According to the arrangements of the imperial court, these three people will receive special honors due to their excellent examination results.
On the road to the main square of the palace, they can walk on horseback in the middle of the road, accepting everyone's cheers and celebrations. After arriving at the palace, although they need to dismount, they can walk on the middle royal road that only the emperor can walk. Take this all the way to the banquet venue.
And at the end of the road Emperor Liu Bei would be waiting for them.
When the news was announced, the eyes of the three thousand candidates were all focused on three people.
Zhuge Liang, Liu Ba, Lu Yi.
Originally, they did not know what special treatment the top three in the imperial examination would receive. Only the top three in the imperial examination had special names. This made many people think that the top three must have some special advantages, but mainly in After they become officials, the speed of promotion should be different.
But who would have thought that these differences would appear so quickly?
According to the regulations of the imperial court, on the way to the imperial court, the top three can ride their tall horses and walk first, while the others can only follow behind.
When they arrive at the palace, the top three can walk in the middle, while the others can only walk on both sides.
When in front of the emperor, the top three are the first to be seen. Whether the others can be seen mainly depends on luck.
This has caused many people to lose their mental balance.
For example, Pang Tong, who was second in the exam and ultimately fourth, and Sima Yi, who was fifth in the second round and had a good relationship with Lu Yi.
I was obviously ranked second when I took the exam, why am I ranked fourth now?
How am I inferior to Liu Ba?
Pang Tong's seemingly calm face hides a strong sense of unwillingness and frustration, and he is not at all happy about being ranked fourth in the country.
Sima Yi was similar. He ranked fifth in two consecutive exams, but his good friend Lu Yi got third place and received the incredible honorary title of "Third Flower", as well as such special honorary treatment.
This made Sima Yi instantly realize that there might be some slight differences in their future life paths.
Am I not as good as him?
In terms of family background, background, and knowledge, in what way am I inferior to him?
Could it be said that his appearance is not as good as his?
Or is he older than him?
Why?
When Sima Yi and Pang Tong fell into self-doubt and mental internal friction, the other people in the top ten were also similar, and the others were also similar, feeling envious and jealous.
As the parties involved, Zhuge Liang, Liu Ba and Lu Yi were stunned at first, and then they were full of surprises and surprises.
They didn't expect that the imperial court would make things so grand, the scene so big, and the noodles so full!
At the end of the road, the emperor himself greeted him!
They were a little overwhelmed.
Young people, young and idealistic scholars, how many of them do not yearn for this kind of grand occasion and high-profile appearance?
They can't bear it.
Therefore, on the day of April 25th, when the officials were praised in the Imperial Street, Zhuge Liang, Liu Ba, and Lu Yi, all three of them were well-educated.
But amidst the cheers of the entire Luoyang City and the shouts of handsome boys, they still lost themselves, smiling like a blooming chrysanthemum.
The three of them were riding on tall horses, and the people leading their horses were officials from the court. On both sides of the road were Luoyang residents who were watching and cheering. Their eardrums were filled with cheers, noise, and even shouts, but they didn't care at all. It feels noisy, and I just feel that my life has reached its peak.
In fact, this section of the road is not short. If you walk slower, you can walk for about half an hour. However, from the perspective of the three people who were too excited and joyful, this section of the road is really a bit too short, because they only have one chance in their life. After one time, there is no next time.
This is a rare opportunity in their lives to be the protagonist. After this time, the next time they want to be the protagonist, they don’t know when it will be, so they want to keep this moment as long as possible.
But it is a pity that no one can keep time. No matter how powerful and powerful a person is, no one can keep time.
They finally arrived at the main entrance of the palace, dismounted here, and then entered the palace under the guidance of officials.
The top three candidates can walk on the royal road in the middle, while the other candidates following them can only walk on both sides of the road. Whether it is Pang Tong in fourth place or Sima Yi in fifth place, they can only Walking on both sides, looking at Zhuge Liang and the three people walking in the middle with their heads held high, they were so jealous that they almost broke up with each other.
It's useless. Even if they are really separated from the wall, they can't walk on that royal road. In the rest of their lives, unless they make some extraordinary achievements, they won't be able to walk on that royal road. road.
The difficulty is getting bigger and bigger. All of a sudden, it becomes so big!
Zhuge Kongming! Liu Zichu! Lu Boyan!
What a blessing!
This is the common sentiment of countless people.
The royal road is not long, and crossing three palace gates is the end of the royal road. However, Zhuge Liang, Liu Ba and Lu Yi felt that they were walking on the clouds. Everything was so illusory and unreal until they were far away. When he saw the person at the end of the royal road, his soul, which was almost out of body, finally returned to its original position.
Emperor Liu Bei was waiting for them at the end.
Soon, they arrived in front of Liu Bei. The team behind them, like them, restrained their excitement, envy, unwillingness, jealousy and other emotions just now. In front of the powerful ruler who oppressed the world, they had nothing to do. The courage to dare to make mistakes, the authority of this ruler is not simply given to him by his status as emperor.
Rather, it was precisely because of that coercion that he was able to become the emperor.
So facing him, Zhuge Liang and the other three people, who had held their heads high just now, all stood in awe, with their heads lowered and their hands lowered, in a respectful posture.
Liu Bei looked at the three people's faces, smiled, walked forward and looked at the three people.
To be precise, these three people are closely related to him, or to Uncle Liu Huang.
Zhuge Liang won't go into details. The friendship between emperor and ministers with Uncle Liu Huang is a story that lasts for thousands of years. There is so much that can be said that it is almost exhausted.
The relationship between Lu Yi and Liu Huangshu is very interesting.
Lu Yi was the "culprit" who destroyed Uncle Liu's last battle in his twilight years, destroying all his pride and hope. In a sense, he should be one of the people that Uncle Liu hated most in his twilight years.
Liu Ba is a realist who can perfectly avoid Liu Huangshu's personality charm.
Liu Ba was able to avoid Liu Huangshu's personality charm of killing all men, women and children. During the period before and after the Battle of Chibi, many Jingzhou scholars chose Liu Huangshu, but Liu Ba did not. He was one of the few who chose Cao Cao. people.
Later, due to fate, he fell into the hands of Uncle Liu Huang. Uncle Liu magnanimously forgave him, but he was more like Uncle Liu who had no choice but to accept his fate and followed him. He was not able to integrate into the Shuhan Group from the beginning to the end.
Maybe he didn't even think about how to integrate into the Shuhan Group, he just did what he should do, that's all.
And now, three such people stood in front of him.
Across thousands of years of time and space, Liu Bei always felt that this was a very strange thing. Everything was different from the period of history in his memory. Such three people appeared in front of him together when they were still young.
And he is already the master of this era.
History is really amazing.
After sighing for a while, Liu Bei put away his inexplicable emotions, looked at the young top three in the imperial examination in front of him, and smiled.
"Raise your head, puff up your chest, and look at me! You are the top three among the more than 300,000 people in the country. Don't act like you have such low eyebrows. Young people should look like young people!"
As soon as Liu Bei said this, the three of them were shocked. Then they immediately raised their heads, straightened their waists, and stared at Liu Bei like a puppet on a string. However, the nervousness was still beyond words and could be seen without speaking.
So Liu Bei couldn't help laughing again.
"You came to me on your own merit, step by step, every step was visible. Why do you feel like you made a mistake and were arrested before me? Show some momentum and don't be so timid. , do I look fierce?"
Perhaps Liu Bei's attitude was always very friendly, so Zhuge Liang, who had the best attitude, calmed down and answered Liu Bei's words.
"Your Majesty, I am waiting for you... I should be considered a waiting person, right?"
"Well, it can be said that you have successfully passed the scientific examination. Although you have not been officially appointed, you can basically be regarded as reserve officials. There is no problem in calling yourself ministers."
Liu Bei smiled and looked at Zhuge Liang today: "Zhuge Kongming, you got the first place in three consecutive exams, and you still got the first perfect score. You beat others without the ability to fight back. Everyone around me praised you as a genius." ah."
Zhuge Liang suddenly couldn't hold himself any longer.
"Your Majesty, you are so complimentary, I...I am just a middle-aged man, I dare not call myself a genius..."
"Why should you be humble? Your achievements are fair and aboveboard. You should raise your head and chest and tell everyone that you are number one!"
Liu Bei patted Zhuge Liang on the shoulder: "Humility is not a bad thing, but you still have to admit what you should admit."
Liu Bei blinked at Zhuge Liang. Such an intimate gesture made Lu Yi and Liu Ba jealous.
Especially Lu Yi, who had a deep affection for Liu Bei and even a bit of admiration and admiration. Now that he saw Liu Bei being so close to Zhuge Liang, he was really jealous.
Fortunately, Liu Bei did not favor one over the other. He came directly to Lu Yi and patted Lu Yi on the shoulder.
"Good boy, I knew you could do it."
Lu Yi was overjoyed.
"I will never dare to live up to His Majesty's expectations!"
"Then you have to work hard. This is how you studied in the past, and it will be the same when you become an official later. Don't let down your talents, and don't be arrogant and complacent to avoid going astray. Do you understand?"
"Understood! I obey your order!"
Lu Yi straightened his chest, his face flushed, and he was very excited at the sight.
Liu Bei smiled and looked at Liu Ba again.
Regarding this very talented economist, Uncle Liu's emotions should be very complicated.
On the one hand, I love his talents, but on the other hand, I am particularly angry that he is unwilling to integrate into his team. However, for a man like Liu Huangshu who knows people well and uses them well, although he is unhappy, he is still willing to use him and gives Liu Ba Shangshu Ling's high position is equivalent to that of Xun Yu in the past.
Liu Ba was a man with talents as a prime minister and assistant. Although he was indeed aloof and public, his talents were indeed worthy of this aloofness and publicity.
According to his actual talents, Liu Bei planned to train him to be the financial leader of the empire.
In the future Third Reich, finance is the most important link in the entire empire's hegemony. A person who understands finance and is good at financial management is an indispensable help for Liu Bei. He needs such a person to support his financial appearance.
"I read your article. Originally, you were deducted some points, but I gave them back to you."
Liu Bei walked up to Liu Ba and said with a smile: "Not many people can see the imperial court's desire to open up these remote places, and not many people can comprehensively consider it from various angles. Those who can think of these must have their family background. And you are also extremely talented, so you deserve to be ranked second."
Liu Bei reached out and patted Liu Ba on the shoulder.
"I have high expectations for you in the future."
Liu Ba pursed his lips.
"Your Majesty's kindness will never be forgotten... I will never forget it!"
Well, it’s all too easy to say.
After smiling, Liu Bei looked at the three young people in front of him again.
"You are the elite talents I selected from 300,000 people. I have deep expectations and expectations for you. I hope you will live up to this hard-won opportunity and your own talents. I will Always looking at you."
After speaking, Liu Bei clapped his hands, and the three eunuchs behind him came forward with trays.
Liu Bei lifted up the red cloth on the tray, and the three of them saw that there were three sets of dresses.
The complete dress, from hat to shoes and socks, is all available, and the material used for the costume... seems to be very high-end brocade.
Liu Bei pointed at these three sets of dresses and smiled.
"Personally, I don't like Shu brocade because I think Shu brocade is too luxurious. The country can use Shu brocade for trade and earn national funds. However, if an individual uses Shu brocade frequently or even only uses Shu brocade, it will be too luxurious and too luxurious. It is easy for people to lose their fighting spirit and indulge in pleasure, which should not be the case for superiors.
Nonetheless, making a set of Shu brocade dresses and wearing them on important public occasions is not only a sign of respect for others, but also reconciliation for oneself. It is also a beautiful thing, so I also have several sets of Shu brocade dresses for different occasions. , I don’t usually wear it, but if I wear it occasionally, it feels pretty good.
These three sets of dresses are all made of top-notch Sichuan brocade. They are made by the same people as the dress I am wearing. I think for you, this dress can be used in many places. You will never lose your face when you wear it. , and there are only three sets of such dresses, and the set for each of you is unique. "
The three of them took over the suits that belonged to them from the eunuch in the chamber. They had so many thoughts in their hearts that it was difficult to calm down.
As Liu Bei said, Shu Brocade is a top-notch luxury product that is as expensive as gold.
But such a complete Shu brocade dress, even the same Shu brocade dress that came off the royal assembly line as the emperor Liu Bei himself, is not something that can be simply measured by money.
It has political significance and emotional significance. Even if it is the top luxury product that many officials in the court cannot obtain, wearing it not only represents status and glory, but also represents the favor of the emperor.
This dress should be a burial object that should accompany them to the grave, or it can be kept as a family heirloom. It is definitely not just a dress for wearing.
Even if they are the only ones who can wear this dress, it would be disrespectful for anyone else to wear it, even if it is their eldest son.
The hands of the three people holding the trays were shaking.
(End of chapter)
