In the palace of King Qin.
In order to provide candidates with a better environment to improve themselves.
Li Chengqian also very considerately prepared a lot of martial arts equipment for the candidates.
Although there is no racecourse.
However, there are still as many arrow targets as are used to practice archery, stone locks for training arm strength, and human-shaped targets for practicing spear skills.
Li Chengqian even asked people to dig a large hole in a corner of the courtyard and filled it with soft sand to create a sand pit for wrestling practice.
Of course, except for the martial arts field.
Li Chengqian also generously opened his bookstore and took out his treasured military books to share with many candidates.
And those candidates were very touched that Li Chengqian treated them so politely.
At this moment, when Li Chengqian led the way in.
Those candidates are gathering together in twos and threes to practice.
A sharp-eyed guy could recognize Li Chengqian from a long way away.
The man shouted straight away: "His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince is here..."
Li Chengqian, who originally wanted to keep a low profile, couldn't help but have three black lines appear on his forehead after hearing these words.
Oops.
It looked like there was going to be trouble.
And saw Li Chengqian.
Everyone immediately stopped what they were doing without being called upon, and then they all gathered around Li Chengqian's position.
After standing around Li Chengqian, everyone bowed towards Li Chengqian and saluted while shouting: "We are waiting to meet His Highness the Crown Prince."
To be honest, Li Chengqian really didn't like this scene.
The reason is simply that the scene in front of him looks too much like a gathering of black people.
However, he also knew that he could not risk everyone's face.
Li Chengqian laughed dryly: "I just came here to take a look and take a look."
"You don't have to worry about me, just do whatever you need to do."
He waved to everyone, indicating that they could leave.
But everyone looked at me and I looked at you. No one spoke, but no one moved either.
Seeing this, Li Chengqian also sighed helplessly: "What are you waiting for? Why don't you hurry up and practice?"
At this time, a leading guy stood up.
He smiled straight at Li Chengqian and said, "Your Highness, these are the brothers who have received kindness from Your Highness."
"And today, many people are seeing His Highness for the first time, and they all want to say thank you to His Highness personally."
After hearing this, Li Chengqian wrote lightly: "Such a trivial matter is not worth mentioning."
"Besides, it is the Tang Dynasty that bestows favor upon you, not me, Li Chengqian."
"After all, I, Li Chengqian, was raised by the imperial court."
Li Chengqian laughed, then said with a straight face: "But you have to practice hard, strive to get a good ranking, and return to your hometown in honor and glory."
"I will definitely live up to His Highness's expectations."
"Yes, I will definitely not disappoint His Highness."
Everyone shouted loudly and their enthusiasm was very high.
Seeing this, Li Chengqian continued: "Okay, let's go practice. I'll go take a look in the backyard."
After hearing this, everyone immediately made way for a passage, allowing Li Chengqian and others to pass smoothly.
…
The backyard of Prince Qin's Mansion.
Now it has been transformed into a place like a book school.
Candidates studying the art of war can be seen everywhere.
Most of those in the front yard are applying for general martial arts, while most of those in front of them are applying for handsome martial arts.
Of course, there are also some guys who dare to challenge themselves and enroll in double subjects at once.
And among these people, there is such an extremely special being.
Others were studying the art of war, but he was sitting alone in the corner reading a chess book.
This man looked to be twenty-two or thirty years old, with an extraordinary handsome appearance.
At this moment, this guy was holding a chess book and reading it with great interest. While reading, he patted his thigh and said, "Wonderful, really wonderful."
"Of course it's wonderful."
"This is a masterpiece by Yan Ziqing, one of the eight masters of chess in Soochow."
"It was hard for me to get it back."
"But it's a pity that the rubbing you are looking at is a rubbing, and the original has long been treasured by my father in the imperial study."
"But the rubbings are also quite valuable. I spent a lot of time on it before I came up with this exact rubbing."
After hearing this, the guy finally reacted.
He raised his head and glanced at Li Chengqian, then stood up with fear in his eyes, bowed his hands to Li Chengqian and said, "Common people meet His Highness the Crown Prince..."
"No need."
Li Chengqian glanced at the chess records in his hand and asked, "How is your study of the chess records?"
"Yan Ziqing has always been respected by others. He is even regarded as a chess master. Some even call him their ancestor and role model."
The guy scratched his head and said with a silly smile: "The ordinary people are stupid and have not seen the mystery for four or five days."
"You guys must be pretending to be humble when it comes to me."
Li Chengqian patted the guy on the shoulder and said, "Let me introduce you, this is Cheng Huailiang, and this is Changsun Chong."
Hearing this, the guy immediately raised his hands to the two of them and said: "Xue Li, courtesy name Rengui, please meet these two adults..."
Seeing this, Changsun Chong and Cheng Hualiang both returned the favor.
Then, both of their eyes fell on Xue Li.
Although the person in front of me is physically strong, I don't see anything special about him.
Moreover, he still looks stupid and dumb. No matter how he looks, he is not as powerful as Li Chengqian said...
The two looked at each other and winked at each other.
In the end, it was Changsun Chong who was the first to speak: "Mr. Xue, His Highness said that you are an extraordinary person with both civil and military skills."
"According to the combination of General Qin's bravery and General Li's talents, it's really extraordinary to see them today..."
What he said was that the compliment was false, but the temptation was true.
Nothing more than that, he just wanted the guy in front of him to prove his ability.
Don't let your Highness be fooled because of his innocence.
Naturally, Xue Li could hear the implication in these words.
However, he didn't mind. He just chuckled and said, "Your Highness is really overly complimentary."
"How can Mr. Xue compare with General Qin and General Li?"
"At best, ordinary people have just studied with the husband for a few years and learned martial arts for a few years."
He smiled bitterly and said: "If it weren't for this, how could the ordinary people be so miserable today..."
"To tell you the truth, if my wife hadn't pawned his jewelry, Xue wouldn't even have the money to come to Chang'an City..."
Anyone who knows Xue Li knows that although Xue Li came from a famous family, his Xue family declined due to the early death of his father Xue Gui.
Since then, Xue Li has never had a good life, and has been relying on farming to make a living.
Of course, Xue Li felt more sorry for his wife than these.
His wife came from a well-known local family, but she was willing to endure hardships with him.
In fact, this time after the imperial court issued the recruitment list, his wife immediately pawned her jewelry to finance his trip to Chang'an City.
Xue Li felt doubly sad every time he thought of this.
Seeing his appearance, Li Chengqian also sighed lightly.
He raised his hand and patted Xue Li's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Brother Xue, don't worry. Once you participate in the martial arts examination and get good results, you will naturally make my wife live a good life..."
