Lin Yuankui is an extremely conceited person, but because his background is not very good, and he has a great inferiority complex buried in his heart, he originally thought that with his attainments in poetry, this spring boudoir was at least mixed with a Jinshi background, but now he was cut off by Li Guanqi's words, how can he not be in a hurry?

But Lin Yuankui didn't want to argue with Li Guanqi face to face, so he knocked on the side and said: "Master Yang Haoduan has always liked students who are good at poetry, but Brother Mingdao said something amazing, I don't know where the news that Brother Tai's court does not try poetry comes from?" ”

Li Guanqi smiled faintly and did not answer.

Tang Zifeng squinted at Lin Yuankui, wondering how he could ask such a non-level question? With such a confidential matter, Li Guanqi was willing to tell them that it was already a great opportunity, how could he tell the source of the news and get into trouble?

Xie Chen didn't have so much scheming, he was particularly close to Li Guanqi, so he was already faithful to Li Guanqi in his heart, so he asked: "As Brother Ming Dao said, this branch is very different from before, and the court wants to take some people who can really solve problems for the emperor." ”

Tang Zifeng rolled his eyes, and said with a smile: "This strategy has not been tested before, but it has not been the main basis for the imperial court to take Jinshi, what do you guess Jinke will ask?" He was telling everyone to guess, but his eyes kept looking at Li Guanqi.

How could Li Guanqi not hear the trap in his words? But today I have leaked very important information, and it will be really unfair to others to continue talking about it. Therefore, he didn't take Tang Zifeng's words, but smiled lightly and said: "In fact, the theory of rejecting poetry and changing policies is only the first step in the reform of the imperial examination of the imperial court, and I heard that the imperial court is also planning to open a martial arts department!" ”

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Great Qian Dynasty has never opened a martial arts department, and the main generals in the court and the central government have all been promoted after the honors and nobles. Because under the influence of the concept of "everything is inferior, only reading is high", the status of military generals in all dynasties is far inferior to that of civil officials, so although there were times when martial arts were opened in the previous dynasties, there were few candidates for the exam, and they often couldn't hold on to a few subjects.

So although Li Guanqi said such a news, Tang Zifeng, Lin Yuankui and Li Liangchun were not interested, but Xie Chen was interested, and stood up and said, "Brother Mingdao is this true?" ”

Li Guanqi smiled lightly and said, "It shouldn't be fake." Listening to Brother Xie's meaning, he was very interested in Wuke, and thought that Brother Xie was a civil and military all-rounder. ”

Xie Chen said excitedly: "Don't hide it from Brother Bai, junior brother, I have always wanted to put pen to paper and kill the enemy in front of the two armies." Rather be a centurion than a scholar. Jin Ge Iron Horse can inspire the resonance of the younger brother more than poetry and songs. Once the thieves are in trouble, there are police on the frontier, and the younger brother is willing to join the army to kill the enemy, for the national merit. Even if the battlefield is stained with blood, the horse leather shroud is not hesitated. ”

Li Guanqi's spirit was lifted when he heard this, and he stroked his palm and praised: "Good! Jin Ge Iron Horse, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger. This is the ambition of a man. ”

Tang Zifeng was also infected by the words of the two, and involuntarily followed alongside: "Take Wu Hook with one hand, and look for the Marquis for thousands of miles." Brother Xie wants to put pen to paper, although the younger brother is not skilled in martial arts, he is willing to follow. Today's general trend is an opportunity to show off its ambitions! ”

"When it comes to the general trend of the world, what do you think?" Li Guanqi seized the opportunity to ask.

"On the surface, it looks calm, but in fact it is an undercurrent surging." Xie Chen said anxiously. It seems that he is more interested in talking about current affairs in the world.

Li Guanqi smiled and said, "You will sell less guanzi and say something specific." ”

"Have you noticed that the soldiers and horses in each town have been quiet recently, and all the leading generals have made an appointment with each other and are closed?" Xie Chen said with a mysterious expression.

"Isn't it good to be quiet?" Tang Zifeng asked with a smile.

"Silence would have been a good thing. But when have the soldiers and horses in the towns been so quiet? Xie Chen glanced at Tang Zifeng and continued, "If you haven't been out of the house for a long time, you may not know that these generals who lead troops usually don't stop, and if the whole thing doesn't come out in two days, it's all good." But now everyone is like a big girl, hiding and not coming out to see people, which is not normal. ”

Li Guanqi sneered and said, "They are waiting. ”

"Not bad." Xie Chen slapped the table and said, "The new monarch ascended the throne, and Taiwei He Zhuguo also passed away suddenly, can you tell me about the following soldiers, can you not weigh the road ahead?" ”

"According to what you said, the soldiers and horses in all towns are very quiet now, they should be expressing peace to the emperor, right? So what's there to worry about? Lin Yuankui whispered softly beside him.

"They're all tense, waiting for someone to jump out first!" Li Guanqi sneered again.

"The frontier is also unstable!" Tang Zifeng also said on the side, "My home is in Hedong, and I can vaguely hear a little news, it is said that the Eastern-Turkic are fighting hard and are ready to invade at any time." ”

Xie Chen sighed and said: "Hey, this is also a helpless thing, after all, the current emperor has just ascended the throne, and his prestige has not yet ......been established."

"Brother Xie, don't talk about today! Beware of the walls with ears! Lin Yuankui didn't wait for Xie Chen to finish speaking, then interrupted, glanced at Li Guanqi again, and said, "As for the instability of the frontier, I have also heard of it, not only the Turks, but also the Tibetans, it seems that they can't hold it back." ”

"Afraid of what? Our dynasty has an army of 4 million, which is not much less than the population of the whole country of Tibet. Xie Chen said dryly.

Listening to everyone's discussions, Li Guanqi couldn't help but smile bitterly secretly. The Great Qianchao that he had crossed over was located in the center, surrounded by dozens of countries, large and small. The territory and population of these countries are uneven, and most of them are not very rich in resources, but the Great Qian Dynasty has a vast territory, a large population, and abundant products, so it naturally becomes the object of coveting of the surrounding countries.

Li Guanqi actually knew better than Xie Chen in his heart that except for the three small countries of Khitan, Dali, and the Korean Peninsula that were relatively friendly to the Great Qian Dynasty, even small countries such as the Uighurs and Tuyuhun did not have much respect for the Great Qian Dynasty, let alone the military powers of the Eastern and Western Turks and Tibet.

For nomads, the emperors of all dynasties have no good way to deal with them. They have lived in the bitter cold land of the north for a long time, and compared with the Han people, who are based on agriculture, they are more skilled in military force, and their physical fitness is much higher, and they are all proficient in cavalry and archery, so the Eastern and Western Turks have cavalry units with strong mobility and extraordinary combat power.

And although the Great Qian Dynasty has nearly four million troops, most of them are infantry, and cavalry fights infantry, so it's not like the German team playing the Chinese team? Therefore, almost every battle must be lost, and if you can die less, you will be victorious.

Even if there are a few cavalry, the combat power is far from the cavalry of the nomads. Even compared to long-range weapons, they can't compare to others, nomadic five-year-old children can draw bows and shoot arrows, and the soldiers of the Great Qian Dynasty probably don't know what the bow and arrow look like before entering the army.

As the saying goes: There are more soldiers than too many soldiers, and the Great Cadres have 4 million troops, but they are basically at a disadvantage in foreign wars.