The three Zhuge brothers lost their father and mother when they were young. Although they were taken care of by their uncle Zhuge Xuan, a few years ago, Zhuge Xuan died of illness due to overwork.
Since then, the adult Zhuge Jin has taken over the baton from Zhuge Xuan and taken care of Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun who were still teenagers at the time with the mentality of "elder brother is like father".
Zhuge Jin is seven years older than his second brother Zhuge Liang, and nine years older than his third brother Zhuge Jun. While Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun are not yet twenty years old, Zhuge Jin is already a twenty-five-year-old high-quality human being with a wife and children.
Male.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this age gap and the constraints of traditional concepts that Zhuge Jin regards his two younger brothers as beings who need to be taken care of and loved by him, similar to sons.
Therefore, when the two brothers passed the state examination with excellent results and were about to go to Luoyang to take the examination, Zhuge Jin's anxiety made Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun very depressed.
Zhuge Liang even felt that it was not he and Zhuge Jun who were going to Luoyang to take the exam, but Zhuge Jin himself. Especially when he didn't know that the prefectural society would send the candidates to Luoyang together, Zhuge Jin was so anxious that he couldn't even eat.
Eating unsteadily.
He combined his social experience accumulated from many trips away to work and prepared to impart some life lessons to Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun.
"Although the big man is now safe, the local area is peaceful, and we haven't heard of any bandits or bandits, we still can't take it lightly. You two young people have never traveled far, so you don't know how many dangers there are in the world.
So, you must be careful!”
"You must take the official road along the way. You must not take other passages. There are tax cards on the official road, and the tax collectors are responsible for the tax cards. As long as you pay the toll, they will keep you safe, so don't take any other small roads.
It’s not like our family can’t afford the toll.”
"I heard from colleagues before that during the second year of the first year of Zhenguan, there were some disturbances in the local area. Some businessmen were unwilling to go through the official channels to pass the tax card. As a result, they died in the mountains and were eaten by big insects.
, just for a little toll, I gave my life away!"
"Be especially careful when eating. Don't go to other places to eat something you don't understand. You must find something to eat in Guandao Station. It's not that Guan Shen can't eat the food in the station, but there are other things in the courtyard of the station.
Restaurants run by local people are safe as long as they are inside the inn compound."
"You must be very careful when eating this food. Don't think it doesn't matter. I don't know if the food given by outsiders is clean or edible. Previously, a colleague ate food from outside and had to go to the toilet eight times in a whole day.
, almost died!"
"Outside is not like home. There is everything at home, and everything can be prepared for you. The food and drink are all your favorites. I have never been short of you. If you don't have anything, you will ask for it from home. Who would be like that when you are outside?
Looking after you?"
"Even if you get to Luoyang, you can't mess around. Although Luoyang is under the emperor's feet, there will inevitably be some dangers. Our family can still talk a few words in our hometown. When we get to Luoyang, who knows you, Zhuge Shi? So you must keep a low profile.
When doing things as a human being, you must not be arrogant!"
"Everything is fine, Liang, especially you. Don't think that just because you are well-known in your hometown and you are excellent in studies, you can do anything! No! In Luoyang, there are some of the best people in the Han Dynasty. You
Compared with them, it’s far behind, so be sure to keep a low profile and be careful!”
Zhuge Jin poured out all his worries like an old woman, making Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun's heads as big as a fight.
If he hadn't learned a day later that the state academy had organized everyone to go to Luoyang to take the exam, and that all the expenses would be borne by the state academy, then Zhuge Jin wouldn't have known how worried he would be.
This is good, Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun's ears are finally liberated.
On the ninth day of the first lunar month of the sixth year of Zhenguan, with Zhuge Jin watching with reluctance and worry, the two of them boarded a vehicle arranged by the state school and embarked on the journey to Luoyang to participate in the examination.
The moment the experienced driver urged the horses to move the vehicle forward, Zhuge Jun, who was sitting next to Zhuge Liang, breathed a sigh of relief.
"But I can finally go to Luoyang! Finally, I don't have to listen to my eldest brother's nagging anymore! He is obviously a good man, but he nags me like my aunt and aunt. My head hurts just listening to it."
Zhuge Liang, who was sitting on the side, smiled and waved goodbye to Zhuge Jin who was following the carriage involuntarily because of worry. He said without changing his expression: "Brother, it is also because you are worried about us. It is the first time for you and me to leave home.
It's normal to go to such a far distance. Say goodbye to my brother quickly and don't let him follow you again."
Zhuge Jun turned around and saw that Zhuge Jin was actually walking forward with the vehicle. His face was full of worry and reluctance, just like an old father who was sending his children away from home, and he felt depressed.
So he could only squeeze out a smile and wave goodbye to Zhuge Jin together with Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Jin followed the carriage outside while shouting the precautions for going to Luoyang, asking the two brothers to look after each other and support each other until the carriage started to speed up and could no longer keep up.
Only then did Zhuge Jun relax again, with a cheerful smile on his face.
"Finally there is no more nagging from my elder brother! I am so happy! I can finally do what I want to do! I finally don't have to worry about my nagging from my elder brother!"
Zhuge Liang listened in amusement.
“Is there anything you want to do that you can’t do?”
"There are so many! I heard that Luoyang has a lot of delicacies that are not available in Xuzhou, and there are also many novel things. The latest and most novel things in the Han Dynasty are all in Luoyang!"
Zhuge Jun said with a smile: "I also heard that Luoyang City is very big and spacious. There are four large markets. You can buy everything in the world, even things from the Western Regions! We have been doing this since we were born.
If you stay in your hometown, you should go out for a walk, right?"
Zhuge Liang laughed dumbly.
"We are candidates. We are going to Luoyang to take the imperial examination. We are not just going for fun. You shouldn't forget this, right?"
"Of course not, but after all, the exam only lasts three days. Counting the final face-to-face exam, it only lasts four days."
Zhuge Jun said with a smile: "Besides, we can stay in Luoyang for at least three months. For such a long time, we won't be bored in the hotel reading and practicing calligraphy, right? We should try to explore the best city in the world.
It’s thorough! Otherwise, after passing the imperial examination and being appointed as an official, we will have to start working, so there will still be time for fun? "
Zhuge Jun, who has a lively personality, kept talking about his plans after going to Luoyang, and his words contained strong confidence in passing the imperial examination.
These words fell into the ears of the three people in the car. Each of them had his or her own opinion, but the other three people in the car never said anything to ridicule Zhuge Jun.
There is no other reason, because even though Zhuge Jun is bragging about not drafting, his brother is actually the ultimate academic master.
The leader of Xuzhou Prefectural Examination——Zhuge Liang.
It can be said that even if there is no one in the Xuzhou Academy who has not seen Zhuge Liang in person, there is no one who has not heard of Zhuge Liang's name.
It has only been four years since the establishment of Xuzhou Prefecture School. Since the third year of Zhenguan, Zhuge Liang has emerged as a prominent student and has become a well-known academic leader in Xuzhou Prefecture School. As more and more people join Xuzhou Prefecture School to study, Zhuge Liang's performance has not only not been affected,
On the contrary, it becomes more valuable.
When there were a thousand people, he was number one.
When there were 10,000 people, he was still number one.
When 20,000 people from Xuzhou Prefectural School took the state exam together, he was still number one.
And it’s still an incredible score.
Emperor Liu Bei, Chancellor Zheng Xuan, and all experts in Chinese studies jointly formulated the state examination papers for unified use throughout the country. The questions were extremely large and difficult.
During the state exam, many people didn't even finish answering all the questions. They were busy until the last moment and there were still people who were frantically answering the questions, just hoping to write more and fill in more questions.
However, Zhuge Liang handed in the test paper as soon as possible on the morning of the third day when he was allowed to hand in the paper in advance. Shi Shiran left the examination room, went home, took a nap, had a big meal, and then went out to play with his brothers and friends for seven days.
I came back and saw that I was number one.
Full score first place!
This great god can be said to be the dark cloud that has been hanging over the heads of Xuzhou Prefectural School students for four years.
Every time when the state school holds an exam, no matter what the exam is, this is when the dark clouds begin to thunder and lightning, and when the results are released, it is when the dark clouds begin to thunder and rain, and all the students in the state school become in front of him.
Poor guy without an umbrella.
In recent years, it is not that there are people who refuse to admit defeat and do not want to recognize Zhuge Liang's academic ability at the ruling level, and have repeatedly challenged Zhuge Liang.
They were called warriors by the people in the state school. They each used their best subjects to make swords and challenged Zhuge Liang to fencing.
With sharp swords and sharp eyes, they will never admit defeat!
Mathematics, literature, astronomy and geography, physics and chemistry, agriculture, engineering, law... When there were the most challengers, it could be said that seven or eight swords were thrust at Zhuge Liang at the same time. Not to mention people, even Ultraman couldn't withstand it.
But Zhuge Liang managed to hold on.
With a wave of his hand, he got perfect marks in all subjects.
The challenger was dumbfounded.
Full marks in all subjects.
The most powerful one!
The strongest under the current rules!
What should we use to fight against others?
Ah ah ah, my brain is trembling! It's trembling!
Four years after Zhenguan, the students in Xuzhou Prefectural School all understood a truth.
We mortals don't care if we fight each other to death, but Zhuge Liang is different from us. He is a god and a god of learning. As long as he is still in the state school, we will compete for second place. Who can get second place?
victory.
In this way, at the end of the fifth year of Zhenguan, Zhuge Liang got perfect scores in all subjects under the normal attention of everyone. He passed the Xuzhou Prefectural Examination and won the first place. He was qualified to go to Luoyang to participate in the second round of the imperial examination.
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While everyone felt it was natural, the group who failed the imperial examination and the group who did not take the imperial examination also felt inexplicably relaxed and happy.
because……
Zhuge Liang graduated!
He's gone!
The dark clouds have dissipated!
Our good days are here again!
Finally, I don’t have to have my parents point their noses at me and scold me, “Why don’t you just learn from Zhuge Liang?”
Liberated!!!
The moment Zhuge Liang boarded the car and left Xuzhou for Luoyang, countless Xuzhou students burst into tears and danced behind their backs...
Compared with Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Jun's performance is equally excellent, but because his brother is too dazzling, it has covered up Zhuge Jun's original glory, so most people don't think Zhuge Jun is a very powerful character.
Now I hear Zhuge Jun "talking nonsense" here, while Zhuge Liang, the god of learning, has a humble attitude. The other three people in the car just think that the god of learning is the god of learning, no matter how humble he is, he is still so handsome!
A total of 927 students took part in the examination from Xuzhou this time, which was quite large, so the troops were divided into three groups to avoid embarrassing things that could not be afforded by the stations along the way.
The road Zhuge Liang was on was the North Road, and the route was mainly in Yanzhou. Because the journey was quite long, there was no leisurely enjoyment of enjoying the scenery along the way. The main journey was from one post station to another, and there was nothing special about it.
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But it should be said that although the journey was tiring and all I wanted to do when arriving at the inn every day was rest, the food was still quite good.
Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun rarely ate out in restaurants when they were in their hometown in Xuzhou.
Before Liu Bei brought peace to the world, even though they were young, they still remembered that life was getting worse and more chaotic year by year. At that time, Xuzhou was the place where four wars took place, and it was trapped in the Yellow Turban Rebellion for a long time, which made everyone miserable.
Unspeakable suffering.
Later, the Yellow Turban Rebellion was put down, Liu Bei took control of power, and the people of Xuzhou ushered in a stable life. However, the production and life that were devastated by the war did not recover so quickly, so the Zhuge brothers basically spent their childhood and adolescence in chaos.
At that time, the elders of the Zhuge family would not allow their nephews to leave the family residence at will to eat special food anywhere. They basically ate at home. The elders in the family watched the children very closely. Zhuge Liang even heard that at that time
Some people in the family suggested crossing the river to seek refuge in the south of the Yangtze River.
By the time everyone is living a stable life, it will have been the years before and after Liu Bei ascended the throne. The chaos in the world has almost been put down, and the opponents have been killed.
But at that time, Xuzhou still had some unstable factors.
It was only after the prefectural and national military organizations in Xuzhou were initially established and the Xuzhou Prefecture School was established that the Zhuge brothers truly realized what the word security meant, and the elders in the family were gradually willing to let their children leave the clan for outside activities.
The flowers in these greenhouses were finally able to bloom outside the clan's territory.
As for traveling far away, in the later period of the Second Empire and the early period of Liu Bei's rule, it was basically the same as traveling through hell. The elders of the family had to go out in groups and carry weapons. Everyone had to practice a few skills.
Combat Knife is used for self-defense.
It is a passive martial virtue.
To be honest, any normal person would not want to work with swords every day. Normal people also want to live a peaceful and easy life, but at that time, the situation in the Second Empire really did not allow everyone to live a normal life.