"The lonely smoke is straight in the desert, and the sun is setting in the long river. When Xiao Guan is waiting to ride, he will protect Yan Ran!"
"Sitting sideways on the golden saddle and flirting with Bai Yu, they shot five danyus one after another!"
"I am willing to put my sword down from my waist and kill Loulan!"
"With great ambition in life, I look for the title of prince at the bottom of my arrow!"
"Man, why don't you take Wu Gou and capture the fifty states in Guanshan!"
"The husband holds the Wu hook with only one hand, and his spirit is higher than that of Baizhang Tower!"
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One after another passionate poems set off huge waves in Chang'an City!
Everyone knows that Fang Erlang is "unparalleled in poetry" and "talented beyond recognition". He has written countless famous poems that can be sung for centuries. However, now that he wrote so many passionate poems in one go just for the purpose of recruiting soldiers, it has shocked the entire Shilin. !
No matter whether they are young masters from aristocratic families or children from poor families, they are all stimulated by these impassioned and heroic poems and their blood is boiling, and they are inexplicably excited!
The people who lead the trend in this world are scholars, and the people who are most susceptible to instigation are scholars.
Scholars can pursue power and bring chaos to the country, losing thousands of miles of land and rivers in the Ming Dynasty. Scholars can also continue to cut off their heads and keep their hair without abandoning Chinese clothes...
As soon as these earth-shattering poems by Fang Jun were published, they completely inspired the Chinese soul in the hearts of the scholars of the Tang Dynasty!
Corresponding to the countless young men who are eager to be exempted from military pay and go to join the army in Youtun Camp, there are countless scholars... The majestic China and the illustrious Tang Dynasty. When we devoted ourselves to the army and made contributions, how could we let this body be destroyed? In the gentle land, the cozy nest, be a peace dog?
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When His Majesty Li Er arrived at the Youtun camp outside Xuanwu Gate with Ma Zhou, Li Junxian, and the handsome Princess Changle dressed in men's clothing, they saw an endless stream of people pouring into the campus. The crowds were crowded and shoulders were rubbed. Rub your heels.
Looking at the high-spirited young scholars in green shirts and silk scarves, His Majesty Li Er blinked hard, almost thinking that he was dazzled...
"How come so many scholars came to join the army?"
His Majesty Li Er could not suppress his surprise and asked in a low voice.
Ma Zhou and Li Junxian shook their heads in confusion, unable to answer.
"A good man should not be a soldier, and a good iron should not be hammered with nails." Even though the Tang Dynasty advocated military merit and the status of military generals was extremely high, and the people also regarded athletes who joined the army as the pride of the village, but not everyone bravely joined the army and regarded sacrificing their lives for the country as a priority. For the highest glory.
The reason is very simple, it is easy to die as a soldier...
"Don't you hear that in the two hundred states of Han Dynasty in Shandong, Jingqi grows in thousands of villages. Even if there are healthy women with hoes and plows, there is nothing to grow in the long acres. Furthermore, the Qin soldiers endured hard battles and could not drive away dogs and chickens. Although the elders have Ask, the servant dares to express his hatred. And now this winter, the death of Guanxi has not stopped. The county magistrate is urgently asking for rent, where will the rent and tax come from?
I know that it is evil to have a boy, but it is good to have a girl. When you give birth to a girl, you just marry your neighbor; when you give birth to a boy, you just marry your neighbor..."
It would take another hundred years for Du Fu's "Army Chariots" to be written, but the principles are the same. It was so difficult for people to join the army during the prosperous Tang Dynasty, let alone the early Tang Dynasty when all kinds of wastes and generals were prosperous?
For ordinary people, military merit is a very distant thing. After a battle, ordinary soldiers are buried on the battlefield with their corpses lying on their pillows, but military merit can only help those senior generals advance to the next level and achieve glory. What does it have to do with soldiers?
To be able to leave a small life and go back to serve my parents and see my wife and children is already a great blessing...
Unless the imperial court imposes military service, no one is willing to take the initiative to serve as a soldier.
Not to mention those scholars who have always believed that "people are superior". The children of aristocratic families have a tradition of martial arts. After entering the army, they are middle-level and high-level generals. During the war, they hide behind and supervise the soldiers charging into battle. It is normal for Miao to turn around and run away. How many of them are serious enough to die for the country wrapped in horse leather?
From ancient times to the present, no scholar has ever been willing to be a big-headed soldier who can die on the battlefield anytime and anywhere...
But now, why are these scholars so excited?
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"Brother Huaide, nice to meet you!"
"It turns out to be Xiandi Zhongming..."
At the gate of the camp, two young scholars from Qingshan Lunjin met and greeted each other in surprise.
"Brother Huaide also came to join the army?"
"Exactly, I was infected by some of Fang Erlang's poems yesterday, and my heart was so agitated that I couldn't calm down, so I bid farewell to my parents, joined the army, and held a three-foot sword to bring peace to the people, in order to fulfill my lifelong ambition. Speaking of which, I haven't met my good brother for a long time, shouldn't I? Will you also come to join the army?"
"Haha, my elder brother has lived in a wealthy family for many generations, but he can still give up his wealth and honor to serve his family and country. My younger brother is so poor that he has nothing to grow. How can he regret that he is brave and passionate? I would rather be a centurion than a scholar! My younger brother is not good at school and has no hope of an official career. If he has a long tassel in his hands, he may be able to fight for the title of a marquis and a general, and he will be the wife and shadow of his wife. Anyway, I still have my brother to take care of me at home. Even if my blood is spilled on the battlefield, my life is not in vain and I am a descendant of China!"
These words were so impassioned that all the young people nearby who came to join the army were excited and agreed.
Brother Huaide had a strange look on his face, and quietly pulled him aside. He happened to be standing next to His Majesty Li Er and the others, and whispered: "The words of a wise brother are fallacious! Forgive me for speaking frankly, I have only been studying in a private school for a few days." With no family background to rely on, how can you be taken seriously in the military? Without the support of your family, even if it is a great achievement, how can you get your turn..."
His Majesty Li Er heard clearly and frowned mightily.
This is the truth, even though it sounds very unpleasant...
But "Brother Zhongming" smiled disapprovingly and said: "Brother's words are just wrong... Since Fang Erlang became an official, he has been fighting with the family members, and he has never given any face to the family members. . Do you think that under Fang Erlang, it will happen that all the meritorious achievements are taken over by the children of the aristocratic family? Therefore, the younger brother wants to advise the elder brother, although we have different identities and different statuses, just because the elder brother comes from a famous family, In Fang Erlang's army, it is even more difficult to get care..."
Brother Huaide was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said: "My dear brother's words are reasonable, but he is shallow. How can Fang Erlang, who can write 'The heavy snow weighs the green pines, the green pines are straight and straight', collude with our family?" Greedy for military glory? But there is a saying of the wise brother, and I don’t agree with it. I am also a seven-foot man, how can I rely on my family background to stand in this world? Let’s join the army together, fight side by side, and find a place three thousand miles away. Marquis!"
"Haha, brother is really brave and upright. It is a blessing for me to be able to be friends with him! It's time to help each other and achieve great success together! Let's go together!"
"Go together, go together!"
The two looked at each other and laughed, holding hands and heading to the registration point together.
His Majesty Li Er looked at the two people's tall backs and thought to himself, is Fang Er's reputation so high now?
I originally used him as my sword, as the "vanguard" to suppress the family members, but unexpectedly, this guy's reputation among the people was so high...
"Ouch!"
Suddenly, a burst of exclamation came from the campus.
"Mom! How many have you made?"
"It's over a hundred, right? This guy is amazing. He did that pull-up just now for over a hundred."
"My arms are shaking when I do five. This guy is so awesome!"
Many young people who were still waiting in line for selection rushed towards a registration point in the west when they heard the news. The crowd was crowded and they exclaimed from time to time.
His Majesty Li Er was curious at heart, so he turned back to Li Junxian and said, "Let's go over and have a look."
Li Junxian said: "Here!"
There were so many people that it was impossible to squeeze through. Li Junxian immediately took out the "Baiqisi" badge and threw it to the few Baiqi who were just following behind to protect His Majesty's safety.
The few Baiqi took their waist badges, and three of them walked in front. Holding their waist badges in their hands, they separated from the young man in front of them, and while squeezing in, they loudly said: "'Hundred Horsemen' are doing business, and the idlers should avoid it!" "
The young man who was squeezed in front turned around and was about to get angry, but when he saw the white jade waist badge with the word "Hundred Cavalry" engraved in the middle, his expression changed, he didn't dare to say a word, and he quickly moved away. Play around.
Who doesn't know that "Hundred Knights" are the emperor's eagle dogs?
If you provoke this gang of thugs, you will definitely not be able to eat and walk around...
The crowd was like a divided tide, and a passage emerged from the middle. Li Junxian stood in front of His Majesty Li Er. His Majesty Li Er followed behind with his hands behind his back. He looked at the panicked crowd and snorted in a low voice. Said: "General Li is so majestic and evil!"
Li Junxian's heart skipped a beat and sweat broke out on his forehead...
If you think in your heart that "Baiqisi" is so evil, you can't blame me!
But at this moment, he didn't even think about defending himself. He kept scanning the crowd around him. Although they were all the children of Guanzhong who came to join the army, who knew if there were people with ulterior motives sneaking in here?
