Chapter 37 Sudden Assassination

"I asked myself that my talent is not as good as that of my brother, but my brother, although you are also a hero in the world, now the general trend of the world has become a situation of confrontation between the north and the south. Both Cao Gong and Liu Bei have occupied half of the country. Brother, if you think of something, I'm afraid you are powerless!" Sima Fu is leisurely.

"Alas!" Sima Yi sighed when he heard the words, and then said for a long time, "Third brother, do you know what is the big thing you hate in your life?"

"What?" Sima Fu asked strangely.

"For my brother, I only hate to give birth ten years later. If I give birth ten years earlier, I can start from the time of the yellow scarf. With my martial arts and the family background of my Sima family, if I can make good use of it, how can I let Yuan Shao and Cao's people occupy the land of Hebei? Sima Yi said with hatred, and a pair of wolf eyes were full of unwillingness.

"In the past, it was said that Chen was involved in the incident in Daze Township. He once said that the princes and generals would rather have guts? I think so. After Cao Yan was a castrate, Liu Bei was just a peddler. Both of them can sit half of the country. How can't our company Ma Yi sit down? Sima Yi's hateful words continued to sound, which made Sima Fu's eyebrows frown more and tighter.

"Second brother, although you are in the world. But if this is a failure, our Ma clan will continue to enjoy wealth. I'm afraid that from now on, there will be no place to stand in the world!" Sima Fu suffocated for a long time, and could only hold out such a sentence. I hope to persuade Sima Yi to change his mind with the fate of the family.

"Third brother, don't worry, I have my own sense!" Sima Yi said indifferently that Sima Fu knew that he could not persuade him, so he could only sigh and no longer discuss this issue. The two brothers gossiped again, and Sima Fu went on business. After his brother left, Sima Yi ran back to his study.

"Guanzhong, Guanzhong!" Looking at the Guanzhong map unfolded on the table, Sima Yi said something. The land of Guanzhong has been the foundation of the emperor since ancient times. Pre-Qin and Liu Bang both defended the customs and won the world. The core foundation of the Sima Yi family is in Sili, adjacent to Guanzhong. If you can occupy Guanzhong, plus Sili, it will be enough to form a full force.

"Zhao Botao, Xiahou Miaocai, Cheng Zhongde, and others were in vain, but you didn't expect it, but in the end, you still succeeded me, Sima Yi!" Sima Yi sneered, and his tone was full of confidence. At this moment, a lightning outside the window cut through the sky. Under the electric light, Sima Yi's wolf eyes actually emitted a faint green light, which looked chilling.

The news that Cao Wei also implemented the nine-grade middle system was sent back to Henan soon. Liu Bei was also very surprised when he heard the words and quickly called everyone to discuss the matter.

"Gentlemen, Cao Mengde has also opened the nine-grade system and accepted the talents of the world. What do you think about this matter?" After gathering the crowd, Liu Bei hurriedly asked. Liu Bei felt extremely strange when he was learning step by his sworn enemy.

"Your lord, the reason why Cao Mengde acts like this is that he just wants to recruit talents from all over the world for his own use. Nowadays, the regular system and the imperial examination system are in parallel, and the talents in the world can be recruited regardless of their origin. And Cao Wei's one-line method, although there is a emperor in Hebei, Cao Wei's dictatorship is in power, I'm afraid that not many people will go to him, and the lord doesn't need to worry!" Lu Su said slowly.

Lu Su's vision has always been superior to others. His words basically take into account all aspects. He also looks at the pros and cons of the regular system and the imperial examination system in the ninth grade. After saying this, Liu Bei was also a little relieved. At this time, Han Song also said, "Master, at present, the official candidates of these states have not yet taken office. The siege of Spring and Autumn is imminent. Please make a decision as soon as possible!"

The nine-grade system and the imperial examination system are assessed twice a year, and the time is set at the time of spring and autumn. Now that the middle of winter is approaching, it is time to determine the candidate for the official. Liu Bei nodded and then set up candidates for each state. Jian Yong in Xuzhou, Zhang Zhao in Yangzhou, Chen Gong in Qingzhou, Xu Shu in Yuzhou, Sun Qian in Yanzhou, Shi Guangyuan in Jiaozhou and Zhuge Liang in Yizhou. Among them, the head of a state is directly in charge, and some states are changed to a full-ed-edue person because the state herdsman is a general. After all, we can't expect Guan Erye to do the selection of talents.

At the beginning of spring, the first nine-grade selection of officials and imperial examinations in Henan prefectures began. Examination sites have been set up in all states and counties, and Zhongzheng officials have also begun to inspect local scholars who have been reported from all over the country. In Yizhou, Zhuge Liang was responsible for the selection of nine officials, Zhao Feng was responsible for the martial arts in the imperial examination, and Huang Quan was responsible for the Wenju. Taxis registered from all over the country passed the county-level selection examination, and then went to the state and county examination. Finally, each state selected 30 taxis to go to Xuchang to take the final examination. The specific selected talents can only be applied if they are measured.

"General, this imperial examination has made my students in Sichuan very happy!" On the side of the examination room, looking at the candidates swarming in, Huang Quan also sighed.

"Yes, this is just an exam in Yizhou. After today's exam, 100 Yizhou scholars were selected. The first 30 people went to Xuchang to take the exam, and the other 70 people were distributed to all parts of Yizhou as officials. Gongheng, be prepared!" Zhao Feng is also a little excited. Although Chinese people have liked to be officials since ancient times, this situation was made more than 400 years in advance. Now that I look at it myself, I still have a sense of accomplishment.

"That's right to have your own proportion!" Huang Quan nodded, and then said in a low voice, "General, the law filial piety has been restrained a little recently, thanks to the general hitting this person!"

"Fa Xiaozhi is just a moment of anger. After it's over, you will naturally know the priorities, and it won't be too much." Zhao Feng knew that Huang Quan and Fa Zheng had a deep resentment, so he had to say it vaguely. Huang Quan didn't want to be entangled on this issue for too long. The two of them only waited for all the candidates to enter the field and organized people to prepare for the inspection. However, at this time, the mutation was sudden.

"Kill!" Suddenly, there was a roar. Several Wuju who applied for the exam suddenly picked up the weapons in their hands, cut down the people around him, and then killed Zhao Feng and Huang Quan. At the same time, the soldiers on both sides served as guards, and there was also a large group of guys in their hands to kill Zhao Feng and others.

"General, be careful!" Seeing this, Niu Jin, who was in charge of the guard, hurriedly pulled out his waist knife to resist and cut down the people rushing to the front. But at this time, the situation was already chaotic. Although these martial arts and the actions of the soldiers were only a few people, they caused most people to panic and even be at a loss. Whether it is other candidates or soldiers, they can only subconsciously pick up the blade in their hands and start fighting with people nearby.

"What's going on?" Zhao Feng and Huang Quan were really a little confused this time. They didn't expect that Wu Ju and the soldiers would suddenly make trouble, especially the former. Because of the needs of the exam, they carried a blade on their bodies, and they hurriedly killed everyone unprepared. Although only a small number of people were in trouble, the rest of them were wrapped up in it, and they were at a loss for a while, and then they were forced to pick up the blade in their hands and meet other swords.

"The troops came forward to protect the general!" While getting rid of a few people, Niu Jin roared that Zhao Feng's 500 guards immediately took him as the center, surrounded him in the middle, and also protected Huang Quan at the core by the way. These 500 people have followed Zhao Feng for many years. They have been on the battlefield for a long time and are loyal. Although things are in a hurry, after hearing Niu Jin's order, they still quickly come forward and no longer insist on fighting with the periphery. When they gathered together, the situation in the rest of the scene became much clearer.

At this time, except for the 500 people under Zhao Feng's command, the rest of them were the martial arts who came to take the exam, and the soldiers who originally served as the guard and guard of the examination room. These people add up to about 2,000 people. Now most people are holding the blade in their hands, but their faces are very confused. They don't know where the unrest will come from and where it will go.

"Who instructed you? If you dare to assassinate Shangguan, can't you plot a rebellion? Zhao Feng saw that the situation had stabilized a little, and then he shouted loudly.

"Brothers, don't listen to him. Let's go together, kill him with a knife, and then go to Chengdu to assist the lord to ascend the throne!" A man who was obviously the leader shouted, roaring and waving a knife to encourage the soldiers to move forward. But now Zhao Feng is firmly protected at the core. Whoever wants to go up first, the guy in the hands of the few hundred people is not a free man. The man shouted quite vigorously, but no one caught up.

"Listen, everyone, those who put down their weapons are meritorious and innocent. If you resist stubbornly, you will not be lenient!" Zhao Feng knew that he needed to make a decision now, otherwise, once it was delayed, it would be bad if the night dream was too much.

"Brothers, don't listen to him. If you put down your weapons, you will definitely be implicated when you go back. Let's go together!" It's the same person just now, and he continued to instigate. This time, before Zhao Feng opened his mouth, Huang Quan had already shouted, "I know you. You are Chen Zheng, the captain under Deng Xian's command." Turning his head and looking around, Huang Quan shouted harshly, "Where is General Yan? He has always wiped out this group of traitors!"

For this admission examination, Zhao Feng set up the examination room in Deyang. Deyang belongs to Brazil County, and the current Brazilian governor is Yan Yan. Yan Yan will come to the scene for this exam, but his training place is only a few miles away from here.

"Gongheng, don't panic. General, don't worry, Yan Yan is here!" A voice came from afar. Zhao Feng and others were standing on a small high ground. Everyone turned their heads and saw thousands of people coming in a hurry. The first person was Yan Yan. Fortunately, this old guy's voice is so loud that he can be heard from afar.

"The army obeys the order, put down the weapons and is innocent. Don't rebel!" After Zhang Ren hurried to the scene, he shouted harshly. Yan Yan was well-presented in the Sichuan army. With his roar, some people began to put down the blade one after another, and then more and more people put down the blade and went aside to wait for the order. In the whole field, only about 200 people were still holding weapons, but most of them were at a loss and looked at one of them one after another.

Zhao Feng knows this person, that is, he has just repeatedly encouraged people to go forward to make trouble. According to Huang Quan, he is Chen Zheng, a lieutenant under the command of Deng Xian. Obviously, the conductor of this attempted assassination is Chen Zheng.

"General, Gongheng, are you all right?" Seeing that the hundreds of people in the field had been surrounded by thousands of people brought by him, and there were no big waves anymore, Yan Yan hurried forward to ask Zhao Feng and Huang Quan.

"We are safe and sound, old general, try to catch these people alive, so that you can ask the messenger behind the scenes!" Zhao Feng nodded to show that he was safe, and then ordered Yan Yan to capture these people alive. Yan Yan repeatedly agreed, and then turned his head and shouted at the people, "How dare you plot to usurp and assassinate the official? Now that it has been heavily surrounded, why don't you put down your blade and surrender? If you resist stubbornly, you will not be forgiven!"

"General... General!" When Chen Zheng saw Yan Yan, he did not dare to be tenacious any more. After shivering for a long time, the blade in his hand fell to the ground, and then his whole body collapsed to the ground. After Chen Zheng's rest, his men did not dare to be tenacious any more. They left their blades one after another and were captured back.

"General, the last general's treatment is not strict, so that it's really shameful that such a thing happened. Please treat the general!" After controlling the situation, Yan Yan quickly pleaded guilty to Zhao Feng.

"Old General, you are not to blame for this matter, but I don't know if this Chen Zheng was instructed." Zhao Feng frowned slightly. Yan Yan and Huang Quan also nodded and agreed that such a thing was obviously not something that a little Chen Zheng could plan. If it hadn't been for Chen Zheng's being too timid, Niu Jin would have changed quickly, maybe Zhao Feng and others would have been really clicked by them today.

"This Chen Zheng is Deng Xian's general. I'm afraid that this matter has nothing to do with him!" Huang Quan nodded. At this time, someone came to report that Zhuge Liang from Chengdu sent someone to send an urgent letter.

"Deng Xian led the headquarters to attack Chengdu, intending to kidnap Kong Ming to plot a rebellion, but has been repulsed by Gao Xiang and others. Deng Xian was killed, and his colleagues were captured. After reading it, Zhao Feng briefly said the content of the urgent letter.

"This Deng Xian, it seems that this is what he did!" Yan Yan sighed, but Huang Quan also nodded repeatedly when he heard the words. Zhao Feng frowned slightly and intuitively told him that the assassination did not seem to be so simple. At present, Zhao Feng ordered the imperial examination to be held as usual, and he rushed back to Chengdu to prepare to figure out the whole story with Zhuge Liang. Chen Zheng and others also brought it back together.

"Kong Ming, how are you doing here?" After rushing back to Chengdu, Zhao Feng quickly asked Zhuge Liang.

"Everything is fine. When Deng Xian led the headquarters to suddenly attack Chengdu, he wanted to get rid of me. Fortunately, General Gao Xiang led the Chengdu garrison and repelled it!" Zhuge Liang's words are concise and concise.

"How is the hearts of Chengdu now?" Zhao Feng continued to ask.

"Shang Hao, Deng Xian and others were very short-lived, and the soldiers led were only a thousand, but they were repulsed by General Gao in half an hour. Deng Xian was killed in the chaotic army, and Leng Biao was captured alive by General Gao. Zhuge Liang replied.

"The cold bud was captured. Did you ask any clues?" Zhao Feng asked quickly.

"This man is very stubborn and hasn't asked anything yet." Zhuge Liang sighed. At this time, Yan Yan also said, "I also asked Chen Zheng. He only said that he was assigned by Deng Xian to act, and he didn't know anything about the rest." There is a lot of helplessness between words.

"There's something wrong with this!" Zhao Feng sighed. In a vague way, he felt that this matter was not so simple. What he didn't know was that in a small dark room hundreds of miles away, a middle-aged scribe sitting at the table, waiting for a person kneeling in front of him to report.

"So, this assassination has already failed?" After listening to the report of the person in front of him, the man sighed and asked.

"Exactly!" The man kneeling on the ground whispered.

"Alas, Deng Xian is so talented and talented. Before the assassination was completed, I just wanted to occupy Chengdu and destroy myself! Unfortunately, if it weren't for this kind of person, maybe I would have succeeded in one fell swoop! It's a pity, Xichuan, Xichuan!" The man sighed, but his eyes looked at the dark clouds outside the house. He didn't know what he was thinking.

(to be continued)