Zhang Zhongyao directly solicited on the street and gave away silver boldly, but Director Zhu was stunned, he lowered his head and pondered, even if he took these few taels of silver and returned to the township, he would have no land and no home, could it be that he would become a beggar after eating it all? Since he had made up his mind, the decadent atmosphere of nowhere to go was swept away, and the spirit of a warrior in a hundred battles was revealed.

Zhang Zhongyao was not easy to accept a capable subordinate today, and he was very happy, patted Director Zhu on the shoulder and said: "In the future, we will be a family, you don't have to be polite, this is my general, and I will be the head of An Sidao." Seeing An Sidao following behind Zhang Zhongyao, his clothes were no better than those of ordinary soldiers, so he knew that he was Zhang Zhongyao's henchman, and respectfully hugged his fists and said: "An Dutou." ”

An Sidao saw that his legs and feet were thick, and there were thick calluses on the palm and fingers of his right hand, which was obviously caused by the frequent practice of arching horses, and he also smiled and hugged his fists and said, "Brother Zhu is invited." He said to Zhang Zhongyao again: "Congratulations to Gongzi for recruiting warriors." ”

Zhang Zhongyao laughed, stretched out his hand and pointed to a restaurant next to him and said: "There is a fate today, it is better to go to this restaurant and get drunk." Director Zhu and An Sidao looked up, only to see the three big characters on the plaque of the restaurant "Kui Xing Lou", they all took a breath of surprise, this Kui Xing Lou is the most expensive place in the city of Tokyo, it is okay now, if it is the season to catch the exam, in order to have a good mouth, most of the scholars have to come and sit down, it is almost necessary to squeeze the door frame open for five points, but the threshold is stepped down three inches.

Zhang Zhongyao didn't care about these, Dunhuang is located in the desert, but it is a prosperous place for business travel between the east and the west, and many things used in Bianjing's daily life are extremely expensive, and the cost of wine and rice in this Kuixing Tower is cheap in his opinion.

Walk up the building, reward the little two, ten pennies, then choose the highest place of an Accord, push the window to look into the distance, only to see Bianjing City, the traffic is flowing day and night, everywhere is the bustling crowd, the high door is mixed and lived, only the door is like a city in the distance, can not distinguish which is the high-ranking officials and dignitaries, which is the rich businessman and magnate, the golden light of the sunset shines on the eaves of the rows of rows, reflecting the dazzling light. Sitting in this high pavilion, putting the wine to the wind, a peaceful scene of prosperity, the wine has not entered the throat, and the person is already drunk.

Xiao Er diligently served the cold dishes and stomach, and added tea and soup for the three of them, and was about to report the signature dishes of the store, but someone in the private room next to him said loudly: "In the same year, the Kuixing Building here is in line with our new science and technology scholars to get together, and it will be passed out, which is another good story." ”

"Today's one hundred and nine scholars is an unprecedented event, and it is a sign that Your Majesty is eager to seek talents and make great efforts. ”

"Brother Ma, Brother Zang said very much, it's a pity that a bunch of rapping villains actually said that Your Majesty actually took all the rankings before Qi Xian in order to get Zhang Qixian, it's really annoying! Not to mention anything else, Brother Lu, you are the top of the gold list, and you are only eight buckets high, can you still get Zhang Qixian's light?"

It turned out that next door was a group of new science and technology scholars who were feasting.

With the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, the number of Jinshike students who should be promoted every year is as little as eight or nine hundred, and as many as one or two thousand, and there are very few of them who can reach the first, from less than ten to about thirty people. During the reign of Taizu of the Dynasty, there were only six Jinshi in the six years of Qiande, and there were only 31 people in Kaibao in the eighth year of Kaibao, which had the most Jinshi. Who knows that in the second year of Taizong's Taiping rejuvenation of the country, a branch of Jinshi actually took one hundred and nine people, no wonder the people are talking about it, saying everything, and it also makes these proud sons of heaven have some strange taste in their hearts.

Listening to the discussions of the Jinshi next to him, Zhang Zhongyao smiled slightly, flipped his wrist, and drank the big bowl of rice wine like water.

Attacking books and learning swords can be geometric? Holding the green sinking spear like an iron moon, Longquan slashed a new grind in three feet. can envy the army in the past, and praise the Confucian people for their ability. Sisai suddenly heard the wolf smoke and asked the Confucian scholars, who dared to settle the turmoil. Zhang Zhongyao, Director Zhu, and An Sidao ignored how the new science and technology scholars next door wrote poems, and called for good wine and good food, and after being full of wine and food, Zhang Zhongyao asked Director Zhu where he lived, and asked him to move to the post house.

There is a good thing to come in pairs, say goodbye to Director Zhu, return to the post house, the small official of Duting Xiyi informed that the emperor decreed that the envoys of the Guiyi Army should watch the forbidden army review together tomorrow, and summon the envoys after the review. Zhang Zhongyao was overjoyed, rewarded the little official with ten taels of silver, and thought that he would see the saint the next day, and he was full of joy and slept until dawn one night.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Zhongyao felt refreshed, and after cleansing and bathing, he carefully changed into the Zhengwupin vermilion official clothes that he was usually reluctant to wear, and brought a silverfish bag to take a self-portrait in the mirror, which was completely the style of the imperial court officials, and the vulgar temperament of other envoys in the post house was completely different.

Before entering, only to hear the snare drum like the thunder on the Gobi, tumbling and rolling, mixed with the noise of many people and horses, Zhang Zhongyao sat in the car, his slightly closed eyes flashed, and he resisted the urge to lift the curtain to watch the great Song Junwei, just thinking about seeing Tianyan for a while, how to play it right, and how to ask for help for the soldiers and people of the Guiyi Army who were struggling to support Hexi.

The vehicle seemed to be moving slowly on the side of the school yard, and after it stopped, the officials of the Ministry of Rites outside asked the envoys to come out to watch the ceremony, and Zhang Zhongyao took a deep breath and leaned over to get out of the carriage. Stepping onto the parade platform, just straightened up and looked out, and was suddenly stunned by the grand and spectacular military formation in the school field, looking down from the platform, the layers were all Fan Yang hats on the heads of the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army, and the red tassels on the top of the hat fluttered, like a red sea of fire, and I couldn't see the end to the south, and I couldn't see the end to the north. Where has Zhang Zhongyao seen such a strong army in Hexi, and he calmed down, and for a while he was so excited that his hands trembled slightly, and he said in his heart, this is the thunder and power of my country.

After a while, he calmed down and secretly scolded himself for his lack of qi cultivation. He was born in troubled times, grew up in the army, after calming down, he carefully observed the people and horses in the school parade, there were hundreds of thousands of sergeants in accordance with the command to form hundreds of small formations, the flag officer before the small formation stood solemnly, the flag color has five kinds of vermilion, black, ochre, blue, purple, all kinds of small flag military formations gathered into a large array, five large arrays formed a strict and huge military array.

In charge of the military academy of the left wing of the Tianwu command made Cui Han began to use the order flag to give orders, all kinds of flag officers according to the signal, leading the small formations to begin to advance and retreat, quiet as Xu Lin, moving like an angry sea, not chaotic at all, even if it is a cavalry, but also according to the mount, and the foot soldiers slowly cooperate with each other, five large arrays in the sword, gun, sword, halberd, bow and crossbow and other weapons in turn listed and furnished, self-contained, there is a strong man in the formation, the cuckoo wears the pull of Yang, the shadow of the sword is sharp, each effect its own ability, the enemy will suffer heavy losses if one of them hits, and the five formations will work together, there will be a thunderous momentum。

"Your Majesty, this formation is complete, even if it is tens of thousands of elite horsemen in the northern country, it is difficult to get a good deal. Fu Qian, the commander of the east and west classes in front of the palace, said.

Zhao Guangyi was wearing a silver silk gold dragon yellow robe, covered with a red coat, seeing that the troops under the stage were advancing and retreating as one, and the various formations turned to wish, although his face was only indifferent, he was very proud in his heart, and said with a smile: "Although this formation is good, it is necessary for the general of the front army to know how to transport the envoys," he looked at the left guard generals Xiang Gong and Zhang Yongde, the left Xiaowei general Zhang Mei, the right Xiaowei general Liu Tingrang and others, and said proudly: " When I was young, I was quite accustomed to bow and horse, and I had killed countless thieves, after binding my hair and studying, I participated in the way of the saints, and the opportunity of Xiaowen and Wu, and my thinking was quite sophisticated. ”