Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 569 There is another test! (Subscribe please!!)

Zhao Hun kept cheering himself up in his heart!

Standing outside the majestic Hall of Supreme Harmony, Zhao Hun gradually adapted to the situation and his expression became dignified and serious.

Before coming to the capital, the owner of the library told him a lot about the rules of the palace.

"Your Majesty!"

"The top ten talents in this recruitment exam are here to meet you!"

"Please, everyone!"

Little Lizi walked out of the hall and spoke to Zhao Hun and others with a smile.

As soon as he entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Zhao Hun was stunned by the hall in front of him.

So grand, so big, so majestic, so luxurious!

Although he knew that the Hall of Supreme Harmony was very large from books and the curator's words, there was still a big difference in perception between what he heard and what he saw with his own eyes.

Look up.

There were three men.

Sitting in the middle, he is quite young, has a dignified face, and is wearing a yellow robe. He should be the current emperor.

Sitting on another dragon throne next to it is an elderly man wearing a dark dragon robe. There is no doubt that this man is the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the current emperor emeritus, Zhu Yuanzhang.

As for the other one, he was sitting on a royal chair and sleeping soundly. This man!!
This man is Zhao Hun’s idol!

The Prince Consort of the Ming Dynasty——Ouyang Lun!

In an instant, many of this man's great achievements emerged in Zhao Hun's mind.

Zhao Hun was very excited, so excited that his whole body was shaking, because he met the three most powerful men in the Ming Dynasty at once!
In the past, he would never have dared to even think about this!
Not only Zhao Hun, but also the other people who came in with Zhao Hun were very nervous and excited at this moment.

Zhao Hunshuang clenched his hands tightly and secretly swore in his heart that he must work hard and strive to make a career for himself!

Zhao Hun's gaze fell on the man again.

He fell asleep at such an important occasion. It must be because he was too tired!

Zhao Hun couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Prince Consort Ouyang had worked hard for the development of the entire Ming Dynasty. His achievements, which shocked the world, could be said to be unprecedented and unparalleled.

It's perfectly normal to be so tired that you fall asleep.

This was the first time Zhao Hun met Ouyang Lun, but he felt that Ouyang Lun was extremely kind. The majestic Emperor Zhu Biao and the retired Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang beside him made him feel scared and he didn't dare to even look at them.

"Cough cough."

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Ouyang Lun, but Ouyang Lun didn't react at all. After all, Ouyang Lun was sleeping at that time and couldn't see Zhu Yuanzhang's expression at all.

In the end, Zhu Biao quietly poked Ouyang Lun, and the latter slowly woke up.

"Um!?"

Ouyang Lun slowly opened his eyes, then stretched, looking particularly relaxed and comfortable.

Such behavior left all the talented people who came in stunned.

After all, this is in the Hall of Supreme Harmony!

The place where the emperor works is second only to the Taiji Hall where he holds morning court.

It's such a solemn occasion, but you're sleeping, and you're so relaxed when you wake up! And you're doing this in front of the emperor and the emperor emeritus.

The talented scholars had long heard that the son-in-law Ouyang Lun was an official who was not bound by rules, but they never imagined that he was so constrained!

It's unbelievable.

It shocked the talented people even more.

Of course, what surprised everyone the most was that even though Ouyang Lun did this, there was no reprimand from the emperor or the emperor emeritus, as if they were already accustomed to it.

"Brother-in-law, come and say something!"

Zhu Biao said.

"Me? No. Meeting these talented men is almost the same as meeting imperial examination candidates. Isn't it the emperor who speaks? Why am I the one who spoke?" Ouyang Lun asked with a puzzled look on his face.

In fact, he was reluctant to come for such a formality, but he had no choice but to come because of Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang's constant nagging.

"Besides, when you asked me to come, you didn't tell me this would happen!"

"Just speak when I tell you to. Why are you wasting your words?" Zhu Yuanzhang said unhappily.

"Okay, I'll tell you, why are you so fierce?"

Ouyang Lun said helplessly.

Then Ouyang Lun stood up from his chair, his eyes swept over the ten people standing in the hall one by one, his expression gradually becoming serious.

"Do you know how many people are taking the recruitment exam this time?"

"According to the statistics of the Ministry of Rites, there are a total of 7 million people taking the recruitment exam this time, and you are the ten best people among the 7 million. It is no exaggeration to say that you are one in a million talents!"

"This is the first time since ancient times that such a large-scale exam has been held!"

"And you are also one of the first ten! You will definitely go down in history!"

At this point, Ouyang Lun paused and continued: "But what I want to tell you is that this is not your end, it is just a starting point!"

"The reason why His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Retired Emperor summoned you today is, on the one hand, to see the talents of the ten of you, and on the other hand, to test your abilities again!"

"I am a humble person, but I have the trust of His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Retired Emperor to serve as the chief examiner this time and set the questions for you!"

That's right, the reason why we have to meet the top ten candidates in the recruitment exam today is to select the most outstanding one from these ten. After all, both Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang expressed doubts about using only one exam.

In addition, this time we are recruiting talents for the project department, so Ouyang Lun is the most suitable person to set the question.

After hearing Ouyang Lun's words, the ten talents were stunned at first, and then became nervous. They all thought that today was just a formality, but they didn't expect that there was an exam waiting for them!

"You don't have to be too nervous!"

"If the recruitment exam is to test your common sense, then today's exam is to test your creativity!"

"If you want to build the Beijing-Ping Railway well, you can't just rely on common sense, you also have to rely on creativity. Use the knowledge you have learned to solve problems that you have never encountered before! Not only does the Beijing-Ping Railway need it, but also various scientific and technological research in the future!"

"Your common sense determines your lower limit. You are already excellent for being able to stand here today! Just go all out and enjoy today's test!"

Hearing this, the expressions of the ten talents relaxed a little, but they were all holding back their energy, and their eyes were filled with growing curiosity, all wanting to know what kind of questions Ouyang Lun would give them to test them.

"Then, let's not waste any more time and get started!"

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Ouyang Lun clapped his hands.

Soon someone brought in ten tables and benches.

On the table was a test paper, as well as models of a train and several tracks.

"The content of the exam is all on the test paper, you can answer the questions directly."

"The time is still the same as the previous exam, one hour!"

"Timing begins."

After saying that, Ouyang Lun sat back in his chair, and soon he closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang looked at each other and could only continue to sit there.

The ten talented students looked at the test paper one after another. "Question 1: How should the Beijing-Pingyuan Railway route be planned to ensure maximum economic benefits!"

"The second question is how should the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway route be planned to ensure maximum efficiency!"

"The third question is how to implement track change operation on the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway. There is a model on the table. You can use the model to assemble it."

These ten talents on the scene are different from others. They can stand out from millions of people, and naturally they are quite familiar with the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway.

Besides, Ouyang Lun had published many books related to railways, and they had read and studied them one by one.

As the exam officially began, the ten talents immediately started answering questions. While thinking about the questions, they recalled what they had learned from relevant books.

Soon some people started writing down their answers, while others were thinking seriously.

Zhao Hun was not in a hurry to answer the questions, because in his opinion these three questions were very strange, especially the first and second ones. If economic benefits were to be maximized, it would be difficult to maximize efficiency!

Could it be that Prince Consort Ouyang was only testing them with these two questions?

Maybe these two questions are actually one question? !

Thinking of this, Zhao Hun couldn't help but look at Ouyang Lun.

As a result, Ouyang Lun was still sleeping soundly in the chair, and his posture was a bit exaggerated, but this did not affect the tall and majestic image of Ouyang Lun in Zhao Hun's mind.

You can definitely judge for yourself!

How could Prince Consort Ouyang, who is such an eccentric person, come up with such a simple and direct question!

These three questions must have deep meaning.

Zhao Hun began to think deeply.

What was the purpose of Prince Consort Ouyang and the imperial court holding this recruitment examination?
Of course, it was for the purpose of building the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway.

So these three questions are all related to the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway, but why these three questions?

The emphasis is on the word "fix"!

Yes, it needs to be “fixed”!
If we want to build the Beijing-Pingcheng Railway, there are many issues to consider, and economic benefits and efficiency are the key factors to be considered.

The best, the most optimal, or the most suitable!!

Thinking of this, Zhao Hun's eyes suddenly lit up, and an idea already came into his mind.

As soon as the inspiration came, Zhao Hun immediately picked up his pen and started writing.

Swish--

As the formal examination began, the Taiji Hall began to quiet down. The only sounds in the entire hall were the sounds of the talented scholars writing and Ouyang Lun's breathing in his sleep.

Time passed by little by little. An hour was neither long nor short.

dong dong dong-

As the eunuch in charge of keeping time struck the gong, it also meant the end of the one-hour examination.

"Time is up! Candidates, please stop now!"

Little Leo said in a shrill voice.

Under the eyes of the emperor, the retired emperor and his son-in-law Ouyang Lun, no one dared to continue answering the questions.

Even though they were extremely reluctant, as the sound of the gong rang out, the ten talented people put down their brushes one after another.

However, at this time Ouyang Lun was still sleeping soundly, lying on the chair with his legs spread out, looking completely ungraceful.

"Cough cough."

Zhu Yuanzhang coughed heavily again.

"Brother-in-law!"

Zhu Biao also poked Ouyang Lun again.

Um! ?

Ouyang Lun slowly opened his eyes and looked at Zhu Biao with some confusion.

"What happened? Was there an earthquake? Or did the sky fall?"

"Neither. They have finished answering the questions. Should we proceed to the next step now?" Zhu Biao asked.

"Now that you've finished answering the questions, let's collect the papers and mark them!" Ouyang Lun waved his hand.

Then someone came forward, collected the papers of the ten candidates, and handed them to Ouyang Lun.

Ouyang Lun glanced at the papers and handed them to Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang, "Okay, I've finished reading them. Brother Emperor, Brother-in-law, and Father-in-law, you two can take a look too!"

Forehead.
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.

Did this guy read it so quickly? Or did he not read it at all?!

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to question Ouyang Lun, Zhu Biao spoke first and asked, "Brother-in-law, do you want to take a closer look to avoid making a wrong judgment?"

"I set this question myself. I can tell at a glance how they answered it. If you don't believe me, you can also make up your own questions!" Ouyang Lun said directly.

Forehead.
Zhu Yuanzhang and his son Zhu Biao were suddenly speechless.

Although the father and son have been working hard to learn railway-related knowledge during this period, compared with Ouyang Lun, they are complete trash and cannot compare at all.

If they were really asked to come up with questions, it would be completely embarrassing. Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, Ouyang Lun is the one who knows the most about railways.

Ouyang Lun's words really left them unable to find any excuse.

"Brother-in-law, I'm just talking."

Zhu Biao said embarrassedly.

"Father-in-law, the Emperor Retired, you don't seem to be very satisfied with me!" Ouyang Lun looked at Zhu Yuanzhang again.

"Really? You must have seen it wrong. Everyone knows my son-in-law's ability. How could I doubt him?" Zhu Yuanzhang forced a smile. "It's just a misunderstanding. As long as you handle it well, it'll be fine. I've already told the emperor that you have the final say on the Beijing-Pinggu Railway!"

Zhu Yuanzhang felt very aggrieved at this moment. He had paid too much to see the completion of the first railway in the Ming Dynasty while he was still alive!

Forget it, for the sake of our Beijing-Pingcheng Railway, we will just have to endure it.

Just because Ouyang Lun sees things quickly doesn’t mean that Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang also see things quickly.

Zhu Yuanzhang and his son Zhu Biao carefully read the papers of the ten talents again and again before making a basic judgment.

During this process, the most anxious people were not Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang, father and son, but the ten talents standing below.

You have to know that now the emperor, the emperor emeritus, and the prime minister are personally checking their papers. How can they not be nervous!
"Brother Emperor, Father-in-law, have you finished reading it? If not, you can take it back and read it. Let them go back first."

Ouyang Lun urged.

"Why are you rushing me? Aren't you watching me?" Zhu Yuanzhang said unhappily. In the entire Ming Dynasty, Ouyang Lun was probably the only guy who dared to rush him.

"Brother-in-law, this is to select talents for the Beijing-Ping Railway after all, I dare not be careless!" Zhu Biao said seriously.

"Okay, then you guys keep watching." Ouyang Lun didn't want to keep urging them.

After a long while, Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang, father and son, finally finished reading it.

"Brother-in-law, these three are the ones that my father and I think are the best!" Zhu Biao handed the three test papers to Ouyang Lun.

"Well, not bad. Although you are cramming at the last minute and your ability is a little worrying, you can still distinguish the good from the bad!" Ouyang Lun praised Zhu Biao as he handed him three test papers.

Is this a compliment to us?

Why does it feel weird?
(End of this chapter)