Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 11 Wu Kao

The twenty-eighth year of Emperor Zhaoxing of Daxuan, the first day of February.

The Wuche Academy exam has begun.

Seventy disciples stood in the middle of the main hall in order of taking the exam, and under the statue of the white tiger, sat four examiners.

The first examiner was Sui Zhi, the left servant of the Ministry of War.

The second examiner is Bao Jingzhong, the left servant of the Criminal Ministry.

The third examiner is Zhong Can, the commander of the Imperial City Division.

The Imperial City Division was originally a secret service agency in the capital, and its functions were similar to those of the Jinyiwei. During the Zhaoxing period, it continued to grow and develop, and gradually took over the public security in the capital.

There are three organizations under the Imperial City Division, one is the Wuwei Camp, which is equivalent to a well-equipped special police force, the other is Qingyi Pavilion, which is equivalent to a female police force, and the third is the Lantern Yamen, which is a patrol force responsible for night security.

The fourth examiner is Dean Lin Tianzheng.

The four examiners are all senior members of the third rank (the third rank here refers to the official position, not the cultivation level), which shows that the imperial court attaches great importance to Wu Che Academy.

Except for Bao Jingzhong, who is a civil servant with no cultivation, the other three examiners all have the practice of killing.

It looks very professional, but in fact, setting up examiners is just a formality. Wuche Academy's big exam is so straightforward, it is just to split a stone, whether it can be split or not, it is clear at a glance. Under normal circumstances, there is no need for examiners to make judgments.

Besides Lin Tianzheng, the purpose of the other three examiners is mainly to select newcomers.

The two martial artists placed the first black grain stone on the case table, and Liu De'an was the first to take the exam.

Liu De'an was still injured, so he walked to the front of the hall with his face covered in bandages, and saluted the examiners.

Looking at his ugly appearance, his salute posture is not correct, his waist is bent, his back is slumped, it is extremely dirty.

Yu Chilan gritted her teeth and said, "The true god has eyes, let this scoundrel get through it!"

Elder Sister thought too much, Liu De'an has a cultivation base of the upper rank of Ninth Rank, how could he not be able to split this stone.

I saw him squatting in the horse stance, raised his right hand high, shouted loudly, and swung his fist down, the black grain stone broke in two immediately.

The martial artist shouted: "Liu De'an, pass the martial arts exam!"

Xu Zhiqiong's heart shuddered, what does the martial arts test mean?Could it be that there is still a literature test?
Why is there no impression in the memory of the original owner?

Liu De'an passed the martial arts test, grinned, smiled at the examiners, and saluted again.

This smile was even worse, his mouth was in disarray and many teeth were missing.

Sui Zhi, the servant of the Ministry of War, couldn't help laughing and said: "Such a good-looking man, let's send it to the lamp-handling yamen, let's be a lantern-bearer!"

Zhong Can, the commander of the Imperial City Department, was very displeased: "What is this called? Does the man who carries the lantern not need to see anyone? This fellow comes out at night but he is scarier than a ghost. Send him to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. It would be appropriate to be a jailer."

Bao Jingzhong, the servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, shook his head and said, "What you two said is wrong. You should not be judged by your appearance. This student is ugly, but his cultivation is true. I also heard that this person has good character. If you don't want him, the Ministry of Criminal Justice will accept him." he is the one."

Lin Tian smiled wryly beside him.

What is good conduct?Does this mean Liu Dean?Does Master Bao speak without asking his conscience?

Conscience is not important, what is important is that this is Mr. Yu's order.

Liu De'an was beaten by Xu Zhiqiong before, if he is not given a good job to calm him down, there may not be any chaos in the future.

The martial artist put on a new stone slab, and the second candidate was a strong man. He also stabilized his horse, shouted, raised his right hand high, and chopped down.

With a click, the stone slab was not broken, but the hand bone was broken.

This student is also at the lower level of the ninth rank, and has a [-]% chance of being able to use the rock-cracking skill. Today, he was unlucky and got the other [-]%. He failed the skill and even lost a bone.

The student covered his hands and saluted the examiner with tears in his eyes.

Since he failed, there was nothing to say, and the examiners left the White Tiger Hall crying without raising their heads.

Next, several examinees appeared on the stage one after another, and Yu Shan took this opportunity to secretly take two pills.

He thought he could carry it, but if he didn't take the pill now, he might not even be able to stand.

The senior sister, Wei Chi Lan, was in front of Xu Zhiqiong. She had a mid-ninth rank cultivation base, and she smashed the stone slab with one punch.

Sui Zhi exclaimed: "This girl is so fit!"

Zhong Shen snorted and said, "Why? Do you want it from the Ministry of War?"

Sui Zhi shook his head: "I don't have this blessing."

Daxuan was very open-minded, allowing women to study and even allow women to be officials, but only for some special official positions.

As a military officer, neither the Ministry of War nor the Ministry of Punishment had female officers. The only place where there were female military officers was the Qingyi Pavilion under the Imperial City Division, which meant that Yu Chilan was destined to go to the Imperial City Division.

Yu Chilan, who passed the martial arts exam, left the White Tiger Hall, and before leaving, she took a special look at Xu Zhiqiong to encourage her junior brother.

Xu Zhiqiong responded with a smile with difficulty, and walked to the examiner with heavy steps.

Lin Tianzheng frowned slightly, this silly boy is not in a good condition today.

Sui Zhi looked at the roster, thought for a long time and said, "Xu Zhiqiong, I seem to have heard of this name before."

Lin Tianzheng said: "He is the queen of Zhonglie. His father, Xu Yongren, joined the army in the Northern Expedition and died in battle."

"Xu Yongren..." Sui Zhi sighed softly, "It's my comrade."

Lin Tianzheng was overjoyed when he heard the words, this child has a way out.

Zhong Shen said with a smile: "Since I am your son in the same robe, I don't want to win love, I just let you."

In fact, he disliked Xu Zhiqiong's stupid behavior.

There was a new stone on the table, and Xu Zhiqiong wished he could release the qi in his veins immediately. He was about to do it when he suddenly heard Bao Jingzhong shout: "Wait a minute!"

Lin Tianzheng was stunned for a moment, and the other examiners were also stunned.

Xu Zhiqiong didn't do anything beyond the rules, why did he stop him from taking the exam?

Under everyone's gaze, Bao Jingzhong said slowly: "I heard that some students are taking qi invigorating pills before the exam, so I brought an onmyoji here to check!"

Bao Jingzhong waved his hand, and a sixth-rank onmyoji stepped forward.

Onmyojis are best at alchemy, and they can smell it as soon as they smell it.

Lin Tianzheng's heart hung in his throat, it was Xu Zhiqiong's Juyuan Pill that he personally gave, this idiot must have eaten it.

Juyuan Pill is not an ordinary pill, even if it was taken three days ago, it must still smell today. Others may not be able to detect it, but it will definitely not be able to hide from the nose of the Onmyoji.

Lin Tianzheng wanted to argue, but he didn't know how to say it, the rules of the house are the rules of the house.

Sui Zhi asked from the side: "Lord Bao, why don't the other students investigate but this person instead?"

Bao Jingzhong said with a smile: "This official is only doing random checks. There are so many students who check one by one, but when will they be checked? Master Sui has objections?"

Sui Zhi didn't make a sound, Zhong Shen didn't want to waste time: "Just check it out, as soon as possible."

Just as the Onmyoji was about to step forward, Bao Jingzhong deliberately reminded Xu Zhiqiong: "If you have taken the elixir, you should have admitted it earlier. If I find out, you will regret it later!"

Xu Zhiqiong wiped his nose and said, "If, what if I didn't take the pill?"

Bao Jingzhong was furious when he heard the words: "What a madman, how dare you contradict me! Royal Academy, cheating should be severely punished. It is your duty not to take the elixir. If you take the elixir, you will be imprisoned today!"

Lin Tianzheng couldn't help but said: "Zhiqiong, you should be cautious. If you have any reason, you should answer truthfully and don't hide it!"

Even if this idiot confessed himself, Lin Tianzheng was not afraid. At worst, he would lose the post of dean, but he couldn't let this idiot suffer from prison.

Xu Zhiqiong leaned over and saluted, "Principal, don't worry, this disciple will never cheat."

Lin Tianzheng was taken aback for a moment, but Xu Zhiqiong's expression was extremely firm.

"Okay!" Bao Jingzhong sneered, "Check it out for me!"

(End of this chapter)