I will report to you on the golden platform and support the jade dragon to die for you. -------Tang Li He's "Yanmen Prefect's Journey"
Speaking of Lingling's first imperial examination, it was an unprecedented event. On the second floor of the Literature Garden, Chen Long witnessed with his own eyes a group of talented people from the Three Kingdoms. Some were fat or thin, some were tall or short, some were beautiful or ugly, some were rich or poor, all working hard to get ahead. Only by writing articles can you know how attractive a step into the world is for these scholars. How many people in this world are there who can truly despise the world?
While he was sighing, Zhang Ning behind him had already looked at the candidates carefully and showed Chen Long some famous figures from the Three Kingdoms that Chen Long had circled. Chen Long was most concerned about Xu Shu, Lu Su and Li Ru, and secretly wrote down their appearance, but they were far apart and could not see clearly. However, watching it from a distance was enough to make Chen Long's heart surge. It's a pity, who knows how many spies sent by various forces among these people?
Facing the mixed Confucian scholars in the courtyard, Chen Long thought to himself that if he wanted to make these people loyal to him, he would either have to make them agree with his ideas, or conquer these forces in one fell swoop. Someone who is ambitious and regards human life as trivial will be willing to follow a lord like Dong Zhuo, such as Li Ru; someone who is a humble gentleman and regards the people as his subjects will be willing to follow a lord like himself, Lu Su and Lu Zijing should be like this people.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but gain a little more confidence in subduing Lu Su. At this time, Chen Qun had finished collecting the papers and announced: "You talents, in three days, the red list will be distributed here. Those who are on the list have been admitted. . For these three days, please be patient. The scenery in Lingling is beautiful and the flowers are blooming in spring. You can have fun and enjoy the scenery." All the talents applauded, and Chen Qun smiled and dismissed all beings. , his men brought all the bamboo slips they collected to Chen Long on the second floor.
Chen Qun and his servants were picking through the pile of bamboo slips and pulled out Xu Shu's poems first. Chen Long picked it up and looked at it excitedly, and saw a four-character ancient poem written on it: "Place wine in the high hall, and mournful songs are at the table. How long is the life span? Passing away is like morning frost. Time never comes again, and the flowers are no longer sunny. The apples are illuminated by the spring light, and the orchids are illuminated by the autumn fragrance. The coming days are short, the passing days are long. Short songs can be sung, and the long nights are endless. (Excerpted from "Dan Ge Xing" by Lu Ji of the Jin Dynasty 》)”
Chen Long was amazed when he saw the profound poetry. After Chen Qun and others read it, they were all amazed and thought that the person who could write this poem must be an extraordinary person. When I found Xu Shu's article and read it, I saw that he had experienced the Yellow Turban War, saw the displacement of the people, and his understanding of the Lingling New Deal. It mentioned Xu Shu's Lingling development strategy and proposed Nanyang County's role in the emperor's role. In view of the important position on the side, Lingling should first pass through Jingzhou, capture Nanyang, expel Yuan Shu, and move the base to Wancheng. In this way, if you advance, you can serve the emperor, become a close minister of the emperor, and further improve your status in the court; if you retreat, you can send troops to the suburbs of Beijing at any time in the name of protecting the emperor, cutting off the communication channels between warlords in various places and the inner lines of the court, and becoming invincible.
Chen Long read it and nodded repeatedly, remembering the sentence of using the emperor to command the princes. Xu Shu's article already contained a little bit of this meaning. Nanyang County is indeed the Tianwang Mountain where Cao Cao will fight in the future. Between himself and Cao Cao, no matter who takes Nanyang first, the other side will definitely have a restless sleep.
Xu Shu's strategy was just that. What Chen Long valued more was that Xu Shu really viewed the matter of unifying the world from Lingling's perspective. This represented his great recognition of Lingling's current new policy. This shows that Xu Shu is loyal to himself and can be completely trusted.
Chen Long smiled at Chen Qun and said: "Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi's article, let's choose third place for the long article." Chen Qun was a little surprised and said: "Why not choose first and second place? Pianpian is third." Chen Long laughed. He smiled and said: "Xu Shu will be loyal if he is given the third place. The first and second places are my bargaining chips to win over the hearts of those who are not so loyal."
Chen Qun suddenly realized: "My lord is wise. My lord's reputation of loving talents still needs these top spies to spread it, haha."
Chen Long was very interested and ordered: "That little boy writes so fast, bring his article to me."
The soldiers rummaged through it again, and soon took out Bu Zhao's articles and poems, unfolded them and put them in front of Chen Long. Chen Long Jian Bu Zhi's characters are dragons and phoenixes, and what he describes is his ten policy suggestions for the revival of the Han Dynasty and quelling the war. Article 9 of the book reads: "Be close to the virtuous ministers, and be distant from the villains. Get rid of the traitors and sycophants, kill the Huangmen. Make peace with the foreign relatives, and move the foreign ministers. Soothe the people's hearts and cultivate human relations."
After looking at it, Chen Long nodded slightly. He was a young man with quick thinking and meaningful words. He was indeed a young talent. There is also a sense of compassion in the article, which seems to be applicable.
There were many good articles, and Chen Qun and others began to grade the papers nervously. Chen Long also briefly read Lu Su's article and felt that he valued the people very much. What was rare was that he proposed a simulated military strategy, which clarified the status of Jingzhou's four battles, but the focus was to separate Yangzhou to the east or to separate the country to the west. Yizhou is slightly different from Xu Shu's intention of separatizing Nanyang, and very similar to Jia Xu's intention of letting Dong Zhuo separatize Liangzhou.
The next day of the liberal arts exam, the martial arts exam made a high-profile appearance. The common people were obviously more interested in the martial arts examination, and the examiner was Chen Long, the governor himself. Therefore, a sea of people had already gathered around the empty martial arts competition venue by the Xiang River. Even the branches of the trees were filled with people. There were even people competing for the front. Fighting due to positioning.
Zhao Yun sent two regiments, Chen Ying and Bao Long, to maintain order in the surrounding area and quickly take the attacker away from the scene. As the sound of the big drum roared into the sky, although the drum beat was slow, the sound was majestic and far-reaching. Chen Long rode a flying dragon that shook its head and swayed its tail. Under the protection of Zhao Yun and Huang Gai, several senior generals who were seen by the people were all human beings. Ruyu and Ma Rulong bowed down one after another, and cheers and joys were heard everywhere.
Seeing the people cheering spontaneously, Chen Long knew that his policies to benefit the people for more than a year had given the people of Lingling confidence in their lives. He couldn't help but feel proud. He reined in the silk reins in front of the people and sat on the flying dragon, high and low. Waving his right hand, he shouted loudly: "People of Lingling, today you prostrate yourself in front of my horse. I, Chen Long, burst into tears of gratitude. I want to thank you for your trust in me. Do you know that everyone in this world is born equal and has the right to pursue happiness?" ! I hope that in the future, you will no longer have to kneel down in front of anyone, but will live upright! I hope that in the future, you will no longer have to worry about life and death, but will live in peace! I hope that in the future, you will no longer have to endure harsh demands. There is no need for excessive exploitation, but to live happily! When the world is unified and a great China is achieved, you will vote to elect your spokesperson, and everyone will work together to create a better tomorrow!"
The people cheered loudly and whistled and applauded for a long time, but more people were infected by Chen Long's pride, but they had no time to think about the profound meaning of Chen Long's words. Only the many wise men in the crowd who had passed the liberal arts exam seemed to be stunned by the shocking and profound meaning of Chen Long's words. Among them was the great think tank of Soochow in later generations, the governor Lu Su and Lu Zijing.
The wise men at that time were bound by feudal ethics. Although they were superior in intelligence, they rarely had such radical ideas, and the family members did not want the common people to be the masters of the country. Chen Long's words made everyone in the family feel disgusted. Liu Ba, who was standing among the officials, also frowned, and his heart was also stirred up.
