I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 318 Zhuge
"Bo Fu, Meng Qi, I met an interesting person at the gate of Taixue today."

"Speaking of it, he is younger than us, and he came to Taixue to evaluate the boys. But seeing his confident look, he seems to have a bit of the posture I had back then..."

Seeing Wang Can bragging about himself every day as he talked, Sun Ce and Ma Chao rolled their eyes in unison, and then continued to listen to the senior Ph.D. disciple in front who was lecturing on behalf of the doctor.

Seeing that the two people no longer paid attention to him, Wang Can murmured in a voice that only he could hear: "It's just that his appearance is too handsome..."

Don't get me wrong, good looks are not a plus here for Wang Can.

However, he felt that at such a young age, Zhuge Liang had the confidence to pass the test of a young boy. He was either arrogant or a child prodigy like him.

Wang Can thinks it should be the latter.

This should be regarded as the mutual attraction between prodigies, which made Wang Can become interested in Zhuge Liang.

Although Wang Can has a good relationship with Sun Ce and Ma Chao, Sun Ce and Ma Chao's attainments in Confucian classics... Let's put it this way, it is a blessing for them to reach Wang Can's current level in this life.

Including listening to lectures now, the ones who really need to listen carefully are Sun Ce and Ma Chao, with Wang Can mainly accompanying them.

Wang Can had something on his mind and reasoned with his mistake, so he didn't argue with anyone. He just apologized nonchalantly and left.

He had just left the house and had not taken two steps when he saw Sun Ce and Ma Chao chasing after him.

Then he reprimanded righteously and sternly: "For you to pause for a moment now, for all of you here, how much time has been wasted?"

The three of them had been together for a long time. Sun Ce and Ma Chao didn't understand Wang Can's cruelty. Sun Ce simply asked: "Tell me, where are you going? Do you still want to leave us?"

So Wang Can is still a little lonely at certain times.

Doctoral students have noticed Wang Can for a long time and have accumulated some resentment towards him - it is true that you are praised by Mr. Taichang, but it is not the reason for your wantonness in class.

It is rare to get some different insights from the mouth of a doctoral student who is giving lectures to make up for his shortcomings in Confucian classics.

There must be no fraud.

……

So he and Taixue offered wine to Yang Zhong and led the doctors to be very energetic.

In class, he inevitably got distracted. He thought that even if Taichang Zhaoqing released the quota for local boys to be recommended, due to the existence of assessments, not many boys would actually be recommended. At this time , Zhuge Liang should already be undergoing assessment.

Cai Yong attached great importance to this assessment.

Wang Can understood the two people's intentions and felt warm in his heart, but he still blamed him: "I don't have to listen to his sermons, but you are different."

In this case, why not wait and see?
After making a decision, Wang Can happily waved his sleeves, but accidentally moved the table in front of him, making a harsh sound, which attracted the attention of the Tai students in the room.

Wang Can had been with Sun Ce and Ma Chao, who had always acted decisively, for a long time, and without any hesitation, he went straight to the place where the young boy was evaluated within the Imperial Academy.

At any time, child prodigies are a good means of becoming famous. The ancients also knew that it is necessary to become famous as early as possible.

Celebrities such as Chen Ji and Kong Rong all have stories about how they responded wittily when they were teased and made things difficult by the older generation when they were young. After spreading, people will know who is talented and intelligent.

This is much more effective than promoting the idea of ​​taking a piece of jade from the mother's womb at birth. As for Tongzilang, it is simply officially stamped and certified.

Since it is a good way to become famous, it is inevitable that someone will try to bribe the examiner, falsely report your age, and so on.

Regarding the assessment of Taipei students, Cai Yong followed the method used in planning examinations and set questions on the same day. The main assessment content is "The Analects of Confucius", which is easy for Cai Yong.

The Five Classics of Taixue does not include "The Analects of Confucius". It can also be said that understanding of "The Analects" is the foundation for becoming a Taixue student. If you don't even have this foundation, how can you further study the classics?

After passing this level, you are qualified to become a Tai student.

According to Cai Yong's plan, at this level, whether to be exempted from taxes will be decided based on family background. This wave of enrollment boom due to policies will inevitably lead to an increase in the number of Taipei students. Although the number has not yet been determined, it is not impossible to reach the peak of 30,000 Taipei students.

If all taxes were exempted, the national treasury would really not be able to afford the damage.

For the rich and powerful, taxes are just a drop in the bucket. Even if they are not exempted, the quota of imperial students can also play a comforting role.

Compared with the less difficult Taisheng Entrance Examination, Tongzilang's assessment is different, because Tongzilang's requirement is to pass the first class at a young age.

This is more than a level higher than "The Analects of Confucius". Only in this way can he be called a child prodigy.

But it is not troublesome to write new questions on "The Analects" every day, but if five new sets of Five Classics test questions are specially produced for the small number of children every day... then Cai Yong can't think of doing anything else.

In this case, Zheng Xuan, who was studying abroad, was brought in by Cai Yong.

Whether the boy has real talents or not, he doesn't even need to take a written test. It's enough to talk to Zheng Xuan about his views on the classics.

However, Zheng Xuan still formally came up with new questions every day and accepted Cai Yong's squeeze without complaint.

It's just that most of the boys are just trying to make up for it, or they only know how to memorize by rote. It may be a bit difficult to master it, but at least they have to think of their own, otherwise such boys cannot be called prodigies in Zheng Xuan's heart.

Having said that, Zheng Xuan is qualified to comment like this. He did not become a boy prodigy when he was a child because his family background was poor and he had no opportunities. Who was not a child prodigy when he was young?

Cai Yong was aware of the unsatisfactory progress on Tongzilang's side. On this day, he arranged the entrance examination for the Tai students and came to Zheng Xuan's side to see the situation.

Tongzilang's assessment is also coming to an end. Unlike the Imperial College Student Examination, which still needs to be announced, Tongzilang's stay can be decided on the spot because of the small number of participants.

When Cai Yong arrived, he saw that all the children present were writing at their desks. Only one person was sitting upright, closing his eyes and concentrating. The pens, inks, paper and inkstones in front of him had been put away, and his posture did not change due to his arrival.

This alone sets him apart from other children.

Cai Yong came to Zheng Xuan, but the latter didn't raise his head to look at him, and he didn't care. He took advantage of the situation and looked at the answer sheet in front of Zheng Xuan.

Upon seeing this, he immediately understood the reason.

After a while, Cai Yong remembered to pay attention to one side of the answer sheet - Langya Zhuge Liang.

This man's talent is not inferior to that of Wang Can.

Cai Yong looked at Zhuge Liang again. He was younger than Wang Can!
Not long after, the answering time was over. Taking advantage of the noise of winding up papers in the room, Cai Yong sighed to Zheng Xuan in a low voice: "In the past, I planned to give my collection of books to Zhongxuan, but now I have to struggle."

(End of this chapter)