Shen Fu recently reread the twenty-four histories, and was not only no stranger to the twenty-four heroes of the Zhaoxun Pavilion, but was very familiar with them, and said to his face: "Really, which dynasty and which generation did not have great loyalty and great sages?" I don't know when did this custom of worshipping the sages arise? ”

Miao Zhibai said with a smile: "As far as I know, the earliest history can be checked should be Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, after all, the eleven heroes of the Qilin Pavilion have been rumored in later generations!" ”

Shen Fu nodded yes.

Miao Zhibai said again: "In a few days, Xuezheng will hold an exam in Suzhou Academy, can Brother Sanbai be ready?" ”

"I didn't deliberately look at anything, I just had to flip through the twenty-four histories casually in my spare time!" Shen Fu said calmly, "By the way, I heard that this year's call for the test also includes martial arts, we happened to be idle at that time, do you want to go and have a good time?" ”

Miao Shanyin listened to it and said with a smile: "It's good, it's just that the martial arts were heavily guarded on the day, let's introduce the Han Shi, I'm afraid we won't have a chance to see it!" ”

"That's not a big deal!" Lu Banfang smiled, "The yamen let go this year and allowed Buyi to go and watch!" ”

When everyone heard this, they were all happy, and they all remembered the lively scene of martial arts.

Suddenly, the sun is twilight, the sky is colorful, and a few rays of bizarre sunset light are sprinkled on the signboard of Juxian Building, leaving yellow and red marks.

Shen Fu said goodbye to his friends and returned to Shufu on horseback.

When I entered the courtyard, I saw Shen Jiafu standing under the porch talking to Jingrui, so he hurriedly came to the front and hugged his fists to say goodbye: "Dad!" ”

Shen Jiafu glanced at him and asked, "Doesn't it let you study with peace of mind?" Why didn't I even see you all afternoon? ”

Shen Fu explained: "The child heard that Brother Lu and others also came to take the exam, so he went to visit, and it was delayed for half a day! ”

Shen Jiafu sighed, and then said: "It's just today, you can't go out at will in the next two days, you must prepare for the exam seriously!" ”

Shen Fu nodded yes, and seeing that Shen Jiafu had nothing else to say, he slowly retreated to the room.

After two days, there was a gentle spring rain in the world, moisturizing things silently, and the grass and Jiashu were even more verdant.

On that day, hundreds of scholars gathered in front of the school, boiling and lively.

Shen Fu took his exam number, lined up in the middle of the long snake formation, slowly moved to the examination room, and finally squeezed into the number room.

There was a boiling sound of gongs and drums, and the examination room suddenly fell silent, and then the sound of short footsteps was heard approaching.

Shen Fu held his breath and deliberately suppressed his nervous and uneasy mood, until he took the test paper from the invigilator, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Unfolded the test paper, only to see that the exam questions were a little biased, Shen Fu couldn't reach it, but there was no tension at all, he licked the brush very neatly at the moment, and then thought about the writing ideas again and again, and then supported the pen to write a book, and wrote thousands of words with enthusiasm.

At this time, the time for the exam also came, Shen Fu sat patiently, only waiting for the examiner to accept the test papers, and then walked out of the examination room proudly.

When he arrived outside the school, he saw that there were thousands of heads, and Shen Fu couldn't tell who was who, so he couldn't help sighing and slowly retreated to the side.

It happened that Ma Zhiyuan passed by Shen Fu, and when he saw an acquaintance, he immediately smiled

Speaking up, he said, "Brother Shen is also in the scene?" ”

Shen Fu smiled and said, "Yes! I really didn't expect to meet Brother Ma here, where do you plan to go back later? ”

Ma Zhiyuan took a step towards him and said, "I heard that there will be a martial arts move in the afternoon, so I wanted to take a look, but I don't know if Brother Shen has this idea?" ”

"Who wouldn't want to be at a great event?" Shen Fu said calmly, "It's just that I made an agreement with a few friends, and I have to wait for them!" ”

"It's okay, one more person to walk with, more fun!" Ma Zhiyuan smiled and stood to Shen Fu's left very politely.

Shen Fu saw that he was full of ambition, and hurriedly asked, "How did Brother Ma do in the exam today?" ”

"I don't think it's bad, but the beginning is not very good, and there is no finishing touch!" Ma Zhiyuan said, showing a humble face, "How did Brother Shen do in the exam?" ”

Shen Fu said calmly: "Unsatisfactory! As he spoke, he lowered his eyes and showed a look of not wanting to continue the conversation.

After a while, Lu Banfang and the Xia family brothers showed up, and then the Miao brothers also squeezed out of the crowd. Several people saw each other, summed up a little, clapped their hands, and then stepped on their horses and slowly rushed towards the martial arts examination room.

Outside the martial arts examination room, there was a post in three steps and a post in five steps, and many people who came to see the excitement consciously lined up in two teams, patrolling and searching.

Shen Fu saw the crowd, and couldn't help but turn around and ask Ma Zhiyuan: "The investigation is so strict, do you know who the invigilator is this year?" ”

Ma Zhiyuan said calmly: "I heard my father say that this year is not as good as in previous years, and the governor has to personally invigilate the exam, so it is not surprising that the investigation is so strict!" ”

Shen Fu nodded, and then said, "Then do you know who the same examiner is?" ”

"According to the practice of previous years, the same examiner is the same knowledge and county governor from Kejia, and I don't know who the flowers will be this year!" Ma Zhiyuan said blankly, and suddenly looked at Shen Fu again and asked, "Why is Brother Shen asking about this in a good manner?" ”

Shen Fuyun said lightly: "It's just curious!" With that, he turned around and slowly followed Changlong into the examination room.

The examination room was also crowded with people, those with status sat in the shed, and those without status stood under the trees, boiling everywhere and shouting.

Shen Fu and the others had no backing, so they had to obediently go under the tree, choose a vacant land to occupy, and then chatted casually.

After chatting about a stick of incense, I saw a few beautiful scholars coming over, and when they got closer, Shen Fu saw that they were in their prime, majestic and heroic, and couldn't help but feel good, so he went up to talk to each other, and then joined the two teams as one to give advice and comments together.

The sun was in the west, only to hear a sudden gong sound, and then I saw a team of men and horses escorting the governor of Jiangsu, Sazai, to the high place.

Sa Zai was condescending, first looking around for a moment, and then he triumphantly delivered a speech announcing the beginning of the martial arts.

At this time, the martial arts candidates who had signed up rushed in, and they took steady steps in all directions, slowly walking in front of thousands of spectators.

Shen Fu stood in the crowd and looked up, only to see that the candidate who took the lead was heroic and dignified, and most of the subsequent candidates were also upright and upright, only

There are a few tiger kisses, and there is a bit of fierceness in the face.

A row of dozens of candidates arrived at the front of the formation, and the officer quickly verified the candidates' information before explaining the rules to the candidates. Later, the supervisor arranged for dozens of soldiers to distribute bows and crossbows and feathered arrows to each eager candidate.

Everything was ready, only to hear an earth-shattering whistle, the candidate who took the lead shot with a crossbow, and a feather arrow immediately shot at the bull's-eye with the momentum of breaking the bamboo.

"Poof—"

The feathered arrow shuddered and hit the bull's-eye.

The shooting supervisor grabbed the record, and then blew the whistle again, signaling the next candidate to shoot an arrow.

Between pitching, only two swishing sounds were heard, and two feathered arrows hit the star, and with lightning speed, they were nailed into the bull's-eye.

Shen Fu looked very curious, and couldn't help but applaud: "What a coincidence!" ”

The brothers of the Xia family saw that this candidate had a bee waist and ape back, seven feet long, and was not very strong, they never expected it to be so good, and they couldn't help but sigh: "It's really a person who can't be good-looking, and the sea water can't be measured, this person looks so thin, and he is so powerful!" ”

The Miao brothers also nodded yes.

Ma Zhiyuan said: "It's just that I caught the key to force!" He said casually, and looked at the field again.

On the field, another candidate inserted a feather arrow, only to see that he was short all over, his right leg was half a person away, and then his body was lower, his arms exerted force, and with a bang, a feather arrow star rushed to the bull's-eye without deviation.

Everyone was stunned and cheered.

The latter moved his limbs and began to insert arrows. However, he was not busy shooting, but just turned around in a mysterious circle, and then leaned back, tightened the bowstring, and made a crisp sound, and a feathered arrow rushed to the bull's-eye.

Shen Fu saw that he could still hit the bull's-eye with his shooting, and he couldn't help but secretly speak.

After such a circle, the supervisor recorded his personal results in detail and handed them over to the governor Sazai. Sazai glanced at it roughly, and didn't show any interest, so he only showed it to the examiners, and then urged the second game to be held again and again, horse shooting.

The rules of horse archery are also very simple, as long as the candidate rides a horse, shoots an arrow with a bow in the middle, and finally the one who hits the most bullseyes wins.

The rules were settled, and there were already brave men who took the lead, holding a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other, and the stars rushed to the field. I saw him ride around and then slam the reins. The horse suddenly lifted its front hooves. He has sharp eyes and quick hands, and quickly leads the arrow.

"Duo—"

The feather arrow misses the bull's-eye, but it also has a lot of points.

The next few equestrian performances were mediocre, and there was really nothing to see, until the tenth candidate appeared, and the audience was lively.

I saw him wearing armor, heroic, riding a high-headed horse for a circle, and then making a golden rooster independent, standing on the back of the horse with one foot, and then the Roc spread his wings and sat on the back of the horse, and suddenly the whole body to the horse's buttocks to lie down, and then the harrier turned over and stood on the horse's back again, suddenly pressed his body, sat upright on the horse's back, and then clamped the horse's belly with both legs, the upper body deviated to the left, and then the upper body deviated to the right, so repeated a few back and forth, he stepped on the snow and stood on the horse's back without a trace, the bow was drawn, and a feather arrow was shot.

Sure enough, as soon as the feather arrow left the bow and crossbow,

Immediately, the electric curling star flew towards the wooden target, and then there was another thud, and a feathered arrow had been inserted in the bull's eye.

Shen Fu was dumbfounded, and couldn't help but say: "I'm afraid this person is not an orthodox Han, such equestrian skills are really praiseworthy!" ”

Ma Zhiyuan also echoed: "I also don't think he's Han!" We Han people, it is not uncommon to be able to ride a horse, but there are very few people like him who can run horses and perform immediately, it is estimated that he should be a descendant of the Manchurians! ”

Miao Shanyin listened to their discussion, and couldn't help laughing: "I don't agree with your opinion, are all those people on the market who are running horses and selling solutions?" ”

When Shen Fu heard this, he suddenly realized: "This is arbitrary!" As he spoke, he looked embarrassed, and then looked back at the field.

(End of chapter)