my grandfather was qin shi huang

Chapter 99 Emperor Shihuang: I also want to hold an exam
When Zhao Ying was busy training the new army, learning the art of war, and studying government affairs with the First Emperor every day, General Meng Tian finally arrived in Panyu City, Nanhai County after a long journey.

Although Panyu City is just being built, it has already taken shape. Looking at this rudimentary city from a distance, Meng Tian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The Chi Road from Xianyang to Nanhai County has not yet been completed. He walked very fast in the first half, but after arriving at the border of Lingnan, his marching speed slowed down significantly. , have to stay for a few days and entertain the local tribal leaders with great fanfare.

At the same time, the gift-giving of these local tribes is always coming, so the speed of progress is not fast.

By the time he ate, drank and walked all the way to Panyu City, it had been more than a month since he left Shangjun.Now that Panyu City is in sight, he is relieved instead.

If there is no accident, I am afraid that I will be stationed here in the past few years.

Seeing Meng Tian's convoy from a distance, the general Ren Xiao stationed in Lingnan, with his lieutenant Zhao Tuo and others, shook the reins and hurried up to meet them.

"General Meng, you have come all the way, you have worked hard—"

Ren Xiao laughed loudly behind Meng Tian and went forward to meet him.

The arrival of Meng Tian means that his mission of stationing in Lingnan is finally coming to an end, and his wish to return to Xianyang for cultivation is finally coming true.

"General Ren, it's time to work—"

Meng Tian replied with a smile. Although he didn't have much friendship with Ren Xiao before, he was still an old acquaintance in the army. He had dealt with him several times. Although he was talking to Ren Xiao at this time, his eyes subconsciously fell. It fell on Zhao Tuo who was following Ren Xiao.

Immediately, the young master Ying rang in his heart, the advice he gave him before leaving.

Seeing that Meng Tian noticed Zhao Tuo who was following behind him, Ren Xiao turned around and introduced with a smile.

"This is the right-hand man in our army, General Zhao Tuo -- General Zhao, this is the one I often mention to you, my Great Qin is famous, General Meng Tian who makes the Huns fearful..."

"Zhao Tuo has met General Meng, the general is famous, and Tuo has admired him for a long time..."

Although Zhao Tuo's face was dark and thin, he looked like an old farmer in the south of the Five Ridges, but when he smiled, he was very friendly, and he couldn't see the atmosphere that the young master Ying was talking about.

Meng Tian approached cordially, helped Zhao Tuo up, and said with a smile.

"General Zhao and Ji Baiyue, Anding Lingnan, are the capable generals of General Ren Xiao. They have made great contributions to the country. Even if I am far away in Shangjun, I have heard the name of the general - they are amazing talents!"

As he spoke, Meng Tian cupped his hands kindly.

"I'm new here, and I still don't have a clue about many things. In the future, I still need to rely on the general for many things. When the time comes, I will ask the general for advice..."

Zhao Tuo smiled and didn't dare to say anything, his face didn't show any color.

Now the garrison general in Lingnan has been replaced by the famous Meng Tian. Although he is a lieutenant general, he can't influence Meng Tian's attitude towards the various tribes in Lingnan.

So, although he was all smiles, he was a little worried in his heart.

In the next few days, Meng Tian has been doing various handover tasks with Ren Xiao, and General Ren Xiao personally came forward to invite the leaders of various tribes and villages in Lingnan to introduce him one by one.

It could be seen that he really wanted to pave the way for him, lest after he left, this general who was famous for killing in Shangjun would move his method of dealing with the Xiongnu to Lingnan.

"General Meng, the terrain in Lingnan is complicated, the folk customs are tough, the customs are different, and it is different from the situation in Shangjun. General, please pay more attention to it..."

Before leaving, Ren Xiao grabbed Meng Tian's hand and entrusted him earnestly.

Meng Tian smiled and cupped his hands.

"Thank you General Ren for your guidance, Tian will not dare to live up to His Majesty's entrustment and the General's high expectations..."

The wheels were rolling, Meng Tian watched Ren Xiao's convoy disappear, then turned his horse's head and returned to his camp.From then on, the Lingnan area is the chassis that I need to manage.

As for the strategy, before setting off, I had in-depth exchanges with the First Emperor, the right minister Feng Quji, the left minister Li Si, and my younger brother Shangqing Mengyi.

It's just that when he thought of the instructions of the young master Ying before his departure, he felt a little heavy.

Ren Xiao left and Meng Tian took office.

For the people of the major tribes and cottages in Lingnan, Lingnan is like changing the sky.

Especially, when they heard that Meng Tian had a tough style and decisive killings when he was in Shangjun, many people immediately murmured in their hearts.

There were signs of turmoil in places that were already somewhat stable.

Everyone kept their eyes open and waited and waited to see what changes would be made to the trusted general who had just assumed office.

Meng Tian's actions made everyone surprised.

Regarding all Lingnan's policies, as always, Meng Tian did nothing every day, spent his days drinking, and got drunk every day, not to mention getting drunk every day. In less than a week, he had already hired more than a dozen young and beautiful concubines.

There are even some who are just the daughters of ordinary families, but their looks are really first-class.As long as someone presents beauties, he will gladly accept every one of them.

regardless of origin.

And there will definitely be a large sum of generous dowry in return.

Some old soldiers who came with Meng Tian couldn't help but secretly anxious in their hearts, and tried to persuade them many times, but his own general, as if he was fascinated by wine and sex, promised very well verbally, but he threw them all aside when he turned around. So they can only secretly worry.

"General Zhao, I didn't expect the famous General Meng Tian to be an idiot who only knows about wine and sex. How can such an incompetent person have the right to be above the general for a long time..."

In the camp, a well-built personal soldier was complaining for his general with an expression of resentment.

"General, after you came here, you joined Baiyue, not avoiding mosquitoes, ants, and beasts, visited these tribal villages one by one, and worked hard to mediate them, which led to the grand occasion in Lingnan today. Entrusted with a heavy responsibility, yet an idiot who only knows how to drink is dropped in by the air, the subordinate is really worthless for the general..."

"You say he's an idiot who only knows wine and sex?"

Zhao Tuo glanced at him, shook his head with a smile, and said calmly.

"When he first came, the hearts of all the tribes in Lingnan were fluctuating. Look at it now—do you still think he is an idiot?
The soldiers lowered their heads in embarrassment when they heard the words, but there was still a bit of dissatisfaction on their faces.

Zhao Tuo thought about pointing out this talented young man, and sighed insignificantly.

"You only saw that he married more than a dozen concubines one after another, spending money like water, but if you look at these concubines again, most of them are relatives of the patriarchs of various tribes-our General Meng has an expert behind him ah……"

After Zhao Tuo finished speaking, his eyes became deeper and deeper.

In the past, these tribes only believed in their own, but General Meng's eight-handed fist made him stand still inexplicably, which was equivalent to tearing a gap in the iron plate of Lingnan.

Zhao Tuo's personal soldier shut his mouth obediently when he heard the words, but he was still complaining for his general in his heart.

Even if that Meng Tian has some tricks, how can he compare with his own general's contribution? The reason why this man can come here to replace General Ren Xiao's garrison is because he has a good brother, Ah Weng?

What stunned Zhao Tuo was that Meng Tian not only recruited beauties himself, but also strongly encouraged the generals who came with him to intermarry with the local tribes.

As long as there are concubines in Lingnan, he will personally send a generous enough congratulatory gift.

It's better to be happy alone than to be happy together, let's marry a concubine together——

The only thing that made Zhao Tuo feel at ease was that Meng Tian didn't pay much attention to the 50 permanent troops stationed in Lingnan.

Many affairs in the army are basically handled by him, the lieutenant general in the army, and he has not shown any aggressive posture and wants to take the opportunity to infringe on his authority.

Zhao Tuo became busier.

With a general who only cares about getting married and taking concubines, he naturally has to take over the tasks left by Meng Tian's general. Although he is busy, the smile on his face is obviously much more.

Although the generals stationed have changed, Zhao Tuo is still the sweet pastry that the major tribes rely on heavily.

Everything seems to be the same.

……

Just when Meng Tian was so busy taking concubines every day that his legs became weak from hard work, the prince's grandson Zhao Ying was so busy that he almost left his feet off the ground.

In December of the 36th year of the First Emperor.

The "talent-only promotion" that has been widely spread has finally opened in Xianyang's classroom.

Passing the exam and public selection is an epoch-making innovation for this era. Those who are good at military art can take the military law test, those who are good at numerology can take the math test, and those who are good at pen and ink can take the Wenhua test, and even those who are good at Martial arts can be tested in martial arts...

This small exam attracted the attention of almost everyone in the world, even the first emperor paid attention to it silently.Even the Black Ice Platform was sent out to monitor the reactions of all parties.

Zhao Ying himself hadn't realized that the occasional small exam he organized today would shock scholars all over the world.He was tantamount to opening a crack in the rigid employment system.

Of course, Zhao Ying didn't have time to think about these things. At this time, all his energy was focused on these talents who came to take the exam. This was the first time he had publicly disclosed a large-scale recruitment site. It's really important, it's hard not to pay attention.

Of course, for Zhao Ying today, the most important subjects are Art of War and Martial Arts.

Although there is already a Mohist team headed by Qin in the army, there is Gai Nie, a swordsmanship teacher with superb swordsmanship, and Chen Ping, who is quite talented.But now that he has just opened the mansion, except for Zhang Liang, who is reluctant to hold a halberd by his side, the mansion is almost blank, and there is an extreme shortage of talents of all kinds.

At this time, he was standing in front of the examination room of the Art of War Department, walking with his hands behind his back, looking down at the situation of these talents answering the questions from time to time.

The test questions were written by the old general Wang Jian himself.

"If you were only given one hundred thousand elite soldiers, how would you fight against the Huns..."

After seeing the topic, many people immediately scratched their heads, frowned and thought hard, but there was a tall young man with a disheveled face who was writing straight.

Zhao Ying couldn't help but stop and take a look, but he couldn't take his eyes away just by taking a look.

Han Xin!

This person who writes hard, cuts his head, and wants to find a future with himself is the famous undefeated god of war Han Xin in later generations!

Zhao Ying was not in a hurry to find him, but waited quietly for everyone to answer the test papers, and then called someone to come over.

"Han Xin of Huaiyin, I met the grandson of the emperor..."

Zhao Ying sized him up interestingly, and looked at this disheveled, obviously thin young man with a meaningful smile on his face.

"I still lack a halberd bearer by my side. I think you are tall and powerful, quite heroic. I wonder if you are willing to be a halberd bearer by my side."

Han Xin's expression froze.

After thinking about it, he saluted Zhao Ying deeply.

"Thank you for the great love of the emperor's eldest grandson, but I, Han, think that I am also familiar with the art of war. If I don't have this ambition, I would like to invite the emperor's eldest grandson to complete..."

Zhao Ying smiled and nodded.

Lifting the brush, circled a zero on his name.

"Okay, you've been admitted, go back and pack up, and you can go to the recruit camp to report to Chen Ping tomorrow morning."

After Han Xin left, Zhao Ying called Zhang Liang, who had been holding a long halberd and standing neatly beside him, and came with a smile.Pointing to several test papers in front of the table. '

Zhao Ying didn't care and clicked on the test paper on the chopping board.

"I have a task for you today, before tomorrow, give me this test paper to review..."

There are thousands of test papers, and the bamboo slips used for this test are piled up like a hill. Just looking at them makes me feel depressed and hopeless.

Zhang Liang: ...

Looking at the thick test paper, Zhang Liang felt like crying.

Although this permission is eye-catching, he knows the risks behind it. He wanted to refuse it, but he didn't dare.I'm afraid that the eldest grandson of the emperor will be unhappy, so he will continue to lock himself in the small dark room.

I can only bite the bullet and study hard there.

And leave the winner of the test paper to Zhao Ying for him to make the final choice.Reasons were even annotated on some of the failed test papers.

Zhao Ying looked at it for a while and felt very satisfied.

Therefore, the twisted melon should be as sweet as it should be.

Just when Zhao Ying thought he could be lazy today, he just walked out of the examination room when he saw Hei in casual clothes with his hands behind his back.

"Young master, Your Majesty is here to invite..."

"Father, are you looking for me?"

Zhao Ying glanced puzzledly, and while beating his old waist while reviewing the memorial in his hand, Emperor Shi Huang leaned over and asked indifferently.

Even now, Zhao Ying provided the first emperor with a chair and a table for the Eight Immortals.But the first emperor's daily workload is still amazing.It made him feel a little helpless at times.

"Ying'er, your way of selecting talents is interesting to me - after the spring of this year, I also want to learn from your way, hold an exam in Xianyang to select talents - you just held such an event , with experience, I will leave this matter to you..."

Zhao Ying:! ! ! ! ! !

Father, do you want to start the imperial examination system?

Before that, he really didn't think much about it, he just wanted to find a way to select some available talents, so as not to let all the thieves come in, that's all.

After the first emperor said this, he realized the terrible impact of this incident.

His eyes froze, and he looked at Shi Huangdi seriously.

"Father, are you really ready?"

It may not matter if you hold this small selection examination yourself, but if the first emperor directly withdraws from this selection system, it will definitely cause an uproar.

(End of this chapter)