At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

He was always thinking about going back to his hometown in Liangzhou and driving out the forces of Cao Wei. If the Jiang family decided to rebel, Jiang Wei would definitely lead the Shu Han army to attack.

The Jiang family and Jiang Wei, who was outside, reached a wonderful tacit understanding across the boundaries of time and space. It made Cao Wei's central government either advance or retreat, and he lifted a rock and shot himself in the foot.

This big trouble was not willing to give up causing trouble for Cao Wei until the end of the Shu Han Dynasty. He made more than a dozen northern expeditions to Cao Wei, and he had to pull a few backs when he was dying.

The four masters of Hanyang County headed by the Jiang family are not that simple.

Wei Lueli recorded such an inconspicuous incident.

Xue Xia from Hanyang offended Jiang, Yan, Ren, and Zhao, and couldn't resist the persecution of the four in his hometown, so he had to hide in Luoyang.

Later, he was appreciated by Cao Cao and lived in Luoyang.

But the four masters didn't want to let Xue Xia go, and cleverly tricked Xue Xia to Yingchuan, where they questioned Xue Xia, imprisoned him, and planned to kill him.

In the end, it was Cao Cao who intervened in person, forced Yingchuan to release them, and warned the four great masters, which allowed Xue Xia to escape.

From this incident, we can see how long the hands of these four great masters are, how deep their influence in Liangzhou is, and how broad their acquaintances are.

He was even able to extend his hand from Liangzhou to Yingchuan in the Central Plains, forcing Cao Cao to intervene in person to save Xue Xia.

As one of the four great masters, Jiang obviously contributed a lot to this matter.

It can be seen that Jiang's power is strong.

When Guo Peng sent Cao Ren to wipe out the five counties of Liangzhou, he heard about the Jiang family and the character Jiang Jiong. At that time, he thought of Jiang Wei, but Jiang Wei was not born yet.

When he decided to deal with the world's tyrants in the tenth year of Yande, there was nothing worthy of his attention.

No matter who he is, anyone who stands in front of him will die.

After the Qingzhang operation was over, Guo Peng reviewed the Liangzhou files and learned that only Jiang Jiong of the Jiang family was preserved.

As a result, when I came here this time, I happened to meet the 14-year-old little Jiang Wei.

Can't this be fate?

Guo Peng thought it was very interesting, so he decided to tease Jiang Wei, but Jiang Wei was scared.

"Emperor Taishang, Jiang Jiong worked hard as an official, fulfilled his duties, and did not make any mistakes or omissions in official affairs for several years. He also handled matters related to the military horse farm properly. He is a minister of merit."

Seeing Guo Peng telling Jiang's past, Xian Yuyin thought that Guo Peng was holding on to Jiang's rebellion against his Qingzhang policy, and felt annoyed and wanted to punish the people here, so he quickly explained and helped Jiang Jiong spoke.

Guo Penglue looked at Xian Yuyin strangely.

"Xian Yuqing, what do you mean by saying this? Gu didn't say anything, you don't think that Gu will punish Jiang Jiong and Jiang Wei, do you? Is Gu the kind of person who wants to punish his courtiers without distinction?"

"what?"

Xian Yuyin was taken aback.

"Gu is just talking. The Jiang family used to be a famous family in Liangzhou, but they perished because of their arrogance. Gu just expressed his feelings. Is Gu the kind of person who doesn't distinguish between public and private?"

Xian Yuyin hurriedly said no and apologized repeatedly.

Guo Peng waved his hand and continued to look at little Jiang Wei.

"Jiang Wei, do you know where this is?"

Little Jiang Wei stared blankly at Guo Peng for a while, then said as if he had just realized, "Military horse farm, Longyou military horse farm."

"What are the horses here used for?"

"Military horses are supplied to the army."

"Well, you know that too."

Guo Peng nodded: "So, do you know how much a horse costs from birth to military service?"

Jiang Wei blinked his eyes and shook his head.

"This is a terrifying figure, and the money comes from the taxation of the whole people. Farmers work hard to cultivate the land and pay taxes, and the treasury has money to raise horses. The feed you feed these war horses, the harness on the war horses, you use All the tools are bought with this money.”

Guo Peng looked serious: "Are you sure that you can train the horse successfully without any problems? Do you know how much Wei State will suffer if there is a problem with a war horse? Can you bear it?"

Jiang Wei became more and more nervous, and his breathing became short of breath.

"The Supreme Emperor, he..."

Xian Yuyin couldn't stand it anymore, and wanted to help Jiang Wei say something.

Guo Peng raised his hand to stop what Xian Yuyin wanted to say.

He just stared at Jiang Wei, wanting to hear what Jiang Wei could say.

Jiang Wei was not overwhelmed by Guo Peng's huge oppressive force. He took a short breath for a while and adjusted his state.

Then he bowed to Guo Peng.

"Your Majesty, the student is not messing around. The student really understands horses, likes horses, and is willing to get along with horses. Moreover, the student thinks that only by treating a horse with heart can the horse understand and follow orders. , to become an excellent war horse.”

"is it?"

Guo Peng raised the corners of his mouth and smiled: "Then tell me how you treat these war horses and how you train them. Let Gu listen."

"Yes."

Jiang Wei took the order, and then expressed some of his feelings and thoughts in front of Guo Peng.

Regarding horse customs, how to distinguish a good horse from a bad one, how to take care of a horse at different stages of the horse, feed them different foods, how to deal with a horse when it gets sick, how to understand a horse’s emotions, etc. What he said made sense.

It seems that he really knows horses very well, not just playing with tickets casually for children, but has begun to become an expert.

Xian Yuyin stroked his beard and nodded in satisfaction.

After he finished speaking, Guo Peng looked at Xian Yuyin.

"Xian Yuqing, it seems that you agree with what he said, is everything he said correct?"

Xian Yuyin nodded.

"Going back to the Supreme Emperor is basically right. Judging from my 50 years of experience in horses, if you want to train a first-class war horse, that's it. There is no shortcut to training a horse except for putting your heart and soul into it. A horse that takes shortcuts is easily frightened."

Guo Peng nodded and looked at Jiang Wei again.

"You're young, and you know a lot. You probably didn't teach you horses in school, right?"

"Yes, the student likes to read military books since he was a child. When he saw cavalry in the military books, he fell in love with riding and horses. The student's family is rich and has three horses. The student grew up with horses and knows a lot about horses. and feelings."

Jiang Wei replied seriously.

The cowardice just now was gone from his words, presumably he felt that Guo Peng had no malice.

Even so, his ability to adjust his mentality to resist pressure is also very good.

It should be said that he has a big heart, very similar to Xun You. Such a person is very suitable for commanding in battle, has a strong ability to adapt to changes, and has the potential to become a master tactician.

If he enters politics, he will also become a promising official who dares to do things, dares to reform, and dares to break through stereotypes and vulgar customs. It is very meaningful for the senior bureaucrats in the upper echelons of the Wei Empire who are gradually dying.

Guo Peng nodded happily.

"I like reading military books and riding skills. Why don't you go to martial arts and go to school instead?"

"My father said that what is taught in school is some new knowledge, such as mathematics, astronomy and geography, which are not easy to learn and need to be learned and mastered. Moreover, my father prefers that I be in politics rather than in the army."

"Why?"

"Father said that the great enemy of the world has been wiped out by the Supreme Emperor. Now it is difficult to make achievements in the army. In politics, take the imperial examination to become an official, and then govern the local area, so that you can make great achievements."

After hearing what Jiang Wei said, Guo Peng was silent for a while.

"Joining the army is not just about attacking the enemy and making achievements, and if there are no enemies now, there may not be any in the future... Anyway, it may not be bad to be in politics. Are you confident that you will pass the imperial examination and get a good rank?"

"Have."

Talking about this matter, Jiang Wei was immediately full of confidence: "The student has won the first place in the examination for three consecutive times in Longxi County, and there is no rival in Longxi County. The student is preparing for the imperial examination. The student plans to take the imperial examination in advance."

Taking the imperial examination in advance is a way for the Wei government to give talented students. As long as they pass the selection examination before the imperial examination, even if they are under the age, they can also participate in the imperial examination.

It seems that Jiang Wei intends to take this path and become an official in advance.

Guo Peng smiled.

"The invincibility in Longxi County does not mean that there is no opponent in the whole Liangzhou, nor does it mean that you have no opponent in the whole Wei country. You must know that there are people beyond the people, and there is a sky beyond the sky. Gu Shang dare not say that he is No. 1 in the world, Jiang Wei, Don't be too confident."

"The emperor, the students' self-confidence is not without reason."

Talking about this issue, Jiang Wei seems to be very tough, firmly defending his achievements, and does not say that he is not good enough just because Guo Peng is the Supreme Emperor.

He felt that he was very good, just that good, and there was no reason to belittle himself.

Xian Yuyin, who has been low-key and cautious all his life, is very dissatisfied with this.

"Jiang Wei, didn't you understand what the Supreme Emperor said? How dare you contradict the Supreme Emperor? Don't think that you can do whatever you want at a young age!"

Xian Yuyin always liked Jiang Wei very much and took good care of him.

Xian Yuyin's face turned dark, Jiang Wei didn't dare to refute, didn't dare to say more, but he still looked unconvinced.

Guo Peng smiled.

"Hahahaha, what a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. Well, if you feel that you are really good and there is no opponent in Longxi County, then I will find you an opponent."

Guo Peng turned around and looked at Guo Chengzhi who was standing beside him and looked at Jiang Wei curiously.

"This is the eldest grandson of Gu, named Chengzhi. He is fifteen years old, only one year older than you. You can be regarded as the same age. Gu has always brought him by his side to raise him. How about you and him who is better?"

Jiang Wei looked at Guo Chengzhi curiously.

Guo Chengzhi was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted, stepped forward, and looked at Jiang Wei proudly.

This gesture immediately dissatisfied the equally proud Jiang Wei.

"Just compare, dare to ask the Supreme Emperor, how do you compare?"

"The imperial examination is divided into civil and martial arts. I, Wei, evaluate talents, and naturally I also evaluate talents from the civil and martial arts. You are from the Jiang family, and your family has a long history. Before you set up a school in isolation, you should have read a lot of books and also practiced martial arts. Yeah?"

Jiang Wei nodded, and told Guo Peng what he had read and what he had learned.

The Confucian classics annotated by Zheng Xuan, as well as the military books handed down by his family.

Jiang Wei has studied Confucianism and the art of war, but he is not just reading in general.

When there was no school, he studied in the ethnology and received enlightenment education. After the Jiang family collapsed, Jiang Jiong personally taught him the classics and was very strict with him, so his basic skills are very solid.

The same is true in martial arts. Jiang Jiong was also very strict with his martial arts education and never relaxed. Jiang Wei had learned knives and spears, learned riding skills, and also learned martial arts on horseback.

A seedling with both civil and military skills.

As expected of the children taught by the big family, they all teach in the aspects of both civil and military skills.

However, the Wei Empire pays attention to the separation of civil and military affairs, and a clear distinction between Wei and Wei. Wen is Wen, and Wu is Wu. The Wei Empire is no longer a traditional classical military country. .

Even so, Guo Peng was very satisfied, and he patted Guo Chengzhi on the shoulder.

"Sun Chengzhi, the orphan, was able to read at the age of three, read at the age of four, and practiced martial arts at the age of seven. What you read, what you learned, and what you practiced, he mastered everything just like you. If you want to compare, how about what you are best at? ?Civil and military education, what you are best at, you can compete with.”

Jiang Wei suddenly felt that he was underestimated.

Although you are the Supreme Emperor, you don't look down on people so much, do you?

Better than my best?

Jiang Wei's youthful ambition was aroused.

Then compare!

He bowed his hands in salute.

"Taishanghuang, what the students are best at is not Confucianism, but arithmetic, and martial arts on horseback."

"Are you best at math?"

Guo Peng felt a little surprised: "Okay, okay, you have a good grasp of arithmetic, and you can use it all over the world. Whether you are marching and fighting, or managing people's livelihood, it is your ability to learn mathematics well. Okay, Chengzhi, what do you think? Woolen cloth?"

Guo Peng looked at Guo Chengzhi.

Guo Chengzhi smiled confidently—how dare the domineering kid in the border land be pretentious?I will teach you a lesson!

"Father, Cheng Zhi can compete with him at any time."

"it is good!"

Guo Peng laughed loudly and said, "Then, I will judge the two of you alone! Fair and just, absolutely selfless!"