"Flat." Xiao Yuan stretched out his hand in a calm voice.

"King Xie." Song Lian got up, then stood with his head down, and from beginning to end, he didn't dare to look up at Xiao Yuan.

The children of peasant families, who have been poor since childhood, and the county orders in their hometowns are all supreme beings for him, but now he is standing in the national council hall, facing the monarch, his nervousness can be imagined.

The ministers on the left and right also looked at him curiously, because this was the top of the list named by the king himself.

The ministers present had basically read his article, and many people were amazed at that time, and some sighed to themselves.

In this big test, the content of the examination paper not only has poetry and songs, but also has a variety of governance policies and social methods, including a huge number of complexes, you not only have to have literary talent, but also have many aspects of comprehensive ability, it can be seen that to be able to enter here, Song Lian himself must have great talent.

It's just that he seems to have some stage fright.

After looking at him, Xiao Yuan also spoke: "Song Lian, your article, this king has read it, and you deserve to be the first genius in the north. ”

"Huh? The king praised falsely, and the grass people did not dare to be ashamed. Song Lian said hurriedly.

"You don't have to be humble." Xiao Yuan smiled: "Now in the temple, what do you have to say to the Qin State and to this king?" ”

"Yes, yes......" Song Lian first responded twice, undoubtedly more nervous, his forehead began to sweat, he seemed to be organizing his language, but the corners of his mouth moved for a long time before he said: "Grass people, grass people have a lot of things to say to you, but ...... Can ......"

Speaking of this, he couldn't talk anymore.

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan's brows furrowed.

The ministers also began to glance at each other.

Many shook their heads slightly.

Xiao Yuan waited quietly for him to continue.

But when Song Lian saw this, he was even more flustered, and when he panicked, he became even more at a loss.

His articles, full of talent, can be said to be full of energy!

But he was too nervous!

As an ordinary person, stage fright is human nature, not to mention facing the king of a country and discussing national affairs, which makes Song Lian, who is facing such an occasion for the first time, chaotic.

If he can be here, talk loudly, and have an eloquent argument with the ministers, then with his talent, he will definitely shine.

The scene gradually became slightly noisy from the quiet at the beginning, and the ministers couldn't help but start talking to each other.

After Xiao Yuan waited for a while, he also shook his head secretly, and then said, "Okay, Song Lian, you go down first." ”

"Huh? The king, the grass people, the grass people......" Song Lian looked anxious.

Xiao Yuan smiled gently, and then waved his hand.

"Yes, yes......" Song Lian had to retreat with a salute, and his heart was suddenly like ashes, today, among the unmath students, he was at the top of the list, and he was finally summoned by the king himself, what an opportunity! But I lost myself in vain!

He really wanted to fan himself to death, but the opportunity was lost, and he could only withdraw from the court hall with a red face.

After he left, Zheng Shiwei was also the first to stand up, shook his head and said: "King, this person has a magnificent humanistic pen and shows his talent, but now it seems that it is really doubtful whether the article was written by him." ”

Hearing this, Liu Yuzhi came out and said: "Master Zheng should be on a case-by-case basis, and he can't deny Song Lian's article because he is not good at words. ”

Another minister said: "That's right, the article was indeed written by Song Lian, and among all the students, he did rank first in terms of comprehensive grades, but it was just ......"

"Alright." Xiao Yuan interrupted them, first muttered, and then said, "Song Lian's hometown is in Zhuyang County, Liangdi, right?" ”

"Yes, the king." Li Zhengfang returned, and the household registration at the top of the list was of course already clear.

"Zhuyang County Order, who is it now?" Xiao Yuan asked again.

"For the former county officials, temporary substitutes, non-regular positions." Li Zhengfang said.

"It just so happened that the Ministry of Officials was going to have a letter of appointment and appointed Song Lian as the commander of Zhuyang County." Xiao Yuan made a decision directly.

"Huh?" Li Zhengfang was stunned for a moment, and then said with a little worry: "But the king, this, this ......"

"That's it, and the other fifty-nine palace examination students will be hired according to their talents and keep their files."

After Xiao Yuan finished speaking, he glanced at Li Zhengfang again, and said lukewarmly: "In addition, the officials should picket and introspect, and the Imperial History Mansion will intervene!" ”

When Li Zhengfang heard this, he immediately swallowed his saliva.

Obviously, this is not the end of the story.

After the next dynasty, all the ministers went out of the palace, and walked together in twos and threes, most of them were discussing the affairs of Song Lian today.

Li Zhengfang came to Liu Yuzhi's side and kept saying: "Xiangguo, this time, the king obviously wants to ask for the crime, you must save the lower official." ”

"Fortunately, the storm has passed, and now it's not as serious as you think, and besides, your will is unpredictable." Liu Yuzhi comforted him, as Xiao Yuan's old subordinate, he knew his master to some extent.

Why didn't Xiao Yuan directly dismiss Li Zhengfang?

That's because of the thirty scholars he admitted, there wasn't much moisture, and he just ignored the north.

Moreover, there is no suitable candidate for this official secretary, and this big test is mostly related to some ministers, in Qin and Shu, Xiao Yuan has the right to be a recommender.

Sometimes, as a monarch, as long as it is beneficial to the country, he can turn a blind eye.

On the other side, Qinzhou Post House.

This is the temporary accommodation of 60 scholars arranged by the state.

The fact that Song Lian was the top of the list had already spread among the students, and when they saw him coming back, many people surrounded him and congratulated him, which naturally had some stammering elements.

A scholar said: "I was summoned by the king in person today, presumably Brother Song must show his ambitions, and from now on, I hope that Brother Song will take care of him." ”

"Yes, Brother Song is the only one in my country who has been personally received by the king, this doesn't need to be asked, it must be a high-ranking official, not to mention it has to be a positive fourth grade, right?" There is another humanity.

"Fourth-grade civil official, is it low?" There is also humanity.

This shows the importance of this test.

As a result, when Song Lian heard this, he shook his head with a wry smile, and then said nothing, silently separated everyone, and returned to his room in despair.

"Huh? He ...... "some people are puzzled."

Some people also sarcastically said: "People are at the top of the list, will they still call you brothers......

A few days later, after the resolution of the royal court, the appointment of these scholars was also down.

Among them, many people have been transferred to the local government, or to serve as county officials, or county government officials, or other officials in charge of copywriting.

The biggest one of them was assigned to the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Dong Cao Peng's envoy, this person was the person who Prime Minister Liu Yuzhi personally asked Xiao Yuan for, and Xiao Yuan thought about it a little at that time, and then nodded and agreed.

Seeing that Song Lian, the top of the list, was transferred to Zhuyang to serve as a county magistrate, the scholars didn't react at first, and then they were all happy.

Many people naturally began to make fun of Song Lian secretly, and talked about Song Lian.