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Chapter 82 3.21 The end of the government examination and the start of the martial arts competition

Chapter 3

3.21 The government test is over and the martial arts competition begins

In the blink of an eye, another month passed, on April [-]th, at the entrance of the Shuntianfu Examination Hall, Wei Xu walked out of the dragon gate of the examination room to stretch, and finally finished the exam.

Generally speaking, the gates of the imperial examination rooms at all levels are called "Dragon Gate", which means "a fish jumps over the dragon gate and transforms into a dragon", which is a good catchphrase.

It's a pity that Wei Xu didn't have the luck of the last exam. Among the thousands of excellent government exam papers stored in the jade pendant, he didn't have the same test papers as this time, but there were many similar questions.

The Four Books, that’s all in total. Since the Song Dynasty, the maggots have been chewed repeatedly, and the things inside have been rummaged long ago. It’s normal to have some similarities, and it’s not surprising that they are repeated.

Therefore, he compiled an article based on these existing model essays, and the quality is definitely not inferior to the original one. If there is no accident, the title of "Tongsheng" should not be able to escape in a few days.

"Wei family boy, are you sure this time?" While walking, a familiar voice came.

"I've met Uncle Qiu." Wei Xu bent down and saluted Qiu Liang, "I don't dare to say how good my nephew is, but it shouldn't be difficult to be on the list, it's nothing more than a matter of ranking."

"Oh? That's good!" Qiu Liang didn't talk nonsense, and chose to get straight to the point, "You know everything about the martial arts competition?"

Daxing County belongs to Shuntian Prefecture, that is, the capital city, so the theoretical person in charge of the prefectural examination is the governor of Shuntian Prefecture. From the position of the fourth rank, the general magistrate is from the fifth rank or the fifth rank.

Since it was an exam in Shuntian Mansion, it was natural that the relevant personnel in the capital would maintain law and order, that is, the Wucheng Bingma Division. Qiu Liang would not be able to pass this matter no matter what, so it would be an on-site inspection.

When Wei Xu entered Longmen, both parties actually saw it, but the situation was special and it was not convenient to say hello. Now that the exam is over, it is also necessary to meet each other.

Qiu Liang can be regarded as the orthodox successor of Jing Tianhou's lineage, but he is not too old, and he can talk to the younger generation. On the contrary, it is his son, and Wei Xu doesn't even remember his name.

In fact, it's not complicated to think about it. If you can fly a brick like this in the capital, you might be able to hit the emperor's relatives. If you can do a good job, your communication skills will naturally not be bad.

"Going to the old place of Iron Net Mountain in the morning the day after tomorrow is really my emperor's kindness and gave me a day's rest." Wei Xu curled his lips in disdain, and looked down on the one on the dragon chair even more.

No matter how many intrigues and tricks were involved in this competition, it was a competition between Dashun Dynasty and Jiannu to the outside world. In theory, there should be no choice of "position".

But His Majesty the emperor was so petty that it made people speechless, because the candidates for the competition had already been announced, at least the whole capital knew that Wei Xu was going to take an exam today.

This kind of government examination, which takes one day and another day, and a total of three rounds, consumes a lot of personnel, both physically and mentally.

In the end, he just gave the so-called "rest" time for a day and made people go on stage to fight hard. Now people compare this matter with Mu Guiying who was forced to go to war with her pregnancy in "The General of the Yang Family".

Of course, the Xungui Group's public opinion guidance is indispensable in this process, and Emperor Yongzheng was once again smashed into countless things.

"Anyway, be careful, we all know your skills, don't hold back this time." Qiu Liang, no matter how lively his communication skills are, is enough for this kind of blatantly killing people.

"Uncle don't worry, my nephew won't." Wei Xu also sneered.

This time, when Emperor Yongzheng made it clear what he was doing, when he announced it, the group of civil servants in the court who were "pleading for the people" all day long didn't say much, and said "my emperor is wise" on the spot.

What's interesting is that the martial arts camp at that time also only mentioned one sentence, and after Emperor Yongzheng said that it could be postponed for one day, they also followed "My Emperor Shengming".

This is the reason why the iron net mountain competition is arranged one day after the government test.

It's just the performance of the martial arts that made Emperor Yongzheng and the civil servants realize something was wrong at the first time, but they didn't expect that a 15-year-old boy could truly be both civil and military.

This kind of arrangement, in fact, is clearly to solve Wei Xu, the reason is still the same sentence, if the talent can't be used by me, what should I do?

After such a long time, the matter of the civil and military fighting last time has already been investigated by both sides. Naturally, Wei Xu's role in this has been exposed. This is the fundamental reason why Emperor Yongzheng is eager to solve him.

When he got home, he took a shower and fell asleep directly, because he really didn't have much time to rest.

Although it was a day later, Tiewangshan was tens of miles north of the capital. According to the traffic level of this era, tomorrow would definitely need to go there earlier.

Regardless of whether he had a good rest tonight or not, tomorrow would be at least an afternoon of galloping. Coupled with the exhaustion of three consecutive exams, Wei Xu would not dare to joke with his life no matter how confident he was.Skipping the useless process, on the evening of April [-]th, Wei Xu and other personnel who were supposed to arrive arrived at Tienwang Mountain on time to prepare for tomorrow's competition.

"Brother Niu, take this." After the five contestants gathered, Wei Xu handed the heavy crossbow on his shoulder to Niu Ben.

"This is?" Niu Ben looked at the big killer in his hand in surprise.

This is a steel crossbow experimentally produced by the Niutoushan Arsenal. The crossbow arm is made of spring steel. The crossbow trigger, trigger, etc. are all metal parts, and they hit the wooden crossbow together with other parts.

The appearance is also different from the traditional crossbow, similar to the hunting heavy crossbow in reality, with a small pistol grip, a straight buttstock integrated with the crossbow body, and a simple front and rear sight, the man-machine performance is quite good .

The advantage is that the overall controllability is conducive to standardized production, and the cost can be greatly reduced after mass production. Moreover, the life of the crossbow arm is extremely long, and it is not as fragile as the classic version.

The disadvantage is that the weight is too large and the process requirements are high. Just a spring steel has not solved the problem of mass production at present, but only produced a batch on a small scale according to the data.

It's just that during production, because the strength of the spring steel was underestimated, the spring force of the produced crossbow arm was too large, which was close to two stones, and it could not be used on a large scale.

"It's a bit more elastic, and the weight is a bit too heavy. It was made experimentally by the blacksmith under my younger brother. It must be no problem for Big Brother Niu to use it.

But this is privately made, and the follow-up problems can only be solved by ourselves. "Wei Xu explained to Niu Ben with a smile.

"Brother Wei, don't worry, my Niu family still has a few master craftsmen. It's okay to make something for yourself, just report it afterwards." Niu Ben pulled the bow string vigorously, and said in surprise.

After the five people had a conversation, they each found a place to warm up and prepare for tomorrow's battle.

What's the matter with this martial arts contest is also the first public confrontation between Dashun Dynasty and Jiannu in more than a hundred years, its importance is self-evident, so after just one year, Emperor Yongzheng came to Iron Net Mountain again.

The problem is that from a practical point of view, this kind of competition can be done in the palace, which can not only show importance, but also save a lot of trouble.

However, His Majesty the Emperor arranged to stay at Iron Net Mountain. It was obviously petty again, and he wanted the world to see that at the place where Prince Yizhong committed suicide, Wu Xun stumbled again.

So much so that when it was confirmed, even the civil servant camp opposed it on the grounds that "the son of a thousand gold should not sit in the court", but it was a pity that Emperor Yongzheng resolutely forcibly passed it.

By the way, because last year's "Spring Hunting" was a mess, no one mentioned it this year. If there is no accident, the already formalized "Spring Hunting" will come to an end here.

"My dear friends, I will build the country with military force in the Dashun Dynasty." Looking at the specially built rostrum, Emperor Yongzheng opened his eyes and farted solemnly, and Wei Xu yawned boredly.

The pre-match speech is nothing more than that, such as "the style of the game and the level", "friendship first, competition second", and "do not hurt people until the end", there is nothing new for hundreds of years.

The only problem is that this time the matter was not so big, so the empress did not come, and Emperor Yongzheng had a concubine with him, and it happened to be Concubine Shu Zhen.

After finally finishing his speech, Wei Xu yelled "Long live my emperor", and then saw her sitting dignifiedly in the middle of the viewing platform, and Emperor Yongzheng lowered his head.

From time to time, the two would chat sideways for a moment or two, and they looked very affectionate, but when Wei Xu looked at this beautiful face, he always thought of the scene of her wailing under the Yizhong County King.

Looking up again, um, the emperor's hat is not green, it was my own illusion just now.

Turning his attention to the Jiannu side, they should be the entire mission this time, there are more than 30 people in total, and all of them are armed.

Five very powerful warriors stood at the front. They all had money rat tails, and all but one of them were in full body armor, but they didn't look exactly the same, probably because of their different protective capabilities.

Judging by the order in which they stand, it happens to be close combat, wrestling, archery, riding and finally riding and shooting. The difference is that they all support their own horses.

Wei Xu's opponent was in the opposite position at this time, and the two looked at each other, and they both saw the murderous intent in each other's eyes.

"The contest begins!" Finally, after waiting for a while, Dai Quan, the chief eunuch under Emperor Yongzheng, called out sharply, officially completing the announcement.

The contest has begun!

(End of this chapter)