inspire-indiana Chapter 411 Selecting The Top Pick Based On Physical Fitness? As Expected Of Ye Xuan!
Chapter 411 Selecting The Top Pick Based On Physical Fitness? As Expected Of Ye Xuan!
Chapter 411 Choosing the No. 1 pick based on physical fitness? It’s indeed Ye Xuan!
Although Ye Xuan also used a similar method in the last make-up exam, in the eyes of most scholars, using this method to determine the rankings of number one, second place and third overall is still a bit insulting to elegance.
At this moment, not only the candidates, but also all the officials had expressions of astonishment.
After all, the Ming Dynasty was also a dynasty in the Central Plains. It knew etiquette and maintained integrity. Naturally, its students should be fond of writing and not martial arts.
But with a few words, Ye Xuan instigated Zhu Yuanzhang to take ownership of the last three tripod armors, turning it into a wrestling match.
You must know that even in the Liao and Jin Dynasties that separated the north, and even the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties later, whenever they opened a subject to obtain scholars, as long as it was not martial arts, they would only take the liberal arts exam and not join wrestling and the like.
Now, if Ye Xuan's suggestion is written into history books, I am afraid that it will be ridiculed in the future.
But after all, it was in front of the emperor, and this matter had already been adopted by Zhu Yuanzhang.
So at this 17th moment, no matter how many thoughts everyone had, they did not dare to say anything.
This is true even for officials, let alone a group of candidates.
At this time, most candidates are actually satisfied. Anyway, the top scorer has nothing to do with them.
Except for the top three people, the rest seemed to be no different at this moment.
Moreover, there are those who react quickly and have already thought about it. If they are defeated and mention the matter to the outside world, they can also improve their literary talents and strategies and just say that they are not good at martial arts or fists.
By then, even if they are not the top pick, in the eyes of others, they will not lose because of their literary talent.
Scholars have always looked down upon each other since ancient times, and they know how to use public opinion and the psychology of others. It is not surprising that they can come up with these things.
Standing among the candidates, Xie Jin seemed a little embarrassed.
Although he was not considered pampered on weekdays, he had never made a move with anyone.
At this moment, he was asked to rely on this method to get a ranking. Firstly, he was shameless, and secondly, he was helpless.
But before he could come up with a countermeasure, Zhu Yuanzhang had already spoken again.
"Everyone has heard it, and I think you won't have any opinions, so let's get started!"
With that said, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, and the eunuch immediately ran towards the distance.
When everyone was wondering, they saw the eunuch rushing back with two more lottery tubes in his hand.
I have to say that as the emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang's exam this time was much more formal than Ye Xuan's.
Although the method of wrestling to select the top pick was a bit crude and absurd, even so, he did not let the candidates choose their own opponents like Ye Xuan did before. Instead, he used a lottery to let them choose fairly.
"Everyone, His Majesty has a decree. Please go out of the queue if your name is called!"
As the eunuch spoke, he opened his face to read the name.
Everyone originally thought that the two lottery tubes were facing each other, but after the first name was read out, there were only three people, and everyone vaguely guessed the answer.
Before everyone could react, Zhu Yuanzhang had already given an explanation.
"The four of you, either with outstanding literary talents or unparalleled strategic planning, can all be considered as the number one scholar! But there can only be one number one scholar, and even if you count the second and third flowers, there are only three
But there are four of you. "
After a slight pause, Zhu Yuanzhang flicked his sleeves, and the eunuch immediately walked towards the four people holding the lottery tube.
The four of them had guessed the clue at this moment, and hurriedly bowed their hands, and then stretched out their hands to take out the sign.
"The four of you will compete in pairs for three games to finally decide who is in the top three! As for the last place, it can only be said to be bad luck, no one else is to blame.
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, the four people had already drawn the lots.
Coincidentally, Xie Jin was a little flustered at first, but Zhu Yuanzhang chose him among the four.
At this moment, he was holding the sign in his hand, with a strange expression on his face, and while his eyes were looking around, his opponent had already looked towards him.
The two of them held the sign in their hands and looked at each other. The atmosphere was extremely depressing for a while.
Xie Jin glanced at his opponent and saw that he was strong and strong. He couldn't help but groan in secret, but he could only smile back on his face.
With the sound of the gong, the four people had already arranged themselves into groups of two and began to compete.
This exam is for liberal arts, so even those who are born strong, most of them don't understand martial arts.
At this moment, the four of them were fighting together. Rather than wrestling, it was more like a rough-and-tumble brawl in the countryside. It was dragging and uninteresting.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw this and felt that his face was dull. Plus he also heard some people's comments.
So he took this opportunity, deliberately raised his voice, and asked Ye Xuan.
"Ye Qing, tell me, why do you need to use wrestling to select the top pick?"
Ye Xuan has actually explained it before. This time Zhu Yuanzhang knew the truth and asked, naturally to let everyone understand.
Ye Xuan understood and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty is selecting talents for the country. Naturally, you don't want them to be talented and learned, but to be sick or short-lived. Otherwise, after taking the exam every three years, the country will spend energy on cultivating them, and the results will be useless." After a few years, the person is gone, then His Majesty must be very sad, and the court will also suffer losses because of this!"
With that said, Ye Xuan looked at the direction of the competition. At this moment, Jie Jin had lost, and he looked at the new opponent on the other side with a frustrated look.
At this moment, his heart was filled with despair. When he heard Ye Xuan's words, he couldn't laugh or cry in his heart, and secretly regretted that he had not exercised his body properly before.
"Although this method is a bit crude, Your Majesty can know who has the best health and who can endure hardships. If they need to go to remote or cold places, these people will not be unable to do it because their bodies can't bear it!"
After Ye Xuan finished speaking, he saluted Zhu Yuanzhang967 again, and then respectfully returned to his original position.
After hearing his words, the officials were noncommittal, but the candidates secretly nodded.
In their view, the Ming Dynasty had a vast territory, and it was natural to be an official in any environment. Ye Xuan's words did make some sense.
Besides, the deal is already done, who will say anything more for one reason?
Soon, the three competitions between the four people ended. Xie Jin finally lost again due to lack of physical strength and had to settle for fourth place.
Seeing the joy on the faces of the other three people, Xie Jin had mixed feelings in his heart, and even considered giving up on this result and taking the exam again in three years.
It's just that he didn't know that even in the original history, he only got seventh place, and getting fourth this time was already considered progress.
While he was still thinking, Zhu Yuanzhang had already spoken with a smile and confirmed the final rankings of the four people.
In order to encourage everyone, Zhu Yuanzhang even gave the three people some extra rewards.
The top three winners received rewards and hurriedly kowtowed to Zhu Yuanzhang to thank him.
As for Xie Jin, Zhu Yuanzhang may have felt that he was somewhat indebted to him, so he actually made an arrangement to stay for a while.
This arrangement means that Xie Jin does not have to wait for arrangements from the officials like other Jinshi origins, but can directly obtain a position.