In November of the seventh year of the Chu calendar, in the ancestral hall outside Jinling City, the ordination ceremony of the imperial examination and the first person was held......

Originally, this ceremony was a welcome visit for the public to visit in the periphery, but this time, because of the special situation, the State of Chu vigorously advocated onlookers and made a lot of preparations on the site!

Regarding the "backdoor theory" that is gradually fermenting among the people, on the surface, there is no "quibble" in the major newspapers, but in fact it is also somewhat oriented, such as ...... secretly reminded that if there is really a back door, Deng Ai will only embarrass himself when he is conferred.

After discovering some clues in the first imperial examination, starting from the second session three years ago, the Chu State Council made the imperial examination very solemn, in order to stimulate the awakening of the "scheming" of the top people.

If Deng Ai's quality is not enough, the result will not be satisfactory, and he will definitely be burdened by his reputation......

After sacrificing the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country, under the auspices of Kong Rong, Jinling Ji appeared, and in full view of everyone, awakened the official seal for the new branch and the first soldiers, and those who already had the official seal would also be "processed".

As the top of the six lists, Deng Ai was naturally the first to step forward.

After worshipping the Sheji monument on the square of the Protector Ancestral Hall, I saw the golden and purple light of ten thousand ways, converging towards Deng Ai, and it didn't take long...... An official seal of the highest grade and grade of the Golden Seal Purple Ribbon was condensed in front of Deng Ai, who was still a little childish!

Gold Seal Purple Ribbon!

Usually, only the three public officials can reach the level of official seal......

This alone is enough to prove that Deng Ai is a real talent, and it is not over yet.

Immediately afterwards, I saw a series of purple-gold "entries", which condensed out of thin air and then drilled into the official seal.

Although it didn't last long, I couldn't see what the entry was specifically about, and it wasn't as clear as the one after Bai Tu improved papermaking and printing, but ...... A hasty count, I'm afraid there are more than a dozen!

In other words, at the beginning of the awakening of the official seal, Deng Ai had more than a dozen schemes, far more than the number that occupied the top spot......

This achievement alone is enough to prove that its ability is not at all covered by the top of the six lists, and naturally the "backdoor theory" is even more ridiculous under this golden and purple light.

For a while, Deng Ai's doubts all turned into amazement, as well as ...... Under the "rhythm", it has become a hatred for the rumor-mongers!

Bai Tu can also be seen that because of the change in Chu's external attitude, this time many people are secretly exerting their own efforts, wanting to take the opportunity to corrupt Chu's talent selection system and reduce Chu's attraction to talents......

If it weren't for Deng Ai's strength and the fact that winning the championship was completely a "crushing game", even if there was no back door, they would have to pull out some controversy.

The only thing they missed was that they didn't expect Deng Ai, who was only fifteen years old, to be so remarkable.

As for Deng Ai's origin, it is natural that he can't hide the investigation of people with intentions - a typical case that Bai Tu handled in order to show off the new policy that weakened the clan system when the Chu State was first established...... is just a by-product.

It is said that when Bai Tu recognized him as his righteous son, he couldn't even speak......

Although Deng Ai's reputation in Jinling was good later, after having the coat of "King Yizi of Chu", all the beautiful words were more questionable after all.

Especially when he is still young, it is difficult to get comments from a "non-controversial" and respected bigwig like Sima Hui at this age - after all, he is commented on at such a young age, and those who don't know think he is currying favor with King Chu!

In this way, no matter how much he didn't underestimate Deng Ai, he only regarded him as a growing young talent before......

Even if he is really the first, he can use his identity to make articles!

If Deng Ai is just the ordinary level at the top of the list, it can be said that it is the blessing of the top of the imperial examination that makes him have such an achievement.

And yet now......

Deng Ai can be called an auspicious performance, but it makes all slander seem ridiculous!

Chu Guo was unscathed, and even made "advertisements" instead, and some of the shadows that were exposed were pulled out by Bai Tu this time.

Subsequently, in this imperial examination, in fact, it also recruited talents such as Yin Mo and Shen Tan who had "left a mark" in history.

However, when it comes to his performance at the investiture ceremony, because of Deng Ai Zhuyu in front, it seems to be a lot more discolored.

At the same time, many people have also noticed that Chu has expanded its recruitment for the second and third lists this year, enriching a large number of candidates for grassroots officials.

And these people will be trained in Jinling, not only in Hanzhong, but as the war continues, a large number of grassroots officials will also be needed in Xichuan and other places!

The dormant development period of the Chu State has passed, and then Baitu will strive to unify the "world" in the shortest possible time, in the case of avoiding excessive civilian casualties, and the long-term pain is better than the short-term pain.

Not only the entire Han world, but even in the goal of Baitu, it also includes some possibilities and places around and even overseas.

Even in the actual appointment of Deng Ai, Chu State also kept it a secret, because ...... Bai Tu is ready to send him to Yizhou!

To be precise, it is the southern and central area of Yizhou!

Bai Tu didn't want to attack from the Sword Pavilion or Jiangzhou to the south, firstly, because he wanted to be distracted from the sea, and secondly, he was now instigating the Nanzhong people to go north, and it was the most cost-effective to cooperate with Meng Da and other Xichuan secret sons, and there was no need to compete with Bashu Tianxian.

However, there are two difficult things, one is the restraint on the Chu people in the south - after all, the day of entering Chu is short, and they are far away in the south, and there are still some differences with the local Chu people for the time being, if they go north uncontrollably, it may lead to the embarrassment of "southern barbarian invasion", which is not only a blow to the prestige of the Chu State, which is not conducive to the return of Xichuan, but also ...... It's not what Bai Tu wants to see!

If you have to pay the price of losing the hearts of the people, then Bai Tu might as well be honest, spend a few years to completely blow up the Sword Pavilion, and march in a bright way.

Another difficulty is the pacification of the generals of Nishikawa......

For a general like Meng Da, who has already made up his mind, there is nothing to say, Bai Tu has already prepared a reward for him, and there is no need to hesitate about anything.

However, just one Meng Da can't do anything, what I really hope for is that there are many military generals and local scholars who have a certain tacit understanding with the Chu State, but have not completely surrendered to Chu!

Only by completely reassuring them can the state of Chu enter Xichuan only by relying on the Nanzhong people, otherwise once the front line is stalemate, the Nanzhong people with a weak foundation will easily be unable to succeed.

Originally, Chen Gong presided over this matter, whether it was his identity or talent, he was enough to take on it, but now he was recalled because he wanted to enter the palace.

Bai Tu was ready to hand over this matter to Deng Ai to be responsible......

At first glance, it sounds a little too reliant on it, after all, Deng Ai is still young.

However, from the perspective of winning the trust of others, Deng Ai's identity as the "righteous son of the king of Chu" can definitely make him get twice the result with half the effort, as for how to unite those Chu people in southern China, Bai Tu also believes that he will have a way.

It's not that there will be action right away, seeing that it's winter, and the focus next year is also to compete with Wei for dominance at sea, I believe that Deng Ai has enough time to operate and prepare......