The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 310 Volume 4 He believed it! He believed it!

Chapter 310 Volume He believed it! He believed it!

Compared with the first question, this question is not that difficult after all.

A year and a half has passed since the production methods of fertilizers and other items were promulgated at the grand court meeting in the second year of Jian'an.

Any scholar who cares a little bit about the affairs of the court would know the formula of fertilizer.

Moreover, the imperial court did not dare to say that fertilizers had been promoted to every county, but at least the government offices of many counties had begun to use fertilizers. As long as one paid a little attention, one could answer this question correctly.

As for the improvement method...

This question is the same as the first one, there is no clear answer.

After the imperial examination in the first year of Jian'an, Liu Xie keenly realized that the people were very interested in the examination questions.

Spreading such topics will always be beneficial to agricultural activities around the world.

An examination paper should not only test the scholars, but also inspire more people to devote their energy to specific things.

After Guo Jia finished reading the second question, he looked at the third question...

"If your wife's treadle spinning machine breaks down, how can you repair it?"

???

Like the second question, this also tests practical methods.

Just a pity.

Most people bet on the curved plow, but unexpectedly the emperor brought up the pedal spinning wheel.

The third question is slightly more difficult than the second question.

To answer this question correctly, you must have a very clear understanding of the structure of the treadle spinning wheel and understand its working principle. Only then can you answer this question.

But no matter what, as long as you play well and study hard, you can get points on the first three questions.

The real watershed comes in the fourth question.

same as usual.

Another policy paper.

Moreover, it is a policy paper with military overtones.

"The imperial court wants to send troops from Bingzhou to attack Hebei. How should we deploy the troops?"

When he saw this title, Pang Tong couldn't hold it anymore.

"How could such a military secret appear so easily in the examination room?"

If it were leaked, what would the court do?
Is it really a good idea to put such questions directly on the test paper?

Sima Yi, Yang Xiu and Guo Jia, who knew the real story, all looked at the emperor with great admiration.

"Send troops from Bingzhou to attack Hebei..."

If this topic were to spread, wouldn't Yuan Shao really believe that the imperial court was going to send troops from Bingzhou?

At that time, Yuan Shao foolishly piled his troops in Bingzhou, and then the imperial court suddenly attacked the Central Plains. How would Yuan Shao deal with it?
It can be said that this policy paper has no meaning at all.

But at the same time, it also has the greatest significance of all topics——

Deceiving Yuan Shao!

"In the mind of the emperor, the war has already begun."

The war had already begun from the moment the emperor agreed to help Sun Ce attack Yuan Shu.

He leaked the news to Cao Cao, allowing Cao Cao to seize Xuzhou, which caused suspicion between him and Yuan Shao.

He transported money and grain to Bingzhou and operated Luoyang under the guise of worshiping ancestral temples.

Now, they don’t hesitate to put the question on the examination paper of the imperial examination…

The three of them were conceited. If they were serving as counselors to Yuan Shao, they would probably be deceived by the emperor and think that the direction of the emperor's real attack was Bingzhou...

"Son of Heaven, this is too scary!"

Since the three of them knew that this policy paper was meaningless, they no longer racked their brains on this question and turned their attention to the final question.

"One plus two plus three plus four plus five plus six plus seven plus eight plus nine plus ten... add all the way up to one hundred. What is the sum?"

Pure arithmetic problem!
And it’s a… quite simple question?

The only drawback is that it takes too long to calculate!

Sima Yi estimated the time.

It would take an ordinary scholar an hour just to write down the answers.

Among the first four questions, there is also a policy essay, which will take at least an hour and a half.

The scholars should only have half an hour to answer the last question!
It is really too much for the emperor to solve this problem in half an hour!

Sima Yi suddenly became confident.

Even Zhuge Kongming couldn't finish this problem in such a short time, right?

But in the last imperial examination, I answered all the questions correctly!

So, even if Zhuge Liang becomes the top scorer this year, he still won't be as good as me, right?

When he thought of this, Sima Yi felt completely at ease.

But at this moment.

There was suddenly a commotion in the examination room next door.

Now, not to mention Sima Yi, even Liu Xie frowned.

Fortunately, the commotion came and went quickly.

Dong Cheng also knew that this matter might have disturbed the emperor, so he hurried over to explain the situation to the emperor in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, someone wanted to hand in the paper early, which caused the commotion!"

Submit your papers in advance!

Sima Yi looked at the question in front of him with some disbelief.

Only two hours had passed! There was still a full hour left before the deadline for submitting the paper!
But now, someone actually handed in the paper? ?
An absurd name suddenly emerged in Sima Yi's mind.

"General Dong, the one who submitted the paper early this time could be..."

"Yes, that's the person."

Dong Cheng also knew who Sima Yi was asking about.

"It is the Nanyang native, Zhuge Kongming!"

Sima Yi's pupils immediately shrank to the size of a needle tip, and he looked towards the next room in disbelief.

……

"Kong Ming, I am really impressed!" After coming out of the examination room, Pang Tong wiped the sweat from his head.

"I almost didn't finish the calculation at the end, and you dared to hand in the paper early?"

Xu Shu at the side said: "Shi Yuan, don't shock Kong Ming first, I'll shock you first, you've actually figured it out?"

Pang Tong said in fear: "Almost, almost. The final answer is very complicated, 4,672."

"Oh!"

Xu Shu's face was full of respect.

But Zhuge Liang looked strange and hesitated, "Isn't it five thousand and fifty?"

Pang Tong:?
Xu Shu:?
Xu Shu was stunned for a moment and decided to stand on Zhuge Liang's side.

"Shi Yuan, Kong Ming's answer has both integers and decimals, which is much better than your answer."

"impossible!"

Pang Tong was not convinced and decided to calculate it again slowly.

This time, Pang Tong calculated for an hour.

The answer is——

"Five thousand and fifty!"

Pang Tongyi fell to the ground, muttering to himself, "How is this possible? How is this possible?"

At this moment, Xu Shu also asked Zhuge Liang: "Kong Ming! How long did it take you to solve this problem?"

Zhuge Liang hesitated again, somewhat reluctant to tell them the truth.

"About... three breaths? Oh, no, it should be five breaths, but writing took me some effort, so it took me ten breaths."

"..."

No more playing! Going home to farm!!!

……

As expected.

The second imperial examination indeed sparked another wave of enthusiasm.

Some people bought fertilizer and tasted it themselves...

I bought a pedal spinning wheel and took it home to dismantle it...

There are also questions about who Ayun belongs to...

As for the last math problem, no one actually paid much attention to it, because everyone just thought that it was used to delay everyone's time...

The fourth policy essay question also quickly spread to Hebei, causing Yuan Shao, who was still in a standoff with Gongsun Zan, to curse: "You really want to seize Hebei from Bingzhou! The imperial court is still determined to destroy us!"

Yuan Shao has decided that after he defeats Gongsun Zan and returns, he will repair more defensive fortifications in Jingjing and Chenguan areas to prevent the imperial court from suddenly attacking from Bingzhou!
……

Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others drank a little wine and then returned to their residence.

Before entering the house, Zhuge Liang saw that his empty residence was brightly lit.

For a moment, even Zhuge Liang couldn't help but feel a little excited.

After taking a few deep breaths to calm himself, Zhuge Liang finally made up his mind to enter the room!

really!

Sima Yi, Yang Xiu and Guo Jia stared at Zhuge Liang with three pale faces.

The emperor, on the other hand, sat upright on the couch, looking at the table.

On the table was Zhuge Liang's imperial examination paper.

Zhuge Liang fell to the ground and saluted the emperor, then smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, it is a bit against the rules to take out my test paper separately."

"You still know that this is against the rules?"

Liu Xie asked back.

"Does submitting the paper early comply with the rules?"

Zhuge Liang saluted again without being servile or arrogant: "The court has no rules either. You cannot submit your examination papers ahead of time."

It seems to be the same...

After all, there are endless papers in the imperial examination, so how can you hand them in early?
Liu Xie was not really angry, he just laughed and scolded: "Anyway, it will not be allowed from now on, otherwise it will affect the order."

"I have inquired about it. When the scholars in your examination room saw you handing in your paper early, most of them were devastated. Many even burst into tears in the examination room... This accident is your fault!"

Zhuge Liang touched his nose awkwardly, but still couldn't help but defend himself: "If there is only half an hour left, I can just continue to sit in the examination room."

"But it only took me an hour and a half to finish the paper, and then I spent another half an hour checking it... It was really boring, so I decided to hand it in."

Now, even Liu Xie couldn't help but look up at Zhuge Liang.

Everyone thought that Zhuge Liang handed in the paper in two hours.

I didn’t expect that he finished answering within an hour and a half, and then spent another half an hour checking?

For some reason, Liu Xie suddenly wanted to punch Zhuge Liang twice...

"Anyway, you will never be allowed to hand in your papers early in the future... Never mind. I guess you won't have this opportunity in the future."

Liu Xie threw Zhuge Liang's paper back to Zhuge Liang.

"Explain it to the three people next to me."

"When they heard you handed in your paper early, they all thought I had revealed the questions to you in advance."

"This time, you have to clear my name!"

Zhuge Liang then understood why Sima Yi, Yang Xiu and others had such pale faces.

He could only smile bitterly: "Zhongda, Dezu, why would His Majesty reveal the test paper to me in advance? You two are really suspicious!"

Yang Xiu didn't believe it.