When Zhuge Liang woke up the next morning, he felt extremely heavy and uncomfortable.

It's better to say that he felt very uncomfortable in his dream last night, he had a very heavy dream, he dreamed that he was pressed by something strange, his body couldn't move, and he couldn't break free.

When he woke up, he turned his head to look, only to find that one of his arms was pillowed by Sima Yi as a pillow, one leg was held by Pang Tong as a pillow, and the weight of two big men was pressed on his body, no wonder he had such a heavy dream.

Iniquity.

Zhuge Liang sighed slightly, raised his body slightly and looked around, and found that the dormitory was in a mess, the five beds were crowded with people, there were snoring drunks everywhere, everyone was wandering, where was there still the appearance of a lost scholar?

It's clearly a bunch of scoundrel drunks!

He finally broke free from the shackles of Sima Yi and Pang Tong, shook his arm that was so sore that it was numb, and stomped on his even more sour thigh, baring his teeth and cracking his mouth for a while before he could stand up and walk.

Carefully bypassing a drunk, he walked to the door of the dormitory, moved his sore body, and was about to find a place to drink saliva, but in a blink of an eye, Zhuge Liang saw Zhang Yue and Xu You, who were carrying their bags and preparing to leave, standing at the staircase not far away, and Sun Zhong was talking to the two of them.

Zhuge Liang walked over quickly.

"Zixun, Ziyi, you ......"

The three people who were talking at the staircase heard Zhuge Liang's voice and turned around one after another.

"Kong Ming, I ......"

Xu You looked at Zhuge Liang and said with a wry smile: "I thought I would leave early, but you got up really early." ”

"yes, I didn't want our leader to see us like this."

Zhang Yue smiled helplessly: "I didn't have time to congratulate you last night, today, it can be regarded as congratulations, if there is fate in the future, we will see you again." ”

Zhuge Liang then remembered that he hadn't seen the three people in front of him all night yesterday, the dormitory was full of people at the time, and there were many drunken maniacs, and he didn't care about the other three classmates and roommates who had been with him for months except Zhuge Jun, which made him feel a little guilty.

"There were so many people yesterday that I ......"

"Kong Ming, it's okay."

Xu You stepped forward and shook Zhuge Liang's hand, and said with a smile: "Your talent is something we can't catch up with, and it's not surprising that you didn't pass the exam...... It's a bit sad, but after all, 3,000 people were chosen, and we didn't get chosen, so it's a bit ...... It's a bit ......."

Xu You's eyes turned red as he spoke, and he quickly turned his back and didn't shed tears in front of Zhuge Liang.

Zhang Yue was more cheerful and patted Xu You on the shoulder.

"It was expected, being selected in Xuzhou does not mean that it can also be selected in Luoyang, if the skill is not as good as the person, the skill is not as good as the person, why do you want to be a child?"

After comforting Xu You, Zhang Yue also held Zhuge Liang's hand.

"The imperial examination is held once every three years, we are still young, and there are still many opportunities, if we can't do it once, then wait for the next time, next time, we will definitely be able to, we will prepare for the examination for another three years, prepare for the imperial examination, and when the time comes, maybe we can also get full marks!"

Zhuge Liang pursed his lips and showed a hint of a smile.

"I remember that the Son of Heaven once had a poem, there will be a time when the wind and waves will be long, and the clouds and sails will be in the sea Zixun and Ziyi, a halberd is not terrible, losing courage is the real loss, I believe you are not the ones who will easily admit defeat, so, three years later, Luoyang will meet again!"

"Goodbye!"

Zhang Yue and Xu You nodded to Zhuge Liang, said goodbye to Sun Zhong, and then resolutely turned around and left, never looking back at the two alumni of the same society.

It was only at this time that Zhuge Liang found that many people in the entire candidate dormitory had already packed their bags and walked towards the gate.

Some of them looked depressed, some looked calm, and some were unwilling, and when they left the candidates' dormitory, they looked back for a while before reluctantly leaving.

These people should all be unsuccessful students who did not get in.

There were more than 7,000 students who failed in the selection of the first imperial examination, they passed the state examination, and came to Luoyang to participate in the further selection examination with high spirits.

But it's a pity that there are only a few who can win a future in this exam.

Most people still have to accept the fate of failure, accept the fact that their skills are inferior, and leave the candidate dormitory, which symbolizes honor and identity.

"Although there are a lot of people admitted this time, there are still more than 7,000 people to leave, and our dormitory is quite good, three of the five people remained, and many of the dormitories were empty, or only one person remained, so I really feel very lucky."

Sun Zhong looked at the backs of Zhang Yue and Xu You who were leaving, as if he was talking to Zhuge Liang and to himself.

But Zhuge Liang doesn't think so.

"Zi'an, why should you be humble? This is a fair exam, everyone is using their own skills to gain a future, no background, no family, no elders, only the level of the score, you really beat many people in the score, so you stayed.

Moreover, both of them came from better backgrounds than you, and they were exposed to knowledge earlier, and when you were still reading one by one, they were already able to read, and when they were playing in the state school, you had to go home to help with production, but despite this, you still stayed. ”

Sun Zhong turned his head to look at Zhuge Liang and didn't speak.

Leaning less, Sun Zhong sniffed.

"Thank you, Kong Ming."

"It doesn't matter."

Zhuge Liang looked at the gradually blurred backs of Zhang Yue and Xu You, as well as more and more unsuccessful candidates who left the door of the candidates' dormitory with their luggage, and sighed slowly.

No matter how pleasant the process is, this is also a cruel competition, a microcosm of this society and this world of great contention.

But as a victor, Zhuge Liang's heart was full of pity.

In the afternoon of this day, most of the candidates with a hangover also woke up, and after lunch, someone from the imperial court came to inform the 3,000 students who had passed the selection of the following arrangements.

They were given three days of rest and free time, after which they were scheduled to take the official Mianjun Examination, which was the final round of the Great Han Imperial Examination.

There is only one Jun Exam, the time is two hours, and there is no need for three days and three nights of fierce battles, but the whole process of the exam, His Majesty the Emperor will watch it today, and it is said that His Majesty the Emperor also personally participated in the proposition of some of the questions, so the significance of this Jun Exam is very significant.

The court officials once again emphasized that in principle, candidates will not be dismissed from the Jun Examination, but you candidates should not be too happy, because for the candidates, if they do too outrageous things in the Jun Examination, they are still likely to be deposed.

For example, cheating, too outrageous answering results, dishonoring in front of the palace, disrespecting the Son of Heaven, etc., then you should be careful.

Don't be too happy, don't pretend to be an official of the imperial court until the moment you get the official certificate, you are always a candidate, not an official.

After the news was announced, the remaining candidates didn't have time to be sad or emotional, and they all excitedly talked about the next Jun Exam.

"Do you really want to take the exam in front of the Son of Heaven?"

"I thought it was just talking, but I didn't think the Son of Heaven would really invigilate!"

"That's the Son of Heaven, he has a lot of opportunities, and he will actually supervise our exams?"

"If you are favored and appreciated by the Son of Heaven, will you ascend to the sky in one step?"

"Don't think about it, it's impossible to reach the sky in one step, take your time to be your servant from the ninth grade, and slowly boil it!"

"There are always exceptions, right? When today's Zixiong is strategic, sweeping all directions, he will always do something unexpected, right? ”

"What's the use of you slapping on the back here? The Son of Heaven could not hear it. ”

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The candidates talked about the Jun Examination in a few words, and Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Jun and Sun Zhong returned to the dormitory and silently prepared for the next Jun Exam.

Although Zhuge Liang is not worried that he will not be able to find a standard answer as long as there is a standard answer, will the topic of the proposition of the Son of Heaven himself be similar to the previous proposition composition, more subjective?

"Jun, Zi'an, this time for the Jun exam, we may have to be careful, the exam personally invigilated by the Son of Heaven is probably not just some questions with standard answers."

Zhuge Liang returned to the dormitory, closed the door, and carefully explained his thoughts to Zhuge Jun and Sun Zhong.

"The previous essay is about the national policy of the Han Dynasty set by the Son of Heaven to let us expand, there is no such content in the state examination, and there is one in the selection examination, so it is very likely that there will be several questions in the jun examination."

Zhuge Jun and Sun Zhong looked at Zhuge Liang in some surprise, and their expressions became serious.

"Brother Zhong, is that really the case? I don't have any confidence in that essay, if it's all similar topics, I won't be able to rank in this exam......"

Sun Zhong also frowned.

"I really don't know much about things like the current affairs of the imperial court, and if there are too many such topics, it will be very disadvantageous for me, and if it is just a question and answer question, I still have some confidence."

Zhuge Liang nodded, he was very aware of Sun Zhong's birth restrictions.

Sun Zhong, who finally came to this point, is just a small town problem-solver, and he is good at doing questions, and he is not worried at all about questions and answers with standard answers, but because of his vision, the discourse on current affairs with divergent thinking is really not what he is good at.

He has a stupid mouth and a little low self-esteem, and he has never played in a debate event in the state school, just an unknown spectator.

"In that case, let's take advantage of the efforts of the past few days to tell you what I think we might get in the test, how about it?"

"Great!"

Zhuge Jun was overjoyed and said, "If that's the case, what else do I have to worry about?" ”

Sun Zhong smiled embarrassedly.

"Really? Kong Ming, don't delay your affairs, right? ”

"What could be more important than the Jun Exam?"

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Pointing you out, I am also preparing for my own Jun Examination, it doesn't matter." ”

Sun Zhong and Zhuge were overjoyed, so they quickly took out a pen and paper and prepared to take notes.

Zhuge Liang took out the information he got from the questions he got from the selection of the exam and analyzed it, and said to the two of them about the policy theory questions that might appear in the Jun exam this time.

Zhuge Liang believes that the focus of this Jun Examination may be some discussions on the policy orientation of Dahan's foreign development.

"Because the Son of Heaven attaches great importance to external development, since the Jian'an period when the Son of Heaven has not yet ascended the throne, he has vigorously promoted foreign development, expanded territory, or developed some wild places, such as Jiaozhou, Liaozhou, and the Western Regions before it.

It is a good thing to expand the territory, but it will also bring a lot of consumption, so there will always be people who oppose the Son of Heaven's policy of expanding the territory, and the Son of Heaven needs support, so he may focus on promoting people who support the policy of expanding the territory during the imperial examination. ”

Hearing Zhuge Liang say this, Zhuge Jun was a little strange.

"Isn't this a thing that everyone can think of?"

"I think of it, but it doesn't matter whether I support it or not."

Zhuge Liang said slowly: "I'm just a guess, I'm not a person around the Son of Heaven, I can't hear the voice of the Son of Heaven, I don't know what the Son of Heaven thinks now, since the development of the Western Regions for a long time, the Son of Heaven has not taken further action, maybe, the Son of Heaven also feels that it is the right thing to do." ”

"This ......"

Zhuge Jun and Sun Zhong glanced at each other, and suddenly felt confused.

"So, is it better to support or not to support?"

(End of chapter)