At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

"Chosen?"

"Chosen!"

Xu Shu tightly clenched his fist, and the smile on his face suddenly became extremely bright like a chrysanthemum blooming.

"Kong Ming! I was chosen! I was chosen!"

After finishing speaking, Xu Shu saw that Zhuge Liang was panting non-stop, his hands were clenched tightly, and his eyes were fixed on the name on the wooden board without letting go.

Hello Zhuge Kongming!

chapter 649 .650 eight officials

After getting off work that night, Zhuge Jin returned home, and happily asked his family to prepare a table of wine and food, and entertained the four selected members.

Then told the four of them a better news.

"That is to say, 56 people were selected, but only the first [-] people can enter Wei Gong's mansion and become Wei Gong's subordinates?"

Xu Shu's eyes widened, and his face was full of surprise: "I... I can also be Wei Gong's official, calling Wei Gong and Ming Gong?"

"There are very few people calling like this now. Everyone calls Wei Gong, and I was also called Ming Gong because of Wei Gong's permission."

Zhuge Jin was proud to show off: "But no matter what, the four of you can become Wei Gong's subordinates, directly accept Wei Gong's appointment, and even meet Wei Gong directly. If you are lucky, you can even get Wei Gong's appointment." face-to-face guidance.”

"This this……"

Xu Shu was so happy that he couldn't even speak, Meng Jian and Shi Tao were also inexplicably surprised.

Zhuge Liang stared at Zhuge Jin and asked, "Brother, so I am No.1?"

"Yes, Kong Ming, you are No.1."

Zhuge Jin patted Zhuge Liang on the shoulder: "Wei Gong appreciates your answer sheet. I heard that your answer sheet was ranked first by Wei Gong himself. Wei Gong also said that on the day when you go to the mansion to report, I will personally discuss with you." talk.

Kong Ming, this is really not due to the elder brother. Being an elder brother is just Wei Gong’s official, not so capable. This is your own talent, and Wei Gong appreciates your talent! "

"..."

Zhuge Liang suddenly smiled, rubbed his face, took a deep breath, and his face was full of satisfied smiles.

Xu Shu looked at Zhuge Liang, and suddenly smiled and said, "Before Kong Ming said that he didn't care about the results of the list, but he didn't see his name on the nine boards in a row. When he saw the last board, Kong Ming ran over faster than me." , I can’t even catch up! Kong Ming, Kong Ming, you look so nonchalant, but in fact, you care more than anyone else, right? Hahahaha!”

Xu Shu drank a glass of wine in one gulp, and teased Zhuge Liang with a hint of drunkenness.

Zhuge Liang also drank a glass of wine, took a breath, and nodded slightly drunk.

"I care, because I don't want my uncle to go in vain. Uncle has suffered so much to pave the road in Jingzhou, but now I leave as soon as I say, without any scruples about uncle, then if I can't go here Yecheng has a foothold, so I am too sorry for my uncle, isn't it?"

Xu Shi was slightly drunk and moved his emotions, Zhuge Liang's words brought a hint of crying.

To be honest, this was the first time Xu Shu and others saw Zhuge Liang showing such an expression.

"Kong Ming..."

Xu Shu stretched out his hand and took Zhuge Liang's hand: "We have all been selected, we can create a career together under Duke Wei's command! We will leave a name in history, so that people all over the world will remember our career! How about it?" ?!"

"Good, good, good!"

Zhuge Liang nodded fiercely, and held Xu Shu's hand tightly.

"Count Meng Mou!"

"Count Shi some one!"

Meng Jian and Shi Tao also put their hands up.

Zhuge Jin sat across from him, seeing the young people in high spirits, a smile could not help but disappeared from the corner of his mouth.

The current situation is not that simple.

Beneath the surface calm, undercurrents surged.

Zhuge Jin got a glimpse of what was covered up by the matter of establishing the new emperor through some subtle changes, and just that little bit already made him quite uneasy.

He always felt that something bigger might be about to happen.

It may not be the present that determines the fate of the future, but a certain moment in the future. If they can seize a certain opportunity in the future, they can all soar into the sky. If they cannot grasp it, the problem will be serious.

But will it really be like that?

Zhuge Jin didn't dare to speculate.

It's just that he always feels that there are definitely not a few people who are happy to see their success.

Those who followed Guo Peng all the way to start a business seem to be less satisfied with their current status and power. They hope that Guo Peng will go to a higher level, and then they can also go to a higher level.

After all, Zhuge Jin himself did not have such thoughts.

If everything is really going to happen, then what position can I be in, and what benefits can I get?

Zhuge Jin vaguely felt that she was also looking forward to it.

On October [-]th of the sixth year of Xingping, the [-] candidates selected by the Talent Discussion Ceremony, who were called "Jinshi" by Guo Peng, gathered in groups, wearing uniform uniforms of officials of the Wei State. They lined up to enter Wei Gongfu.

They will go to Duke Wei's Mansion together, and then prepare for an operation called "Praise the Official" on the Grand Square Street in front of Duke Wei's Mansion.

It is said that this is the idea that Guo Peng thought up with a slap in the face, in order to commend the three people who were killed out of more than a thousand people.

Let the top three "Jinshi" of this examination ride on tall horses, let Cheng Yu, Xi Zhong, and Wang Can, three important officials under Guo Peng's command, help them get on the horses, and Cao Cao, Cui Yan, and Chang Lin lead No. The horses from .1 to No.3 lead them through this long street.

Both sides of the long street were full of selected and unselected scholars, as well as the Li Shu of Yecheng who came to see the excitement after hearing the news, and the tiger guards who maintained order.

That's really a sea of ​​people.

Where have Zhuge Liang, Tian Yong and Liu Ba seen such a scene?

This battle...

Cheng Yu is the Secretary of the Wei State, and Xi Zhong is the General Staff Order of the Wei State. The two are the top military and political leaders of the Wei State, with high positions and important positions under Guo Peng's command.

As the chief assistant of the cabinet, Wang Can is the closest minister to Guo Peng. He gets along with Guo Peng on a daily basis. He is the official under Guo Peng who spends the longest time with Guo Peng and is the closest.

Wang Can was even closer to Guo Peng than some veteran officials of Yuan Cong, and he was also one of the few officials who, with Guo Peng's permission, called Guo Peng "Ming Gong".

These three people led the horses for Zhuge Liang, Tian Yong and Liu Ba respectively, and helped them ride on the horses with a happy face, which made the three people very flattered.

For example, Zhuge Liang didn't dare to let Cheng Yu help him mount the horse, even saying that he couldn't bear it.

"This is stipulated by Wei Gong. It is a reward for you to stand out from more than [-] people, so as to encourage more future generations to study hard. You are the first. If you can't afford it, who can afford it? "

With Cheng Yu's persuasion, Zhuge Liang cautiously stepped onto the tall horse with Cheng Yu's support.

Seeing Zhuge Liang like this, Tian Yong and Liu Ba, who were uneasy, accepted such treatment.

In fact, both Zhuge Liang and Tian Yong have relatives who are officials under Guo Peng, so they are somewhat clear about the process, but Liu Ba is different.

He is a native of Jingzhou, his family has a good relationship in Jingzhou, and he has been invited by Liu Biao many times. He wants to make him an official, but Liu Ba is not happy. Paying attention to other forces.

This time, a large number of scholars from outside Jingzhou returned to the north collectively. In this wave of returning north, Liu Ba was one of the few scholars from Jingzhou who returned north with the scholars from other places.

He had always looked down on Liu Biao, but now that Guo Peng recruited Wei officials as the king of Wei, and combined with the current situation, he immediately realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

If he misses this opportunity, he may only be a scholar in the occupied area in Jingzhou, and he will not even be as good as a Xuzhou native.

So Liu Ba resolutely followed the foreign scholars to Yecheng, participated in the Talent Discussion Ceremony, and successfully stood out from more than 300 people, and got a No.3 in the exam.

Then I was told to become an official of Wei Gong, not only that, but also to participate in a ceremony called "Praise the Official".

He brought his wife and children to Yecheng to participate in this ceremony, which is a gamble, because he has no relatives in Yecheng, no acquaintances, and everything is done according to the rules and regulations. Who would have thought that he would win? a third.

Under extreme agitation, he even suspected that he was dreaming.

This suspicion did not end until he was supported by Wang Can on the horse.

He really wasn't dreaming, he passed this talent discussion ceremony, relied on his own talent, and really succeeded in becoming Wei Gong's subordinate official, and his status was changed in an instant.

Guo Peng did not discriminate against him because of his origin, but chose him and gave him the opportunity to continue to display his talents.

Such good luck came to his head, Liu Ba was so happy that he almost fainted.

Chapter 650. 650 Nine Cabinets

Three young scholars were riding tall horses. Cheng Yu, Xi Zhong and Wang Can led the horses forward. Not far away, there were three officials waiting.

Cao Cao, Prime Minister of the State of Wei, Cui Yan, Governor of Wei County, and Chang Lin, Magistrate of Ye County.

Officials of these three ranks have been waiting for a long time. They will replace Cheng Yu and the other three, leading the three Jinshi to walk the entire street in front of Duke Wei's Mansion, leading them from the beginning of the road to the gate of Duke Wei's Mansion, and accepting scholars along the way. And the envy and cheers of Li Shu.

"The auspicious time has come, let's begin!"

With the shout of the ritual officer, the rumble of the drum, and the thunderous cheers and applause, the three Xinke Scholars walked forward slowly step by step under the leadership of Cao Cao and other three officials.

This is not too long a journey, and it has left an indelible mark on Zhuge Liang's mind.

The envious eyes of the scholars and colleagues, the eager eyes of the common people, the admiring eyes of the sergeants, as well as the loud applause and rumbling drums made the young Zhuge Liang dizzy. I almost couldn't hold myself back.

Zhuge Liang thought he was in control, but in the eyes of others, especially in the eyes of Xu Shu, Meng Jian and Shi Tao, his face was already smiling like a chrysanthemum blooming, extremely brilliant.

Zhuge Liang also has such a face.

The three of Xu Shu thought so.

However, accompanied by such thoughts, it is full of envy, jealousy and hatred.

Only Zhuge Liang and other three people can enjoy such a scenery, only these three people can enjoy it, no one else can, no one else is qualified.

And there is no such opportunity in my life.

Many people, especially the other seven scholars who ranked in the top ten, even had the idea of ​​wanting to take the exam again, absolutely doing their best to strive for the top three.

This is so beautiful, so beautiful!

The envious eyes almost protruded from the eye sockets.

Zhuge Liang and the other three rode on tall horses with smiling faces like chrysanthemums, and the envious admirers below were separated from each other.

What can be done?

What can they do?

Only endless envy.

Also, the desire for the next time, the desire for the next opportunity like this.

And this is Guo's real purpose.

After boasting officials on Changjie, the selected Jinshi will meet with Guo Peng at the gate of Guo Peng's office hall, and set a status as a monarch and minister—they are all ministers, and Guo Peng is the emperor.

Because Guo Peng chose Wei officials, not Han officials.

Han officials still need to pretend to play, and because there is no emperor, so after Liu Xie's death, Han officials can only be "Xing XX prefect, general", at least in name, but Wei officials do not. Guo Peng himself has the final say.

The newly selected people are all Wei officials, and their official positions are determined, but these 56 people are Guo Peng's subordinates, who are closer and have a more real status as monarchs and ministers.

Then the rest of the people except the first 56 people will be taken away by various administrative departments, and they will start their [-] blessing career, contributing their youth and blood to the centralization of feudalism, in exchange for possible power and enough for their life needs Salary.

The former 56 people will stay and have further intimate contact with Guo Peng here.

Then Guo Peng personally arranges positions and jobs for them, and closely inspects their virtues and talents. They are more likely to be promoted as soon as possible than a large number of other people.

These 56 people, headed by Zhuge Liang, entered the office hall together, reported their names one by one, and then had an audience one by one.

They bowed down to Guo Peng who was sitting in front of the hall facing south, had an audience with Guo Peng, and then Guo Peng announced that they would get up, thus completing the whole ceremony.

The first one to come in was Zhuge Liang from Langya County, Xuzhou.

Guo Peng looked at Zhuge Liang and found that Zhuge Liang was really tall and handsome. No wonder Liu Bei wanted to sleep with Zhuge Liang as soon as he recruited him, which made Guan Yu and Zhang Fei very jealous.

Next is the feast.

The banquet was given by Guo Peng himself, and Guo Peng also specially called for singing and dancing that he did not usually call. While eating, he watched their appearance and the gestures they showed before singing and dancing.

After watching for a while, Guo Peng already had a general understanding of the situation of these 56 people.

After an hour or so, Guo Peng stopped the singing and dancing and the banquet, and then asked his subordinates to arrange corresponding tasks for them. He entered these places to observe and study, and the main person in charge took them for a while and taught them what to do and what not to do. What, there are also the norms of working in Wei Gong's mansion and so on.