As the lord of Qinzhou, Shen Rong is one of the cores of this gang of corrupt officials, whether they are sharing the spoils or discussing how to loot the people's fat and ointment, they are all involved, and they are also well aware of the affairs of Qinzhou.

From his mouth, Xiao Yuan learned that in the twenty-one counties of Qindi, six county orders were bought, and the other counties also had many corruptions.

In a county, of course, there is not only one county order, but also many county officials such as county officials and lords, and Shen Rong came together, and in the end, there were more than 30 officials involved.

Liu Yuzhi has already begun to take notes.

After he finished speaking, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but take a deep breath and was shocked.

"Is there anything to hide!?" He asked again.

"No, no, the lower official told the adults everything he knew, my lord Mingjian." Shen Rong hurriedly said.

Xiao Yuan stared at him again, and then raised his head towards Ye Cheng.

Ye Cheng understood, and stepped forward to pull Shen Rong to leave, but the latter immediately screamed in fright: "Lord Taishou!" You promised the ...... of the lower officials"

"When did the officer answer you?" Xiao Yuan interrupted him coldly and waved at Ye Cheng again.

Yes, Xiao Yuan didn't promise him before, let alone an indecisive and soft-hearted person, how could he let go of this kind of corrupt official.

"My lord! The murder of you was all instructed by Guo Qian, and the lower officials were also confused for a while......"

When he was dragged out, Shen Rong was still yelling, but no one paid attention to him.

In the hall, only Xiao Yuan and Liu Yuzhi were left, and after he put down his pen, Xiao Yuan also looked at him and asked, "Have you written them down?" ”

"It's all written down."

Liu Yuzhi nodded, put down the brush and said: "I really didn't expect that the officials of Qindi would reach such a point, it's incredible, fortunately, the adults took precautions and issued a recruitment order." ”

As he spoke, he said tentatively: "I just don't know how the adults plan to deal with this matter." ”

"Behead them all!" Xiao Yuan's words were concise and to the point, but he shocked Liu Yu into a cold sweat.

"All...... All? He couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and said in a trembling voice: "There are too many officials involved, if you ask all of them, I'm afraid it will be chaotic......"

"If you don't deal with it, you will have endless troubles after staying, and it will only be more messy. Xiao Yuan's tone was unquestionable.

Although he is the lord of Qinzhou and has absolute power, how is it possible to deal with more than thirty officials at once, if there is no pressure.

Next, on the one hand, he gave Ye Cheng an order to temporarily control the more than 30 officials, and on the other hand, he also focused on this group of exam-taking scholars.

This recruitment order caused a great sensation in Qindi, because it broke the routine and ignored the origin, which gave many civilians the opportunity to get ahead.

Who doesn't want to be an official, especially in the context of ancient times, where the hierarchy is strict, the dignity and inferiority are distinct, and the identity of an official is very different from that of a commoner.

Therefore, the scholars who came to take the exam this time are like carp crossing the river, and many people want to seek an official position here in Taishou.

But under the first try, in Liu Yuzhi's place, I don't know how many people have been screened out.

Those who can pass the first test have some talent, at least, their articles are not bad.

Three days later, Taishou Mansion.

As the final examiner, this time, Xiao Yuan personally made the question.

The Taishou Mansion is large enough, and the place to take the test is not in the house, but in the courtyard.

At this moment, there are many soldiers around, there are several cases directly above, that is Xiao Yuan's position, and on both sides below, there are also dozens of several cases, and there are sergeants who put down the bamboo slips and pen and ink that have been prepared one by one.

Soon, under the guidance, a large number of literati came here.

The crowd was noisy, some people were looking around at the Taishou Mansion, and some people were talking together, talking to each other......

After a while, Xiao Yuan appeared, dressed in a Taishou official uniform, and when they saw him, the scholars immediately stopped talking, their faces were straight, and they bowed to him, and bowed deeply, and said in unison: "I've seen Lord Taishou-"

"Excuse me." Xiao Yuan had a smile on his face, glanced around slightly, and said: "The rankings are all my Qin talents, come to take the exam, show your talents, and speak about Qin's long strategy, your articles, this official will also look at them one by one, now, please take a seat." ”

As he spoke, he also stretched out his hand to the left and right to signal everyone to take a seat, and then sat directly above him with a slight wave of his robe.

"Lord Xie Taishou-"

When he was seated, the people saluted and shouted again, and then they searched for their seats.

After a while, everyone sat on the ground, each with a case in front of them, on which were placed the pen and ink and bamboo slips that had been prepared for a long time, just waiting for them to write.

At this time, naturally some scholars began to whisper with the people next to them:

"I didn't expect that this time, it was Lord Taishou who personally took the exam......"

"Yes, it's a little difficult, how to write......"

"How to write, I already have an eyebrow, how can I tell you......" someone said.

Another humanitarian: "This time for the exam, it is the first in Qindi, and it is Lord Taishou himself, which shows the importance, if this article can be valued by Lord Taishou, the future is immeasurable......"

Xiao Yuan did not stop people's whispering discussions, but picked up the teacup and took a sip lightly, waiting patiently.

After a short period of commotion, the crowd quickly quieted down, because everyone knew in their hearts the importance of the exam.

Someone started to write with a pen.

Some people frown and think deeply, but they can't put pen to paper.

Someone writes and writes.

There are people who walk smoothly, write like a god, and their faces are radiant.

It wasn't until a long time later that someone finally finished writing, and after putting down the pen, he immediately got up and said, "Lord Taishou, the next article has been completed." ”

"Yes." Xiao Yuan nodded, and then gestured to the sergeant.

The sergeant understood, stepped forward to take the bamboo slip, and then respectfully put it on the case in front of Xiao Yuan.

The first one to be completed will naturally become the focus, and many people's eyes will also stay on the scholar's body, who feels the gaze of everyone, and can't help but tilt his head slightly.

But Xiao Yuan doesn't care if you're the first to finish writing, what he wants is talent, and what he values is what they write in bamboo slips.

Picking up the bamboo slip, Xiao Yuan unfolded it and read it carefully.

In fact, he has already said the question of this exam, that is, the long-term strategy of governing Qin.

But in this scholar's article, although the rhetoric is gorgeous, it is just carved sentences, flashy, and there is nothing that Xiao Yuan values.

His articles are very well written, but that's all, some talent, but no talent, Xiao Yuan doesn't want poets, but officials who can govern the local area.

After reading it, he closed the bamboo slip and put it aside, without saying anything on his face, but smiled slightly:

"After handing over the bamboo slips, but please go back to the place where you are staying to rest first, and wait for the official to read it, and after two days, it will be revealed at the south gate."