"Actually, I don't have to embarrass Master Meng, it's just that I have said it before, I don't take precautions in advance, and I can't prevent it in the future." Chu Nanyue said helplessly.

She didn't intend to let Tanglin Shuo praise her because of this, if she had a choice, Chu Nanyue would not want Meng Yuan to be hostile to her, and she would not have this plan now.

"General Chu, what are you going to do with the future martial arts test?" Tanglin Shuo asked.

Chu Nanyue said lightly: "It's nothing, it's just doing things impartially." Meng Yuan will not rashly criticize me in front of His Majesty from now on, and I have no selfish intentions, and the selection of talents is only for Your Majesty's consideration. ”

Tanglin Shuo was listening, although he was silent, he had a plan in his heart.

Because it is now the first year, the early stage of the martial arts examination, the children's examination, the township examination, and the general examination are all accelerated within two months.

In fact, what Chu Nanyue intervened in was the palace test later.

Because the literary examination often takes a year or two before and after, and in order to show the importance of martial arts, the imperial court set a precedent to complete the first three levels of the martial arts examination ahead of schedule, which attracted everyone's attention.

Among the imperial examinations, the palace examination has the highest standard, and it is personally conducted by the monarch of a country, which is enough to show that the emperor attaches great importance to it.

The nobles in the capital, hearing that the emperor also took the palace test of the martial arts test, and those who did not participate in the martial arts test before now regret it.

It is still summer, and it has been a long time since the cultural test, and the martial arts test has been newly opened, and this palace test has suddenly become the focus of attention of the whole capital.

The people in the military department have already decided the content of the exam. The people from the Ministry of Rites also helped with the regulation. Because in the end, there will be an emperor to take the main exam, and everyone is cautious.

On the day of the temple test.

In the martial arts examination room, Meng Yuan, the secretary of the military department, was explaining the content of today's exam to the emperor and all the candidates.

The first and second games assessed the martial arts of archers and horses, while the third assessed the art of war.

The emperor listened, nodded beside him, and was full of praise.

It turns out that the emperor has long had the intention of setting up a martial arts test, but it is difficult for Donglin to have a stable time, and the wars have been continuous in the past few years, and it is not easy to maintain the annual literary test, so how to talk about the martial arts test?

Now that it has finally settled down and is waiting to be rebuilt, it is the best time to set up a martial arts test.

Chu Nanyue, a good general from a military background, after all, is rare, if he can have the opportunity to expand the military generals in the court, the emperor is naturally willing.

The hour has not yet come, and in the martial arts examination room, the emperor, as the chief examiner, has not yet announced the official start.

Some ministers of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites were gathering around the emperor to praise him.

"Emperor Shengming, Weichen looked at the candidates in the martial arts examination room, all of them were heroic, presumably after the palace test, there will be many more talents in the court." Meng Yuan said with a smile.

Qin An, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, also said: "The emperor is thoughtful, although there are good generals such as General Chu in the court, but he does not forget to accumulate follow-up talents, which can be described as far-sighted. ”

Qin An originally wanted to flatter the emperor with this, and by the way, he also boasted about Chu Nanyue, but the words reached Meng Yuan's ears, which made Meng Yuan have other meanings.

But Meng Yuan couldn't speak in person, he knew that his words involving Chu Nanyue now would not make the emperor believe it, but instead of summoning the emperor's disgust towards him.

But Meng Yuan was even more reluctant to lose this opportunity, and after giving Zhao Jingyu a look, he urged Zhao Jingyu to speak for him.

Although Zhao Jingyu understood what he meant, it was about Chu Nanyue, and he himself was also embarrassed.

Meng Yuan was his boss in the end, Zhao Jingyu had to choose to give in, opened his mouth to the emperor, and said: "Your Majesty, I have heard for a long time that General Chu is a good martial artist, and he is not a problem with bows and horses. It's a pity that General Chu went directly into the barracks back then, and he couldn't catch up with this high-profile martial arts test now. ”

Hearing this, he naturally led the topic to Chu Nanyue.

Zhao Jingyu, as the initiator, didn't dare to look at Chu Nanyue's eyes at this time.

And Chu Nanyue listened to Zhao Jingyu who finally opened his mouth and personally put Meng Yuan's ill intentions on the surface, but she was not surprised.

Zhao Jingyu, Chu Nanyue has always felt hypocritical. Although he said that he hoped to be good to her, what he did in the end was for his own career.

And this time, all the ministers on the field at this time were also curious. Although the few have seen Chu Nanyue play polo, when it comes to real skills, they have never been on the battlefield, and how do they know how powerful Chu Nanyue is.

Now that Zhao Jingyu has mentioned it, all the ministers also have excuses, so they have opened their mouths to help.

"What Lord Zhao said is ah, General Chu's demeanor, the subordinates want to take a look." Several ministers of the Ministry of Officials said.

Today's scene was beyond the expectations of Qin An, who was the first to speak. He didn't expect that the people from the military department would take the initiative to draw their attention to Chu Nanyue. But Qin An really didn't apologize, and even realized the delicate relationship between Chu Nanyue and the military department.

If Qin An is not mistaken, the military department had to win over Chu Nanyue a few days ago. Now their relationship is so stiff, even hostile. It seems that Chu Nanyue rejected Meng Yuan's wooing.

If this is the case, the Ministry of Rites has a chance, and the fisherman will benefit. Thinking of this, Qin An couldn't help but squint his eyes.

Although everyone on the field was boasting about Chu Nanyue, they were also waiting for the emperor to speak in person.

The emperor himself didn't think about it deeply, but in fact, Chu Nanyue's ability was also what he wanted to see with his own eyes.

In the past five years on the battlefield, the emperor heard Chu Nanyue's good news, and his heart was full of appreciation.

"Father, today is the time for the candidates, if you give all the time to General Chu, it will inevitably be a little inappropriate." Tanglin Shuo couldn't help but speak.

He looked at the imminent movement of the military department, and knew that they had bad intentions, so he hoped that he could stop this unfavorable turmoil for Chu Nanyue in time.

The Emperor shook his head and said, "Not really. There are so many candidates in the martial arts examination room, is it impossible to accommodate one more General Chu? ”

When everyone heard the emperor's meaning, they had already guessed seven or eight points, and most of the emperor himself also had this meaning. The advance of the military department hit the emperor's mind this time.

As a result, the ministers in the martial arts examination hall did not stand up against it again. It's a mouthful of the emperor.

Tanglin Shuo knew that now only he was openly opposed, which seemed too sensitive, which was not good for Chu Nanyue, so he had to remain silent and not speak.

I only heard the emperor look at Chu Nanyue and said: "General Chu, I have long had this intention, and I want to see General Chu's bow and horse riding and shooting." I don't know what General Chu thinks? ”

The emperor personally spoke, and Chu Nanyue naturally couldn't refuse, so he had to say: "If Your Majesty doesn't feel troublesome, the last general is willing to show the archery with all the candidates." ”

Chu Nanyue's answer was calm and calm, but it aroused the appreciation and cheers of some ministers in the martial arts examination room.

The atmosphere of the martial arts test is very different from the literary test, which only deals with words from beginning to end.

In the martial arts examination room, because of the emperor's instructions, all civil and military officials came to watch the palace examination.

Everyone gathered around the field, and Chu Nanyue followed an examiner to change into riding clothes, and under the impetus of the military department and the emperor's remarks, he seemed to have become a candidate.