After Lu Yao drank the hangover soup, he was mostly awake. Thinking about it now, he felt that what he just said to Tang Xi was a bit excessive. As for Lu Xu, he came to the study with Lu Yao and said:
What Zhao Zhen said after bringing them back to the palace.
The previous events were similar, and Lu Yao could guess a good deal. However, after Zhao Zhen left Lu Xu alone, Lu Yao couldn't completely guess what he was going to say next.
However, because this new Cuju competition was very successful, Lu Yao felt that Zhao Zhen should not be looking for Lu Xu because of this Cuju competition, or to blame himself. But at the moment, because Lu Yao did not enter the court
Because of the relationship between Song and Xia, Lu Yao could not intervene in the matter between Song and Xia, otherwise he would be involved in it by the ministers. And after thinking about it, I am afraid that there is only one thing that Lu Yao has to be busy with recently.
One thing is the upcoming imperial examination.
It is said to be a palace examination, but the format has been changed from a written examination to an interview. It is actually not much different from the interviews of modern civil servants. However, civil servants face some targeted questions raised by the interviewers and leaders of the units they apply for. More
It will be related to the position you are applying for, the daily work of the unit, and the development plan. However, in a feudal society, this examination is not aimed at asking questions about a specific unit and job. After all, the examiner you are facing will
It was the Emperor Zhao Zhen himself. The questions he asked were also mentioned before. Some of them were very specific issues regarding people's livelihood, while others were focused on big issues across the country.
Moreover, Lu Yao felt that the relationship between Song and Xia was so tense now that a war between the two sides could be said to be about to break out. Everyone knew that Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi's mission to the border was a tactic to delay the war. I'm afraid the same is true for Daxia. Maybe it will happen.
The two sides would go to war without reaching an agreement, and the palace examination happened to coincide with such a time period. It is not impossible to say that Zhao Zhen asked questions about the relationship between Song and Xia during the palace examination.
Lu Xu immediately asked Lu Yao and asked him to guess what Zhao Zhen's purpose was in keeping Lu Xu. Lu Yao thought for a while and came up with the answer. It must have something to do with the imperial examination. After all, this new Cuju competition was left for Zhao Zhen.
His impression was pretty good, and his Huangtian team had a near-miss victory today, so they shouldn’t cause trouble for themselves in the new Cuju competition, which should be for the imperial examination.
Lu Xu saw that Lu Yao had already guessed it, so he didn't intend to hide it. He nodded and said, "Yes, your Majesty first praised you for your new Cuju competition. I won't tell you more about this. Then.
He just talked to me about the upcoming imperial examination."
"So, the results of the general examination have come out?" Lu Yao asked. In his impression, Zhao Zhen seemed to have made a will to announce the results of the general examination after the four games in the first round of the new Cuju competition.
The purpose of this is also to attract the candidates who stayed in Bianliang to pay more attention to the new Cuju competition. Of course, for this reason, Lu Yao's bank can also make a lot of money, including Zhang Maocai's inn, and
This can attract a lot of new customers.
Lu Xu did not answer this question directly because he also asked Zhao Zhen the same question at that time.
The answer given by Zhao Zhen is that although the results have come out, the scores and rankings are still being sorted out. In fact, at this time in the Song Dynasty, what everyone valued more was not the scores, but the rankings. Everyone wanted the top three.
First place, that is, number one, second place, third overall. In addition to these three, as long as you are on the list, it is considered a good result. As for the score, no one will care about it. In ancient times, it was impossible to do the same as in modern times. Every question
Clear points will be given.
Lu Xu told Lu Yao what Zhao Zhen had said.
"Although the final ranking has not yet been determined, for some of the people His Majesty is interested in in this exam, he has already found out their test papers and read them, and the results are basically clear."
Lu Yao nodded and said: "So, what your Majesty means is that I have successfully been shortlisted for the imperial examination?"
Lu Xu said: "Yes, otherwise it would be meaningless for him to leave me alone. His Majesty said that he felt that the suggestions you gave before about the issues between Song and Xia were very pertinent. He first asked me, in this regard
Whether I am involved or not, I will naturally tell His Majesty, as we agreed before, that the plan was designed by the two of us, but it is not certain whether we can hide it from him."
"His Majesty didn't find you just for this matter, right?" Lu Yao said.
Lu Xu shook his head quickly and said: "Of course it's not that simple. His Majesty said that he admires your ability very much, especially the new Cuju competition you created, plus the suggestion you gave before. In fact, His Majesty is
I intend to give you a promotion, and I don’t even want you to go through the imperial examination and directly enter the court as an official. However, doing so is indeed against the rules, and I don’t agree with it. After all, there are many people in the court who oppose you. Today
You should have seen it all at the Bird's Nest Stadium. And I think you also want to clear your name and pass the imperial examination to enter the court."
Lu Yao said: "Yes, this is the only way to shut up those who usually look down on me."
Lu Xu continued: "That's what I said, and His Majesty also thinks that this method is feasible. Your Majesty found me today just to ask you if I want to give you some tips during the palace examination. In this case, it will make
Your final score will be ranked high, which will make it easier for you to enter the court, and it will also give you a good official position after you enter the official career."
It turned out that this was the real meaning of Zhao Zhen's decision to keep Lu Xu. Lu Yao was very surprised by Zhao Zhen's statement. It turned out that the emperor wanted to communicate with him well before the palace examination began, and told him the problem in advance, so that
I was fully prepared and waited until the palace examination to give a perfect answer. In this way, people like Lu Yao who prepared their answers in advance would naturally perform better than people like Su Shi and Su Che who performed on the spot.
You might even win the first prize in one fell swoop. If you enter the official career as the first prize, your starting official position will naturally not be low, and no one will gossip about you.
Lu Yao really didn't expect that Zhao Zhen attached great importance to his own abilities and even reached the stage of helping him add points. However, Lu Yao was very sober at this time. He had read quite a few history books and TV series.
, he is very aware of the risks of this kind of thing, especially when the emperor does it himself, because he is the Supreme Being, and there is no airtight wall in the world. Once the news of this matter leaks out, Zhao Zhen can completely take the responsibility.
If the blame was placed on Lu Yao alone, then I don’t know how Lu Yao died at that time.
Lu Yao looked at his father and did not answer directly. Instead, he asked: "Dad, what do you think of the emperor's idea?"
Lu Xu said without hesitation: "Let me tell you, if you don't attach much importance to this palace examination, as long as you are sure that you can enter the court if you pass it, it is better not to have this convenience. There is no need to get into trouble for the so-called ranking.
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As expected of an old minister, he explained the powerful relationship in one word. In fact, Lu Yao didn't attach much importance to things like No. 1 and No. 2, but he was quite confident about the imperial examination. In any case, his impression on Zhao Zhen
Not bad. If you want to be among the one-third of people who failed the palace examination and were eliminated, Lu Yao felt that he should not be so unlucky. So Lu Yao said that it is better not to practice the method Zhao Zhen said, and
I didn't expect to be the first official to take on an important position when I entered the court. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to do it, so I had to take it one step at a time to be more prudent.
Seeing that his son was not overly greedy for fame, Lu Xu was very satisfied. The father and son quickly reached an agreement on this issue. No matter how big or small the official position was, as long as Lu Yao had real ability and ability, he could pass the palace examination and enter the court.
If it is above, then there will always be time for success, so there is no need to rush at this moment.
Having said this, Lu Xu looked at Lu Yao and said: "This issue is over. You don't care much about your ranking. In fact, I'm not too worried about your ability to pass the palace examination. However, some people will be very concerned about your ranking and results.
,So, you still have to perform well in the imperial examination."
There was something in Lu Xu's words, and Lu Yao naturally knew what his father meant. Perhaps in Lu Xu's view, as long as Lu Yao could pass the palace examination and enter the court, he would have been relatively successful. After all, Lu Yao
He used to give people the impression that he was a playboy, but the abilities he has shown in the past few months are very powerful and have been recognized by Lu Xu. Now Lu Xu's thoughts have also changed. Since his son is so capable,
As long as he enters the official career, he should be able to make a difference. When he saw so many officials present today, he felt very happy. He knew that the reason why so many people opposed Lu Yao was that
It's nothing more than jealousy, which shows that Lu Yao's ability is higher than theirs. In this case, it is not a bad thing to be a small official step by step.
However, some people don't think so, not to mention, this is also related to the next major event in Lu Yao's life. That is marriage, and the family Lu Xu is talking about is naturally Han Yonghe's family. For Han Yonghe,
For those who have good face, Lu Yao, who is about to become his son-in-law, of course has to feel that he can take action. After all, Han Yonghe has already reached the rank of minister, so he has to consider face, if not anything else, just to kill him.
He already has a lot of party members. If Lu Yao ranks low in this imperial examination, I am afraid that Han Yonghe will lose face in front of his subordinates. Although Han Yonghe has not come to Lu Yao to directly ask about the status of the imperial examination these days.
, However, Han Wenyuan did not ask Lu Yao less about this matter. Even if Lu Yao thought with his feet, he knew that Han Yonghe must have asked Han Wenyuan behind his back to ask all this. However, the general examination is not the last round of the exam after all.
So when General Han Wenyuan said that he was very confident about this interview and should be able to convey it to Han Yonghe through this sentence, he naturally would not ask Lu Yao any more questions.
However, this palace examination is different. Although a list of candidates will be released in less than a week, even the people in Bianliang City know that this is just a formality to tell everyone who can enter the palace examination.
There are everyone, and those scholars who are still in Bianliang who do not have enough scores can leave. The real decision of fate and official position after entering the court depends on the results of the imperial examination personally presided over by Emperor Zhao Zhen, so
, Han Yonghe didn’t pay much attention to the results of the joint examination.
However, once the palace examination comes, the results of Lu Yao, who is about to become Han Yonghe's son-in-law, will become very important. After all, after the examination, the marriage of Lu Yao and Han Yunyu will be on the table. At that time, if Lu Yao's palace examination results are not good
Well, it is easy for Han Yonghe to fail to come down. After all, everyone in the civil and military circles of the dynasty knows about this marriage, and it will definitely not be cancelled. However, if Lu Yao fails in the palace examination, then go and congratulate the marriage.
If you are a person, you will become a person who sneers at Han Yonghe. Han Yonghe will not allow this situation to happen. Although he knows that Lu Yao has great talents, things like the imperial examination mainly depend on the emperor's wishes, so,
If it was not Lu Xu but Zhao Zhen who approached Han Yonghe to discuss the palace examination today, maybe, no, Han Yonghe would not even ask Lu Yao for his opinion, but would directly agree first and tell Lu Yao later.
Because in Han Yonghe's view, this is an excellent opportunity to improve Lu Yao's palace examination results, and his own face is also preserved.
Lu Yao had already thought about Han Yonghe's behavior. Han Yonghe was an outstanding politician. Through him, he agreed to marry Lu Xu. Although there were some misunderstandings, the two families became in-laws in the end.
Lu Yao can see from this matter that Han Yonghe is actually a person who always puts his own interests first when doing things. Therefore, for Lu Yao's imperial examination, he will not care about the subsequent impact and let Lu Yao first
The most important thing is for Yao to get a good ranking so that he can look good at the wedding.
If this had happened before, when Lu Yao and Han Yunyu were in love, if Han Yonghe had taken the initiative to tell Lu Yao about this matter, Lu Yao might have actually agreed. Of course, that was also for Han Yunyu's sake.
, However, the situation is different now. The main reason is that there are some problems in the relationship between Lu Yao and Han Yunyu. This has been said before. The person Lu Yao misses more now is Cao Han, not Han Yunyu, so
, naturally there is no need to be too accommodating to Han Yonghe.
Thinking of this, Lu Yao said: "The Lu Mansion is the Lu Mansion, and the Han Mansion is the Han Mansion. Even if Han Yunyu gets married to me, she will still want to live with me in the Lu Mansion."
Lu Yao's meaning when he said this was very clear, that is, to declare his sovereignty. Lu Xu also understood clearly. What Lu Yao meant was that he would not care what Han Yonghe thought, and he would just take part in the palace examination normally. What kind of achievements could he get?
His grades depended on Zhao Zhen. It didn't matter whether he ranked high or not. He didn't care. His son's reaction did not surprise Lu Xu. Lu Xu knew something about the relationship between Lu Yao and Han Yunyu, but his memory stayed with Lu Yao.
He fell in love with Han Yunyu at first sight, and even the canceled engagement was restored. He didn't know much about what happened between Lu Yao, Han Yunyu and Cao Han. However, because of this, Lu Xu felt that Lu Yao's idea was somewhat inappropriate.
Take Han Yonghe seriously. But maybe this is just Lu Yao's temporary thought. Maybe he will have a better idea when he wakes up completely tomorrow.
The father and son had almost finished chatting, and Lu Yao left the study. With a severe headache, he wanted to go back to the room to rest. When he walked to the door, he saw Tangxi waiting outside with a worried look on his face. Obviously, Tangxi also
Knowing that it must be important for the master to go to Lu Yao, it seems that Lu Yao has almost sobered up, so Tangxi feels relieved.
Lu Xu happened to mention Han Yonghe just now, so Lu Yao called Tang Xi to ask about the progress of the matter between his subordinates and Cao Ping. Tang Xi said that there had been some changes in the matter, and they all had made an appointment the day after tomorrow, that is,
On the afternoon of the game day between the Fan Lou team and the Tigers, they went to Fan Lou for a drink. Tang Xi felt that by that time, he should be able to get some information about the recent developments of the Cao family and Cao Han.
Lu Yao thought for a while, and he didn't understand why he chose to have dinner in the afternoon. It should usually be either evening or noon. Tangxi said that Cao Ping was a respectable person after all, and he didn't want to attract too much attention, so
There happened to be a Cuju competition the day after tomorrow, and he chose to eat during the competition time, so that people could ignore him.
Lu Yao calculated the time. If he went to the scene in person to listen to Cao Ping's words, it would mean that he could only watch half of the game between the Tigers and Fanlou. But then he thought about it, both Pan Wen and Yang Tao were both
Among his people, although Lu Yao intended for Pan Wen to take over the football lottery in the end, this kind of thing still depends more on the efforts of Pan Wen and the Fan Lou team, and Lu Yao cannot change the process and results of the game. Yang Tao
On the other hand, the relationship with Lu Yao has been eased recently, and he is about to do something for Lu Yao. So this game, if their two teams face off, should be a more exciting and exciting game, and
, and it will not affect the relationship between the two people.
After thinking about it, Lu Yao felt that it didn't matter if he didn't watch the second half. Emperor Zhao Zhen would not attend the show again except for the last finals. The order of the audience was that there were royal people.
Responsible, you should be more experienced as you do it, and there will be no problems.
For Lu Yao, Cao Han's affairs are obviously more important now. After all, the new Cuju competition has stabilized. After the settlement of the first game at the Football Lottery, most lottery players have also won the prizes. It is estimated that tomorrow
They all went to redeem their prizes, so there shouldn’t be any surprises on New Cuju’s side. Career is important, but life events are more important. Lu Yao always remembers that his father told him that there are two kinds of people in this life.
The one you choose is the person you love, and the other is your friend. As for your parents and relatives, in fact, it has been determined since you were born.
Therefore, Lu Yao also attaches great importance to his marriage.
"Then the day after tomorrow, when I watch the first half of the game, you come to me and we go to Fanlou together to see what Cao Ping has to say." Lu Yao said after finishing his thinking.
Tang Xi was a little surprised by Lu Yao's reaction to Tang Xi. He even suspected that Lu Yao had drunk too much. After all, if Lu Yao's character was normal, he would have let Tang Xi handle the matter, even if it was the Cao family.
Tangxi should also be able to keep an eye on the matter in person, while Lu Yao himself is more likely to stay at the scene to watch the Cuju competition.
However, Tangxi also knew that Cao Han was a very special existence to Lu Yao, so it was understandable that he acted like this, so Tangxi nodded. Then, Lu Yao pulled Tangxi over and said, "Just now,
What I said to you in the main hall was about the imperial examination and the emperor. You should know that you cannot tell anyone."
When Lu Yao said this, he stared into Tang Xi's eyes. After all, Tang Xi had made mistakes at work before, so although Lu Yao said he trusted Tang Xi this time, he still had to do a lot of work to scare him.
Take a look at your housekeeper.
Tangxi naturally understood and nodded immediately.
Seeing this, Lu Yao stopped saying anything and signaled Tangxi to go back to rest. He also had a severe headache. After returning to the room, he thought about writing a novel for Cao Han and Han Yunyu, but in the end he didn't write it and just lay down on the bed.
I fell asleep and fell asleep.
After a night.
The next day, the sun rose as usual. Chen Chen was not in a high mood today. Although all his subordinates had gone to work at Lu Yao's bank today, as a result, as the captain of the grassroots team, he was now idle.
Chen Chen was still a little worried about Lu Yao's next arrangements for him. Although Lu Yao persuaded him through Lao Chen yesterday and made it clear that he would continue to be Lu Yao's housekeeper in the future, however,
Chen Chen felt that after all, his team had lost, and Lu Yao might not be able to arrange work for him in the short term.
Just as he was thinking this, there was a knock on the door.
Lao Chen and Chen's mother didn't need to go to the food court today because there was no competition, so it was Lao Chen who opened the door. After seeing Zhe Kexing, he was stunned for a moment, but finally remembered the young man's name and identity, and hurriedly called Chen Chen over.
When Chen Chen saw that it was Zhe Kexing who was coming, he was a little confused and didn't know what the other party's purpose was.
Zhe Kexing smiled slightly and said, "Master Xiao Lu has arranged a new errand for you."
