Since someone challenges their own reform, they must crush the past without hesitation, Zhao Zhen knows that every reform is a war without gunpowder, but blood, corpses, the most common things on the battlefield are not lacking.

If those in power are unable to resist the pressure, the so-called reform will become a mere rhetoric, even a farce and a joke.

As an emperor, Zhao Zhen is no longer the immature emperor who thought about things back then, after years of conquest, the sharpness and indomitable perseverance cultivated on the battlefield have long been integrated into his blood.

In the face of pressure and unknown variables, he will not be afraid, nor will he compromise, the tragic situation in front of him is just a battlefield set up by some people for himself, if he doesn't even go to the battlefield, wouldn't he have lost?

Getting up from the carriage of the guard of honor, Zhao Zhen jumped out of the carriage in the frightened eyes of Sancai, his panic was not because of anything else, more than 100 people were killed and injured in this place in front of him, and the bloody atmosphere was ominous with the Son of Heaven.

It's just that he also knows that no one can change the things decided by the officials, and the guards of the Guards Division quickly followed, they were guarding the emperor's safety, but they would not advise the emperor where he should go and where he should not go.

Following behind Sancai is the Duzhi of the Imperial City Division, and Zhao Deliang, the old man of the Imperial Medicine Academy, is second only to the Duzhi of the Sancai in the status of the Imperial City Division.

Zhao Zhen turned his head and glanced at Zhao Deliang, and whispered to Sancai: "Don't attract the attention of the people behind the scenes, let alone startle the snake, deal with it carefully, I am in the front, and you are hidden in the back." ”

Sancai straightened the Yanju clothes on Zhao Zhen's body, and then said: "The official family can rest assured, the slave and maid will definitely find out who is playing tricks behind!" ”

Walking towards Ouyang Xiu, Zhao Zhen looked at Liu Ji and the others again, Ouyang Xiu, Liu Ji and the others bowed to the courtesy: "The minister (student) sees Your Majesty!" ”

Taixue's students should naturally call themselves students when they see the emperor, Taixue is the highest school in the Great Song Dynasty, and it is subordinate to Guozijian, so it is naturally Zhao Zhen's student, Zhao Zhen feels that since it is his own student who makes mistakes, his "teacher" also has a certain responsibility.

Looking at Liu Ji and the others who were trembling on the ground in front of him, Zhao Zhen said: "You are all students of Taixue, and the abandonment of Taixue this year has already been conveyed by Taixue, and there are official documents from the imperial court posted outside.

I won't pursue this kind of thing that I don't want to improve, but why do I want to coerce so many unsuccessful students to harm innocent people? And to beat up the court officials? This is the following offense. ”

"Please forgive them for their recklessness for the sake of their youth, ignorance, and impulsiveness!"

Ouyang Xiu's words were loud, which surprised and stunned the people present, what happened to Uncle Ouyang Yong? Why do you want to exonerate these students?! But soon some people were greatly admired: "Ouyang Xianggong repays grievances with virtue, this is the way of a gentleman!" ”

Zhao Zhen looked at Ouyang Xiu, then looked at the student and said: "This matter is widely implicated, and there are human lives overturned in it, so it can't be good, otherwise wouldn't the law of the Great Song Dynasty be useless?" I want to know, why do you want to point the finger at Ouyang Xianggong, is it because you are not in the middle and have resentment? ”

Liu Ji said in a trembling voice: "We just don't accept it, although it is a Taixue style, but whether it is a matter of intention or strategy, it has taken a lot of effort, Ouyang Xianggong not only did not take it, but he didn't even look at it, causing us to wait for ten years and abandon the cold window!" ”

Zhao Zhen smiled: "I think you are not wronged, the things written in the Taixue style are already sinister and difficult, Guozijian directly talks about Shi Jie's great evil four or six texts of the Xikun style, so the Taixue style appears in Taixue, but Shi Jie's own instant Yonghuai poetry I have also seen, but the style of writing is not jerky and difficult to understand, but it exudes a simple style!" It is ridiculous for you to only learn its form and not its meaning!

What's more, the Taixue style is so obscure, it can't be used in the official documents of the court at all, so after you can wait for the official body, you still have to be subordinates, and the officials will guess your intentions? Subordinate, Shangguan doesn't have time! I don't have time! What's the difference between writing something like this and not writing it?! ”

After Zhao Zhen finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and said: "Sancai, bring Fan Zhongyan's "Northwest Pingshi Shu"!" ”

Sancai bowed down to the ground with a cyan note, Zhao Zhen shook his hand and threw it to Liu Jidao: "You might as well take a look, this note in front of you is from the hand of Fan Zhongyan, even Shi Jie has followed him to read and do learning, but your articles are becoming more and more unreadable!" ”

Zhao Zhen personally answered the dissatisfaction of Liu Ji and others, and at the same time clearly pointed out the mistakes of the Taixue style, Liu Ji and others were speechless, what the officials said was the truth, but there was one thing that was not said, so many candidates are using the Taixue style, could it be that even their talents were vetoed?

The helplessness of Liu Ji and others, how could Zhao Zhen not see it, and opened his mouth and said: "This year, I will fall first, and there will be a chance in three years, and I am almost brave to be ashamed; studious and almost knowing; Practicing almost benevolence, this three virtues also! But now that you have made a big mistake, it is already difficult to recover, if I forgive you and others, how to explain to the innocent people who died, how to explain to the people of the Great Song Dynasty, and how to explain to the laws of the Great Song Dynasty! Someone came to take it down, and ordered Han Qi, the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, to try it! ”

Liu Ji and the others were speechless, their regret was beyond words, and in the face of Zhao Zhen's repeated explanations, they finally fell to the ground and cried: "The official Shengming, we are so pedantic that we have made such a big mistake!" ”

Zhao Zhen closed his eyes slightly, and sighed: "You are all young talents of my Great Song Dynasty, I know that some of you are indeed talented and learned, otherwise wouldn't my Guozijian be a big joke?" But if there is talent to learn, there is talent to learn, but I can't tolerate it...... I can't ......"

Speaking of emotion, Zhao Zhen's eyes seemed to have tears flashing, and Sancai stepped forward in surprise and fell to the ground: "The official family must not be sad, it will hurt the fortune of the country!" The Pro-Health Division has not handed over the person to Kaifeng Mansion yet! ”

As soon as Sancai's words came out, the onlookers and the people were in an uproar, and they all bowed down slowly: "Your Majesty take care of the dragon body!" ”

Zhao Zhen waved his hand: "Flat, flat!" I just feel sorry for these young talents, and I feel sorry for the Great Song! ”

Ouyang Xiu suddenly interjected: "Your Majesty has eliminated the bad and opened up things for learning, this is the rule of culture, the minister believes that these students are not inferior to others, but they are just a little pedantic, and now Your Majesty has woken up, if you can still participate in the imperial examination, you will definitely be able to be named on the gold list!" ”

Zhao Zhen nodded slightly: "I hope so!" ”

The emperor's car drove away slowly, and the people around him had already begun to whisper, in their opinion, this time it was not caused by His Majesty's reform of the imperial examination, but by the pedantry of these students, who did not know how to be flexible!

Pang Ji looked at Yan Shu and shook his head helplessly: "The official's hand is too exquisite, I really didn't expect it!" ”

"How subtle? This is a policy of drawing salaries from the bottom of the kettle, bringing together the students of Taixue, who doesn't think that the students of Taixue are too pedantic, they don't know how to be flexible, and they don't have the intention to do it?!

If Han Qi of Kaifeng Mansion tried this case, he would definitely understand the meaning of the official family, and let Liu Ji and others live, can they not regard the official family as a confidant? ”

Since Xia Zhu sneered and broke the official's plan, Yan Shu on the side sighed helplessly: "I'd better ask Your Majesty for guilt!" Failing to keep the imperial examination is already a loss, so why not lose decently, the official family will not make it difficult for us. ”