I'm the best catcher in martial arts

Undercurrents surged inside and outside the Central Plains.

The reason why the undercurrent is an undercurrent is because it is not brought to the surface. It waits for a special moment and then bursts out in one breath. Now is obviously not the time.

Since there is no undercurrent, every household in Jinling celebrates the New Year quietly. Unknowingly, it is the second month of spring, the ninth day of February, the first day of spring.

There is no need to elaborate on the importance of the imperial examination. After hundreds of years of inheritance and development, it is now very complete.

Not only the Ming Dynasty, but also the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, Jin Kingdom, Liao Kingdom, Dali, Xixia, Oara, and Tubo also had similar policies for selecting various talents.

It's just that in terms of inheritance and development, cultural heritage, and complete systems, the foreign races are far inferior to the Central Plains.

This is not entirely correct, because different regions have different cultural systems, and talents who were highly valued in the Ming Dynasty may not be valued in the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Similarly, the talents cherished by Meng Yuan may not have room to develop in the Central Plains.

In any case, the imperial examination, no matter where it is, is a top priority. The six major officials below the six gates are patrolling outside the examination room.

The Ming Dynasty imperial examination was mainly divided into five parts.

Children's examination: The primary local county and government examinations may sound very simple. In fact, many people pass the examination until their beards and hair are white, and they don't even get a "child student".

Academy examination: held in prefecture and prefecture colleges, divided into two levels: annual examination and scientific examination. After passing the academy examination, one will have the title of scholar, such as Lu Qinghou of Tongfu Inn.

Being a scholar in the examination is considered very good, and you can become a teacher in an academy in the capital city.

If you are lucky and have some connections in your family, you can also work as a master or clerk in the county government. Although you won't have a great future, at least you can have enough food and clothing.

Lu Qinghou lived a miserable life because he was not willing to be a teacher. He wanted to continue to pass the college entrance examination.

Facts have proved that he has this ability!

The hardships he is living now are just the training of a hidden dragon in the abyss. When he is named on the gold medal list, he will be able to take advantage of the wind and transform into a dragon, and his future will soar into the sky.

Provincial Examination: Also known as Dabi and Qiuwei, it is held every three years in August. After passing the examination, you will be promoted to the imperial examination. This is the goal that Lu Qinghou is currently striving for.

The most famous person in history is probably the one who passed the imperial examination in his fifties, and then was overcome with joy and was beaten three times by his father-in-law to regain his sanity.

How do you say that

——Oh, I got it!

Don't think Fan Jin is ridiculous. Some people are still scholars even in their 70s and 80s, or even as children. Fan Jin won the imperial examination in his fifties, and his talent and learning are very good.

If you have no background and can only burn the midnight oil, study hard in the cold window, and prepare for the postgraduate and public examinations, you may understand Fan Jin's actions more.

It’s not easy!

It’s really not easy!

The words "named on the gold list", even if it takes another one thousand or two thousand years, it will be a great joy!

In addition, pay attention to how to write these four characters. If you write typos, it may be difficult to get a title on the gold list.

The Imperial Examination: It is held at the Ministry of Rites of the Capital from the 9th to the 15th of the second month of the following year after the Provincial Examination. It is also known as Chunwei. It is the most common "imperial examination" in film and television dramas.

If you pass the exam, you can take the imperial examination. If you fail the exam, you can become a minor official, or be admitted to the Imperial Academy as a supervisor.

Palace Examination: The last level of examination, it doesn't matter whether you pass or fail the exam. At this level, as long as you don't make mistakes intentionally, you can basically get an official position.

The number one scholar, the second prize, and the top prize are all selected by the emperor during the palace examination, which is a major event to honor the ancestors.

Countless scholars are pursuing this.

It can be said that it is the pursuit of fame and wealth, or it can be said that it is the pursuit of self-cultivation, family order, country governance, and world peace.

Even Li Xunhuan, at this period, had some expectations for the top pick. Unfortunately, Shen Lian can only patrol the periphery now and has no power to judge the results.

If Shen Lian is given the power to grade papers, then

——I can’t understand it at all!

The only thing Shen Lian could do was to search the items carried by each candidate to check whether there were any mezzanines.

The punishment for cheating in the imperial examination is very, very, very strict. Not only the candidates must be punished, but the examiners and patrolling soldiers will also have corresponding responsibilities.

One advantage of the world of martial arts is that it can be invigilated by martial arts masters. These masters have sharp ears and eyes. Even if Wen Tingyun reaches this point, he may only be able to do nothing.

(PS: Wen Tingyun, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty and a representative of the Huajian Ci School, was good at cheating for others. It is said that during a certain imperial examination, the examiner was staring at him, and he wrote the test papers for eight people around him in full view of everyone.)

Several great masters were patrolling the examination room. If there was any slightest sign of trouble, they would immediately take action. Even if a bird flew into the examination room, they would use hidden weapons to shoot it down.

Shen Lian is one of them.

Patrol with a gun, but never callous.

Shen Lian wears a cold jade pendant. When he passes some candidates who are restless, he will activate his true energy to release the cold air, allowing them to answer the exam calmly.

This is the greatest help that Shen Lian can provide within the scope of the rules, and most other masters will do the same.

There are also some candidates who bribe the patrolling soldiers to keep an eye on them and prevent them from dozing off.

Shen Lian took the time to look at the list, but he didn't see the few great talents in his memory. Candidates like Li Xunhuan and Shen Zaikuan didn't need Shen Lian to keep an eye on them.

Shen Zaikuan is an honest kid, he answers questions honestly, and Li Xunhuan even has time to sleep.

Six days passed in the blink of an eye. On February 15th, the exam was completed, and on March 15th, the palace exam began.

The palace examination has nothing to do with Shen Lian, and he doesn't even have the right to watch from the outside. The patrolling guards are the Jinyi Guards led by Lu Jianxing, and there are nine evil eunuchs.

These evil-fighting eunuchs are the latest masters trained by the royal family. Although they have only practiced for a few months, they are extremely fast and already have considerable combat power.

The leader of the evil eunuchs is named Yu Huatian. He is the only eunuch among these eunuchs who is qualified to practice the Sunflower Book. He has superb swordsmanship and a vicious heart.

After the palace examination, Li Xunhuan did not go home in order to avoid suspicion, but had a gathering at Shen Lian's home.

Generally speaking, this is inappropriate. Even if Li Xunhuan doesn't care, other candidates will discuss it.

However, Shen Lian's cousin Shen Zaikuan happened to be staying at Shen Lian's house recently, and the two candidates exchanged poems and books. Even though Song Lian was here, he couldn't find any fault.

After a few days, the imperial examination results were released.

Number One Scholar: Shen Zaikuan!

Second place: Zhen Zhaoren!

Tanhua: Li Xunhuan!

Li Xunhuan was a little disappointed. Their family had two top picks. They thought they would be the top picks, but they didn't expect that at the end of the exam, they would still be the top picks.

Just when he was a little depressed, Lao Li Tanhua was overjoyed because Zhu Yuanzhang himself wrote a couplet for the Li family's ancestral home "Li Garden".

Seven Jinshi in one discipline!

Father and son have sex three times!

For a scholarly family, having seven Jinshi in one discipline may not be a big deal. Which family doesn’t have several Jinshi?

Father and son visited flowers three times, which is a great compliment.

The three fathers and sons of the Li family are all prostitutes. Isn’t it a great joy? It is enough to be passed down as a century-old story.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang also thought about it for a long time.

In terms of talent, there is almost no difference between the top three. Even Song Lian, Fu Qingzhu, and Li Shanchang cannot judge the three test papers fairly and fairly.

Since it is impossible to distinguish between high and low, we can only sort them according to their origin, temperament, personality and other aspects.

The one with the best background was naturally Li Xunhuan. Old Li Tanhua was the highest ranking achieved by a student from the North during the first imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty, and he was still the Minister of Rites of the dynasty.

If the price is too high, there is suspicion of favoritism.

Let's put it low, he is really talented and well-educated.

Fortunately, Li Xunhuan was so handsome that Zhu Yuanzhang appointed him as Tanhua. He was so blessed that he thought of the couplet "One family has seven Jinshi, and father and son have three Jinhua." He wrote an inscription to appease old Li Tanhua, and turned this into a good story.

Shen Zaikuan was born as a merchant.

Zhen Zhao people were born in the Zhen family in Hebei Province, which can be traced back to the Later Han Dynasty. The famous Luo Shen Zhen Mi was born in the Zhen family, which can be said to be a wealthy family.

Then?

No matter how far and wide the Zhen family is, it is still a merchant family, no different from the Shen family.

Shen Wansan at least contributed a huge amount of family property and helped the Ming Dynasty overcome crises several times. What contribution does the Zhen family have?

Another point is that according to Jinyiwei's investigation, there is an important minister standing behind Zhen Zhaoren. Although the relationship between the two is very secret, clues have been discovered.

After thinking about this, Zhu Yuanzhang appointed Shen Zaikuan as the number one scholar and Zhen Zhaoren as the second one.

There must be some candidates who are dissatisfied with Shen Zaikuan due to family background issues, but it is also a matter of family background that makes Shen Zaikuan's ranking the cleanest.

There is no one in the Shen family in the court!

The only member of the Shen family who serves as an official in the court is Shen Lian, the six-door god. He would be disrespected by the imperial censor if he even glanced in the direction of the Hanlin Academy.

Could it be that Shen Lian, who participated in the concert, helped Shen Zaikuan cheat?

Not to mention the ink in Shen Lian's stomach, could he understand the test questions? Even if he could, so what? There are so many great masters in the examination room, are they blind and deaf?

During the palace examination, Shen Lian was not even qualified to get close. Even if Shen Lian could transmit messages thousands of miles away, could he transmit the answers to his cousin through the thick palace wall?

If Shen Lian had this ability, he would not be the leader of the Six Door Gods, and at least his rank would be increased by a few percent.

In addition, the questions raised by the candidates happened to be the first test that Shen Zaikuan faced. If even these questions could not be resolved, how could he be ranked in the court?

The criticisms that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty experienced every day were ten and a hundred times stronger than these doubts. Didn’t they survive?

If you can't even stand this, what do you mean by cultivating oneself, harmonizing one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world? What do you mean by creating peace for all generations?

As for Li Xunhuan, of course it is

——As an envoy to Dali!

…

"Brother Li, look at it more clearly. The reason why you didn't win the first prize is not because you are not talented enough, but because you are too handsome!"

"To say the least, my brother is the number one scholar and has to accept challenges from many talented people in the Hanlin Academy. Although you are lower in rank than him, you still have a heavy responsibility and are on an envoy to Dali."

"Taking a step back, there is no difference between our family except that we have one more number one scholar. However, your family has a plaque awarded by His Majesty. It is much better than mine."

"Take a step back again. My brother, who is a great scholar, has to be your personal guard. If anything happens to you, I will bear the responsibility."

Listening to Shen Lian's ramble, Li Xunhuan couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, no matter how good-tempered he was.

"Brother Shen, I was not depressed at first. After hearing your words, I am very depressed now. You are not a talkative person. Why do you talk so much recently?"

Shen Lianxin said that I am in a frenzy now and am half insane, so of course I talk a lot.

When I made a breakthrough in martial arts, if you wanted me to speak, I was too lazy to speak. I was as silent as a stone.

The team sent to Dali as an envoy was nominally going to Dali for a friendly visit, but in fact it was aimed at places such as Miao and Lingnan, and it had a total of five hundred soldiers accompanying it.

The military attaché leading the team was not Shen Lian, but Lu Jianxing, the envoy of Jinyi Guard. Shen Lian was nominally Li Xunhuan's personal bodyguard, although he didn't need it.

Shen Lian's eldest brother Shen Yumen, senior brother Xu Xiaoyi, and senior sister Feng Siniang are also in the team.

Xu Xiaoyi has been busy tempering keel bones recently. He has been busy since the twelfth lunar month of last year and has just finished polishing all the keel bones and made them into crossbows, flying knives, and arrowheads.

Although he was very tired, he still felt happy to be able to temper such good materials, and he was even more able to hitch a ride with Shen Lian and travel to Dali for several months.

Um.

Second Senior Brother has too many things on his mind!

Shen Lian is not an honest person!

There are nine arrowheads made of dragon teeth. These nine arrowheads are the most precious, and Shen Lian naturally keeps them close to his body.

There were thirteen flying knives made of dragon bones. Shen Lian was not good at flying knives, so he gave them all to Li Xunhuan.

With Li Xun Huan's martial arts training, thirteen of the most sophisticated flying knives were enough to kill thirteen old demons.

The more than 20 weapons made by the remaining dragon bones were shared by the people around Shen Lian, including his senior brothers and sisters, brothers and sisters, and friends in the world.

Even Guo Furong has a dagger.

As for the dragon tendon, after making the crossbow arrows, there were still 14 to 50 feet left, which was divided into five parts.

Two belts, one each for Guo Bujing and Wei Qingqingqing, two long ropes for Gongsun Lan, and a long whip currently wrapped around Feng Siniang's waist.

In fact, according to the original plan, Shen Lian was supposed to take the Wuhua Sacrifice Flag, but Red Shoes spied on a piece of special information, which was related to the layout of the Western Region and could even affect the attack on Xixia, so it postponed it for several months.

In the past few months, Jinyiwei will make arrangements based on Wuhua's actions, striving to get rid of Wuhua and at the same time lead out all the people standing behind him.

Feng Qingyang is right when he says that when Jin Yiwei commanders do things, they like to eat them all, skin and bones.

You can eat three bites of meat, not just two.

While biting off the bones, you must suck out the marrow inside so that no residue is left behind.

Many times, Jin Yiwei eats people alive, breaks their bones, sucks their marrow, scrapes their bones and boils them in oil. After the person reaches the underworld, he doesn't know who to sue!

The Jin Yiwei's illustrious reputation was built on blood accumulated through repeated killings.

…

Hearing that the Ming Dynasty envoy was about to arrive, Dali did not dare to be negligent and paid full attention to it.

Duan Zhengming, the emperor of Baoding, and Duan Zhengchun, the king of Zhennan, were busy hitting the back of their heads, fearing that if they neglected anything and were criticized for their etiquette, it would be a huge disaster.

Even Princess Dao Baifeng, who was angry with Duan Zhengchun, had to put down her temper and help Duan Zhengchun deal with the surrounding tribes so as not to cause trouble with her mother's family.

Everything seems to be going for the better.

But as the saying goes, good will be rewarded with good and evil will be rewarded with evil. If you have too much luck, you will naturally be rewarded with peach blossoms.