Today's weather is sunny, although the climate is cold, but it can't stop the enthusiasm of everyone in the martial arts hall. As soon as Zuo Yin and Bai Yifeng stepped into the venue, they found that there were more than a thousand people of the same age gathered here.

These people scattered, either whispering together, or looking around alone, and even one guy was cramming for the exam, taking a book in the corner and reading it.

Zuo Yin noticed the costumes of the participants, most of them should be above the middle level, and a considerable number of them are even noble disciples, which can be seen from the specifications of the clothes.

What his master said is true, the empire does have a lot of resources in this regard, the disciples of the gate lords.

On both sides of the venue, there was a huge viewing platform, Bai Yifeng looked at Zuo Yin's eyes and said with a smile: "Brother Zuo is the first time to come to Wutang?" ”

Zuo Yin nodded, "It's indeed the first time, I didn't expect that there was such a magnificent venue inside the lecture hall, and the square outside already made me sigh very much." ”

Bai Yifeng laughed, "Brother Zuo, don't worry, you will be surprised in a while." ”

Looking at Bai Yifeng's mysterious smile, Zuo Yin raised his eyebrows.

This trial seems to be going to be a lot of fun.

The sun is gradually rising, and it is already morning, and the viewing platforms on both sides of the venue are full of high-ranking officials and nobles.

When the candidates and the audience were almost there, a man in a dark blue robe stood proudly in front of the viewing platform on the east side, and as the person stepped out, the originally bustling crowd gradually quieted down.

Looking at the black-pressed exam, and the audience on the viewing platform opposite, the man in the dark blue robe said in a majestic voice:

"Ladies and gentlemen, in the three hundred and fourteenth year of the imperial calendar, the enrollment of the Imperial Lecture Hall is about to begin, and next, I would like to invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to convey the holy will."

The man then stooped down and retreated into the viewing platform.

Zuo Yin was a little surprised, he didn't expect that this time, it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who came in person, you must know that the enrollment of the three major academies of the empire, the Holy Lord has never been very involved, and the representatives sent can also see some of the future direction of the empire from its importance.

Bai Yifeng also frowned, and whispered to Zuo Yin: "It's strange, in previous years, the prince went to Taixue to show respect for the scholars and doctors, but I didn't expect to come to the martial arts hall this time." ”

The remarks of the man in the dark blue robe obviously also caused a whisper, Zuo Yin saw that no one cared about them, turned his head slightly, and whispered: "That's more normal, let the relationship between the prince and the military department go into a little bit, it's okay." ”

Bai Yifeng nodded, "That's all it can be." ”

As soon as the words of the two fell, a middle-aged man in a white brocade dress walked straight to the front of the viewing platform, even if there was a distance, Zuo Yin could still feel the heroic spirit of that person, due to the melting snow in spring and the cool breeze in summer, which made people feel comfortable.

The prince's face is gentle and elegant, but he does not hide his ambition, and what is completely different from others is that the prince's white brocade coat is short sleeved and extremely capable, if he does not say his identity, he looks like a martial artist from the Boling Cui clan.

Seeing Zuo Yin's surprise, Bai Yifeng put his hand on Zuo Yin's shoulder and said proudly: "How about it, our Royal Highness the Crown Prince is good enough, right?" ”

Zuo Yin smiled, judging from his appearance, the prince is a resolute person, I hope he can continue to stabilize the world.

On the viewing platform.

The prince stretched out his two hands and pressed down lightly, and the crowd, which was still buzzing, quickly quieted down.

The Posture of a King.

Looking at the thousands of young people below, the prince smiled and said loudly: "All the monarchs can come to participate in the test of the Imperial Martial Arts Hall, no matter what the result is, they are all the best in the emperor's martial arts, and they can rely on their strength to make contributions in the future." So, let go of your baggage and do your best. ”

Zuo Yin's perception of this prince suddenly increased greatly, he thought that His Royal Highness the prince would admonish everyone to show their loyalty to the empire, but he didn't expect it to be a word of relief, not so much His Royal Highness the prince, but more like an older brother who cares for the next generation.

The people in the center of the venue obviously had similar thoughts to Zuo Yin, and occasionally a few teenagers were so excited that they cried on the spot.

When the prince saw his words, the atmosphere at the scene became warm, and he stretched out his right arm and waved it vigorously: "The Imperial Martial Arts Hall Test, formal, start!" ”

The atmosphere of the scene suddenly reached its peak.

Someone here had already been guiding on one side of the field, and thousands of candidates began to line up along the side of the field.

When the order was arranged, many people were still discussing the arrival of the prince today, Zuo Yin raised his head thoughtfully in the crowd and glanced at it.

On the viewing platform, the crowd was already looking, and there were people walking around with boxes, Bai Yifeng introduced: "This is the official casino of the empire, which has opened a prediction of the candidates' results. ”

Zuo Yin was a little bored: "It's just the entrance exam of the martial arts hall, why do you have to do this?" ”

Bai Yifeng smiled proudly and whispered: "You don't know yet, this is a momentum, by buying the winning tickets of their own children to improve their reputation, those rich families, like this kind of thing the most." ”

Zuo Yin agrees with this, except for the Yang family of Caijun where Yang Zizhan's eldest brother is located, most of the other rich families have wealth and powerlessness, but if they want to step into the center of imperial power, they must either marry other high-ranking families, or they can only let their own children work hard in the martial arts hall and the Guiyi Academy, and Taixue doesn't need to think about it.

The most significant example is that after the end of the Yuanjia Northern Expedition, there were still many upstarts in the military world, based on the imperial power class by virtue of their military exploits, such as Bai Changzhi, the fire department of the Cangnan Army, and Shen Mufeng, the governor of Qin County.

Zuo Yin sighed slightly, he is really not good at dealing with officialdom.

Therefore, the only way to rely on your own strength is to rely on your own strength.

Zuo Yin took a deep breath and looked at the shooting range in front of him.

The first round of tests is archery.

The person who had already looked like a servant took out fifty longbows and placed them in front of everyone, and the person in the dark blue robe who was the first to announce had already come to the scene and shouted to the candidates: "Three arrows per person, the results are divided into upper, middle and lower nine grades." ”

After the introduction, the man stood aside, and behind him, another man in a long robe of the same color, began to read: "In the order that has just been arranged, come forward in turn." ”

At the beginning, the fifty people opened their bows and shot arrows, but the movements were not consistent, and some teenagers shot with bows, looking confident, and after shooting, they looked left and right, and they seemed to be extremely proud.

Someone with a solemn face slowly set up a bow, and after carefully aiming, an arrow was fired, causing the people behind him to complain incessantly.

However, what makes Zuo Yin embarrassed is that most people's grades are quite good, and it seems that, as he expected, in terms of archery, it is estimated that he is the weakest one.

Bai Yifeng and Zuo Yin happened to be in the adjacent two teams, the two were not far apart, seeing Zuo Yin's expression, Bai Yifeng stretched out his right hand and waved it gently, it seemed that he was cheering for Zuo Yin.

Zuo Yin smiled, although this Bai Yifeng has not met for an hour, he is a good person and a friend worth making.

Three arrows per person, the speed is very fast, most people get up and down ratings, occasionally a few get the upper middle score, this is after the shot, the bow momentum is not reduced, but also deep into the bull's-eye.

Strength is also the criterion for judging.

When it was Zuo Yin's turn, Zuo Yin picked up the bow and took a quick look, the bow was a good bow, but it was a little different from the Cangnan military, shorter, and the strength was smaller, so I thought it was to take care of the participants.

Zuo Yin took the arrow and drew the bow, and after aiming, he estimated the distance a little and shot an arrow.

The strength of the forging body in the later stage, the strength of the bow and arrow is self-heating, but unfortunately the target is a little crooked, and it is a distance away from the bull's-eye.

Zuo Yin shook his head, but his mood was not affected, he didn't have much hope for archery, so there was no pressure, he didn't stop at the moment, and continued to take the arrow directly.

This time it was better than the last time, but it was still off, Zuo Yin suddenly felt a breeze, and realized that he didn't consider the direction of the wind in his sight.

The third arrow, after combining the wind speed, finally played at a normal level.

After a round, fifty people in charge trotted forward, looked at the results, and began to record the results.

The person in charge of Zuo Yin said to him: "Zhongzhong." ”

Immediately down, another round of people began to come forward.

Bai Yifeng had already finished, and when he saw Zuo Yin coming over, he hurriedly came over, and asked with concern: "Brother Zuo, I don't know about archery, how are the results?" ”

Zuo Yin didn't hide it, and said directly: "Zhongzhong, I don't know how Brother Bai is?" ”

After Bai Yifeng heard Zuo Yin's results, he was a little surprised, and suddenly he was a little embarrassed, and he didn't know where to put his hand in an instant, and said in the future: "Zhongzhong, it's okay, it's okay, Brother Zuo, as a member of that team, wants to come to the art industry to specialize, and he is not responsible for bow and arrow support, right?" ”

Seeing Zuo Yin nodding, Bai Yifeng let out a long breath, "That's good, I can see Brother Zuo's strength in a while, haha." ”

Bai Yifeng didn't say anything about his achievements, probably because he didn't want to hit Zuo Yin, but looking at his expression, he was not very good, probably up and down, which was also the largest number of achievements.

The two of them worked together and continued to the next test site.