During Wang Anshi's political reform, the imperial court officially set up martial arts, and held a national examination every three years. The admission quota was limited to 100. Officials at all levels in various places can take 1 students go to school without taking exams, and the rest must take exams: riding and shooting to test the art of war and countermeasures. According to the test results, those who are excellent will be sent directly to the Privy Council for trial as junior military attache; The rest enter the upper court of martial arts or study outside the house according to their grades. Martial arts teaching "The Art of War" and "The Success or Failure of Fighting in Past Dynasties and the Loyalty Festival in Last Life" for 3 years. After passing the graduation examination, he will be awarded the position of junior military attache. Later, all states set up martial arts schools.
Wu Ju obtained the qualification of selecting officials.
After the martial arts examination, it was carried out alone. 1078 the law of "big and small envoys try bows and horse art is an official" stipulates: first class, step shot 1 stone bow, 10 shot 3; Can shoot 7 bows at once and master 5 combat skills at once; Answer 7 questions in Sun Wu's Art of War 10, 5 questions in Current Frontier Defense Policy and 7 questions in Law 10, and you can become a junior military attache. In the second step, he shot eight bows, 10 hit two, and he could shoot six bows at a time. He has three kinds of martial arts at once, and Sun Tzu has answered half of the questions on the art of war and law, so he can be a junior military attache. Third, step and shoot 6 bows, 10 turn 1, there are only two martial arts at once, and the art of war and array can only answer 3 questions. This is a record. There is a 1 exam every three years, but only 30 military officers are appointed, and then the quota is gradually increased, so that three people take the 1 exam, and hundreds of people come in every time, which is easier than taking the civil science exam. According to the quota of110 years, only10 people can be tested in each exam, and the rest will enter martial arts.
Further reforms were carried out in the Southern Song Dynasty. From 1 135, the emperor personally "tried the imperial court", and all those who passed the examination were given Wu Jinshi, and were awarded the positions of "Bao Ichiro" and "Cheng Jielang". But the positions actually awarded are often not officers. 1 166, Wu Ju was the first, second and third scholar. Later, it was stipulated that those who took the imperial examination must be selected by local governors and sent to the imperial court as "martial artists". Since then, the military imperial examination system is basically the same as the civil imperial examination system. 1 177 defined the title of the champion in martial arts. The top scholar is willing to join the army and be awarded the post of general. The second and third lieutenants, fourth and fifth are ready to be generals.