Just when many people outside the Jinling Academy of Sciences, like Guo Xinxing and his party, kept discussing Lin Feng and the Academy of Sciences, Lin Feng, who was already sitting in Zhidaozhai and began to read the revised manuscript, kept sneezing, which made the main and deputy examiners in the room very surprised, and one after another couldn't help laughing, Ha Lu Ha Da Lu laughed.

These laughter also invisibly diluted the embarrassment and unhappiness of the chief and deputy examiners when they gathered to discuss the principle of selecting talents.

Lin Feng couldn't help touching his nose with his hand, and he smiled embarrassedly.

In Lin Feng's view, the ultimate success or failure of the Talent Ceremony depends on who is finally selected, that is, what principles should be used to select talents and what kind of talents should be selected.

On this point, he had already advised Emperor Li Jing and King Li Jingsui of Qi, and had also discussed it on different occasions with Jiang Wenwei and You Jianyan, the attendants of the Ministry of Rites. However, in several court discussions, I don't know whether the courtiers intended or not, the topics of discussion have been revolving around how the ceremony will be held, who will serve as the chief and deputy examiners, and the specific selection process, and this most critical topic has not been discussed very formally.

This hidden danger immediately erupted in the deliberations of all the main and deputy examiners!

According to Lin Feng's meaning, this talent selection ceremony is mainly for the Academy of Sciences to recruit talents, so the first talent to be recruited should be directly inclined to the setting structure of the Academy of Sciences. As soon as Lin Feng's point of view was put forward, it aroused loud opposition from Wei Cen, the deputy privy councillor.

"Lord Lin's words are wrong! Those who pick up talents are also talents for the country, not for the Academy of Sciences. Just as His Majesty Fang Cai said, 'eclectic and downgrading talents', how can we first limit the scope and then select talents, isn't it enough to cut down to fit the performance, and use the big to make the small? Inappropriate! Inappropriate! Wei Cen shook his head and put on a posture of arguing for the country and fighting for reason.

For Wei villain's coy attitude, Lin Feng was greatly disdainful in his heart. You old thief, isn't the Academy of Sciences from Datang? The original intention is to find real talents and practical talents, and it is not to choose any pedantic scholars or what talent range? Needless to say, this old thief must be deliberately confusing and trying to take the opportunity to stuff his own people in!

Lin Feng was about to refute, but Yan Ji, the secretary of the ministry next to him, opened his mouth and spoke: "Lord Lin, Lord Wei, can you listen to Yan's words?" ”

Lin Feng looked at the minister who had ascended to a high position at a young age. Yan Ji is forty-five years old, his face is fair, and he does not speak much in daily life, but he is calm and has a good official reputation.

He stroked the table with his right hand and said softly: "What the two adults say is for the country, and they all have a point. However, in someone's opinion, six or seven out of ten people who gather in Jinling at this moment are people who are reading. A scholar, who has been in the cold for ten years, is moving for a dynasty, and his fist is the heart of the country, and it is not appropriate to hurt it easily. In addition, I heard that Lord Lin intends to transfer cadres from various ministries to the Academy of Sciences, so it is more appropriate to select some other talents, even as a talent reserve of Datang! ”

When Yan Ji said this, there was a height and details, which was reasonable, but Lin Feng was embarrassed to refute it directly.

At this time, Situ Zhouzong spoke, and before he spoke, there were two dry coughs that were difficult to suppress: "What the three adults said is loyal to the country, but the angle of considering things is slightly different. In the old man's opinion, you might as well follow what Lord Yan mentioned, but you must strictly control the number and scope, and choose people with both ability and political integrity, and real talent and hard work! ”

On the premise of not asking for a holy judgment, Situ Zhouzong's compromise method is the most appropriate solution at present, Yan Ji and Wei Cen have achieved their goal, and naturally they will not refute the face of this old man. Lin Feng looked at the old man's thin body and the deep sunken eye sockets, high protruding cheekbones, and gradually increasing age spots on the old face, his heart was hot, and he quickly nodded in agreement.

Situ Zhouzong nodded with satisfaction and continued: "The scope of talent selection has been agreed, do you have any opinions on the specific principles of talent selection?" ”

Lin Feng immediately took a step forward and said with a deep salute: "Lord Situ, the kid has a proposal, this time we must insist on three advantages!" ”

"Oh, Lord Lin, please speak!" Not only Zhou Zong, but several other people had all heard of his good arguments even if they hadn't debated with Lin Feng in the same hall, and immediately looked at him.

Lin Feng got up, picked up a sealed manuscript in front of him and raised it in the air, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Zhou, ladies and gentlemen, the first three questions of the ten questions on recruiting talents mainly focus on diplomacy, agricultural and business relations, and war, focusing on politics, economy, and war that are crucial to the future development pattern of Datang; The last seven questions focus on agriculture, commerce, industry, science and technology, weapons and many other aspects, and they are also far-reaching contents. This is an unprecedented innovation and bold attempt, and unlike any previous imperial examination, the key to selecting the right talent is how we treat these papers and how we interview them! ”

As soon as Lin Feng said this opening remark, many examiners immediately nodded in agreement.

Seeing that he had received a lot of support, Lin Feng smiled lightly and continued: "Therefore, there are not only three unfamiliar ideas that are 'beneficial': as long as it is conducive to the national interests of Datang, as long as it is conducive to the livelihood of the people of Datang, and as long as it is conducive to the future development of Datang, can we really be meritocracy, regardless of age, gender, or origin?" ”

In fact, Lin Feng's intention is very simple, that is, he wants these officials who are basically scholars not to be too inclined to traditional scholars, so that they can broaden their horizons a little and put their posture higher, so as not to completely deny a talent because of a bad brush hand, a typo that they don't pay attention to, a small etiquette that is not in place, or even a trivial thing that is not amazing, and really choose good talents for the country out of public intentions.

"Lord Lin said it well, Shi agreed!" The first to speak in support was naturally the chief doctor Shi Xubai, and even stood up and applauded lightly twice. Shi Xubai's previous experiences are basically a typical representative of the ups and downs of an upright person's officialdom, but fortunately, he caught up with Lin Feng's good time to advocate change, so he had the current scenery. If you want to develop according to the convention, Shi Xubai is just another Han Xizai at most, and he is talented but always depressed!

"What the best man said is really the words of loyalty and righteousness for the country, and the old man agrees." Privy Deputy Chang Mengxi was the second to express his support. During the period of time when he led the formulation of reform measures, Chang Mengxi deeply realized that it was not easy to promote change, and his proposal for Lin Feng's reform gradually dispelled his subconscious resistance and rejection.

Jiang Wenwei and You Jianyan, who saw off the emperor, were relieved, and sat in the corner without speaking, desperately trying to let the sweat that they had just been busy with fall as soon as possible. For the two of them, Fang Cai's talent ceremony can be described as a very success, and the two of them have already carried a great merit each, as for the following talents, they still want to rest and recuperate, and they don't want to mix more. Besides, they are all reformers, listening to Lin Feng, there shouldn't be any big problems with these things!

Jiang Wenwei and You Jianyan also glanced at each other and spoke one after another to express their support.

Li Deming, a waiter from the Ministry of Engineering and a bachelor of Arts and Sciences, followed closely to express his support. Who is Li Deming? He is one of the "Mao Sui" who took the initiative to recommend the director of the Academy of Sciences, and he insisted on it in the court that day until the most reluctant, and he was also determined to make a name for himself in the Datang Academy of Sciences with his own ability, and according to inside information, Lin Feng has been designated as one of the future directors of the Academy of Sciences, and when will he not support Lin Feng to have a good relationship at this time? !

Yan Ji, the secretary of the ministry, and Chen Jishan, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, looked at each other and smiled, and also nodded in agreement.

Now it's okay, everyone, including Zhou Zong, stared at Wei Cen with a dignified face. At this moment, Wei Cen was very annoyed in his heart, the other nine people in the house, basically none of them really had the same heart as themselves! I knew this earlier, how could I have fought to the end in the court at the beginning, and I would not have fallen into such a passive situation now!

Wei Cen's lips moved, he wanted to speak but didn't say it, his neck was unusually stiff and he nodded slightly.