Qi Shan sneered and added: "Are you trying to say that the one who died was just an insignificant ant of humble origin? So you feel at ease and think that Qi Shan should not care about it like you do? It's just an ant. After a few years, it will be forgotten anyway..."
The county magistrate was speechless under the questioning. After a long while, he whispered awkwardly: "Whether you believe it or not, I didn't mean to hurt anyone. I just..."
He is just what
He just wanted to find a future.
Who took that special test if not for this
Talking about serving the country, benefiting the people, and clarifying the world... These empty words are just to deceive others and to flatter oneself. Admit it, who enters the officialdom for the sake of bringing honor to the family and wealth
Is there anything wrong with him working hard for his own future
Who doesn’t work hard for a better future
Even if he really killed someone, was that his original intention
At most it is "I didn't kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of me"!
He can confidently say this to anyone else, and he is right! Others ridicule him as a villain, and he laughs at others for never being able to make a name for themselves. The so-called "ridicule" is nothing but the self-consolation of an incompetent waste. Is it necessary to take the words of waste to heart
But facing Qi Shan, who was filled with murderous aura, he dared to say that Qi Shan would make him lose his head!
Even if he didn't say it, Qishan could see it.
He was furious: "Eight years have passed. You still think you are not wrong, right? If you are not wrong, then does Qishan, who just turned 18, deserve it? He has been doing good deeds all his life and has never done evil to anyone. What did he get in return for his pure heart from you?"
He was only sixteen years old.
The painting scroll of a wonderful life has just been opened!
The county magistrate remained silent.
His silence made Qi Shan furious, and he couldn't help but punch him twice in the face, wishing he could smash the county magistrate's brain into pieces.
"You are unkind to the people, disloyal to the king, and unjust to your friends. I really don't know how you have the nerve to do this. I'm not ashamed to death by this!"
Shen Tang’s focus in “One Hundred Thousand Whys” is different from others.
"Is the special examination... the imperial examination?"
Qi Shan now looked like a volcano ready to erupt, a bomb on a countdown. After he had fought enough, Shen Tang asked in a low voice.
The county magistrate's gums were loosened from the beating.
He licked his gums with his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood foam, in which lay half a tooth. This showed that Qi Shan really did not hold back.
"Hehe—Tan Lezheng, is this your student?"
The county magistrate recovered.
Perhaps knowing that he was in a bad situation and that he would not see the sun tomorrow, the county magistrate relaxed his muscles, turned over with difficulty, leaned against the wall of the cave, and half sat up. He mocked, "How come you don't even know this, young master?"
The look in his eyes almost says "You must be from the deep mountains and forests."
Shen Tang said, "Tan Lezheng is Yuan Liang's real name?"
This word sounds pretty nice.
Qi Shan had a heart attack for a moment, but recovered quickly.
"The name Tan Lezheng has long been abandoned. Now there is only 'Qi Yuanliang'. Young Master Shen, remember not to call him the wrong name." Qi Shan was very stubborn about this, and glared at the county governor with murderous intent. "Under normal circumstances, Xin State recruits scholars every three years..."
Each prefecture had a chief official who was responsible for conducting the prefecture-level assessment and selecting suitable talents. After the talents passed this test, they would gather in the capital with their recommendation documents, and then be evaluated and tested by the chief official. The test results would determine whether they could enter the government.
There are normal situations, and naturally there are special situations.
If there is a shortage of manpower in the court, but the time has not come for the once-in-three-year selection, an additional examination will be held in the middle as appropriate, which is a special test.
Speaking of "special examinations", we have to mention that this selection method has a special rule - in order to be "fair and just" and to discover as many talents as possible, there are two main sources of candidates, one is recommended by the officials in the state, and the other is recommended by the celebrities in the state.
Recommendation by the state's chief official is an "official" channel. Any qualified scholar can participate. The only drawback is that the first item is quite strict, and only four hundred people can be recommended at a time.
The famous scholars in this state belong to the "common people". In theory, "only talent is selected". Talent is more important, and the conditions for literary rank and family background can be relaxed as appropriate. This group of people also has 100 places.
If you get these 100 places, you don't need to go through the preliminary examination of the state official, and you can go to the capital. Qi Shan's teacher is a famous scholar in this state, and he has three places!
Originally, such a precious quota would not have been given to Qishan, but these quotas are not fixed and will increase or decrease according to the performance of the people recommended by the celebrities.
If the number of vacancies increases, it means that this celebrity "recommends talents regardless of relatives or enemies", "is honest and self-disciplined", "is fair and virtuous", and "is worthy of the reputation", and the talents he recommends are indeed 24K talents.
But if the number of places is reduced or even the qualification for recommendation is revoked, it means that this celebrity "abuses his power for personal gain", "seeks fame and reputation", and "is not worthy of his reputation". He was bribed with vulgar things and pushed such a thing up, thus ruining his reputation.
What is a “celebrity”
Generally speaking, it means a famous person.
In a sense, reputation is the foundation of their existence. No matter how bad they are inside, they still have to do a good job on the surface.
The teacher wanted to choose two nephews and his favorite student "Qishan", but the older one was too disappointing and his level was not good enough. The teacher hesitated for a while, fearing that it would affect the next recommendation, so he made up his mind to change people and let the nephew wait for the next time.
Anyway, there is only one year left until the next normal recruitment. During this year, you should work hard and make progress. I don't ask this nephew to perform outstandingly, but at least he should not fall below the average level.
Qi Shan introduced it in detail, and Shen Tang automatically replaced it in his mind - the selection of scholars every three years is equivalent to the "Imperial Examination" in another world, the special examination is equivalent to the "Enlightenment Examination", and the recommendation of celebrities is similar to direct admission
She now had only one question left -
"The literary test is not a martial arts test, why would someone die?"
Is it because the pressure is too great
Shen Tang thought about it.
Or is it related to an unknown conspiracy, and the "real owner Qishan" was implicated and killed to silence him
Looking closely at Qishan's expression, it seems that it is neither of the two.
"Who told you it was just a written test?"
Shen Tang: “…”
Qi Shan said: "Normally nothing will happen..."
Although Xin State had already perished, and Shen Xiaolangjun would not be able to use her knowledge in this area, Qi Shan still gave her a brief introduction - there were three assessment items: family background, character and talent, and the most important literary level. The first and third were the most intuitive.
Qishan: "The problem lies in the second item, 'character and talent'."
The examination method is not what Shen Tang thought, which is to set up a large venue, gather all the students together, and let the Zhongzheng official give them questions to answer. It is also not simply writing policy papers.
That was a magical way that Shen Tang had never thought of.
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