The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 311 Volume Four-wheeled Vehicle

"..."

Sima Yi, Yang Xiu and Guo Jia are not stupid people.

As Zhuge Liang proposed this method, they all realized that this solution - worked!
Sima Yi also stepped forward and asked: "Then Kong Ming, tell me about the fourth question. How can you make such a judgment?"

Sima Yi admitted the fifth question.

But Zhuge Liang’s answer to the fourth question was a bit too much!

"Kong Ming, why do you say that the court should not attack Hebei from Bingzhou?"

That's right.

Below this question, Zhuge Liang directly wrote the words "The court cannot attack Hebei from Bingzhou" in large letters.

And it was different from Sima Yi, Yang Xiu and Guo Jia who just gave up and didn't respond.

Zhuge Liang later wrote a clear policy paper, detailing the reasons why troops could not be sent from Bingzhou.

After analyzing the reasons why troops could not be dispatched from Bingzhou, Zhuge Liang wrote:

"Students suggest that we first attack the Central Plains and control Henan, and then use cavalry to sweep Hebei..."

Zhuge Liang's strategy was exactly the same as the court's plan!
It would be hard for them to believe if they said that the emperor had not revealed the answer!
"It is indeed impossible to attack Hebei directly from Bingzhou."

Zhuge Liang didn't know that the court had already begun preparations according to his strategy, so he said seriously: "Your Majesty, attacking Hebei from Bingzhou is too risky!"

"Of course, we can use the mountains and rivers of Bingzhou to sweep Hebei from a high position. But once Yuan Shao sets up a clear wall, Hebei will become a wasteland. Then I will shrink in Yecheng, which will waste the national strength of the court in vain."

"When the imperial army in Hebei is exhausted, Yuan Shao can secretly send soldiers to Huguan, cut off the two passages of Jingjing and Chenguan, and surround the army in Hebei."

"Therefore, it is safer to attack Hebei from Henan!"

Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Sima Yi, Yang Xiu, and Guo Jia all looked at Zhuge Liang as if he were a monster...

Zhuge Liang's thinking was not only consistent with the court's expectations, but he even boldly guessed that Yuan Shao might set up a Qing army in Hebei.

Now, even if everyone still has doubts, they can't help but believe it.

"Kong Ming's talent is so great that it can span the whole world!"

As for the first three questions and the dictation before that, there is no need for school examinations.

Guo Jia looked at Sima Yi and Yang Xiu on his left and right with depression, and then looked at Zhuge Liang in front of him with even more depression.

Before coming to Guanzhong, Guo Jia always believed that Cao Cao would definitely have a place in the world in the future.

But after arriving in Guanzhong and meeting people like Jia Xu, Xun Yu, Xun You, Zhong Yao, Sima Yi, Yang Xiu, Lu Bu, and Zhang Liao, Guo Jia suddenly felt that Cao Cao had little hope.

In addition, the current emperor is not a foolish one, and the court system is not a corrupt one. Guo Jia really doesn't know how the Han Dynasty can lose now?
Perhaps just as the emperor planned, once the imperial court has accumulated enough money and food, it will be the time for the latent dragon to emerge from the abyss and the tiger to roar in the mountains...

Yang Xiu didn't notice Guo Jia's depressed look, but went over to hug Zhuge Liang, and grabbed Zhuge Liang's face and flicked it twice: "Kong Ming! You have secured the title of No. 1 this year! After you become a palace attendant, I will be your senior after all, do you want to treat me to a meal?"

Sima Yi's eyes also lit up!
Only then did he realize that with Zhuge Liang's talents, the emperor would most likely recruit him as a close attendant and serve as a palace attendant!
No, it’s not possible, it’s certain!
After Zhuge Liang becomes a palace attendant, won't that give us a chance to bully him?
Zhuge Liang looked embarrassed in the face of Yang Xiu's cordial invitation.

Yang Xiu:?
"Isn't it?"

"Kong Ming, don't you want to be a palace attendant, but want to return to Jingzhou?"

What was Zhuge Liang thinking?

This is Langguan!
With Sima Yi and Yang Xiu's merits and qualifications, as long as they were sent to other places, they would start as a prefect with a salary of two thousand stones.

But if Zhuge Liang returned to Jingzhou, could he directly take the position of prefect of Nanjun or Jiangling?
"Okay, Dezu, don't force Kongming."

It was Liu Xie who came out to rescue Zhuge Liang.

"I have already decided to let Kong Ming return to Jingzhou after he finishes the imperial examination to continue to assist the emperor's uncle in guarding Jingzhou. I never thought of keeping him in the center as a plaything for you two!"

Zhuge Liang showed gratitude to the emperor, but Yang Xiu and Sima Yi felt bored.

"Kong Ming, when you return to Jingzhou, you must study the letter I gave you carefully."

"Some of the things in there are powerful enough to turn the world upside down. You must be very careful!"

"Here!"

When Liu Xie stood up, he also took away Zhuge Liang's paper on the table.

"Your article is too important. I will not make it public, and you should not tell anyone about it."

Zhuge Liang finally realized something, and cold sweat broke out on his temples, which was rare. "Yes! I will keep my mouth shut!"

Liu Xie was worried, so he said, "Don't tell anyone when you get to Jingzhou. The emperor's uncle, Yun Chang, Zi Long and others are fine, but I'm afraid Yi De will talk too much when he's drunk."

"Yes! I will never reveal it!"

A man like Zhuge Liang, once he has made a promise to the emperor, will never tell anyone.

Liu Xie nodded: "Let's go, let's go out and eat something. This is my advance invitation to the No. 1 Scholar Banquet for you!"

Zhuge Liang looked at his abdomen in distress.

"In fact, I have already eaten some with Shi Yuan, Yuan Zhi and others, such as braised pork and sweet and sour pork tenderloin."

"Oh?"

Liu Xie was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Are these dishes to Kong Ming's taste?"

Zhuge Liang also spoke the truth: "It tastes good, but it's too sweet."

"..."

Liu Xie was silent for a while before he said to Zhuge Liang, "Eat more sweets in the future."

?

Although Zhuge Liang was puzzled, he still nodded his head and agreed.

"it is good!"

……

Two months later, the eagerly awaited imperial examination results were announced.

Among nearly 20,000 scholars, more than 3,000 were qualified.

The court today is after all more well-off than it was during the first year of Jian'an.

Before that, the names of the top 100 scholars were listed on a golden list and posted in Baqiao.

This time, the names of the three thousand scholars were written on a hundred-foot-long silk cloth and announced together!
Three thousand high school scholars!

Three thousand young people who are full of confidence and are galloping forward!

Chang'an City, which had calmed down a little after two months, began to boil again!

"congratulations!"

"Join us! Rejoice together!"

"..."

But everyone knows that the imperial examination has not yet reached its climax!
Because this year is the same as the year of Jian'an, the top ten have not been announced!

This also means that this year, like the first year of Jian'an, there will also be court officials singing the names!

really!

Just after noon, officials from the Secretariat walked into the streets of Chang'an, prepared gold cakes, treasures, and red flowers, and went to the post station of the first family.

"Henei people Sima Fu and Sima Shuda are ranked tenth!"

The common people had already followed the officials, so one of them immediately shouted, "This man is the brother of Sima Yi, the last No. 1 Scholar!"

There was an immediate exclamation from everyone around, as they obviously did not expect that the Sima family would produce two great talents in succession.

Sima Fu accepted the gifts from the court officials with a little shyness, and distributed some copper coins to the people around him.

"Meng Jian from Runan, Meng Gongwei, ranked ninth!"

Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and Xu Shu on the side all congratulated Meng Jian.

Meng Jian was originally quite happy, but when he saw these three people congratulating him, he became depressed: "That's enough, you three! Your names are not on the Baqiao Golden List, so you must be among those being praised. Why do you have to thank me now?"

The three of them naturally knew that there was no chance that they would miss, so they also had a good time playing around with Meng Jian.

As for Cui Jun and Shi Tao, they were both among the top 50, so the group was naturally even more jubilant.

"Pei Qian and Pei Wenxing from Hedong are ranked eighth!"

"Guanghan people Qin Mi, Qin Zichi, ranked seventh!"

"Qianren Yang Hong and Yang Jixiu are ranked sixth!"

"..."

As each name was praised, Pang Tong and Xu Shu, who had been confident about their decision, began to become a little flustered.

Fortunately, when it came to the fourth place, Xu Shu's name was finally called out.

"Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi from Yingchuan are ranked fourth!"

Hearing his name being called out, Xu Shu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's a pity that I didn't make it into the top three..."

Hearing Xu Shu mumbling to himself, several friends around him glared at him with unfriendly eyes.

"Taiyuan Wen Hui, Wen Manji, ranked third!"

Finally the top three!
Pang Tong on the side swallowed nervously, not knowing whether his name would be sung.

"Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan from Xiangyang ranked second!"

Second place!
Pang Tong couldn't hold back any longer, and tears suddenly wet his eyes.

Waiting like this... is so fucking torturous!

As usual, the official who came to announce the good news gave Pang Tong ten gold cakes and a golden phoenix decorated with precious treasures.

Colorful glazed golden phoenix!
The phoenix spread its wings and flew high into the sky, which was a good omen.

Seeing this, Xu Shu raised the dragon-patterned sword in his hand and said, "Shi Yuan is indeed the runner-up. Your treasure looks more precious than mine!"

At the same time, Xu Shu also set his sights on Zhuge Liang.

"Even Shi Yuan is like this, what about Kong Ming?"

Zhuge Liang smiled faintly, indicating that he didn't care about these empty formalities.

But after sending the golden phoenix to Pang Tong, those officials from the Secretariat actually left directly, leaving everyone in a disheveled state.

"no!"

"Who is this year's top scorer?"

"That's right! It was the same last time! Why is this number one scholar so mysterious every time?"

"..."

The people around were all indignant, but the officials of the Secretariat seemed not to have heard anything and returned to their official offices.

Pang Tong, Xu Shu and others were speechless about the court's behavior: "Is the top scholar really Kong Ming? Why are they still hiding it at this time???"

……

While everyone was cursing, Sima Yi was rushing towards Zhuge Liang's residence in a depressed mood.

"Why is the emperor so stingy this time, only giving Kong Ming a four-wheeled vehicle?"

"And why did you ask me to come and deliver it in person..."

(End of this chapter)