In the blink of an eye, it was March, and ten days before the martial arts examination, Qingyuan Hou's protégés went to the martial arts examination institute for five consecutive days to familiarize themselves with the examination room. Tang Tong and Chen Dingxian and the other seven people walked together, and the officials and miscellaneous officials in the examination room gave them special care, no time limit, as long as there were benefits and requests, and even explained the examination rules and the detailed rules to pay attention to, and even told them the secret marks, as long as they did so, they would at least pass, and even achieve better results.

The people who came to the examination room in the next five days were all poor people, and they were already familiar with those official eunuch candidates. In addition, there are indeed too many people these days, and I want to practice well, but I am also disturbed by people who pass by. Many people just looked at the venue, and very few actually practiced it properly. Because there are too many people and few horses in the examination room, many candidates have not been able to ride horses at all. They are not allowed to bring their own horses, and some official eunuch candidates lead their horses to the examination room.

On March 22, the first literary test of the martial arts examination was mainly to test the three Tao and six strategies, and the questions were examined in the theory of strategy. This time, the topic is the infantry and cavalry strategy, Tang Tong Cheng is in the chest, the infantry and cavalry defense confrontation, coordinated operations, formation strategies, a detailed analysis, pointed out the disadvantages of infantry and cavalry coordination, put forward measures and suggestions for improvement. As soon as he couldn't put pen to paper, he also put forward a series of improvement measures for the logistics supply of infantry and cavalry, emphasizing the advantages and disadvantages of infantry and cavalry working together.

In the second weightlifting, weightlifting is Tang Tong's weakness, lifting sixty pounds with one arm can only pass. A group of ten people took the exam, Tang Tong raised eighty pounds with one arm, which is considered an upper-middle grade, many people are this achievement, only those who are three thick in Wuda can lift hundreds of pounds. But their literary examination must be very poor, it depends on the comprehensive score, and it cannot be determined by this outstanding result.

Tang Tong saw that one person lifted two stone locks of sixty catties without lifting them, and the third let him lift another stone lock, but he lifted it very easily, obviously lighter than everyone else, it seems that he paid the exam fee, and it is natural to take care of him to pass.

The third long-distance archery, each person shoots six arrows, this is Tang Tong's strength, Tang Tong held his breath, shot arrow by arrow, afraid that the arrows behind would shoot down the arrows that had been on target, and missing the target was not considered an achievement. Tang Tong's six arrows were all firmly nailed to the target, straight to the heart. Of the ten people who played with him, only Tang Tong hit the heart with six arrows. Tang Tong also saw that the invigilator who reported the results inserted the missing arrow into the passing circle for those who did not pass, but the reported results passed, and the invigilator who recorded the results was noncommittally registered in the register.

In the fourth horse archery, Tang Tong found that the people who took the exam with him two days ago were all the children of the eunuchs, and their results were worse than Tang Tong's two times, but some of them were riding their own horses, and there was no one in the six rounds, and there were more in the four of the five. Tang Tong didn't ride his own horse, but he also had six arrows in the red heart, but one was fast to the edge of the red heart. The horse you ride is still easier to control, if it's a strong horse, it's hard to say, you can't get your past results, it seems that the exam fee has played a role.

The fifth game is a spear stab on the door panel, which is divided into two ways, one is a straight stab, and the other is a long shot. Straight stab is to look at the person's arm strength, long throw is to see the coordination of the person's arm and waist and eyes, there is no problem with the direct stab Tang Tong, the six shots of the long shot are all shot into the white circle of the door panel, and it is also the best result among the ten people, Tang Tong can't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. In the same way, take care of those with poor grades, as long as the guns that are not shot are inserted by the invigilator in the circle, none of the ten people are failing, everyone has long been surprised and knows how to keep silent.

The sixth weight-bearing, which completely tests a person's physical strength and endurance, is impossible to achieve without long-term insistence on exercise, fortunately, the long-term military career has made Tang Tong accustomed to it, not to mention it. Carrying a hundred pounds of weight on his back and running three miles, even a person who has been carrying a weight for a long time will be out of breath. But when Tang Tong was carrying the weight on his back, he felt that he did not weigh a hundred catties, and a rough estimate was only about seventy catties. Tang Tong was the first to reach the finish line, looking back at the people behind, his face was still relaxed, and he was obviously not so tired. Now everyone finally understands that the people who are in their own group are the ones who paid the exam fee.

In the seventh fight, Tang Tong found that the person who was fighting against him did not try his best, and after walking for more than ten rounds, he was knocked down by revealing flaws, crawling on the ground and unable to stand up, which is considered as a win. What Steward Chen said, Tang Tong now thinks about it makes sense. Examiners, sparring partners, and miscellaneous clerks also have to make money. If you are a stunned young man and reckless, unless you are outstanding in everything, can withstand the stumbling blocks of the examiner, and can withstand the pressure without making mistakes, you will have a chance to win, otherwise you can only go home and hope for next year.

If you enter the circle of Sigui, you will know that those who have the ability and ability in the army have long been surrounded by Sigui and their protégés. If you want to rely on your own skills to seek fame and future, that is the most unrealistic. Just these few exams make you hate, how terrible it is to have no resources, how unfair God is.

The martial arts test institute is in the inner city, and Tang Tong has eaten and lived in the inn near the martial arts test institute for half a month. After the exam, it was already noon, so after eating casually, Tang Tong withdrew from the room and went home with He Wang and Xiao Ningzi, who had been waiting for him for the past few days.

The next afternoon, Yang Weibiao and Zhang Yicheng came to the house to find Tang Tong, and as soon as they entered the door, Yang Weibiao asked, "How did Brother Tang do in the exam?"

Tang Tong clenched his hand, "Very good!" Please go to the living room and sit!", Yang Weibiao and Zhang Yicheng sat down, Su Su came to serve tea, Yang Weibiao stared at Su Su, and saw that Su Su was very beautiful and fine, and couldn't help but feel jealous.

After Su Su went down, Yang Weibiao half-jokingly, "The maid ring around Brother Tang is so beautiful!", said and lowered his voice, "It's better to be a concubine, and take it with you and envy all the brothers!".

Tang Tong didn't answer, and changed the topic with a smile, "How did the two brothers do in the exam?".

"The test is okay!", Zhang Yicheng grabbed the words first.

Yang Weibiao, who spoke slowly, said honestly, "Just pass it!" Everyone knows about this, the Marquis of Qingyuan has done their best, and we are all indispensable!", with a smile on his lips, very happy.

Zhang Yicheng glared at him and blamed him for speaking thoughtlessly, "Fortunately, it was Brother Tang, who said this outside, and your cousin knew that he was going to reprimand you again.".

"Who is my cousin?".

Zhang Yicheng replied truthfully: "Marquis of Qingyuan!".

Seeing that he was exposed, Yang Weibiao did not show weakness, "The Marquis of Qingyuan is still your uncle Zhang Yicheng!" It's still closer, I'm separated by a few floors.".

Tang Tong had already guessed that Zhang Yang and the two had a very close relationship with the Marquis of Qingyuan, but they didn't know whether they were relatives or subordinates, and it was difficult to ask, so they finally figured out the relationship between the two and the Marquis of Qingyuan, Chen Dehuai.

Tang Tong smiled happily, don't look at the two of them sometimes quarreling, and privately talking to each other like brothers. Inadvertently, he asked the two of them, "Do you want to stay in the capital?".

Zhang Yicheng shook his head, "My father is waiting for me to be famous, and he has already arranged to serve by his side.".

"I wanted to come, but my cousin was just ambiguous, and persuaded me to go back to Guangdong, saying that the capital was too complicated and I didn't fit in, and I didn't know if I could do it.".

The two of them wanted to know what Tang Tong thought, or Zhang Yicheng asked, "What about you, Brother Tang?".

"I, like Brother Yang, want to stay in the capital, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to get through the relationship and stay.".

is in the same situation as himself, Yang Weibiao can't help but sigh, "That's the case!" Isn't Brother Tang going back to Xuanfu?".

Tang Tong shook his head very helplessly, "There is only one way back to Xuanfu!".

"That's a dangerous place! I'm really worried about Brother Tang!", Zhang Yicheng couldn't help but sigh in his heart

Yang Weibiao was also worried about him, and comforted him with concern, "If Brother Tang is transferred to Guangdong, we will be safer there!"

Tang Tong didn't want to show his state of mind, he just shook his head, "Thank you for the kindness of the two brothers, I'll try to see if I can stay in the capital first, and then think about it.".

Zhang Yang and the others also knew in their hearts that now that Tang Tong has money, he will make more silver, and he is very hopeful that he will stay. No more tongues. Tang Tong invited the two of them to go back after dinner, and the four of them drank until they were in high spirits before they dispersed.