When Chen Jingzong was sparring with Qin Ji, he was wearing the official uniform of a third-rank commander. After Qin Yuantang came on the field, Chen Jingzong took off his official robe and only wore a white shirt on top.
Because the fight was intense, his chest and back were covered in sweat, and his clothes stuck to his body, outlining his strong muscles.
Qin Yuantang, who had just taken off his outer robe, saw this and said with a smile, "To be fair, I will fight with others first, and you can take a rest for a while."
Chen Jingzong's indifferent attitude.
The military officers watching the battle nearby were excited, especially the commanders of the capital guards who had followed Emperor Yuanyou from the capital, all of whom wanted to have a fight with Qin Yuantang.
Qi Jin also wanted to fight.
Emperor Yuanyou asked Qin Yuantang to choose his own opponent.
Qin Yuantang looked at Jinyiwei Commander Liu Shou and said, "Qin Ji and the Prince Consort are of the same age, so I will also pick someone of the same generation."
Liu Shougang was also among those who requested to fight. He smiled when he heard this, took off his outer robe and threw it to his colleagues around him, then went on the field.
Qin Yuantang: "I heard that Lord Liu is good at using a knife, and I am good at using a gun. How about we just fight with fists and feet?"
These words were meant to flatter Liu Shou, which meant that the reputation of the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard had reached the ears of the soldiers at the border.
Liu Shou smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Then I will give in!"
A fistfight between two military officers in their fifties may not be as exciting as a gunfight, but hand-to-hand combat can better reflect the masculinity and strength of the military officers.
For some unknown reason, Huayang recalled the scene she saw in her aunt's house in her previous life.
The difference is that the aunt was a little bit frivolous, and deliberately asked the two guards to take off their shirts to arouse the love of her widowed niece, hoping that she would learn to enjoy the pleasure of women and avoid being lonely all night. At that time, Huayang was indeed aroused by her body instinct, but when she looked at the strange guards, she thought of Chen Jingzong, who had been dead for three years.
Thinking of this, Huayang turned his gaze to Chen Jingzong, who was also watching the competition between the two on the west side of the martial arts field.
He stood straight, his arms folded across his chest, the barrel of his precious spear casually tucked under his armpit.
The bright autumn sun illuminated his handsome face, and a thin layer of sweat glistened on his forehead.
Suddenly, his sharp eyes looked over here.
Huayang's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously stepped back slightly, using Chaoyun beside him to protect himself.
After that, Huayang never looked at him again.
In the arena, Qin Yuantang and Liu Shou held each other's arms. Qin Yuantang tried to trip Liu Shou, but Liu Shou's strong legs seemed to be fixed on the ground. Liu Shou tried to flip Qin Yuantang to the ground, but Qin Yuantang stood firm like a mountain.
After a moment of stalemate, the two smiled at each other, loosened their hands at the same time, and praised each other. After all, one was the emperor's first confidant, and the other was a general sent by the emperor to guard the border. It would be ugly for either of them to lose.
Emperor Yuanyou was quite satisfied with their performance, but he was more looking forward to watching Qin Yuantang and his son-in-law compete in gunfighting.
Chen Jingzong came on the field with a gun, and Qin Yuantang also took the weapon thrown by his subordinates. It was the Shenwei Fierce Water Gun that he had been using in battles for more than 20 years. The gun body made of meteorite was as black as ink, and the gun tip made of fine steel and gold shone coldly.
As soon as the powerful water gun came out, it attracted cheers from the surrounding area.
Huayang looked at the long and sharp gun tip, and his whole body began to feel cold.
The two have already started fighting.
Qin Ji learned the spear skills from his father, but when Qin Yuantang used the same spear skills, the speed and power were far superior to Qin Ji's.
Chen Jingzong looked solemn but not timid. He was swift in attack and meticulous in defense. Although he was gradually losing the upper hand, he remained calm and was still able to seize opportunities to counterattack.
Chen Tingjian stood on the side of Emperor Yuanyou, and He Qingxian stood next to him.
Seeing this, He Qingxian stroked his beard and commented with approval: "The prince consort's spearmanship is not bad, but what is even more rare is his mentality. Victory and defeat are common in the military, but how many people can truly treat defeat with a normal mind? And the prince consort is so young and experienced, but he can do this."
Just as Chen Tingjian was about to say something modest on behalf of his son, He Qingxian suddenly changed the subject and praised Chen Tingjian again: "This is all your credit. Your Highness has a strict father like you. He has been scolded since he was a child. He has either become more and more inferior and cowardly, or more open-minded and fearless. Your Highness was chosen by the late emperor to be his Highness, which shows that he is a blessed person by nature, so he chose the latter path."
Chen Tingjian: …
Emperor Yuanyou, who was eavesdropping at the side, curled up the corners of his mouth secretly.
He understands too well the suffering the prince consort went through in his childhood!
While they were talking in low voices, Chen Jingzong suddenly jumped over in the middle of the martial arts arena, avoiding Qin Yuantang's gun. But just as he landed, Qin Yuantang's powerful water gun turned at a speed that ordinary people could hardly tell, and went straight to Chen Jingzong.
In a martial arts competition, of course, one cannot hurt anyone's life. Qin Yuantang's spear was intended to knock Chen Jingzong's spear away.
Based on Qin Yuantang's understanding of Chen Jingzong's skills, he knew that Chen Jingzong could feel his attack, and he also expected that Chen Jingzong would have nowhere to hide and would inevitably surrender.
What made Qin Yuantang furious was that this kid suddenly turned around, and with the recklessness and arrogance of hurting himself a thousand times and injuring the enemy eight hundred, he put half of his shoulder to meet his gun and stabbed him with the gun at the same time!
In a flash, Qin Yuantang gritted his teeth, thinking that he would rather be shot by this kid and both of them would be injured, rather than being intact and seriously injuring his son-in-law and angering Chen Tingjian!
Qin Yuantang really didn't dodge, but the tip of Chen Jingzong's gun stopped at the moment it pierced his robe.
The scene in everyone's eyes was the Prince Consort half-kneeling on one knee, his white clothes on his shoulders gradually stained red with blood. However, he smiled proudly, pointed the spear in his hand at Qin Yuantang's heart, and said, "If I really stab it with this spear, what will the general do?"
Qin Yuantang: …
You dare to say it, why don't you dare to stab! Isn't this causing trouble for me
"You, you, it's just a sparring match, why do you have to be so serious!"
He wanted to take care of Chen Jingzong, but Chen Jingzong pushed him away, covered his wound with one hand, and looked straight at the eldest princess in the crowd. His arrogant expression seemed to say, "Look, I can even seriously injure General Qin, so how can I compare with Qin Ji?"
However, his domineering attitude did not last long as he suddenly lost control.
"Prince Consort!" Qin Yuantang held the hot potato in horror!
Huayang clenched her fists. When everyone looked at her, they found that the eldest princess's face showed worry about her husband, but more of it was anger.
Chen Jingzong was her husband, and how could the princess not be angry when he was hurt like this in public
Elder Chen, who could remain calm even when faced with a catastrophe, turned pale the moment Qin Yuantang's water gun pierced his son. He even staggered and was supported by He Qingxian in time.
Emperor Yuanyou was frightened by the blood on his brother-in-law's shoulder and shouted, "Quickly call the imperial physician!"
After a period of chaos, Chen Jingzong was quickly carried to the nearby courtyard where the Prime Minister was staying, and everyone followed like a tide.
However, only Emperor Yuanyou, Huayang, Chen Tingjian, Qin Yuantang and his son, and several cabinet ministers were able to follow up and go into the inner chamber to see the imperial physician diagnose and treat the son-in-law.
The imperial physician first checked the wound on the prince consort's shoulder.
There was blood all over the place, Huayang was distressed and simply turned his back.
"Fortunately, the prince consort just lost too much blood and was not seriously injured."
After confirming that the prince consort's life was not in danger, the imperial physician heaved a sigh of relief. After cleaning the wound, he quickly stopped the bleeding.
Qin Yuantang was even more anxious than Chen Tingjian: "Why did he faint?"
The Imperial Physician said, "The Prince Consort has been exhausted after two consecutive competitions. He was seriously injured again. He just collapsed due to exhaustion. He is not seriously injured."
Qin Yuantang was sweating profusely.
Chen Tingjian regained his composure and advised him, "It's all because the prince consort was young and impulsive, and had a strong desire to win. The injury has nothing to do with the general, so the general doesn't need to blame himself too much."
Qin Yuantang was about to speak when a cold snort suddenly came from not far away.
The men, young and old, who were gathered around the bed, looked over and saw that the eldest princess had a frosty face. She glared at Chen Tingjian and said, "You are quite open-minded, Lord. If it was my eldest brother or third brother who was injured today, would you be so calm?"
After glaring at Chen Tingjian, she glanced at Qin Yuantang even colder.
Qin Yuantang broke out in a cold sweat again. He was so busy apologizing to the prince consort's father that he forgot that the prince consort had the eldest princess as his backer!
Chen Tingjian had been taught many lessons by the eldest princess's daughter-in-law, but the eldest princess had always treated him with courtesy. Today was the first time that the eldest princess lost her temper with him.
He asked himself, even if the eldest son and the third son were injured, he would do the same as long as Qin Yuantang did not do it on purpose. He would never favor the eldest and the third son and neglect the fourth son.
But the princess was obviously angry, and whatever he said at this time would be wrong.
Chen Tingjian had no choice but to bow and apologize.
Qin Yuantang even knelt down in front of the princess and apologized again for injuring the prince consort.
Huayang turned his face away and ignored him.
Emperor Yuanyou had no choice but to act as a peacemaker and speak for Chen Tingjian and Qin Yuantang. This incident was really an accident. Qin Yuantang did nothing wrong, and Chen Tingjian just said something unpleasant. He comforted outsiders but ignored his sister's feelings.
"All of you please step back. This person is mine. His life or death has nothing to do with you."
Huayang walked to the bed and said with his back to everyone.
Emperor Yuanyou knew his sister's temper best, so he signaled Chen Tingjian, Qin Yuantang and others to leave first.
As soon as they left, the only people left inside were the imperial physician who was busy taking care of the prince consort, and Huayang's siblings.
Huayang didn't want to disturb the imperial physician, so he walked to the side of the screen.
Emperor Yuanyou came over and saw tears on his sister's face.
Emperor Yuanyou was stunned. Except for the time when his father passed away, he rarely saw his sister cry.
Just when he thought his sister was too worried about the prince consort, his sister took out a handkerchief and sobbed softly, "It's all my fault. If I hadn't praised Qin Ji on the city wall that day, he wouldn't have been so jealous. He was reckless to begin with, and today, just to prove himself, he even wanted to lose his life. Fortunately, nothing happened to him. If something had happened to him, what would others say about me? How would the historians write about me?"
Emperor Yuanyou then realized that his sister was frightened by this incident.
Indeed, if Chen Jingzong really died at the hands of Qin Yuantang, the cause would inevitably fall on his sister's head, and then the whole world and future generations would blame his sister for being a beauty that brought disaster.
Emperor Yuanyou hurriedly comforted his sister: "Fortunately it was just a false alarm, sister, don't be sad."
Huayang felt wronged: "With his temper, can't I praise other men in the future?"
Emperor Yuanyou: "… The Prince Consort cares too much about you, sister. You have also seen the attitude of Chen Ge Lao. It is not easy for the Prince Consort to grow up. Can you be a little nicer to him?"
Huayang wiped his tears, stood with his head down for a moment, and finally compromised: "Okay, I'll be more careful next time."
Emperor Yuanyou secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s really not easy to be a peacemaker!
(End of this chapter)