Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 1805: The Dragon in the Words, the Law of the World

When the examinees woke up the next day, they were surprised to find that their companions, who usually came to greet them and have dinner, had disappeared without a trace.

As a result, the envoys of various forces in Da Cang were swept away by Luo Wang and invited to travel to the West.

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Wang Yu has Zhao Anling, Zhang Bin, Yao Guangxiao and other civil and military officials to handle daily affairs. Unless there is a major event, he basically just reviews memorials every day.

They are just particularly important matters. Wang Yu has always known how to assign tasks to his subordinates. If he has to do everything himself, then what is the point of recruiting so many people?

That afternoon, he asked someone to bring the list of candidates who had been shortlisted for the exam. He sat under a big tree in the backyard garden, drinking tea and looking through the list, hoping to find some clues or surprises from it.

"General! What are you looking at so intently!" Xiao Meiniang came over from somewhere, put her arms around Wang Yu's neck from behind, pressed him down and then stuck her head out.

Wang Yu felt two places on his back were soft, numb and hot.

Xiao Meiniang, although she was the last one to enter the mansion, she was also the most daring one. Apart from her, Wang Yu's other wives and concubines would not dare to do such actions easily unless they were enjoying themselves in the boudoir.

Of course, the most important thing is that this woman knows how to be very careful and will not offend Wang Yu. At least, she will not do this when Wang Yu is doing serious things.

Wang Yu was held by the beautiful woman's neck, and although he was swayed here and there, he was happy to do it because there was a hot spot behind him. He said, "This is the list of students for the imperial examination. This general asked someone to send it to see if there are any talented people among them!"

This sounded reasonable at first, but the clever Xiao Meiniang immediately caught the error in the sentence and whispered in Wang Yu's ear: "Name, what can you tell from the name!"

"My dear husband, why don't you look at the test papers of the candidates and only look at these names? What's so good about these names? Can you tell who is talented from them?"

Of course, Wang Yu couldn't tell her directly. Such a grand event might attract some system figures. He could only pretend to be serious and said, "This name also has its own rules."

The lady behind him laughed softly, thinking that Wang Yu was just making up stories. Because she knew very well that it was impossible to tell whether anyone in this world was talented just by their name.
Wang Yu was planning to find out the talented counselors with names in the system and recruit them for his own use. He was confident that someone would come. After all, the system had been balanced so many times, and many people had been implanted into Da Cang, and even more people were left without a master.

As one of the first to restore the imperial examination system, he had enough confidence that he would be able to attract some of them.

At worst, people from noble families everywhere could always attract a group of people, so he casually said: "Naming is also a kind of art. There was an anecdote hundreds of years ago that specifically talked about this name. I will tell you about it."

Wang Yu said slowly, "When Emperor Dawu Xiaowu was old, there was a time when he recommended filial and honest officials. A governor of a prefecture was unable to choose between two people, so he boldly recommended both of them at the same time, hoping that the emperor would make the final decision."

"These two people, one is called Wu Yanshou, the other is called Wan Mingqiong..."

Anyway, who can tell clearly what happened hundreds of years ago?
As long as he speaks loud and clear and does not think he is talking nonsense, others should not question him.

Xiao Meiniang couldn't help but say, "These two names are very common! Could it be that there is some deeper meaning behind them?"

Wang Yu smiled slightly and continued, "Emperor Xiaowu saw Wan Mingqiong first. After reading it twice, he suddenly became furious and shouted: Wan Mingqiong, the people are poor. Thinking of the great Wu business, after Shang Jun's reform, Emperor Xiaowu believed that he had made ten great military achievements, and the world was rich, so how could the people be poor. So, he picked up a brush and put a big cross on his name!"

"Hehe..." Xiao Meiniang finally understood.

So he asked again: "What about Wu Yanshou?"

"This name is good!" Wang Yu said with a smile, "Yanshou is also surnamed Wu. When the old Emperor Xiaowu saw this, he thought that this was a man sent by God to increase his lifespan, so he was very pleased and immediately gave a big tick, thus allowing Wu Yanshou to be recommended as a filial and honest official."

While playing, Wang Yu was flipping through the roster and when he saw a name inadvertently, his pupils couldn't help but shrink.

Xin Qiji, this name is definitely a household name.

If Wang Yu remembered correctly, he seemed to have appeared in the previous poetry summoning card, and it has been quite a while since he appeared.

Among poets, there are actually quite a few who are both talented in literature and martial arts, and they cannot stop writing with both hands. However, if this proportion is placed on the entire group of poets, it is not considered high.

Xin Qiji is one of the most prominent figures among these people.

This one, in terms of writing, is known as the "Dragon of Ci". Together with Su Shi, he is called "Su Xin", and together with Li Qingzhao, he is called "The Two Ans of Jinan".

Yu Wu, in history, once led fifty cavalrymen to break into the camp of tens of thousands of Jin soldiers and rescued the traitor Zhang Anguo, which was comparable to Gan Xingba's Bailingguanzhai.

History records that "He led fifty riders with bare hands to capture a group of fifty thousand people, as if he were catching a rabbit!"

Sure enough, the first surprise appeared so soon!
Before he had turned a few pages of the roster, a name had already appeared, which made Wang Yu even more excited about the roster in his hand.

Sure enough, when I turned to the next page, another name that seemed somewhat familiar appeared.

Xun Ping, the husband of the proprietress of Jiujiu Pavilion, Xu Xiao’s best friend, and also the scholar whom Xu Xiao admired most when he was young.

Xun Ping can be said to be one of the greatest contributors to Li Yang's rise. Under his leadership, Li Yang began to reform, which led to the gradual prosperity of the country.

However, Li Yang turned against his will and was eventually beheaded in the street, with only Xu Xiao seeing him off.

Only Xu Xiao knew that this scholar who resolutely went to his death was not only a genius, but also a peerless master who could reach the realm of celestial phenomena, and even had a certain chance of reaching the realm of earthly immortals in the future. If he wanted to leave, no one in Liyang could stop him.

Xun Ping is the product of the deepening connection between Legalism and Confucianism in recent years. He is a Legalist, a member of the Legalist-Confucian school, and a disciple of Legalism. However, he also studied in the Shangyin Academy in Da Cang.

It was a coincidence that Xun Ping went to visit a friend in Daqian and came back after being away for several years. As soon as he came back, he heard that the imperial examination, which had been stagnant for several years, had been reopened. Therefore, he decided to give it a try.

In addition, Wang Yu also saw several familiar names one after another.

Although these people have different reputations, most of them are talented. Even if only a few of them can be selected in this imperial examination, it is definitely a return on investment.

At this time, a confidential personnel of Luowang sent a report that secret envoys from seven forces, including Zhao Changfeng, Lie Feiyang, Prince Jing, Prince Wei, Xuanyuan Huang, Huangfu Xiaochaoting, and Ma Qianli, were captured in Zhendong City.

Including Wang Yu, the entire Da Cang was almost divided up by these forces. Now that all the secret envoys have been captured and no one is trying to poach them, Wang Yu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

However, he was still a little worried. It would be bad if some of them slipped through the net. He thought: "At least, I have identified these people and want to win them over."

Therefore, Wang Yu planned to learn the methods of the secret envoys of various forces, and hold a grand banquet for scholars in the name of himself as the general guarding the country, inviting these scholars who had entered the imperial examination to participate, so as to meet them earlier and build up their friendship.

The fact that more than a thousand people were shortlisted is enough to show that they are all talented.

For Wang Yu, the best thing would be not to lose any one.

So Wang Yu put down the roster in his hand and asked his personal guard general Dian Wei to convey his order. He would hold a banquet for scholars in Wangshan Tower the next day and invite the students taking the imperial examination to attend.

After an afternoon like this, Wang Yu said he would hold Xiao Meiniang's soft waist and enjoy the pleasure of the boudoir. At this time, a breeze blew and flipped the roster to the last page. The last name came into Wang Yu's eyes.

His mind suddenly moved, and he thought to himself, "If this person comes, I will be asking for trouble."

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The next day, Wangshan Tower, the largest restaurant in Yanbei, had embroidered curtains surrounding the trees, creating a unique venue.

The students taking the imperial examination who received the news happily came to the prime minister's residence to participate in this rare gathering of scholars.

If he could become familiar with the general and pass the imperial examination in the future, wouldn't he be promoted rapidly?
Moreover, if one could catch the general's eye, even if one failed the imperial examination, one could still have a good future.

Of course, not many people think this way. After all, those who have made it this far are all well-known talents in their hometowns, and they are more or less confident in themselves.

Cai Yong, a great scholar of the time, sat on the side of the main seat. When the students entered the venue, they bowed and greeted them. Cai Yong stroked his beard and smiled in response. He was also very happy to see so many young talents of the younger generation gathered together.

Meng Xueli did not come. He had a high status in the academy and his every word and action had to be carefully considered. Being invited to preside over the imperial examination was already his biggest concession. If he did this, he would no longer attend such private gatherings.

However, although he did not accept Wang Yu's invitation, he sent a younger generation disciple to attend in his place.

However, when Wang Yu found out who this younger generation disciple was, his head became even bigger.

No wonder that guy appeared in this imperial examination. It turned out that this guy arrived in Yanbei at some point in time.

After the four schools of thought discussed Taoism, Taoism and Buddhism declined, while Confucianism and Legalism expanded rapidly in a short period of time.

Since then, as the ties between Confucianism and Legalism have continued to strengthen, not only has the group of Legalist Confucianists been formed, but there are also Legalist Confucians not only among Confucianists, but also among Legalists.

Moreover, under Gu Qingzhu's strong promotion, a system was formed in which the major Confucian and Legalist academies, the major Confucian academies, and the major Legalist academies regularly sent exchange students to communicate with each other.

Not to mention the differences between Confucianism and Legalism, the thoughts and learning must be very different. Even different academies of the same Confucianism have their own styles. The reason why Gu Qingzhu made such a suggestion is actually to hope that the top disciples of the major Confucian academies can learn from the strengths of each school and let their respective knowledge reach a higher level.

As the three highest-ranked among the seven Confucian academies, the Academy, the Sage Lecture Hall and the Small Sage Manor, the exchanges between these three are even closer.

Back then, Bai Luodi actually spent a certain amount of time in these three schools, and even went to study at the Legalist academy, perfectly fulfilling Gu Qingzhu's expectation of combining the strengths of each school.

This time, a disciple of the sage's lecture hall accidentally heard that the great Confucian scholar Meng Xueli had arrived in Dongyi and was planning to build the Dongyi Confucian Academy, so he traveled thousands of miles to pay a visit to him.

However, as the journey was too long, it took more than half a year before they entered the center of Da Cang, and Dongyi was still a long way off.

He was lucky, for at that time the news of the imperial examination came out, and he also heard that Meng Xueli would preside over this examination. Therefore, he was able to take advantage of the imperial examination and travel all the way to Yanbei via troop transport vehicles from various places.

It just so happened that Meng Xueli asked him to attend this private banquet on his behalf.

After a while, thousands of students arrived and someone notified Wang Yu.

When he arrived at the meeting place in his ordinary clothes, more than a thousand people stood up in a hurry, and under the leadership of Cai Yong, they bowed and said in unison: "General!"

Wang Yu took two quick steps and helped Cai Yong up. After all, this man had been his teacher for some time, so he had to observe proper etiquette.

As a general who defended the country, he was qualified to receive a salute from Cai Yong. However, as a disciple, he also had to show due respect.

After helping Cai Yong up, Wang Yu waved his hand again, signaling everyone to excuse themselves.

The students in the hall sat down and looked at Wang Yu with burning eyes. They were so excited to see this famous general face to face at such a close distance.

The legendary great general who defended the country joined the army at the age of ten and quickly became famous. Within a few years, he was rated as one of the top ten geniuses in Da Cang by civilians.

He went to the imperial capital to study at the age of sixteen, but encountered the Rebellion of Three Kings within a few months. Since then, he turned into a dragon from the wind and rain, blocked the Beidi, entered the Dongyi, conquered one side, and finally carved out a piece of pure land in the turbulent Da Cang, becoming one of the two strongest people in Da Cang today.

As the host of this place, Wang Yu has the highest official rank, and everyone is waiting for him to speak.

He just wanted to say a few words of encouragement and then started the dinner. After everyone had a few drinks, they started to get to know each other better.

As he was giving his opening remarks, there was a loud cheer from outside...