On the second day, the martial arts test, the second imperial examination that the students had been waiting for, finally arrived.
The hunting ground was surrounded by officials and their families who came to watch the fun.
A long viewing stand was set up in a relatively broad and flat area of the hunting ground with a better view. Tables and chairs were also set up on the left and right sides of the viewing stand, surrounded by guards.
On the left and right sides were the royal family members, courtiers and their families, and in the stands were His Majesty and the ladies of the harem.
A total of thirty people participated in this martial arts test. All of them sat on the right side regardless of their status and were lined up at a time.
Their names are written on the table in front of each person.
After thirty people were seated, the lively people around started talking.
"Who do you think will get the first place in this martial arts test? I looked at Liu Heyi, who won the first place in the literary test, looking weak and weak, and I felt that he might lose this time."
The person who spoke shook his head, "It's not as good as the last one. That guy looks stronger. He must be the leader."
"Indeed, it is true, but it could also be the one from the Qian family. That one is also from a family of military commanders. The Qian eldest son is the leader of the Imperial Guard. That one is not bad at all."
"Then you are wrong. The second son of the Qian family is good at literary talent, but... he is really not good at martial arts."
"In my opinion, the gentleman from the Wen family is pretty good too. He looks so elegant and elegant. He is really handsome."
"Tch! Your Majesty is selecting talents for the court, not a husband for you. What's the use of being good-looking? Besides, he is still a concubine."
Chen Guo is not very strict in the protection of men and women. Women can walk on the road openly, and they can also pay more attention to good-looking husbands.
Therefore, among the thirty people sitting opposite, only the good-looking husband caught their eyes.
However, unlike the female relatives, the courtiers here do not care about appearance, but more about who has real talent and learning.
If asked who they hoped would come first in this martial arts test, they naturally hoped for the second husband of the Qian family.
After all, the Qian family can be considered an aristocratic family!
"Your Majesty is here!" Following a shout, Chen Jue, dressed in black clothes, took Concubine Jiang to the hunting ground.
Chen Jue and Concubine Jiang sat down on the high platform.
At this time, Liu Zhong, who was standing next to Chen Jue, shouted loudly: "Quiet!"
Everyone was quiet for a while.
Chen Jue stood up from his seat, glanced around, and then cleared his throat, "There is a saying that literature can bring peace to the world with a pen, and martial arts can mount a horse to determine the world. I have set up an imperial examination to select the world's talents. It requires both literature and martial arts. All students can try their best to compete today.
Now I announce that the martial arts test has begun! "
The martial arts examination is somewhat similar to the martial arts examination. The examination is divided into two sessions. The first session tests the six arts of the gentleman: martial arts, riding, and archery.
The second test was about troop formation on the battlefield.
The order of exams is drawn randomly, with two people taking one exam. The winner will wait until all thirty people have finished taking the exam before taking the next exam, and the loser will naturally be eliminated.
After more than ten rounds of competition, fourteen people have won.
Only the final round remains before the next exam.
"The fifteenth candidate, Long'an Qian Wencheng versus Bozhou County Liu Yi." The examiner said loudly from the side.
After he finished speaking, two elegant-looking men walked into the middle and bowed to each other.
"Brother Ziyi, there are no brothers in the competition, please do your best."
Liu Yi pursed his lips and smiled, looked at the sword in his hand, and answered the other party's words.
The next moment, just after the examiner shouted "start", Liu Yi's eyes changed and he struck the opponent directly with his sword.
Just as the courtiers thought, Qian Wencheng came from a family of military commanders. Even though he looked like a scholar, his military value was not low.
Qian Wencheng is not good at using swords, he is best at using spears.
When Liu Yi's sword struck him directly, Qian Wencheng held a spear and blocked Liu Yi's sword.
The spear also has the advantage of being long, but it can't stand up to Liu Yi, who has rich practical experience. He only used two moves and Qian Wencheng was defeated.
"Brother Ziyi is good at martial arts. Wen Cheng admires him." Qian Wencheng has never paid much attention to the outcome of winning or losing. Even if he loses, he can still afford to lose.
As if he had known this result for a long time, Liu Yi did not show any happiness on his face, but simply said: "Qian Erlang is too praised."
Then he turned his attention to the examiner.
The examiner on the side did not expect that this match would be so fast. He only used two moves to make Qian Erlangjun lose.
The confused examiner was stunned. In the end, Chen Jue coughed lightly and teased the Qian family before he realized what he was doing. He wiped the sweat from his head and hurriedly announced the result.
"The fifteenth match, Wu: The winner is Liu Yi from Bozhou County." the examiner announced.
The next two people will compete in riding and shooting.
Riding and shooting is one of the six arts of the gentleman, and it is the six arts of the gentleman that Confucius taught in Chong Academy.
And Qian Wencheng's reputation as a genius is not false. He is number one in each of the six arts of the gentleman.
Although he lost in martial arts, Qian Wencheng easily defeated Liu Yi in riding this time.
But in the end, he fell slightly behind in archery and lost to Liu Yi.
Liu Yi won two and lost one. The result of the last group was obviously Liu Yi's victory.
Liu Yi's victory made the courtiers present immediately become vigilant, feeling deeply that these poor students should not be underestimated.
If these poor families are really allowed to ascend to the Emperor's Hall, I'm afraid that their aristocratic families will gradually withdraw from the court!
Thinking of this, the courtiers all looked at the emperor on the high platform.
I felt quite uncomfortable when I saw the emperor saying on the left, "You are really the talents of Chen Guodong" and on the right, "It is my blessing to have you helping me."
sour!
Looking at this battle, if they don't take action, they will really be forced out of the court by the poor family! Everyone thought in unison.
At this moment, Chen Jue didn't know that his words made the ministers want to take action, and he only focused on watching the competition.
Ancient literati still paid great attention to etiquette when competing. Gentlemen are elegant and comfortable to watch.
About an hour later, several people were eliminated again in the second round of the literary test, and in the end only eight people were left to win.
Among these eight people, Liu Yi is still the leader.
At noon, after Chen Jue had lunch with Concubine Jiang, he slowly led Liu Zhong back to his tent.
Suddenly, halfway through, Chen Jue suddenly said, "Liu Zhong, I ask you, who do you think will win in the end of this imperial examination?"
Hearing this question, Liu Zhong's heart skipped a beat, thought for a moment, and replied with a bitter look on his face: "Oh, Your Majesty, you are making things difficult for me. The students who won today all seem to have real talents." It looks like this slave is too stupid to guess."
Chen Jue didn't get the answer he wanted from Liu Zhong, and Chen Jue didn't care. He just asked casually.
Thinking of the first competition he watched in the morning, Chen Jue silently began to think about the final winner of this imperial examination.
He was more optimistic about Qian Wencheng before, but now that Qian Wencheng was defeated by Liu Yi, it seems that Liu Yi is likely to be the final winner.
Of course, the winner will have to wait until the third palace examination to find out the result.
Chen Jue was walking here, thinking about the problem, and saw him stepping into the tent, and suddenly a maidservant appeared out of nowhere and stopped him on her knees.
This maid, Chen Jue, actually knew her. She was the one who lived next to his future queen, Wang's daughter.
"Bold," Liu Zhong on the side was about to scold this bold maid, when he saw the maid hurriedly shouting, "Your Majesty, the third girl is missing!"
