Datang: Starting from a fortune-telling stall, Wu Zetian was suddenly abducted

Chapter 276 The Future Boss

But the distance is too far, I can only hear intermittently:
"What is the strength of the heart? Six feet tall meets the requirements."

"The appearance is magnificent. The complexion is as black as dark ink, the high nose is wide, the mouth is wide, and the eyes are like stars."

"Although he looks great, he is all top-notch and can be hired."

Xue Rengui couldn't help but be happy for Qixin Heli after hearing this. It seemed that Qixin Heli had passed the test.

After Qixin Heli came out, he also stepped in.

First, someone measured his height and reported:
"Xue Rengui is six feet one inch tall and meets the standard."

After this was done, someone asked him to take off his shirt, wearing only a cloth shirt, and looked at his figure, mouth, nose, and eyes one by one.
After reading it, the comprehensive report was given to the official of the Ministry of Rites sitting above the palace. After reading it, he also nodded and said:

"Xue Rengui, six feet one inch, energetic, outstanding appearance, quite masculine, all of them are top-notch and can be hired."

After speaking, with a swipe of the pen, he signed his name on the judge's form.

Xue Rengui was still very confident in his appearance. After hearing this, he thanked the official with a smile, turned around and waited outside.

At this level, surprisingly not many people were screened out.

Even those who were slightly under six feet tall passed the assessment successfully, and everyone looked at each other and smiled, knowing it well.

Moreover, Xue Rengui himself actually had some complaints about this. If his appearance like Qixin Heli's appearance were brushed off, it would be normal.

But it will indeed be a loss for the country if such outstanding talents are let go.

While he was thinking, officials from the Ministry of Rites had already led them to a side hall.

Just look at dozens of low tables lined up in the hall, with pens, ink, paper and inkstones placed on them, waiting for everyone to sit down.

Officials from the top announced the strategy for this exam:

On Military Policy: An Overview of Liaodong Geography.

Time: one hour..

After he finished explaining the requirements of the examination room, everyone began to answer the questions.

In the early Tang Dynasty, there was no clear definition of civil and military officials.

It is an exaggeration to say that every official's "literary skills can bring peace and order to the world, and military skills can make the world stable".

But absolutely most officials can achieve "the literary ability to write poems and the military ability to kill people with swords."

It's possible that today you are still working as a ninth-grade official in the Secretariat as a "school scribe". You spend the whole day reading books in the Royal Library, gathering with friends to recite poems and write poems, and you live a leisurely life.

But the next day, the imperial edict came, saying that you are versatile in both civil and military affairs. There is a war in the north now. You were appointed to a certain position. You should report to the Ministry of War today.

Just like that, you are ready to go to the battlefield and rush thousands of miles away to fight with the barbarians.

So writing an essay is not a problem for these candidates at all.

While Xue Rengui was writing, he looked at Qi Xin He Li, seeing that he was also writing hard, and felt relieved. It seemed that Qi Xin He Li had also put in a lot of hard work in this regard.

Thinking of this, he also began to write vigorously. As a reservist, he also knew a lot about the country's geographical location and enemy situation.

In particular, he knew the situation in the Western Regions, Turks, Tubo, and Gaoguli very well.

In a blink of an eye, I finished an article.

Mainly, it borders the Tang Dynasty from Goguryo, and to the north is Silla, a subsidiary country of the Tang Dynasty.

Koguryo bullied Silla a lot. If Silla asked Datang for help, the Tang Dynasty would definitely send troops to conquer Koguryo.
After waiting for an hour, everyone handed in their papers.

Xue Rengui stepped forward and asked Qixin Heli how he wrote it.
Qixin Heli also answered truthfully. He wrote it from the perspective of conquering cities and territories.

Qixin Heli turned to ask what Xue Rengui had written.

Xue Rengui also told the truth, starting from the friction between Gogouli and Silla.

After Qi Xin He Li finished listening, he was silent for a while, then cupped his hands to Xue Rengui and said, "Xue Lang's foresight is far better than mine."

"When you fight on the battlefield in the future, you are the commander, and I was the pioneer."

In the afternoon, the results were announced and both of them passed.

Comments on Xue Rengui are: the calligraphy, the overall structure is rigorous and neat, and the military articles overlook the overall situation, which is superior.

Another 10 people were eliminated at this level, and now there are only 45 candidates left in total.

The last item left in the exam, speech (Tao Lue), was personally considered one by one by Zhang Liang, the Minister of War.

It's just words, but it's actually asking about some tactical matters.

To put it simply, it is how to deal with various situations after you bring a troop to the battlefield.

Yang Di was still the first in the test. At this point, I had to admire Yang Di, even though his ranking was not very high along the way.

But the best thing is stability. I think I can pass the last level safely.

Sure enough, in a short time, Yang Di had already walked out of the palace. Although he did not announce the result, looking at the happy look on his face, you knew that it should be OK.

When they arrived at Qixin Heli, after all, the previous achievements were there, Zhang Liang was also very polite. After asking about the tactics of war, he also made a very pertinent evaluation:
"Mr. Lang can be called a general."

In the blink of an eye, we have arrived at Xue Rengui.

When he stepped into the palace, he saw only Zhang Liang and two soldiers on duty in the huge room, and no one else.

Zhang Liang is sitting at the top, with two low tables on the left and right.

Seeing Xue Rengui come in, Zhang Liang stood up and motioned for him to sit down.

He is a dignified third-rank official in the country and Xue Rengui's future immediate boss. Such courtesy and virtuous corporal really surprised him.

It also made him doubtful about the rumors he heard about Zhang Liang.

He hurriedly cupped his hands and saluted:

"Xue Rengui pays homage to the Minister, Mr. Zhang. Hello."

Zhang Liang smiled back and said:
"Lang Jun encourages, come, you and I sit together. Let's discuss military strategies together."

After speaking, he did not go back to his boss, but stood opposite Xue Rengui, assuming a posture of equal communication.

Such a gesture made Xue Rengui feel more favorable to him.

Zhang Liang chatted cordially with Xue Rengui about his family affairs, and then heard that Xue Rengui was the king of Hedong in the Northern Wei Dynasty and the sixth grandson of Xue Andu.

He was even more delighted, and praised in his mouth:

"It turns out that he is the queen of the general family and has the origin of family education. Let me tell you why Mr. Lang is so outstanding."

Xue Rengui carefully finished his reply and reminded Zhang Liang:
"Mr. Zhang, when do we start talking?"

Zhang Liang laughed loudly when he heard this and said:

"Mr. Lang and I hit it off immediately. We were so busy chatting that we almost forgot about the exam."

"Okay, okay, let's start now."

After saying that, he returned to his normal position, picked up the paper on the table, and after looking at it for a while, he asked:
"Mr. Lang, let me ask you."

"If Gaogouli invades Silla, I, Datang, order Gaogouli to withdraw troops, but Gaogouli ignores it. Datang is going to conquer him. If you are the commander, how will you conquer him?"

After Xue Rengui thought for a moment, he replied thoughtfully:

"I heard that Gaisu Wen said that we in the Tang Dynasty had no people to conquer, so we dared to disobey."

"If I come to command, I am willing to take [-] soldiers and horses to fight against Gaoguli."

(End of this chapter)