"The qualifying competition is all about running. All the martial arts students who take the martial arts subject will run around this track in batches.
Run ten laps within three quarters of an hour. Those who fail to run will be eliminated directly. Those who meet the standard will enter the next round. I wish you good luck! "
Under the transmission of two rows of human loudspeakers, not only the people participating in the martial arts examination were stunned, but also the people watching.
What kind of martial arts event is running?
But Chongzhen naturally had his motives for doing this.
"No. 1 to No. 500 prepare for the starting line with the red flag. If the incense cannot be extinguished, it will be considered as giving up!"
Li Banghua went up to the high platform and shouted loudly. At the same time, a flag seven or eight feet high was erected.
A short incense was lit and burning rapidly, and the first batch of martial students with number plates rushed to the starting line.
With an order, five hundred people started running at the same time. The scene was really spectacular, and then cheers sounded.
Chongzhen looked at the martial arts people running and sighed in his heart. He still had to be under pressure.
This man's running speed would be considered excellent in future military assessments.
To be honest, running was boring, but after a few laps, the gap became apparent. The two leaders of this group caught his attention.
Because those two people were different from the common people of the Ming Dynasty in terms of body shape and appearance, like people from the Mongolian tribe.
It wouldn't matter if they were just Mongolians. There were many foreigners in the Ming Dynasty, and there were many people from Mongolian tribes serving as generals in the company's army.
What caught his attention was that the two men were nearly four to five feet ahead of the others, and it seemed to be getting wider.
The three-hundred-foot runway is calculated as one thousand meters, and ten circles are ten thousand meters. In later generations, the ten thousand meters light equipment test in the army was good for three quarters of an hour.
Considering that these people have never played this way, they just set the passing standards for future generations.
"Date companion, are the two leaders leading the whole time?"
Wang Chengen hesitated for a moment and said with a face full of shame: "Your Majesty, I didn't pay attention just now. It seems that it was these two people."
Chongzhen didn't care. After asking a few more people, he confirmed that it was indeed these two people who had been leading the way.
Two quarters of an hour passed, and only 40% met the standard.
It is worth mentioning that the two runners in the lead only took two and a half hours, and their results were frighteningly good.
"If you meet the standard, take the sign to the side to register!"
"Those who do not meet the standards should immediately retreat to the examinee stand!"
There was a commotion among the first batch of people who had passed the martial arts exam. They were overjoyed that they had passed, while those who had failed had expressions of unwillingness and anger on their faces.
Even those who have not yet taken the martial arts exam have such expressions.
"Exit the examination area immediately. Violators will be disqualified from the next martial arts course!"
Li Banghua shouted angrily, and nearly a hundred sergeants suddenly stepped forward and stared at everyone eagerly. Under this pressure, the first group of people quickly left the examination area.
"The second batch, No. 501 to No. 1000, get ready to the starting line!"
The second batch started, and the assessment was completed two quarters of an hour later. Those who passed were better than the first batch, about 50%.
The third batch is 45%, the fourth batch is 50%, the fifth batch is 60%, and the sixth batch is 55%.
After all the calculations, based on the 2,852 people, only 1,567 people finally met the standard, and the elimination rate reached 45%, which is not a low ratio.
"Your Majesty, the students are dissatisfied!"
Suddenly, one of the eliminated martial arts students rushed out a few steps and shouted towards the viewing platform.
"presumptuous!"
Fang Zhenghua instantly unsheathed the long sword on his waist and pointed it at the martial artist who made the noise. Even though they were several feet away, everyone felt the tremendous pressure.
Although the reaction of several sergeants was a little slow, at the same time as Fang Zhenghua made a sound, they pounced on the person who made the sound.
When Chongzhen saw this, he immediately shouted: "Stop, let him speak!"
"Tell me, what's wrong with you?"
"Your Majesty, the students are here to take part in martial arts. The competitions are martial arts, technology, art of war, geography, and strategy. What kind of test is this running?"
As soon as he said this, the group of more than a thousand people who had been eliminated behind him immediately agreed.
Listening to the noisy voice, Li Banghua frowned. If His Majesty had not wanted to speak, he would have ordered these people to be pulled out and beaten fifty times.
At Chongzhen's signal, Fang Zhenghua shouted: "Quiet!"
The scene gradually became quiet, and Chongzhen took a few steps forward: "Just because of your argument just now, I can give you thirty punishments.
Don’t you even understand the basic etiquette of a monarch and his ministers?
If one of you says something, who should I listen to? "
"Of course, today is the day of martial arts. I don't want to see blood, so I won't argue with you. I will explain to you why I have to run."
The entire school fell silent, waiting for Chongzhen's explanation.
Even Sun Chengzong and other court officials were full of doubts.
"First, since you have participated in martial arts, you will definitely join the army in the future. You are all sergeants, and your health is the most important.
There are so many of you, and I can’t possibly check everyone, and it may not be possible to find out. Running is the most effective and simplest screening method.
Being able to run ten laps in two quarters of an hour proves that you are in good health and basically meet the conditions. "
"Secondly, after you pass the martial arts exam and become a martial arts scholar, you will inevitably enter the military to gain experience.
He has no physical strength at all. To put it bluntly, he is not even qualified to escape, let alone charge and kill the enemy.
In the future, when you lead troops at the grassroots level, how can you take the lead? The soldiers can run faster than you. Aren't you ashamed? "
“Thirdly, two quarters of an hour and ten laps may seem like a lot, but with your physical strength from practicing hard in Sanjiuxia and Sanfu, can’t you run at your own pace and run at your own pace?
But due to the influence of pressure and external factors, your rhythm is messed up. You run very fast in the front, but you are unable to do what you want behind. Once you feel discouraged, your speed will become even slower, and you will not be able to finish the race.
In the final analysis, it is your own mentality that is not good enough, and it is easy to be led away!
There are even some who know that they can't finish the race, so they deliberately slow down and show off their attitude. Is this what the sergeant did?
You can give up on this difficulty. If you march in a hurry and are surrounded by enemy troops, will you also surrender? "
"Fourth, those martial arts athletes who ran with all their strength did not know how to distribute their physical strength. So in the second martial arts assessment, can you still perform 100% to your usual level?"
"Don't you still want to say that the people watching have affected your performance? Others can do it, why can't you? Strong people only find ways to succeed, not reasons for failure!"
"If one day your troops are besieged and you suffer heavy casualties, do you still have to blame the bad weather or the enemy for not following the routine? Failure is failure."
…
Chongzhen gave six reasons in a row, and the courtiers were stunned. They didn't expect that they could see so many things just by taking a walk.
The people who have never passed the martial arts examination are full of shame and unwillingness. They want to refute but don't know how to refute.
The faces of the martial arts examiners who had passed the examination and used excessive force were very ugly.
I didn't pay attention when I was running, but now that I have rested, I do feel that my body is not used to it.
Although it does not affect the movement, in this kind of martial arts where the slightest difference can make a huge difference, it may be brushed off.
"I announce that the first round of martial arts is over. Congratulations to the martial arts students who are qualified to enter the second round. It doesn't matter whether you ran first just now or you barely reached the standard.
But I tell you, the competition has just begun, and I wish you all good results. "
