In a pavilion in Fan Lou, Jia Kui, Zhang Yu, He Bin, Yang Sui, Lu Zheng, and Li Hao sat in a group, drinking relatively well.

After taking a sip of wine, Zhang Yu slapped the cup in his hand heavily: "Listen to the people in the Privy Council, now the DPRK is discussing the central government, and in the future, the military academy will also hold a scientific examination." Only those who pass the examination can become commanders, just like the jinshi in the civil service. Straight lady thief, I only know how to kill the enemy before the battle in my life, and I regard thousands of troops and horses as nothing. What scientific research articles, where are people like me doing it! ”

Jia Kui said: "You don't have to worry, the scientific examination in the army is based on the knowledge of the school, not the poetry." ”

Zhang Yu said: "So what? What I learned from the military was to dance with knives and guns, not to plan and calculate. Although a few of us have not entered the school, we know what is taught in the military school. I can't read many words, but I can understand the paperwork enough, and I can use it enough in the army. How can you learn that! I see, it's not interesting to be an official, so it's better to hire a soldier and go outside to be happy. ”

Jia Kui said: "Baochen, the captain just didn't want us to waste, so he recruited him into Beijing and sent him to the military academy to study." If you only want to be a soldier, why should you recruit into the capital? You are the jurisdiction of Guangxi Road, how happy! ”

Zhang Yu shook his head, drank with his head down, and did not speak.

These people are Di Qing's powerful subordinates, and they have made great contributions in the first battle of Annihilation Nong Zhigao. Jia Kui once served as a soldier in the Gongsheng Army with Di Qing, and the difference between the two was only two years old. Zhang Yu is younger and famous for his bravery. When Di Qing was in Qingjian City, there was a challenge from the generals of the Xia Army, and Zhang Yu took an iron mace to ride out alone, and took the head and his horse back to the battle, and people called him Zhang Tiegong.

Jia Kui was older, and his official position was higher, and he was later promoted to the envoy of the West Dyeing Academy, the history of Jiazhou Thorn, and the envoy of Daiyao County. Zhang Yu's official position is very low, and he is the right class of the palace, which is lower than Yang Wenguang's official position when he first arrived in Suizhou. After the war, he was promoted to the inner temple Chongban, and after the martial arts in the capital, he was promoted to a level for the inner temple, and he was promoted from a small envoy to an ambassador. The rest of the people, most of whom are fierce generals in the northwest, have participated in the battles of Sanchuankou, Haoshuichuan, Dingchuanzhai and other battles and have made military achievements. Among them, Yang Sui has participated in the king of Pingbei Prefecture, one of the later generations of "The Legend of the Three Sui Ping Demons".

These men were promoted after the war, and most of them were assigned to various posts. Zhang Yu and Lu Zheng stayed in Guangxi and became the jurisdiction of Guangxi Road. Jia Kui became the ruler of Qin Fenglu, but because of his mother's illness, he never took office. The Beijing Military Academy was built, and the forbidden army carried out large-scale training, Di Qing deliberately transferred these old subordinates to the military city, preparing to let them enter the Beijing school, study for a while, and have a future. I didn't expect to enter the school yet, and the news of the scientific expedition came out first.

Among several people, Zhang Yu has the lowest level of education and is the most resistant to this. Ping Nong Zhigao returned to the capital, and demonstrated the battle of Guirenpu in the Chongzheng Palace, and the commander was Zhang Yu, and Zhao Zhen was very happy with this brave general. Unexpectedly, after a few months, the situation has completely changed.

He Bin said: "The overall situation of this matter has been decided, what's the use of us fighting?" Entering the military as early as possible, really learning the skills, and fighting for a future is the right way. whining here, there's no use. Even the lieutenant, didn't he go to Hequ Road, where he patrolled the military academy? ”

Zhang Yu said coldly: "What skills do you learn when you go inside?" Sprinkle a shovel, vertical and horizontal, no opponent! ”

Yang Sui shook his head: "Baochen, this time is not as good as in the past, in the Hequ Road army, fighting does not rely on bow and horse martial arts at all!" No matter how brave you are, under the gun, there is no use! And then the fierce generals, how many military exploits are there in front of the party members? There are 30,000 soldiers on Hequ Road, first destroying the Black Mountain Supervisory Military Division, and then destroying the White Horse Supervisory Military Division, and tens of thousands of party members have no strength at all! The world has changed, and we can only follow it. ”

Lu Zheng came back from Guangxi with Zhang Yu and sighed: "Yes, the world has changed. We have made great efforts in Guangxi, but compared with the military exploits of Hequ Road, it is not worth mentioning at all. A nong Zhigao, a barbarian thief, and an army of Hequlu Road, can defeat the Khitan first, kill the Khitan emperor, force back hundreds of thousands of troops, and expand thousands of miles of military exploits. Not to mention that with only 30,000 soldiers and horses, the party was afraid to be subdued, and obediently sacrificed the city. Alas"

Jia Kui said: "It's useless to complain now. Taiwei asked us to come to the capital for the sake of our future. Only by making a name for himself in a middle school can he live up to the cultivation of Taiwei. What if you don't have much literacy? Aren't most of the people in the forbidden army just like us? If they can learn it, why can't we? Let's just say that most of the generals of the Hequ army that have made great contributions in the northwest are not as good as us. During the southern expedition last year, we all saw that most of them were people who pulled the fiber army, how can they be compared with us people? If they can do it, so can we! ”

He Bin nodded: "Exactly." If the Fiber Pulling Army can be trained, why can't we be trained? Now the imperial court is full of spirit, and in the future, it will inevitably go north to restore Youyan, level the Khitan, and destroy the party. We will learn it as soon as possible, and these big battles are not all opportunities! ”

Zhang Yu nodded and drank a glass of wine with everyone, still very uncomfortable in his heart.

When he went south to Pingnong Zhigao last year, he originally said that Du Zhongxiao's battalion Tianxiang army was a reserve force, and Zhang Yu and Jia Kui also met Du Zhongxiao. At that time, a civilian official with an army in the box, how could he have thought that a year later, he would make such a big noise. At that time, he didn't think much of Du Zhongxiao, and felt that he led the camp Tianxiang army to the south, which was a sign of the military exploits of Di Qing and himself. Unexpectedly, he turned his head and went north, beating the Khitan into a disgrace and splitting it into two. They also annihilated tens of thousands of party members, high cities and deep pools, where the army of Hequ Road was located, they didn't even dare to open the city gate.

Successively defeated the Khitan and the party, expanded thousands of miles, and marched to the Western Regions, such military feats, the generals of this era dare not think of it. Zhang Yu has no opinion on Du Zhongxiao, but he has a very big opinion on the fact that an officer cannot be a commander if he does not study well in the military academy. In order to lead the troops, the emphasis is on the courage and invincibility of the battle array, how can it suddenly become a last resort, and the command is decided.

I rode a horse and took a sword, and I was used to killing people in battle, and I went to school to study, and I felt ridiculous when I thought about it.

Di Qing's subordinates, Jia Kui and Zhang Yu are his right-hand men. Zhang Yuyong and Jia Kuimou, the two complement each other well. However, because of the combat mode of the Hequlu army, Wu Yong before the battle was useless, and Zhang Yu was of course depressed.

Zhang Yu and Jia Kui were both born as cavalrymen, and they both started from the lowest soldiers, and their futures were the same as Di Qing's. Compared with Zhang Yu, Jia Kui came from a humble background, and all three generations were white. When he was young, his father passed away, Jia's mother remarried, and his stepfather treated Jia Kui badly, and life was difficult. Jia Kui was filial piety, and later joined the army, and because of his military exploits in the army, he gave his stepfather a large sum of money and took over his mother's support.

has lived a poor life since childhood, and has seen the warmth and coldness of people, and Jia Kui has a calm personality. After returning from Guangxi, Jia Kui was promoted to the jurisdiction of Qinfeng Road, but because his mother was old and sick, he couldn't resign. Di Qing didn't allow it, but because of his mother, he hadn't taken office yet. A few days ago, he already knew that he was going to be reappointed to manage the soldiers and horses of Goulin Mansion Road, but he was no longer in charge of Lu Chu, and he heard that he was going to be rowed to Hequ Road.

With Jia Kui's character, he knew that he would not come out of the military academy in the future, and he would not be able to adapt to the combat mode of Hequ Road, and he would have no future. Now the imperial court is talking about opening the imperial examination in the army, I am afraid that the general trend will be the same, and this will be the case in the future. Now is not the time to complain, the most important thing is to figure out how the imperial examination is conducted, what content is examined, and even the way it affects the scientific examination.

This incident made a big fuss in the capital, and several companions of the Southern Expedition drank together in Fancheng to relieve their boredom.

It's a pity that Di Qing is not here, otherwise there is still someone who has an idea. Now several people have their own thoughts, and the wine is not refreshing.