Martial arts life is the same as before, learning the art of war, practicing martial arts.

There are very few students who are still studying, but Huang Chen, a doctor of martial arts, still teaches seriously, Yang Congyi and Tang Xun come back, he has five students, they are still learning more seriously, after learning on the same day, he can recite the next day, he is very satisfied.

Yang Congyi and Tang Xun fell behind more than two months of courses, and they were made up within a month, which made Huang Chen very pleased, so that the later study further accelerated the progress. "Liutao" was completed in June, and immediately began to study "Sima Law", this book was completed in the Warring States period, and many people died, only five remained, all of which were included in martial arts, and it took a month to learn.

In this book of war, Yang Congyi knew for the first time that "although the homeland is big, the warlike will die; Although the world is safe, forgetting the war will be dangerous", this very famous sentence comes from "Sima Law".

It comes from the Warring States Period, it is an era of a hundred schools of thought, every kind of thought is the abyss and sea of water for later generations, inexhaustible, inexhaustible, soldiers, Confucianism, Taoism, Moism, Legalism, Yin and Yang, miscellaneous, vertical and horizontal, etc., each can shine forever, their thoughts are naturally profound and lofty, and can be excavated by people of all dynasties.

Although the pre-existing text of "Sima Fa" is small, its content is profound and thought-provoking. After learning it, Yang Congyi knew that this kind of military strategy and art of war opened up the horizon, and did not teach people how to fight, and now it is useless for martial arts students, because it is the law of generals and kings. Perhaps the original selection of this art of war as a martial arts classic, is to train generals, a change in the Song Dynasty's style of emphasizing literature over martial arts, but the power of the literati is too strong, the martial arts have never dominated the power in the court, and all the hard work is in vain.

After that, he continued to study another martial arts classic, "Huangshi Gong Sanluo", this military book does not focus on how soldiers should march and fight, it focuses on political strategy to clarify the principle of governing the country and using soldiers, and talks about national strategy.

It is another book that emperors and generals should read, Yang Congyi doubts that martial arts is not teaching the wrong object, and these students who have never fought in a war and have not been in politics and officials, talking about these things that cannot be seen or touched, it is completely useless, it is impossible for martial arts students to go to the court to express their political opinions, and it is impossible to be a minister in the court of the Great Song Dynasty, they learn the "Three Strategies", and in the end what they learn are empty words, and it is impossible to have the opportunity for them to perform.

But this is a book that must be learned in martial arts, and the exam must also be taken, Yang Congyi had to force himself to study carefully, memorize it well, and finish the "Three Strategies" in half a month.

Then he began to study "Wei Xuanzi", the idea of this military book and Yang Congyi's ideas and subconscious have a lot of coincidence, the idea of governing the army, the idea of warfare and the fact that people will win the day and disrespect ghosts and gods, all make Yang Congyi happy, these things he is familiar with, with this preconceived subconscious, learning the art of war is unimpeded, Mr. can read most of what he did not say, Mr. said, he can understand more deeply, until this time he found the fun of learning the art of war, this is what soldiers should learn, not all kinds of strategies.

The time for studying always flies quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it is October.

This morning, Yang Congyi and Tang Xun were in the martial arts arena, and after a one-shot sword drill, Tang Xun was a little depressed.

"Brother Tang, don't be angry, the spear is the king of a hundred soldiers, a sharp weapon for killing and winning on the battlefield, you see how the forbidden army has a sword, basically a gun, it's normal if you can't beat me, can't I also beat you?" Yang Congyi saw that Tang Xun was not very happy, so he persuaded.

It was also on a whim that he proposed to compete with him, but when the spear danced, the sword in Tang Xun's hand couldn't get close at all. He has been practicing swords for more than ten years, and he already has a good foundation, but he doesn't want to be hit hard.

"I'll practice guns with you, you teach me." Tang Xun looked at the sword in his hand, a little annoyed.

"Don't make trouble, the sword is the king of a hundred soldiers, easy to carry, and conducive to self-defense. You don't want to go to the battlefield to fight, why do you learn to shoot, not to mention how many years you have been learning swords. I knew a Taoist before, as soon as the sword came out of the sheath, it was murderous, very powerful, I advise you not to mess around, continue to practice your sword, maybe in a few years, I will not be your opponent. Yang Congyi said with a smile.

"Also, I don't fight, I learn what guns from you." Tang Xun held a few sword flowers, with a beautiful posture.

"That is, those who practice spears are rough men, and those who wield swords are gentlemen and scribes. For example, Li Bai is a master of swordsmanship, and a song "Chivalrous Journey" is written in such a beautiful atmosphere, if he walks with a pole gun, he will lose his demeanor. Yang Congyi also danced his gun as he spoke, and he was full of tigers.

"You're right, it's still easy to hold the sword. By the way, Brother Yang, are you going out today? Tang Xun asked while holding his sword.

"Where to go, what are you going to do?" Yang Congyi's hands are non-stop.

"Taixue has been debating on his rest day recently, and there must be a debate on today's break, you don't know how exciting it was last time they debated for a day, Taixue went in casually on his rest day, many people went, and there were a lot of good-looking little ladies." Tang Xun said with a smile.

"Brother Tang, when did you become interested in the little lady, you have changed." What a student can debate is nothing more than what is true, and what is in the scriptures, quoted from the scriptures, is also written as useless.

"What's the matter, their debate is really exciting, they are all preparing for the imperial examination in March next year, let's go and have a look, you haven't been out for several months, just take a break." Tang Xun's face flushed, and he quickly denied it, emphasizing that he really went to see the debate.

"Okay, then let's go and see what the students can say." Imperial examination, he once wanted to study hard to participate in the imperial examination, and later Lord Chen persuaded him, he turned to martial arts, since he had the opportunity to go to Taixue, let's see how big a gap he has with them.

After cleaning and changing into clean civilian clothes, the two made an appointment to go out of martial arts, went out and turned around, and arrived at Taixue next door.

Taixue is much taller than martial arts, and it looks wider, but the door is closed, not open, there are many people waiting in front of the door, and you will find that most of them are scholars, of course, some of them belong to the lively scene, and there are a few young ladies who are accompanied by maids, and they don't have to think about it to know what they are here for, nothing more than choosing a son-in-law in advance, or asking for words.

Tang Xun told Yang Congyi that the door would usually be opened when Taixue was too young, and he had to wait.

After a while, many people came, but fortunately, the entrance of Taixue was not like the university of later generations, and there were not so many shops and hawkers occupying the road, otherwise there would be no place to stand.

More than 100 people were talking, and they couldn't hear what they were saying, but they could see that almost all of them were just like Yang Congyi and they came to see the excitement.

Half an hour later, when the gate of Taixue was finally opened by the forbidden army, everyone was ready to rush in.

Suddenly, I heard a shout: "Wait first, let's talk about two rules first." First, when entering Taixue, you must not make loud noises, and second, you must not bring anything to eat or drink when you enter Taixue. If you have to carry it, consciously put it at the door, otherwise you will refuse to enter. One by one came in. ”

Many people are not coming for the first time, so they naturally know the rules, and when they enter the door, they can enter with their arms outstretched.

"What do you do?"

"Shall I go in and listen?"

"Let's wait on the side."

Yang Congyi saw that the forbidden army was inspecting very seriously, unlike scholars, they were not allowed to enter, merchants and scholars and other unidentified people had to wait, and other people wearing Confucian crowns were directly released, and the little lady and maid did not stop them, they would not create danger and enter first.

When it was Yang Congyi and Tang Xun's turn, they were also stopped at first, because they didn't wear Confucian crowns and their identities were not very clear.

"Brother Tang, why do you have to check it today, didn't you say to go in casually?" They followed the people in front of them all the way to the destination of the debate.

"I don't know what's going on, maybe there are too many people coming." Tang Xun dealt with it casually, and then urged: "Let's hurry up, if we are slow, we can't occupy a good position, and we can't hear it in the back." So saying, he trotted up.

It's a bit of an exaggeration, it's just a debate. Although Yang Congyi didn't care, he also trotted up.

Taixue is much bigger than martial arts, but it didn't take long to arrive at an empty venue, which, like martial arts, is also a martial arts arena for students to exercise.

There were many students sitting around the martial arts arena, and two low tables for class were placed in the center, nine feet away, with pen, ink, paper, and inkstones on the tables, and a student stood between the two tables without speaking.

Yang Congyi and Tang Xun hurriedly stepped forward to find a closer position and sat on the ground.

Tang Xun said in a low voice: "When the people are almost there, they will start." Wait a minute, wait a minute. ”

Yang Congyi gave several lectures when he was in school, but he never participated in public debates like this.

Looking at the students in front of him who were dressed in the same color and dressed as Taixue and wearing Confucian crowns, Yang Congyi was still a little envious, I don't know how many of these people will be awarded officials in the future, enter the court, become the ruler, and influence the situation in the world.

And he can only learn from martial arts, seek a half-official position, accumulate enough merits, and then give up his martial arts position and become a magistrate, I don't know how many difficulties and dangers there will be on this road, a mistake, maybe you will lose everything, all your efforts will come to naught, such as Wan Yan Liang who was assassinated half a year ago, if Wan Yan Liang died, he would have to find another way, otherwise it would be impossible to ascend to the high position he wanted to influence the general trend of the world.

Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin became the emperor to unify the south of the Yangtze River, so he released the military power with a glass of wine, and used literature to control the military, but it didn't take long for the Song army's combat effectiveness to drop greatly, and the war with the Liao State was repeatedly defeated, not to mention the recovery of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, and the good men didn't know how many died.

The Song army will be in command, and the shackles will be put on the layers, and when it comes to wartime, there will be a general from the middle of the palace, and the battlefield situation will be in front of Wanhua, and there is no high-tech such as telephones in later generations, and the troops will obey the will of the emperor and the imperial court, and the news will come and go, and the fighters will have disappeared long ago, and it is impossible not to eat defeat. When there are no generals available, I remember to establish a martial arts similar to Taixue to cultivate military talents.

But it is the literati who control the government in the court, and the martial artists who have learned martial arts, none of them have qualifications, and the other has no military exploits, how can they be qualified to sit on an equal footing with them, that is, Di Qing and Yue Fei, who were promoted to privy deputy envoys with military merits, and they are not full of suspicion in the court, one dies of depression, and the other dies of grievance. Martial arts may be that the Great Song Dynasty officials want to raise tigers in a small iron cage, and in the end they can only raise three or two kittens with chains.

Therefore, in the eyes of discerning people, this martial arts can only be a springboard for seeking an official position, and no one will want to learn a skill in martial arts and make meritorious contributions, which is impossible.

Yang Congyi was very envious when he looked at these students in front of him at this time, they don't need so many twists and turns, as long as they study well and take the exam well, they can enter the official career, and his future is full of unknowns and unexpected.