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Liu Jing returned to his official room. He slowly opened a thick list of people who were ridiculed. There were more than one page, and the names of candidates were densely filled with the names of candidates. While he was reading, he circled out some more sensitive names with his pen.

At this time, Xu Shu, Jiang Wan and Pang Tongren also rushed over. Xu Shu did not interfere in the academy exam. As the Supreme Minister of Government, he was only responsible for providing all necessary resources. However, in the second round of official exams, Xu Shu became the chief examiner.

"Please sit down"

Liu Jing asked someone to sit down, and he handed the list of abandoned candidates to Jiang Wan, "There is a loophole here. It is very likely that the candidates I need are also on the list of abandoned ones. This will harm the interests of Jingzhou. Do you understand what I mean?"

Jiang Wan took the roster and understood what Liu Jing meant. He exchanged a glance with Pang Tong, and immediately nodded and said, "Let's quickly sort it out and see if there is any way to remedy it."

"I hope I won't ask this kind of thing to ask again. Some people who use pen circles, such sensitive names, you have turned a blind eye to it."

Liu Jing's tone was a little displeased, "The first person on the page, Xun Zhi of Yingchuan, this is obviously a member of the Xun family. You just invalidated it without giving any explanation. Isn't this just keeping the sincerity of the Xun family out? Do you really think I want the so-called fairness?"

In the end, Liu Jing's attitude became very strict, and he was very annoyed. He emphasized that this exam was mainly to win over the hearts of the gentry in the world, hire their younger brothers, and build a bridge of contact with the gentry in the north. Unexpectedly, his orders were regarded as a warning to him.

Jiang Wan also felt that Liu Jing was angry. He was a little panicked and quickly stood up and saluted: "I have reported to the governor of the state, there is a reason for the matter. Please listen to the explanation of the minister."

"you say"

"Reporting to the provincial governor, there are indeed many aristocratic brothers who come to take the exam. Some come in private identities, and some come in family representatives. It is difficult to distinguish. If the Xun family in Yingchuan, there are nine Xun brothers who take the exam, including the Xun family's direct descendants and distant relatives in the family. We cannot deliberately admit them because of his surname Xun. For example, Zhang Quan of Jinyang on the first page, and the provincial governor also drew a circle. Is his surname Zhang, who is the prominent family of the Zhang family in Jinyang, and the time is very tight, so we don't have time to check them one by one, so when it is difficult to achieve both sides, we can only follow the rules."

This explanation eased Liu Jing's anger a little. He pondered for a moment and said, "Now I need an explanation, how do you plan to remedy it?"

At this time, Pang Tong stepped forward and said, "Maybe we can give those who are excellent in the exam a chance to retake the exam. For other sensitive names, we will also give them a chance to retake the exam."

Liu Jing was acceptable to this plan, and he said to the people earnestly: "You must understand this. The so-called fair examination is just a gimmick. I held this to openly recruit scholars to establish connections with the northern aristocratic races. We must give priority to the admission of their younger brothers. Even the scholars in Jingzhou and Yizhou are second only to the northern aristocratic races. As for fairness, it is not impossible, but it is not possible now. After we seize the world, I can agree to the fairness you want. Do you understand?"

Everyone stood up and saluted, "There is no good"

Liu Jing walked a few steps behind his hands and then turned around and told the person: "There are still some details to grasp. Once the final list is released, some people will definitely see the clues. Discussion is inevitable, but this impact must be minimized. Therefore, after the academy list is released, you must find a way to drive the scholastics home. When the final official exam is released, I hope that most people will leave. The taxi who stayed are stakeholders who passed the academy exam, and even if it is discussed, it is very important. You must not be careless."

Jiang Wan and Pang Tong hurriedly left first, but Xu Shu stayed. He smiled and said, "I rarely see the Zhou Mu get angry. I actually met him today."

Liu Jing sighed and said, "I know that Jiang Wan and Pang Tong both hope fairness in their bones, but from ancient times to the present, there is no fair thing. I got angry because their scholarly aura and insisted on reminding them to wake up. If I didn't notice it, wouldn't it be a big deal."

Xu Shu smiled and said, "They want to balance, pay attention to fairness and interests, so they are inevitably not considering some details. However, since the provincial governor has made it so clear, I think they will not make similar mistakes again."

Liu Jing nodded and asked again: "The Changshi thinks that Pang Tong is the person I mean talent."

Xu Shu pondered for a while and said, "I have been with Shi Yuan for many years. Back then, he was praised as Feng Chu and Kong Ming, and he was a talented person in Xiangyang. He was indeed very talented. Therefore, people in Xiangyang often say that if you get one person, you will win the world. However, Feng Chu has performed mediocrely over the years. Frankly speaking, it is disappointing."

"I have also heard many people say that he has a false reputation. Is this true?"

Xu Shu shook his head, "It's not that his performance is mediocre. I think it's related to Liu Bei's failure to use him well. From this public recruitment of scholars, it can be seen that he has very strong abilities. From the registration of food and accommodation for scholars, to the arrangement of examination rooms, rulemaking, etc., he prepared such a complex and vast matter in just two months, especially for 100,000 people taking the exam, but there was no chaos. This ability is not something that ordinary people can do, but Pang Tong's talent is not government affairs, but military affairs."

"But he did not have any outstanding military performance in Liu Bei, far inferior to Zhuge Liang."

"This is the problem"

Xu Shu sighed, "This is called "Jishenglong, Heshengfeng, Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang are colleagues, so of course he will not have a chance to stand out. Moreover, Pang Tong is good at tactics against the enemy, and Zhuge Liang is good at long-term strategy. However, in front of the powerful Jiangxia army, no matter how good the tactics are, it is meaningless. This makes Pang Tong have no chance to display his talents. In the later period, Pang Ji's surrender to Cao Cao seriously affected Liu Bei's trust in Pang Tong. In Wucheng, Liu Feng did not need him at all, and he also monitored him, which made him completely disappointed with Liu Bei."

Liu Jing walked a few steps behind his hands, then turned around and asked, "If I want to use him as the deputy military advisor, does the Chief Secretary think it's OK?"

Xu Shu pondered for a moment and said, "Pang Tong does have the talent of a military advisor, but he encountered many setbacks in Liu Bei, and he was not confident in himself. Moreover, he did not perform well. If he rashly used him as a military advisor, it would probably make everyone dissatisfied. I suggest that the provincial governor lower him a little first, appoint him as a military advisor first, participate in military planning, and then be promoted to deputy military advisor after he made achievements."

If you only evaluate it from the perspective of talent, Liu Jing's rating of Xu Shu was not very high, and he could only be considered to be middle-aged and superior. Without Xiao He and Zhang Liang's great talent, he could not be as wise as Zhuge Liang's.

But Liu Jing trusted Xu Shu very much. Xu Shu was down-to-earth in his work, honest and upright, especially when he always evaluated people fairly and had no selfishness. Liu Jing basically adopted his personnel proposals, so his attitude often determines a person's fate.

Liu Jing nodded, "What the Chief Secretary said is, that's what he decided."

At this time, Xu Shu remembered something again and said with a smile: "There is also Kuai Gong. I guess he is about to come back from Yizhou. How to use him by the provincial governor?"

Kuai Gong is the new leader of Jingzhou, Kuai Yue. He came to Jingzhou to take office twenty days ago, so Liu Jing sent him to Yizhou to inspect the customs and conditions. In terms of time, he is about to come back.

Liu Jing smiled faintly: "Although Mr. Kuai has an old age with me, he abandoned Jingzhou and left at the most critical moment. This is his disloyalty to Jingzhou. Although I also know that he wants to come back, it is no longer possible. If he can maintain a good relationship with me and the court, then I may reuse the Kuai brother."

Xu Shu didn't say anything more. He knew Liu Jing's will very well. Many things could be negotiated. If it was right, Liu Jing would also give in. However, when it came to matters in principle, Liu Jing would never give in at all. For Kuai Yue, the betrayal of the past was a principle, no matter how much Kuai Yue was kind to Liu Jing.

Unfortunately, Kuai Yue did not persist, but he did not leave at the beginning. With his great kindness to Liu Jing, he should be the number one person in Jingzhou except Liu Jing. Xu Shu couldn't help but sigh secretly.

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With the attention of the crowd, the first round of academy exams was finally released, with 5,000 people on the list. From the morning, there were crowds of people in Jingzhou Academy, and tens of thousands of soldiers came from all directions. Everyone was looking for their names in the dense list. Fortunately, the list was announced according to the origin of the county, so it would be a little easier to find.

I kept seeing people jumping up and shouting happily, but more people left sadly. The reality is so cruel. One out of 20 people can only be admitted. For the Jingzhou government, the only thing that can be done is fairness. Even those with excellent grades in the eight thousand scrap papers have the opportunity to take the retake.

Xun Zhi is one of the make-up testers. His paste note fell off because he was not stuck firmly, but his grades were very excellent and he even entered the top ten, thus getting a chance to get a make-up test.

Xun Zhi's make-up exam ended yesterday. Like his two other friends, he received news that he passed the academy exam in the morning. Whether it was him, Cui Si, or Deng Hong, he was not surprised to pass the academy exam. He paid more attention to the next official exam, which was the purpose of their trip.

However, passing the academy exam can be considered as a qualification for the official exam. With this, we should also celebrate it well. However, the major taverns in Fancheng and Xiangyang were full, so people asked the shopkeeper to cook a few dishes in the hostel, warm a pot of wine, and drink together around the fire.

“This make-up exam is really unexpected”

Xun Zhi took a sip and sighed: "I heard from an examiner that there were more than 8,000 scrap papers this time, and I was one of them. I didn't have the chance to take the retake exam again, but due to Liu Zhoumu's anger, there were still people who got another retake exam opportunity, and we all felt glad."

"Why is Liu Zhou Mu furious?" Deng Hong asked in confusion.

Xun Zhi shook his head, "I don't know, everyone is speculating, probably Liu Zhoumu is afraid of talent loss."

Choi Si sneered and said, "If I'm not wrong, these taxis who take the make-up exam are all brothers from the aristocratic family."

"How do you say this?" Xun Zhi and Deng Hong asked together.

At this moment, footsteps came from the yard, and the shopkeeper of the hotel whispered loudly in the yard: "Mr. Cui, there are guests looking for them."

Choi Si was stunned and stood up and looked out the window. She saw a few people standing in the yard. To be precise, there were several followers surrounded by a man over ten years old. Choi Si only felt that the man looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him.

But when he was having a drink with his friends, someone came to visit him rashly, which made him feel a little embarrassed. Xun Zhi smiled and said, "It's a bit rude to invite guests into the house and let others wait outside."

Choi Si nodded, opened the door and came out, bowed and smiled, "This gentleman is very familiar. Please forgive Choi Si for being rude. I really forgot who the gentleman is."

The man smiled slightly, "Please tell me the house."
Chapter completed!