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    "Jingyuan needs to be careful this time. These people from Youzhou are not good people. This year, they are facing each other. If you are not sure, it is best to admit defeat. Otherwise, you will be hurt.  It's not worth it if you do it, that man surnamed An has obviously set his sights on you," Zhai Tanzhuan said.

    "Thank you, Brother Zhai, for reminding me. If they don't bother me, I will still trouble them. I will pay attention to it. I will not admit defeat. How can I make them so easy? I will only knock them down until they can't get up."  They know what it means to be outside the world, otherwise he would have thought that no one in the world could be his opponent," Qin Xuan said.

    One relies on strength, the other relies on skills. In terms of strength, Qin Xuan thinks that he will not lose to them. As for wrestling skills, he has watched many wrestling matches on TV in his previous life, and the horns of this era  I have also seen that in terms of skills, compared with later generations, they are still slightly inferior. What's more, for people who have internal strength, as long as they get close and let themselves catch them, they have the opportunity to press their acupuncture points, and they will be disabled even if they are not disabled.  He couldn't use all his strength.

    The Sixteenth Guards of the Tang Dynasty were not only the imperial army that guarded the capital, but also the leadership body that commanded the entire Tang army. However, these Sixteen Guards had the authority to manage the Tang Dynasty's army, but they did not have the power to command wars. Once a war broke out, they would  The emperor must personally appoint a zero-hour marching general as the supreme commander to command the war with full authority. However, the current military and political affairs of the Tang Dynasty are not separated. Local chief executives often have great power. This is also a major drawback of the army. They directly face  For soldiers, it is easier to gain recognition from soldiers than the Ministry of War and the Sixteenth Guards Yamen in the capital.

    Once those who participate in the martial arts examination pass, they are likely to enter the Sixteen Guards as low-level military attach¨¦s. There are twelve guards in total, including left and right guards, left and right Xiao guards, left and right Wu guards, left and right Wei guards, left and right leading guards, and left and right Jinwu guards.  , each of these twelve guards leads a military mansion of about forty to sixty people. The number of troops in the upper military mansion is 1,200, the middle military mansion is 1,000, and the lower military mansion is 800 people.  The total strength of the Twelve Guards reaches more than 500,000. This is currently the most elite force in the Tang Dynasty. All the troops in the feudal towns belong to the Twelve Guards.

    With the current national strength of the Tang Dynasty, it is barely possible to feed an army of more than 500,000. The number of soldiers currently controlled by the imperial court does not exceed 600,000. These soldiers are the number of soldiers established since the implementation of the recruitment system, which is the same as that in the early Tang Dynasty.  The number of troops is about the same. If a major war breaks out, reserves will need to be temporarily recruited from the local or nearby state capitals as auxiliary troops.

    Qin Xuan and Zhai Tanzhuan were chatting while eating, and then they found out that his ancestral home was from Tianzhu. His grandfather came to Datang from Tianzhu and settled down. His father, Zhai Tanxida, was a doctor of Yinqing Guanglu and a Taishi.  The eunuch, Jiangning Kaiguo County Male, was given to the Fenzhou Governor. The eunuch eunuch was a third-rank official, and his father also had the lord of the Jiangning County Male. This kid probably got into the Taishi Bureau under the cover of some disguise.

    At present, the Taishi Bureau is a subordinate unit of the Secretariat Province and specializes in astronomy and calendar work. It is also called an astrologer in the West and a fortune teller in Tianzhu. It is considered a family of astronomy. Zhai Tanzhuan also works in the Taishi Bureau, but he is just a small  A small fortune teller, in later generations the Taishi Bureau was renamed Si Tianjian, and some were also called Si Tiantai or Qin Tianjian. He can also be regarded as a figure like a great dance master.

    "Brother Zhai, your whole family is a fortune teller. Have you calculated who will be first in this year's martial arts competition, or which state the first place comes from?" Qin Xuan asked with a smile.

    "Brother Jingyuan is joking. I don't have this ability. When my father was alive, I could calculate the direction of the appearance. My ability is not 10% as good as my father's. But judging from your appearance, I will definitely achieve good results in this martial arts competition.  "Zhai Tanzhuan said with a smile.

    "Haha, brother Zhai's words of luck, but I'm not sure I'll get the first place. Archery is my weakness, so I can only work hard," Qin Xuan said with a smile.

    Archery is indeed his weakness, not just an ordinary weakness. It can be said that he basically relies on his help. The person with whom he has entrusted his connections also replied, just go and take part. You can take the test as you want. This is a bit ambiguous. It means you want to throw stones.  It doesn't matter if you just throw stones, but he knows that there is no restriction on this, but as for whether the examiner will tell you to pass the test, that is another matter, so he has no idea at all.

    In order to make himself look better, he specially asked the carpenter to make ten javelins. Throwing stones was too ugly and felt like child's play. The javelins were relatively better. Before eating, someone saw him with a javelin tied to his horse.  The long cloth bag contained something unknown. Others were either holding guns or carrying bows and arrows. He had neither, and it was useless for him to hold a bow and arrows. As for the gun, he didn¡¯t have one at home. There are standards for carbine used in exams.  The examination room is equipped with it, so you don¡¯t need to take it.

    A good general uses his own carbines, bows and arrows. He is comfortable using his own weapons, especially bows. Archery with an unfamiliar bow will be awkward and will affect his performance. Carbines are not a big problem. Besides, not everyone's horse weapons are the same.  It's a gun. As far as the current martial arts examination subjects are concerned, there are stillThere is a certain problem. In the era of cold weapons, there must be at least one weapon fighting event on horseback or on foot. You cannot always test against dead objects. There are no enemies standing there like wooden stakes on the battlefield asking you to hold a gun.  Thorny.

    Qin Xuan's weakness is precisely the most important event in the martial arts examination. He is really embarrassed to say that he can't archery at all. If he says this, they will be shocked. How can someone who can't archery participate in the martial arts examination? He will simply fail the first step.  In the first level of review, those who can pass the first level of assessment are the best from each state, county and vassal town, so he does not want to lose this person, but only shows that this is his weakness.

    "That's okay. This year's assessment has changed. Archery is not good. As long as you can pass the remaining items of carbine, talent, appearance, speech, weight-bearing, and cornering that are not archery, you should be fine.  It won¡¯t be a problem if you pass the exam,¡± Zhai Tanzhuan said with a smile.

    A military general is an invincible strong man who charges into battle. The carbine used in the carbine test weighs eight kilograms. It not only requires skillful use, but also accurate stabbing. The focus of the test is to gallop on horseback. There are two puppets on the left and right along the way.  There is a small square wooden board placed on the head of each puppet. When riding a horse, the person who can accurately stab two small square wooden boards is the next best and can pass the test. The test is the candidate's marksmanship and riding skills.  This is not a big problem for Qin Xuan. He has also practiced it at home.

    Lifting weight at Qiaoguan is a problem. There are two assessment items, which are not tested every time. One is weightlifting, also called lifting Qiaoguan, which involves lifting a wooden door bolt that is seven feet long and three and a half inches thick by ten meters.  This time, this is barely enough, but the load is really treating people like cattle. The ability of ancient people to fight cattle is probably referring to this weight-bearing competition. Carrying 600 kilograms of rice and walking twenty steps is really difficult for ordinary people. Qin Xuan remembers watching it in his previous life  In that strongman competition, it was difficult to carry a weight of 360 to 400 kilograms and walk 20 meters. It was heart-wrenching for those watching. Even those strongmen who were stronger than oxen had such difficulty.

    In the strongman competition, there is also a weight-bearing competition, which involves lifting an object weighing 440 kilograms and walking 20 meters. I saw that the strongmen were almost paralyzed, and their legs were shaking when they walked. This martial arts exercise requires a weight of 600 kilograms.  , Qin Xuan really doesn¡¯t know how many people can complete this project. Looking at the candidates, none of them can match the figure of Hercules. This is purely a test of strength. Qin Xuan has tried it, and he can get the first time.  It may be too small, and there is no skill to speak of.

    "This year's assessment is not based on talent, appearance and speech? Are they calculated separately? So if you can pass one test and one weight-bearing test, you will be ranked first?" Qin Xuan asked.

    "That's right, this year's changes are quite big. One corner has been added. It's actually a nine-item assessment, and archery accounts for four of them. So as long as you pass all the items except archery, you can get the first place," said Zhai Tanzhuan.  .

    Qin Xuan was confused. He didn't quite understand what the examination document said. He thought that talent, appearance and speech were one test. It turned out that they were calculated separately, and a duel training event was added. Then he would have hope.  Yes, it is common to add assessment items at odd hours. Generally, the martial arts examinations have regular subjects, which are the items that must be assessed in each period of the martial arts examinations, that is, the level shooting subjects and the martial arts examination subjects. The martial arts examinations are divided into long stack, horse shooting, and  The increase in the seven categories of rifle shooting, carbine, talent, appearance, speech, and weight-bearing this year is temporary.

    This means there are nine assessment items. As long as you get five of them, you can pass. For Qin Xuan, this is just like what was arranged for him. He had been worried about whether to use stones or javelins in the archery competition.  , now there is no need to think about it, just use whatever you want, use stones for horizontal shooting, use javelins for long stack, horse shooting and infantry shooting, it is all a performance, giving the audience amusement.

    "Haha, I won't be afraid anymore. I still have a high hope of passing the exam," Qin Xuan said with a smile.

    "Jingyuan, don't be complacent. I heard that this year's competition is very strict. Only the top three will be selected. This means that only three people out of nearly a hundred people can get the first place. These three people must pass at least five levels before they can enter the top three. And every  People have to fight at least three people before the first three rounds, and five people in the fourth round before they can enter the top three, which is quite difficult," said Zhai Tanzhuan.

    "But the competition in this competition should be very fierce. If everyone participates in the competition, you have to pass so many tests. If someone has passed five tests in other events besides competition, then the competition will be more difficult for him.  It doesn¡¯t matter, you may be more relaxed this way, but I think since you can come and join the martial arts competition, no one will give up this one. I heard that if you pass all nine items, it may be an absolute success this year.  The Holy Emperor may have to summon him personally to reward the top scholar in martial arts, no one will give up, and the competition may be cruel," Zhai Tanzhuan added.

    "Haha, it looks like I have to work hard. Except for the four items of archery, I can't make any mistakes. I don't want to win the first prize in martial arts, and I have no hope. As long as I can pass, it will be fine. The requirements are not high."

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