Hearing Song Zheng's nonsense story, Xin Qiji knew that Song Zheng had good intentions, so he didn't talk about this topic anymore, but talked about this martial arts exam.

Speaking of which, the examination of civil and military jinshi, at the beginning of the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, was almost every year, in order to absorb more talents to become officials. With the stability of the domestic situation in Daqi, the civil and military Jinshi examinations were changed to biennial examinations, which were staggered from each other. The Wenju and Wuju of all walks of life are examined once a year, and the number of civil and military Ju people is limited. The amount of civil and military lifting is linked to the achievements of civil and military jinshi. For example, last year, the number of Wenjin scholars taken by the entire Daqi was 240 people, and 18 people were selected in Shandong Road, so this year and next year, the total number of Wenju students admitted by Shandong Road is 180 people, that is, 90 people were taken last year and this year, that is, a ratio of 10:1.

The Wujinshi exam is much more difficult than the Wenjinshi exam, and only 50 people are admitted in the entire Daqi. Shandong Road martial arts style is quite good, Wen Jinshi level is average, but Wu Jinshi level is upstream. In the last session, that is, the year before last, there were 11 people, accounting for more than one-fifth of the entire Daqi. Also according to the ratio of ten to one, the total number of martial arts admitted in Shandong Road in two years is 110, that is, 55 people per year. Of course, Qiao Zhenchuan gave the martial arts quota to the martial arts academy Dabi to be deducted from these 55 people.

Because the Wujinshi exam was too difficult, many ordinary Wuju people gave up going to Jiangning to take the Wujinshi exam, but chose to join the army directly. Under normal circumstances, these martial artists who join the army, starting from ordinary chiefs, if there is no major problem, they can mix hundreds of households after two years.

The same is true for Shandong Road, this time those who are willing to go to Jiangning to take the Wujinshi exam, counting Song Zheng, there are only 76 people. In the Mizhou Martial Arts Academy, Sun Ji and Sun Xiang, the two flag guards in last year's big competition, gave up the martial arts exam at the same time. Lu Hong and Shi Cunbao's family conditions are good, so they naturally participated. Zu Jie's family background is average, but with Lu Hong's funding, he also agreed to go to Jiangning. Now, these people began to concentrate in Licheng, and the settlement point was in a border army led by Xin Qiji.

Since the Wujin Shi Examination was held at the Jiangning Martial Arts Academy on the eighth day of November, most of the Wuju people came to Licheng and began to train in Xin Qiji's camp.

The Wujin Scholar Examination is the place where generals are selected. Therefore, the content of the exam is divided into two parts. The first is a contest of personal force. Before the contest, the opponent is determined by lot, and during the competition, two people are 100 paces apart, and bows and arrows and any wooden weapons are allowed. Then, the two men began to approach and were not allowed to retreat. In the process of approaching, the game pair is convenient to use their own means. If you can kill the opponent with one arrow, of course, it is the best. If you can't, then just use the force of the encounter until the other person falls.

Although it is a wooden weapon, it is common to break arms and legs, and there are casualties in every martial arts exam.

After two rounds of individual force competition, there were only more than 100 martial artists left. At this time, you are eligible to participate in the second competition, which is the leading ability test. Five meritorious generals were selected from the army to be judged and inspected. The content of the test is all up to the instructors to come on their own, or ask you a few questions, or compete with you yourself, and finally determine the score. According to the scores, the top 50 jinshi are admitted.

Since these five judgments are not trivial, they are all determined by Xiao Hui himself.

The most brilliant is the final top three competition, which is generally presided over by Xiao Hui himself. The top 10 jinshi will be the generals, and they will have the opportunity to lead a team of 50 regular sergeants, and each sergeant will have a white cloth sewn on his chest.

In the center of the court, a "champion order" is placed, and during the game, these people compete for the champion order while struggling to tear off the white cloth from the opponent's chest. Once the white cloth is missing from the sergeant's chest, it means that he has been killed in battle and must leave the field.

The team that competes for the champion order must hand over the champion order to the hands of the general, and the general will hand over the champion order to the juniper, then this team is the winner of the game, and the general will also get the title of martial champion.

Once the champion order is received, the competition will be stopped. The determination of the list and the flower depends on the amount of white cloth obtained by the team. Of course, first of all, I want to ensure that the white cloth on the chest of the general cannot be robbed, and once the general is "killed", then the team will lose the qualification to compete, even if the team captures more white cloth, it will be in vain.

Therefore, during the game, the first goal of each team is to ensure that the general cannot be damaged, and the second is to grab the white cloth on the chest of others, or to win the champion order.

The sergeants who participated in the competition were rewarded according to their ranks. So, when it comes to the game, the teams will fight for the lead. The competition was also extremely intense, and it was not lost at all in the fight on the real battlefield.

After listening to the rules of the Wujinshi competition, Song Zheng gasped, pondered for a while, and then asked, "Uncle Xin, will there be a situation where the two teams will be united in the final competition?" ”

Xin Qiji nodded, "If two or three Jinshi from the same path enter the top ten, they will generally join forces and deal with other teams together. Of course, there are pros and cons to this combination, and it can easily become a target for other teams to attack together. In a competition six years ago, four people from Henan Road entered the top ten, and they formed a four-person group. However, because they were so strong, the other six teams chose to unite and face off against Henan Road. In the end, none of the four people on Henan Road entered the top three. This also taught a lesson to many warriors. Therefore, in the past two martial arts examinations, they have fought separately, and there has never been such a joint situation. ”

Song Zheng said secretly, this martial arts exam is really difficult, no wonder so many people choose to quit. If you are not careful, you will be injured and disabled. Although he is not afraid of this, he also has a weakness, that is, archery. Although he also practiced archery with Yang Tong, it was far worse than Zu Jie. If he had a duel with Zu Jie, he might be injured by Zu Jie's arrows before he got close.

During the competition, the Wuju people could not pierce armor, but the arrow was a solid wooden arrow, and the arrow was a hardwood arrow, sharpened, instead of a white ash like the big competition. Hardwood arrows, shot at a torso that does not pierce armor, can also be shot in. From this point of view, the danger of this martial arts exam is really not small.

It seems that I am going to practice my archery skills next. Master, naturally, it's Zu Jie. Fortunately, when I talked to Lu Hong last night, I knew that Zu Jie had arrived in Licheng. After solving the affairs of Licheng by himself, he will also live in the military camp of Xin Qiji, and practice archery hard.

Song Zheng had just made up his mind when Yang Dong and Xin Yu came in and sat down on the side. Yang Dong's face returned to calm, and he nodded at Song Zheng.

Xin Qiji's face was cold, "Yang Dong, have you figured it out?" Do you know why you lost at the hands of Xiao Lang? ”

Yang Dong's face turned red, "I figured it out!" ”

"Let's talk about it!"

Yang Dong said loudly: "First, I suffered a loss in the choice of terrain, attacked against the sun, and when Xiaolang counterattacked, I was trance by the sun. Second, he was eager to attack and wanted to win it in one fell swoop, but after using a trick, he revealed a flaw. Third, Xiaolang's melee attack ability is not well prepared, and he is a little in a hurry. Fourth, when defending, you should decisively abandon the gun, or swim to the sides to avoid its edge. Fifth, at the last moment, they are tied up and lack the spirit of enterprising. ”

"That's all?" Xin Qiji asked coldly.

Yang Dong was stunned for a moment, and then nodded.

Xin Qiji sighed, "Yang Dong, what you said is important, but the most fundamental thing is that there is something wrong with your mentality. In my observation, your kung fu and Xiaolang should be in between. Your marksmanship is a masterpiece, and if you engage with a weapon, you'll have to win. But when it comes to melee attacks, Xiao Lang beats you. Moreover, your physical strength and speed are a little worse than Xiaolang. You have your own strengths, but you are arrogant and think that your peers are invincible, and you suffer from your temperament! If you don't change your temperament, you will lose to Xiaolang next time. ”

Song Zheng laughed, "Uncle Xin, only those who have the ability are arrogant, and Brother Yang also has the ability to be proud." I believe that after today's battle, Brother Yang will find a way to deal with me, and I dare not say that I will win the next competition. Song originally intended to be a whetstone for Brother Yang, learn from each other, and improve martial arts together. ”

When Yang Dong first heard Song Zheng's words, he was still a little ashamed, but when he heard that Song Zheng was willing to be a whetstone for himself, Yang Dong was secretly grateful, and immediately said, "Xiaolang's mind, Yang Dong admires." In the future, I will be in the barracks for a month, and I will have to consult with Xiaolang more. ”

"They are all good brothers, what are you doing here!" Song Zheng waved his hand magnificently, "You and I are going to go to Jiangning, don't hide your secrets, and share the method of martial arts together!" ”

Immediately, Song Zheng explained his method of exercising his physical strength, which made Xin Qiji, Xin Yu and Yang Dong all sigh. Lu Hong naturally knew Song Zheng's method, so he talked about his experience. Xin Yu and Yang Dong also expressed some feelings. Xin Qiji was greatly relieved and pointed out beside him.

This time, the Xin family has become a small martial arts exchange meeting, and even Song Zheng, a figure from the future, has benefited a lot. In this exchange, Song Zheng's friendship with Xin Yu and Yang Dong was also completely established. Although Song Zheng is the youngest, he has the best kung fu and the highest knowledge, coupled with his outstanding literary talent, he has faintly become a leader.

Seeing that the sun was setting west, everyone said goodbye to Xin Qiqi and walked to the drunken immortal building. Zuixianlou is one of the best restaurants in Licheng, and a dish called "drunken flower fish" is made by the whole Shandong Road.

Drunken flower fish is actually a kind of grass carp, when caught from the mountains and lakes, it weighs only about half a catty, and it should be fed in the lotus pond. Food is the petals of the four seasons, and you have to sprinkle some wine into the pool from time to time. After the fish is fed to a pound and a half, it is caught and processed by the unique method of Zuihualou. It is said that when you eat this fish, you will not only have the deliciousness of the fish, but also the floral and sake aroma when you taste it carefully, which is a unique delicacy.

Of course, the price of this kind of fish is not cheap, a fish, it costs eight taels of silver, which is almost the price of buying a ring. Song Zheng had already heard the name of "Drunken Flower Fish", but unfortunately when he was in Licheng last year, the time was too tight and he didn't have time to eat it. This time, I won dozens of taels of silver, of course, to taste it.

As soon as everyone arrived at the Zuihua Building, they saw a family member of Qiao's Mansion waiting downstairs. The family member hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "Ladies and gentlemen, our young master has already booked a seat in the 'Fish Theater Pavilion', please go upstairs!" ”

Xin Yu obviously knew him, and asked casually, "Have Brother Qiao, Brother Hou, and Brother Xu all arrived?" ”

The little servant replied, "It's all here, and Brother Hou has called his cousin." ”

"Hou Gongzi's cousin? But Wei Tong Wei Jinshi, who served as a general judge in the Licheng Governor's Mansion? Xin Yu hurriedly asked.

The little guy nodded hurriedly.

Xin Yu looked at Song Zheng and his face became solemn. ~