Who should be said to like the selection of imperial guards in Donggong the most? It should be the first push for the hotel and wine industry in Bianliang City.

  This is not a imperial examination, every year there are only so many people who pass, although there are many scholars in the world, but not too many come to the capital for the exam.

  Is this a selection of soldiers or a selection of two thousand? Just with such a large number, it can attract many participants.

  No matter whether they were rural soldiers or military officers, they all hoped to use this recruitment as an opportunity to rise to fame and fortune.

  The ancient saying "poor in literature and rich in martial arts" actually means that practicing martial arts requires a large amount of food, enough to raise half a dozen sons. Practicing martial arts indeed requires a relatively affluent family background.

  So, the tavern has been bustling with activity lately. If this happens every year, they would directly place the crown prince in front of their ancestors' memorial tablets and worship him.

  The big Bianliang City, with a population of one or two million people, really can't see any difference. If there's anything that has changed, it's just that there are more fights and brawls.

  They are all rough men, relying on their own abilities and being selected to come to the capital, they are all local celebrities, and they still care about face.

  It's not because of a seat, but because of brushing shoulders while walking, even looking at each other a few more times is an excuse to pick a fight.

  As a result, Kaifeng Prefecture was exhausted from dealing with these trivial matters, and the bailiffs were running around non-stop just to resolve these minor issues.

  Kaifeng Prefecture had just begun to stir when the words of the Imperial Censor arrived. At this time, a person familiar to Zhao Xie was the Vice Censor-in-Chief, Bao Zheng, also known as Bao Heiren.

  In this era, the person Zhao Xi fears the most is probably him.

  After all, Zhao Xie grew up listening to Bao Zheng's stories about beheading the Crown Prince and beating the King, so in his mind, this Bao Hei Zi is either beheading a prince today or beating a king tomorrow, which is quite impressive.

  He should be a straightforward person, or that kind of stupid and fearless young man who hates evil and is not afraid of the powerful.

  It is said that he even spat on his father's face...

  Zhao Xi's heart was absolutely unwilling to provoke this person, yet he couldn't escape.

  Bao Hei Zi has been caught...

  What Zhao Xi did not expect was that Bao Heizi was not unreasonable and not jealous of evil. It was thought that Bao Heizi's memorial would be a scathing attack, believing that the selection of soldiers in the East Palace was nonsense, was child's play, and was the culprit behind the current chaos in Kaifeng Prefecture.

  Who knows, Bao Heizi's memorial was just a very tactful suggestion that the selection of troops for the Eastern Palace Guard could be held as soon as possible.

  Not even a word of criticism about the selection of soldiers, just a simple statement of fact, and lamenting the hardships of the Kaifeng Prefecture's officials.

  "Xī ér, xuǎn bīng zhī shì kě jiù xù?"

  Translation: "Xi'er, is the matter of selecting soldiers almost ready?"

  This was Zhao Zhen's first sentence after showing Bao Heizi's memorial to his son. No way, he also had a bit of helplessness and didn't want to provoke this stubborn man.

  In the end, both father and son had to eat the spittle of Ba Hei Zi.

  "Father, the arrangements on this side are under Lv's supervision and have been made. It's just that the day for the imperial court to make an announcement has not arrived yet, I don't know if there are any backup candidates from distant military states who have already entered the city."

  What Dad means is to advance? Not suitable, let alone selecting soldiers, even if it's just something casual, they won't change it if they don't have to.

  It's not about being eloquent or anything, but in the imperial court, there must be at least some basic integrity.

  These trivial matters should not easily change the established imperial court.

  "But now the current state of the capital..."

  Dad, it's always like this, once something is settled, that's it.

  "Father, I think it's possible to issue a decree: anyone who has been recorded by the Kaifeng Prefecture for fighting and brawling will be disqualified from participating in the selection, regardless of their excellent examination results."

  It's just a thorn in the flesh, it'll be fine after treatment. I've seen many such thorns like Zhao Xi... It's also said that later generations will find this boring if things continue like this.

  So-called troublemakers are actually just some clever people, they're just a bit more competitive, no one would be willing to run all the way to the capital just to get into a fight and then go back.

  Know what they want and you know how to deal with them.

  Soon, Zhao Xi's intimidating order was issued and directly posted in all the inns and taverns of Bianliang, including the post stations... A considerable number of school officers also rushed to the capital for this recruitment.

  The imperial court was very humane, and for the first time, it showed a lenient side to these hooligans... Those who had previously been to Kaifeng Prefecture due to fighting and brawling were forgiven by the imperial court, and their original records were eliminated.

  Now... it's finally peaceful in the capital.

  Sanli Pu, this is still the farthest post station under Bianliang. The station master did not expect that at such a late hour, there would be an urgent messenger from the capital... what could have happened?

  "Let all soldiers entering the capital know!"

  He just said this one sentence and turned around to leave. With enough leg strength, the courier could still rush back to the city tonight.

  It's just thirty miles away, who would be willing to stay in this poor and remote place.

  The official opened the announcement... Is it necessary to come all the way here for such a trivial matter? No! This seems to be about the Crown Prince's recruitment.

  This can't be taken lightly. I heard that this prince... how should I put it? Anyway, he's allowed to do whatever he wants.

  It's also said that... right, he passed by the relay station. I heard that he was originally chosen by the imperial family to assist the Crown Prince in building a guard team, but that guy had other plans and went to the court to complain about the Crown Prince not being good enough. As a result, he angered the Crown Prince and was directly exiled to Guangnan.

  The Crown Prince's matter cannot be delayed.

  Yi Cheng thought about where this notice should be posted. It was already dark, who would still come out to see the announcement?

  Forget it, I'll just go from house to house and say something.

  The inn is not small, but there are not many people checking in tonight, unlike the past few days when it was bustling. Those recruits have already entered the city, and I heard that the recruitment will only last for a dozen or so days. Everyone is worried about unexpected events and wants to go to the capital as soon as possible to gather some information.

  So, Sanli Puzi had almost no choice but to recruit soldiers. There were only two left, just two.

  "The imperial court issued an edict, selecting soldiers to exit the palace gate and await orders..."

  "The imperial court issued an edict, selecting soldiers to exit the palace gate and await orders..."

  Although the official personally did things for the crown prince, he didn't think of entering those military officers' houses. Who knows if there's any taboo...

  "Follow the way..."

  "Shòu Wēng..."

  Eh...... Eh...... Reading the imperial edict, it's just between you two rooms to select soldiers. Those who come out of the room are not prepared to listen to the imperial edict, what's the point of exchanging pleasantries?

  The yushi didn't shout, but shook the imperial edict in his hand and told them the meaning.

  They are all thugs, can't even talk properly and get beaten up, even if they can't participate in the draft, but still get beaten up anyway.

  "Those who have been recorded by the Kaifeng Prefecture for fighting and brawling shall be disqualified from being selected as soldiers. This will take effect immediately, and those with previous misdeeds will not be punished by the imperial court, and their records in the Kaifeng Prefecture government office will be expunged."

  The imperial court was indeed benevolent towards this group of military officers...

  Zhang Yue and Zhang Shou were both from the same village, but they had never met before. One was a young master of the Zhang family, while the other was a young nephew of the Zhang family. They belonged to the Western Army of the Song Dynasty. Although their families had some connections, they had never thought that they would meet at the post station, and it wasn't until the postal clerk read out the imperial edict that they realized who each other were.

  "Join the army?"

  "Are you also joining the army recruitment?"

  The two looked at each other and smiled, then walked closer and punched each other in the arm.

  "I thought I was the only one who had arrived so quietly, but it turns out that someone else has also just arrived today."

  "What's the use of arriving early? Listening to Mr. Fu's account of the Crown Prince's situation, I suppose even if we arrived in the capital earlier, it would be just like us ordinary people."