Adjacent to the "Literary Hall", an ancient building, magnificent and majestic, stands high on the ground. The gray-black roof is coated with a layer of golden light in the rising sun, like a huge golden Kunpeng, spreading its wings.
, swallowing up the world.
——This is the "Martial Arts Hall", the official venue for the martial arts examination!
At this time, the martial arts palace was heavily guarded and there was a lot of killings. Although they were both important events for the imperial court, the emphasis on the martial arts examination was completely different from that on the liberal arts examination.
A soldier from the imperial court, his body hidden in thick armor, exuding a dangerous aura, stood there motionless.
The aura of these soldiers was extremely powerful, and each one possessed a martial arts level. The strong blood light in their bodies shot out through the gaps in the armor, like balls of burning flames.
These people are obviously the elite of the army. Just by standing there, the halberds in their hands give people a feeling of unparalleled power, piercing the sky.
Every "student" who looks over can feel a suffocating force from these silent "sergeants", as if a stone is pressing on his chest and he has to turn his head.
"A military appearance like this is what makes a royal master!"
Yang Ji withdrew his gaze and thought to himself.
In the Han Dynasty, if you want to join the army, you must have at least a martial arts level. Starting from a soldier, you will go all the way to corps commander, chief commander, hundred cavalry commander, and then to captain and captain. If you are lucky enough, in the future,
It is not impossible to hold the "rank" of general.
This is the martial arts examination, another path besides military officials for people with no background to stand out. Although this path can eventually reach the "rank" of "general" and lead the army with incomparable majesty, but
This road is extremely tortuous and extremely difficult. Once you join the army, there is no freedom at all. It is the worst of the three roads!
Generally, those who choose this path are aristocratic families and common people outside the clan. Yang Ji glanced at the dense crowd in front of the "Martial Palace" and was almost sure that after this failure, many "students" would definitely join.
Among the military.
Even those who are not at the eighth or ninth level of breathing can receive several years of training after being selected by the court and signing a contract. After reaching the martial arts level, they will be assigned to join the military.
In Yang Ji's original plan, if he had not accidentally obtained Yang Erniu's "meteorite", he would probably have chosen such a path.
"His!"
Yang Ji took a deep breath and came to his senses. The martial arts examination had not yet begun. On the tower of the main hall, two examiners who looked like "school captains" stood like gods, one on the left and one on the right. The two looked at each other with eagle eyes.
Looking down at the wolf, a huge momentum enveloped the entire Wudian Square.
Between the two of them, the seat belonging to the examiner is empty. The examiner of the martial arts examination does not yet know where he is.
Yang Ji watched for a while, knowing that it was not yet time, so he simply closed his eyes and waited silently.
"It's so hot!"
I don’t know how long it took, but a student’s voice suddenly sounded from the crowd.
“It’s really hot!”
After a while, another student agreed and even wiped the sweat from his forehead. At first, it was just one or two, but soon more and more people felt the heat. The temperature in front of the entire Martial Palace rose rapidly, and many people
They all looked up into the sky.
The sun is not very big, so it is not usually so hot. You must know that the resistance of "warriors" is not that of ordinary people, and even the scorching sun will not easily heat it up like this. Even Yang Ji opened his eyes at this time
Open your eyes.
"This is not a natural temperature!"
A flash of lightning flashed in Yang Ji's mind. With his cultivation level, he actually felt a bit stuffy and stuffy. This was not a normal phenomenon. Even at noon, it would not be so hot!
Yang Ji quickly felt that this unnatural rise in temperature was all radiating from the same direction. Yang Ji's heart moved and he quickly looked over. At this moment:
"quiet!--"
A sonorous and powerful sound, like thunder, echoed in the air outside the Martial Palace. The originally noisy crowd suddenly became quiet.
In the place between the "Martial Palace" and the "Wen Palace", a black figure appeared at some point, wearing heavy armor, and the blood on his body rose into the sky, like a flame, burning the void. Around him
The vision was distorted, and the heat everyone felt was radiating from his body.
The man remained motionless, with a pair of majestic eyes, extremely bright, slowly sweeping across the ground. For a moment, everything was silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on the unfathomable black shadow that was as deep as the sea.
Even the most obtuse person could realize that this dark figure was probably the examiner of this martial arts examination, and all of them fell silent.
"Captain, at least the level of captain, but I don't know which level it is."
Yang Ji looked at the "black shadow" in the center of the two halls against the dazzling red blood, and thought to himself. The blood on this man was very strong, making him subconsciously aware of the hot torrent of magma deep in the earth.
In the Han Dynasty, the "xiaowei", "duwei" and "general" were all divided into three classes. Only those with these three positions and above were considered to have a "meritorious" background.
Yang Ji had limited knowledge of military ranks. He could only know that the examiners this time were all at least "Captain" level, and they were of high rank.
The "Tongsheng Examination" is the lowest level of the martial arts examination. Sending a high-ranking "Captain" to preside over this examination can also show that the court attaches great importance to this examination.
"According to the rules of the Han Dynasty, high-ranking governors preside over examinations at the 'tongsheng' level, and 'generals' preside over examinations at the 'xiucai' level... If you want to meet the God of War, you probably have to take the imperial examination at the 'number one scholar' level.
OK!"
Yang Ji secretly thought in his heart.
The "Black-armored Captain"'s eyes were like lightning as he passed through the crowd. Everyone who came into contact with his eyes felt as if they were being struck by electricity.
After just one circle, the "Black-armored Captain" quickly looked away, his armor shook, and he turned around and walked out to the top floor of the "Martial Palace", showing the vigorous and resolute style of a soldier.
Boom boom boom!
His steps were heavy, like a prehistoric beast, each step stepping on the hearts of everyone. The ground in front of the entire martial arts hall rumbled and shook, as if it could not bear his weight, which made every famous candidate feel frightened.
Such strength, such momentum - this is the real strong man!
Climbing up the stairs step by step, in just a moment, the "Black-armored Captain" stepped onto the top floor of the "Martial Hall" under the admiring eyes of many candidates.
The moment he sat down on the wide chair on the top floor of the Martial Palace, the entire Martial Palace seemed to sink a bit.
"let's start."
The powerful captain examiner waved his palms, and the assistant "college captains" on both sides understood. One of them took a step forward, glanced at the sun, and then opened a list.
"The rules for this martial arts examination are as follows. Everyone must listen clearly."
"The purpose of the imperial court holding the martial arts examination is to select talents, not to let you kill each other. Every student is an extremely important reserve talent for the imperial court, so - first, you are not allowed to attack the temples of the head
; Secondly, you are not allowed to attack the buttocks; thirdly, when using sharp weapons, you are not allowed to attack the opponent's heart; fourthly, when the opponent admits defeat, you are not allowed to continue attacking the opponent; fifthly, once you exit the ring, it is deemed to be surrender..."
…
There are a total of twelve rules in the "Martial Arts Examination", the purpose of which is to protect the "candidates" in the competition. Once it is determined that they have "knowingly committed a crime", they may be disqualified from the examination depending on the circumstances.
This is something everyone has to be careful about.
"...Did you hear everything clearly?"
On the top floor of the Martial Palace, the captain looked down and waved his hand after a moment: "Everyone, come in now."
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
The crowd looked at the golden "Human Emperor" statue on the top floor and knelt down one after another.
"Boom!"
With an order, four elite sergeants opened the heavy steel door of the "Martial Palace". The game finally began.
"Buzz!"
The crowd was boiling again, and it was densely packed. Hundreds of candidates were bustling, and they were rushing towards the main hall door excitedly.
The "Martial Arts Examination" officially begins!
The number of people taking the Martial Arts Examination was not as large as that of the Liberal Arts Examination, but the momentum of thousands of people, the sea of people, and the silence of thousands of horses seemed even more spectacular than that of the Liberal Arts Examination.
Yang Ji calmed down, held the wooden sign in his hand, and followed the torrent around him, passed through the gate of the "Martial Palace" and entered the main hall.
"So high!"
The first time Yang Ji stepped in, he immediately felt the difference.
The "Wu Dian" is different from the "Wen Dian". The Wen Dian is divided into three levels, and the heights of the roofs of each floor are the same. However, the Wu Dian is different. The top of the first floor is the highest, more than nine feet.
, almost equivalent to the height of more than two floors of the "Wen Palace", it is the main competition venue for the martial arts examination. It is usually closed and will not be opened until the official competition.
As for the second floor, it is the place where the "literary test" part of the martial arts examination is held.
The hall was crowded, and after a while, the test papers were handed out. There were only a few thin sheets, far less thick than the "liberal arts examination".
Yang Ji flipped through it a few times and found that most of it was rote memorization, plus some content from the "Martial Arts Code". Compared with the liberal arts examination, these are of course much easier. As long as you work hard and memorize them,
, this kind of exam naturally does not take much time, half a day is more than enough.
"If you can get rid of 10% of the people in this exam, that's pretty good!"
Yang Ji thought to himself.
The most critical part of the martial arts examination, the martial arts examination... is still in the "martial arts" part. The "literary examination" part is only used to get rid of those people who are just trying to pass the test and are illiterate.
Most of those who can sign up for the "Martial Arts Examination" are extremely confident. Naturally, many people will not be able to take an exam of this level.
Yang Ji took a dip, feeling confident in his mind, and then he began to write on the test paper with ease.
Yang Ji had already memorized the "Three Classics" and "Five Classics" by heart, and he was also familiar with reading the "Martial Classics" part. He wrote it down with ease and flow.