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

Chapter 203 I, Li Si, will pay anyone who passes by my house today!
The officials looked at Zhao Gao, all of them were solemn and solemn.

Zhao Gao felt the pressure was overwhelming, took a deep breath to stabilize his mind, took out several fake papers numbered 150 with both hands, and gently tore off the paste on them.

After the names of the fake papers were torn apart, they took out the sealed real papers for comparison.

In the end, after confirming that there were no errors or omissions between the copied fake paper and the real paper answered by the examinee, he said loudly, "No. 1 on the list is Jiang Bing, a native of Lantian County, Guanzhong."

"The basic three subjects of law, etiquette, and mathematics are full marks, and there are also farming papers with full marks, so I take the first place!"

Ying Zheng nodded and praised: "Good! My Great Qin established the country with farming and warfare, and farming is the foundation of warfare. In this life, it deserves its name to win the first place in the agricultural affairs paper!"

His Majesty's ministers also nodded in agreement.

But then, they looked at each other in blank dismay.

The name Jiang Bing is a bit unfamiliar, probably the first time I heard it.

However, Jiang Nai has a great surname, and there are many ministers with the surname Jiang in the court, so after looking at each other, the officials turned their attention to those ministers with the surname Jiang.

At this time, Ying Zheng also turned his attention to them and asked, "Which descendant of the Qing family is it?"

To be able to achieve such excellent results in the final exam must be from a famous family!

"Uh……"

Those Jiang surnamed ministers all shook their heads blankly.

Obviously, Jiang Bing, the one who showed his big face at the top of the list, was not their descendants, not even their relatives, and they didn't know each other at all!
Seeing their appearance, Ying Zheng couldn't help but said in amazement: "Such a great talent, no one knows it?"

The hall fell into silence.

Leaning slightly, Ying Zheng and the officials looked at Qin Mo, who was His Majesty.

The Guanzhong students who took part in the central examination this time are all from the Daqin Academy.

And Qin Mo is the founder of the academy, although he has no longer interfered in the affairs of the academy, but maybe... knows Jiang Bing, who was born in the academy.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Qin Mo raised his hand to Ying Zheng and said, "If I remember correctly, this Jiang Bing is the first batch of students who entered the school to study. He was born in a peasant family in Qianshou, Lantian County. It's normal if you don't know."

Yingzheng asked strangely: "Since I was born in the head of Guizhou, and my family lives in Lantian County, why can I come to Xianyang to study?"

Qin Mo replied hesitantly: "When I first went to Shushu to build a government-run school, one of the criteria for recruiting students was to give priority to the orphans of soldiers who died in battle... Come to think of it, this Jiang Bing is also an orphan of soldiers."

Ying Zheng nodded suddenly, and he was more and more satisfied with Jiang Bing. He liked the talented people without family ties, and he would never have too many: "Goodness starts from the humble beginning and strives for self-improvement. It can be an example for the world's scholars!"

Seeing him like this, the officials couldn't help but envy him.

That Jiang Bing has entered the eyes of Ying Zheng and Dharma, and he will have a great success in the future, and his starting point is higher than that of his descendants!

"Who is Zuoer, we will reveal it together."

Yingzheng looked forward to it even more, and looked at Zhao Gaodao.

Zhao Gao was ready a long time ago. Hearing this, he immediately started to reveal the false name of No.2.

However, after he saw No.2's name and place of origin, his expression suddenly became strange, as if he was a little surprised, but also seemed to want to laugh.

Seeing him like this, Ying Zheng and the officials couldn't help wondering, what's going on?

Zhao Gao has always been calm and prudent, who the hell is this No.2 that can make him lose his composure like this?
Fortunately, although Zhao Gao lost his composure, his movements were still nimble. He quickly tore apart some of the false names on the fake papers, and took out the real papers for comparison.

In the end, Zhao Gao held back his smile and raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this Zuo Er is called Li Zhi, and he is originally from the inner city of Xianyang in Guanzhong."

"Its law, etiquette, and arithmetic are basically three subjects with full marks, and there are also famous scholars' speeches, which are almost full marks, so it is No. 2!"

Ying Zheng nodded subconsciously, but after thinking about it, it was Dan Feng who stared round suddenly.

As for the ministers of His Majesty's ranks, those who knew about Li Zhi's personality were instantly blown up.

Li Zhi, isn't that the playboy of the Li Si family?
That kind of human scum, who hates dogs and hates dogs, can actually beat the most talented people in the world and win the good ranking of Zuoer?
You can't open it like a joke!
Ying Zheng took a closer look at the group of civil servants, and seeing that Li Si was not in court, he frowned and said to Zhao Gao, "Is he really that coward?"

Qin Mo: "..."

The ministers: "..."

This is cursing.

Fortunately, Li Si was not there.

However, this is what everyone wants to ask!
Was it a mistake, someone else?

"Your Majesty, let's see."

Zhao Gao presented several authentic papers to Yingzheng's desk.

Yingzheng was actually quite impressed with the No.2 test paper, even deeper than the No.1 test paper.

Because the speeches of famous experts in it criticized the Central Examination without fear of death, saying it was unfair and should be abolished.

Famous scholars are one of hundreds of schools, also known as Bianjia or Xingmingjia. They discuss rituals, laws and decrees, and even human behavior, looking for logic, criticizing or correcting.

In short, a famous artist is a master of logic, plus a king of talking, criticizing all things that are illogical or contrary to common sense!

And to a certain extent, the Central Central Examination is indeed somewhat contrary to common sense, or simply said to be unfair...

In Qin Mo's initial selection of officials and appointments, there were only basic examinations and specialty examinations. No matter how talented you are, you can only be assigned official positions according to your grades after passing the examinations.

Among them, the big exam is not divided into county exams and central exams!
The central test was added by Ying Zheng himself, in order to attract those who are arrogant and arrogant, and give them a higher starting point, so that they will not be able to achieve their ambitions and do things that are not well-known in private.

But the injustice lies in the quota of each county's central exam!
For example, the cultural context of the Central Plains is at its peak, especially the land of Qilu, where there are many talented and learned people, but the number of places for the exam given by the imperial court is similar to that of the land of Yanzhao.

To put it bluntly, many candidates who have not obtained the qualifications for the central examination in the land of Qilu can crush the so-called leader of the land of Yanzhao if they pull out one at random!

Li Zhi grasped this point, crazily criticized the Central Examination, and advocated its abolition... Don't worry about inequality, but inequality, which is the way to create chaos...

In short, it was the central exam that brought Ying Zheng out, and the criticism was useless. If Ying Zheng was slapped in the face, it would be hard for Ying Zheng to remember it deeply!

"Well, this is indeed that idiot, otherwise I wouldn't be able to write this handwriting. It's too similar to Li Si's handwriting."

Ying Zheng read the real paper for a long while, and finally confirmed that this Li Zhi was Li Si's playboy son Li Zhi.

Li Si's calligraphy is well-known among courtiers, and he is unique in his own way.

And Li Zhi's calligraphy is quite authentic from his father, so it's not difficult to distinguish it!
The ministers of His Majesty were even more astonished when they heard that Ying Zheng had confirmed Li Zhi's identity.

Then, envious of Li Si, the two sons are more promising than the other!

Li Si's eldest son, Li You, is already the magistrate of a county, and his future is limitless. Now the youngest son is in the Central Central Examination, beating the most talented people in the world. With Zuo Er's good ranking, his future achievements may be even higher.

Within a hundred years, the Li family will be full of glory!

"I really didn't expect that coward to be so insightful..."

Ying Zheng couldn't tell whether he admired it, or he didn't want to believe it. He stroked his beard and grunted.

Then, he handed Li Zhi's real paper to Zhao Gao for sealing, and said, "Let's see which one is No. 3?"

"Here."

Zhao Gao took the order with his hands, and took out the No. 3 fake paper, dismantled the name, and compared it with the real paper.

Interestingly, No.3 also seems to be an unexpected person, Zhao Gao's strange expression has never disappeared.

After the comparison of the real papers was completed, Zhao Gao was a little afraid to say: "Your Majesty, No.3 is Wang Li, who is originally from the inner city of Xianyang in Guanzhong..."

Ying Zheng's hand stroking his beard stopped, and the officials were also in an uproar.

This is another acquaintance, the precious grandson of Old Wang Jian, the eldest son of Old Wang Ben.

In the past in Xianyang City, he was also the master who hated dogs!
However, after the astonishment and uproar, Ying Zheng and the officials became suspicious.

If it was an accident that Li Zhi was able to take the No.2 exam, then Wang Li also took the third place, so it cannot be attributed to an accident.

There must be a reason for it...

Excluding the possibility of cheating, what do the two have in common?

One, they are all dudes!
Second, they were all thrown into the academy and studied for nearly two years!

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng couldn't help but look at Qin Mo, who was under his majesty's steps, and then turned to Zhao Gao and said, "Disassemble the fake papers of No. 4 and No. 5, and take them apart as well."

"Here."

Zhao Gao bowed his hand again to accept the order.

He knew that Ying Zheng wanted to confirm his conjecture, so he was not in a hurry to compare the real papers. He just unraveled the fake names of No. 4 and No. 5 and looked at their names and places of origin first.

"No.4, Shihu, native of Guanzhong Gaoling County..."

"No.5, Chen Jizhong, native of Guanzhong Mei County..."

After Zhao Gao announced the names and origins of No. 4 and No. 5 in a loud voice, Ying Zheng and the officials were completely speechless.

These two people are not well-known, probably the same as Jiang Bing, the leader of the list, and both came from a good family in the head of Guizhou.

There is one more thing in common, they are all Guanzhong candidates!

In other words, the top five candidates in the Central Central Examination are all candidates from Guanzhong!

As for the candidates in Guanzhong, without exception, they all came from the Daqin Academy founded by Qin Mo!

Leaning slightly, the gazes of Ying Zheng and the officials all fell on Qin Mo: "Aiqing, you really built this school, it's really hidden dragons and crouching tigers..."

Qin Mo shook his hands: "It's not about hiding the dragon and crouching the tiger, but about raising the dragon and feeding the tiger."

Ying Zheng was taken aback, since Fu Xu laughed and said, "Hahaha, what a good breeder, that's true!"

The officials did not speak, but their hearts were burning.

Those who still have incompetent descendants in the family have already begun to figure out how to make Yingzheng bestow grace again.

Whatever you say, you have to send it to the academy!

Only in this way can the family prosper forever!

Ying Zheng could sense the longing eyes of the ministers, but he pretended not to see them, and only ordered in a loud voice: "The ranks of the names have been dismantled, and the horses are ordered to go out of the palace in batches, and they go around the outer city to tell the people, to glorify their names and origins, Then go back to the inner city and post fake papers in front of the examination room for the candidates to refer to."

"For the rest of the rankings, continue to dismantle the names. Every time one is dismantled, he will leave the palace on a fast horse, honor the birthplace of the name, and post fake papers in the examination room."

"Hey~!"

Zhao Gao took the order and asked the waiter to come out of the hall with the top five fake papers to carry out Yingzheng's edict.

Then, continue to follow the order of ranking, dismantle the false names of the fake papers, and compare them with the real papers...

……

……

At the same time, at the Martial Arts Field in the front yard of the Prime Minister Li Si's mansion.

Li Si was exercising his muscles with sword dance, while Mrs. Li was preparing tea to watch.

It's just that both husband and wife are a little absent-minded, one's sword moves are chaotic, and the other's eyes are scattered.

"Hurry up, it's getting late. Before leaving the examination room yesterday, the invigilator said that the list will be posted at Chenshi."

"Now you know that you are in a hurry. At dawn, the old servants of your family called us to get up. Didn't you drive us away..."

Li Zhi and Jiang Bing bickered and ran out in disheveled clothes, but they were in a hurry to go to the examination room to read the results.

When the two passed by the martial arts field, they met Li Si and his wife, stopped in a hurry, and saluted respectfully to say hello.

Li Si waved his hands and said, "Since I am in a hurry to see the list, there are horses in the house, so why don't you ride them?"

One sentence wakes up two fools who have just woken up.

So, Li Zhi slapped his forehead, and led Jiang Bing to the stables in the backyard, each rode out on a horse, hurriedly bid farewell to Li Si and his wife, and galloped away from the house.

Li Si watched the two idiots disappear outside the door, turned his eyes back and exchanged glances with his wife, and then both shook their heads helplessly.

Such heartless energy really makes people don't know what to say.

"Forget it, after all, there are county and county test results. In the future, there is nothing wrong with steadily climbing up from the grassroots."

"Senior brother Han Fei once said that the prime minister must start from the state department, and the fierce general must be sent from the army. These two sentences in the future will also be a portrayal of the military and political circles of the Great Qin."

"Zhi'er wants to achieve higher achievements in his official career, the grassroots is inevitable!"

Li Si smiled and said warmly to his wife.

However, that being said, the couple both understood in their hearts that what they said was just a self-consolation.

Even though the Daqin officialdom in the future will follow the law that the prime minister starts from the state, if he can get the results in the central exam, he will definitely improve a lot faster when he climbs up from the grassroots.

At the very least, when the first emperor employed people, he would look up to you intentionally or unintentionally!
On the contrary, you are just a member of the crowd in the officialdom, you can only work hard and try your best to compete for the evaluation by the official!

Tread-tap-

The husband and wife were silent to each other, worrying about the future of their youngest son, when suddenly there was a chaotic sound of horseshoes from far and near outside the house.

"Is Zhi'er back?"

"Shh...listen carefully."

Mrs. Li thought it was Li Zhi who had gone and returned, but Li Si heard the sound of hoofbeats, and there seemed to be shouts mixed in, so he motioned her to listen carefully.

"This time the imperial court is recruiting talents, the Central Center has passed the exam, and the person who ranked first, Jiang Bing, is originally from Lantian County, Guanzhong..."

"Jiang Bing, the person who ranked first in the Central Central Examination, is originally from Lantian County, Guanzhong..."

The chaotic sound of horseshoes was getting closer, and the shouts mixed with it became more and more clear.

Li Si and his wife looked at each other, and then they left the martial arts arena quickly and walked out of the house.

When the couple walked outside the gate of the mansion, they happened to meet a guard cavalry passing by the gate.

The head chief was controlling the horse with one hand, and holding some test papers in the other, he shouted all the way: "This time the imperial court is recruiting talents, the Central Central Examination has passed, and the person who ranks first, Jiang Bing, is a native of Lantian County, Guanzhong~!"

Li Si was stunned for a moment, and Chi asked his wife, "The classmate Zhi'er who stayed at our house for the past two days seems to be called Jiang Bing, right?"

Mrs. Li nodded, not daring to say anything: "That's right, and he's also from Lantian County... He's probably the top one in the Central Central Examination!"

Li Si smacked his lips and said enviously, "This is someone else's child. You really can't judge by appearance."

Mrs. Li is also envious: "That kid Zhi'er, I don't know how talented his classmates are..."

The couple sighed enviously, watching the team of imperial guards drift away.

But before they returned to the mansion, there was another chaotic sound of horseshoes coming from the direction of the palace.

Similarly, there is also shouting!
"This time, the main center examination has been completed, and the two ranked first, Li Zhi, is originally from the inner city of Xianyang, Guanzhong..."

The couple's bodies shook together, and they stopped at the same time, and then their eyes widened.

"Husband, can you hear me clearly? I...why do I hear...it's Zhi'er's name?"

"It seems... it seems... it's Zhier... right?"

"I can't, I'm dizzy~!"

Mrs. Li couldn't bear it any longer, she clutched her forehead and wanted to lie down on the ground.

Startled, Li Si quickly threw away the sword, reached out to support her, and comforted her chest.

Another servant woman brought warm tea and poured it on her.

After all the fuss, Mrs. Li finally recovered.

At this time, a team of imperial guards had already approached the gate of the mansion, and the head of the imperial guards, after seeing Li Si and his wife, deliberately stopped his horse and raised his hands and said, "Congratulations to Mr. Overwhelm the most talented people in the world, and get the good result of being the second in the list!"

"I can't, I'm dizzy again..."

Mrs. Li, who had just recovered, started slipping to the ground again when she heard the words.

The servants were in a hurry to help.

This scene surprised the head of the imperial guard who announced the good news.

What's the situation?
Why did you report that something happened after the good news!
Li Si asked the servants to take his wife back to the house, grinned and asked the old servant to fetch a penny, handed it to the guard and said: "Everyone is happy, take it and eat wine."

The head of the imperial guard repeatedly refused to accept: "Don't dare, Li Xiang, don't want to be like this..."

Li Si scolded: "But don't you think it's too little?"

The head of the imperial guard was terrified: "How dare you be in a lowly position!"

Li Si turned anger into a smile, and couldn't help but put the money over: "This is not a bribe. I, Li Si, will pay anyone who passes by my house today. Otherwise, it's not enough to show my joy... Hahaha~!"

As he said that, he laughed out loud, really very happy.

Seeing this, the head of the imperial guards no longer refused, put away the happy money, and thanked the robes together.

Then, continue to shout all the way, and go to the outer city!

……

……

At the same time, outside the examination room.

Li Zhi and Jiang Bing had already arrived on horseback, and the students of the academy had already arrived for a long time.

There are also candidates from all counties in the world, blocking the entrance of the examination room.

It's just that, unlike the noisy chatting before the exam yesterday, this time it is quiet and audible.

Everyone stretched their necks and waited, waiting for the verdict of fate!
Affected by this atmosphere, Li Zhi and Jiang Bing also stopped their jumping energy, got off their horses and joined the student group of the entrance hall, waiting patiently for the so-called posting of the list.

Tread-tap-

The chaotic sound of horseshoes sounded, and the examinees looked for their reputation, and saw a group of guards galloping, and they couldn't help but show nervousness.

coming!

"The person at the top of the list, Jiang Bing, is originally from Lantian County, Guanzhong~!!!"

The guard came up to him, reined in his horse, and let out a loud roar in a concise manner.

All the examinees were shocked, or rather stunned.

Shouldn't it be Chen Ping from Weidi, or the Li brothers from Chudi?

Are these three people the most popular candidates for the top spot?

Who is Jiang Bing?
Never heard of it!

……

Chen Ping in the crowd, with a look of disappointment flashing across his face, took a deep breath to calm down his depressed mood.

Then, look left and right.

He also wanted to know, who is Jiang Bing?
A guy who has never heard of 'robbed' him the top spot. If he hadn't made friends and asked for advice, he would be really unwilling!
But there are candidates looking around, everyone is looking for Jiang Bing.

But they didn't seem to know Jiang Bing, so they all just looked around and stared.

The scene is inexplicably joyful!
Chen Ping frowned slightly, then seemed to think of something, and suddenly looked intently at the gathered students of the academy.

If Jiang Bing is not among the candidates of the counties, then he is among the candidates of Guanzhong!

The eyes of the students in the academy were all focused on Jiang Bing at this time, so Chen Ping's eyes naturally fell on Jiang Bing.

And as Chen Ping's eyes fell on Jiang Bing, the eyes of candidates from all counties also followed him to Jiang Bing.

Jiang Bing was a little flustered and confused at this moment, as if he couldn't believe the facts!

"Ah, you are the number one on the list~!"

After an unknown amount of time, a strange roar finally broke the silence, but it was Li Zhi who was happy for his good friend.

This voice woke up the students in the academy, and then they rushed forward and surrounded Jiang Bing who was in a daze.

"Er's cakes are promising!"

"The pancakes are so good, it's not in vain to teach you in the past."

"Touch your head, you will be Shangguan in the future, there is no chance to touch..."

The way the students expressed their joy and congratulations was somewhat unserious, and Chen Ping and the candidates from the various counties felt their faces twitch.

This group of guys... unexpectedly came out with such a great talent?
It really is a golden phoenix flying out of the chicken coop!

Chen Ping withdrew his gaze, looked left and right, found a candidate who often came to Xianyang for study tours, leaned forward and asked, "Is this Jiang Bing a Xianyang dude?"

As soon as these words came out, all the candidates around also pricked up their ears.

The examinee who was asked shook his head and said, "I haven't seen him before, but it looks like he's not some wealthy dude."

"Brother Chen didn't realize that although the robe on his body is neat and clean, it is already very worn out, and the collar and cuffs are exposed, and there are many broken edges."

"The dandy from a powerful family likes to wear beautiful clothes, who would wear such clothes?"

"Most likely, just like Brother Chen, he was born in the head of Guizhou!"

All the candidates around were stunned, and felt a lot better.

It's good if you're not a dude!
Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing to be overwhelmed by a bunch of dudes!
When Chen Ping was stunned, he felt a sense of closeness. People like him who were born in the head of Guizhou actually belonged to a different category among candidates from various counties.

Again, knowledge is controlled by the gentry class, it is too difficult for ordinary people to learn!
"cough……"

Chen Ping coughed lightly, straightened his clothes, and walked towards Jiang Bing.

When the surrounding examinees saw him, they all followed after being slightly dazed.

This kind of people with humble background but great talents are always admirable, so it's natural to make friends with them!
(End of this chapter)