After thinking about it, Xiong Huai said to Jing Cui, who was waiting on the side: "Ling Yin, the widow has read all the answers of these ten people, and they are all very good." However, these ten people must also have a ranking. Therefore, the widow decided to take Xu Xing's disciple Chen Xiang as the leader, the public office disciple Zhaoqi as the second, and the Taifu disciple Ye Xun as the third. The rankings of others are sorted by Ling Yin. ”

"Yui!"

Jing Cui immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, although this time he obtained more than six hundred qualified reserve officials in one go, which was greatly beyond his expectations. But the level of these people also made him worry that the king would not be satisfied.

Now that the king has approved this assessment, then he will be considered to have completed the first major event that the king has given since taking office.

It's just that, in the future, counties may not have to worry about no one available.

Is this a good thing? Or is it a bad thing?

Jing Cui couldn't tell the difference in her heart.

Then, Xiong Huai spoke again: "After the sorting is completed, Lao Lingyin will go to announce the list of qualified people, and inform these qualified people to wait for news in Yingdu. In addition, the two of them were ordered to count the subordinate officials needed by each county, except for the county chief and the county lieutenant, all the other assistants were written by the county Yin, and then transferred to the central government.

Also, three days later, the widow will discuss with Zhu Qing the selection of the county Yin. ”

"Yui!"

Soon after Jing Cui left, Chen Zhen approached.

"The King."

"Excuse me!" Xiong Huai nodded: "How is the situation?" ”

Chen Zhen replied: "King, according to the list given by Ling Yin, in this assessment, there are two first-class princes, one each from the Jing clan, three noble children from Taixue, one from each of the three Daonong Confucian families, and the other two are Ling Yin who was recommended by the previous feudal monarch. ”

Xiong Huai was noncommittal, he had already read the answers of these ten people just now, so he barely passed the test.

As for the people of the Mo family, none of them entered the first rank, Xiong Huai was also mentally prepared, after all, Chu Mo's outstanding disciples were either hidden by the Mo family to continue to cultivate, or they were already working for the Chu State, and the remaining people were still too immature to take charge on their own.

Jing Cui can choose one person from each of the three families of Dao Nong Confucian, which can already be regarded as giving him face as the king of Chu.

After all, it is impossible for him, the king of Chu, to personally check all the answers of more than 1,000 people!

Chen Zhen continued: "And among the 100 first-class people, the children of the nobles of the Taixue clan account for one-third, while the four major schools of Daonong, Confucianism and Mo account for about half, and the remaining twenty or so people are all Ling Yin and Sima who were recommended by the feudal monarch. ”

Xiong Huai nodded, although there was about moisture in it, it was undeniable that Jingcui's balance was very good, and all parties could be satisfied.

At least Xiong Huai himself agrees with this result.

Chen Zhen continued: "As for the more than 200 people in the third rank, the children of the nobles account for a quarter, and most of the people recommended by the feudal lords of Jianghan are also in this rank, accounting for nearly a quarter. The general underneath is occupied by those who are sent by various universities and those who recommend themselves.

As for the people of Ding and others, except for some children of the school and a small number of feudal lords, most of them are self-recommended. ”

Saying that, Chen Zhen looked at the face of the King of Chu and said slowly: "And among those people recommended from all over the country, only thirteen of them passed the assessment, and the other more than two hundred people were all unsuccessful. ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, his face was slightly shocked, but he didn't expect that more than ten people recommended from all over the country passed the assessment, which was greatly unexpected by him.

Originally, he thought that no one was qualified.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai smiled disappreliantly. Then he spoke: "For the talent selected by Ling Yin, the widow is very satisfied, so be it!" ”

Chen Zhen immediately responded: "Only." ”

After Chen Zhen left, Xiong Huai ordered again: "Please take the son and the left disciple to see the widow." ”

"Yui!"

Soon, Jiezi and Qu Yuan came to the main hall together.

Then, Xiong Huai passed the list of Chen Zhen's backgrounds to the two, and slowly spoke: "Two virtuous people, the results of this assessment have come out, and there are more than 600 people who have passed. ”

Qu Yuan and the others immediately breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, more than 600 people, not to mention satisfying the lands of northern Han, it is enough to meet the vacancies in the counties of Chu State, and now, the problem of insufficient talents is completely solved.

Then, Xiong Huai continued: "The Hanbei Zhudi is not only the experimental base for this change, but also the talent for the future change, so in order to eliminate the resistance from all sides to a greater extent, the widow plans to set up a county in Hanbei to enhance the status of Hanbei. ”

Qu Yuan hesitated: "Great King, there were originally nearly twenty counties in the land of Hanbei, and after the fiefdom of the feudal lord was recovered, the newly established counties were recently established, so that there are nearly thirty counties in the land of Hanbei, with a land of nearly thousands of miles and a population of more than one million. If the county was set up rashly, the minister was worried that the guilds of the court and the central government would be worried that the power of Hanbei County would be too great, and they would oppose it. ”

Xiong Huai nodded: "What Xianqing said is exactly where the widow's worries lie, so the widow plans to divide Xiangyang, as well as Luo, Lu and other counties near Xiangyang into Hanbei, and then divide Hanbei into three parts, and set up three counties with Ye, Wan, and Xiangyang as the core. ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai looked at Jiezi and said, "Sir, the widow plans to invite Mr. to Wancheng, the core of Hanbei, my Chu State, to serve as the county guard of Hanbei." From the east of Xishui, south of the Great Wall of Fangcheng, west of Ye County, and north of Deng County, a total of 17 counties, Mr. Wangwang is worried about the widow. ”

Hearing this, there was a brief pause in his heart.

Seventeen counties, plus Wancheng, this is definitely a heavy burden. Wu Yi, who was famous all over the world in the past, first came to the Chu State, and the position he held was nothing more than a Wancheng order.

The position of the county guard of Hanbei is definitely the importance that the king of Chu attaches to him.

Thinking about it, Jiezi immediately replied: "I am willing to serve the king." ”

Xiong Huai smiled with his right hand: "Okay, then the widow will entrust Hanbei County to Mr. Yu." ”

"Yui!"

Then, Xiong Huaiyou groaned: "As for Ye County, which is centered on Ye County, it has jurisdiction over the eight counties north of the Great Wall of Fangcheng, and the position of Ye County is guarded by the widow who intends to use the current Wancheng to order Zhuang Xin to take over. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai looked at Qu Yuan and said: "Xianqing, although Zhuang Xin is a person in the office, but the Zhuang family is getting weaker and weaker, and this Zhuang Xin was raised by a widow. Although it is not yet possible to confirm his attitude towards the change, the widow does not doubt his ability and his loyalty to the widow.

Therefore, as long as Xianqing has an overview of all the affairs in the north of the Han Dynasty and lets Zhuang Xin directly obey you, then his talents will be used to change the law. ”

Qu Yuan responded: "King, please rest assured. ”

Xiong Huai nodded and continued: "As for the seven counties of Xiangyang County in the south, because Xiangyang already has the foundation laid by the two Xianqing, it is only necessary to take Xiangyang as the core and extend the policy to the six counties, including Deng County. As for the Xiangyang County Guard, there is a place for the widow here, I don't know what the two virtuous people think. ”

While speaking, Xiong Huai handed Chen Xiang's answer sheet to the two, and after the two read it, they asked, "How, can I serve as the position of the county guard of Xiangyang." ”