This fat man’s name is Ding Er. This is his first time in Chang’an. However, he is not here to take part in the martial arts competition because his results in the Wenshan County examination were not outstanding and he failed in the second round.
Was eliminated.
Ding Er came to Chang'an this time just to join in the fun.
The thinner young man's name is Tian Mu. He had outperformed the others in Wenshan County's county examination and won the first place in Wenshan County.
Ding Er and Tian Mu are friends from the same village. Although he failed to enter the Beijing Examination, he still followed Tian Mu to Chang'an.
Ding Er has lived in Wenshan County since he was a child. The furthest place he has traveled to is Wenshan County.
So when he walked into Chang'an City, it was like opening up a new world.
But although Na Tian Mu has never been to other places, he followed his grandfather to Wenshan County when he was very young. However, he has always been steady, so the prosperity of the streets of Chang'an did not stop him to wait and see.
"Hurry up and leave."
Tian Mu said speechlessly: "The test in Beijing is about to begin. Guesthouses in the capital are bound to be in short supply. If we don't find guesthouses early, it will be even harder to find them later."
Ding Er was a little disappointed. After finally coming to Chang'an, he couldn't watch as much as he wanted.
I had no choice but to follow Tian Mu through the streets and alleys, looking for a guesthouse to stay.
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The Han Dynasty's first martial arts test in Beijing was naturally taken very seriously by the imperial court. Xu Shu, the imperial censor, was extremely busy these days.
Because there are nearly thirty counties across the country, the top three from each county have rushed to the capital.
Moreover, this was the first time that this kind of exam was held. There was no precedent to learn from, so everything had to be done based on feeling. However, Emperor Liu Chan gave him a suggestion.
If there are too many people, work in groups.
The total number of candidates taking the Beijing Examination is more than 100.
Of course, not all of these more than 100 people have participated in the county examination, and some of them were left to those clans by Xu Shu. After all, this is the first time that this kind of talent selection method has been held.
Therefore, in addition to the fact that each county passes the county examination and the top three are determined, they can participate in the Beijing examination.
Clans from Shuzhong, Nanzhong, Guanzhong, and Longyou have also obtained certain quotas. These people do not need to participate in the county examination. They directly advance to the Beijing examination. There are more than sixty or seventy people in number.
Including the top three from each county, there are a total of 150 candidates taking the Beijing Examination this time.
Liu Chan looked at the list and was a little excited.
His name is naturally also on this list.
That's right - it's a document.
Inside the Xuanshi Hall.
Liu Chan looked at the list carefully. He wanted to see if there were any familiar celebrities in history.
It's just a pity that there is no historical figure he is familiar with.
Although he did not see any familiar historical figures, he also gave Xu Shu a suggestion, which was to divide the 150 people into five groups of thirty people each, and set up five examination rooms in Chang'an to conduct the examination at the same time.
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This is the first time a martial arts examination has been held.
Xu Shu adopted Liu Chan's suggestion and divided the Beijing examination into two stages. First, there was a preliminary examination, which was a competition between five groups in five examination rooms. Finally, the top four from each group were selected, totaling twenty people.<
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The twenty winners will then undergo a re-examination, which can be understood as the finals.
The examiners for the preliminary examination are composed of military officers from the Yushi Dafu Palace and the Prime Minister's Palace.
The tenth year of the founding of the Han Dynasty, January 8, 232 AD.
The groups participating in the preliminary test are announced.
Liu Chan's name change document was classified in the third group.
Compared with the county examination, the competition requirements of the Beijing Examination are more complicated. In addition to pair-wise confrontation, each candidate taking the examination also needs to take individual assessments on subjects such as archery and riding skills.
Because there are more subjects to be assessed, winning or losing a separate PK no longer directly determines the outcome. The final score is determined by adding up the scores in each subject to determine the ranking.
The tenth year of the founding of the Han Dynasty, January 20, 232 AD.
After ten days of preliminary examination competition, one hundred and fifty candidates who took the Beijing Examination completed the preliminary examination competition, and the final list of the top 20 was announced.
"Xia Houze, Gongsun Wang, Chen Xin, Guan Zhen, Chai Shan, Huang Jin, Xu Ping, Sun Xu, Ma Wu, Tian Mu, Lu Shun, Wen Dan, Shi Jinye, Liao Yu, Wei Yun, Tu Lianhu, Han Cang, Wang Yu
,Deng Liao, Zhong Yi."
"Are these twenty people who entered the re-examination?" Liu Chan asked after reading the list.
"Return to Your Majesty!" Xu Shu said: "These are the twenty people."
Liu Chan was secretly proud because he also successfully entered the top twenty.
Whether these people can actually lead troops in battle is still uncertain, but when it comes to martial arts, Liu Chan still knows a little bit about them, because he has watched most of the competitions live.
For example, Chen Xin is the person who impressed him the most, as well as people such as Tu Lianhu, Zhong Yi, Gongsun Wang, etc. These people are also outstanding in martial arts.
Just when Liu Chan was secretly proud, Xu Shu said again: "Your Majesty, the re-examination will be held in three days. Before the re-examination, I would like to invite your Majesty..."
"Okay!" Before Xu Shu could finish speaking, Liu Chan jumped in and said, "Don't worry, my dear, I will be there on the day of the re-examination."
Wait——
Just as Liu Chan finished speaking, he suddenly paused.
But Xu Shu was very happy. He said: "I would like to thank your majesty for these candidates. If they can get your majesty's instructions on the day of the re-examination, they will definitely become the pillars of the Han Dynasty in the future."
"Xu Aiqing——" Liu Chan hurriedly called Xu Shu: "I, I..."
Seeing the emperor hesitate to speak, Xu Shu was confused for a moment.
He didn't know what Liu Chan wanted to say, but he was really confused, because the emperor was so excited a moment ago, but he didn't seem so excited at this moment.
Why is this?
Could it be that His Majesty went back on his word and did not want to be there on the day of the re-examination?
Looking at Xu Shu's puzzled look, Liu Chan said slowly: "Xu Aiqing has worked hard. In three days, I will go to the examination room in person to meet these brave generals of my great Han Dynasty."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Xu Shu finally breathed a sigh of relief, this was part of his plan.
Because the martial arts examination selects generals, it is very important.
However, the real purpose of holding the martial arts examination is actually to pave the way for the imperial examination system that will follow. The re-examination of the martial arts examination in three days will naturally be very important.
According to arrangements, on the day of the re-examination, in addition to the emperor being invited to watch in person, the main senior officials of the Han Dynasty and local high-level officials will also be present in person.
He just wants to show it to the civil and military officials of the Han Dynasty and the wealthy families.
Big man——
New changes are about to come.
Let them see in advance the new talent selection method of the Han Dynasty.
So this day is very important.
Three days later.
Chang'an, Chengdong Campus.
Thousands of people from Chang'an City and nearly a hundred civil and military officials from the Han Dynasty came to the school grounds early.
The twenty candidates who entered the Beijing Examination for the re-examination were all in high spirits and accepted the admiring looks of the people watching under the stage.
They are the winners.
They are the ones who stand out from nearly 10,000 candidates across the country.
Today, they will be here to be reviewed by the emperor.
Below the ring, a little fat man waved to a young man on the stage from time to time, looking particularly excited.
"Brother Mu!"
"Brother Mu!"
Tian Mu was standing in the middle of the twenty people. He was also very excited, but he was still a little embarrassed to be exclaimed by a little fat man in such a large public.
However, this embarrassing situation did not last long.
With a loud shout, the scene suddenly became quiet.
"Your Majesty is here!"
As soon as the eunuch chief Fu'an finished speaking, everyone fell silent and looked around, but they were a little strange.
Where is Your Majesty?
There were no moving figures around.
According to normal operation, when the emperor arrives, he must be cheered in front and supported by the crowd, and the eunuchs and maids will clear the way.
But at this moment——
Not to mention the emperor, not even the eunuchs and maids were seen.
At this moment, among the twenty people originally standing on the stage, a young man wearing a mask slowly walked out of the queue. This made the examinees around him, the people in the audience, and the civil and military officials on the invigilation stage
They were all stunned.
They didn't know what happened.
One of the guards at the edge of the ring wanted to step forward and stop the young man who was marching out.
I saw the young man slowly taking off his mask.
"Your Majesty!"
Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, was immediately shocked and said that he really didn't expect that this young man wearing a mask was actually the Emperor of the Han Dynasty Liu Chan.
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This chapter has been completed!