The general examination began. When the scholars got the examination papers and saw the test questions above, they were all mournful and crying.

Because it’s too difficult!

Even Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Lu Xun, Lu Ji and other wizards were stumped by many questions.

Although they have already prepared in their hearts, after all, the difficulty of the selection examination, provincial examination, and general examination all increases in sequence.

But after actually facing it, I was still a little shocked!

If we go by the difficulty of this test paper, we can see from the inside that the admission quota for this general examination will not even be 100,000 in the end!

When Liu Chen learned about this, he snickered in his heart.

This examination paper, if described in terms of difficulty for future generations, is comparable to the postgraduate examination.

It can be said that if you are a high school graduate, you will definitely be able to pass the postgraduate entrance examination even in future generations.

It is indeed difficult!

And there are fifteen subjects, which are more terrifying than the exam-oriented education of later generations!

After all, you can be awarded the title of Jinshi after passing the examination. Jinshi is already equivalent to an official status. If they are outstanding and ranked at the top, they can even become the governor of a county.

Liu Chen decided not to take the imperial examination after careful consideration, so it would take great difficulty to refresh the level of Jinshi.

Naturally, there will be some ordinary people who talk on paper, but most of them are capable ministers and pillars of government.

Because Liu Chen will combine internal affairs and military affairs to let these candidates perform to their best on the test papers.

The people who graded the papers were all real military and internal affairs talents like Guo Jia, Xun You, and Xun Yu!

This is enough to show that Liu Chen attaches great importance to this imperial examination, and even invited the third prince to serve as the examiner.

There were mourners everywhere in the examination room, but the candidates still had to write hard for the exam.

Even if they don't know something well, they will write a little bit randomly, hoping that the examiner will sympathize with them and give them some points.

During the military assessment, there was a question that caught Zhuge Liang's attention.

——How to deal with the barbarian beast army?

Liu Chen specially ordered someone to tell the story of the war in Yizhou. Of course, he did not tell everything in detail, but told the general content.

Then let the scholars perform freely.

After careful consideration, Zhuge Liang actually painted on the spot and directly invented a fire beast, which is a mechanism that can breathe fire.

Zhuge Liang also wrote:"A student once traveled all over the world with his friends. One time, he accidentally slept in the mountains and was ambushed by wolves. However, the wolves did not dare to disturb him because of flames such as bonfires.

The students once conducted experiments and found that most wild beasts were afraid of flames. Tigers, leopards, jackals, snakes, insects, rats, and ants are all like this.

This fire beast……"

Zhuge Liang quoted scriptures and at the same time used his own personal experience to explain the beast's fear of fire.

Then he talked about the fire beast weapon he invented, specifically used to deal with beast soldiers.

After finishing writing this question, Zhuge Liang browsed it through and was quite satisfied. But when he looked at the next question, he was a little surprised

——Yizhou Nanman rebellion...what strategy should be used to quell the rebellion?

The war in Yizhou has involved the Yizhou Army and Jingzhou Army such as Fazheng, Guan and Zhang, respectively, transmitting frontline information through communication pigeons.

Liu Chen and others naturally also knew the specific matters.

Knowing that Fazheng and the others have the ability and strength to defeat the Southern Barbarian rebels, they can even annihilate their entire army.

But.

Even if the whole army is wiped out this southern barbarian coalition, there will be another rebel army, and the next one will appear.

Therefore, if you want to solve the problem once and for all, the best way is to make the leaders of the Southern Barbarian Alliance truly surrender to the big man.

Make them convinced and then rule.

So what strategies are there to make these leaders surrender? Or solve the multiple rebellions of the Yizhou Nanman coalition forces?

After Zhuge Liang saw this question and combined it with the beast soldier question above, he finally understood.

"It turned out to be about the Yizhou War. I had heard about it through newspapers.

Unexpectedly, the Yizhou Army and the Jingzhou Army joined forces, but they were still unable to destroy the rebels. No, it can be destroyed, but this only treats the symptoms rather than the root cause.……"

Zhuge Liang quickly analyzed the war in Yizhou in his mind. Then he quickly wrote:

"Although Meng Huo's character was not mentioned, he was highly popular and admired by many people because he could win the trust of both Han and barbarians.

It can be seen that this person at least has the qualities of being loyal to others, strong-willed, courageous, affectionate and righteous, fair and just.

If you don't treat people with loyalty, you won't gain the trust of both the Han people and the barbarians.

Without bravery and strong will, he would not have been able to lead the rebels in rebellion, and they would have been defeated many times and still come back with a vengeance.

If he fails to value love, justice, fairness and justice, he will not be recognized by many leaders of the barbarians and elected as the king of the southern barbarians.

In this case, we can start from these aspects……"

Zhuge Liang talked about it in detail, first inferring Meng Huo's character from outsiders' opinions of Meng Huo, and then started from there.

That is to capture Meng Huo alive and then let him go.

This can not only show the strength of the Han Dynasty, but also the sincerity and benevolence of the Han Dynasty. At the same time, it can make Meng Huo ashamed and shameless to continue fighting with the Han Dynasty.

After he was captured alive, he could make a bet with Meng Huo and make an oath...

Zhuge Liang told him one by one his thoughts and strategies for capturing Meng Huo seven times and enslaving him seven times.

Of course, since we don’t know how many times Meng Huo will surrender, this strategy is not just about capturing him seven times.

Zhuge Liang analyzed this military problem using the general outline of his strategy of"taking retreat in order to advance, and playing hard to get".

Even if he did not go to the scene in person, even if he was not in Yizhou, Zhuge Liang quickly came to this conclusion through simulations in his mind through his usual understanding of current affairs, analysis of newspaper intelligence, and his views on the test paper questions.

This is also the military planning that Zhuge Liang is good at, and he can do it with ease.

After writing these questions, Zhuge Liang finally finished, then checked it up and down, and was very satisfied with his answer sheet.

"If you fail in math and other subjects, you should be able to get high marks in the military.……"Zhuge Liang thought with a wry smile.

In the examination room, there are many outstanding scholars in different examination areas, who are also making suggestions.

For example, Pang Tong, Lu Xun, etc.

These people are not just talking about war on paper, but actually reading a lot of books, familiarizing themselves with the strategies of the art of war, simulating battles in their minds, and then answering questions.

Many of them have even been on the battlefield.

For example, Lu Xun commanded the navy to fight across the Yangtze River, or to deal with Liu Chen's original battle of leading the army across the river.

Such talents are more than just words on paper.

Of course, there are also many ordinary people.

More people were scratching their heads and scratching their heads. Monk Zhang Er was confused and they gave up on answering.

This does not mean that they are mediocre, it only means that they are specialized in the art and are not suitable for advising ministers.

The significance of the imperial examination is to directly demonstrate the talents of these scholars through the imperial examination assessment, and then they can fully display their abilities.

After all, there are fifteen subjects, and you can go to the exam and be good at at least one of them.

Liu Chen is looking forward to these people breaking out of the siege and shining in all walks of life.

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