From ancient times to the present, the New Year has been a good opportunity for relatives and friends to get closer.

No matter how close or far away you are, on this day of celebration, everyone will smile and say good Spring Festival.

As the saying goes, you don’t hit people with a smile!

Of course, if you can drink a few drinks, your relationship will be even more amazing.

Not to mention, men's friendship is usually made at the wine table.

Because she was forced to be confined to her feet by Li Er, Yang Fan couldn't blatantly visit relatives and friends, so he only asked his servants to send the New Year gift to his friends who had made their friends.

Of course, although Yang Fan was young, he was considered to be of high status and powerful, and was deeply favored by the emperor. Not everyone who was a casual person was qualified to wish him a New Year, which made Yang Fan much more relaxed.

For those officials who were not qualified to meet with the New Year gifts, Yang Fan would send some gifts back and express his attitude, and the relationship was maintained.

This is the case with ancient rituals. Even if Yang Fan was very helpless, he knew the means of human relationships.

Therefore, as soon as Wang Xuance finished reporting, Cheng Chumo and others came to visit together.

After the few people first greeted Empress Xiao, everyone then came to the main hall to talk and brag and spank.

Because they are all young people and are familiar with each other, no one sees each other.

Li Jinghuan leaned leisurely against the chair, sipped the tea gently and said, "It's better to enjoy the Brotherhood of Discussions. This tea is really endless aftertaste."

"My father sent me a message a few days ago, saying that it was in the wind and sun in Tubo. He kept saying that he was very dry and wanted some tea to moisten his throat. If he had any, please give me a few pounds."

Cheng Chumo also nodded quickly and agreed: "Yes, Brother Yishan, my father also said that there are many people who wish you New Year's greetings, and there are no tea to entertain you, so I want a few pounds."

After saying that, he looked eager and anxious, as if he was afraid that Yang Fan would not give him any.

Looking at this live treasure, Yang Fan rolled his eyes, covered his forehead and said helplessly: "You all brought your dad out, dare I say no?"

"If I really don't give it to the Prince of Jiangxia, it's nothing, but Duke Lu won't be allowed to come to the door tomorrow."

"However, there is not much tea in Tegong Longjing. Let me give you a pound of one pound for each person first. As spring begins, new tea will be picked at that time. I will leave some for you at that time."

Now Li Daozong is the governor of the Southwest Protectorate in Tubo, and he cannot leave easily. The weather is cold and very dry, so it is normal to drink some tea to warm up your body.

But when Yang Fan thought of Cheng Yaojin's demon king trembling with his face and stroking his big beard and climbing onto the wind and elegance to drink tea, he felt that the style of painting was really unbearable to look at it.

Fang Yiai pretended to take a sip of tea, feeling unsatisfied, and shouted: "Brothers of You Shan, just have some tea, but wine cannot be lacking. My father was afraid that I would cause trouble, so he banned the wine directly. The birds were about to fade out of his mouth these days."

"If there is no wine, what's the point of the New Year? Come and make a few jars of your Erguotou, brothers, let's have fun."

Yang Fan had no choice but to instruct his servants to get the wine, otherwise these guys would never have stopped.

Du He looks rough, but in fact he has a stable personality. He sips the tea and drinks it with relish.

As if he remembered something, he said to Yang Fan: "Brother Yishan, Li Siwen is here too, but he seems to be sent out by the British Duke to return to the end. He asked me to apologize and he will come to visit again in the future."

Yang Fan was a little ashamed and said to the people with fists: "I'm sorry, my brothers are worried about it, because I was confined by His Majesty until the end of the New Year's Bed. I can't go to the mansion to congratulate the New Year. You can't go back and convey it to the uncles."

Li Jinghuan sighed with a wry smile: "Brother Yi Shan, we have heard of it too!"

"Oh, I don't know if you say you are stupid or praise you for your courage. You did that matter too recklessly. At the same time, you are the only one who offended Buddhism and Wei!"

When Yang Fan talked about this, he felt so heartbroken. You really think I'm willing!

If it weren't for the purpose of calculating the aristocratic family, Yang Fan wouldn't want to show off like this.

Who doesn't want to live a stable life?

What is the meaning of jumping around every few days?

Who doesn’t want to have more friends and less enemies?

But some things have to be done, there is no way!

However, Cheng Chumo interrupted at this time: "My father said last night that Brother Yi Shan did a good job."

"Although the brothers Shan is the Minister of Li Lang and preside over the imperial examination, it is actually a thankless job."

"If the brothers Yi Shan lose face from Buddhism and Wei, they can actually play a role in killing the chicken and intimidating the monkey."

"However, the two of the guys in the court who were so stupid and stingy with red eyes staring at Brother Yishan made a mistake. They couldn't say that they would rush to the scene when they got the chance, and they should pay attention at that time."

"Brother Yishan, my father said that, don't care what you do, you can't leave us behind this time. If you have anything to do, I'll do it."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan felt warm and said, "Thank you brothers for your trust!"

However, I also lamented that Cheng Yaojin's keen observation was worthy of being an old fox.

Although Cheng Yaojin usually seems careless, he can see some clues from it. No wonder he has been able to go through several dynasties in the original history without falling.

Du He said angrily: "Then what's so great about the Wei family? It's just that it's just that the wind blows the head of the bed by the Concubine Wei."

"Brother Cheng said it well. If there is anything we have to do together. Although I don't know what the intention of Brother Yishan is to do this, it should not be a reckless act."

These words made Li Jinghuan, who was originally worried, lit up his eyes. He seemed to have thought of something, patted his thigh and said, "Oh, it seems that I am really worried!"

At this moment, the servant brought a small jar of mud and a few wine glasses, and used hot pot directly for the wine and food. It was very suitable for the winter.

After Yang Fan asked his servants to put the wine and food, he waved his hand to drive them away, took pictures of Kaifeng's mouth and filled the wine glass.

A rich and mellow aroma of wine instantly spread in the main hall.

Fang Yiai was the best wine. He sucked the wine glass and sipped it gently, exhaled a long breath, and praised: "This is wine. The things I drank in Jiangnan last year were even worse than horse urine. I would have a problem with Brother Yan Shan."

After rinsing a slice of thinly cut mutton, sipped in his mouth, and then sipped with old wine. Fang Yiai then said in a low voice:

"Don't doubt the reason why Brother Shan did this. Don't you know whether Brother Shan's ability is successful? We just need to follow him!"

"My father also said that Brother Yishan is deeply trusted by His Majesty. With His Majesty behind him, what are we afraid of? As a minister, what is the most important thing? Of course, it is Jian Zai's heart!"

The simplified part is the emperor's heart, and the source of this sentence is in the "Analects of Confucius Yao": "The emperor's ministers are not blinded, but the simplified part is the emperor's heart."

The general meaning is that God’s servants dare not deceive, and this is what God knows.

"Emperor" was in Xia, and Shang was the name of the king after his death. In the Zhou Dynasty, it specifically refers to the Emperor of Heaven and God.

With the deification of imperial power, later generations also referred to the emperor as the emperor, so they used the simplicity of the emperor's heart to express their trust in the emperor.

Jian is the standard for measuring a person in the emperor's heart.

If you are in the heart of the emperor, it means that the emperor already knows your abilities and notices you, then you are just a short distance from becoming a prosperous person.

Simply put, it is the emperor who takes a fancy to you!

Fang Yiai didn't know the whole story of this sentence, but he had a prime minister's father who was smart!

So, the few people said one by one, either comforting or analyzing, which surprised Yang Fan.

Who said that these brothers have developed limbs and simple minds? If they really dare to underestimate them, they will really capsize in the gutter.

However, the fewer people know about his own calculations, the better, so Yang Fan did not tell the whole story.

But I still reminded me tactfully: "My brothers' concern is remembered, but some things should not be disclosed now..."

Cheng Chumo and his friends also drank the wine and continued, "Brother, don't explain it. Just give orders if you have any questions. Let those guys who look down on us know how powerful we are. We can just follow our brothers..."

Yang Fan was speechless. He just praised these cleverness and his character of being unscathing suddenly emerged. No wonder he is called the Four Evils of Chang'an!

...

The New Year holiday is another heavy snow, and Chang'an City is shrouded in extremely low air pressure.

On this cold winter day, something strange has become a chat after dinner that everyone in Chang'an City talks about.

It is said that Yang Fan, the biggest troublemaker in Chang'an City, is going to publish a book, who specializes in selecting nobles and tough families.

And it was reviewed and approved by the bachelors in Chongxian Pavilion, which completely subverted everyone's perception.

Although Yang Fan usually writes some poems, songs and essays, writing books and preaching is not something that ordinary scholars can do.

But Yang Fan, a young boy, did it, and everyone was surprised and curious.

You should know that an imperial edict from the court issued, using "Yang's Enlightenment" and "Yang's Calculation" as the enlightenment of the Tang School.

It was also decided that the imperial examination will be reorganized from this year's spring examination, and detailed rules have been formulated.

This time, the imperial examination reform mainly has the following aspects.

First, the imperial examination has changed from once a year to once every two years. In other words, students who fail this year will have to wait until the third year for the next time they take the imperial examination.

Second, candidates who are recruited for this exam will be cancelled from the Ministry of Personnel’s assessment and the emperor will directly conduct the palace examination for ranking.

Third, this year's spring examination will allow you to take the exam without anyone recommending it, and the exam paper will adopt a system of miscellaneous names.

Fourth, this exam has added the assessment of professional knowledge such as agriculture, and has further increased the punishment for cheating in the imperial examination.

If a candidate cheats, he will be punished by banning the examination or even performing labor service depending on the severity of the circumstances. If an examiner cheats, he will be punished by being punished by being punished by being punished by being investigated. At the least, he will be killed, and at the worst, he will be beheaded.

fifth……

One by one, written clearly, and posted it through the imperial list to the world.

Once this reform edict was issued, countless poor scholars were ecstatic, and many even bought firecrackers to celebrate.

The entire Chang'an City became a boiling ocean, and as the imperial edict spread throughout the world, a wave swept across the Tang Dynasty.

This time, the measures for the imperial examination reform can be said to be all beneficial to poor students.

Although it was implemented first, in proportion, the admission rate of the children of noble families may still be relatively high.
To be continued...