Chapter Seventy-Two: The Oath of the Pig and the Sheep

The four examiners sat down in the martial arts hall and used fragrant tea. The prime minister Zhang Bangchang opened his mouth and said: "Lord Zongze's noble protégé, please fill in the list, the champion, the list, and the flowers are at will." The three of us have no objection. ”

Zong Ze was stunned for a moment and said, "How can there be any protégés, what does Master Zhang mean by this?" ”

Zhang Bangchang said with a yin mouth: "Yue Fei of Huang County, the famous mansion, isn't he a noble protégé? ”

Ladies and gentlemen, on that day, Yue Fei's brothers beat the war drums in the yamen of the left-behind division, making a lot of noise, and even the Chinese army Hong Xian was driven away, and such things have long been spread by people with good intentions. Later, Zong Ze ordered a banquet in the Drunken Immortal Building and sent it to Jiang Zhenzi's inn, how could he hide it from everyone?

Originally, these things should be tacitly understood by all colleagues. But a few days ago at the Jinmingchi Wharf, Shang Shuduo of the Ministry of War, Zhang Jun, the Governor of the Right Army, Zhang Jun, the Governor of the Right Army, and King Xiaoliang touched a soft nail in front of Zong Ze, and this time Zhang Bangchang, Wang Duo, Zhang Jun and the other three were determined to protect King Xiaoliang as the champion of martial arts, so Zhang Bangchang ignored the unspoken rules and said this to his face.

Hearing Zhang Bangchang say the word "Yue Fei", Zong Ze's face did not change, but he smiled and said: "Since ancient times, only protégés have given a banquet to the teacher, how can there be a reason for the teacher to send a banquet to the protégé." That Yue Fei is a hero of the world, and I admire him, so I sent a banquet to them. After this subject is selected, I think you will follow in my footsteps. ”

Seeing that Zhang Jun and Wang Duo were about to interject and refute, Zong Ze slapped the table and said, "This is a national ceremony, how can you and I choose privately?" Now you have to take an oath on the day to show your heart before you can take the exam. ”

After speaking, he immediately called the left and right incense tables, knelt down, worshiped heaven and earth with incense, and prayed: "Xinguan Zongze, a native of Yiwu County, Jinhua Prefecture, Zhejiang." He presided over the examination of martial arts students, and he should be sincere and impartial, select talents, and contribute to the imperial court. If you have the slightest idea of deceiving the king and selling the law, misleading the country and seeking wealth, you will die by the sword. ”

After Zong Ze finished his oath, he also invited Zhang Bangchang, Zhang Jun and Wang Duo to come over and take the oath.

Zhang Bangchang thought to himself: "This old man is such a bastard, why should he swear in public?" ”。 But the matter has come to this point, and it is difficult to shirk it in front of everyone's eyes. I had no choice but to kneel down with incense and swear: "The letter official Zhang Bangchang is a native of Huguang and Huangzhou." Now by the Holy Grace unified examination martial arts test, if there is a deception of the king and betrayal of the law, bribes and widows, in this life in a foreign country as a pig, died under the knife. ”

Ladies and gentlemen, it is very strange for you to listen to Zhang Bangchang's oath.

It turned out that Zhang Bangchang had already received a huge bribe from King Xiaoliang early in the morning, and he was afraid of retribution, so he made such an oath. I thought to myself: "With a court official like me, how can I go abroad in this life, let alone become a pig, so naturally I can't take the oath." ”

Wang Duo heard Zhang Bangchang make such an oath, and of course he knew the truth. I thought to myself, "You will use treachery, and I will also make trouble, can't I learn from you?" Then he also walked over, knelt in front of the incense case, and swore with the incense: "Wang Duo, the letter official, and Zhang Bangchang are fellow villagers. If anyone deceives a king, he will be a pig, and I will be a sheep, and we will die together. ”

Zhang Bangchang and Wang Duo were secretly snickering. Zhang Jun saw it clearly on the side, and secretly thought to himself: "These two people made a clever oath, pigs and sheep have been used by them, I can't use cattle to swear, in public, this is too fake." How is it good to call me? ”

But it was his turn in the end, and Zhang Jun had no choice, so he had to kneel down and pray: "The letter official Zhang Jun is a member of the Shunzhou clan in the south." If you have the heart to deceive the king, you should die in the mouth of ten thousand people. ”

Ladies and gentlemen, as the saying goes: people are doing it, and the sky is watching. Especially this kind of heavy oath in front of thousands of people, no matter how deceitful you are. In the end, it will have to be fulfilled one by one. is the so-called cycle of heavenly principles, and retribution is unpleasant. This Zhang Bangchang and Wang Duo were really killed like pigs and sheep outside the territory of the Song Dynasty, and Zhang Jun also died in the mouth of 10,000 people, fulfilling today's oath. This is a later story, so I won't press the table for the time being.

The four examiners had taken their oaths and returned to their seats. Zhang Bangchang was shocked and shouted: "The exam begins!" ”

The war drums on the school field sounded repeatedly, and it was a gathering order of two light and one heavy.

The earth-shattering loud noise, the drums were driven in all directions, and people were shocked to the point of boiling; Gusts of wind and sand blew over, and there was really a taste of bloody battlefields.

There were more than 5,000 martial artists, and each of them was given a big bow with an exam number engraved on it. and a pot of arrows.

The first level of the martial arts examination is to bow horses and shoot righteousness.

In the middle of the royal school yard stands a newly built earthen city wall, more than 20 zhang wide and more than 2 zhang high.

The first level of the test is to run 300 feet on foot, climb the earthen wall, cross a three-foot platform, slide to the ground along the rope behind the earthen wall, run forward another 100 feet, stop outside a red line, and shoot an arrow target bullseye 150 feet away. Then have the test officer, who is standing on the red line watching, stamp the big bow for confirmation, and then return to the starting line to hand in the order.

There was no equestrian event in this initial test, but because there was a shortage of horses in the imperial court. And this earthen city wall also imitates the structure of the outer city wall of Yanjing, the capital division of the Liao State, which can be regarded as painstaking.

"Just this earthen city wall, almost three zhang high, and the wall is cut so smooth, I'm afraid that many people will be eliminated. Anyone who has to carry a large bow that is half a man tall and protect an arrowhead, and climb such a height, the strength of the hands and legs, and the flexibility and coordination of the body are indispensable. Yue Fei squinted his eyes and looked at the "Little Yanjing" in front of him.

Ladies and gentlemen: Yue Fei's two eyes are not the same size and size, and his eyes are a bit special. So later some people called him the big and small eye general. However, this kind of big and small eyes are particularly helpful for archery, and Yue Fei has been like a god in archery since he was a child, which may also be one of the reasons.

Suddenly, the drums of war stopped. After a while, the drum beat again, changed from slow to fast, from loose to tight, and the sound of a heavy hammer charge.

The first five hundred martial artists rushed out and ran towards the city wall at a rapid pace.

Because there were too many people taking the test, the imperial court set off in ten batches according to the geographical arrangement, and each time it was limited to half a stick of incense (15 minutes). Candidates from the Daimyo Mansion are in the third batch.

The questions in this preliminary examination are different from the previous ones, and the candidates basically did not bring tools such as thallium and claws. Those who have not practiced gecko skills or are heavier can only stare dryly.

Sure enough, as Yue Fei expected, before the half-burnt incense was lit, only thirty or forty people rushed back to hand over the order.

Thirty-six Qing soldiers shouted loudly in front of the martial arts hall: "The first batch of leaders, Chai Gui, a martial artist from Gaotang Prefecture, has twenty-three breaths.

The audience booed, because King Xiao Liang was the only one among the first batch of martial artists to use flying thallium

The first name of the second batch is Han Bin of Ying Tianfu, with a time of twenty-nine breaths.

In the third batch, it was the turn of Yue Fei's brothers.

The drumming of the charge order had not yet begun, and the brothers lined up, with Niu Gao on the left and Luo Yanqing on the right. As soon as the two fierce gods stopped, the candidate in the middle immediately gave way to a passage. Where the murderous aura is, who dares not to let it.

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