After the first and second sessions, naturally many candidates have been eliminated, and they will no longer have the opportunity to participate in tomorrow's palace examination.

And a small number of candidates are already disheartened, and some even want to return to their hometowns to prepare for the next year's martial arts exam.

The officials from the Ministry of War came to discuss this matter with Chu Nanyue.

"General Chu, I've worked hard for you today. We, Lord Meng, asked the subordinate officials to thank him on his behalf. The oncoming official said.

Chu Nanyue saw that the official was not Meng Yuan, nor Zhao Jingyu, and the two had not met a few times, but they were polite.

"Today is just a test or two with the candidates, and you Lord Meng are polite." Chu Nanyue said.

As he spoke, Chu Nanyue saw that some of the candidates who had retreated from the field were waiting there and did not leave.

Chu Nanyue is not a nosy person, but she looked really bitter, so she still asked more: "Do you know what they are waiting here for?" ”

"It's just that he is too poor and sour, and he has no money to return to his hometown, and General Chu doesn't have to pay attention to it." The minister said disdainfully.

Chu Nanyue heard his indifferent words, and knew the attitude of the military department towards this.

And she herself remembered for the first time that many of these candidates who came from all over Tanglin came from poor backgrounds. They have come to this point with the attitude of giving it a try, and there is no chance to compare the first game with the second game. They couldn't help but return to their hometowns in frustration, but they didn't even have a coil.

And people who have practiced martial arts since childhood probably don't understand the thoughts of officialdom and don't know how to ask for money for themselves.

Chu Nanyue couldn't help but open her mouth: "How much silver do you plan to give each person?" ”

The man probably didn't expect Chu Nanyue to ask about this, and after thinking about it, he said: "About five taels of silver per person, after all, the candidates who can enter tomorrow's third palace examination are the talents who need to be retained." ”

In other words, the Ministry of War perfunctory this group of people who are destined to fail, and they don't care about these people who are not selected after the exam.

"Okay, I got it." Chu Nanyue said.

The official didn't stay long before he was called away by the other ministers, and those helpless candidates gathered around Chu Nanyue.

"Some of you candidates, five taels of silver is not enough, right?" Chu Nanyue asked.

Candidates come from all over the world, some from far and near, and some of them cannot return to their hometowns smoothly.

"General Chu, the adults of the military department have already given the passage fee, and the grass people didn't dare to say anything, but these people's hometowns are too far away, and they are really not enough, so they are waiting here." A candidate seemed to be a representative and was pushed out by the candidates.

All the way to Beijing, they are not too rich and noble, otherwise they help each other, borrowing some can solve the problem.

"You don't have to worry, now that I know about this today, I won't let you have a home and not be able to go back." Chu Nanyue said gently.

As he spoke, Chu Nanyue waved his hand and summoned Qingshuang.

"When I went out today, I didn't bring much silver taels, only one hundred taels of silver here, and those of you who are far away from home, except for those given by the court, will add another five taels per person, and the rest will be divided equally among everyone." Chu Nanyue explained.

Saying that, Chu Nanyue asked Qingshuang and the others to distribute the silver for the candidates.

"Thank you, General Chu, for your great kindness!" Everyone was moved.

They were all candidates who were destined to fail, so they were disheartened and decided to go back to their hometown early and start over. In the DPRK, no one cares about them, because they are worthless at the moment.

Chu Nanyue saw their thoughts and comforted: "You don't have to be sad about this. It's just a one-time failure. Who will be next year's Wu Zhuangyuan is still unknown. Moreover, this time the imperial court also had omissions. This year is the first martial arts examination, and I would like to ask you to bear with me. ”

Chu Nanyue's humility and understanding surprised all the candidates present. You must know that standing in front of them is General Xuanwei, and Chu Nanyue, who has just completely crushed them on the field, and who is omniscient in archery, horseback and archery.

They are people who practice martial arts, and they also know that the winner is the king and the loser. This time it did not achieve the expected results, and it was already ready to be made fun of by prominent officials in the DPRK and China.

They gathered here to ask for travel expenses for their fellow candidates, but they really didn't have much hope that they would really attract the attention of the ministers of the DPRK and China.

It was precisely because of Chu Nanyue's care that they rekindled their hope. Even if they fell to Sun Shan this time and missed the third palace examination, they also looked forward to next year's martial arts examination.

"General Chu, if there is a chance, the grass people will come to participate in the martial arts examination next year, is it possible to meet General Chu?" A few people were a little looking forward to it.

"I don't participate in the specifics of the imperial examination." Chu Nanyue smiled apologetically, looking at everyone's dim eyes, she added, "But if you can go to high school in the future, you will definitely have the opportunity to enter the court as officials, and everyone is also a courtier, that is, you will not look up and look down." ”

Chu Nanyue's words undoubtedly gave everyone more hope.

They have never been in contact with officialdom, but after watching Chu Nanyue today, they have a new understanding of officialdom and a more down-to-earth feeling.

Chu Nanyue sent someone to take them out of Beijing and return to their hometown safely.

And the few ministers who stayed in the scene couldn't help but laugh when they saw Chu Nanyue doing this.

"General Chu is probably too idle, and he will even do this kind of thing himself." The ministers said.

Everyone knows that Wu Zhuangyuan and the others who came out after the trial of the Tomorrow Hall are the ones who need to be wooed.

In their opinion, Chu Nanyue was trying to win over some people who had no future at all.

The imperial court gave them a guarantee, so they were willing to leave their hometown like this and come all the way to Beijing to take the exam. Since I was involved in this matter by coincidence, I will naturally give them an explanation. Chu Nanyue said lightly.

Hearing Chu Nanyue's words, everyone couldn't help but be stunned.

And when Chu Nanyue returned to the General's Mansion, he remembered that Dongling Shuo had mentioned half of the matter before.

But it was getting late, so I probably couldn't ask. I had to wait for tomorrow's palace test to ask again.

Following.

On the top of the main hall, tables and chairs have already been arranged, and the candidates have already stood aside in advance.

When the emperor walked up to the palace, everyone saluted the emperor in unison, and then took their seats.

The emperor sat on the dragon chair and said the topic of today's policy in a loud voice.

What is the way of the whole army of Angola?

If more than ten candidates on the field have read the book of war, they will know that this article comes from Sun Tzu's Art of War.

Because Chu Nanyue did not participate in this session, he had time to observe what the candidates on the field were doing now.

Chu Nanyue looked at those candidates and saw that they were already studying the ink and moistening the pen, and thought about how to respond.

The literary examination is different from the previous martial arts examination, which tests the patience and cultivation of the candidates. Chu Nanyue noticed that some people couldn't put down the pen for a long time, most of them had no ink on their chests, and only had brute strength.

Fortunately, the Ministry of Rites set a literary test, and Chu Nanyue also felt that although he was a military general, he should not be brave and strategic.

And past the many candidates on the field, Chu Nanyue was concentrating on finding the two candidates who performed well yesterday, Wang Chang and Liu Yiyang.