The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 62
"Master Zhang's words, I fully agree with them!" Zhao Gou's unexpected words made Zhang Bangchang even more proud, and he wanted to bring this matter to the sage.Then, Zhao Gou changed the subject and scolded angrily: "Both the martial arts examination and the imperial examination are for the Song Dynasty to recruit talents. Among them are the talents of the country. At present, they are just ordinary people without important positions. In the future, they will definitely be able to Become a Song Dynasty servant. You know that the poor students want to change their destiny through martial arts and imperial examinations, and become officials in the court. Some commit crimes and fill their own pockets, while some sincerely serve the country and seek the well-being of the people. "

"The Great Song Dynasty is a great country, and martial arts is to select talented people. All the people in the world are going to Bianjing to jump into the dragon's gate. As the imperial court official and the chief examiner, it should be considered for the candidates. Mr. Zhang is in a high position , living in the court hall, not understanding the sufferings of the common people, not understanding the hard work of the warriors."

Zhao Gou sneered, Zhang Bangchang was so angry that he blew his beard and stared at his eyes. He wanted to refute but was pushed back by Zhao Gou's words again.Zhao Gou glanced mockingly, and said: "I almost forgot, Mr. Zhang was born as a civil servant, how can he understand martial arts? But, Mr. Zhang, don't forget that you are also from a poor family. If it is not for the emperor's reuse, Mr. Zhang How can you be an official for a while if you have some skills, and you can't forget your original intention."

"You! You!..." Zhang Bangchang pointed at Zhao Gou angrily, his face livid.

Zhao Gou said coldly: "Bold, I am the chief examiner of this martial arts examination, and I am also a second-rank official of the imperial court. Mr. Zhang is so demeaned, does it mean that he wants me to refer to you in front of the emperor, saying that you No boss? If the emperor knows that Master Zhang's character is so low, he might lose his official position!"

Zhang Bangchang was ridiculed by Zhao Gou, but he was powerless to refute. He looked at Zhao Gou viciously, and thought, "Don't be complacent, wait until I catch you, and see if you dare to be so arrogant. Since you want to be elected in the martial arts exam Talent, I just let those talents be depressed, and see how you deal with the job."

Zhao Gou scolded Zhang Bangchang as if scolding his grandson. Zhang Jun, Wang Duo, and Zong Ze were stunned. The three of them had seen Zhao Gou's eloquence.Zhang Jun and Wang Duo made eye contact, and they both showed surprise; Zong Ze was surprised, but a little surprised, and felt that what Zhao Gou said was very true.Although Zong Ze had never taken the martial arts exam, he was born in the army, so he could understand the difficulties of martial arts students. Some families are indeed not good, and there are countless students from poor families. Therefore, Zong Ze approves of everything Zhao Gou does.

Half an hour later, the second martial arts exam was held. Zhao Gou, as the chief examiner, sat in the lobby of the Martial Arts Hall.According to the order of the test papers, order the banner officer to call out the candidates' names.The examinee who entered the martial arts hall first was named Liu Qi. He was handsome and slender, not like a military general, but like a literati.

Zhao Gou asked, "Liu Qi, where is your ancestral home?"

"My lord, the grassroots Qinzhou Chengji family, my father Liu Zhongwu!" Liu Qi replied neither humble nor overbearing.

"Liu Zhongwu?" Zhao Gou whispered in surprise, "Are you the son of Mr. Liu who was promoted to Mingdao Palace?"

Liu Qi nodded and said, "Exactly!"

"Then why was it not recommended by your father when you registered, but by the county magistrate?" Zhao Gou glanced at Liu Qi's recommendation letter. It was not written by his father Liu Zhongwu, but by the county magistrate Chengji.If Liu Zhongwu personally wrote the recommendation letter, he would not have to take the martial arts exam, and he would directly enter the court as a general.

"Returning to my lord, the grassroots applied for the martial arts exam. I don't know my father is in Bianjing, and I don't want to rely on my father's reputation to obtain an official position. I want to obtain it through my own strength." Liu Qi replied with a bow.

Zhao Gou understood. He knew what Liu Qi meant. He didn't want others to say that he used his father's reputation to gain fame and wanted to rely on his own strength. He praised: "It's true that a tiger father has no dogs! This officer is going to test whether you have real skills."

Liu Qi nodded, getting ready.Then, Zhao Gou looked at the test paper he had written. The method of arranging troops on it was not according to the records in the book, but all of them used actual combat methods.So, Zhao Gou replaced Zhang Jun and Zong Ze, and asked in a low voice, "My lords, what do you think of this article?"

Although Zhang Jun is pocketed, he has to admit that he is a general, and he is also a general, and his position in the army is not low.Zong Ze is a leading figure in the army. He has gone through countless battles, big and small, and he is in awe of the enemy.The two of them obeyed their orders, and after reading Liu Qi's writing, both of them couldn't help praising: "It's wonderful!"

"On the day when the army is raised, there is no poverty in the territory. If you fight, you will surely win. If you win, you will not die. If you gain land, the country will not be defeated. What are the four things? For those who have no poverty in the territory on the day when you raise your army, you will be able to count. You will win when you fight. Those who win are judged by the law. Those who win without dying have the teaching equipment ready, but the enemy dares not to correct them. Those who gain land and make the country undefeated are because of the people. Because of the people, the title system is issued. If there is benefit, then there is control. When the law is judged, there is compliance. When counting, there is clarity.”

Next, Liu Qi also wrote a more practical method for the two armies to fight. Even Zhang Jun and Zong Ze thought it was very good.Zhang Bangchang and Wang Duo were full of doubts. They didn't know why, so Zhao Gou asked, "Answer truthfully, have you ever participated in a war?"

Liu Qi replied: "My lord, Cao Min fought with his father when he was young, and later his father was transferred to Beijing, so he stayed in his hometown to learn martial arts."

Everyone nodded, and Zhao Gou said: "In that case, then you should be 'striving'!"

Liu Qi pondered for a moment, and said: "The enemy's will is chaotic, and there is no danger. The image of Kun Xia Dui Shang can't be taken by himself. This plan is to use the principle of the hexagram image of "Kun Xia Dui Shang", which is a metaphor for "the enemy's will." "Chaotic collection" has created a situation full of mistakes and dangers. I have to seize the enemy's uncontrollable chaos and use it flexibly from east to west. Tactics such as attacking and showing them not to attack further create the illusion of the enemy and win the victory in one fell swoop by surprise."

"In the Western Han Dynasty, the Seven Kingdoms rebelled, and Zhou Yafu stood firm and did not fight. Wu soldiers rushed to the southeast of the wall, and Yafu prepared for the northwest; but the king of Wu's elite troops attacked the northwest, so they were not allowed to enter. The enemy's ambitions are not disturbed, and he can go away by himself. At the end of the Han Dynasty, Zhu Jun surrounded the Yellow Turban Yuwan, formed a fortress, raised a mountain of earth to approach the city, and beat the drums to attack its southwest. The Yellow Turbans all went to them, and Jun himself took advantage of the [-] elite soldiers to cover the northeast and entered. The enemy's will is chaotic, and there is no danger. However, the strategy of attacking the west depends on whether the enemy's will is chaotic. If there is chaos, you will win; if there is no chaos, you will be defeated.

Liu Qi talked about the past and the present, and mentioned that Zhang Jun and Zong Ze had used this strategy before, even Zhang Jun and Zong Ze were surprised.The two glanced at each other, Zhang Bangchang and Wang Duo were puzzled by the second monk Zhang Er, they were civil servants and didn't know how to use troops, maybe they could do it on paper, but they were helpless in real war.

Hearing his eloquent talk, Zhao Gou couldn't help thinking: "It turns out that there is such a talent hidden in the Great Song Dynasty. I thought that only Marshal Yue, this person's talent may surpass that of Brother Yue. Even Yue Fei was not born as a general, unlike him since childhood. Going out with your father, born as a general, don't know how good martial arts are?"

Zong Ze exclaimed in admiration: "Master Liu has someone to succeed him!"

Although Zhang Jun accepted Gao Qiu's gift, he wanted to hinder Zhao Gou and cause him some trouble.However, as a general, Zhang Jun was somewhat concerned about Liu Qi.After all, Liu Qi's potential is not bad, and he is only in his twenties. He is in his prime, so he has no choice but to love him.

"Candidate No. [-], go down and rest for a while, and you will enter the final exam later!" Zhao Gou asked Liu Qi to go down to rest, and Liu Qi also got up to leave. From the beginning to the end, he was calm and unhurried, and praised him in his heart, saying: "This person is the talent of a general, and he will definitely be able to serve the Song Dynasty in the future."

So, Zhao Gou ticked it with a red pen, which means that he can continue to the next round of exams and become the first candidate to enter the final round of exams.Liu Qi was directly brought into the school grounds by the guards, waiting for others.Zhao Gou did this because he didn't want other people to know the number of his assessment methods, so that they had no preparations.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, there were many civil servants and military generals, and Liu Qi was one of them. It's a pity that the world knows Yue Fei, but they don't know that Liu Qi's achievements are even higher than Yue Fei.Zhao Gou didn't know much about Liu Qi. Even in the historical records of later generations, there were not as many things about Liu Qi as Yue Fei, which made everyone think that there were only a few people such as Yue Fei, Zong Ze, and Han Shizhong in the late Northern Song Dynasty. In fact, there were many famous people. generals.

Looking at the back of Liu Qi leaving, Zhao Gou thought to himself: "I didn't expect to find such a talent in this martial arts exam. If I didn't come here in person, I might miss a good talent. I don't know if there will be more in the future." For other talented generals, it seems that it is quite difficult for Brother Yue and others to stand out."

(End of this chapter)