After passing the big exam, Nie Zefeng sat on the seat in his study room.

The attendant brought a large number of answer sheets outside.

Nie Zefeng looked at Xun Yu and others and asked suspiciously: "It's so vast. According to what I know about joining the army, are any of these virtuous people capable of becoming successful?"

Xun Yu took out three answer sheets from the answer sheet, handed it over, and then reported: "Your Majesty, you may wish to pay more attention to these three answer sheets."

Nie Zefeng took it in his hand and looked at it.

The title of the first title is eye-catching: "Three Strategies of the King: Zhuge Liang"

In this way, Nie Zefeng watched the policy discussion one by one. Of course, it was not Chu King Nie Zefeng who felt the slightest regret now, but the scholars from the Public Transport Department who had finished answering the test questions.

Although the virtuous people of the Public Transport Department who completed the palace examination looked very relaxed on the outside, they were so uneasy inside.

At this time, Pang Tong was cleaning up the classics he had brought with him.

Kong Rong came up and asked: "Have you used them? Your treasures?"

Pang Tong sighed, first shook his head, then sighed again, and said feebly: "Hey, all your hard work has been in vain, and you haven't used any of it!"

Zhuge Liang over there smiled and said with a loud laugh: "It's okay if it's not useful. It's hard to get a chance to speak, and only fools say what others say!"

Pang Tong was overjoyed, threw down the things in his hands, and asked, "Really? Mr. Zhuge also thinks so?" After Zhuge Liang finished laughing, he shook the goose feather fan in his hand and said, "What the King of Chu wants to hear is this."

Your own words!"

Pang Tong said incomprehensively: "That has to be based on scriptures, right?"

Zhuge Liang slapped his chest and said proudly: "I am a classic! I have to be read by others! I am not the one who reads them!"

Pang Tong sighed: "Mr. Zhuge is magnificent! He is a great talent!"

Zhuge Liang said sarcastically: "You Pang Tong are also very cunning. You can squeeze two drops of oil from a sesame seed!"

Pang Tong bowed his hands in humility and said, "How dare you? Brother Kong Rong is the refined person!"

Zhuge Liang looked at Kong Rong sharply.

Zhuge Liang sighed: "This gentleman is also equipped with a sharp weapon, not a fuel-efficient lamp!"

Everyone laughed after hearing what Zhuge Liang said.

There was a loud call from outside: "The King of Chu has ordered the virtuous Zhuge Liang to come to the palace to take charge!"

After everyone heard this edict, everyone was shocked and looked at Zhuge Liang.

The window suddenly opened: they saw a dozen knights of the Royal Guard waiting in the street surrounded by a palace car.

After seeing this scene, everyone looked at Zhuge Liang with gentle eyes.

Zhuge Liang stood up with a square scarf and big sleeves, and said reservedly: "It seems that this King of Chu still has some eyesight, huh? Hahaha!"

Zhuge Liang walked out with his head held high amidst the stupid eyes of everyone.

Zhuge Liang swaggered to the palace carriage.

At a signal from the official, the palace carriage was surrounded by mounted guards and left grandly.

After the palace carriage slowly drove into Sima Gate, it stopped directly at the announcement room.

Although this is the inner courtyard of the Chu Palace, there are still strict guards in front of the awe-inspiring palace gate.

The palace carriage arrived surrounded by mounted guards.

Zhuge Liang, who was wearing a square scarf and long sleeves, got out of the car and followed the palace guests through the door with his head held high without any timidity.

The guards frowned and stared at his limp shoe.

Zhuge Liang extended his hand to greet them in a friendly manner, as if he was inspecting them.

In the same way, the imperial guards strictly prohibited the entry into the main hall of the Prosecution Room.

Xun Yu and Ma Liang, who joined the army, were in front of the palace.

The palace visitors sang loudly: "The virtuous Zhuge Liang meets the King of Chu——"

The relay of reports entered the palace, and in just a blink of an eye, the message came back from the direction of the main hall: "Xian Xian Liang Zhuge Liang——"

Xun Yu and Ma Liang smiled and gestured with their hands to Zhuge Liang, who was walking towards the palace with his head held high.

Zhuge Liang walked past the two of them without any expression and stepped into the palace.

Xun Yu and Ma Liang looked at each other in shock when they saw that this man was so arrogant.

When Zhuge Liang entered the main hall, he didn't say hello and sat directly on the table below.

Nie Zefeng stared intently at Zhuge Liang who was sitting down.

Moreover, one of Zhuge Liang's shoes was half lame.

When Nie Zefeng saw this scene, he did not become angry, but said with a smile: "I have read your "Three Strategies of Heavenly Way". Mr. Zhuge is indeed worthy of his reputation."

Although Nie Zefeng's attitude was relatively modest, Zhuge Liang did not speak at all, but was looking at the furnishings in the palace.

Nie Zefeng continued to speak in a louder voice: "I am calling you here because I want to hear Mr. Zhuge's opinions on governing the country in person."

After hearing Nie Zefeng's words, Zhuge Liang cleared his throat and spit on the ground.

In a clean hall like the Xuanshi, someone actually dared to spit, especially in front of him. The anger in Nie Zefeng's heart couldn't help but burst out in his heart, but as an emperor, he couldn't show it, so he frowned. Zhuge Liang

Then he said slowly: "Goodbye

I don't. But the imperial government's major policies in recent years are really not very good. They are completely out of touch! How can you govern the country like this? Although they can win successive victories externally, at this time, the Chu army has become weak and cannot capture Bingzhou for several months.

It's just an example, but for

The Wuhuan and Xiongnu in the border fortress can fight you if they want? Fight whenever they want? The imperial court can't come up with an effective strategy at all, so how can it be accomplished?! In internal affairs, there are more problems, yes, the princes with the same surname

It has been suppressed, but the princes, nobles and relatives are expanding viciously.

The tyrants of the clan are even more rude! And what about the people's livelihood? Farmers' land annexation is very serious. The rich have endless fields, and the greedy have no place to stand. The officials and wealthy businessmen are even more hoarding, richer than the emperor, extravagant and beyond the control, so poor

If there is a huge disparity in wealth, something big will happen one day!"

Although the words were harsh, Nie Zefeng obviously listened to them.

Nie Zefeng asked hurriedly: "I would like to hear what Mr. Zhuge can do?"

Zhuge Liang continued to explain: "The government must have the essentials. You can't just rush around and completely fail to understand the fundamental crux of running the country. King Chu, you conquered the world immediately, but you can't govern the world under the horse."

Nie Zefeng asked: "Then what do you think the crux is?"

Zhuge Liang picked up the tea on the table in front of his seat and said: "I would say, what the world really lacks now is a 'spiritual emperor'!"

Nie Zefeng asked again in confusion: "Spiritual King Chu?"

Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "The promulgation of edicts and the implementation of new land laws have made the world rich, but they have also caused ideological confusion. Confused thoughts lead to constant disputes. There is no unified thought. The emperor's personal talents alone can solve the world's problems."

Long-term peace and stability.”

The more Nie Zefeng listened, the more interested he became. He was completely absorbed by what Zhuge Liang said. Zhuge Liang then asked again: "What is the spiritual King of Chu you are talking about?"

Zhuge Liang put it bluntly: "Confucius's Confucianism."

Nie Zefeng smiled, and then asked: "Chongli, respect the king, fight against the barbarians, the king, the king, the minister, the father, the son, the son?"

Zhuge Liang: "What your Majesty should pay close attention to now is to unify your thoughts, in eight words: Abolish hundreds of schools of thought and respect Confucianism again."

Zhuge Liang kept talking in the main hall, and he had been talking for a long time without realizing it.

Outside the announcement room, Xun Yu said to Ma Liang: "It seems that Zhuge Liang is very interested in King Chu! We have been talking for two hours."

Ma Liang sighed: "There are Pang Tong and Kong Rong next. Can we talk about it today?"

Xun Yu sighed and said: "Is the person here? Take it first, and then we can talk later."

The two of them looked inside the announcement room, and it was still so intense inside the announcement room.

The carefree Zhuge Liang.

Nie Zefeng changed his expression, and then asked: "I have a private confusion now, and I want to ask Mr. Zhuge..." Zhuge Liang waved his hand quickly, and then said: "Wait a minute -"

Zhuge Liang suddenly felt an itch in his neck. He hurriedly ran his hands on his collar, caught a flea, pinched out a pool of blood, threw it on the ground, and said to Nie Zefeng: "The king said——"

Nie Zefeng suppressed his disgust and said: "Some people say that I was born in Cao Mang, not a nobleman, so I cannot be the king of Chu, and the world should have a nobleman to shoulder the responsibility; others say that Lu Bu is the new nobleman of Xiliang and should be the king of Chu.

King, it is also said that the heroes of the world should respect the emperor as the emperor, and should not... Mr. Zhuge, do you think that this king’s ascension to the throne is due to humans or to heaven?”

Zhuge Liang smiled, then pointed at Nie Zefeng and said: "Has your Majesty understood my "Three Strategies of the King's Way"? In the first of the three strategies, I specifically talked about the 'relationship between heaven and man'. That is the key to the great road.

Excellent! Your Majesty, please read it carefully again!"

Seeing Nie Zefeng's unsatisfied look, Zhuge Liang raised his body, dipped his fingers into the water in the tea cup, and wrote on the table: "Heaven - Son of Heaven - Subjects - People"

Nie Zefeng walked over slowly and took a look.

Zhuge Liang said slowly: "If someone asks such a stupid question again in the future, the king will let him read my book. Of course, the king is ordered by heaven. The king obeys the will of heaven, and the will of heaven reflects the people's will. The position of the emperor will be won by whoever has the destiny."

, how could it be passed down as a gift from an individual? That’s bullshit!”

Nie Zefeng suddenly became enlightened and clapped his hands loudly: "Okay! Someone has explained it clearly for me. I like theories that can be explained clearly!"

Zhuge Liang: "Your Majesty, in today's world, only Confucianism can unify the minds of the people!"
To be continued...