For half an hour, Li Chen's tea was replenished and replenished until it was almost tasteless. Only then did he put down the four papers in his hand.
Without waiting for Li Chen to ask, he suddenly stood up, raised his hands to Li Chen and said, "Your Highness, I have something to say, but please allow it."
"Sir, just say it," Li Chen said.
"This number one scholar belongs to none other than Fu Minqing."
Hearing Tantai Jingzhi's words, Li Chen raised his eyebrows slightly.
In fact, he is more inclined to Fu Minqing in his heart, but he feels that the gap between these four people is not big. They are all good seeds and worth cultivating, but they also require time and cost to cultivate.
In Li Chen's view, they are all excellent, but no one is good enough to open a clear gap with the other three.
That's why Li Chen hesitated.
It was precisely because of this that he was a little surprised that Tan Tai Jing was so determined.
Dantai Jingzhi knew that Li Chen must have asked this question, so he raised his hand and replied: "In the opinion of the veteran, these four answers are all excellent, especially Fu Minqing and Xu Junlou are the most outstanding, so the number one and the second
, let’s decide between these two.”
"But compared to Xu Junlou, Fu Minqing has a larger pattern and clearer ideas. What is especially valuable is that this candidate can understand the profound meaning of the questions His Highness asked today, combine them with the actual situation, and give the most practical answers."
"On the other hand, Xu Junlou also gave different opinions, but they were inevitably just words on paper. Many countermeasures seemed reasonable, but in fact they were not in line with the actual situation of Daqin today, and it was even more difficult to implement them."
"To put it simply, the candidate Xu Junlou took it for granted and was too idealistic, and did not take into account the complexity and change of the actual situation."
"As for the candidate Fu Minqing, he is much more pragmatic. His literary talent, vision, structure, and strategies are all worthy of being number one."
"Originally, the veteran should not have expressed his position so clearly, but he really cherishes his talents and cannot bear to let them be buried. That is why he said this. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
After listening carefully to Tantai Jingzhi's words, Li Chen nodded slowly.
"Sir, I already understand what you mean."
After hearing this, Tantai Jingzhi said no more and knew it was time to leave the East Palace, so he stood up and said goodbye.
After Dantai Jingzhi left, Li Chen sat back on his golden chair and asked Wan Jiaojiao to use cinnabar as ink and take a red pen.
This red pen is specially used to approve memorials. Every word written by this pen is related to the operation of the entire Qin Empire.
And today, Li Chen will use it to name the top three in this scientific examination.
After pondering for a moment, Li Chen finally put down the pen.
Just after the top three candidates were selected and the top three in the imperial examination were determined, Zhou Ping'an came outside the hall and asked to see the reporter.
He asked Wan Jiaojiao to put away the examination papers and take them to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to order people to start publishing the list and announce it to the world. Li Chen met with Zhou Ping'an at the Xi Zheng Hall.
Zhou Ping'an walked into the Xi Zheng Hall calmly. As soon as he finished the salute and before he said anything, Li Chen said: "It's almost time to eat. Let's eat with me and talk while we eat."
Getting the opportunity to have dinner with the leader is a great joy for most officials. It at least means that the leader does not hate you, but rather likes you.
But Zhou Ping'an didn't react at all, and just agreed.
Soon, there were three dishes and one soup on the dinner table. There was nothing exquisite and luxurious, but there were vegetables and meat, so the nutrition was definitely balanced.
Li Chen does not advocate extravagance and waste, and he does not have high requirements for food. As long as he can eat enough, he is not masochistic.
