Lin Tian’s appointment of Yu Ji as his personal palace maid was quickly known to Ying Zheng.
When he learned of this news, Ying Zheng was not only not displeased, but on the contrary, he was very happy.
"It seems that Tian'er is still close to women!"
"I said that at such a young age, in his prime, how could he not like women!"
"It seems that Tian'er doesn't dislike women, but has high standards and only likes beautiful women!"
"It seems that after a while, I should select beauties for Tian'er to choose suitable consorts for him!!"
Lin Tian’s liking for women was a happy event for Ying Zheng.
Because this way, Ying Zheng could select beauties for Lin Tian, and Lin Tian could then procreate for the Ying clan.
Perhaps in a short time, he could become a grandfather.
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng wished he could select beauties for Lin Tian right now.
But Ying Zheng knew that this matter could not be rushed.
After all, in another month, it would be the second imperial examination of Great Qin.
This imperial examination was as important as the first one.
Firstly, because the scope of this imperial examination was wider, allowing more commoners to participate.
Secondly, because the Great Qin court was indeed short of officials, and urgently needed others to fill the positions.
Therefore, both Ying Zheng and Lin Tian attached great importance to this imperial examination.
Even before this, Ying Zheng had specially inquired of Prime Minister Wang Wan several times.
"This imperial examination, do you have confidence in organizing it well?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, with the experience from the previous one, your humble servant already has a direction. This imperial examination, your humble servant will surely be able to organize it well!"
"Good! I trust you with your work!!"
In fact, Ying Zheng was not that reassured. In his heart, the most suitable candidate was still Li Si.
Li Si was not only talented but also steady in his work.
Li Si had handled the Fengchan ceremony on Mount Tai perfectly, without any unexpected incidents.
Therefore, it was naturally best for Li Si to be in charge of the imperial examination.
It was just that Li Si was currently busy revising the Qin Rites, so he did not have much time to handle matters related to the imperial examination.
This also meant that Ying Zheng had to hand over this matter to Wang Wan for handling.
Upon hearing this order, Wang Wan was also excited.
He knew the importance of the imperial examination to the state of Qin, and he also knew that Li Si had been very prominent recently. He knew even better that if he didn't perform well, Li Si might very well replace him.
Therefore, he was determined to hold this imperial examination well.
However, just as he intended to do this well, there were people who wanted to oppose him!
"Holding imperial examinations again, is Qin trying to let their commoners rule over all of us!"
"This is a common tactic of Qin, and our people are oblivious, willingly surrendering to Qin and being governed by them. This is truly the misfortune of the people!"
"No! We cannot let Qin continue to develop in this direction. If Qin officials and soldiers manage everywhere, then we will have no chance to rebel against Qin! We must stop Qin's imperial examinations!!"
The purpose of these people was very simple: to stop the imperial examinations and prevent Great Qin from selecting more talents to govern them.
Otherwise, they would likely be completely suppressed by Qin officials and soldiers.
Once they were integrated into Qin’s governance, it would not be so easy for them to turn things around.
In fact, many commoners might get used to their current lives and forget their hatred.
At that time, rebelling against Qin would be a pipe dream.
Therefore, their thoughts were very clear: to disrupt the imperial examination system of Qin.
Ordinary disruption would naturally not be enough.
With their capabilities, they could not influence the Qin court at all.
Therefore, they had to influence this imperial examination from other aspects and disrupt it.
This was not a small matter for them. Fortunately, among them, someone quickly found a breakthrough.
"Previously, in Great Qin, there was a small country called Tu'an. Its national strength was not strong, but its people were simple and did not like war!"
"Yet, Qin still destroyed them, shattering their entire country, and all their subjects were captured."
"Therefore, we can use Tu'an as a pretext to rally the people of Tu'an to rebel against Qin with us!"
"Even if such a rebellion against Qin fails, we can completely withdraw from it!!"
"Tu'an??"
Hearing the word Tu'an, many people felt incredibly unfamiliar.
Because this country was too small, their country even survived by hunting.
So many people didn't even know that there was such a small country called Tu'an in the world.
However, after hearing others' explanations, they felt that this method was feasible.
Rebelling against Qin in the name of such a small country was much better than rebelling in the name of a large country.
If they rebelled in the name of a large country, they would surely be severely suppressed by Qin. If they rebelled, they might be instantly wiped out by the Qin army.
What's more, the kings of those large countries were basically still alive and were within Great Qin. Even if they rebelled, the reasons wouldn't seem sufficient.
Therefore, only by borrowing the name of Tu'an was the safest.
Soon, different voices began to spread within Great Qin.
The formerly destroyed Tu'an country had reappeared, and there was a surviving princess in Tu'an.
This princess called on the former subjects of Tu'an to resist Great Qin together and restore Tu'an.
The princess of Tu'an even declared that whoever helped her restore Tu'an would be made her consort.
In the future, that person would even become the king of Tu'an.
As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately stirred the hearts of many.
If it was just about resisting Qin, not many people would be willing to do it!
After all, Qin was so powerful, resisting Qin was likely a dead end.
Without sufficient benefits, no one would do such a thing.
But when the prospect of becoming the king of Tu'an was offered, it was different.
Many of them were just ordinary commoners. Even the slightly more capable ones might have been a minor commander at best. The distance to being a king was like heaven and earth.
If they could become kings, it would be a step up to heaven.
Therefore, the name Tu'an, like a spark, quickly ignited throughout Qin.
In secret, many ambitious people and people from Tu'an expressed their willingness to join Tu'an and rebel against Qin.
At first, such voices were not loud.
But under the deliberate propagation by those who were interested, these voices of rebellion against Qin grew louder and louder.
Eventually, they directly reached the ears of Ying Zheng and Lin Tian.
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