Summoning of God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 461 Three Imperial Examination Questions

On Runan City, the spring breeze is blowing, the sun is shining brightly, after the rain, the sky will be cloudless, the sky is blue and the ground is green.

Zhang Liao's majestic body stands tall on the tower of Runan City. This is the second time he has come to Runan as an attacker.

For some unknown reason, Lu Bu was ambushed so suddenly that Yangzhou fell apart in just a few days.Once Lü Bu died, no one could go to Qixin again, and the only ones who really defected to Jin were Gao Shun, Cao He and Zhang Liao himself.

"Father, go to rest! Just after conquering the city this morning, General Gao Shun sent someone over, saying that His Highness the Crown Prince ordered Ni Heng to rush over five hundred miles away, and he also brought the Eastern Palace Seal and the Crown Prince's sword. Important things need to be conveyed. Mr. Chen Gong also told us to stick to Runan first, and not to rush." ​​Zhang Hu went to the tower to find his father, and sent letters from Chen Gong and Gao Shun.

Zhang Liao narrowed his eyes. In his opinion, now is the best time to send troops. As long as Lu Meng is not given enough time to react, Hefei can be conquered.In Yangzhou, as long as Hefei Chengguan and Xiaoyaojin are conquered, the north will be impenetrable.The most important thing is that if Hefei is conquered, the fertile soil in Runan can grow crops with peace of mind.

"Prince Yinshou? Han Wu...His Royal Highness is someone Chen Gong and Fengxian should be wary of, and his orders have to be respected. If that's the case, let's give up this chance of surprise attack and stick to Runan." Zhang Liao watched Chen Gong After the letter sent by Gong and Gao Shun together, he also thinks that he should stick to it for a while now.

During the rainy season, now is the time when the embankment is most likely to break. Zhang Liao asked himself that he hadn't noticed this before.

"Father... my child thinks there is no need to worry about Lu Meng's water attack. We are raiding Hefei now. Even if Lu Meng wants to destroy the dam, it will take at least three or four days to store water. In three or four days, as long as we are fast enough, even Shouchun can It can be defeated!" Zhang Hu was filled with righteous indignation, possessing the pride and impulsiveness unique to young people.

Zhang Liao snorted coldly and said, "Hmph! Hu'er, what do you think you have to disobey His Royal Highness' orders as a father? His Royal Highness has generals Yuwen Chengdu, Chen Qingzhi, Xue Rengui, Xu Rong, Tai Shici and Xu Huang. These generals are all The founding hero of the state of Jin did not dare to disobey the order of the crown prince. As a father, he had no other way to join the state of Jin, so how could he disobey the order for a long time?"

"Besides, knowing yourself and the enemy is the key to victorious battles. Lu Meng took back Zang Ba and others, and he knows us very well. We don't know Lu Meng, let alone Lu Xun. Be cautious and don't be careless." Zhang Liao patted his son a few times Shoulder, let him defend the city on his behalf first, and he needs to rest.

Basically, he didn't sleep for three days and three nights. The soldiers under Zhang Liao's command had already rested well, but he really needed a good sleep.

In Hefei City, Lu Meng frowned, and after listening to the scout's report, he took a deep breath and nodded.

"Go down!" Lu Meng waved his hand to make the scouts retreat.

Lu Su sat aside and saw no one around except Su Wei, so he asked, "Ziming, what do you think of this Zhang Wenyuan?"

Lu Su could tell from the scout's report just now that this person was difficult to deal with.A person who can not be impulsive about the interests in front of him is too scary!

Lu Meng narrowed his eyes, stroked the sleeve of his broken arm, and said, "This Zhang Liao, I originally thought he and Gao Shun were just generals, but I didn't expect him to be half handsome! For Zhang Liao, winning Beiguan and Runan in Hefei is really important." It is a great achievement, but for the Jin State, it is just moving the defense line of Xudu to the south to ensure the safety of the capital. The substantive contribution is to take down Hefei. If Zhang Liao dares to send troops directly to Hefei, I have many ways now Put him to death. But now it seems that Zhang Liao is more difficult to deal with than Lu Bu, if there are another ten years of growth, this person will become a serious problem for Jiangdong!"

Lu Meng was very afraid of Zhang Liao. Originally, under Lu Bu's command, Zhang Liao was not visible. He was just a warrior who charged forward, but he fought bravely.Now that Zhang Liao was leading the troops himself, Lu Meng immediately discovered that he was brave and resourceful.

Bravery lies in sending troops from Xudu, and you can conquer Runan Nanguan and Runan City in five days.The trick is that he is not complacent under his great achievements, and is as stable as Mount Tai.

Lu Su sighed. He also thought that Zhang Liao would be difficult to deal with, but Qi Jiguang was more worried.

"Jin's navy is not weaker than ours, and their warships are so good that they can sail on the sea for a long time. Yizhou is the place where Jin's overseas troops are stationed, so tens of thousands of troops are involved in guarding the hinterland of Jiangdong. Today Your Majesty can only give you [-] elite troops, I wonder if you have the confidence to defend Hefei and Shouchun." Lu Su asked Lu Meng.

Lu Meng narrowed his eyes, thought for a while, and said, "Now there is only 10% certainty, and there may be changes, then even [-]% will be lost. If Zang Ba, Song Xian and others can be replaced by our own Soldiers, then I am [-]% sure to defend Shouchun. As long as the Jin army does not exceed [-] people, Shouchun will be as solid as gold."

Speaking to Lu Su seriously, Lu Meng's attitude was obvious.

"Replacing Zang Ba and Song Xian... This is really difficult, and we can't do it too hastily. Within two years, give me two years. I will let the king replace Song Xian, Zang Ba and others to Lu Xun one after another. After all He is currently stationed in Jiangxia, and Chu State need not worry too much." Lu Su stood up, bowed to Lu Meng, and prepared to return to Jianye.

Xiangyang of Chu State
Zhuge Liang is planning a big event with Xu Shu, and Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are all involved.Guan Yu and Zhang Fei didn't say much about it, because this matter was beyond their control.

"The state of Wu was founded, and Lu Xun stationed troops in Jiangxia. The capital of the state of Chu was not stable. Xiangyang was too close to the south. Although it was conducive to mobilizing troops, it was not conducive to holding on. Although Xudu of the State of Jin was also located on the border of the State of Jin, the national strength of the State of Jin We can't fight against the strength of our own. I also think that the strategy of moving the capital proposed by Kong Ming is feasible. Moving the capital of Chu to Lingling, although it is barren, can promote the development of the entire Jingzhou and even half of Jiaozhou. Your Majesty and Kong Ming worked hard in the south, and the ministers will use the northern part of Jingzhou as a chessboard, and they will surely be able to defend against the Jin army for several years. At that time, the people in the south will live and work in peace and contentment, and the tax revenue will increase, and the Chu State will have the strength to compete with the Jin State alone. "Xu Shu agreed with Zhuge Liang's proposal, which was actually what he most wanted to achieve.

The capital of the Chu State is too far to the north, which is conducive to mobilizing troops, but it is easy to be consumed by the Jin State.

"I don't think so. Why should I let my elder brother go to the south to suffer? My elder brother is the king of Chu, and he is also the uncle of the Han emperor. He can't live in a barren place like Lingling!" Zhang Fei was dissatisfied with this. In the south, it is difficult for him and his second brother Guan Yu to see his eldest brother again.At least not a few times a year.

Liu Bei first reprimanded him with a serious expression, then smiled kindly and comforted him: "Yide doesn't need to be like this. Although elder brother is the king of Chu, the friendship between us brothers is indelible. If one day elder brother can pacify the world, To return the great man, His Majesty, and the common people to well-being, the three of us will resign and go to seclusion, and go to your Zhuozhou Taoyuan to drink every day!"

Hearing the words of the elder brother, Zhang Fei was happy, and nodded quickly with a smile.

"Kong Ming, Yuan Zhi, and Gu also think that it is feasible to move the capital. The state of Wu moved the capital to Moling immediately after the founding of the country, and the state of Chu should have done the same. Now that the state of Jin has been mobilizing troops year after year, within five years the country will be exhausted and its food and grass will be exhausted. Move the capital. Let's take advantage of the fact that there are no military troubles in the past two years, the time is just right." Liu Bei agreed with the plan to move the capital, and was ready to start discussing the time to move the capital.

fifteen days later
When Han Wu learned that Liu Bei was going to move his capital to Lingling, he laughed at the palace on the spot.

Although Han Fu pretended to reprimand him, he was also very happy in his heart.The relocation of the capital of Chu State is also a great thing for coming here.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness! The move of the capital of Chu State is nothing more than to use the land in the northern part of Jingzhou to resist the advance of our Jin State, and at the same time to develop the people's livelihood in the southern part of Jingzhou. But how does Liu Bei know that our Jin State is so powerful, food and grass? It has reached the point where if you don’t fight for a year, it will rot in the granary. My lord, congratulations to the king and His Royal Highness for this!" Guo Jia was the first to stand up and congratulate Han Fu and Han Wu.

Other officials followed suit one after another. Basically, all civil servants can't master the ability to flatter a horse.

"Okay! All the loves are flat, and I am very happy. It just so happens that tomorrow is the day of the first year's imperial examination. It is said that the king insists that tomorrow I will personally supervise the imperial examination with the crown prince. All officials are not allowed to ask for leave if they have nothing to do. Pass the order down, the No.1 in the imperial examination tomorrow will be rewarded with a hundred taels and five pieces of Shu brocade!" Han Fu was overjoyed, now he felt that his state of Jin was getting better and better, as if the unification of the world seemed to be close at hand.

Han Wu also smiled slightly. Although he didn't bother to watch any imperial examinations, since his father said it, he could only obey.

Back at Hexiang Bieyuan, Han Wu sat under the gazebo in the front yard, drinking tea quietly.

"Feng Xiao, the three of you came to see me as soon as the court, so why?" Han Wu narrowed his eyes and looked at Zeng Guofan, Zhang Yan and Guo Jia.

These three people are not ordinary, Guo Jia is his confidant, Zeng Guofan presides over the literary examination of the imperial examination, and Zhang Yan presides over the martial arts examination.Especially Zeng Guofan and Zhang Yan, their identities are rather special.

"Your Highness, for tomorrow's exam, the subject originally prepared by me is "On the Pros and Cons of Moving the Capital of Chu State". Your Highness thinks whether to change the topic temporarily. After all, the king only said today that he will invigilate the exam, so I don't know what to do." Zeng Guofan asked After Han Wu.

Han Wu also took a look at Zhang Yan, and said to him first: "The martial arts examination will still follow the original plan, with equestrian, archery and weapons singled out. As for the strategy, let's use this time Zhang Liao's assault on Runan as the topic to investigate the martial arts examination." man's knowledge."

"Literary examination... Choose one of the three topics! The first is "On Industry, Agriculture, and Commerce", the second is "On the First Emperor's Winning Government", and the third is "On the Contributions of Prince Han Wu Pass." When Han Wu said this, Zhang Yan was taken aback, but both Zeng Guofan and Guo Jia admired it!

The first topic is to select talents suitable for business development; the second topic is to select talents suitable for politics; the third topic is to select people with real great wisdom.And the third one is the most difficult and the most daunting for students.

Courage is what Han Wu knows about people.He needs top talents, and the second and third questions just differentiate talents from top talents.

(End of this chapter)