Looking at the horses, armor, and weapons sent from the palace, Guo Mo was secretly moved, but also speechless for a while.
If you really want to wear all this, why don't you tell others clearly that you are from an extraordinary background and have a strong background?
Otherwise, who could have put together this complete set of outfits? These are considered top-notch configurations in the world, right?
Especially that set of armor, this is not a craft that the folk can master.
However, since it was sent here, there is no reason to send it back.
Guo Mo also chose a yellow gelding. "A general without a horse is like having his legs broken." Having a good horse is also very advantageous on the battlefield of cold weapons.
Then, of course, I chose the "bright silver dragon stick", which weighed thirty-six kilograms.
I don’t know how many times I have been walked by the silver water. Under the sunlight, it sparkles and catches people’s eyes.
Guo Mo has already begun to practice the "Coiling Dragon Stick Technique", and now he has this "Bright Silver Coiling Dragon Staff", which is suitable for his use.
Only after he really practiced it did Guo Mo realize that the "Panlong Stick Technique" not only included stick techniques, but also explained in detail the techniques of Qi training, body training, and luck. It emphasized the method of "lifting a heavy weight while taking it lightly."
Moreover, this "Coiling Dragon Stick Technique" is actually divided into two parts, the one on the horse and the one on the horse, each with thirty-six ways. They come from the same source, but they are self-contained.
Lu Guanying was watching with eager eyes, but he was just greedy and didn't dare to say anything.
Guo Mo looked amused, so he gave Lu Guanying another green horse as a gift. He was so happy that he jumped three feet high.
"Guanying, although you have a horse, your marksmanship is too ordinary. I will write a letter right now and ask you to take him to Niujia Village outside Lin'an City."
"Find an uncle named 'Yang Tiexin', give him the letter, and learn the ten-day authentic 'Yang Family Marksmanship' there."
"But remember, don't reveal my identity to them for the time being. Just say that you are preparing to participate in the 'Martial Arts Examination' in order to serve the Song Dynasty."
Lu Guanying naturally knew Yang Tiexin's name. He also knew that Yang Tiexin's grandson Yang Guo was Guo Mo's youngest apprentice. He could only be a grandson when he went there.
Lu Guanying took the letter written by Guo Mo, rode on his newly acquired green horse, boarded the ship and left "Peach Blossom Island".
No matter how complicated the outside world is, it has nothing to do with Guo Mo who "writes and practices diligently" in "Peach Blossom Island".
"Peach Blossom Island" is now under the jurisdiction of Qingyuan Prefecture in Anqi Township, Changguo County. Someone has already registered Guo Mo's name and gone through the relevant procedures. Guo Mo can now be considered a serious person with a Song Dynasty household registration.
On September 15th, Guo Mo went to Yin County, where the Qingyuan Prefecture is located.
Due to previous high-level management, Guo Mo did not go through various "auditions" and directly participated in the final election of the state capital.
It’s not that I’m not strong enough, I really don’t want to waste time.
Even so, there are actually about 500 people who can enter the Qingyuan Mansion finals.
The rules of this "Martial Arts Exercise" are very simple, including three major tests and four minor items.
The first level of archery includes horse archery and foot archery.
The second critical policy theory, which is also the only literary test, requires writing answers about military knowledge or battle deductions.
The third stage of the horse battle is a direct one-on-one fight, with the winner advancing and the loser eliminated.
For people in this era, studying is still a luxury, so many people fail at the second level, and many people turn in blank papers.
Unless you perform very well in the first level of archery, you may be recorded by a thoughtful examiner, who may lead you to become a guest or recommend you.
Shooting at a target of fifty steps, Guo Mo hit all ten arrows, but only seven arrows hit the red heart. The other three arrows slightly missed the red heart. For him, this was the result of a month of hard training.
The horse shot at the target at eighty paces. Guo Mo also hit all ten arrows, including five in the red heart.
The comprehensive archery ranking was actually the first in the whole province. Guo Mo smiled bitterly. It seems that the southerners are really not good at riding and archery. What's more, Qingyuan Prefecture is considered "inland" and is not on the border.
For the second key policy theory, only a few hundred people could actually finish writing it and then submit it.
The policy of the state government is to recommend people to the top. Although they admit people based on their ability, generally speaking, it will not embarrass their own people too much.
Looking at Guo Mo's beautiful "thin gold body", several examiners had the illusion that this was not the entrance examination for Jinshi?
The results of the policy analysis cannot be announced on the spot. The morning time is over. Those with full papers will be considered to have passed the second level and can enter the third level in the afternoon. There are a total of 107 people.
After deliberation, several examiners selected 21 people who were outstanding in the archery assessment of the first level from among those who failed in the second level, and formed a group of 128 people to enter the third level of assessment.
The third level of assessment will officially begin soon.
Since the results of the second level have not been released, we can only rank them based on the results of the first level, ranking first to 107th.
To show fairness, the twenty-one candidates who came in as candidates will be ranked from 108th to 128th according to their actual results in the first level.
One hundred and twenty-eight people were sorted and started a horse battle in a head-to-tail duel.
That is, the first place versus the 128th place, the second place versus the 127th place...all the way up to the 64th place versus the 65th place.
Although it may not be fair, it is relatively reasonable.
The horses are uniformly equipped, and the weapon is also a wooden spear without a spearhead, which is actually a longer stick.
Guo Mo's first opponent was a middle-aged man in his thirties. He seemed to be a hunter. His archery skills were not bad, so he passed the first level. Unfortunately, he was illiterate.
Guo Mo didn't make the opponent look too bad. The two horses circled around for five rounds, and he was knocked off the horse with one shot, easily winning the first game.
Due to space restrictions, sixty-four games cannot be played at the same time, only half of the games can be played at one time.
In less than half an hour, the winner was decided.
Since all the guns used were wooden guns without spearheads, there were no deaths or serious injuries. At most, some unlucky ones accidentally fell off their horses and scratched their skin.
After a quarter of an hour's rest, the second game begins. This time, there are 64 people left, divided into 32 games, which can be played at the same time.
According to the order at the beginning of the third level, as your own entry number, draw lots to select your opponent, and the one with the highest ranking will be picked.
Guo Mo was of course No. 1, so he picked up a number at random, No. 116.
He was actually a person who counterattacked at the second level. Unfortunately, he met Guo Mo and his good luck came to an end.
The two of them didn't tell each other their names, and they just fought in the same place, swinging guns.
Guo Mo saw that this person was slightly stronger than his first opponent, mainly because he was stronger. He didn't seem to have learned martial arts seriously, and his horse riding skills were pretty good.
Five of them met each other, and with the same shot, they knocked him down and advanced to the top thirty-two.
Same process...
Advance to the top 16...
Advance to the quarterfinals...
Advancing to the quarterfinals means getting a ticket to the "Lin'an" finals.
The other eight people from the top 16 who lost, went through two rounds of one-on-one battles to determine the final two people's places.
The importance the imperial court attached to this "military exercise" can be seen from the fact that two imperial edicts were issued in succession.
Shi Miyuan, the head of the hundred officials, although he couldn't figure out for a moment what kind of medicine the officials were selling in the gourd, he couldn't stand up to the officials on such a "trivial matter".
Don’t you want to reuse military attachés? Well, I’ll just win the top ten.
Therefore, Shi Miyuan also mobilized everyone under him, all qualified military attachés and those with strong capabilities, to participate.
Qingyuan Mansion also paid special attention to this, and the ten final winners were only tentatively determined.
The final ranking will not be given until the results of the second critical policy theory are released three days later.
If among these ten people, there are really bad strategies, or there are some who are outstanding in strategy, and some of them make it into the top 16 in the third level, there is theoretically a chance for a comeback.
Guo Mo didn't want to wait for three days in Yin County. Originally, it was only half a day's journey from "Peach Blossom Island".
Guo Mo rode a yellow gelding and trotted all the way to Zhang Damengzi's boat shop. They arranged a fast boat and sent the people and horses back to "Peach Blossom Island".
Zhang Damengzi is a very interesting person. Recently, when people go in and out of "Peach Blossom Island", they always use his boat.
Once, he had the courage to tell Lu Guanying that he wanted to join "Peach Blossom Island" and completely merge his shipping company into "Peach Blossom Island".
Lu Guanying told Guo Mo about this. Guo Mo thought about it and felt that people from all walks of life might be useful, so he accepted Zhang Damengzi's "surrender".
In return, he asked Lu Guanying to teach Zhang Damengzi the "Bibo Palm Technique" that was an introduction to "Peach Blossom Island", and he was regarded as a handyman disciple of "Peach Blossom Island" and received the same treatment as all the servants on "Peach Blossom Island".
Don't think it's just the "Blue Wave Palm Technique", in the eyes of people like Zhang Damengzi, it's like a peerless martial arts.
At least in his opinion, he had only practiced for more than three months, and he could already fight more than a dozen of his guys.
There were even bigger shipping companies than his. After learning about this, they all regretted it and secretly cursed themselves for not taking advantage of it.
Therefore, seeing that it was Guo Mo who was going back to "Peach Blossom Island", Zhang Damengzi naturally drove a boat to escort him.
The young island owner called out. He learned from Lu Guanying that Guo Mo was in charge of his affairs, so he was extra attentive and served him beside him with tea and water.
Guo Mo looked at him a little funny. He was tall and tall, and he was a head taller than himself. He seemed to be a strong man.
Anyway, I had plenty of time, so I chatted with him from time to time.
"Zhang Da Mengzi, is your name Da Mengzi?"
"Back to the young island master, the villain's name is actually Zhang Jun. Maybe because he is not handsome enough, no one wants to call him. But I am pretty good at water, so over time they all call me Zhang Damengzi."
"Hahaha, I didn't expect you to have such a good name."
Guo Mo felt that this Zhang Damengzi, regardless of his big and rough appearance, the little thoughtfulness in what he said just now, and the way he poured tea and water, he should be a bold and careful person.
"I heard that you have learned the 'Blue Wave Palm Technique'? Practice it and let me see."
This was the opportunity he had been waiting for. After hearing what Guo Mo said, Zhang Damengzi quickly threw off his outer clothes and started practicing one move after another on the board of the boat.
"Young Island Master, please give me some advice."
After practicing, Zhang Dameng stood aside politely.
"Well, you have mastered the 'Bibo Palm Technique' routine, but what you lack is strength, proficiency and practical skills."
"Well, let me give you two ideas. The first one is that you insist on practicing this 'Blue Wave Palm Technique' in the water every day from now on. First go into half of the water, and then slowly get used to it, and then go into deeper water."
"The second one, after every two months of training, when did you go to 'Peach Blossom Island'? You can go to Nanqin, the fifth lady in charge, and just say it was me and ask her to find someone for you who is slightly stronger than you.
A taller opponent."
"You repeat this and practice for a year. If you can defeat all the 'handy disciples' on 'Peach Blossom Island', I will let you be accepted as an 'outer disciple'. How about that?"
In fact, Guo Mo had nothing to do. Seeing that Zhang Damengzi was an interesting person, he teased him half-truthfully.
"Young Island Master, do you mean what you say?"
"Seriously, I hope you can come to me soon."
When the boat arrived at "Peach Blossom Island", Guo Mo led the horse away, leaving only Zhang Damengzi, messy in the wind.
In the entire "Peach Blossom Island", few people knew that Guo Mo went to Qingyuan Mansion to participate in the competition.
Those few people who knew the inside story, none of them cared about his competition, they were doing whatever they were supposed to do.
Over the past month, the post-construction project of "Fulong Residence" has begun again.
Now that Guo Mo's identity has been confirmed, Huang Yaoshi has added and revised the layout according to local conditions.
Guo Mo was too lazy to argue with that Zhen'er, so just let him be.
In this competition, Guo Mo still saw his own shortcomings. The next step is to practice hard on shooting. Fortunately, there are still more than two months left.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! I have been back for a long time and haven’t seen Huang Rong yet. After asking someone, I found out that I went to see my mother-in-law early in the morning.
Guo Mo didn't care. He went to the martial arts field behind the island alone and practiced the "Coiling Dragon Stick Technique" on a horse. Lu Guanying also went back to compete and would not be back for two days. This martial arts field was temporarily occupied by Guo Mo.
Already.
Although today's horse battle did not pose any challenge to Guo Mo.
However, he suddenly thought, if he did not have such a domineering "bright silver coiled dragon stick" in his hand, could he still exert the effect of the "coiled dragon stick technique"?
"To lift a heavy weight as if it were light" and "to lift a light weight as if it were heavy" seem to be two extremes to a certain extent, and they seem to be able to transform and communicate with each other.
So, what is light? What is heavy?
In Guo Mo's mind, he went through the "luck" method recorded in the "Pailing Dragon Stick Technique" secret book over and over again. It was not the same concept as the infuriating energy of ordinary internal skills.
The true energy of normal internal energy and mind methods is mostly stored in the meridians and travels in various major acupoints.
Of course, there are exceptions, just like the "innate true energy" he has now, lying quietly in his "dantian".
There has been no movement for many days, and Guo Mo has almost forgotten about it.
He felt that the "luck" technique in the "Coiling Dragon Stick Technique" seemed to have something in common with the "innate true energy". Both of them could move away from the organs, bones and muscles.
Guo Mo tried to mobilize the "innate true energy" in his Dantian, but there was no response. It seemed that he had exhausted too much last time and had not recovered yet?
At his wits' end, Guo Mo thought he'd better practice the "Coiling Dragon Stick Technique" first.
Immediately go to the thirty-sixth road, and get off the horse to the thirty-sixth road.
The stick is the "ancestor of hundreds of soldiers". The spear can penetrate a line, and the stick can sweep a large area. The marksmanship is all about the expansion and contraction of the circle, while the stick method is about the speed of smashing.
"The sword is slow and the stick is sharp, and the hand is used." The stick is pounding and splitting, and the whole body is used.
The stick is no longer than an eyebrow, and the body steps must follow each other. The tiger's mouth is facing the tiger's mouth, and it can fly up and down at will.
Guo Mo was riding on his horse for a while, practicing the thirty-six moves on the horse; and then flying off the horse, practicing the thirty-six moves on the horse.
Now I am practicing the thirty-six steps on the horse, and now I am practicing the thirty-six steps on the horse.
I couldn't even tell which one was on the horse and which one was off the horse. At first, I was using sticks and sticks, which was extremely clear.
Later, no one could be seen anywhere, the place was full of stick shadows.
"Dad, will Brother Mo be okay?"
It turned out that the servants reported that Guo Mo was back, so Huang Rong and "Dong Xi" went to "Fulongju" to have a look, but they didn't see anyone.
When they heard that he had arrived at the martial arts arena behind the island, the two of them also rushed to the martial arts arena. They stared outside the arena for more than two hours, and it was already dark.
"Rong'er, it's better not to disturb him. Mo'er is extremely talented. This is a critical moment for practicing the stick, so no one can disturb him."
The two then moved further away, guarding the intersection leading to the martial arts arena to prevent others from entering.
Fortunately, today is September 15th, with a bright moon hanging high in the sky, and the two of them can still see Guo Mo's position clearly.
Suddenly, Guo Mo threw the dragon stick into the air, making gestures with his hands, and then jumped up.
In the air, he caught the "Bright Silver Coiled Dragon Stick" with one hand, carried it behind his back, and fell lightly from the air.
“Hahaha—that’s it, that’s it!”
"This Emperor Taizu is really yours. You have deceived so many people for hundreds of years..."