Imperial Exam Daily

After the leakage of the imperial examination questions came to an end, this year's provincial examination was unfair, so we had to re-write the questions and take the exam again. It is now October, and the rural examination has been postponed to the next year.

Zhang Qi also returned to the county to prepare for next year's scientific examination. Although the imperial examination was over, the time for the martial arts examination was approaching. The martial arts candidates who participated in the examination rushed to the capital one after another to prepare for the face-to-face examination in November.

Yang Ye made great achievements in the imperial examination, and his official position was raised again, from the fifth rank to the rank of the fourth rank. The original Guozijian retired early due to a leg injury, and Yang Ye happened to replace this position.

In terms of ability, the people in the court are obvious to all, and there is nothing extra to dare to say. Yang Ye has only been in the court for three years, and he has jumped from the sixth rank to the fourth rank. , How high should it be placed in the back if it is not guaranteed.

People in Beijing are used to meeting the wind to make the rudder, since they can't be suppressed, and going against the wind will not work, they will naturally go with the wind, everyone hurriedly started to run to the Yang family's courtyard, there was no shortage of gifts, the Yang family was full of people for a while.

Being promoted is naturally a matter of pride, and the people who come here speak nicely, which really makes people feel high, but there are people who come to visit every day, and it is really annoying to deal with all of them. Occupation has become a round-the-clock job, and no one will be happy after a long time.

Others are promoted and waiting to receive gifts, but Yang Ye is not always like that. Private giving and receiving is not something that can be put on the table. Although it has existed in the past dynasties and has long formed a trend, there will be fewer people staring at him nowadays. I'm afraid it's just waiting to collect his faults.

He doesn't accept gifts, and he doesn't accept the surrender of these officials. First, he doesn't want people to catch him. Second, the Yang family is not short of money. The business of the Yang family has grown a lot these years, and there is nothing. Last year, the elder brother's family After staying in Beijing for a while, I sent a few large carts of things to Beijing, all of which were good things. The new mansion has been decorated very richly, so there is no point in collecting more things.

As for the officials who surrendered, they have risen in rank, they are already Master Jiang's disciples, and they have made good friends with the prince's son-in-law. Down the line, there is Jiang Han, the military officer has General Ji, and Tan Shengchang is equal, so there is no need. People who defected, and those who were not clear about it, were reported as secret party members, not to mention the disadvantages, and the loss outweighed the gain if they could not be properly appointed.

After a lot of attempts, the Beijing officials were frustrated, and could only complain that the Yang family had a rich family background, and their eyes were high above the top, so they looked down on people.

These words reached the ears of Emperor Ji Wen: "He can be a man, and he has not let me down."

Eunuch Qiao, who was serving closely, said fairly: "In the end, it is the emperor who knows people well."

Emperor Ji Wen waved his hand: "You go and pass on a decree, so that Yang Ye will also come to proctor the martial arts exam."

When Yang Ye received this decree, Xing Huai, who was going to Beijing to rush for the exam, rushed into the capital and lived at home. In this way, he was suspected of being the invigilator, although there were relatives and children of officials in the capital who participated The martial arts exam, but the situation is not as special as him. He is the proposer of the martial arts exam, and he is arranged by the emperor to invigilate the exam.

Knowing his embarrassment, Xing Huai offered to live in an inn outside.

A Xi said: "It's not easy for Uncle Xing to come to the capital once, since he's here, why don't he stay at home and go out to live?"

When Yang Ye left Beijing for the first time, Xinghuai's family worked tirelessly to take care of Axi. It would be a bit chilling if someone had to live outside before that.

Even if Yang Ye decides to explain the situation to the emperor, he just doesn't need to invigilate the exam, and there are many people who want to invigilate the exam, so it's not difficult.

"That's fine, since you advocate martial arts and your relatives and friends respond, it's a good thing to take the lead in things, but there are two sides to things, and it's hard to say if someone with a heart decides to do it." Emperor Ji Wen said: "If that's the case, then you Come to observe the test, just don't participate in the judging, as for the invigilator, I will choose another person."

One of the invigilators of the martial arts examination is hanging out. The year is approaching the end of the year, and the biggest thing is probably the martial arts. Most officials want to show their presence in front of the emperor before the year, and several officials want to recommend themselves to be the invigilators.

Among them is Xue Yinsheng.

Yang Ye didn't know what Xue Yinsheng was up to, but he heard that Ji Chong strongly opposed Xue Yinsheng's invigilation. There are only four invigilators for the examination, General Ji, General Murong, Yu Zhige from the Ministry of War, and Tan Shengchang.

Although the emperor gave Xue Yinsheng a face, Xue Yinsheng felt uncomfortable.

When Yang Ye was promoted, many officials came to surrender. Although Yang Ye was not favored, they met Ah Xi. Rumors arose among the officials in Beijing, and they all speculated whether Ah Xi was the former Xue Zixiang. Back in the heyday of the previous dynasty, a daughter was conferred the title of Princess Heding, and her son-in-law was a promising official in the court, so no one would envy the Xue family.

But in the dark, I can see that the Yang family and the Ji family are close, but the Xue family is very mediocre. Anyone with a discerning eye will know that the son-in-law who is in the sky is at odds with the father-in-law. Others can't push people in beside Yang Ye, and they can't be Yang Ye's wife. The old man, and the only old man who only held a big bun but didn't take advantage of it, so his admiration turned into a joke.

Xue Yinsheng has experienced the change of dynasties, and his mind is sensitive and suspicious. In the past, officials flattered and praised him, but now he has become the laughing stock of everyone. No one knows what it feels like. Now even the emperor refuses to recommend him. The sacred heart is unpredictable Who knows whether the emperor suspects that the imperial examination has something to do with him, or whether he is remembering his revenge for helping the prince and suppressing him. Although he can't guess the emperor's mind, he can see with a discerning eye that Ji Chong and Yang Ye are deliberately Suppress him.

How can you feel at ease if you don't have enough power in the court.

Five days later, the test will begin.

Yang Ye got up early in the morning, even though he is now an official, he is making trouble like a candidate and rushing into the Forbidden City.

Axi tied the belt for him, and confessed: "Eat breakfast later, these days you wake up late, and you always go to court without having breakfast."

Yang Ye raised his head and took a breath. Just as he was about to agree, Axi tightened his hands to tie the belt, and he blurted out: "It's so tight!"

Ah Xi's hands froze when he heard the words, and the base of his ears suddenly turned red. Recently, he heard these words a little more frequently, the most recent being last night, when he let go of his hands, he frowned and hid away.

Yang Ye didn't know why, so he looked at the loose belt in an instant, and quickly grabbed it by himself: "It's loose before it's knotted."

Axi sat down by the bed, kicked off his shoes with a blushing face, and lay back on the bed again: "I'm still a little sleepy, you can dress yourself and go eat."

"Why do you give up halfway?" Yang Ye brushed A Xi's soft hair: "You won't have breakfast with me?"

A Xi turned his back to him and didn't answer.

Yang Ye smiled helplessly: "Then I'll go to court first as a husband."

A total of [-] martial arts candidates participated in the general examination, which was more than Yang Ye's participation in the imperial examination in previous years.

After Yang Ye arrived, he followed the rest of the invigilators to check the venue. Candidates entered the venue one after another, and it was a big mess again.

After the emperor arrived, the martial arts began, and the first test was archery.

Archery has been tested a lot in the county and township examinations. Emperor Ji Wen directly inspected the most difficult horse archery. There were [-] straw figures and five vigorous rabbits in the field. A group of ten candidates rode around the field together. As for archery, the more straw figures you hit, the higher the score, and the score for shooting a rabbit is twice that of the straw man. If candidates shoot the same prey, the score is given to the one who hits the target first, and the points are shared equally by those who shoot at the same time.

Xing Huai and Zhang Tiehu were in the same group, and they were still in the first group.

It was the first time for Emperor Ji Wen to select candidates for the martial arts examination. He had not sat down after coming to the examination room, but stood on a high place and looked at the first group of candidates.

The ten examinees stood in front of the horse respectively, and after receiving the arrows, they only waited for the emperor's order to mount the horse.

Martial arts students are mostly burly and strong men. When Yang Ye saw Zhang Tiehu at the beginning, he thought he was an extremely tall man, but Zhang Tiehu, who was the best in the provincial elections, had become a medium-sized man.

After all, physical condition is also one of the items of the test. It is not surprising that most of the candidates selected are tall, but what is strange is that there is a short candidate in the first group, who stands out from the crowd at high altitudes. The tallest one is inconspicuous, and the shortest one is eye-catching.

Emperor Ji Wen said: "Then what is the name of the No. 4 candidate? Why is he so short?"

Yang Ye checked the roster and replied, "My name is Tang Yong, and he is number one in the provincial examination in Huaibei Province."

Emperor Ji Wen said: "This Huaibei Province is located in the north. The people in the north are so tall, how can this short candidate win the first place?"

Yang Ye understood Emperor Ji Wen's meaning, the fact that the imperial examinations were leaked, the emperor inevitably had doubts in his heart, and he was especially concerned about abnormal things, he said: "The overall score of the martial arts examination must be calculated, so this candidate must have something special. "

Emperor Ji Wen didn't answer, but only winked at the eunuch. A sharp voice sounded in the examination room, and the examination officially started.

There was a sound of galloping horseshoes, and the examinees pulled their arrows to shoot the grass man from a long distance.

Yang Ye paid close attention to the situation in the examination room, only to hear a bang, and immediately a soldier shouted: "The middle one, Tang Yong, the grass man, three!"

The examiners were startled for a moment, they shot three arrows at once, and all of them hit. This kind of arrow technique is really rare!

Emperor Ji Wen, who had just sat down, stood up again: "Okay, it really is brilliant!"

It was a good start. Yang Ye was happy that there were such excellent candidates among the candidates, but also secretly worried for Xing Huai. The opponent was strong, and it would be difficult to get a good ranking.

Xing Huai in the field also noticed the strength of the same group of people. He shot four straw figures in a row and all of them hit the same straw man with Tang Yong's three arrows. Only one straw man was shot alone. Although it hits a hundred shots, it is nothing compared to the three arrows of a human. He slightly pressed his eyes and turned his gaze to the rabbit running around under the straw man.

These rabbits have well-developed hind legs and are very agile. They have been specially trained for the exam. They are much wilder than ordinary wild rabbits. The exam room is spacious and the number of rabbits is small. It is very difficult to shoot, so the candidates almost They all gave up shooting rabbits and devoted themselves to the straw man.

Xing Huai has been hunting for many years, and he is well versed in the nature of wild animals, so he picked up the empty space and missed the rabbit.

"Middle one, Xinghuai, hare, one!"

The soldiers reported three times in a row, and the candidates were itchy, and they also fixed their eyes on the rabbits, but most of them were shooters. Not only that, Xing Huai also shot down three arrows aimed at the hares, and the light in Emperor Ji Wen's eyes gradually brightened .

After the first round, Tang supported ten grassmen, and five were equally divided.

Xing Huai has four hares, two straw people, and divides the three equally.

The two are the best in the same group, Tang Yong is slightly better and won the first place, and Xing Huai is the second.

When Yang Ye was happy, he looked at Zhang Tiehu's results. He was obviously very good at archery, and he was already No.5.

But this group is really exciting, and this ranking is not bad.

But it also made him right, most of the powerful ones were assigned to the first group, and the latter ones were more ordinary, but there were two officials' children whose archery skills were not bad.

After the archery test, there is weight bearing. Candidates need to carry a stone weighing [-] jins forward, and the points are calculated according to the number of steps they take. The initial number of steps is three steps, and points are scored after three steps.

It is absolutely impossible for Yang Ye to resist such a heavy object, but Wu Sheng said otherwise.

In this test, Zhang Tiehu showed his indissoluble bond with stones and won the first place, while Tang Yong, who is short in stature, was slightly inferior in this test, and Xing Huai's score was higher, ranking in the top five.

The last exam was military strategy theory. There were many candidates from poor families, and their literacy was already at their limit.

For the first martial arts exam, Emperor Ji Wen never expected the examinees to know much about military tactics. Afterwards, the martial arts exams will set up special martial arts academies, gradually train them, and gradually increase the examination requirements. Now is the time for employing people, so it is natural to check the qualifications. Let go.

He was in a good mood for the exam today, which was a surprise.

After the unitary hour exam ended, candidates left the Forbidden City one by one, waiting for the results in two days.

Martial arts exams are not like imperial exams. I don't know how other candidates are doing in the exams. You can see other people's results throughout the martial arts exams. You can immediately know whether you are good or bad in the exams. You only have to wait two days before entering the Forbidden City to hear the results.

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