Because of the convening of the martial arts competition, all the eyes of the world are focused here.
Compared with the imperial examination, the martial arts examination has a special nature.
Therefore, the time is longer than that of the imperial examination.
The martial arts examination lasts for five days, and the archery competition was held on the morning of the first day.
Among them are nothing more than riding shooting, infantry shooting, flat shooting and other subjects.
These subjects are all ordinary, just do your own thing.
The score is determined based on who hits the most targets and has the most rings.
The top ten will compete in a playoff to determine the top three in shooting.
In the afternoon, there will be physical fitness and weight-bearing competitions.
Like the archery subjects, results are determined entirely based on the candidate's performance at that time.
Different from archery, this subject directly requires the top three.
Different from the individual exam on the first day, the exam on the second day requires actual combat between people.
On the second day, there will be gun skills competitions all day long.
Candidates go to the ring and compete one-on-one, and their results will be available on the same day.
The third day was similar to the second day, with a wrestling competition.
It is also a one-on-one competition in the ring, and the results will be available on the same day.
The final assessment of the martial arts subjects will be based on the candidates' comprehensive scores.
As for the fourth and fifth days, these are the examinations for Shuai Cai’s martial arts.
And this subject is obviously more important than the military subject of generals.
After all, since ancient times, there has been a widely circulated saying, "To be a general, strategy comes first, and martial arts comes second."
In the military, handsome men are often more rare than generals.
Otherwise it would not be divided into two days.
The first day will be a written defense.
The four examiners will jointly set the questions, and the candidates must answer all the questions on the paper within one hour.
On the second day, you will have a face-to-face interview with the examiner based on your scores on the first day.
The examiner will also ask questions on military strategy, Sun Wu's art of war, etc. As mentioned before, there is no distinction between the two subjects. Candidates can apply for either subject.
The only difference is the employment allocation after passing the exam.
Of course, the imperial court did not have special regulations, and each person could apply for a limited number of subjects.
If you are confident in yourself, you can directly apply for two subjects, or even register for the exam together.
As for Li Chengqian, after all the test questions were given, there was nothing to do.
After all, he will be in charge of invigilating the exam three days later.
Therefore, he took advantage of his free time and ran to the temporarily built school field outside Chang'an City to watch the candidates taking the archery test.
"Look, is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
"Nonsense, the prince is giving a question today, how could he be here?"
"Don't fart, that's not His Highness the Crown Prince, who else could it be?"
"Brothers, you have to fight hard to show your face in front of His Majesty the Crown Prince!"
Li Chengqian is no longer what he used to be.
Earlier, he was the one who was beaten when a mouse crossed the street and everyone shouted.
But things are different now, he is a national idol.
After all, the various deeds of this guy leading troops into battle have long been spread among the people and become legends.
Seeing him coming at this moment, the candidates present were all excited.
Everyone also took a deep breath and prepared to show their faces in front of Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian didn't react much to this.
He led Yuchi Jingde and Cheng Hualiang to the examiner's desk to look for Cheng Yaojin.
"hey-hey."
Li Chengqian approached Cheng Yaojin and said, "Uncle Cheng, did you find any good seeds today?"
"I haven't seen it yet."
Cheng Yaojin curled his lips and said helplessly: "I also really doubt whether he is a master among the people."
They are all dead, why are all these crooked idiots here?"
Although what he said was unpleasant, it was also true.
You know, if you want to be an excellent general, you must have accurate shooting skills.
Otherwise, how to go into battle and kill the enemy?
Is it possible that you want the enemy to bring his head close to you and let you chop it off?
Among the generals of the Tang Dynasty, whether it was Cheng Yaojin, Hou Junji, or even Changsun Wuji, they all had extremely precise shooting skills.
And Li Shimin's shooting skills are even more outstanding.
Not long ago, Li Shimin relied on a bow and arrow to kill more than 40 enemy soldiers in World War I.
Therefore, Li Shimin also attaches great importance to this archery test.
I even told these examiners in private that if I could get full marks in archery, even if I got zero marks in the other two subjects, I would definitely be admitted to the army as a general. ??
But this morning's archery test really left Cheng Yaojin speechless.
It is now the third batch of candidates who have entered the exam, but so far not even one has received a perfect score.
There are even cases where seven out of ten arrows miss the target, which is really eye-catching.
At this moment, Hou Junji also sighed and said: "If the next candidates are all of this level, then this martial arts examination is really not as good as not being held."
"Lao Hou, what you said is too much."
Su Dingfang on the side said: "My son is still behind."
"Hey, I really forgot."
"In the echelons at the back, there are some noble children."
Hou Junji shook his head and sighed: "But among these candidates, I'm afraid they are the only ones who can pass."
"That's not possible."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian smiled.
He said: "Uncle Hou, Uncle Cheng, believe it or not, the fun is yet to come..."
Li Chengqian held Cheng Yaojin's shoulders, pointed at the crowd of candidates from the fourth team, and said: "Look, there is a sharp archer. He will make a move in a while and he will definitely shock your jaws."< br>
Hearing this, Cheng Yaojin curled his lips.
He said: "Your Highness, please don't brag. I, Old Cheng, really won't be shocked by anyone."
"After all, I have seen your majesty's archery skills. Who else is better than your majesty?"
After saying this, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but be stunned.
He glanced at Li Chengqian.
Not to mention, among them, there is really one who can rival Li Shimin in terms of archery skills.
And this person is nothing more than the cheating Li Chengqian.
He has the archery skills package of Flying General Li Guang, and the heavy bow in his hand is no joke.
But Li Chengqian didn't care that much.
He said bluntly: "Why don't we take a gamble on the candidate in front of us with the number 10 on his body?"
"If his marks in each item of the archery test exceed 90, you have to treat me to dinner. If not, how about I treat you?"
Before Cheng Yaojin could say anything, Hou Junji on the side became unhappy.
He said: "Your Highness, this is because you are partial."
"After all, I, Lao Hou, have traveled all over the country with you. Why don't you miss me when you have such a good thing?"
Hou Junji said straightly: "I don't care, I still want to bet. If this guy doesn't score more than ninety points in each item, His Highness will have to treat me to dinner."
"Can."
Li Chengqian looked at Yuchi Jingde and Su Dingfang again and said, "General Su, General Yuchi, do you want to bet?"
Hearing this, Su Dingfang and Yuchi Jingde looked at each other.
Then both of them laughed.
Su Dingfang said directly: "If he can really exceed ninety in each item, I will treat His Highness to a month."
"Me too!"
Yuchi raised his head respectfully and said.
Seeing these people not afraid of death, Cheng Yaojin also smiled.
I'm afraid these guys really don't know how deceitful this Crown Prince is.