"What Mr. Zhang said, I deeply agree!" Zhao Gou's unexpected words made Zhang Bangchang even more proud, and he wanted to play this matter to the saint. Then, Zhao Gou changed his words again and reprimanded angrily: "The martial arts examination and the imperial examination both recruited talents for the Great Song Dynasty, and among them are the pillars of the country. At present, they are just ordinary people, with no important positions, and they will definitely be able to serve the Great Song Dynasty in the future. Do you know that students from poor families want to change their fate through martial arts and imperial examinations and become officials in the court. Some are traitors and criminals, enriching their own pockets, while others are sincerely serving the country and seeking the well-being of the people. ”

"The Great Song Dynasty is a big country, and Wuju is a person who selects talents, and all the people in the world go to Bianjing and leap into the dragon gate. As an official of the imperial court and the chief examiner, he should be considered for the candidates. Master Zhang is in a high position, living in the court, not knowing the suffering of the people, and not knowing the hard work of martial arts. ”

Zhao Gou sneered, so angry that Zhang Bangchang blew his beard and glared at him, and wanted to refute but was pushed back again by Zhao Gou's words. Zhao Gou glanced at it mockingly, and said, "I almost forgot, Master Zhang is a civil official, how can he understand Wusheng?" However, Master Zhang, don't forget that you are also from a poor family. If it weren't for the emperor's reuse, Lord Zhang would have some ability, how could he be an official once, and people couldn't forget their original intentions. ”

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

Zhao Gou said coldly: "Bold, I am the chief examiner of this martial arts examination, and I am also a member of the second rank of the imperial court. Lord Zhang is so demeanord, does he want this official to join you in front of the emperor and say that you are a superior? If the emperor knew that Lord Zhang's character was so inferior, I am afraid that his official position would not be guaranteed! ”

Zhang Bangchang was sneered at by Zhao Gou, and he was powerless to refute it, so he looked at Zhao Gou fiercely and thought; "Don't be complacent, wait for me to catch you, and see if you dare to be so arrogant. Since you want to elect talents for the martial arts examination, I will let those talents be depressed and see how you deal with them. ”

Zhao Gou scolded Zhang Bangchang, as if he was scolding his grandson, and Zhang Jun, Wang Duo, and Zong Ze were dumbfounded, and the three of them could be regarded as seeing Zhao Gou's eloquence. Zhang Jun and Wang Duo made eye contact, and each other showed surprise; Zong Ze was surprised in his heart, but he was a little surprised, but he felt that what Zhao Gou said was very right. Although Zong Ze has not participated in the martial arts exam, as a military background, he can also understand the difficulties of martial arts, some families are indeed not good, and there are countless students from poor families, so everything Zhao Gou did, Zong Ze raised his hands in favor.

Half an hour later, the second martial arts exam was held, and Zhao Gong was the chief examiner and sat in the lobby of the martial arts hall. According to the order of the test papers, the flag officer is ordered to call out the names of the candidates. The candidate who was the first to enter the martial arts hall was named Liu Qi, and I saw that this person was handsome and slender, not like a military general, but like a literati.

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

"Lord Hui, the grass people Qinzhou Chengjiren clan, my father Liu Zhongwu!" Liu Qi replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Liu Zhongwu?" Zhao Gou whispered in a low voice and said in surprise: "You are the son of Lord Liu of the Ming Dao Palace?" ”

Liu Qi nodded and said, "Exactly!" ”

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

"Back to my lord, the grass people applied for the martial arts, my father didn't know that he was in Bianjing, and he didn't want to rely on his father's reputation to seek an official position, and wanted to obtain it through his own strength." Liu Qi bowed and replied.

Zhao Gou understood in his heart, he knew what Liu Qi meant, but he didn't want others to say that he had achieved fame with the help of his father's reputation, and wanted to rely on his own strength, so he praised: "It's really a tiger father without a dog!" Since you have this determination, then the official will test whether you have real ability. ”

Liu Qi nodded, ready to go. Then, Zhao Gou looked at the test paper he wrote, and the method of arranging troops on it was not according to the records in the book, all of which were in actual combat. So, Zhao Gou exchanged Zhang Jun and Zong Ze for the two of them, and asked in a low voice: "Two adults, what do you think of this article?" ”

Although Zhang Junzhong is full of private pockets, he has to admit that he is a general, and he is also a military general, and his position in the army is not low. Zong Ze is a leading figure in the army, who has gone through countless battles large and small, and he is eager to charge into battle. The two of them came at the order, and after reading what Liu Qi wrote, both of them couldn't help but praise: "Wonderful! ”

"On the day of raising troops, there will be no poverty in the territory, victory will be won, victory will not die, land will be won and the country will not be defeated. What about the four? On the day of the army, those who are not poor in the territory are also counted. Those who will win the battle will be judged by law. Those who win but do not die will be prepared for profit, and the enemy will not dare to school. Those who gain land and the country are not defeated because of their people. Because of its people, the number system has a hair. Teaching equipment is prepared for profit, and there is a system. If the law is judged, there will be observance. If you count it, you will have it. ”

Next, Liu Qi also wrote about the more practical methods when the two armies fought against each other, and even Zhang Jun and Zong Ze felt that it was very good. Zhang Bangchang and Wang Duo were full of doubts, and they didn't know why, Zhao Gou asked: "You answer truthfully, have you ever participated in the war?" ”

Liu Qi replied: "Lord Hui, Caomin fought with his father when he was a child, and later his father was transferred to Beijing, so he stayed in his hometown middle school to study martial arts. ”

Everyone nodded, and Zhao Gou said: "Since this is the case, then you will do 'sound east and west'!" ”

Liu Qi pondered for a moment and said: "The enemy's will is chaotic, and it is not safe, and the image of the Kunxia is taken involuntarily." This plan is to use the symbolism of the hexagram of "Kunxia to Shang", which is a metaphor for "the enemy's will is chaotic" and has caused a situation of misguided and dangerous situations, and I must grasp the enemy's uncontrollable chaotic situation, and flexibly use the tactics of the east and the west, as if to fight and leave, to show that it will attack without attacking, and to show that it will not attack if it wants to attack, so as to further create the enemy's illusion and win the victory in one fell swoop. ”

"In the Western Han Dynasty, the Seven Kingdoms were opposed, and Zhou Yafu did not fight. Wu soldiers rushed to the southeast of the wall, and Yafu prepared for the northwest; The elite soldiers of King Wu attacked the northwest and were not allowed to enter. This enemy is not confused, and he can go by himself. At the end of the Han Dynasty, Zhu Jun surrounded the yellow scarf in Wan, Zhang Wai formed a base, raised the earth mountain to face the city, beat the drum to attack its southwest, the yellow scarf went to it, Jun Zi will have 5,000 elite soldiers, cover its northeast, and then take advantage of the void to enter. This enemy is in turmoil, and it is not safe. However, the strategy of attacking the east and the west must be determined by the enemy's confusion. chaos, victory; If you don't mess up, you will bring about your own defeat, and you will be in danger. ”

Liu Qi talked about the past and the present, and mentioned that Zhang Jun and Zong Ze had used this strategy, and even Zhang Jun and Zong Ze were surprised. The two glanced at each other, Zhang Bangchang and Wang Duo were the second monks who were confused, the two of them were civil ministers, they didn't know how to use soldiers, maybe they could talk about soldiers on paper, but when they really encountered war, they were helpless.

Zhao Gou listened to him talk eloquently, and couldn't help but think: "It turns out that there is such a talent hidden in the Great Song Dynasty, and I thought that only Marshal Yue, this person's talent may surpass that of Brother Yue." Even if Yue Fei is not born in Jiangmen, unlike him who went out with his father since he was a child, he was born in Jiangmen, I don't know how martial arts are? ”

Zong Ze exclaimed: "Master Liu has a successor!" ”

Although Zhang Jun accepted Gao Yu's gift, he wanted to obstruct Zhao Gou and cause him some trouble. However, as a general, Zhang Jun was a little concerned about Liu Qi in his heart. After all, Liu Qi's potential is not bad, he is only in his twenties, and he is in the prime of life, so he has to love it.

"Candidate No. 1, you 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 and retired, never the slightest cowardice from beginning to end, calmly, and admired in his heart, and said: "This person is a general, and he will definitely be able to serve the Great Song Dynasty in the future." ”

So, Zhao Gou hooked 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 taken into the school yard by the guards and waited for the others. Zhao Gou did this because he didn't want others to know the number of ways he was assessed, so that they didn't have any preparation.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, there were many military generals, and Liu Qi was also one of them, but unfortunately everyone in the world knew Yue Fei, but they didn't know that Liu Qi's achievements were higher than Yue Fei. Zhao Gou didn't know much about Liu Qi, even if it was recorded in later history, 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, and there were actually many famous generals.

Zhao Gou looked at Liu Qi's departing back, and thought: "I didn't expect that such a talent could be found in this martial arts exam, if I didn't come here in person, I might have missed out on a good talent." I don't know if there are other talented generals in the back, it seems that it is not easy for Brother Yue and others to stand out. ”