Chapter 849 The top scorer

After half an hour, Li Chen's tea was added and it was almost gone in the end. Dan Tai Jingzhi put down the four papers in his hand.

Without waiting for Li Chen to ask, he suddenly stood up and bowed to Li Chen, "Your Highness, the old minister has said something, but please allow him."

"Sir, just say it." Li Chen said.

"This top scholar is Fu Minqing."

When Li Chen heard Dan Tai Jingzhi's words, he raised his eyebrows slightly.

In fact, he is more inclined to Fuminqing in his heart, but he feels that the gap between these four people is not big. They are all good seedlings and worth cultivating, but they all require time and cost to cultivate.

In Li Chen's opinion, they are all excellent, but no one is so good that they can set a clear gap with the other three.

That's why Li Chen hesitated.

It is precisely because of this that he was a little surprised that Dan Tai Jingzhi was so determined.

Dan Tai Jingzhi knew that Li Chen must have had this question, so he bowed and replied: "In the opinion of the old minister, these four answers are extremely excellent, among which Fuminqing and Xu Junlou are the best, so the top scorer and the second scorer were decided among these two."

"But compared with Xu Junlou, Fuminqing has a larger pattern and clearer ideas. What is particularly commendable is that the candidate can understand the profound meaning of the questions asked by His Highness today, and combine them with the actual situation to give the most realistic answer."

"On the other hand, although Xu Junlou also gave different general opinions, it is inevitable that he would be arguing about war on paper. Many countermeasures seem to make sense, but in fact they do not conform to the actual situation of the Qin Dynasty today, and it is even more difficult to implement."

"Simply put, the candidate Xu Junlou was too presumptuous and too idealistic, and did not take into account the complexity and changeability of the actual situation."

"The candidate in Fuminqing is much more pragmatic. His literary talent, vision, pattern, and countermeasures are all the top scorers."

"Originally, the old minister shouldn't have made such a clear statement, but he really cherishes talents and cannot bear to be buried. Therefore, he said this. Please forgive me."

After listening carefully to Dan Tai Jingzhi's words, Li Chen nodded slowly.

"I have understood what sir means."

Dan Tai Jingzhi didn't say much after hearing this, and knew that it was time to leave the Eastern Palace, so he stood up and said goodbye.

After Dan Tai Jingzhi left, Li Chen sat back on his golden chair and asked Wan Jiaojiao to take a red pen with cinnabar as ink.

This red pen specializes in memorials. Every word written in this pen is related to the operation of the entire Qin Empire.

Today, Li Chen will use it to point out the top three in this scientific expedition.

After thinking for a while, Li Chen finally put a pen down.

Just after the top scorer was selected, he confirmed the top three of the imperial examinations this time. Outside the hall, Zhou Ping'an's report to see him came.

He asked Wan Jiaojiao to collect the test papers and take them to the Ministry of Personnel to order people to start announcing the world. Li Chen met Zhou Ping'an in Xizheng Hall.

Zhou Ping'an calmly stepped into Xizheng Hall. Before he could speak, Li Chen said, "It's almost time to have a meal. Let's have a meal with me, and eat while eating."

Being able to get the opportunity to have a meal with your leader is a great joy for most officials. This at least means that the leader does not hate you and likes you very much.

But Zhou Ping'an did not respond and just gave in and agreed.

Soon, on the dinner table, there were three dishes and one soup, and there were no exquisite and luxurious food, but there were dishes and meat, and the nutrition was definitely balanced.

Li Chen does not advocate extravagance and waste, and does not have high requirements for food. He can eat enough, but he is not self-abuse.
Chapter completed!