Zhang Xuan took refuge in Yang Qi because he wanted to rely on this shortcut to quickly embark on a career in office, but on the other hand, entering the Yanwang Mansion could also broaden his horizons and get in touch with better resources.

The best resources of all dynasties are concentrated in the upper class, and all living beings desperately compete for a little bit of small profit, but in the eyes of the upper class, they disdain it, the environment determines the status, and if Zhang Xuan wants to obtain a higher social status, he must first change his environment.

Zhang Xuan has a deep understanding both in his previous life and in this life, society is divided into classes or strata, if he doesn't want to live at the bottom like an ant, he has to find every opportunity to go up, hunting Yang Xuangan is an opportunity he seized, and it is also his vote, so that he finally got the ticket to enter the middle class of the Great Sui.

It also gave him the opportunity to get in touch with the upper-class rulers, that is, Yan Wang Yang Qi, and Yan Wang Yang Qi was his key to entering the upper class of the Great Sui Society, Zhang Xuan was very clear-headed, and it was far more difficult to go from the middle level to the upper level than from the bottom to the middle level, and the road was more difficult and dangerous, requiring him to make more arduous efforts.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, it was like a warehouse on fire, everyone wanted to move out of the warehouse a little more of their own things, everyone's means were different, Du Fuwei, Zhai Rang, Wang Bo and others were just arsonists, they had no chance to enter the warehouse, and they were destined to get nothing.

And Yang Xuangan was the first pathfinder to carry materials, but in the end he was buried in the sea of fire, Li Yuan, Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, Li Mi, Li Liang, Xiao Mi, Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu, these people are the participants who really entered the warehouse to grab materials.

If he, Zhang Xuan, also wants to get a piece of the pie in the burning warehouse of the end of the Sui Dynasty, then he must occupy a vantage point near a more convenient passage.

And from the middle to the upper class of society, it is to obtain such a position and access.

Martial arts are just a means for him to enter the upper class, just like Yuwen Chengdu, who broke away from the status of a domestic slave and entered the ranks of generals with his extraordinary martial arts.

He is also taking this path, not only to learn more advanced martial arts, but also to seize every opportunity to take the shortest and most convenient path to quickly improve himself, after all, the fire in the Sui Dynasty's warehouse has been lit, and there is not much time left for him.

Entering the Yan Palace, Zhang Xuan immediately had an identity and was appointed as the East Palace Yiwei, the official title of the eighth grade, which is also the lowest official rank in the Yan Palace, because Yan Wang Yang Qi has been named the imperial grandson by Yang Guang, but it has not been officially canonized, so the treatment of the Yan Palace's palace is higher than that of the general prince, and it is regarded as the East Palace.

The next morning, Zhang Xuan came to the Yanwangfu school for the first time, there were not many people on the school field, only a dozen people trained in groups of three or five, Zhang Xuan's boss was surnamed Chen, a native of Chencang County, Fufeng County, bold by nature, rarely put on an official stand, but the biggest problem is good wine, as long as it is not worth it, most of the time is spent in the drunken township.

It is precisely for this reason that Zhang Xuan only saw him once, and he was never found again.

Zhang Xuan took a spear from the armory rack, since he practiced Wang Bodang's spear, he has become a little interested in guns, maybe in the future he will use the gun as his own weapon.

He let out a low shout, stabbed out with one shot, stabbed nine more shots in a row, and then put away the gun, and slapped it backwards with his backhand, 'Smack! The whipping on the ground stirred up a puff of yellow dust, but this was the knife technique taught by Wang Bodang, who practiced for more than three months, and he naturally used it on the spear.

"Good marksmanship!" There was applause behind him.

As soon as Zhang Xuan turned around, he saw a young man walking behind him, with a delicate appearance, medium build, and very athletic.

Zhang Xuan remembered that he saw this person yesterday, and he had the same official position as his boss Chen Liang, as if he was a prince Qianniu, one grade higher than himself.

But at that time, Chen Liang forgot to introduce this person's name, and he didn't know what this guard's name was?

Zhang Xuan put down the gun and said with a smile: "The carving insect skill makes my brother Taijian laugh." ”

"It's really good, I can use the knife technique in marksmanship, and it's so natural and smooth, it's the first time I've seen it."

When Zhang Xuan heard that he actually recognized that he was using a knife technique, he couldn't help but look at him with admiration, so he asked with a smile: "May I ask Brother Taizun's surname?" ”

"In Xia Chai Shao, has Brother Zhang Xian heard of it?"

Zhang Xuan let out a long 'oh-', how could he not have heard of it, it was like thunder.

"You're Lee—"

Zhang Xuan wanted to say that you are Li Yuan's son-in-law, but suddenly remembered that he couldn't call the other party's elders by name, so he quickly bit his tongue, but he didn't know what kind of official Li Yuan was doing now, it seemed that he was staying in Taiyuan, but what should he call it?

His expression was a little embarrassed, Chai Shao understood what he meant, smiled and said: "Jiayue is a left-behind guard in Taiyuan, and most people call him Li Gong, or Li Yuanjun." ”

Chai Shao took the spear, stabbed it lightly, and said with a smile: "I am a good friend of Wang Bodang, I heard him talk about you, saying that you love to learn martial arts, but unfortunately there is no way to learn martial arts, is that so?" ”

Zhang Xuan's mind turned, he and Wang Bodang are friends, could it be that Chai Shao is also a member of Wuchuan Mansion?

Chai Shao is Li Yuan's son-in-law, and the Li Yuan family is the core family of the Guanlong aristocracy, and it is normal for Chai Shao to belong to Wuchuan Mansion.

However, Zhang Xuan's sense of mystery about Wuchuan Mansion has faded a lot, and the Xuanwu Huofeng he knows is only a secret killer organization in Wuchuan Mansion, and it is only a small part of Wuchuan Mansion.

Wuchuan Mansion is also known as Wuchuan Academy, is a famous educational institution in the capital, in addition to the mansion that I have seen, there are three other schools in the capital, there are thousands of scholars who study and practice martial arts in it, many people claim to be from Wuchuan Mansion, in fact, they are just studying and practicing martial arts in the meantime.

Zhang Xuan smiled faintly, "It turns out that Brother Chai also understands my situation!" ”

"I don't know much about learning martial arts, but I heard Bodang say that the elder brother is obsessed with practicing martial arts, I personally think it is biased, no matter how strong the martial artist is, it is just a murderous weapon, the person who really holds the knife, but may not be able to martial arts, such as Xiangguo Gao Xi, a scholar, but can lead the army to destroy the Chen Dynasty, and then such as Xiangguo Yang Su, martial arts mediocre, but can lead an army of 100,000 to attack the Turks in the north, with great achievements, although they do not know martial arts, but they are the real people who hold the sword."

Zhang Xuan was a little interested, and pointed to the stone bench and table in the distance, "Let's go sit over there." ”

Chai Shao came with him to sit down at the stone table, Chai Shao was also a celebrity at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and his knowledge was much stronger than that of ordinary guards, and Zhang Xuan also hoped to learn about this dynasty from him.

"I actually agree with Brother Chai's words, no matter how strong a martial artist is, it is just a killing weapon, and the person who really holds the knife may not be able to martial arts, but I come from a humble background, and I have neither a prominent family background nor profound knowledge, does Brother Chai think I may become a person who holds a knife?"

Chai Shao was silent for a moment and shook his head, "Can't!" ”

In fact, Chai Shao knew very well in his heart that some children of poor families pinned their hopes on making meritorious contributions to the army, "The fame only needs to be taken immediately!" Such words do sound exciting at first glance, but in fact they are just a rhetoric to coax the children of the poor family to work for the court.

10,000 children of ordinary families may not be able to live to achieve their dreams.

And those children of the family who went to the army to gain fame did not need to take risks at all, and their merits would naturally be piled up by the corpses of the children of the Han family.

The soldier's fame is not an immediate achievement at all, but the blood of a certain big man flowing in his body.

He sighed, "With no background and no family background like my brother, it is extremely difficult to take a step forward, unless you are favored by the emperor, but how many people can encounter such an opportunity." ”

Zhang Xuan said slowly: "If a piece of land is full of big trees, the other crops under it will die because they can't see the sun, unfortunately I am such a crop, since I can't eradicate other big trees, then I must also strive to become a big tree, fortunately, God gave me a strong physique, so that I can embark on the road of learning martial arts, for me, learning martial arts is just a way to go up, a means to gain fame, only to become a peerless general, can I have a day out,"

"What can you do to become a peerless general?"

Chai Shao sneered, "Yuwen Chengdu's martial arts are world-famous, but they are just Yuwenshu's fake slaves, fame is just a game for the children of the family, and the ordinary people are just chess pieces in the hands of others, when to put the chessboard and when to take it down, it is all the chess player's free will, the chess pieces are not qualified to complain about their own fate, and the chess player will not care what the chess pieces think in their hearts."

If a soldier can really get rich by fighting bravely, who else will hide when he hears the golden drum? If the imperial court could really "immediately gain fame", there would not be so many people who would rather rebel and avoid the battle of Liao. ”

Zhang Xuan disagreed with Chai Shao's fatalistic theory, and retorted: "But if you don't even have the opportunity to become a chess piece, what is the difference between it and the pawn vendors on the street, Yuwen Chengdu is precisely because of his martial arts, he was favored by the emperor, named General Tianbao, and got the opportunity to go up, if a person doesn't struggle, doesn't fight, and is willing to be mediocre, then he will not have any achievements in his life." ”

Chai Shao was silent, and after a long while, he said in a low voice: "Brother Xian, have you heard of Shi Wansui, the first fierce general of the Great Sui?" ”

"I've heard the name, what's wrong with him?"

"He is actually very similar to the virtuous brother, with a burly and tall physique, but he was originally a scholar, and he only began to practice martial arts at the age of thirty, and defeated Han Baohu and He Ruobi three years later, and was praised as the first fierce general in the world by the first emperor, and was also recognized by the Sui army."

Zhang Xuan listened leisurely, practicing martial arts at the age of thirty, and becoming the first in the world at the age of thirty-three, what a miracle, he had a glimmer of hope in his heart, and looked at Chai Shao expectantly.

Chai Shao understood what he meant, and shook his head with a wry smile, "I don't know his martial arts skills, I just said that some people only start practicing martial arts after they are thirty years old, and they still have great achievements, so the virtuous brother doesn't have to be discouraged by his age, there is no endless road." ”

Zhang Xuan felt a lot more comfortable in his heart, and he asked with a smile: "I don't know who the second fierce general in the world is?" ”

"The ranking of the top ten fierce generals in the world is a long time ago, many people have passed away, and now everyone doesn't mention it, if the virtuous brother wants to hear it, it doesn't hurt to talk about it, the first is the Shi Wansui I just said, the second is Han Baohu, the third He Ruobi, the fourth Yang Xuangan, the fifth Yujuluo, the sixth Zhang Xutuo, the seventh Yang Yichen, the eighth Mai Iron Staff, the ninth Qu Tutong, the tenth to protect the child, now except for the five, six, seven, nine, ten, the others have passed away, the top ten fierce generals have no meaning."

"I've seen Yuwen Chengdu, and even Yang Xuangan, who is ranked fourth, is not his opponent."

Chai Shao glanced at him in surprise, when did Yuwen Chengdu fight with Yang Xuangan, he had never heard of it.

He smiled and said: "Tianbao General Yuwen Chengdu is of course powerful, no less than Shi Wansui back then, when today's son praises him as the world's number one fierce general, Yang Xuangan should not be his opponent." ”

At this time, Zhang Xuan remembered something and asked curiously: "Does Brother Chai have a brother-in-law named Li Xuanba?" ”

"Yes, he is the third child of the Li family, and he has been weak since he was a child, but he was sent to Zhongnan Mountain seven years ago to learn martial arts with Ziyang Zhenren, to be honest, I haven't seen him either."

At this time, someone called Chai Shao in the distance, and Chai Shao got up and said: "I'll go over first, please rest assured, I will inquire about the technique of easy tendon suitable for the virtuous brother." ”

"Thank you Brother Chai for your care!"

Chai Shao arched his hand and walked quickly, Zhang Xuan watched Chai Shao go away, Chai Sang's words soothed the anxiety in his heart, he also knew that he was in a hurry, and he must learn to be patient and look for opportunities.

Zhang Xuan's heart gradually calmed down, he returned to the school field, turned on his horse, and ran towards the riding and archery practice ground with a bow and arrow in hand.