Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 200: Military Examination Begins

As soon as the imperial edict was announced, all parties had to take action, so after the grand court meeting was over, the relevant court officials who were assigned the task left in a hurry.

Qiao Lili and Yu Jingyan were busy for several days, until all the candidates for the autumn examination entered the examination room and the door of the examination hall for the women's examination was closed, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Several of Qiao Lili's friends, from Xiao Wenchu ​​to Chen Ruxin, Su Shiyun, and Zhao Luxi all went to take the exam. Even Song Weizhou's mother, Mrs. Song, complained through Song Weizhou and Qiao Zhen that she was born at the wrong time.

There was no requirement for women to be married or unmarried to be eligible to take the examination, but there was an age requirement, and Mrs. Song was over the age limit.

Qiao Lili asked Qiao Zhen to give her a message, telling her to be patient, as long as she had the ability, there would be a lot of things waiting for her to do. Give her time and she would give her work.

When the women's examination started, they felt like there was nothing left to do.

This time, Yu Jingyan was entrusted with an important task and was in charge of the Autumn Imperial Examination, while Qiao Lili was in charge of the women's examination. The Autumn Imperial Examination had become a fixed pattern, and everything was in accordance with rules, but the women's examination was complicated and extremely trivial, and every matter had to be done by feeling one's way forward.

Scholar Su and Yu Jingyan completely controlled the autumn imperial examination. Concubine Yun, Qiao Lili and Murong Mo were so busy day and night that they were exhausted.

In the past, there were many people waiting outside the Imperial Examination Hall for the Autumn Examination, waiting to see who would be carried out in the middle of the process so that they could talk about it with relish after dinner. But now, there was no one here, and all the people were waiting at the Examination Hall for the Women's Examination.

Look at how heroic these women are as they enter and leave the examination room.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye for the imperial examinations and the comprehensive examinations. For the women's imperial examination, everything went according to plan, with each category taking the exam. For the men's imperial examination, no one was kicked out midway.

This is all thanks to Yu Jingyan accepting Qiao Lili's series of reform suggestions for the examination room.

First of all, the candidates used to be responsible for the examination environment, whether it was hot or cold, rainy or cold. Some people have been taken care of since birth and cannot take care of themselves at all. After nine days, they caught a cold halfway through and could not finish the exam. It is not that they are less talented than others. Such people have read a lot of books but failed in vain.

Today's society is different from that of later generations. Many people have someone to take care of their food, clothing, housing and transportation throughout their lives, so they only need to focus on what they are good at. Therefore, it is a pity that these people cannot stand out in the exams due to other reasons.

The second issue is the diet of the candidates. Candidates have to bring their own nine days of dry food. It’s okay if the weather is cold now, but if it’s hot, the dry food will go bad in the last two days, and many people will have diarrhea because of this. However, they have to grit their teeth and persevere to the end.

This caused many people to be afraid to eat in the last two days. After the exam, they became extremely thin, and some people even suffered from lifelong illnesses.

Once again, there are the unlucky candidates who get the numbers next to the toilet. The stench is unbearable. After nine days, people are really sick of it. Few people can complete the nine-day exam content without changing their composure in such an environment. The quality of their answers will be greatly affected.

Qiao Lili's advice to Yu Jingyan was to first improve the examination environment, connect the entire examination hall to ground heating, and repair the roof. This way, even if it was cold and rainy, it would not be a problem. Beds and beddings were provided in the examination rooms, so that the candidates could have a good rest at night.

Candidates do not need to bring their own food or drinks, as all of them will be provided by the examination center. They are hot, nutritious and fresh. In this way, candidates have no worries and can just answer the papers well.

Finally, there are the so-called toilet numbers. The Imperial Examination Hall has no shortage of examination rooms, so there is no need to arrange any candidates there. Just leave them idle, which will better reflect the fairness of the imperial examination to every candidate.

The candidates this time were the happiest ones since the establishment of the imperial examination system. In the past, after the nine-day examination, the candidates would have exhausted themselves, but this time, after the nine-day examination, they were all full of energy, ate well, slept well. After all, they just wrote policy essays, and they wrote more in the academy on weekdays.

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The women's examination begins on the sixth day with the military examination, which tests martial arts first, divided into horseback and foot combat. The competition is open to the public, and one can enter the martial arts arena to watch with the admission ticket they have applied for.

This martial arts arena has been a place for men to compete for many years, and in the end the martial arts champion is decided. As the saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. In this martial arts competition, there is only the title of the champion, followed by the second and third, and then the best, third and third place.

There were 68 women who signed up for the martial arts exam, divided into horseback kung fu and foot combat kung fu, and they could also compete in just one of the two. However, the final score was the sum of the two scores added together.

Qiao Lili, Yu Jingyan, Qiao Peng, Qiao Zhen, the old Duke's wife, the entire Zhenbei Palace family, and a group of friends all came to the martial arts arena today to watch the martial arts examination, because a heavyweight figure will be appearing today, and she is: Xiao Wenchu.

The competition is very simple. Two people are drawn into a group. The winner gets ten points. After five hundred moves, if there is no winner, it is considered a tie and each gets five points. The loser gets no points and is eliminated, and there will be no next round of competition.

First was the foot combat kung fu competition. Sixty-eight people were divided into thirty-four groups by drawing lots. The martial arts arena was divided into four areas and started simultaneously. After this round, some people were scored ten points and some were eliminated.

While other divisions were still fighting with punches and kicks, Xiao Wenchu ​​eliminated his opponent with only three moves. There was no suspense or watchability at all. Everyone complained and said that this competition was not worth watching.

Fortunately, the second round started soon. Xiao Wenchu ​​once again used only three moves to eliminate her opponent, which made everyone so angry that they all waved their fists at her. Before anyone could see clearly what moves she made, she won.

There were 17 people left in the third round, divided into eight groups. Just when everyone thought that the remaining people were all highly skilled in martial arts and that Miss Xiao would not be able to defeat them with just three moves, she got lucky and was given a bye, without having to fight, and advanced directly. One type of people was so angry that they were ready to fight.

Su Shiyun: "It's too much to ask Sister Chu. I came to see her real kung fu, and she asked me to see her good luck."

Chen Ruxin: "Could it be that she made it to the fourth round by luck?"

Qiao Zhen: "It's hard to find out Sister Chu's background. Brother, why don't you try dressing up as a woman?"

Zhao Luxi: "Am I the only one who understands this? I can't handle a single move anyway."

No matter how the onlookers complained, Xiao Wenchu ​​steadily entered the fourth round. There were eight people left, divided into four groups, and the four competition areas started at the same time.

The girl who was assigned to the same group with Xiao Wenchu ​​this time was a tall and strong one, eight feet tall and weighing two hundred pounds. She worked for an escort agency in the capital. It was said that her parents were both bandits in their past lives, but later turned over a new leaf and became escorts, and they were law-abiding.

Xiao Wenchu ​​was like a child in front of her. Her fist, as big as a sandbag, seemed like it could knock Xiao Wenchu ​​away with just one punch. Everyone was worried about her.

A game without an opponent is not exciting, but this opponent is too strong, and friends and relatives are starting to get worried again.