The so-called "poverty of literature and wealth" is not unreasonable.

A person who has practiced martial arts since childhood has a greater consumption than reading and reading and reading. To put it simply, a person who is determined to learn literature, even if someone teaches him, even if he can't afford to buy a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, can use sand as paper and wooden sticks as pens, can chisel the wall and steal light, can suck fireflies and read at night, and even if he is hungry, he can achieve certain achievements.

But practicing martial arts is different.

If you don’t have a good body, practicing martial arts is just a nonsense. If you want to have a good body, you must keep up with nutrition. If you want to keep up with nutrition, you must serve with delicious food and drink.

When a person cannot even eat enough rice, how can he talk about nutrition and how can he talk about his health?

A large amount of physical energy consumption requires sufficient supplementation.

In addition to these, there is also the cost of equipment.

Take Shi Zhuang's son as an example. While he was still stumbling and learning to walk, there was a special medicine bath to help him temper his body. The preparation of these drugs was not something that ordinary people could bear. Shi Zhuang's own horse spear took more than two years, and the final cost was more than a hundred stag of copper coins, which did not include labor costs.

Where can ordinary people afford to play?

What's more, in the martial arts exam, you not only need to be excellent in martial arts, but also have to know the words. Although the requirements for writing are not as harsh as in the literary exam, you can't be blind, right?

This is another expense.

It is precisely because of this reason that the martial arts scholars who were admitted step by step from the county are basically children of wealthy families. To put it bluntly, most of these people are the wealthy families and powerful children who Li Ze had been committed to cracking down on.

You Yong, the left minister of the Ministry of War, did not notice this at first. He was in a high position for too long and had long been missing out on these most basic issues.

When the list of outstanding talents for the county examination was released and the background investigation of the internal guards was released, You Yong was immediately shocked and sweated.

What does martial arts do? They are the ones who choose officers. After winning, these people will naturally occupy a favorable position in the future, and now they may not be able to see anything. But ten or twenty years later, if such a group of people occupy the position of the army, what will be the consequences?

You Yong dared not imagine.

If such a group of people who were attacked by the court with great force, they would probably be the beginning of civil strife.

This is bound to not work.

However, these people were admitted through the examination policy formally issued by the court. After investigation, the inner guard provided a list to dismiss some people with problems, but this was only a very small number of them. No problems were found for the rest.

The Ministry of War cannot slap the face itself. If it changes course, it will not make a big joke, but it will slap Li Ze in the face. It will also be a major blow to the prestige of the court controlled by Li Ze, which will definitely not work.

What's more, even if he is shameless and wants to be tough, there is Han Qi, the Minister of War, above. He is naturally happy to see this situation. A large number of these people will be natural helpers to enter the army in the future.

You Yong thought hard for several days, and his beard turned several times white, which made him finally come up with a good idea.

In addition to these candidates who came from the county, each guard was allowed to recommend outstanding military talents to come for the exam, and he directly skipped the county examination and took the final exam held in Wuyi.

Han Qi naturally didn't do it.

Fierce debate broke out between the two sides in the Ministry of War.

Then the news was leaked more than that.

Then, the generals of the Twelve Guards either sent letters to Gan Qi directly or wrote to Li Ze. Some more, they simply sent envoys to the Wuyi War Department to question Han Qi in person what it meant?

The army guarded all sides, and the soldiers climbed ice and lie on snow, suffered all the hardships, and made great sacrifices. Why did the Ministry of War forget the contributions of these soldiers when there were good things? This would be a huge blow to the morale of the army.

The pressure was getting stronger and stronger. In the end, even Han Qi's loyal subordinates, Li Cunzhong, the General of the Zuo Wu Guard, and Qin Zhao, an ally in Dizhou, sent someone to find Han Qi and expressed the same meaning.

The huge pressure from the army made Han Qi unable to bear it anymore. He knew very well that if he persisted, he would be afraid that he would not be able to sit steadily as the Minister of War.

This round, You Yong won a great victory.

The Twelve Guards obtained the right to recommend the soldiers or low-level officers under their command to take the military examination. This was naturally happy for these generals. Once these soldiers recommended by them were taken to the test, they would naturally not forget their recommendation.

Of course, this is just the first meeting in the War.

Next, new debate began again on how to take the big exam.

Han Qi's method is to focus on theoretical examinations and personal combat power.

You Yong insists on focusing on practical ability.

When implemented in specific exams, You Yong asked to add subjects such as battlefield deduction and live-fire confrontation to the exams.

Han Qi naturally didn't do it.

Those who passed the exam have excellent personal combat effectiveness and rich theories. Of course, they are familiar with military tactics since childhood, but their biggest problem is that they have never been to the battlefield to fight. If they really want to do this, they are afraid that when they are in the real-time military confrontation project, they will be beaten to pieces by the candidates who come from the battlefield.

What's more, You Yong also asked to greatly increase the weight of these projects, far exceeding the weight of theory and personal combat power.

The debate between the two sides continued to heat up, and the entire Ministry of War was finally brought in, and it was divided into two obvious factions. Of course, more people supported You Yong, but as the Minister of War, Han Qi naturally suppressed You Yong in his position.

The stalemate between the two sides has caused the specific matters of the martial arts examination to be decided for a long time.

The lawsuit finally came to Li Ze.

To everyone's surprise, Li Ze actually summoned almost all senior officials, including the six ministers and nine ministers, to discuss this matter.

If Xue Ping is the leader and top figure of the Royalist Sect, Han Qi is actually the most powerful person in the Royalist Sect.

All the lands in Hedong, the left guard Wu Li Cunzhong, were his most loyal followers, so he was confident in speaking in front of Li Ze.

There were more than a dozen people in the room, all of whom were core figures. Han Ze had no scruples when speaking. Everyone around here was sensible, so it would be better to spread the word.

"Li Xiang, I know what you are worried about, but I still remember what you said. You said that if you want to revive the Tang Dynasty, you must unite all those who can be united. If we have one more friend, one less enemy will be. Only in this way can our strength grow stronger and stronger, right?"

"Of course I remember." Li Ze said with a smile. "And even at this time, this heart has not changed."

"Since that's the case, why can't we give those people a chance?" Han Qi said loudly.

"If they are not given a chance, can they appear in this exam?" Li Ze's smile remained unchanged and asked faintly: "Will there be a debate this time if they are not given a chance?"

Han Qi couldn't help but speak.

"It is not to be denied that my determination to attack those thieves will never change. I will never let go of things that occupy the place, entangle the countryside, and fight against the court. Only the laws of the Tang Dynasty are not the law of the clan." Li Ze raised his voice and said, "This is the fundamental strategy of the court, and it cannot be changed and cannot be doubted. But for these children of people, those who are truly talented and who are truly like-minded with us, we will naturally be included in our team. This is a process of washing away the sand. Eliminating those with ulterior motives is something we must do. If there is sand in the team, there will be big problems."

Han Qi said dejectedly: "Are you going to block these people's door to advance?"

"The door is always open, it depends on whether they are willing to come in." Li Ze said: "Observe their words, observe their actions, people are doing, and heaven is watching. Don't forget that we are still in crisis now. If you are not careful, you will suffer the disaster of destruction. Zhang Zhongwu's vitality in the north gradually recovers, Zhu Wen in the south is independent, and his power is constantly infiltrating the south. If we slacken a little, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"The army is the foundation of our existence. The army must ensure unified command under the magnanimity of the court. Everyone must work hard to revive the Tang Dynasty with a innocent heart. At this time, we cannot tolerate people with two hearts joining. Everyone, to say inappropriately, civil servants have a certain fault tolerance mechanism to govern one side. If something goes wrong, we still have a chance to save it. But if something goes wrong on the battlefield, can we tolerate faults? That may lead to the failure of a battle and thus the major defeat in the entire strategic."

Looking at Han Qi with a gray face, Li Ze said: "Shangshu Han, you have also fought for half your life. You should know the interests of this place. Therefore, on principle, I agree with You Yong's examination plan. Now, I don't need Zhao Kuo, who talks about war on paper. What I need is experienced combat personnel who can be responsible to the soldiers. Because now, we are ready to fight at any time. Everyone, after these martial arts tests, they will be sent to the front-line army to serve as officers. The lowest one will be a team leader, commanding hundreds of people! If you go to a person who only talks big but has no practical experience, it will not only harm others, but also harm yourself. Do you know that the level of the officer with the largest casualty rate on the battlefield? It is a team leader!"

"Of course, those who can take the final exam to Wuyi are also considered to be of some skill. Wu Ju is the exam for us to select excellent grassroots commanders, and there is no need to make mistakes. But I suggest that the Ministry of War can add some other special extra tests, and select some serious subject-oriented people. These people cannot lead troops directly, but they can also engage in some other jobs! For example, those with excellent personal combat effectiveness can train new recruits! People with excellent military theory can provide some training for our grassroots officers in this regard. If practice and theory can be combined, our commanders will be able to go to the next level."

After hearing this, Zhang Hui not only laughed: "Li Xiang, don't you want to run another school?"

This Li Xiang, who was in power, seemed to have a hobby of running schools. He wanted to build a school for everything and then cultivate talents on a large scale.

"This is not bad, Shangshu Han, you can consider it!" Li Ze smiled and threw a sweet date to Han Qi, and smashed the other party with a stick. He should give some sweetness.
Chapter completed!