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The imperial examination system of the Tang Dynasty included both the Wenju and the Wuju, which began during the Wu Zetian period, and the purpose of holding the Wuju examination was of course to select generals for the Tang Dynasty. Wu Zetian's purpose of promulgating and implementing the martial arts system is not very pure, she did so with obvious political purposes, you must know that she was not in the right position, usurping Li Tang's country, and at that time, almost all the military power of the Tang Dynasty was controlled by the founding fathers and their descendants, these people were loyal to Li Tang, Wu Zetian could only rely on vigorously promoting middle-level generals and colonels with no background in the army to master a certain amount of military power, and if you want to master more military power, you can only think of other ways, and promulgate and implement the military system, It is the most important move for her to grasp the military power, and for several years in a row she has held a martial arts system, selected a large number of talented generals to enrich the middle and upper levels of the army, and soon put the middle and upper level generals in the army into the air, if there is no Wu Zetian's approval, the middle and high-level generals in the army will not be able to command the army at all, and this move can not be described as unintelligent.

Similarly, in the political situation, Wu Zetian vigorously promoted officials from poor families to high positions, and cracked down on the gate lords headed by the Guan family, among which Di Renjie and Chu Suiliang were the main representatives, who were also the ministers of Wu Zetian's period.

The implementation of the martial arts system itself is only a political means for Wu Zetian to control the military power, when Li Tang re-took over the power of the Tang Dynasty, the military system is not paid much attention, generally only held once every few years, and Wu Zetian period is basically held once a year, which shows the difference between the two.

When the officials from all over the country posted a notice at the gate of the city that the imperial court would hold a martial arts examination on the eighth day of September this year, the heroes and heroes from all over the country got the news and went to check the specific temperament.

Zheng County, Huazhou.

Two people rode fast horses towards the city gate, and one on the left was in his forties. Heavenly court is full, ruddy complexion, broad mouth and nose, with a long beard, at a glance you know that he is a calm and wise person, his eyes are not bursting with essence, he is tall, his finger joints are thick, but he is elegant. Apparently a man of all-round civil and military talent.

One on the right was a little younger, and he was also heroic, and when the two were about to reach the gate of the city, they stopped their horses, dismounted, and led their horses into the crowd.

There were two officials standing on the left and right of the notice, and when the officials on the left saw these two people leading their horses over, they greeted with a smile: "Brother Ziyi and Brother Youming are here?" The younger brother was about to send someone to inform the two elder brothers, but he didn't expect the two elder brothers to get the news and rush over."

The people who were watching the proclamation turned their heads when they heard this, and said in their hearts that this is not the two brothers of the Guo family? Dare to love this Guo family brothers, and they are quite famous in Zheng County.

The forty-year-old middle-aged man is none other than Guo Ziyi, a famous general in the Tang Dynasty and one of the Optimus Prime of the Tang Dynasty, known as Guo Lao Linggong. And beside him is his younger brother Guo Youming, Guo Youming's reputation in history is not obvious, maybe he was overshadowed by his brother Guo Ziyi, but he has a son named Guo Xin, who has left a strong mark in history. After the Anshi Rebellion, most of the Tang army in Anxi, Beiting, Hexi and Huanyou were transferred internally, resulting in the emptiness of the Tang army in these areas, and Tubo took the opportunity to attack on a large scale. In one fell swoop, he seized most of the area of Hexi and Hexi, and even the Hexi Corridor connecting the imperial court with Anxi was cut off. At that time, Guo Xin stayed for Anxi, Li Yuanzhong stayed for Beiting, and the two led the remaining Tang army to insist on guarding Anxi and Beiting for fifteen years, and also cut off contact with the imperial court for fifteen years. Immediately summoned Guo Xin to be the protector of the capital of Anxi, the envoy of the four towns, and Li Yuanzhong was the protector of the capital of Beiting, and all the soldiers under their command were promoted to the seventh level.

I saw Guo Ziyi arching his hand to the official and smiling: "Brother Chen has a heart, my two brothers have thanked me, and I will invite Chen Fierce to the house another day!" ”

The official surnamed Chen was very happy. Lian claimed that he didn't dare, and said: "Two brothers, look, the imperial court has decided to hold a martial arts examination on the eighth day of the ninth lunar month, and the content of today's big competition is very different from previous years!" The first test is not cavalry shooting, infantry shooting, flat shooting, cavalry warfare, and infantry combat, but the ability to arrange troops, military strategy, actual command of troops, and command operations, and then test personal force! Brother Ziyi, arranging troops, military strategy, commanding troops and commanding operations are your forte, your martial arts are strong, this martial arts, you will definitely be able to win the martial champion! Little brother is here to congratulate Brother Ziyi first! ”

Guo Ziyi smiled indifferently and said: "Brother Chen has won the award, there are so many heroes in the world, what is my Guo Mou, since the imperial court is going to hold a martial arts competition to select talents, our brothers will also go to join in the fun, if you can get the middle and high rankings, you will naturally use this seven-foot body to serve the court!" ”

Although he was born in a family of eunuchs, he was only able to serve in the army through martial arts when he was in his forties, and he has not been reused, until the outbreak of the Anshi Rebellion, he was appointed as the envoy of Shuofang Jiedu, that is, he was fifty-eight years old.

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Three people galloped out of the city on horseback, the first one was in his thirties, serious, deep and resolute, with a sword hanging from his waist, and a trace of northern Hu characteristics on the armor on his body, and the two behind him were also wearing armor, obviously his retinue.

The three of them rode horses and galloped quickly, and one of the attendants shouted: "Young master, there is still more than half a month left in the martial arts examination of the imperial court, so we don't need to be in such a hurry, right?" ”

The person who was called the young master in front of him listened to it and said: "This martial arts move is the time when I, Li Guangbi, got acquainted with the heroes and heroes of the world, of course I have to go early, don't talk nonsense, let's hurry up!" ”

This person is Li Guangbi, the first famous general of the Tang Dynasty, in the history books of later generations, the evaluation of him by later generations is no worse than Guo Ziyi, in the process of pacifying the Anshi Rebellion, his credit is still faintly beyond Guo Ziyi, Guo Ziyi's reputation is greater than him, because Guo Ziyi is a Han, and Li Guangbi is a Khitan.

Li Guangbi is a native of Liucheng, Yingzhou, his father is a Khitan chieftain, Wu Zetian returned to the Tang Dynasty, worshiped General Zuo Yulin, served as the deputy envoy of Shuofang Jiedu, and was named the Duke of Jiguo, famous for his courage and good fighting. Died in the war against the Turks, the emperor gave the governor of Yingzhou, and he was called a martyr. Li Guangbi has been serious, deep and resolute since childhood, and likes to read Bangu's "Book of Han".

At this time, Li Guangbi was already thirty-four years old, and because his father was a loyal martyr, he was the Duke of Ji Guo before his death. After his death, he was posthumously presented to the governor of Yingzhou, and he was directly appointed as Zuo Weilang as soon as he joined the army, and was promoted to Zuo Qingdao in just a few years.

With Li Guangbi's family background, he didn't need to participate in the martial arts to be promoted all the way, and it was very easy to be promoted in the army, but since Wu Zetian started the martial arts, everyone in the world is a martial artist born in the martial arts, and he is also looked down upon, and it is much easier to be promoted. Soldiers who are not born in martial arts want to be promoted, unless they have major meritorious performance, such as Zhao Ziliang, Fu Meng Lingjing, and Gai Jiayun, who can only be promoted by relying on real combat exploits in border areas.

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Fufeng County, Qizhou.

A tall, sturdy young man in a dirty, tight-fitting shortsuit roamed the streets, which were lined with vendors.

The young man walked to a stall selling steamed buns and smelled the fragrance of steamed buns, and his saliva couldn't help but flow out, only to hear his stomach gurgling, reaching out and rubbing his belly, and then reaching into his pocket and digging it out. But he didn't take out anything, and couldn't help rubbing his stomach and scolding: "It's you who are the least angry!" ”

I'm already so hungry that my chest is pressed against my back. The young man couldn't bear his hunger, so he walked up to the stall and shouted to the chubby stall owner, "Twenty buns!" ”

When the chubby stall owner saw that it was this young man, his face suddenly became ugly, "Ma Lu, my Lao Zhang has just opened today, and I haven't made a lot of money." You came to fight the autumn breeze first, you come to me every day to drink for nothing, my little bun shop is about to be eaten by you! Master, Master Ma, I call you Master Ma. You're going to leave me a way out, okay? ”

The young man named Ma Lan was said by the boss of the bun shop, and his face suddenly felt a little ashamed and embarrassed, but the hunger in his stomach really made him unbearable, he immediately changed his face and became vicious, reached out and grabbed the fat boss's clothes, and in one fell swoop lifted the fat boss who weighed more than 200 pounds from behind the desk and put it in front of him, and with the other hand clenched a big fist and said viciously: "What? Lao Tzu eats a few buns from you, and you keep chattering, why don't you go to be a woman? It's not that Lao Tzu doesn't pay you back, quickly get twenty buns for Lao Tzu, and when Lao Tzu is developed, he will pay you back tenfold, hundred, or thousand! Otherwise, you just look down on Lao Tzu, and the consequences are serious! ”

In the face of this kind of unreasonable ruffian, he can't beat it, even if he goes to the government to report the case, the government will not send out officials because of the small matter of twenty buns, the fat boss simply wants to cry without tears, and can only take twenty buns to Ma Lu in the sympathetic eyes of the surrounding onlookers.

Ma Lan took the twenty buns wrapped in gauze, and then a voice came from behind: "Ma Lan, come with me, there is a bustle at the city gate!" ”

Ma Lan was stunned for a moment, and heard that this voice was the voice of his fox friend Fan Dazhu, turned around and asked, "What is the excitement to see, what is the excitement at the city gate?" If I don't go, I have to go back to help my sister-in-law work! ”

"Go, go, I'll keep it good for you, really! Let's go, let's go! Fan sledgehammer said and pulled Ma Lan to the direction of the city gate, Ma Lan heard that it was good for him, and his heart was not so resistant, so he followed this fox friend and dog friend to run in the direction of the city gate.

When the two men ran to the gate of the city, they saw a large group of people who were not looking at the notice posted on the wall by the wall, but heard a man of letters reading the notice.

Although Ma Lan was a bastard, he had a very good family education when he was a child, he had read books, he could read, and he didn't need to listen to the person who read it, so he quickly read the content of the notice, and then waved his hand disdainfully: "Cut, what was it at that time, it was this kind of notice that deceived people to go to the border to die, this is what you said is good for me?" Damn, I don't have time to hang out with you, let's go! ”

That Fan sledgehammer hurriedly caught up: "Wait, Ma Lu, this is the martial arts examination held by the imperial court, it's a pity not to participate in the martial arts with your skills, you must know that your ancestors have been generals for three generations, can you bear to give up your good skills, and be willing to be idle in this Fufeng County for the rest of your life, and shame your ancestors?" ”

"Let your talk go wildly, and you won't go!" Ma Lan waved his hand and walked away.

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