Zhang Bennian smiled slightly, since he won the first place twice, at least he was the official position of a state's general judge, otherwise, what kind of prestige would this kind of exam have?

Since it was an examination presided over by Li Zhongyi himself, Zhang had reason to believe that the candidates who won the ranking would definitely be awarded high-ranking officials. Otherwise, who will take the exam personally presided over by Li Zhongyi in the future?

The talent ceremony is not a child's play, Zhang Bennian firmly believes in it.

"Come on, go to the street and cut a few catties of mutton, and then beat a few catties of good wine!" Zhang's depressed mood was instantly relieved.

After the subordinates went to buy wine and meat, Zhang Bennian locked himself in the study, found the records of Li Zhongyi's words and deeds he collected from the bookshelf, and carefully flipped through them.

At the same time, Huang Guangqun also got the news that he actually ranked second, that is, the position of the Jiangnan list.

"Haha, it's a fair, just and open exam!"

Huang Guangqun was originally a lowly subordinate, but he could be in the second position on the list, which shows that Li Zhongyi really did not stick to one pattern and used talents.

It's just that what Huang Guangqun didn't expect was that in addition to his second place, there were also several subordinates who took the exam, almost taking the top ten.

The exam presided over by Li Zhongyi personally has nothing to do with who reads better, and he has determined one point: Is the ability to solve practical problems high enough?

With Li Zhongyi's admission criteria, those who have been studying but have no practical work experience will definitely not take any advantage.

Huang Guangqun lives in Xicheng, where there are more subordinates, and when his wife goes to the street to buy wine and meat, the acquaintances she meets along the way all greet her politely.

After the lady went home after shopping, she told Huang Guangqun about the matter, and Huang Guangqun immediately smiled and said: "Your official is about to become an official, and the neighbors naturally dare not offend you." ”

As long as you have a little brain, even if you use your feet to think, you can guess that this examination is not only a imperial examination, but also an official examination.

Everyone takes the same paper, and although it is not absolutely fair, at least it is relatively fair.

It's just that what Huang Guangqun didn't expect was that these subordinates were on the list, and they actually caused a lot of gossip.

"Shame on your subordinates!"

"I am a scholar of all kinds, how can I be in the same ranks as my subordinates?"

"It's ridiculous!"

"It's insulting!"

In the old Wuyue country, where the literary style was extremely prosperous, a trend of looking down on the little officials suddenly rose.

After Li Zhongyi listened to Li Haodong's report, he couldn't help but sneer: "What do the rotten Confucians know? If you can read, do you understand how to govern the country? ”

Li Haodong stood up straight, and he didn't dare to take a mouthful, he could see that Li Zhongyi was really hot!

Li Zhongyi picked up the charcoal pen and quickly made a large revision on the paper of the imperial case.

Li Haodong's eyes were sharp, he only glanced at it, and he knew that Li Zhongyi had revised the list of appointed officials.

According to Li Zhongyi's idea, Zhang Bennian can be appointed as the governor, and Huang Guangqun, a subordinate, can be judged, and now, Li Zhongyi, who was enraged, changed his mind and directly appointed Zhang Bennian as the prefect of Hangzhou, and Huang Guangqun as the governor of Xiuzhou.

Li Zhongyi wants to reuse Huang Guangqun and others to tell the entire Jiangnan Shilin that the way of the world has changed, those who go along with it prosper, and those who go against it die!

The fate of many people, just in Li Zhongyi's thoughts, has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The list of appointed officials is only a preliminary draft drawn up by Li Zhongyi, and he still needs to personally summon Zhang Bennian and others before he can make a final decision.

"This year, the minister Zhang will see the emperor, and the emperor will be blessed!" Zhang Bennian came to see Li Zhongyi by edict, and just entered the hall and made a big salute.

"That's it, give me a seat, serve tea!" Li Zhongyi was very polite to Zhang Bennian, and Zhang Bennian was his first name after all.

This first name, although it is not the envy of the whole country, can be regarded as a leading figure in the thirteen states of Wuyue!

Zhang Bennian leaned sideways, sitting on the brocade stool, maintaining a peaceful state of eyes, nose, nose and heart.

After the tea and melons and fruits were all served, Li Zhongyi said with a smile: "This is the tip of Xinyang's hair, I don't like to drink group tea, but I have a preference for this tea." ”

Zhang Bennian originally thought that Li Zhongyi would ask about the way to govern the country, but he never dreamed that Li Zhongyi would talk to him about the tea scripture.

"I think that the way to drink tea lies in clear soup, without adding ginger, salt or sugar." Li Zhongyi picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and introduced his tea sutra with a smile.

"Back to the emperor, the ministers used to drink all the group tea, maybe they were used to drinking it, but they never felt that ginger was unpalatable." Zhang Bennian not only did not criticize the group tea according to Li Zhongyi's meaning, but honestly said what was in his heart.

Li Zhongyi nodded secretly, and in front of him, he dared to say what was not in his heart, this Zhang was also a kind of person this year.

Li Haodong, who was waiting on the side, glanced at Zhang Bennian, who was singing the opposite tune, and he secretly gave a thumbs up in his heart, not flattering, not deceiving, this surname Zhang has some bones.

"I heard that you are a filial son?" Li Zhongyi glanced at Li Haodong as he spoke, Li Haodong hurriedly lowered his head, Zhang's pure filial piety deeds were reported to Li Zhongyi by him.

Zhang Bennian was slightly shocked in his heart, and then he was relieved. He was originally the magistrate of Hangzhou Mansion, and he was a small celebrity in the local area, and Li Zhongyi didn't need much effort to know about his family affairs.

"Back to the emperor, the ministers lost their fathers since childhood, thanks to the mother's cultivation and weaving, the ministers were raised, and the ministers were also provided with study, the mother's kindness is as deep as the sea, and the ministers have nothing to repay, it is really ashamed!" Zhang Bennian stood up and arched his hands to explain.

Li Zhongyi nodded, no matter whether Zhang Bennian was true filial piety or pretended filial piety, at least among the neighbors, everyone recognized him as a filial son.

Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have always existed side by side. According to the logic of the ruler, it is possible to be loyal to the king only by knowing how to repay kindness and being filial to one's parents.

Therefore, from ancient times to the present, rulers have always emphasized benevolence and filial piety to govern the world, paying attention to: the king is like the father!

"Since you are the former governor of Hangzhou Mansion, you should know quite well about the situation in Hangzhou Mansion, right?" As soon as Li Zhongyi asked this question, Zhang Bennian immediately realized that he had entered the topic.

Zhang Bennian immediately said: "Hangzhou Mansion has 80,000 Ding households and more than 300,000 Ding Kou, and the annual land endowment can reach ......."

With the deepening of Zhang's introduction in this year, Li Zhongyi deeply realized that Hangzhou City is indeed a treasure land of feng shui.

As the saying goes, there is heaven above, and there is Suzhou and Hangzhou below!

Because of the abundant water sources and a lot of fertile land, as long as it is not a natural disaster, the yield per mu is very good.

According to Zhang's introduction this year, the total number of land endowments in the entire territory of Hangzhou Prefecture alone is already equal to the income of the entire Kaifeng Prefecture.

You must know that Kaifeng is the largest city in the world today, with a population of more than 500,000.

With nearly twice the population, Tian Fu is only equivalent to Hangzhou Mansion, Li Zhongyi must admit that he was desperate at the beginning, insisted on beating rabbits with grass, and before destroying the Southern Tang Dynasty, he took Wu Yue Kingdom first, which was indeed a great benefit.