"Flat." Xiao Yuan stretched out his hand calmly.

"Thank you, King." Song Lian stood up, then stood with his head down, and from beginning to end, he did not dare to look up at Xiao Yuan.

The peasant's children were poor since childhood. The county magistrate of his hometown was all supreme, but now they are standing in the National Political Affairs Hall. Facing the monarch, his nervousness can be imagined.

The ministers on both sides also looked at him curiously, because this was the top spot named by the king himself.

The ministers present had basically read the articles of him. Many people were amazed at that time, and some of them were inferior to others.

In this exam, the contents of the test papers include not only poetry, songs, but also governance, governance, and country management. They cover a lot of complex methods. You must not only have literary talent, but also have many comprehensive abilities. It can be seen that Song Lian himself must have great talents when he entered here.

But he seemed a little nervous.

After looking at him, Xiao Yuan also spoke, "Song Lian, I have read your articles, and I am the well-deserved No. 1 talented man in the north."

"Ah? The king praised it, the people were ashamed of being too proud of it." Song Lian said hurriedly.

"You don't have to be too humble." Xiao Yuan smiled: "I'm in the temple now, but what do you have to say to Qin and to me?"

"Yes, yes..." Song Lian responded twice, undoubtedly becoming even more nervous, and his forehead began to sweat. He seemed to be organizing language, but after a while, he said: "Caomin, Caomin, Caomin's heart, I have a lot to say to you, yes... can..."

Speaking of this, he was so nervous that he couldn't continue.

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan frowned.

The ministers also began to look at each other.

Many people shook their heads slightly.

Xiao Yuanjing waited for him to continue talking.

But when Song Lian saw this, he became even more panicked and became even more at a loss when he panicked.

His articles show their talents and can be said to be full of energy!

But he was too nervous!

As an ordinary person, stage fright is a common human nature, let alone when facing a king of a country, he has to discuss national affairs. This makes Song Lian, who has faced such an occasion for the first time, be in chaos.

If he could talk a lot here and have an eloquence with his ministers, his talent would definitely shine.

The scene gradually became slightly noisy from the beginning, and the ministers couldn't help but start whispering.

After waiting for a while, Xiao Yuan shook his head secretly and then said, "Okay, Song Lian, you go down first."

"Ah? King, the grass people, the grass people..." Song Lian looked anxious.

Xiao Yuan smiled gently and then waved his hand.

"Yes, yes..." Song Lian had to give up and retreated, and his heart was ashamed. Today, among countless students, he reached the top of the list. He finally got summoned by the king himself. What an opportunity! But he lost himself in vain!

He really wanted to slap himself to death, but the opportunity was lost, so he could only leave the court hall with a red face.

After he left, Zheng Shiwei was the first to stand up and shook his head and said, "My king, this person has a magnificent literary style and his talent is fully displayed, but now it seems that whether the article was written by him is really suspicious."

Hearing this, Liu Yuzhi stepped out and said, "Mr. Zheng should be a matter of facts. You should not deny Song Lian's articles just because he is not good at speaking. On this, the students' test papers have been carefully examined, so it is impossible to commit fraud."

Another minister said: "Yes, the article was indeed written by Song Lian. Among all students, he did rank first in terms of comprehensive performance, but..."

"Okay." Xiao Yuan interrupted them, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Song Lian's hometown is Zhuyang County, Liangdi, right?"

"Yes, the king." Li Zhengfang returned to the top of the list, of course he had already known about the household registration.

"Zhuyang County Magistrate, anyone is here?" Xiao Yuan asked again.

"He was a minor official in the former county, a temporary substitute, not a full-time official," said Li Zhengfang.

"That happens that the Ministry of Personnel plans to appoint Song Lian as the magistrate of Zhuyang County." Xiao Yuan made the decision directly.

"Ah?" Li Zhengfang was stunned for a moment, then said a little worriedly: "But king, this, this..."

"That's it. The other fifty-nine students in the palace examination will only be recruited separately and the papers will be retained."

After Xiao Yuan finished speaking, he glanced at Li Zhengfang again and said lukewarmly: "In addition, the Ministry of Personnel must inspect and reflect on themselves, and the Censor's Office will intervene!"

When Li Zhengfang heard this, he immediately swallowed hard.

Obviously, this matter is not over yet.

After the court came, the ministers left the royal palace and walked together in groups of three or three, most of them discussing the matter of Song Lian today.

Li Zhengfang came to Liu Yuzhi's side and kept saying, "Prime Minister, this time, the king obviously wants to be punished. You must save the official."

"Fortunately, the storm has passed, and it is not as serious as you think. In addition, your intention is unpredictable." Liu Yuzhi comforted him. As Xiao Yuan's old subordinate, he knew his master more or less.

Why didn’t Xiao Yuan directly dismiss his post and investigate Li Zhengfang?

That's because the thirty scholars he admitted did not have much water, but just ignored the north.

Another thing is that there is no suitable candidate for this Minister of Personnel, and this major examination is mostly related to some ministers. In Qin and Shu, Xiao Yuan was appointed as the recommended official.

Sometimes, as a monarch, you can turn a blind eye as long as it is beneficial to the country.

On the other side, Qinzhou Inn.

This is the temporary place to stay for the state to admit 60 scholars.

The fact that Song Lian was the top of the list had already spread among the students. When he came back, many people gathered around him and bowed to him, which naturally had some flattery.

A scholar said, "I am summoned by the Lord personally. I believe Brother Song must have shown great ambitions. From now on, I hope Brother Song will take care of him."

"Yes, Brother Song is the only one among my scholars in the country who was personally received by the king. There is no need to ask about this. You must be a high-ranking official and a generous salary. At least you must be a fourth-rank official, right?" Someone else said.

"The fourth-rank civil servant, are you talking about being inferior?" Someone also said.

This shows the importance of this major test.

As a result, when Song Lian heard this, he smiled bitterly and shook his head. Then, he silently separated everyone and returned to his room in dismay.

"Oh? He..." Someone was puzzled.

Some people also sarcastically said: "Who is the top of the list, will he still call you brothers..."

A few days later, after Wang Ting's resolution, the appointment of these scholars was also brought down.

Among them, many people were dispatched to local governments, either serving as county magistrates, county government officials, or other officials responsible for copywriting.

The largest one here was assigned to the Prime Minister's Office, the Dongcao Officer, who was the person he personally asked Xiao Yuan for. At that time, Xiao Yuan had briefly considered it and nodded in agreement.

Seeing that Song Lian, the top leader, was transferred to Zhuyang to serve as the county magistrate, the scholars did not react at first, and then they were all happy.
Chapter completed!