The words of the white-clothed scholar made the scholars of Jiangdong feel ashamed.
He had said that His Highness, Prince of Shu of Yangzhou, was cheating in order to prevent people from entering the official career. However, Prince of Shu here immediately answered the question. He also gave four solutions to the question of chicken and rabbit in the same cage. Those who knew a little bit of Confucianism, although they couldn't understand all four solutions, at least understood one or two of them. Naturally, they could also calculate the answer to the question of chicken and rabbit in the same cage. After verification, it was naturally confirmed that this was the correct answer.
How could this be good? The person who made the bet with the white-robed scholar immediately turned pale. Isn't life just for face? As the saying goes, a person needs face and a tree needs its bark. If this person doesn't have face, how can he live in the future?
Originally, he said those words out of anger. Because of the exam, he came in high spirits and thought that his ability was enough to be an official. However, he returned in disappointment. Those questions simply made him very confused.
The difference between before and after naturally made him angry. Aren't you playing with me? That's why he said those words.
Who would have thought that someone would really take him seriously and actually make a bet with him? This young man was naturally hot-blooded. Once he was agitated, he immediately agreed to the bet.
Kneeling on the street or kowtowing to the King Of Shu was nothing. After all, the King Of Shu was a King. It was naturally nothing for a commoner to kowtow to a King Of Shu. Even the Internal Minister Xu Shu also kowtowed to the King Of Shu, Liu Mang. However, it was different if he lost the bet. If he shouted that he was wrong, wouldn't he be making things difficult for others?
If he shouted like that, this Jiangdong scholar would become completely famous and he would never be able to raise his head again.
Everyone looked at this scholar surnamed Zhang, making his face suddenly turn red.
"Brother, forget it. Brother Zhang didn't do it on purpose!" Someone began to plead for Brother Zhang.
"Yes, yes, forget it. Brother Zhang was just angry. Brother, where it is possible to make mistakes, you should be lenient." The students of Jiangdong didn't want to embarrass themselves with their peers. Although they weren't the students themselves, they were still classmates.
The white-clothed scholar didn't want to make things difficult for this Jiangdong scholar. Making enemies with these Jiangdong scholars would have an impact on that person's career. After all, that person wanted to get rid of all the capable people in Jiangdong's Yangzhou in one fell swoop.
Now, Brother Zhang was not just representing himself. He was representing all the students of Jiangdong. Embarrassing him was equivalent to embarrassing the students of Jiangdong. If this matter was spread out, the students of Jiangdong would become a laughing stock.
Therefore, the white-clothed scholar nodded and was ready to forget it.
However, Brother Zhang didn't think so. His face turned red. He was already aggrieved. Now that he was being bullied, his face turned into a pig liver color. The white-clothed scholar didn't say anything, but Brother Zhang suddenly had an idea. "You, you are a student of Yangzhou. You are the King Of Shu, Liu Mang. It must be that King Of Shu, Liu Mang, who told you the questions in advance so that you can be an official. Then you can clear us poor students!"
Good! This Brother Zhang really had the ability to invert right and wrong. Originally, it was just a simple bet between two people. But now, it became a conflict between the Yangzhou scholars and the Jiangdong scholars.
The students of Yangzhou and Jiangdong were disdainful of Brother Zhang. Not only did he not admit defeat, but he also inverted right and wrong. Although they were disdainful of Brother Zhang's character, they still subconsciously had a knot in their hearts. They wondered if His Royal Highness Prince of Shu would really give special treatment to the students of Yangzhou and let them become officials first and not let the students of Jiangdong become officials. People were always worried about inequality. If everyone was not an official, then naturally they would live in harmony. After all, if you were poor and I was poor, then I would also be poor. But once you become rich and stand out, then I would be jealous. Why should I be jealous of you?
"What nonsense are you talking about? Jiangdong and Yangzhou are now under the rule of His Highness, the King Of Shu. Aren't they all my Han Dynasty? " The white-clothed scholar simply expressed his disdain for Brother Zhang. But he was still very angry. Brother Zhang didn't admit to the bet, but he still acted shamelessly. He even provoked the Yangzhou scholars and Jiangdong scholars. What was his intention?
"What? Did I hit a sore spot? You are Yangzhou scholars. His Highness, the King Of Shu, will naturally treat you better. His Highness, the King Of Shu, will naturally tell you the question. But we, the scholars of Jiangdong, are different. Our fathers don't love us and our mothers don't love us. We used to oppose His Highness, the King Of Shu. How can His Highness, the King Of Shu, let us become officials? " Brother Zhang seized this reason and did not let go. This led to the white-clothed scholar becoming angrier and angrier. The Jiangdong scholars became more and more suspicious. This was human nature. Before Sun Ce surrendered to Yangzhou, Jiangdong and Yangzhou were enemies. They could be considered as life and death enemies. If you said it was fair, most people would not believe it.
Even the old man outside the hotel couldn't help but frown in confusion because he, as a great scholar, didn't know how to answer those questions.
"You are not as good as others. Is this slander?" The white-clothed scholar scolded Brother Zhang.
Brother Zhang seemed to have found his breakthrough point. He sneered and said, "Yes, my skills are not as good as others. It's because I was not born in Yangzhou. It's my fault. It's my fault that I'm from a poor family in Jiangdong. Brother, maybe there's a position for you in that official position!" Although this Brother Zhang seemed to be blaming himself on the surface, the sarcasm in his words was overflowing.
"You!" The white-clothed scholar pointed at Brother Zhang. He was so angry that he could not speak.
"Brother Zhang, are you?" Just when that Brother Zhang was in high spirits, an indifferent voice rang out. He was also dressed in white and held a folding fan in his hand. Behind him, there were two strong men. With one look, one could tell that this was a young master. He might even be a person with some influence.
"You're here!" The white-robed scholar smiled when he saw the white-robed young master.
"You! When I am not here, you are always provoking people! " The white-clothed scholar seemed to be blaming the white-clothed scholar. He knocked the scholar's forehead with his folding fan. The white-clothed scholar stuck out his tongue at the white-clothed scholar.
Homosexual attraction?! Everyone had such thoughts. This was normal. In this world where the nobles were the dominant, there were many good men. Some men were even more beautiful than the woman.
"Him?" The old man outside the hotel opened his eyes wide. However, there was also a look of resentment. The old man clenched his fists.
"Is it another scholar from Yangzhou?" Brother Zhang said sarcastically.
"Brother Zhang, you said that he will be an official? Haha, then I will tell you that it is impossible. That official position will not have his name! "The white-clothed scholar said to Brother Zhang.
"How do you know that?" Brother Zhang asked.
"It is simple. In two days, the name of the exam will come out! If it is there, it is there, if it is not there, it is not there! " The white-clothed scholar said to the people below. In two days, all the invigilators in Yangzhou would mark the exam papers and announce the admission list.
"Two days later? Haha, two days later, where will I find you? Go to the government office? What a joke. Today, everyone is here. Do you have the ability to say your name? Let's see if your name will appear on the list in two days. " Brother Zhang sneered while looking at these two people. These two people were nobles from Yangzhou. This was because the folding fan and the clothes were made of silk. Ordinary people would not be able to afford such things. Only nobles would be willing to use such things.
These two nobles were not young. How could they not be officials? In a noble family, even if they were from a side branch, they could still get the position of an official.
Brother Zhang thought very well. These two nobles were destined to enter the government office. They would not dare to say their name because it would have a bad influence on their family. It was precisely because of this that the two nobles would be speechless. Then, Brother Zhang would win.
As for the revenge of these two nobles, hehe, if they did not retaliate, Brother Zhang would not be happy. As long as these nobles retaliated, Brother Zhang would become famous. With fame, he would not be afraid of not being an official.
The white-clothed scholar was angry and wanted to go forward to take advantage of them. Indeed, they could not say their name.
"You do not deserve to know our name!" The white-clothed scholar said. They came out incognito.
"Haha, he is just a cowardly rat. He doesn't even dare to say his name. He must be the person on the official list. This Yangzhou scholar is nothing more than this!" Zhang Cheng, the scholar from Jiangdong, said proudly.
"Yangzhou's selection is nothing more than this. I don't know. But I know that Yangzhou will not accept people like you!" The white-clothed scholar said to Zhang Cheng indifferently. Although the selection of an official was based on talent, but in the officialdom, there must be virtue. This virtue was not morality, not corruption and so on, but responsibility.
This person dared to do something but did not dare to admit it. This kind of person was the most hated in Yangzhou.
"Humph, I disdained to come!" Zhang Cheng said angrily.
"Oh, then why did you come to participate in Yangzhou's examination?" The white-clothed scholar said.
"I, I, I just came to expose the true face of Yangzhou's selection!" Zhang Cheng found an excuse and said.
"Hehe, is that so? Yangzhou's selection has two rules. The first one is talent! " The white-clothed scholar stood up and said, "The recruitment notice says that as long as one's talent can bear the heavy responsibility, one will be a county magistrate. One will be a prefect. One will be a prefect. One will be a prefect. One will be a prefect. One will be a prefect. Brother Zhang, you can't even answer those questions. How can you be a talent? " The white-clothed scholar's puzzled look made the crowd laugh. Zhang Cheng's face turned green.
Before Zhang Cheng could explain, the white-clothed scholar said, "The second rule is virtue. Only the virtuous can be an official. Brother Zhang, if I were you, I would go and buy a piece of tofu!"
"Buy tofu for what?" Zhang Cheng was stunned.
"Buy a piece of tofu to kill yourself!" The white-clothed scholar said.
"You? Why are you insulting people? It's simply hurting the refined! "Zhang Cheng was speechless and pointed at the white-clothed scholar.
"Brother Zhang, I have to admire you. You can be so shameless and still be so happy. In this world, there are very few people like you!" The white-clothed scholar said with a smile, "You said that those questions were deceived by His Highness the King Of Shu. No one can do it. They gave you the answers. When they gave you the answers, you said that they were made up. Well, they explained it to you again. You still don't admit it. It's fine if you don't admit it, but you also inverted black and white. You said that Yangzhou's selection of officials was a problem. You even implicated other people's reputation and said that Yangzhou's officials were secretly selected." Listening to the white-clothed scholar's explanation, the crowd couldn't help but find that Zhang Cheng really seemed to be a person who would not admit defeat even if he was beaten to death. His skin was thick to the end.
"Isn't it? You don't even dare to say your names. It must be those people who are secretly selected to be officials. The King Of Shu, Liu Mang, must have told you the answers! "Zhang Cheng had already gone all the way. Because if he didn't go on like this, then his reputation would be completely ruined.
"Is that so? Do you know the qualifications of Yangzhou's examination? " The white-clothed scholar asked Zhang Cheng.
"Humph!" Zhang Cheng snorted coldly to show that he didn't want to answer.
"If you don't know, then let me tell you the rules of selecting officials. Those who are not 18 years old can't be selected. Those who are not female can't be selected. Those who are not virtuous can't be selected! " Liu Mang was afraid of delaying the time of these geniuses to learn knowledge. Female officials were not selected because although female officials were calm, they were not responsible and were more hesitant. Moreover, this was a society where men were superior to women. Liu Mang appointed a medical officer and used a female battalion, which was already criticized by people. He didn't want such things to happen again. Although those old masters couldn't do much to Liu Mang, they would still annoy Liu Mang to death.
"Brother Zhang, the official list you mentioned has already been internally selected. He is one of the people who won't be selected!" The white-clothed scholar said as he pointed at the white-clothed scholar.
"Humph, even if he doesn't take it now, it is because he is not old enough. With your aristocratic family's connections, how can he not be an official in the end? What a joke! "Zhang Cheng was still stubborn. He thought that the white-clothed scholar was not old enough.
"Hey, Brother Zhang, why bother? Even if he has big family affairs, he can't be selected! "The white-clothed scholar said indifferently.
"What do you mean? Could it be, no, impossible! " The old man outside the hotel thought about the white-clothed scholar's words. He meant that even if he was old enough, it was not good for him to be an official. It was impossible to say that he was immoral, so there was only one possibility left.
"Yu 'er, come and sit beside me!" The white-clothed scholar took off the white-clothed scholar's hair bun, and a head of long black hair flowed out.
"Female, female!" Zhang Cheng was simply stunned. The handsome man in front of him had made him feel extremely uncomfortable. Since he was so handsome, it was natural that there would be hostility. But now, the hostility had completely disappeared because he had turned into a beautiful woman.
"She, it is her, it is her!" The old man was very excited. "She is not dead, my Yu 'er, she is not dead, not dead!"
Zhang Cheng's face was completely ashen. Everyone looked at Zhang Cheng and laughed at him. He, Zhang Cheng, had made things difficult for the white-clothed scholar step by step. He humiliated the Yangzhou scholar, but now it seemed that he was completely humiliating himself. He, a man, couldn't even compare to a weak woman!
"Fake, it must be fake. He is not a woman, no, I don't believe it!" Zhang Cheng's mind was filled with humiliation. He was crazy and wanted to go forward to grab the white-clothed scholar and tell everyone that he was not a woman.
Seeing Zhang Cheng rushing forward, the white-clothed scholar's eyes flashed with killing intent. He did not care about immoral words, but if Zhang Cheng continued to be so rude, then don't blame him.
"How dare you touch the Princess!" Before Zhang Cheng could rush forward to grab the white-clothed scholar, one of the two brawny men behind the white-clothed man suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Cheng. A scholar without the strength to truss a chicken naturally couldn't be compared to a strong man.
"He is not a woman, no, this is fake, fake!" Zhang Cheng shouted loudly, hoping to attract everyone's attention, but everyone's attention was completely attracted by the strong man.
"Princess?" Everyone was stunned by this shocking news. There was only one Prince in Yangzhou. If the white-clothed woman was the Princess, then the person who could touch the Princess was naturally the Prince.
Someone reacted quickly and immediately knelt down. "Student of Jiangdong, Bu Kai, greets His Highness, the King Of Shu."
"Greetings to His Highness, the King Of Shu!" The crowd finally understood that the white-clothed scholar was the King Of Shu, Liu Mang.
The white-clothed scholar wanted to cry and laugh. He wanted to come out incognito, but he did not expect Guan Hai to expose his identity. Now that everyone was paying attention to him, how could he come out incognito?
"Rise, rise!" Liu Mang waved his folding fan. Now that his identity was exposed, he could not play anymore.
"Shu, Your Highness, the King Of Shu!" Zhang Cheng was also shocked. The white-clothed man was the King Of Shu. Then what about the disrespectful words he said to the King Of Shu? Zhang Cheng was so scared that he was about to cry. If it was really calculated, killing him would be a light punishment.
"Your Highness King of Shu, I was wrong, I was wrong, I beg Your Highness King of Shu to spare my life, please spare my life!" Zhang Cheng knew that he had admitted defeat and immediately knelt down to beg for mercy. He kowtowed on the ground.
"Your Highness, although Zhang Cheng is immoral, he is still a student of Jiangdong. He came from far away to take the exam, please spare him!" The student named Bu Kai knelt down in front of Liu Mang.
"Your Highness, please spare him!" The other students of Jiangdong also pleaded for Zhang Cheng. It was not for anything else, but because they were from the same hometown.
Naturally, Liu Mang was not interested in that Zhang Cheng. He was nothing more than a clown. As a child of a poor family, you should strive hard to go to school and stand out among your peers. However, this person blamed the heavens and blamed others, believing that it was all other people's fault. Such a person's achievements were limited. Either he died of grief and indignation, or he offended someone who was not so magnanimous and was tortured to death by evil people.
Therefore, Liu Mang waved his hand and said, "Although this person was impolite, he did not deserve to die. Guan Hai, let him go!"
"Consider yourself lucky!" Guan Hai snorted coldly and threw Zhang Cheng onto the ground, smashing him into a mess.
"You can avoid death, but you can't escape punishment. This Zhang Cheng will never be recruited by Yangzhou. I hope that you will learn from your mistakes. A person can be immoral, but not immoral. A virtuous person has a duty, and those without duty are trash!" Liu Mang decided Zhang Cheng's death sentence. He was from a poor family and Liu Mang should have thought highly of him. This was because poor family members worked hard to study and should have perseverance. However, it seems that this person only knows how to blame the heavens and blame others. This will only harm others and himself.
"We will follow Your Highness' instructions!" Everyone knelt on the ground and said to Liu Mang.
Zhang Cheng was taken away in a daze.
Liu Mang turned his head and looked at the leader of the students with interest. "You are from the Bu family of Jiangdong?"
"Yes!" Bu Kai nodded and said.
"Then who is Bu Ming?" Liu Mang looked at the student and asked. Bu Ming was a talent that Liu Mang had left in Jiangdong. Although he was a bit unscrupulous, Liu Mang knew that he was like Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe. As long as Liu Mang was not defeated, Bu Ming would always be under Liu Mang's command.
"That's, that's Uncle Kai!" Bu Kai was a bit embarrassed. According to seniority, he was Bu Ming's nephew. However, Bu Ming had never had a good influence on the Bu family. He even had a bad relationship with the Bu family. He never claimed to be a member of the Bu family. He said that he was from the Bu family of Huainan and not the Bu family of Jiangdong. However, the Bu family of Jiangdong was the former Bu family of Huainan.
"Correct!" Liu Mang also knew about San Wei's background. Bu Ku was a member of the Bu branch and was not born by marriage. He was born by a maidservant. Because of this, his status in the Bu family was very awkward. When he was young, he suffered a lot in the Bu family. Even when the Bu family migrated to Jiangdong, they were not willing to take him with them.
At that time, the Yellow Turban War happened. Because of that, Bu Ming's mother died in the war. Therefore, Bu Ming was full of resentment towards the Bu family.
Liu Mang did not want to get involved. However, Bu Ming's sister wrote a letter to Liu Mang to let him know that the Lord was helping Bu Ming improve his relationship with the Bu family. It turned out that Bu Ming's mother had already forgiven the Bu family. She also wanted Bu Ming to return to the Bu family. After all, he had to acknowledge his ancestors. However, Bu Ming and the Bu family were not willing to do so. The Bu family was a big family in Jiangdong. In the past, Bu Ming was a small official in Jiangdong. However, now that Bu Ming was the number one civil official in Jiangdong, it would not be a good thing for them to have a conflict.
Liu Mang said that he was not bad. Bu Kai thought that the King Of Shu thought that he was not bad. He could not help but feel happy.
"Did you come to Yangzhou to participate in the examination?" Liu Mang asked Bu Kai.
"Yes!" Bu Kai nodded.
"How was it?" Liu Mang asked as if he was an elder in the family.
"In the examination, after the seventh question, I did not solve a single question other than the question of bamboo and wood." Bu Kai was a little depressed. He did not know how to solve those questions. He was basically the same as most of the students in Jiangdong.
"Oh?" Liu Mang felt that it was a little interesting. Although the first six questions were simple, they were still astronomical for the ancient people who did not know science. However, this person knew how to hunt. He even solved the question of bamboo and wood. Wasn't it a little interesting?
"Do you know the question of bamboo and wood?" The question was about the Pythagorean theorem.
"No!" Bu Kai shook his head.
"Then why?" Liu Mang did not understand.
"Bu Kai just used a trick. He used a few bamboo and wood and then measured it!" Bu Kai was a little ashamed. However, Liu Mang felt that this person was really talented.
Although the Pythagorean theorem was simple, if you did not study it, you would not know.
Bu Kai, on the other hand, was proving the answer to this question with practice. Although Liu Mang needed people who were knowledgeable, he also needed people who could practice.
If they were all bookworms, even if they were knowledgeable, they would only do well in the exam. Liu Mang did not want high scores and low abilities.
Bu Kai thought that the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, would scold him for using a trick. However, he did not expect Liu Mang to nod at Bu Kai. "Real knowledge comes from practice! You have a deep understanding of it! "
"Ah!" Bu Kai was stunned. He did not expect the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, to praise him.
"If it is as you said, then your name will be on the official list in a few days. We will meet again at that time!" The King Of Shu, Liu Mang, smiled at Bu Kai. It was not early. Liu Mang also had to go back.
Liu Mang, who was walking in front, immediately opened up a path.
"We respectfully send off Your Highness, the King Of Shu!" The crowd bowed again. Liu Mang smiled and was about to leave.
"Wait, Yu 'er, Yu' er!" The old man saw that the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, was about to leave. He immediately recovered and wanted to go forward to find his Yu 'er. However, he was pushed aside by the crowd. The crowd was so noisy that they could not hear his call.
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