"A martial arts exam?"
Zhao Lin was a little moved.
They had discussed this before. Zhao Lin took part in both the imperial examination and the military examination, trying to pursue the top spot in both civil and military examinations.
But Zhao Lin thought about it and shook his head again: "No."
"Why? Don't you want to go? If two people become the top scorers in both civil and military examinations at the same time, it will be a major event that will shock our dynasty. It will be unprecedented and will never be repeated." Wang Ziyao said in surprise.
Zhao Lin said, "People should keep a few tricks for themselves. Once all your tricks are known, you'll be doomed."
Wang Ziyao seemed to be lost in thought.
Sudi applauded and said, "Brother Zhao is right. With your ability, you have a good chance of winning the martial arts championship. However, in the Great Qi Dynasty, scholars are valued over warriors, and the military is suppressed by scholars. Winning the martial arts championship will not only bring you no benefits, but will make you looked down upon by those scholars. It is better not to take the exam."
Wang Ziyao said angrily: "What's wrong with warriors? Without us warriors, they would have been able to eat, drink and have fun, and would have been captured by the Northern Di and used as cattle and horses long ago."
Sudi said, "It's not that there's anything wrong with warriors, but that those important officials in the court look down on warriors. This is a well-known fact, and you have no choice but to accept it."
Wang Ziyao was furious.
The founding emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty was himself a general of the previous dynasty. He took advantage of the previous dynasty's weakness to proclaim himself emperor. Therefore, when he established the Qi Dynasty, he was very wary of military generals, suppressed and restricted them, valued civil officials over military officials, and suppressed the military with civil officials. As a result, the civil officials were strong and the military was weak in the court, and all power was controlled by civil officials. No matter how great the achievements of the military generals were, it was useless.
If Zhao Jingzhou, the Marquis of Zhenbei, had not saved the emperor, he would not have been granted the title of marquis.
Even so, it took much deliberation and finally angering the emperor before the civil officials approved the proposal to confer the title of nobility.
This point is true for everyone, not just the civil servants, but even someone as impartial as Fu Chengwang is no exception.
This involves their fundamental interests, so they will naturally not relax.
If Zhao Lin took the military examination, regardless of whether he won the first place in the military examination or not, he would be classified as a military general. Even if he also won the first place in the civil examination, it would displease the civil officials and bring him unnecessary trouble.
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "I haven't thought about it that much. I just think people still need to have some means of concealment. If the enemy knows my background, it will be easier for them to attack me."
Su Di said, "Brother Zhao has been very thoughtful, indeed. Jiang Yichen, Bai Shicheng, and the Zhenbei Marquisate are eyeing Brother Zhao covetously. If Brother Zhao really wants to take the military exam, not only will they seize the opportunity to exclude him from the ranks of military officers, but even exposing his cards would be bad. Brother Zhao has always been a man who plans before he acts, and he wouldn't make such a mistake."
Zhao Lin nodded: "Brother Su is the one who knows me well."
Sudi smiled.
Zhao Lin just thought of it.
As the saying goes, great power comes from within. No matter how much money or power you have, you only have one life. If the other party sends a killer out of anger, you can only rely on yourself at the moment.
So Zhao Lin cancelled his plan to take the martial arts exam and used his martial arts as a trump card to deal with possible enemies in the future.
Although many people knew that Zhao Lin practiced martial arts and had overturned a mad carriage in the street, no one knew his true identity as long as Zhao Lin did not act publicly.
If someone really wants to do something bad and sends a killer, Zhao Lin will let them know what a surprise is.
However, Wang Ziyao can take part in the martial arts examination.
But when Wang Ziyao heard that Zhao Lin wasn't going, he didn't go either: "It's boring. Those who take the military exam don't have any connections, they can only show their face through the exam. If I go to the army, I will be a captain, why should I compete with them?"
After the provincial examination, only the metropolitan examination and the palace examination after the new year remain.
No matter what, you can relax now.
With Wang Ziyao as their guide and Zhao Lin paying for the trip, Sudi and the other two had a great time in Shengjing Prefecture for a few days.
Until this day, I heard the news.
"Prince Yu is challenging the Crown Prince."
Wang Ziyao's grandfather sent someone to call Wang Ziyao back. The person said, "The old man is worried that the young master will be too stupid and get involved in the dispute over the succession, and die without knowing how. So he specifically asked you to go back and not go out for the next few days."
Wang Ziyao glared angrily: "Am I such a fool? Don't I know how to avoid them?"
The man laughed dryly and said, "This is what the old man meant. He also said that if you don't go back, we will tie you up and take you back."
Wang Ziyao was furious and said, "Go back and tell the old man that I'm at Zhao Lin's house and I'm not going anywhere, not even leaving the house. Let him rest assured."
When I go back to the palace, I am watched by Old Master Wang and cannot go out. It is not as free as here with Zhao Lin. Not only can I do whatever I want, but I can also have a satisfying fight every day.
Wang Ziyao didn't want to go back from the bottom of his heart.
The visitor said helplessly: "Then don't blame us. Please go back, young master."
Several servants rushed forward and tried to tie Wang Ziyao back.
Wang Ziyao sneered, raised his hand and snatched the Longdan silver spear from Zhao Lin's hand, knocked over the man in front, and then hit another servant on the leg with a slant, knocking him down. Then he swung the silver spear and tapped the necks of the two servants. The two servants turned pale and retreated in panic.
Wang Ziyao slammed the Gentian Silver Spear to the ground and said proudly, "Let alone you guys, even if the old man came in person, he couldn't beat me. You guys go back and tell the old man that everything is fine."
The servants looked at each other, all extremely frustrated.
"Master, we dare not go back unless you return." The leading servant said with a bitter face: "You know the old man's temper. If he can't get you back, he will break our legs."
"I don't care. I won't go anyway." Wang Ziyao said maliciously.
"Brother Wang, it's okay to go back and take a look." Zhao Lin suddenly said.
Wang Ziyao frowned, "Do you dislike me?"
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Of course not. I wish you were here. It's lively and we can discuss and exchange ideas. However, Prince Yu's attack on the Crown Prince may very well trigger a battle for the succession. And the battle for the succession is the most dangerous. They will definitely stop at nothing to win over those who are worthy of their support, and your General's Mansion is one of them."
"The old man is a smart man, and he's only loyal to His Majesty. He won't get involved in this, but you're different. You're young and impulsive. If the Crown Prince or Prince Yu use some tricks, you might be caught without even realizing it. For you, the old man has no choice but to get involved. If anything goes wrong, everyone in the General's Mansion will be implicated."
"For your own good, and for the good of everyone in the General's Mansion, you should go back first and let the old man rest in peace."
After listening to Zhao Lin's analysis, Wang Ziyao finally understood his current situation and muttered, "It's okay as long as you don't dislike me. Prince Yu is really something. The Crown Prince is the Queen's biological son and the eldest legitimate son of His Majesty. He has both the legitimate and eldest titles. Even His Majesty has named him the Crown Prince. What can Prince Yu say to compete?"
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