Magnificent sounds echoed in the hall and spread into the distance.
Many students who had been waiting outside the hall early were already ready at this time.
Led by Xiao He and Han Xin, many students began to move forward.
Just entering the main hall, the solemn atmosphere that greeted them made many students feel their hearts trembled.
Xiao He raised his head and looked at Ying Zheng sitting on the high platform.
Is this the First Emperor?
Unlike him, Han Xin looked at the ministers around him.
The ministers standing under the main hall and the solemn Dukes made Han Xin feel trembling from the inside out.
"Students, please pay homage——"
Chen Ke's voice sounded, giving a reminder to the many students standing in the audience.
Under the leadership of Xiao He, many students bowed down to pay homage.
"Minds and ministers, please see your majesty. Your majesty will last for ten thousand years, and the Qin Dynasty will last for ten thousand years——"
A winding and majestic slogan sounded.
When they enter the top sixty-five in the essay contest, they are no longer ordinary people.
But a minister.
Minister of the Qin Dynasty.
Ying Zheng's voice sounded at the right time: "My dear friends, please forgive me and stay safe."
All the students stood up, and then Chen Ke took a step forward.
"Your Majesty, many students have arrived, and I would like to invite the literary competition to begin."
"I hope your Majesty will approve it."
Ying Zheng nodded: "Yes."
Chen Ke turned around and looked at the many students.
Such complicated etiquette did not make them feel complicated and boring, but made them even more excited.
What is etiquette?
The more complicated and boring the rituals are, the more it shows that the court attaches great importance to them!
Chen Ke stood in front of everyone and straightened his back.
"Students, the literary competition has now entered the second round of examinations."
"There are many people who know how to govern, but few who know how to general."
"This essay competition will be held in separate groups. Regardless of politics or military, we will all be in groups of five. Your Majesty will propose the topic, and then each will speak and argue."
"The one who reaches the final moment in politics and military affairs can be the best in this anthology."
"Do you understand?"
Xiao He and others looked respectful. These exam rules had been told to them a long time ago.
"I understand."
Chen Ke turned around and said, "Your Majesty, please come up with a question."
Ying Zheng pondered for a moment, and then said: "First of all, the Xiongnu troops are now across the northern border, and the Baiyue troops are in the south."
"Great Qin has just been unified, how should we deal with it now?"
He looked at the many students standing below with an encouraging smile on his face.
"As a politician, you can speak out on political matters; as a general, you can speak out about general affairs."
On the side, Zhao Gao repeated Ying Zheng's words, and the person standing below naturally repeated Zhao Gao's words.
Xiao He and others were shocked when they heard this question.
Could it be that the First Emperor wanted to launch troops against the Xiongnu and Baiyue?
It's not impossible...
However, now that the Qin Dynasty has just unified, it is probably not a good time to mobilize troops at this time...
Chen Ke also paused.
If he remembered correctly, it was the 28th to 29th year of the First Emperor.
That is to say, from this year to next year, Da Qin will launch troops against Baiyue.
The results of this military deployment were very tragic. Even General Wang Jian, a pillar of the Qin Dynasty, died of illness during this battle.
Thinking of this, Chen Ke glanced at Wang Jian subconsciously.
Wang Jian is a good old man. How can we keep him?
This thought only flashed through his mind for a moment, and then he watched many students repeat the questions loudly.
"Please make your own arguments."
As soon as the words fell, the groups that had been divided into groups consciously began to explain their own opinions according to their rankings.
At this time, Ying Zheng, who was sitting at the top, had a slight smile on his lips.
He looked at the many students standing below and said something to Fusu next to him with emotion.
"Fusu, look, these are all talented people in the world."
Fusu also smiled and said: "This is all the result of my father."
"If there is no father to stabilize the world, what can these talented people do even if they have great talents?"
Fusu looked calmly at the students who were arguing fiercely.
At this time, he already understood his father's achievements, and his views in his heart were slowly changing.
"Father, who do you think will win in these rounds?"
Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows.
He discovered the changes in his son very keenly.
This change made him very happy.
Ying Zheng pondered for a moment and then said: "Actually, you can see the difference between these people in the first round."
"Those who are in charge of politics should be headed by Xiao He, Cao Shen, Chen Ping, Zeng Lu, Shi Xuanni, and Meng Qiu."
Ying Zheng shook his head and said with a smile: "These people have a little bit of Confucianism in them."
But he didn't care.
"But they are all talented people."
Fusu followed Ying Zheng's words and looked at them one by one.
These people are indeed the most confident. They stand there, not in a hurry, but they make their opponents blush.
"hehe"
Ying Zheng sneered: "However, among this group of people, there are no other families, especially people from the Mo family?"
"This makes me curious."
He glanced at Chen Ke, who was standing below, as steady as a mountain and motionless.
At this time, Chen Ke lowered his head and closed his eyes as if to rest his mind.
Ying Zheng nodded and said to Chen Ke, "Fusu, do you think, why doesn't your teacher let people from the Mo family come?"
Fusu was stunned for a moment, then said: "Father, is the teacher a giant of the Mohist family?"
Ying Zheng nodded slightly and shook his head slightly.
"It is and it is not."
There was a hint of mystery in his words: "The status of Zuo Zuo in the Mo family should not be lower than that of Zeng Lu and the others."
"Otherwise, how could you get so many things from the Mo family?"
"Whether it's paper or block printing, it's extremely rare even among Mohists."
"Otherwise, the Mo family would have used these things to negotiate terms with me."
Fusu was shocked again.
"Are those divine objects from the Mo family?"
Ying Zheng looked at the startled Fusu with inexplicable disgust on his face.
"What are you pretending to be?"
"I don't believe it, don't you have any guesses?"
"Your teacher has been talking about fruits that cannot grow in the desert all day long, and then he keeps saying that they are sacred objects given by immortals."
"Don't think about it."
“If melons and fruits don’t grow in the desert, how can immortals appear in the desert and give them dreams?”
Ying Zheng sneered and looked at Chen Ke sitting below.
"As a teacher, you have the temperament of a bastard. You hide from everything you can."
"If you can't hide, leave it to the immortal."
"Others want me to do more things. After all, there must be power in the things given."
"But your teacher, you just want to be lazy all day long."
Fusu said with a smile: "This is also because of your sage, Father."
"If it were anyone else, I'm afraid they would have already doubted the teacher's loyalty."
Ying Zheng forgot to glance at Fusu and rolled his eyes.
"There's no need to say good things to your teacher. If I wanted to attack your teacher, would he still be alive today?"
Ying Zheng looked at Chen Ke and said with emotion: "Fusu, your teacher's temperament is a benefit to telling the truth."
"It's better than someone who wants to rebel at every turn."
When he said this, Ying Zheng squinted his eyes, but what he was thinking about was Feng Quji...
Feng Quji is this person.
Ying Zheng glanced at Feng Quji subconsciously, and then withdrew his gaze.
At this time, in the main hall, people from each group also selected the winner of each group.
The quarrels in the hall also subsided.
Chen Ke stood up, walked to the center of the hall, and looked at everyone.
"Those who passed the first question are politicians: Xiao He, Chen Ping, Cao Shen, Shi Xuanni, Zeng Lu, Meng Qiu, Wang He, Yu Yeran, Pei Qinghuai, Fan Yu'an."
"Soldiers: Han Xin, Qin Qingzhi, Xiao Yu"
"The swordsmen and pen officials have recorded the arguments of each candidate and shall submit them to Your Majesty."
"Please give your Majesty's review."
Zhao Gao, who was on the side, had already made preparations. He walked forward and took the contents of the first few to the main hall and presented them to Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng lowered his head and looked carefully.
"Fusu, come and take a look too."
There was a faint smile in Ying Zheng's voice.
Fusu quickly walked to Ying Zheng's side and looked at the arguments of the first few with Ying Zheng.
The people in the audience also had different expressions when they heard Fusu's words.
Li Si's expression remained unchanged.
Although he had disputes with Meng Tian before, and Fusu trusted Meng Tian too much in the past, but now...
Things took another turn.
First, he hasn't had a dispute with Meng Tian for a long time.
Secondly, the person Fusu trusted the most now was no longer Meng Tian, but Chen Ke. And what is the relationship between Chen Ke and him...
We don't say we are like a family, we can only say we are brothers.
Thirdly, with Chen Ke's support, Hu Hai has absolutely no hope of competing for the throne again.
In this case, he naturally wanted to see the situation clearly.
Li Si raised his head and looked at Zhao Gao, who was standing next to Ying Zheng and Fu Su.
No matter how powerful Zhao Gao was, the eldest son's character has changed and he is favored by His Majesty.
In this way, the throne may have been stabilized.
There is no hope that others can covet the throne.
But standing next to Ying Zheng, Zhao Gao was filled with thoughts.
The hatred between him and Meng Tian cannot be resolved, and Meng Tian has repeatedly put him in a state of near death.
Even if it weren't for his own clever words and fickleness, coupled with the trust of the First Emperor, I'm afraid he would have died in hell by now.
Moreover, he is different from Li Si.
Li Si could change course, but he could not.
He must find his way to the dark side.
Thinking of this, Zhao Gao lowered his head, thinking about those people from the Six Nations...
If not...
Planning ahead?
While he was thinking about it, Ying Zheng raised his head, smiled and said to Xiao He, "Not bad."
"Xiao He?"
Xiao He took a step forward: "I'm here."
There was admiration on Ying Zheng's face: "Both Fusu and I feel that your words "cultivate yourself and prepare for the enemy in battle". "
""Every fighter puts food first." I think this time is the best. "
"You have already made up your mind about the importance of this food."
"So, do you have a way to deal with it?"
Looking at Xiao He who was speechless, Ying Zheng just said.
"Your ideas are high-minded, but they lack a little sparkle."
"After this literary competition, are you willing to take charge of this matter?"
Then, he turned to Han Xin.
"Han Xin, at such a young age, you are already familiar with military literature, and you have all the military strategies in mind."
"This is your blessing."
"It's just that you are too greedy for success and need more training."
"After the literary competition, are you willing to go to Northern Xinjiang with Meng Tian to temporarily serve as a general and train yourself?"
Xiao He and Han Xin looked at each other and saw the excitement in each other's eyes.
At this time, the First Emperor found fault with them, which was not a bad thing.
On the contrary, it is a great good thing.
Because this means that the First Emperor will reuse them!
The two men immediately said: "Your Majesty, I am willing."
Ying Zheng nodded, then glanced at Chen Ke, and then looked at the many students again.
"The second question and assessment are also very simple."
"What should be the way to be a minister?"
"Each of you, please tell me in one sentence."
The way to be a minister?
Everyone present looked at me and I looked at you, and they were all a little stunned.
It’s not that it’s too difficult, it just feels too easy.
The question that was too simple made everyone feel a little strange...
But Li Si, Chen Ke and others understood what Ying Zheng meant in an instant.
Especially Chen Ke.
He glanced at the somewhat lucky students standing in the crowd and sighed slightly.
Some people are going to fall into a trap.
At this time, Han Xin stepped forward and said solemnly: "Your Majesty."
"I believe that those who serve as generals should serve as swordsmen in the hands of His Majesty, expanding the territory externally and safeguarding the world internally."
"Those who fight are those who do not fight."
A flash of appreciation flashed in Ying Zheng's eyes, but he said: "Good."
Xiao He also took a step forward at this time.
"Your Majesty."
"I believe that those who serve as ministers will bring peace to the people of the world."
Meng Qiu followed closely: "I believe that those who serve as ministers should sacrifice their lives for justice."
Zeng Lu took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "I believe that those who serve as ministers should forget about life and have the world's common people in their hearts."
Shi Xuanni thought for a moment and then answered: "I think that those who are ministers should be ministers."
After everyone expressed their opinions, Ying Zheng looked at the many students with a smile on his face.
This second question is just a simple assessment.
It's not as complicated as Li Si and others thought.
He looked at the many students and said: "With great kindness, you can gain talents."
"The talents in the world are in my pocket!"
.........
Duanmufu
Kong Xian stood up and looked at the wind and rain in the distance.
There are many winds and rains in Xianyang city, especially in the autumn days in recent days.
"Duanmu, what's the plan?"
Duanmu Nomad was half lying there, enjoying himself.
"Just don't worry."
"Things in the south have been arranged."
"In the near future, the news of the birth of the Nine Provinces Cauldron will reach Xianyang City."
"Some people are already ready."
"Those are people who are willing to "sacrifice their lives for righteousness" for Confucianism, and they will never make any mistakes. "
Duanmu Youmu stood beside Kong Xian and sighed.
"Sir, is it really worth doing this?"
At this time, Duanmu Nomu looked very entangled, with unbearable eyes.
He disguised himself for more than ten years and only revealed his true nature in front of Kong Xian.
Kong Xian turned his head and looked at Duanmu Nomad.
"If you achieve great things, why should you stick to small details?"
............
Zhangtai Palace, back hall
Ying Zheng looked at Chen Ke: "Chen Ke, who do you think is number one among these people?"
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