In Liu Bei's view, bathing as a king and admiring the Celestial Dynasty are all appearances, nice words spoken to people who don't know what to do, used to deceive and cajole everyone.
The real purpose of the so-called bathing king should be to make the places that can become territories become territories. Places that are too far away to become territories can then settle for the second best and become commodity dumping grounds, which is the economy in the traditional sense. colony.
Bathing is a means, not an end.
Unfortunately, under the increasingly rigid environment of Confucianism's discourse power, I don't know when it started. The transformation of bathing into a king became an end rather than a means. All progress came to an abrupt end at the stage of bathing into a king, and no further progress was made.
This won't work.
Bathing Wang Hua is a set of combo boxing. The correct way to use it is to use your fists to let the opponent know that I am awesome, beat the opponent who cannot be directly controlled to half to death, beat him until he is submissive, and then forcibly inject your own "Wang Hua Gene" Inside the opponent's body, the facts are forcibly transformed.
In Liu Bei's view, the places within the reach of the Han Empire, within the extreme walls of the empire, were Han lands. Outside the extreme walls of the empire, the places beyond the reach of the Han Empire became commodity dumping grounds.
Inject "king genes" into them, cultivate the consumption habits and daily concepts of local residents, and instill in them the concept that "products produced by the Han Empire must be high-quality" and "local products must be rough", and use the superior civilization of the Han Empire to civilize the local area. and a double whammy of technology.
Destroy the other party's civilization, leaving only the body and turning it into your own shape.
In this way, the local residents were inseparable from the Han Empire economically, admired the Han Empire culturally, and finally yearned for the Han Empire spiritually and became non-staff subjects of the Han Empire.
The highest expression of this set of Wanghua regulations is that the people of the other side do not enjoy any rights as citizens of the Han Empire, but they can actively contribute to the cause of the Han Empire.
In short – bring your own dog food.
In this way, even if a powerful imperial moat is built, even if it collapses in the future, the moat will collapse first. There is still a huge buffer room in the empire, and no one can easily dismember the empire's power.
After the Han Empire built itself into such a powerful force, with the speed of transportation and information dissemination in this era, it is estimated that even if it collapses, it will not be completely collapsed within a thousand years.
Even this far-reaching influence will last forever and will never be completely eradicated. It will have an indelible impact on the entire history of mankind.
What most candidates said were superficial and superficial understandings, and no one could get into the deep-seated reasons for the emergence of these superficial phenomena.
Of course, Liu Bei did not expect them to be able to see this, because this kind of national-level grand strategy is indeed not something that ordinary people can contact and understand.
In contrast, Zhuge Liang's ability to think about the economic and military aspects is already an important manifestation of his political acumen.
Among so many examination papers, the ones that Liu Bei admired more were those of Lu Yi and Liu Ba.
One of the two people focuses on the military aspect, and the other focuses on the economic aspect.
In his policy responses to Liaozhou, Xiyu and Jiaozhou, Lu Yi focused on military affairs and put forward his own views on the military significance of these three places. He believed that the imperial court's development of these three places would, to a great extent, ease the future of these three places. The possibility of a war that would shock the Central Plains was solved in advance, and the troubles that future generations might encounter were solved in advance, which was a contribution to the present day and a lasting legacy.
Then at the end of the Jiaozhou chapter, he also put forward some ideas about southern Yizhou, believing that the imperial court would take action against southern Yizhou sooner or later. The battle in Jiaozhou might be able to figure out something in advance for the battle in southern Yizhou.
Liu Bei quite agrees with this.
Liu Ba, on the other hand, mainly focused on the economic level. He discussed the gradually prosperous trade in Rinan County, Jiaozhou, and believed that this was a measure that would make a lasting contribution in the contemporary era. The Han Empire itself was rich in products, but there was no internal If it cannot be completely digested, it should be sold to countries outside the region to make money.
He also believed that the Han Empire should further dispatch trade teams to countries outside the region to dump goods on a large scale in exchange for money, spices and other special products. Opening up the connections between the Han Empire and these countries would benefit the Han Empire immensely.
Regarding the Western Regions, his views were mainly from the economic level. He felt that the pressure on the military level was no longer a problem as the Xianbei people fled further. The army of the Han Empire was invincible and did not require too much attention. Next, he Just focus on the economic aspect.
Because of this, Liu Ba doesn't have a good view of Liaozhou. He thinks that there is no economic potential in Liaozhou. If you insist on talking about it, there seems to be only one extraterritorial island country called the Japanese country. There seem to be some people there, and you can explore it. , if there is nothing, Liaozhou will really be just a bitter cold land.
In addition, Liu Ba also believed that the cold in northern Xinjiang was not conducive to the growth and planting of crops. Therefore, the further north you go, the more products you go north, the poorer the country, and there is nothing to explore. Therefore, the main force of the Han Empire should be placed in the south. Expand to the south, looking for more fertile lands and wealthy foreign countries.
It can be said that the two of them each have their own focus, and each of them also has something to say, which Liu Bei appreciates very much.
However, they obviously do not have the ability to get full marks. The scores can be higher, but if they want to get full marks, it is not enough.
In addition, Liu Bei also read the examination papers of Xu Fu, Sima Yi, Lu Su and others. Each question has its own points for losing points, and each has its own highlights and points for losing points in terms of policy theory. Generally speaking, it is quite satisfactory, and the thinking is good. No one who agreed with the going-out strategy expressed the opposite view.
It seems that these guys' political sense is not particularly sensitive, and they know that if they raise objections, they will definitely be treated coldly.
So in the end, the one who satisfied Liu Bei the most was Zhuge Liang. Among this group of people, Zhuge Liang's personal ability was completely capable of a kind of faulty dominance. He was the only one in the first echelon, and only in the next echelon were there others. It's a bit like a hundred flowers blooming.
Prime Minister, Prime Minister, you are truly worthy of being the person who single-handedly made a surname synonymous with wisdom.
Liu Bei took Zhuge Liang's test paper and looked at it from left to right. He couldn't help but feel happy. The more he looked at it, the happier he became. He couldn't help but want to recruit Zhuge Liang into the palace to chat with him.
However, he still resisted the urge. In the next few days, he participated in the marking and grading work. In the end, the entire marking team spent seven days to judge all the test papers, remove their names, and make all the scores public. To the public.
On April 21, the sixth year of Zhenguan, the results of the Jun's Examination were officially announced in the big square in front of the palace. On that day, many students in the big square in front of the palace felt a sense of desolation and powerlessness in their hearts. .
This feeling of powerlessness comes from Zhuge Liang.
Damn it, perfect score again.
Why does he get first place with perfect scores every time?
If he is close and fails to get a perfect score, then everyone will still have the desire to chase him and feel that fighting him is not a terrible thing. In other words, as long as he does not get a perfect score once, then he will not be in everyone's heart. He became an unshakable existence, but this guy... why did he get the best score in three consecutive exams?
Is he really that invincible?
Regarding Zhuge Liang's three perfect scores, many candidates from other states felt despair and admiration, but hundreds of local candidates in Xuzhou were used to it.
During the few years they studied in Xuzhou, they had fully realized Zhuge Liang's awesomeness. They were used to it. They were used to this dark cloud hanging over their heads at ordinary times. Once they took the exam, the storm would start and make them soaked to the skin. , as pitiful as a homeless stray dog.
Finally, did this dark cloud begin to hang over the entire Han Dynasty?
At that time, the students of Xuzhou Zhouxue felt an inexplicable pleasure in their hearts, and a wonderful pleasure flowed in their hearts.
I have been caught in the rain, so I will tear up your umbrellas and let you get wet together, and then we can party happily in the storm.
Out of this wonderful pleasure, they quickly gathered together to cheer and celebrate Zhuge Liang.
Number 317 Sun Zhong and Number 527 Zhuge Jun directly lifted Zhuge Liang up, and together with other Xuzhou students, started cheering around the playground. Zhuge Liang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he did not avoid the comments from his classmates. Good intentions.
He himself was very happy.
First place, a veritable first place, a clean first place, a real first place.
He knew that although he had no famous teachers, no famous scholars to brag about him, and no powerful elders to pay attention to him, he still relied on his own efforts and talent to achieve something that would have been impossible without personal connections in the past. The goal achieved - to become famous all over the world.
As soon as he thought about this, he couldn't help but cast his eyes towards the palace.
His Majesty the Emperor, who came to this day with a humble body and ascended to the supreme position step by step, personally created this system, allowing a person with no identity background to accomplish through his own efforts and talent what in the past was only possible for nobles. A great cause that can only be achieved after the high school has tried its best and exchanged various interests.
In the past, it was absolutely impossible without connections. Even the emperor himself was able to obtain the cornerstone of his great achievements because of his imperial master Lu Zhi. It was extremely difficult.
But now, Zhuge Liang has not been favored by any great scholars, but he can still become famous all over the world and be known to everyone. The people in the entire Luoyang City, whether they are common people in Guizhou or high-ranking officials, they will all know about him in a short period of time. name.
Zhuge Liang and Kongming were born in Yangdu County, Langya County, Xuzhou!
Winning the imperial examination three times in a row, he is a well-deserved champion!
He, through his own hard work and talent, got what he deserved!
The cheering team of Xuzhou scholars circled the large square in front of the palace several times, cheering and jumping for joy, as if they themselves were the ones who achieved such great things.
Looking at such a grand occasion, Sima Yi and Lu Yi stood together and looked at each other with helplessness in their eyes.
"I thought Zhuge Kongming just had a solid foundation, but now it seems that he is not just a solid foundation. With his background, it should be difficult for him to get access to those things, but he can still get them, and I can't get them. Perfect score..."
Lu Yi sighed: "Is he really self-taught? Are there really people in the world who know everything from birth?"
"I asked my brother to check Zhuge Kongming's past."
Sima Yi whispered: "It is true that he has never worshiped a famous teacher. His father once served as the magistrate of Taishan County, but died young. Later, he has been studying under the guidance of his uncle. After the Xuzhou Prefectural School was established, he entered Xuzhou Study in the state school and follow the teachers in the state school to learn things that everyone can learn."
"Then what?"
"In the recorded Xuzhou Prefecture Examination, he failed to get full marks only once. The reason was that he had a high fever and left early."
Sima Yi smiled bitterly and said: "You and I are both known as geniuses in the state school, and we are far ahead of others. But I think that is because we did not study and live with Zhuge Kongming. If We study and live together, and he is the only one who is talented that day, and we are not counted."
"Is there really such a completely unreasonable genius in the world?"
Lu Yi rubbed his temples: "In the future, if we serve as officials in the same court with such a person, do you think we will be suppressed by him for the rest of our lives and not be able to stand up?"
"This... originally I wanted to say it was impossible, but now it seems that it is a bit difficult."
Sima Yi said softly: "It is said that Zhuge Kongming's test papers were reviewed by the emperor himself. In other words, the perfect score was given to him by the emperor. Do you remember? During the exam, the emperor stood next to Zhuge Kongming and looked at his test papers. It takes the longest time.”
At this moment, Lu Yi thought of four words.
Jane is in the heart of the emperor.
In the imperial dynasty, a person's future can be judged by his background, his actual talents, and his luck. However, these things are all clouds in front of the four words "the emperor favors".
As long as the emperor favors him, then the emperor can break all unreasonable constraints and allow the favored person to rise to the top and achieve breakthroughs that no one can even imagine.
The former Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could make anyone he liked rise from a commoner to a high official. No matter what his background, as long as he had ability, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would not hesitate to promote him.
So, will Zhuge Liang become such a person?
Lu Yi didn't know, Sima Yi didn't know, and neither did anyone else.
That night, the three thousand students who passed the exam and were not dismissed held a party in the candidates' dormitory. The top ten candidates were all called out to give speeches, were forced to drink alcohol, and then danced and sang in a group. The entire candidates' dormitory was full of alcohol. The anger surged to the sky, and the demons danced wildly.
It is worth mentioning that the top ten this time are still the top ten in the exam, but there are some changes in their respective rankings.
In other words, the strength of these top ten cannot be shaken by ordinary people. These top ten are the real top ten, and no one can challenge the top ten.
And the most awesome and eye-catching one is naturally the ghost-like man who has won three consecutive championships with perfect scores - Zhuge Kongming.
Zhuge Liang was the one who drank the most, and later took the lead in dancing and singing. What he danced and sang were all Xuzhou's local customs.
So soon the third person Lu Yi also came forward to dance and sing, doing Yangzhou style, and the second person Liu Ba was also forced to come forward to dance and sing, doing Jingzhou style, and finally it turned into a big party.
After a night of partying, the candidates collectively felt depressed all day long. Many of them were hungover and woke up with splitting headaches.
So the court graciously gave them a day off.
One day later, on April 23rd of the sixth year of Zhenguan, news came from the court that a celebration banquet for this scientific examination would be held on April 25th for all the candidates to attend. The banquet location was still theirs. In the examination room, His Majesty the Emperor personally presided over the examination.
In addition to the banquet, there is also a special project before the banquet, called Yujie Kuaiguan.
The only participants allowed were the top three in this scientific examination—Zhuge Liang, the top pick, Liu Ba, the top pick, and Lu Yi, the top pick.
(End of chapter)
