According to the arrangement of the imperial court, these three people will be able to receive special honors because of their excellent examination results.

On the way to the main square of the palace, they can ride in the middle of the road, receive the cheers and congratulations of everyone, and when they arrive at the palace, they can walk on the middle of the royal road, which only the emperor can walk on a daily basis, so as to go all the way to the banquet grounds.

And at the end of the road, Emperor Liu Bei would be waiting for them.

When the news was announced, the eyes of the three thousand candidates were all focused on the three people.

Zhuge Liang, Liu Ba, Lu Yi.

Originally, they didn't know what special treatment the top three in the imperial examination could have, and only the top three in the imperial examination had a special name, which made many people feel that the top three must have some special advantages, but mainly after they became officials, the speed of promotion should be different.

But who would have thought that these differences would appear so quickly?

According to the regulations of the imperial court, on the way to the imperial court, the top three can ride a tall horse to go first, while the others can only follow behind.

When you arrive at the palace, the top three can walk in the middle, while the others can only walk on both sides.

In front of the emperor, the first thing to be seen is the top three, and whether others can be seen mainly depends on luck.

This has caused many people to have an unbalanced mentality.

For example, Pang Tong, who ranked second and fourth in the final examination, and Sima Yi, who ranked fifth in the second round with Lu Yi, had a good relationship with Lu Yi.

I was still second in the selection exam, why is it fourth now?

Where am I inferior to this Liuba?

Pang Tong's seemingly stable face hid a strong sense of unwillingness and frustration, and he did not get the happiness of fourth place in the country at all.

Sima Yi is similar, he was fifth in two consecutive exams, but his friend Lu Yi got a good score of third in the exam, and got the great honorary title of Tanhua, as well as such a special honor.

This made Sima Yi instantly realize that there might be some slight differences in their future life paths.

Am I inferior to him?

In terms of family background, background, and knowledge, which point am I inferior to him?

Could it be that he is not as good as him?

Or is it older than him?

Why, exactly?

When Sima Yi and Pang Tong fell into self-doubt and mental internal friction, the others in the top ten were similar, and the others were similar, envious and jealous.

As the parties involved, Zhuge Liang, Liu Ba and Lu Yi were first stunned, and then there were strong surprises and surprises.

They didn't expect the imperial court to make things so grand, the scene was so big, and the rows were so full!

At the end of the road, it was actually the emperor who greeted him personally!

They were a little nervous.

Young people, young people with ideals, how many people don't yearn for this kind of big scene and high rank?

They can't bear it.

Therefore, on the day of April 25th, whether it was Zhuge Liang, Liu Ba, or Lu Yi, the cultivation of the three of them was still good.

But in the cheers of the entire Luoyang City, in the shouts of the beautiful boys, they still lost themselves, and their smiles were like a blooming chrysanthemum.

The three of them rode on a tall horse, the officials of the dynasty led the horses for them, and on both sides of the road were onlookers and cheering residents of Luoyang, cheers, drum noises and even shouts filled their eardrums, but they did not feel noisy at all, only that their lives had reached their peak.

This road is actually not short, walk slower, can walk for about half an hour, but in the eyes of the three people who are too excited and happy, this road is really a little too short, because they only have one chance in their lives, and after this time, there is no next time.

This is a rare opportunity in their lives to be the protagonist, after this time, the next time they want to be the protagonist, they don't know when, so they want to keep this moment as much as possible.

But alas, no one can keep time, no matter how powerful and powerful people are.

They finally arrived at the main entrance of the palace, dismounted here, and then entered the palace under the guidance of officials.

The top three can walk on the royal road in the middle, and the other candidates who follow behind them can only walk on both sides of the road, whether it is Pang Tong in the fourth place, or Sima Yi in the fifth place, they can only walk on both sides, looking at the three Zhuge Liang who walked in the middle with their heads held high, and they were all about to separate.

It's useless, even if they are really separated, they can't walk on that royal road, and in the rest of their lives, unless they make some great achievements, otherwise, it is impossible to walk on this royal road.

It's getting more and more difficult, all of a sudden, it's getting so big!

Zhuge Kongming! Liu Zichu! Lu Boyan!

Good luck!

This is the common sentiment of many people.

The royal road is not long, crossing the three palace gates is the end of the royal road, but Zhuge Liang, Liu Ba and Lu Yi feel that they are walking on the clouds, all of this is so illusory and unreal, until they see the person at the end of the royal road from afar, the soul that is almost out of the body finally returns to its original position.

Emperor Liu Bei was waiting for them at the end.

Soon, they came to Liu Bei's front of the team behind them, like them, restrained the excitement, envy, unwillingness, jealousy and other emotions of Fang Cai, in front of the powerful ruler who suppressed the world, they did not have the slightest courage to dare to make a mistake, the authority of this ruler was not simply given to him by the emperor's identity.

It is better to say that it is precisely because of that coercion that he can become the emperor.

So in the face of him, Zhuge Liang and the other three people, who were still holding their heads high, also stood solemnly, lowered their heads, hung their hands, and put on a respectful posture.

Liu Bei looked at the three of them like this, smiled, stepped forward, and looked at the three people.

To be precise, these three people have a lot of fate with him, or Uncle Liu Huang.

Zhuge Liang won't talk about it, the friendship with Uncle Liu Huang is a thousand-year-old story, there are so many things that can be said, they are about to be said to be rotten.

And the relationship between Lu Yi and Uncle Liu Huang is very interesting.

Lu Yi is the "culprit" who destroyed Uncle Liu's last battle in his twilight years, destroying Uncle Liu's pride and hope, in a sense, he should be one of the people that Uncle Liu hated the most in his twilight years.

Liu Ba is a realist who can perfectly circumvent the charm of Uncle Liu's personality.

For Uncle Liu's personality charm of men, women, and children, Liu Ba was stunned and could avoid it, during the period before and after the Battle of Chibi, many Jingzhou scholars chose Uncle Liu Huang, but Liu Ba did not, he was one of the few people who chose Cao Cao.

Later, due to fate, he still fell into the hands of Uncle Liu Huang, who forgave him magnanimously, but he was more like Uncle Liu Huang who was forced to accept his fate and followed, and he was not able to integrate into the Shuhan Group from beginning to end.

Maybe he didn't think about how to integrate into the Shuhan Group at all, he just did what he had to do, that's all.

And now, three such people stood in front of him.

Spanning thousands of years of time and space, Liu Bei always felt that this was a very wonderful thing, everything was different from the history in his memory, such three people, when they were young, appeared in front of him together.

And he is already the master of this era.

History, it's amazing.

After sighing for a while, Liu Bei put away his inexplicable emotions, looked at the top three in the imperial examination of the young man in front of him, and smiled.

"Raise your head, puff up your chest, and look at me! You are the top three among the more than 300,000 people in the country, don't make this kind of low-brow and pleasing appearance, young people should be a little young! ”

As soon as Liu Bei said it, the three of them were shocked, and then immediately raised their heads, straightened their waists, and looked at Liu Bei like a marionette, but the nervousness was still overflowing, and they could see it without speaking.

So Liu Bei couldn't help laughing again.

"You came to me by skill, step by step, every step saw the light, how do you feel like you have made a mistake and been arrested in front of me? Take out a little momentum, don't be so cringe, do I look fierce? ”

Perhaps Liu Bei's attitude has always been very friendly, so Zhuge Liang, who has the best mentality, still stabilized his mood and answered Liu Bei's words.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...... It should be considered a waiter, right? ”

"Well, it can be said that you have already successfully passed the scientific examination, although you have not yet been officially conferred, but you can basically be regarded as a reserve official, and there is no problem in calling yourself a minister."

Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang today with a smile: "Zhuge Kongming, I got the first place in three exams in a row, and I still got the first full score, so that others had no power to fight back, and the people around me praised you for being a genius." ”

Zhuge Liang suddenly couldn't hold back.

"Your Majesty's praise, your ...... The minister is just a middle-aged person, and he doesn't dare to call him a genius......"

"Why be humble? The achievements you have made are bright and bright, you should raise your head and stand up and tell everyone that you are the first! ”

Liu Bei patted Zhuge Liang on the shoulder: "Modesty is not a bad thing, but what should be admitted, you still have to admit it." ”

Liu Bei winked at Zhuge Liang, and such an intimate move made Lu Yi and Liu Ba's eyes hot for a while.

Especially Lu Yi, he has a deep impression of Liu Bei, and even a little admiration and admiration, and now seeing Liu Bei so close to Zhuge Liang, he is really a little hot.

Fortunately, Liu Bei did not favor one over the other, and came directly to Lu Yi and patted Lu Yi on the shoulder.

"Good boy, I knew you could do it."

Lu Yi was overjoyed.

"The minister will never dare to live up to His Majesty's expectations!"

"Then you have to work hard, you have studied like this in the past, and the same is true when you enter the office, don't live up to your talents, and don't be complacent, so as not to go astray, understand?"

"Understood! Obey the order! ”

Lu Yi straightened his chest, his face flushed, and he was very excited when he saw it.

Liu Bei smiled and looked at Liu Ba again.

For this very talented economist, Uncle Liu's emotions should be very complicated.

On the one hand, he likes his talent, and on the other hand, he is especially resentful of his reluctance to integrate into his team, but for a person like Uncle Liu Huang, who knows people and makes good use of people, although he is not happy, he is still willing to use him, and gives Liu Ba Shangshuling a high position, which is equivalent to Xun Yu in the past.

Liu Ba is a person with the talent of Zaifu, although he is indeed high and flamboyant, but his talent is indeed worthy of this nobility and flamboyance.

According to his actual talents, Liu Bei planned to train him in the direction of the head of the empire's finances.

In the future of the Third Reich, finance is the most important link in the hegemony of the entire empire, and a person who understands finance and is good at financial management is an indispensable help for Liu Bei, and he needs such a person to support him with the façade of finance.

"I read your article, originally, you were deducted some points, but I returned these points to you."

Liu Bei walked in front of Liu Ba and said with a smile: "There are not many people who can see the demands of the imperial court to open up these remote places, and there are not many people who consider it from various angles. ”

Liu Bei reached out and patted Liu Ba's shoulder.

"In the future, I have deep expectations for you."

Liu Ba pursed his lips.

"Your Majesty is kind, and the ministers will not forget...... I can't forget it! ”

Well, it's not good to say.

Smiling, Liu Bei looked at the three young people in front of him again.

"You are the elite talents I selected from 300,000 people, I have deep expectations and expectations for you, I hope you can live up to this hard-won opportunity, and do not live up to your own talents, I will always watch you."

After speaking, Liu Bei clapped his hands, and the three eunuchs who stayed behind stepped forward with trays.

Liu Bei lifted the red cloth on the tray, and the three of them saw that it was three sets of dresses.

A full set of dresses, from crowns and hats to shoes and socks, and the materials used in the costumes are ...... It seems to be a very high-grade brocade.

Liu Bei pointed to the three sets of dresses and smiled.

"I personally don't like Shu brocade very much, because I think Shu brocade is too luxurious, the country can use Shu brocade to trade, earn national capital, and if individuals frequently use Shu brocade, or even only use Shu brocade, it is too luxurious, too luxurious things, easy to make people lose their fighting spirit, indulge in pleasure, the superior should not be so.

Despite this, making a set of dresses with Shu brocade and wearing them on important public occasions is not only a respect for others, but also a reconciliation with oneself, which is not a bad thing, so I myself also have several sets of Shu brocade dresses used on different occasions, which I usually don't wear, but occasionally wear them, and it feels very good.

These three sets of dresses are the top Shu brocade production, and the dress I wear is made by the same group of people, I think for you, this dress can be used in many places, wear out, absolutely will not lose face, and there are only three sets of such dresses, and each of you is unique. ”

The three of them took the dress that belonged to them from the hand of the inner eunuch, and their hearts were full of thoughts, and it was difficult to calm down.

As Liu Bei said, Shu brocade is a top luxury product, and the price is better than gold.

But such a set of Shu brocade dresses with everything in the body, and even the same Shu brocade dress of the emperor Liu Bei himself who came down the royal assembly line, is not something that can be measured simply by money.

It is politically significant, it is emotional, even if it is the highest luxury that many officials in the DPRK and China can never get, wearing it not only represents status and glory, but also represents the favor of the emperor.

This dress is a funerary object that should accompany them into the grave, or it can exist as a family heirloom, and it is definitely not just a garment to be worn.

Even if they are the only ones who can wear this dress, it would be a great disrespect for anyone to wear it, even if it was the eldest son.

The hands of all three of them holding the tray were trembling.

(End of chapter)