Chapter 242: Martial Arts (10)

I didn't go out for more than half a month, and suddenly I heard that the martial arts had begun, and Xu Qing didn't know that Xu Shiji had come back from the north, and he returned to the military department. On the day of the martial arts, Xu Qing took Wei Xian and a few personal guards to the largest school field in the Forbidden Garden. Of the 8,000 people, only 300 people were selected, and Xu Shiji decided to reduce the number to 3,000 in the first round.

It is a martial arts, a test of force, and it is more difficult to measure the victory or defeat if you test the two subjects of sword and gun, but archery can be compared. Moreover, the comprehensive quality proposed by Xu Qing is also relatively easy to measure. Therefore, Xu Shiji discussed with Xu Qing and others, and decided that Xu Qing and Xu Zhen would take a group of warriors to pass the first pass.

In the first pass, at least those who can't carry their shoulders and can't lift their hands should be screened out, and Xu Qing took the three subjects of weight-bearing, weight-bearing running, and weight-bearing climbing. Only those who meet these conditions can save their lives in the army, and then they can become something else. In addition, Xu Shiji asked Xu Qing to be an appearance association, and he had to choose "the one with a majestic torso as the general", and if he didn't look good, he didn't.

The second pass is not screening, but diversion, dividing the people who participate in the martial arts into two aspects: civil generals and military generals. Wen generals can speak and write, especially those who are proficient in military strategies such as Sun and Wu's art of war. The military generals, who are relatively weak in culture, are all sent to the side of the military generals. This is in charge of lawyer Pei and Luo Tong.

In the first examination, all 8,000 people must be selected. I don't know how many people will be needed for the second time, so after the first and second exams, Xu Shiji set three days. The first and second sessions are conducted at the same time, and those who are physically qualified will immediately take the primary written examination, which will be divided into civil and military skills. After all the exams are completed, we will start the screening of the third level.

In the third pass, the generals will be diverted again, and the horses will shoot first. The horse shoots two rounds, each round with six arrows, and the middle arrow is qualified. There are a total of nine arrows in foot shooting, and those who shoot five arrows are qualified. This setting actually has a deep meaning. On the battlefield, the cavalry shot arrows in a sprint, and experience told Xu Shiji that these veterans could shoot up to six arrows, but they could generally sprint twice. The cavalry's bows and arrows were not accurate, but they were relatively powerful, and three of the twelve arrows could be used to deal a big blow to the enemy. This condition is not very high, but the infantry can shoot up to nine arrows before the hand-to-hand encounter, and five arrows is also relatively large damage.

Those who are assigned to the text side must also be further examined by Xu Shiji, Xu Shiji is a person who has published books, not only is he good at martial arts, but he also has no less ink than a civil official. The six books of the martial arts must be able to memorize it silently.

The selected ones will enter the next round, and the losers will not be frustrated, they can continue to go to Xu Qing. Xu Qing was responsible for selecting other people with strange abilities, and to put it bluntly, let Xu Qing pick up the garbage. Because of the next thing, Xu Qing couldn't do any of them, because the infield was more than strength.

The first three sections, called the outfield, are to try to sift out 5,000 people. After the outfield competition, basically five or six days have passed, and then the infield. The infield is also divided into three items, which become the test of skill and bravery, and the outfield is three to test the overall quality. The three items in the infield are drawing a hard bow, dancing a big knife, and holding a stone.

The head pulls the hard bow, and there are eight forces, ten forces, and twelve forces on the field, and pulling these three must be pulled twenty times, fifteen times, and eight times respectively. However, there are also bows with more than 12 powers, which are selected by the martial artists themselves, and they must be drawn at least three times to qualify. Of course, the more you pull, the more the examiner will judge you as excellent and outstanding.

The second dance of the big knife, the big knife is divided into 120 catties, 100 catties, 80 catties of three kinds, the action should be left and right to break the knife over the top, before and after the chest dance flowers. The knife number is optional, and it is completed at one time, and the eighty catties are qualified, and the one hundred catties and one hundred and twenty catties are excellent and outstanding respectively.

The third is to move stones. A stone block specially prepared for the exam, rectangular in shape, with a groove on each side, but not deep enough for one to grasp. It is also divided into three types: 300 catties, 250 catties, and 200 catties, and Xu Qing tested only 100 catties in the first pass. Lifting a stone is not just a matter of picking it up, but holding it in your hand for three breaths, then flipping it forward and showing the bottom of the stone to the examiner, and then flipping it left and right to show the examiner the bottom of the stone, which is called "offering seals".

For all test takers, the three items of hard bow, broadsword, and stone must have one outstanding to pass, or all three are excellent. The three are qualified and directly incorporated into Xu Qing's troops, and the rest will be picked up by Xu Qing. In this martial arts, the qualified line was formulated according to the level of ordinary soldiers in the army. Since it is a selection of generals, ordinary soldiers can do it, and generals must at least be excellent.

At this point, Xu Shiji estimates that there will only be a thousand or a few hundred people left. Then let's have a ring competition, you can use carbines, wrestling and other ways to compare, cut down 300 people, and then invite the emperor to come, sit in a row and divide the fruits, the key is to elect this champion.

The dragon gate beats the drum, the generals are in column, the holy decree is read, and the candidates are introduced. With the mood of serving the country, and with the desire to be promoted and make a fortune, people from all over the world came.

After a period of etiquette and etiquette, Xu Qing sat on the stage, and ten young generals stood in front of Xu Qing, examining the household registration of these people respectively, and also seeing if these people were themselves and whether they were impostors. Xu Qing can also see it clearly here, and there is nothing really too good to be seen.

To the left of Xu Qing is a school field, with ten stones on the ground, and there are also ten people watching there. Each stone weighs 100 catties, and if you can pick it up, you are qualified. On the right side were built ten high walls, with stairs, and it was necessary for people to carry guns, shields, and thirty pounds of things on their backs. Climb up within the specified time, and if you don't climb up, you will be eliminated. Behind Xu Qing, there are ten more people, and there is also a runway surrounded by a fence, which can run ten people at a time. When dripping water, carrying fifty pounds of things on his back, those who did not arrive on time were eliminated.

For all three projects, there is a chance to take a make-up exam, but you have to go outside and take another round.

On the stage, Xu Qing can see all the scenes of the game at a glance, and no one can cheat. In addition, there are also Xu Zhen patrolling below, or people waiting outside with soldiers to shock.

After the three projects were passed, Wei Xian took them, in groups of ten, to Xu Qing to thank him. Xu Qing also nodded and said a few kind words. At first, Xu Qing was still happy, after all, was he bragging, but there were eight thousand people, and Xu Qing's pass rate for these three projects was high, so he had to say seven or eight hundred repetitive good things. Xu Qing felt bored, and when he got to the back, he thought about it, and asked Wei Xian to save a few more people, and a group of twenty came over to thank him.

"Why is it coming again so soon? cough cough...... "Xu Qing put down the ice cube sugar water in his hand, glanced at the people below, and said in his heart, this is not an acquaintance!" The three who ate the bread and meat, as well as the boy in brocade, Xu Qing smiled and said: "Haha, you raise your heads and let the official take a look at this young man!" ”

"You!"

"What?"

"How are you?"

There were three surprised faces in the crowd, and one panicked face. But when he saw the three who were eating bread and meat, he immediately took a step forward and said: "I don't know the true face of the general, I was rude that day, and I ask the general to surrender!" ”

Xu Qing waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's fate to meet each other." The two of you should practice martial arts diligently, if you get high school, you can be rich and promoted, and you will be an official in the same dynasty as the general. ”

The three of them couldn't help but be overjoyed, with Xu Qing's words, they didn't say that they could add points, but the examiners in the future would not look down on the poor status of several of them. After bowing three times at the moment, Xie Xuqing "taught the grace". The boy in brocade was already sweating like rain at this time, and he only thought about how forgetful Xu Qing was and had forgotten him. Xu Qing is not a person with a small belly and chicken intestines, nor is he the kind of person with a big belly of pig intestines, Xu Qing can't forget the events of that day so quickly.

The boy in brocade was muttering, and Xu Qing unconsciously walked up to him and said, "This boy, we are very familiar with each other?" ”

The boy in brocade hurriedly bowed down and said: "Late birth, late birth ......"

"Hey, don't be afraid, I wouldn't have cared about what happened that day." Xu Qing smiled and said, "You should take the peace of mind test, and you will still be promoted after passing the test." However, if you can't pass the test, Ben will have to taunt you. ”

Xu Qing's words had the meaning of beating, which meant that he wanted to mention snacks, but there was no malice, but it was just encouraging him to continue to improve. The brocade boy also let go of half of his heart in his heart, and the other half of his heart was muttering whether Xu Qing would say one thing and do another.

Xu Qing waved his hand, and this group of people passed. Wei Xian immediately brought a group of people up, according to the routine, every time a group of people came up, Wei Xian would hand over a roster, on which was written information such as household registration and origin, if Xu Qing was interested, he could ask casually.

And when the roster of this group of people was delivered to Xu Qing, he saw a red circle on it. That day, the eunuch sent the music to Xu Qing, and Xu Qing instructed Wei Xian to sort out some problems. The one in Xu Qing's hand with a red circle is very close to Chang'an, but the time of the report is very late. It's not that these people can't come early, but they come, but it's windy outside. Flow.

Xu Qing laughed and sat down, the official was so busy with this martial arts matter that his hair was split, you guys were good, you still dare to procrastinate. When that group of people came up, Xu Qing called a name, and a person came out and bowed in front of Xu Qing: "Come to see Xuanping Hou in the evening." ”

"You live in the Blue Mountains, ten miles away from Chang'an, why did you come later than the candidates from South Vietnam?" Xu Qing asked solemnly: "There is an order from the imperial court, after the tributes are selected, they must set off within five days, and the holy lord has also issued a holy decree, and those who enter Chang'an will live in the military camp." Did you not see the notice, or did you turn a blind eye to it and break the law?"

The man said to Xu Qing unhurriedly: "Xuanping Hou, the late birth is the son of the Blue Mountain Hou, and please ask Xuanping Hou to look at the face of the Blue Mountain Hou and let the late life pass." ”

At this time, the other martial artists also looked at Xu Qing. Xu Qing scolded the fool in his heart, stood up and said: "Lan Shanhou himself does not dare to disobey the holy decree, but you dare to know the law and break the law." Okay, that general will teach his son for the Marquis of the Blue Mountains! Someone came, pulled out, and the twenty military sticks beat him until his skin was opened! ”

The man was terrified and drank, "How dare you! ”