Seeing Zhao Lin nodding, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu also breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with a smile: "This son's name is Li Mufeng, he has a profound family education, he is from a famous family, he has been famous since he was a child, and he is the head of the talented people in Jiangnan. ”

He also admired His Majesty very much, so he changed his name to Li Mufeng. ”

"Weichen thinks that he can be the best choice......"

"Nope. ”

Zhao Lin shook his head, "This article is brilliant and brilliant, but it is not practical enough, and it is difficult to take on a big task." ”

This article is full of praise for how wise and powerful he is, but the actual content is very limited, and the specific strategies for pacifying the world are even less involved.

"It can't be the champion, it can be an alternative to exploring flowers. ”

Zhao Lin put Li Mufeng's article aside.

This Li Mufeng may have some talent, but he is a sycophant in his bones.

Since he is the head of the talented people in the south of the Yangtze River, let's give a tanhua first, and give the world Confucianism some face.

"Tanhua?"

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu and the two waiters were stunned.

The champion talent was directly turned into a candidate for flower exploration by Zhao Lin's words.

That's a bit too much.

However, they did not dare to question the emperor's decision.

Later, Zhao Lin picked up the scheduled list of articles and flipped through them.

This article made Zhao Lin frown.

If Li Mufeng's article is purely sycophant, then this article on the list is completely bullshit.

This article was written by a layman who did not understand the current affairs of the militaristic state.

The most critical problem is that the owner of this article, in this article, still portrays himself as a civil and military image.

He quoted various classics of the art of war, but he did so in a rigid manner.

If such a person is used, it will definitely be a waste that will bring disaster to the country and the people.

"This person was directly kicked out of the top three, and he was listed at the end. ”

Zhao Lin directly threw this article to the Ministry of Rites.

"Yes, yes. ”

Sweat broke out on the forehead of the Ministry of Rites.

Zhao Lin continued to flip through the next article.

The article that was originally scheduled to explore flowers was also kicked out of the top three by Zhao Lin.

The reason is the same.

There is no rhetoric and no practical strategy.

The next article, the style is also very good, and the talents who can pass the township examination and the meeting examination are all full of poetry and books, full of economy, and the article is not much worse.

However, none of them could get into Zhao Lin's eyes.

In this way, it wasn't until Zhao Lin flipped through the thirteenth article that he had a feeling that his eyes lit up.

The name of this article is "Vertical and Horizontal Theory".

After Zhao Lin saw it, he was quite satisfied.

This article is mainly from the diplomatic aspect.

The whole story is about the way of vertical and horizontal, distant friendship and close attack, as well as specific implementation strategies, such as affinity, discord, trade and other means, to gradually implement the steps to pacify the world.

At the end of the article, the signature is "Cui Lian".

"This article is good, and it can be included in the top three. ”

Zhao Lin nodded and left this "Vertical and Horizontal Theory" on the table.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu was a little stunned.

In his opinion, the methods written in this "Vertical and Horizontal Theory" are all trivial and trivial, and some of them are even insulting to the national dignity.

For example, being close to the country is very damaging to the country, so they put this person in the thirteenth.

Unexpectedly, he was actually included in the top three by Zhao Lin.

Sure enough, the emperor's vision is so special.

After Cui Lian's "Theory of Vertical and Horizontal", Zhao Lin has never seen a suitable article again.

After reading dozens of articles, Zhao Lin was also quite tired.

Later articles, the quality is getting worse and worse.

The whole content is lackluster.

Zhao Lin was very disappointed in his heart.

It seems that among these tributes, there are no very amazing and brilliant people.

The talented Cui Lian, in Zhao Lin's heart, is also a candidate for the top spot, and if he wants to be his champion, this article is not enough.

And so it was not until Zhao Lin turned to the last article.

When he had almost given up, suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the title of the article.

"Ping Tian Ce".

"What a big breath. ”

Zhao Lin's eyes moved slightly, and he was surprised.

With some noncommittal thoughts, Zhao Lin opened the article.

"The best way to level the world is to make it easier and then harder. ”

"First South and then North!"

The first sentence exploded in Zhao Lin's mind like thunder.

Such as Daigo empowerment!

Thunder!

Zhao Lin's eyes were surprised and he continued to look down.

"Today, the fire is strong and Annam is weak. ”

"If you attack the fire first, you will be attacked from both sides, and you will not be able to care for each other, and this is the way to bring about your own destruction. ”

"We must use strong troops to destroy Annan first, and after ensuring that the rear is worry-free, we can wave our army to the north and set foot in the Central Plains. ”

At this time, Zhao Lin took a light breath.

Talent!

The person who wrote this article is definitely a talent!

In a few simple sentences, the policy of pacifying the world has been clearly explained!

There are no bells and whistles!

From this article, Zhao Lin seems to be able to see that a young tribute scholar cooks wine and talks about heroes, points out the country, inspires words, and laughs about world events.

After reading this article, Zhao Lin suddenly felt like he was sudden.

This man has great talents!

Isn't this exactly the person he was looking for?

"Why did you put such a talented man last?"

Zhao Lin put down the article and looked at the Ministry of Rites Shangshu next to him, his eyes became very sharp.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down, "Your Majesty doesn't know, this is Yang Meng, who has always been debauched and uninhibited, and his character is not good, only because his literary talent is acceptable, so he was given the qualification for the palace examination, and after the discussion of the ministers, he was listed as the last ......"

"How can this Yang Meng be of bad character?"

Zhao Lin's eyes condensed slightly, and he asked lightly.

"Yang Meng is a person with a rebellious temperament, unkempt, well-known in Confucianism, and the most important thing is that this person does not respect the teacher, and once insulted his teacher in public, committing the taboo of Confucianism. ”

The Ministry of Rites is still in the book.

"Oh?"

Zhao Lin's eyebrows raised.

Insult the teacher!

This is a taboo for readers!

As the saying goes, one day is a teacher, and a lifetime is a father.

Respecting teachers is the basic virtue of Confucian scholars.

No wonder, this Yang Meng was put in the last position, but it is understandable.

"Yang Meng's talent can be the champion. ”

Zhao Lin put Yang Meng's article in the first place, "As for conduct, although it is also important, it is not the first, this person has amazing talents, and the flaws are not hidden, I decided to award the position of champion to this person." ”

"The ministers obeyed. ”

The three of them all arched their hands.

It seems that their majesty, the first thing they value is not their family background, nor their literary talents and character, but their true talents.

Other than that, nothing else matters.

"Let the tributes come in. ”

Zhao Lin waved his hand.

......

Outside the Jixian Palace.

Dozens of tributes were waiting outside the hall, waiting for the results of the palace test.

These people are the best scholars in the entire Great Song Dynasty.

Being able to participate in the palace examination already means that they are about to enter the officialdom and have a bright future from now on.

However, they all want to move on!

If you can enter the top three and be named on the gold list, you will undoubtedly be able to glorify your ancestors and be famous all over the world.

Moreover, it will become a pillar of the country in the future!