More than 600 martial arts disciples knelt under the statue of the Martial Temple, listening to the minister of the Ministry of War read out the imperial edict written by Zhao Guanjia. They were deeply educated and they swore in their hearts:

In this martial arts examination, no matter whether I can be named on the gold list, I will never lose my ambition to serve the country loyally, fight on the battlefield, and achieve extraordinary achievements!!

After the Minister of the Ministry of War read out the imperial edict, the Minister of Rites personally presided over more than 600 martial arts disciples to pay homage to the Martial Arts Temple in batches...

Although the entire visit to the Martial Temple took nearly an hour,

However, all martial examiners can feel that the dignity given to martial examiners by the Emperor Zhao Guan's family is the highest in history.

They all felt very honored in their hearts.

After the ceremony of paying homage to the Martial Arts Temple, officials from the Ministry of War led the martial arts candidates to leave the Martial Arts Temple and go straight to the martial arts examination room two miles away - the school grounds of the Imperial Guards in the capital.

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Along the way, the martial arts disciples were still immersed in the joy and excitement of visiting the martial arts temple.

You know, the dignified officials of the imperial court, the Minister of Rites, were all sent by Zhao Guan's family to personally preside over the ceremony of entering the Martial Temple to pay homage to the statues of Jiang Taigong and the good generals of the past dynasties.

They originally thought that the favor given by the imperial family of Zhao in the Great Song Dynasty to them, the martial arts masters, had come to an end.

However, Yue Fei, Wu Jie, Wu Lin, Yang Zaixing, Niu Gao, Wang Gui, Zhang Xian and other more than 600 military officials never expected that as soon as they entered the spacious and flat campus of the Imperial Guards in the capital (that is, this

After the external competition venue of the martial arts competition),

They actually saw the tall Luanqi chariot from a distance and stopped at the side of the school military field.

You must know that this kind of car with the Luan flag on it is the exclusive car of Emperor Lubu.

Except for the emperor, if anyone dares to use the Luan flag chariot, it is an act of trespass and is a crime of beheading!

All the martial arts candidates were shocked. The emperor of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Guanji, actually came to the examination room in person on the first day of their martial arts examinations?!

All the officials of the Ministry of War who led the martial arts disciples back from the martial arts temple were also extremely shocked.

Because, before this, they, the examiners of the Ministry of War, had never received an imperial edict saying that Zhao Guan’s family would return to the Imperial Palace to attend the martial arts examination in person!

This was the first emperor in the history of the Song Dynasty to attend the martial arts examination in person!

You must know that even the civil examination candidates who were higher than the martial examination examination subjects in the past could only name themselves on the golden list and roll call at the Donghua Gate. Only those who entered the palace examination would see the high-ranking Emperor Zhao Guan of the Song Dynasty.

Everyone who returned from the Martial Arts Temple to the [outfield] of the martial arts examination was extremely shocked and looked at the emperor's flag and the guard of honor flying on the high point of the outfield.

They confirmed that the emperor of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Guanjia, really came to the examination room of the martial arts examination in person!

When the examiners and junior officials of the Ministry of War saw Zhao Guan's family in person at the martial arts examination room, they immediately came to their senses from standing still in shock. When they saw the emperor, they still didn't kowtow to him? That was a serious crime.

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"thump"

"thump"

"thump……"

They immediately knelt down in the school military field, which was temporarily used as the [outfield] for martial arts examinations.

While kneeling down, these examiners and junior officials from the Ministry of War also reminded the large group of martial arts candidates behind them, saying:

"The emperor of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Guanjia, came to the examination room in person. You, the martial arts candidates, please follow me quickly and kneel down to worship..."

"thump"

"thump"

"thump……"

More than 600 military officials, including Yue Fei, Wu Jie, Wu Lin, Yang Zaixing, Niu Gao, Wang Gui, Zhang Xian, etc., knelt in the school military field.

After they met Zhao Guan's family, they were sincerely willing to pay homage to the emperor and his ministers.

They admired and admired Zhao Guanjia, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, who was standing on the general stage and watching them.

Under the leadership of the officials of the Ministry of War, all the military officials also shouted:

"Long live my emperor..."

"Long live my emperor..."

At this time, Zhao Ji, who was leaning on the railing on the school military field and looking down at more than 600 martial arts candidates, smiled slightly and said loudly:

"Everyone loves you, everyone raises your son, and he will live without courtesy!"

Under the leadership of officials from the Ministry of War, more than 600 military officials stood up one after another.

Although, in their hearts, they really wanted to raise their heads and take a good look at the Emperor Zhao Guan's family on the general stage;

However, due to the constraints of etiquette, they did not dare to raise their heads and look directly at the Zhao Guan family who gave them the opportunity to participate in the martial arts examination this year.

They never expected that the high-ranking Zhao Guan family, accompanied by a group of court officials and officials, would walk down the general stage and come to them...

The military officials could tell who was the emperor from his clothes, but most of them did not recognize the group of senior civil and military officials following the emperor.

However, the examiners such as the Minister of War and the Ministry of War, who led the military examiners back from visiting the martial arts temple, knew the group of civil and military officials from the imperial court who were following behind Zhao Guan's family!

They are respectively the leader of the Privy Council, Zheng Juzhong of the State of Yan, Cao Fu, the imperial censor, and Li Gang and Zongze, who were recalled to the capital by Zhao Guan's family and were put into important positions.

Of course, the fat eunuch with a servile look who followed Zhao Guan's family was not someone they, the examiners, would dare to offend in the slightest. Because that fat eunuch was the great eunuch Liang Shicheng, who was known as the "hidden minister".

This time, why did Zhao Ji set a precedent in the Song Dynasty and even in ancient and modern times, and the imperial commander personally visited the test field of the martial arts examination?

In fact, Zhao Ji's purpose was not to watch the excitement of the martial arts competition, but sincerely he wanted to see the famous historical generals Yue Fei, Wu Jie, Wu Lin, Yang Zaixing, Niu Gao, and Wang who participated in this martial arts competition.

The performance of Gui, Zhang Xian and others...

In addition, Zhao Ji also knew that with his supreme status as the emperor, personally attending the examination room of the martial arts examination would surely move all the martial arts candidates and make them loyal to me forever, so that they can serve the country after leading troops to the battlefield in the future.

The people bravely killed the enemy...

Zhao Ji walked to the more than 600 martial arts disciples gathered together.

He saw that after returning from the martial arts temple, these martial arts candidates were ranked according to their ranking in the state capital examination.

In fact, this kind of ranking based on ranking is quite reasonable. Otherwise, the martial arts students would definitely want to be in front whether they are worshiping at the martial arts temple or entering the examination room.

This arrangement of positions according to the test results of martial arts exams also makes it easier for Zhao Guan's family to see who is more outstanding when they take the local test.

At this time, Zhao Ji, a time traveler, put aside the arrogant airs of ancient emperors and behaved very close to the people.

Under the introduction of the examiner from the Ministry of War, Zhao Ji walked to the front of the queue for the martial arts examination candidates in each state.

Then, Zhao Ji patted the shoulders of Wu Juzi standing in front of each team to show encouragement...

"Your Majesty, this is Xiangzhou Wuju Xie Yuan Yuefei, whose courtesy name is Pengju. He is eighteen years old and is from Tangyin County, Xiangzhou!"

The examiner from the Ministry of War looked at the list of candidates, bowed his head, and introduced the martial arts candidates from Xiangzhou's team to Zhao Guan's family.

A "plop" sound.

Yue Fei knelt in front of Zhao Guanjia. Behind him, Ya Yuan Wang Gui and more than a dozen Xiangzhou military officials also knelt down to meet him.

Yue Fei kowtowed and said: "Yue Fei, the son of Xiangzhou Military Examination, kowtows to the official family, long live my emperor!"

The martial arts disciples behind him also knelt down and kowtowed with Yue Fei, shouting in unison: "Long live my emperor!"

"Alas!" Zhao Ji sighed in his heart.

You know, the dignified anti-gold hero was kneeling in front of him, Zhao Ji, a time-traveler, which really made him feel a little embarrassed. He even feared that the original owner of his body would rebel and made a "

Zhao Gou'er, who killed the anti-gold hero for "unfounded" crimes, felt a little ashamed of Yue Fei!

However, feudal etiquette must still be observed.

The ministers and the people must abide by this,

Even the lofty emperor must abide by it.

When Zhao Ji walked in front of candidates from all over the country, they all had to kneel down to see the examiners. So, naturally, Xiangzhou's martial arts examination, Xieyuan Yuefei, couldn't be special.

Zhao Ji quickly reached out and helped Yue Fei up.

With this support, Zhao Ji discovered that although the eighteen-year-old Yue Fei was not too tall,

However, when Zhao Ji helped him and touched Yue Fei's thick arms, he felt so strong and hard!

The touch that Yue Fei's arm left on Zhao Ji was like touching an iron pillar, it was full of hard muscles!!!

"Hahaha!" Zhao Ji laughed heartily, and while helping Yue Fei up with his own hands, he praised:

"Peng Ju, you are so tough! Please forgive me immediately and get free."

After Yue Fei met the emperor, he received the honor of being called by the Emperor Zhao Guan's family instead of calling him by his name, and was personally supported by the Zhao Guan family.

This made Yue Fei extremely excited. His pair of big and small eyes that looked down on the world were sparkling with crystal tears...

His voice was choked with sobs, and he said: "My son Yue Fei, who was elected in the military, thanks Your Majesty for your kindness. Feiding will serve the country with all his loyalty!"

Although Yue Fei did not say as many words to express his loyalty to the emperor and serve the country as he did in other state capitals' martial arts competitions.

However, as the saying goes, ‘A man’s promise is hard to follow’, but a great hero’s promise is worth a thousand dollars!

When Yue Fei said that he would serve the country with all his loyalty, it really came from his heart.

Yue Fei's back still has the four characters "Serve the Country with Loyalty" tattooed by his mother-in-law when she was teaching her son!
To be continued...