Flags were playing in the barracks, and heavily armed Longxiang guards were guarding various positions, as resolute as a statue. Outside the camp, three of them guarded the southern army, and a beacon tower guarded the famous archers for half a mile. All the guards of the Beijing Division were ready to fight. A road has been cleared on both sides, and the people have stood in front of the stage waiting for the emperor to bring the princess to come.

When the time came, I saw the honor guard wearing musical instruments, walking through the middle of the avenue, followed by the tsunami mountain league-like worship sound "Long live the emperor, long live, long live", enjoying this natural worship sound, the car stopped outside the barracks. At the gate of the camp, the two chief officers Gao Chong and Shaoyuan were already wearing armor and holding weapons and waiting for the arrival of the emperor with their troops.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live" Long Xiangwei in the camp followed the two chief officials and knelt down to salute the emperor at the same time. The emperor is also very happy to accept this kind of exceptional hospitality, "In the barracks, when the military salutes, the two Aiqing, let's be flat"

"Long live Xie" and the two returned the gift at the same time.

"The army is very strong, and it must be the elite of the Han Dynasty that will not lose to the Shule Divine Army in the future" The emperor looked at this army named by himself, and he was also happy. "So, how are you preparing?"

Taichang immediately came out and said, "Your Majesty, the auspicious time has come, you can let the hundred officials take their places and start at any time"

The emperor didn't speak, just nodded simply, and Gao Zhong immediately received the order, went back and waved his big hand, "Beat the drum!"

The drums thundered, accompanied by the drums, the emperor sat on the main seat, and under the deputy seat were the queens and princesses, the princess was still in the tent at the moment, and no one could see the lineup, which also aroused everyone's curiosity.

The three major official heads sat down separately, Zong Zheng sat firmly in the first place, and finally Shaoyuan and Gao Zhong Palace, changed into scribe Confucian robes, and the chief official took the position, which was the beginning.

The seventy participants had already stood in the empty school yard distinctly, and Zong Zheng raised his hand, and the drumming around him immediately stopped abruptly. "The conference has officially begun, and the first examiner, Master Zongzheng Liu, is invited to announce the exam questions" The soldiers on the side roared loudly, but the object of the roar was the scholars below, in general, this group of scholars did not do anything more than polite, but simply to intimidate them.

When the scholars heard this, they began to pay attention to Zongzheng, and then began to bow their hands, "Late life, I have seen Master Zongzheng"

Zong Zheng also nodded in return, and said slowly, "The six arts of a gentleman, the first is etiquette, and now the old man is in charge of the first examination, so naturally everything is based on etiquette, and there are five etiquette: auspicious ceremony, fierce ceremony, military ceremony, guest ceremony, and Jiali." The old man's question is very simple, at this moment, make a polite action. I give you a stick of incense time, this is the old man's first exam question, and it is also the last exam question, if you pass, you can enter the next exam, if not, please go back"

In the puzzle, although the scholars frowned, they did not whisper to discuss anything, because they were all enemies at the moment, and this exam was the first exam, and the other examiners looked at themselves, and the first impression was very important.

On the high platform, Shaoyuan and Gao Zheng were closest to each other, and in the face of this exam question, Shaoyuan also asked Gao Zheng in a low voice, "Uncle Shi, is the first question of this Zongzheng already so big?"

Gao Zheng smiled: "Yes, I think this question is as simple as drinking water." Among the five rites, the good and evil are not in the matter, and the Jiali has no object. If it is feasible, either the examiner and the emperor will give a salute to the students, or it will be based on the venue, and a military salute will be performed. This is Lord Zongzheng giving us Sima a series of faces, so that we won't test those red tape at the first level, so that those children of the five big and three rough in the army will lose the election at the first level."

The emperor and Gao Zheng looked at each other and smiled, "Uncle Huang is really interesting"

This level is also effortless for Sikong and Situ, the disciples they receive and confer are still enough in terms of etiquette, the only question is whether they will think too much and let themselves mistakenly think how difficult this question is.

Seeing that the time for a stick of incense was coming soon, the soldiers in the army looked at the posture of the soldiers around them and had already begun to make up their minds. And the other scholars began to feel strange when they saw that this group of people who seemed to be five big and three rough had actually understood this topic. After all, all the people who could come were elite disciples, and when they saw such an obvious template here, they quickly figured out what was going on.

It's time!

Under the scene, everyone had already stood still, and saw a group of children who were born military attachés, who had been taught by the military etiquette of the elders in the family since they were children, and they had straightened their bodies. Zong Zheng looked at them, and he didn't have to ask more, "Okay, it is worthy of being a child of the army, a child soldier who protects my Han without worry, military salute, the old man is very satisfied." So, it's the sons here, but you can't give up the game?" Zong Zheng looked at the people on the other side with a good look, and asked jokingly, presumably he had already prepared.

I saw these literati sons, who immediately pulled up their clothes and knelt down in front of the six examiners, and performed the ceremony of kneeling three times and bowing nine times. "We are doing the ritual of apprenticeship, since we are participating in this exam today, then several examiners are our elder masters, accidents can receive this ceremony, Master Zongzheng, I don't know if this ceremony is appropriate?"

Zong Zheng nodded, "Very good, since you have all made the right answers, then this first exam, everyone has passed"

After the emperor saw it, he laughed, "Uncle Huang, you are at this level, but are you too free?"

The princess also broke out through the curtain and burst out with a heavenly laughter, "Uncle Huangzu, you are like this, but how can the imperial granddaughter choose the right horse?"

Zong Zheng said with a smile: "Your Majesty, princess, gentleman's six arts, etiquette first, behave and do things, etiquette first, long before the competition, all the chief officials have already had a certain consideration of the character of the major princes, if it is not polite, how can you come here?

received Zong Zheng's ridiculous reply, and the officials present also smiled, and the emperor took the lead in applauding Zong Zheng. Sure enough, it is an old fritter in the royal family, no one can be offended, but anyone must give him face.

The emperor nodded, motioned for Zong Zheng to sit down, and said to the scholars, "You have all done well, and I am looking forward to your performance next, but well, the examiner of the next level is Zhang Situ, who is famous for his severity, I hope you can also pass the test smoothly."

Zhang Situ got up and arched his hand and said: "The minister will not live up to the trust! Please rest assured, Your Majesty!"