In employing people, we cannot lack fame and fortune, but we can't rely on fame and fortune.

Zhao Mengqi knows very well that an army without conviction and a sense of mission can only be a plate of scattered sand.

"You are all readers, and the truth is all in the books of the sages, and you have all read it, and your husband will speak better than Lone, and Lone will no longer be verbose."

"What I want to tell you is that when you join our army, you must be prepared to kill."

"The lonely army is not a good look, not a housekeeper, but a civilized army that knows honor and shame, fights clearly, dares to die, and moves forward indomitably for victory!"

"In this way, we can turn the tide of the tide, support the building to fall, protect the people, restore the homeland, open up the territory, and rejuvenate China, so that the blood of the ancestors can be inherited forever, the glory of the sages will shine on the world, and the Yan and Huang ethnic groups will always stand tall and stand on the top of the world's nations!"

"To achieve these goals, it will take countless people to shed their blood for them, and those who join our army at this time may die on the battlefield in five years, and ten or twenty years later, there may not be one in ten."

"But I believe that there will be countless people with lofty ideals who will sacrifice their lives and forget their deaths and go forward to fill in one after another."

"Because this army is not fighting for itself, not for Lonely, not for the Great Song Dynasty, but for Huaxia!"

"I, Zhao Mengqi, am fortunate to be born at this time in this life, this clan and this descendant, and I have no other wishes in this life, but to die for Huaxia!"

"Gentlemen, are there those who wish this way!?"

Zhao Mengqi roared wildly, his face full of hideousness.

The whole school field was silent, and then an even more manic roar erupted, like a stormy wave, like a terrifying wave, like a mighty torrent.

"Wish! Sincere! Sincere! It is incumbent upon us to fight for China!"

"Die in battle! Die! Fight for China and die a well-deserved death!"

"Born as a Chinese person, die as a Chinese ghost!"

"How can you say that you have no clothes? with the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my spear, and have the same enmity with the son!

How can you say that you have no clothes? With the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my spear halberd, and work with my son!

How can you say that you have no clothes? with the Son. Wang Yuxingshi, repair my armor soldiers, and go with my son!"

Thousands of people present shouted different words, but expressed the same vow, fanatical and mixed.

Immediately, the soldiers of the Eastern Guard roared a military song, leading the streams and rivers to merge into a great river and return to the sea.

"You don't see, Han Zhongjun, the weak crown is a captive, please Changying,

You don't see, Ban Dingyuan, the peerless light cavalry urges the battle clouds!

The boy should be in serious danger, how can he let the Confucian crown miss this life?

The situation is that the country is in danger, and the feather and the feather race will not stop!"

This song shook the school field, penetrated the entire camp, washed the land, and stirred the hearts of countless people.

In this situation, Ma Guangzu opened his mouth empty, stunned for a long time without realizing it, and in his eyes and ears, the word "Huaxia" was all around.

Wu Qian was a little mentally prepared, and woke up from this emotion earlier, his eyes glowing.

He raised his hand and pushed Ma Guangzu's shoulder, "Father Hua...... Do you understand His Highness's intention in recruiting scholars?"

Ma Guangzu was still in a trance, "I seem to see a young dragon coming out of its shell."

"Your Highness said that ordinary warriors, in fact, don't know why they fight, they just go with the flow, or they know, they just fight for subsistence, for personal gain, for friendship, and for kindness, and the death of a soldier as a confidant is the highest level among them."

"Therefore, it is easy to decline, easy to collapse, easy to cause chaos, easy to repeat, easy to be completely controlled by the commanders of the unified army, become their private army, and help the common people to abuse."

"My Great Song Dynasty came out of the troubled times of the five dynasties, and everyone was afraid of repeating the mistakes of the past, so they tried every means to control the martial arts, worship literature and suppress martial arts, and even use literature to control martial arts, which is indeed effective, for hundreds of years, our dynasty has rarely had the scourge of civil strife, but this has also weakened the combat power of the army, and it has become more and more introverted.

"Now, our dynasty has been driven to the edge of the cliff, and it may destroy the country and the nation at any time, shouldn't it be good?

Reflection?"

Listening to Wu Qian's earnest words, Ma Guangzu's eyes gradually became solemn, "So His Highness plans to turn martial arts into literature?"

Wu Qian shook his head slightly, "To be precise, it is the integration of civil and military, in ancient times, due to the limitation of the means of communication, most of the skills and knowledge were controlled by the nobles of the family, especially the two schools of civil and military used for rule."

"At that time, the children of the family did not distinguish between civil and military, and they held the vast majority of the power of the country."

"In order to change this shortcoming, Emperor Wen of Sui opened the imperial examination and taught culture to the common people, and by the end of our dynasty, the imperial examination was completed, and there was no disadvantage of the family monopolizing the government and government."

Hearing this, Ma Guangzu sighed, "Indeed, although our dynasty still has a system of shadow officials, most of the people who stand in the court to manage national affairs are from the imperial examination, and the imperial examination does not ask about family background, only meritocracy, which is beneficial to the country."

Wu Qianzu was an official for the last generation and was considered a family, but Ma Guangzu was an authentic commoner, at least three generations had not been an official, and there were only about 100 acres of land in his family, not even a landlord, at most he was a rich peasant.

After sighing, he continued, "Similarly, in order to break the monopoly of the generals in the army, our dynasty also promoted martial arts and opened martial arts, but the results were not good."

"First of all, the status of the martial arts examination is not as good as that of the imperial examination, and it is difficult to absorb excellent talents, and secondly, the military is naturally rejected by the generals to control the martial arts, which makes it difficult for them to have a way forward."

Wu Qian pointed out the problems and said, "To solve this stubborn disease, we can only start from scratch, so His Highness built this new army, and at the same time, it is also a new martial arts to cultivate military attache talents."

Ma Guangzu somewhat understood, "So His Highness is recruiting literati to join the army, and at the same time teaching and culture to ordinary soldiers, trying to create a new army that integrates civil and military forces?"

"However, it may have been difficult to change before, but at this time, there is such a foundation, and the number of literate and hyphenated people among the common people can reach 12 out of 10, and there are 400,000 students participating in the imperial examination every year, and on this basis, it is not difficult to build a new army that integrates civil and military forces."

Wu Qian let out a sigh of relief, "There is no need for soldiers to be good at poetry and knowledge, as long as they can understand righteousness, debate right and wrong, know etiquette, and know how to think, it is enough, supplemented by other supervision and training methods, can basically eradicate the hidden danger of soldiers being generals and committing rebellion."

"And you have also seen that with the support of righteous beliefs, even weak scholars can burst out with a trembling momentum, and it can be expected that the combat power of this army is absolutely considerable."

Ma Guangzu raised his eyes and looked at the scholars who were still shouting military songs, and praised, "Where righteousness is, there is no regret in the nine deaths!"

In fact, this is also thanks to the fact that these scholars are still young and still have noble ideals in their hearts.

And Zhao Mengqi also knows that young people are also prone to three-minute heat, and after the enthusiasm subsides, their ideas may change again, so they need long-term guidance and incentives, and to say that it is unpleasant is brainwashing.

He stood there, waiting for the scholars to almost vent, and then raised his hand to silence everyone.

"Everyone should have understood the meaning of joining the army, and I emphasize again that after joining the army, not only is your life in danger at any time, but also the military regulations are strict, the training is hard, you are not allowed to enter and leave freely, and it is always your duty to obey orders!"

"Now, Lone will give you another chance to choose, afraid of pain, injury, and death, afraid of hardship and fatigue, and can't accept life in the army, you can quit now, give up the recruitment, and send Lone Gong out of the camp."

"Otherwise, once you are selected for the army, everything is based on military regulations, and if you want to regret it when the time comes, it will be too late."

Zhao Mengqi's words made the scholars stunned again.

Exit now?

Who to look down on?

My generation of scholars, how can there be a reason to shrink back?

The scholars were in high spirits again, "Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid!"

Zhao Mengqi smiled, "Very good, you are worthy of being a true saint disciple, with integrity, character, righteousness, and the spirit of self-improvement!"

"For thousands of years, China has gone through ups and downs, and there have been ups and downs several times, but whenever there is a difficult situation, there are always scholars who can stand up, face difficulties, be indomitable, and be open-minded, so that Chinese civilization can continue to flourish and have a long history."

"Lonely hope, one day,

Your name can also be engraved on the Chinese monument, so that it will be worshiped and immortalized forever!"

Zhao Mengqi gave a sweet date in a timely manner, and then hung a carrot in front of them.

Next, it is the physical fitness screening, the method is also simple, push-ups, pull-ups, and running, which do not use any equipment, and are relatively comprehensive.

I don't expect these scholars to be strong, as long as it's not too bad, anyway, they can basically train it in the army, and the children of the previous clan are not very decent now.

Therefore, the bar is set very low, with at least five push-ups, pull-ups, and two miles of jogging.

No matter how you say it, you are a young person who is less than twenty years old, and this can't be done, and that is too wasteful.

Immediately, the scholars were divided into groups of fifty and led by the Eastern Guard soldiers to begin the test.

The soldiers first demonstrated to them, and then let them learn to do it, and they didn't pay too much attention to posture or anything, after all, it was the first time for scholars to see these movements.

Seeing this, Ma Guangzu couldn't help but cry and laugh a little, "This ...... It's really unsightly, Your Highness always makes some strange things."

Although he has a rich resume, he has never directly led the army before, Wu Qian has been involved in the military many times, organized the righteous army, and served as a squire and a scholar in the military department, so he can see some doorways slightly.

"Probably, it's to test your arm strength, Father Hua, take a closer look, those soldiers are wearing armor, and they don't blush or pant when they get up twenty times repeatedly, but these recruited scholars, four or five are already very difficult, and the buttocks are so high, they shouldn't be up to standard......

After hearing this, Ma Guangzu's eyes lit up, "On the military formation, no matter what kind of weapons are handled, they all rely on arm strength, this method can not only quickly see the physique of the soldiers, if it is used for training, it should also be a good method, which is easier than lifting stone locks and the like."

When he went to Jiankang this time, he was actually a feudal official, and his responsibilities were more military, so he naturally became interested and carefully observed all kinds of things in Zhao Mengqi's army.

Zhao Mengqi walked around and inspected, and saw that most of them were not bad, except for a few few, most of them could still grit their teeth to meet the minimum requirements, and occasionally some people could do forty or fifty, which was definitely a good seedling.

But it didn't take long for him to see the anomaly.

There was a group of scholars who stood upright, unwilling to obey the test, despite the scolding of the Eastern Guards.

One of them also defended to the soldiers with a red face, "We are the children of saints, and you want me to do such an unsightly action in broad daylight, isn't it humiliating!"

Zhao Mengqi stepped forward, "What's going on?"

"Back to Your Highness, this recruiter is unwilling to do a prostrate push-up, and others are not willing to do it if they look at him."

The answer was a platoon commander, with some indignation on his face, he had long been accustomed to military life, and he had not met a subordinate who disobeyed orders for a long time.

Yo, it's not just a prick, it's quite prestigious.

Zhao Mengqi smiled in his heart, looking at the thorny scholar, "What's your name?"

It is estimated that he is still angry, even if he knows that it is King Yan in front of him, this scholar still looks proud, "Lu Changqing."

Zhao Mengqi smiled and turned his head to scan at the group of scholars, "Why are you all willing to listen to him?"

"Back to Your Highness, Senior Brother Lu is the senior of the Mansion School."

This is no wonder, because some of the management work in the school is carried out by students with good grades.

"And Senior Brother Lu is excellent in character and learning, and he has already won the government exam this time, and he ranks in the top three."

When Zhao Mengqi heard this, he was surprised, and after the exam, there was about a quarter of a chance that he would be a sergeant, and he actually came to join the army!?

He looked at Lu Changqing carefully again, "You do have arrogant capital, but in our army, don't disobey the order, if you are not a soldier, you will be exempted from punishment, and you can leave now."

"I'm not convinced!" Lu Changqing stiffened his neck, "Isn't the army unreasonable? Do you have to obey unreasonable orders!?"

Zhao Mengqi thought about it, and in order to avoid misunderstanding by others, he decided to explain a few words.

"First of all,

The military is both reasonable and courteous, and many matters are listed in detail in military regulations."

"Secondly, orders issued by officers at all levels must comply with military regulations, otherwise they are invalid orders, and if there are doubts, they will be judged by the military police and military judges."

"Third, the subordinates must unconditionally carry out orders unless they can clearly determine that they violate military regulations, and if there is any incomprehension, they can make a complaint after the fact, and the highest level of the order will be fully responsible for the order, and if it violates military regulations and military law, they will be severely punished."

"The reason why it is so stipulated is because there is no room for ripping on the battlefield, do you understand this explanation?"

Lu Changqing said, "Is this kind of rudeness also allowed by military regulations?"

Zhao Mengqi was also not angry with this scroll book, and said lightly, "Pushing up on the ground is a serious training action, why is it rude?"

"This... This...... This is obviously a husband and wife, and it is very indecent to be placed in public." The more Lu Changqing spoke, the quieter he became, as if he was ashamed to speak.

Mostly a chick...... In these years, it is rare, and many men are already fathers in seventeen or eighteen.

Zhao Mengqi didn't care about him anymore, and said in a relaxed tone, "If you think so, it's not right for you, if you want to, the earth doesn't want to."

As soon as these words came out, they burst into laughter, and they all understood that Zhao Mengqi was driving.

For a while, many scholars felt that King Yan was funny and easy-going.

As a result, Zhao Mengqi's expression froze, "Confucius taught people to know etiquette, but he didn't teach people to be pedantic. If you don't see it clearly, then Lone can show you a demonstration."

After speaking, Zhao Mengqi took a few steps back, vacated the open space, and then spread his legs with both hands, straightened his body and fell forward.

King Yan fell like this and wasn't hurt!?

Everyone was shocked, but they saw that Zhao Mengqi had already supported his hands in front of the ground for a moment, and he did not delay, as well as his standard posture, which rose and fell rapidly, and his movements were extremely masculine.

"Ah, how many have Your Highness done? Thirty of them......

"This is too scary, the armor on His Highness's body, to say the least, is fifty pounds."

"Eighty years old, without panting......

「…… Nineteen-eight, nineteen-nine, two hundred, oh my God, Your Highness looks like you have some room to spare."

"I tried it myself just now, and the six of them are already weak in both arms, tsk, Your Highness is also a god!"

In the amazement of everyone, Zhao Mengqi did no more and no less two hundred and fifty, and finally slammed it, bounced up, patted the soil on his palm, and looked relaxed.

"Do you still think it's indecent?"

Lu Changqing's face was flushed, but he was ashamed.

"Please forgive Your Highness, it is the student's shallow ignorance, the student admits his mistake, for the sake of the student's heart, I beg His Highness to forgive the student this time, and let me continue to apply."

Zhao Mengqi looked at him quietly, and said in a flat tone, "Can you guarantee that you will not disobey orders in the future?"

Lu Changqing gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, the student promises not to disobey the order again!"

"Well, Lone will make an exception to give you a chance, an unlimited number of times, and only after doing a hundred prostrations will you pass."

"The student willing!"