Cheng Yu returned to Yecheng and reported the specific situation to Guo Peng one by one. Guo Peng was also very satisfied with the candidate, agreed with the choice, and then asked about other things.

"How did they react?"

Guo Peng asked.

At present, there are not many people who know about this, and there are only a few. The people Guo Peng asked about are naturally the reactions of those who went to the plain to inspect Liu Jian.

Guo Peng needs to draw out their core civil servant group's views and opinions on this matter from their reactions.

"The others are all fine, but Chen Ji and Mr. Cai..."

"What's wrong with Chen Ji?"

Guo Peng put down the pen in his hand and looked at Cheng Yu: "Chen Ji's son Chen Qun had served as an official before and now he is working in our mansion. Chen Ji should have seen it very clearly, right? Regarding this matter, does Chen Ji want to oppose me?"

"It's not that Chen Ji himself opposed this matter, but when Mr. Cai opposed this matter, Chen Ji took the initiative to stand up and pulled Mr. Cai aside, persuaded Mr. Cai to support this matter, and did not let Mr. Cai continue to oppose it. It seems that Chen Ji may have guessed something."

Cheng Yu reported in a realistic manner.

"I know very well that Mr. Cai doesn't support me. This matter itself does not require his support, and it doesn't matter what he does."

Guo Peng continued to bow his head to deal with the documents: "As for Chen Ji, he is a sensible person, but he still remembers old love and some things from the past, and he can't give up so quickly.

After all, I am old and not as easy as a young man to cut from the past. He still needs some time. For him, it is already difficult to achieve this step. I am almost forty years older than me, so it is not easy to have such an understanding."

"Will Chen Ji want it..."

"No, Chen Ji will not block me. What we have to do now is not to deal with people like Chen Ji, but those who will clearly stand up and obstruct me, such as Xun Wenruo's group of people. People like Chen Ji can win over, don't target them."

Guo Peng whispered: "When this matter is announced, I want to see how many people dare to publicly sing against me, saying that the country is suspicious, or even suspect that I have bad intentions. One is counted and the other is recorded.

These people who keep shouting about the Lord and the country are the ones we need to deal with. Letting them continue to shout will not do us well. Chen Ji knows what to say and what not to say. He is a smart person."

Cheng Yu nodded.

"I know, but lord, Chen Ji doesn't care, but Zang Ziyuan and Cao Mengde are very eager for this matter."

Guo Peng paused his pen while writing and raised his head.

"Cao Mengde is my wife and brother-in-law. He is also a smart person. Although he has feelings for the Han Dynasty, he will not do anything against me. He seems tough on the outside, but he also has a weak side inside. I know him too much.

I was friendly with him at the age of eight. I have been more than twenty years old. I know every move he makes. He can't escape from my palm. I can guarantee this. Cao Mengde can let go, don't worry, as for Zang Ziyuan..."

Guo Peng paused and looked at Cheng Yu: "Don't worry, wait until the emperor's candidate is announced before he will see his reaction. If he keeps silent, he will pretend that there is nothing before. If he doesn't know how to say anything, he will deal with him."

"Yes, my subordinates obey the order."

Cheng Yu nodded, then left and went to do business.

At this time, it was mid-August of the sixth year of Xingping, and Guo Peng was urgently dealing with the new emperor ascending the throne, while other matters were relatively less concerned.

Until one day when Zhuge Jin came to report on the work progress, he said that his brother had already been placed in Yecheng and expressed his gratitude to Guo Peng.

Zhuge Liang is here?

Guo Peng looked up at Zhuge Jin, Shaoqing, and nodded.

"Okay, I understand, by the way, will your brothers attend the ceremony for talent discussion be held next month?"

"Kong Ming told me that he was here to participate in the Talent Ceremony, but Ming Gong please rest assured. In this ceremony, my subordinates will never be favored. Whether Kong Ming chose it or not, it is his own ability. My subordinates will guarantee their lives."

Guo Peng smiled.

"Don't use your life as a guarantee at any time. I know that Ziyu is loyal and honest. If Ziyu is favoritism and abuse of power, then I might as well destroy my eyes and see people so misunderstood. What do you want these eyes to do?"

Zhuge Jin was surprised and happy when he heard this.

"The lord is so serious, my subordinates... I am frightened!"

Guo Peng smiled.

"Hahaha, I believe Ziyu's character. Okay, I know this. This is the first time we have used this form to select talents. It is so important that everyone knows that Ziyu is not a person who can favoritism, I understand."

"Thank you lord."

Zhuge Jin bowed again and then slowly retreated.

After quitting the mansion of Duke Wei, Zhuge Jin returned home with a serious expression. He called Zhuge Liang and several of his friends at home and explained to them some of the special features of this essay on talent.

"This ritual of discussion on talent is called an exam in Duke Wei. It tests his virtue and talent. Duke Wei has some questions and asks you to answer. You need to complete the answer within a certain period of time, and then hand it over to Duke Wei for review. Duke Wei will select outstanding people to enter Duke Wei's mansion to do business."

Zhuge Jin mentioned the particularity of this exam: "Because this is something that Duke Wei directly regulates, others are not allowed to interfere. At that time, your policy and arguments may pass through the eyes of Duke Wei. As long as Duke Wei appreciates it, you will give you the opportunity to enter Duke Wei's mansion, and in principle there is no limit on the number of people."

“No limit on the number of people?”

Xu Shu was very happy when he heard this: "That's good. Wouldn't it be nice if we can enter together?"

Shi Tao also felt very happy, then looked at Zhuge Jin and whispered: "Since Brother Ziyu is responsible for this matter, do you know what the issues of Wei Gong Ce's theory are? Can you reveal it?"

After saying this, Xu Shu and Meng Jian also looked at Zhuge Jin with some expectations, and only Zhuge Liang shook his head repeatedly at this.

So Zhuge Jin shook his head decisively.

"I am an official of Duke Wei, and I am involved in this matter. If I reveal this matter, wouldn't it be a custody? You are also a well-read person, how could you think of doing such a thing?"

Zhuge Jin severely scolded several people, and they lowered their heads and said nothing.

"It's not because we want to take advantage of things, but there are too many people who walk along. If you want to stand out, you may not be able to do without making some preparations."

Meng Jian said softly.

"If you wait, you have no confidence in your talent learning? Why do you have to come here to participate in the Talent Ceremony? The Talent Ceremony is to give scholars all over the world a chance to compete on the same stage. To see who is stronger and who is weak, I feel that this is much better than being a filial and honest person."

Zhuge Jin looked at Zhuge Liang again: "Kong Ming, what do you think?"

Zhuge Liang raised his head, put down the bamboo slips in his hand, and said, "If you ask me, Mr. Wei would not have expected that someone would commit fraud and leak the test questions. He must have prepared a large number of test questions, not only those that the brother knew, so even if the brother said it, we might not be able to encounter those test questions."

“…………”

Zhuge Jin looked at Zhuge Liang with some surprise, and Xu Shu and others also looked at Zhuge Liang with some surprise.

Hey, you're really a talented person!

Zhuge Jin suddenly felt that what Zhuge Liang said was very reasonable.

Guo Peng is such a smart person, and he always does things without any loss. Such a great man, even if he believes in Zhuge Jin, he will not be able to trust others. How could he only prepare for those ten strategies?

Guo Peng was afraid that he had prepared more than a hundred policy-based thesis topics, and then randomly assigned them to the scholars who took the exam. At that time, the policy-based thesis starts, and even he himself may not know who has obtained the policy-based thesis topics.

In other words, the same policy content and purpose of the investigation, but the topic itself is completely different, which makes people unable to guard against.

The question answerer struggles with the question setter, this kind of game is quite interesting.

Zhuge Jin looked at the four young young people in his family expectantly, wondering how many of them could successfully enter the Wei Duke's Mansion and become the subordinates at the top of the world.

That's really a bright future.

The Talent Ceremony was held in early September.

However, in late August, Guo Peng instructed his subordinates to release the announcement of the new emperor's announcement of Liu Jian, who was only ten years old. While convening a grand court meeting to announce the matter, he sent someone to Pingyuan to "welcome the Holy Emperor".

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