I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

The three families of Lao Cheng, Qin Qiong, and Yu Chigong joined together to open a large family. The eldest grandson Wuji and Du Ruhui each have their own families. The Lu family of Fanyang and the Zheng family of Xingyang can be regarded as representatives of the family. Great family of the South.

Li Shimin didn't bother, and decided on the ten families on the spot. At the same time, in order to appease the hearts of other families, he promised that next year at the latest, and after the output and sales of each family are stable, they will also develop in other areas. Come up with similar workshops.

With Li Shimin's words, the other families felt a little more comfortable, but they were still somewhat unhappy. After all, everyone knew that the first bite was the fattest and the fattest, and the leftovers were probably leftovers. .

But now that the deal is done, what else can we do?

If you speak out against it at this time, it will not only offend the emperor Li Shimin, but the ten families who have become partners will immediately turn their guns on those who dare to make them suffer.

After all, there is no reason to spit out the fat that has been eaten all these years. Anyone who wants to spit out the things that have been won with great difficulty will be an endless enemy.

Zhang Nuo saw that things had settled down, looked at the time again, felt that it was almost time, raised his chin at Li Shimin, and signaled, Li Shimin suddenly realized, Nima, earning money and being happy, I almost forgot what day it was. What are you doing.

After coughing twice and drawing his attention to himself, Li Shimin said directly,

"Everyone, the matter of the workshop is over. Instead of thinking about it, it is better to go and see the demeanor of my young people in the Tang Dynasty. This is the first time I have heard these young scholars talk about the way of being an official and governing. You will walk with me Bar!"

It was only at this time that everyone remembered, yes, there is another thing to do today.

Zhang Nuo was also amused to see the sudden realization of everyone, and turned around to lead the way.

For the scholars in Lantian City today, it is undoubtedly a big test that will change the fate of life. Although the preparation time is only three days, but it is just like this, which can reflect the level even more.

They are all smart people, and they figured it out as early as Zhang Nuo's confession. What is needed here is not a subset of classics and history, but a real recipe for governance.

At the same time, they already knew who was going to be a witness today. It can be said that as long as they can get here, which one is not an old fox with a long history?

There is no need to bring up those empty and gorgeous rhetoric. After all, when it comes to writing, whether it is the eloquent officials in the court or the pens of the Ministry of Etiquette, they can beat them by eight blocks.

Whether it's what my parents warned me or what I want to understand, I know that in today's big exam, I can only rely on honestly explaining my way of being an official.

However, they never imagined that just sitting in this newly built venue and waiting for the judges to enter the venue would take them an entire hour.

No matter how calm his temper is, he is only in his early twenties, so it is inevitable that his temper will be a bit out of control. At the beginning, he could just stay and read the manuscripts he wrote, but after a long time, he couldn't sit still. From looking around at the beginning, to whispering a word or two to the person next to you.

In the end, the whole venue was full of buzzing voices. It was not their fault. One reason was that the waiting time was indeed a bit long, and no one cared about it. There was no arrangement and there was always something to do.

The other is everyone, even if they think they are well-prepared, they are a little nervous at the moment. After all, just by looking at the seats in the front row, it is not just one or two people who are here today. arrive.

The news came from the children of the aristocratic family. After all, people also have three urgencies. Before, when the children of the aristocratic family went out to go to the toilet, they ran into their own patriarch, and they casually warned them about the specifications of the jury that came today. , Let your children behave well later.

In the end, it was okay if I didn't explain it, but it was completely bad after the explanation. With this scale, it's no wonder that you are not nervous!

Chapter 425 The Contest Finally Arrived

When Li Shimin and Zhang Nuo led the crowd in, what they saw was such a noisy scene.

The two Patriarchs of the Lu family and the Zheng family immediately raised their eyebrows. This group of monkeys are itchy, right?

You must know that the largest group of scholars here belong to the two of them. It can even be said that today's inaugural competition is to show the two of them the demeanor of their own children.

When Nima just came in, she saw this group of monkeys jumping up and down, what's wrong with that?

The courtiers in the crowd who had a good relationship with the two patriarchs already looked at the two with smiles on their faces, and their faces were flushed when they saw the two highly respected patriarchs who were over fifty years old.

You all know what it means, that's just to read a joke, and keep saying that your family has a long history of education and talents, that's it?

The two patriarchs couldn't bear it now, those boys were still talking and laughing loudly, and they didn't notice the group of people who came over, are you planning to lose the face of the family all at once today?

At this moment, I don't care about whether to overstep or not. If I don't stop it, the last bit of face of the aristocratic family will have to be thrown away.

"quiet!"

After all, Zheng Shanguo is a big boss who has been in the court, and the sound of his broken voice actually has a dignified and bright voice!

Only then did you scholars see the two patriarchs who had already squeezed to the front alongside Li Shimin and Zhang Nuo, who had clearly looked unkind, and the group of people beside them.

It was as if someone had pressed the mute button suddenly, and even the sound of breathing could be clearly heard in the entire venue for a while.

Zhang Nuo snickered, the way he looked just now was really similar to the schools of later generations. Before the exams, there were always different kinds of beings, some were whispering, some were trembling nervously, and some were cramming. The two are very similar.

Li Shimin didn't care either, these scholars are all young people, and this is not the court, so naturally they can't follow the rules of the court.

Of course, Li Shimin's own court is not necessarily so serious. It's not once or twice that Cheng Yaojin and other Qiuba say that they can't beat people in the court, and what's more, they talk and beat people in the court. When I got up, there were still people who started to gamble.

Li Shimin believes in the idea of ​​making big things happen regardless of the small things.So, I didn't care at all, seeing that the scene had calmed down, I took the lead and walked forward.

Only then did many scholars realize that this middle-aged man is His Majesty, so they quickly bowed their heads, and a scholar who was sent by Li Shimin directly bowed and saluted.

"See Your Majesty!"

At this time, the group of scholars remembered, yes, they hadn't saluted after seeing His Majesty, and then the voices of "See Your Majesty" rang out one after another in the venue.

When Zheng Shanguo saw the scene in front of him, the anger that had just dissipated a little suddenly came out again. These damn fools must be a bunch of idiots.

Li Shimin really didn't mind at all, they were all people who had never been to court, so could they still salute and say hello neatly like the group of old fritters behind them?

It's different in the court, disrespect before the king is a serious crime, it will be fined or even reprimanded and exiled, so naturally you can't follow the rules of the court at this time.

Zhang Nuo and Li Shimin got together to discuss in a low voice, Li Shimin sat in the middle seat in the front row without hesitation, and Zhang Nuo walked to the front speaking area.

After seeing that everyone had already sat down according to their seats, Zhang Nuo said,

"Hi everyone, this time the inaugural competition is an attempt for me in Lantian City, and it is also an attempt for Datang. It is an attempt to reform the selection and appointment mechanism!"

"In the past, the selection of officials was either a recommendation or an imperial examination. But to be honest, whether you can be selected for the country is a bit of luck. After all, even if it is an imperial examination, it is more biased towards a subset of classics and history!"

"It's not that the collection of classics and history is not good, let alone that it's useless, but that things like optics, after you have a title and a real job, you will find that those things are not practical!"

"The words of the saints are good for enlightenment, and it is also good for cultivating people's character, but the words of the saints will not teach you how to deal with disaster victims, how to develop the economy, and how to deal with disasters!"

"But at the same time, no one can clearly explain what knowledge is needed to be an official, but this is not some profound knowledge, not a big problem, because since we don't understand, we try to move forward and try one by one. Enough!"

"And one of the meanings of this inaugural competition is that it is not only for the selection of chief officers for the departments of the New Deal in Lantian City, but also for the future selection of my Tang Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty and all the adults can also take a look at whether these young scholars can make sense after three days of preparation, combining their work positions and the knowledge they have learned before, and whether they can provide some references for everyone. Tang's way of selecting talents is broader!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Nuo's words were directly interrupted by Li Shimin's applause!

The emperor took the lead in applauding, who would dare to be idle?And those scholars were so excited that they slapped their hands red!

None of them expected that this inaugural competition was not only related to themselves, but also related to the development of the entire court. They immediately felt that they had a sense of honor to participate in national affairs.

Zhang Nuo smiled and nodded at Li Shimin, and waited for the applause to break before continuing,

"After a while, the scholars will take turns to give speeches according to their seats. However, there are also format requirements here. First name, then the position you want to apply for, and finally, your own ruling ideas!"

"There is no mandatory requirement for the speech time here, but I hope you all think carefully, too long is not a good thing!"

"At the same time, I would like to warn you that what happened in the past is responsible to your parents and elders, and what will happen in the future is responsible to Your Majesty and the people under your rule, but at least now, you are responsible to me!"

"So, I have no other requirements for you, only eight words, empty talk harms the country, hard work rejuvenates the country, and I encourage you all!"

Zhang Nuo stepped off the stage after speaking, but even if he stepped off the stage, Li Shimin stood up straight away, looked at him seriously and clapped vigorously.

The emperor has stood up, can you sit down?The emperor applauded, do you dare to stop?

So the final scene was that Zhang Nuo left the stage with the standing applause of the audience, and then sat in the seat next to Li Shimin that had been reserved for a long time.

Li Shimin looked at Zhang Nuo seriously and said,

"Brother, just because of your eight words just now, I'm here today as the right one!"

Zhang Nuo smiled and shook his head, without explaining anything, this is not his own wisdom, it is the welfare of future generations!

Chapter 426 The First Player Appears

It has to be said that it is a classic quotation that future generations can use as guidelines for the entire country. With Zhang Nuo's level in future generations, although he not only knows the meaning of these words, but also recognizes these eight words, his level is low and can be said If he can't say such a thing, if he is asked to say it, I'm afraid he can only say a vulgar remark like "Don't beep, just do it!"

But the original vulgar language is replaced by the deafening overall national guidelines such as "empty talk harms the country, and hard work rejuvenates the country". This is the magic of language.

However, it is obvious that Zhang Nuo took out the good things that have been refined and verified by later generations this time, and the effect is simply to explode the audience.

Zhang Nuo didn't dwell too much on this matter for too long, it's okay to be a little embarrassed, and it's shameless if it's too much. What does this have to do with those people who really think of themselves as literary magnates after time travel? the difference?

Although Zhang Nuo didn't intend to make a fuss anymore, Li Shimin's itching could be said to be unbearable. He quietly approached Zhang Nuo and said,

"Brother, you didn't say those two sentences in other places. If you didn't say it, you can use it for your brother!"

Zhang Nuo was taken aback by Li Shimin's whispering words that suddenly came over, "Nimma, you can use it if you want, when did Datang pay so much attention to copyright?"

Zhang Nuo shrugged indifferently, indicating to Lao Li that you can use it as you like, and Li Shimin laughed so that his big faces squeezed together.

That is to say, there is still business here today, otherwise Lao Li would have to drag him to have a drink like something cheerful.

The first scholar on stage was from the Lu family. As the first person to eat crabs according to the order of seating, even though he had simulated many times in private in the past few days, he really saw such a large group of the most noble people in the entire Tang Dynasty. Sitting opposite, my legs are still a little weak at this time.

It is precisely because of this reason that this young scholar from the Lu family is sleepwalking throughout the competition, reading the manuscript he wrote like a quail, never raising his head, let alone giving a good speech up.

The old head of the Lu family is not feeling well right now, Nima, there were not many people participating in the competition this time. After all, most of the family members of the Lu family have entered the education position, and it is not necessary to be a teacher. Competitive.

Therefore, this person on the stage was one of the few Lu family who came out to pursue a political career. At that time, the old head of the Lu family was quite satisfied. It is not allowed to do other things, but I just hope that there are multiple paths.

But it never occurred to me that at home, she was full of ambition and boasted that she was like what, but when it came time to play, it was just such a thing?

How can this trembling, submissive look still have half of the usual look of talking loudly and berating Fang Qiu?

Shame!

shame!

Apparently that person on the stage also knew that he had lost his vote today, but because of the hopelessness of life, the subsequent speeches were less tense. After all, it is still possible to break the pot and smash it.

But because the previous speech was too hip-stretching, no matter how much I tried to make up for it later, I couldn't make up for it, so I had to step down resentfully in the end.

According to the rules, you have to score here. Zhang Nuo looked at Li Shimin, then pouted at the paper on the table in front of him.

"Score, my majesty, in order, the first one can be given as many points as you think, the highest score is [-], and the lowest score is zero!"

Zhang Nuo's voice was not low, and all the people around heard it, only to realize that there was also a pen and ink on the table in front of him, and there was a prepared pen and ink next to it, which was obviously prepared before.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Zhang Nuo nodded with a smile and said directly,

"Although the final list is decided by His Majesty, the scores of your lords will also be an important basis for judging. As long as everyone scores according to the same set of standards, then the scoring will be valid!"

"There's no need to shy away from it or flatter you, just be what you should be, as long as you have the same set of standards, you can be considered fair!"

It is not the first day for everyone to do this kind of thing of rating and grading people. Naturally, they know the meaning of what Zhang Nuo said. When they gave year-end evaluations to subordinate officials, it was not like this. When relatives are involved in the middle, they must Taboo.

But when Zhang Nuo came here, there was no taboo, and he was awarded points on the spot.

But thinking about it carefully, it seems that this has been put on the bright side, unless it is a stinky and shameless life and death who wants to keep someone.

Otherwise, as long as it is the same set of standards, basic fairness is guaranteed.

As for absolute fairness, it is impossible. People are not machines, and they cannot come up with a lot of quantitative indicators to run automatically.

But today's set of things alone can make the ministers feel that it is not in vain. This method is indeed useful, not to mention directly used in daily work, but it is definitely valuable as a reference.

Everyone secretly glanced at Zhang Nuo, and even the courtiers who had no contact with Zhang Nuo before had to admire him for a while. This little Mr. Zhang is really talented. Let them benefit a lot.

The miserable end of the first scholar not only made the old Patriarch of the Lu family angry, but also served as a wake-up call to the scholars below. It seems that the inaugural competition is more difficult than imagined.

They looked at the first scholar who came down from the stage in a daze, and Ma Zhou felt a little flustered, and at the same time felt a little bit inexplicably happy, because his order was fourth!

The seats at the venue have already been arranged, and those competing for the same position will sit together, which is convenient for statistics and scoring. Now the first person to enter the field has already come down, and Ma Zhou is the fourth, which means he is also competing the same position.

At this time, Ma Zhou was also muttering in his heart. Although he believed in his own talents, human beings are not machines after all, and they cannot be set up to run automatically.

It can be said that compared with other people, Ma Zhou's pressure is the greatest among all of them.

Because compared with other scholars, he has no other way out. This is the only channel for him to enter the court and become an official, and it is a channel that can be won by ability and learning.

If I miss this time, I really don't know when the next time will be, and if I make a wrong step, if I miss this opportunity this time, will I distance myself from the same group of scholars?

His own family background and connections are not as good as others, and if he doesn't seize the opportunity, he, Ma Zhou, will really just disappear from the crowd.

So, Ma Zhou pinched his trembling thigh hard, then gritted his teeth and waited for himself to take the stage!

Chapter 427 Ma Zhou's Stunning Appearance

After the first scholar from the Lu family came down, the second and third came on stage in turn.

Among them, one is from the Zheng family, and the other is from the East Palace, but Zhang Nuo didn't give them a high score, because in his opinion, these people's vision is too limited, and at the same time they talk too much.

The first six scholars were all running for the post of director of the Education Department, so when they competed on stage, they all talked about some arrangements for the education of the entire Lantian City.

However, Zhang Nuo frowned, the more he listened, the more dissatisfied he became. Although Li Shimin, as the emperor, did not show his emotions or anger, he felt a little uncomfortable at this moment.

Because he felt that this group of rookie chickens were a little too good?

Is the quality of scholars really so bad these days?