The Marquis of Zhongyi and the King of Huainan also came with them on horseback. Even the Divine Marquis of Ximen also brought Qu Xiaocang to the martial arts field. The generals who came to watch the battle also knelt on the ground and watched Longtai get out of the car. , and then, surrounded by Marquis Zhongyi and others, they arrived at the gorgeously decorated martial arts viewing platform. The whole audience shouted long live, and Longtai, in yellow robes and crown, sat down on the big golden chair.
Chi Fengdian, the commander of Yulin, had already led the elite soldiers of Yulin to set up sentries around the martial arts viewing platform.
At this time, he saw Eunuch Fan coming to Qining's side and inviting Qining to the martial arts viewing platform.
Although Qi Ning is also one of the contestants participating in the competition today, he is also the Jinyi Marquis of the Chu Empire and has a seat in the viewing platform.
Marquis Zhongyi and King Huainan sat next to Longtai on the left and right, Ximen Wuhen sat below King Huainan, and Qining sat below Marquis Zhongyi.
The martial arts viewing platform is higher than the military training platform, so sitting on the martial arts viewing platform, you can clearly see everything happening on the martial arts field.
The military commanders and civilian officials who were watching the battle were all seated on the chairs set up around the ordering platform, and the elite soldiers of the Tiger God Camp were standing around the ordering platform to protect them from anyone approaching.
At this time, the military attachés and generals, plus the soldiers from the Tiger God Camp watching the battle, there were nearly a thousand people in the martial arts arena. It was completely dark, with flags fluttering in the wind and making a hunting sound.
Longtai turned his head and glanced at Qining. He felt slightly at ease when he saw that Qining was calm and composed, not as nervous or uneasy as before the game.
In fact, Longtai also knew in his heart that although there were only three people participating in the competition today, Qining had the weakest chance of winning the championship.
Marquis Zhongyi stroked his beard gently, but King Huainan also had a spring breeze on his face.
"Your Majesty, Qu Yanzhi and Jiang Suiyun are already waiting. I wonder if the martial arts contest can begin?" Xue Lingfeng, wearing armor, knelt down on one knee under the viewing platform with a loud voice.
Longtai was about to speak, but he still turned to look at Marquis Zhongyi and asked: "Marquis Zhongyi, can we start now?"
Seeing that Longtai wanted to ask Marquis Zhongyi first, King Huainan glanced at Marquis Zhongyi, with a hint of chill in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, the three participants in the competition have already arrived." Marquis Zhongyi stood up and bowed: "In that case, there is no need to delay." He said loudly: "Qu Yanzhi, where are Jiang Suiyun and the others?"
Then he saw two people walking out from the crowd on the left and right. One of them was the person Qin Ning had seen before, wearing strong clothes and strong trousers, with a bow hanging on his back, and the other was naturally Jiang Suiyun.
Under the gaze of everyone, the two of them knelt down on the ground and announced their homes when they arrived at the viewing platform.
Zhongyi Hou Sima Lan raised his hand to Longtai and said: "Your Majesty, Jinyi Hou has a distinguished status, and Jiang Suiyun is Mr. Zhuo's disciple. Can we let him compete in martial arts?"
Before Longtai spoke, Qining had already laughed and said: "Old Marquis, this is wrong. As a Marquis, I have to be more open-minded and let these two compete first. And to be honest, today's competition , I'm just a joiner in the fun, there was no hope from the beginning, this is something that even a blind person can see." He stood up, walked to Longtai, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, although today is a competition for handsomeness, but The emperor is here in person, so naturally there will be a wonderful competition. I have low martial arts skills and cannot compete with anything else. Once I take the stage, I will make people laugh. Why not let Vice Commander Qu and Young Master Jiang compare it first, it will definitely be very exciting."
The King of Huainan suddenly smiled and said: "In this contest, fairness is of course the priority. No matter who competes first, if the physical exertion is great, naturally you have to set aside time to have a good rest." After a pause, he said: "Jin Yi Hou's open-mindedness is admirable, but... Your Majesty, I think that if we really want to be fair, we can draw lots and discuss the priority."
Longtai naturally knew what Marquis Zhongyi meant. Jiang Suiyun and Qining took the lead in the martial arts competition, which was a waste of physical strength, and the martial arts skills were displayed in front of others first, which was naturally disadvantageous.
After all, Marquis Zhongyi is scheming. Although Qu Yanzhi seems to be on top, he is still cautious. As long as Qi Ning and Jiang Suiyun fight first, these two people will naturally not be willing to be eliminated and will go all out. During the battle, their skills will be revealed. The height can be seen through.
"Okay, what King Huainan said is right, let's draw lots to decide who comes first." Long Tai nodded immediately and said to Xue Lingfeng: "Xue Lingfeng, you are ready to draw lots."
Xue Lingfeng cupped her hands and said: "Your Majesty, I have a simple method. I can hold three small wooden sticks, two long and one short. The two who draw the longer ones can compete first. What's the holy idea?"
Longtai nodded and said, "That's fine."
Xue Lingfeng turned around and retreated, then came back quickly. He held his fist with his left hand, and three wooden stick heads the size of chopsticks emerged from it. Looking at it like this, the three wooden sticks were exactly the same, and it was impossible to tell the length.
He walked over and stretched out his fist in front of Jiang Suiyun. Jiang Suiyun calmly stretched out his hand and pulled out one. Then Qu Yanzhi took out another one. The two looked at each other and found that they were the same length.
Xue Lingfeng said: "Your Majesty, the results of the draw have come out. Jiang Suiyun and Qu Yanzhi drew two long lots and took the lead in the competition."
"So, what is left in Commander Xue's hand is a short-term lottery?" King Huainan said with a smile: "It seems that this is God's will."
Xue Lingfeng seemed to hear something in King Huainan's words. He pulled out the last wooden stick from his fist with two fingers of his left hand. As expected, it was a bit shorter than the other two. He didn't say anything. He cupped his hand and turned around. Back off.
Qining thought to himself, could it be that he was really so lucky? But he had a vague feeling that things shouldn't be that simple. He knew that Xue Lingfeng should be considered one of his own, and he was in charge of the wooden lottery. There might not be any manipulation in the process.
"Jiang Suiyun, Qu Yanzhi, you two will compete first." Marquis Zhongyi said solemnly: "In a martial arts competition, try your best to reach the point. Don't hit too hard and hurt the opponent."
King Huainan also said: "Yes, try not to hurt the opponent. Although the sword has no eyes, if a life is really going to be lost, the emperor will not let him go lightly."
When Qi Ning heard this, he felt that there was hidden murderous intent in the words of these two people.
They only said that they should try not to hurt others, but they did not say that they should never hurt others. King Huainan even said that no one should be killed. It seemed that as long as no one was killed, even if the opponent was seriously injured, it would be fine.
Jiang Suiyun and Qu Yanzhi both said yes, then Jiang Suiyun turned to Qu Yanzhi and said with a smile: "Vice Commander Qu, in the competition between the three formations, should we compete first with fists and feet, or with weapons?" But they didn't mention it. Mounted shooting.
Qu Yanzhi said with an expressionless face: "We have to compete in all three formations. It doesn't matter what we compete with first. You can compete with whatever you want first."
When Qi Ning heard this, he thought that Qu Yanzhi could only be so calm and calm if he had absolute self-confidence.
In fact, nearly a thousand people present were almost convinced that Qu Yanzhi would easily win the first place today.
Qu Yanzhi's reputation in the military is not small to begin with, what's more, his opponent at this moment is the gentle and gentle Jiang Suiyun. This young man has thin skin and tender flesh that almost none of the soldiers present have ever seen. Judging from his appearance, he has absolutely no appearance. May be compared with Qu Yanzhi.
Jiang Suiyun smiled and said: "That being the case, Jiang heard that Deputy Commander Qu is very good at swordsmanship. I wonder if he can ask Deputy Commander Qu for some advice on swordsmanship?"
His voice was not loud, but many people could hear it clearly, and some people immediately wanted to laugh.
Qu Yanzhi's reputation for swordsmanship is extremely resounding. In today's world, whether in the military or in the world, there are countless people practicing swordsmanship.
Sword skills are the easiest to master, but it is rare to truly master top-notch sword skills.
A very few people who know Qu Yanzhi well even know that Qu Yanzhi has practiced swordsmanship since he was a child and has a very solid foundation. Before he was recruited into the Black Sword Camp, he was already quite famous in the world. It is said that Qu Yanzhi Yanzhi had an adventure and was taught a set of sword skills by an expert. Since then, his sword skills have improved by leaps and bounds.
When the Black Knife Camp was established, the selection of personnel was extremely strict. Anyone who joined the camp must have a certain foundation in swordsmanship. Therefore, many people in the Black Knife Camp were actually people from the martial arts world.
When Qu Yanzhi entered the camp, Chu Cange, the commander of the Black Sword Camp, personally inspected the sword skills. It is said that even Chu Cangge could not beat Qu Yanzhi in sword skills, so Qu Yanzhi was recommended by Chu Cange to the Black Sword Camp. Deputy Commander.
Now Jiang Suiyun was so boastful that he actually wanted to compete with Qu Yanzhi in swordsmanship. Many people felt that Jiang Suiyun was really asking for humiliation.
With no expression on his face, Qu Yanzhi turned around and walked towards the ordering platform. He took off his long bow and arrow box and placed them beside the ordering platform. He kicked off his legs and, like a swallow, he jumped onto the ordering platform, steadily. Landing on it, just this one time, already made all the soldiers applaud.
After all, Qu Yanzhi was from the military, while Jiang Suiyun was just a commoner. Even the soldiers of the Tiger God Camp hoped that Qu Yanzhi could show his majesty as a representative of the military.
Jiang Suiyun walked up to a Yulin soldier, glanced at the sword on the soldier's waist, and said with a smile, "Can I borrow your sword?"
The soldier was startled, a little surprised, and turned to look at Chi Fengdian, the commander of Yulin not far away. When he saw Chi Fengdian nodded slightly, he took off his sword and handed it to Jiang Suiyun.
The crowd watching the battle was suddenly in an uproar.
Today's martial arts competition was of no small importance, as it involved the leadership of the Black Scale Battalion. Qu Yanzhi was very well prepared. Whether it was a long bow or a sword, he brought them all in person. However, he did not expect Jiang Suiyun to be so casual.
Although the weapons of the Yulin Army are also the best equipment, there is still a big gap between the sword of a Yulin soldier and Qu Yanzhi's sword.
Qi Ning looked at it, but his eyebrows became serious.
The King of Huainan said that as long as no lives were lost, it was a tacit agreement that both sides would try their best. Even if they injured their opponents, they would not be held accountable.
This is not Qionglin Academy, so there is no need to show off. Once you take action, you will definitely be surrounded by danger.
Jiang Suiyun looked so calm and calm, but it made Qining feel that this guy must have a conspiracy.
But in full view of the public, what tricks can he use without being seen through
Jiang Suiyun held a knife in one hand and walked slowly to the ordering platform. He did not jump up like Qu Yanzhi did, but walked up the steps of the stage in a disciplined manner.
Qu Yanzhi was like a strong pine tree, his body upright, holding a broadsword scabbard in his left hand. Jiang Suiyun stood three or four steps away from Qu Yanzhi, looked at Qu Yanzhi up and down, and said with a smile: "Vice Commander Qu, please enlighten me!" He took the lead in drawing it out. He picked up the sword and threw the scabbard aside.