Ma Chao's original intention, to be honest, was to use this imperial examination to get a few coaxing political and strategic talents. For example, talented and virtuous Han scholars such as Pang Tong, Xu Shu, Jiang Wan, and Chen Qun, and even talented and virtuous guys like Yang Yi and Zhang Song can be. But after God gave Bu Qi this surprise again, Ma Chao's full of anticipation was only a wry smile.

Because, the name on the second test paper: Liao Li, Zizi Gongyuan, Wuling Linyuan people.

This person is also an angry young man, in history, he was evaluated by Zhuge Liang as a genius in the Jingchu area, and even as famous as Feng Xiao Pang Tong. But this is a genius, openly criticizing Liu Bei's repeated mistakes, leading to the fall of Jingzhou, Guan Yu's death, Yiling's defeat and loss of soldiers and other wrong strategies, and slandering the ministers from time to time. In the end, Liao Li was deposed as a civilian by Liu Bei, and later died depressed when he learned of Zhuge Liang's death.

On the test papers of the two of them, they did not answer the question given by Ma Chao, and after learning that it was these two people, Ma Chao also quite understood: since ancient times, the indignant youth is within the scope of his own knowledge, and it seems to be a virtue that is crazy to heaven, but if he encounters a category that they have never touched, he will be extremely collapsed to the fullest confidence under the accumulated arrogance, and turn into a virtue of extreme inferiority.

Looking at the ink-drenched answers on the test paper except for Ma Chao's question, it is obvious that the two of them are already on the verge of collapse. Fortunately, the two of them hadn't arrived home yet, so they still put aside Ma Chao's first question and answered the remaining questions.

After glancing at the answers to the rest of the questions of these two people, Ma Chao found that these two people should be said to be very level. It can even be said that it was unexpected by Ma Chao. The other Ma Chao couldn't understand it, but what Ma Chao could see was that these two people seemed to have their own set of administrative responses and opinion logic. Moreover, there is no trace of arrogance in the answers throughout.

"Husband, these people, how do you plan to serve?" Liu Yue watched Ma Chao put the test paper back casually, and asked.

"This has long been decided, and the first thirty of them are ordered to be filled into the various officials of the Ma family, and the remaining seventy will start from the small officials of each county." Ma Chao replied, but he knew in his heart that the idea he had made earlier and ordered these people to start from the bottom and follow the steps was not in line with the current situation.

Liu Yue smiled and said, "Husband, if you see a few decent ones, it's a pity to start as a young official." ”

When Ma Chao heard this, he shrugged his shoulders quietly - Liu Yue is really not simple, she is only here for the first time, and she said Ma Chao's concerns, which is really terrible - to be honest, Ma Chao also hopes that he can use his concurrent official position as a secretary of the ministry to directly grant that person a not low official position, under the feudal etiquette system, Ma Chao's absolute rule is something that no one will say anything. But unfortunately, the facts told Ma Chao that the person who came up from the imperial examination was not as good as the step that was inspected next to the notice list.

Liu Yue looked at Ma Chao's appearance and said in a deep voice: "The Ma family is now the time to employ people, and the husband has a good eye for talent, and it is not a problem to use it exceptionally, but this is more or less disadvantageous for a long time." ”

Ma Chao became interested, and said with a slight bow: "Yue'er, you go on." ”

Liu Yue said slowly: "But in addition to making an exception, these people who have been tested with real skills, as long as they have a place to go one by one, the most basic place of this system has not changed, and over time, scholars will naturally get used to the Ma family's way of selecting officials." ”

Understanding the meaning of Liu Yue's words, Ma Chao smiled, and at the same time felt a little strange. Because Liu Yue's words can actually be said to be nonsense. But what Ma Chao cares about is not the meaning of Liu Yue's words, but the angle that Liu Yue stands at.

These words are actually to remind Ma Chao to uphold the bottom line of scientific examination, but also encourage Ma Chao to promote talents. The Ma family's imperial examination was established as a permanent and fixed method of talent selection. And this kind of statement should be completely thought and said by people who are really husband and wife.

Ma Chao doesn't know, is this Liu Yue really planning to be the daughter-in-law of the Ma family with peace of mind, or is her scheming too clever and her acting skills too high? So after smiling, Ma Chao said: "I know, you are reminding me not to give officials exactly what I want, and to let the scholars selected by the Ma family feel at ease." ”

"The concubine doesn't dare." Liu Yue hurriedly smiled and answered, the gentleness and warmth of bowing his head couldn't help but make Ma Chao a little confused.

Let's talk about it, Ma Chao then deliberately asked a few more distant questions, Liu Yueju stood on the side of the Ma family's daughter-in-law, and the answer was very much in line with Ma Chao's heart, and because of this, Ma Chao asked: "Yue'er, you also know the Ma family's new policy." And this year, I also reformed some measures, do you see the pros and cons? ”

Liu Yue didn't have much contact with these new policies of the Ma family. The clearest thing is probably the business of the Ma family. However, Ma Chao asked her to envelop all the new policies, Liu Yue knew that different places were different, and the pros and cons were difficult to say, so he naturally didn't dare to boast about Haikou, so he said honestly: "Husband, the minister is in the land of Chang'an, and I have never seen such a decree." Although he felt that these decrees were beneficial to the people, he still did not dare to speak lightly about the pros and cons of the world. However, Yongzhou, within two years, has changed from a barbaric and fierce place to a thriving place where today's merchants gather and chariots and horses are crowded, and the concubines are indeed in their eyes. ”

Ma Chao shook his head and smiled: "You are very honest and cautious, but after all, we are already a family, so it is a bit too raw to say this." ”

Liu Yue's face was still flat, and he was thinking about the meaning of Ma Chao's words in the previous paragraph. However, after hearing Ma Chao say the words 'I am already a family', Liu Yue's face was already full of peach blossoms, and the beauty looked at Ma Chao like a cut of water.

But at this time, I found that Ma Chao had already focused on the test paper again, and sighed softly, and said: "There are really a few talents who are more outstanding, although they are not as good as those foxes of the Ma family, but with a little training and training, it may not be a talent in a county........

Liu Yue was a little stunned, she didn't know whether Ma Chao's words just now were sincere or casual. At the same time, Ma Chao is actually in this state, and he can't figure out whether Liu Yue's mentality at this time is really integrated into the Ma family, or is it to confuse himself........ The two live the most intimate but difficult emotional life between the distance of a piece of paper.

In Diao Chan and Han Ying, Ma Chao got an understanding, that is, if you get a woman's body, you can get her heart. And Ma Chao and Liu Yue can get each other's bodies at this time. But Ma Chao didn't choose this approach, he knew that doing so might not help, and even in the end, he would fall deeper and deeper.

Among the political games - yes, the ones played by Ma Chao with Han Sui and Diao Chan are not political games, only Liu Xie behind Liu Yue is playing a big game - how much role can such a thing as love have?

Men in the political arena never believe that love can make a woman die, and this is the fundamental reason why the royal family has been ruthless since ancient times.

In the maelstrom of political struggle, how much can feelings be worth? Ma Chao can predict that even if he gets Liu Yue's body, even if Liu Yue really falls in love with him, there is no complete guarantee that she will not harm him! In the face of political interests, all family affection. It's all fragile! Even if the two really share the same bed, what they get in exchange is just a different dream in the same bed. Perhaps, Liu Yue may even turn his head and easily kill Ma Chao in his sleep!

As long as Liu Yue is really a woman of Wu Zetian's type....... How much security can the "love" received through the acquisition of the body be guaranteed?

Not at all!

Therefore, Ma Chao has always chosen to get close to Liu Yue hot and cold, trying to find Liu Yue's true purpose. And at present, it seems that Liu Yue is very well hidden, so that he can't see the flaws at all.

As a result, Ma Chao also lost the mood to review these papers—anyway, these papers also have their own special people to review them—and began to take steps outward. However, halfway through, Ma Chao suddenly stopped again.

Seeing Ma Chao's movements suddenly stopped, Liu Yue stepped forward and said, "Husband? ”

Ma Chao raised his head and smiled, and said, "Tang Ji is in Chang'an, and I am also an old acquaintance, so it's still early today, so I'll go and visit." ”

When Liu Yue heard this, his face suddenly showed a complicated expression of joy and loss, but then he still spoke: "That's the same, then let's go home with the concubine." ”