"Shangguan Xiangguo once told me that three young talents with the surname Sima participated in the imperial examination and achieved good results. However, these three talents also asked to be transferred to counties! Not these three talents
All these talented men happen to be Lord Sima’s sons, right?”
Sima Shang nodded without hesitation.
"I have three sons in total. Although they have read some books, they are not very successful. If they go to the counties below to practice, they may be able to make a difference."
Zhao Rui's eyes suddenly widened and he admired Sima Shang even more.
The results obtained by the three brothers Sima Wen, Sima Liang, and Sima Wu in the selection examination were not generally good.
Even Shangguan Mu once said that when it comes to the ability to govern a country, these three are probably not inferior to him.
Sima Liang, in particular, was a talented person with quick thinking and endless wisdom. He was not only proficient in hundreds of schools of thought, but also very good at calculation. He put a lot of numbers there and could calculate the results in no time.
During the assessment, Shangguan Mu thought Sima Liang was cheating, so he took an account book from the Ministry of Accounts on the spot.
For a whole year's accounts, Sima Liang just looked at them from beginning to end and came up with the figures.
You know, even for the actuarial officials of the Ministry of Revenue, it takes several people several months to arrive at the results.
This is not necessarily accurate, and sometimes the calculation has to be repeated several times.
Shangguan Mu immediately decided to transfer Sima Liang to the household department, but he didn't expect that Ma Liang would take the initiative to ask Ying to go to a small county to be a mere ninth-grade county magistrate!
Although Sima Wen was not as talented as Sima Liang, he could still be considered a great talent. He knew all the classics and history, and he also had unique insights into the ways of governing the country.
Shangguan Mu wanted to give Sima Wen the official position of Sima Wen, but he didn't expect that like Sima Liang, he would also end up in a small county.
As for Sima Wu, although his literary talents were not as good as those of his two brothers, he was extremely good at military formations.
During the initial assessment, Shangguan Mu specially called Shan Xin over to test his art of war and martial arts.
In the end, Shan Xin was full of praise for Sima Wu and even wanted to take him with him to be a pioneer general.
Unexpectedly, this guy was just like his two brothers and actually asked to go to the front line to become a soldier.
Fortunately, Shan Xin told Zhao Rui about this matter, so Sima Wu was not asked to go to the front line, but was asked to serve as a school captain at Longtian Camp.
Such three people not only have astonishing talents, but they are also neither arrogant nor impetuous, and they don't even care about fame and fortune.
No matter which vassal state it is placed in, high-ranking officials will be given generous salaries!
But in Sima Shang's case, it turned out to be useless.
"Lord Sima, you are guilty!"
Zhao Rui's face suddenly became gloomy, and his words became more chilling.
Sima Shang was startled: "What crime did the veteran commit? Please make it clear to His Highness King Zhao."
Zhao Rui stepped forward and took Sima Wen's arm: "Our Dachang has such talents, but Lord Sima actually hid them and prevented them from working for Dachang. Isn't it a big crime?"
Sima Shang hurriedly stepped forward to explain: "I just feel that the three children lack experience, and I want them to start from the bottom, temper their character, and better serve our Dachang. Besides, the three of them are too young, I'm afraid.
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Zhao Rui laughed loudly.
"I am only in my early twenties now, but I am still the prime minister of the Shang Dynasty! Shangguan Mu and Nangong Yi are only thirty years old, and they are already the prime ministers of the Shang Dynasty! Shan Xin, Bai Hua, and the generals who have conquered the east and west for our Shang Dynasty,
Which one is not a young person? That Lesheng has never been on the battlefield for a day, and he shocked the world when he first showed his talents! It is a bit unreasonable for Lord Sima to talk about age."