As the angry rebuke of the officials continued to sound, the talents who were crowded around Xiao Mo finally woke up, looking at Shan Zuotang and Xu Rao and other examiners who were walking briskly not far away, all the talents had a great change in their faces, and they dispersed to the surroundings. 【】ＷｅｎＸｕｅＭｉ。

However, it was too late.

I don't know when, dozens of officials have been holding the wind and fire staff to surround these students in the middle, these students want to return to their original position, but they find that it is impossible, and their hearts can't help but be even more panicked.

Finally, a group of examiners arrived.

Looking at the anger on Shan Zuotang and Xu Rao's faces, all the talents involved in it were nervous, and the scene became extremely quiet for a while, and everyone was waiting for the trial to begin.

Shan Zuotang did things steadily and meticulously, and after looking around at all the showmen in the field, he didn't speak, but called out a servant who had witnessed the whole thing and asked carefully, when he learned that these showmen were not besieging Xiao Mo, he was secretly relieved in his heart, but the anger in his heart did not diminish at all.

Why these talents are so enthusiastic about Xiao Mo, Shan Zuotang naturally knows.

Chasing fame and fortune, that's all!!

It was precisely because he knew that Shan Zuotang was even more angry.

There is nothing wrong with chasing fame and fortune, but you can't even lose the face of a literati because of this!!

In this era, as the status of literati is getting higher and higher, the literati are not only arrogant, but also have higher and higher requirements for themselves, in addition to the basic conditions such as knowledge and knowledge, factors such as style, reputation, and temperament are also an important reason why a literati can be respected by the world.

It is precisely because of this that the Chu Dynasty will be different from other dynasties in history, in the state examination, in addition to the basic written test, the interview is also specially added.

Obviously, although the interview has not yet begun, most of these talents in front of me have been eliminated.

Shan Zuotang coldly looked around at the talented people who were surrounded by the officials, forced himself to suppress his anger, and said slowly: "Can anyone tell me what you are here for?" ”

Everyone was terrified, and no one dared to answer.

Shan Zuotang casually pointed to a candidate who was surrounded by officials and said, "You come on." ”

The candidate's face turned red, and after a long time, he said, "Attend the interview in the state exam." ”

"I thought you guys really thought it was a trip today." Shan Zuotang said coldly.

Looking around at the crowd again, Shan Zuotang suddenly shouted angrily: "Even if you are traveling in the mountains and rivers, what kind of system do you have to be like you!?? The face of the reader has been lost by you!! My Chu Dynasty rules the world with literati, if all the people in the world are like you, what will my Great Chu become!?? ”

After taking a moment of respite, Shan Zuotang's mood seemed to calm down a little, and he waved his hand: "Today's matter, I will tell the Yunzhou Academy, I hope that your teachers will be able to make you understand what it means to advance and retreat as a literati before the next state exam." The so-called interview is to assess your character, character, personality, and style. It's a pity that in these areas, you are not qualified, and now that you are all leaving, you have already failed in this state test. ”

As Shan Zuotang's words fell, everyone was in an uproar.

Before the interview began, nearly forty talents were eliminated in one go, which is something that has never been done before!!

Everyone looked at Shan Zuotang in disbelief, but Shan Zuotang's face was firm, and he didn't pay any attention to the cries of the talents, nor did he care about the consequences of his doing this, and even ignored the eyes of Xu Rao next to him.

On the other side, among countless crying readers, looking at Shan Zuotang not far away, Xiao Mo's eyes were full of appreciation.

Coming to this era, Xiao Mo has come into contact with many well-known literati, and has also come into contact with many high-ranking officials with six grades, but in Xiao Mo's opinion, whether it is the so-called everyone in the eyes of the world, or those high-ranking bureaucrats, judging from their abilities, they may be a good scholar, they do exquisite poetry, and the laws they write are beautiful, but they are not outstanding in dealing with the affairs of the people's livelihood and the country, but they only know how to "educate the world with the words of saints", even if Xiao Shenyan and Zhu Ruide are the same.

And this Shan Zuotang, before making a decision, can first understand the situation in detail, proving that he is stable, and after understanding the situation, he can remove nearly forty talents from the state examination without hesitation, and his style is even more decisive. Even the remarks just now turned out to be quite the demeanor of a soldier in later generations, and among the officials Xiao Mo has contacted these days, Shan Zuotang is the only one who meets the standard of "capable officials" in his heart.

It's a pity, judging from the information sent by Songshan Academy, this Shan Zuotang was promoted by Prime Minister Zhang Qian, and was one of Zhang Qian's most loyal protégés.

Although after this state test, no matter what the result is, Xiao Mo will call Shan Zuotang "teacher", and his status is the same as Zhu Ruide, but because of Shan Zuotang's faction, the relationship between Xiao Mo and Shan Zuotang will never be as close as that with Zhu Ruide.

In Xiao Mo's regretful sigh, the officials ignored the crying of those talented people and forcibly escorted them away.

Xiao Mo didn't intend to intercede for these talents, he knew very well that in this state test, the reason why Shan Zuotang and the others would ensure that Xiao Mo would get the fame of Huiyuan was just because the situation forced him, but it didn't mean that they would sell Xiao Mo's face in this situation, let alone that Shan Zuotang and the others would be afraid to curry favor with Xiao Mo.

After all, Xiao Mo is just a cloth cloth so far.

While Xiao Mo sighed, as a large number of candidates were driven away, there were less than thirty candidates left, and the eyes that looked at Shan Zuotang were full of complexity, both excited and scared.

The excitement is due to the fact that the number of candidates present has decreased significantly, and their chances have naturally increased greatly. I'm afraid because this Shan Zuotang seems to be extremely strict in doing things, and I'm afraid the interview after that won't be easy.

Seeing that Xiao Huan and Fan Guan around him also looked like this, Xiao Mo smiled and said, "Don't worry, two brothers, you will definitely be able to gain fame this time." ”

Hearing what Xiao Mo said, Xiao Huan and Fan Guan looked at Xiao Mo in confusion, not knowing why.

Xiao Mo smiled slightly, but did not explain.

In fact, before the state test began, in addition to Xiao Mo who was already destined to win the name of Huiyuan, there were three other people who were also destined to get the fame of Xiucai.

These three people are Zhou Jingren, Xiao Huan and Fan Guan.

Because of the Yunzhou State Examination last year, Zhou Jingren's literati style and Xiao Huan Fan Guan's uprightness have already reached the ears of Emperor Chu Ling, as long as the three of them can pass the initial written test, and then the interview, as long as they don't make too big mistakes, Shan Zuotang will let the three of them pass anyway.

However, Xiao Mo didn't expect how much distress this seemingly inconsequential matter would bring to him in the future.

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: The third watch, and there are four more followers. The insects continue to code words, everyone goes to bed first, and gets up in the morning to read.