As soon as Ji Qingchen, who left the Wei Mansion, arrived at the gate of the palace, he met Chen Zhanbai, the Tanhualang of Dayan's imperial examination. Chen Zhanbai had told Ji Qingchen that he was going to the front line in Caozhou, but Ji Qingchen didn't promise him at the time, just asked Chen Zhanbai to think more about it and come to him again.

"Figured it out?" Just as Chen Zhanbai was saluting Ji Qingchen, Ji Qingchen stopped him from asking.

"I figured it out, Zhanbai is willing to put pen to paper, but I still have some thoughts in my heart that I want to tell His Highness." Chen Zhanbai said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Come in with the king, and let's go to the study to talk in detail." Ji Qingchen said, and took the lead in stepping into the palace, Chen Zhanbai nodded and followed behind him.

Following behind Ji Qingchen, Chen Zhanbai's mood was very excited. Because during this period of time, he had a detailed understanding of Ji Qingchen's situation, including Ji Qingchen's experience of leaving the country. This understanding made Chen Zhanbai very excited, because many people around Ji Qingchen were just from poor families, and they were not eclectic. Like Guo Quan, he is the son of an old catcher, like Bai Xiangcheng is an illegitimate child, and like Zhang Rang is a eunuch.

Chen Zhanbai is a child of a poor family, a child of a poor family like him has no prospects in the scientific field of Dayan, which is full of clans, to put it bluntly, no matter how good your knowledge is, you have improved a list, and the key reason why he was able to get the Tanhualang exam is that there is Ye Qingzhi as the chief examiner. But what's the use of getting Tanhualang? Without the support of everyone in the world, you will be the champion, and you will still not get a real vacant position, so you can only be accompanied by the green lantern scrolls in the history museum.

And Chen Zhanbai is obviously unwilling to let his life go away like this!

After all, Ye Qingzhi is just a chief examiner, just a national priest wine. It is also the Ministry of Officials and the Government Hall that need to be assigned official positions.

This made Chen Zhanbai have to take the line of Ji Qingchen.

And the result of this understanding is that the Northern Liao Wang Ji Qingchen is a meritocracy, and he does not stick to one pattern to reduce talents.

This is the reason why Chen Zhanbai is excited!

Because of this big backer of a prince and a prince, Chen Zhanbai believes that his life will be very outstanding.

The two came to the study, sat down as the guest of honor, and the maid served tea, and then Ji Qingchen asked, "Tell me what you think!" ”

Chen Zhanbai pondered his emotions for a moment and said, "His Royal Highness has learned about the several battles between Beirong, especially the battle between the two cavalry in the field, and he has indeed used cavalry warfare to the point of being delirious. But Zhanbai feels that there are still many things worth improving. ”

After Chen Zhanbai finished saying this, he glanced at Ji Qingchen, and saw that Ji Qingchen's eyes were soft and he didn't look angry, so he continued to speak, "The improvement that Zhanbai said is not the combat effectiveness of the cavalry, not the perfection of command and tactics, but the improvement of weapons. ”

"Weapons?" Ji Qingchen asked in surprise.

Now the cavalry of the Longxiang Army and the Black Eagle cavalry in Caozhou are equipped with the best weapons, that is, except for the tiger and leopard and the iron float, the other iron cavalry of the country is not comparable, not to mention the Beirong cavalry that lacks iron, craftsmen and skills, what else needs to be improved?

"Yes." Chen Zhanbai said affirmatively, pondered for a while, and then asked Ji Qingchen, "Your Highness, have you ever thought that there is such a weapon, which can kill the enemy at a long distance, just like a bow and arrow, and it is more accurate than a bow and arrow, and faster than a bow and arrow." ”

"What kind of weapon is this?" Ji Qingchen was also at a loss, and after thinking about it carefully, there was no explanation for this in the books he had read, so he said, "This king doesn't know what to do, but he is lonely and unheard, but he never thought that there would be such a weapon." ”

"It's not that His Highness is lonely and unheard, but it doesn't exist at all." Chen Zhanbai said, "But Zhanbai wants to make such a weapon, so he will propose it to His Highness." ”

"Do you want to make such a weapon out?" Ji Qingchen asked in surprise, at this time, he was not calm, if it was really like what Chen Zhanbai said, he could make a weapon that was farther than the range of the bow and arrow, faster and more accurate than the bow and arrow, then wouldn't the future war be invincible and invincible?

However, he is not a frivolous person, and he will not think about this issue hot-headed because of Chen Zhanbai's few words, just like Chen Zhanbai said, "Tell me what you think!" He added, "If what you say can satisfy the king, the king is willing to support you with all his might, asking for money, people, and power." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Chen Zhanbai was excited, and immediately told Ji Qingchen his thoughts, and also wrote some of his whimsical ideas in this regard into the style of an article and handed it to Ji Qingchen.

It's just that Ji Qingchen didn't say anything after quietly listening to Chen Zhanbai's introduction, but picked up the article handed to him by Chen Zhanbai and began to read it carefully.

His move made Chen Zhanbai a little discouraged, he thought that the King of Northern Liao would support him when he heard his idea, but he didn't expect Ji Qingchen to show a lukewarm attitude.

Minutes and seconds pass!

And Chen Zhanbai's heart is also sinking minute by minute. He knew that his idea was very peculiar, and it was natural for others to think that he was crazy. But he put time and effort into it, and he believes he can do it. And in Dayan, the person who can fully support him, he found that there is only the young king of Northern Liao in front of him, if the powerful figure in front of him is not interested, or he is regarded as a madman, then who will appreciate him?

Sure enough, just when Chen Zhanbai was anxiously waiting, Ji Qingchen put what he had finished reading on the bookcase and said, "It's noon, let's eat first, and then we'll talk about dinner." ”

Hearing Ji Qingchen's words, Chen Zhanbai's heart suddenly cooled, as if he had sunk to the bottom of a lake. Because he saw that the king of Northern Liao was not interested in his ideas, and seemed to treat him as a madman. But he didn't dare to disobey Ji Qingchen's order, so he could only bow down and lead the order, "No! ”

During the meal, Ji Qingchen dealt with several official duties: first, about the preparation of grain and grass for the 200,000 army to go north. Second, about the time and route of departure. Third, on the selection of generals to command the army. There was no mention of Chen Zhanbai's question about this large weapon, which made Chen Zhanbai taste like chewing wax on a table that was not a sumptuous lunch.

When Ji Qingchen finished handling these military affairs, he saw that Chen Zhanbai was a little sullen, so he asked, "In half a month, this king will leave King's Landing to go to Caozhou, and this departure may take several years, do you want to go to Caozhou with this king?" Or do you want to stay in the Privy Council or the Ministry of War? ”

Regardless of whether Ji Qingchen agreed with Chen Zhanbai's idea or not, he still looked at Chen Zhanbai's position when he left, which also made Chen Zhanbai's heart warm.

"Zhan Bai listens to His Highness's arrangement!" Chen Zhanbai said.

"Go to Caozhou with this king, if you don't understand military affairs, it is difficult for you to make a difference. As for the Ministry of War, this king can indeed give you a position, but the Ministry of War is the territory of the Liu Plain, and he may not like to use the people recommended by this king in the past, and it will also hinder your development, so let's go to the Privy Council, this king is the Privy Council's fellow privy envoy, and no one will make things difficult for you in the Privy Council. ”

"No!" Chen Zhanbai commanded, when he heard Ji Qingchen's arrangement of his position, he knew that the King of Northern Liao had been thinking about him, and he was very moved.

"By the way, your idea of weapons is good, and your plan is also known to the king, and I think it is feasible." Ji Qingchen said.

"Really?" Chen Zhanbai got up all of a sudden and asked excitedly, this is a peak and a loop! He didn't expect Ji Qingchen to say this, because he clearly saw the indifference of the King of Northern Liao to his advice in the study, including at the dinner table.

"Sit, sit down and talk slowly." Ji Qingchen said with a smile.

"Your Highness, this-Zhan Bai was too excited just now, please atone for your sins!" Chen Zhanbai said with a sneer.

"What does this king mean, is to put you in the Privy Council first, so that you have an understanding of military affairs, as for your thoughts, it can't be made public yet, you can only do it secretly, of course, how much money you need This king will give you, because this king is no longer worried about you to do it temporarily, after all, this idea is too absurd, if you don't have this king by your side to fully support you, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it in a few days, and you will be impeached and disgraced by the imperial history of the Imperial Court and go home." Ji Qingchen said, "This king's task now is to deal with Beirong with all his might, and you also saw just now that there are 200,000 troops going north to Caozhou, and they must not take care of you, so they can only wronged you for a while." ”

"No grievances, no grievances-" Chen Zhanbai said immediately, already excited and bursting into tears. Because he found that no matter what the king of Northern Liao did, it seemed that he was looking for him. It is true that he does such an absurd thing as a small Tanhualang or a son of a poor family, and he will indeed be impeached by the imperial history, especially after he has become an official. And the arrangement of the King of Northern Liao is undoubtedly the best protection for him, which is enough to see how cautious and important the King of Northern Liao is to this matter.

"That's good, if you're okay, go back!" Ji Qingchen said, "If you are short of money in the future, you will ask Zhang Rang, and this king will tell him." ”

"No!" Chen Zhanbai took the order, left the table and took two steps, he turned back sharply, bowed to Ji Qingchen and said, "Thank you Your Highness for your kindness, Chen Zhanbai will swear to follow His Highness to the death, and go to the soup to fight the fire!" ”

"Go, go, go!" Ji Qingchen said with a smile, he has heard many people say about such loyalty, and he has no feelings. However, he still believes what Chen Zhanbai said, he believes that Chen Zhanbai can say this today, and he will do it in the future, not because Ji Qingchen is very confident in himself, but because he understands Chen Zhanbai and knows what the character of Tanhualang, who was born in a poor family, is.

"Is Your Highness really willing to let him do this?" Just after Chen Zhanbai left, Zhang Rang on the side asked Ji Qingchen.

"It's okay to try, it won't cost a lot of money, maybe if he really succeeds, won't this king make money? It is said that no matter how successful it is, there is no loss of this money for this king, so why bother this scholar? Ji Qingchen sighed. He knew very well that it would be unfair to the children of the Han family after the family controlled the government affairs and power of the court, otherwise he would not have promised his uncle Ye Qingzhi that he was willing to support him and Ji Wen in the reform of the imperial examination system of Dayan.

"Yes." Zhang Rang nodded and said, "Your Highness, don't worry, this matter will be taken to heart." ”

"Eh, don't worry, you can do things!" Ji Qingchen was very satisfied with Zhang Rang's performance.