After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

Time passed slowly and fleetingly. Han Ming, who had been studying hard at home, finally had the palace examination that he had been looking forward to day and night.

Unlike the three-day closed-door examination during the joint examination, the palace examination only lasted one day.

They set out for the palace in the early morning and left the palace when the bell rang in the evening. It can be said that time is tight and the task is heavy.

Speaking of the history of the palace examination, it is not very long ago, and it originated from an imperial examination case at that time.

In the sixth year of Kaibao in the Song Dynasty (973), Li Fangzhi, a Hanlin scholar, presided over the national examination held in the Tokyo Imperial Examination Hall.

After various examinations, a total of 38 people were admitted as Jinshi and those who passed the exams in various subjects.

Two of them were dismissed when they were summoned for the examination because their "materials were the poorest and their answers were inappropriate".

Xu Shilian, a failed Jinshi, beat the drum to report to the emperor, accusing Li Fang of "making choices based on personal feelings" and demanding a palace examination in order to seek justice.

Emperor Taizu of Song issued an edict to select 195 failed candidates and 36 successful candidates for a re-examination in the Lecture Hall, which was presided over by Emperor Taizu himself. As a result, 127 more candidates passed, while 10 of the originally admitted candidates failed.

After the announcement, there was an uproar in the court and the country, and Li Fang was demoted. This case not only marked the beginning of the palace examination, but also established the three-level examination system in feudal society.

Because the early palace examination system adopted an elimination system, some candidates who failed the palace examination repeatedly became angry and defected to the Western Xia, which was competing with the Song Dynasty.

In the second year of Jiayou's reign in the Song Dynasty (1057), Emperor Renzong of Song presided over the palace examination personally and announced that the examination would not eliminate candidates and all those who participated in the examination would be admitted.

All 388 Jinshi candidates and 389 candidates from other categories who took part in the palace examination that year were admitted.

From then on, it became customary to rank candidates based on their test scores instead of eliminating candidates in the palace examination.

Han Ming breathed a sigh of relief when he thought about the fact that the elimination system had been abolished in the previous session. Frankly speaking, he was still a little nervous about the elimination system of the palace examination in the early and middle period of the Song Dynasty.

Looking at Sheng Changbai who was smiling and nodding at the side, Han Ming immediately turned his head back and didn't dare to look at him again.

It turned out that some time ago, Han Ming used a trick of "making a feint to the east and attacking in the west" in order to rescue Sheng's sister Hualan.

Although it was not stated explicitly, after listening to Sheng Changbai's story, the sixth girl Minglan immediately understood the key.

Then he suggested to the old lady of the Sheng family that Hualan give her father-in-law a capable concubine. This guy made the Earl Zhongqin's mansion completely lively.

The eldest lady of the Yuan family was instantly attracted by the new concubine. She stopped blaming Hualan all day long and was even too lazy to pay attention to her.

The old lady of the Sheng family called Hualan back on the pretext of being sick, but in fact she asked her close friend, Old Lady He from a medical family, to check on Hualan.

I hope to recover as soon as possible and give birth to a son so that I can live better in the Earl of Zhongqin's Mansion.

At the same time, Old Lady Sheng taught Hualan a lesson, asking her to give up her power as housekeeper and cultivate herself well.

Once this series of measures were implemented, the eldest lady of the Yuan family was caught off guard and had no time to find trouble with Hualan.

This made Hualan breathe a sigh of relief and began to see better days ahead.

Afterwards, when Hualan thanked Minglan, it was not known whether Minglan did it intentionally or accidentally, but she blurted out that it was Han's brother who came up with this trick.

At this moment, Hua Lan was completely stunned, because he did not expect that the eldest son of a prime minister's family would be so adept at matters concerning the boudoir.

It can even be said that she is no less powerful than some powerful ladies, but the tricks she used would be less effective if used on an old lady or another woman.

But when it comes to Han Ming, who is well-read, why does this trick seem more and more immoral and harmful?

Hua Lan naturally didn't dare to say this to anyone, so the blame was finally put on Sheng Xiaoliu.

Minglan knew this would happen, so in the evening she wrote in her own ugly handwriting: "Han Jingyuan, a wicked, sinister ghost! A troublemaker!"

That night, Han Ming sneezed dozens of times under Jin Rui's gaze and scratched his head in embarrassment.

Han Ming never left the house until the Yuan family incident was settled, but this period of time made Sheng Changbai realize that he was being used as a gun.

During that period, there was chaos between Han Ming and Sheng Changbai, and they were disgusted with each other.

Of course, it was mostly a joke. After all, Han Ming planned so much for his elder sister, so Sheng Changbai was grateful.

But when it comes down to it, this matter is not something to be talked about. Han Ming always felt that he was a little immoral, so he quickly took out the Four Books and Five Classics to cultivate his sentiments.

So now, every time he sees Sheng Changbai, this upright gentleman, Han Ming feels a little guilty and at ease.

It was not until several days after the palace examination that the Taichang Liyuan personally announced the names of Han Ming. He lived up to everyone's expectations and won the title of top scorer, which symbolized the highest honor in the imperial examination.

For a time, the entire city of Bianjing was in turmoil, and countless noble families of scholars and noble families rushed to the Han family's door.

Those who are familiar with each other come to build closer relationships, and those who are not familiar with each other also use their connections to discuss marriage with the Han family.

Han Ming, this young man with a mixed reputation, has completely become a new nobleman in the city of Bianjing.

Being one of the top three in the imperial examination made his father and grandfather twitch their lips. After all, Han Shipu was an official with a royal family, so he was related to Han Zhang.

When Han Zhang was young, he was extremely awesome. He was the runner-up in the draft at the age of 19, which was quite impressive.

But now Han Ming, the grandson, directly told the old Han family that my talent level is better and more awesome than my grandfather's.

So when I become the boss in the future, I promise three words - nothing wrong!

According to the words of his previous life, Han Ming has completely stood up. The previous slanderous words have been completely reversed and turned into praise.

Han Ming had only one thing to say to this group of Song Dynasty bureaucrats who were so good at changing their stance according to the situation: "Don't get close to me!"

Originally, as the top scholar, according to convention, he was directly granted the official position of a sixth-rank editor in the Hanlin Academy.

The main responsibilities were to compile the Veritable Records, record the emperor's words and deeds, lecture on classics and history, and draft documents related to ceremonies.

However, in order to show how much they valued him, the government not only appointed Han Ming as an editor in the Hanlin Academy, but also granted him the sixth-rank official title of Zhongshu Sheren.

The main responsibilities of the Zhongshu Sheren were to draft imperial edicts, participate in political discussions, attend to the government, announce imperial decrees, and provide comfort.

Although this official position became a nominal official in the Song Dynasty, it still had a certain prestige.

This caused an uproar throughout the court. You know, although the Zhongshu Sheren was only a sixth-rank official, he could participate in some confidential events.

This undoubtedly shows the high regard for Han Ming. The government intends to train Han Ming to be the prime minister.

All officials who can enter the high-level positions of the Song Dynasty are not fools.

For this reason, when Han Ming attended the grand court meeting for the first time, a group of civil officials whose names were unknown gathered around Han Ming and called him "Little Han Xianggong".

Han Ming's first thought was, wow, what Sister Hualan said to tease me is going to come true now?

In short, at the grand court meeting, Han Ming stood uneasy because countless pairs of eyes kept floating towards him from the front.

As a small official of the sixth rank, it was a great fortune for him to be able to attend the court. These bigwigs looked at him with curiosity, which made him feel like a thorn in his back.

After finally waiting for the court to end, Han Ming touched the non-existent sweat on his face, stood at the back of the court, and retreated carefully.

After queuing up and leaving the palace, Han Ming saw his own carriage and immediately wanted to escape as if he was grabbing a life-saving straw.

However, an eunuch in front of him blocked him and saluted with a smile: "Little Han Xianggong, the emperor invites you."

Han Ming's legs nearly gave way, and he quickly gathered himself together, bowed, and said, "I don't deserve it. Just call me by my official title."

"I wonder what the emperor wants to ask me?" Han Ming asked cautiously.

"The emperor was very fond of the essay written by Minister Han in the palace examination, and said that the essay had the spirit of Fan Wencheng." The eunuch smiled.

"No, it's all thanks to the emperor's appreciation." Han Ming bowed slightly and smiled.

"Please!" The eunuch took Han Ming to a side hall.

The emperor and the empress were both there, one reading a book while the other was grinding ink. They were such a loving couple, the envy of others.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Han has arrived."

As soon as the eunuch said this, Han Ming felt as if his bones were pulled out and almost knelt down to beg for mercy.

Why is this person talking so harshly? In front of the emperor, calling a sixth-rank official a minister, isn't this asking for death?

But the official didn't seem to care. Instead, he smiled and waved at Han Ming.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty." Han Ming immediately bowed respectfully.

"Why are you so restrained? You're writing poetry on my robe during the Lantern Festival, but I don't see the little poet acting like this!"

The old emperor's words were not funny, and Han Ming immediately knelt down and bowed his head.

"Your Majesty, I am very sorry. Most of my words were drunken nonsense. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

"Hey, what are you doing? I'm not blaming you. Get up!"

Hearing this, Han Ming immediately realized that he should be fine. He stood up and lowered his head, not daring to look at the old emperor and queen.

"I summoned you here for no other reason than to discuss your essay for the palace examination. It's excellent."

"Being able to propose a more moderate approach to reform within the larger environmental framework is very much to my liking!"

"But there are a few points that I don't understand."

After all, there were reforms during the reign of Emperor Renzong. Among those who took the lead at the time, one was Fan Wencheng and the other was his own grandfather. This is nothing to hide.

However, the reforms have achieved little results. Once they encounter interest groups, they will immediately become difficult to move forward.

Han Ming's article mentioned that "anyone who wants to enrich a country and strengthen its military must go through the pain of reform before they can achieve great governance."

This made Renzong seem to see those high-spirited reformers more than a decade ago, working hard to push the country towards a better development.

Nowadays, apart from Han Zhang who returned to Beijing to serve as prime minister after experiencing the hardships of being exiled, the other core of the reformists, Fan Wencheng, has also passed away.

This made Renzong sigh with emotion. No one would have thought that more than ten years later, the seeds of reform would take root and sprout again.

But this time, this little reformer seems to be better. What is he better at?

They are better at understanding the psychology of the public, exchanging conditions with the interest groups, and achieving their goals through gentle means.

Of course, this seems to be the case on the surface of the article, but what is going on inside, no one else in this world knows except Han Ming himself.