The so-called military examination primarily tested candidates' proficiency in weightlifting, archery on horseback, archery on foot, and horse spears, with a secondary focus on appearance. Traditionally, examiners prioritized candidates with "regular features, a strong torso, and the potential to become generals" among those who met the physical requirements.
With the system as his teller, Yu Zizhen has a complete understanding of the strengths of all the candidates taking part in the martial arts examination.
The gambling house opened for betting, and Yu Zizhen originally wanted to bet more on some potential stocks that she was optimistic about. However, on the night when she was ready to place her bet, the system told her some bad news that ruined her plan.
Therefore, Yu Zizhen gave up her trip to the gambling house the next day, but the resentment in her heart for missing out on a windfall made her eager to find a scapegoat who deserved to be killed.
On August 18, the three-day military examination officially began. Yu Zizhen held her breath, but the smile on her face was abnormally bright, which was not at all like her usual serious look, fully immersed in books.
The first time Chen Hushan saw her, his keen sixth sense screamed "Danger, danger, danger." He didn't know why, but he felt that Yu Zizhen's particularly bright smile today revealed a hint of evil...
Unable to reveal the information she knew and having no time to do anything to stop it, Yu Zizhen was in no mood to worry about what others thought of her. She was staring nervously at the young people who were queuing up for examination.
In that not-so-large team, Yu Zizhen saw three men with pale faces who would subconsciously reach out to touch their stomachs from time to time.
These three people, like the other nine people who were extremely unwell and had to give up the competition with regret, were all ambushed by someone without anyone knowing last night.
These twelve people had no background, but they were extremely powerful. They were some of the heroes that Yu Zizhen had chosen to bet on from the beginning.
However, their strong strength also made them the object of fear of others. Just last night, servants from several families in the capital city ran to the inn where they were staying without anyone noticing and put croton powder, which can cause diarrhea, into their food and soup that night.
Although the baby-voice system monitors the surrounding environment for Yu Zizhen at all times, the things it screens first and tells Yu Zizhen as soon as possible are always closely related to Yu Zizhen and Xiao Yuanjin.
For example, if the master of a family arranged for his servants to give some croton powder to an annoying person, the baby voice system would never tell Yu Zizhen about this matter unless it happened to be an opportunity to issue a task.
After all, Yu Zizhen's day only has twelve hours like everyone else. If the baby-voiced system talks to her about everything, then she won't have time to do anything else all day long. Just listening to the system share gossip will keep her busy enough.
It also didn't know that Yu Zizhen was secretly planning to place a bet, so it didn't jump out until some people from those families sent their trusted servants to drug those warriors who had no background but had a good chance of being selected, triggering its task release mechanism, and issued the latest cannon fodder rescue mission to Yu Zizhen.
Yu Zizhen, who had already counted all his assets and was only waiting to place his bets tomorrow, said:
Having failed to make that windfall, Yu Zizhen certainly would not miss out on the points reward given by the system tasks.
Although she was too late to rush over to stop it, she immediately sent someone to find Jiang Yunshan, who was about to leave the house and go home, and said, "Thank you for your concern tonight, sir."
She briefly explained the matter to Jiang Yunshan, then took out ten 100-liang silver notes and handed them to Jiang Yunshan, "Have someone send them to the clinic. I'll cover the cost of their food, lodging, and medical treatment."
Jiang Yunshan suppressed his anger and nodded in agreement. The sudden misfortune that these people had encountered almost immediately reminded him of his own tragic experience.
The strong emotional resonance made him unable to feel even the fatigue of a busy day. He took his students who were already loyal to Yu Zizhen and went to the inn where the twelve people were staying temporarily.
The twelve people did not live in the same inn, but they all lived relatively close to the examination venue of the martial arts examination, which means that they all lived in the same area.
Before curfew, Jiang Yunshan rushed them, who were suffering from vomiting and diarrhea and were on the verge of collapse, to a nearby reputable clinic. "Doctor Hong, please treat these people well. All expenses will be charged to Jiang's account."
As he spoke, he took out three silver notes and handed them to the owner of the clinic who came over to inquire about the situation and who was responsible for paying for these people's treatment. "My name is Jiang Yunshan, and I serve under the command of the Prince of Zhenbei. If the money is not enough, the owner can send someone to the Zhenbei Palace to inform me."
The name "Zhenbei Prince's Mansion" had gained considerable traction in the capital's minds in recent years, thanks to the young prince of the mansion, Yu Zizhen. Not to mention that Jiang Yunshan served under Yu Zizhen. Upon hearing him introduce himself, the shopkeeper smiled and bowed, striking a friendly rapport with Jiang Yunshan.
Doctor Hong, who was in charge of treating these warriors, saw that Jiang Yunshan had given the money so readily, so he immediately called his disciples to come and help.
He was responsible for taking the pulse and prescribing medicine one by one, while his disciples were responsible for preparing and decocting medicine for these warriors who were suffering from vomiting and diarrhea.
Each apprentice has a warrior, so there is no need to worry about being too busy or misremembering which pot contains whose medicine.
As for those warriors who received timely treatment without having to pay for it themselves, they, like the owner of the clinic, firmly remembered the five words "Prince of Zhenbei" in their minds.
What they didn't know was that after Jiang Yunshan learned that they were all rare martial arts masters, he decided to recruit them to work for Yu Zizhen.
He knew how much Yu Zizhen needed people, and he could probably guess what Yu Zizhen was going to do, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with Yu Zizhen's approach or ambition.
Jiang Yunshan had never read Journey to the West, so he didn't know that in Yu Zizhen's world, there was such a rebellious saying as "The emperor takes turns, and it will be my turn next year", but he always had similar thoughts in his heart.
As dynasties changed more and more, the saying of "divine right of kings" was not so easy to convince people, especially for people like Jiang Yunshan who were educated and knowledgeable but had suffered a lot because of the darkness of officialdom. Their sense of identification with the Great Qi was pitifully thin.
Not to mention that the current Da Qi belongs to the Lu family, not the Xiao family.
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