The daily life of the crown prince of the Song Dynasty

The day before the results of the palace examination were announced, Zhao Yang went to Su Shi and the others again to confirm the previous things with them again. After all, he was going to lose his horse tomorrow.

When Su Zhe and the others saw Zhao Yang, they asked them again and again whether they would be angry with him because they kept something from them, and distanced themselves from him. They were not impatient, but told him very patiently, no matter what happened , they will not be angry with him, let him not worry.

Hearing what they said, Zhao Yang was not relieved, on the contrary he was very nervous.

"As you said, you won't be angry." He didn't know why he was very nervous.

"No!" Su Zhe and the others didn't understand why Zhao Yang always asked them this question.However, seeing that Zhao Yang was so afraid of them getting angry, they felt very distressed. "Really not! Never!"

"I hope you won't be angry when you see me tomorrow."

"Why are we angry when we see you tomorrow?" Shen Kuo and the others were full of question marks, not understanding what Zhao Yang meant.

Zhao Yang took a deep look at Su Shi and the three of them: "Tomorrow, you will know." Tomorrow, he, the crown prince, must be present in front of the palace.Besides, we can't keep hiding from A Shi and the others, it's time to let them know his true identity. "By the way, I hope you won't be scared when you see me tomorrow."

"Scared?" Su Zhe and the others were at a loss, "Fu Hui, what are you going to do to scare us tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow, you will know." Zhao Yang raised his hand and patted Su Shi's shoulder and said, "I hope that when you see me tomorrow, you will feel surprised, not frightened." However, it should be a little frightened.

Su Zhe looked at Zhao Yang with a terrified look on purpose, and put his hands on his chest in a defensive state: "Fuhui, what are you going to do to us tomorrow?"

Zhao Yang was dumbfounded by Su Zhe's hypocritical "scared" look: "What can I do to you?"

"You're sure to do something bad to us tomorrow."

"Tomorrow, you will know." Zhao Yang couldn't say it even if he wanted to, "Remember what you said."

"Fuhui, if you frighten us, we will spank you." Su Shi smiled maliciously.

"Okay, then I'll wait." Ah Shi, tomorrow will see if you dare to spank my ass. "I still have something to do, so I won't tell you guys. See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow." Shen Kuo and the others sent Zhao Yang away full of surprise.

After Zhao Yang left, Su Zhe asked, "Fuhui, what happened to him?"

Su Shi said: "Fu Hui must want to play tricks on us."

Shen Kuo nodded and said in agreement, "It's very possible."

"However, I think Fuhui is very afraid that we will get angry." Su Zhe said thoughtfully, "It is estimated that Fuhui played a very serious trick on us this time."

Su Shi said with a smile: "If the prank goes too far, we must spank Fuhui's ass." After finishing speaking, he gave a smirk twice.

Su Zhe and Shen Kuo understood what Su Shi meant, and they also laughed maliciously.

"Brother, what kind of prank do you think Fuhui will play tomorrow?" Fuhui had played some pranks on them before, but nothing serious.

"Isn't Fu Hui the prince's cousin, maybe he will scare us in the palace tomorrow." Su Shi guessed, "Maybe Fu Hui brought the prince down to see us..." Speaking of this, Su Shi thought of another Possibility, his expression became terrified, "Fuhui told His Royal Highness before that we could win the first prize, maybe we didn't win the first prize or the second place, His Royal Highness wants to question us."

Su Zhe's face changed greatly when he heard this.He felt that what his brother said was very correct.

"No wonder Fuhui was always afraid that we would be angry."

Shen Kuo was also frightened: "Does that mean we will see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince tomorrow?"

The more Su Shi thought about it, the more he felt right, and then he said with a disappointed face: "It seems that we really didn't get the number one and the second place in the exam."

Su Zhe was not very disappointed in his heart: "It doesn't matter whether we win the first prize or the second place in the exam, as long as we pass the exam." From the beginning, Su Zhe didn't think they could win the first prize and the second place.

Shen Kuo nodded and said, "That's right, as long as we pass the exam."

Su Shi sighed lightly and said, "I don't know if we can pass the exam."

Su Zhe was more open-minded: "Brother, if we don't pass the exam, we will take the exam three years later." After finishing speaking, he said, "It's very difficult for people who take the palace exam for the first time to pass the exam. Usually, they take it several times. It is not surprising that we did not pass the exam this time. To be honest, it would be strange if we passed the exam this time.”

Shen Kuo and Su Zhe had the same thought: "If we fail the exam this time, we will try again next time. I believe we will pass the exam next time."

Hearing what Su Zhe and Shen Kuo said, the loss in Su Shi's heart disappeared immediately.

"You're right, it's nothing if we don't pass the exam this time."

After the imperial examination, Su Zhe and Shen Kuo were not as nervous as before.During this period of time, they were also very calm while waiting for the results of the palace examination, not as flustered as before.

Although it is a pity that they did not pass the Jinshi exam this time, they are still young and they can take the exam again in three years, so there is no need to be as anxious as before.

After the three chatted, they returned to their respective schools to continue reading.

After the palace examination, Su Shi and the three of them returned to Taixue to continue their studies.Not only them, other Taixue students also came back to continue their studies.

The same is true for the previous exams and provincial exams. After the exams, continue to go back to Taixue to study and study.

Tomorrow, the results of the palace examination will be announced.However, today I still study as usual, and the gentlemen will not specifically mention the results of the palace examination.

Su Zhe and the others didn't care much about the results of the imperial examination, and neither did most of the other students.Because they knew that the possibility of them passing the imperial examination was not very high, so they didn't hold out much hope.

It is not shameful to fail the imperial examination, but it is too shameful for a student of Taixue to fail the solution and provincial examinations.Furthermore, it doesn't matter if they fail the imperial examination, as long as they pass the provincial examination, they can still enter the official career.

The provincial examination in the Song Dynasty is a bit like the rural examination in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.As long as you pass the provincial examination and become a Juren, you can become an official.Although the official position is small at the beginning, it can still be promoted in the future.The same is true for those who pass the provincial exam.

After the palace examination, if they fail to pass the examination, some people will choose to enter the official career, and some people will choose to take the palace examination again.That is to say, you can be an official whether you take the imperial examination or not.

Of course, there are still many people who want to be the number one scholar in the exam and honor their ancestors.

Although many people didn't care so much about whether they passed the imperial examination, they still couldn't help feeling nervous when they waited until the next day.

On the day when the palace examination results were announced, Su Shi and his hundred students were going to enter the palace again.

In fact, there is a very pleasant name for the announcement of the results of the palace examination, which is called Chuanlu in front of the palace.

Just like the imperial examination, Su Zhe and the others got up before dawn, and hurried to the gate of the palace.

When they arrived, many students and ministers were waiting at the gate of the palace.

At the beginning of the Mao Dynasty, the palace gate opened, and the ministers were still the first to enter.However, after the ministers entered this time, the students did not follow.They were to wait for the decree at the gate of the palace.

The ministers first went to the Chuigong Hall for the morning court.

In today's morning court, the Crown Prince Zhao Yang was present.

After a short while in the early court, Song Renzong announced that he would be passed on in front of the palace.

At this time, the servant brought Su Zhe and a hundred of his students into the palace and came to the square at the entrance of the Chuigong Hall.

The students found that there were many guards with knives at the door, and each of them had a very cold expression, which made people feel chills.

At this moment, the hearts of all the students were gripped, and they waited for Chuanlu with anxiety and excitement.

Without keeping them waiting, an official soon appeared, an official from the Ministry of Rites.

The students quickly saluted the officials of the Ministry of Rites.

Then, officials from the Ministry of Rites began to announce the results.

Only 50 people will be admitted in this palace examination, but instead of announcing the results of 50 people, the results of the top [-] people will be announced.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites first read from No.20.The student whose name was being read was stunned for a moment, then a look of ecstasy appeared on his face, and then he began to cry.However, he also knew that he couldn't lose his composure in front of the palace, so he covered his face and cried and laughed.

The students whose names were read later had the same reaction as him, crying and laughing, which looked very funny, but their eyes were full of joy.

Shen Kuo is No.6, which is the same as the result of the provincial examination.Shen Kuo himself did not think of this.He thought he would pass the exam, but he should be in the last few. Unexpectedly, he got No.6 again.For this result, Shen Kuo is very satisfied.

I have already read No.4, but I still haven't read the names of Su Shi and Su Zhe.

Su Zhe, who said he didn't care before, had his heart beating very fast at this moment.Not only that, his palms were wet with sweat at some point.

Su Shi's situation is no better than that of his younger brother.At this time, because he was too embarrassed, his face became very pale.

Next is Tanhua, a student from Yingtianfu College.

"No. [-] is..."

At this moment, Su Zhe raised his heart in his throat, feeling that the next step would be to jump out of his throat.

"Su Zhe."

The moment he heard his name, Su Zhe felt that the whole world became very quiet, and his mind went blank.

It wasn't until he was held in his brother's arms that he realized that he had won the second place in the exam.

Before he was ecstatic, he heard that his brother Su Shi had won the first prize in the examination.

The two brothers were dumbfounded and didn't respond for a long time.

When the biography in front of the hall was over, the servants walked up to Su Shi and the others and asked them to follow him to change into the No. 4 Scholar and No. [-] clothes. The No. [-] most famous students have to change into Jinshi uniforms.

Su Zhe and the others were taken away by the servants in a daze.By the time they realized it, they had already changed into the No. [-] and No. [-] clothes.

After the students changed their clothes, they were brought to the gate of the Chuigong Hall again.

At this time, the servant was replaced by Zhang Maoshi.

Zhang Maoshi bowed to Su Shi and the three of them: "The villain is Zhang Maoshi next to the official family."

As soon as they heard that it was the servant of the official's side, Su Zhe and the others hurriedly saluted again: "I have met Mr. Zhang."

"The champion, the second place, and Tanhua are polite." Zhang Maoshi said politely, "The three of you will enter the palace to meet the officials and His Royal Highness. Before entering, the villain wants you to talk about etiquette."

"Please teach me, sir."

Zhang Maoshi carefully told Su Shi and the others about the ceremony to be performed when they met Song Renzong and Zhao Yang later.

After Su Zhe and the others remembered it, Zhang Maoshi led them into the Chui Gong Hall.

Su Shi and the others walked in slowly with their heads lowered and their eyes fixed on the ground.

The moment they entered the Chuigong Hall, they felt a strong majesty, which made their legs weak and wanted to kneel down.

However, they did have to kneel down to salute, after all, it was their first time meeting the Holy Spirit.

"The minister sees the official family, and sees His Royal Highness the Prince."

Su Shi and the others heard a gentle voice above their heads: "Get up."

This voice made Su Zhe and the others less nervous.

"Put your head up and let me see."

Su Shi and the three of them raised their heads obediently.Perhaps out of curiosity, they forgot Zhang Maoshi's explanation and looked directly at Song Renzong's face.

"This year's No. [-], No. [-], and Tanhua are not only talented, but also outstanding talents. I am very happy."

Being praised so much by the officials, Su Shi and the three of them were full of joy.

Song Renzong looked kindly, and chatted with Su Shi and the three of them.

Seeing that the officials were so kind, Su Zhe and the others gradually lost their fear and became more relaxed.

"By the way, Prince, do you know the champions?"

When Zhao Yang heard his father's words, he gave him a very unfilial look.

Daddy, you are too obvious on purpose.

When Su Shi and the others heard this, they were very puzzled. His Royal Highness knew them?

"We are all students of Mr. Ouyang, of course we know each other."

Wait, why is this voice so familiar, as if I've heard it somewhere.

Su Zhe and the others couldn't help being curious, and turned to look to the left.

As a result, they see a very familiar face.

Su Shi and Su Zhe exclaimed in unison: "Fu Hui!"