"Based on the strength of the martial arts examinations of the past martial arts examinations, with my current cultivation level, I will be a sure winner in this martial arts examination as long as there are no accidents."
With his current level of cultivation at the fourth level of Martial Arts Mysticism, and his swordsmanship at the ninth level of the "Jiyi Sword Code", as long as he doesn't meet Bai Yuxian, a master at the seventh level or above of Martial Arts Xuangang, he is confident and fearless. any opponent.
As for the situation of the martial arts examinations in the Tang Dynasty in the past, due to the age limit for participation, the martial arts champion's cultivation strength was only around the second level of Wu Dao Xuangang. There were very few Wu champions who could reach the third level of Wu Dao Xuangang. There are only a handful of people who have reached the fourth level of martial arts Xuangang.
Therefore, as long as there are no accidents in this martial arts examination, Bai Yuxian's current martial arts cultivation plus swordsmanship will basically be a sure shot.
Of course, we cannot take it lightly. After all, the world is still uncertain, everything is a dark horse, and everything is possible in this world. Therefore, before the dust has completely settled, Bai Yuxian cannot take it lightly, let alone open the champagne half-time.
Didn't you see that Bai Yusheng, who took the autumn test before, is a living example that happened not long ago.
The specific time for the martial arts examination is to start from the seventh day of October and then be completed in the three days of the seventh, eighth and tenth day of the lunar month.
On the seventh day of the lunar month, the preliminary examination for the martial arts examination was held. One hundred and eleven people were selected for the preliminary examination, and those who passed the examination were at least those who passed the examination.
On the eighth day of the lunar month, the second test of the martial arts examination was held. Eleven people were selected in the second test. Those who passed the second test were at least Wu Jinshi.
On the tenth day of the last lunar month, the final examination of the martial arts examination will be held. In the final examination, one person will be selected as the final winner, who will be the top scholar in the martial arts examination.
The time now is the first day of October, which happens to be the first day of October. There are still six days before the official start of the seventh-day martial arts examination.
In the next six days before the martial arts examination, Bai Yuxian does not plan to continue high-intensity training, because continuing high-intensity training will not allow him to make a significant breakthrough in his cultivation.
Moreover, Bai Yuxian himself felt a little tired after practicing for a long time.
So I decided to take advantage of these few days to relax properly and treat it as preparing for the martial arts examination.
In the following days, Bai Yuxian began to make frequent appointments with her friends Li Bai, Cui Zongzhi, Su Jin, Wang Yanlin, and Song Xiuwen.
Either drinking at Tianxianglou at night or riding horses during the day.
Of course, the younger brother Du Fu was not left out. Du Fu is now over twelve years old.
Twelve-year-olds are no longer considered young in this world. They are at least half-grown-ups. Some even get married at the age of twelve.
"Brother Bai wants to take advantage of this martial arts examination to directly enter the officialdom."
During the drinking and outing together, Li Bai and others couldn't help but look at Bai Yuxian curiously and asked.
At this time, several people also knew about Bai Yuxian's preparation to participate in the martial arts examination, but they were slightly surprised and confused.
Because the influence of the liberal arts and martial arts examinations lies here.
With Bai Yuxian's talent, in their opinion, as long as Bai Yuxian participates in next year's spring examination, he will probably be either the top pick or the third best. By then, Bai Yuxian will definitely enter the Hanlin Academy, which is much better than relying on the martial arts examination to become an official.
"That is indeed the intention."
Bai Yuxian nodded and didn't hide it.
He is indeed preparing to take advantage of this martial arts examination to directly enter the officialdom.
Although in the eyes of others, it may be better for him to enter the Hanlin Academy directly by taking the spring examination next year.
But only Bai Yuxian knew better. For him, taking advantage of the martial arts examination to become an official, especially directly gaining the trust of Emperor Li Longji to become the commander-in-chief of the new Forbidden Army, was the best opportunity.
As long as he can win the first prize in the martial arts examination this time and win the appreciation of Emperor Li Longji, he will be able to become the new chief general of the Forbidden Army and lead the army in one fell swoop.
Knowing that the Anshi Rebellion is coming, taking charge of the army is the best solution, not to mention this is such a good opportunity.
Besides, even if he participated in the martial arts examination and became an official this time, the laws of the Tang Dynasty did not stipulate that he could not participate in the spring examination next year.
Anyway, even if he takes advantage of the martial arts examination to become an official this time, Bai Yuxian will still have to participate in next year's spring examination. Even if he is not nominated for the gold list and gets an official title, it is still good to build his own reputation.
And with his talent, Bai Yuxian is also confident that if he participates in the spring exam next year, he will definitely be either the top pick or the third overall pick.
As for whether he will be the top pick or the third overall pick, it depends on the decision of the emperor Li Longji.
There is absolutely no doubt about Bai Yuxian's talent if he is the number one scholar, but if he chooses Bai Yuxian as the number one scholar, I'm afraid it would be unconvincing to name someone else as the number one pick. After all, Bai Yuxian's face is on display.
However, the specific decision depends on the emperor Li Longji's wishes.
Seeing that Bai Yuxian nodded without denying that he had obviously made up his mind to participate in the martial arts examination and become an official, the few people immediately did not say any more words of advice. At this time, Cui Zongzhi said again.
"However, I heard that His Majesty intends to create a new Forbidden Army, and is also planning to investigate from this martial arts examination, and is planning to promote the Wu champion of this martial arts examination to the new commander of the Forbidden Army, but I don't know whether it is true or not. If this is true, then in vain Due to my strength, my brother chose to use this martial arts examination as a springboard to become an official. If he can win the first prize in martial arts, it would be a good choice."
In the past few days, news has spread in Beijing that Emperor Li Longji intends to build a new imperial army and plans to use this martial arts examination as an examination to select a general from this examination.
I just don’t know if it’s true or false yet.
However, Bai Yuxian knew the authenticity of this news, and also knew that this was probably a stunt put out by Emperor Li Longji first.
Now let the news out. After the martial arts examination, if Bai Yuxian really wins the first place in martial arts and performs well enough to satisfy Li Longji, then Li Longji will naturally promote and appoint Bai Yuxian.
Of course, if Bai Yuxian fails to win the top prize in martial arts or fails to satisfy Li Longji, then everything will be over.
In the blink of an eye, a few days passed. As the martial arts examination approached, there were more and more warriors in Beijing, many of whom came from all over the world to take part in the examination.
Of course, there are also some who just pass by by chance or just come to join in the fun.
That morning, Bai Yuxian was suddenly pulled out of his home by Li Bai and went to a restaurant in the city.
"Let's go, brother Bai. Today I will introduce to you two of my old friends. They are also here to participate in this martial arts examination. They are both rare talents in the world."
Li Bai chattered and dragged Bai Yuxian to the restaurant.
Soon Bai Yuxian saw the two old friends Li Bai mentioned.
One of them was a sturdy young man with a red tassel and a long spear. He looked a bit honest and dressed in ordinary clothes.
The other person is obviously a boy, but he is three points prettier than a woman. He has white skin and a long sword tied to his waist. He is dressed like a noble man in rich clothes. If it weren't for the Adam's apple on his throat, he would be white jade in the fairyland. It almost seems like a woman disguised as a man.
"Come on, Brother Bai, let me introduce to you, these two are my friends, Gao Shi and Pei Twelve."
Seeing the two of them, Li Bai immediately introduced them to Bai Yuxian.
When Bai Yuxian heard this, his heart suddenly moved.
These two names were not unfamiliar to him, especially Gao Shi, but on the surface he remained calm and smiled when he heard the words.
"It turns out they are Brother Gao and Brother Pei. I just heard Brother Li say that these two young talents are rare young talents in the world. Now that I see them, they are indeed well-deserved. No wonder Brother Li admires them so much."
"Since you two are friends of Brother Li, you should also be friends of me, Bai Yuxian. I have met you two brothers."
Li Bai was also very happy to hear Bai Yuxian's words. Bai Yuxian was his best friend in the capital besides Cui Zongzhi. In his heart, Bai Yuxian's friendship with him was even better than that of Cui Zongzhi, while Gao Shi and Pei The twelve are all friends he made when he traveled around the world in Yangzhou and the frontier in the south of the Yangtze River.
Now Gao Shi and Pei Twelve came to the capital to take part in the martial arts examination. He introduced Bai Yuxian to get acquainted with them. Given Bai Yuxian's current status, he was so polite to them. Li Bai was naturally happy and embarrassed.
"Haha, Brother Pei and Brother Gao, let me introduce to you. This is the White Jade Immortal Bai Ziyu. I think you have heard of it before you came to the capital these days."
Ziyu is the cousin of Baiyuxian.
After hearing Li Bai's words, Pei Twelve immediately laughed loudly.
"Haha, the name of Brother Bai has naturally been heard by us for a long time. When we saw him today, he was indeed well-deserved. I, Pei Twelve, have met Brother Bai."
As she spoke, Pei Twelve bowed generously to Bai Yuxian, her manners were free and easy, and her voice was also very distinctive, giving people a gentle and jade-like feeling, but it was unclear whether it was a male voice or a male voice. Female voice, somewhat neutral.
"I've met Brother Bai, Gao Shi, and I've heard of his fame a long time ago."
Gao Shi seemed a bit stuttering and restrained, and at the same time, he looked at Bai Yuxian with a bit of envy and admiration.
Because Gao Shi's biggest wish is to succeed in his studies, so that he can become an official in the imperial examination, build a career, and revitalize his family.
But unfortunately, he seems to have had no talent for reading since he was a child. Every time he reads, he always feels a little unable to read, and he also stutters. So to this day, he has failed to learn anything, and he has not even passed the scholar examination.
He could only transfer to martial arts, but in terms of martial arts, although his talent was good, there still seemed to be an obvious gap compared to those top geniuses.
So now when facing a young celebrity like Bai Yuxian, who has both civil and military skills and is famous in the capital at a young age, I feel envy and admiration from the bottom of my heart.
Since arriving in Chang'an City in the past few days, Gao Shi has never heard of Bai Yuxian's name, so Gao Shi has already known about Bai Yuxian's situation.
At a young age, he had already passed high school and was well-known in the capital. He was also a student at the Imperial College and was praised by the emperor himself.
To put it bluntly, among the young generation today, Bai Yuxian is the number one, and no one in the entire Tang Dynasty can match him.
Even Li Bai, who has also entered the Imperial Academy, is even weaker than Bai Yuxian in terms of fame.
(End of chapter)
