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As the night progresses, the market becomes more and more lively.

In troubled times, it is extremely rare to find a night market as lively as Chang'an City.

In contrast, in the other two princes' countries, there were no pedestrians in the streets almost after dark, and the cities, large and small, were all immersed in the silence of the night, and there was no such lively scene at all.

As the night completely opened, more and more people entered the Nanyuan Restaurant, and the hall was full of people and the hustle and bustle was extremely noisy, and the whole street was shrouded in it.

In a sense, Nanyuan Restaurant is the uncrowned king of Chang'an City at night, and the whole city has become colorful because of its existence.

The restaurant has two gates, east and west, which is not for convenience, but for the sake of hierarchy. The people who enter the restaurant from the east gate are all dignitaries, at least the civil and military officials above the Zhonglang General or the Yilang and their heirs, and the officials below the general are not allowed to enter through this gate. They can go around to the West Gate to enter the restaurant, because the West Gate is set up for them who are middle and low-level officials and businessmen, and after entering the restaurant, there is a hall, eating, drinking and playing.

In contrast, the East Gate is different. The dignitaries and dignitaries went upstairs directly after entering the door, and they had a private room upstairs for many years, and there was a special person to serve, whether it was to enjoy singing and dancing or eating and drinking, they enjoyed superior treatment and enjoyed priority. Of course, their consumption is naturally extremely high, and the expenditure of one night is enough to spend ten days in the hall, which is equivalent to the expenses of a family of five ordinary people for two years.

Obviously, Nanyuan Restaurant is a complete gold cave, and it is a place where only the rich are qualified to set foot in. Ordinary people are not allowed to enter the door for the rest of their lives, and they can't imagine what the life of the dignitaries is like.

From the evening to the present. There is always a lot of traffic in front of the restaurant, and hundreds of people in fine clothes enter the restaurant every quarter of an hour. Half an hour later, the restaurant has accommodated tens of thousands of people, but it is still not crowded. Depending on the situation, even if there are 10,000 more people, Nanyuan Restaurant can swallow it in one bite.

That's exactly what happened. The area of this restaurant is comparable to that of the Imperial Palace in Beicheng, except for the architectural decoration, the floor area and luxury are not inferior to the Imperial Palace. Therefore, many people privately discuss that Nanyuan Restaurant is actually the palace of Emperor Li Li. There is no essential difference from the Yi Wu built by Dong Zhuo back then, and it is quite similar.

Unlike Yi Wu, Li Li rarely shows up, and Nanyuan Restaurant is open to the public, allowing all wealthy people to come and enjoy consumption. Because of this, many rumors about Nanyuan Restaurant were gradually forgotten, and no one said anything about it, let alone associated this gold cave with Emperor Li Li. However, it is a well-known fact that Nanyuan Restaurant is a property owned by the royal family, so it is completely different from ordinary liquor shops or fireworks in Willow Lane. Spending here means superior status and status, and many people will be able to enter the restaurant and take pride in it as their capital to show off to their relatives, friends or colleagues.

The people who came to the restaurant tonight were obviously different from the past, and more than half of them were scholars who came to Chang'an to take the exam. They were well-dressed, came in groups of three or five, paid the minimum consumption of ten taels of gold, and then entered the restaurant through the west gate. Looks. Their families are all well-off, or a few people pooled money to pay the threshold fee. I came to see the freshness and join in the fun. It is worth noting. There were almost no samurai who participated in the martial arts among the candidates who came to the restaurant, so it can be seen that most of the samurai came from humble backgrounds and could not afford such a high threshold fee.

"These young people are very good at enjoying it, and they are very different from you and me when we were young!" Seeing more and more young people in the hall, Li Li couldn't help but sigh softly.

At this time, Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang were standing beside him, and when they were discussing things just now, Zhen Mi consciously retreated into the room and was making tea for them at the moment. It is precisely because Zhen Mi is very well-behaved that Li Li will keep her by his side for a long time, and even take her with him when he leaves the palace tonight. Maybe Li Li has long been accustomed to her existence, but he himself has not realized it.

After hearing Li Li's words, Guo Jia said: "In recent years, there has been peace and quiet between the vassal states, the world is peaceful, and many local heroes and merchants and gentry have wandered between the three major vassal states and made a windfall. Therefore, there are not a few newly rising rich and wealthy people, who want to seek fame after their pockets are bulging, and they have no time to separate themselves, so they pin their hopes on the next generation, and the young people in the hall are only afraid of the children of these nouveau riche. Guo Jia didn't say much, but it was not difficult to hear from his words that he had prejudices against these test takers and seemed to be very disoptimistic about them. Obviously, this is related to the fact that they go in and out of the restaurant together before they are out, and they want to enjoy themselves when they have nothing to do, even if they have talent, this kind of person is in vain and cannot be used. This is Guo Jia's intuitive view of them.

Li Li smiled silently after hearing this, with a noncommittal look on his face, and after Zhuge Liang saw this, he said with a smile: "Fengxiao's words coincide with me." In the past half a month, many young scholars have come to the restaurant every night, and many of them have stayed here. According to the statistics of the director of the restaurant, after half a month, there have been more than 2,000 scholars staying here, of which more than half of the scholars are from the Southern Han Dynasty under the rule of Liu Biao, two adults are from the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the remaining thirty percent are young people from our Jin Kingdom. These people are generous, they spend a lot of money at every turn, they don't even blink a brow, they are very bold, and they are much more free and easy than some officials from families in the DPRK. The specific list has been sent to the Ministry of Officials, and as for how to deal with it, I think Xiangguo will ask His Majesty for instructions later. Obviously, Zhuge Liang and Guo Jia have the same opinion.

Hearing that Zhuge Liang's words were not without temptation, Li Li chuckled and said: "Since ancient times, the way of taking scholars has been to have both ability and political integrity, among which virtue is still above talent, and if you don't cultivate virtue, even if you have talent, you can't use it." However, this is the selection criterion of the peaceful world, and it is not suitable for the troubled times, as for the selection and employment method of the troubled times, I have said it many times before. In the troubled times, all the elders who already have a skill can use it, virtue is still secondary, promote strengths and avoid weaknesses, as long as it is used properly, it can achieve the effect we hope to see. Of course, it is best if you can find talents with both ability and political integrity, if you can't, you might as well retreat to the next best thing and make good use of these people who have lost their virtues. However, when using this kind of person, you must be cautious, be careful, and abandon it after the situation is stable, otherwise these people will become the moths of my Jin Kingdom, and there will be all kinds of harm but no benefit. How to decide, you can discuss it yourself, do a good job of filing, and report to me afterwards. ”

Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang nodded happily after hearing this, Li Li's heart moved, and then asked: "Since there are more than 2,000 people who take the test in and out of the restaurant, how many literati and warriors are there who came to take the test this time?" The assessment will start tomorrow, and the number of candidates must have been counted. ”

Zhuge Liang replied: "Your Majesty's expectations are not bad, Weichen and Fengxiao are here for this matter, but we were brought here by Your Majesty before we opened our mouths." For a moment of negligence, I beg your majesty to forgive. ”

"It's okay, it's the same sooner or later. As long as you make arrangements in advance, there will be no problems during the exam. Li Li waved his hand and said.

"Thank you." Zhuge Liang thanked him and said without thinking: "As of noon today, according to the statistics of the Ministry of Officials, a total of 24,721 people have participated in the literary examination, a total of 37,893 people have participated in the martial arts and the hundred schools of Zhuzi, and there are more than 60,000 civil and military personnel. Among all the literati warriors who came to participate in the test, thirty percent came from the rule of Liu Biao in Jingzhou, about 20,000 people; Two adults came from the Northern Wei Dynasty under the rule of Cao Cao, about 10,000 civil and military, and the remaining 50% were from my Jin Kingdom. It is worth noting that more than half of the candidates in our Jin Kingdom are participating in martial arts, and they are all from Yongzhou, Liangzhou, Bingzhou and Sili; Only 40% of the total number of people took the exam, and most of them came from the Royal Academy, Yizhou, Xuzhou and Yuzhou. ”

Before Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Guo Jia continued: "There is another strange phenomenon, this is that it has been twelve years since the establishment of the Chang'an Recruitment Hall, except for a few talents recruited at the beginning, there has been no progress since then, but thousands of diners have been recruited. As soon as the imperial examination was announced, more than 2,000 diners in the Zhaoxian Pavilion all signed up for the examination, and more than 1,000 literati and warriors from the Southern Han and Northern Wei vassal states went to the Zhaoxian Pavilion to register for the examination, but they also signed up for the examination, and it seems that the registration in the Zhaoxian Pavilion was only to obtain some money to solve the urgent need. ”

Li Li's brows jumped slightly after hearing this, and he muttered: "There are so many people participating in the test? It seems that the selection criteria that we have initially drawn up are not excessive, and they can be implemented accordingly. Even so, I am afraid that it will be difficult to arrange more than 3,000 civil and military officials at a time, the number is too large, and there are not so many vacant positions! After a pause, Li Li said again: "As for the matter of the Zhaoxian Pavilion, it is not surprising, my Han people are arrogant in their bones, and no one is willing to accept the food unless they have to." This imperial examination is undoubtedly an opportunity for them to be upright, and to be able to win the qiē they want with their own ability, they will naturally not give up, and they will give it a try no matter what. After this imperial examination, there is no need to save the Zhaoxian Hall, so let's remove it, renovate it, and change it to a military post house under the jurisdiction of the Military Aircraft Department, as a post when the generals return to Beijing to listen to the dispatch. ”

Guo Jia noticed that Li Li was a little absent-minded when he spoke, and immediately persuaded him: "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry. At present, it is indeed impossible to place so many civil and military officials in my Jin Kingdom, but the world has not yet been calmed, as long as the war is together, it can be easily solved. ”

Zhuge Liang echoed: "Yes, anyone can see that this imperial examination is an excellent fighter, how can Liu Biao of the Southern Han Dynasty and Cao Cao of the Northern Wei Dynasty not see it?" As long as they move first, this pool of stagnant water will be revitalized, and we will be able to see the moves, wait for the opportunity to send troops, and fight the Central Plains again! ”

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