The geniuses on the Heaven roll spoke well, but he was most satisfied with Zhou Zibin because what he said was what he thought!
Of course, he knew that it was difficult to deal with Heavenly Wood Cliff, but if he did not get rid of Heavenly Wood Cliff, the southern problem would never be cured. Furthermore, he wanted to unify the northern region in ten years. There were only nine years left. He did not have that much time to continue waiting. Heavenly Wood Cliff had to be dealt with as soon as possible!
And once Heavenly Wood Cliff was dealt with, the southern problem would naturally be solved!
Thinking of this, Lin Xiao looked at Zhou Zibin with praise and said, "Good!
The court examination will end here. This King has already made a decision! "
What?
He only asked one question and it was already over?
Not only were the geniuses on the Heaven roll dumbfounded, even the spectating officials were dumbfounded. This was too careless!
But then, Lin Xiao's words made them even more dumbfounded, "This King announces that the top scholar of this theory examination is Zhou Zibin!
At the same time, This King will confer Zhou Zibin the title of Southern Governor! "
When Lin Xiao said this, everyone was stunned.
Especially the person who had mocked Zhou Zibin. It was as if he had been slapped in the face. His face burned with pain. Someone could not help but ask, "Your Majesty, this seems inappropriate!
Zhou Zibin's answer is flashy but without substance. Can our Great Quan Dynasty really destroy Heavenly Wood Cliff! "
"Why not!"
Lin Xiao cast a sidelong glance at the official and said with a sneer, "Before This King led the army south, didn't you all think that the Great Quan Dynasty was done for?
Each and every one of you wanted to cede land for peace. But in the end? "
"This …"
Lin Xiao's words successfully shut everyone's mouth.
In fact, Heavenly Wood Cliff returning land and publicly compensating the Great Quan Dynasty was something they had never expected. Furthermore, the Great You Dynasty had ceded land in the north.
If they had not seen it with their own eyes, they would not have believed it.
However, this was only Lin Xiao's strategy. If they were to face Heavenly Wood Cliff head on, the first one would not be able to deal with Mu Tianxuan. After all, he was a fifth-level Golden Immortal expert.
Thinking of this, the official braced himself and said, "Even if it is as His Majesty said, Zhou Zibin deserves to be the top scholar, but the position of Governor of the South is too high!"
After all, the Governor of the South was the person in charge of the entire South. When it came to power, he was even more powerful than most of the people present. How could they accept this?
In fact, Lin Xiao wasn't clear about Zhou Zibin's background.
He could tell from Zhou Zibin's eyes that Zhou Zibin was not a treacherous villain. Thinking of this, Lin Xiao cast a sidelong glance at the official, and his voice became colder. "Is the King of the Great Spring Dynasty me or you?"
"This subject is terrified!"
When the official heard Lin Xiao's words, he immediately knelt down.
Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with this, but to offend Lin Xiao, even if he had a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare!
At this moment, Zhou Zibin suddenly knelt and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, this commoner is afraid that I am temporarily unable to assume the position of Governor of the South!"
"Oh?"
When Lin Xiao heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
From his point of view, Zhou Zibin wasn't the kind of person who wouldn't dare to admit his mistakes. Why would he reject his appointment at this time?
"This commoner has also applied for the combat examination!"
Zhou Zibin knelt on the ground and looked at Lin Xiao in a manner that was neither servile nor overbearing. He said confidently, "This commoner thinks that it would be more suitable for me to assume the position of Governor of the South after I become the top scholar in martial arts!"
Top scholar in both civil and martial arts!
Hearing Zhou Zibin's words, everyone was shocked. Even Lin Xiao revealed a curious expression.
One had to know that the imperial examination system required thousands of soldiers and horses to cross a single wooden bridge. It was already quite difficult to obtain a top scholar, but Zhou Zibin wanted to obtain two!
Wasn't this tone a little too arrogant?
However, this time, no one dared to refute him. After all, Lin Xiao's attitude just now had already explained everything. Moreover, if Zhou Zibin really didn't have any real ability, he wouldn't have boasted like this.
However, Lin Xiao looked at Zhou Zibin with interest. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "There are many more people applying for the combat examination than the written examination. Are you sure you can become the top scholar in martial arts?"
From Lin Xiao's point of view, the difficulty of becoming the top scholar in martial arts was far higher than that of the written examination.
After all, the top scholar in the written examination only needed experience and knowledge. However, the top scholar in martial arts needed talent, actual combat, and the accumulation of years and months.
Zhou Zibin looked to be around twenty-five years old, but his actual age was probably below fifty. It wasn't that easy to become the top scholar in martial arts at this age!
Zhou Zibin appeared very confident in Lin Xiao's words. He nodded lightly and replied, "Your Majesty, this commoner is confident that he can do it!"
"Good!"
Hearing this, Lin Xiao couldn't help but praise him.
No matter whether Zhou Zibin could succeed or not, Lin Xiao appreciated his temperament very much. Moreover, he couldn't see through Zhou Zibin's Cultivation Stage. His strength should be above Level Five of the Earth Celestial Stage!
Lin Xiao also knew something about this combat examination. Jiang Ziya didn't set the Cultivation Stage for the participants, but set the age for the participants, which was 100 years old.
No matter who the participants were, they couldn't be more than 100 years old!
The purpose of this was to prevent some people from taking advantage of their seniority. After all, what the Great Spring Empire needed were talented generals, not old men who were on the verge of death!
Under the threshold of 100 years old, the Earth Celestial Stage was very good!
In particular, the Earth Celestial Stage, which Lin Xiao couldn't see through, had to be at least at the Later Stage of the Earth Celestial Stage. The probability of Zhou Zibin becoming the top scholar in martial arts was very high!
The most important thing was that the combat examination was not only about cultivation, but also about tactics and strategy. Lin Xiao believed that Zhou Zibin had a great advantage in this regard.
If Jiang Ziya was really the top scholar in both civil and martial arts, this imperial examination would really attract quite an excellent talent, who was not weaker than the subordinates he summoned!
At the thought of this, Lin Xiao looked at Zhou Zibin and said, "Good!
Since you are so confident, I will fulfill your wish!
If you can become the top scholar in martial arts, I will appoint you as the Governor of the South, who will supervise the affairs of the South, and let you enter the Southern Legion as the Deputy Legion Commander! "
This …
Hearing Lin Xiao's words, everyone present was shocked.
The Southern Legion was one of the three major legions of the Great Spring Dynasty. It was very important in the Great Spring Dynasty. The whole Southern Legion only had three Deputy Legion Commanders, which showed the status of the Deputy Legion Commanders!
Lin Xiao made such a promise to Zhou Zibin, which undoubtedly made him a popular person in the Great Spring Dynasty!
Zhou Zibin was also shocked by Lin Xiao's promise.