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Sitting on the platform, Liu Xie watched the examinees take turns entering the arena, practiced riding and shooting, and competed with Zhao Yun, Zhang Xiu and others who served as examiners. Discuss a few words.

This year is the first year of the implementation of the new military service law. Conscripts will be recruited by counties and counties after the autumn harvest. The implementation will begin before the selection of professional soldiers from the existing personnel, and the new professional soldiers will be recruited one step later.The casual riding and martial arts lectures are relatively early, and the level is also higher, so Liu Xie gave more rewards and came to watch the scene in person.

Zhang Ji was in a great mood.

Being able to sit side by side with Jia Xu already made him very proud, not to mention serving the emperor and participating in the selection of loose riders together.

In fact, he was satisfied when he received the telescope from the Son of Heaven.Now these are extra surprises, like a hot iron, ironing out the slightest bit of unwillingness in my heart.

After returning to Nanyang for a few months, I met Zhang Xiu often, knowing that Zhang Xiu is not what it used to be, but Zhang Ji was still very surprised to see the strength Zhang Xiu showed in every gesture.

As he grows older, his physical strength is not as good as before, but his eyesight is still sharp. At a glance, he can see that Zhang Xiu's military strength is now among the first-class masters. Ten years ago, Lu Bu competed.

Others are not weak, and some even have higher martial arts than Zhang Xiu.

It seems that Zhang Xiu's talk about riding loose, hiding dragons and crouching tigers is absolutely true.

"Your Majesty, there are quite a few people from the Kanto region who have been referred to this year." Zhang Ji put down his binoculars, pointed to the distance solemnly and said, "I saw two more."

Liu Xie glanced at the distance along his finger, and said with a smile: "Although there are not as many warriors in Kanto as in Kanxi, there are many masters. Even a rich place like Runan has masters like Chen Dao."

He suddenly froze for a moment.

In the crowd, he saw a somewhat familiar face.If I remember correctly, it should be Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tan.

Is he coming to take the exam again?
Liu Xie remained calm and continued talking to Zhang Ji.He knew that the people of Xiliang had a high regard for the influence in the army. On the one hand, he wanted to take this opportunity to remind the people of Xiliang not to be too conceited; , so as not to disturb the people of Xiliang.

Before leaving the Central Plains, he wanted to remove as much as possible the unstable factors left by Dong Zhuo and replace them with new blood.

"Your Majesty's words are very true, and I admire them very much." Zhang Ji stroked his beard and grinned, "I only serve two people in my life, one is Your Majesty, and the other is Taiwei. Your Majesty is a wise ruler, wise and powerful. The Taiwei is a virtuous minister, and his tricks are unparalleled."

Jia Xu coughed lightly, interrupting Zhang Ji. "Hussars are ashamed to say this."

"It's right, it's right." Zhang Ji laughed loudly, and then said: "Your Majesty, I have a small proposal, I don't know if it should be said or not?"

Liu Xie nodded with a smile. "Since it's a suggestion, if there's anything inappropriate to say, Hussar, please tell me."

"I feel that since there is an exam, it should be implemented in an all-round way, and it doesn't have to be limited to casual riding and martial arts halls. It can be implemented even in prefectures and counties. This way, there will be a standard for selection in the army, reducing unnecessary repetition."

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Liu Xie looked at Jia Xu. "What does the captain think?"

Jia Xu stroked his beard and pondered for a moment. "I think Hushi's proposal has merit, but it's not suitable right now. It's better to wait."

"Why?" Zhang Ji asked.

"There are two reasons." Jia Xu raised his hand, shook off his sleeves, and showed two fingers. "Firstly, after the great war, you should rest with the people, and you should not place too much emphasis on martial arts; secondly, the selection of talents by the method of examination has just been implemented, and the pros and cons of it are not yet clear, so it is not appropriate to rush, it is better to wait a few years to discuss."

Zhang Ji glanced at Liu Xie secretly, seeing that Liu Xie had no intention of speaking, he said again: "Although the Taiwei's opinion is reasonable, it is not entirely correct. Although the Central Plains is peaceful, the world is not settled. It seems too much to say that Ma Nanshan is released now." It’s too late. Among other things, Jiaozhou and the Western Regions haven’t been pacified yet.”

"It is true that Jiaozhou and the Western Regions have not yet been pacified, but the existing troops are sufficient to deal with it, and there is no need to increase the troops. Wait a few years, and wait for the soldiers who have been fighting for a long time to live and work in peace and contentment. It is not too late to think about it."

Jia Xu paused for a moment, and then said: "Jiaozhou will be pacified within three years. At that time, except for Sun Ce's subordinates, all other soldiers can be disarmed and returned to the fields. As for the Western Regions, ten thousand cavalry are enough. It is enough to choose from the existing troops."

Zhang Ji opened his mouth and said nothing.

In terms of reasoning, he is definitely not Jia Xu's opponent.Going on, if it doesn't work, the emperor will suspect that he is in love with Zhan and refuses to give up his military power.

Seeing that Zhang Ji closed it, Liu Xie said: "Anyway, General Hussar's suggestion is still of some reference value. The Taiwei's Mansion can make a preliminary plan."

"Wei." Jia Xu readily agreed.

Only then was Zhang Ji satisfied.

The three talked for a while, Yuan Tan walked into the examination room, saluted Liu Xie and others on the stage, and practiced archery first.Foot shooting, riding shooting, a few rounds of arrow shooting, the results are very good, fully in line with the selection criteria for casual riding.

Liu Xie couldn't help but nodded.

In fact, from the way Yuan Tan walked, he realized that Yuan Tan had worked hard in recent years.

If reading can change a person's mind, then practicing martial arts can change a person's posture.Practicing martial arts or not, the spirit of the whole person is obviously different.

Yuan Tan has had no worries about food and clothing since he was a child, with sufficient nutrition, a tall body inherited from his family, and a swordsman like He Yong who laid the foundation for him, so he has a solid foundation.It's just that they didn't need to work hard before, and the energy they spent on martial arts was limited.Once they are driven to a dead end and their potential is unearthed, their achievements will not be low.

Just like Huang Yi before.

So if nothing else happens, after two or three generations, the children of these aristocratic families will become dragons and phoenixes again.

This is a trend that no one can stop, and neither can the traversers.

What he can do is to tear down the walls of the aristocratic family that prevent others from progressing, and fill in the moat, so that the children of the aristocratic family can always feel the pressure brought by the outstanding talents among ordinary people.

This is beneficial to the aristocratic family, and also beneficial to the big man.

He never intended to wipe out the aristocratic family, he just wanted to break their monopoly, let the solidified class flow again, and give more people room to rise.

Yuan Tan and Zhao Yun fought against each other for more than ten times and successfully passed the exam.

Jia Xu and Zhang Ji also recognized Yuan Tan.Zhang Ji was surprised, but Jia Xu didn't respond.

Watching Yuan Tan standing in the row of passing the examination, waiting to be interviewed, Liu Xie asked Jia Xu softly, "How long has Yuan Shao been dead?"

Jia Xu raised four fingers. "It's almost been four years. Yuan Tan should have served three years of mourning, and came to the election after the mourning period was over."

Liu Xie was a little emotional.

"How time flies, Yuan Shao has been dead for four years. I still remember that in Xiu Tuze, waiting for the Xianbei people to fall into the trap."

Jia Xu was also a little emotional. "Yeah, time flies. I'm a little homesick."

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