Chapter Seventy-One: Martial Arts Examination

Chai Gui, the king of Xiaoliang, was suddenly curious, and said: "Jiang Da Fatty, where do you store that copper coin, quickly tell this king in detail."

This Xiaoliang Wang brocade clothes and jade food, usually watch such as "Zizhi Tongjian" and other emperors will get along with each other, what he comes into contact with is the yin and yang scheming in the court, the art of intrigue and intrigue, where have I seen these small tricks that are only circulated between the well market.

"These are really very simple tricks." After Jiang Zhenzi finished speaking, he rolled up his sleeves to his shoulders, revealing one arm of white flowers and flesh.

Jiang Zhenzi put his right hand on the table, spread out his palm, and put a "Xuanhe Tongbao" copper coin in his right palm with his left hand; Then he closed his palm, turned around his wrist, and slowly spread his palm, the copper coin in his palm was gone, but a copper coin was attached to his forearm.

"Oh, Jiang Da Fat Man, when you flip your wrist, move the copper coin to your forearm. Because the forearm is covered by sleeves, outsiders can't see it, and they think that the copper coin is missing. King Xiao Liang finally understood.

"The little prince is really a smart person, it's clear at all." Jiang Zhenzi clapped his hands and praised: "The truth on the boat, the little prince should also be able to figure it out." ”

King Xiaoliang thought for a while, got impatient, and said, "Jiang Da Fatty, you hurry up and explain, this king has no time to spend time with you." ”

Jiang Zhenzi smiled slightly and explained: "That boat is equivalent to my hand, the ordnance is the copper coin, and the Bianhe River is my sleeve, don't you understand, little prince?" ”

King Xiao Liang suddenly realized and said, "The ordnance is under the ship? ”

Jiang Zhenzi nodded silently.

King Xiaoliang's blood surged, he was excited, stood up and pulled Jiang Zhenzi's clothes and said, "Big fat man, where are those ordnance now, take me to get them quickly."

"Little prince, please respect yourself." Jiang Zhenzi exerted his strength with both hands, shook Xiao Liang Wang away, and continued: "Now that the wind is too tight, I won't take out the ordnance and risk it." ”

"No, I'm going to do it right away, otherwise I'll burn down your shop and punish your nine clans!" King Xiao Liang was already a little hysterical.

"Last night at the Crescent Bridge, there was a Jindan master who led hundreds of people to hijack the ship. As a result, the whole army was wiped out, and that Jindan master also died in Jiuquan......"

Jiang Zhenzi said lightly, Xiao Liang Wang drank like a stick, and a plate of cold water fell on his head. Sitting back in the chair, the other party is a master who can be killed even by a Jindan master.

Jiang Zhenzi saw that the time had come, and he didn't dwell on it anymore, and said: "Today is only three days before the martial arts examination, and the night after the martial arts examination, that is, when the martial champion wears flowers and red to patrol the city, is the time when the government is the most relaxed, and then I will hand over all the ordnance to the new martial arts champion." ”

"Okay, that's a deal." Xiao Liang Wang didn't hear what Jiang Zhenzi said, thinking that Jiang Zhenzi said that the champion of the new department was himself, and it was not easy to press too hard. He took his leave and went downstairs.

"Little prince, in fact, if you want to do something, we can also cooperate." When Xiaoliang Wang was about to go downstairs, Jiang Zhenzi threw out another heart-warming topic.

Xiao Liang Wang couldn't hear it, turned around and smiled slightly, then took three steps and two steps, and left the inn.

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This martial arts examination was the largest in the more than 100 years since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty. It is also the first time that the scale of the martial arts examination has exceeded the scale of the liberal arts examination.

A total of more than 5,000 Wuju people from all prefectures, prefectures, and counties across the country gathered in Bianliang City, Kaifeng Prefecture, to take the exam. This was unthinkable in the past.

In the past, the number of people raised in the martial arts examination. Between one thousand and two thousand. When the number is scarce. For example, when Wang Anshi's new law was just abolished, the number of martial arts people was only three or four hundred.

Of course, the imperial court was also forced to do so. Because of the signing of the "Maritime Alliance" with the Jin State, the Jin Dynasty attacked Liao, and Tong Guan led the elite troops of the whole country to attack the Liao State. However, it was repeatedly blocked near Yanjing, and the generals suffered heavy losses. The imperial court had no choice but to supplement and promote talents through martial arts.

On this day, almost from the time of the third watch, the sky was still dark, and the whole Bianliang City had begun to boil when he stretched out his hand and could not see his five fingers. Torches, lanterns everywhere. People come and go, and there is a lot of traffic.

The four gates of Bianliang City, southeast and northwest of Kaifeng Mansion were all opened in advance. It was at this time that many of the people who lived outside the city began to enter the city.

The shouts and shouts of all kinds of people, the neighing of horses, the rolling of wheels, came and went in the city. It was also mixed with the sound of groups of slaughtering soldiers shouting loudly and maintaining order.

Today, the imperial court allocated a total of two battalions of the Imperial Praetorian Guard--- 2,000 elite soldiers, together with thousands of officers and soldiers of the headquarters of the Kaifeng Prefecture Guard, to maintain order in Bianliang City.

Even so, the whole scene was a mess. There was a mess everywhere, like a boiling oil pot, especially in the vicinity of the --- Imperial Schoolyard, where the examination site of the current Kewuju was held.

"This scene is really chaotic, where are so many people?" Niu Gao sighed.

Except for Yang Zaixing, the Yue Fei brothers had never seen such a scene. The exam in Huang County was nothing compared to that.

The first day is the first test, the first test is the first horse, and three hundred people are selected; Then test the art of war, and select a hundred people. On the second day, the champions, Bangyan and Tanhua were selected in the form of a ring.

Let's say that the Yue Fei brothers finally squeezed into the royal school. It is also thanks to the brothers that they are strong enough, and with the fierce god Niu Gao, it has reduced a lot of trouble.

The brothers searched for about a stick of incense, and came to the back of the martial arts hall to see the banner of the daimyo's mansion and receive the military attaché.

After a few words of greeting with the military attaché, the brothers stood and waited.

After standing for a while, Niu Gao remembered: "When I went out, I saw the shopkeeper hanging something on the back of my horse, wait for me to take a look." ”

Niu Gao looked behind the horse, and saw this pocket hanging behind the saddle, so he reached out and touched the bag, but it turned out to be dozens of steamed buns, as well as beef and water bladders.

It turned out that Jiang Da Fat Man was thoughtful, and the waiting time for any exam was not short. When they are hungry, they will be given refreshments.

Niu Gao was happy and thought: "It's wonderful, wait for a while, where will you get the kung fu to eat this snack." It's better to eat at this time, and it will save the horse a burden." So Niu Gao took out the steamed buns, beef and other things inside, distributed them to the brothers, and ate them cleanly.

Look at the sky gradually brightening, the martial artists of the nine prefectures and four counties of the Great Song Dynasty have all arrived. As soon as Chen arrived, I saw the prime minister Zhang Bangchang, the secretary of the military department Wang Duo, and the governor of the right army Zhang Jun all entered the school field and sat down in the martial arts hall; Not long after, Zong Ze, the left-behind division of Kaifeng Mansion, also arrived and went to the martial arts hall.

The gate of the school grounds was immediately closed.