On this day, the sky is high and refreshing, and in Jinling City, the great court meeting of Wu is in full swing.

After the change of law in the state of Wu, the division of labor between the cabinet and the military aircraft department was clear, and the big and small things were organized, and the so-called court meeting was basically not a meeting to discuss things, but it seemed to be a gathering between the ministers of Wu State.

The cabinet is in charge of government affairs, and the Military Aircraft Department handles military affairs, each in an orderly manner, and there are few things that can only be discussed when everyone holds them together.

Therefore, Sun Quan is now planning whether to change the so-called Great Dynasty Meeting of Wu to once a month.

However, today's court meeting is somewhat interesting.

On the court meeting, the first imperial examination, the top ten scholars of the new science and technology university entered the meeting saint, and on the spot, the court hall and hall examination, with the cabinet chief assistant Zhang Zhao asked questions, each expressing his own opinions.

These fledgling young people added a lot of atmosphere to the dull and irritable court.

Of course, this time the court meeting, the most important thing is the choice of the champion of the first imperial examination of Wu State, after all, Cai Yong and Sima Wei can't make up their minds about the new and somewhat tricky things, so they can only be determined by the court.

In this imperial examination, Tanhua has been decided, Ma Liang, and the most outstanding ones are Jiang Wan and Yan Ji, all of whom have to compete for the opportunity to be the champion.

Jiang Wan is a talent, not very old, but in the face of Wu Guoqun's ministers, there is no stage fright, Yan Jian is not weak, he has been in Jiangdong Academy for many years, he has the ability, and the officialdom has connections.

After Zhang Zhao's assessment, the two of them are equal among the civil and military officials, Zhang Zhao personally prefers Yan Xuan, but Zhou Yu of the household department is more inclined to Jiang Wan.

The two of them represent the two forces of the cabinet, and in this way, they have changed from the top talent to the rivalry of cabinet factions, and everyone has begun to fight with full strength.

Pan Feng, the head of the Military Aircraft Department, is watching the excitement, these are all talents, but they have nothing to do with the military.

Zhang Hong's hood was shiny, and he didn't look at the candidates for the two top talents, but became interested in one of the ten new scholars, and planned to recruit new seedlings for the Yushitai.

Sun Quan wore a dragon robe. Wearing a jade crown on his head, sitting cross-legged on the dragon chair, his amber crystal eyes looked at the situation of His Royal Highness, and patted his forehead. It seems that the final decision still fell on him.

"Gong Yan!"

"The students are here!"

Jiang Wan bowed, it was also the first time he had met King Wu, this young monarch who was a little older than him at most had an aura that made his heart palpitate.

This is the bearing of the superior, but in his heart it is an unparalleled momentum.

"I'm testing you alone!"

"Please ask the king!"

Jiang Wan took a deep breath. Stable mentality, hands arched, no first, no second, the title of champion is very novel, but he can't lose the title of the first in the imperial examination.

"In a famine year, you only have one steamed bun in your hand, but in front of you, there are two people who are about to starve to death. One is from Jingzhou and the other is from Liaodong, who will you give the steamed buns to? ”

Sun Quan asked a nonsensical question with a smile.

This has nothing to do with learning.

When Zhou Yu heard this, they each looked up at Sun Quan on the dragon chair, and then couldn't help but twitch the corners of their mouths slightly.

This question sounds like a dead end.

It has nothing to do with learning, this is a problem of the officialdom of Wu State, an official, a native of Jingzhou, and a native of Liaodong. They are all Wu people, and they must be treated equally, so whoever they choose is wrong.

Jiang Wan's handsome face struggled slightly. looked at Sun Quan's turquoise eyes, as if he saw a trace of playfulness in Sun Quan's eyes.

After half a ring, he replied, "King, can I break the steamed bun in half?" Because, one steamed bun can save two lives! ”

Sun Quan listened. just smiled, didn't give him an answer, and his amber eyes turned to look at Yan Ji: "Man Cai!" ”

"The students are here!" Yan Jian is not a stranger to Sun Quan, but it is the first time in the court to face such a majestic Sun Quan, and he is a little apprehensive in his heart.

"Lone will also test you!"

"Please ask the king!" Yan Ji's eyes lit up slightly.

"In the famine year, you also have a steamed bun, but in front of you, a Cao Mengde who is about to starve to death, what will you choose?"

Sun Quan's question became even more absurd.

"The students will choose to eat steamed buns and then ...... Kill! ”

Yan Ji's eyes were resolute.

Between Wu and Wei, now they have become enemies that cannot coexist, in the face of the king of Wei, if you don't kill him, can you still save him?

……

The next day, the imperial examination was announced.

The major bulletin boards in Jinling City gathered a sea of people, and countless readers gathered together to watch the list.

"It's on the list, I'm Chen Hua on the list, the one hundred and twenty-seventh, a scholar of the third grade of the Hanlin Academy, hahaha, great!"

"Thirty-second, second-grade scholar of Hanlin Academy, hahaha, I am thundering and glorifying my ancestors!"

"Damn, why doesn't my name be on it, I obviously did well in the test!"

"I fell off the list, how to return to my hometown and face my father and fellow villagers!"

“……”

Under the red notice on the bulletin board, there are ecstatic readers, dejected readers, those who are on the list, those who are on the list, those who cry with joy, and those who cry with their heads in their arms......

The various states of life are vividly presented in the bodies of these readers.

"Imperial Examination Tanhua, Scholar of Hanlin Academy, Ma Liang!"

Before a bulletin board, someone looked at the name on the bulletin board and gently read out a sentence on the list.

"Who is this Ma Liang?"

"Tanhua? What can he do? ”

Those who are not angry have a lot of them, after all, before the imperial examination, Ma Liang was not outstanding.

"The list is strict!"

Someone exclaimed: "That's the celebrity of Jiangdong Academy, Yan Ji, Yan Mancai!" ”

"New champion, Jiang Wan!"

This name has surprised countless people.

……

On Zhongshan Mountain, Ma Liang, a young man with the honor of the new Flower Exploration, respectfully knelt in front of Zheng Xuan's bed at dusk: "Teacher, the student is incompetent and lost to Yan Jian and Jiang Wan!" ”

"Ji Chang, do you know where your biggest advantage is?"

"Please make it clear, teacher!"

"Young!"

Zheng Xuan was wrapped in a thin quilt, and his cloudy eyes were a little nostalgic: "It's just a failure, just remember it, don't care, because you still have a lot of time to squander, the imperial examination is just the beginning, and the competition in the officialdom in the future is the success or failure of life!" ”

"Remember the teacher's teachings!" He was young and vigorous, and he was frustrated by the two of them all at once, and he was somewhat disheartened, but Zheng Xuan's words reminded him that he was still young and had opportunities.

"Who's the champion?" Zheng Xuan asked.

"Jiang Wan!"

Ma Liang replied in a low voice.

……

In the Cai family's mansion, Cai Yong's body is sitting cross-legged, Sheng Xian is on the left, and Yan Jian is the new science list Yan Jian standing under the hall.

"The failure of this palace exam, the students are unknown, and the teacher is still asked to teach!" Yan Zhen's expression was a little indignant, and he knelt down respectfully.

This time it was Sun Quan who personally set the ranking. He didn't dare to question Sun Quan, but he still didn't understand where he lost in his heart.

"Mancai, you didn't lose, you just ...... The cabinet may not be for you! Cai Yong said lightly.

"Teacher, what do you mean by that?" Yan Jian was a little confused.

"The king's question is not asked at random, you think there are some ridiculous questions, the answer is very important, in terms of the answer, Jiang Wan is suitable for being an official under the cabinet, and you, your answer, I'm afraid that the military is more optimistic about you!"

Cai Yong said calmly: "The position of champion is reserved for the future cabinet, so in this imperial examination, you lost to Jiang Wan!" ”

"What do you mean, teacher, I'm going to the military aircraft department to develop?"

Scholars somewhat despise the rough people in the military, and Yan Jian is no exception.

"No one can say what will happen in the future!"

Cai Yong shook his head and said calmly: "You still have a year to live in the Hanlin Academy, if you can make the people in the cabinet change their attitude during this year, you will still stay under the cabinet, otherwise, you can only go to the Military Aircraft Department or the General Staff Department!" ”

"Student understood!" Yan Ji made up his mind, there was still a chance, and he naturally would not admit defeat. (To be continued.) )