There are five liberal arts subjects and four military subjects in the Martial Arts Academy exam. It seems that liberal arts is more important than martial arts, but in fact, although there is one less martial arts exam, its weight is far more important than liberal arts. You must know that it was when Taizong was in power that the Yanwu Academy only joined the liberal arts examination. Taizu's first Yanwu Academy has always only had four martial arts.
As the national strength of the Sui Dynasty became stronger and the foundation of the country became more stable, the emperor's emphasis on literati gradually increased. The Sui Dynasty established the country with military force, but it was still the literati who governed the country. When a warrior governs a country, he fears that the more he governs, the more chaotic he will become. The throne of the Sui Dynasty was in the hands of Taizong, and the first thing he did when he took the throne was to make a rule that the examination of the Academy of Martial Arts must include liberal arts. Although it was quite controversial at the time, Emperor Taizong insisted on his decision against all opinions.
Thus, there was Li Xiao's astonishing splendor of excellence in nine disciplines.
Later, Emperor Taizong's foresight had to be admired. If the Yanwu Academy recruits all pure martial arts students, it will not be a good thing for the army of the Sui Dynasty and even the country at all. A person with a high level of cultivation is not necessarily a general, but a fierce general who can charge into the battle and take the head of a general among thousands of armies is like picking something out of a bag. After all, he is only a strong general, not a handsome talent.
There has never been a shortage of fierce generals in the Sui Dynasty.
But even liberal arts exams are accepted. But in the Academy of Martial Arts, martial arts scores are still the most important. For example, Fang Jie's five subjects of liberal arts are excellent, in terms of weight, it is definitely not as good as four subjects of martial arts, or even three subjects. No matter how good the arts are, if you fail in the martial arts exam, you can at most get a civil job. Although there is an essential difference between a civil servant in the army and a civil servant in the court, it is a great pity that he cannot lead the army since he joined the army.
The five subjects of liberal arts are excellent, and there is still a lot of moisture in this result. If His Majesty hadn't cherished his talents and supported Fang Jie with one hand, Fang Jie's ability to get three high marks in the liberal arts exam would be considered pretty good. Knowing this, Fang Jie attaches great importance to the martial arts exam.
Before arriving at Yanwu Academy, Fang Jie came out of Changchun Garden. And just the night before, the emperor's words at the end of the conversation made Fang Xie even more afraid to slack off.
"Since I have met you twice, it is because I know that you have some skills. But the skills you have shown now are not enough to make me admire you. I want to have a good future, and I will win the martial arts exam tomorrow." Let me have a look at a few excellent ones. I have never been stingy with rewards, if you have the ability, you can take more from me."
These words are not without the intention of provoking generals, but they also clearly tell Fang Jie that as long as you show your abilities and satisfy me, I will definitely use you again.
How could Fang Jie miss such an opportunity
Now that we have come to this era of this world, it is not just the mentality of what comes and goes.
Lying on the ground outside Tucheng of the Martial Arts Field and laughing aloud, the seemingly silly young man has at least proved himself in the Martial Arts Examination. He didn't bother to pay attention to the disdainful or resentful eyes of those aristocratic children, he only enjoyed his further sense of accomplishment. Being envied by others is not success
Of the four martial arts exams, the first two should actually be counted as one. However, the results of the assessment still have to be counted as two subjects, and if they can get two more honors, there is no suspense about entering the Martial Arts Academy. If being excellent in the seven disciplines does not guarantee his entry into the martial arts academy, then it can only be said that there is no justice in this world.
After lying on the ground and resting for half an hour, the professor of Yanwu Academy standing on the wall of Tucheng announced the preparation for the third exam.
The third item is riding and shooting.
The war horses raised by the Martial Arts Academy are all in the Martial Arts Field, and the wide and flat grounds of the Martial Arts Field are enough for candidates to show off their riding and archery skills. Regardless of whether they have rested from the exhaustion of the first two exams, candidates know that they have no right to rest on the ground. Unless they wanted to give up the exam right now, but as Sui people, the pride in their bones made them absolutely not make such a choice.
It's okay to fail, but never give up.
Zhang Kuang, who had almost regained his energy, stood up, stretched out his hand to hold Fang Xie and said with a smile: "I said before the exam that our candidates from the military are all staring at you. Ever since His Majesty allowed us to wear uniforms to participate in the Martial Arts Academy Since the exam, no soldier has made it to the top three in three consecutive exams. Not even a soldier has been able to squeeze into the top ten. Although this is not a shame, it makes people feel uncomfortable after all."
He pulled Fang Jie up, patted Fang Jie's shoulder and smiled, "Keep working harder, brothers are watching you!"
"I'm a typical little rich and safe."
Fang Jie smiled and said, "Don't put the heavy burden of being a soldier on my shoulders, I can't bear it."
"Now, if you don't pressure me, who else can I give it to?"
"Instead of giving me a burden, you might as well give me some money. Speaking of which, money definitely motivates me more than the burden."
Zhang Kuang gave him a blank look, looked at the soldiers preparing for the exam, and said with some emotion: "Actually, including myself, which military examinee doesn't want to be the hero that everyone is looking at? Who doesn't want to be the hero of everyone?" The excellent ones you admire? Who wouldn’t want to squeeze into the top three and write in the records of Yanwuyuan to leave a name in history? But, now we all know that we have no chance to realize our dreams, you can.”
"Fortunately, you are okay, otherwise how can we feel comfortable in our hearts?"
Fang Jie looked at the school grounds, spread his shoulders helplessly and said, "Well, although I don't want to be hypocritical...the next test is riding and archery, but my horse is still in the city."
As soon as this sentence was finished, Fang Jie saw the beautiful female professor Qiu Yu from the Academy of Martial arts walking slowly from a distance leading his red horse. Zhang Kuang couldn't help laughing, staring at Fang Jie's face and said: "A handsome young man, it's really useful to look better. If you can get the examiner out of the exam before you get the exam, that's the way to impress the brothers." You are really good at it!"
"Get out!"
Fang Jie cursed with a smile, slapped the dust off his body a few times and walked towards Qiu Yu.
"Thank you sir!"
Fang Jie first bent down to salute, and then took the reins from Qiu Yu. The red horse seemed a little uncomfortable with this woman with white eyes, and seemed a little cramped. When it saw Fang Jie, it was obviously a little excited.
"Good job."
Qiu Yu nodded to Fang Jie, looked at Fang Jie's somewhat haggard expression, suddenly smiled and said, "I'll be the examiner in a while, now I'll give you a chance to bribe me. Don't be stingy and make big offers, you should know how to bribe me." My price will definitely not be cheap."
Fang Xie was silent for a while, then tentatively said, "There is a stall selling steamed noodle soup and steamed buns in front of my house, it's not bad."
Qiu Yubai glanced at him and turned his head away, Fang Jie smiled embarrassingly and scratched his hair. After walking four or five steps, the beautiful female professor didn't look back and didn't stop, her voice drifted over gently: "Tomorrow morning."
"good!"
Fang Jie nodded vigorously and smirked.
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When Fang Jie was preparing for the riding and archery competition, he had been searching everywhere. In fact, he had been searching since he arrived at the Academy of Martial Arts this morning. He was looking for Xiang Qingniu who didn't forget to brag at that moment, but was honest and even scared like a quail in front of women, because Xiang Qingniu said that he was the examiner for this year's Yanwu Academy exam.
The liberal arts has ended, and the last two martial arts are left.
Not seeing the little fat man, Fang Xie even wondered if he had lied again. Before meeting Shen Qingfan, Fang Xie never thought that Xiang Qingniu would really be a big shot. When Shen Qingfan mentioned that Xiang Qingniu invited the old man Xiao Zhenren to send someone to look for him, Fang Jie was really surprised. Surprised. You must know that Xiang Qingniu doesn't match the words "Shiwai Gaoren" at all. Fang Xie would rather believe that the big dog is a Daoist master than believe every word Xiang Qingniu said.
If it was written by Xiang Qingniu, Fang Jie wouldn't even believe in commas.
Later Fang Xiexin, but Xiang Qingniu did not come.
At least, it has not appeared in Fang Jie's sight until now. So Fang Xie was sure that Xiang Qingniu was definitely not in the martial arts arena, because with that shameless person's temperament, if he was in the martial arts arena, he would have rushed over to find Fang Xie.
Fang Jie couldn't find him, so he was a little worried.
It's definitely not a trivial matter to keep Xiang Qingniu from coming to the martial arts arena and let go of an opportunity to try hard in front of him. It wasn't just Xiang Qingniu, Fang Jie didn't see a single person in Taoist robes in the martial arts arena of the Martial Arts Academy today. Since Daoist Xiao of Qingle Mountain was entrusted by the Emperor to observe the ceremony, why didn't he come
The reason why Fang Jie was worried was because he had a vague guess in his heart.
Watching the candidates gather at the school grounds after receiving their horses, Fang Jie shook his head to shake off some messy thoughts in his heart. He raised his hand and stroked the scarlet horse's neck a few times, and said with a smile, "Are you ready?"
The red horse ignored it, and lowered its head as if trying to find some tender grass to eat on the bare school field, but it was obviously disappointed, so it was a little dismissive of such a big scene. In the eyes of horses, a lot of people and a lot of horses are definitely not as good as a lot of fresh and juicy grass.
There is a Shenquan Mountain outside Chang'an City, and the world-famous Shenquan Villa is located on the Shenquan Mountain. Shenquan Villa is famous for its mellow wine, and even the wine used for His Majesty's banquet is offered by Shenquan Villa. Shenquan Mountain is not tall and majestic, and it looks somewhat similar to Langru Mountain to the west of Fangu City from a distance.
Seen from a distance, the arc of Shenquan Mountain is very soft. When people mention mountains, the first impression in their minds is the majestic and steep beauty, but they rarely think that mountains also have a beautiful side. This Shenquan mountain is a model of beautiful mountains.
Shenquan Mountain is not far from the Martial Arts Field, and it takes less than an hour to go back and forth on horseback.
When the Martial Arts Field was built, most of the wood and stones used to build Tucheng Tushan were transported from Shenquan Mountain, including the large forest in the Martial Arts Field, which cost a lot of manpower and material resources. .
Shenquan Villa is located on the mountainside of Shenquan Mountain. It is said that it was built during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Sui Dynasty. It was built by the descendants of a general who had made great contributions to the dragon when Taizu founded the country. The descendants of the general had no intention of official career but preferred wine making. More than a hundred years later, his descendants no longer have any titles, but the name of Shenquan Villa is particularly resounding.
The wine pool is in the deepest part of Shenquan Villa, but it is actually a huge cave. The entrance of this cave is small but the inside is very spacious, and the temperature is most suitable for wine storage. The treasure of Zhenshan in Shenquan Villa is a few jars of old wine that have been stored for decades. They are hidden in this cave. More than half of the jars that were originally full are now left. Thick enough to pull out silk. Even without entering the wine pool, the aroma of wine can be intoxicating.
And just when Fang Jie was preparing for the riding and shooting competition, two very special people appeared outside the wine pool of Shenquan Villa.
One is a little fat man in a black Taoist robe, who is not very old. The chubby face is as clean as a freshly baked steamed bun. Anyone who sees it wants to reach out and pinch his face.
The other is a priest in a bright red Taoist robe, and there seems to be a faint crack on his forehead. No specific age can be seen, and the face is as sharp as a chisel.
Looking at the entire Sui Daozong, there are only three people who are qualified to wear pure black Taoist robes. One is Reverend Xiao from Qingle Mountain's Yiqi Temple, the other is Master Zhang from Wudang Mountain's Sanqing Temple, and the other, of course, is the very unreliable fat Taoist Xiang Qingniu.
"This is it?"
Xiang Qingniu looked at the cave, turned his head slightly and asked the great priest in red robe standing beside him.
Taoist Heju is in charge of Yiqiguan punishment, and his cold appearance on weekdays is frightening. Coupled with the noble status of the Great Priest, it is inevitable that he will be a little arrogant. But in front of Xiang Qingniu, this cold, arrogant and somewhat rigid priest was very humble and respectful.
"Back to Junior Martial Uncle, it should be here."
Xiang Qingniu hummed, walked a few steps forward, looked at the cave, cleared his throat and said loudly: "Listen, you bald donkeys inside, you are already surrounded. There is no point in resisting. It is still worthwhile to come out and confess your guilt." If you can give up lightly, you will be happy. I will count to one, and if you don’t surrender, I will let the dogs go!"
"Uh... Little Martial Uncle, isn't it too little to count to one?"
"Idiot, I can't count backwards from ten?"
"My nephew is dull..."
"Oh my god, what if I'm a fart?!"
"one!"
Xiang Qingniu yelled this sentence not to Taoist Heju, but to the cave. He turned around and hooked his fingers slightly angrily: "I don't let the dog go, do you really think I'm just trying to scare you?"
Behind him, a dozen little Taoist boys came up with a very strong mastiff in their hands. The mastiffs were extremely violent, and although those little Taoist boys had cultivation levels, they obviously couldn't control them.
"Put it in, put it all in!"
Xiang Qingniu curled his lips and said: "The bald donkey is most afraid of dogs, this is what the second senior brother said back then!"