"Wu Zhuangyuan, the king comes to hire you!"
"Second place in the martial arts rankings, Xu Yanqi!"
"Wu Tanhua, Zhang Zaigeng!"
The same examiner, Shen Wei, a doctor from the Examination Department of the Military Discipline Supervision Department of the Ming Dynasty, handed over the compiled roster first.
After Li Banghua took it, he slowly looked through it, while Sun Chuanting sighed with emotion: "It is indeed him!"
With a sigh, the dozens of examiners, graders, and others who had been discussing in low voices suddenly fell silent.
Everyone looked at Sun Chuanting and then at the people next to him, their eyes full of doubts, and the blazing fire of gossip began to ignite.
Qin Liangyu's expression also changed slightly, he coughed, and whispered: "Master Sun, it seems that you already knew who Wu Zhuangyuan would be?"
Sun Chuanting, who was awakened, looked at everyone's eyes and knew that his words had been misunderstood.
He chuckled and said, "Look at Wang Laipin's name. Is there anything mysterious about it?"
"Name? Mysterious?"
Everyone was stunned again, and then they all slowly figured out the meaning of Wang Laipin's name.
"The king's invitation?"
"The king is here to hire you?"
"The king hired you?"
…
After a while, everyone was talking about their speculations.
Sun Chuanting knocked on the table: "During Wang Laipin's martial arts assessment, I and Your Majesty noticed him, so they asked someone to ask him.
When I heard Wang Laipin's name, I and His Majesty laughed and said, "The king comes to bep, because the meaning of this name is not among the top three, so I feel sorry for this name."
Unexpectedly, he hit the nail on the head, Wu Zhuangyuan was really him. "
Everyone suddenly realized, and Sun Chuanting added: "Everyone knows how strict the rules are in the scoring system adopted by the martial arts this time.
If you want to cheat or cover up something absolutely impossible, please don’t have any doubts about the outcome. "
Everyone nodded. The use of the points system not only greatly improved the efficiency of marking, but also reduced the possibility of cheating.
After roughly reading the roster, Li Banghua handed it to Sun Chuanting: "Your Majesty's method based on fractions has greatly improved the efficiency. It only took seven days from the beginning of the exam to the results."
"Yes, if we used the previous method, it would take half a month to do the policy questions alone, and I would be blushing every time."
"How great it is now. With clear standards, the purpose of deliberation, article structure, typical case analysis, argumentation ideas, etc. are all clear at a glance."
"The efficiency of grading has been greatly improved, but calculating scores is really... nerve-wracking, hahaha!"
"In the same way, it seems that besides handling official duties, I have to review "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" and dabble in Western learning!"
"Yes, I found that Your Majesty seems to know a lot about Western learning. Didn't His Majesty ask the Firearms Research Institute to open a new course?
If we don't learn something, we won't be able to understand what the younger generations say, and that would be a shame. "
"Dean Xu, the director of the Firearms Research Institute, isn't he proficient in Chinese and Western studies? How about we ask him for advice sometime?"
…
"Okay, everyone, let's talk about these things after the martial arts results are released. Now I'll check it again, and then I will go into the palace and report the situation to His Majesty. How about it?"
Everyone nodded, and then they worked for an hour, and the results were correct twice.
"My lords, I will go to the palace, as soon as half an hour, or as slowly as an hour, and there will be results. Your lords can prepare for the release of the results."
After Li Banghua finished speaking, he glanced at Sun Chuanting and Qin Liangyu, and they nodded.
A quarter of an hour later, Li Banghua entered Dongnuang Pavilion with the compiled results, and Chongzhen looked at the compiled results.
"You were right, this Wang Laipin really is number one!"
"Yes, although he got a good name, he also strives for success himself."
Li Banghua responded with a smile, and then whispered: "Your Majesty, Du Yinxi is ranked eighth in the second class. If Ce Wen gives full marks, he should be third in the second class."
"Fierce as a tiger is ranked sixty-fifth among the top three, and as powerful as a tiger is ranked sixty-eighth among the top three."
Li Banghua naturally knew what Chongzhen was most concerned about, so when Chongzhen was looking at the results, he reported it in a low voice.
Sure enough, after listening to Li Banghua's words, Chongzhen's face was filled with joy.
Hu Dawei and Fierce as a Tiger are fierce generals. If you fail, you will have to enter the army to gain qualifications.
Now that the rules have been set, he cannot convince the public in the future just because the two of them are doing something special.
Now that the two of them have won the Wu Jinshi, they can save a lot of time and use it for themselves in a short period of time. It is an unexpected surprise.
After a while, Chongzhen put down the list.
"Li Aiqing, you have to do a good job in analyzing this result. For example, among the thousands of people, who made the most mistakes in the art of war, what problems went wrong in the camp,
You need to analyze the key points. After the Chuanlu Ceremony, you will need to intensively train these first batch of martial arts scholars for three months.
Don't go down to practice and make a joke. It will not only disgrace their face, but also the face of the Ministry of War and me. "
Li Banghua's face was full of admiration. The emperor thought very far. If the emperor hadn't reminded them, they wouldn't have done it at all.
"I understand!"
"Now that we've talked about it, let's talk about the Chuanlu Ceremony. In the past, there was no imperial examination in martial arts.
Therefore, naturally there is no grand ceremony for passing on the body, and presumably the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple do not have such a process for the martial arts ceremony. "
When Chongzhen said this, he paused for a moment, and then said: "Wu Sheng is a Jinshi, firstly, for the family's reputation, and secondly, for the country.
In this case, the Chuanlu Ceremony was held at Chengtianmen Square, and the results of the martial arts students except the top three were announced before Chen Shi.
The top three results will be sung by the announcer. After each sung, the seal will be torn off, and their names will be spread under the spotlight. What do you think? "
"Can!"
After Li Banghua responded, he asked in a low voice: "Does Your Majesty want to come in person?"
"Of course! There are also all kinds of rituals and music for the Liberal Arts Transmission Ceremony, etc. that need to be prepared."
"I understand, I will prepare now!"
After Li Banghua finished speaking, he slowly exited Dongnuan Pavilion. Chongzhen picked up the roster again and looked through it to see if there were any characters in his memory who appeared on the roster.
After Li Banghua returned, he conveyed the emperor's will, and then everyone got busy.
The news of the release of the list at 10:00 tomorrow was delivered by the patrol sergeants of the Five City Patrol Division in Beijing. After receiving the news, the entire Beijing city became completely excited.
In the streets, alleys, teahouses and restaurants, there is no place where people are not talking about it. People are speculating about who Wu Zhuangyuan will be. Who will become a Jinshi?
Tianlaike Restaurant in the east part of Beijing.
"Everyone, I think Du Yinxi must be in high school. Although his martial arts skills are... a bit weak, his military skills and strategy are his strengths, and he can improve his scores a lot."
"Yes, especially the art of war. When I talk to Brother Du these days, I always have unique insights, which makes me suddenly realize it."
"maybe!"
…
In the lobby on the second floor of Xicheng Hongyan Building.
"There are eighty-eight in the top three, so I have to have a spot. Don't ask for more, just top three!"
"You are really immodest. In terms of martial arts, you can't compare to me. In terms of military skills, you can't compare to Brother Qin. In terms of camp formation, you're just average. How come you have a place?"
"That's right, I also said that I was the top scholar in martial arts. Is that possible?"
"None of this matters. Now I'm curious whether Fierce Tiger and Hu Dawei will enter the top three."
"I don't win the bet. If I win, everyone in Yicui Tower can play whatever they want tomorrow night, and I'll pay the bill."
…
In an inconspicuous inn in Nancheng, the protagonist they were talking about was sitting together drinking wine.
"Brother Tiger, do you think we will win?"
"It doesn't matter. It's good if you win. It saves some time. But if you don't win, with our martial arts skills, it's also a matter of time before we can enter the army and accumulate military merit."
"Yes, come on, let's go to bed early after drinking this drink, and go watch the rankings tomorrow morning!"
