Zhao Xu, the Song Zhezong, who was preparing to change the reign to Shaosheng, did not pay much attention to the new Jinshi.

His mind was all about how to vent his anger on the old party.

Zhao Xu succeeded to the throne at the age of ten and has been ascending the throne for nine years. But in fact, Empress Dowager Gao was in power behind the curtain for the first eight years, and he was just a puppet that he could not even speak.

Especially when he was seventeen years old, Empress Dowager Gao still controlled the government and had no intention of returning to power. His anger and sense of crisis broke out without hesitation.

At this time, the old party and others who controlled the government were still immersed in the joy of the new party's victory over the years, and did not care about the young emperor at all.

Their wholehearted curry favor with Empress Dowager Gao brought great panic to Zhao Xu.

The names of Lu Zhi, Wu Zetian, and Empress Wei were surrounded by his ears, which made him very scared.

Empress Dowager Gao and her old party wanted to cultivate Zhao Xu into an emperor who followed the conservative and safeguarded vested interests like Song Renzong. Instead of the enterprising Song Shenzong.

But what they did was completely different from what they taught Zhao Xu, which could only inspire him to rebelliously.

What made Zhao Xu most angry was that the ministers agreed with Empress Dowager Gao and deliberately belittled and suppressed Zhao Xu's biological mother, Concubine De.

For the young emperor, this kind of thing is a slap in the face.

Everything that Empress Dowager Gao and Minister Yuan You did had a very negative impact on Zhao Xu.

When Empress Dowager Gao dies of illness and Zhao Xu takes power, it will be time for him to take revenge.

Historical books commented on Zhao Xu's crackdown on the old party and reusing the new party because he was like Shenzong and was determined to be enterprising.

This is only half true.

Another half is that at this moment, the court is dominated by the old party. In order to control the court, Zhao Xu supported the new party and cracked down on the old party was something he had to do.

Zhao Xu, who was carrying out the action in an orderly manner, learned that today was the day when the palace examination was released and the titles outside Donghua Gate was sung. He became interested in watching the fun, put on casual clothes and went down to Donghua Gate to watch the fun in Donghua Gate.

There are crowds outside Donghuamen, and countless crowds are crowded here waiting for the grand festival once every three years.

The young Zhao Xu coughed a few times and stepped into a street-facing tavern not far away.

When I arrived at the second floor, I walked straight to the best table next to the window.

Theoretically speaking, the emperor requires the name to be called by the emperor in person. Even if he doesn't shout it all, at least the top scorer, the second place, and Tanhua must be called by him.

But Zhao Xu had no interest in this imperial examination, which was controlled by the old party, and was too lazy to participate in it.

He came here now, and the young man came to watch the fun in boredom.

After all, it was a grand day for singing outside Donghua Gate.

An eunuch stepped forward and knocked on the table, "Two, we'll ask for this table. Give you your usual money and go to change it."

Wang Xiao, holding the wine glass, raised his head and glanced at him, lowered his eyes and drank it all, "Get out."

The eunuch was stunned for a moment, then furious.

Just as he was about to call the big guards behind him to come forward to teach someone a lesson, Zhao Xu waved his hand and walked over, "Can you sit together?"

Wang Xiao looked at him, looked at the strong men around him with obviously weapons, and smiled and reached out to signal the empty space beside him, "Please."

"Senior Brother." Li Hui didn't care about this, but looked at Donghuamen in the distance with excitement. "Why are the days of posting the list so lively?"

"Because there is a group of people about to improve their identities, everyone is here to watch the fun."

Li Hui is young and does not understand this statement. However, Zhao Xu, who was standing beside him, was a little surprised. Is this a sight to see through the essence of the matter at a glance?

After a while, Li Hui continued to ask, "Senior Brother, I heard that whenever I go to the Donghua Gate to sing, someone will catch the son-in-law below the list. Is this really the case?"

“Something is true.”

Wang Xiao picked up the side dishes and put them in his mouth, "The Song Dynasty family wants to accompany the young lady to marry a large dowry. Since he has made such a big effort, the son-in-law must choose the best one."

"But how many good son-in-laws can there be in this world, it's not enough. Look at so many leftover women in the Song Dynasty, because they are reluctant to let a large dowry beg me."

"Those who can make a name for themselves under Donghua's disciples are the future guan. This is the best son-in-law in the eyes of the Taishan people of the Song Dynasty. The investment in large dowry will definitely bring generous returns, so it is natural to catch the son-in-law on the list."

Li Hui looked at Wang Xiao with admiration, "Senior Brother, you know so much."

Wang Xiao laughed and said, "The whole city of Bianliang knows this."

"Senior brother, aren't you afraid of being caught? What should I do if I sing your name when I sing the name later?"

Wang Xiao patted the sword beside him with serene satisfaction, "Your senior brother, I am very skilled in martial arts, so I am not afraid."

When he showed his sword, the atmosphere around him was obviously condensed.

More than ten men in costume almost stood up together and stared at him nervously.

‘Cough cough~’ Zhao Xu, who had listened for a while, coughed twice, “Brother, listen to your words, you are also a Jinshi of this class. Why don’t you go to Donghua to wait for the release of the results?”

Wang Xiao's eyes finally fell on Zhao Xu, "Brother, the surname Tai?"

"I am a native of Zhao, Xingliu. A native of Bianliang."

"Brother Zhao is polite, I am here to Wang Xiao. Coincidentally, I am from Bianliang too."

Wang Xiao looked at Zhao Xu carefully but did not respond to his question. However, he suddenly reached out and grabbed his pulse.

“Bold!!”

The eunuch beside him roared, and more than a dozen strong men drew their swords and rushed over. The footsteps downstairs were heard in a row, and more people rushed up directly.

Zhao Xu raised his other hand and stopped everyone.

Wang Xiao comforted Li Hui who was frightened, and glanced faintly over the eunuch, "You scared my brother."

After a while, Wang Xiao asked, "Do you often cough and have blood in your phlegm? Every time it's late at night, people feel uncomfortable when it's too late?"

Zhao Xu, who looked very pale, smiled, "That's true."

As the emperor, he had physical illnesses and had been seen by the imperial physicians countless times. He naturally knew these symptoms. If Wang Xiao really understood medical skills, he would see that these were nothing.

"It's also a fate to meet by chance."

Wang Xiao nodded and ignored the many big men in the second floor. "I will prescribe a medicine for you. Although there is no way to completely cure it, it can at least relieve the symptoms and you won't be able to toss and turn to sleep at night."

Zhao Xu was very surprised when he saw Wang Xiao calling the shop to bring paper and pen.

If Wang Xiao had said before that I could cure this disease, Zhao Xu might have someone to take it down directly.

Anyone can touch his hands? This is the dragon claw!

But Wang Xiao just said that it could relieve the symptoms, which made Zhao Xu believe it a little.

"Brother Zhao, say goodbye. If you have the chance to see you again, you can invite me to have a drink."

Leaving the prescription, Wang Xiao pulled Li Hui and prepared to leave. But the way was blocked by many strong men.

Zhao Xu waved his hand and the strong men made way out of their position.

Looking at Wang Xiao's back as he went downstairs, Zhao Xu thought for a while and called the eunuch over, "Go and ask if there is anyone named Wang Xiao among this class of scholars."

In the middle of the night, accompanied by a violent coughing sound, Zhao Xu sat up from the dragon bed with his chest covered his chest.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Xu instructed the eunuch to "go to the Imperial Hospital and ask them to boil medicine according to today's prescription."

Fangzi was taken back to the palace and handed over to the imperial physicians and doctors to study.

They said that the prescription seems to be fine, but I don’t know whether it can be effective for the emperor’s condition. And it is better not to use this wild prescription.

Zhao Xu used to endure hardships, but when he got used to it, he didn't feel anything.

But now that I have a prescription that is said to be able to relieve it, my heart feels like I'm tickling and I can't sleep no matter how I feel.

After the medicine was decocted and the medicine was tested, no surprise, facing everyone's persuasion, Zhao Xu hesitated for a moment and drank the medicine.

The next day was the day when the new Jinshi met with the official family.

But there was news from the palace that the government was unwell and disappeared today.

Wang Xiao looked indifferent, he would not see him if he didn't see him.

It's just an emperor, I've seen so many of them.

The new Jinshi changed his clothes, but he was not able to directly assign work.

What they have to do now is to observe politics, and are assigned to different yamen in various places as interns. Only when the period of observation is over will formal work be arranged.

Basically, wherever you observe politics, you will be roughly where you are when you are allocating.

The top scholar, second-tier Jinshi, Tanhua, and the first-class Jinshi, basically all have to observe politics in the Secretariat of the Central Secretariat. In the future, they will have the opportunity to become prime ministers.

The second-class Jinshi came from most of them in local governments such as the Sixth Division, the Twenty-Fourth Division, or the Censorate.

As for the third-class scholar-in-law who was awarded the same class as Jinshi, it would be much more pitiful. Most of them stayed in a lower-level basic institution. After that, they would either go to a small county to be a magistrate or a large county to be a deputy.

Wang Xiao’s grade is second-class, and in theory it should be hanging out in the six divisions.

But strangely, the news he received at the Ministry of Personnel was that he asked him to go to the Secretariat of the Second Sect.

The three people in Yijia were not too surprised by Wang Xiao's arrival. They may think that Wang Xiao's poetry is famous enough, so they are treated preferentially.

Wang Xiao knew that things were not that simple, but he didn't care either. Because he never thought of staying in Bianliang City.

It won’t take long for Zhezong to attack the old party. After all, the old party had no vision back then and did too much like a blind man. Moreover, they are now dominant, which is something that no emperor can tolerate.

Li Gefei was also implicated and demoted to another place. Wang Xiao planned to follow him, rather than staying in Bianliang City to spend time.

Wang Xiao was an idle man in the province for a day, looking at the three Jinshis at the first level leisurely and panic with nervous expressions but helplessness. He really couldn't laugh.

Those servants who were involved in political affairs naturally had no time to pay attention to them.

All they could do was wander around the secretary and servants who were buried in a large number of documents. Anyway, no one paid attention to them.

Wang Xiao found a book, picked a remote and quiet place to spend a day. After two meals, he stuffed the book into his sleeve and went home.

I felt something was wrong when I got home, and there were a lot of people hiding in the open and secret nearby.

I only found out that a guest had come to my house.

"Brother Wang." Zhao Xu looked at Wang Xiao with a smile on his face, "Don't blame me for coming here to disturb me."

"Brother Zhao is here to invite me to drink?"
Chapter completed!