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Liu Xie smiled slightly. "Don't be impatient, Taiwei. Wait a few more years, and you will be released before your sixtieth birthday, and you can go home and live your happy life."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Jia Xu immediately stood up and saluted.

Zhang Ji blinked, but said nothing.

He knew that Jia Xu had always wanted to be an official, but he didn't know whether Jia Xu was acting in front of him when he mentioned these things to Liu Xie.He is two years older than Jia Xu. If Jia Xu retired before sixty, should he do the same?
But he was living a comfortable life and didn't want to retire at all.

Among other things, after returning to Wuwei, how could there be such a rich diet, with dozens of wines alone?

In Jingzhou for seven or eight years, he has long been inseparable from these enjoyments, and he does not want to return to Liangzhou.

So he chose to play dumb and ignored Jia Xu's possible hints.

Liu Xie and Jia Xu didn't look at him at all, and continued to watch the assessment with a relaxed expression, commenting on the performance of the candidates.

Yuan Tan passed the martial arts assessment and stood aside waiting, but his heart was not at all relaxed.

He has made sufficient preparations in the past few years, whether it is the martial arts assessment or the written test, he has enough confidence, but passing these does not mean that he can become a loose rider.

Judging from the people who participated in the assessment on the spot, he belonged to the older type. Most of the others were in their twenties, and almost none were over [-] years old. He was the only one.

His status is also too special, if the emperor uses his age as an excuse, he has nothing to say.

Although the purpose of participating in the assessment is only to prove that he has such ability, but at this point, he naturally hopes to become a member of the loose cavalry and sweep away the adverse effects brought by Yuan Shao.

His aunt Mrs. Yuan's reaction disturbed him.The family letter asking Yuan Mai's mother and son to leave Ruyang as soon as possible has been sent out, but he is not sure whether they will do so.

Mrs. Liu is not an easy talker.

Every time he thought of Mrs. Liu, Yuan Tan would think of his dead mother, and it became more and more intense.

"You're good at martial arts." The young man at the side came over and said enthusiastically.

Yuan Tan looked up and saw the young man with a smile on his face and warm eyes. He hurriedly bowed his hands to return the salute, and said politely: "Thank you, thank you." He immediately realized the other party's accent. "Your step is... from Runan?"

The young man smiled. "Lu Meng, a native of Fubei in Runan, is named Ziming. He served under the command of the rebellious general before, and was ordered to participate in the election of scattered cavalry. I thought that although Ruying had many strange men, but few warriors, I didn't expect to see my feet. Dare to ask my feet High name?"

"Yuan Tan in Ruyang, the characters are thoughtful."

Lu Meng was taken aback for a moment, looked Yuan Tan up and down, and suddenly realized. "It turned out to be you. I'm really blind, ashamed, ashamed. I should have thought of it earlier." Seeing Yuan Tan's puzzled expression, he immediately said, "I saw your father during the Battle of Lujiang."

Yuan Tan was stunned.

His appearance is indeed somewhat similar to Yuan Shao, and it becomes more obvious as he grows older.

He didn't want to discuss this issue any more, so he took the initiative to ask about Lu Meng's situation.

Lu Meng also knew that it was not appropriate to talk about Yuan Shao's affairs, so he introduced himself, and pointed to his companion Dong Yue who was facing Zhang Xiu not far away.Dong Yue is the son of Dong Xi, and this time he was ordered by Sun Ce to participate in the selection. It would be better if he can enter the loose cavalry, but if he can't, he will go to the martial arts hall.

Yuan Tan was greatly surprised. "It's the time for the rebellious general to be employed. How could you brave men come to participate in the selection?"

Lu Meng smiled and said: "Brother Shi Xie is just a scholar, not good enough to be a rebellious general. We have all experienced several years of war and came to participate in the selection. Apart from guarding the emperor, we also want to learn how to use soldiers so that we can be of great use in the future. "

Yuan Tan nodded in understanding.

He naturally knew that although the Son of Heaven was young, his reputation for being good at using soldiers had already spread throughout the world.

Just as he was talking, Dong Yue had finished the assessment.After fighting hard for more than ten rounds, he barely passed.He came in front of Yuan Tan and Lu Meng, took off his helmet, held it under his armpits, and said while wiping his sweat, "I really don't know how deep you are if you don't do it. You don't know how deep you are when you take the exam. Only when you do it yourself will you know." This general's spear is so heavy that half of my body is numb."

Lu Meng laughed, patted Dong Yue on the shoulder and said, "That's the way fighting in the battlefield is. It's best to be able to kill with one blow. How can there be so many rounds. If you can pass the assessment, it means that the hard work of the past six months has not been in vain. Let's go." , let's go get ready."

Saying that, Lu Meng bid farewell to Yuan Tan and led Dong Yue away.

Yuan Tan secretly smiled wryly.

Knowing who he was, Lu Meng consciously kept his distance.Although it was not obvious, it could not be hidden from his eyes.

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After the written test was over, the list of qualified personnel was sent to Liu Xie, a total of [-] people.

Unsurprisingly, Yuan Tan's name appeared on the list, and it was ranked second.

The first one is Lu Meng, styled Ziming, from Fubei, Runan, and a young general under Sun Ce.

The third name is Huang Quan, courtesy name Gongheng, from Langzhong, Bajun.

The fourth place is Huo Jun, courtesy name Zhongmiao, from Zhijiang, Nanjun.

Liu Xie looked at Yuan Tan's name for a long time, and finally drew a circle, to be determined.

The others are added to the scattered cavalry and divided into three parts: left, middle and right.

Later, Liu Xie ordered someone to fetch Yuan Tan's answer sheet and read it carefully.

It should be said that Yuan Tan's written test scores are still excellent, even better than the first place Lu Meng.The reason why he ranked second was that his martial arts skills were slightly inferior, and his overall score was slightly lower.

After all, people who are almost forty years old are not as explosive as young people, and they are slightly less experienced in fighting the enemy.

Liu Xie ordered Situ Yang Biao to come and let him read Yuan Tan's answer sheet.

Yang Biao looked it over and said, "I don't know the art of war, but I believe in the eyes of the Taiwei."

Liu Xie said with a smile: "I don't suspect the Taiwei's selfishness, but I just want to ask your opinion. Yuan Xi and others are all overseas, and Yuan Tan is the only one of Yuan Shao's descendants who is still in the Central Plains. Who will visit Yuan Shao's tomb?"

Yang Biao understood as soon as he heard it.

When Liu Xie marches west in the future, he will reserve some talents for the prince, but Yuan Tan will never be included.

If Yuan Tan enters the loose cavalry, Liu Xie will definitely take him away, lest the power of the Yuan family—especially Yuan Shao's line be revived in the Central Plains.

According to this principle, even if Yuan Tan wanted to settle for the next best thing and go to the lecture hall, the result would be the same.

This is an unspoken tacit understanding between the monarch and his ministers.

Yang Biao agreed to ask Yuan Tan's opinion in person, and it would be best for him to give up voluntarily.

He didn't think too much about it either.

In his opinion, Yuan Tan doesn't necessarily want to become a loose rider, but more to prove that he has this strength.To be able to get the second place in the exam, his goal has been achieved, there is no need to persist.

After returning to Situ's mansion, Yang Biao first told his wife about it.

After reading Yuan Tan's answer sheet, and knowing that Yuan Tan was the second overall score, Mrs. Yuan gave a wry smile. "This kid, he has really put his heart into it these few years."

"I know he puts his heart into it, but it's really not suitable for him to join the army. If he really goes to the Western Regions with the emperor, who will guard his home?"

Madam Yuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Yes, he can't go, let me tell him."

Yang Biao narrowed his eyes and frowned.

They have been married for many years and know each other too well.Madam Yuan's momentary hesitation did not escape his eyes.

"Are you hiding something from me?"