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Xiao Wenxuan is not very old, talented, and has ideas, the most rare thing is that although Xiao Wenxuan has studied hard for many years, he has not been constrained by various Confucian regulations, so Zhao Junchen's hopes for him are also very high, thinking that if Xiao Wenxuan is cultivated properly, he will definitely become the leader of his staff team in the future, and he may even be able to take charge alone.

However, Puyu needs to be carved, and talents also need to be experienced, Zhao Junchen sent Xiao Wenxuan and Su Xiqing to Yangzhou to do business this time, and he also had the idea of taking the opportunity to hone Xiao Wenxuan.

Now it seems that Xiao Wenxuan has indeed grown a lot after some training, but compared with Su Xiqing, the veteran master, he is still a little worse after all.

In the answers of the two, this gap is very obvious - although the choice of the two is Zhao Deshun, Xiao Wenxuan only sees Zhao Deshun's character ability, while Su Xiqing's vision is much longer-term, not only considering the stability of the Zhao family in Yangzhou, but also taking into account Zhao Deshun's controllability in the future.

In this regard, Zhao Junchen was not disappointed, because Zhao Junchen knew very well that the cultivation of talents was not an overnight thing, and although Xiao Wenxuan was not as good as Su Xiqing now, his upper limit was much higher than Su Xiqing, and he only needed to cultivate it slowly.

At least, Xiao Wenxuan has gradually changed from a scholar with an immature self to a resourceful and rational staff.

However, Zhao Junchen also secretly made up his mind, and decided that Xiao Wenxuan should be sent to do some things alone next, and always let Xiao Wenxuan learn from Su Xiqing, then it will only make Xiao Wenxuan gradually develop the habit of relying on Su Xiqing - when Xiao Wenxuan was answering Zhao Junchen's question today. will always subconsciously wait for Su Xiqing to make a statement first, and then express his opinion according to Su Xiqing's statement. If this situation continues, then Xiao Wenxuan will at best be an enhanced version of Su Xiqing in the future?--what Zhao Junchen needs. is a Xiao Wenxuan with the ability to think independently.

Zhao Junchen's desire to control is very strong, but Zhao Junchen also understands the truth that if you listen partially, you will be dark, and if you listen to it, you will be clear, so Zhao Junchen does not want his future staff team to have only one voice and one idea.

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All kinds of thoughts about Xiao Wenxuan just flashed in Zhao Junchen's mind.

But Zhao Junchen did not say his thoughts, and did not even continue to entangle on the issue of the selection of the head of the Zhao family - whether Zhao Deshun is suitable or not still needs to be verified by Zhao Junchen personally, and Su Xiqing and Xiao Wenxuan's construction is just a construction after all.

"Your construction is very good, I will seriously consider it." Zhao Junchen nodded. But he changed his words and asked: "By the way, how did you do the matter of selecting children from the Zhao family in Yangzhou to enter the Guozijian?" Have you found some suitable candidates? ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, Su Xiqing and Xiao Wenxuan both showed embarrassed looks, and after glancing at each other, Xiao Wenxuan explained: "Lord Zhao, the Zhao family in Yangzhou has always been based on the local products of the land, although they are a large landlord in Yangzhou. The wealth is good, and there are many clansmen, but after all, they are not from a scholarly family, so most of the young children's knowledge and appearance are ordinary, and they are qualified to enter the country. There are even few. In the past few days, I interviewed all the children of the Zhao family with Master Su, including all the non-distant relatives of the Zhao family, but I only found eight or nine children of the Zhao family who were barely qualified to enter the Guozijian. ”

This. In order to envelop Zhao Junchen, Emperor Deqing gave the Zhao family no limit on the number of national eunuchs. Theoretically, Zhao Junchen can completely stuff all the school-age children of the Zhao family into the Guozi Prison, and then use his influence to arrange for these Zhao family children to enter the official career.

Of course. This kind of practice is too blatant, and it is easy to attract criticism, so Zhao Junchen will not be so excessive, according to Zhao Junchen's original plan, he will only select more than ten or twenty Zhao family children to enter the Guozi Prison, and then select a few people from them to arrange to enter the official career and focus on training.

However, what Zhao Junchen didn't expect was that among the Zhao family, even including the Zhao family's relatives and distant relatives, there were less than ten suitable candidates, and this number was far from even Zhao Junchen's minimum expectations.

Therefore, after hearing Xiao Wenxuan's introduction, Zhao Junchen's expression was a little stagnant, although he did not show displeasure, but he did not show too much approval.

Seeing Zhao Junchen's appearance, Xiao Wenxuan hurriedly explained: "My lord, I also know that this number is too small, but during the selection period, I have indeed relaxed the standards again and again, but among the children of the Zhao family, there are many people who have a domineering personality and do not learn and do not know, but there are very few people who are good at learning. It will cause jokes and criticism, and if those unsuccessful Zhao family disciples rely on your protection to clash with others, it will be a big trouble, and it will be really harmful to you......"

On the other side, Su Xiqing also nodded and said: "Yes, my lord, Xiao Gongzi and I have indeed lowered the selection criteria to the minimum, after all, the children of the Zhao family who can enter the Guozijian, even if they are not proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics, should at least be familiar with the Analects, right?" Even if it's not a beautiful son, at least he should have a steady temperament, right? However, among the Zhao family in Yangzhou, there are very few people who even meet this standard, and it is not easy for me and Xiao Gongzi to be able to elect nine people. ”

Hearing the explanations of these two people, Zhao Junchen sighed softly.

The Zhao family in Yangzhou is indeed a little too unsuccessful.

After sighing, Zhao Junchen said: "I also know that the Zhao family's tutor and family style are indeed a little unbearable...... Don't worry, I can still distinguish the pros and cons, the children of the Zhao family who entered the Guozijian this time are not much more expensive, after all, I want to cultivate a group of reliable family helpers, not to create trouble for myself...... Well, you give me the list of these nine people, and I'm going to evaluate them myself. ”

In this regard, Su Xiqing and Xiao Wenxuan were prepared, and immediately took out the list and presented it to Zhao Junchen, which marked the names and origins of the nine children of the Zhao family.

After Zhao Junchen took the list, he took a cursory glance, but found that in the list, there were only five children with the real surname "Zhao", and the remaining four children with foreign surnames should be the side branches and relatives of the Zhao family.

Before, on the carriage, Zhao Deqing, the head of the Zhao family, also handed Zhao Junchen a list of recommendations, and there were as many as twenty-one people in the list, of which nineteen were surnamed "Zhao", and most of them were the direct children and grandchildren of Zhao Deqing and several elders of the Zhao family.

Thinking of the difference between these two lists, Zhao Junchen shook his head secretly, and felt that Zhao Deqing was indeed not suitable for the position of the head of the Zhao family anymore, the last time they met, Zhao Deqing's appearance was not bad, but these days, Zhao Deqing seems to have been blinded by the various benefits brought by Zhao Junchen, forgetting the pros and cons, and it is never a good thing to let such a person continue to lead the Zhao family in Yangzhou.

After thinking about it, Zhao Junchen put the list in his hand and asked, "Among the nine Zhao family disciples, are there any people who are slightly outstanding and worthy of my training?" ”

"Three of them are not bad." Xiao Wenxuan replied: "One is Zhao Xuantong, this person's knowledge is excellent, even if he does not enter the Guozijian, there is no big problem in obtaining a meritorious name in the future, among the nine people, his knowledge is the best, but he reads a lot, he is inevitably a little pedantic, and he is not very flexible." The other person is Zhang Zhiyuan, who was born in the Zhao family, although his knowledge is far inferior to Zhao Xuantong, but he is barely qualified, and he is quick-witted and quick-witted. ”

On the other side, Su Xiqing added: "There is another person, Zhao Deshun's son Zhao Xuanwen, this person's knowledge is second only to Zhao Xuantong, but he is not as pedantic as Zhao Xuantong, and he has a lot of demeanor when receiving people and things, and can be said to be the leader of the young children of the Zhao family. ”

"Listening to what you say, it's not bad, it seems that in the Zhao family in Yangzhou, there are still some talents after all." Zhao Junchen's face softened slightly.

Then, Zhao Junchen changed his words again and said: "However, for me, the matter of recommending the children of the Zhao family to enter the Guozijian is actually not very important, what is really important is to choose one of the school-age women of the Zhao family to arrange for the palace, this matter is related to many of my follow-up arrangements, and I must choose carefully." ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen's expression became much more serious, and he asked, "Regarding this matter, what kind of candidate do you have in mind?" ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, Xiao Wenxuan and Su Xiqing glanced at each other again, and their expressions were even more embarrassed than before.

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…… (To be continued......)