"See my lord!"
"I've met the King of Jin!" Several voices sounded one after another, and five people, Cai Yong, Wang Meng, Guan Zhong, Kong Rong, and Xun Yu, unexpectedly arrived together.
Kong Rong and Cai Yong are not Li Xiang's subordinates, so naturally they will not follow Wang Meng, Guan Zhong, and Xun Yu in calling them lord!
"Let's sit down and talk later!" Li Xiang pointed to the seats on both sides and waved. These five people were the imperial examination examiners, plus the reviewers. These five people appearing together could only be related to the imperial examination.
"What on earth happened to make you come together!" The orderer handed each of these people a cup of tea, and then Li Xiang asked about the business!
"My lord, I have reviewed the examination papers for the civil service examinations. However, it is difficult for the three of us to agree on the candidates for the first class. I would like to ask your lord to make a final decision!" Wang Meng took a sip of tea and spoke calmly. road.
The five of them have been arguing about this matter all day long, and now dumping this matter on Li Xiang will save him the trouble!
Sanjia, which is the three levels of imperial examination admission, is divided into first-class, second-class and third-class. And this A, in popular terms, refers to the top three, the top pick, the second pick, and the third overall pick. And these three are destined to be the three who have won the most glory among the imperial examinations.
Li Xiang's imperial examinations were slightly different. He had three top picks, three second place picks, and three top picks.
Among them, there is one for the literary examination and two for the military examination. In the martial arts examination, whether it is the martial arts subject or the art of war subject, Li Xiang counts them separately and does not directly mix them together.
"Prince Jin, I think that this man's literary talents are astonishing and he can be the first choice!" Kong Rong, the great scholar, was the first to stand up and said. At the same time, he handed several examination papers to Li Xiang.
"My lord, this man has the talent to govern the country, and in his articles, he proposed many methods to enrich the country and strengthen its army, such as the Green Crops Law, the Recruitment Law, the Farmland Water Conservancy Law, the Farmland Tax Law, and the Baojia Law. Judging from his articles, there is no doubt that he is the pillar of the country. The first choice!" Not to be outdone, Guan Zhong handed over several test papers and gave his own recommendations.
Since the imperial examination used a name-blinding system this time, no one knows which candidate each examination paper corresponds to before a final decision is made.
Therefore, although Guan Zhong and Kong Rong gave their favorite candidates, they did not know whose article it was.
Li Xiang browsed through it roughly, and Li Xiang had already guessed that the person recommended by Guan Zhong was Wang Anshi based on the many measures he proposed in his last article to enrich the country and strengthen the army.
As for the person recommended by Kong Rong, his literary talent is indeed amazing, but the level of his answers in this last article, although there are some unique features and he has indeed shown his talents, is obviously much worse than that of the great king Anshi.
From Li Xiang's point of view, the article written by the person recommended by Kong Rong was somewhat noisy. Although the whole text is rich in rhetoric, it is not as precise as Wang Anshi's every word.
What's more, is Wang Anshi's literary talent really inferior to that person? It's just that Wang Anshi was more pragmatic when answering.
"My lord, these three people have excellent political strategies and strategies. They each have their own unique points in analyzing the world situation, and some of their strategies for quelling chaos are reasonable. These three people are all talented, and it is difficult to distinguish them. , the decision can only be made by the lord!" Wang Meng also interrupted, and this guy was even more incompetent. Kong Rong and Guan Zhong only gave one candidate each, but this guy actually gave three candidates at once.
However, this also shows that these three people are indeed talented. Otherwise, it would not be difficult for Wang Meng to make a choice.
Among the literary examinations, the first questions tested the theories of hundreds of schools of thought, the sayings of sages and even the way to become an official. Only the last question only had the word "天下" in it.
The world is so vast, and everyone’s answer angle is even different, and this last question is the key to truly testing these candidates.
The man recommended by Kong Rong was from the perspective of governing the world; the man recommended by Guan Zhong pointed out that in order to bring peace to the world, one must first be rich and strong, and followed it with a series of measures; and the three recommended by Wang Meng People analyze the general trend of the world and come up with corresponding strategies to level the world from different perspectives.
After Li Xiang looked through the answer sheets of these people together, he had to say that except for the shortcomings of the people recommended by Kong Rong, the other people did have their own merits. No wonder these people couldn't make a choice!
"If there are any other candidates, please submit them together!" Li Xiang looked at Cai Yong and Xun Yu again, and waved. These two people actually came together, how could there be no one they like!
Hearing this, Cai Yong made no move, but Xun Yu couldn't hold himself back any longer!
Although Cai Yong also had a favorite candidate, that person was exactly one of the three people pointed out by Wang Meng. Since Wang Meng had already submitted that person's answer sheet, there was no need for him to put in any more effort.
"Lord, in his writing, every strategy of this person goes straight to the point. He is quite like Mr. Wenhe!" Xun Yu didn't say much, but he did have candidates he recommended.
Li Xiang scanned it back and forth several times, and finally understood why Xun Yu didn't say much. As Xun Yu said, this person does have the style of Jia Wenhe. Judging from the strategies listed in his writing, there is a sense of unscrupulous means.
This is still in the article. If he were to make suggestions in reality, his plans would definitely be much more sinister than those on the paper.
The day before, because Xun Yu tried his best to introduce this character, he was scolded by Kong Rong and Cai Yong for the whole day. If such a person is placed in the first position, wouldn't it encourage unhealthy trends?
However, Xun Yu was quite a gentleman, and Kong Rong and Cai Yong were both great Confucians of the time, so Xun Yu couldn't possibly curse back without caring about his own image.
To be honest, Li Xiang admires this person very much. In troubled times, this kind of talent is needed.
However, after having the first few choices, it is no longer easy to rank him in front of those people. The three positions in the first-level league are out of his reach, and he can only be ranked in one of the top positions in the second-level league.
It's not that this person's talents are not as good as those of the previous ones, it's just that the top position should serve as a role model, and such a vicious person is not suitable for this position.
However, even if we exclude the person recommended by Xun Yu and the person recommended by Kong Rong through PS, there are still four candidates left.
Looking at their answers, these four people each have their own merits and unique vision. Wang Meng and the others have difficulty in ranking them. Can Li Xiang solve this problem?
Regarding this situation, Li Xiang could only say helplessly that he was also very confused!
