, not a shock?"

"Maybe both."

After the palace examination, the results will be announced ten days later.