Since the early Song Dynasty, the descendants of the Zhao and Song royal families have been enrolled from the age of eight to fourteen, and it is stipulated to recite more than twenty crosses every day. However, the descendants of the imperial clan often came from official positions, so they did not participate in the imperial examinations hosted by the Ministry of Rites; Some descendants of the royal family also took the imperial examination, and those who succeeded in the examination were promoted on the basis of their original official positions. In March, the tenth year of Xining, the "Zongzi Examination Law" was officially promulgated, which stipulated that all descendants of the Zhao and Song royal families who were granted official positions should take the lock examination, that is, in order to prevent cheating, an examination room was set up outside the normal imperial examination room to take the examination. Children and grandchildren outside the exemption can take the unified examination in imperial academy. When the Ritual Department presides over the examination, the answers of the descendants of the imperial clan will be judged separately. No matter what the result is, the descendants of the imperial clan will be admitted to half. However, no matter how many imperial clan children take part in the imperial examination, the maximum admission shall not exceed 50. After the examination of the Ministry of Rites passed, the descendants of the imperial clan did not take the palace entrance examination presided over by the emperor like other candidates, and the emperor inspected the admitted descendants of the imperial clan in other places. Descendants of imperial clan who are over 40 years old and have failed in the imperial examinations for many times will be reported to the emperor by Zong Zheng Division and given certain official positions. Descendants of imperial families who are officials in other places can also apply to take the exams in imperial academy if they are unwilling to take the exams organized by the local authorities.

Liao en uprising

Liao En was a local tyrant in Nanjian Prefecture (now Nanping City, Fujian Province). When the thief Wusun plundered the county, Liao En joined forces with Liao Chengyu and others and their families to crusade against Wusun. After Wu Sun was pacified, he was not rewarded with merits. As a result, Liao En and others gathered in May of the tenth year of Xining (1077) to rebel, and the momentum grew rapidly. Hao Huaisu and Su Yong, who were on patrol in Nanjian Prefecture and Yan in Nanjian Prefecture, led the local army to suppress it, which was defeated by the insurgents and intensified. Song Shenzong had to appoint Zuo Zangku's envoy Sun Peng to suppress it. Under the pressure of the loyalist, the rebel army led by Liao En had to go straight to Xinzhou, and the local officials of Xinzhou hurriedly organized Jiabao and Tuding to defend. The insurgents did not win any victory in Xinzhou, and then Liao En led 1000 rebels to surrender to Xinzhou local government. After Liao En's surrender, Sun Peng, a Fujian road thief, was ordered to arrest the insurgents and escorted back to Kaifeng. Song Shenzong ordered the rebels who didn't want to go to Kaifeng to do it themselves. In October, Liao En went to Beijing to meet Song Shenzong, and Song Shenzong said to him: Your sin is extremely heinous, but I think you should accept the appeal and avoid the death penalty. Therefore, Liao En was awarded the right classroom office, and other rebel figures were also rewarded in different sizes. In the process of putting down the Liao En uprising, some officials who were afraid of death were demoted, while others who were meritorious were promoted.

Xiao Yanshou was punished.

In the first year of Dakang (1075), Xiao Yanshou, who was familiar with the announcement of the emblem of the Southern Academy, informed Liao Daozong to impeach the Privy Council in the north and let Yeluyixin monopolize the whole country. He said, since the crown prince Lu Ye Shunzong came to power, Lu Ye was worried and afraid of his treachery, so he got close to the Prime Minister Miss Zhang and colluded with each other. There must be a conspiracy, and its purpose is nothing more than to shake the status of the prince. So Liao Daozong appointed Yeluyixin to stay in Zhongjing (now the west of Ningcheng, Inner Mongolia) and drove him out of Beijing. Just then, Yeluyixin's birthday arrived, and Liao Daozong sent Yeluyixin as a special envoy to congratulate him on his birthday. Yeluyixin took the opportunity to thank Liao Daozong and sent a capable confidant to report to Liao Daozong that the traitor was in power and that your life was in danger. On the contrary, Liao Daozong thought Xiao Yanshou was up to no good, and took the opportunity to appoint him as the envoy of Shunyi Army and Yeluyixin as the Tang Dynasty envoy. As an envoy of the Tang Dynasty, Yeluyixin held a grudge against Xiao Yanshou and made an excuse to exile Xiao Yanshou to Jason Wu Road, where he was imprisoned for life. Ministers close to Xiao Yanshou were all demoted. In May of the following year, Yeluyixin slandered Xiao Yanshou for having participated in the conspiracy of Yeluyisha, Wujiu Road Xiao Susa and others to establish a prince. Xiao Yanshou was taken back to Beijing for trial and was later killed.