The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 183 Martial Arts Children's Test ([-])

Marchant's result is No.1 in this round.There was another disciple of Xingyimen who also hit five arrows and tied for first place with him.

"Brother Min, it seems that the start is not good."

Liu Fang always had a strange look, which didn't match his self-proclaimed role as a military adviser.

"Brother Liu, this is where we are going. There is still a long way to go. Whoever laughs last will be the winner."

"Hey, Brother Min is really calm."

Liu Fang made fun of herself, laughed dryly, and stopped talking.

Ma Shangde seemed to have something to say, seeing that Jia Min didn't give him a good face, the others also looked cold.Even Wei Ruolan, who used to be with them often, didn't bother to talk to them, so she had no choice but to leave embarrassingly.

In the second round of the field exam, there are two items to be tested.

The first item is foot shooting, that is, standing on the ground and shooting arrows.The second item is skill and bravery.

Nine shots and three hits were passed.Unlike riding archery, which only has one type of bow, there are four types of archery bows.They are ten powers, eight powers, and six powers.These three are standard, you can choose one of them.

There is another kind of bow, which is more than ten strength, it is not compulsory, you can choose it yourself.

This test is divided into two steps.The first step is to draw the bow, no arrows are required.

When drawing the bow, the bow should be raised above the head, and the bow should be drawn on the top of the head.There is a limit of three draws, and each time the bow is fully drawn.If you pull the full three times, you are qualified.

The second step is archery.

It's still a lottery procedure.This time, Jia Min ranked No.16 and Ma Shangde ranked No.19.

Jia Min chose a ten-strength bow, raised it to the top of his head, and drew it three times to complete the first step.

Then he chose the ten-strength bow, unhurriedly, stretched out nine arrows in a regular manner, and hit five arrows.

According to his research on the martial arts examination results over the years, this result is enough to enter the next round.

Ma Shangde chose a bow with a strength of more than ten.If the hit rate is the same, the result of the No. [-] Bow is better than that of the Ten-Strength Bow.In the same way, the ten-power bow is also better than the eight-power bow.

Marchande has already attracted attention when he chose the best bow.However, these are not enough, he has to attract more attention.

He suddenly yelled loudly, spun his body three times, and then jumped into the air. When he landed, he took a horse stance, raised his bow to the top of his head, yelled "open" again, pulled it three times, and turned back. full.

This performance has both fancy moves and real kung fu.Immediately won applause.Even the examiners nodded frequently.

The same is true for archery. After playing a set of movements, I shot it out.But the skill is still good.Nine shots hit six arrows, still ahead of Jia Min.

Foot shooting is a test of archery skills, while drawing a bow is mainly a test of physical strength, which belongs to the category of skill and bravery.

"Hey, this Marshangde, the exam is the exam, and he has to come up with so many tricks, which is a bit grandstanding."

Wei Ruolan has always been a generous person, and she can't stand it any longer.

"I was in a hurry when I came here today. If I bring a gong, I can see the monkey show."

Qingwen, the cynical youth, had long been displeased with Ma Shangde and the others, so she took this opportunity to rant.

The second item in the skill test is to dance with a big sword.The standard action is to gather strength left and right, and let the sword go over the top.Then complete the movement of dancing swords on the front chest and back.

Big knives are divided into three sizes, which are 120 jin, 100 jin and 80 jin respectively.

Jia Min chose the 100-jin weight and completed the movement smoothly.

Marchande chose the 120-jin one, and he didn't do anything this time.However, the movement is not as smooth as before.Still, it passed.

The last item of skill and bravery is a test of strength, this time it is lifting stones.

This is a kind of stone specially made for martial arts exams.Rectangular, with a groove on each side, the groove is an inch deep, easy for fingers to buckle.

Shizizi is also divided into three sizes, namely No. 250 2 Jin, No. 200 3 Jin, and No. 150 300 Jin.In the provincial and general examinations, the number one is 2 catties, the No. 250 is 3 catties, and the No. 200 is 300 catties.In addition, there are more than [-] catties of famous stone ladles for candidates to choose.

Because it is only a child's test now, the Shizizi is a little smaller.

The prescribed action in this link is to lift the stone ladle between the chest and abdomen, and then use abdominal force to turn the bottom of the stone ladle to the left and right once.Once completed, it is qualified.

This action has a nice name, which is called "offering a seal".

Jia Min chose the 250-jin No. [-] stone ladle, and although it was somewhat difficult, he completed the movement smoothly.

Ma Shangde also chose a 250-jin weight and completed the movement smoothly.

So far, the two outfield exams are considered over.

Among the three items of bow, knife, and stone in the skill test, there must be two items that are number one or number two. Those who scored more than 2 items on No. 2 were unqualified and lost the qualification to take the next round of examinations.

Jia Min pulled the bow and chose the number one, Da Dao chose the number 2, and Shi Chizi chose the number one, so he passed the two outfield exams.The next one is the infield, which is the cultural exam.

Marchante chose the number one, or even the number one, in all three items, so he passed it smoothly.If it is only about this result, it can still be ranked ahead of Jia Min.

The results came out soon, and after two outfield exams, there were only 24 people left.Those 24 will move on to the third test -- the infield.This time, instead of testing martial arts, it is a test of literary skills.

It was already noon at this time, so I took a break to eat, and at the beginning of the hour, I went to the infield again.

Soon it was the end of the day, and 24 candidates entered the room to start the last exam.

For martial arts candidates, the real test for many people has just begun.In most cases, the cultural level of Wusheng is not high.There are many martial arts students who have achieved very good results, but in the end they failed in the culture test.

Many martial arts students hated the culture test.Those who are not well-educated naturally think of cheating.Carrying a cheat sheet is a natural choice.Therefore, it often happens that candidates cheat and are kicked out of the examination room halfway.

The culture test paper is divided into three parts, the first is dictation.The content is part of the "Seven Classics of Martial Arts".Generally around 200 words.

The second part is policy, which is equivalent to a question and answer question.The topic comes from the three military books of "Sun Tzu", "Wu Zi" and "Sima Fa".

The third part is discussion, that is, argumentative essay.The topic comes from the two books "The Analects" and "Mencius".

If you want to get good grades in the culture test, you have to memorize the five scriptures of "Sun Tzu", "Wu Zi", "Sima Fa", "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius" thoroughly, or at least roughly Otherwise, when the topic comes out, you can only stare blankly.

The martial arts exam is not to embarrass the martial arts students.But a very necessary step.

The military examination is for the selection of future military officers, and it is an integral part of the middle and senior military officers, so it is necessary to have both civil and military skills.After all, an illiterate military officer is hardly competent for a big job.

What's more, there are a lot of paperwork in the army, and it is very inconvenient if the military officer is uneducated.

For the culture test, Jia Min is the most confident, so he feels very relaxed.

After getting the paper, I didn't rush to answer it, but read all the questions first.

The first question is dictation, and the title is "Sun Tzu? Military Power".

The second question is policy, which comes from "Wu Zi".

The third question is discussion, which comes from "Mencius".

He almost recited these three books backwards.After reading the answer silently in my heart, I started to grind the ink.

While studying ink, I was thinking about how to typesetting on the scroll.

In addition to correct answers, smooth writing, neat handwriting, and clean and tidy rolls, how to arrange the layout of the rolls is very important to the examiner's first impression.

A well-arranged and beautiful layout is actually a reflection of the examinee's careful thinking and planning ability.When the answers are all correct, a good layout and a poor layout will definitely leave different impressions on the examiner.

If the words on the roll are large, the bottom is small.This section is extremely crowded, and there is a lot of blank space in that section, which is not only unsightly, but also reflects the confusion of candidates' thinking.The marking experience for examiners is definitely different.

Having made up his mind, Jia Min began to answer the questions.

The first question is to silently write "Military Possession".After adjusting the ink, he picked up a pen and wrote: "Sun Tzu said: "Everyone who governs the crowd is like governing the widows, the score is also. Fighting the crowd is like fighting the widows, the shape and name are also..."

After finishing the dictation, I checked it carefully again, and saw that there was nothing wrong with it, so I started to answer the second question.

This is a policy title from "Wu Zi". "There are five soldiers who rise from it", and "there are five names".List five in detail.

The rise of the army is the reason for the war. There are five situations. I want you to list these five situations.

"Its name has five more", that is, there are five types of wars, and they are also listed.

This question is actually almost the same as silent writing.Just another angle.Jia Min wrote out the answer, and after checking it was correct, he started to enter the third question.

While he was answering the question here, the shouts of the invigilators sounded from the other side.It turned out that a candidate who was playing grass was discovered and was immediately kicked out of the examination room.

The Dade Dynasty punished candidates for cheating very severely.Once cheating in the examination room is revealed, you will be imprisoned.Even if the circumstances are minor, you will never want to take the imperial examination again in this lifetime.

After a while, two more candidates were kicked out for cheating.

Jia Min stopped caring about others and began to answer the third question.This is a sentence from "Mencius": "If you don't follow the rules, you can't make a square." It is required to write an argumentative essay based on this sentence.

After thinking for a while, after sorting out the arguments and evidence, Jia Min began to write.

The time for the infield exam is one hour, and less than half of the time, someone has already started to hand in the papers.

After Jia Min finished answering, he was not in a hurry to hand in the paper.Instead, sit there quietly.

When there were about ten people left in the room, Marchand handed in the paper.After waiting for another cup of tea, Jia Min handed in the paper.

When I left the examination room, the first thing I saw was a pretty face.Ping'er stood at the front, waiting anxiously.

As soon as he saw Ping'er, Jia Min felt sweetness and warmth in his heart.

(End of this chapter)