Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is time for the martial arts examination, and the students of the poor family, the sons of officials, and the sons of businessmen gather together and gather in Bianjing. Some people who have never entered the capital seem to be attracted by the prosperity in front of them.

Candidates from nine provinces and four counties came one after another, and a group of people among the many candidates were full of joy, looking at the scene in front of them in amazement, as if they had never seen it before. Everyone widened their eyes, opened their mouths wide, and said in surprise: "It is worthy of Bianjing, it is really prosperous!" ”

Everyone nodded, and the man raised his head, only to see a beard on his face and dark skin, just like Zhang Fei during the Three Kingdoms period, and couldn't help but say excitedly: "Brother Yue, we have finally arrived in Bianjing, and then we will go to sign up, and then take the martial arts exam." ”

This group of people is Yue Fei and others, who have not appeared for a long time, and they arrived in Bianjing City on time to participate in the martial arts examination on the day of the martial arts examination. Yue Fei nodded and said, "Let's go and sign up!" ”

So, Yue Fei and his entourage came to the registration office, and left after registering. They found another inn to stay in, and they sat around and whispered. Yue Fei seemed to remember something, and sighed: "I don't know if the junior brother has arrived in Bianjing!" ”

Everyone was silent, they went out of the same house with Zhao Goushi, and they became brothers, and the relationship was naturally very good. The big man with a beard and dark skin answered and asked, "Brother Yue, is he really so powerful?" Lao Niu didn't believe that his ability was even more powerful than Brother Yue! ”

This person is a good man who Yue Fei subdued on the way to Beijing, surnamed Niu Minggao. Originally, he was a thief who robbed his house, but he was later subdued by Yue Fei, and was recommended by Li County's order to enter Beijing with Yue Fei and others to participate in the martial arts examination, and this matter will not be mentioned for the time being.

Yue Fei discussed the most along the way was Zhao Gou, and Zhang Xian, Wang Gui and others also said that he was powerful from time to time. Niu Gao never believed that there were people who were more powerful in martial arts than Yue Fei, let alone a teenager who was only twelve years old.

"The martial arts of the fifth brother have always been very clear to us, and they are very mysterious. Although we were from the same school, he came from the same school, but he came from behind and approached Brother Yue. At the beginning, Brother Yue's arm strength was much higher than him, and he was not the opponent of the eldest brother at all, after a period of time, the arm strength of the fifth brother actually caught up with the eldest brother, what he learned was a little different from ours, and we didn't know it all the time, but I only felt that the fifth brother's martial arts were the highest among the five of us. ”

Zhang Xian recalled the bits and pieces of Zhao Gou, and he felt that Zhao Gou was not as simple as it seemed. At the beginning, when the father of the three of them saw Zhao Gou, he felt very weird, and always felt that Zhao Gou had a faint innate arrogance. Before Zhou Tong died, he asked them to obey Zhao Gou's orders, but they didn't understand the reason until Yue Fei said that Zhao Gou's martial arts were far superior to his own, and everyone didn't believe it.

Yue Fei said that Zhao Gou and himself were fighting, at that time Zhou Tong had passed away, Zhang Xian and others also returned to their homes, only Zhao Gou and Yue Fei were the two people who guarded the spirits, and in their spare time, the two competed together, from the beginning to the end, Yue Fei was at a disadvantage, all said. The moment Zhao Gou defeated Yue Fei, Yue Fei understood what his master had said before he died, he already knew that Zhao Gou's martial arts were the best among the five, and he had never been open and honest, just let them understand it themselves.

"Brother Yue, I don't know if the person Zong Shuai mentioned is the fifth brother?" Zhang Xian asked out loud, he felt that the young county king that Zong Ze was talking about was Zhao Gou.

Yue Fei hurriedly shook his head and said, "How can it be the fifth brother?" That person is the most favored Nine Emperor Princes of the Holy Majesty today, and he is also the Privy Council Envoy. Although he is the same age, it is impossible for him to be the fifth brother, and you can imagine what county king would be foolish enough to go to the barren countryside to suffer, and not be satisfied with enjoying the wine and food of the palace! ”

Everyone thought about it, they heard that the chief examiner of the martial arts assessment was a twelve-year-old boy, and he had the same name and surname as Zhao Gou, and at first hearing it, they really thought it was their junior brother, and after they heard about his deeds and identity, they categorically denied that it was not the same person. However, Zhang Xian felt that it was the same person, and he couldn't tell what the reason was, but he always felt that it was.

Yue Fei saw that it was getting late, so he let everyone rest, and lay down himself, thinking, "Fifth brother, where are you?" Could it really be him? ”

At the same time, Zhao Gou sneezed, rubbed his nose, looked at the number of applicants, there were thousands of people, and then sorted them out by category. When he saw the name of the familiar Tangyin County newspaper, and finally saw the name of the person he wanted to see, he couldn't help grinning and muttering: "It's finally here!" ”

At this time, the names of Yue Fei and others in front of Zhao Gou's book case were impressively listed, and they came into view. Moreover, among the many candidates, he also found one person, unexpectedly, he couldn't help frowning: "Why did he come to participate?" Do you want to fish in troubled waters, or do you have another purpose? Whoever wants to disrupt the martial arts exam, then don't blame me! ……”

The next day, many candidates entered the school field. Due to the large number of people, the number of people is separated by two examination rooms. Since the Tang Dynasty, the martial arts examination has undergone changes and has been more perfect in the Great Song Dynasty. From the previous assessment of only weapons and martial arts, to the current assessment of martial arts strategy, art of war, etc., just like the imperial examination, I also began to pay attention to writing. Moreover, Song Huizong is also an emperor who loves the art of calligraphy and painting, so the generals pay more attention to calligraphy, if the calligraphy is good, get more points, even the impression will be much better, much better than the previous generals who were illiterate.

With the sound of a huge gong and drum, everyone raised their heads and looked at the rostrum intently. The chief examiner of the martial arts examination belatedly entered the school field and walked into the rostrum, followed by a middle-aged man in armor in addition to the familiar Zhang Jun and the other three.

When Yue Fei and the others saw this person's appearance, they exclaimed: "Zong Shuai? ”

The five of them were very curious, and Zong Ze also became one of the examiners of the martial arts examination at some point. At the beginning, when they met Zong Ze, they only heard him mention Zhang Jun and others, as well as Zhao Gou with the same name and surname as the examiner, and I don't know when he was also an examiner.

Zong Ze himself is also confused and doesn't know why. In fact, all this was arranged by Zhao Gou. Four days ago, Zhao Gou and Song Huizong talked about it. Although he was the main examiner, he was still worried that someone would make trouble from it, so he asked Song Huizong to appoint Zong Ze as one of the examiners. This is also Zhao Gou's consideration, if the four of them have objections, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public. Moreover, he also knew that Zhang Jun and the three of them were in cahoots with Gao Yu, and one person must be alone, even if something happened, it would be troublesome for no one to help speak. Therefore, Zhao Gou prepared in advance, and he also knew that Zong Ze was upright, fair and strict, and would not be a traitor, so he specially asked Song Huizong to give an order.

Song Huizong thought about it, so he agreed to Zhao Gou's request and appointed Zong Ze to become one of the examiners of the martial arts examination. The holy decree was only in Zong Ze's hands two days before the martial arts exam, and even he himself was stunned, not understanding Song Huizong's intentions.

On the day of the martial arts exam, Zhang Jun and the others couldn't help but be a little puzzled when they saw Zong Ze also appearing here. However, they didn't ask much and walked out. Even if Zong Ze's appearance was unexpected, they felt that it didn't matter when they thought about it, and they ignored it.

The four of them took the lead in qualifying, and then Zhao Gou's weak body appeared in everyone's sight. Yue Fei and the others were shocked when they saw a familiar face in civilian clothes, their mouths wide open, and everyone thought in unison: "Is it really a junior brother?" The junior brother will actually be the chief examiner of this martial arts exam, so he is the Nine Emperor Princes of the Holy Heaven today? ”

Everyone was dumbfounded, the moment Zhao Gou appeared, he was much more surprised than Zong Ze. They all heard that there would be a county king who would become the chief examiner, twelve years old, and when they saw Zhao Gou's immature face, everyone believed that everything was true and not a rumor.

Zhao Gou walked to the rostrum with steady steps, sat in the center, looked at everyone with a smile, glanced at everyone, glanced at the guards on the side, nodded and said, "The martial arts exam has officially begun!" ”

Zhao Gou's order came out, the gong was sounded again, and everyone sat down one after another, preparing for the next written exam. Zhao Gou looked at it slowly, looking calm and relaxed.