It was approaching noon, the weather was sunny, and the gates of Nanshan Academy were full of anxiously waiting parents. For this group of newborn candidates who were not afraid of tigers, they were probably more nervous than this group of parents who had no idea.
Nanshan Academy is one of the best academies in the whole capital, and it is also one of the most cruel academies in the entrance examination. Not only does it depend on strength, but also partly depends on luck. It is impossible to get the one hundred and one more based on the relationship. Maybe the emperor's decree is feasible, but which emperor is full and has nothing to do to make such a decree? There is no shortcut to studying. If he can make an exception to enter the academy today, will he be able to make an exception to become the number one scholar in the future? Then what's the use of scientific research? What's the use of studying hard? They all went to ask for an imperial decree from the emperor.
Since there is no way to rely on relationships or increase the number of places, the parents can only pray that the number of opponents for reference can be less and the quality can be lower. After all, there is still a big difference between three-in-one and six-in-one.
Unfortunately, this year is just a six-in-one, with as many as 657 people signing up, and a total of 653 people present. This is the result of a round of screening. If everyone in the world If you can successfully sign up, I am afraid that the threshold of Nanshan Academy will be broken.
Qiao Wei sat on the carriage, opened one side of the curtain, eager to see through.
I have taken countless exams in my previous life, and I have always been the one sitting inside. I never thought that I would become the one waiting outside. I used to think those parents were ridiculous. What should I worry about? What is there to wait for? Can you pass the exam after waiting for your child? Are you worried that your child will not make mistakes? It's true that the knife didn't machete my own hand, and I didn't know it hurt.
Bi'er comforted: "Ma'am, don't worry, Jing Yun and Wang Shu will definitely be able to enter the school smoothly! Didn't the two prodigy test well last time?"
Jing Yun is really good, but that little guy Wang Shu is half due to Xiaobai and half to her own father. Today, Xiaobai and his own father are not here. Can the little fat man "turn the danger into safety", Qiao Vi expressed strong concern.
Bi'er thought for a while, her eyes lit up and she said, "Why don't we ask my uncle? Let my uncle take care of it?"
Qiao Wei said: "How do you take care of this kind of thing? He is teaching the students. It's not good to let him stop the class and run to open the back door for the little nephew. He is willing, but the master in the yard is not willing." Woolen cloth."
"It's so strict..." Bi'er didn't go to school seriously, and she can know a few words because she once served Qiao Yuxi and Xu Shi, but she knew about Qiao Yuqi's going to school, and it was said that she was also going to enroll Qiao Yuqi passed the exam, but Mrs. Xu gave some gifts to her master, and Qiao Yuqi passed it smoothly. Bi'er still doesn't know whether Qiao Yuqi's admission to that academy was due to her own strength or because Mrs. Xu gave her a gift, "Madam, actually, why bother?" ? The father of the two children is the current prime minister, the cousin is the current emperor, and the grandmother is the princess of the royal family. If you move out of your identity and pressure, won’t you be able to enter?”
Qiao Wei smiled: "Mingxiu was admitted in the exam back then. Princess Zhaoming was still alive at that time, and I didn't hear that he was exempted from the exam."
Bi'er frowned in distress: "This won't work, and that won't work. Isn't Wang Shu and Brother Liu hopeless?"
Isn't it hopeless? Wang Shu was an affable person when he was studying in the village. Although Brother Liu invited many masters to teach at home, his stomach hurts today and his head hurts tomorrow. There are so many things, but I can recite a few poems and coax the old people.
But even so, Qiao Wei still signed up for the two of them. The three little guys ate together, played together, and naturally had to go to school together. Let's take the test first. What if they run into a ghost? If it doesn't work, just change to another academy.
At this time, Qiao Wei didn't know that she was completely worried about the wrong person. Xiao Wangshu, who had no chance of winning, had already run to the finish line with her southwest horse, while Jing Yun, who had passed the exam, was beaten Blocked at the hurdles and blocked at the starting point.
In terms of riding skills, he is naturally a young man who can't keep up with a few Huns, so if he makes a detour, he will lose very ugly, but if he doesn't make a detour, will he have to step over these fences
The trail is about three meters wide, with two hurdles in a row, each hurdle is 1.2 to 1.3 meters wide, and the distance between the hurdles is less than half a meter. People can pass through it, but horses are a bit dangerous.
Jing Yun jumped off the horse and touched the hurdle in front of him. The railing was made of wood, but the horizontal board in the middle was pasted with white paper...
"Brother, brother, I'm coming!" Over there, Wang Shu waved his little hand, and was about to run over to get brother and brother Liu's horses.
Jing Yun glanced at the Hun candidates who were running fast. The three of them were almost there. My sister had no problem running here, and there was no problem running over there. He and brother Liu can only be allowed to reach the finish line first.
Jing Yun looked at the white paper on the hurdle, his eyes flickered, and he said to Brother Liu: "Cover the horse's ears!"
Brother Liu obediently covered the horse's ears.
Jing Yun also covered the ears of his own horse, looked at his sister and said, "Wang Shu, push the hurdle!"
"oh!"
Wang Shu stretched out his small arms, stretched out his small palms, and ran over with a huff, pushing down all the hurdles on both sides.
The horizontal boards of the hurdles are all made of cloth. At first glance, they are just a few pieces of wood and a few pieces of white paper.
Jing Yun and Brother Liu rode across a pile of white paper with ease.
Not long after the two arrived at the finish line, the little prince of the Huns also arrived at a high speed. He clearly saw that there was no one on the road, but he didn't know that when he was about to reach the finish line, he suddenly killed two Central Plains horses from the tree-lined path. Immediately sat two skinny little children, they were the brothers of the triplets. The little prince of the Huns had an ugly face. He had been around for so long, and he was about to win the first place. Cut off Hu
But there is no way, the tree-lined path is facing the finish line, even if the little Hun prince is about to break his horse's hoof, he can only watch his victory being snatched away by two brats.
However, even if you can't win the first place, it's good to win the top three.
He is the first in archery and third in riding, and these two little guys are third in archery and first in riding, so adding them all up, the three of them can tie for the first place in the martial arts test.
But what the little Xiongnu prince never expected was that just when he was secretly delighted, a little girl came out leisurely from the tree-lined path with her hands behind her back, humming a ditty.
Isn't this the little girl in the triplets
It seems to be the only female doll on the field, why did she walk over alone? Still walking like this... at ease? Where is her horse
An ominous premonition surged in the heart of the little Xiongnu prince, and he subconsciously looked at Ma Peng, and saw that there were three horses there at some time!
Two of them were just brought in by the triplet brothers, what about the other one? ! Could it be this little girl? ! Wouldn't she have arrived long ago? ! How did she get there? !
How did all three get there, exactly
The little Xiongnu prince got off his horse and walked to the exit of the tree-lined path. Looking at the hurdle that was pushed to the ground, he was stunned...
Young Master Lin finally caught up with Wu Shan and Fei Lian of the Huns after putting all his energy into breastfeeding. In this era, there were no accurate electronic measuring instruments, so the three of them were about the same with the invigilator's naked eyes. When the time came, I rated it a tie for fifth place.
Being able to equalize the two children of the Huns, Young Master Lin felt that he had a good face. After all, judging from the entrance examinations in recent years, there is no candidate from the Central Plains who has surpassed the Huns in riding, and the candidates are often the Huns. All the candidates had reached the finish line, and they had drunk half a cup of tea before the Central Plains candidates rushed over out of breath. Now that I can tie the two, it is really not easy.
That candidate named Jing Yun must be at the back of the queue, right
Lin Xiaogong led the horse to Ma Peng proudly, and when he returned to the rest area, he handed over an orange with a small hand: "Master sent it, do you want it?"
"Thank you." Young Master Lin wiped his sweat with his cuff, took the orange, glanced at him, and jumped up with an ah!
Jing Yun looked at him strangely: "What's wrong with you?"
Young Master Lin stammered: "You you you you you... are you that guy named Jing Yun?"
Jing Yun asked, "How do you know my name?"
Young Master Lin stammered even more: "You, you, you... are you... that child prodigy who tried... Xiao Xiao Xiao Xiao... Xiao Tan Hua?"
Jing Yun was even more puzzled: "You even know this?"
Young Master Lin looked at him, then at the horses in the stable, his eyes almost popped out: "You you you you... When did you arrive?"
Jing Yun said: "A little earlier than you guys."
Young Master Lin heard the sound of five thunderclaps...
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The news that the first batch of the three little ones reached the finish line quickly spread among the candidates, and everyone was a little unbelievable. An insurmountable gap was accidentally crossed by three little kids. In fact, the method is very simple. But no one thought of doing this.
This level is quite similar to the fourth level of the child prodigy re-examination.
Mr. Lin remembers the question very clearly - there is a big ship floating on the sea, a hanging ladder is hung on one side of the ship's side, and a foot of the hanging ladder is exposed above the sponge. The tide rises six inches every half hour. After a long time, The hanging ladder is only seven feet above the sponge
At that time, the answers written by many candidates were two and a half hours. The reason was that one foot was ten feet, one foot was ten inches, and one foot above the sea was one hundred inches. Subtract seventy, divide by six, and you should get the required duration.
There is actually no answer to this question, because a rising tide lifts all boats.
Young Master Lin lost in this question at the beginning. Like the other examinees, he has actually heard of the principle that a rising tide lifts all boats, but at that moment everyone was single-mindedly calculating the answer, and did not question the question itself at all. Not very reasonable.
Young Master Lin suffered a setback and didn't gain any wisdom. This time, he fell into the inability to turn his head again.
Of course, the premise that Young Master Lin would be so emotional is that he didn't know that Wang Shu and her Xixi Ma didn't actually pass by this way.
The dean's wives in the stands fell silent collectively.
At this age, I am really embarrassed to admit that the girl doll scared them so much. After living for so long, I have only seen people riding horses, but I have never seen horses riding people. Can feel the horse's turmoil in the wind...
"Are they... counted as fouls?" Master Sun cleared his throat and said.
Vice President Jiang said: "There is no rule against knocking down the railings, and they didn't let others touch their horses. They rode... lift... cough, anyway, they got over it by themselves."
It was a sideline.
The results of the two archery and riding skills in the martial arts test were quickly calculated.
Wang Shu: Archery ranks third, riding first.
Jing Yun: Archery ranks third, riding second.
Brother Liu: The third in archery and the second in riding, tied with Jing Yun.
The little prince of the Huns: first in archery, fourth in riding.
Young master of the Lin family: archery is second, riding is fifth.
Wu Shan: ...
Feilian: ...
Candidates:…
Combining the two results, Wang Shu ranked first in the martial arts test, Jing Yun, Brother Liu, the little prince of the Xiongnu ranked second, and the young prince of the Lin family temporarily ranked fifth.
This is where the military test is crueler than the literary test. There can be many perfect marks in the literary test, but there is only one first in the military test.
The first place in the martial arts test has always been in the pockets of the Xiongnu candidates. The little prince of the Huns knows that his cultural courses are not as good as those of the Central Plains, but as long as he wins the first place in the military test, he still has a good chance of winning the first place in the overall ranking , but now, his most confident No. 1 is gone.
Wu Shan persuaded from the side: "Little prince, don't worry, although you didn't win the first place in the martial arts test, I, Wu Shan, assure you that your results in the literary test will definitely not lose to anyone from the Central Plains."
The little Hun prince frowned and said, "Are you so confident?"
Wu Shan patted his chest and said: "I have done every question, and I am absolutely sure that what I did is correct. There are a few translation questions on the test paper, which people from the Central Plains can't do, but I can, so little prince, you Your literary test scores must be at the top of the list, and then you only need to get another first in the selection test, and you will be a well-deserved little champion."
The little Xiongnu prince doesn’t understand Chinese very well, but he still understands what the meaning of “Little Champion” is. He heard that in every scientific examination in the Central Plains, there are tens of thousands of candidates from all over the country. In his heart, the number one scholar had already been firmly equated with the first place.
He wants to be the champion.
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After the martial arts test is over, it's time for lunch, which will be provided by the academy.
There was a small long table used in the literary examination on the grass field, and everyone found their seats and sat on the ground.
The attendants from the cafeteria brought the food, and the moment they saw the food, the examinees couldn't help but blacken their faces. It's the most powerful academy they promised, why do they only eat this for lunch
Two white steamed buns, a small bowl of porridge, and a small dish of pickles are all the rations of a candidate.
Everything is inferior, except for high-level studies. In Daliang, the status of scholars is very honorable, and the salaries of masters are also very impressive. Nanshan College, which can afford so many outstanding masters, has tuition fees that are unimaginable for ordinary people.
Therefore, most of the candidates who can sit here are the children of wealthy families. How long have you eaten such shabby food
Everyone frowned in disgust.
Young Master Lin naturally disliked it very much, but soon, he picked up the chopsticks schemingly, the academy will not feed them pig food for no reason (in the eyes of Young Master Lin, these are equivalent to pig food), it must be It is testing whether they are diligent and thrifty.
Mr. Lin thought too much. The cafeteria originally prepared delicious meals today, but when he heard that a little girl lifted the horse, the cooks threw down their spatulas and rushed to the lake. , the little girl had finished running, and when she returned to the cafeteria, the vegetables in the pot were burnt again, so she had to boil a few big pots of porridge and a few big pots of steamed buns.
Wang Shu and Jing Yun are not picky eaters, and speaking from their hearts, the pickles and steamed buns in the Academy are quite delicious. The steamed buns are sweet, the pickles are fragrant, and there is a refreshing spicy taste. Break it apart, sandwich the pickles in it, and bite it down, sweet and salty, salty and spicy, and paired with a bite of rice soup in white porridge, it tastes great!
The brothers and sisters ate heartily, but Brother Liu didn't move.
"Why don't you eat?" Jing Yun asked.
Brother Liu curled his mouth and said, "I want to eat braised pork and duck."
Jing Yun said: "There is something to eat at night."
Brother Liu glanced at the pickles and steamed buns on the plate, but still refused to move his chopsticks.
Jing Yun took out a box of snacks from the small bag he carried with him, broke them into small pieces and put them into the porridge: "It's sweet now, try it."
Brother Liu took a sip, it was indeed sweet, and happily finished a bowl of porridge.
Afterwards, Jing Yun coaxed him to eat half a steamed bun. Jing Yun himself didn't eat much, half a steamed bun and a bowl of white porridge would fill his stomach, and the rest of the steamed buns went into Wang Shu's stomach.
In the afternoon is the selection test. The location of the selection test is the East Grass Field of the martial arts test. It is far away from the teaching area, but there are lakes and mountains, and the scenery is beautiful.
On the East Grassland, the attendants have already divided the area for the selection test. The selection is voluntary. Points will be added if you pass the test. If you fail the test or do not take the test, no points will be deducted. But he was scoring, and the result was still very unfavorable to him, so everyone still came here.
There are a lot of test items for the selection test. The most common ones are piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. It is worth mentioning that the selection test does not limit the items to participate in. If you want, you can freely participate in each item. Each item will have Professional teachers will evaluate on the spot, and after the selection test is over, the highest score will be taken as the final score of this selection test.
For example, if a person takes the Qin, Chess, Calligraphy and Painting examination, he only gets three grades in the first three items, but gets a second grade in painting, then his score in the selection test is a second grade. A first class cannot be superimposed and shared equally in the literary and military tests.
Young Master Lin decided to take the test for all non-physical items. He will win countless first grades, which is a shame!
Jing Yun chose calligraphy, because the three little ones had successfully attracted the attention of the masters, so no matter where they went, the masters looked at them curiously, and even when Jing Yun was practicing calligraphy, a master stood there. Beside him, watching him finish writing the whole process, couldn't help showing admiration.
After Jing Yun finished writing, he handed over the calligraphy to the teacher for evaluation and then went to find Brother Liu.
Brother Liu chose to play chess, and Ji Shangqing loves to play chess. Brother Liu was hugged by Ji Shangqing to play chess when he was very young, but this chess skill... is not satisfactory.
The little prince of the Huns is not good at these Central Plains skills. He is best at riding and shooting, followed by wrestling. He was a very good little wrestler on the prairie of the Huns. His second brother, the eagle on the prairie He is often praised as Shan Yu's most powerful child.
So this time, he chose wrestling without hesitation.
His servant Wu Shan chose Huqin because he was not good at martial arts, while Fei Lian, who is strong and strong, chose to lift a tripod.
Fei Lian is a strong man on the grassland of the Xiongnu. Although he is only eleven years old, he already possesses the strength of a grown man. He jumped onto the stone platform, and a candidate from the Central Plains took the stage with him. This candidate He was a year older than Fei Lian, and not as physically strong as Fei Lian, but he had practiced martial arts since he was a child and had developed a body of internal strength, so he didn't think he would lose to Fei Lian.
The smallest copper tripod weighs fifty catties.
Candidates from the Central Plains jumped over the first three and raised a one-hundred-jin bronze tripod with both hands.
The onlookers all let out a wow.
Fei Lian disdainfully walked up to a 150-jin bronze tripod, put his hands on the tripod, shouted loudly, and lifted it vigorously!
The onlookers were shocked.
The examinee from the Central Plains put down the bronze tripod, gritted his teeth, and walked towards the one hundred and eighty kilograms. He mobilized his internal strength, tried three times, and successfully lifted the tripod!
It is already a miracle for an eleven or twelve-year-old child to be able to lift such a heavy copper tripod.
You're out of luck this time!
The candidates from the Central Plains thought they had won, but at this moment, Fei Lian easily lifted a 220-jin bronze tripod, and the candidates from the Central Plains were instantly dumbfounded.
Fei Lian raised his arms and looked at the candidates on the stage with contempt, like looking at a group of weak sheep. He patted his chest and yelled something in Hun dialect, which was extremely rampant.
The test master didn't like this arrogant Hun candidate, but he couldn't do anything about it. His strength lies here, that is, he has the capital of arrogance. He said lightly: "Is there any challenge?"
If not, then this result is enough to give this annoying guy a first.
Just when the master was about to affix the seal, a fleshy little dumpling climbed up the platform. The platform was too high. She put down her chubby legs and crawled up and down several times.