The re-examination was held three days after the preliminary examination. Half of the more than 4,000 candidates were eliminated in the preliminary examination, and the remaining half were re-examined in five courts. More than half will be eliminated, leaving 300 candidates for the final examination. Thirty were finally admitted.
people.
The re-examination was also very simple. It was still a literary test. If you passed three to two, you would pass, but it became a fifty-step line shot, which was much more difficult.
Li Ye still took the retest at the left-back polo ground. He was still assigned to the fifth lane, but this time the ball board in the fifth lane was replaced with a new one. Only one passed in the fifth lane of the initial test. The candidates had too many opinions.
Li Ye was the ninth to appear, and it was his turn soon.
Li Ye galloped on his horse and swung out a polo ball. Fifty steps away, the polo ball accurately hit the hole and hit the first ball.
In the shed behind the fifth lane stood an official with his hands behind his hands, watching Li Ye play with complicated eyes.
This person is the director of the Polo Department, named Chen Tai, and he is also the examiner of this year's professional polo player qualification examination.
Chen Tai was actually just a ninth-rank petty official. The day before yesterday, Yang Hui found him and made a direct request to him, prohibiting a candidate named Li Ye from passing the exam.
Yang Hui represented the attitude of the Yang family. Chen Tai dared not provoke him, so he quickly agreed. Unexpectedly, in the afternoon, there was a guarantee letter on his desk, and it was actually King Si Ning who guaranteed for Li Ye.
King Sining then sent the eunuch Wang Shouzhong to remind him, hoping that the competition would be fair.
This Li Ye turned out to be from King Si Ning. Only then did Chen Tai realize that things were not that simple.
At this time, Li Ye's second ball also hit the hole accurately, and its trajectory was exactly the same as the first ball.
Chen Tai could see clearly that from Li Ye's swing, hitting the ball to the polo entering the hole, every step was extremely precise. The two balls even had the same flight trajectory and entry position. He was definitely a master.
If he didn't interfere, Li Ye would definitely pass the exam, but if he interfered, wouldn't he offend King Si Ning? He was also someone who could crush him to death with just a stretch of his hand.
What a dilemma!
Chen Tai sighed and went back to the official room worriedly.
At the end of the retest, Qiao Bin was eliminated as expected. At the fifty-step line, he didn't hit a single ball. Du Wang was also eliminated. He only hit one ball.
Ma Jinsong passed. He hit two of the three goals, missed the second one, and made the third one by chance.
A total of 305 people passed the re-examination and were qualified to participate in the final examination. The final examination will be tomorrow at the Zuowei Polo Stadium in the Imperial City.
In a tavern in the West City, four people sat together to discuss tomorrow's exam.
Qiao Bin was not depressed. He knew that he was not good enough. He had never reached the fifty-step line. He was very happy to pass the first test.
He and his father have already agreed that if he fails to pass the exam as a polo player, he will continue to study in the county school. When he is sixteen, his father will find a way to send him to a provincial school.
The relationship sent him to study at Taixue University.
Du Wang is not depressed either. He is a native of Duling. Although his father is not the legitimate son, the Du family has wide connections, so finding a good job for him will not be a problem, but he also has to go to the county school to study.
As for Ma Jinsong, his family is a big businessman and one of the top ten wine merchants in Chang'an. His family has a lot of money. He lost thirty guan to Li Ye before without blinking an eye.
So what everyone is concerned about is Li Ye's exam tomorrow.
Ma Jinsong picked up the wine cup and said to Li Ye: "The final test is also called the double finals. It adopts an elimination system and is eliminated in two steps. The first is a group of ten people. The top two will advance to the finals. Or they will be divided into ten groups to compete. You
If you beat your opponent, you will be admitted. It is a bit cruel, but it is also very interesting. If you buy a ticket, you can also participate in betting."
Qiao Bin smiled and said: "Du Wang and I are going. If the time comes, we will bet heavily on you and make a lot of money!"
Li Ye took out fifty taels of silver from his bag, handed it to Qiao Bin and said with a smile, "Bet on me too, bet on me to win."
"no problem!"
Qiao Bin accepted the money and said, "Let's think about it, where will Yang Hui interfere?"
Du Wang said slowly: "Actually, there are accidents every year, either the club is broken or the horse has a problem. Because the competition is very cruel, it is inevitable that some people will use dirty methods. All candidates will be very careful, especially Li Xiandi. In the end,
It is best to find a helper, because you are going to draw lots, and at this time you need a helper to take care of your horses and clubs."
Li Ye immediately thought of Zhang Xiaopang, and he said to Qiao Bin: "Buy a ticket for me, and I will take Zhang Xiaopang with me!"
Qiao Bin smiled and said, "No problem, I'll buy the tickets for you."
"Tell me again, what else should I be careful about?"
Du Wang thought for a while and said: "Everything else is decided by drawing lots. Unless there is manipulation in the drawing, I can't think of anything else. In front of everyone, you can't say you didn't make it even if you made it!
There is also the final qualification review, I guess Yang Hui will find a way at this step, it depends on whether the letter of guarantee from King Si Ning is effective."
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Yang Hui also received news that the Polo Administration was unwilling to review Li Ye's qualifications because he had a letter of guarantee.
Yang Hui felt strange that Chen Tai had already agreed, but why did he change his attention again? He hurriedly sent someone to inquire about the situation.
Soon, his subordinates reported to him that it was King Si Ning who sent people to put pressure on Chen Tai. Chen Tai did not dare to offend King Si Ning and canceled the qualification review of Li Ye.
It turned out that King Sining took action, and Yang Hui couldn't sit still anymore. He quickly found his uncle Yang Guozhong.
"You should go to your father for this kind of thing, why should you go to me?"
Yang Guozhong really didn't like this clan nephew. Mrs. Guo Guo entrusted her with the polo team, but this bastard took her position as team leader, which should have belonged to her son.
Yang Hui smiled and said: "My father has gone to Shuzhong and is not in the capital. My nephew can only ask his uncle for help. Besides, this is also a matter of the Yang family. If we lose, wouldn't it be a loss of face for the Yang family?"
"You also know that this is a matter of the Yang family, so why didn't you discuss it with me in advance and why did you insist on provoking King Si Ning?"
Yang Hui said awkwardly: "My nephew didn't know about his relationship with King Si Ning at that time. He just thought he was a little ant!"
"Hmph! You are so self-righteous that you have come to me now because you have caused trouble. It doesn't matter. You go tell the Polo Department and let them weigh it. Which is more important, the Yang family's face or the face of King Si Ning?"
Yang Hui hesitated for a moment, his face was still a little weaker than that of King Si Ning, "Why don't uncle write a letter to his nephew?"
"shit!"
Yang Guozhong glared at him fiercely, "You want me to write a letter to a young boy from a poor area? Where will I put my face if the news spreads?"
"Then my nephew wants to use some extraordinary measures. Does my uncle agree?"
Yang Guozhong said coldly: "What method you want to use is your business. Don't ask me, I don't know anything!"
"My nephew understands, thank you uncle for your support!"
Yang Hui bowed and left in a hurry.
Yang Guozhong's eldest son, Yang Xuan, worried: "Without my father's substantial support, the Polo Department may not offend King Si Ning, and Yang Hui will probably lose."
"Isn't it bad if he loses?"
Yang Guozhong said coldly: "If he loses, it will disgrace the Yang family. The position of leader of the polo team will be yours. I can't ask for more!"
It turned out that his father had this idea. Yang Xuan quickly said: "Then will my father go tomorrow?"
Yang Guozhong shook his head, "You go and take a look for me, I won't go."
"I understand, kid!"
At night, Pei Sanniang was urgently asked to help again. A woman's amniotic fluid had broken and she was about to give birth.
Pei Sanniang is a female doctor. Most women will go to him when they are sick, but she rarely does midwives. Most people look for a midwife, but if they can't find a midwife at the moment, Pei Sanniang will take over.
Li Ye came to the backyard of the temple as usual. Zhang Xiaopang was also there, but he did not see Pei Min.
In the afternoon, Li Ye told Zhang Xiaopang, and Zhang Xiaopang agreed to accompany Li Ye to take the exam tomorrow. He practiced martial arts for a month and made rapid progress. He couldn't beat Ma Jinsong before, but now Ma Jinsong probably can't beat him.
Of course, Pei Min is also teaching him to control his violent temper and not to fight easily with others.
He had to get up early tomorrow, and Li Ye only practiced for less than an hour before finishing.
He climbed up to the well platform wetly. He no longer needed the well rope and could climb up easily by climbing up the well wall. This was also one of the gains he gained from practicing martial arts for a month.
However, Li Ye unexpectedly saw Pei Min, and Pei Min said to him apologetically: "I'm sorry, I couldn't keep your horse?"
Li Ye was shocked, "What happened to my horse?"
Pei Min sighed.
Li Ye quickly put on his clothes and ran towards his home. He ran home in one breath, but his mother hadn't come back yet. Aunt Mu saw Pei Min following behind and was so frightened that she hid back in the house.
Li Ye ran directly to the backyard. His horse was lying on the ground, its legs were weak and twitching, and it was foaming at the mouth. It was dead.
Li Ye slowly knelt down and gently stroked this very spiritual old horse. Two lines of tears slowly flowed out of the corners of the old horse's eyes, and the remaining light of life disappeared in its eyes.
"And this club!"
Pei Min handed him the club that had been chopped into two pieces and said apologetically: "I was also worried about tonight. I went to take care of your mother, but..."
Li Ye wiped away his tears, took a deep breath and said, "I was careless. I will keep this lesson in mind, and I will make Yang Hui pay the price."
Pei Min urged: "Don't be reckless. How can you defeat the Yang family?"
Li Ye slowly shook his head, "It won't be now. A gentleman's revenge will not be too late in six years. I will endure it until the day I kill him!"
Pei Min patted him on the shoulder, "You can use iron and wood clubs for the clubs. They are allowed to be used in competitions. For the horses, I will use my horses for the time being tomorrow. I will give you one later!"
"Thank you uncle, someone still owes me a horse!" At this moment, Li Ye's heart was filled with overwhelming fighting spirit.
