After fighting for half their lives in front of the battle, even though they have retreated, some people still have itchy hands and feet and can't rest.

But there are also people who can calm down and want to live a good life without having to worry too much.

After all, after following a monarch, the first thought of most people was to have enough to eat.

Now, the family has a house, a field, a kang, a wife, children and a daughter, so what else do you want?

These are the things you paid for by risking your life in front of the battle, why can't you enjoy them?

Lao Feng, whose background was not much different, knew these veterans very well, so he was ready to tell a shocking "insider information":

"Over the past few years, those children of aristocratic families have finally put aside their status and participated in the imperial examinations."

Old Feng shook his head and sighed, "I think back then, the imperial examination system was a path specially opened for us by the monarchs. It's not like it is now..."

At this point, someone just "tsk" and then sighed again.

Over the years, more and more people have taken part in the imperial examination.

The more people there are, the greater the competition.

Unlike in the past, as long as you are willing to learn, there will be people rushing to get it after you leave the school.

Although now that I have graduated from school, I don’t have to worry about making a living.

But if you want to go further to study at the Royal Academy, it is not as easy as it was at Nanxiang Academy.

Thinking about those children of aristocratic families in the past, they were willing to lift up their robes and go down to the fields, letting the mud and water dirty their feet, which is outrageous for his mother!

What about arrogance?

Where is the pride of a rich man?

But no matter how much you scold, you can't change this trend.

How can Cangtou Guizhou compete with those children from aristocratic families over this matter of studying?!

"But," Old Feng said with a mysterious look on his face, "the prince is still looking for us Nanxiang children after all. No, the Tongjun Mansion is actually looking for another way out for our children."

These words finally attracted everyone:

"Tell me! Tell me carefully, what's going on?"

If it were anyone else, these veterans would definitely not be able to believe it easily.

But if it were replaced by "junhou" or "child of Nanxiang", it would be different.

The children of Nanxiang are the direct descendants of the monarch, at least in the hearts of Lao Feng's generation, this is eternal.

"The imperial court is about to hold a martial arts examination," Lao Feng did not show off, but directly explained, "Later, suitable men who are capable of fighting and daring to fight will be selected from the Tongjun Mansion to serve as generals at all levels in the army."

An army of thousands is easy to obtain, but a general is difficult to find.

What is even more difficult to find are grassroots backbones in the military with firm beliefs.

The children of Nanxiang have been fighting with their princes for twenty years. Some of them are dead, some are crippled, and some are old.

For those who are still active in the military, their promotion routes are basically similar to those of Lao Feng.

As for whether to be a soldier or a captain, it all depends on personal circumstances.

After the restructuring in the past few years, the Nanxiang children who were not suitable to stay in the army all retired.

The rest were snatched away by military leaders on the pretext of restructuring.

Nowadays, those who can understand 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 90, and pronounce Jia, B, C, D, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Rengui, will be a waste of natural resources as ordinary soldiers in the army.

Even Feng Junhou... still has to think about the future of his direct descendants and cannot delay their future.

Otherwise, it is harm, not love.

With the descendants of Nanxiang filling up the grassroots generals of each army, the reorganized Han army is really at the peak of its combat power.

Even a new army can quickly become an elite division after experiencing one or two bloody battles.

But as the saying goes, if you don’t plan for a lifetime, it’s not enough to plan for a moment.

As the leader of the Han army, Feng also had to consider the fault problems that might arise in ten years.

So the martial arts examination was born for this purpose - how many generals can the martial arts hall produce in a year?

It's totally not enough to fill the teeth of the Han army.

Enrollment expansion is imminent!

There was the imperial examination ahead, and the military examination only required a brief explanation, and everyone understood it all at once and became excited at the same time.

"Old Feng, you're saying that in the future, even if our children can't compete with those from wealthy families in academics, they will still be able to do martial arts. How can we take the path of martial arts and get royal food?"

"If you really pass the martial arts examination, you will have to go to the martial arts lecture hall in Chang'an City to learn the art of war. What will you eat if you don't eat the imperial food?"

"Talk about martial arts hall? Tell me clearly, which one teaches martial arts hall!"

That's a place where you can become a general in the army!

In the past, in addition to being recommended by military generals, you could only get into the Royal Academy.

Now that I heard that there is actually such a way to get in, why don't these veterans' eyes light up?

"Besides the one in Chang'an, what other martial arts school is there in the world?"

"Is there such a good thing?"

"What if it's not that Junhou has been thinking about us old brothers in Nanxiang?"

Under the excitement of the crowd, there was another burst of commotion.

"That's true. I can't compete with the children of the rich clans in my studies. Is it possible that I can't compete with them in terms of fighting ability in this battle?"

I heard Lao Feng say that this martial arts competition is nothing more than a test of the skills used before the formation:

Military weapons such as horse shooting, infantry shooting, flat shooting, carbine, weight-bearing, wrestling, long-distance running, swords, halberds, hooks and forks.

I heard that there may be skills such as organizing small groups to rush into battle and fight.

If you don't want to take the martial arts exam, you have to enter the Tongjun Mansion first.

How could ordinary people have such weapons?

Let alone practice.

When it comes to using these weapons, these veterans have special skills.

They were all earned by struggling between life and death.

Pass it on, it must be passed on!

Even the old guy, who had planned to enjoy life and let his wife enjoy life at the same time, was so excited that his face turned red.

If we don’t fight now, when will we wait?

I have fought for half my life to earn such a life, and it is definitely not for my son to lie down and enjoy it.

Sons also have sons of their own, and they have to fight for their wives and children. Otherwise, how can we call it planning for future generations?

The atmosphere was in place, so naturally there was no shortage of wine.

He probably drank too much bad wine, and someone out of his mind asked, "What should I do if I fail the martial arts exam?"

As soon as these words came out, Old Feng was so angry that he drank his wine bowl and cursed:

"If you can't pass the imperial examination and can't compete in the martial arts examination, then why are you still thinking so much?"

"Either you become a soldier in the army and risk your life to gain military glory, or you just eat in the fields. What else do you want?"

Nothing can compare to others, and you still have so many thoughts. What else is a bad person?

A bad person will naturally have a bad life.

Seeing the excitement among the crowd, Lao Feng took the opportunity to raise his bowl to drink, with a smile of success on his lips.

It seems that the master of this house has finally been found.

Just when Lao Feng was gathering his old brothers on the east bank of Wugong River, he was preparing for his appointment as the captain of the Tongjun Mansion.

Another old Feng was also standing at Wuzhangyuan on the west bank of Wugong River, looking down at the waterway where cars and boats were like dragons.

Although he had already read the data on paper, seeing it in person still made Feng feel a surge of pride:

This is the greatest confidence that I, oh, and the Prime Minister, have accumulated for twenty years.

When he learned that Da Sima had arrived at Wuzhangyuan, Shangshu Ling Fei Yi, who was inspecting the waterway, trotted over under the scorching sun:

"Yi, I have met Da Sima."

The previous Shangshu Ling, Jiang Wan, recorded Shangshu affairs at the same time as Da Sima, and also served as a general. With his seniority, he could be on an equal footing with Feng Da Sima.

Although Fei Yi was Jiang Wan's successor, he had no qualifications in front of Feng Da Sima.

Feng Dashima, who was looking down with his hands behind his back, waved with a smile on his face:

"Fei Shangshu, please come here."

Fei Yi then continued to step forward, stood behind Feng Da Sima, and asked in a low voice:
To be continued...