The most arrogant in history

Chapter 281 The embarrassed person.

Wen Qi's face turned red: "Master Ye is right. I will definitely learn more about the people's sentiments in the future."

The other officials also clasped their fists and nodded in agreement.

Ye Kun affirmed the road repair work: "However, you have worked hard recently, repairing roads and bridges, and have done a lot of practical work. It is better than I thought."

Everyone can't help but be humble.

Wen Qi suddenly remembered something and reported:

"Oh, Lord Ye, the gentry in Chongqing have recommended a group of filial and honest people, a total of twelve people, who will pay a visit to the county governor tomorrow. Since Lord Ye is in Chongqing, you should take a look in person and arrange some tasks for them."

Like the Han Dynasty, the Dading Kingdom adopted the system of recommendation to select talents.

It means recommendation by the gentry and inspection by the prefect.

Those who passed the examination were called Xiaolian and were retained for local employment.

The county magistrate would recommend outstanding filial and honest people to the imperial court. After the imperial court's examination, those who passed the examination were called scholars and could become local officials or be retained by the imperial court.

Ye Kun also thought about abolishing the recommendation system and adopting the imperial examination system.

However, education is not in place, not universal, and conditions are not mature.

Moreover, completely abolishing the recommendation system would offend the gentry and local officials.

Because the gentry had the power of recommendation, the filial and honest people they recommended must have been their own people or relatives.

Ye Kun also wanted to see what extraordinary talents the Chongqing gentry had recommended, so he smiled and said:

"Okay, tomorrow I want to meet these twelve filial and honest people. I hope they are all talents who can stabilize the country."

After completing the inspection, Ye Kun returned to Chongqing overnight.

While resting with Miss Yuejuan, Ye Kun talked about the selection of filial and honest officials tomorrow.

Yuejuan smiled and said, "I'm afraid it's 'If you are selected as a filial and honest official, your father will live separately; if you are selected as a scholar, you won't know how to read'."

"After all the hardships, you can always pick out one or two good ones, right?" Ye Kun said with a smile.

The next day, after breakfast, Ye Kun came to Hou Qi's lobby.

All twelve filial and honest officials recommended by local gentry were brought in.

The youngest is less than twenty years old, while the oldest is close to fifty.

Ye Kun asked Wen Qi to conduct the inspection and he just watched.

Wen Qi was also a great scholar of the time, good at writing, so he asked the old man who ranked first:

"Sir, please write an essay on the topic 'Feng Fu is good at fighting tigers'."

The old man thought hard, scratched his head, and replied after a while:

"Feng Fu is a woman from the Feng family. She is extremely strong and good at fighting tigers. She fought tigers to take care of her parents-in-law regardless of the danger. Her filial piety moved heaven and she is a role model of the world. However, if a woman can fight a tiger, how can we men not conquer a dragon? Therefore, we should have the ambition to conquer a dragon, support the country, and stabilize the nation..."

Ye Kun tried so hard to hold back his laughter that his face turned blue.

Because Ye Kun knew that this Feng Fu was not a woman, but a man!

Wen Qi was also at a loss for words. He waved his hand to interrupt the old man's endless chatter and sighed:

"Feng Fu was a man who was good at fighting tigers. Later, he became a Confucian scholar and became a role model for scholars. She was not a woman, really not."

The old filial and honest man blushed and stepped back.

Wen Qi pointed to the second Xiaolian and said, "Please answer this question, Xiaolian. There is a poem in Yuefu that says, 'The peacock flies southeast, and lingers every five miles.' Why does the peacock fly southeast instead of northwest?"

This question is very tricky.

Ye Kun was a little surprised.

Sure enough, this difficult question stumped the second Xiaolian. He thought for a long time before stammering:

"It was probably winter, with northwest winds. The peacock flew southeast along the wind, which saved energy..."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "If we take a car, it will save more effort. It seems that this peacock is not smart enough."

Everyone laughed and the situation got a little out of control.

"Ahem..." Wen Qi held back his laughter, asked the second person to step down, and called the third person to come forward, ready to ask questions.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Master Wen, please take a rest. I will come and talk to this Xiaolian."

Vinci nodded.

Ye Kun looked at the Xiaolian and asked, "Excuse me, there are ten birds on the tree. I shoot one down with a bow and arrow. How many are left?"

"There are nine birds left."

"Very good." Ye Kun nodded and asked again: "There are four corners of a square table. If I saw off one corner, how many corners are left?"

“There are still three corners left.”

"Not bad." Ye Kun nodded again: "There are ten candles on the table. Blow out one. How many are left?"

"There are nine left."

"Okay." Ye Kun nodded and said with a smile:

"Let's arrange for this Xiaolian to work at the horse farm. However, he can only serve two horses. If there are more, I'm afraid he won't be able to count them."

Everyone burst into laughter again.

Xiaolian looked sad and asked, "Master Ye, did I say something wrong just now?"

"They are all wrong. There are ten birds on a tree. If you shoot down one, the rest will be scared away, so there is no one left. If you saw off a corner of a square table, there are still five corners left. You can try it at home. If you blow out one of ten candles, there are still ten candles on the table. Do you understand?"

Ye Kun was still kind. He explained it for a while and then said, "I asked you to work at the horse farm to train you. If you don't carve jade, you won't become a useful tool. Do you understand?"

"I see."

Xiaolian sighed: "If I don't meet you, I won't be angry. If Lord Ye doesn't meet me, he won't be angry..."

"puff--!"

Wen Qi was drinking tea and couldn't help but sprayed the tea on Hou Qi's face.

Hou Qi couldn't help laughing either. He held his stomach and laughed until he couldn't breathe.

In the hall, officials at all levels were laughing so hard that they were staggering and their stomachs were cramping.

"S-Stop laughing, everyone..."

Ye Kun also laughed for a minute or two before he could hold back his laughter: "The people recommended by the gentry are all geniuses. I have really broadened my horizons today."

With Wang Lang and Jiang Gan in literature and Pan Feng and Xing Daorong in martial arts, Ye Kun feels that the unification of the world is just around the corner!

Suddenly, a man stepped out from below and said loudly:

"Why do you say that, Lord Ye? Haven't you heard that in a town of ten households, there must be a loyal person, and within seven steps, there must be fragrant grass?"

The man was about thirty years old and looked very imposing, but he was wearing tattered clothes with patches all over his body.

Ye Kun nodded and asked, "This Xiaolian is very well-spoken, why is he dressed so shabbily?"

"In this chaotic world, how can anyone not be in a mess?" The visitor responded:

"The emperor is supreme, but he is controlled by the traitors; the concubines in the palace are trapped in the harem; the princes and governors are buried in the flames of war; the common people are buried in the wild grass. Lord Ye travels across the world and controls cities, but there is the disturbance of Hanzhong in the north and the trouble of Jiaozhou in the south. There is the danger of Jingzhou nearby and the strength of Xiahou Chang in the distance, so he may not be free and easy."

Ye Kun was astonished at the other party's eloquence. He stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Brother, you are so eloquent and eloquent. May I ask your name?"

"I am Sang Buyi."

"It turns out to be Mr. Sang." Ye Kun nodded and said with a smile:

"Master Wen just asked a question, why does the peacock fly southeast instead of northwest? Does Mr. Sang have any explanation?"

Sang Buyi opened his mouth and said: "Gong Gong knocked down Mount Buzhou, the sky tilted to the northwest, and the earth sank to the southeast. The peacock bird flew along with the trend, just like a hero in troubled times moves along with the trend. This is the law of nature!"

Ye Kun could not help but be stunned, and turned to ask Wen Qi: "Master Wen, is this the standard answer?"