It was the first day of February in the twenty-eighth year of Emperor Xuanzhao’s reign.
The major examination of Wuche Academy has begun.
Seventy disciples stood in the main hall in order of taking the examination. Under the statue of the white tiger, four examiners sat.
The first examiner was Sui Zhi, the left minister of the Ministry of War.
The second examiner is Bao Jingzhong, the left minister of the Ministry of Justice.
The third examiner is Zhong Shen, the commander of the Imperial City Division.
The Imperial City Department was originally a secret service agency in the capital, with functions similar to those of the Jinyiwei. During the Zhaoxing period, it continued to grow and gradually took over the security of the capital.
There are three agencies under the Imperial City Division, the first is Wuwei Camp, which is equivalent to a well-equipped special police force, the second is Qingyi Pavilion, which is equivalent to a female police force, and the third is the Lantern Yamen, which is a patrol force responsible for night security.
The fourth examiner is Dean Lin Tianzheng.
The four examiners are all third-rank officials (the third rank here refers to official positions, not cultivation), which shows that the imperial court attaches great importance to Wuche Academy.
Except for Bao Jingzhong, who was a civil servant with no cultivation, the other three examiners all had the practice of killing.
It looks very professional, but in fact, setting up examiners is just a formality. Wuche Academy's major examination is so straightforward. It is clear at a glance whether you can split a stone or not. Under normal circumstances, there is no need for the examiner to make any judgment.
Except for Lin Tianzheng, the purpose of the other three examiners is mainly to select newcomers.
The two martial arts masters placed the first black stone on the desk, and the first one to take the exam was Liu De'an.
Liu De'an was still injured, so he walked to the front of the hall with his face covered with bandages and saluted the examiners.
Looking at his ugly appearance, his saluting posture was not correct, his waist was bent, his back was slumped, and he was extremely dirty.
Yuchilan gritted his teeth and said: "The real god has eyes, so this scoundrel can't get through!"
The senior sister is overthinking, how could Liu De'an be unable to split this stone if he has a cultivation level in the upper ninth level.
I saw him squatting on his horse, raising his right hand high, shouting loudly, punching down, and the black stone was immediately broken into two pieces.
The martial arts master shouted: "Liu De'an, passed the martial arts test!"
Xu Zhiqiong's heart trembled. What does the martial arts test mean? Is there also a literary test?
Why is there no impression at all in the memory of the original owner?
Liu De'an passed the martial arts test, grinned at the examiners, and saluted again.
This smile was even more deadly. His mouth was in pieces and many teeth were missing.
Sui Zhi, the minister of the Ministry of War, couldn't help laughing and said: "With this appearance, let's send him to the lantern-carrying office and become a lantern-carrying man!"
Zhong Shen, the commander of the Imperial City Department, was very displeased: "What do you mean, the lantern holder doesn't need to see people? This guy comes out at night and is scarier than a ghost. He should be sent to the Criminal Department. He would be a good prison guard."
Bao Jingzhong, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, shook his head and said: "What you two said is wrong. People should not be judged by their appearance. This student is a bit ugly, but his cultivation is real. I also heard that this person has good character. If you don't want him, the Ministry of Justice will accept him."
he is the one."
Lin Tian was smiling bitterly beside him.
What does it mean to have good conduct? Does this mean Liu De'an? Does Mr. Bao speak without caring about his conscience?
Conscience is not important, what is important is that this is Mr. Yu’s order.
Liu De'an was severely beaten by Xu Zhiqiong before. If he was not given a good job to calm him down, there might not be any Luo chaos in the future.
The martial artist replaced the slate with a new one, and the second candidate who came on stage was a strong man. He also straightened his stance, shouted loudly, raised his right hand high, and struck down.
There was a click, but the stone slab was not broken, but the hand bones were broken.
This student is also at the lower level of the ninth rank, and has a 30% chance of being able to activate the stone-breaking skill. Today he was unlucky, and he took the other 70%. The skill failed, and he lost a bone.
The student covered his hands with tears in his eyes and saluted the examiner.
Since he failed, there was nothing to say. The examiners did not raise their heads, and the student left the White Tiger Hall in tears.
Next, several candidates appeared one after another, and Yu Shan took this opportunity to secretly take two pills.
He thought he could carry it through, but now if he didn't take the pill, he might not be able to stand.
Senior Sister Yu Chilan was in front of Xu Zhiqiong. She had a cultivation level in the middle of the ninth rank. She broke the stone slab with one punch.
Sui Zhi praised: "This girl has such a good physique!"
Zhong Shen snorted and said, "What's the matter? Does your Ministry of War want it?"
Sui Zhi shook his head: "I am not so lucky."
Daxuan was very liberal and allowed women to study and even serve as officials, but only in some special official positions.
As a military attaché, neither the Ministry of War nor the Ministry of Justice has any female military officers. The only place where there are female military attachés is the Qingyi Pavilion under the Imperial City Department, which means that Yuchilan is destined to go to the Imperial City Department.
Yuchilan, who passed the martial arts exam, left the White Tiger Palace. Before leaving, she gave Xu Zhiqiong a special look to encourage her junior brother.
Xu Zhiqiong responded with a smile with difficulty, and dragged his heavy steps to the examiner.
Lin Tianzheng frowned slightly, this silly boy was not in good condition today.
Sui Zhi looked at the roster, thought for a long time and said, "Xu Zhiqiong, I seem to have heard of this name before."
Lin Tianzheng said: "He is the queen of Zhonglie. His father Xu Rende went with the army to the north and died on the battlefield."
"Xu Rende..." Sui Zhi sighed softly, "He is my colleague."
Lin Tianzheng was happy when he heard this. This child has a way out.
Zhong Shen smiled and said: "Since I am the son of your colleague, it is not easy for me to take away your love, so I will give it to you."
In fact, he disliked Xu Zhiqiong's stupid behavior.
New stones were replaced on the table, and Xu Zhiqiong was eager to release the Qi in his Ren vessels immediately. Just as he was about to take action, he suddenly heard Bao Jingzhong shout: "Wait a minute!"
Lin Tianzheng was stunned, and the other examiners were also stunned.
Xu Zhiqiong didn't do anything beyond the rules, so why did he stop him from taking the exam?
Under the gaze of everyone, Bao Jingzhong said slowly: "I heard that a student took Qi-tonifying pills before the exam, so I have brought an Onmyoji here to check it out!"
Bao Jingzhong waved his hand, and a sixth-grade Onmyoji came forward.
Onmyoji is the best at refining elixirs. You can tell whether you have taken elixirs or not by smelling them.
Lin Tianzheng's heart was in his throat. He personally gave Xu Zhiqiong the Yuan Gathering Pill. This silly boy must have eaten it.
The Juyuan Pill is not an ordinary pill. Even if it was taken three days ago, the smell will still be there today, and it will definitely not be able to escape the nose of an Onmyoji.
Lin Tianzheng wanted to argue, but didn't know how to speak. The rules were the rules.
Sui Zhi asked from the side: "Master Bao, why didn't other students investigate this person instead of him?"
Bao Jingzhong said with a smile: "I only conduct random checks at random. There are so many students checking one by one, but how long will it take? Mr. Sui has any objections?"
Sui Zhi remained silent, but Zhong Shen didn't want to waste time: "Just check, just hurry up."
Just as the Onmyoji was about to step forward, Bao Jingzhong deliberately reminded Xu Zhiqiong: "If you took the pill, just admit it earlier. If I find out, you will regret it later!"
Xu Zhiqiong wiped his nose and said, "What if, what if I didn't take the pill?"
Bao Jingzhong was furious when he heard this: "What a madman, how dare you contradict me! Royal Academy, fraud should be severely punished. It is your duty to not take the elixir. If you took the elixir, you will be sent to jail today!"
Lin Tianzheng couldn't help but said: "Zhiqiong, please be careful. If you have any reasons, you should answer truthfully and don't hide it!"
Even if this stupid boy confesses himself, Lin Tianzheng is not afraid. At worst, he will lose his position as the dean, but he cannot let this stupid boy suffer the pain of prison.
Xu Zhiqiong leaned over and saluted: "Dean, don't worry, my disciple will never commit any fraud."
Lin Tianzheng was stunned, and Xu Zhiqiong's expression was extremely determined.