Changsheng: My qualifications improve a little every day

Chapter 145 The government examination begins ([-] words, please vote for me)

A few days have passed in a blink of an eye, and today I have to take a test.

On this day, snowflakes were falling in droves.

The first snow of winter finally fell, and the snow filled the forest and fell with a rustling sound.

The weather was cold and the ground was freezing, which was originally according to the habits of the residents of Shanyang Fucheng.

Not many people would go out so early, but today was different, or in other words, it was different these days.

Early every morning, businessmen and vendors from all over Shanyang Prefecture would gather on the road leading to the Prefecture Examination Hall.

Shouting, shouting,

Talking and bargaining.

"Oh, isn't this Shopkeeper Liu? Your business seems to be very busy recently."

"Where, where, our family's business has always been very good, and today is just the right time. My nephew is going to take the government examination, and our family will naturally take advantage of it."

"That's a good feeling. If your nephew wins, he will have to set up a few tables to celebrate."

These neighbors were businessmen who usually liked to make friends. They exchanged greetings with each other and then began to whisper among themselves.

"Oh, by the way, the handicap for this government examination has been revealed. What do you think?"

"Thousands of warriors will be selected, and only the top thirty will be chosen. Combined with the martial arts of riding and archery, and the competition, it is not an exaggeration to say that a thousand troops can cross a single-plank bridge. This time, I think we should choose from the city. Those warriors from other places are too different." too much."

"No one else knows this time, but this person named Fang Yue is a bit weird. I don't know if he is really extraordinary or if he was sneaked in as cannon fodder. He was actually ranked ninth in the government examination. I have never heard of it. He comes from a small place, I beat him this time and lost, the odds are almost ten times."

"Really? Let me see. It's true. Then I'll force him to lose."

The Imperial Examination was the imperial court's ceremony for recruiting talents, and naturally it also contained many business opportunities.

Naturally, there will be no shortage of gambling based on ranking results.

The living conditions of residents in the prefectural cities are obviously much better than those in the counties and villages below.

Besides, there are very few entertainment projects in these days. It is also very common to participate in small gambling for fun.

A few days ago, major gambling houses have already selected the seed contestants for this government examination and put them on the list.

From top to bottom, a list is arranged. Of course, the higher the ranking, the lower the winning rate and the higher the losing rate.

Therefore, a strange candidate appeared among the popular candidates in the government examination rankings this time.

It actually caused quite a stir among these gamblers.

Some people may think that this person can be arranged by the gambling stalls, that he is a martial arts practitioner with average strength.

After all, this happens all the time.

Many people bet on this kind of martial artist, and then the other party's black market simply lost the test, but they lost a lot of money.

Of course, in reality, the more this happens, the more attention it attracts, and the more people actually bet on it.

Of course, most of them are the buyers who are more eliminated.

This is the principle of using small things to make big things happen.

It even lowered the odds of Fang Yue being eliminated.

Regarding all this, Fang Yue learned about it from a boy who collected handicap betting money when he had just arrived in the northwest of Fucheng, near the school ground where the government examination was held.

When Fang Yue saw this situation, he smiled slightly and then forced himself to win.

I just paid 1 taels of silver.

This was a big deal, and it immediately brought the odds back up.

Now, if Fang Yue succeeds in the government examination, then Fang Yue can win 5000 taels of silver.

Then his ranking will start from No. 30, and for every promotion he gets, he will be able to earn 1000 taels more.

Soon, the government examination will begin.

Many martial arts candidates, from all over Shanyang Prefecture, began to enter the school grounds.

First, the basic information is graded and confirmed to prevent anyone from taking the exam for you.

By the time this procedure was over, it was almost noon.

At this time, it is naturally a regular project, measuring strength.

For government examinations, 100 people can be tested at one time.

Strength testing is the most basic part of the government examination, and it is also the part that all martial arts people are most familiar with.

Because the strength test almost runs through the three most important examination links for ordinary martial artists: Wu Xiucai, Wu Juren, and even the government examination.

There are only three kinds of test stone locks provided by the government examination, five thousand catties, seven thousand catties, and ten thousand catties, which respectively correspond to the three realms of Chuyi Shuiguan.

They correspond to three grades: A, B and C.

Being able to lift five thousand kilograms for fifty breaths is C, and for one hundred breaths it is C.By analogy, there are four grades: B, B above, A, A above.

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Unlike the county examination, the prefectural examination process is open to prominent people in the city.You can pay a sum of money and then get a seat in the corresponding grandstand area.

"Haha, he is indeed here. Let's see if you can block the challenges of so many warriors."

"It's best to die in the trial, that's the best."

In a corner of the school grounds, Liu Chuanzhi, dressed in official uniform, looked at Fang Yue with a smile.

After Fang Yue's odds came out this time, he bet 3000 taels of silver and the buyer was eliminated.

After all, he knew Fang Yue.

It has only been two years since Yi Mui, but how strong he is now, he must be at the bottom among so many martial arts practitioners.

After all, if you pass the government examination, you will at least be directly awarded a seventh-grade official, and even those with good grades will be awarded a sixth-grade official.

There are also secret medicines, secret books, and even guidance from Qi-sensing martial arts masters.

It is extremely attractive to ordinary martial arts practitioners.

Naturally, the competition is also very fierce, and there are many casualties every year.

At this moment, Liu Chuanzhi looked at Fang Yue with a sneer, just waiting for Fang Yue to be beaten to death in this competition.

"Hmph, it's not that easy to get ahead in the government examination. I really hope that a guy like you, who overestimates his abilities, will die on the martial arts stage like this."

In fact, Liu Chuanzhi didn't know this. Fang Yue had killed the seventh elder of the Moshan tribe with one person before. Otherwise, he wouldn't have thought so.

Unexpectedly, at that time, they only saw the conflict between the Moshan tribe and the Black Wind Bandits, and thought that the mission failed because of this.

As for the person who was later responsible for contacting the remnant people of Moshan, they did not dare to do so to the seventh elder of the Moshan tribe.After all, in the eyes of the seventh elder of the Moshan tribe, they might still feel that they had tricked each other.

above the stands.

At this time, another person saw Fang Yue.

It was Wen Lan, the eldest lady of the Wen family who had gone to Daliushu Village to pick up her aunt.

At this moment, this girl, who was born in a wealthy family in Shanyang Mansion, looked at Fang Yue with slightly confused eyes.

Even though several years had passed, she and Fang Yue had only met once.But as a warrior, she always had a good memory, so when she saw Fang Echigo, she easily recognized him.

Next to her is a pink little girl, Anu.

She came to see the government examination today. After Anu heard about it, she insisted on coming even though she had no choice but to bring her over.

However, he didn't expect to see Fang Yue when he came here.
Immediately, Wen Lan frowned, and his eyes towards Fang Yue gradually became more mocking.

"He came to take the imperial examination this time because he wanted to take the martial arts exam? That's really overestimating his abilities. This is Shanyang Mansion, not a country place like his."

Wen Lan didn't think that Fang Yue could be successful in the imperial examination, after all, it was in her impression.Not to mention Xiahe County, even Daliushu Village is a backwater.

Fang Yue, a country martial artist in Daliushu Village, was already an outstanding talent if he could practice Yi Mui in just a few years.

But if you want to get good results in this government examination, it will definitely be as difficult as climbing a mountain.

Taking part in the government examination this time was really overestimating my abilities!

How could a mud-legged guy from the countryside compete with the top martial arts experts from Shanyang Mansion?

It's hard to say that if you lift a stone to test your strength in the first level, you will be eliminated.

"Hey, sister, sister. See if that person is brother Fang Yue!"

At this moment, Anu on the side suddenly jumped for joy.He pointed his chubby little finger at someone in the crowd and said excitedly.

"No way, no way, Anu must have seen it wrong."

Wen Lan disliked country people like Fang Yue, and naturally didn't want Fang Yue to have any contact with their family members.

Therefore, it is natural to tell lies with open eyes.

As soon as she was delayed and interrupted, Fang Yue was already obscured by the crowd, and Anu naturally couldn't see it.

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Soon, it was Fang Yue's turn for the assessment.

Under the supervision of the testing officials, Fang Yue began to lift stones.

He directly chose the heaviest stone lock of [-] kilograms.

"No. 630 Five, raise the stone armor!"

There was no surprise at this level, Fang Yue got an armor.

It's not that he can't get the armor, but he made a rough observation that there are not enough martial arts practitioners who can get the armor in the strength test, and there are already less than 20 people who can get the armor.

Fang Yue didn't need to show off to the limelight. His goal this time was to rank between thirty and twenty.

"I actually got the A. I didn't expect that it might actually be a dark horse. It's not like it's too weak."

"Haha, Mr. Wang, you are just overthinking this. He is just a first-class person, which is not in line with the 'ninth' rank. It seems that this person is an embroidered pillow, a smokescreen set up by the gambling stalls!"

In the stands, naturally many people placed bets.

Fang Yue, who was specially assigned to be a martial arts examiner, naturally received a lot of attention.

Therefore, as soon as Fang Yue's results came out.

Naturally, it attracted a lot of people's attention and discussion. It was even said that he was more concerned than those martial arts practitioners who were ranked higher and were stronger.

However, after these people were briefly surprised, they all calmed down.

It's just an A, and it can't sway those of them who bet on Fang Yue's loss.

Among the more than 1000 people who took the martial arts exam, A's score can only be said to be neither good nor bad.

There are still many martial arts people who have figured out their results.

After that, there are riding skills, archery, and martial arts.

Although these assessments are actually nothing, the younger the martial arts examiner, the less advantage they have.

After all, these three assessments take more time.

Being able to practice martial arts to this level at this age, Fang Yue definitely doesn't have much time to practice riding, archery and martial arts.

Therefore, as long as the results in these three examinations are not satisfactory, the chance of passing the exam in the end is slim.

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"Sister Lan, I read that right. It's really brother Fang Yue. He's so powerful. He's really awesome at being able to lift such a big stone."

When Fang Yue lifted the stone, there was naturally no obstruction around him.So Anu saw it directly.

Now, Wen Lan couldn't fool him either.

"Sister Lan, when we go back today, Anu must tell her mother. She has been talking about brother Fang Yue in the past few years. She must also want to see brother Fang Yue." Anu said innocently.

However, the innocent little girl didn't know that her cousin Wen Lan's face changed drastically after hearing these words.

His eyes were fixed on the high-spirited country bumpkin in the school yard.

Could it be that there is something between this person and her cousin?
No wonder she was so suspicious. After all, her cousin had been widowed for many years and life was difficult in that place.

If life forces her, it may not be impossible to have something happen with this country bumpkin.

After all, there are quite a lot of ladies in the city who can't stand loneliness.

She began to hear a lot of rumors about this aspect.

Could it be that her dignified aunt would be like this?
For a moment, Wen Lan was wavering in his heart.

"I have to find an opportunity to warn this Fang Yue that I can't let him meet my third aunt again."

After thinking for a long time, Wen Lan's eyes became firm.

Regardless of whether it was true or not, her aunt should not be allowed to meet this person.

Immediately, a smile appeared on Wen Lan's face and said:

"Sister Anu, after you go back today, don't mention to your mother that you met Fang Yue here. There are two days left for the government examination. It would be bad if it affects your brother Fang Yue's examination. "

"Huh? Is that so? Anu knows, but Anu doesn't say anything."

Anu raised her head. Although she didn't know what sister Wenlan meant, since it was for the sake of brother Fang Yue, she didn't say anything yet.

only,
After fooling Anu, Wen Lan's face turned even uglier.

She was even more certain that this Fang Yue must have something to do with her aunt. Otherwise, how could Anu 'like' this Fang Yue so much.

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At this moment, Fang Yue was preparing for the next assessment.

Naturally, he didn't know that he had been plotted by two different people.

Because he never thought that he would meet an acquaintance here.

After a short rest, the second assessment, bow shooting, began.

Immediately, many people in the VIP stands looked at Fang Yue. After all, many of these people had placed bets on Fang Yue.

Although it's not much, for many people, it's just a small gamble for fun.

Even more people see this as fun.

Naturally, he was very concerned about Fang Yue.

Archery, riding skills, weapons, these are all tests of the overall quality of martial arts candidates.

Even if you want to become proficient, it also takes a lot of time.

Fang Yue is young, less than 25 years old. It is already rare to be able to practice Yi Mui. He can be said to have outstanding talent.

In their opinion, it would be good if Fang Yue could get a B in this level.

At the same time, this is also an opportunity for Wu Ju people to once again spy on each other's strength.

The bows and arrows provided by Gongshe start from five stones and go up to fifteen stones.

The archery targets are all fifty feet away, and then another target will be placed every one foot, for a total of twenty archery targets.

The archery targets are all made of one-inch thick iron wood and are very strong.

Archery skills are a test of both accuracy and strength.

The arrow that can hit the bullseye of the first target is B, and the arrow that penetrates the bullseye of the five targets is B-up.

Penetrating the bullseye of twelve targets is the armor, and penetrating all twenty targets is the top of the armor.

In previous years, only 30 people could get the top grade in the government examination.

Therefore, although the rules may seem simple, it is actually very difficult to achieve top grades.

After all, the mastery of power must be perfect, otherwise the smashed target and arrow will easily change direction and fall into the target.

Still testing 100 people at a time.

But after a few rounds, it was Fang Yue's turn.

Fang Yue directly chose a fifteen-year-old bow and arrow. It felt very good in his hand. After all, it was specially made by the imperial court and specially prepared for military attaches. It was naturally made of fine materials.

As for the arrows, they are also made of specially made fine iron.

It is enough to withstand the tyrannical power of martial arts people.

After testing the strength of the bow string and then looking at the arrow, Fang Yue couldn't help but sigh:

"Ordinary warriors can withstand this kind of bow and arrow. If someone were to sneak attack with this bow and arrow from a distance, I would be hard-pressed to resist."

Such a bow and arrow is probably as good as a firearm within a hundred feet.

For ordinary warriors, it is really a huge deterrent.

After sighing, Fang Yue held his breath and concentrated, then bent his bow and drew the arrow.

The bow and arrow made of unknown wood were drawn into a full moon by him in an instant.

Whoosh!
A feather arrow shot through the sky, with a sharp whistling sound, piercing the sky.

next moment,
There was a soft pop.

The centers of the twenty targets were all pierced, and the arrows forged from fine iron were deeply inserted into the stone wall behind the targets, leaving only half of them exposed.

"630 No. [-], bow and shoot, armor on!"

This level focuses on the assessment of skills, so Fang Yue doesn't mind taking one, after all, he always has to give points to the following ones.

His military strategies and weapons may not be able to obtain armor.

When this scene fell into the eyes of other people, they were all slightly shocked.However, as Fang Yue thought before, the bow shooting test could not fully reveal Li Liang's more important assessment skills.

Therefore, obtaining Fang Yue on Armor only slightly surprised them.

It was getting late by now.

Today's assessment naturally ends here.

As soon as he left the examination room, someone stopped Fang Yue.

"Fang Yue, come here and take a step to talk."

The person who stopped Fang Yue was naturally Wen Lan, the eldest lady of the third generation of the Wen family, with a cold tone and a condescending attitude.

Without asking Fang Yue's opinion, he had already walked to a corner with few people.It seemed that he didn't take Fang Yue seriously at all.

Seeing this, Fang Yue couldn't help but touch his nose.

Although I don't know this person, well, I haven't seen him for several years, or even only met him once before. There is no friendship between the two of them. On the contrary, there are some young ladies from the Wen family who are looking for him for the holidays.

However, Fang Yue still followed.

"You stay away from my third aunt in the future, and don't pester her. She is not someone you can covet. Even if there is anything between you, it's best to stay in your stomach."

"Of course, you still don't know that the examiner of the martial arts assessment in this government examination is my father. So, you'd better agree."

After Wen Lan said this, he smiled slightly, turned around and left without waiting for Fang Yue to answer.

Only the somewhat confused Fang Yue stayed where he was.

Looking at the arrogant back of Wen Lan leaving, Fang Yue was speechless.

Therefore, Wen Lan came over and said something inexplicable to him.

Don't let him have any undue thoughts about Widow Yu, and don't want to see Widow Yu again?

What happened between him and Widow Yu?
He said it as if he had actually done something.

However, we haven’t seen each other for several years.How could anything else happen?
Although, Fang Yue also had some throbbing in his heart.

However, martial arts training is more important and Yi Mui has not achieved great success. How can he think about these things.

"I really don't know."

Fang Yue chuckled and shook his head, not taking Wen Lan's threat to heart.

He turned around and walked towards the inn where he lived.

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"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect that this Fang Yue actually knows the eldest lady of the Wen family. Hehe, I don't believe that Xue Bing won't kill you this time!"

At this time, Liu Chuanzhi walked out of the shadows.

He looked gloomily at Wen Lan, who had walked away, and then looked at Fang Yue, who was walking in the other direction.

Although I don’t know what was said between the two.

But just by talking to each other alone, it proves that the two people must know each other.

However, in this Shanyang City, who doesn't know that Xue Bing is attracted to Wen Lan.

All he needs to do is add fuel to the fire, and he won't believe that Xue Bing won't have a thunderstorm.

The more he thought about it, the happier he became. Liu Chuanzhi could still bear it, so he immediately headed towards Xue Mansion.

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Yue Zhong camellia line.

"Hasn't this month's tea been delivered yet?" Steward Baijia Wang, who came to inspect, looked at the tea shop owner and snorted coldly.

"Manager Wang, it's said that it's snowy and the road is difficult to walk, so it will take a few more days." The shopkeeper said with a wry smile.

"Hmph, I think that Fang Yue really doesn't know what the world is. It seems that the eldest young master is too kind to this kind of country dirt-legged guy, so he has the illusion that he wants to cut off the debt to take advantage of the tea business."

"Hehe, how naive."

Manager Wang sneered, not satisfied with this explanation.

After the eldest young master left, he took charge of the tea shop business. Naturally, he wanted to make more money, or make more money for himself.

He didn't dare to touch Bai Xingqiu's share, so his idea naturally fell on Fang Yue.

Obviously, in this cooperation model, Fang Yue's identity is far different from that of the Bai family.

But he took most of the money earned.

How could this be possible, so after he took over the tea shop, he tried every means to force Fang Yue to submit, asking Fang Yue to lower the price of tea and reduce Fang Yue's dividends.

In this way, the young master's income can be increased, and he can be regarded as having made a contribution to the master's family.

At the same time, he himself can also make some profit from it. After one year, it will not be a problem to make a lot of money.

This is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

Now, that country bumpkin Fang Yue is so ignorant and dares to take the opportunity to cut off the tea from the tea shop. He is really brave.

It seems that I have to find an opportunity to give this guy some eye drops.

Thinking of this, Butler Wang had a cold look on his face.

(End of this chapter)