Emperor Wu and Di Shan.
It was an argument that had been sung for a hundred years.
At this moment, the Recruitment Hall was silent. Mi Heng's face was pale and speechless.
He was talented and eloquent, but in the face of Xiao Bei's interrogation, he was like a tiger riding a tiger. He could not leave or stay.
"Pa da!"
"Pa da!"
More than ten servants kept putting brush, ink, paper, and inkstone on the table.
Luoyang paper, which was as precious as a thousand gold pieces, was now available for people to write on as if it was free.
"Marquis Beishou!"
Sima Lang's eyes were burning.
When would he be able to be as elegant as Xiao Bei?
"Whoosh!"
Xiao Bei shook his feather fan and said indifferently,"I will be in charge of the Recruitment Hall for a month. From today onwards, the Recruitment Hall will be closed. After six tests, you can enter the Ministry of Personnel. Today is the oral debate. You can write down your name, household registration, age, and place it on the counter. Tomorrow, a notice will be posted outside the Recruitment Hall. Those who fail the notice do not have to be discouraged.”
"Here!"
Everyone bowed to Xiao Bei.
"Marshal Xiao!"
Zhou Cang suddenly looked towards the third floor.
He saw Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Xun Yu, and the six assistant ministers looking over.
"Eh!"
The corners of Xiao Bei's mouth twitched.
Cao Cao stroked his beard and nodded.
Guo Jia secretly gave him a thumbs up, his eyes full of admiration.
Mi Heng's name had long been ringing in their ears. For Xiao Bei to be able to defeat the number one troll of the three countries, it was a great feat!
"Cough cough!"
Xiao Bei coughed dryly and turned his head to ask,"When did the Prime Minister and the others arrive?”
"The sky hasn't brightened yet!"
The small official's eyes were filled with apprehension.
After all, all of this was hidden from Xiao Bei. Who knew if he would be angry?
"Haha!"
Xiao Bei smiled helplessly.
On the third floor, everyone's eyes were filled with emotion.
Chen Qun said respectfully," Prime Minister, the six tests mentioned by the Marquis of Beishou are the crudeness of the imperial examinations. If we really want to hold an imperial examination in the future, we must improve it. This method can produce officials, commanders, great craftsmen, and so on. It can be said to be a sharp weapon for selecting and storing talents!”
"I saw it!"
Cao Cao nodded.
"Xiao Xinzhi!"
Xun Yu's gaze was extremely complicated.
Xiao Bei plotted to destroy the reputation of the Han royal family and cut off the marriage between Xun and Chen.
From the bottom of his heart, he should hate, but in the face of such shocking talent, he could only sigh!
"Filial piety!"
Cao Cao took a sip of tea and smiled faintly." You and Xinzhi are both military advisors and have similar personalities. What do you think he is setting the questions for this time? Or what exactly does he want to test everyone?"”
"Verbal defense!"
"Naturally eloquent!"
"The one who needs eloquence is naturally the Bureau of Rites. If I were to come up with a topic, it would definitely be the three auxiliary regions, Western Liang, and Nanyang. How to pacify and appease them with the art of stratagem is the true meaning of the existence of the Bureau of Rites!”Guo Jia said firmly.
"Superior plan?"
Dian Wei scratched his head.
Xi Zhicai smiled faintly and said," The best strategy is to use military force to attack strategy. The second is to attack diplomatic relations. The third is to attack the city. This is why there were strategists in the Pre-Qin era. There were Dianke in the Qin Dynasty. Su Qin wore the seal of the six countries and formed an alliance to prevent the Great Qin from leaving Hangu for fifteen years. Later, Zhang Yi sent an envoy to the six countries to fight against them. This is the strategy of the country!”
"Su Zi?"
Du Xi said in surprise.
Xi Zhicai nodded and said,"Zi Xu is right!”
"Prime Minister, the Six Ministries have absorbed the essence of the Hundred Schools of Thought, and the Marquis of Beishou is a great talent!" Xun Yu lamented.”
"Haha!"
"Great talent is not enough to describe him. He can be called a god!" Cao Cao smiled bitterly.”
"The Prime Minister is wise!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Xiao Bei was indeed like a god to them.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs was the court's program, the Ministry of War was the combination of the militarists and the court, the Ministry of Justice was the Legalism School, the Ministry of Rites was the Rites of Zhou, and the Ministry of Works was the Mohist School. It could be said that the most powerful theories were incorporated into the six departments.
Everyone believed that Xiao Bei's plan was not limited to this.
Silence.
An hour passed.
Everyone also copied their names on Luoyang paper and handed them to the counter of the recruitment hall.
"Swoosh!"
"Swoosh!"
"Swoosh!"
Xiao Bei flipped through everyone's name tags.
Among them, there were quite a few familiar faces. Especially when he saw Mao Jie and Sima Lang's names, they were all slightly shocked.
"Marshal Xiao!"
"It's been an hour!"
Zhou Cang counted the time and bowed.
Xiao Bei wrote four big words on Sima Lang's name tag and said with a dark expression,"Yuanfu, hand the title to the Prime Minister!”
"Here!"
Zhou Cang shouted.
Xiao Bei stood up and looked down at the officials on the first floor. He said in a deep voice,"Today, guests from the north and south will gather in the Recruitment Hall. The imperial court intends to recover Nanyang and the three auxiliary cities next year, but the vassals of Western Liang are eager to move. If you are sent as envoys, how will you appease Ma Teng of Western Liang? If you are officials of Western Liang, how will you convince the imperial court's general?”
"Here!"
Everyone said respectfully.
On the third floor.
Everyone frowned.
Guo Jia rubbed his chin and said in a deep voice,""Prime Minister, Xinzhi has revealed our goal for next year's campaign!”
"No worries!"
Cao Cao's eyes were filled with indifference as he said,""Now, we no longer need to fear Chang 'an. As for Zhang Xiu of Wancheng, it's just a snap of his fingers. The new Dao has revealed its true meaning.”
"Here!"
The civil and military officials replied.
"Prime Minister!"
Zhou Cang went up to the third floor and bowed slightly.
Cao Cao smiled and asked,""Xinzhi, do you have anything to say?"
"Swoosh!"
Zhou Cang handed over the name card and said respectfully,"Commander Xiao asked me to present this item!"”
"Oh?"
Everyone was stunned.
"Stabbing!"
When Cao Cao opened the name card, his pupils dilated.
The four words were like three sharp blades stabbing into his heart, almost suffocating him.
"Prime Minister!"
"Is there a great sage?" Chen Qun asked curiously.”
Cao Cao silently put away his name card and smiled,"There is indeed a great sage. Bonin, go and investigate Sima Lang's background, as well as the origins of the Sima family in the east of the river.”
"Here!"
Man Chong bowed.
"Three horses in the same boat?"
Cao Cao's eyes were filled with seriousness.
He didn't know Sima Lang, so he didn't know what it meant.
However, he could not believe Xiao Bei's words. Since he had pointed out this person, he had to be careful.
Another hour passed.
Everyone silently raised their heads to look at Xiao Bei.
Mi Heng walked out of the table and raised his head."Xiao Xinzhi, I've already made a statement.”
"You all know about the Zongheng Clan!"
"But you don't know that weak countries don't have diplomacy!”
"When you are an ant, how can you talk to an elephant? You are not qualified to debate with me!”
" Each of you will find a person to compete with the Imperial Court and Western Liang. The loser will withdraw from the debate, and the winner can continue to find the next opponent until the last person is decided. That person will become the reserve of the Ministry of Personnel or the reserve of the Rong Manor. The entire process will be copied by the officials of the Recruitment Hall!”Xiao Bei said indifferently!
"You!"
"You're too rampant!" Mi Heng said angrily.”
Xiao Bei said with a mocking gaze,"That's the truth. If someone can't even recognize the truth, how can they become an official of the imperial court? How can they govern the people on behalf of the heavens? Mi Zhengping, you still haven't learned your lesson!"”
"Me!"
Mi Heng clenched his fists.
He was rendered speechless in both confrontations.
"Let's begin!"
Xiao Bei shook his feather fan and said indifferently,"There are half of the officials on the third floor. Your words will be heard by everyone!”
"So what?"
Mi Heng turned to Xun You and said arrogantly,"Xun Gongda, everyone says that Xun Wen has the ability to assist the king. How talented are you as a nephew? If I were a Xiliang official, I would definitely send troops to the three auxiliary areas to hold Chang 'an and suppress Li Jue.”
"Mi Zhengping!"
"You chose me to argue and put yourself in Xiliang?" Xun You asked with a strange expression.”
"Not bad!"
Mi Heng said calmly.
"Xuchang, the ruler of the country!"
"Duke Cao has been conferred the title of Prime Minister. Yuan Benchu, the herdsman of Jizhou, has been appointed as the Great General and is in charge of the four northern prefectures!”
"Today, all the power of the world belongs to Xuchang. The chaos of the three auxiliary warlords, Li Guo using the emperor as a soldier, this is a great rebellion!”
"If Xiliang sends troops to assist the three armies, Liu Zhang of Shu will definitely attack Qishan, Liu Biao of Jingzhou will attack Shangnan, and the imperial court's army will pass through Luhun. The imperial court will drive the vassal powers into the army, and a million soldiers will put on armor to fight again in Xitu!”
"Han Wenyue's rebellion has just been pacified, and he's still looking for a way out.”
"If I were an official of Xiliang, I would advise you to send your son to Xuchang to weaken Dong Zhuo's old power first, then correct your own position to win the hearts of the people of Liangzhou and stabilize the state!”Xun You stepped forward and attacked Mi Heng.
In his words, he described the pros and cons.
Now that Cao Cao was in power, even powerful vassals like Yuan Shao had no choice but to accept the letter from Xuchang. The vassals of Xiliang could only make peace, not fight. How could they send troops to Chang 'an to support Li Jue?
"Xun Wenruo!"
Mi Heng's eyes were cold." If the three auxiliary areas are lost, the first line of defense for Western Liang will be gone. In the future, Cao Mengde's army will pass through the three auxiliary areas, and his troops will be able to enter Wuwei. Don't you understand such a big thing?”
"You don't know what you're talking about!"
Xun You said in a deep voice," Today, the army is putting down a rebellion. It's Li Jue and Guo Si who are holding the Emperor hostage. Do you want to become enemies with the 400-year-old Darkhan Dynasty, the various vassal powers, and the 50 million citizens of the Darkhan Dynasty?”
"Me!"
Mi Heng's eyes were bloodshot.
If he continued to speak, it would be treasonous.
Even Yuan Shao did not dare to say anything about Cao Cao, let alone Western Liang's Mateng and Han Sui!
However, if he didn't say anything, he would be defeated by Xun You. It would be one of the humiliations in his life, the kind that he couldn't wash away!
"Please send your son to Xuchang!"
Xun You bowed slightly, his eyes filled with relief.
"I lost!"
Mi Heng waved his sleeve.
She sat back down in her seat angrily.
As Xun You and Mi Heng's argument came to an end, everyone started to look for their opponents.
Such a test had almost overturned everyone's understanding.
The once noble and unapproachable officials and great sages were like shrews chattering in the hall.
The scenery was so magnificent that even Xiao Bei was drenched in cold sweat.
"So noisy!"
Cao Cao said as he wiped the sweat off his forehead.
Guo Jia's scalp went numb." Prime Minister, although it's a little noisy, I can hear some good ideas from time to time. It can be seen that there are many talented people among these people. I'm afraid these words have all fallen into Xinzhi's ears!"”
Xun Yu pointed at a group of minor officials who were writing furiously and said with a bitter smile,""It's all in the records!"
"Zixu!"
Cao Cao turned to look at Du Xi and said in a deep voice,"New Desire wants you, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, to lead the establishment of the Zhechong Mansion to oversee the three auxiliary departments. This will definitely involve the negotiation of various forces. Do you think Gongda's words today can control Western Liang?”
"Prime Minister!"
"If I were to rule Western Liang, I might say the same thing as Gongda!”
"Because the best way now is to be on good terms. If we really attack Western Liang, Yuan Shu, Lu Bu, and Yuan Shao will definitely not sit idly by!”
" If there is any unusual movement in Western Liang, it will definitely attract the attention of all the vassals in the world. Sending your son to Xuchang is the best way to stabilize us and Western Liang. Only Ma Teng and Han Sui are not stupid. As soon as the letter arrives, the two of them will send someone over!”Du Xi said respectfully.
"Good!"
Cao Cao stroked his beard.
Guo Jia raised his eyebrows and said," Prime Minister, the premise is to take down the three auxiliary forces and take over Chang 'an openly. Only then can Western Liang become a tiger riding on a tiger. In fact, Gongda took advantage of the loophole today and did not distinguish between the three auxiliary forces and Western Liang. After all, a dog will jump over a wall when it is anxious!"”
"No worries!"
Cao Cao replied nonchalantly," A debate is still a debate. In the future, the specific implementation plan will naturally be perfected. Moreover, these people only have an hour to prepare. To be able to do this is already shocking!”
"Here!"
Guo Jia bowed.
The debate lasted from morning to afternoon.
Even Mao Jie was forced to retreat under Sima Lang's words, becoming the loser of the third round.
When the sun set, Xun You narrowly defeated Sima Lang and became the winner of the first trial. Although the debate between the two wasn't as sharp as Mi Heng's, it was still extremely exciting. Even Cao Cao praised it.
The debate ended.
All the officials and Li Daxian temporarily lived in the recruitment hall to rest.
Cao Cao's group also walked from the third floor to the second floor.
Xiao Bei took a sip of tea and said with a faint smile,"Did the Prime Minister and his colleagues have a good time watching?"”
"Xinzhi, we're all tired from listening to them today. It's obvious how tired they are!" Cao Cao said with exhaustion.”
"It's just a test!"
Xiao Bei's eyes were filled with complicated emotions as he said,"If the two sides start a war, as an envoy, other than eloquence, you also need great perseverance. You need to be able to argue with the scholars and shoulder the other party's towering power to succeed!”
"Are there still people like the Zongheng nowadays?" Guo Jia forced a smile.”
"You will!"
Xiao Bei's eyes were filled with ridicule.
Zhuge Kongming was someone who could argue with the Confucians in Jianye and convince Sun Quan. He was someone who could curse Wang Lang to death in front of the two armies.
He couldn't wait to see who would win and who would be stronger, or if they would fight to a draw before he left the stage.
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