In the end, Liu De read all the more than 400 test papers, most of which were unknown content.

But there are also three or four people who come up with ideas for solving problems.

Regardless of whether these people's ideas are right or not, at least, this professional attitude should be rewarded, so Liu De left the papers of these people, and the rest were all lost.

Then, Liu De called Zhang Tang, Ji Di, and Ju Meng into the inner hall.

"I want to divide the 100 scholars who have passed this round of examinations into two lists...... "Liu De said straight to the point at the beginning: "Eighty-seven people who answered four questions correctly will be listed as the first list, and the rest will be included in the second list......"

Liu De glanced around at the three of them and asked, "In the opinion of Zhu Qing, who can win the first place in the first list?" ”

Zhang Tang and Ji Di glanced at each other.

This is a bit more difficult to answer.

Among the eighty-seven scholars, there are nobles and poor families, and because the results are almost the same, there is no accurate evaluation standard, so you say that Zhang San is the first, he thinks that Li San is the first, and it is really difficult to define it clearly!

Besides, who doesn't know what kind of temper the literati are?

On weekdays, you can play a dog's brain for a little fame, not to mention that this symbolizes the first honor in the first examination?

Don't even think about it, no matter who you choose, the other eighty-six people are unlikely to be convinced!

Ji Di lowered his head and thought for a while, took a step forward, and bowed out: "Your Highness, the minister thinks that Zheng Zhuang, a native of Chen County, should be the first!" ”

"Zheng Zhuang?" Liu De thought for a while and ordered: "Bring his scroll!" ”

"No!" Wang Dao, who was waiting on the side, nodded, and immediately took out the eighty-seven test papers. Take out one and hand it to Liu De.

Liu De took it and looked at it. Shaking his head, he said, "It's not appropriate...... After this person Zheng Jun, I can't destroy the Gao Emperor system! ”

Actually, this is just a pretext. The fundamental reason is that Liu De doesn't like this Zheng Zhuang.

At the beginning, Ji Di mentioned Zheng Zhuang, Liu De didn't react, who was this person, but as soon as he looked at the name on the scroll - Zheng at that time, Liu De immediately woke up, isn't this the protagonist of the idiom 'the two ends of the first rat'?

Zheng was notoriously unassertive, easily shaken, and had a weak personality. Such a person, no matter how talented he is, cannot become the first.

The first place in this examination, Liu De actually has a judgment standard in his heart.

This person must have a decisive personality and outstanding ability, and it is best to have the posture of a prime minister.

Set it as a benchmark and a model.

In this way, in the future, it can be seen that his examination is indeed a good way to select talents, so that there is no room for gossip.

Ji Di listened to it, but his heart was indifferent. I can only pause and say: "The minister's consideration is not right......

Zheng Zhuang, whose name was at the time, was his confidant and friend, and his father's old friend. Ji Di wanted to pull this world friend at this critical moment, but he didn't expect what Zheng's grandfather did at that time. It is still remembered in the mind of the emperor of the Han family, and the resentment has lasted for four generations!

"Don't offend the heavenly family!" Ji Yin reminded himself in his heart. Otherwise, they will leave their children and grandchildren behind. Just like Zheng Jun back then.

In fact, Zheng's grandfather at that time didn't do anything disobedient back then.

At the beginning, Emperor Gao defeated Xiang Yu and captured all the ministers under Xiang Yu's account, as the victor, Emperor Gao ordered that all Xiang Yu's past advisers must call Xiang Yu's name in front of him, and not be called King Xiang and King Chu.

Ninety-nine percent of the people succumbed to the sword.

But Zheng's grandfather at that time was tempered, went his own way, and still called Xiang Yu as King Xiang.

As a result, Emperor Gao was furious and immediately expelled Zheng Jun and drove him back to his hometown to farm.

I thought that the Heavenly Family should have forgotten about it, and even Zheng Jun didn't remember it.

Unexpectedly, the royal family of the Han family did not forget those who had offended them at all, not only that, but also passed these things down from generation to generation, this grudge character is really stubborn!

"The minister thinks that Nanyang people would rather be the first!" Seeing Ji Di's setback, Zhang Tang immediately seized the opportunity to list and recommend him.

This Ning Cheng is a member of the Legalist family, and this alone is enough for Zhang Tang to support Ning Cheng.

What's more, Ning Cheng's resume is the same as Zhang Tang's, he has been a Han official for generations, familiar with the law, and proficient in criminal law, especially in the first round of examinations, Ning Cheng's "On Han Fei Five Worms" resonated with Zhang Tang.

Of course, the most important thing is that in the past few days, Ning Cheng's teacher has also written to Zhang Tang to catch up with him - the circle of the Legalists is so big, Ning Cheng's teacher, and at the same time Zhang Tang's father's colleague back then, is theoretically Zhang Tang's uncle, this face must be sold!

"I'd rather mess with the milk tiger, and don't be Ning Cheng's anger......" Liu De sighed in his heart.

Fortunately, he is a person who has passed through and is reborn, otherwise, he would have been fooled by Zhang Tang.

This Ning Cheng has the ability and talent, but ...... But he's a big corrupt official!

Moreover, Ning Cheng was brutal by nature, and even Gongsun Hong, who was not a good person, wrote to Liu Che and said: Its governance is like a wolf shepherding sheep, and it is impossible to govern the people.

Such a person can be used as a knife, but he can't be relied on, and he is not suitable to be the first in the examination that bears the hopes of the world.

But Zhang Tang's face also has to be taken care of.

Liu De pretended to take Ning Cheng's scroll and looked at it, shook his head and sighed: "No, this person was born as a small official, if he is the first, I am afraid that the world will not accept it!" ”

Zhang Tang was immediately choked by this reason, and he couldn't say what he wanted to argue.

It's really Liu De's reason is too domineering.

At this time, the identity and family background may not be as valued as the Three Kingdoms and the Two Jin Dynasty in later generations, but without a prominent family background, it is indeed difficult to be convincing.

Not to mention anything else, if you want to be prime minister now, a prerequisite is to be a marquis first.

If you are not a thorough marquis, you can't be a phase, this is the unspoken rule of the Han Dynasty.

The words are all here, Zhang Tang, Ji Di, and Ju Meng are not stupid, and they will know right away that their Royal Highness has already been selected.

So the three of them glanced at each other, and then tacitly kowtowed together: "The ministers are ignorant, they can't see thousands of miles, they can't support His Highness's wisdom, and the ministers are afraid, so I ask Your Highness to give you advice to solve the confusion of the ministers!" ”

Liu De was hypocritical for a moment, and said: "Qing and others are all talents of the country, and I rely on being a cadre of the Great Wall, how can I be so humble, and his order will be lifted again!" ”

If Emperor Taizong Xiaowen did not appear on the political stage, Ji Di and others might really believe it.

It's a pity that Liu De's grandfather's performance in the political arena taught the world: in front of the monarch, be smarter.

The three of them then bowed again: "The ministers are really stupid, and they can't distinguish the birds from the birds, so I ask Your Highness to make it clear!" ”

Liu De squirmed for a while and said, "I thought that Jinan Guoyan could be the first!" ”

When he said this, Liu De deliberately glanced at Zhang Tang, but unfortunately, he didn't see anything on Zhang Tang's face.

He then explained: "Yan Yi is the eleventh grandson of Yan Hui, his family background is innocent, his writing is clear, and he is known as a virtuous name, and he is listed as the first, I think it is okay!" ”

Of course, this is only the reason on paper, the real situation is that Wu Chu will rebel, and Confucianism has a great influence in the homeland of Qi, and nine out of ten intellectuals are Confucian people in the homeland of Qi.

Moreover, Yan Yi's character and morality are first-class, and his economic consciousness is also good, in his previous life, Yan Yi presided over the big Si Nong, was honest and honest, and adhered to his position, he can be regarded as one of the few doers in Confucianism, and he is a minister who can really bend down to examine the people's livelihood! Liu De believes that he has the qualifications of a prime minister!

"In this life, I hope Zhang Yan and the two can get along peacefully...... Liu De thought in his heart.

He wasn't too worried about Yan Yi and Zhang Tang getting into trouble again to the point where he had to share life and death.

In his previous life, Yan Yi offended Zhang Tang because he was stubborn and rejected the economic policies promoted by Zhang Tang, such as the White Deer Coin......

Liu De is not Liu Che, so naturally he would not be stupid enough to believe that he really thought that relying on the name of a royal family, he could make a deerskin worth a hundred or a thousand gold.

Zhang Tang and the three of them looked at each other and chose a Confucian person, although they were unhappy in their hearts, Yan Hui's name was big enough, and the most important thing was that since Zhang Tang was a Legalist and Ji Di was an old Huang faction, then the two of them didn't think it was inappropriate to add another Confucian (to be continued......

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