Xu Zhenjing's page was quietly revealed. Many people only woke up after the incident. It turned out that they had just passed by Death.

A cold sweat!

At this point, the civil and military officials of the dynasty also knew more clearly about another fact. No matter how the storm in the court changes, no matter how many times the kings, princes, generals and ministers change, the Great Zhou Dynasty is always under the strong rule of the queen, and her control over the court and the country is unprecedentedly powerful.

Such a powerful emperor, after counting the emperors of the Li Tang Dynasty, only Emperor Taizong Li Shimin once did this. The empress was even better in some aspects, such as the prime minister. Li Shimin respected and trusted the prime minister he appointed, and the power of the prime minister was quite considerable. However, the prime minister around the empress kept changing like a lantern. Who......... ※.⊥≈.≥ Don’t even think about sitting in the political affairs hall for a long time to cultivate one’s own power.

Many ministers with keen insights realized that in the Wuzhou Dynasty, the power of the prime minister has been greatly reduced. The empress holds absolute power and has no one to compete with. Among the civil and military officials in the court, at most, only Xue Shao, who is in charge of military affairs, has a special status. However, he has never been a minister and has a limited voice in the court. Moreover, Xue Shao himself never surpasses his duties and medds more. In the court where a group of civil officials stand in a party dispute, he has always been independent and neutral. He has many like-minded friends, but he never forms cliques. He has a strong influence on the government affairs, but he rarely speaks in the court. But as long as he comes forward, he will definitely get things done. For example, before, he has overthrown Zhou Xing and rescue Wei Fangzhi and Fan Yunxian.

Therefore, it is no longer accurate to describe Xue Shao as "silence is gold, and one word is nine tripods".

People will not forget that the support of the military is a crucial factor for the Queen to ascend the throne successfully. In fact, at that time, the time for the Queen to ascend the throne was not very ripe. Inside, the rebellion of the Li Tang royal family had just been pacified, and the people's hearts were floating and the situation was unstable. Outside, the Turks, Tubo and other countries in the Western Regions were surrounded by strong enemies, and the Central Plains faced strong military pressure. However, it was precisely because of Xue Shao's strong push that the Queen took a big step and successfully passed those big hurdles and successfully won the 95th under the pressure of all parties.

After ascending the throne, the empress turned around to solve the problems and problems left over from history, which was much easier than before. Because she was already the emperor, she could do anything justified. For example, investigating and handling Li Sujie continued to eliminate the legacy of the Li Tang royal family, such as joining the Turks and expeditioning to the Western Regions. She did everything quite neatly and neatly. Every thing she did would help her stabilize her imperial rule and also help the country get rid of the turbulent situation as soon as possible.

However, behind the empress's handling of these major events, there is a shadow of Xue Shao.

There are many wise people who have already realized some truth. If Xue Shao doesn't say anything, it doesn't mean he doesn't care about things. It's just that when he is in charge of things, most people can't see it. Because he talks directly to the Queen himself and never speaks openly in the court.

What Xue Shao is in charge of is not an ordinary thing.

Nowadays, the vast majority of ministers in the court and the country have been actively or passively involved in the fight for the throne. Only Xue Shao and all of them have different levels and heights. He always keeps pace with the queen, and even the same heights as the queen. They are walking at the forefront together and guide the general direction of this country. As for how the princes and ministers calculate and fight behind them, it is just a trivial matter compared to what they do.

The Queen and Xue Shao are using their respective cultural and military skills to work together to govern the country. This is the truth.

With the queen here, no one can touch Xue Shao. Because Xue Shao suffered, Wu Zhou's "martial arts" in the dynasty will be abolished.

On the contrary, no one dared to overthrow the Empress with Xue Shao. Because the Empress is the "best collaborator" chosen by Xue Shao himself. Military is an extension of politics. No matter how hard Xue Shao can fight, he will not achieve anything without strong political guarantees. The Empress's super ruling ability is the greatest guarantee for the country to get rid of difficulties and strive for strength, and it is also the soil and strong backing for Xue Shao and the entire military.

The Queen will not destroy her martial arts skills, nor will Xue Shao cut off her foundation. Their collaboration is the country's two-pronged approach to civil and military skills.

Some people have realized it, but some people are confused and unable to understand it. Wu Yizong and Zhang Guangfu paid a heavy price because of such confusion.

It has arrived in a blink of an eye, and the day of the Martial Arts election has begun.

Emperor Wen of Sui initiated the imperial examination, and now the empress is about to initiate the military examination.

There is no doubt that the martial arts ceremony was a major event in the Wu Zhou Dynasty and a major event that set a precedent in ancient times. The pioneer and organizer of this major event was Xue Shao.

At the same time, there was an unprecedented "palace examination". Wu Zetian was going to "invigilate" in the palace and select talents from more than one student he referred to.

These students include white commoners, aristocratic families, officials in court, and even foreign students from the nine surnames of Silla, Japan and the Western Regions.

The scholars and common people are in the same world, and those who are capable are the first.

It is worth mentioning that all the palace examination items were drafted by Wu Zetian himself.

The Li Tang Dynasty attached great importance to the Ming Jing subject, which "posted the meaning of the classics and meanings", and focused on examining the students' familiarity with Confucian classics. This subject has a great advantage for children from aristocratic families, because the aristocratic families are rich and rich. It is not difficult for students to memorize Confucian classics well, so it is not difficult for students to get good grades. However, Wu Zetian attached more importance to the "Jinshi subject". This subject is not strict in rote memorization of Confucian classics, and mainly focuses on examining poems, songs and essays, and looks at the students' own talents and aura.

For the same book, some people can remember a few sentences after reading it, and even recite the full text. Some people can understand the essence of the book and transform it into their own talent, and even write a better book.

This can be roughly understood as the main difference between the Ming Jing and Jinshi ranks.

However, Wu Zetian also added other examination subjects to the palace examination to examine students' insights into government affairs and practical skills. For example, the Great Zhou is currently in alliance with the Turks, so Wu Zetian asked students to use articles to discuss the pros and cons of this matter, which is one question. The other question is related to people's livelihood, discussing the pros and cons of the ban on slaughter.

He speaks freely without any restrictions. Even if someone insults the emperor during the discussion, he will forgive him for being innocent.

The comprehensive excellent person who has obtained the three assessments of Confucian classics, poems, songs, administrative abilities, and talents is the talents Wu Zetian wants.

The martial arts examination and palace examinations allowed all the civil and military talents from the Great Zhou world to gather in Luoyang.

A hundred flowers bloom and families contend.

People often lament that there are horses that are thousands of miles apart but there are not many Bo Les. But now, Wu Zetian and Xue Shao have transformed into Bo Les who are talented in the world. The saying "Go to Luoyang with the ability" has been widely circulated among the people.

Xue Shao presided over the martial arts competition, and nearly two athletes were running for the election than the palace examination. They came from various prefectures, counties, military prefectures, military families, and even Taoist priests and monks with unique skills. The location of the preliminary competition was chosen at the Mangshan hunting ground on the side of Luoshui Camp, which was where Xue Shao once hosted Li Daqi and Sun Rong.

The grand event with several people was unprecedented.

The preliminary competition event is traditional military skills. First, it is physical appearance. Those with tall and strong body naturally score higher. The clasp (that is, weightlifting) tests the strength of athletes. Equestrianism is an important basic skill. Step shooting in bow and arrow events, long chopping and long shooting and riding shooting are the top priority.

The four major events of physical appearance, clasping, equestrian and archery are the four major subjects of the preliminary competition. After these four assessments, the winner will be selected and selected.

The elimination of the preliminary round was very cruel. In the last two, only 200 people entered the re-elect. Fuyuan will be held in the large campus of the military poker station. Those who can enter the re-elect are all military talents selected from one in a hundred. Regardless of whether they can stand out in Fuyuan, they will have the opportunity to study at the military poker station from now on, so as to go to the level.

Xue Shao has full power, but he only showed his face at the ceremony on the first day of the preliminary round and never appeared again. The preliminary round was mainly led by Xiao Zhizhong, the deputy minister of Xia Guan, and the re-election was checked by Yao Yuanchong and Su Weidao. What Xue Shao cares most about is that he personally made the final choice. He really wanted to know who would become the first martial arts top scorer in history. The Queen will also be present in person. She is like Xue Shao, who is full of curiosity about the martial arts top scorer.

The martial arts preliminary competition for several days finally ended. Two hundred winning athletes were happily taken to Yuanbi City north of the imperial city and entered the closed campus of the martial arts platform.

When they arrived here, the athletes were a little confused. Because what was waiting for them was neither a celebration banquet nor glory nor praise, but super strict military control and selfless strict coaches. The first thing they did when they entered was to learn "rules", which included strict school management system and all military disciplines and military disciplines. This was also an important examination subject in the re-elect. In just a few days, if these athletes could not memorize these rules and regulations and strictly abide by them, they would be eliminated immediately, and even the opportunity to study would be lost.

This is actually the first "military academy" of the Great Zhou Dynasty. A huge carved stone was erected in the center of the large school ground with four big words "Military orders are like mountains".

These four words were written by Xue Shao himself. Although they are far inferior to everyone's method, the four words written by Xue Shao will be the first lesson for all students on the martial arts stands, and they will also be the code of conduct that they will abide by their lifetime.

In addition to joining the strict military law assessment, there are also physical fitness competitions and cruel confrontations in actual combat, including boxing, knife and horse battles. After the exam, almost all the two hundred athletes were injured, and in the end, only ten people were left in the first place and entered the final election.

Xue Shao personally came forward to preside over the final election, and Yao Yuanchong, Su Weidao and Xiao Zhizhong also served as the election assistant. Xue Shao also invited Xia Guan’s former Shang, and Prime Minister Cen Changqian, to serve as the election assistant. Empress Wu Zetian also personally attended the event as the "special guest" and witnessed the entire process of the first martial arts top scholar.

Xue Shao believes that the winner who can escape from the primary and secondary elections has no problem with force. However, there is still a big difference between a good general and a reckless man. Therefore, the final exam subjects are not seen, without any war or horses or even sweating.

The ten winners will face Xue Shao directly and discuss with him one by one. Xue Shao will test their military strategy, their knowledge, their brains and all comprehensive abilities!

Wu Zetian was full of curiosity about this test method, so she asked Xue Shao, what test questions have you prepared?

Xue Shao smiled and replied, "Your Majesty, I have not prepared any test questions. I will ask whatever I think of. Your Majesty and a few colleagues who assisted the election may as well ask questions at any time, and you can ask whatever you ask."

"That's so interesting." Wu Zetian became very interested, "I am eager to get to know who is the first martial arts champion from ancient times to the present!"
Chapter completed!