In the county government of Gucheng, ten people stood in a row, and when they saw Lin Nan, they all knelt down together and said: "The grass people knock to see Your Majesty, long live long live long live!" ”

"Get up, ten wise men, and sit down."

Lin Nan said while staring at Sima Yi, Sima Yi at this time was very different from the child who peed and played with mud four years ago, sitting there, motionless, looking ahead with empty eyes, you can never see through him in his deep gaze, young and old, this maturity is too much, an eleven-year-old child, can have such an amazing appearance.

He turned his head to look at Lou Ban again, but Lou Ban had a bright smile when he saw Lin Nan looking at him, while Sima Yi sat there expressionlessly, as if he had never seen it before.

In the past four years, Sima Yi and Lou Ban have followed Guan Ning, Bing Yuan, and Cai Yong to study in Juxian Pavilion, and Lin Nan has not asked what he has become like in the past four years, because he has a lot of things to deal with every day, where can he take care of Sima Yi's underage little hairy child.

At this time, Sima Yi sat in front of him, after he saw it, but now Sima Yi has completely changed, and has become so mature, such maturity should not appear in a child, if it appears, it can only be said that this child's psychology has reached the extreme, and maturity makes people feel terrible.

"Your Majesty ......" Zhong Xuan saw that Lin Nan had been speechless, so he reminded him beside him.

Only then did Lin Nan react and said, "You can report your name, start with the first one on the left, and let me know you too." ”

"The grass people Wang Lingzi Yanyun, Taiyuan Qi people." The young man sitting first on the left said.

Zhong Xuan stood beside Lin Nan, and after hearing Wang Ling's words, he whispered to Lin Nan: "This person is the nephew of Situ Wang Yun of the former dynasty......

"Oh. I see. Lin Nan nodded.

Then, a Chinese character in his twenties said aloud: "Caomin Su Ze, a character writer, and a martial artist who helps the wind." ”

Zhong Xuan whispered in his ear again: "Your Majesty, this person is famous all over the world, and he once served as a taishou in Jiuquan, Liangzhou. Later, Ma Teng was proclaimed emperor, so he resigned and fled away, and came to my Huaxia ......"

Lin Nan nodded again, and had to admire Zhong Xuan's understanding of talents.

Then, the third person was only fifteen or six years old, and immediately said: "The grass people are Gao Rou, the word is Hui, and Chen Liuyu is a person." ”

Zhong Xuan said: "This person is the brother of Yuan Shao's nephew, and he is quite talented......

"Hmm."

The fourth man said, "In the lower Trilin." The word Deru, Qinghe people. ”

Zhong Miao was just about to open his mouth to explain Cui Lin's origin, when he heard Lin Nan whisper: "Prime Minister, I know this, isn't he Cui Yan's younger brother?" ”

Zhong Xuan smiled: "It's him, he's him." ”

"In Xia Duji, the word Bohou, Jingzhao Duling people." The fifth, twenty-seven, eighteen-year-old, stood up and said aloud.

Zhong Xuan didn't speak this time. Maybe it's because I don't know much about it.

Immediately after, the first person on the right stood up. With a smile on his face, he said: "Qi Yu Majesty, a certain surname Jiang, the name is dry, and the word Ziyi ......"

Jiang ...... Jiang Gan? Lin Nan didn't wait for Jiang Gan to finish speaking, and then he lost his voice in a slightly surprised voice.

"It's just a little talent, I didn't expect that the name of a certain majesty is already clear in my chest. Hehe...... "Jiang Ganren has a dignified appearance, fair skin, and is also very gorgeously dressed, he is the best-looking one to wear in the seat, and he is also the best-looking one." At the age of seventeen or eighteen, he is really a beautiful man.

Lin Nan knew that he was out of shape, but Jiang Gan's cheekiness also made him see, this person who has read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" will not be unfamiliar, Jiang Gan's book theft is the most famous paragraph.

"Uh-huh...... I do know you, so sit down. ”

Zhong Xuan said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, this Jiang Gan is a talented man of Jianghuai, known for his talent, and he is alone between Jiang and Huai, and he is ...... against him."

"Hmm."

Then Lou Ban stood up, hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, my name is Lou Ban ......."

Halfway through his speech, he suddenly stopped talking, and after thinking for a long time, he didn't know what to say, and finally had to say embarrassedly: "It's gone." ”

Lin Nan couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and then Sima Yi stood up, he was wearing a robe at this time, he was eleven years old, but he was only half a head lower than Lou Ban, it seems that in the past four years, he has eaten and drunk well in Jicheng, and he has grown taller. He bowed, raised his hand and bowed: "Sima Yi, the common man, the word Zhongda, the Wen people of Hanoi, knock to see the emperor." ”

He was not called His Majesty, but he was called "Emperor", which really made Lin Nan curious and asked, "Why do you call me differently from others?" ”

"People are also clouds, it is better to find another way, the word Majesty xià is not to call the supreme emperor, so the kid does not dare to call it, he can only replace it with the word emperor, and only these two words can show the majesty of the emperor." Sima Yi replied unhurriedly.

Lin Nan asked curiously: "Oh, what is the origin of the word Xià?" ”

"Yes." Sima Yi replied lightly.

"Then I'll listen to you." Lam Nam Road.

Sima Yi bowed respectfully to Lin Nan and said slowly: "The word 'Majesty' in 'Majesty' actually refers to the steps of the Emperor's Palace. The Prime Minister of the Cabinet, Lord Cai Yong Cai, once explained that the emperor sent his close ministers to stand at the foot of the palace steps with weapons in case of accidents. Therefore, below His Majesty are the Emperor's close ministers......"

"Well, that's kind of interesting, go on!" Lin Nan saw that Sima Yi was selling Guanzi, so he followed his words.

"Yes." Sima Yi saluted Lin Nan again and continued, "The emperor is supreme, and the courtiers dare not talk to him directly, so they have to let the emperor's close ministers tell him on their behalf, so the call of 'Majesty' is not the emperor, but the person standing in Majesty to tell the emperor." Then again, the rules are not static, and the courtiers are not absolutely not allowed to speak directly to the emperor, but etiquette cannot be omitted, so before talking to the emperor, shouting 'Majesty Xià' is to show their respect. ”

After listening to this explanation, Lin Nan felt that it was very novel, this was something he had never paid attention to before, and everyone was like it, but he couldn't think about it.

Whether you watch a historical TV series or a costume movie, as long as there is an emperor in the play. You will hear the ministers on the left and the right "Majesty" to address the emperor. However, why the emperor is called "His Majesty", few people have studied it.

"Hahaha...... Lin Nan laughed and said, "You're young. I was really impressed by such an insight. You go back to your place, and after the others report their names, I will test you, and whoever can answer the most appropriately will become the first place in this selection, and I will naturally have a rich reward. ”

Subsequently, the remaining few people also reported their names, but Lin Nan had never heard of them in the history books or in the wild history. From the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period, it was the time when the stars were gathered and talents were produced, and many people were not very famous, which is also normal, maybe you haven't heard of it, but they do exist.

When all ten people reported their names and places of origin, Lin Nan stood up. Let Zhong Miao take the pen and paper, and immediately wave the pen. Two large characters were written on a blank piece of paper.

"Today, I will take these two words as the title, and ask each of you to write an article, and whoever writes the article best suits the meaning of this word, I will appoint him as the governor of the political council, and the official residence is from the first grade. 1,000 bounty coins, titled Yuanhou. Lin Nan held the big piece of paper high, and the two words on the paper came into everyone's eyes.

The word "world" jumped on the paper, and the vigorous and powerful pen skills wrote the two words extremely domineering.

After Jiang Gan finished reading it, he nodded again and again. Said: "Good word! What a word! 陛xià...... No, Your Majesty...... Neither...... Banzai...... Lord, the word for Long Live Lord is simply the most leisurely in the world, the male dominate is abnormal, this word is really ......"

Without waiting for Jiang Gan to finish speaking, Lin Nan squinted at him, his eyes were full of disgust, and that glance made Jiang Gan shudder, and hurriedly closed his mouth, lowered his head, and didn't dare to say anything more.

"Prime Minister!" Lin Nan shouted softly.

"The minister is in, His Majesty xià...... What does the emperor command? Zhong Xuan hurriedly said.

"You are in charge of invigilating the exam here, and after a stick of incense, the exam is over, and anyone has to hand in the papers. After a stick of incense, I will come and check it out in person. Lin Nan said.

"Obey the order!"

After speaking, Lin Nan put down the piece of paper and strode out.

Zhong Xuan immediately asked people to offer pen, ink, paper and inkstone for these ten people to write articles, and then lit a stick of incense, he sat on it, and saw that the ten people were ready, so he said loudly: "Let's start." ”

As soon as the voice fell, ten people pondered and meditated, and soon, Jiang Gan's eyes lit up, and he took the lead in picking up the pen and began to write, and wrote freely.

After that, Sima Yi also began to write, and after that, the rest of the people also had their own understanding and began to write.

Lin Nan didn't really leave, but hid in the shadows, watching the situation in the entire hall, and after watching for a while, he left.

He returned to his room in the county office, rested briefly, and when the time was almost up, he returned to the hall again.

At this time, a stick of incense was extinguished, and Zhong Miao began to rewind.

Lin Nan waited for Zhong Xuan to finish the volume, then entered the hall and asked, "Prime Minister, is it all over?" ”

Zhong Xuan replied: "Your Majesty, the ministers have already followed the emperor's orders, and there is not the slightest mistake in the middle. This is an article written by these ten people, please take a look at the emperor. ”

"Well, that's good." Lin Nan sat down, looked through the exam papers, and the county gave Sima Yi's out, spread it on the table, and began to browse.

"Speaking of the general trend of the world, it will be together for a long time, and it will be divided for a long time. Over the weekend, the Seven Kingdoms divided and merged into Yuqin. After the destruction of Qin, Chu and Han divided and merged into Han. The Han Dynasty revolted from Gaozu beheaded the white snake and dominated the world, and later the glory of the martial arts was passed to the Ling Emperor, and it was decayed.

The reason for the chaos began with the two emperors of Huan and Ling. Emperor Huan imprisoned the good and believed in eunuchs. and Emperor Huan collapsed, Emperor Ling ascended the throne, and the generals Dou Wu and Taifu Chen Fan assisted each other. From time to time, there were eunuchs Cao Jie and other dictatorships, Dou Wu and Chen Fan conspired to punish them, but they were not secret, but they were harmed, and Zhongjuan became more and more horizontal since then. Later, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Feng Zhen, Duan Qi, Cao Jie, Hou Lan, Jian Shuo, Cheng Kuang, Xia Yun, and Guo Sheng were compared to Jiao'an, and they were called 'Ten Permanent Servants'. The emperor believed in Zhang Rang and called him 'Father'. The government is in turmoil, so that the people of the world are in turmoil, and thieves are swarming. In February of the first year of Zhongping, Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, and Zhang Liang, the giant deer people, led the Yellow Turban Army to rebel against the imperial court, and since then, the Han dynasty has existed in name only......"

Lin Nan read it from beginning to end, and it can be said that he read it in one go. After reading it, he was deeply moved, introducing facts at the beginning and giving examples in the middle. There are a lot of good endings, which can be called a superb work.

However, what surprised Lin Nan was that such a handwriting was actually made by an eleven-year-old child, and no one would believe it. As for whether you believe it or not, he believes it anyway.

Lin Nan handed over the article to Zhong Xuan, and let Zhong Xuan look at it, Zhong Xuan finished reading it, praised it repeatedly, and shouted: "Gao Xuan! High Theory! It's really high......"

Zhong Miao took the opportunity to glance at the signature, and when he saw that the signature was "Hanoi Sima Zhongda", he couldn't help but look at Sima Yi in surprise, and couldn't believe such writing. Such a lofty theory actually came from the hand of Sima Yi.

Lin Nan's heart was surging, but his face was not obvious, so he immediately took out an exam paper and began to browse.

"The man who is the world is the world of the people of the world, and the world is big, and only the Emperor of China Shenzhou can win the world. Mencius said, 'If you lose your way, you will be helped, but if you are right, you will be helped'. All the people in the world are devoted to the Great Emperor of China, even if it is the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty. It's just a matter of ears and ears.

Heaven is the slaughter, morality is the foundation, the Tao is the way, benevolence is benevolence, righteousness is the truth, and etiquette is the norm. Take music and temperament, take the law as the yardstick, take the name as the mark, compare as the verification, and judge by the assessment. With the ministry as the standing office, with food and clothing as the main purpose, production and storage, care for the old, weak and widows, so that they all have the intention to raise, cover the world's leisurely, and the only one who is perfect is the emperor of China.

The world is in turmoil, the virtuous king is not visible, the morality is divided, and there are many people in the world who have their own views and self-appreciation. For example, ears, eyes, nose and mouth, each of them has its own function, but they are not universal. It is like a hundred skills, each with its own strengths and sometimes useful. Despite this, it is incomplete and comprehensive, and it is a lonely person.

Dividing the perfection of heaven and earth, separating the principle of all things, and fragmenting the perfect morality of the ancients, it is rare to have the perfection of heaven and earth, which is commensurate with the face of the gods. Therefore, the way of the inner saint and the outer king is dark and unknown, depressed and unwavering, and the people of the world do what they want and do their own tricks. Only I, the Emperor of the Divine Prefecture of the Huaxia Kingdom, is the emperor of all the people, and is enough to control the entire world......"

After Lin Nan finished reading, he was in a happy mood and his face was happy, this article was sprinkled with thousands of words, and the dense small words did not feel tired when read through, and it would make your body and mind smooth. He paid attention to the signature, which was written by Jiang Gan. He raised his eyelids and glanced at Jiang Gan, seeing the smile on Jiang Gan's face, he thought to himself: "This kid's fart kung fu is really first-class, I am in a good mood not to mention the shooting, and there are some reasons for being a person, and he is a talent." ”

He handed the paper to Zhong Xuan, and then picked up the other papers and began to look at them.

After Zhong Xuan read the article written by Jiang Gan, his face suddenly felt ashamed, if he followed what Jiang Gan wrote, he wouldn't even be a gentleman. However, to be honest, Zhong Miao has to admire Jiang Gan's eloquence, what he can say convinces you, and turning distortion into integrity is indeed very human.

After that, Lin Nan and Zhong Xuan read the articles of the other eight people one after another, and they never saw any more colorful articles than those written by Sima Yi and Jiang Gan, and they couldn't help but sigh.

Lin Nan and Zhong Xuan glanced at each other, and they both understood that this time the champion was going to be produced from Sima Yi and Jiang Gan.

"You're all tired, let's go down and rest first, and tomorrow morning, I will make an announcement." Lin Nan said loudly to the other ten people.

After all ten people retreated, Lin Nan had Guan Ning, Lu Zhi, and Gai Xun summoned them to meet with Zhong Xuan, and then circulated the articles of Sima Yi and Jiang Gan to the three of them.

Guan Ning, Lu Zhi, and Gai Xun were all shocked after reading the articles of the two people, one is to discuss the general trend of the world very thoroughly, starting from Shang and Zhou, until the former Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, which can be described as a side-by-side expedition. Another sycophant kung fu is very good, and you can't refuse between the lines, I feel that reading such an article is really enjoyable, and I am indeed a talented person to have such a high writing style.

Lin Nan waited until Guan Ning, Lu Zhi, and Gai Xun finished reading, and then asked, "Do you have a candidate?" ”

Guan Ning, Lu Zhi, and Gai Xun replied in unison: "The champion, it must be Sima Yi!" ”

Zhong Xuan also hurriedly echoed: "The minister seconded the proposal." ”

Lin Nan thought for a while and said, "Don't you think it's a little too young to be the champion at the age of eleven?" Sima Yi is still a child, although the article is well written, and it is also taught by Guan Ning and Cai Yong, but he is too immature to take on the big responsibility......"

Guan Ning, Lu Zhi, Zhong Xuan, and Gai Xun asked in unison: "......What does the emperor mean?"

"Disqualify Sima Yi!" After thinking about it for a while, Lin Nan finally made up his mind and said loudly.

As soon as this decision is spoken. Immediately, Guan Ning, Lu Zhi, Zhong Xuan, and Gai Xun who were present were surprised, and the four of them asked in unison: "Your Majesty, Sima Yi is extremely intelligent, and he has a very good analysis of the current situation, and he also has unique insights into the word "world", such a talent." It is indispensable for me in China, and the ministers implore the emperor to retract his order. ”

Since Sima Yi clearly explained the word "Majesty", as soon as it was passed on to ten or ten to hundred, others no longer shouted Majesty, but directly called the emperor, of course, there are also those who are called Long Live Lord, and Jiang Gan's influence is not small.

Lin Nan saw that Guan Ning, Lu Zhi, Zhong Xuan, and Gai Xun jointly played Sima Yi, and he also knew that it was unfair to do so, even if the champion could not be the champion. It's not going to be disqualified. However, he has his thoughts, Sima Yi is a person, the historical evaluation is called wolf ambition, eagle and wolf, after all, the Three Kingdoms finally belonged to the Sima family, and Cao C worked hard to build the country, but turned around and gave someone else a wedding dress.

But. He is also working on improving Sima Yi, which is the time when Sima Yi is growing. What kind of growth environment Sima Yi gives will affect his entire life in the future. Therefore, he made this decision, and was ready to treat Sima Yi in an extremely strict way, until he thought that Sima Yi was capable enough to provoke the entire empire and be loyal to him. before I dare to let it go.

"When you say it, it's like water that has been spilled, and it's hard to collect it, not to mention that I'm the emperor, and I promise a thousand gold. If the order changes, what will become of me? That's it. Lin Nan said resolutely.

"But the emperor ......"

"There's nothing to do, immediately draft the emperor's list, announce Jiang Gan as the champion, Du Yi as the leader, Su Ze as the tanhua, these three people are the three tripods selected by the undergraduate civil officials, except for Sima Yi, all the protégés of the Son of Heaven who entered the top ten." Lin Nanlang said.

Guan Ning felt sorry for Sima Yi very much, after all, this student was taught by him, and he was full of confidence in Sima Yi, but in the end, Sima Yi was kicked out of the top ten, and he didn't even have an excuse, which made him sad too much.

He first sighed, and then respectfully said to Lin Nanshi: "Your Majesty, the minister is a scholar from a poor family, and he is fortunate to be valued by the emperor and teaches in the Juxian Pavilion, but the minister can't get rid of the scholar's anger after all, and he has not made much achievements for political leaders......

Guan Ning's decision was very unexpected, and everyone looked at him.

"Is it just for one Sima Yi?" Lin Nan asked with a frown.

"Sima Yi is a protégé of Juxian Pavilion, since he entered the school, he is smart and studious, and he has the ability to never forget, so he learns quickly and appears more intelligent than everyone else, so Chen Cai and Bing Yuan recommended him to participate in this selection. In the autumn, Gan Luo was ten years old as the prime minister of Qin, and Sima Yi was one year older than Gan Luo. What's more, Sima Yi is not a prime minister, just a champion. The minister has always thought that the emperor is eager to seek talent, but today it seems that the emperor is reversing black and white, and the minister is ashamed to be an official under such a black and white person, so he has to resign and return to the countryside, and hope that the emperor will approve it. ”

Guan Ning was upright, and he had no fear of Lin Nan at all, but there was a lot of sarcasm in his words, and as soon as these words came out, everyone else was worried about his life and death. Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, they know this truth better than anyone else.

You don't need a reason to kill you, and you don't need a reason to spoil you, it's all up to the emperor's likes and dislikes. This is the disadvantage of the feudal imperial dictatorship, once the emperor makes a wrong decision, the imperial power is inviolable, no one can stop it, the ministers know that it is wrong, but they have no choice but to implement it, because no one restricts the imperial power.

"Your Majesty, Lord Guan was confused for a while and said the wrong thing, but Lord Guan is loyal to the emperor, and the ministers implore the emperor to open up!" Zhong Xuan seemed to smell a trace of unusual breath, and said it in front of Lin Nan.

Gai Xun and Lu Zhi knew Lin Nan very well, and they knew that Lin Nan would never kill Guan Ning because of Guan Ning's words, so they stood there and watched the changes.

For a long time, the atmosphere in the hall was extremely tense, no one said a word, Lin Nan fell into deep thought, and the rest were worried.

"Well, you have a point. I really shouldn't reverse black and white, justice is at ease in people's hearts, I have nothing to say. However, I want to make it clear to you that I am doing this for my own purposes. It's not that Sima Yi can't become the champion, it's because he is so talented, so I think he is Qu Cai when he becomes the champion, and his wisdom is far more than that, I want to train him separately and make him a talent who can turn the tide in the future. It is also because of this that I made the decision to let Sima Yi go to the army for training! ”

Lin Nan finally said what he thought in his heart, he didn't want Sima Yi. But I feel that it is a pity to let Sima Yi enter politics, this person is a pity, he should be a military talent, Guan Ning, Bing Yuan, Cai Yong's Confucianism is enough for Sima Yi to digest, in just four years, Sima Yi has just graduated from primary school, and the road behind is still very long. And he wants to train Sima Yi to be a general who commands thousands of troops and horses, and he wants Sima Yi. To put it simply, he wants to go to war, not politics.

"Four adults, I know that you are all upright people, and you don't see a trace of filth. I think that once I insist on disqualifying Sima Yi. I'm afraid you'll resign one after another. However, I ask you to be lenient this time, I am not trying to suppress Sima Yi, but I have another extremely important use. So be it, in case something like this happens in the future. I re-formulated the governing outline of the imperial court......"

Everyone looked at each other, but they were looking forward to Lin Nan's next words.

"I, like you, am an ordinary person, the emperor is not a god, the so-called Son of Heaven is just a name. To put it bluntly, the emperor is nothing more than the supreme leader of the entire country. In other words, like you, I am running the country for the people of the world. This country does not belong to me, nor to any one person, but to millions of people. Mencius said, 'The people are precious, the society is secondary, and the monarch is light', and I have always agreed with this sentence. ”

Lin Nan paused and continued: "So, from today onwards, in the name of the emperor, I will change the cabinet to the Senate, from now on, all major military and political matters in the country, the emperor and the Senate and the Privy Council will discuss together, and the proposal proposed by the emperor will only be implemented after the review of the Senate and the Privy Council. The Privy Council, as well as the Emperor himself, votes by a show of hands, and when the majority prevails over the minority, the resolution can be enacted. In this way, it effectively restricts the imperial power, so that the emperor himself will not make arbitrary decisions because of too much power, what do you think? ”

Guan Ning, Zhong Xuan, Lu Zhi, and Gai Xun were all a little surprised when they heard this, they didn't dare to imagine that the supreme emperor was so worthless in Lin Nan's eyes, if they did this, wouldn't it be the same for whoever was the emperor?

However, Lin Nan's new concept opened up the thinking of Guan Ning, Zhong Xuan, Lu Zhi, and Gai Xun, and made it clear to their eyes that they could still govern in this way.

Throughout history, there is no emperor who does not make mistakes, and once this mistake is made, it will cause very strict consequences, Qin Emperor Han Wu, Tang Dynasty Song Zu and other famous emperors, all have such and such wrong resolutions.

Lin Nan had previously adopted the system of three provinces and six ministries to strengthen the centralization of power, and the so-called centralization did not mean to strengthen the power of his personal emperor, but to take back some undeserved local powers. Take the Han Dynasty as an example, the prefectures and counties have the right to recruit troops and build weapons independently, once the prefectures and counties do not obey the dispatch, it will form a form of separation, just as Lin Nan, Ma Teng, Liu Bei, Sun Ce, Liu Zhang, and Shixie are now divided into the whole world, which is a kind of criticism.

Therefore, Lin Nan adopted the system of three provinces and six ministries, but not all of them were applied, but they only chose its excellent side, and combined it with modern mechanisms to nest it, so as to create a new type of mechanism. This time, Lin Nan put forward the statement of restricting the power of the monarch, which further confirmed that he was also afraid that he would make some mistakes, and once the power was consumed, it would often lead to some bad things. He was afraid that before he unified the world, he would become a tyrant or a faint monarch who was scolded by thousands of people.

"This matter is a matter of great importance, and it is not up to the ministers to decide, and there are ten members in the Senate and the Privy Council, and the other six adults must be notified of this matter before they can make a decision." Lu Zhi said hurriedly.

"Well, then write a letter to the other six adults, and restrain the imperial power in this form, and then I will explain this in more detail. However, before that, there was Sima Yi. Please also ask the four adults to pass guò! ”

Lin Nan said this, as if he was asking the four of them, he was an emperor, and he originally had the ability to say one thing, and it should be one person, but now he discussed it with the four of them. Plus the things he proposed to restrain the imperial power before. It also made Guan Ning and others see a different Lin Nan, working under such an emperor is definitely promising.

So, Guan Ning saw that Lin Nan made the decision to distort the facts for the first time on the basis of cultivating Sima Yi to become a military talent, and nodded resolutely. The same goes for the other three.

Lin Nan said with a smile: "Then, it's decided, Jiang Gan is the champion, let him be the governor of politics." Feng Zhuangyuan Marquis, Du Ji and Su are the councilors, who can walk in the Senate, and the official positions of the rest are uniformly allocated by the Senate. ”

"Your Ministers obey!"

Lin Nan saw a kind of hope, in fact, as long as he instilled his thoughts into these ancient people, he believed that they would be able to understand, and the future Huaxia Kingdom would be even longer. He led by example and first proposed to restrain imperial power. In this case, the emperor is only a supreme decision-maker.

The empire is rising step by step, and the iron cavalry of the East is about to sweep this era, and Huaxia Shenzhou will also become the center of the world......

The weather is getting colder and colder. The sky was full of clouds, making the whole sky so hazy, just after noon, a gust of wind suddenly blew, and the northwest wind was cold. Not long after, snowflakes fell in the sky.

The players in the valley city hid in the big tent one after another and lit a fire to keep warm. The last round of selection has ended, and as for who is the deserved champion, these people are looking forward to it.

The sky was getting darker, and the snowflakes were the size of plum blossoms, flying all over the sky, mixed with smoke and busyness, and stirred up the valley city. After a short period of effort, snow accumulated on the ground, the mountains were like clusters, and the forests were like silver makeup.

More than 30,000 people who participated in the selection of civil servants did not leave, they still lived inside and outside the valley city, this sudden heavy snowfall, they did not expect, because many people were still wearing autumn clothes, I thought that it would not take much effort to participate in the selection, but I did not expect that it would be delayed for about ten days.

Now, whether they live in the valley city or in the camp outside the city, everyone is shivering coldly.

In a barracks outside the west gate of Gucheng, Lou Ban sat by the campfire in a set of woolen clothes, holding a fire-stirring stick in his hand and constantly turning over the coal in the campfire.

"Zhongda, this selection, the champion is really you, after the spread in the future, it is estimated that the whole world will know your name Sima Zhongda, I see that the emperor is very favored by you." Lou Ban glanced at Sima Yi, who was sitting opposite him, and said with a smile.

"Before the emperor's list was not clothed, a qiē was still unknown, the emperor's question was too big, and the time that could be given was only a stick of incense, if I was given a little more time, I would definitely answer perfectly." Sima Yi said expressionlessly.

Lou Ban said: "Hehe, how can you say that you were also recommended by Guan Ning, Cai Yong, and Bing Yuan, if you can't win the champion, the faces of the three prime ministers will be dull." Besides, the emperor has favored you from the beginning, so don't worry, you are the champion this time. ”

"Not necessarily! Just a champion, why worry about it? With Zhongda's talent, isn't it too condescending to be the champion? The curtain of the big tent was opened, and Lin Nan walked in wearing a thick woolen coat, his head, eyebrows, and clothes were covered with snowflakes.

Seeing that Lin Nan was coming alone, Sima Yi and Lou Ban hurriedly knelt on the ground and bowed loudly: "See the emperor!" ”

"Get up." Lin Nan walked straight to the bonfire, took off the wool coat, the big tent was very warm, he glanced at Sima Yi and Lou Ban were wearing wool coats, and said with a smile, "You guys are really prepared, everyone else is wearing thin clothes and sitting around the campfire, you two have already put on wool coats, it's really prescient." ”

"Your Majesty, this is all Zhongda's idea, when he came from Jicheng, he asked him to bring winter clothes, so we didn't freeze." Lou Ban took the initiative to hand over a stool and wiped it with his sleeve again, and then let Lin Nan sit down.

"Well, Zhongda is very smart, and he can predict the prophet, which is indeed very human." Lin Nan sat down and glanced at Sima Yi, but he couldn't see through what he was thinking, he just stood there respectfully, letting you stare at it.

"Your Majesty, have the results of the morning exam come out?" Lou Ban asked anxiously.

"It's out, I originally asked people to announce the emperor's list, but now it's snowing outside, so it's delayed for a while, and I'll post it when the snow stops."

Lou Ban said excitedly: "Your Majesty, then how many did I take the exam?" What official did the emperor give me? Also, is Zhongda the champion? ”

Lin Nan saw Lou Ban's excited look, so he laughed, patted Lou Ban's shoulder, and said, "You really surprised me, you were able to enter the top ten, much better than those Han people." In the future, the Karasuma clan will depend on you to lead. ”

Lou Ban said: "No, I'm not going, I want to follow the emperor's side and do things for the emperor." The emperor treats me well, how can I bear to leave the emperor. ”

"Hehe, sometimes, it's not like you can do whatever you want. Lou Ban, can you help me convey a message? ”

"I will do whatever the emperor asks me to do, if it weren't for the emperor, I wouldn't have learned so much."

"Okay, you go to the city for me, tell Sù Gaixun, and ask him to wait for the snow to stop before announcing the emperor list."

"No!"

Lou Ban answered, pulled his legs and left, and soon disappeared into the snow.

Lin Nan deliberately opened the Lou Ban, because he didn't want the Lou Ban to hear the conversation between him and Sima Yi, that's all.

"Your Majesty, there are no outsiders here, if there is anything, just say it, the grass people will listen to it." How could Sima Yi not know the meaning, from the first sentence that Lin Nan said as soon as he entered the big tent, he heard the extraneous voice, and Lin Nan came here in person, there must be something important.

Lin Nandao: "Now that you have seen it, I have nothing to hide." Now, our uncle and nephew sit down and talk slowly, there are some things that I must make clear to you. ”

Sima Yi's father, Sima Fang and Lin Nan, used to be called brothers, and when it comes to generation, it is not an exaggeration for Sima Yi to call Lin Nan an uncle.

"Your Majesty, is it that Zhongda does not understand the word "world thoroughly" enough?" Sima Yi asked.

Lin Nan shook his head and said: "No, you understand it very thoroughly, and the purpose of the argument is to tell me that the general trend of the world is not immutable, and if you want the world to last for a long time, you must sum up the lessons of your predecessors and come up with a practical way." I agree with that, so today I made a bold attempt...... However, you really didn't become a champion, as I said before, your talent is far beyond the scope of champions, and you should be more productive than being a champion. ”

"What does the emperor mean?"

"Do you have any ideals?" Lin Nan did not answer the rhetorical question.

"The grass people have always taken the emperor as an example, and they also like to be able to command thousands of troops and horses and gallop across the battlefield one day, which is one of the ideals of the grass people."

"Oh? What other ideals do you have? ”

"The grass people are not talented, I have been fortunate to witness the emperor personally drawn the world map, from the beginning of seeing that map, the grass people realized, the original place we live, is only such a small part, and there are many, many places I have not been to yet, what is it like outside, the grass people are very curious, I want to go outside to see. However, this is just another ideal of the grass people, because the grass people have not even walked the north and south of the river where we live, so how can we talk about seeing a wider world? (To be continued......)