Han Yan didn't want to talk about this matter any more, so he asked with a smile: "In a few more days, the autumn hunting and winter preparation will be over, when does Senior Brother plan to start selecting those children from the Three Flavors Book House to join the Black Armor Guards?" ”

Hearing this, Zhenguo Gong put away his thoughts and said with a smile: "You can rest assured!" I will never break my promise to you. ”

After thinking about it, he said: "Every autumn and winter, Warat frequently disturbs the border. Although Tuhuan suffered a big loss this year and reined in a little, there are still a small number of Wara Liukou who pick quarrels and provoke troubles and plunder the border lands.

"It's better to do this, you first evaluate those children, select suitable ones to send to the barracks, wait for a month to see their performance, and then finalize the candidates."

Han Yan thought about it, such an arrangement is very safe, after all, as the personal guard of the commander of the Liaodong Army, it is not a matter of being strong and skilled, the key is to see whether he adapts to the border environment where he often rubs with Warat.

"Then follow my brother's instructions, and I'll go back and make arrangements." Han Yan arched his hand and smiled.

Zhen Guogong laughed: "You can't wait for a while." ”

I'm afraid he'll regret it.

Han Yan smiled: "I'm not in a hurry to share my senior brother's worries!" ”

Extraordinarily open and sincere.

"Okay, okay! You are a literati, I am a military general, I can't say you! This is the end of the matter. Zhen Guogong waved his hand and smiled.

When Han Yan said goodbye to Zhenguo Gong and returned to Badger Village, he immediately notified all families of this matter, and decided to conduct an open selection on the field on the tenth day of November, after the end of the autumn hunting competition.

All of a sudden, the entire badger village was boiling, and all the school-age children were gearing up and eager to try.

Even the children in the small class were secretly practicing diligently, thinking of showing off their skills in the first big reading of the Sanwei Book House.

In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed, and it is the day of Dabi's selection.

Early in the morning, everyone rushed to the field, and gathered around the gong platform in three layers inside and three layers outside, waiting to see Han Yan's assessment and selection of the disciples sent to the Liaodong Army camp.

By the time Han Yan came to the field with his wife and children, the area around the gong platform had already been crowded with everyone.

Seeing Han Yan coming, everyone automatically made way for him, and their eyes looking at him were full of reverence and gratitude.

If it weren't for Han Yan's arrival, I'm afraid that the badger village would still be the same as before, and the children would not even have the opportunity to study and practice martial arts, let alone be appreciated by the Zhenguo Gong and have the opportunity to be selected to serve in the Black Armor Guard.

It can be said that Han Yan single-handedly changed the fate of the entire badger village.

After Han Yan boarded the gong stage, he first raised his hand to stop everyone's cheers, and after a few polite sentences, he went directly to the topic and preached the rules of the selection competition.

"This selection is divided into two categories: civil and military. The so-called literati, who are familiar with literature and science, and who have talent in the art of war, can be selected; The so-called warriors, first, must have strong own ability, and second, they must learn to command and cooperate in combat.

"These are indispensable conditions for enlistment.

"Do you understand?"

The children of the Sanwei Book House all shouted in unison: "I understand! ”

The momentum is like a rainbow, and the fighting spirit is high.

Han Yan nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "Okay, then from now on, two by two are free to team up and decide the winner of the group first." ”

This form of free combination is actually to give children the right to choose freely, so as to examine their understanding of each other and their choices at critical moments that determine their fate.

As soon as Han Yan's words fell, there was immediately a buzz of discussion below.

The children thought that they would have to show themselves one by one, but they were surprised that it would be a competition as soon as they came up.

At the same time, they all began to secretly consider whether to choose someone worse than themselves in order to be safe, or choose someone who is similar to themselves in order to be fair.

Han Yan glanced around, and did not say anything to interfere with their choice.

After a quarter of an hour, the sound of discussion below still did not stop, and Han Yan raised his hand and raised his voice when he saw this: "Stop!" From now on, one person from each group will come up to draw lots to determine the order of the competition. ”

"Huh? How can it be so fast! ”

"I haven't even chosen yet!"

"Me ...... too"

……

Surprise, chagrin, and complaints suddenly rang out.

Han Yan looked at the chaotic field, frowned, and coughed lightly.

The chatter died down completely.

But at this fateful moment, the children who didn't choose their opponents plucked up their courage and looked at Han Yan with pleading eyes.

But Han Yan was unmoved.

On the battlefield, the enemy will not stand there obediently, waiting for you to choose slowly.

As the saying goes, "knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, one cannot be defeated in a hundred battles", "the opportunity must not be lost, and the time will never come", these children have not chosen their opponents until now, either because they do not know much about their classmates, or they are hesitant and lose the opportunity.

Either way, it obviously doesn't meet the requirements of the military.

You must know that after these children arrive at the camp of the Liaodong Army, they will not be ordinary soldiers, but will join the elite of the elite - the Black Armor Guard.

Since Zhen Guogong trusted him, let his students fill in it, and handed over the power of the primary election to him, of course he could not live up to this trust and make up for it indiscriminately.

So, in an atmosphere where some people were happy and some people regretted and helpless, the first reading of the Sanwei Book House was officially launched.

……

In the harem, the atmosphere has been really bad lately.

There is no other reason, next year's spring will be a big draft girl again, and the harem will be enriched.

Although judging from past experience, this is just a formality, and there are very few show girls left by Emperor Yuanjia, but every time at this time, Zhao Guifei is so stuffy that she has to lose her temper for a long time, and the tea cup porcelain in the Hehuan Hall has to be replaced batch after batch.

Emperor Yuanjia favored Zhao Guifei very much, and loved her jealous little appearance, and batches of rewards were sent in a steady stream of Hehuan Palace, for fear that when she was angry, she would not have anything at hand to smash and vent, and then be angry with herself.

Emperor Yuan Jia and Zhao Guifei had a lot of fun playing the drama of changing arrangements, but the others in the harem were miserable.

Empress Dowager Zhao was so angry that she recruited batches of young, beautiful and empathetic little girls into the palace to accompany her to relieve her boredom, and by the way, she arranged for them to have a "chance meeting" with Emperor Yuan Jia.

The queen bowed low and made small, and closed the palace door so as not to cause trouble.

The others were afraid of the anger of Zhao Guifei and Empress Dowager Zhao, trembling and cautious, and hated to hide themselves as a transparent person, lest the gods fight and the little ghosts suffer.

The atmosphere in the entire harem was tense and dreary.

Han Qian and Zhuang Xian both mentioned this matter in their letters to Han Yan.

……

When Han Yan received the letter, he had just transcribed the list of students to be sent to the Liaodong Army camp for training and selection, thinking of the group of proud disciples under the door, his heart was beautiful, and he couldn't help but see Zhao Guifei and Emperor Yuanjia showing affection, and suddenly sank his face and snorted coldly.