At this time, the New Year has just passed, although it is the beginning of spring, but the cold wind is still swishing.

At noon, at three poles above sun, a man wearing a shabby sheepskin jacket appeared at the door of Chen's house. He was gray-headed, with a rancid smell all over his body, and the dust on his face seemed to have a scab, and he staggered to the door of Chen's house.

The only thing that stands out from the rest is his eyes.

These eyes are bright and bright, with a bright light of hope.

He is Ma Zhou.

Ma Zhou has been raising horses in Chang'an City for two years, when he was in the countryside, he was not willing to be mediocre in his life, and resolutely resigned from his position as a clerk to come to this prosperous Chang'an.

It's just a pity...... Although there are thousands of words in his chest, Chang'an City, which is full of ayaluo, has no place for himself.

As a last resort, he had to raise horses for a living, and he suffered from the white eyes.

Countless submissions to Gaomen have not been heard from so far.

No one can afford to look at themselves, even if it is an article that is thousands of words long, no one is willing to take a second look.

He first submitted a letter to Zaifu in the court, and then to the disciples of the general monk Shangshu, and then began to be sick and rushed to the doctor, so that in this Chang'an City, the Chen family, who was laughed at when mentioned, he also tried every means to submit a book.

Right now...... Finally there is news.

The Chen family actually became interested in themselves.

Ma Zhou's eyes were red and swollen all the way, and years of bitter tears burst out at this moment.

When he arrived at the door of Chen's house, Menzi immediately went to report, and after a while, there was a man named Chen Fu, who led Ma Zhou into the house.

It's just that...... Turning around, where to go...... It doesn't seem to be the lobby of the Chen family.

How...... It seems familiar......

Call...... More and more familiar, Ma Zhou has even begun to smell a unique smell of animals.

The snort of the pig, from far to near.

Ma Zhou's heart sank.

The Chen family let themselves come to the house...... It won't be ......

Distance...... But I saw a young man in a round neck brocade looking at the pig in the pen affectionately, while instructing people to scoop the rancid water with a gourd and feed it.

The man named Chen Fu walked quickly in front of the young man and muttered something.

The young man was very happy, and looked at Ma Zhou excitedly: "Haha, Mr. Ma, I have admired the name for a long time."

Ma Zhou: "......"

This teenager ...... It doesn't seem reliable, did he like my article and admired my name for a long time, or did he hear that I raised horses well?

The young man came to the front: "My name is Chen Zhengtai, well, I read Mr.'s article, it's very interesting......"

Ma Zhou, who was hesitant, heard that Mr. Wen's article was very interesting, and suddenly, his body shook.

It was like five thunders thundering on the top, and suddenly there were mixed flavors between the chest and abdomen.

Ma Zhou's eyes instantly turned red.

Finally someone ...... Enjoy your own article too.

This is the world's Bole.

Subconscious ...... Ma Zhou bowed his body for a long time, and refused to raise his waist pole again: "It's not talented, but now it's a fool's praise......"

Looking at his excited appearance, Chen Zhengtai felt that no one in this world seemed to be normal.

But of course Chen Zhengtai doesn't understand,

Ma Zhou, a person who has never met talents, has finally won the appreciation of others at this time, what a joy and gratification.

Chen Zhengtai said: "Our Chen family has recommended you, whether you can be valued by the imperial court depends on whether the article I sent on your behalf can be appreciated by the emperor."

"This ......" Ma Zhou was ecstatic in his heart, and he was still in a long way, but the next moment, he bowed down without arguing, tears were in his eyes, and he choked up: "If you can get the letter of the imperial court, the virtue recommended by the Ming Duke will be unforgettable."

His words were purely from the bottom of his heart.

You must know that in the Sui and Tang dynasties, there was still a legacy of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Wei and Jin dynasties, and the interests of the recommender and the recommended person were related, which was almost equivalent to the relationship of personal dependence. For example, when Yuan Shao arrived in Hebei, countless people immediately went to defect, this is because they are the fourth generation and third duke of the Yuan family, and when Yuan Shao's ancestors were in power, they recommended many people, and these people who were recommended to be officials took the Yuan family as their benefactor.

Chen Zhengtai looked at Ma Zhou happily, in fact...... was flattered, and I was very happy: "You get up, you don't have to be polite."

Ma Zhou got up and stood aside respectfully, not squinting, and now he regarded Chen Zhengtai as his benefactor in his heart.

Chen Zhengtai's eyes quickly fell on the sows in the pigsty, and then said: "Look at these pigs, the stakes are very high, I have probably read your article, the Qi family rules the country and the world, this is your proposition."

Chen Zhengtai paused: "We are all smart people, and there are some things that I don't tell others, and they don't understand them when they hear them." This Qi family rules the country and the world, and the root of it is not that people have clothes to wear and food? It's better to have meat to eat. You see, this way of governing the country, to put it simply, and the way of raising pigs, the same reason, you see this pig, thin and firewood, there is not a few taels of meat on the body, but if it is fat and strong, isn't it good for the country and the people, Ma Zhou, what do you think?"

Chen Zhengtai is a very easy person to adapt to.

Since Ma Zhou called himself Ming Gong and benefactor, he also called him by his name, although it seemed impolite, but in fact, they got closer to each other.

Ma Zhou still had tears in his eyes, immersed in the emotion of his Maxima being discovered by Bole.

But this moment ...... He was a little confused.

Ah, in my article, there is no such thing as raising pigs.

These eight poles can't seem to be beaten.

He looked up and saw Chen Zhengtai looking at him expectantly: "Mr. Ma, is my words reasonable?" ”

After a long time, Ma Zhou reluctantly spit out two words from his mouth: "It's okay."

Chen Zhengtai sighed: "I didn't expect us to think of a place, I know outside, some people say how our Chen family is, but our Chen family also has the heart to help the world, but it is not understood by outsiders, this pig raising, is the proof."

Ma Zhou thought for a moment and felt as if he had been taken to the pit.

Chen Zhengtai said happily: "From now on, you can live in our Chen family for the time being, don't condescend to others and raise horses for others." Our Chen family appreciates you, you are here to help me take care of the pigs, these sows are my heart's meat, ordinary people take care of them, I can't rest assured. ”

Ma Zhou: "......"

One way or another.

At least the Chen family still values themselves.

Well, be confident in your choice.

After all, I have no choice.

But...... Ma Zhou still faintly felt that it seemed that this benevolent father was not very reliable.

People outside say that the Chen family is a bastard, will they deliberately fool themselves into raising pigs for them in the name of recommendation?

Ma Zhou's heart began to panic.

Jumping from the horse pen to the pig world, this ......

Fortunately, Chen Zhengtai treated him well, and specially asked people to clean up a bedroom, and the food was also good.

Occasionally, Chen Zhengtai would come to his door and discuss the problems of pig care with him.

After all, Ma Zhou has experience in raising horses, but he is also fluent.

And so the days passed, and seven or eight days passed.

The letter recommended by the Chen family had already passed through Menxia Province and Zhongshu Province, and was finally sent to the Daming Palace.

Generally, major state affairs are discussed by the prime ministers, waiters, and housekeepers of the door and the center, and then sent to the palace for the emperor's reference. After all, this is related to the selection of talents, and it is the most important thing for today's emperors.

Soon after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he had already announced to the world that on the one hand, he would continue to use the imperial examination to select scholars, but at this time, after all, the imperial examination was still very hasty and not standardized.

Therefore, in order to select talents, they ordered the civil and military officials of the world to recommend talents.

The world was initially decided, it was time to rule the world, the Tang Dynasty has meritorious generals, but only the ministers of civil rule, but there is still a deficiency, after all, the world has been in chaos for hundreds of years, and talented people are more inclined to obtain fame immediately.

Li Shimin's biggest thing every day is to first look at the performance of the election, and then decide on national affairs.

With talents, you can get twice the result with half the effort.

At this time, Li Shimin wore an ordinary Taoist robe, went to the Xuande Palace, knelt behind the imperial case, and waited here for Sun Wuji, the chief secretary of the ministry.

The eldest grandson Wuji is the brother of the eldest grandson empress, and he is also the great hero of Li Shimin's seizure of the world, and is the most favored by Li Shimin.

Now......

Looking at the pile of recommendations sent by the eldest grandson Wuji personally, Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"I have been in power for three years, and in the past three years, I have been conscientious, but over the years, I feel more and more that it is easy to get on the horse and rush to kill, but it is even more difficult to sit on this throne to govern the world.

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled and said, "The minister has a happy event and wants to play it to Erlang."

"Happy event?" Li Shimin looked at the eldest grandson Wuji puzzled.

In the Tang Dynasty, the emperor and the hundred officials were not clear, such as Li Shimin, and the estranged people wanted to call Li Shimin the emperor or the saint, but the people who could get close to him often called him Erlang, or Li Erlang.

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled and coughed: "Mengjin Chen family, do you remember Erlang?"

Li Shimin heard the word "Chen family" and frowned: "It's Chen Jiye, the old man of the East Palace, right?"

The eldest grandson Wuji bowed his head: "Exactly."

"There is no good thing in this Chen family! A group of field slaves, I can't wait to slaughter them one by one. Li Shimin was quite approachable in the past, but when he mentioned the Chen family, he couldn't help but curse in the army.

The eldest grandson Wuji looked a little embarrassed, but just laughed dryly.

"Hmph." Li Shimin still didn't understand his hatred: "This group of Tian Shenu, it was okay to follow Li Jiancheng everywhere to slander me, I am magnanimous, I don't care about them, since I ascended the throne, I am no longer the king of Qin, but the father of the people of the world, and I have not punished them for their crimes in the past few years."

"But what about these field slaves!" Li Shimin's face turned pale, and he continued to curse: "They all look like I want to punish them for their crimes and clean them up, they are trembling all day long, some pretend to be stupid, some lie that they are idiots, but they seem to be as small as the tip of a needle, and they can't tolerate people in their stomachs, and they are thinking about the little grudges of the past all day long."