During the Spring Festival of Jiayou in the second year, Ouyang Bian pushed out most of the mundane affairs, including the annual company annual meeting, bonuses, and job adjustment matters, which he gave to Yu Mou, Jiang Rucheng, Lu Caiwei and others to deal with.

Ouyang Bian went to visit Ouyang Xiu's friends and colleagues in the officialdom one by one.

Ouyang Xiu already knew that his son had been arranged, but in fact he knew earlier than Ouyang Bian because Zhao Zhen and Wen Yanbo both got angry with him in advance.

He was actually a little hesitant about this matter. He knew his son's temperament. He would not say that he was lazy, but it was true that he was not particularly interested in the officialdom.

However, this time he communicated with Ouyang Bian, and Ouyang Bian showed a different state from before, which surprised him a little.

"Why did you agree this time? Didn't you like these before?" Ouyang Xiu asked.

Ouyang Bian sighed: "The officials have spoken out, what else can I do?"

Ouyang Xiu snorted: "If you don't want to, you will refuse. There is no reason for our Song Dynasty to force you to be an official."

"It's not good not to give face."

"If you don't give, you won't give. What else can you do?"

Ouyang Xiu: “…”

Give me a step, brother, it’s hard for me to be a human being like this. Do children want to be face-saving?

"Okay, I'm showing up. I want to do something." Ouyang Bian said.

Ouyang Xiu then smiled: "I just said, how could my son, Ouyang Xiu, just want to be a rice worm!"

Ouyang Bian smiled.

Is this how you paralyzed rice worm?

Have I eaten your rice now? What you eat now is my rice, Dad!

There is no way, he is really a father, Ouyang Bian has nothing to say.

However, Ouyang Xiu was still very powerful. He was very good at making friends. Since his son was about to enter the officialdom, Ouyang Xiu began to lay the foundation for his son.

The leaders of the department that Ouyang Bian will contact in the future will be familiar with each other, but this matter is relatively easy because the core bosses already know each other.

Several ministers from the Zhengshi Hall, Han Qi from the Privy Council, Bao Zheng from the Third Division, and the chiefs of the Second Division of the Second Division are all acquaintances, so it would be almost enough for other people to know through them.

Then his father Ouyang Xiu, the top leader of Kaifeng Prefecture, and the three departments will deal with Kaifeng Prefecture in some of his work, because Kaifeng Prefecture is the essence of the Song Dynasty.

So, to be honest, if Ouyang Bian doesn't seize this opportunity to try to do something, then it will be really a consequence of Tian Yu not taking the blame.

However, in order to promote Ouyang Bian, Ouyang Xiu's future was finally affected.

Originally, on the sixth day of the first lunar month of the second year of Jiayou, Ouyang Xiuhui was ordered to take the tribute from the Ministry of Rites, and Renzong specially gave the word "Wenru" to show his favor.

However, this time Renzong ordered the tribute to be awarded only by Hanlin scholar Wang Gui, the direct scholar Mei Zhi of Longtu Pavilion, Han Jiang, and Fan Zhen, the editor of Jixian Hall. Mei Yaochen was the official in charge of the relevant officials.

After the edict was issued, the examiner immediately moved to the Gongyuan Academy and cut off contact with the outside world. It is known as the "Lock Institute" and can only go out after the exam is over.

This time, the lock-up hospital started from the "People's Day" on the seventh day of the first lunar month and went out of the examination at the end of February, with a total of 50 days.

Ouyang Xiu was excluded.

Of course Ouyang Xiu didn't know about this, but Ouyang Bian was clear.

This should be the arrangement of the official and Wen Yanbo.

If you want to participate in this spring exam, if you want to admit yourself or even have a high ranking, you have to consider avoiding suspicion.

If Ouyang Xiu, as the chief examiner, wins a high ranking by his childhood, he will definitely be questioned, and even the reputation of the court will be affected.

So Zhao Zhen simply refused to let Ouyang Xiu take the lead in the exam, and let his admission be without any black spots.

Ouyang Bian felt a little guilty and worried about this matter.

I felt guilty and went to Ouyang Xiu.

Ouyang Xiu could have promoted the Northern Song Dynasty poetry and prose innovation movement through this tribute.

The Northern Song Dynasty's poetry and prose reform movement was once again promoted the development of ancient literature, especially prose and literary theory, after the ancient literature movement in the Tang Dynasty, and had a huge impact on later generations.

Promoting the progress of this movement was the last brick for Ouyang Xiu to become Emperor Wenzong of the Great Song Dynasty. Although Ouyang Xiu is already Emperor Wenzong of the Great Song Dynasty now, he is still a little worse after all.

Worryingly, this matter not only has a huge impact on future generations, but also has a great impact on the present.

The reason why Jiayou's second-year Jinshi list became the first place for the thousand-year Jinshi list is that the review standards are different and the assessment standards has changed. Therefore, Zhang Heng, Dou Bian, Luo Kai, Deng Kaofu, Wang Hui, Wang Shao, Wang Wujiu, Lv Hui, Liu Ku, Liu Yuanyu, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Zheng Yong, Lin Xi, Liang Tao, Zeng Gong, Zeng Bu, Cheng Hao, Jiang Zhiqi, Yang Ji, Zhang Zai, Zhang Yu, Zhang Dun, Zhu Guangting and many other figures that have been shining for the ages.

Not to mention that nine people in this term served as prime ministers were Wang Shao, Zheng Yong, Liang Tao, Lv Huiqing, Su Che, Lin Xi, Zeng Bu, Zhang Yu, Zhang Dun, etc.

This year, the Northern Song Dynasty was a talented person, and the Jinshi list of this year was even more brilliant. There were many unique figures in both politics, economy, literature, and classics.

This is due to the changes in Ouyang Xiu's assessment standards. If Ouyang Xiu did not go, can these people still perform Chinese style?

Ouyang Bian was really worried.

These people are the backbone of Xifeng's reform. Although some of them are reformists and some are opposition parties, it is undeniable that these people are all very important.

If they don’t have Chinese style this time and they are Chinese style, then it will be a big loss for them.

Because these people were originally Ouyang Xiu's disciples and also his own in the same year, now because of this change, they may miss the opportunity.

"Oh, eight out of ten people are unsatisfactory in life, it depends on the will of heaven." Ouyang Bian sighed secretly.

But... I have enough thighs.

As long as you are strong enough, you don’t believe these people are unwilling to deal with them well!

The visit did not take much time, because Ouyang Bian did not have time to spend it.

There are only fifty days left before the spring examination in Jiayou for the second year.

The spring examinations of the Song Dynasty were mostly at the end of February, and the Spring Festival was two months before the end of the Spring Festival, which was also the time for Ouyang Bian to cram.

Ouyang Bian completely settled down and almost all matters were pushed out. At this stage, nothing is more important than this.

Lu Caiwei and others also knew this and almost didn't bother them.

Mrs. Xue knew that her youngest son was going to participate in the imperial examination, so she didn't care about the flowers and plants. She rushed over and said she wanted to take care of her son, but after she came over, she found that she had no place to use her own.

There are servants to deal with food, clothing, housing and transportation. Bizhu treats Ouyang Bian's life in every detail. Lu Caiwei will come to accompany her for study after work. Mrs. Xue wants to give Ouyang Bian some brain-enhancing things, but found that half of the warehouse has good brain-enhancing products accumulated in the warehouse. According to Bizhu, it is all suppliers who know that the young master is going to participate in the scientific examination, so they sent them one by one.

After Mrs. Xue came for a long time, she found that she could not help with anything, so she could only go home depressedly.

The youngest son has grown up.
Chapter completed!