Before Old Li Tou finished speaking, Zhao Chen already knew what he meant.
He waved his hand and interrupted: "The elite talents recruited by the Chang'an Military Academy will be the guards of the towns and borders of the Tang Dynasty in the future."
"They will be my future guardians of the Tang Dynasty."
"These people would rather be in short supply than in excess."
"I also admit that candidates who can persist in the mountains and forests for seven days have tenacity that ordinary people do not have."
"But military talents need not only tough character, they also need a little talent."
Chang'an Military Academy was not originally designed to train ordinary generals.
Training 300 people is already the limit.
How many people can truly become talented?
Lao Li didn't know how to refute Zhao Chen for the first time.
He also understood that when it came to the senior generals of the Tang Dynasty, he should maintain an attitude of "preferring to be lacking rather than being indiscriminate".
But he still couldn't bear to see those candidates who persisted for seven days and still had to be kicked out.
An emperor has sympathy in his heart, but it is no longer difficult to make a judgment.
"Old Li Tou, as I said before, since you asked me to be the dean of Chang'an Military Academy, then you can just sit aside quietly."
"Of course, if you think I've done something wrong, you can hire someone else..."
Old Li Tou was retorted by Zhao Chen's words.
Although Lao Li was very uncomfortable, he still said nothing.
He returned to Chang'an from outside the city overnight.
He also said that he would never care about the affairs of Chang'an Military Academy in the future.
…
Li Zhi originally wanted to return to Chang'an with the emperor.
Li Zhi's original idea was to follow the emperor back to Chang'an and then find a place to hide.
As long as he evades the assessment two days later, he will not be able to enter Chang'an Military Academy.
In this way, you won't have to follow Zhao Chen every day and be ravaged by him.
Little did he know that the emperor kicked him off the carriage.
When Li Zhi returned to his residence, he saw the young man who came out of the mountain with him.
"By the way, I don't know your name yet!" Li Zhi asked the young man.
"His Royal Highness the King of Jin, Pei Xingjian is in the lower reaches of the river." The young man said to Li Zhi.
"Pei's family in Hedong."
"The Pei family in Hedong is also a big family. Why are you so reluctant to take the examination of Chang'an Military Academy?" Li Zhi was a little surprised.
Although the aristocratic family was expelled from Chang'an, its power was greatly weakened.
But in the family's own territory, it is still very energetic.
For example, the Pei family in Hedong, although not as good as the previous five surnames Qi Wang, is still a leader in Hedong.
There is absolutely no need for the descendants of the Pei family in Hedong to take the examination at Chang'an Military Academy.
"My mentor Su Dingfang, my mentor learned that Chang'an Military Academy was recruiting students, and wrote a letter to me, telling me that I must enter Chang'an Military Academy to study no matter what." Pei Xingjian and Li Zhi explained.
"Do you have to enter Chang'an Military Academy anyway?" Li Zhi looked at Pei Xingjian doubtfully.
He doesn't quite understand why there are people in this world who can't think about it.
I will try my best to get into Zhao Chen's hands.
After entering Chang'an Military Academy, didn't you stand in front of Zhao Chen waiting to be punished?
Li Zhi felt that Pei Xingjian must not know how hateful Zhao Chen was.
So he said: "Brother Pei, listen to me. Although Zhao Chen is my imperial brother, I tell you, he is a complete bastard."
"A year ago, my mother left me under his care."
"You know the result? Not only did he force me to carry water every day, but he also asked me to chop firewood."
"I am the majestic King of Jin, and in his family, my life is worse than that of a servant."
"What's even more annoying is that he also snatched the girl I liked."
Li Zhi became extremely angry when he thought about Wu Jue.
Until now, he still felt that Zhao Chen must have instigated Wu Jue if he didn't like him.
Otherwise, with his identity, status, and appearance as Li Zhi, how could Wu Jue not like him?
Pei Xingjian felt that there must be something seriously wrong with Li Zhi's brain.
But Li Zhi obviously regarded him as a good friend, and he was too embarrassed to talk about Li Zhi's problems.
Then he smiled and said: "My teacher said in the letter that although His Highness the King of Han sometimes acts in extreme ways, he always acts within the righteousness."
"The Queen asked His Highness the King of Han to take care of you, and His Highness the King of Han asked you to do things, but I also hope that you can grow."
"In other words, if His Highness the King of Han ignores you and allows you to do what you want to do, I am afraid that the life of His Highness the King of Jin will be at stake here in this assessment."
"As for His Highness the King of Han snatching the girl that His Highness the King Jin likes, Pei doesn't know about it, so it's hard to say anything."
"But there are no rumors about this matter from the outside world."
Pei Xingjian told the truth, but it was obvious that Li Zhi could not listen to the truth.
Hearing that his new friends were also saying good things for Zhao Chen, he got up and left angrily.
Pei Xingjian was speechless, but he didn't take the matter to heart.
Su Dingfang said in the letter that Zhao Chen is a genius who is rarely seen in thousands of years. If Pei Xingjian can become his disciple, his future prospects are limitless.
Pei Xingjian already had a mentor and didn't want to come.
But Su Dingfang repeatedly ordered him in his heart not to miss this opportunity.
That's why Pei Xingjian came here.
The first assessment really allowed Pei Xingjian to see how extraordinary Zhao Chen was.
Of the 300,000 people, 99% were eliminated in the first round of assessment.
Staying in the mountains and forests for seven days is definitely an extremely difficult thing for young people under the age of twenty-five.
But those who can persevere must have a tenacity that ordinary people cannot endure.
If you become a member of Chang'an Military Academy in the future, it will be easier to make progress.
Pei Xingjian looked at the sign of Chang'an Military Academy in front of him, and at this moment, there was a faint expectation in his heart.
…
Two days passed quickly.
In today's assessment, apart from the more than 700 candidates who took part in the assessment, there were only some government officials and soldiers responsible for maintaining order.
The people watching had dispersed long ago.
The failed candidates also returned to their hometowns.
The emperor didn't come here today, so he probably didn't dare to come and participate in Zhao Chen's assessment again.
I was afraid that Zhao Chen would give me another fatal assessment.
Make him worried.
Out of sight, out of mind, this is the best way.
Li Zhi stood in the front row of the team, and his small size made him look a little funny.
Each candidate has a piece of rice paper and a writing brush placed in front of them.
This is their assessment tool today.
"What is this test?"
"I haven't studied, so I can't write."
“When I first signed up, didn’t I say that I didn’t have to go to school even if I didn’t go to school?”
"If you ask me to write, isn't that trying to make things difficult for me?"
When some candidates saw the pen and paper in front of them, their hearts began to twitch.
I also felt that I was deliberately trying to embarrass them.
Zhao Chen sat on a chair and looked at the seven hundred people in front of him.
What surprised him a little was that among these seven hundred people, there were actually a few women.
In the previous seven-day assessment, some women actually persisted.
"Li Ke, let them start." Zhao Chen just glanced at him and waved to Li Ke on the side.
"Yes, brother emperor!" Li Ke nodded and took a step forward.
"The second round of assessment at Chang'an Military Academy."
"You and others come from all over the Tang Dynasty. You must have crossed mountains and ridges, crossed rivers and bridges on the way."
"This second round of assessment requires you to use pen and paper to draw a topographic map of your route."