Guanzhong, the mountains, rivers, and the official roads of the forest are all silver-white, and the red walls and green tiles of Chang'an City are also covered with silver.

After Zhou Yafu was defeated in the suburbs of Chang'an City, he retreated to Chen Cang and met with Liu Bang.

Liu Bang's Han army stationed in the Chencang area and no longer sent troops.

Li Keyong's Crow Army attacked Yubi City but saw that the cold winter had arrived, so he chose to retreat to Jinzhou.

Wars have subsided in various places, but the second imperial examination in Chang'an City is in full swing.

Compared with the first imperial examination, Zhang Huaxin occupied Chang'an, Xianyang, Meixian, Youfufeng, Shangzhou, Puzhou and other places, with more territory and population, and more people participated in the second imperial examination.

The imperial examination results were divided into four grades: A, B, C, and D. Only A were eligible to participate in the palace examination and meet Zhang Hua.

A commander of Xia Jun, holding two daughters Hong, visited Zhongtian Pavilion Academy in a remote area of ​​Chang'an City.

Since he saw the strange and chaotic magic technique of the teacher in the academy here, Chief Xia Jun regarded him as a living god, believed that his future was limitless, and he intended to come and make friends.

The teacher did not underestimate the lower-class officers and drank with him in the back of the academy.

Green ant fresh wine, red mud stove.

The two of them drank together and chatted about trivial matters.

"In my academy, there is only one gentleman left. I believe the rest of the Confucian scholars will all participate in the imperial examination. Don't the gentleman want to become an official?"

Commander Xia put down his wine glass, and the stove was steaming in the heat, and the snowflakes that drifted into the wooden corridor with the wind melted into water stains.

The teacher sighed: "The world is bustling, all for profit. The world is bustling, all for profit. If you become an official, you will not only work hard, but also make great contributions, you will also be suspicious of the king and will be in danger of the day."

"Even if the king is generous, the court will inevitably be incompatible with the party and intrigue, which makes people exhausted. It is better to live in seclusion in the mountains and cities, teach and answer questions, and instead be idle."

The sergeant of Xia Jun shook his head: "Zhang Zai has the words to establish his mind for the heaven and earth, establish his destiny for the living people, inherit his unique knowledge for the past sages, and bring peace to the world for all generations. Just as the people in the world are suffering from war and tragedy, only by assisting the wise king and sanctioning the heroes can we make peace in the world. Isn't it against the Confucian doctrine of the gentleman just inherits his unique knowledge for the past sages, and not bring peace to the world for all generations?"

The teacher looked at the commander Xia Jun, and his eyes changed.

This commander of the Xia army is also very human.

The teacher said, "Are you a native of Song?"

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"With your ability, if you participate in the martial arts and become a general, it should be no problem."

The teacher witnessed the commander of the Xia army in the battle of Chang'an City with his own eyes and beheaded dozens of times, believing that he was a general's talent.

"I have been promoted from the commander of the sergeant to a hundred general because of my meritorious service. In my opinion, only by realizing the sword and gun on the battlefield and promoting it step by step can I convince the public. Martial arts are ultimately a shortcut."

The sergeant of the Xia army has been promoted to a hundred generals. He disdained the martial arts and believed that with his own bravery, he could become a general sooner or later.

The teacher attached more importance to the sergeant Xia Jun: "Dare you ask for your name?"

The sergeant replied: "Li Xianzhong, a native of the Song Dynasty, originally defected to Li Zicheng, the King of Rebellion, but recently went south to join the Xia army, so he was just a sergeant before."

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In the martial arts examination room in Chang'an City, a martial artist easily lifted an 800-pound huge rock, and the arrow hit the bull's eye. Everyone present was shocked.

This person is born with divine power, and is at least a hundred people killed!

"It's really a misfortune for me to be in the same martial arts as this person!"

"It seems that there is another one less place for the 16th place in the Martial Arts Ancestor!"

In the Chang'an City Martial Arts Examination Hall, many candidates called it unlucky.

They met candidates with amazing force and knew they would be defeated.

The martial arts also have four levels: A, B, B, and D. Class A has 16 quotas, serving as chief lieutenant, general, and B forty-eight quotas, serving as army siblings, commanders, and C, serving as army siblings, 120 quotas, serving as 100 generals, and D. They serve as heads-ups, or training them to become high-level troops.

If you choose sixteen A-level quotas, you can become a middle- and senior officer, which can be said to be a one-step success.

In the martial arts examination room, there are only a handful of people who are able to lift 800 kilograms of huge stones.

"Bo She Ding, etc."

"Calling and shooting Ding, etc."

"Strength Ding, etc."

"Speed ​​Ding, etc."

In the same examination room, the results of a Confucian scholar wearing a white scarf came out, and all the martial examiners shook their heads.

"With your qualifications, not only Class A, but Class B is not considered a class, but Class C, and D are also a luxury. Unless you have at least Class B in your military strategy, you will have some hope."

"Why don't you participate in Wenju?"

The martial examiner saw that this person's martial arts skills were so low that he dared to participate in the martial arts, and he was unbelievable.

The martial arts are divided into martial arts assessments that test the military value and military strategy assessments that test the military value.

This Confucian scholar wearing a white scarf has obviously not the best military power, because the quota of A, B, C and D of the martial arts are divided according to the grade ranking.

Even D and others have at least several abilities: C or B.

This person's various abilities are rated by force and will definitely not be able to win the election.

Unless the person's military strategy subject can achieve results.

The white-collar scholar of the Confucian scholar was calm: "Now it is a chaotic world. Only by abandoning the pen and joining the army can we save the people from water and fire."

"Since this is what you mean, we have come to this."

The military examiner will no longer interfere.

"If the Confucian scholars who are competing with us are all such powerless Confucian scholars, why worry about not being able to win the imperial examination?"

"No wonder the ordinary human beings are useless, scholars are useless."

"Haha, it seems that although we are not as good as the monster who lifts 800 kilograms of boulders, we won't be at the bottom."

"Does this person not have any self-awareness? Those who can pass the military election can all be seen as the people who can go to the battlefield to kill generals and seize the flag, but they are not corrupt scholars who talk freely."

A group of candidates who participated in the martial arts exams couldn't help but sarcastically when they saw that the white scarf scholars had all the results of Ding and others.

In fact, the white scarf Confucian scholar has a slightly better martial arts than ordinary people. The purpose of martial arts is to select generals. Therefore, the assessment standards are very high, which makes this white scarf Confucian scholar seem to be powerless.

The white-collar scholar was not angry, but just looked at it indifferently.

The warrior who raised an 800-pound huge rock crossed his hands in front of his chest, looked at the white scarf Confucian scholar in secret, always thinking that the other party was a strange person.

These Confucian scholars clearly looked down on the martial arts and should participate in the literary ceremony. As a result, the Confucian scholar did the opposite and participated in the martial arts, believing that military affairs were the most important things in troubled times.

If such a person cannot be called a strange person, then there will be few strange people in the world.

In addition to Chang'an Examination Hall, Puzhou Examination Hall, Shangzhou Examination Hall, Xianyang Examination Hall and other places, some candidates with outstanding results have appeared.

These people may be civil officials and military generals from all dynasties, and were promoted through the rapid method of imperial examinations and quickly integrated into Zhang Hua's power.

There are also military generals who are disdainful of participating in the imperial examinations, who directly enlist in the army, fight on the battlefield, and are promoted by military merits.

In ancient times, literary and military competitions were important, and military competitions were almost ignored. In addition to the fact that scholars were in power, it was also related to the hereditary positions of military generals and the military merit system.

There are so many positions for officers, and many descendants of military generals can be hidden. They have been generals for generations, soldiers have killed enemies, and may be promoted to officers. Inexperienced military juren is difficult to be competent for the position of generals. Generally, they are just candidates. Even if the military juren has no sense of existence, the military juren is not at high status.

In Zhang Hua, the status of the martial arts masters has been improved. It is no longer a decoration, but also requires the assessment of military tactics.

The second imperial examination lasted for several days before it ended. The examiner ordered the correction of the papers to prepare the final results.

Zhang Hua appointed Xie An, Han Fei and Yao Chong as examiners of the Wenju exam, Li Ji, Chen Qingzhi and Fan Zhongyan as examiners of the Wuju exam, and the evaluation level classification was divided.

Only Class A candidates are eligible to participate in the final palace examination, and Zhang Hua will conduct the final inspection.

It is not easy for all examiners to carry private goods. After all, Zhang Hua can see the pros and cons of those who participate in the palace examination. If some mediocre people appear in the palace examination, it means that someone is cheating.

At Zhongtian Pavilion Academy, dozens of Confucian scholars held a banquet to thank the teacher before waiting for the results of the imperial examination.

"The teacher not only preached and learned to help him solve his doubts, but also saved my life in the battle of Chang'an, and was kind to my parents. If the student can go to high school, he will definitely be grateful and will never forget his teacher's virtues for the rest of his life."

During the Battle of Chang'an, the Confucian scholar who was rescued by the teacher performed a father-son ceremony to the teacher.

"Mr. I usually teach you and get into the country. This imperial examination is not difficult."

"If we all the people in Zhongtian Pavilion Academy become officials, we must cultivate ourselves, manage our families, govern the country, and pacify the world!"

Many Confucian scholars in the academy participated in the Battle of Chang'an and participated in the imperial examinations. They already understood what it means to cultivate oneself and manage the family, govern the country and pacify the world.

The teacher looked at the first batch of disciples he had trained with satisfaction.

After experiencing these things, he also understood many truths. If he just talks, he cannot teach good disciples.

Not only do we need to teach by example, but we also need to take these disciples to experience the sufferings of people's livelihood and the cruelty of war, so that they will be able to become pragmatic civil servants in the future.

The teacher also had expectations for this group of people: "This time I will see how many of you can pass the imperial examination."

"Sir, I brought the best pork head meat and fine wines, let's drink it again!"

Li Xianzhong, the commander of Xia Jun, who had been promoted to a hundred generals, carried a pack of pork head meat in one hand and a wine jar in the other, and came to the academy to find a teacher to drink.

The two met because of the battle in Chang'an City. Li Xianzhong regarded him as his confidant and visited him many times to talk about the world.

"Li Juntou is here to find the gentleman to drink again."
To be continued...