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Seeing off Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, Liu Zhang did not set off immediately, although the battle situation was urgent, he still had to deal with the first imperial examination before he could go to the battlefield in person. The www.biquge.info imperial examination was held for three days, and the questions were nothing more than some governing policies and how to deal with disasters. However, it is precisely because of the large practical surname that the answers given by the candidates can be described as strange!

"What is this?" Looking at the exam paper in his hand, Liu Zhang asked with a smile: "Fengxiao, is it useful to pray sincerely to the heavens before the disaster comes?" ”

"It's useful, you can have a little solace before you die!" Guo Jia took the exam paper, and his face was a little helpless, but when he saw the candidate's origin, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Lord, you can't blame this person." The people of Shu believe in ghosts and gods, and it is not surprising that they have such an idea! ”

"He should go to school and further his education!" Throwing the paper aside, Liu Zhang picked up another exam paper. He wondered if Huang Chengyan and a few old men were playing with him, and in the exam papers he brought, there were even ten ridiculous answers.

"Lord, in fact, these people's answers also have some bright spots, otherwise how could Mr. Huang show them to you!" Guo Jia picked up an exam paper and said, "Let's just talk about this candidate!" He said that self-denial and retribution are benevolent, as long as you pay attention to education and let the people understand etiquette, the world will not be chaotic! ”

"!" Liu Zhang shook his head and said: "I know etiquette enough, but now I can't even eat enough, and etiquette?" To hell with it! Speaking of indoctrination, did he say how to educate? Big and empty! This kind of person is okay to be a talker, but how can he be an official? If he is allowed to be an official, he can only mislead the country and the people! ”

"Not really!" Guo Jia frowned and said, "The Han has been like this for hundreds of years, but I haven't seen anything wrong. ”

"There is nothing wrong with it in normal times, but now that it is in the midst of war, it is very inappropriate!" Liu Zhang shook his head and said: "The first to propose self-denial and revenge was the Kong family, but what has the Kong family been doing for so many years?" Let's just say that the most famous Kong Rong is just a conversationalist. The ability to brag is not weak, and he does the facts, but he has no ability! Let's just say that in the Yellow Turban Rebellion back then, if Kong Rong had a little courage and took out money and food to collect Guan Hai, tens of thousands of troops would be at his fingertips. With tens of thousands of troops, it is more than enough to take refuge in others or guard Beihai, but he actually defended the city and was almost killed by Guan Hai! What am I going to do with such a person? ”

"What the lord said is very true!" Guo Jia put down the exam paper and picked up another one. The exam papers were rejected under the review of Liu Zhang and several people, but Liu Zhang looked at the thinner and thinner test papers, but he felt a little helpless!

Suddenly, Jia Xu exclaimed: "Lord, there is a test paper here that is very insightful!" ”

"Oh?" Liu Zhang's spirit was shocked when he heard this: "Bring it to me!" ”

"Yes!" Jia Xu hurriedly handed the test paper to Liu Zhang, and Liu Zhang took the test paper and read it slowly. In the test paper, the candidates commented on Liu Zhang's policies and even pointed out many omissions. Looking at this test paper, Liu Zhang was as happy as drinking ice water on dog days.

"Good! Sure enough, it's a good style and a good strategy! Put down this person's paper first, wait until all the test papers are finished, and then decide his ranking! After reading it three times, Liu Zhang put down the test paper. The person who can write this kind of article is certainly not a lonely person. He resisted the curiosity in his heart and put down the test paper.

After reading the test papers one by one, Liu Zhang became more and more excited the more he read, and it turned out that Huang Chengyan and others had put the best answer sheets below. Guo Jia and Jia Xu also found a wonderful article from time to time, and there were a few articles that Liu Zhang had to be amazed. It took three full days for Liu Zhang to finish reading the test paper. With three or four of the most outstanding answer sheets, Liu Zhang hesitated, he didn't know how to rank second!

"Lord, since you don't know how to rank and don't defecate, why should you be so worried?" Guo Jia really doesn't understand Liu Zhang's thoughts, why do you have to let talents rank high!

"Can't afford not to row up!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "Fengxiao, do you know what the first place in the imperial examination represents?" ”

"This..."Guo Jia thought for a while and said, "Is it the best in the world?" ”

"That's right! It is the best in the world! Liu Zhang said: "If you pass the imperial examination, you can embark on the road of being the first in the world, and I want to use the first in the world to encourage people in the world to study!" I have set up ten scientific examinations, and these ten represent ten fields. The first place in each course is the first in the world in this field! ”

"The lord is so calculating!" Jia Xu said with a smile: "The world loves fame and fortune, and no one can not take the number one in the world to heart!" If according to the Lord's vision, the style of study under the rule of our army will be prosperous! ”

"Wenhe is not bad!" Liu Zhang said: "There is no first in literature, and there is no second in martial arts." From now on, the country will appear first in literature and first in martial arts. Now that there is an official standard, don't people in the world fight for this first? Therefore, this ranking must be discharged! Fengxiao, Wenhe, you give me some advice! ”

"Lord, I think this person should be the first!" Guo Jia picked one from the test paper and said: "This person is not only outstanding in writing, but also has something to say." The few loopholes he raised were all attached, which was slightly stronger than the others. ”

"To be appreciated by Fengxiao, it seems that this person should be extraordinary!" Liu Zhang took the test paper, flipped to the candidate's name and place of origin, and read: "Ma Liang, the word is Jichang, and he is from Yicheng, Xiangyang!" It turned out to be him? No wonder there is such a literary style! ”

Seeing Liu Zhang's face full of surprise, Guo Jia smiled and asked, "Does the lord know about this person?" ”

"Of course I do!" Liu Zhang said: "This person is also a talented man of Jingxiang, although he is not as good as Wolong and Fengxiao, but he is not much better than Shi Tao and Meng Jian!" There is a rumor in Jingzhou: Ma's five constants, white eyebrows are the best. That's the man! ”

"How can this man have such a name? Congratulations to the lord for another great talent! Listening to Liu Zhang's words, Guo Jia was also full of joy, no one would be afraid of many talents!

Anyway, he didn't know who to let go first, so Liu Zhang decided to see if there were any famous figures among these people. Continue to flip through the test papers, and the names and origins of the candidates are printed one by one. The first candidate to be favored by Liu Zhang turned out to be Ma Liang's younger brother Ma Yan! However, now that Ma Liang has appeared, Ma Jian is indispensable, and the person who excites Liu Zhang the most is another great talent!

"Jiang Wan will be Gongyan?!" Looking at the test paper, Liu Zhang's hands trembled a little. Jiang Wan is dignified and majestic, he is the prime minister of Shu after Zhuge Liang, and his ability may not be as good as Zhuge Liang, but he is also a rare talent! Then, Liu Zhang opened another test paper, which said Nanyang Guo Yuzhi!

"The lord has found a talent again?" Seeing that the surprise on Liu Zhang's face was getting bigger and bigger, Guo Jia and Jia Xu looked at each other.

Liu Zhang didn't answer the two, but said with a smile: "In this imperial examination, Jiang Wan is the first, Ma Liang is the second, and Guo Youzhi is the third!" ”

"This..."Guo Jia hesitated for a moment and asked: "Lord, Jiang Wan is on par with Ma Liang, we have no opinion on you arranging it like this, but Ma Yan's answer sheet is still above Guo Youzhi, it is a little inappropriate for you to arrange it like this!" ”

"There's nothing wrong with that!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "Guo Youzhi's writing is indeed inferior to Ma Yan, but his strategies are all practical strategies, there are no gorgeous chapters, but they are full of simplicity, our army needs this kind of talent!" As for Ma Yan, although his words are conclusive, there are too many things that are not feasible, and with his ability, he still needs to be honed before he can be useful. Otherwise, his achievements are at most a Zhao Kuo on paper! ”

"Since the lord has made up his mind, we will naturally obey the order!" Guo Jia loosened his shoulders and asked with a smile: "Is it announced according to such a ranking?" ”

"Yes!" Liu Zhangdao; "Immediately notify these people who have passed the assessment, and in three days, they will meet them in the Mansion of the Duke of Qin!"

"Subordinates understood!" Guo Jia and Jia Xu left with the test papers, and according to Liu Zhang's instructions, they copied and archived these test papers that passed the assessment, and posted them together with the rankings, so that everyone was convinced.

There was a sea of people at the gate of Guozijian, just like the college entrance examination in later generations, and all the students gathered here, waiting for the final notice. When the list was hung up, everyone immediately surrounded it. Some people who failed to pass the examination actually said that the scientific examination was unfair, especially some Confucian students.

"It's not fair!" A pair of brothers walked out of the crowd, the younger brother scratching with dissatisfaction.

"Don't talk nonsense!" The older brother looked around, his two white eyebrows were intertwined, he looked at his younger brother and said: "Qin Gong has his own standards, you look at the first place Jiang Wan's exam paper, although his answer sheet is not much different from mine, but in practice, it is easier than my method!" It can be seen that what Qin Gong cares about most is hard work! ”

"I didn't say you, I said me!" The younger brother frowned and said: "That Guo Youzhi, why is he in front of me, I read his article, but Er'er!" ”

"That's true!" The elder brother was a little puzzled and said: "With Qin Gong's usual approach, it is indeed a little unusual!" ”

"Could it be that Gong Qin knew Guo Youzhi and gave him the third place?" The younger brother frowned, he was born in Jingxiang, and he has seen a lot of this kind of thing!

"Impossible, Duke Qin won't be so unwise!" The elder brother suddenly smiled and said, "You kid is so bold, why don't you ask him personally when Duke Qin summons us!" ”

"This..."The younger brother hesitated and said, "I heard that Qin Gong is fierce, if I ask such a question in the main hall, will he be angry?" ”

"Haha!" The elder brother laughed and said: "In Jingxiang, a stunned boy who is so bold that he is famous will also be afraid?" ”

"Normal people are naturally not afraid, but Qin Gong is fierce, how can he not be afraid?" The younger brother took his brother's hand and walked together to the temporary residence, while Liu Zhang's people were waiting for them.

Three days later, before dawn, many people gathered at the gate of the Qin Mansion, all of whom were students who had been notified. There are also some people who have not been notified, and they want to ask Liu Zhang for an explanation, because in the scientific examination, in addition to the moral aspect, not even a classic has been examined, which makes those who are poor in the scriptures embarrassed?

"Please let the students who have been notified come in!" At that time, the sky was already bright, and Liu Zhang learned that the students were already waiting at the gate of the house, so he advanced the time of the meeting! As a prince, Corporal Lixian is still a must!

"Have you been notified?" All the students who were notified had a voucher, but one of them wanted to enter the house without a voucher, and the pawn man immediately stopped him!

"Humph! Although I didn't pass the assessment, it wasn't my problem, it was the words of Duke Qin who didn't respect the saints. I have not come to see him, but to ask him for an explanation! The young student's face was full of righteousness, but what he said made everyone dumbfounded.

"Please leave without credentials!" Dian Man didn't have the surname to quarrel with these scribes, he only had Liu Zhang's orders in his eyes. Since Liu Zhang said that he can't enter without a certificate, he will never let a person without a certificate enter the house!

"You...", the young man said that the newborn calf was not afraid of tigers, and he said angrily: "I want to go in, what can you do with me?" ”

"Bang dang!" Dian Man was also angry, he pulled out his waist knife, squinted his eyes and said: "Duke Qin has a life, he can't enter the mansion without a certificate, and if he dares to be presumptuous, he will not be spared!" ”

"You dare to kill?" Seeing that Dian Wei was about to draw a knife and want to cut, the young man's face changed greatly, he dared to come to make trouble, just because there were many scribes today, Liu Zhang needed to make a gesture of a corporal of Lixian, but he didn't expect Dian Man to really dare to draw a knife!

"Killing you is like killing a dog!" Dian Man sneered: "Qin is a scholar of the open department, and anyone who holds a certificate is a great talent in the world. If you don't have credentials, you don't have talent! If the peddlers and pawns dare to come to the mansion of the Duke of Qin to disturb, where is the majesty of the Duke of Qin? If you don't retreat, don't blame me for being ruthless! ”

"I..." The young man wanted to die rather than retreat, but when he saw Dian Wei's hideous expression, he involuntarily took a few steps back. But as soon as he retreated, the students around him immediately distanced themselves from him, and their eyes were full of mockery. Not only ridiculed him for not being self-sufficient, but also ridiculed him for being spineless!

"All students with certificates, please!" Seeing the young man retreating, Dianman returned the long knife to the sheath and let the other students in. Of course, those who did not have a certificate could only watch from the sidelines, and the young man who took the lead stood there alone, looking very helpless. However, due to the prestige of the pawn, the students are much more honest, and no matter how hard the bones are, they will not be as hard as the knife!

"See Qin Gong!" Liu Zhang was already waiting in the conference hall, and when everyone entered the main hall, they saw a person sitting in the first place, and immediately bowed and saluted!

"Excuse me!" Liu Zhang stood up, opened his arms and said: "The people who can enter this place are all talented people, you are at least the first in the world in one field, and the future masters will have to rely on you!" ”

"Qin Gong praises falsely!" Everyone was ecstatic in their hearts, and the reason why they participated in the scientific expedition was to get ahead. Of course, there are also people who are there to prove their talents!

"Everyone, please be seated!" After everyone sat down according to the ranking, Liu Zhang spoke: "Ladies and gentlemen, this duke has unfortunate news to tell you, Cao Ying and Sun Quan have allied and gathered an army of 1.5 million to attack this duke, and the power of this duke is in danger!" After seeing you today, my father will go to the battlefield in person. If you are willing to stay, this father is naturally welcome. If someone wants to leave, my father is grateful to him for participating in the imperial examination, and immediately gives him a reward to let him leave Chang'an, I don't know how you choose? ”

(To be continued)