The sun was shining brightly and there were no clouds in the sky. Flags were fluttering on the east campus.
This is the first day of competition between Western Chu and Eastern Qin.
There are two stands built in the huge East Campus, one on the left and one on the right. There are awnings on the stands to block the sun, and dozens of seats are placed on each stand.
The official time for the competition was set at noon, but just after midnight, all the officials from Western Chu came to the left stand. Everyone looked worried and whispered.
There are two seats in the middle, with a dragon and a phoenix carved on the chairs. These two seats are prepared for the Empress Dowager Zhou and the emperor.
Not long after, under the escort of the Royal Forest Army, Mo Chuan rode in front and Queen Mother Zhou's luan drove behind, and together they appeared in the sight of the officials.
All the ministers stood at attention.
Mo Chuan dismounted the horse and personally helped the Queen Mother Zhou to get off the sedan chair, then supported the Queen Mother Zhou and climbed onto the high platform step by step.
"Greetings to the Emperor, the Queen Mother." The ministers shouted and paid homage.
"Your Majesty, please excuse me."
Mo Chuan helped Queen Mother Zhou sit in the phoenix chair. He glanced at the stands opposite and saw that there was no one in the stands. He was slightly surprised.
"Has the envoy from Eastern Qin arrived yet?" He frowned slightly and looked at Shi Lu next to him.
It's only half an hour before noon. Are these Dong Qin people really sure of winning and don't need to enter the field in advance to prepare
"Back to the emperor, the news I heard is that the Eastern Qin envoys left the post house early in the morning and left the city. They have not come back until now, and they have not said a word. I don't know what happened." Xiaosi bowed. replied.
"Leaving the city?" Mo Chuan felt even more incredible after hearing this.
After hearing this, the ministers also began to speculate.
Time passed bit by bit, and it was getting closer and closer to noon, but not even a single person from the Eastern Qin envoys appeared.
The civil and military ministers of Xi Chu stood up together and looked at the gate of the school ground, their hearts in their throats.
In the huge East Campus, in addition to the civil and military officials, there were thousands of imperial guards, but everyone held their breath. The scene was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Because according to the agreement, as long as any party is not present at the time of the competition, the competition will be regarded as the victory of the present party.
After a while, the sun was about to rise to the middle of the head. Some of the ministers could not contain their excitement and started talking among themselves.
"Haha, I guess it was because Eastern Qin was afraid of the power of our country, Western Chu, and was defeated without a fight."
"Yes, otherwise why would they leave without saying a word?"
"From what I've heard, Dong Qin clearly knew they couldn't defeat our King Jing'an, so they slunk back home with their tail between their legs!"
"Haha, it makes sense, it makes sense!"
At this moment, only a "boom" was heard, and a huge salute sounded.
This is the first cannon shot. As long as three salutes have been fired, if the Dong Qin envoys have not yet shown up, they will automatically abstain.
Hundreds of pairs of eyes looked at the gate of the East Campus, but there was no one there.
The ministers were already laughing.
Even Queen Mother Zhou couldn't help but move her eyebrows slightly, and her face that had been tense before became softer.
She had been frightened these past few days, and she was most worried about this moment.
She turned to look at Mo Chuan and said with a smile: "It seems that the Dongqin envoy will really not come."