Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

The jealous little emperor persisted all night without talking to the queen, just bored in the imperial palace, staying up all night to draw up the final roster of passing the pavilion, and then went to the secret pavilion to send it to the secret pavilion in person after the court the next morning.

What Lu Ci knew well was that the more cunning ex-student left specifically to lower his stance and let him calm down as soon as possible, and also to rely on his face as an examiner to show anger. It happened like this.

However, apart from the little shock of waking up, he did rest well in the palace.In addition, after returning to the secret pavilion, he checked his appearance carefully, and he didn't find any trace of being teased...

From this point of view, Lu Ci doesn't intend to argue with his former disciples anymore.

Zhao Zhen, who carefully observed the expression on the young master's face, was relieved when he saw that his gentle and elegant appearance had returned.In front of so many outsiders, even though he was full of explanations, it was hard for him to speak out. He could only explain a few words casually, and then went back to the palace embarrassingly.

Lu Ci calmly held the roster of the court, and before it was opened, the other examiners who had been behind him just now couldn't bear it any longer after the official's house left, and surrounded him one after another, urging him to read out the names.

Lu Ci was not interested in reading the list: If the result was unsatisfactory, they might not be able to accept it, and they would have to blame him for his inarticulate speech, and then they had to look carefully.

Since he had to die and understand to be happy, why did he bother?

Regarding their urging, Lu Ci was noncommittal, and only ordered Feng Miguan to come up, unfold the directory directly, and temporarily hang it on the screen so that everyone can see it clearly.

Except for Lu Ci who didn't dare to squeeze Lu Ci who was standing at the front, Han Jiang's position can undoubtedly be seen most clearly.

While concentrating on it, frowning, he read out unconsciously: "...you can put the Mao name in the first place, and look at the ranks of Dingduo, 卶, 虭...; if after the bow horse test, the number of people is too small , select the salamander, 刾, 糿... the volumes are advanced in order to make up."

As soon as the words fell, the other examiners who had read the list at the same time couldn't help but look at each other, and they all saw the green color of unwillingness in the other side.

Whether it was ranked first or in the top ten, they were all test paper numbers that they were unfamiliar with—it was conceivable that it must have been selected by Lu Ci.

In stark contrast, the bottom ten as substitutes were all papers selected by them.

After all, the number of candidates passing the imperial examination is too small, and it is no longer a secret: according to the usual examples, after the bow and horse competition, if these candidates perform well, most of them can enter the imperial examination.

As far as the imperial examination is concerned, of course it can be said that there is still a chance.

It's just that such an opportunity is tantamount to a loud slap in the face, which slapped them hard on the face, causing burning pain.

The bias of the official position is already obvious: at first glance, the bowl of water looks flat, but in fact the focus is on the top ten. As for the bottom ten, I am afraid that they are just used to make up the number because they don't want them to be rafts.

When Han Yi was still silent, Han Jiang couldn't hold back any longer, and asked angrily: "Master Lu clearly walked ahead yesterday, but when I returned to the secret pavilion, there was no one there. It was late at night. Seeing that there is a servant sending Master Lu back from the examination... such sneaky whereabouts, I am afraid that he is not worthy of Master Lu's words in the royal palace yesterday, just pretend to be upright!"

When she found out that Lu Ci was sent back late at night, which meant that she sneaked back to the hall before, Han Jiang was so shocked that she almost stayed up all night.

Thinking of the self-ashamedness he felt towards Lu Ci's candid behavior before, he was even more frustrated.

Words and deeds contradict each other, but that's all!

As soon as this remark came out, the other examiners who didn't know were in an uproar.

Amidst their doubts, Lu Ci, who somewhat expected this, was very calm, folded his arms, and waited comfortably for them to spit and condemn for a while, without saying a word.

The actions of the little emperor thought they were concealed, but in fact they were full of loopholes, especially for those villains who had been staring at him closely, waiting to catch his mistakes and attack him.

In the end, it was Han Yi who glared at the provocative Han Jiang and said in a low voice, "Enough!", and everyone gradually stopped.

"The quarrel is over?" Lu Ci raised his eyebrows, and said calmly: "Yesterday, the officials felt sorry for me. I was tired of reading papers, and I couldn't sleep well for many days. In this secret pavilion, there are often groups of sparrows clamoring outside the door..."

Speaking of this, everyone who was still agitated just now paused in unison, showing a bit of embarrassment and embarrassment.

Lu Ci smiled, and continued leisurely: "...Fang gave me a small couch to rest for a while."

Han Jiang sneered, and questioned unceremoniously: "That's just your one-sided opinion. The officials specially called you back to the palace alone. Could it be that you really just slept and didn't say a word about this list?"

"I'm ashamed to say it," Lu Ci said with regret, "Although I can live up to the phrase 'youthful and energetic' that everyone said, I will inevitably lack energy after staying up for five days. If I have Han Zhongcheng waiting for me in the middle of the night If I came back and rested with energy, I should be able to avoid this misunderstanding."

Han Jiang: "..."

He was infuriated by Lu Ci's sarcasm, and was about to refuse to let go, but Han Yi stopped him in a deep voice: "Han Zhongcheng, if you really have objections, it's not too late to talk about it after the horse bow trial."

Can't you see that everyone else has gradually come to their senses and stopped making any noise?

If you continue to question like this, do you suspect that Lu Ci's eloquence and coquettishness, influence the holy will, or suspect that His Majesty is unfair and partial?

Among these people, Han Yi spoke with some prestige. After he said this, Han Jiangzong was still unwilling, and did not continue to make noise.

Now that the list of candidates has been published, the next step is for Feng Miguan to find out the names of the applicants according to the roll number, and publish them for public announcement.

As soon as the academic results came out, several families were happy and others were sad, and what followed was the horse bow test held in the armory on October [-]th.

In addition to the main examiner Lu Ci, the hosts of the bow and horse competition were Scholar Wang Zhi and Lu Heng, who were sent by the government.

Even though they lost the right to speak, the other deputy examiners, who were worried about the result of the court test, rushed over to watch the court on the day when the courtyard was locked up.

Lu Ci introduced the bow and horse test for Na Junmou Hongyuan to be a general. Although it adopted the method of infantry and horse shooting in martial arts, it not only had great differences in details, but also imitated the former Tang Dynasty, Added additional items 'Carbine' and 'Long Stack'.

It was easy for Changduo to understand. On that day, Lu Ci went off in person, proving what an 'embroidered pillow' is good-looking but not useful. It was enough for the little emperor to make up his mind to include the strength and accuracy of archery in the assessment.

But when he heard Lu Ci's insistence on including the 'carbine spear' in the martial arts test, Zhao Zhen couldn't help hesitating, and persuaded him politely: "Nowadays, horses are scarce. Even if generals can get horses to ride, horse archery should be enough. Why bother to practice?" carbine?"

But Lu Ci said: "If our army goes up to the general or down to the pawn, if someone approaches us, they can only be beaten in a panic, and they can't even use the carbine. Do the officials think it's okay? Ignoring the carbine is a fashion. It’s hard to feel the danger, but if you really have a horse in the future, will you still have to use the horse as a cattle and sheep because you don’t know how to ride a horse to fight?”

Lu Ci's idea is very straightforward - if you don't prepare for success, you will never be able to wait for success.

When Zhao Zhen heard this, he couldn't help being terrified, and immediately made a decision to join in.

But in the eyes of other deputy examiners, and even Lu Hengxing, who is a military officer, it is completely whimsical: It has been a long time since the loss of the Northwest Ranch, and in such a situation where good horses are hard to come by and the number is scarce, immediately No matter how exquisite the kung fu is, isn't it just a loft in the sky, destined to be useless?Not to mention these half-literate, half-armed examination candidates, even if they are battle-tested warriors, there are very few who can use a beautiful carbine.

What they didn't know was that Lu Ci said this with full confidence.

When the bow and horse competition really started, and the performance of those candidates who fell into the bottom ten was so horrible that they almost wiped out the entire army, the top ten selected by Lu Ci, against the background of this tragedy, were simply called peerless heroes. Super brave, each one is as mighty as a god of war.

The most eye-catching one is undoubtedly Di Qing's performance.

He was wearing a new suit that Lu Ci specially asked his embroidered mother to cut for this exam. His muscles were as smooth as a leopard, and his handsome profile was full of focus.

He skillfully straddles the horse's back, can whip the whip with one hand and gallop freely and freely, and holds the bow in the other. When the time is right, he frees up the hand holding the rein. The archery targets lined up on the pile were even more violently knocked into the air due to the strong force, which caused bursts of exclamation.

Di Qing didn't pay any attention to the crowd around him except Yang Gao who knew him well, almost all of them looked at him with terrified eyes. The movement is also smooth and beautiful, so that people can't fault it.

When he first entered the battlefield, he was able to accurately defeat the enemy's leader among tens of thousands of enemy troops, let alone just a few haystack targets that were too stupid to move at all?

In the eyes of the dazzled crowd, this inconceivably calm man surnamed Di changed from the third-class nine-strength bow to the first-class one-stone-one-strength bow with dazzling speed. It's like using your arms and fingers, you can do it at your fingertips, and the arrow hits the bull's-eye, just like playing around.

If it weren't for their careful selection, the generals who were ranked in the bottom ten would either be too clumsy to draw their bows, sweating profusely, and extremely embarrassed; Or the head is pitifully low, and the arrow body is weak and weak, which is worse than what Lu Ci demonstrated in person that day... They almost doubt that this is not the same test.

Not to be outdone, Gao Jixuan and Yang Wenguang followed closely behind, and they also made a lot of outstanding performances; even those yamen who used to wield knives and guns at home, and were "ignorant and incompetent" in the eyes of others, had two brushes.

Under the cruel comparison, those with poor martial arts skills were even more ashamed and embarrassed.

When the bow and horse test was finally over, the top ten people who shined brightly were refreshed and still smiling; while the other ten people whose performance was more than just "unsatisfactory" were all blushing with embarrassment , Head buried and left quickly.

Different from the essay test where everyone doesn't know the content, in the bow and horse competition, you can take everyone's performance into your eyes - and even a blind person can judge the superiority from the sound of the weapon.

Lu Ci watched Di Qing leave with a smile, nodded with satisfaction, then turned and went upstairs, and greeted the stunned examiners in a friendly manner.

He nodded to Han Yi with a smile, and asked, "After today's incident, I wonder if your understanding of the word 'qualified to be a general' will change a little?"

Everyone was in a complicated mood and didn't answer.

Only Han Jiang stiffened his neck and refused to accept it: "There are also several cases in the discipline of the system, the military plan, the ambition to be a general, and you are the only one who includes the bow and horse skills in the assessment. How can you blame other candidates for preparing for the examination?" insufficient?"

"That's a good question." To his surprise, Lu Ci nodded in agreement, and said with a slight smile, "I don't know if the leader of the enemy army will be as knowledgeable as Han Zhongcheng and insist on not taking the exam content."

Han Yi: "..."

Seeing Han Jiang's choked expression, he almost laughed out loud.

Lu Ci stopped talking to Han Jiang, just chuckled, and asked knowingly, "I'm even more curious. How can a person who doesn't even know how to bow and horse have the nerve to come to the General Command?"

——It's just that among the strict disciplines for selecting a scholar, the general department is easier than the talent, knowledge and physical fitness department, and it's just a loophole.