Blood from Daming

Chapter 34 Three Levels
In the Imperial Palace training ground next to the Imperial Palace in the inner city of the Forbidden City in Beijing, many officials came to watch and select the military examination room for the Son of Heaven, which is held every four years.

The officials sitting in the center of the rostrum are: Emperor Zongzheng of the Zongren Mansion, Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch of Bingbi, the eunuch of the East Factory, Wei Zhongxian, the commander of the pro-army capital, Cui Chengxiu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry and the censor of the left capital, and the governor of the Jingshi Jingying Dudufu , the Commander of the Jingwei Commander, the Commander of the Wucheng Bingma Commander, and the Governor of Shuntian Prefecture.

There are more than 200 teenagers in the first Tianzi Youth Pro-Army Examination every four years, and there are also more than 200 relatives standing around to send them off. Only one teenager is allowed to have a relative to enter the venue. At this time, a general came to the venue on horseback The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China announced: "The first military selection of the Son of Heaven will begin soon. Please invite the host of the first selection of the Son of Heaven to be a pro-military leader, Minister of Industry and Zuodu Yushi Cui Chengxiu, to speak for everyone." There was applause from the audience.

Cui Chengxiu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and Zuodu Censor: "My lords, colleagues, I would like to announce to you that the age for this selection must be under 16 years old, proficient in writing, capable of force, and loyal to the emperor. After you are selected, you must be under the age of [-]. The Son of Heaven's own army wants to protect the emperor at home, destroy the Tartars outside, and serve the country loyally."

The horse-riding general shouted loudly: "The selection has officially begun. After passing three passes, the first pass is to raise a stone to enter the arena."

A row of imperial guards at the Imperial Forest Army training ground blocked the teenagers taking the exam. An officer of the Imperial Forest Army said to the more than 200 teenagers: "You just need to report the stone under your feet to five feet away."

The stone is not heavy, but only 1000 double. Now it is about 60 kilograms.

Such a light stone couldn't be lifted up, and the accompanying parents blushed, picked up the child and left, it was really embarrassing to throw it in the Forbidden City.

The second level of archery is not very demanding, just shoot ten arrows in fifty steps and you will pass.

The young men lined up to shoot arrows one by one, and after less than half an hour, the results came out. Xue Yun shook his head when he saw it. Who are these Daming people? There are no ordinary people who come here, they are all after the meritorious deeds of Daming , The children of generals are born to eat this bowl of rice.

The officer of the Royal Forest Army announced: "150 and three people will enter the next level." 73 people are out, and one out of ten misses. 20 people hit the target, lost their strength and fell down, and were still out.

The third level is to copy a passage, which is a sentence from an officer of the Royal Forest Army, and everyone will copy it down to see if you are literate.

150 The three of them held pens and listened to the officer. The officer’s Mandarin in Beijing was easy to understand. Everyone had almost completed the task of copying a passage, but a dozen people asked it dozens of times and still didn’t understand it. In the end, the officer uttered Bai Mo was carried out of the examination room.

Of course, the exam was over, and the dozen or so people all drooped their heads.

Standing there, Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch and admiral of the East Factory, looked at the 130 teenagers and said: "Our family was selected by the emperor for the country. I am very happy to see you. Next, the East Factory, the Imperial Forest Army, and the Jinyiwei They will send people to be your coaches to teach you, and after the training is completed, it is time for you to serve the emperor."

Then Emperor Zongzheng Zhu of the Clan Mansion said a few words in Wei Zhongxian's ear, and Wei Zhongxian continued: "Emperor Zongzheng Zhu said that there are many heroes and generals who are eager to serve the emperor, and our family is not good enough to hinder their future. Let's give these little brats a chance. .”

Emperor Zongzheng of the Zongren Mansion, Wei Zhongxian, Admiral of the East Factory, Bingbi Eunuch, Superintendent of Rites, Luo Sigong, Commander of the Pro-Army, Cui Chengxiu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and Yushi of the Zuodu, and the Commander of the Jingshi Jingying Dudufu, the Jingwei Commander, The Commander of the Army and Horses of the Five Cities, the Governor of Shuntian Prefecture, and others discussed together for a while, and finally the commander of the Jinyiwei's personal army made Luo Sigong come out.

Luo Sigong, the commander of Jinyiwei's pro-army: "All of us, adults, discuss: the court will promote talents regardless of style, and the young people below can voluntarily sign up. Those with excellent abilities will be promoted or released. They will also pass three tests, that is, Dongchang, Imperial Forest Army, and Jinyiwei. People have to be right, you should sign up first.”

The following teenagers discussed with each other to evaluate the gains and losses. Most of them did not sign up, but there were still more than 50 people who wanted to seize this opportunity, eager to try, and finally signed up.

Since more than 50 people signed up, the officials sitting in the center of the rostrum temporarily decided to have a pre-competition in order to avoid the big difference in level and the masters of Dongchang, Yulinjun, and Jinyiwei would hurt them.

In the first round of preliminaries, there are more than 50 teenagers and more than 50 sergeants of the Imperial Forest Army. If the teenager wins or is undefeated in half a stick of incense, he can enter the three rounds. opportunity for promotion.

More than 50 teenagers and more than 50 sergeants of the Royal Forest Army fought fiercely. Both sides fought fiercely, but in a short while, more than a dozen children were defeated. After a while, the Sergeant of the Royal Forest Army began to appear that someone was out.

Xue Yun accompanied the opponent to go through more than a dozen moves. Seeing that someone won, he knocked down the opponent with one move and won. His opponent was still inexplicable. He was evenly matched just now, so why did he lose? Standing there in a daze .

The winner was quickly decided on the field. Xue Yun and the other seven teenagers won directly. There were five others who decided to enter the next competition. Xue Yun saw that the first one to win was actually a bigger cub.

The officials on the rostrum let the teenagers rest for a while, and the children took the time to get some water, and sat there to refresh themselves.

Thirteen teenagers stood there waiting to accept the final challenge. The other teenagers in the arena, their relatives outside the gate, and the spectators all stared wide-eyed, watching every move in the arena nervously.

39 martial arts masters of the Ming Dynasty came out. This is actually a contest between the present and the future of the Ming Dynasty.The officials on the stage, the sergeants on the sidelines and all the onlookers wanted to see if anyone could stand out in the three-pass competition.

In front of the thirteen teenagers were thirteen masters of the Ming Dynasty Dongchang, Yulinjun, and Jinyiwei. The thirteen opponents were fighting each other. The scene was really lively. Finally, there was cheering outside the gate. There is no deliberate obstruction.

Xue Yun's opponent was a lieutenant of the Yulin Army, and his skills were not bad. The policy he and his grandfather set was not to use their own strength too much, just to win the opponent.

It is said that the Ming Dynasty was decadent and declining. It is not true that there are talents in every era. It is just whether those in power can use them well or not.In the effort of a cup of tea, eight of the thirteen teenagers fell down, and the first one to win was also defeated, probably because he lost a bit badly, and actually sat there and burst into tears.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Xue Yun took advantage of the opportunity to use the spear in his hand to push away the opponent's spear, and went straight into the middle to overwhelm the Yulin Military Colonel on the ground. Without moving a bit, Xue Yun said, "Brother, everyone has to save face, don't let me accidentally hurt you."

The captain of the Royal Forest Army was almost fainted by his anger, and after a while he said: "I am not your opponent, I surrender." There was endless desolation in the words, and Xue Yun was helpless, and the knot in his heart was only his own Going to solve it, hey, if you want to blame, you should blame yourself for being too tender, and deceive many people.

Fortunately, there are still three losers, and the Yulin Military Academy Captain finally has three troubled brothers.The four teenagers stood there in silence. The masters of Dongchang, Yulinjun, and Jinyiwei on the opposite side were very angry. This seriously damaged their collective honor. They also wanted to fight for their dignity. The consequences for the four teenagers were very serious. .

On the opposite side of the Dongchang, Yulin Army, and Jinyiwei's masters came out four lieutenant officers one after another, and the leading one said: "It's not bad for a few hairy boys to reach out, report your names."

"Zu Zerun"

"Cao Bianjiao"

"Bear Sea"

"Xue Yun"

The leading lieutenant officer: "It's a bit of a big deal for the four of us to do it. I will give you a chance to choose the four of us. You should seize this opportunity well."

Zu Zerun, the leading school lieutenant officer, rushed out as soon as he finished speaking.

(End of this chapter)