After the end of the war on the Eastern Xinjiang and State Front, it was close to the New Year, half a month before the New Year, and eight days before Liu Chu's birthday.

The news of the victory in the Great War added a handful of joy to the coming New Year, and every Wei person was very excited and proud to be born in such a powerful country.

In the Hall of the Nine Poles.

Emperor Wei propped his head and looked in the direction of the seat, he was waiting for a reply.

Sitting on the side seat was Yang Xingxiong, the general of Eastern Xinjiang, and the news of the victory in the war was brought back by Yang Xingxiong himself. Of course, Yang Xingxiong also returned to Beijing with His Majesty's will, otherwise leaving Dongjiang without permission would be a crime of leaving his post without permission.

"Haven't thought about it yet?" asked Emperor Wei.

"This ...... Returning to Your Majesty, Your Majesty...... Chen really can't do it!" Yang Xingxiong looked embarrassed.

"The dignified general of the Eastern Frontier, I won't do anything at all? Doesn't this make my face dull? What will you let others think of me in the future?" Emperor Wei said with a displeased face.

"But, but the minister really won't. Yang Xingxiong lowered his head.

"You can!" said Emperor Wei.

"No, I won't. Yang Xingxiong lowered his head and responded.

"You can do this!"

"No, I won't. ”

"You gotta know!"

"No, I won't. ”

"You must know!"

"No!"

......

"Ahem, Your Majesty, General. In another side seat, an old man in a white robe interrupted the argument with a few coughs.

"Old dean, you come to evaluate the theory, is this matter so difficult?" Emperor Wei asked the white-robed old man to comment.

This white-robed old man is the dean of Jiulu Academy, a Wei person, but not a Wei minister, and the relationship between him and Emperor Wei is also a teacher and a friend.

Jiulu Academy is also the Linglu Academy, and students from all over the world are studying in it, which also means that the old dean has to avoid suspicion and cannot hold an official position in the Wei State.

The old dean's name is Li Dawen, he is a generation of book saints, many years ago the realm broke into the three realms of Taixu and became a saint, there are rumors in the outside world that he may have stepped into the immortal gate with one foot, and he is the most promising person to break into the immortal gate in the contemporary era.

Approaching the New Year, the school had a holiday more than half a month ago, in fact, it began to have a holiday more than three months ago, because students come from all over the world, some of them are very far away, the college takes into account this situation, and allows students who are far away to take a holiday in advance.

Recently, Emperor Wei often invited the old dean to come to the Nine Poles Hall to sit, because Emperor Wei was worried, worried about talents, and there were not many available talents.

However, after discussion, we can only see how the results of this selection are, and see if a group of grassroots talents can be discovered.

"Your Majesty, the general is really not good, and his body is not as tough as when he was young, it is indeed a little reluctant, or else, forget it?" said the old dean in a consultative tone.

"The dignified general of the Eastern Frontier, are you still afraid of this cold? can't you even take a bath with me?"

Old Dean.

“......”

"Accompany me for a winter swim. ”

Emperor Wei felt that his words seemed to be ambiguous, and hurriedly added another sentence.

There is a big lake outside Chang'an City, called the Four Holy Lake, there is a pavilion in the lake, called the Four Holy Pavilion, it is rumored that since ancient times, there are four saints who have become saints in the Four Holy Pavilions, so it is named the Four Holy Pavilions, and this big lake is also called the Four Holy Lakes.

Every winter, half of the area of Sisheng Lake will have a thick layer of ice, and half of the area will have a layer of thin ice, there are many people there for winter fishing, and there are also many people for winter swimming, and Emperor Wei did not go there for winter swimming when he was young.

This habit of winter swimming has persisted for decades, and it has never fallen once, and now in his early forties, he is still not afraid of this cold.

Yang Xingxiong felt goosebumps all over his body when he thought of the scene of two big men swimming naked together in the lake, and they were still two old men in their forties and fifties.

It's outdoor, if it's an indoor garden lake, it's okay to swim with Emperor Wei, but in the Four Holy Lakes, although the surroundings will be blocked that day, there will still be at least thousands of forbidden troops watching.

Emperor Wei can come by his own temperament, but he, a general in Eastern Xinjiang, is absolutely not good, how embarrassing it is to spread out, and the commanderial temperament that he has cultivated for decades may be ruined by this point.

"Minister, forget it. ”

"It's rare that you're in Chang'an for the New Year, and you don't want to swim with me?"

Emperor Wei shook his head, waved his hand and did not force it anymore.

"So, it's Mo'er's birthday in eight days, you can make a bowl of noodles for her, you haven't seen each other for more than ten years. ”

After Emperor Wei finished speaking, he added in his heart, "I haven't seen you for more than ten years." ”

How many soldiers on the frontier have dedicated their lives to the frontier, and may not be able to return home several times in their lives.

"This, you can have, the minister obeys. Yang Xingxiong let out a sigh of relief, as long as he didn't swim with the emperor naked, everything else was easy to discuss.

"This competition, you will be in charge, let's talk about how many people have signed up now. Emperor Wei straightened up and looked at Yang Xingxiong.

At present, more than 30,000 people have signed up, and there are still eight days before the registration deadline, and Chen predicts that the final number of applicants will exceed 50,000. Yang Xingxiong replied.

"How is the implementation of the civil and military division?" Emperor Wei asked again.

"It has been fully regulated, you can choose the civil test, you can also choose the military test, and you can also choose the civil and military test. Those who choose the cultural examination also have certain requirements for personal physical fitness, and those who choose the martial arts examination also have certain requirements for personal cultural literacy. Yang Xingxiong replied.

Emperor Wei nodded, before the competition, they made some adjustments to the competition system, and the number of screeners was also adjusted, the top five were screened in the literary examination, the top five in the martial arts examination, and the top ten in the civil and military examination, that is, a total of twenty were screened, which was ten more places than before.

Wei has a shortage of people, talents, and available talents, and it has reached the point where it is eager to introduce talents from abroad, but Emperor Wei will never do this, because if it is not my race, its heart will be different!

"Your Majesty, there is one of them I would like to tell you. Yang Xingxiong glanced at the old dean, and the meaning was self-evident.

"Old man Li is not an outsider, let's say it. ”

Emperor Wei waved his hand, and called the old dean Li very improperly, and only in this Nine Poles Palace, only when he was with people like Yang Xingxiong and the old dean, would Emperor Wei feel that he was not like an emperor, but a middle-aged uncle chatting with a few old friends.

Yang Xingxiong glanced at the old dean again, and then said: "Among the people who signed up this time, there is a young man ......."

......

Liu Chu was a little depressed, he almost didn't sign up because he didn't meet the age, but fortunately, an official suddenly came at that time, and said a few words in the ear of the person in charge of the registration office, and the person in charge immediately announced that there was no age limit for registration from today, which made him overjoyed, and immediately filled out the form to sign up.

"You're eighteen years old. Liu Chu secretly glanced at October, who was also filling out the form, and found that October was eighteen years old this year.

"Don't look at what you shouldn't see!" October glanced at Liu Chu.

Liu Chu shrugged, but felt that something was wrong, as if it was a certain number, and he couldn't remember it immediately.

During this time, Liu Chu has been living in the Shiquan Dart Bureau, because Shi Changyun strongly invited Liu Chu to stay, in his words, there is a young general living in his house, that is his great luck, he can not invade all evils, and his illness will definitely be able to get better quickly.

Under the hospitality, Liu Chu stayed. And the prescription that Liu Chu got from that old man really worked, Shi Changyun's body is getting better day by day, and now he can get up occasionally to exercise, and this morning he even played a set of Liuhe Eight Desolate Boxing, which made October very happy.

Now, a few people in the dilapidated post house have long since left, and the strong man who went south and north left not long after Liu Chu left the post house, and when he left, he also came to visit Liu Chu and gave him a copy of "Chronicles of the Four Seas", which was compiled when he went south and north.

When he took over "Chronicles of the Four Seas", Liu Chu was still a little surprised, he didn't expect that this rough and rough-looking strong man still had the habit of writing this kind of book.

Liu Chu was even more shocked by the content recorded in "Chronicles of the Four Seas", and he put away "Chronicles of the Four Seas" well, which may be a great magic weapon in the future.

The old man who gave Liu Chu the prescription left more than a month ago, and he didn't say hello to Liu Chu when he left, but just asked Tong Botao, who was still in the post house, to bring him something.

It was a token as black as ink, with the word Shangguan on it, and Tong Botao didn't know what the specific effect was, because the old man didn't say it, but asked him to bring it to Liu Chu.

Liu Chu also cherished it, this old man is estimated to be from the Shangguan family, for the Shangguan family, Liu Chu has also heard a little, if so, it is not unusual for this old man to come up with such a prescription.

In the future, when I have the opportunity, I must thank this old man Shangguan, because he temporarily saved Shi Changyun's life, and this kind of life-saving grace cannot be forgotten.

Although this matter seems to have nothing to do with Liu Chu, it should be Shi Changyun and them to thank him, but don't forget, Shi Changyun is the old department of the general, so this matter is related to Liu Chu.

Liu Chu has a grand wish, he wants all the soldiers under his old man to live a prosperous and healthy life.

Because, every soldier who has been on the battlefield with Liu Zhanguo is his brother in life and death, Liu Zhanguo's brother, that is, Liu Chu's elders, and taking care of the elders is the fine tradition of every Great Wei people.

"Why did you stop all of a sudden?"

When she was about to reach the door of the Shiquan Dart Bureau, Liu Chu suddenly stopped, October was a small step behind Liu Chu, the two of them walked fast just now, and October almost hit Liu Chu's back, which made her a little annoyed.

"One thing suddenly occurred to me. ”

Liu Chu now suddenly knew that something was wrong, it was indeed a numerical problem.

"What's the matter?"

October felt that Liu Chu was a little nervous.

"You're lying about your age, are you? You should be sixteen!"

Liu Chu remembered that the old man Shangguan in the post house had said that October was born on the same day, the same month and the same year as him, that is, like Liu Chu, he was eight days away from turning sixteen!

There is also a situation where the old man Shangguan lied to him and didn't know the date of birth in October at all.

"You have to take care of it!"

October snorted lightly and walked around Liu Chu towards the gate of the dart game.

Liu Chu scratched her head, it seems that the old man Shangguan didn't lie to her, she should be sixteen years old in October, but why did she fill in the registration form at the age of eighteen?

Liu Chu couldn't figure it out, what was the point of falsely reporting his age?