Early the next morning, the list of candidates who passed the first level was posted outside the recruitment hall.

Although Ye Xianze knew that he would definitely be able to pass the first level, for the sake of prudence, he still came to see the list, but to his surprise, he actually won the first place.

He originally just wanted to blend in, and didn't want to pursue such a high ranking, so he hurried and left the crowd, afraid that an acquaintance would see it, but after thinking about it, the next game would definitely meet, so it would be better to be generous.

Only 500 people were recorded in the first level, which is too high.

As long as the person who is admitted takes out the name Jane, he can enter the arena in turn, which is also a means for fear of someone indiscriminately filling the number, when he signed up on the first day, he sent one person, he didn't know what it meant at the time, and now he thinks about the recruitment hall, and he thinks about it quite thoughtfully.

In order to prevent counterfeiting, Mingjian also used exclusive wood, which is only clear to Zhaoxianguan, and invited special craftsmen to carve exclusive patterns.

Ye Xianze handed it over and walked into the examination room, he really guessed correctly, the people of the four major families had passed the first level.

Liu Yanran slapped him from behind, "Erniu, it's really you, why are you here." ”

He turned around and smiled: "Second Miss, it's really fate!"

"By the way, you left that day, and there was no news, why can't I find you, what do you say happened to Sister Xianglan?"

"She's very good, thank you for your concern. ”

Liu Hanfeng also walked over and said: "Those who can enter the first level are not general, you look at that person, he is Jiang Boyong who is the second place." ”

Xian Ze looked in the direction pointed by Liu Hanfeng, and it turned out to be the man who had been grinding ink during the first exam.

Liu Hanfeng said again: "That is Shi Jinchao, who is in third place. ”

Looking in the direction he pointed, it was the man who slept on the first exam.

Judging from their names, there is no doubt that they are the younger generation of the four major families.

Liu Yanran said with a smile: "It's nothing, the most powerful one is Ye Xianze, who is the first place, but I don't know who he is, otherwise I will definitely get acquainted." ”

Ye Xianze didn't speak, his attention was all on Jiang Boyong, Jiang Boyong was of medium stature, his face was cold, his skin was fair, and there was a ruthless aura between his eyebrows.

Jiang Boyong also seemed to have discovered them, he walked over and said: "Cousin, cousin, congratulations on all passing the first level, and when you become officials in the same dynasty in the future, you can take care of each other." ”

Liu Hanfeng said: "Cousin is polite, we just barely mixed up the rankings, and compared to my cousin, it is far behind." ”

"That said, we don't know if we can pass the next exam, and it's not easy for my cousin. ”

"You don't have to be presumptuous, just do your best, by the way, this son hasn't asked for advice yet?"

Liu Yanran replied for him: "His name is Ye Erniu." ”

He showed a hint of imperceptible disdain and said: "Oh, it turned out to be Ye Gongzi, who has admired the name for a long time, and has admired the name for a long time." ”

Ye Xianze had a simple evaluation of him at this moment, "The city is extremely deep", and he has to guard against this person.

Unexpectedly, he didn't want to attract people's attention now, so he simply called Ye Erniu, because there were five hundred people on the list, and even if there was a person named Ye Erniu, no one would know.

Ye Xianze smiled: "Don't dare, don't dare, Jiang Gongzi is the real talent, how can I be in the eyes of Jiang Gongzi in the last nine ranks." ”

He seemed to be very comfortable with this, showing a proud look, Ye Xianze didn't bother to care about him, he was only looking forward to what the next exam questions would be.

Huang Yanzheng walked out and said, "Congratulations to all the talented people for entering the second level.

The first level of the exam questions is a demonstration of what you have learned, because as an official, he must have a little understanding of governing the country, and you have answered quite well, so we will move on to the second level. ”

Everyone present held their breath and listened carefully to the next exam questions, for fear that they had missed something.

The examiner said slowly: "The question is as follows, suppose you are surrounded by enemy troops, you only have a thousand defenders in the city, and the food is only enough to hold out for seven days, and the enemy army has 10,000 people,

What should you do?"

"Many people may wonder why there is a question about military generals, but for the empire, it needs not only talents who can govern the country, but also talents who can protect the country. ”

There are many kinds of answers to such questions, but they must be in line with the answers in the examiner's mind, and the difficulty of this question is not small, not only to write a satisfactory answer, but also to guess the examiner's thoughts.

Ye Xianze fell into deep thought, not only him, but many people were thinking about it, and they didn't dare to write easily.

If the first level is about governing the country, then the second level is about protecting the country.

But how do you get close to the answer?

At this time, someone had already started to answer the questions, and slowly there were more people, Ye Xianze thought about the content of the examiner's prompt, "Not only do you need talents who can govern the country, but also talents who can protect the country." ”

He smiled and began to answer, and the time passed quickly, and they handed in their papers in turn.

Huang Yanzheng said: "Candidates, the second level has ended, so now we are marking the papers on the spot, please wait patiently." ”

"What?

"What kind of fame, I still have to rush home!"

Some people were already starting to get impatient, and Sun Jian hurriedly said: "Candidates, please don't be impatient. ”

I saw Huang Yanzheng at a glance and ten lines, and the reading was completed, he said: "Those who have written about the surrender of the city can go out, for an empire, what is needed most is not only people with real talents, but also people who are loyal to the empire."

"What? I don't accept such an exam question. One of the candidates shouted.

"Come on, pull it out, record it, never record it again. ”

After learning from the past, dozens of people left in frustration, after all, this time it won't work, they can still come next time, who dares to joke about their future.

Huang Yanzheng continued: "Those who wrote about Kaesong and fought to the death with the enemy army can also go out, have the courage to do nothing, and harm others and themselves." ”

Some of them left, and now everyone present is in danger, and they are staring at Huang Yanzheng, for fear that they will unfortunately become one of them.

"Bastard, there are still people who hand in blank papers, disrespect the exam, despise the examiner, record it, and never be hired. ”

The one who handed in the blank paper immediately knelt down and said, "My lord, please give me a chance, I didn't mean to hand in the blank scroll." ”

Huang Yanzheng shouted: "Pull it out." ”

When he saw that there were only about three hundred people left in the field, Ye Xianze already knew that he was fine, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Huang Yanzheng said: "Those who hold on to the city and wait for reinforcements are barely qualified. ”

Hearing the news, some people breathed a sigh of relief.

Huang Yanzheng continued: "However, you don't have to take chances, because the remaining last hurdle is qualified, and you can really go to the official career." ”

He said: "Anything like this, deceitful surrender of the enemy's army, counterattack or buy the enemy's commander, lack of basic judgment of the strength of both the enemy and us, and overconfidence in oneself, are all unqualified by some 'people who talk on paper'. ”

In the blink of an eye, he brushed off more than half of it, and he had to be interested in this questioner, because this question seems simple, but it is full of dangers, not only to test the candidate's loyalty to the empire, but also to analyze the strength of both the enemy and us, and the rational choice of the most realistic method, I have to say that the person who asked the question is very clever.

Huang Yanzheng said: "The rest are qualified, but there are four people here, which impresses me." ”

The contents of the four of them were much the same, and they wrote: "Divide the seven days' food reasonably for a month's preparation, for the enemy army is numerous, and the army is weak and weak after a long battle."

Then, while asking for reinforcements, on the other hand, he called on the people to resist together, do a good job of fortifications, as long as they hold on, depending on the situation, decide whether to counterattack or defend.

If the city is broken, you can fight against the water, and you would rather die than surrender. ”

"These four people, knowing that there is a huge gap between the enemy and us, chose a delayed style of play to consume the enemy, and can also make decisions according to the situation, and have a loyal heart, the four of them, directly enter the final level, and the rest of them continue to take the exam. ”

"Now I announce that the four of them are 'Ye Xianze, Jiang Boyong, Lin Xiaoxiao, Liu Hanfeng', congratulations to the four talents, please come with me. ”

Then he said a few words to Sun Jian, Sun Jian nodded, and then Sun Jian said: "The next exam will be presided over by me, everyone will rest in place, we will start immediately, the next exam." ”