The Three Kingdoms

"Yes"

Dong Xi was overwhelmed by Lu Bu's aura, and retreated to his seat somewhat dejectedly.

"Guangyuan"

"the end will be"

"Zhang Lu in Hanzhong is not easy, and Wei Guo's troops are not weak. After thinking about it, you should go with Chen Wu. You will lose a staff officer, and you will always feel uneasy."

Lu Bu said in a deep voice.

"No." Shi Tao nodded.

Shangyong City, outside the city.

The army set up camp, the battle flags were flying, and the drums were beating. Cao Ren stood in front of the three armies, looking at the high and thick walls of Shangyong City, with an awe-inspiring fighting spirit in his expression.

"Command, as soon as the luggage arrives, attack immediately," he said coldly.

"promise"

The messenger quickly sent orders to the soldiers of the three armies.

"Who is guarding the city?" Cao Ren asked, looking at the leader of the scout battalion.

From the dispatch of troops to the present, the speed is too fast, and the news can't keep up. However, the scout battalion under his command has contact with the ghost soldiers, so he can naturally know who the general is.

"Yang Bai"

The head of the scout battalion bowed back and said: "This man is one of the few fierce generals under Zhang Lu's command. He has been guarding the east gate. He has eight thousand soldiers and horses guarding Shangyong City."

"Yang Bo? Eight thousand soldiers?"

Cao Ren narrowed his eyes slightly, and a sneer twitched at the corner of his mouth: "Let's see, how long can you resist?"

"General, General Zhang Xiu's luggage has arrived." A lieutenant came up and said, "The siege engine and ladder are all in place."

"Okay, Yang Bo, you are unlucky to meet this general."

Cao Ren's eyes were sharp and bright, and he said coldly: "My king has surrendered to Zhang Lu in a good manner, but this Zhang Lu has been procrastinating and unwilling to surrender to Wei, so some generals are saying, Order to attack immediately"

"promise"

Amidst the beating of drums, Wei Jun launched a strong attack on Shangyong.to be continued

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[Chapter 741 of the main text, the wave caused by the imperial examination in Wu State]

In the sixth year of the Warring States Period, Wu and Wei, the two overlords ceased their war, and the eastern part was safe, but the western part of the Central Plains was fiercely fought.

June is like a fire, and the battles in the west are fierce. Bingzhou, Guanzhong, Hanzhong, Xishu, and the entire western region of the Central Plains are full of wars, whether it is on the surface or secretly.

The states of Wei and Wu in Bingzhou were staring at each other, and both Huang Zhong and Cao Hong had already lined up, waiting to carve up Bingzhou.

Guanzhong, Liangguo and Jinguo fought fiercely, and the city of Chang'an.

In Hanzhong, Cao Ren has already started the battle, and Lu Bu who is stationed beside him is also ready to move.

In the Kingdom of Shu, Liu Zhang kept his ears to the outside world and entertained himself in the deep palace. However, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were plotting against Chengdu, and Jin Yiwei, who was behind the oriole, was also eyeing him.

The situation in the west has changed drastically, but for Wu, it is not too tense. Jinling City, the capital of Wu, is still noisy and lively.

The annual Cuju Competition has begun, and this is one of the busiest times in Jinling City.

The State of Wu attaches great importance to the sport of cuju. Since the first cuju, the royal family participated in the war, and the whole world held it together, and it has never stopped.

It is held once a year. Even when Sun Quan first came to the throne, Wu State was obviously still in dire straits, and the event did not stop.

This is a hot spot in Wu State today, and it is also a prosperous season for Jinling City.

~ However, this year's Cuju Competition was not held well. The event that originally gathered the attention of the whole country was overshadowed by the upcoming imperial examination.

Ever since the Department of Education spread the news about the national imperial examinations, the whole country of Wu was in shock.

Scholars have always been the mainstream class in this era. Even though Wu Guo has obviously reformed a lot of things, it will not change the fact.

Ju Xiaolian, an official selection system that has been maintained for hundreds of years, is actually unfair to many scholars.There are many people who are talented but not recommended by others, and do nothing for a lifetime.

There are so many scholars in the world, so there must be more than one Zhuge Kongming who is so wise and almost a demon.

However, Zhuge Kongming was very lucky. He got someone to visit the thatched cottage three times and ask him to come out of the mountain.

But if there is no Liu Bei's three visits to the thatched cottage.Shouldn't he, a wise and almost demon conspirator, die of old age?

Not all Maxima can meet Bole.

Therefore, as soon as the news of the Imperial Examination of Wu Guochaotang was announced, the entire Wu Guo scholars began to get excited, each of them was grinding their fists and screaming with great interest.

As the news of the imperial examination was issued in official documents through the official mansion, and passed down layer by layer, as well as the fanfare of newspapers such as Jiangdong Daily, the whole country of Wu was already boiling.

Sun Quan proposed that the imperial examination system is actually a transitional period, replacing the provincial and general examinations with the examination of filial piety.Finally, the top talents were selected and held a palace test with Jinling City.

Of course, in addition to the recommendation system, he also issued an imperial decree in Jinling City later, as long as students who are willing to take part in the imperial examination, even if no one is willing to recommend them, they can sign up before August.

In August there will be an independent initial test for these applicants, after the initial test.Those with outstanding grades will take the big exam together with the top students recommended from various places in September.

This is the real imperial examination this year.

"Imperial imperial examination. It is a great opportunity for scholars from poor families. We have been in poverty for ten years, and we will become famous in one fell swoop!"

"Cai Jijiu personally presides over the imperial examinations, it must be fair and just, and I will show my strengths!"

"The teacher has a lot of disciples, so there must be no recommended places for him. When he goes to the capital, how can he miss the imperial examination!"

"This is an opportunity to compete with scholars from all over the world, I should participate!"

"..."

Many people who have been studying for a lifetime are excited, and many scholars rush to the capital.Take the initial test.

Studying is to become an official. Who among the scholars in the world does not want to be the best, who does not want to become famous in one fell swoop, and who does not want to enter the court and become an official and live in the temple.

So the enthusiastic people almost exceeded the expectations of the court.

I am afraid that even Sun Quan, Cai Yong and others could not have imagined that there would be such a wave. The policy of the imperial examination would resonate with so many scholars, and it also caused a burst of embarrassment in the court.

After Sun Quan received the news, he felt that he had thought too much before. As far as the current trend is concerned, not to mention a few highly respected Confucian scholars who oppose it, even if all the Confucian scholars oppose it, I am afraid that they will not be able to stop this imperial examination. trend.