Chapter 24: Who Says You Can't Shoot People Without Arrows?
Ning Que is considered to be the master's designated disciple, and it is a sure thing that he will be admitted to the academy.
Jiang Fan just took a look at Ning Que in the crowd and knew that Ning Que had not yet practiced the "Sunflower Collection".
Jiang Fan said nothing about this.
It is his choice whether he would rather practice or not. Currently, the only ones that can attract Jiang Fan's attention are Sang Sang and Da Hei Umbrella.
Especially Sangsang, there was something wrong with the other person's eyes just now.
[It seems that Haotian’s influence is getting bigger and bigger, time waits for no one!]
What Jiang Fan lacks now is time, elixirs, weapons, techniques, and talents. Jiang Fan also lacks them, but it takes a lot of time to convert them into strength.
After waiting for a moment on the platform, a solemn sound of ritual music sounded from behind.
At the front was the honor guard, followed by the Habayashi Army in golden armor and three luxury carriages.
Prince Li Peiyan, Queen Xia Tian, Tang Wang Li Zhongyi, Princess Li Yu, third prince Li Hunyuan, and sixth prince Li Amber all came to the scene.
[The situation seems wrong. In the TV series, only Li Peiyan, Li Yu and Li Huanyuan were present. Tang Prince Li Zhongyi, Queen Xia Tian and the Sixth Prince were not present. 】
Some time ago, Jiang Fan took the time to watch the Jiang Ye TV series again, and it was still fresh in his memory.
Therefore, the abnormality was quickly discovered, which may be related to the butterfly effect he brought.
He still remembered that there was an unexpected incident during this exam.
The cause of the incident can be traced back to the War of Yan and Tang more than ten years ago.
At that time, the Yan State was very ambitious and launched a war against the Tang Dynasty. After taking over, the Yan State obviously overestimated itself and started a war of aggression, which eventually turned into a battle to defend the capital.
In the end, the Yan Kingdom was almost destroyed.
During the war, the two sons of King Yan, Chongming and Longqing, were arrested by the Tang army while fleeing. Although someone came to rescue them, they only rescued Longqing, while Chongming was captured and returned to Chang'an and became a hostage.
Chongming grew up in the Tang Dynasty. On the surface, he was not doing his job properly, but in fact, he secretly colluded with Xiling to organize the restoration of the National Assembly with the intention of overthrowing the Tang Dynasty.
After more than ten years of lurking, the members of the Restoration Congress have already taken root in Chang'an. Their people are not only in the palace, but also in the academy.
As a result, in the original plot, the sixth prince suddenly fell ill, and the King of Tang and the Queen did not arrive as planned, so the King of Tang asked Li Yu to host.
The friendship between Chongming Gu Nian and Li Yu, the warning issued before the assassin took action, and the intervention of Ning Que, the protagonist, led to the failure of the plan to restore the National Congress.
Now that the King of Tang appears, it is unknown whether the Prince of Yan will be merciful.
These are all minor issues. If people from Yan and Xiling are causing trouble in the academy, they are lighting lanterns in the latrine and seeking death!
If calculated in terms of strength, Fuzi and Haotian are big bosses at the same level.
None of the twelve gentlemen in the academy is good.
Thank God that they didn't take the initiative to provoke others. Chongming and Xiling also wanted to assassinate the Tang Dynasty king during the academy examination, which was totally unreasonable.
The strength of the Tang Dynasty never lies in the royal family, but in the academies.
As long as the master is willing, he can point to a beggar on the street and say that he is the next king of Tang.
It can only be said that the people in Chongming and Xiling are still too young and have not understood the situation at all.
After Tang Wang Li Zhongyi came on stage and said a few words, the ceremony officially began under the auspices of the academy professor.
"Datang Academy...the exams are about to begin!"
With a bell ringing, everyone took their seats, and the first exam officially began.
The content of the examination is divided into etiquette, music, archery, royal science, calligraphy, and mathematics. They are graded according to A, B, C, and D, and the final admissions are based on the total score.
The literary test was held in the morning, covering three subjects: etiquette, calligraphy, and mathematics.
I will take exams on three other subjects in the afternoon.
The first subject tested is number, that is, arithmetic.
"The math test questions require you to write down the answers within half an hour. If you exceed the time, you will be deemed to have given up."
Academy teacher Cao Zhifeng briefly explained the exam rules and said: "Start answering the questions."
Jiang Fan looked at the questions and there was only one comprehensive question.
[In the spring of that year, the Master went to the country to travel and came across the fine wines of Peach Mountain. He then found a path to climb mountains to enjoy the peaches and taste the wine. On the way, he picked flowers and drank wine. He began to cut a catty of peach blossoms and drank a pot of wine. Later, the Master cherished the wine, so he cut another catty.
For peach blossoms, drink only half a pot of wine, then cut a pound of peach blossoms, drink half a pot of wine, and proceed like this... When you reach the top of the mountain, the wine in your bag is empty, and you look around in confusion, and ask everyone: How many kilograms of peach blossoms have been cut today and drank?
How many bottles of wine?]
The Master drank two pots of wine and chopped off all the peach blossoms on the mountain.
Jiang Fan wrote down the answer and stood up to hand in the paper.
"He finished it so quickly?"
"It's not written randomly, is it?"
"This is a comprehensive question, and I still have no clue."
"Probably not. That is the great swordsman Ziyu. It is said that he is a great practitioner above the fifth realm. It is natural for him to be more powerful."
Some of the candidates were talking in low voices, while others were focusing on the test questions. People in the Tang Dynasty were martial arts people, and they were worst at mathematics, so many people were pulling their hair in pain.
Everyone was amazed when they saw Jiang Fan handing in his papers.
Examiner Cao Zhifeng saw Jiang Fan handing over the paper and said, "It's still early. Are you going to hand in the paper now?"
"If you have the answer, why waste any more time!" Jiang Fan gave a slight salute and turned to leave.
[This guy is a real time traveler! 】
Ning Que looked at Jiang Fan's leaving figure, looked at the test questions, quickly wrote down the answers, and stood up to hand in the paper.
"You also want to hand in papers?"
When Cao Zhifeng saw that Ning Que had also submitted the paper in advance, he was a little confused. Could it be that this year's test questions are too easy?
It shouldn’t be!
However, Ning Que ignored him and walked out of the examination room after handing in the papers.
After a while, Jiang Fan and Ning Que's papers were handed into the hands of Prince Tang.
Looking at Jiang Fan's and Ning Que's answers, there is only one word difference between them.
Jiang Fan wrote: The Master drank two pots of wine and chopped off all the peach blossoms on the mountain.
Ning Que wrote: The master drank two pots of wine and chopped off all the peach blossoms on the mountain.
The fonts are all beautiful, but the artistic conception is different.
I waited in the periphery until the exam was over, and then started the book test again.
This is simple, but Jiang Fan was the first to submit the paper, and Ning Que was the second.
Then there is the etiquette subject, which Ning Que was not good at and did not get high marks.
After dinner, the afternoon began with the assessment of the three subjects of music, imperialism and shooting.
The Leke test is about musical instruments, which Ning Que is not good at either.
Jiang Fan is good at playing and singing, especially the suona, but the instrument he chose was the erhu. He played a song called "Er Fountains Reflect the Moon", which was poignant and moving, and made people cry.
When Jiang Fan stopped, the whole hall was filled with tears.
Then came the Royal Examination, and then the Shooting Examination. What was shot was not the prey, but the candidates of the same period.
Of course, if the arrow has no arrowhead and is tied with a sachet dyed with paint, it will not be fatal if it hits a person.
However, just after the last subject began, members of the Restoration Association, with the help of the academy's internal staff, replaced the arrows used in the competition with real arrows.
Their goal is very clear, that is, to take the opportunity to assassinate the Tang Dynasty King, and it is best to kill all the Tang royal family in one go.
Jiang Fan discovered the situation immediately. After the competition started, he hid in a tree. After the people of the Restoration Association replaced them with real arrows, his hunting began.
Anyway, I shoot everyone, it’s just their bad luck.
Without changing the arrows, Jiang Fan bent his bow and nocked an arrow, aiming at the people of the Nationalist Association with the competition arrows.
Who says you can't kill someone without an arrow?
There was a muffled sound of "poof"!
The arrow flew out, and when the sachet was shattered, the wooden arrow shaft pierced the chest of the assassin of the Nationalist Association and nailed him to the tree.
When one's cultivation reaches Jiang Fan's level, falling leaves and flying flowers can hurt people.
This is just basic operation.
Jiang Fan fired a series of shots, and within a moment, he finished all the arrows he carried. Most of the members of the Restoration Congress were shot dead by Jiang Fan on the spot.
For the remaining ones, Jiang Fan opened the empty strings and used the magic runes as arrows. With a trembling sound, the arrows turned into ten, piercing the legs of the last few people.
Suddenly, shrill screams echoed throughout the examination room.
Some candidates who didn't know the inside story were frightened when they saw this. Ning Que, who was hiding in the dark, saw Jiang Fan first and thought Jiang Fan was crazy, so he hid behind a tree in fear.
People from the academy reacted and came to investigate.
"Did you kill all these people?"
The visitor was Jun Mo, the second gentleman from the academy. He just took one look at the scene and knew the general situation. Therefore, he had no hostility towards Jiang Fan, but he exuded a high fighting spirit, with his crown raised to the sky, like a proud bird.