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Just as Weitu expected.
After learning that Wei Tu had returned to Li's house and borrowed the Huang family's carriage, a subtle change occurred in Li Yaozu's heart.
The words he spoke to Wei Tu also tended to be equal, instead of always saying that Wei Tu was "loyal" and that he did things "dutifully" when he was in Li's house...
"Huang family?"
"If our Li family hadn't bought him back then, how would he be alive now? Where is his second aunt? Where was he then?"
In the study room of Li's house, Li Xingye and Li Yaozu were talking, and they expressed a lot of dissatisfaction.
A domestic slave sat at the same table with him during this period, and Li Yaozu and his wife often lectured him, asking him to establish a good relationship with Wei Tu, which would be of great use in the future.
Although he listened to his parents, openly talked to Wei Tu on an equal footing, and treated him politely, he became increasingly dissatisfied.
It was obviously the Li family that gave Wei Tu everything, but Wei Tu still acted like an equal. It was really not his "duty".
In addition, he was ranked among the top ten in the county examination, and he is expected to gain fame in this subject...Does he have to consider the thoughts of a domestic slave before doing anything?
He could bear it a few days ago.
But today, Li Yaozu was obviously more "polite" when facing Wei Tu.
"Kowtow" to former domestic slaves.
this point.
Li Xingye couldn't bear it.
He believed that Wei Tu had insulted his parents.
"My dear ancestor. Keep your voice down, don't let the servants hear you." Li Yaozu was startled when he heard Li Xingye's words. He quickly walked to the door and looked around. When he saw no servants, he immediately
The doors and windows were closed tightly.
"What's this?"
Li Xingye didn't take it seriously and sat on the straight-backed chair near the desk.
However, when he spoke, he still obeyed Li Yaozu's words and kept his voice lower.
"Just bear with me for a few more days, and soon my father will send him away." Li Yaozu coaxed Li Xingye.
"also."
Li Xingye raised his eyebrows and did not argue too much with Li Yaozu.
"By the way, Dad, ask the maid to bring me some more cakes. I'm hungry."
At this time, Li Xingye spoke again.
"hungry?"
"Isn't this just after dinner?"
When Li Yaozu heard this, he immediately scolded Li Xingye for being a prodigal and felt sorry for his money.
How much does it cost to add one extra meal per night?
"How can I touch the dishes he touched twice?" Li Xingye said contemptuously, holding a book on Confucian sages.
…
The next day.
In the square in front of the main temple of the Chenghuang Temple, the second martial arts assessment begins.
This time, the exams were on three subjects: horse shooting, foot shooting and competition.
After the three subject examinations are completed, it also means that the outer field is over, and the last test of the martial arts examination is left, the inner field military strategy.
"On top of the armor..."
"In the first class..."
Soon, the results of Wei Tuma She and Bu She came out accordingly.
In these two exams, Wei Tu achieved Grade A, ranking among the top martial arts masters.
"He actually has a good horse that he's used to riding?"
Outside the field, a group of gentry were astonished. They did not expect that Wei Tu, who was born in a poor family, would ride a green horse in the horse shooting test instead of the inferior horse provided by the county.
"What is the origin of this Wei Tu? Was it deliberately disguised in the previous exam?"
Everyone's faces darkened.
But soon, they gave up the idea.
Deliberately pretending that you come from a poor family during the martial arts examination is of no use. On the contrary, you may be looked down upon by the examiner and receive a poor score.
"At the end of the show last night, I saw Brother Huang and his side room going to see Wei Tu. Could it be that Wei Tu and Brother Huang have an old relationship?"
A gentleman asked curiously.
The Huang family is a wealthy family in Qingmu County, and every move they make is noticed by those who travel with them. Although no one saw the scene where Mr. Huang and Wei Tu recognized their relatives the day before yesterday, the fact that Wei Tu went to the Huang family was noticed by some gentry.
knew.
"Well..." Mr. Huang hesitated for a moment and said, "He is my nephew, and he is also my nephew..."
"So, this Wei picture comes from the Huang family?" the gentleman next to him asked immediately.
If Wei Tu was from the Huang family, then their guess about their performance in the first game the day before yesterday might be wrong.
In this county martial arts competition, Wei Tu is very likely to become the county leader.
Even if he failed to become the county leader, his performance in the outfield and among the top rankings were more than enough.
At this moment, in Wei Tu's three outfield exams, except for Ji Yong's "Knife Dance" subject, which was slightly worse and only achieved "B-top", the rest of the grades were all A-grade.
In this county martial arts competition, only the final infield test is left - military strategy!
However, Zheng Guo’s martial arts competition was based on “martial arts first, strategy second.”
In other words, military strategy scores have little or very limited impact on the rankings of martial arts candidates.
As long as Wei Tu doesn't write nonsense during the military strategy exam, his results will be enough to rank among the top five, top three, or even the leader in the county martial arts test.
And the military strategy exam...
They, the wealthy gentry, could buy questions from the county magistrate.
If Wei Tu was born in the Huang family...
So in this military strategy test, Wei Tu must pass, and there is an 80% chance that he will be the leader.
Hearing the gentleman's questioning, Mr. Huang shook his head.
He really wanted Wei Tu to become a member of the Huang family, but unfortunately, Wei Tu had a good master, and he promised Wei Tu benefits - in Wei Tu's eyes, he was as light as a feather, which was not enough to impress him.
"That's good." When the gentry heard this, they were relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.
Just like the county chiefs in the civil examinations, the county chiefs in the military examinations can also be directly recommended to the Taoist examinations above the government examinations.
Entering the Dao Examination will increase your chances of gaining fame.
"Although Wei Tu is not from the Huang family, his identity...is a disciple of Shanwuju in Sanyuan Township..."
At this time, Mr. Huang added this sentence again.
Even if these gentry didn't ask, he would make Wei Tu's identity known to the public today and tell them.
This is not because he wants to use Wei Tu's status to enhance his own status.
What he fears is Wei Tu's future.
Nowadays, a martial arts disciple is not enough to have much influence on him.
What Mr. Huang was worried about was that these gentry would bribe the county magistrate with money in order to achieve good results on the list, causing Wei Tu's performance in the county martial arts examination to "fall".
He should be the leader,
But because of this, he became second, third, and fourth.
This can all happen.
As a member of these gentry, Mr. Huang is very aware of the dirty nature of these martial arts exercises.
"What?"
"A disciple of Wu Juren?"
When the gentlemen heard this, their expressions changed slightly, and they were moved by Master Huang's advance notification.
Generally speaking, when evaluating candidates' scores, the county magistrate will also rank them based on their background.
If they didn't know about Wei Tu's relationship and tried to bribe the county magistrate and examiner, they would most likely have failed and offended this dark horse in the martial arts examination.
"In that case..."
"This time, more than 80% of the county leaders' rankings belong to Wei Tu, so you and I don't have to spend money in vain..."
The gentry secretly communicated.
…
at the same time.
On the high platform.
Magistrate Chen, who was dozing off, received a letter from the servant at home.
He frowned slightly and opened it to take a look.
The content of the letter was very simple. It just said that Mr. Huang brought a bunch of corals to his house today, and Huang Wei gave her a gold bead hairpin.
At the end of the letter, Mrs. Chen mentioned that Wei Tu was Huang Wei's nephew and a disciple of Shan Wu Ju in Sanyuan Township.