Although Liu Bei brought to Luoyang to participate in the Dayue, there were not many soldiers, but they were all elites under his command. Guan Yu directly criticized him as a waste, the soldiers behind Liu Bei changed their faces and glared at him.
But looking at the soldiers who were standing erect like pine trees, they swallowed the swear words that had flowed to their mouths.
Even if you don’t consider Guan Yu’s reputation for killing Wen Chou in the last battle, just look at the queue of these soldiers, you will know how high Guan Yu’s level of training is. If you really want to fight, your side has no chance of winning.
Liu Bei laughed, turned over and dismounted, stepped forward and held Guan Yu's hand, and shook it hard.
"Chang Yunchang, you haven't seen each other for a few years, you haven't changed at all."
Guan Yu's expression was slightly slower. "You have changed a lot, and you have a little bit of a prince's demeanor."
Liu Bei was a little embarrassed, and Zhuge Jin was even more stunned.
He had long heard that Guan Yu was arrogant and was different from other civil and military officials under Liu Bei's command. Now when he saw him, he still lowered the meaning of this sentence.
Even if Guan Yu is like Liu Bei's old subordinate, this feels completely unfavorable.
Judging from what he meant, Liu Bei did not have the demeanor of a prince before?
Liu Bei quickly recovered from calmness and smiled and said, "Chang Yun, help me practice them again? He sharpened his knife before the battle, and the picture was bright."
Guan Yu glanced at the soldiers behind Liu Bei again and hesitated for a moment. "I want to discuss with Gongming before I can give you a reply."
Liu Bei was stunned for a moment.
He knew that after Guan Yu entered the court, he had always been Xu Huang's subordinate, but Guan Yu asked Xu Huang for instructions on such a small matter, which really surprised him.
Is this still the same Guan Yu?
The two of them exchanged greetings for a while, got on the horse together, and rushed to Ping Leguan.
Originally, Zhao Yun came to welcome Liu Bei, and the two went hand in hand. With one Guan Yu, Guan Yu walked on the other side of Zhao Yun in order to facilitate his conversation with Zhao Yun, and became Zhao Yun in the middle, Liu Bei and Guan Yu were in charge of serving both sides, and Guan Yu said that
It’s not over when he gets up, but Liu Bei becomes a spectator instead.
The more Zhuge Jin looked at him, the more ridiculous he felt. He couldn't help but want to speak several times, but was stopped by Liu Bei.
When he arrived at Ping Leguan, Liu Bei and his subordinates were placed in a designated camp.
Zhao Yun went back to report the order, and Zhuge Jin entrusted him to bring a message to Zhuge Liang. I hope that when Zhuge Liang has time, his brothers will meet.
Liu Bei brought Zhuge Jin to consider that Zhuge Liang was the confidant of the emperor and had an irreplaceable role. For some things that he was not convenient for him to inquire about, Zhuge Jin could come forward and follow Zhuge Liang's path.
Zhuge Liang quickly sent a reply.
He was very busy and had no time to visit Zhuge Jin, but he could take time to invite Zhuge Jin to dinner and exchange the situation.
Zhuge Jin informed Liu Bei without saying a word and rushed to the imperial camp.
Zhuge Jin came early. Before it was time to have dinner, he asked someone to inform him and stood outside the camp to watch the fun.
A test is being held outside the camp. The general who was in charge of the test was Zhao Yun, and the person who was taking the test was Yuan Tan and Liu Qi. A group of people stood aside and watched, and Zhuge Jin also came over.
After hearing a few words, Zhuge Jin roughly figured out the situation.
This is the entry assessment of the Sanqi Shishou Lang, and the requirements are much stricter than ordinary men, so it is particularly cautious. It is generally presided over by one of the three ministers. It is also a common practice to allow onlookers to show fairness and justice and avoid the suspicion of deliberate straits.
The assessment is divided into three items: step shooting, riding shooting, and riding spear.
Step shooting and riding shooting are all three times, and twelve arrows are required to shoot more than eight arrows. Because the target is set at 80 steps, it is twenty steps further than ordinary shooting skills practice, so the candidate is required to not only have accurate heads.
, and have enough strength to at least drive a stone bow.
This alone has turned countless people away.
Yuan Tan and Liu Qi are now facing such a dilemma.
They held the bow and looked at the target eighty steps away, without even the courage to pull the bow and test the shooting.
First of all, they couldn't pull the hard bow of this stone, let alone hit the target eighty steps away.
In front of everyone, they regretted it. If they had known that Sanqi's assessment requirements were so high, they would not have come.
Isn’t this a humiliation?
Zhuge Jin was also curious when he heard this. He knew that Zhuge Liang was a scattered cavalry and the highest-level regular attendant.
Can he also draw a stone bow?
It was hard for him to imagine Zhuge Liang shooting arrows.
Zhao Yun waited for a while, and saw that Yuan Tan and Liu Qi had no intention of drawing the bow, so he waved his hand.
The two scattered cavalry walked to Yuan Tan and Liu Qi, took the hard bow from their hands, and at the same time they set off their bows and arrows. They almost didn't aim much, and then started shooting continuously.
The sound of "swooshing" was endless. In a short while, the two scattered riders completed the shooting.
The operation was smooth and had an unspeakable beauty, which aroused the audience around him to exclaim. Several young women screamed repeatedly to show excitement.
Someone brought two targets over, one nailed nine arrows on one and ten arrows on the other, all of which exceeded the assessment standards.
Zhao Yun came over and looked at Yuan Tan and Liu Qi. "Do you guys still want to try?"
Yuan and Liu were blushing.
"How about this, you go back and practice and come to run for the election later. The requirements for Sanqi are indeed relatively high, and if you are not prepared enough, it will be difficult to pass."
"Okay, okay." Yuan Tan and Liu Qi nodded repeatedly, bowed their hands, turned around and left.
It was so embarrassing today that they had no shame to stay here for a moment.
Zhuge Jin stepped forward to salute, started talking to Zhao Yun, and then asked a question: Is all scattered cavalry going through such an assessment, and are there any exceptions?
Zhao Yun immediately understood what Zhuge Jin meant.
"You mean Ling brother Kong Ming?"
Zhuge Jin did not hide it and admitted it directly.
He was indeed very curious about this.
"After Kong Ming arrived at the stage, he insisted on practicing martial arts. When he became a Sanqi, although the standards for Sanqi were not so strict, his martial arts were completely in line with the requirements and he was a qualified Sanqi."
Zhuge Jin was very surprised.
Zhao Yun smiled. "Kong Ming is young and tall, and he is suitable for martial arts. In fact, as long as he is willing to endure hardships and is willing to practice hard, most people can meet this standard."
He turned his head and looked at Yuan Tan and Liu Qi who were fleeing in panic. "Especially they."
Zhuge Jin thought about it and felt that Zhao Yun was right.
This standard seems high, but it is not as high as it cannot be achieved. Yuan Tan and Liu Qi are both wealthy families and have never lacked food and clothing since childhood. In addition, they have inherited the figure of their parents and have innate advantages that many people do not have.
It is basic common sense to be strong and not lose weight.
Their inability to pass the assessment is their own problem, they fail to play their innate advantages, not because the standards are too high.
Of course, this is just a verbal statement.
Many of the high-ranking families practice martial arts, but only those who are really willing to work hard are limited. After all, they do not need to make a name for themselves by relying on their martial arts. The strength of the family gives them sufficient reason to travel around and gain a reputation for being elegant.
Only those poor children who have no choice but to make up their minds and practice martial arts hard, hoping to gain a chance on the battlefield.
Obviously, the selection criteria of the emperor blocked most of the children of aristocratic families.