"Back off."

Su Yuanjing waved his hand, and after Xue Yuanhui stood up and saluted, he returned to his own camp and said to Hua Ju with a ashamed look on his face: "Sir, your humble position makes you worry."

"It doesn't matter, as long as you can finish writing it." Hua Ju patted his arm and comforted him.

The soldiers put away the articles written by Guan Sheng, Sun An and others and handed them to Su Yuanjing, Chen Zhong, and Zhao Jian. The three of them took them to the military parade platform and presented them to Huizong: "Your Majesty, please review and judge."

"Shi Qing's family, you can judge for me."

Huizong knew that he was very good at this, so in order not to make a fool of himself in front of his ministers, he still let Shi Song judge.

"I obey the decree." Shi Song responded.

When Huizong saw that Shi Song was in poor health, he said to Wu Chenghai, "Have someone bring a chair to Shi Qing's house."

"No need, I can just stand and watch." Shi Song said quickly.

Huizong still had a chair brought to him. Shi Song thanked him and sat down. He took the articles written by Guan Sheng and others from the hands of Su Yuanjing and others, and read them carefully.

Although it had stopped snowing, the weather was still very cold. Even though Huizong was wearing thick clothes, he still felt very cold, which in turn caused some pain in the injury on his neck, making him very uncomfortable sitting there.

"Your Majesty, this servant has prepared a hand warmer for you. Please keep yourself warm."

Wu Chenghai had already thought of this situation when he arrived, so he prepared a hand warmer in advance that he could hold in his hands to keep warm.

This kind of hand warmer has the same principle as the hand warmers sold in later generations for keeping warm in the hand, except that it is slightly larger and round, with the innermost layer made of iron and the middle layer made of wood.

, the outermost part is made of soft fluffy cloth. Holding it in your arms will not only keep your hands warm, but your body will no longer feel cold.

Huizong took the hand warmer and put it on his lap, covering it with both hands. Wu Chenghai took a fleece blanket and covered it with it.

Immediately afterwards, Wu Chenghai took a plush scarf from the chamberlain and wrapped it around Huizong's neck.

It took Shi Song half an hour to finally read the articles written by Guan Sheng and ten others. Then he ranked each article. Then he stood up and presented it to Huizong and said: "Your Majesty, I have finished reading. Please take a look.

.”

Huizong's hand had just been warm and he didn't want to extend it anymore, so he said, "That's all you say."

"yes."

Shi Song said: "I have carefully read these ten articles on the way of generals. Whether it is the way to lead an army, or the discussion of marching, garrisoning, attacking, and defending, Guan Sheng of the Guards Army is a well-deserved first.

one."

"Guan Sheng!"

Huizong remembered that what Hua Ju said yesterday was a descendant of Guan Yunchang in the late Han Dynasty. He nodded and said, "Please continue talking."

Shi Song said: "The second one is Sun An from the Guards."

"Sun An!"

Huizong had the impression that yesterday he and Guan Sheng were named commanders of the left wing.

"Although Sun An was slightly inferior to Guan Sheng in expounding the art of war, he put forward many viewpoints that had never been seen in orthodox military art. I once used it when fighting the Xixia and Liao armies at the border.

The method he used in his explanation was very useful and surprising, so I ranked him second."

Because Sun An had spent time in the martial arts world, the things he wrote contained some things from the martial arts world. To orthodox generals, these things seemed like wild fox Zen on the stage, but they were very useful in actual wars.

Huizong nodded with satisfaction, feeling happy that Hua Ju could recommend such a talent to the imperial court.

"The third one is Xuan Zan."

"The fourth is Zhou Ang."

"The fifth name is Qiu Yue."

"Sixth place Hao Siwen."

"The seventh place is Sun Shaohai."

"Eighth place Wang Xing."

"Ninth place Xu Long."

"Tenth place Xue Yuanhui."

Shi Song finished reading out the rest of the rankings. When Cai Jing heard that the top three were all from the Guards, Cai Jing lost his composure and immediately said: "Your Majesty, this is unfair. Why are the top three all from the Guards? Could it be that Qiu Yue,

Aren't Zhou Ang and other famous generals of the Forbidden Army still inferior to a few unknown people? I sincerely ask Your Majesty to find someone else to judge."

"Does the Grand Master mean that the subordinates favor the guards?" Shi Song asked with eyes wide open. Others were afraid of Cai Jing, but he was not afraid.

Cai Jing said coldly: "I didn't say that."

"Then what do you mean by unfair? Isn't this just telling His Majesty that I am not impartial?" Shi Song's voice suddenly rose an octave, and he looked at Cai Jing with an air of wanting to fight.

Cai Jing knew that Old Man Shi had a tough and fiery temper. The key was that the old man's family background and achievements were there, and he was not as easy to deal with as those ministers who had no foundation.

So I simply ignored him and went directly to Huizong: "Your Majesty, there are several examiners to review the imperial examination. It is inappropriate for only one person to judge such an important test. Therefore, I kindly ask your Majesty to send a few more examiners."

Let’s make a judgment together with someone who understands military art. This is not because we cannot trust Shangshu Shi, but it is just to be more fair and impartial.”

Huizong thought about Cai Jing's words for a while and felt that they made sense. Then he looked at the pile of generals and said, "Sima Qing's family, Lu Qing's family, Wei Qing's family, Cao Qing's family, you should also come and take a look."

"I obey the decree."

Four majestic veterans in their sixties, wearing general uniforms, walked over.

These four veterans are not ordinary people. They are Sima Hong, the commander of the Left Jinwu Guard, Lu Zhengxin, the commander of the Right Jinwu Guard, Wei Zixiong, the commander of the Left Guard Army, and Cao Jin, the commander of the Right Guard Army. They are all second-rank officials.

Especially Sima Hong and Lu Zhengxin, their ancestors were also meritorious ministers who followed Emperor Taizu to conquer the world. They also made great achievements in front of the battle when they were young, and they had a good relationship with Shi Song.

As for Wei Zixiong and Cao Jin, although they do not have the illustrious family backgrounds of Sima Hong and Lu Zhengxin, they are still capable generals. It is just that they are closer to Cai Jing, Tong Guan, and Gao Qiu, so they can be the commanders of the left and right guards.

Shi, Cai Jing, Tong Guan, and Gao Qiu made a lot of efforts.

After the four people saluted Huizong, they took turns reading the articles written by Guan Sheng and others. Then the four people told Huizong their rankings.

Sima Hong and Lu Zhengxin are ranked the same as Shi Song, with Guan Sheng, Sun An, and Xuanzan in the top three, Zhou Ang, Qiu Yue, Hao Siwen, Sun Shaohai, Wang Xing, Xu Long, and Xue Yuanhui ranked fourth to tenth respectively.

As for Wei Zixiong and Cao Jin, Qiu Yue ranked first, Zhou Ang ranked second, Xu Long, Wang Xing, and Sun Shaohai ranked third to fifth, and Guan Sheng, Sun An, Xuan Zan, Hao Siwen, and Xue Yuanhui ranked sixth.

to tenth.

"Your Majesty, look -" Su Yuanjing asked.

Huizong pondered for a while and said: "Guan Sheng is first, Sun An is second, Xuan Zan is third, in this competition of military tactics and strategy, the escort army wins."

Cai Jing hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty——"

"Did the Grand Master hear what I said?" Huizong looked at Cai Jing with a cold face and said.

Seeing that Huizong was angry, Cai Jing panicked and quickly bowed and said, "Old minister, I obey the order."

Huizong said to Su Yuanjing: "Su Qing's family, please announce it."

"I obey the decree."

Su Yuanjing turned to face the audience and said: "In the second competition, the guard Guan wins first, Sun An is second, Xuan Zan is third, and the guard wins."

"We won, we won again, the escort is mighty." The soldiers of the escort shouted happily.

Hua Ju secretly breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Guan Sheng and Sun An, and praised them: "The three of you have won honors for the Guards. I will thank you very much later."

"As the generals of the Guard, it is our duty to safeguard the honor of the Guard. How dare we ask for thanks?" Guan Sheng said.

"Your Excellency has shown us great kindness, and it is our duty to contribute to the escort." Sun An also said.

Xuan Zan said: "Without your support, I will wait for the opportunity to show it to the emperor. It is only we who thank you."

Hua Ju smiled happily and said: "Okay, since you don't thank me, I will treat you to a drink and let you taste the strongest wine in the world."

"Thank you, sir." Guan Sheng and the others said.

Hua Ju looked at Hao Siwen and Xue Yuanhui and saw that they looked ashamed, and said: "Although you have not entered the top five, I believe that your abilities are definitely better than most of the Forbidden Army generals, so there is no need to be depressed.

.”

"Thank you, sir, we will definitely not let you down in the future." Hao Siwen and Xue Yuanhui said.

Hua Ju smiled and nodded, then looked towards the Forbidden Army and saw Tong Guan scolding Zhou Ang, Qiu Yue and others. Unfortunately, he was too far away to hear what was being said.

"Trash, a bunch of trash."

Tong Guan pointed at Zhou Ang angrily, and Qiu Yue and others cursed: "Didn't you say there was no problem? Didn't you let them embarrass themselves? How could they lose? You let us put our faces there?

, why do you have the face to see the emperor? Trash, trash."

Qiu Yue felt ashamed and ashamed, and said: "It is the incompetence of the low-ranking class that has disappointed the two adults. The low-ranking class is willing to accept the punishment."

"What's the point of punishing you? We have already lost our face." Tong Guan said angrily.

Gao Qiu was just about to say a few words, when he heard Su Yuanjing announce: "The third competition will begin next, and the generals of both sides will enter the venue."

Tong Guan looked at Gao Qiu, and Gao Qiu said to Qiu Yue, Zhou Ang and others: "The Forbidden Army lost the previous two games. If they lose again this time, the Forbidden Army's face will be completely lost. So no matter what happens in this game,

Win no matter what."

"Don't worry, sir, we will risk our lives in this battle and we must win against the guard general." Qiu Yue said.

Tong Guan sneered and said, "You'd better do what you say, otherwise I will never let you off lightly."
To be continued...