"In a few days, we will be martial arts, how are the preparations of the officials?"

Zi was asked to Fei Zhong.

When Fei Zhong heard this, he immediately went out and said: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Officials has discussed a lot about this recently, and the Ministry of War has also participated, and it has been decided to set up the martial arts in the racecourse on the outskirts of Chaoge City, with eight officials from the Ministry of Officials and eight officials from the Ministry of War, who are the same examiners, and the martial arts will be held in three sessions, one every three days. ”

"The first test of martial arts includes horse arrows, guns, knives, swords, halberds, fist fighting, stabbing and other methods; the second trial camp formation, camping and marching formation, etc.; and the third trial of the art of war and geography of those who are familiar with it. ”

Zishou said "um" and asked: "Martial arts, martial arts, naturally have to test martial arts, the camp formation of the second test school, the art of war, and geography of the third test school are a little redundant." ”

Lu Xiong came out to dissuade him: "Your Majesty, the purpose of the martial arts examination is to select generals who can command the army on the battlefield, and the confrontation between the two armies cannot be solved by brute force alone." ”

"Examining the school camp formation, you can know how to set up camp, testing the school's art of war, geography, can make the general know how to know the pre-battle scheduling, and the command of the 10,000 horses army is determined, so this second and third battle is extremely necessary, only by understanding the various formations on the battlefield, can you win the battle. ”

"If the war is just more soldiers and horses than anyone, and who has more strength, it is better to simply go up and break their wrists one by one, what is the use of the general?"

Zishou was suddenly enlightened, and said: "That's right, just break your wrists!"

"The first test is changed to break the wrist, the winner is qualified, first clear half of the martial arts, the second is to compare strength, including pulling a hard bow, swinging a knife, lifting a stone, the bow is divided into eight, ten, twelve forces, the knife is divided into eighty, one hundred, one hundred and two catties, the stone is divided into two hundred, two hundred and fifty, three hundred catties, the second game is changed to horse foot shooting, horse shooting two times six arrows, the middle three is qualified, the nine arrows of foot shooting are qualified, the three trials are passed, then the fourth test is added, the two are opposite each other, and finally I choose the martial champion.

The ministers looked at each other, and the hand of the king of the Emperor removed the battle formation of the art of war, and it was completely who had the biggest fist and who was qualified!

Zishou did not wait for the persuasion of the ministers, and continued: "However, it is not appropriate to ask questions at all, so I will slightly modify the test questions of the previous Wenju as a written test, and only if you can pass the written test can you participate in the next three martial arts tests." ”

Zishou paused and said, "Is there a candidate for the main exam?"

Fei Zhong knew that the king wanted to reveal the matter, as long as he skimmed it, the ministers had no chance to refute it, so he responded smartly: "Back to Your Majesty, after the discussion of the ministry, it is proposed to appoint General Lei Kai as the main examiner, please rule on Your Majesty." ”

Zishou tapped the walnut and pointed at Fei Zhong: "I have decided, you will be the chief examiner." ”

Fei Zhong was a little nervous in his heart, he didn't dare to raise his head timidly, he didn't know martial arts at all, he couldn't see anything, but His Majesty had already made a decision, and he could only give orders, so he couldn't say that His Majesty would ask for another master, right?

Zishou smashed the table case vigorously: "Do you have any objections?"

After that, Zi Shou glanced at the ministers under the stairs, and the people who were seen were all puzzled in their hearts, it stands to reason that martial arts is something that has been planned a long time ago, and there will basically be no problems, and some officials have already begun to prepare, and now the king of Xuan not only suddenly changed the content of the exam, but also changed the examiner, which is too capricious.

But the king obviously has a deep meaning, wasn't the article a while ago changed very well?

Although the selected people do not say that they have the talents of heaven and earth, they are pragmatic enough, and they are the officials most needed to reform the county system, and the imperial examination is not to choose the best, but to choose the most suitable.

When Fei Zhong saw this, he understood that it was time for him to appear, and immediately bowed cheekily: "The minister is grateful for His Majesty's trust, and he will fulfill his duties, serve himself for the public, and consider useful materials for the country!"

"I rely on Fei Qing's family. Zishou smiled, who else can you rely on if you don't rely on the backstage micro-operation? The other officials are too upright!

In the matter of martial arts, Zishou is not only relieved, but also assured, looking at the martial arts in later generations, it has never been successful.

Wuju was first created by Wu Zhou and continued until the Qing Dynasty, but it was never taken seriously.

During the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty tried its best to establish and improve a martial arts selection system, however, it backfired, martial arts was not so attractive, no one wanted to enroll as a martial arts student, Fan Zhongyan even went to the emperor and said: "The country set up martial arts, but no one is willing to enroll, and in the long run, I am afraid that the enemy country thinks that there are no heroes in our country, and I will not cancel the martial arts by order." ”

During the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty and Wanli, there were also courtiers who proposed to reform the martial arts, and the emperors at that time also intended to reform and also issued discussions, but unfortunately they were not approved by the ministers and the cabinet.

In fact, Wuju has never really succeeded!

Moreover, the big problem with martial arts is that when it was first held, there were still many folk martial artists everywhere who participated, however, martial artists had to take a written test before performing martial arts, and if they failed the written test, they could not even participate in the martial arts test.

These so-called "martial arts" written exams seem to be considering the art of war, but in fact they are embarrassing the warriors who come to take the exam.

The proportion of trial strategies is far greater than that of simple martial arts, resulting in many martial artists who come to take the exam with great interest are basically confused, and even few people pass the first written test.

And Zishou has made two protective measures, one is to use the test questions of Wenju as a written test to screen it, which is even more excessive than the martial arts of later generations.

There are Wenju test questions in the martial arts, which test political affairs, who can pass this?

Even if they are taken according to their ranking, most of them will also hate their desire to serve the imperial court, and it is obviously difficult for strong people to let these warriors come according to the rules of Wenju, how can they see the sincerity of the imperial court?

The second precautionary measure is to completely eliminate the assessment of the art of war battle array, these things are difficult to operate because he doesn't understand them, so they are all replaced by martial arts competitions, and the operation space for martial arts competitions is much larger.

September 18, early in the morning.

At this time, the sun had not fully risen, the temperature was a little cool, and a large number of men of the five big and three thick men gathered in the school field outside Chaoge City, anxiously waiting for the written examination of martial arts.

It is difficult for martial artists to have a way to serve the country, and in the past, they were not favored in the recruitment hall, and there was no way to serve the country.

Some of them waved their hands and feet to warm up, and they were eager to try.

Wei Ben stood at the forefront, he was fully armored, powerful, and he looked like a fierce man.

He looked at the rest of the anxious crowd and felt that Wu Zhuangyuan had stabilized, who of these miscellaneous fish could beat him?

At the same time, he was also a little excited in his heart, the name of the first martial champion in ancient times is much louder than stopping and offering martial arts, and it is easy to be recognized by more people, and he will become a peerless general in the world!

Gao Jineng and Gao Lanying are also among the people who referenced.

"Sister, it's not that you don't know, I can't pass the written test at all, so it's better to go home and sleep. Gao Jineng yawned.

Gao Lanying was not allowed, and said: "You have to try everything, if you haven't tried it, how can you know that you can't do it?"

Gao Jineng waved his hand again and again: "Sister, what is used for the written test screening is the Wenju test questions, there are political affairs, agricultural affairs, and etiquette, do you think I really understand these?"

He followed the monster to learn art, how can he understand this?

"Otherwise...," Gao Jineng proposed: "Sister, you know my martial arts, or else recommend it directly to Your Majesty?"

"This..."Gao Lanying was a little moved, Gao Jineng's martial arts are stronger than herself, and she also has learned strange arts, few generals in the court and China can beat him, with the love of the king, it must be no problem to recommend.

But she also vetoed Gao Jineng's proposal, there is a way to select military attachés like martial arts, why do you have to recommend it?

If you have the ability, you will be the champion to prove yourself!

Most of the other martial artists have also heard about the changes in martial arts, and will use the test questions of Wenju for written screening, but they don't care in their hearts, although there are no public questions and answers this time, but in general it will not be too bad, and after all, it is martial arts, and the difficulty will not be too great, is it difficult to require them to know how to govern the place?

Many people have even skipped the written test used for this screening, which is completely unimportant.

The school field was open, and the examiner Fei Zhong walked out with a few colleagues.

Fei Zhong first glanced at these martial artists outside, then glanced at the crowd a few times, and saw Gao Jineng and Gao Lanying, and then said unhurriedly: "This official is the chief examiner appointed by His Majesty. ”

The accompanying family members dispersed, the warriors rushed in, and a group of soldiers in the school field had already searched their bodies according to the rules.

There is a row of good tables in the school field, Gao Jineng is Ding Ding, and there is a big locust tree next to the case, which can take advantage of the shade.

"The location is a good position, if you don't pass the test, you can't say it's good...."

Gao Jineng was depressed in his heart, if he was just taking a martial arts test, he was very confident, but adding a written test would be a humiliation.

The warriors sat down one by one, and the examiners also set up their own tables and chairs, and sat down in different levels, and the entire school field looked extremely solemn.

Fei Zhong and his colleagues discussed a few words, got up and walked to the front, and said with a straight face: "This official is the main examination of the martial arts for His Majesty, and before opening the book, I have some words to remind you." ”

"Drumming is the order, incense is lit, and 500 people are taken before the written test, and only after the written test can they participate in the three martial arts tests. ”

"This official knows that all the monarchs are martial artists, and their blood is strong, and sometimes they will be angry, but you must know that martial arts are held once a year, and this time they are not on the list, and there is still hope for the coming year. ”

After speaking, Fei Zhong showed a strange expression, coughed a few times, and continued:

"This official announced that the written examination of the martial arts has officially begun. ”

The warriors bowed their heads one after another.

Gao Jineng took a deep breath and looked at the old locust tree not far away, quite helpless.

I can't pass the top 500 myself! It's just a waste of time.

Although the written test of Wuju is more streamlined than that of Wenju, one day is enough, but this is undoubtedly a torment for a martial artist like Gao Jineng who knows that he can't pass the exam and is forced to come.

Gao Jineng shook his head, sat in his position and looked at the scroll, and dozed off when he looked at it.

I'm a warrior, you ask me how to help the disaster, how do I control the water, how do I farm the land?

I'm going to join the literary contest a while ago!

Simply, Gao Jineng didn't bother to pick up the pen, just sleep in a daze, and just get through.

Fei Zhong was inspecting the school yard to see if there was any fraud, and when he saw this scene, he showed a complicated look on his face, and quietly walked to Gao Jineng, who was about to snore.

Fei Zhong let out a long sigh, looked around, and saw that the martial artists around him were all concentrating on looking at the test questions, so he pushed Gao Jineng hard and pushed him twice.

Gao Jineng was unmoved, just sucked the saliva that was about to flow onto the test paper, changed his posture and continued to sleep.

Okay.... At least the exam papers were exposed.

Fei Zhong quickly picked up Gao Jineng's exam paper, and under the cover of the big locust tree, he opened the scroll exam paper in his arms and put it on Gao Jineng's desk.

This exam paper has been filled up, and it is a standard answer.

Even if Fei Zhong is a traitor, his expression is a little strange at this time, just now he was still saying that he should not miss his future because of fraud, and now he will personally assist the candidates to cheat, if this matter spreads, his reputation will definitely go to the next level.

But what could he do?

Gao Jineng is the martial champion secretly appointed by the king of Xu!

No matter who is involved in the martial arts, even if Wen Taishi is a candidate, this martial champion must be Gao Jineng, and how can Wu Zhuangyuan not even pass the written exam?

Three days later, Gao Jineng found out that he had passed the written exam and was still the first place.

Do you have any other magic to answer questions in your sleep?

After thinking about it, I can only explain it like this, after all, I heard that Wannian and Qian Bao are all taught in their dreams, and answering questions in their dreams doesn't seem to be nothing.

In the next three martial arts tests, Gao Jineng also played steadily, and all of them had the best results.

However, Gao Jineng didn't think that he would be the one with the best grades, because in the same exam, there was also Wei Ben.

After the three martial arts tests, the qualified ones will start the fourth additional test, and they will fight in pairs.

"Bet, bet!"

The martial arts test is different from the written test, the martial arts test is in the racecourse, and there are people watching, which is quite lively, and naturally gambling culture is indispensable.

The oil seller twisted his beard and said: "This Gao Jineng, who looks handsome and powerful, can hang all the way, and he sweats before he walks around the race, I think he is a false fire, that is, like General Gao Lanying, he belongs to a strong first-class general, at most he is a strong first-class peak." ”

The snake catcher nodded and said: "What I said is that on the other hand, this Wei Ben is different, everyone has heard of this Wei Ben's deeds, one person entered the barracks, defeated General Chao Tian and General Yin in a few moves, and even pressed General Li Lie to fight, he must be a super-first-class general!"

The charcoal seller Weng agreed again and again: "I am ready to fully suppress Wei Ben, Wei Ben will not win the champion, and it will be difficult for heaven to tolerate!"

The old woman of heartless vegetables muttered on the side: "I'll press a hundred Wen, it's better to be cautious." ”

She suffered a loss, and when the public meeting was held last year, she vigorously opposed the minister's visit to the countryside, and also proposed that meat eaters should be despised, but now that the autumn harvest is approaching, what meat eaters should be despised? The facts are in front of her, and the new farm tools brought by the ministers to the countryside have led to a bumper harvest, and she understands that sometimes the facts in front of her are not necessarily the facts.

However, even if they bet cautiously, everyone expressed the same opinion, Gao Jineng is definitely not Wei Ben's opponent, and there is still a gap between the two.

A drum sounds, and it begins.