The two Ministry of War officials stared blankly in that direction, suspecting that they were hallucinating.
The Ministry of War is different from the other five ministries. Officials in the Ministry of Husbandry, Ministry of Rites and other ministries have no requirements for cultivation. However, the officials of the Ministry of War, from the chief to the minister, to the minister, are not famous generals who were killed in the mountains of corpses and seas of blood?
Their cultivation level may not be very high, but their combat experience will be high.
On the battlefield, talismans will always be used up and magic weapons will be damaged. The only thing you can rely on is your own body.
These generals who have retired from the battlefield have rich experience in close combat. In real life-and-death battles, they can crush their peers. But now, two Ministry of War examiners are still at a disadvantage when they join forces to deal with a candidate.
With their eyesight, they could naturally see that except for suppressing their cultivation to the level of entering the fourth realm for the first time, Langzhong Chen and Ma Yuanwailang had no reservations in other aspects.
The consumption of mana by Taoism is smaller than magical power, but maintaining it for a long time is not good for Li Mu.
Although these two Ministry of War officials suppressed their cultivation, their magic power was much deeper than that of Li Mu. Li Mu didn't want to continue, so he slapped an examiner on the chest with his backhand, and at the same time, he bounced up with one leg and kicked him.
With another examiner at his waist, the two of them took a few steps back before steadying themselves.
The two were about to move forward again, but Li Mu stopped, looked at them and asked, "Is it okay?"
The two of them paused, looked at each other, and said with a wry smile: "That's enough."
After the short battle just now, the two of them knew clearly that if they only suppressed their cultivation to the same level as Li Mu, they would not be his opponents if they joined forces.
Judging from the last blow he made to push back the two of them, he probably still had something to hold on to in the previous battle.
The doctor from the Ministry of War looked at Ling Shi on the sidelines and said, "Li Mu, the result of the martial arts test is top grade."
A-level is the highest result in the martial arts test, and it is also the highest evaluation they gave Li Mu.
Influenced by Master Qianhuan, Li Mu adheres to the principle of keeping a low profile when it comes to his own strength, and has hardly shown it in the past few months.
But this time it was different. It was not that he had to make a splash in the martial arts test, but because he participated in the imperial examination this time not only for himself, but also for the queen.
Only if he behaves conspicuously enough, the officials in the court, including the people in the world, will not feel that the queen favors a mediocre person who has no merit except being handsome.
He wanted to prove to the courtiers and the world that the Queen was not obsessed with his looks.
After a brief interlude, the martial arts test continued.
After seeing the two examiners who had just fought two against one and were defeated by Li Mu, the remaining examinees were much less afraid of them.
Perhaps, it was just that those before Li Mu were too weak. Although they were not as good as Li Mu, they would not be ravaged too badly.
Then they realized the cruelty of reality.
I don’t know if the two examiners just lost to the candidates, and they were depressed. They didn’t hold back at all for the next candidates. Even if they suppressed their cultivation to the same level as the candidates, none of the candidates could be in their hands.
Lasted ten strokes.
Among a group of hundreds of people, there is only one person named A, more than ten people named B, and the rest are all people named C and D.
The assessments of the other nine groups also ended soon.
Among a thousand people, including Li Mu, 12 people achieved first-class results. Among these 12 people, six were below first-class, two were first-class, and there were actually four people who were above first-class.
In addition, the three people who got the top grade also defeated the examiners of their group.
This made Li Mu pay more attention to the other three people. Those who can defeat the examiners of the Ministry of War with their own strength without using talismans or magic weapons are not ordinary people.
They all have cultivation bases in the fourth realm. If the restrictions are relaxed, the real strength they can display is still above the fourth realm.
However, Li Mu didn't know these three people.
He walked up to Liu Yi and asked, "Does Master Liu know the identities of those three people?"
Liu Yi looked in the direction pointed by Li Mu and said: "Those two young men, one is named Zhou Zheng and the other is named Zhou Feng. They are both the sons of Master Zhou, the minister, and the last one is the prince of Nanwang."
"Zhou Zheng, Zhou Feng..."
Li Mu couldn't help but take a few more glances at the two young men. Shangshu Ling's son was also the Queen's younger brother. If the Zhou family could continue the Great Zhou royal family, one of these two men would be the future Emperor of the Great Zhou.
Similarly, if the Xiao family returns to power, then the Crown Prince of Nanwang will be one of the heirs to the throne.
Although the late emperor had many concubines in the harem, he only had one son with the empress, and one daughter with the imperial concubine, namely the deceased prince and the current Princess Yunyang.
It is said that this is because his spiritual practice went astray in his early years and he was bitten by heaven and earth, thus losing his fertility.
Even in this world, infertility is still a problem for many people.
In this way, according to past rules, if the emperor has no children, he must choose one from the next generation of royal children. In principle, all princes will have a chance.
Generally speaking, these three are the real top sons of the powerful in Dazhou, the real princelings, and they are not on the same level as the dandies Li Mu met before.
Li Mu looked at the three of them and couldn't help but sigh: "I see, no wonder their strength is so abnormal."
Liu Yi glanced at him, but didn't dare to say anything more.
Brothers Zhou Zheng, Zhou Feng and Crown Prince Nan are powerful, but they only defeated one examiner, a narrow victory.
Compared with them, the man who single-handedly beat two examiners was more worthy of this title.
Not only that, Brother Zhou Zheng and the crown prince of Nanwang are both close to their thirties. Looking back at Li Mu, he is probably less than 20 years old. It doesn’t matter that he is good-looking. He is also good at both civil and military affairs. He is the brightest pearl of the Zhou family and the Xiao family.
, and will be eclipsed in front of him.
If Li Muru were a descendant of the Xiao family or the Zhou family, he would definitely bring unparalleled pressure to the other family.
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The martial arts test is a supplement to the literary test. It is graded according to "A", "B", "C" and "D" to give the court a reference. It will not give specific rankings to everyone, but it will determine the top three in the A class.
That is the ranking of Li Mu, the Zhou brothers, and the Crown Prince Nan.
After discussion, officials from the Ministry of War listed the rankings.
Li Mu ranked first in this martial arts test, Zhou Zheng ranked second, then Prince Nan, and Zhou Feng ranked last.
Zhou Feng was not satisfied with this result.
He frowned and asked: "The four of us are all on top, why can this person be ranked first?"
Although Zhou Zheng and Crown Prince Nan did not speak, they obviously had the same idea as Zhou Feng.
The doctor of the Ministry of War said: "Li Mu's martial arts attainments far exceed those of other candidates. The three of you are above the first class because you have the strength to be above the first class. He is above the first class because the highest score in the martial arts test is above the first class."
Zhou Feng shook his head and said, "I'm afraid your words won't convince everyone."
The doctor from the Ministry of War thought for a while and said, "If you are not convinced, you can give it a try."
When Zhou Feng waved, a wooden sword flew towards him and was held in his hand.
He pointed his wooden sword at Li Mu and said, "Choose a weapon and let me see if you are the best in the martial arts test."
Li Mudao: "I don't need weapons."
Zhou Feng glanced at him and said, "I won't hold back just because you don't use weapons."
After the words fell, his body turned into an afterimage, and the wooden sword cut through the air, making a sound like tearing silk, and came straight towards Li Mu.
Li Mu stretched out his hand from one side of his body, pinched the blade of his sword with two fingers of his right hand, and pointed at his throat with his left hand in the shape of a sword finger.
Although they are just fingers, if they use magic power or perform sword techniques, these two fingers can easily pierce his throat.
Of course, Zhou Feng must have some means to save his life, but this is a martial arts test, and the test is about martial arts. He can only rely on his own strength and cannot rely on external objects. Zhou Feng's challenge to Li Mu failed in one move.
The doctor from the Ministry of War looked at Zhou Feng and asked, "Are you convinced?"
Zhou Feng put down his sword and said, "I am convinced."
The doctor from the Ministry of War looked at Zhou Zheng and Prince Nan again and asked, "Where are you two?"
Zhou Zhengdao: "First place in the martial arts test, well deserved."
Prince Nan shook his head and said, "When it comes to martial arts, I am no match for him."
The doctor of the Ministry of War added: "If the prince is dissatisfied with his ranking, he can challenge Mr. Zhou Zheng."
Prince Nan said: "No need, I am not his opponent either."
In this way, no one would object to the Ministry of War's ranking of the four people.
In this imperial examination, the results of the literary test have not yet been released, but the first place in the martial arts test has been announced.
Prince Nan looked at Li Mu's leaving figure and said: "I lost him in the martial arts test, so I can only wait for the literary test to regain my face..."
As a descendant of the Xiao royal family, he has accumulated countless resources since he was a child, and the gentleman who taught him martial arts is also a famous general in many battles. In the martial arts test, he lost to such an unknown person, and it was really shameful for him.
The literary test is different from the martial arts test. As a child of the royal family, and a child of the royal family who was trained as a future emperor, policy and questioning are his strengths. He is also proficient in arithmetic and criminal law. Except for the Zhou brothers, he can not treat anyone
Keep it in mind.
Liu Yi, who was passing by, heard his words and shook her head slightly.
They still have hope of defeating Li Mu in the martial arts test, but they have no chance in the literary test.
This imperial examination was actually unfair to them.
They thought Li Mu was the same candidate as them, but in fact, they were the candidates and Li Mu was the examiner...
