Entering April, the city of Beijing became even more lively. The people in the imperial city who were looking for a living were both sharp-tongued and confused. In March, more and more officers with foreign accents came to the capital one after another.
Some people have noticed it, and these people are clueless and can yell about anything after a few glasses of wine. As a result, many people know that the Ministry of War is preparing for a "Great Ming Martial Arts Examination!"
These people are here to take part in this big test.
"The Ming Dynasty's martial arts test!" The name was really long and difficult to pronounce. In order to show off, some officers directly changed it to a catchy name - "The World's Heroes Association!", they estimated.
Come to think of it, if it's called a Heroes' Association, then naturally they can be considered heroes if they come to participate in this big test.
The name spread quickly, so much so that when the Ministry of War sent personnel to build those huge platforms in the open space on the western outskirts of the city, someone caught them and asked if the heroes meeting was held here, which made
The officials in the Ministry of War were stunned for a moment.
After some good people explained it, the officials from the Ministry of War nodded hesitantly, and the people suddenly roared and started running to tell each other.
It’s not that the people support this move of the imperial court, but it’s just that it’s fun to watch. Such a big occasion has only been seen during the martial arts examination. How serious is the imperial examination? When will it happen?
It is the turn of the common people to watch the fun. It is rare that this year the imperial court actually set up a high platform in the suburbs to hold this hero meeting. This does not explicitly prohibit the common people from watching, which means that the imperial court tacitly allows the common people to come and watch. Then get some snacks and eat while you are there.
Where can you find such a good thing while watching the excitement and not spending a single penny?
Regarding the choice of this place, Liu Daxia and Zhu Houzhao had a dispute. Zhu Houzhao wanted to put the martial arts performance in the Leopard Room, and the martial arts performance field in the Leopard Room was large enough, but Liu Daxia refused to agree to it even to death.
What he was interested in was the school grounds of the Third Camp, where the imperial martial arts competitions had been held many times, so he was familiar with the school.
However, Zhu Houzhao was dissatisfied. The selected sergeants would form an independent army in the future. Where should they be placed in the third battalion? Doesn't this clearly show that he is too partial to the men and horses of the third battalion? After forming an army in the future, Zhu Houzhao was not satisfied.
, a sergeant who is not from the Third Battalion must have some knots in his heart.
This was the reason he told himself in his heart that he disagreed. Of course, he also had another reason, which he would never admit to others, that is, he had been giving in to Liu Daxia from the beginning of this matter. This time, he
No matter what I say, I won't give in. This old man is so good at poking his nose and face that even the emperor who rules the world is really too shameless.
In the end, the result of the compromise between the two was that the address was chosen at the foot of Xiangshan Mountain in the western suburbs.
Twenty high platforms were erected like magic in a few days. Although they were built in a hurry, it still looked quite spectacular to see such a group of powerful buildings suddenly appear in this beautiful place.
On the first day of April, at the foot of Fragrant Mountain, there was a sea of people.
Twenty high platforms guarded a higher viewing platform in the middle. Many senior officials from the Ministry of War, noble family members in the capital who were qualified to sit on this platform, and several academicians who were invited to watch the ceremony were all present.
In the middle of the high platform, Liu Daxia, the Minister of War, was dressed in official clothes. Facing the thousands of people below the high platform, he finished reading the imperial edict drafted by Zhu Houzhao, who was not sure whether it was the imperial edict drafted by the Hanlin attendant. He flicked his sleeves and loudly announced the martial arts test.
At the beginning, the crowd below burst into cheers.
According to the order and location of the report, the officers who came to participate in the grand examination found their respective high platforms. On each high platform, a certain official acting as a judge sang a trumpet loudly. The officers who were called had their numbers.
Pushing aside the crowd, he walked onto the stage and began to flex his muscles for the fight.
The rules of this martial arts test are very simple. If you win any of these three games, including fists and kicks, weapons, and horseback shooting, if you win two, you can come back with a bronze medal of "Martial Arts Master of the Ming Dynasty" and wait for the court's praise.
Or there may be another appointment. If you lose two games in a row, then don’t think about anything, pack up your things and go back where you left!
Of course, if you feel that your ability is more than this, you can continue to sprint towards the silver medal of "Zhongyong Lieutenant", but this time it will not be as easy as the previous one. The Ministry of War will recognize these sergeants who have received the Daming Wufu brand.
, randomly form a group of ten people, and you have to play against each person in this group. A win will get one point, a defeat will get one point, and a tie will not increase or decrease. Finally, according to the score, the top three will be chosen.
He was awarded the silver medal of "Loyal and Brave Captain".
If you are really capable and get the "Loyal and Brave Captain" sign, and want to take home one of the ten golden "Mighty General" signs covered with red cloth beside Liu Shangshu, then you have to consider your own
In addition to your ability, you also have to consider your luck.
In this last round of martial arts performance, all the loyal and brave captains participating in the martial arts performance will be matched by lot by the Emperor of Heaven. They will be paired up in pairs. The winner will stay and the loser will be chosen. Based on this, the last ten remaining people will be chosen.
Someone once suggested that this seems to be unfair. If two people with the best martial arts skills happen to be drawn together, the defeated one will be a little aggrieved. He may look at many colleagues who are not as good as him.
, because of the draw, I easily won the gold medal.
Liu Daxia reported this idea to Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao rolled his eyes and the boss said unceremoniously: "In addition to martial arts and intelligence, the biggest impact on the outcome of leading troops in war is of course personal luck. If someone is lucky because of luck,
Well, being able to get the badge of this mighty general only means that he is a blessed general, how is this unfair!"
Liu Daxia was speechless. Compared to fierce generals and brave generals, this lucky general was indeed an anomaly. Since the emperor used this rhetoric to speak, he really had nothing to say. In fact, with his knowledge and experience, he also knew that because of this in history,
There are indeed many times when we are lucky and we win battles for no apparent reason. Of course, there are also countless times when we are defeated because of bad luck.
So, the matter was settled.
As the judges' roll call ended, there were people on each high platform, and the people began to judge and judge which one could win. Someone with a clever mind immediately placed a bet among the crowd,
Amidst the noise of the crowd, strange sounds of "buy it and leave it" could be heard from time to time.
As for the hawkers doing business, their keen sense of smell has already sensed business opportunities. Not far from the high platform, there are many hawkers carrying burdens, supporting stalls, and even carrying dustpans to drill through the crowd.
The entire martial arts test was as lively as a big temple fair in the capital once a year.