Datang: Ten Years of Proton, Leading an Army of Millions to Return

"Look carefully at this admission notice. As long as you have the ability, you can pass the exam."

Although he heard about this from his wife yesterday, he is still not clear about the specific admissions regulations.

So he quickly took the enrollment notice and began to read it carefully, his expression gradually becoming excited:
"Archery on foot, archery on horseback, military strategy, it really requires some real skills. General Duan was dissatisfied. I have joined the army before, but they either look at your background or just let you lift a millstone and then assign you a position."

"Since I didn't participate in any major battles, I was only a captain at best. I couldn't use the skills my master taught me, so I stayed here."

"So, you should go to this recruitment competition. As long as you can make a name for yourself, no one will dare to bully your family," Duan Zhixuan said excitedly.

"Brother Xue, since you have the ability, why don't you seize this opportunity? Don't you want to establish the same merits as His Majesty?"

Don't you want to establish the same merits as His Majesty? This sentence deeply touched Xue Rengui's heart, and the blood in his body began to boil again.

"Okay, General Duan, I will follow you now."

Although they were separated, Xue Rengui's wife was full of joy and his children did not cause much trouble.

Xue Rengui was about to get on the old horse that his wife had prepared for him when Duan Zhixuan stopped him:
"Your horse is too slow. I took the trouble to find another one for you. Fortunately, His Majesty sent me here. Otherwise, by the time you arrived in Yanyun City, the competition would have been over."

Xue Rengui then changed horses and rode away with Duan Zhixuan. After riding for a long distance, he finally remembered to ask:

"By the way, General Duan, after you brought Sun the bully and his group to the government, how did the county magistrate deal with them?"

"Don't worry, I've already explained the situation to the county magistrate. As for that bully and his helpers, you may never see the light of day again in your lifetime. Besides..."

Duan Zhixian smiled and looked at the BMW under Xue Rengui's crotch and the jade pendant he had just received around his waist.

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Yanyun City, Royal Military Academy

"Wow, this booklet is quite thick." At this moment, Li Kuan roughly scanned the roster. Judging from the number of people, the effect is indeed better than I expected.

"Of course. In this peaceful and prosperous era, everyone is striving to make progress. The general set up the "Seven-Four-Seven Academy" to recruit talents for the Tang Dynasty, so the enrollment plan was released together. Basically, everyone with ability came."

The person in charge of the enrollment plan hesitated for a while, and finally decided to speak out, "Your Majesty, I have a question, and I don't know whether I should say it."

"Just say it." Li Kuan said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I think we have almost enough people. Why don't we change the plan and officially start the enrollment competition in a few days. The people of Chang'an can't wait to hear about this competition, and..."

After hesitating for a while, the person in charge told the truth, "If more people say something, we will have to buy more things to prepare for the competition."

"No, not even a day less." Li Kuan's tone was very firm, "If anything is missing, we need to buy it as soon as possible!"

"But Your Majesty, this is the first time I've seen a competition involving so many people. It will probably be very troublesome to carry out," the person in charge said with some doubt.

"Your Majesty, why do you have to wait so long?"

"Master, do you know what the prosperity of Da Yan is based on?" Seeing the master's puzzled look, Li Kuan continued,
"We rely on the endless supply of talents from Da Yan."

Seeing the shocked look on the face of the person in charge, Li Kuan continued, "If the venue is not big enough, continue to expand it. If there are not enough bows and arrows and targets for the competition, prepare more. It only takes more than a month to build something, but the emergence of a talent is a long-term career."

"How do you know that the candidates who come later will not stand out in the admissions test? If you do it for your own convenience, wouldn't that be unfair to them? So, Master, do you understand now?"

"Your Majesty, this is a brilliant idea," the chief said with deep admiration. "I understand now. I will prepare it right away."

After going out, Li Kuan touched the roster and suddenly frowned. Although there were many people who signed up, among the people he hoped to see, only Liu Rengui's name was on the list.

Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai have not shown up yet.

"But you will definitely be there. This recruitment competition is just for you to practice. After that, I will be on the battlefield, and it will depend on you to show your talents."

Li Kuan smiled, then walked out of the room and headed towards the general's mansion.

How many people would have thought that this enrollment competition would be a gathering of future generals of Dayan?

"Well, after all this hard work, today's registration is finally coming to an end," an official at the Royal Military Academy stretched lazily, "It's almost time, it's time for me to go down..."

"Wait a minute," Duan Zhixuan shouted loudly while wiping the sweat from his forehead on horseback:

"There is another person who wants to sign up. Please remember this person. Hedong Dao, Hedong Dao Jiangzhou Xue Rengui."

"General Duan," the official recognized him immediately, "What's going on? Why is General Duan so tired?"

"We'll talk about this later," Duan Zhixuan quickly got off his horse, "His name is Xue Rengui, and he came here from Hedong Road specifically to participate in the competition. You should write down his name first."

"My name is Xue Rengui, nice to meet you, sir." Xue Rengui suppressed his excitement and bowed to the official.

"You want to sign up? That's fine," the official pointed to the bow on the table, then to the targets set out in the yard. "As long as two of the ten arrows hit the bull's eye, your name can be written on it. Now you can start..."

Although after the enrollment competition officially begins, there will be a series of eliminations to select the winners, but Li Qiu is looking for talents who can make great achievements for Dayan. There is no point in having those who know nothing participate in the qualification competition.

Of course, the standard of hitting two arrows out of ten is relatively low. Li Kuan did this to motivate them to participate in the registration.

Xue Rengui pulled the string and felt that there was about four stones of force coming out of the bow.

Although it is not particularly convenient for him, it can basically be used.

"Swish," with the sound of wind, the first arrow hit the center of the bull's eye.

"Swish, swish, swish——" One could not help but sigh at the superb archery skills.

The second, third, and fourth arrows also hit the target, which was amazing.

In the blink of an eye, it was the seventh arrow. Since the previous six arrows hit the target, it would be extremely difficult to hit the bull's eye next time.

Xue Rengui concentrated and held his breath, pulling the bow further and further, his eyes staring straight ahead, looking for a gap where he could not shoot.

Because of his high level of nervousness, his aura spread outward invisibly, so even the officials next to him forgot that he had already reached the standard. Not only did they not stop him, but they also concentrated as much as he did, observing the target. "The students participating in the recruitment are full of hidden talents. It would not be a wise move for them to show all their abilities now."

Li Kuan walked over with a smile. Since there were many things to deal with in the written admissions test, Li Kuan would often come over to supervise the progress of things. He didn't expect to run into this scene.

"Looking at this young man's archery skills, you will surely shine in the official competition."

Although Xue Rengui also sensed Li Kuan's unique temperament, as a general, Li Kuan's face was relatively delicate, unlike the general warriors who were big and strong, so Xue Rengui did not recognize him for a while. He put down his bow and asked hesitantly:
“I haven’t asked yet.”

"He is our Great Yan's Majesty, Li Kuan!" Duan Zhixuan hurriedly reminded:

"It was His Majesty who asked me to go to Jiangzhou to pick you up."
Xue Rengui bowed quickly: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Li Kuan's reputation and achievements had long spread throughout Dayan and beyond. Countless martial artists and even some scholars regarded Li Kuan as an idol, hoping to establish great fame with Li Kuan.

Xue Rengui, as one of the representatives, is naturally the same. Now that he has seen his "idol", his feelings are really hard to describe in words.

"Please stand up," Li Kuan said with a smile, "I just came here to see their work. There is no need for so many people. What do you think?"

"It's okay, it's okay. I thought I was late today," another young man running in with a bag on his back.

"My name is Xi Junmai, and I came here specifically to participate in this enrollment competition."

Li Kuan smiled, now everyone was finally present.

Duan Zhixuan, who didn't understand what was going on, looked relieved: "I thought it was late enough for me to bring Xue Rengui here, but I didn't expect there would be people who are slower than us."

"I've been in some trouble recently and was planning to give up this recruitment."

"Luckily, I met a noble person who helped me, so I was able to rush here."

It is obvious that Xi Junmai’s successful participation in the competition this time was also inseparable from Li Kuan’s help.

"I thought today was over and I had to wait until tomorrow, but I didn't expect to meet you all."

"Okay," Li Kuan said, "Since you want to participate in the competition, you only need to shoot two arrows into the bull's eye out of ten."

Xi Junmai then went forward to draw the bow. Different from Xue Rengui's archery skills, he picked up three arrows at once, then pulled the bow to the full moon, and then pulled it out at lightning speed.

Normally, controlling an arrow requires full concentration.
It would be more difficult to control three arrows at the same time, but Xi Jun bought two arrows.

All six arrows hit the bull's eye, his archery skills are truly amazing.

The official quickly registered the two people's names. Xue Rengui bowed to Xi Junmai and said, "Brother, you are really strong. I, Xue Rengui, admire you very much!"

"You are the one who pointed out the target next to you, right? Your archery skills are not bad," Xi Junmai and Xue Rengui hit it off right away, "But when we get to the ring, I will not show mercy."

Seeing that he had nothing to do, Duan Zhixuan quickly ran to Li Kuan and said:
"Now that I have brought him here for you, I have no control over how he takes the test next. Your Majesty, you promised me..."

"You just came back, and you don't even plan to take a break. You're so anxious." Li Kuan said helplessly.

"Your Majesty, you also know that," Duan Zhixian said helplessly, "I am already thirty years old, this..."

"I really can't do anything about you," Li Kuan said, "but I can't spare the time now, so I've handed over the relevant matters to my butler. Just tell the butler, and he will naturally arrange for you to meet the girl."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Duan Zhixuan was in high spirits and left here quickly.

"Brother Duan, Brother Duan." Xue Rengui suddenly became anxious. After all, he was unfamiliar with Chang'an and had no idea where to get food or accommodation.

Li Kuan waved his hand: "He has some personal matters to deal with, but don't worry, since you are here to participate in the competition, I will try my best to help you solve the problems of food, clothing and accommodation."

"Your Majesty," the official asked, "Should we continue with the registration tomorrow?"

Now that Xue Rengui, Liu Rengui, and Xi Junmai had all arrived, Li Kuan's goal had been basically achieved, so he asked, "How do the applicants today compare to the past?"

"It's already a lot less. Including these two, there are a total of four people who have come to report today."

"Okay," Li Kuan waved his hands, "Notify everyone that the enrollment competition will officially begin in three days."

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Three days later, Royal Military Academy.

As the first admissions competition of the Royal Military Academy, the scene was undoubtedly spectacular.

Although it is approaching late autumn and the morning wind is mixed with many meanings, the candidates who come to participate in the competition are all full of fighting spirit and bravely facing the challenge. The cold weather seems to have ignited their enthusiasm for the competition.

The first event of the competition, archery from foot, requires at least three out of five arrows to hit the bull's eye from a distance of 100 steps.

Although this requirement does not sound particularly difficult, in this special environment, firstly, there will inevitably be psychological pressure when facing a large number of precise people, and secondly, due to strong winds, the direction of the arrow will deviate.

So after the first event, many people were eliminated. Before the losers had time to lament their own failures, the competition immediately entered the second event - horse shooting. This time there were four arrows, and two arrows were required to hit the red heart.

You must know that in this era, the importance of cavalry is absolutely self-evident. Any soldier who wants to stand out must have superb horsemanship.

But there is a problem with this competition. Horses are living creatures after all, and contestants cannot choose the horses they ride.

The second item first requires the contestant to tame the horse he is riding in a short period of time so that the horse can serve his archery. At the same time, shooting arrows while exercising is itself a great test for the arrow.

Xue Rengui's luck was not very good at this time, and he was assigned a wild horse.

He struggled with the horse for a while before finally grabbing the reins.

So much so that during the horse archery competition, he was left behind by someone in the same group.

As the horse got closer and closer to the target, it suddenly became obedient again and was ready to go crazy again. (End of this chapter)