The same is true now. The Han Dynasty traveled with Liu Chan, first won the Battle of Guanzhong, then annexed Liangzhou, occupied the Hetao area, etc.

Over the years, Wei and Wu often united to attack the Han Dynasty.

In short, the truth is that whoever is stronger will unite with the remaining two parties to resist. In history, it was the alliance of Han and Wu to fight against Wei, but now it has become the alliance of Wei and Wu to fight against Han.

If...if the Han Dynasty was so powerful that it could dominate the world at any time, would Wei and Wu still be willing to turn a blind eye?

No——

He continued to say that although the Han Dynasty currently has a vast territory, the same thing is that the Han Dynasty is now like Cao Wei before the Battle of Guanzhong. The battle line is too long, starting from Jiaozhou in the south and ending at Daijun in Bingzhou in the north. Such a long battle line, if Wei and Wu

Attack with all the coalition forces.

How can a big man block it?

To be honest, Liu Chan really hadn't thought about this problem before. After all, the Han Dynasty has always been victorious in every battle these years, so many times, Liu Chan is not afraid of the Cao Wei and Soochow Alliance at all.

But this person sounded the alarm for him.

Although the Han Dynasty is now powerful, Cao Wei and Soochow still occupy the richest places in the world. Their combined population is unmatched by the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty is better because of its advanced weapons and there are still several dangers.

Also, the alliance between Wei and Wu is not close enough.

There are gaps in their alliance, and they don't completely trust each other, so on the surface they are united to resist the rising big man, but in fact they have their own agendas.

It is also for this reason that in addition to preventing the big Han from attacking, they will also mobilize a large number of troops to defend each other.

But——

If the Han Dynasty is so powerful, it may threaten their country at any time, or it may launch a unification war at any time.

What a grown-up candidate can think of, couldn’t the people of Soochow and Cao Wei think of?

If the big man is too strong, they may unite tightly to protect themselves, and then use all their strength to attack the big man.

Hiss——

Seeing this, Liu Chan didn't dare to read any further, because this thing was very likely to happen. If Sun Quan and Cao Rui one day put aside their old grudges, they would completely defeat the big man.

Oh, I can’t imagine.

"Xu Aiqing!" Liu Chan put down his answer sheet and asked anxiously: "When will the palace examination be held? I want to meet this person."

Seeing that the emperor was so impatient, Xu Shu also sighed. When he read this article, why couldn't he be like this?

The Han front is too long now. If Wei and Wu split their forces to attack the Han, the Han may not be able to defend it. After all, as the territory expands, more and more troops are needed.

Today, the total strength of the Han Dynasty is 300,000, including 100,000 cavalry and 200,000 infantry. However, there are many places that need to be defended.

With 300,000 troops, to be honest, the Han Dynasty is still a little stretched.

At present, of the 300,000 people, 20,000 are stationed in the Western Region and Southwest respectively. Then there are 50,000 troops stationed in Jiaozhou to defend against Soochow's southward march. There are 30,000 troops in Zigui, of which 20,000 are naval troops to defend the Yangtze River defense line.

Then there are 20,000 people each in Wuguan and Tongguan, 20,000 in Hedong, 15,000 in Shangdang, 30,000 in Daijun, 20,000 in Nanzhong, and 25,000 in Hetao.

The total strength of these defense lines has reached 25 people. Taking into account the troops deployed in Shuzhong, Liangzhou, and Jinzhong, the mobile troops currently available to the Han Dynasty are only 30,000 to 40,000 elite troops stationed near Chang'an. Ride.

But what about Wei and Wu?

Previous investigations have shown that although Cao Wei has experienced several major defeats, they still have a total strength of more than 300,000 troops, and Soochow still has more than 200,000 troops.

However, Wei and Wu were on the Yangtze River defense line, and both sides deployed more than 100,000 troops to defend each other. If they reached some kind of agreement, they would withdraw part of the troops from the Yangtze River defense line, and then concentrate their forces to attack the Han Dynasty.

What to do?

Although the three-bow bed crossbow is powerful, it is difficult to withstand an enemy army several times larger than ours. If Wei and Wu are allowed to invade the hinterland of the Han Dynasty, it will be really difficult for the Han Dynasty to resist it. Mainly border garrison troops everywhere. Now there is no one in the Han Dynasty. Dare to move.

"Return to Your Majesty!" Xu Shu said: "If Your Majesty has no objection, the palace examination can be held tomorrow."

"Okay!" Liu Chan said affirmatively: "Then tomorrow!"

This was the first time Liu Chan was so worried. He really hadn't thought about this before. Maybe he just felt that the Wei-Wu alliance could not be monolithic, so it would be difficult for them to pose a greater threat to the Han Dynasty.

But things are different now. A question that an ordinary examinee can think of, but maybe Cao Rui, Sun Quan and others can't think of it?

No——

They must be able to think of it.

The next morning.

Weiyang Palace.

The first imperial examination of the Han Dynasty was officially held.

On both sides of the main hall were the civil and military officials of the imperial court, and in the middle stood twenty people. The youngest of them was about eighteen or nineteen years old, and the elder was in his thirties.

Today is the imperial examination defense.

At the beginning, Liu Chan asked a few questions at random, and then randomly selected some candidates to answer, because the questions were not difficult and their answers were passable.

Suddenly, Liu Chan glanced around the entire hall, and then called out loudly: "Zeng Shu!"

This made the entire hall suddenly quiet, because before this, Liu Chan always asked questions when inspecting candidates, and then named someone to answer.

This time I will call the names first.

Just as Liu Chan finished speaking, he saw a man about thirty years old, with a medium build and slightly dark skin, slowly walking out of the queue.

"The students are here!" Zeng Shu responded as he came out of the queue.

Those who enter the second round of examinations automatically become the disciples of the Emperor, and those who enter the palace examination are naturally students of the Emperor.

When Liu Chan saw Zeng Shu, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He remembered this person.

At the end of the first round of exams, Liu Chan saw him on the street. He and Jiang Xianzheng were talking to the candidates that day. At that time, he reminded the failed candidates that they didn't need to be so depressed. If they didn't pass the exam this time, they could just take the exam next time.

"The Han Dynasty is in danger——" Liu Chan asked deliberately: "But what did you say?"

"Back to Your Majesty!" Zeng Shu said calmly, bowing and saying, "The students said it."

Except for Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu, most of the others were worried about Zeng Shu. They had not read Zeng Shu's examination papers because it was the first scientific examination of the Han Dynasty. The only people who reviewed the examination papers were Prime Minister Zhuge Liang and the imperial court. Dr. Shi Xu Shu.

Therefore, his answer sheet has been read by Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu.

When they were reviewing the papers, they both chose Zeng Shu's answer sheet as the first one.

Others are very worried. They only know that the Han Dynasty is very powerful now, and it is only a matter of time before he can dominate the world.

But the man in front of me actually said that the big man was in danger at this time?

Is this seeking death?

"Then tell me, how is the big man in danger?" Liu Chan asked in a deep voice deliberately.

Perhaps they heard that Liu Chan's tone was not right. The other ministers were stunned. No one dared to speak. Then they stared at Zeng Shu closely to see what he should say.

Zeng Shu was not afraid, but seemed very calm. He first saluted Liu Chan, then saluted the civil and military ministers in the main hall, and finally asked slowly: "Everyone, is the Han Dynasty in danger? Is the Han Dynasty strong?

?"

"Of course!" Fei Yi affirmed immediately, and then saluted Liu Chan and said flatteringly: "Under your Majesty's rule, our Han Dynasty, after more than ten years of development, is now the most powerful country in the Three Kingdoms.

."

"Yes!" Zeng Shu also nodded and said: "What Mr. Fei said is true. On the surface, I am indeed the most powerful country among the Three Kingdoms."

Wait——

Everyone was stunned, including Fei Yi, who stared at Zeng Shu in confusion.

On the surface, the Han Dynasty looks very powerful.

Isn’t the man inside strong and powerful?

"Everyone!" Zeng Shu bowed again, and then said with a smile: "You must be very curious, why do you say that, on the surface, the Han Dynasty is the most powerful country, right?"

Nonsense!

Everyone looked at him coldly, because in their eyes, the current big man was the strongest country, both internally and externally.

Zeng Shu, you have to speak nicely.

Otherwise——

Hum!

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Chapter completed!