After Li Mu thought carefully, he gave up the idea of opening a pre-exam tutoring class.
The imperial examination is a channel for the imperial court to select officials. It is a very serious matter. If you really do this, you will not take the imperial court seriously. If a practitioner wants to pursue money, it cannot be easier than drawing a few talismans and selling them to
Mortals can obtain countless gold and silver items.
The three exams in the previous two days have been completed. From now on, the fate of all candidates in this imperial examination has been determined.
The scores in the three literary tests determine whether they can pass the imperial examination.
As for the martial arts test, it will not affect the final result of the imperial examination. One subject of the martial arts test is ranked separately. Those who perform well in the martial arts test will receive more attention from the court and have more opportunities to hold important positions in the court in the future.
In the last policy question, Li Mu did not hand in the paper in advance, but waited outside for Li Si to come out after the gong sounded.
Seeing Li Si coming out, Li Mu walked over and asked, "How is it?"
Li Si said: "There are a few questions that I don't know how to answer, but it's not a big problem."
After saying that, he looked at Li Mu with a strange look and asked, "Are you really not the one who asked the imperial examination questions?"
Of the three exams he took, the only one he found difficult was criminal law.
Almost all the legal provisions he memorized were useless. Fortunately, he had many years of experience as a police officer in Yangqiu County. Even if he had not solved a case himself, he had seen Master Zhang solve many cases.
What's more, the law is used to maintain social justice. In fact, for many topics, there is no need to follow the law at all. A normal person can make correct judgments based on intuition.
As for arithmetic and policy questions, except for a few, he could easily answer most of the questions, not because he was proficient in these two subjects, but because these questions were among the key points Li Mu had given him.
This made him have to wonder whether the imperial examination questions were written by Li Mu at all.
Li Si has no big problem, so Li Mu doesn't need to worry about him.
For Li Si, as long as he does not fail, it is enough. With his cultivation level, he can get at least a "B" rating in tomorrow's martial arts test, and his future development will be higher than that of his cheap father-in-law.
The martial arts test is not a competition between candidates, but the examiner evaluates the students' strength based on their performance.
The martial arts test results, from top to bottom, are divided into four major grades: "A", "B", "C" and "D". Each grade is further subdivided into three smaller grades.
At noon on the third day, all candidates gathered on the campus of the examination institute.
Candidates who have never practiced martial arts do not need to participate in the martial arts test, but can watch from the surroundings. There are thousands of candidates for this imperial examination, and there are nearly a thousand practitioners.
The first section of the martial arts examination was held by the Ministry of War. Among the three provinces and six ministries of the imperial court, the Ministry of War was a very special department.
Since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the purpose of the existence of the Ministry of War is to resist foreign invasion, and rarely participate in ordinary state affairs. All generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty are under the command of the Ministry of War. They lead troops to guard the borders of the Great Zhou Dynasty, guarding against ghost realms and demon kingdoms. Generally, they do not
Will leave easily.
This reform of the imperial examination system had a great impact on the other three major academies, but it had little impact on Bailu Academy.
White Deer Academy trains generals. After leaving the Academy, students from White Deer Academy will go to the border to guard the border instead of staying in the capital. Naturally, they will not form cliques in the government for personal gain.
The officers of the Ministry of War all have deep cultivation base.
Shangshu of the Ministry of War is the dean of White Deer Academy and the only seventh-level powerhouse among the officials of the imperial court.
Both of the two ministers have reached the sixth level of cultivation.
Among the several military doctors, their cultivation level is at the fifth level, and even the little Yuan Wai Lang is at the peak of the fourth level.
The person who presided over this martial arts test was the Minister of War, Zuo.
One thousand candidates with advanced skills were divided into ten groups, with each group having about a hundred people. There would be two examiners in each group, who would evaluate the candidates' overall strength and finally get their scores.
The Ministry of War trains generals and attaches great importance to the candidates' actual combat abilities, and the assessment method of the martial arts test is also very simple.
Without the use of talismans or magic weapons, you can attack the examiner by relying solely on your own cultivation. The longer you persist in the hands of the examiner, the higher your score will be.
On the school grounds, in the group where Li Mu was, an examiner pointed at a candidate at the front of the queue and said, "Come out, choose a weapon, and attack me with all your strength."
The candidate looked polite and polite. He only had soul refining skills, and he looked like he had just refined two or three souls.
He picked a sword from the weapons rack on the side and struck straight at the examiner.
boom!
As soon as he approached the examiner, the sword was kicked out of his hand and he stood there blankly.
The examiner glanced at him and said calmly: "Ding Xia."
Beside the school field, a military official recorded his results.
The examiner shook his head in disappointment, looked at the next person, and said, "You, come out."
The second examinee had already refined the five souls. He had obviously learned the technique of leaping over rocks, and his footwork and figure had some kind of routine. In the hands of the examiner, he persisted in a few more moves.
After kicking him away, the examiner calmly said: "Ding, next."
"C, next."
"Yixia, continue..."
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Li Mu stood in the crowd, watching the candidates in front of him taking the exam one by one.
Their achievements have a lot to do with their cultivation level. Generally speaking, if they are in the soul refining realm, they will be classified into Ding level. As for whether they are upper Ding, Ding, or lower Ding, it depends on their performance in the exam.
In the martial arts test, you can use your own magical powers, but you cannot rely on external objects such as talismans, magic weapons, etc. Li Mu can see that the Ministry of War cares about the candidates' actual combat ability. He only has soul refining skills, but actual combat is acceptable, and he can go a few more steps under the examiner.
If you recruit, you may also get a C-level evaluation.
Those who have soul-condensing cultivation but no magic power and are defeated within one or two moves can only get a D grade.
This examiner did not bully the candidates. When he met candidates who were in the soul-refining realm, he would only use the mana from the soul-refining realm. When he encountered soul-condensing and concentration-gods, he would increase his mana to keep it at the same level as the candidates.
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However, the gap between practitioners at the same level can sometimes be so great that it is unimaginable.
This examiner has very rich practical experience. Against these candidates, even if they have the same level of cultivation, he can easily crush them.
This must have been gained from the experience of hundreds of battles. With the murderous aura exuding from him from time to time, it is not difficult to guess that he has been on a real battlefield before.
Whether it was soul refining or god gathering, he was powerless in his hands.
As for the candidates for the magical power realm, Li Mu has not seen them in this group for the time being.
This kind of crushing battle started quickly and ended quickly. Soon it was Li Mu's turn.
The examiner looked at Li Mu and asked, "What's your name?"
Li Mu came out and said, "Li Mu."
Officials from the Ministry of War generally would not go to court if they had no important matters. Only then did the doctor from the Ministry of War realize that the person in front of him was Li Mu, who had been disturbing everyone these days.
This person's cultivation has obviously advanced to the third level. The doctor of the Ministry of War pressed his magic power to the fourth level and said: "Choose a weapon."
Li Mudao: "I'm used to using my fists."
The doctor from the Ministry of War stopped talking nonsense and said calmly: "Then let's get started."
When he finished speaking, Li Mu's figure had disappeared.
boom!
He threw out a punch, and the two fists collided, and both of them took a few steps back.
There was a strange look on the face of the doctor of the Ministry of War. He originally thought that Li Mu, as His Majesty's favorite, had his cultivation level forcibly raised by His Majesty. He was probably just a showman, but this punch made him realize that the magic power in his body was condensed.
Real and profound, that is to say, he truly possesses the strength of the fourth realm.
The doctor from the Ministry of War laughed loudly and said, "Finally I met someone interesting!"
After saying that, he took the initiative and rushed towards Li Mu.
Seeing that the examiner had no intention of using his magical powers, Li Mu was too lazy to use his magical powers and fought with his bare hands against the Ministry of War official.
This person does have rich fighting experience, but Li Mu's "fight" formula is not a vegetarian. The opponent uses consciousness and experience to fight, while Li Mu completely uses Taoism to drive his body's instincts.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Dust was rising on the school ground. Neither of them used their magical powers, they fought purely with their bodies.
The doctor of the Ministry of War and Li Mu were getting more and more frightened. Since just now, he has been looking for Li Mu's flaw, but he has not found it until now.
Li Mu's combat experience was not inferior to him at all, and he even managed to win.
As long as he showed a slight flaw, he would pursue and fight fiercely. Gradually, as an examiner, he was actually at a disadvantage.
Hebei Lang was shocked in the center, and the examinees around him even widened their eyes.
Especially the person who was tortured by the examiner just now knew very well how terrifying he was. However, such a terrifying being was actually suppressed and beaten by someone, and he could only act passively in defense...
On the sidelines, another examiner watched for a while, laughed loudly, and said, "Sir, I'm here to help you."
After saying that, he flew to join the battle group.
With one against two, one of the two people already has the realm of supernatural powers, and the other suppresses his strength at the realm of supernatural powers. The pressure should be greatly increased. However, for Li Mu, there is not much difference. Under Taoism, his body is completely
It's based on instinct. There is one more person, but the mana consumption will be faster.
Seeing the two examiners taking action at the same time, they could only barely save the disadvantage. Not only were the examinees around them shocked, but examiners from the other two groups not far away also gathered around.
"Who is this person that is so fierce?"
"With one against two, we still have the upper hand..."
"There are no flaws in his body and he must have extremely rich combat experience."
"A fierce general in the army is nothing more than this. If he is at the border, he must be a strong general..."
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On the school grounds, in addition to officials from the Ministry of War, officials from the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel, Zongzheng Temple, and the Zhongshu Province were also traveling around to supervise.
The movement here quickly attracted the attention of officials.
Liu Yi came over and almost thought Li Mu was dazzled when he saw Li Mu suppressing and beating two Ministry of War officials.
Li Mu has always been a civil servant in his heart.
He was proficient in arithmetic, proficient in criminal law, and was particularly good at policy-making. He should take most of the credit for the establishment of the imperial examination system.
When he was in Zhongshu Province, he was talking and laughing with the others, looking extremely elegant.
Looking at this moment, two officials from the Ministry of War, who have killed countless powerful generals on the battlefield, are actually unable to fight back at all, which makes people wonder who is the examiner in this competition...
Further away, an official from the Ministry of War glanced this way and said to another examiner beside him: "If this continues, when will the exam be taken? How about we also learn from that and take two exams at a time?
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Another official nodded and was about to speak when he was suddenly startled and said in astonishment: "That's not right. The two people who were pressed down and beaten seem to be Dr. Chen and Ma Yuanwai Lang..."