On the wide moat, twenty-five dragon boats chase each other.
Seeing the dragon boat behind them getting closer and closer, the leading team couldn't help but become anxious.
Boom, boom, boom!
The drums beat faster and faster.
Hua Hua Hua.
The rowers subconsciously increased their strength and paddled hard.
However, the teams at Zhenguogong Mansion seemed unaware and still maintained their own rhythm and moved forward step by step.
Soon the distance between the two groups before and after them widened again.
Yu Tao raised his head and looked forward with wide, watery eyes.
At this time, his boat was still quite far away from the midpoint, which was the turnaround point of ten miles.
However, he had been exerting too much force before, and his arms were now aching.
The most terrible thing was that he fell down in front of the dotting stage and was laughed at. At this time, his waist was aching.
Hua Hua Hua.
Accompanied by the sound of drums, the team's oars moved neatly across the water. The sound of the water stirred up was still vigorous and powerful, but it could not cover up the fierce breathing of the team members like bellows.
Even the drummer seemed tired, and the drums sounded a little weak.
To finish, I have no energy left.
Yu Tao's heart felt cold.
He knew that his team was here to accompany him, but when he was young and frivolous, who didn't secretly have the crazy desire to become famous all over the world?
Just like Xiao Gang.
Yu Tao suddenly remembered this unscrupulous second young master who had been cheated by him.
More than half a year ago, Xiao Gang was a joke among the young masters of Xingji City.
However, only half a year later, he had returned from the battlefield triumphantly. Suddenly, he became a rising star in Xingji City.
It even forced his eldest brother Xiao Rui, who had the support of his grandfather, to restrain himself a bit.
It would be great if I was also the next Xiao Gang.
Yu Tao started to look forward to it.
He subconsciously speeded up the oar in his hand.
As long as he gets a good place in the dragon boat race, he can show his face in front of Emperor Changxing. Not only will it be of great benefit to the future, but others will also think highly of him.
After thinking about it, Yu Tao sighed secretly.
He is only the second son of Zhongqin Bofu, and there is an eldest brother in front of him. And now that they are adults, it will be time to separate the family in a few days.
If he doesn't make some achievements, when his parents, elder brother and sister-in-law come to power, his family will have to rely on others to survive...
In my wild thoughts, I don’t know how much time passed.
"Brother Tao, brother Tao?"
Someone behind him gasped and made a confused sound.
how?
Yu Tao was in a daze for a while and finally came to his senses.
He looked up.
This would be less than a mile from the midpoint, but the entire team was exhausted. Many people don't even have the strength to lift the oars and rely entirely on willpower to swing the oars.
But he was so distracted just now that he forgot about his fatigue. In his wild thoughts, he didn't even notice the sound of the drums, and he just paddled mechanically.
At this time, I saw that he was the only one of the twenty rowers in the team who was rowing hard. The dragon boat had deviated from the track and drove diagonally to the No. 8 track next to it.
Worse!
The whole team was excited.
Because there had been fights between the two teams during the dragon boat race in previous years, and because Emperor Changxing was absent this time, the Ministry of Rites specially formulated strict rules.
During the competition, as long as the dragon boat invades other tracks, even if it is just an inch, it is considered a violation. The entire team was eliminated on the spot, and all the players even had to be severely punished collectively.
"Bring it back quickly!" Yu Tao shouted anxiously.
He really wanted to shine in the dragon boat racing arena so that Emperor Changxing would notice him. But never in a way that violates the rules.
The drummer suddenly stopped.
Wow!
The oarsmen were so frightened that they were sweating. Not caring about their weak hands and feet, they hurriedly paddled the water and tried hard to control the direction of the boat.
Fortunately, when the dragon boat reaches the midpoint, it has to turn around and go downstream. Therefore, they also trained to turn the direction. Seeing that the bow of the boat was about to hit the track rope, the dragon boat finally managed to stabilize.
Yu Tao was about to breathe a sigh of relief.
call!
A breeze blew over.
The track rope moved slightly and directly touched his pink dragon boat.
Wow!
The official of the Ministry of Rites responsible for supervision was quick-sighted and raised the red flag in his hand.
"Circuit 8, Zhongqin Bofu's team invades other tracks."
"Out!"
Yu Tao's eyes darkened.
He suddenly forgot about the pain in his waist and quickly stood up to protest.
"Hey, open your eyes. That rope was blown by the wind. We didn't invade other tracks at all..."
However, in his desperation, he forgot that the dragon boat under his feet was still moving.
He was still talking loudly, but his body was tilting involuntarily.
thump!
He fell into the water.
Yu Tao was caught off guard and was given several mouthfuls of canal water, "Hurry and pull me up."
Wow!
At this time, several dragon boats quickly crossed the tracks on both sides. No one even glanced at him.
snort!
The referee from the Ministry of Etiquette quickly retracted the red flag in his hand, without even looking at Yu Tao splashing in the water, and resolutely maintained his decision.
On the long embankment.
The moat near the West Pier was chosen as the dragon boat track because it is straight, spacious and has good sight lines.
Buzz~
Seeing someone falling into the water, the people were in an uproar.
Someone stretched his neck and looked worriedly.
The water in the moat is deep, and it is the Dragon Boat Festival, so be sure not to have any accidents.
However, many people also shouted and cursed loudly.
"How outrageous! Whose family is that red dragon boat? Who is that bastard who fell into the water? I cursed their family's ancestors."
"I made a big bet. If I don't have a team in this dragon boat race, it will be against the rules. Uh-huh, I lost all my pants now."
After all, who would have thought that under the eyes of Emperor Changxing, there would be a team that would dare to act recklessly?
Emperor Changxing had bad eyesight, but good ears.
"What happened?" His face darkened.
The people next to him looked at each other.
cough!
Changlu coughed and said, "Your Majesty, Zhongqin's dragon boat invaded other tracks and was ruled out. Young Master Yu tried to argue with the referee, but he lost his footing and fell into the river."
"Is nothing wrong with you?" Emperor Changxing's face was so gloomy that it was almost dripping with water.
The Ministry of Rites had warned beforehand, and there were many foreign envoys at the scene. Each dragon boat could strive for the upper reaches but must not act recklessly, so as not to lose the face of Emperor Changxing and Yun Chui.
Yet it still happens.
Yu Er, Uncle Zhongqin!
He remembered both names viciously.
Changlu lowered his eyes.
He had served Emperor Changxing for more than twenty years, so he knew his master's mood at this time, and silently lit a candle for Uncle Zhongqin's house in his heart.
"Young Master Yu is fine. He has been rescued by the team members."
Emperor Changxing nodded and stopped asking.
The arena was changing rapidly, and Zhongqin Bo's dragon boat stopped to save someone, and fell behind all the dragon boats in an instant.
The fifth track.
Ren Ning swung the oar vigorously and looked up.
Their dragon boat is no longer far behind, it has caught up, and even squeezed into the middle and upper position.
There were only five teams left in front of them.
And those dragon boats that had tried their best to rush upstream from the beginning were already lagging far behind. Even the distance between them is getting farther and farther.
"Attention, we are about to reach the halfway point." Huang Ming, who plays drums, reminded loudly.
Everyone was refreshed and looked forward subconsciously.
Three feet away is a horizontal rope.
Only when the dragon boat's head touches the rope that represents the midpoint, can the dragon boat turn around and go down the water.
Huo Qing looked around and said, "Attention, everyone. Row the dragon boat behind the rope and then turn around."
"Understood." Everyone was already prepared and nodded in agreement.
Although the dragon boat head can turn around as soon as it hits the midpoint line. But the track is still too narrow compared to the Captain. They all saw Yu Tao's situation just now and had to take precautions.
Fortunately, no dragon boats on the left and right tracks could catch up at this time, and there was nothing behind the midpoint line. As long as they cross the midpoint line, they can turn the dragon boat around in just a few seconds.
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