Daqin: The poorest prime minister, the first emperor begged me to corrupt

Zhao Gao led a team of imperial guards on flying horses out of the palace, and arrived at the villa next to the academy in no time.

Husband Sun Zheng was playing chess with old Zhang Yan. Seeing him approaching in a hurry, he immediately brushed off the chess board and got up to help Zhao Gao grab the reins of the horse.

Looking at the chaotic expectation, old Zhang Yan couldn't help laughing and scolding: "Isn't this old man playing tricks, please invite you for tonight's wine..."

Husband Sun ignored him, but said to Zhao Gao: "Why is the Zhao government order in such a hurry?"

Zhao Gao got off his horse and asked, "Is Prime Minister Qin at home?"

"Here, Zhao Fuling please come in..."

Husband Sun threw the reins of the horse to old Zhang Yan, led Zhao Gao and the guards into the courtyard, and served tea in the hall of the villa.

Zhao Gao stopped his husband Sun who was about to make tea and said: "Eunuch Gongsun, don't bother, please quickly invite Prime Minister Qin to come out and follow me into the palace. His Majesty is still waiting."

Grandpa Sun suddenly put down the tea set, walked quickly to the inner door leading to the backyard, knocked on the door and said, "My lord, the order of the Zhao government is here to deliver the edict..."

Zhao Gao also followed him to the inner gate, and shouted inside: "President Qin, Your Majesty summons you to go to the court to preside over the examination papers of the Central Central Examination."

"Well, I see...wow..."

Qin Mo's reply sounded from behind the door, followed by the sound of water.

After a while of fumbling, there was the sound of the latch being pulled from behind the door, and then the door opened from the inside. Qin Mo stepped out in a large bathrobe, and a wave of hot steam gushed out.

Zhao Gao was about to salute, but saw two people walking out from behind Qin Mo, it was Pasade's mother and daughter.

His clothes were wet with water, and his face was flushed red!
Zhao Gao was taken aback, subconsciously glanced at the hot spring pool inside the door, and then the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably: [You are still young people who can play, Your Majesty has never had such a good fortune! 】

Qin Mo seemed to see Zhao Gao's speechlessness, and he said nonsense, "They Greeks bathe with men and women, and they don't shy away from guarding against men and women."

Queen Pasade: "..."

Annie: "..."

We Greeks are not Roman barbarians, can you show some face?
Aren't you shamelessly oppressing us to be bath girls?

"That's it~!"

Zhao Gao put on a nonchalant attitude, but secretly spat in his heart: [I believe you, you bastard, but I still speak for you, you are avoiding the suspicion of a fart, you are clearly just hiding at home and enjoying sex! 】

"I'm going to change clothes, soon."

Qin Mo put down a few words, and hurried upstairs to change his clothes.

Zhao Gao watched him disappear at the corner of the stairs, turned to his husband Sun and asked curiously, "Where are Princess Huayu and Princess Huanan?"

The old man Sun naturally understood what he meant, and said quietly: "It's rare to be sunny today, and I was invited out to play by Princess Huayang..."

Zhao Gao was dumbfounded, and held back two words for a while: "Scrubs~!"

After a while, Qin Mo replaced Gao Guanbo and took him downstairs, got on his sweaty white horse, and galloped into the palace with Zhao Gao and the guards.

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At the same time, in the main hall of Xianyang Palace.

The waiters have already set up tables for the ministers. In addition to pens, ink, paper and inkstones, tea, pastries, melons and fruits are also available, and they are fully prepared for a protracted battle!
"What about Your Majesty?"

An official from the Ministry of Rituals entered the hall to report the situation of the examination room, but found that there was no figure of Ying Zheng on the steps, so he asked strangely.

"Your Majesty has gone to change clothes."

Old Wang Wan sipped his tea to explain, and then asked, "How is the examination room?"

The official from the Ministry of Rites raised his hand and replied: "Reporting to Mr. Wang, some candidates were too nervous and suffered from vomiting and fainting. They are currently being treated for treatment."

When Lao Wang Wan and many courtiers heard that a candidate had a problem, their hearts suddenly rose.

After all, their descendants are in the examination room!

"But my grandson...is there any serious problem?"

Old Wang Jian stepped forward and asked anxiously.

The old war god of the Great Qin was treated with allicin, and now he has recovered from his illness, and his old son Wang Ben has already gone to Liaodong to lead the army.

The old son is fighting abroad, if there is something wrong with the eldest son Wang Li, he can't explain it!
"Don't worry, Wu Chenghou, it's just that the vomiting and fainting caused by excessive tension are not serious problems. After waking up and recovering, you can probably continue the exam." The official of the Ministry of Rites replied with a hand.

Old Wang Jian heaved a sigh of relief, and many of the officials also secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

"How is the performance of the candidates in Guanzhong?"

At this time, someone asked again, and all the officials immediately pricked up their ears.

The official from the Ministry of Rituals frowned slightly, and looked at Li Si who was asking the question. This question was a bit taboo.

However, seeing that the bosses were all waiting with ears pricked up, he couldn't resist not answering, so he raised his hand and said, "The lower officials don't participate in the invigilation, but are only responsible for passing messages between the palace and the examination room, so I don't know how the candidates in Guanzhong are doing."

"But before entering the examination room, an interesting incident happened. Candidates from Guanzhong were ridiculed by candidates from various counties. Angrily, they threatened to dominate the rankings and take all the good positions!"

The ministers couldn't help being embarrassed when they heard the words, and they dared to say such unashamed and stupid words were indeed the style of their own bastards.

Li Si grinned, and asked with a frown, "Why are the candidates from the Guanzhong ridiculed by the candidates from all the counties?"

Lao Wang Wan, Lao Wang Jian and the others also frowned after recovering from the embarrassment.

Although it is a common problem since ancient times that literati look down on each other, it is unavoidable to go too far if it rises to ridicule.

This year's candidates have flawed morals!
The expression of the official from the Ministry of Rituals became a little strange, and he said quietly: "Li Xiang knew it in his heart, why bother to ask the subordinate..."

Li Si was stunned for a moment, then he seemed to realize something, and his old face blushed.

Lao Wang Wan, Lao Wang Jian and others are not stupid people, after a while they understand the meaning, and they can't help but feel ashamed and embarrassed.

All those who participated in the Central Central Examination were talents from every county in the world.

But their descendants are dandies who people hate and hate.

This is like, when a group of Tibetan mastiffs are wrestling, a few mangy dogs run to join in the fun, and it is completely reasonable to be ridiculed!

Think about it differently, if they are candidates from various counties, they have traveled thousands of miles to Xianyang to take the central exam, looking forward to competing with the talents of the world, but when they are excited, they find that they have to compete with a group of people who are not on the table. Playboys compete in the same field.

That feeling is definitely worse than eating fly droppings!
You might even feel humiliated!

"Cough cough..."

Suddenly there was a coughing sound outside the main hall, and the embarrassing and embarrassing officials were attracted to it, waiting for Xunsheng to look at it and couldn't help being stunned.

slam-la-

Leaning slightly, all the civil and military officials stood up and left the table together, bowed their hands and said: "I have seen Qin Xiang."

Qin Mo stepped into the hall, bowed his hands and smiled back: "Your lords are polite, please sit down."

Zhu Wenwu saluted again, and then returned to the table and knelt down.

The waiter hurriedly set up a new seat under the steps of His Majesty, and Qin Mo thanked him for entering the seat.

"Today's talent ceremony, but I didn't see Prime Minister Qin coming to the court. I thought that Prime Minister Qin was going to be lazy and absent."

Old Wang Jian joked with a smile.

Qin Mo waved his hands ashamedly: "Senior, don't make fun of me. I wanted to avoid suspicion. Your Majesty is here again..."

The officials suddenly realized, somewhat sour.

Our group of people, those who should come and those who shouldn't should have come, His Majesty was still not at ease, and even dragged this lazy young prime minister over to help the situation.

In the final analysis, I still have no confidence in them, or I am more dependent on this young prime minister!
After everyone chatted for a while, Ying Zheng finally returned and sat down on the steps. Seeing that Qin Mo was already under the steps, he felt relieved.

Officials from the Ministry of Rituals went back and forth with the palace to report the situation in the examination room to Ying Zheng and the officials.

At noon, officials from the Ministry of Rites turned back again and sent back [-] boxes of answer sheets at the same time.

Among them, ten boxes are the real papers that the examinees answered the questions themselves, and ten boxes are the fake papers copied by the officials.

Yingzheng ordered ten boxes of real papers to be sealed up, and then he personally opened ten boxes of fake papers with a key, and asked Zhao Gao to distribute them to the officials in turn for review according to the type of the papers.

Question papers with reference answers, such as law, etiquette, mathematics, medicine, etc., each question paper is reviewed by five people in turn, and each is given a good or bad score.

The results of the five people's evaluations will be kept strictly sealed, so as not to affect the other four people, so as not to create a preconceived impression and affect the final comprehensive evaluation...

Question papers without reference answers, such as military affairs, agricultural affairs, water conservancy, and Baigong, etc., will be reviewed by ten people in turn, and each will give a good or bad score.

Same rules as above!

Qin Mo, a marquis with outstanding military achievements, was also assigned some military affairs papers for review.

There are a total of four questions in the art of war, all of which revolve around the expedition to Liaodong, namely strategy, tactics, command of troops and logistics.

Qin Mo briefly glanced at a few question papers, and found that as long as it was a strategic question, he could usually answer the hype.

As for strategic questions, detailed tactical questions, and more detailed troop training, as well as complicated logistics management, there are few extravagant hypes, and each of them has become as precious as gold.

Obviously, it's because of fear of showing cowardice!
Qin Mo watched and shook his head. If these masters of war who talk about war on paper, if they really come to the battlefield, it will undoubtedly be a nightmare for the soldiers under their command.

I am afraid that thousands of soldiers need to be buried to learn how to really fight!

"Your Majesty, can I score zero?"

Qin Mo raised his head and asked Ying Zheng who was also reviewing the test papers.

Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Therefore, Mr. Han Fei said in the book "Xianxue" that the prime minister must start from the state department, and the strong general must be sent from the army. It makes sense."

"Military achievements like Aiqing, who started from the army, are probably the most despised people who talk about military affairs on paper."

"But love dear..."

Ying Zheng pointed to Meng Tian and the others, and said: "When you were young, Zhu Qing also talked about wars on paper, but like Han Xin, there are only a few people who can integrate the four styles of military strategy based on the study of books and strategies."

Qin Mo bowed his hands and said solemnly: "So, the military course set up by the minister in the martial arts hall focuses on the basics!"

Ying Zheng was dumbfounded, and after a while he said again: "Aiqing thinks about the long-term, and the military talents selected in the big test in the future should go to the martial arts hall for rotation training before being appointed, and the initial appointment should not be higher than a hundred generals."

Qin Mo nodded and stopped talking, and continued to review the test papers.

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After the courtiers began to review the test papers, they couldn't rest at all. The answer papers of the examinees were delivered batch after batch.

When it was about to get dark, a melodious bell sounded from the direction of the examination room, signaling the end of the day-long central exam.

Another half an hour later, Chun Yuyue delivered the last batch of answer sheets in person, and informed Yingzheng that the exam was over, and all the candidates had left the venue.

Therefore, when the examinees returned to their residences and waited anxiously for their results, the officials continued to work overtime to review the test papers.

Unknowingly, the sky was completely dark, and the waiters did not know when they lit whale oil lamps and whale oil waxes, illuminating the hall as bright as day.

When the officials were tired of reviewing, they ate some tea and cakes, or left the hall to exercise their muscles and bones, and then returned to their desks to continue reviewing.

"Brother Chunyu, how is my son doing?"

Li Si took advantage of the opportunity to find Chun Yuyue who was not involved in the marking and was waiting for the results in the side hall, and asked eagerly.

Chunyu Yue couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Tonggu, you are already the tenth minister who came to me for questioning... Aren't you afraid that His Majesty will blame you?"

Obviously, there are many courtiers who have the same thoughts as Li Si.

Li Si said hesitantly: "Anyway, I have already finished the exam. Even if you tell me, it will not change the result. Your Majesty will not blame you."

Chunyu Yue shook his head helplessly, and no longer concealed it: "My nephew and all the candidates from the academy all handed in their papers very early, and left the venue more than an hour earlier than the candidates from other counties... that's all I can say."

Li Si gritted his teeth when he heard that, it is not a good thing to hand in the paper early.

A few thin question papers are related to the future and destiny. Whoever is not careful, even after answering the questions, as long as there is time, they will check it again and again.

Just like when Lu Buwei fell from power, Yingzheng was so angry that he wanted to drive all the courtiers who belonged to the six countries out of Qin. He wrote a "Book of Remonstrance and Chasing Guests".

At that time, the memorial was only a thousand words long, and he pondered over each word hundreds of times. Finally, seeing that he couldn't drag it any longer, he submitted it to Ying Zheng.

His time at that time was just like his youngest son Li Zhi's today.

Li Zhi didn't check the test papers carefully, pondering whether there were any mistakes or omissions, but hurriedly handed in the papers more than an hour in advance, which really made him feel uneasy as a father, and always felt like he hated iron for not being able to make steel!

"Tonggu, you have to have confidence in your nephew."

Seeing that Li Si was not thinking about his family, Chunyu had no choice but to persuade him, and said warmly: "He and all the students from the academy can stand out from the Guanzhong County Examination and get the qualification to participate in the Central Central Examination, so they must have real talents."

"No way, the reason why I handed in the paper ahead of time is because I have full confidence!"

Li Si can naturally think of this, but if you care about it, you will be chaotic, and you can't help but guess the bad.

After all, the young boy in the past was so incompetent that it was difficult for people to have confidence in him!
"Hey, useless beast."

After a long while, Li Si sighed quietly, collected his mind, and said to Chunyu Yue: "Brother Chunyu, rest, I will go back and continue reviewing papers."

Chunyu smiled wryly: "What am I resting for? Just watch, after you, there will definitely be ministers who will come to ask."

Li Si smiled endlessly, said goodbye to Chunyu Yue, and left the side hall.

After he returned to the main hall, just as he sat down, Old Wang Jian stood up again, and Shi Shi ran out of the main hall, heading towards the side hall where Chun Yuyue was.

Obviously, what Chunyu Yue expected was right, there was no hope of resting...

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Time flew by, and in the early hours of the morning, boxes of test papers were finally reviewed and entered the final stage of comprehensive evaluation.

"In addition to the full-time and specially recruited talents, the 330 with the best overall evaluation will be selected."

Ying Zheng first set the final quota.

The central exam is a measure of rights and interests, in order to attract those rural talents who are unwilling to start from the grassroots and are arrogant.

Therefore, there is no need to give too many places, less is more precious.

As for those who are not admitted, it can only be said that they are not as good as others, honestly start from the grassroots, and don't be cynical all day long!
"Hey~!"

The officials cheered up and grouped each candidate's false papers together according to the test room number, and then opened the previously sealed scores for evaluation, and made the final comprehensive evaluation statistics.

About half an hour later, the 330th place came out!

"Your Majesty, the rankings have been arranged, do you want to take a look at the names?" Qin Mo asked Ying Zheng who was on the steps.

Ying Zheng stretched his waist, shook his head and said, "Don't be in a hurry, I will make my own arrangements until dawn."

"Everyone has worked hard. I have ordered the servants to prepare the bed and bedding in the side hall, and rest until dawn. It will not be too late to watch the excitement before leaving the palace."

"Of course, if you are in a hurry to go home, you can also fall out of the city!"

The gate of the palace is not open at night, unless the emperor himself wants to leave the palace at night, otherwise he can only sit in a hanging basket and fall in and out.

Naturally, the ministers said nothing, and bowed their hands together: "Here."

Ying Zheng asked Zhao Gao to collect the ranking results and fake papers, and took them away to rest.

Qin Mo and the courtiers who were not in a hurry to go home went to the side hall and fell asleep under the guidance of the attendants.

But those who were in a hurry to leave the palace, such as Li Si, Lao Wang Jian, Lao Wang Wan and others, chose to fall out of the city.

The retainers and servants outside the palace gate were not surprised to see their master leaving the palace in the middle of the night, so they hurriedly greeted their master into the car and hurried back.

After the central exam, the academy had a one-month summer vacation, and the students had already gone home.

"Why did my husband come back so late?"

In Li's residence, Li Si's wife got out of bed and welcomed him into the bedroom.

Li Si took off his cloak and asked inappropriately, "Has Zhi'er come back?"

"came back."

"May I ask how he did in the exam?"

"It's okay to say yes."

"..."

Madam was in a hurry yesterday, but today she is not in a hurry, she helped him hang up the cloak and answered casually.

Li Si was stunned: "What does it mean? Not sure? Or sure?"

Madam gave him a reproachful look: "You, yesterday you should not be in a hurry when you should be in a hurry, but now that you have finished the exams, you are starting to worry..."

"Zhi'er did well in the exam and failed in the exam, that's it. Let's be happy for him if he succeeds in the exam. Don't say anything if he doesn't do well in the exam."

"If we are more concerned than him, if he fails the exam, he will feel ashamed and even lose his heart!"

Mothers and fathers have different perspectives on caring for their children, and this is reflected.

Li Si lost his temper and was full of urgency, so he had to forcefully suppress it.

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Nothing to say in the middle of the night, the next morning, Xianyang Palace.

The officials were woken up by the waiter, and after a brief wash, they went to the main hall again, and Ying Zheng had been waiting for a long time.

"Zhao Gao, first remove the fake name on the top of the list for me, let's see who is the great talent..."

Ying Zheng waited for Qin Mo and the officials to complete the pilgrimage, and immediately went straight to the topic and instructed Zhao Gaodao.

If you say impatient, he is the real impatient!