"These three people, Hu Jiang is from the Tianwu Army, and Tian Haojuan is from the Dragon Cavalry Army..."

The two great men saluted and looked at Chang Jianren beside them with everyone.

Because they were going to go into the water later, they all wore simple clothes. The two big men looked at their muscles, but Chang Jianren was a muscle-bone man.

The thin Chang Jianren was a little nervous. Last night, Chen An sent Wen Xiaozhong to sneak into his house and handed him some things to him for him to memorize them.

He was only proficient in his memorials until early morning, but the price was lack of sleep and his eyes were red.

Fu Bi frowned and said, "Your Majesty, he is Chang Jianren from the Hanlin Academy of Painting."

Hey!

Surprising voices sounded at the same time on both sides. No one could believe that there was a civil servant coming to join the army. Could this person be a fool?

Zhao Shu was also surprised, but he couldn't destroy it, so he just nodded slightly.

Liu Zhan couldn't help but come out and asked, "That... Chang Jianren, why do you want to join the army?"

This question is something everyone wants to ask, even Zhao Shu is no exception.

"For the Song Dynasty."

Chang Jianren said resolutely: "Your Majesty, I once painted a painting for the late emperor, which was a battle of thousands of troops and horses to kill the enemy. I remember that the late emperor saw this painting and murmured that when the Song Dynasty had such a tiger, and then sighed... I kept remembering that sigh, thinking about how to make the Song Dynasty's official family no longer have this shock..."

He lowered his head slightly, sucked his nose, and then said in a low voice: "I have been thinking about it for a long time until yesterday when I heard that the navy recruited Du Yuhou, I thought of that method..."

He looked up and said firmly: "The way I thought of is to join the army, use a long sword and use the enemy's head to eliminate the king's regret!"

Everyone was surprised, and then shocked.

Liu Zhan almost glared out his eyes, and he thought it was too incredible.

Why is such a weird person among civil servants?

What kind of regret is the king? Does it have anything to do with you? What big cloves of garlic are you pretending to be!

Zhao Shu's eyes were complicated and he sighed softly. Everyone felt a little embarrassed when they thought of Chang Jianren's words just now.

But Chang Jianren was a little confused.

Wen Xiaozhong also brought the answer to this question last night. It is said that it was written by Chen An himself, and there are clear explanations in it even when to bow his head and when to sniff.

If Zhao Shu knew that this answer was prepared in advance, he would have someone castrated Chen An and sent him to the palace to serve him.

But he is now moved.

"good!"

Everyone was thinking about Chang Jianren, a strange flower among civil servants, and was awakened by this audacity. When they looked at him, it was Chen An.

Chen An said seriously: "Your Majesty, Chang Jianren is not at a high position and has no reputation. But even such a person, what he has been thinking about in his heart is the country and country. What is this? This is a low-ranking country and dare not forget to worry about the country!"

"I dare not forget my country if I am low? OK, well said!"

Some people think that Chen An said very well, while others have heard it in a daze. After thinking about it carefully, it turned out to be what Chen An had said before.

Zhao Shu nodded slightly. He was in a very good mood for the emperor to have such a loyal minister, so he smiled and said, "Let's start this way."

Fu Bi came out and said, "Since yesterday, I have been watching Qin Zhen and asked him to give questions. I dare to guarantee that there is no possibility of leaking these questions."

Fu Bi was too confident, which almost made Chen An laugh.

The old rich people were all bullish. Wen Xiaozhong sneaked in easily, took out Chen An's handwritten book and persuaded Qin Zhen, and then got the standard answer.

Zhao Shu nodded in admiration, feeling that he was too wise to recall Fu Bi.

With Fu Bi here, not only did he find an opponent for Han Qi, but he also gave him an additional general in the court.

"So... let's start."

Fu Bi waved to Qin Zhen, and the two of them discussed the constitution softly.

"Who do you think will win these three?"

Zhao Shu suddenly asked, the target was Zhao Xu.

This is a teaching test.

Zhao Shu brought Zhao Xu out to let him see the world.

Han Qi and others all raised their ears, wanting to hear the judgment of the future prince.

According to common sense, when Zhao Xu ascended the throne, they either retired and returned to their hometown or had their graves three feet high. So the attention at this moment was just to know what the future emperor was like.

Zhao Xu looked at Hu Jiang and Tian Haojuan. Both of them were military generals. If they dared to join the navy, their abilities would naturally be good.

What will be the exam today?

Zhao Xu thought about it and felt that there must be both civil and military affairs. Chang Jianren was sure to have no chance of martial arts; Wen seemed to be the best, but this is the military, and he could not test articles, poetry, nor did he test his good paintings.

I only rely on things about the navy.

So Chang Jianren had almost no chance of winning.

After this analysis, Zhao Xu realized that everyone looked at Chang Jianren with pity.

Why mercy?

Because it is strange that he is a civil servant to join the army, and this selection will definitely fail. After the failure, the Hanlin Academy will definitely deal with him. At that time, he will be a person that grandma doesn’t kiss and uncle doesn’t like.

Zhao Xu sighed in his heart, feeling a pity for this person. If he could pass the test, it would trigger a big discussion among literati and military men.

Can literati join the army?

As long as this discussion is caused, it is worth it.

Such discussions gradually spread, and when more and more literati join the army, the situation of civil and nobles and military despicable will gradually reverse.

The army of the Song Dynasty was no longer good, this was the conclusion drawn by Chen An after discussing with him.

And the root cause is suppression!

After a long-term suppression, the combat effectiveness of the army plummeted, and the folk proverb that a good man did not join the army began at this time.

If there is no interference, there will be no more soldiers in the Song Dynasty in fifty years.

So Zhao Xu sincerely hopes that Chang Jianren can win, but...

He was about to say the candidate he was optimistic about when he suddenly saw Chang Jianren's eyes flashing.

Just flash, he actually looked at Chen An.

Why is that look familiar?

Zhao Xu remembered the trick he used to cooperate with Shen An in a tacit way, and at that time he used this kind of look to hint to the other party.

His heart beat, and somehow he felt that today was a good weather, so he said, "The child thinks that Chang Jianren should be able to win."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

There was a chuckle around, and Han Qi smiled and said, "The king is so kind, this is a pity that Chang Jianren has no support."

Zeng Gongliang said: "This person's courage is commendable, but he has no self-knowledge after all."

This is an intimation that Chang Jianren is unusable.

A person without self-knowledge is the greatest original sin. He will encounter obstacles everywhere, and no one is willing to date him, and eventually becomes a lonely person.

Ouyang Xiu sighed and said with regret: "What a pity."

Zhao Shu smiled and said, "Why do you think he can win?"

He knew that his son was not stupid, so there must be a reason.

Zhao Xu said: "The other two people saw Kong Wu being powerful and being the generals in the army, so they should be able to win. But the child saw something rare in Chang Jianren, that is perseverance."

Zhao Shu nodded slightly and said, "It's good."

In the eyes of emperors, victory or defeat is just a game. They do not value victory or defeat, but what they value is what is behind the victory or defeat. For example, the quality of the ministers or the root of the problem.

It doesn't matter who loses and wins, but his son has learned to look at people from the perspective of an emperor, which is gratifying.

Perseverance is a rare quality. For example, Fan Zhongyan had this quality back then.

Fu Bi said, "Your Majesty, first we will take the martial arts test."

Zhao Shu nodded, so the three of them started practicing in front of them.

The other two people were good in terms of knife skills and fists, and Zhang Banian whispered behind Zhao Shu.

"...Hu Jiang's sword technique is fierce, but it lacks murderous aura. Tian Haojuan's fists and feet are good, which is rare..."

His eyes turned to Chang Jianren, and he couldn't help but turn his head and couldn't bear to look at it anymore.

Chang Jianren was chopping with a long knife, and the chopping was indiscriminate, just like a novice chopping wood in the mountains.

"How about Chang Jianren?"

Since his son paid attention to him, Zhao Shu would take a look more.

Zhang Banian's mouth twitched, "Your Majesty, this person... chops firewood indiscriminately."

Chang Jianren kept waving the knife, his face was red and his sweat wet his sideburns.
To be continued...