My surname is Wang, my neighbor Wu Dalang

Chapter 68

The reason why the current imperial court is dubbed the word "counseling" by later generations is not only because of cowardice.

Another most important sign is that the rituals are broken and the music is broken, the system is disordered, and the ruler is not like the ruler, the ministers are not like the ministers, and the country will not be the country.

The emperor is absurd, not doing his job properly, the upper beam is not upright and the lower beam is crooked, his subordinates abuse power, corrupt the law.

As far as this year's martial arts is concerned, the emperor abolished the original three-level examination system at will, and started a new one.It doesn't matter to the courtiers. Anyway, recommending talents for the country is just a cover to fool the people. It's just an opportunity to make money.

Therefore, in every link from registration to the opening of the exam, there are all kinds of ghosts and snake gods who want to eat and get cards, and search for martial arts exams from all over the world.

The imperial examination was originally a very serious matter.Since the establishment of the Song Dynasty for more than a hundred years, the procedures, rules and even etiquette have been gradually accumulated and fixed, but when it comes to Zhao Ji's side, he finds it too troublesome and discards them all with a wave of his hand.

None of the courtiers objected, they were all playing with the emperor.

Therefore, the theory of the palace test is not tested, and the solution test shall prevail.

Riding and archery, military strategy are not tested.

Directly group all the exam candidates into two groups for multiple rounds of knockout matches.

The loser is eliminated, the winner advances to the next round, and so on.

The final winner is Palace Examination No.1.

It has to be said that for the emperor Zhao Ji and the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, this kind of palace examination is much more enjoyable.

But this is the imperial court examination, which represents the highest authority of the Song Dynasty, and it is not absurd to alienate it into an exhibition game for the rich and powerful to relieve boredom and amuse themselves?

It is also because of this that the martial arts practitioners saw through the mystery, and many people were disheartened. As a result, the results of this palace test were not far from the results of the solution test.

It was Wang Lin, Pan Ming, Ma Kuo, Cai Dong and others who passed all the way to the end.

Because the palace examination was held in the palace, many concubines, princesses and princes in the palace came to join in the fun.

Pan Ming's popularity among the royal family was very high. When he appeared on the stage and easily defeated all the opponents, the crowd of noble ladies in the palace burst into cheers one after another.

Pan Ming was really depressed.

He knew very well in his heart that no matter how high he climbed at the moment, he would fall down hard when he met Wang Lin, and the higher he fell, the worse he would fall.

In the last round, there were only four people left.

Wang Lin, Pan Ming, Ma Kuo, Cai Dong.

Competing for the top three in the palace examination.

For Wang Lin and Pan Ming, the victor is the No. [-] martial artist, and the loser is the second.

Ma Kuo and Cai Dong, the winner is Tanhua, and the loser is fourth.

As expected by Wang Lin, Ma Kuo defeated Cai Dong very hard.As a result, he was slightly injured, and was brushed by Cai Dongfang's painted halberd on his shoulder, almost breaking his armor.

Wang Lin galloped into the arena on a horse. He had a black horse on his lap and held a gentian silver gun. He was majestic. Zhao Fujin sat in the crowd and waved to him excitedly.

Wang Lin cupped his hands slightly to Pan Ming who was facing him, and said calmly, "Marquis Xingyang, please!"

The corner of Pan Mingren's mouth twitched on the horse, his face was anxious and ferocious.

He knew that he could not be Wang Lin's opponent no matter what, and fighting Wang Lin in front of the emperor and the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty was just another embarrassment.

How could he bear this with a high heart and arrogance like him?
But what else can I do if I don't fight, how about confessing in person?

Pan Ming clenched his teeth, his heart swayed, and he clenched his maces tightly. He said in his heart that I'm going all out today. Even if I take this life, I'll have to suffer a lose-lose with you, Wang Lin!
Seeing Pan Ming's desperate attitude, Wang Lin was completely indifferent.

Ordinarily, Pan Ming is also considered a fierce general, but unfortunately he is far behind him. Wang Lin is sure to knock Pan Ming down within two encounters.

At this time, Cai Jing suddenly got up and saluted Zhao Ji, saying: "Officials and veterans think that Pan Ming, the Marquis of Xingyang, and Wang Lin, the newly promoted son, are actually on par with each other in riding and archery and martial arts. It is said that when two tigers fight, there must be an injury. No matter who is injured, it is my loss to Da Song, so it is better to change the format of the duel."

Zhao Ji smiled and said: "What does the Grand Master think?"

Cai Jing said calmly: "The beast garden in the palace raises several colorful tigers, it is better to let these two people fight against the tigers separately, the one who can retreat completely wins!"

What a vicious intention!

As soon as Cai Jing said this, all the ministers around gasped, but none of them dared to question it.

Zhao Ji frowned and waved his hands again and again: "Master, manpower is sometimes poor, how can we fight against ferocious beasts, if the two of them die because of this, wouldn't the imperial court lose two generals, that's inappropriate!"

The beast garden is a place for Zhao Ji to play and play. It raises a variety of beasts that pay tribute from all over the world. Among them, there are two colorful tigers sent to Tokyo by Jinren to show off their national prestige.

Cai Jing chuckled: "Officials, what's wrong with Wang Lin being known as the hero of fighting tigers in Shandong? If he wasn't someone who deceives the world and steals his name, he would definitely be able to perform feats of subduing tigers in front of officials and all civil and military officials. In this case, he belongs to the Song Dynasty. An auspicious omen of prosperity!"

After Cai Jing finished speaking, everyone in the court stood up and echoed.

Zhang Shuye became angry when he was listening, thinking that this old thief Cai clearly wanted to put Wang Lin to death!
Wang Lin's fight against tigers in the mountains was purely a desperate act, and it must have been by chance.

Now that the imperial palace examination is going to send the test-takers into the tiger's cage and fight the tiger to their death, this is not an auspicious omen for the rise of the Song Dynasty, it is clearly an omen for the country's subjugation!
But before Zhang Shuye had time to speak up to object, Zhao Ji had already summoned Wang Lin over and said in a low voice, "Wang Lin, how about it? If you're in trouble... I'll stop that old bastard!"

Wang Lin took a deep breath. He weighed it over and over again, and felt that with the current level of force, marksmanship and archery level, at least it would be no problem to retreat completely.Of course Cai Jing has ulterior motives, but is he intimidated by this?

Wang Lin sneered in his heart, bowed to the emperor and said, "Officials, I can give it a try."

Zhao Ji looked at Wang Lin deeply, nodded slowly, and then said to Ma Huishan, the chief escort of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, "In that case, let the two of them have a try, but you must ensure their safety. If it is urgent, order someone to Quickly open the cage and let them escape!!"

Uncle Zhang looked up to the sky and sighed!

He didn't think Wang Lin could fight against two fierce tigers, he thought it was because Wang Lin was young and vigorous, and refused to show weakness in front of the emperor.

Zhao Fujin was originally sitting among a group of imperial concubines and concubines, watching with great interest, when he suddenly heard that Cai Jing proposed to let Wang Lin and Pan Ming enter the animal garden to fight fierce tigers, so as to determine the winner of the champion, he couldn't help being shocked.

She stood up and wanted to rush to Zhao Ji to make a strong protest, but was held back by Zhao Yupan and Zhao Jinnu who were next to her. Zhao Jinnu whispered in her ear: "Sister Kangfu, don't worry, Father holds Wang Lin in high regard, and he will definitely not let anything happen to him."

Even though Zhao Jinnu said so, he actually felt that it was too absurd in his heart. The martial arts duel in the imperial court was to let Cai Jing decide with one word, and his father's ears were too soft.

Wang Lin raised his head and looked at Cai Jing, the grand master of the court. If possible, he would use a long spear to stab the old thief to the heart, and save Song from this harm!
In fact, not only Wang Lin, but also Pan Ming scolded Cai Jing as a thief in his heart. If this thief is not dead, there will be no peace for the country!

(End of this chapter)