The martial arts test is carried out at the same time, which is much simpler. It's nothing more than comparing the accuracy of archery, looking at the size of strength, and showing off your fists and kicks.

  In a place like Shanyun County, the few arresters in the yamen are not good at fisting, and it is even less likely for the folks. Among all the people who came to take the test, there were only two who were proficient in boxing and kicking.

   There are about a dozen people who can shoot arrows, and the best ones are those who are from Orion.

  So we can only compare our strength. How to compare? Isn't there stone from the quarry? Raise it.

  Wen Jiuxiao followed Yu Zhi's suggestion and added running, and those who run fast also have an advantage.

  In the end, a total of 200 people were selected. Shanyun County is such a big place, there must be a guard. There is a system, and there should have been, but the military salary from above cannot be allocated, and the county government has no money, so they cannot afford to raise soldiers, and all the soldiers have run away.

   The 200 guards brought by Wen Jiuxiao can handle it, but isn’t there something about drying the salt? He didn't have enough manpower himself, so how could he be willing to send everyone to the guard? It is convenient for him to call under the inspector.

  The martial arts test here is over, and the literary test over there is also over. After the examination papers were handed in, all the examinees went out one by one. As soon as Song Lixian stepped out of the gate of the county government, he tilted his body and fainted.

  Thanks to his elder brother who was behind him and hugged him, the servants of the Song family also rushed over, "Second Young Master? Second Young Master!" Everyone panicked.

  Song Yi'an said: "Hurry up and drive the carriage over, and send the second brother to the medical clinic."

  The other examinees were stunned by this scene. In previous years, no one fainted during the county examination, but the county examination took a long time, and those who fainted were all older candidates, rarely such young ones.

  I fainted after only two hours, how weak is this body? How can such a sick person come to take the exam?

   It's not a formal county examination, and they don't pay attention to vague names. Wen Jiuxiao and Zhuo Zhengyang started to review it directly. This review... can only be described as "indescribable".

  Just because the examination paper was smeared with ink and the handwriting could not be seen clearly, seven sheets were drawn out, and twelve sheets were picked out that were filled with eloquent writing, but they did not know what to say. Only one of the first two sheets is correct about serious learning. Wen Jiuxiao looked at the name. He was a prisoner exiled from the quarry. He had a reputation as a scholar, but he was dismissed.

  Wen Jiuxiao looked for Song Lixian's exam papers, and found that the answers to the latter questions were irrelevant, and the first two were only 60% correct. Wen Jiuxiao frowned, is this the level of scholar in Shanyun County? Fortunately, he had great expectations for it before.

  After reviewing dozens of examination papers, Wen Jiuxiao was disappointed besides disappointment. Song Yi'an was the only one who could barely read it. Although he didn't answer all the first two questions correctly, he made five mistakes. The poems are also so-so. But he did a good job later on. Although he didn't say he was brilliant, he had his own thoughts on each question.

   There are dozens of people, so we can’t just pick one. In the end, the **** picked out the general, and then picked out four more people from the inside. Originally, I planned to pick seven of them. Isn't there no way, I really can't pick them out?

  Wen Jiuxiao wrote down the names of these five people and invited Zhai Yougui to ask them about their situation.

   "My lord, this Song Yi'an is from the Song family, the eldest son of Mr. Song, the direct elder brother of Song Xiucai..." Zhai Yougui was surprised to see Song Yi'an's name at the top. Seeing that Song Xiucai's name was not on it, I was even more surprised.

   "Song family?" Wen Jiuxiao was also surprised, "Didn't he take the imperial examination?" As for the eldest son, it shouldn't be!

Zhai Yougui said: "My lord, no. The eldest son of the Song family has also studied, but his talent in reading is not as good as his younger brother, so he stopped studying and took care of the family business a long time ago. All the properties of the Song family are now like this." The uncle is in charge. I heard that he is quite familiar with general affairs."

  Wen Jiuxiao nodded slowly, "No wonder."

  Among the remaining four people, two were from the quarry, and they answered one law question well, and they were petty officials in the yamen before committing crimes. A person with solid knowledge and beautiful handwriting can be used as a clerk. The remaining two are natives of Shanyun County, one is from the city, and they are particularly good at answering math questions. The other one is from the village. He is smart, so he can be regarded as "stealing" to become a talent. He eavesdropped outside the private school in the town and learned to read. He was the candidate who knew about farming.

   Knowing that everyone was eager to know the results, Wen Jiuxiao didn't delay, and posted the red list the next day. The location of the winner is also indicated behind the name of the winner. For example, the one who understands the law has the words "into the torture chamber" written on the back.

  However, Song Yi'an on the top is different. There is no clear description of where he is going, but the words "Apprentice with Mr. Zhuo" are written.

  Those who don't understand are inexplicable, but those who understand understand it very well. Mr. Zhuo? Who doesn't know Mr. Zhuo! This is the right-hand man of the magistrate of the county, and being able to train by his side means that Song Yi'an will definitely occupy a place in the county government in the future. Who is not envious?

   Once the red list comes out, some are happy and some are sad!

   "Brother Gui, I've won, and you've won too!" Ma Renhai was so crowded that his shoes fell off, but he was still happy.

  Gui Yukun was surprised and delighted, "Really? Where did I win?"

   "There is no ranking, there are only five people in total, and we are ranked second and third. I will be in the torture chamber, and you will be the clerk. You can be regarded as the top." Although Ma Renhai used to be a small official, can he be the same now? After being tortured in the quarry, let alone entering the yamen, he would be happy even if he was allowed to farm.

   "Yes, I've finally made it through." Gui Yukun's lips trembled. He used to be a scholar, and he was once high-spirited, but he was envied and framed for cheating in the imperial examination. I thought I was going to die in the quarry in this life, but I didn't expect that there would be a day in the early days.

  At this moment, thousands of words have been turned into one sentence, "The magistrate is a good official!"

  Ma Renhai couldn't help nodding. If it wasn't for the new magistrate's eclectic selection of talents, where would it be their turn?

"I inquired with the people in the yamen. The county yamen provided us with a place to live. Come on, let's go back and pack up our things. We will settle it today and we will be on errands tomorrow. Brother Gui, look at the commotion in this city, the yamen must I'm too busy." Ma Renhai tugged Gui Yukun.

   "Yes, yes, let's hurry up." Thinking of the bright future, Gui Yukun felt much lighter after years of exhaustion.

   "By the way, Brother Ma, can you see Xu Yuanbin's name?" Gui Yukun suddenly remembered.

  Ma Renhai said: "No..."

   "He is more knowledgeable than me, why not have him?" Gui Yukun was anxious.

  Ma Renhai really knew, "I thought so too. I just asked someone about his knowledge. Our county magistrate has personally tested his knowledge. He is exempted from the test and can directly work in the yamen."

   "So that's how it is, that's great." Gui Yukun felt relieved. We are all connected by fate, and we are all scholars.