On 15 October, the reinforcements were assembled at the Baqiao military camp outside Chang'an City, and the grain, grass, ordnance, and other military supplies were ready to set off at any time. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Zhao Ziliang, accompanied by Zang Xiyan, Wei Boyu, Luo Yuanguang, and the supervising army Ma Chenggong, Gu Tongde, Mu Zihe and others, inspected the officers and men of the Shence Army and the Zhenguo Army who were ready to be issued.

At this time, if you want to retrain these two armies, it is impossible to meet his requirements without more than half a year, and now the most lacking thing in Datang is time, in order to lift the siege of Xiangyang as soon as possible, this support army must be sent out as soon as possible.

After the review was completed, Zhao Ziliang gave an order, and the army set off. Zang Xiyan, Wei Boyu, Luo Yuanguang, and the superintendent Ma Chenggong, Gu Tongde, Mu Zihe and others immediately led the army out of the Baqiao camp and marched in the direction of Shangzhou, and Zhao Ziliang and the regent palace saw them off all the way.

Several people rode at the front of the army, and Zang Xiyan said to Zhao Ziliang: "King, what the veteran is most worried about now is Liang Chongyi, if Guo Ziyi fails to convince him, and he instead joins forces with the traitor Li Zhongchen to deal with my support army, we will be very dangerous!" ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "This king has also considered this situation, before the army arrives in Xiangyang, you must send someone to infiltrate Xiangyang City to contact Ge Shuyao, let him know that reinforcements have come, on the one hand, increase the resistance determination of the soldiers and civilians in Xiangyang City, on the other hand, you can also let Ge Shuyao wait for the opportunity to counterattack Li Zhongchen's troops besieging the city, although Li Zhongchen's army is large, but there are few elites, and the others are all pulled Zhuang Ding to fill the number, the rabble is just a rabble, and the combat power is limited, even if Guo Ziyi does not convince Liang Chongyi, Liang Chongyi instead joined forces with Li Zhongchen to deal with our army, then you have to attack all the way according to the actual situation, this king thinks, it is definitely much easier to fight Li Zhongchen than to fight Liang Chongyi, although Liang Chongyi's soldiers and horses are few, but they are all good soldiers left by Lai Yao when he was alive, and Li Zhongchen's strength seems to be many, but the combat effectiveness has been pulled down by a large number of new recruits who have not been trained in the army, persimmon always has to pick a soft pinch, first find a way to drag Liang Chongyi, and Geshu Yaoli in Xiangyang City should join forces to attack Li Zhongchen's department, After defeating him, you and Ge Shuyao will join forces to deal with Liang Chongyi! Take 10,000 steps back, even if your department is defeated by Liang Chongyi's department or Li Zhongchen's department, you must stick to the end, try to preserve your strength and defend it as much as possible, this king and the court will not care, and will definitely send the next wave of reinforcements as soon as possible, for traitors like Li Zhongchen, this king and the court have made up their minds to resolutely eradicate it, no matter how difficult it is, so even if it is difficult for the time being, you must persevere to the end! ”

Zang Xiyan and the others hugged their fists and said: "The ministers understand, swear to fight the traitor to the end!" ”

After another short road, Zhao Ziliang sighed: "Generals, what do you say your life is for? ”

Zhao Ziliang's question made Zang Xiyan, Wei Boyu, Luo Yuanguang, and the supervisor Ma Chenggong, Gu Tongde, Mu Zihe and others all feel quite emotional for a while, but they couldn't say it.

I only heard Zhao Ziliang continue: "The eldest husband was born in the world, and what he pursues is nothing more than fame and fortune!" Fame is fame, and profit is money and power. First of all, we must meet the most basic survival problems, and this king and you don't have to worry about survival problems, right? Each of you has a big house to live in, and your salary and the rewards of the court are enough for you to have food and clothing for several generations, right? Speaking of women, which of you is not a group of wives and concubines? None of you have the problem of physiological needs! If you are still in the process of pursuing wealth and women, then your life level is really low. Money and women are no longer so attractive to this king and you, how much does it cost to be in our position? What do you want a stunning woman can't find? Then all that remains to pursue is fame. The pursuit of fame is the process of satisfying one's sense of self-fulfillment and spiritual world! This is what anyone who is at the highest level of life yearns for, for example, you Wei Boyu, this time the commander of the army defeated most of Li Zhongchen's troops, this is a very good record for you, you have a sense of accomplishment as a leading general, the whole situation in Datang will be fundamentally changed for your record this time, your contribution to Datang is irreplaceable, and no one can erase your achievements, you are proud and proud of yourself for being able to achieve such a record, is your heart happy? This is the satisfaction of self-fulfillment and spiritual world! Okay, I'll send this king here, and I wish you all a smooth journey! ”

All the generals stopped their horses one after another, clasped their fists and said in unison: "The king stays!" I'll wait to go! ”

Zhao Ziliang watched the army disappear from sight before returning to Chang'an City with the escort cavalry.

On the way to the march, Zang Xiyan and other generals were still reminiscing about Zhao Ziliang's words, and after a long time, Zang Xiyan sighed: "After listening to the regent's words in the past few days, I feel that I have lived in vain for the past few decades, especially the words just now, the old man really feels a lot, and the sense of self-achievement and the satisfaction of the spiritual world are not the process of our desperate pursuit of fame and fortune?" ”

Luo Yuanguang also felt the same way, and said: "I don't know why, the last general is always attracted by his words and deeds when he follows the regent, and his every move and every word can make you concentrate all your attention to pay attention and listen, making people unconsciously have a sense of trust and closeness!" And, of course, awe! This kind of feeling has never been by the emperor's side! ”

Wei Boyu also nodded and said: "Yes, it's strange to say, the last general has seen a lot of big people, the emperor and the princes and nobles have seen it, and the big scene is never stage frightened, but in front of the regent, I am always worried that I will make a mistake, but I yearn to listen to him by his side, I wonder if I am stunned!" ”

"Hahaha······" Zang Xiyan laughed, and then said, "This old man knows what the reason is. When the regent was still the general of Zuojin Wuwei, the old man was also transferred to the capital to serve, once Princess Yuzhen set up a banquet at home to invite some friends to gather, the old man and the regent were also present at that time, and the topic somehow turned to the question of the difference between people, when the regent said a fresh word, called personality! He said that everyone in this world has a unique personality, the most similar twin brothers or sisters in the world, their appearance is so similar that their parents and relatives can not distinguish, but they still have a difference, that is, the difference in personality, it makes everyone different from anyone else, when we ask him, what is personality, he said that personality is simply character, everyone's personality is different! Everyone's personality can have a certain influence and attraction on other people, which is called personality charm, but it is strong and weak, the stronger the personality charm of the person to have a greater impact on other people, vice versa has less impact. ”

It was the first time for the generals to hear this kind of fresh statement, and they all pestered Zang Xiyan to continue, Zang Xiyan also liked to tell these young generals interesting things about the year, and for a while, everyone's relationship unconsciously took a step forward.

October 16, Regent's Palace.

After breakfast, Nie Sanniang changed Zhao Ziliang's clothes and belts, and said while moving: "You have been worried a lot during this time, seeing that your face is a little haggard, the concubine will boil some bird's nest for you to make up, come back early at noon!" ”

Zhao Ziliang was about to agree, but remembered that he was going to invigilate the exam, and said; "I'm afraid I won't be able to come back at noon these days, I'm going to the Ministry of Rites Gongyuan to invigilate, and I have to eat in the Gongyuan for three consecutive days!"

Nie Sanniang was stunned, "You won't live in the Gongyuan overnight, right?" ”

Zhao Ziliang shook his head and smiled: "That's not necessary, how can I say that I am also the chief examiner, aren't there two deputy examiners?" The three of us took turns to be on duty at night, the first two days were taken by the crown prince Li Shi and the prime minister Yuan Zai, and the third day was mine! ”

Nie Sanniang was very unhappy: "You have become a regent, why do you still have a vigil?" You're a good regent! ”

Zhao Ziliang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "You, aren't you very reasonable many times?" Why is it sometimes too childish and a little daughter? ”

"I'm a little girl, what's wrong? I'll let my husband come home early, can't I? "Nie Sanniang quit, and she had to reason with Zhao Ziliang with her hands on her hips.

Zhao Ziliang hurriedly said: "The imperial examination is a big deal, and there must be no mistakes, if the exam questions are leaked or someone plagiarizes, or if there are examination room personnel who collude with candidates to cheat, once the matter spreads, I, as the chief examiner, am afraid that I will be on the cusp." Okay, I'll come back for dinner in the evening, you get the bird's nest ready, I'll come back in the evening and drink it again! ”

Most of the candidates originally didn't have any hope that they would be able to hold the examination this year, but they didn't expect Zhao Ziliang to come to power and become the regent The first thing he did was to hold the imperial examination, which made all the students have a good impression of Zhao Ziliang, thinking that Zhao Ziliang is a person in power who attaches great importance to talents, and for a time the students' confidence has increased greatly.

The new regulations of the imperial examination have long been conveyed, and the students who came to take the examination are already familiar with it, and the students' reactions to the new regulations of the examination are different, but everyone knows that the focus of the imperial examination has changed, and the focus of the previous examination is on poetry and poetry, and the better the poetry and poetry, the higher the probability of passing, and now the focus is on current politics and policy theory, whether it is the Ming Jing Department or the Jinshi Department, the current politics and policy theory have a major score.

At the entrance of the Gongyuan, the candidates lined up in several long lines to pass the inspection one by one and then entered the examination room, and there were several officials at the entrance of the examination room to check whether the candidates had entrainment, and all books and papers were not allowed to be brought into the examination room.

Each of the candidates who passed the inspection received a number plate, which is the seat number of the exam, and must be seated in the right number, and there will be an invigilator to check the number plate and identity information one by one.