There were no further setbacks and everything was progressing steadily.

Zhao Xi no longer cared about the others and focused on the selection of the second batch of guard camp soldiers.

With the first batch of guards' soldiers' personal accounts of their achievements, I believe no one will doubt the future of the guards' soldiers.

It is very likely that the overall quality of the second batch of guard battalion soldiers should be stronger than the first batch.

"Tao Niang, when I was Shu'er's age, I had already led the guard camp to the south. To let Shu'er join the camp for training, the first thing is to let Shu'er integrate into the atmosphere of the guard camp so that he can manage the East Palace Guard Camp well in the future.

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"Secondly, no real man can grow in the palace. It is said that you can't see a rainbow without going through wind and rain. You must let go when it's time to let go."

Zhao Xi is still the prince in name only. Even if he has completely taken charge of the government, his identity is still the prince.

This selection of soldiers for the guard camp was nominally for him. But Zhao Xi knew that this guard camp would never follow him for as long as the previous one.

It may take many years for my son to become a prince, but now that he is twelve or thirteen years old, there are some things he should experience.

"Third brother, Tao Niang understands that it is only Shu'er who..."

Shu'er is only fourteen years old, and the third brother is really fighting in Guangnan at this age. Tao Niang can't seem to find a reason.

"Father, mother, the child is willing to participate in the training."

Zhao Xi has been conducting basic training for his son since he was seven or eight years old. His current quality is worse than that of the veteran soldiers in the guard camp, and should be better than that of the new army soldiers.

Even in terms of concepts and insights, Zhao Xi was passing them on to his son intentionally or unintentionally.

Zhao Xi knew his own situation, which was of no reference, and if the dynasty was to last for a long time, it was not just the official position that should be passed down.

The most he can do is influence three generations, and he really can't control the future. Therefore, in Zhao Xi's opinion, the inheritance of ideas and knowledge is more important than anything else.

This time for the selection of soldiers for the guard camp, there was no large-scale invitation to court ministers. Even some of the ministers came only after their own sons and nephews participated in the election.

"Who are you here?"

The soldiers of the guard camp were dispersed, almost all of them.

It was probably the court's intention that Cao Lin and Gao Jingxian went to the Western Army, while Zhong Yi and Zhe Keke stayed in Bianliang.

In the guard camp, Zhao Xi saw Zhong Yi and Zhe Ke.

"Back to Your Highness, the younger general is running for election. My father has asked me to accompany him."

What the family talks about is care, but both Ke Zhongyi and Zhe Keke know that during the selection process of the escort battalion, it is impossible to get care.

Unless you are going to the Guards Camp.

Those who train personal guards and escort battalions know that it is impossible to be like them. That is not selecting soldiers, but fixing them. The achievements in the future will not be the same.

"By the way, Zhong Yi, is there anyone named Zhong Shi Dao in your family?"

Zhongshi Dao? Zhongyi is a bit confused. There are only about ten brothers in his family...~

"Go back to Your Highness, the name of the family is that of cultivators."

No? Regarding the Zhong family, Zhao Xi only heard of two people in later generations, Zhong Shiheng and Zhong Shidao.

It is said that Zhongshidao should be almost an adult by this time.

"Who in your family is running for election this time?"

"Jianzhong, two people from the division."

Shizhong? Jianzhong? Zhao Xi thought about it, maybe the name was changed later.

He is a talented person, and it will definitely be revealed in the guard camp.

Zhao Xi waved his hand and asked Zhong Yi and Zhe Keke to leave.

Today's escort camp is in charge of Chen Huan, and the interference of these two people makes it difficult for Chen Huan to do so.

Zhao Xi didn't say it directly, he only took Chen Huan with him to tell Zhong Yi and Zhe that it was possible... you can go back.

The soldiers of the guard camp dispersed, but the teachers are still there.

This is a common rule. As long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not ascend the throne, the subordinate officials of Qiandi will always be subordinate officials and will not serve in the imperial court.

Therefore, Zhao Xi does not need to worry about the selection of the entire guard camp.

The reason why he came here was to see if he could select some young talents from this batch of soldiers.

In terms of closeness, Cao Lin and others must be the closest to Zhao Xi.

But when it comes to military ability, Zhao Xi did not see anyone with the ability to be a commander in the first batch of guard camps.

This was also the reason why he wanted to ask Zhong Yi if there was such a person as Zhong Shidao.

He vaguely remembered that Zhong Shidao was the most famous coach in the mid-Song Dynasty.

"Uncle Ji, can you finish reviewing the military strategy test questions?"

This time, Zhao Xi added a literary test. It is an additional item. It can be taken or not during the selection, and it is not used as a criterion for selection into the guard camp.

Even the Wenhua period of the Song Dynasty was regarded by later generations as the most prosperous era of Chinese civilization. In this era, the poor literacy rate also made Zhao Xi not have much hope for both civil and military talents.

Therefore, military strategy can only be considered as an additional question.

There were military examinations in the past, and military strategy examinations were also required. It is precisely because of the military strategy examination that it was not possible to truly select all-powerful generals. On the contrary, it was not as good as being passed down by a family of military generals, or even as good as a pure military soldier like Di Qing.

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In addition, the country promoted culture and suppressed military force, and later the martial arts examination was nothing.

Now, Zhao Xi intends to turn the guard camp into a training base for low-level generals of the country, and he has to add some affairs intentionally or unintentionally to let the court slowly adapt.

"Back to Your Highness, the review is over. It's just that we are not very good at fighting the military. It's difficult for us to distinguish between superior and inferior in the part that Your Highness allowed us to express freely."

Huh? Mr. Lu's words made Zhao Xi a little happy.

As far as the guard camp is concerned, even Wang Tao, who has the least sense of existence, is considered a civil servant who knows military matters in the entire court.

After all, there are not many civil servants like them who can experience so many wars, and all of them are victorious.

If they are not sure about the ranking, that is to say, someone who really surprises Zhao Xi appears in the military strategy exam.

The military strategy test question is about a famous battle in later generations. The answer is that Zhao Xi gave a framework answer without details. The details allow free play, and it is also the backbone that Zhao Xi left for himself to select talents.

It really does exist now...

"This is the leader! Open the seal!"

Zhao Xi was a little excited, he really found a talent who could become the head coach.

Although it is not satisfactory, compared with other answers, this person has great potential to be tapped, and his overall view is not comparable to other candidates.

"Zhongjianjian?"

At this time, Zhao Xi had already determined that this Zhong Jianzhong was the Zhongshi Dao he had heard about.

Very good, really good, finally I didn’t miss it.

There were too many famous officials in the Song Dynasty, but very few famous generals and commanders were passed down to later generations.

With the future of the first batch of guard camp soldiers as an example, Zhao Xi has high hopes for this second batch of guard camp selections.

"Look at this one again..."

It's feasible... after all, it's still a family inheritance.

Unsurprisingly, the two people Zhao Xi could catch his eye came from a family of generals in the Western Army.

On the contrary, it is a noble family... Zhao Xi continued to open the seal based on his own impression.

As expected, noble families such as the Gao family, Cao family, and Shi family showed up.

"Who are the top three in the martial arts test?"

"Back to Your Highness, the leader of the martial arts test is Zhou Dong, followed by Wang Shunchen and Gao Jingting... However, Wang Shunchen did not participate in the literary test."

Zhao Xi really hopes that the lists for the civil and military examinations can overlap, but he also knows that it is impossible.

"Uncle Ji, the top ten in the civil and military examinations should be given special attention to make up for their shortcomings. The guard camp is a place for talents to grow, and no talent will be overwhelmed."
Chapter completed!