Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 668 Sikong Xuande
The second year of Yankang, June

The assessment day came again, and scholars from all over the country came to Luoyang one after another. The assessment this time was regarded as the first examination of the Yankang Year. At the same time, according to the list, this time was also the largest One assessment, because the number of students participating in the assessment exceeded 8 people. You must know that this number is very amazing. In the first assessment during the Xiaokang years, only a few thousand people participated.

The number today is ten times that of 40 years ago. Of course, it can also be seen how much the temple has attached importance to teaching and learning in the past 40 years. In particular, the emergence of printing has doubled the number of scholars in the world. These scholars are sometimes very annoying, because they are always easy to be encouraged, stand on some opposite sides, and often find fault with the temple. them.

However, their number is really related to the prosperity of the world. If there are more scholars, there will be more talents. The so-called talents are outstanding scholars. Even if they are not officials in the temple, they will rule the world. , They can always play a big role, whether it is writing books or educating people, the style of writing in the world can be said to have started from then on. The goal that Emperor Xiaokang struggled for all his life seems to have been realized in the Yankang Year.

The old school field turned into an examination field is no longer enough to accommodate so many scholars to participate in the examination.

When Liu Bei rushed to Houde Hall, he was a little excited. Liu Xi had been waiting for him for a long time, and when he saw Liu Bei coming in, Liu Xi called his lord, smiled, and pulled Liu Bei to be seated. This was treating him with the courtesy of an elder. , Liu Bei was shocked, and hurriedly worshiped in front of Liu Xi, lowered his body, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, although I belong to the clan, the courtesy of the monarch and ministers is the first, and I will never dare to accept such a great gift from Your Majesty!!"

Liu Xi shook his head and said, "Mr. Liu is the brother of Emperor Xiaokang of my generation, and now he is going to be the third prince. How dare I be rude?" As he spoke, he was going to pay homage to Liu Bei, Liu Bei He was indeed frightened, and hurriedly avoided the great gift from the emperor, saying: "Your Majesty, no, how dare I accept such a great gift from Your Majesty???" It can be seen that Liu Bei was indeed frightened.

Seeing Liu Bei's appearance like this, Liu Xi smiled and said: "Miaotang, I and you are monarchs and ministers, but in private, you are my elders."

The more Liu Xi respected Liu Bei, the more restless Liu Bei became. Sitting in front of Liu Xi, Liu Bei lowered his head. The two exchanged pleasantries for a long time before Liu Xi said: "I intend to worship Mr. Liu as Sikong. Ah, this temple matter requires more support from Mr. Liu." After listening to Liu Xi's words, Liu Bei said: "Your Majesty, I don't have much talent and virtue, so I dare not take such an important position."

"Hey, Mr. Liu, don't be so self-effacing. In this temple, besides Mr. Liu, who else can hold such an important position?"

"Your Majesty has a great reputation, and there are many capable ministers in the court."

The two talked for a long time, and Liu Bei finally took Sikong's position. Liu Bei's expression was very calm, and he could not see any surprise or excitement. However, facing Liu Xi's respect, he still expressed panic. Satisfied, he nodded his head and said, "Mr. Liu, the assessment has come. However, the current assessment site cannot accommodate many candidates. I hope Mr. Liu can find a way to build a new venue." .It will be completed within a month."

Liu Bei quickly received the order, lowered his head, and left Houde Hall.

Watching him leave, Liu Xi smiled, sat in front of the desk, and took out two pieces of paper from the bottom, both of which had people's names written on them, one was written "Liu Bei", and below were various records about Liu Bei's words and deeds. The other one said "Ju Shou". Liu Xi squinted his eyes and tore up the paper that said Ju Shou. It seemed that there was no need to call Ju Shou who was busy with the canal.
However, the construction of this assessment place is not so easy. It is quite difficult to complete the construction within a month. Next, let's see if the newly appointed Sikong can take on this responsibility.

Liu Bei left the Hall of Houde, and soon after, the emperor officially worshiped him as Sikong, and Liu Bei served as Sikong. This is not a surprising news for the temple. The officials have long thought that Liu Bei may be able to take up this position. Therefore, After Liu Bei officially became Liu Sikong, these ministers sent the gifts they had prepared to Sikong's mansion one after another to show their favor to him, and some people paid attention to marrying him.

But at this time, Liu Sikong didn't have any time to check these gifts. He left the city early in the morning and looked around outside the city, looking for a place that could be used as an examination site. Luoyang City was too noisy and too crowded. Crowded, this is not a qualified examination room. After inspecting many places, Liu Bei finally made a decision. He personally visited his senior brother Gongsun Zan.

In these years, Gongsun Zan has been busy with military affairs, and he doesn't care much about other things. However, he has indeed taught many outstanding disciples, including Lu Meng, who has won all four subjects. There are also outstanding generals such as Chen Dao, Ling Tong, Cao Xiu, Ding Feng, etc. They were all sent to the Northern Army, or served as low-level generals in the Southern Army, but Lu Meng went directly to the Southern Army as a school lieutenant.

Gongsun Zan's teaching method is different from Huangfu Song's. He doesn't pay much attention to the art of war and military training. Instead, he pays special attention to how to save his life on the battlefield, or lead his subordinates to save their lives. Therefore, the generals of Gongsun Zan's department are often regarded by others. Look, when Liu Bei came to look for him, Gongsun Zan was still busy with military affairs. However, Liu Bei had a very close relationship with him, and both of them were under Lu Gong's family, so Gongsun Zan still took time to see him.

"Greetings, brother!!" Even though he is now a Sangong, the moment he saw Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei still respectfully paid his respects. Gongsun Zan, who had a ferocious face, looked more and more gentle now. Smiling, he held Liu Bei's hand affectionately, and accepted the obeisance, and led Liu Bei towards his tent, walking on the road, and said, "Xuande, I will accept the obeisance just now. "

"However, in the future, you can't take it anymore, you are now a Sangong, and I'm just a sacrificial wine"

As Gongsun Zan said, he led Liu Bei into the tent, and the two sat facing each other. Liu Bei said with a smile, "Although I am a Sangong, I dare not forget my elder brother's kindness in the past." Gongsun Zan shook his head with a smile, and said, "Those things, There is no need to mention it again. Well, to be honest, now, I don’t want to recall that time anymore. I was young and ignorant, I was young and ignorant.”

"In the past, when I worshiped under the master's sect, everyone disdained me and often bullied me. Thanks to my elder brother's protection, I have the fame I have today. I dare not forget my elder brother's virtue," Liu Bei said. Gongsun Zan looked at him, suddenly laughed, and said, "You don't know, at that time, I actually didn't have any good intentions, but just wanted to show off in front of everyone and let them know my majesty, so I protected him everywhere. , against them."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei smiled and said, "Brother is sincere."

"Speaking of which, you Sikong came looking for me, why?"

Only then did Liu Bei reveal his purpose. Liu Bei approached him with a very simple purpose. He just wanted to borrow the mansion of the Military Academy as an examination room.As for the students of military science, they can become the guards of the examination room. There is a large and large school ground here with sufficient manpower. It is the most suitable for the examination room. Gongsun Zan heard this, thought for a moment, and did not object. He nodded, Said: "Thank you!"

Liu Bei immediately wrote to the emperor, listing all the benefits of the Military Academy as an examination room, as for the Hall of Houde.

The emperor also agreed with his approach.

When Liu Bei returned to the mansion, it had already been two weeks. During these two weeks, he really experienced the hardships of San Gong. This position is the most prominent, and it also bears the most things. These days, Liu Bei has almost He broke his leg in a hurry, fortunately he had Shang Shutai to help him, otherwise he would be busy arranging the examination room at the Military Academy, and when he returned to the mansion, he fell to the ground and fell asleep, he was really exhausted.

He didn't wake up until noon the next day.

Walking out of the house, Liu Bei took a deep breath, looked around, couldn't help laughing, and was very happy in his heart. His lifelong dream, to be famous, has now been fulfilled. As a descendant of a declining clan, he climbed to the current third position , He has put in countless efforts, but today, he feels that his life's efforts seem to be worth it. From a ranger leader in Zhuo County to the current position of Sangong, Liu Bei finds it a little unbelievable .

Sitting under the shade of a tree, he read through the letters that everyone wrote to him, and also looked at the gifts they sent.

With a smile on his face, most of these letters are praises and flattery to him, the respect in words, Liu Bei can tell at a glance, but no matter whether they are sincere or not, Liu Bei feels very happy, after reading each letter, He looked through the presents one by one. Among them, a book made him a little curious. He picked up the book. This is an enlightenment book, which is placed in the official school and used to teach young children.

Who will give themselves an enlightenment book?
Thinking about it, Liu Bei slowly opened the book. On the first page of the book, there was a page of paper.

"Liu Gong, this is an enlightenment book on mathematics. The public is responsible for the three lords and governs the affairs of the world. At this moment, there is no chance to copy and peek at it. Therefore, I will give you a copy of the enlightenment book. I hope you will read it to solve the confusion of ignorance. Go." Looking at the paper, Liu Bei seemed to recall the past. When he first participated in the assessment, he was just a young boy who didn't know anything about mathematics. After reading Xun Yu's test paper, he couldn't help laughing.

Picking up the pen and ink, Liu Bei began to write earnestly. After finishing writing, he quickly called his servants and asked him to send the things and letters to Xunfu.

"What happened back then really made me feel guilty. After that, I prepared to study day and night. I don't need to read the book of enlightenment again. However, Mr. Xun was born in a wealthy family, and he is familiar with the calculation of scriptures, but he doesn't understand the importance of agriculture and mulberry. I hope that the Duke can be at the top of the temple without breaking the hearts of the common people." Xun Yu read Liu Bei's reply letter, and then looked at his gift in return. It was a handful of soil, and Xun Yu picked it up cautiously. Dirt, staring at it for a long time.

Suddenly, he laughed.

(End of this chapter)