Seeing that the official hesitated to speak, Li Zhengfang felt sorry for himself, and frowned again: "Who are you entrusting me with?"
"A nephew of Mr. Zhou." The official returned.
"What's his score among the exam-taking students?" Li Zhengfang asked again.
The official said: "It's very good. There is an opportunity to make progress. If you pay more attention here..."
"Okay." Li Zhengfang interrupted him and said, "Let's talk about this later. Your Majesty attaches great importance to the examination this time. We must do things beautifully and select the best. This principle will not change. You tell Mr. Zhou, if his nephew is a loser, even if I want to sell him off, I'm afraid there's nothing I can do."
"I understand, I understand." The officials responded repeatedly.
Li Zhengfang is not a very upright person, or in other words, he has his own way of moving around in the officialdom.
As the saying goes, "nothing comes first". If the nephew of Nei Youshi has similar writings to a certain student, then Li Zhengfang will definitely give priority to the Zhou family. There is no doubt about it.
After the officials left, not long after, someone came to report:
"Sir, General Zhang would like to see you."
"Who?" Li Zhengfang didn't realize why the general in the army was here.
"Zhang Dashan, General Zhang." The servant repeated.
"Please come in quickly."
Zhang Dashan, who contributed to the founding of the country, was famous among the mid-level generals of the Qin Army who dared to fight tough battles.
He followed Xiao Yuan in the southern and northern wars and made great contributions. Today, he is already a third-grade general, and his status is definitely not low.
Therefore, Li Zhengfang did not dare to neglect, but quickly invited him into the living room and ordered his servants to serve tea.
The two of them took their seats respectively. Li Zhengfang picked up the tea cup and blew on it gently. At the same time, he said, "General, I'm here today. What are you doing here?"
Zhang Dashan was a rough guy, he didn't have many twists and turns, and he didn't know how to travel in official circles, so he said bluntly with a smile:
"It's like this. This time, the king is responsible for the imperial examination and is responsible for Mr. Li. I have a cousin's child. He has read poetry and books since he was a child. He is very talented. He has always wanted to gain fame, but there is no good opportunity. This time, I hope Mr. Li can take care of me."
After hearing this, Li Zhengfang shook his head with a wry smile and said, "General, it's not that I don't want to help, it's because of the size of the matter."
"Haha, what are you talking about, sir?" Zhang Dashan laughed dryly and said, "If that boy has no talent, sir, just ignore it, but he has real talent and learning, and I just hope that it can be more convenient for him. ."
"This..." Li Zhengfang didn't know what to say.
Zhang Dashan added: "Master Li also knows that I, Zhang Dashan, can fight, but I am not good at reading and writing. My old Zhang family has finally produced such a scholar, so we can't miss this great opportunity. Really Please, Mr. Li..."
As he spoke, he quickly stood up and saluted.
When Li Zhengfang saw this, he could only stand up: "General, you are so polite. General, you are so polite..."
This kind of situation happened not only in Zhang Dashan. In the past two days, there were countless high-ranking officials who came to visit Li Mansion.
This is human nature.
A few days later, under the leadership of the Ministry of Personnel, an official document was issued and the major examination began.
For a time, students from all over the country rushed to the examination room with excitement.
This time, the main examination room alone has been opened several times, and a new batch of candidates will be changed every hour. The main examination alone lasted for more than ten days, which shows the large number of students.
At the request of the royal court, only thirty people were admitted for the final palace examination.
Having to carve out a path among so many students shows how fierce the competition is.
But once you become one of these thirty people, you will become an official! Even if he cannot become an official immediately, he is still a scholar-bureaucrat.
Being recognized by the court and rising from a commoner to a scholar-bureaucrat is an absolute qualitative change, so no matter what happens, people will fight hard to do it this time.
Needless to say, the brutality of the examination room was unnecessary. After more than ten days, Li Zhengfang, under the leadership of Li Zhengfang, together with all the subordinate officials of the Ministry of Personnel, finally determined the list of these forty people.
Later, on behalf of Wang Ting, a notice was posted at the south gate of Qinzhou.
On the day the results were announced, the south gate was crowded with people. Even before the announcement, they were already surrounded.
In the crowded crowd, many students were tiptoeing forward.
You know, this time the list is not a trivial matter, but is related to the lifelong future of these students.
Someone was lying in front of the notice, looking for each name one by one.
Some people shook their heads and sighed: "After studying hard for ten years, I still failed..."
After saying that, he also screamed in sorrow, turned around and wanted to leave in disappointment.
But there are also people who seem to have discovered something.
"Look! Look!"
"Ah? What's wrong?"
"Look at the names on the list. If I am correct, they should all be students from Qin and Shu!"
"What!?" TV first release
Someone didn't pay attention at first, and was about to leave in disappointment, but when he heard this, he immediately came back. After taking a look, he also reacted and shouted immediately:
"That's right! It's really like that!"
"This is too much! There is not a single student from the north on the list!"
"Why are we northern students excluded?"
"The royal court is doing this unfairly!"
"Scandal! Scandal in the world——"
The crowd immediately exploded!
You know, these are all scholars.
There are so many students from the north, many of whom are talented. Even if the admission rate is lower than that of Qin and Shu, how can it be possible that no one is on the list!
This obviously made everyone feel a sense of injustice and resentment!
I have been in poverty for ten years, and now I am about to take the big test. I can't express my feelings about failing. But if I encounter this kind of thing again, I can imagine it at the scene.
The crowd that exploded suddenly spread to the entire south gate.
"If you have the courage, report it to the king with me!"
"Yes! Report it to the king——"
Without much instigation at all, countless students, amid shouts and shouts, began to gather in groups and left the south gate, heading all the way to Prince Qin's Mansion.
The scene seemed to be full of young people dressed as scholars. They came from all over the north. After arriving at the main street, the team grew larger and larger, reaching a thousand people.
On both sides of the street, people watched and pointed.
The entire Qinzhou City seemed to be in a state of excitement over this incident.
In Wuwei Mansion, a soldier ran in in a panic.
"Report~~~~"
