The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 339
The next day, Zhao Gou slept until he woke up naturally, refreshed, full of energy, and full of energy.Since I went to bed very early last night and didn't practice internal skills, the first thing I did when I woke up in the morning was to practice martial arts. I had to exercise when I woke up in the morning.

No matter how busy you are, the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning is to practice martial arts.Even practicing internal strength is a kind of exercise, as the saying goes, if you don't practice for a day, you will feel uncomfortable.Since he abandoned literature and martial arts, Zhao Gou has never given up, even when he was an official in the capital.

Now on the surface he is a frail scholar with no strength to restrain a chicken. In fact, his martial arts has reached a very high level, not only internally and externally, but also very complicated.In order to get familiar with it better, the only way to do it is to keep repeating the boring moves, hoping to get a change from it.

Zhao Gou's internal strength has already been greatly accomplished, and it will take a lot of effort to continue to break through. It does not happen overnight, but needs to be in touch every day.Zhao Gou knew that there was already a bottleneck in his internal strength, and he still had to work hard to make a breakthrough, and there was still a chance.

Today, most of Zhao Gou's energy is devoted to cultivating external skills, while internal skills are still being cultivated but much less than before.If it weren't for Zhao Gou's repeated evolution of all the moves, and slowly absorbing them into his own martial arts, he would be unique.

"Master, it's time to rest!" Seeing that the time was almost up, Steward Wang ordered Xiaoer to bring a basin of water, towels, etc., and some wine and vegetables. After Zhao Gou washed up, he ate something, and then prepared. On to the road.

The two of them galloped all the way, and finally arrived in the territory of Ye County, Xiangzhou Prefecture. Looking at the standing stone tablet, Steward Wang asked respectfully: "Master, the Xiangzhou Prefecture is not far ahead! Go and meet them first, or find a Stay at the inn!"

Zhao Gou thought for a while and replied, "Let's go to Ye County first to get acquainted with it. It just so happens that we haven't gone to the Gongyuan yet, so it's good to get acquainted with it this time."

So Steward Wang followed behind Zhao Gou, and the two of them hurried forward and arrived in Yejun soon.

The name "Ye County" has been around for a long time. Since Duke Huan of Qi started to build Ye City in the Spring and Autumn Period, Ye has been used as the name of the county. After several changes, Ye County was called Xiangzhou in the Northern Song Dynasty.There are four districts under the jurisdiction of Ye County, namely Anyang County, Linzhou City, Tangyin County and Linzhang County, which belong to Zhending Mansion on West Hebei Road; Xiangzhou is the correct name, and Ye County is the place to reward the titles of the kings.

Ye County is an ancient name, now named Anyang, and is one of the eight ancient capitals in China; successively, the Shang Dynasty and seven dynasties such as Cao Wei, Later Zhao, Ran Wei, Qian Yan, Eastern Wei, and Northern Qi established their capitals here. "The name.Zhao Gou came to Anyang City in the later generations and visited it before, but Ye County in the Northern Song Dynasty came here for the first time, so he wanted to see the difference.

Zhao Gou and Steward Wang rode their horses and galloped for half an hour and arrived at Yejun City. Looking at the city wall made of blue bricks, there were rows of soldiers guarding the tower and eight people guarding the city gate. The people checked carefully and asked carefully.

"Why are the guards so strict?" Zhao Gou asked in surprise.

According to common sense, it is impossible for any state or county to have so many soldiers coming to guard; at first glance, it looks like a war.If the city walls were full of yamen servants, it would make sense, but for some reason there were so many people, which made Zhao Gou a little strange.

Steward Wang replied: "Young Master, I don't know. This time, the emperor opened Enke for the first time, which is a major national event. Just in case, or someone took the opportunity to make trouble, not only the local government officials were dispatched, but even soldiers were dispatched. That's how it's guarded."

"Even so, there shouldn't be so many people!" Zhao Gou still didn't understand. Even if the state examination was to select talents for the Song Dynasty, there would not be so many officers and soldiers. Even the soldiers were dispatched. Work hard.

Even the high school entrance examination in later generations is not so cautious, the college entrance examination is different, and it is not so exaggerated, as if seeing the college entrance examination in later generations, it is not the police who open the way, but the special forces or the army. I am afraid that no one will dare to move in such a formation.

If you can try to do this, you can still understand it, but it is a bit too much for the state test.

"The Great Song Dynasty emphasized literature and suppressed martial arts, and civil officials held a very important position in the court. This is also to give respect to Gongsheng, so that they can perform better without any interruption." Wang Guanjia then added, "Almost forgot, every year Gongsheng participates in There are special arrangements for state examinations and general examinations."

"Is there a special arrangement?" Zhao Gou looked at Steward Wang in surprise. He didn't expect Da Song to be so good. It was really thoughtful to provide accommodation for free, but there were probably a lot of money like this.

Seeing Zhao Gou's appearance, Steward Wang knew that his thinking was wrong, and explained: "Arranging a special place to live, still needs to pay for the exam at your own expense. If everything is arranged by the court, I'm afraid it will be a big expense. There are as many as tens of thousands of candidates every year. , just one person will be fine."

Zhao Gou nodded. Steward Wang was right. If everything was paid for by the imperial court, it would be comparable to military expenses.Then, Zhao Gou and Wang Guanjia went into the city together and were stopped by soldiers for inspection. He directly took out the recommendation letter and let them go, and pointed out the inn of the candidates in detail.

Zhao Gou nodded and agreed, but he never thought about living there.After all, some things are not very convenient.Therefore, after Zhao Gou and Wang Guanjia happily entered the city, they walked around.At this time, Yecheng gave Zhao Gou the feeling that it was prosperous and annoying, and the most sold items on the streets and alleys were pens, ink, paper and inkstones, books, etc.

After shopping around, Zhao Gou also went to the place where the imperial court arranged to live, and looked around. The environment is not very good, but the price is higher.So, Zhao Gou declined politely. As soon as he walked to the door, he saw a poor scholar coming, but the waiter in the inn ignored him, which made him a little curious. , to obtain such a qualification, so the price is higher, and the real reception is not for scholars, but for people from better families, or people with official positions in Beijing, which can be regarded as a status symbol.

"Benefits are everywhere!..." Zhao Gou frowned, turned around and left, "Let's go to the Gongyuan to have a look!"

Steward Wang followed closely behind, and Zhao Gou asked passers-by, and after giving pointers, he knew where the Gong Yuan was.In later generations, the Zhonggong Academy has long since fallen into disrepair and ceased to exist at all.In addition, Zhao Gou also wanted to familiarize himself with the road and the examination environment in advance, which is a must for candidates.

When Zhao Gou came to the Gongyuan, he found that the entrance was full of people. They pretended that most of them were candidates from four different counties. Everyone looked at the Gongyuan longingly, but no one took a step forward. After Zhao Gou squeezed through with difficulty, he found that the gate of the Gongyuan was closed and no one was allowed to enter.

In desperation, Zhao Gou could only stand outside and look around. He could only see the red and white brick wall, but he knew nothing about the situation inside and could not see it.However, seeing the yearning eyes of everyone, Zhao Gou also guessed what they were thinking. As long as he entered the Gongyuan, he would be eligible to obtain the title of Juren, and then he would be promoted step by step, but the imagination is much better than the reality. After the results are announced, some people are happy and some are worried. up.

(End of this chapter)