Chapter 256: Advancing Civilly and Martically

On the ninth day of the first month of February, it is advisable to open the light, Nacai, travel, open the market, and pay for money, etc., which is the big day of the Gongyuan examination, and coincides with the Christmas of the six ancestors of Buddhism, Master Huineng once said: When to give birth to ten thousand laws, stick to your own heart, you can see all the changes, get what you want, and it just means that the imperial examination of the prince wishes to come true, and become the emperor.

Xiao Rui served as the escort of the martial arts examination, and he couldn't participate in the excitement and tension of the liberal arts examination, so he had to go to the military department.

The chief examiner of the martial arts examination is Qiu Zhigang, a waiter of the military department, and when Xiao Rui came, this person personally greeted him and explained the whole process of the martial arts examination to Xiao Rui.

According to the previous process, the three-day field examination is over, and the fourth day is the end of the field examination, and the martial arts examination is considered to be over. Then there is the marking of the papers, and the candidates can wait for the release of the results.

When Xiao Rui came to the school grounds, the officials of the military department were verifying their identities and letting the candidates enter the school in an orderly manner. At this time, the school has been divided into multiple areas according to the content of the exam.

Qiu Zhigang accompanied Xiao Rui and introduced him to the content of the martial arts examination.

The first test in the field is "bow horse", that is, mounted archery and foot shooting. As the name suggests, archery on horseback and archery on the spot, one of the three arrows is passed, and all of them are "good", and those who fail one are not allowed to take the next exam.

The second test, called "Skill Courage", is actually a strength test.

The first item of the skill test is to draw a hard bow, which can be tried three times, and the bow is fully drawn on the top of the head. The bow is divided into four grades, the three-stone strong bow and above is the "out-number", the three-stone bow is the "number one", the two-stone bow is the "number two", and the one-stone bow is the "number three".

The second item of the technical courage test is to lift the boulder, which is also divided into four grades, more than 300 catties for the "number", 300 catties for the "number one", 250 catties for the "No. 2", 200 catties for the "No. 3", the requirements are to lift the boulder to the chest and abdomen, and then the bottom of the boulder is turned over on the left and right sides of the boulder once, which is called "offering the seal", and it is qualified to complete it once.

The third item of the technical courage test is the dance knife, which is divided into four levels, more than 120 catties for the "number", 120 catties for the "number one", 100 pounds for the "second", and 80 pounds for the "three". Candidates need to first raise the knife from the left and right sides over the top of the head, and then complete the knife dance and other movements on the front and back chests.

In the technical courage test, two of those who have reached "No. 2" and above are qualified and can participate in the "infield" exam, and those who are "number one" and above in all three are "good".

In the field exam, those who get two "good" are called "double good", and the answers in the next infield are not too excessive, and they can basically be on the list.

The infield exam is a literary exam, and the content of the exam is divided into silent answers and policy discussions. The silent answer is not only to fill in the blanks silently, but also to extract famous sentences from the seven books of the Wujing and let you write silently, and the test is not difficult to test some famous sentences. The strategy theory is a fundamental topic to describe a policy theory, which is basically a confrontation between two armies, how to arrange troops, and what strategies can be used to defeat the enemy army.

After Xiao Rui was familiar with the content of the entire martial arts examination, he was bored, so he simply sat on the stage and chatted with Qiu Zhigang.

As soon as the auspicious day arrived, the martial arts examination officially began.

Each area has a special examiner, deputy examiner, supervisor is responsible, it is difficult to cheat in the field exam, you can't shoot, you can't shoot, you can't pull the bow is not able to pull the bow, and the officials responsible for recording the results dare not record the results indiscriminately.

Xiao Rui and Qiu Shigang chatted for a while, and felt more and more bored, this person is the confidant of Huo Xingye, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Huo Xingye is the uncle of Xiao Feng, the fourth prince, so he naturally supports Xiao Feng, so Xiao Rui will not try to win him over.

With nothing to do, Xiao Rui wandered around to see the performance of the candidates.

When Xiao Rui came to the area of mounted archery, he saw one by one candidates getting on their horses and running, shooting arrows with bows and arrows in one go, which was quite cavalry. Coming to the area where the strong bow is drawn, some candidates are eight feet tall and easily pull the two-stone strong bow, at such a level, they are all elite shooters in the army. The dancing knife area is even more glittering, and the thief of a hundred catties of big knife brushes.

The people who come to participate in the martial arts examination are basically the children of rich families who are wealthy and have no intention of studying, they cannot embark on a career in official life, and there are no prominent high-ranking officials in the family, so they like to dance with knives and guns to participate in the martial arts examination. Although the promotion of the military generals of the Great Xia State depends on military merit, the martial arts examination is a springboard after all, and after entering the guards, the treatment is much better than that of the recruited soldiers. After all, people have meritorious reputations, so they are promoted faster than ordinary soldiers.

And Xiao Rui also saw that those who could come to participate in the martial arts examination were all recommended by the local government or even the state, so naturally they were not bad goods, and they were all masters in the army.

Therefore, for these candidates, although the difficulty of the field examination is there, it is not the greatest, and it is estimated that the infield written test is the difficulty. They can wield knives and guns, and they may not be familiar with the art of war and martial arts.

This reminded Xiao Rui of Su Qi'er, who has a powerful martial arts body, but he can't even write his name, how can such a person be on the list?

In fact, from the perspective of the Great Xia Kingdom, the martial arts examination is very important, but it is a pity that it was ridiculed as a foil by the proud liberal arts examination. The significance of the existence of the martial arts examination is to select potential officers for the country, because they must have both literature and martial arts to become martial artists, and basic officers and middle-level officers are the backbone of the army, and such people are one of the factors that make an army strong.

If a country wants to be strong, it is not possible to emphasize literature and light military force or heavy military and light literature, and it is the right way to advance both civil and military, and Emperor Xia deeply understands this, so the treatment of soldiers and soldiers has been improved year after year, but the strength is not enough. However, Your Majesty still has difficulties, and now that the civilian clique has resisted, if the construction treatment of the army is strengthened, the governor's office of the five armies will have to be killed by the military department, and the household department will directly hinder you, and you will not be able to laugh at all.

Xiao Rui shook his head, leaving his inner thoughts behind, and when he continued to observe, in addition to the candidates with good martial arts, there were also some existences that surprised Xiao Rui.

One of them was a thin and small one, barely passing the level of mounted archery and foot shooting, but in the face of the skill test, he couldn't pull a stone bow, barely lifted a big stone, and couldn't play a big knife.

Looking at his height of 1.5 meters, he is a little dwarf, and he is very thin, which state capital is this kid, and he can still be recommended to participate in the imperial examination?

Look at the others, they are all short at seven feet tall, and they are all strong men with tigers and bears' waists, after all, the martial arts examination is compared to physical fitness, and it is a miracle that he can participate in the imperial examination with such a small figure.

Unsurprisingly, he was eliminated from the tournament and unable to take the written exam.

Xiao Rui became interested and asked Yuan Fang to call him.

Hearing that His Royal Highness King Xian had summoned him personally, he hurried over and respectfully clenched his fists: "Grass people Lu Xian, meet His Royal Highness King Xian!" ”

Xiao Rui asked, "Where are you from?" ”

Lu Xian said respectfully: "People from Changshan Mansion in Xia Ji Prefecture. ”

"What a warrior there are in Jizhou!" Xiao Rui was surprised, and couldn't help asking: "You worked tirelessly to rush to the capital to participate in the martial arts examination, and you just fell off the list?" ”

Lu Xian looked ashamed and said: "Let Your Highness see the joke, the villain is deeply ashamed, ashamed of his hometown father, and ashamed of the prefect's recommendation." ”

Xiao Rui was not shocked when he saw his honor and disgrace, he was not cowardly in the face of himself, and his eyes were extremely bright, this was definitely not the bearing that a weak person should have, so he asked: "You can come to participate in the martial arts examination, you must have something extraordinary, can you show this king one or two?" ”

"The honor of the villain, it's just here..."Lu Xian looked around.

Xiao Rui said: "You wait outside the school first, are you willing?" ”

Lu Xian said excitedly: "This is the honor of the villain!" ”

Xiao Rui nodded, continued to take Li Yuanfang on his tour, and asked Li Yuanfang at the same time: "What do you think of this person?" Do you have martial arts?"

Li Yuanfang is a peak master of the fifth grade, and his level is extremely high, when Xiao Rui asked Lu Xian, he observed him carefully, so he said: "Your Highness should have found a piece of gold!" Although this person is thin and lacks strength, he can't pull a strong bow, can't wield a big sword, and can't be a general who fights and kills, but who stipulates that if you are thin, you must be weak? I see that he walks very lightly, and he must be able to do light work, above me. ”

Xiao Rui sighed lightly, and his eyes lit up: "Light skills are higher than you?" So this king has picked up a treasure? ”

"Let His Highness see and laugh, in terms of light skills alone, I can barely be regarded as a first-class, a real first-class master, it is easy to visit the palace at night." Li Yuanfang said: "The commander of Yan Qing and the deputy commander of Mu Chen in the palace, both of them are extremely good at light skills, and they are both first-class masters. Otherwise, they won't be able to keep the masters who sneak into the palace. ”

Xiao Rui nodded, becoming more and more interested, looking forward to the end of the boring imperial examination as soon as possible.

At the end of the Shen period, the first day of testing is over, and tomorrow will continue.

Xiao Rui only gave the examiner Qiu Zhigang a shout, and then set off back to the palace.

According to them, in order to target the right attendant Zhou Mingfa, Xiao Jing strictly played the role of his companion, and closely watched the exit inspection of entering the Tribute Academy.

There are many candidates who are lucky to do this, and after being discovered, they are dragged out by the forbidden army.

"There will be three subjects, this is the day, and the search of the Tribute Institute is only the first level, even if it is strict, only some of the cheating candidates can be detected, and the other cheating candidates have various means, how can they be searched?" Xiao Rui said with a smile.

Jia Xu nodded and said: "It's hard for these candidates, in order to cheat, try their best to find endless results, but unfortunately, this time it is difficult to escape the involvement of the fraud case, and the bamboo basket will be empty." ”

"No hurry! After the list is released, the fraud case is exposed, and when the time comes, hand this butcher knife to Xiao Jing, he will not be stingy with wielding the knife. Xiao Rui said with a smile: "This time, in order to confirm this fraud case, we hid the exam question book, and we didn't reveal it until five days ago, just to prevent the news from leaking, and now, even if Zhou Mingfa hears the rumors, there is nothing to be done." ”

Guo Jia also said with a smile: "The source of the fraud case was leaked from Zhou Mingfa's son Zhou Xingchen, and even Xiao Yiheng will not be able to return to heaven at that time." ”

The three of you, you say a word to me, Zhou Mingfa's crime is a certainty, and there is no chance to clear the crime!

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