Be good, call me uncle

Chapter 1655. Why does his name appear here?
Just as Manager Xu was preparing to hand over the job, the competition to recruit a bride began.

The first competition was held at the gate of Zhengyang. Naturally, Lu Mingyu and Changsun Tao would not be the first to take part. Instead, King Linjiang of the clan would be the chief examiner, and Xie Yun, who was Zhongshu Ling, and King Xingyang would be the deputy examiners.

The competition was in full swing, divided into literary test and martial arts test. A total of 200 people participated, but only 200 people were selected from the preliminary round to enter the next round of competition.

After a whole day of competition from morning to night, the list of promoted candidates was presented to Lu Mingyu and Chang Sun Tao.

As expected, Chen Qinyu passed all the tests and won No. 1 in the literary test competition.

What was unexpected was that there was another person who tied for first place with him.

When Lu Mingyu saw the name, she thought she was dazzled. She even checked all the information such as birthplace and place of birth against the name. She frowned tightly: "Zhaohua, what's going on?"

Changsun Tao took the list and looked at it, and he couldn't help but wonder: "How come Qin Ning's name appears here?"

Lu Mingyu looked at King Linjiang who had sent the list in and stood respectfully in front of him, and asked: "Uncle Emperor, what's going on? How come Qin Ning's name appears in the promotion list?"

Although King Linjiang is a county king, his ancestors were once full-fledged princes. According to his seniority, he should be called uncle by Sun Tao.

It's just that the title has been passed down for a long time, and the direct kinship with ascending the throne as king is not that strong.

But he is also a noble relative of the emperor.

Hearing Lu Mingyu's question, he quickly and respectfully replied: "In reply to your Majesty, Mr. Qin's name was added at the order of Prime Minister Feng. I thought your Majesty and your Majesty knew it."

Lu Mingyu and Chang Sun Tao looked at each other with understanding expressions.

The most eye-catching candidate for the literary test this time is none other than Chen Qinyu.

Because he was born into a noble family and was also the top scholar in a new subject.

Just his status as the number one scholar is enough to attract everyone's attention.

Mr. Feng asked Qin Ning to participate in this competition, not to ask Qin Ning to go to Princess Shang, but just to let everyone see Qin Ning's existence.

If he can get a good ranking, he will definitely become famous all over the world.

In the future, if Mr. Feng wants to support this disciple, with his previous reputation, no matter how important a position Qin Ning is placed in, there will be fewer outsiders talking, and there is no need to fight against everyone's opinions.

The most important thing is that Qin Ning's opponent is the well-known Chen Qinyu. With Chen Qinyu's reputation ahead of him, regardless of whether Qin Ning can beat him, it will be a good opportunity to shine.

Mr. Feng is paving the way for his successor.After thinking through this, Lu Mingyu had no objection. She took the list and put it on the coffee table:
"Uncle Emperor, I have troubled you so much with this competition. Whether it is selecting talents for the court or husbands for the princesses, character and talent are very important."

"Uncle Huang has always been fair in dealing with things. With Uncle Huang taking care of things, Zhaohua and I are relieved that we have no problem. Uncle Huang, please go back and rest."

King Linjiang bowed and left.

Lu Mingyu picked up the list again and looked at it carefully, and then said: "I didn't expect that the last people who stayed would actually include so many young men from aristocratic families."

Changsun Tao said: "To be able to achieve the status they have today, these people must have far-sighted vision."

"There are only three princesses waiting to be married in Da Qin now, but we held such a big recruitment meeting."

"They must have thought that in addition to finding husbands for the princesses, we also have the idea of ​​recruiting talented people."

"So these aristocratic families want to give their children and grandchildren a way out, and also to allow the heirs of the family to get ahead as soon as possible."

"They will definitely choose outstanding children from their families to participate in the conference, so it is normal that there are so many children from aristocratic families on the promoted list."

Lu Mingyu nodded: "With the second brother and cousin in charge, there will naturally be no tricks. Listening to what you said, it can explain everything."

"However, in this literary test, the proportion of aristocratic children is so large, but I am worried that there are not enough opportunities for white people, poor families and common people."

"These children are originally from aristocratic families, and their families occupy a place in the entire Qin Dynasty. If they are allowed to join the court again, I am afraid that these aristocratic families will become hidden dangers in the future."

Changsun Tao thought for a moment, and then said: "This is a time when there is nothing we can do. From the time we were born, the children of the Ci'er family have better conditions than the children of the poorer family."

"They have access to more things and have better teachers to educate them. Naturally, they are more competitive than the poor."

Lu Mingyu sighed: "There are not many children from aristocratic families who take the martial arts test. Once or twice will not have much impact."

"But in the long run, the children of aristocratic families will occupy half of the civil servants, while most military generals have no identity background."

"When the time comes, I'm afraid that when the civil power is prosperous and the military power declines, military generals will not have much say in the court. In that case, the balance between the court and the government will be broken, and problems will inevitably arise over time."

Changsun Tao said: "Yan Yan is right. You really need to pay attention to this. Everything in this world requires a balance. If the balance is broken, it will definitely lead to a series of bad consequences."

Lu Mingyu handed over the list: "Take a look, do you need to make any adjustments during the second trial?"

(End of this chapter)