Chapter 49 Reaching the top three in the martial arts competition
Boom, boom, boom!
The nine-ton drum sounded, and the vigorous and powerful sound of the military drum echoed over the East Campus for a long time.
Not to mention the exams, all the audience held their breath and tried to keep quiet, because the Song Dynasty's martial arts exam, Enke, which was originally held every three years but was specially opened this year due to special circumstances, officially kicked off.
Near Wang Lin is Ma Kuo.
Ma Kuozheng was writing rapidly.
Wang Lin thought that the strategy of uniting the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty was initiated by Ma Zhi, an official who returned to the Song Dynasty. Ma Kuo's father Ma Zheng also held this view. Naturally, Ma Kuo had a lot of experience in this regard.
This Ma Zhi was originally an official of the Liao Kingdom, reaching the rank of Guanglu Qing, but he was a Han Chinese born in the land of Youyan, and later returned to the Song Dynasty.
There were many reasons that led to the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty, but one of the very important reasons was that Song Huizong Zhao Ji foolishly adopted the overall strategy of "alliance with Jin to destroy the Liao", which led to the demise of the Liao Kingdom, which originally served as a check and balance.
At the end of the war, he went south to destroy the Song Dynasty.
Wang Lin knew very well that the alliance with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty was very popular in the Northern Song Dynasty court, especially led by people like Zhao Ji and Cai Jingtong Guan. If he opposed them in the policy examination, he would definitely not be able to pass the preliminary test.
More importantly, even if he wrote an "impassioned" or "righteous" eloquent statement against Lian Jin, it would not change the established fact that the imperial court was about to send envoys to Jin to plot to destroy the Liao Dynasty.
Wang Lin is not that pedantic.
Today he is taking an exam, not expressing his so-called political views.
Therefore, Wang Lin remembered an article about Ma Zhi that he had read in an unofficial history book.
Ce said: "The Jurchens hate the Liao people for cutting their bones. If we move envoys from Denglai to cross the sea, make good friends with the Jurchens, and make an agreement to attack the Liao, we can rejuvenate the country."
Determined to use this as an argument, Wang Lin activated Wu Yong's "Talk about Soldiers" skill and started writing. To ensure that everything was foolproof, he silently recited the "Danqing" he copied from Zhao Ji. His mind went blank and he entered an indescribable state of mind.
mysterious state.
This essay with a thousand words can be written at your fingertips and completed in one go.
After the state was lifted, Wang Lin looked down at the exam paper he had written with a complicated expression.
Smart and fast, the strokes are thin and powerful; graceful and graceful, the strokes are full of energy!
Really slim body!
This is not an examination paper, it is clearly a calligraphy work of art!
Wang Lin put his hand on his forehead and said to himself that he was ashamed.
Zhao Ji worked hard for many years to create the Thin Gold Body, and he was completely rewarded for nothing. With the help of the system father, there were even signs of being better than the old, and if Song Huizong knew about it, he would definitely be angry to death.
The policy theory exam lasts for one hour, which is naturally much simpler than the liberal arts exam.
The emphasis is on martial arts competition, after all, martial arts.
The red sun is in the sky, the temperature is gradually rising, there is no wind on the school ground, and it is very muggy.
After handing in their papers, candidates from all over the country changed into black or cyan riding and shooting equipment to prepare for the martial arts competition. After drawing lots, groups of three or five stood on the field waiting to be divided into groups.
Ma Kuo's weapon is a long sword.
He came over and lowered his voice and said: "Brother Wang Lin, I heard yesterday that there is something fishy about the lottery grouping. Anyone who has spent money or invested in people will be assigned to a weaker group. And people like you and me who are in the government will be assigned to a weaker group."
People who have no foundation in China basically..."
Wang Lin chuckled lightly and said nothing.
He had already expected that this martial arts was controlled by the confidants of Gao Qiu, Cai Jing and Tong Guan. It would be strange if there were no tricks in the middle.
Especially him, he estimated that Gao Qiu would never let him stand out so smoothly.
Ma Kuo said again: "Xiandi, you have offended Gao Yanei too much. This guy will definitely not let it go. I hope Xiandi will be careful."
Wang Lin nodded: "Brother Ma, I know what's going on."
While the two were talking, the results of the lottery and grouping were announced, and it turned out to be true.
Ma Kuo's group was composed of heroes from all over the country, skilled in bow and horse.
In other words, if it doesn't matter, you have to rely solely on your own skills to get out of the siege.
The location of Wang Lin is even more interesting. In addition to the generals in the imperial court, there is also a big shot with a big background.
I heard a lot of talk among the princes around, and it turned out that he was the son of Princess Xu, the daughter of Emperor Shenzong, and Pan Yi, the great-grandson of Pan Mei, King Zheng, the so-called Marquis of Xingyang Pan Ming.
Ma Kuo's expression changed and he said quietly: "Brother Xian, things are not going well for you and me. Needless to say, on my side, when meeting heroes from all over the world, I can only do my best to have a chance to win. On your side, everything is going well."
He is a son of a powerful person, especially Pan Ming, who is a relative of the emperor and is quite popular with the officials..."
Ma Kuo didn't finish what he said, but everyone knew what he wanted to do next.
If Wang Lin wants to enter the palace examination, he will undoubtedly have to make enemies of a group of noble disciples.
How vicious is Gao Qiu’s intention!
A trace of indifference flashed across Wang Lin's eyes.
This stupid Gao Qiu will be killed sooner or later!
But he doesn't care whether he is powerful or not, he will kill anyone who blocks his way!
So what if they have some background!
He has gone all the way to this day, Zhang Dahu, Ximen Qing... which one is the good one?
He sticks to his true feelings after time travel, which may be mainly related to his strong character in his previous life. He would rather die standing than live on, not to mention that in these troubled times, he might die faster if he lives alone.
Besides, he never thought about staying in the court as an official, otherwise he would have taken the liberal arts exam. He just wanted to find an official or military position somewhere, and while there was still time, he would quietly accumulate strength for the future.
Drive away the golden captives, defend our mountains and rivers, and compete in the world!
He kept in mind the teachings of great men: political power comes from the barrel of a gun, and everything else is fake.
He has enough confidence that no one can rival him in riding and shooting.
As for the battle on horseback, unless you encounter someone with extremely high force value like Suo Chao and Lin Chong, there is no problem in winning in the end.
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The sun sets in the west.
The martial arts competition has entered its final stages.
At the end of the group stage, although the top 50 players in the exam will advance to the palace exam as long as they make the roster, according to the rules, the top 50 players will still have to go through a qualifying round to determine the top three.
To put it bluntly, it is a group elimination match, or simply a melee.
The fifty candidates who were selected for the palace examination all came off the stage. Those who were knocked off their horses or injured were eliminated.
A sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, wearing dazzling armor, a purple gold crown on his head, holding two maces, galloped majestically into the arena, and the audience outside the venue cheered endlessly.
This person is Pan Ming, the Marquis of Xingyang.
He passed all the way and entered the final decisive battle first.
Wang Lin also urged his horse and galloped in.
In the melee, Wang Lin was not as dazzling as Pan Ming, who attracted everyone's attention. He gave the impression that he barely won after a series of close calls.
Of course, except for Li Shishi, Zhang Zhenniang and Jin'er, as well as a few people such as Zhao Fujin, the Maode Emperor who also sneaked out of the palace to watch the excitement, not many people actually paid attention to him.
Ma Kuo also took a deep breath, invigorated, and followed closely behind him by clamping his belly tightly.
Compared with Pan Ming and Wang Lin, it was harder for him to win this melee, and he also suffered some minor injuries.
This man was young, handsome, of noble birth, and extremely arrogant.
He strode proudly on the horse with his nostrils pointed in the sky, not paying attention to Wang Lin and Ma Kuo at all.
Wang Lin sneered secretly, what a proud big cock, although he seemed to be a little proud.
A force value of 35 is actually not too low.
Especially among this group of martial arts test-takers, he is a rare existence, but compared to Wang Lin, he is still not enough.
At the far end, soldiers of the Forbidden Army arranged their arrow stacks one hundred and fifty steps away.
As the military drums beat, Ma Kuo nodded to Wang Lin and said, "Brother, I'll take the lead first!"
Ma Kuo nocked an arrow on his horse, drew his bow, and shot three arrows in a row, two of which hit the target.
The audience's applause was a bit sparse, and Ma Kuo led his horse back angrily, saying with shame: "My dear brother, archery is not my specialty, and the rest is up to you!"
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PS: To explain, the "Gao Qiu" who appears in this book is the Water Margin character "Gao Taiwei", which is not exactly the same as the real traitor Gao Qiu in history. The story is getting better and better, please read it and ask for all kinds of votes.