On the fifth day of the first month of September, after all the examination papers were reviewed, Li Si and the three of them submitted the list of finished rankings to me for review.

100 people were selected from each of the three subjects, and I focused on the top three, in order:

First class first, Xue Zhengke Handan Zhao Shanben, Baijia First Branch Linzi Tianji, Baijia Second Section Changsha Zhangli;

second, Xuezheng Branch Nanyang Wen Minghan, Baijia One Branch Shi Wei Chengyin, Baijia Second Branch Hedong Weifeng;

The third in the first class, Xue Zhengke will be Ji Sujian, one hundred schools and one branch Yingchuan Fan Wensi, and one hundred schools and two departments and three rivers Zhengluo.

I looked up at Li Si and wondered, "Li Xiang, these nine people are so evenly distributed in each county?" You don't have any other worries when grading, right? ”

Li Si's face was awe-inspiring, and he said solemnly: "Back to Your Majesty, the reading of the files is all transcribed and reviewed in accordance with Your Majesty's instructions, and there will be no problems with the forbidden army selected by Your Majesty. ”

I nodded, the first scientific expedition, they haven't figured out the situation yet, so they don't dare to cheat directly. Although none of these nine people are in the same county, they are basically concentrated in the old land of Han Weiqi, which is also in line with the most historical and cultural situation along the Yellow River.

I took a closer look at the rest of the people, they were all students with names and surnames, and the family must be either rich or expensive, and I also paid special attention to Du Shan, and I only saw him in the eightieth place in the main department. I smiled slightly, although I was not at the top, I was on the list, and I still had a little ink in my stomach.

"Alright." I handed the roster to Li Si: "You go and prepare for tomorrow's list." ”

The three of them bowed and retreated.

On the sixth day of the first month of September, the Xianyang Palace Gate announced the names of the top 100 people in the three branches.

In addition to the students who participated in the scientific examination, countless Xianyang people also gathered in front of the palace gate, vying to see who could be on the list.

Squeezed to the front and shouted: "Learn Zhengke, Handan Zhao Shanben, Nanyang Wen Minghan, Huiji Sujian, Sanchuan ......"

After reading all the names, some people excitedly shouted: "I'm on the list!" Ancestors bless! ”

Someone shouted in grief: "It's over, it's not on the list, how can I explain it to my father when I go back!" ”

Someone was heartbroken: "Ah, my family sold the farming cattle for me to enter the school palace, and now I am not on the list, it is better to die!" ”

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For a while, life, joys, sorrows, and joys were vividly displayed in front of this Qin Shi list.

A handsome young man on the periphery bowed his hand to the black young man next to him and said: "Congratulations to Brother Wen for being on the Qin Shi List, Nanyang has been outstanding since ancient times, and Brother Wen is really talented!" ”

The black young man is Wen Minghan, he smiled when he heard the words, and replied: "Brother Zhao is polite, Handan is also a place where talents come out in large numbers, although the ranking of this Qin Shi list has not been announced, but the order is also particular, it seems that Brother Zhao is firmly in the first place!" ”

Zhao Shanben hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Brother Wen, don't want to harm me, there are more than 2,000 classmates here in this city, which one is not full of poetry and books, at this time, he vainly said that he belongs first, wouldn't Zhao be attacked by a group?" ”

Wen Minghan laughed and said, "Brother Zhao is very humble. Don't talk about anything else, I heard that there is a Zhongding Pavilion in Xifang City, the wine and food are quite delicious and peculiar, I am happy today, Wen is a guest, please! ”

Zhao Shanben nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Then Zhao is disrespectful!" Please! ”

After that, the two left the palace gate and walked towards the market. The two met when they entered the city, and stayed at the same inn, and soon became acquainted.

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In the Four Seas Palace, I was flipping through the examination papers of 300 people, and the focus was still on the cases and strategies, which accounted for 60% of the score, and were also the part that could test the students' talents the most.

The two case questions are: how to realize the country for the Great Qin people and the Qin people, list the five disadvantages of the new policy since the first year, and the policy is to be born in sorrow and die in peace.

The central purpose of the Third Su of the First Class was to strengthen the guard against the subjugated aliens. To the effect that there are no strong enemies around Daqin now, but the surrounding areas are all barbarians who have just been pacified, and it is still necessary to beware of them pretending to surrender and waiting for an opportunity to rebel, and cited cases of lying down and trying courage to testify. There are two solutions, one is to follow the example of Yingzheng and move people to the past, and the other is to adopt high-pressure policies.

I raised my hand and looked at the four of them: "Do you think this strategy is feasible?" ”

They are the examiners, and they have all seen these strategies.

Li Si didn't see my attitude, and arched his hand: "Back to Your Majesty, the danger that Su Jian said does exist, the Xiongnu, Donghu, and Western Regions are different from Baiyue, where they are either grasslands or oases, and it is difficult for the imperial court to control, if the emperor is alive, he may use this method." ”

Feng Zheng, Yu He, and Zhang Han also held the same attitude.

I expressed my concern with some apprehension: "I am not opposed to the use of high-pressure policies towards the Xiongnu. But the Eastern Hu and the Western Regions, the former should set an example for the Northern Hu, and the latter now has more than 40 kings and a complete court system, so I am afraid it is not suitable to adopt too strict decrees. ”

"As for moving people in the past, now that Qin Law has been much more relaxed, where did so many prisoners move over? Qianqian is digging his own grave! Moreover, this can be the case in the Western Regions, but the Xiongnu and Donghu are both nomadic peoples, and I once heard from the Wu clan that the Qin people also defected to the Xiongnu. ”

Judging from Wu Jian's military report, the way of life of the Qin people who defected in the past is no different from that of the Huns. That is to say, in this grassland, no matter whether they live in the Qin or Xiongnu, they will eventually become nomads, and nomads and agricultural civilization are natural enemies, so migrants will only lift stones and shoot themselves in the foot. ”

After listening to my words, the four of them fell into deep thought, and Yu He arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty is wise, the ministers and others really didn't think about it before, but the matter of the Huns will be solved sooner or later." Daqin only occupied the grassland of the Huns for one year, and last winter had already spent 400,000 stone grain and grass, although we confiscated their horses and iron tools, but the ministers were always worried that they would raise tigers! ”

I frowned and thought for a while: "I have also been thinking about the Xiongnu, compared to the Hu people, the Xiongnu are more aggressive, and there are trade restrictions in the Western Regions, so you can gradually control their economy, but you don't have to worry too much." Only the Huns did have the risk of rebellion. ”

After a long time, I said slowly: "Let's discuss this matter again, there is really no good way now!" ”

How to completely eliminate the threat of nomads is a historical problem for both China and the West, unless Great Qin can have a logistics support system for future generations.

Then I looked at Wen Minghan's strategy of the second class, and he mainly discussed that the country and the king should have a sense of distress, which quoted the story of "Han Feizi Yu Lao": The story of the coffin and the basket are terrifying. It also clearly states that the threat comes not only from the surrounding powerful countries, but also from internal hidden dangers, and that the monarch and officials must care about the national economy and people's livelihood.