The candidates were all waiting for the meal under the awning. After a while, several people dressed as dragon and tiger guards moved onto four round tables. Ten soldiers were holding dishes, and there were more than a dozen dishes placed on each table. When the candidates saw that all the dishes were served, they all drooled and started to eat hungrily while listening to the sound of rain.
Yin Ji and Pang Gu sat next to each other, holding a chicken leg in their hands and biting it, while laughing and saying: "Brother Pang Pang, the food in this palace is really good. Such rich dishes are delicious, and they are better than those in our house." The servants cook delicious food."
Pang Gu was also chewing the food in his mouth. He had no time to answer, so he just said "hmm" twice in a perfunctory manner.
After the candidates finished their lunch, the tables were cleared by the housekeeper. They looked at the rain outside. Although the rain had decreased, it didn't stop. You can still faintly see thunder and lightning on the top of the mountain. When it was almost midnight, there were only a few thunder sounds, and the rain stopped as if it had obeyed the order.
At this time, the sky had cleared up, and the cool breeze after the rain came, and the cicadas began to noisy. A ray of sunshine shot out from the cracks in the clouds, just shining on the muddy military field.
Prince Liu Yan sat on the lower left side of the dragon throne. Since the Emperor of Han was absent, Liu Yan naturally took charge of the arrangement. Liu Yan called Xu Bingde, Secretary of the Ministry of War, to come over and said: "Father-in-law, you see this place is very muddy. Please ask your servants to pound the soil firmly, and the red circles will no longer be visible. Remember to have people mark them too. Quickly. Ask someone to get it done, and once the wine is ready, we can invite Grandpa Huang to take charge of the exam!"
Xu Bingde nodded in agreement and went down to give the order. In less than two-quarters of an hour, everything in the venue was settled, and Xu Bingde hurriedly accompanied people to invite the Han Emperor.
A few gongs sounded, and the Han Emperor came in person. It seemed that the Han Emperor was in a good mood today. Everyone knelt down and saluted.
At this time, the candidates stood in an orderly manner in the middle of the school military field to listen to the training. Emperor Han was very interested. Seeing all the lively candidates, he couldn't help but nod his head. It seemed that several talents would be selected this time. Unexpectedly, Lu Zuo was very smart and came up with such a method. Emperor Han smiled happily. He said twice, "I am very pleased that all the candidates have come from afar to participate in this martial arts exam. The reason why we use martial arts to select commanders this time is to promote talents in an eclectic way. I hope that all of you will be the pillars of the future." Gain!"
After the Han Emperor said this, everyone shouted "Long live the Holy Ming".
Then the Han Emperor sat back down, and all the ministers dared to follow him. Then Xu Bingde, Minister of the Ministry of War, walked to the center of the dianjiang platform and said solemnly: "Dear candidates, this martial arts test will be administered by the Holy Lord himself. The person who wins the top spot will be appointed by the Holy Lord as the Grand Marshal of the West. All candidates, please come to the dianjiang platform. Sign up before signing up. After the names are called, candidates will be selected, and the two will face off, and the winner can participate in the next round. This competition is mainly based on horse fighting, with weapons of your own choice. Both sides fight, and one of them who falls off the horse loses. , whoever goes outside the red circle loses, stop as soon as the point is clicked, do not hurt anyone's life, anyone who violates the above rules will be disqualified from taking the exam."
After all the candidates marked their names one by one, they returned to the booth and waited for the invigilator to roll call.
Xu Bingde took the red list from Huangmenguan and read: "In the first game, Yin Ji plays against Jiang Chun."
When Yin Ji heard that his name was being called, he jumped up from his seat with excitement. Pang Gu also stood up and patted his shoulder, "Get him!"
Yin Ji nodded to Pang Gu confidently, "No problem!" Yin Ji walked out of the awning, mounted his white horse, urged the horse to the battlefield, pulled out a spear, and then turned the horse's head with a red circle. middle. Yin Ji glanced at the master on the general stage. The master and the apprentice smiled knowingly. Then Yin Ji looked around for the man named Jiang Chun and shouted, "Where is Jiang Chun?"
In a moment, a big man with a spear in his hand and a black horse sitting on his crotch urged the horse to come to the circle, pointed the gun at Yin Ji and said with a smile: "Little baby, uncle advises you to go back to nurse early, don't be embarrassed here." !" As soon as this was said, the candidates in the canopy burst into laughter.
Seeing that he was a young man who was about to reach adulthood, the Han Emperor dared to challenge him, so he stroked his beard and looked forward to it.
Yin Ji didn't want to fall behind, "Stop showing off your words, let's compete with each other to see the real results."
"Start!" Xu Bingde's voice just fell, a gong sounded, and the competition officially began.
The two horses faced each other, their legs pinched the horse's legs at the same time, and they rushed towards each other. The two horses kicked wrongly, and Yin Ji raised his gun and dropped it. In just one turn, Jiang Chun rolled off the horse. Before anyone on the stage or off the stage could see clearly what had just happened, Jiang Chun fell to the ground and screamed "Ouch!" followed by a burst of exclamations. Even Emperor Han on the stage clapped his hands. He shouted: "Awesome, he is indeed a young hero!"
"In the first round, Yin Jisheng, please take a seat in front of the general stage and wait for the next round!" Xu Bingde shouted.
After fighting like this for several rounds, only the last few people were left. Pang Gu was already waiting in the awning and couldn't hold it any longer.
"Round 18, Sima Hao versus Pang Gu!"
Pang Gu laughed in response, stood up and stretched his muscles, saying: "It's finally my turn!" After moving a horse he liked from the stable, he took two axes that he liked. Pang Gu urged his horse to come to the circle. When he saw that the person coming was a thin middle-aged man with a sharp mouth and a monkey's mustache, he guessed how capable he was.
When Sima Hao saw Pang Gusheng's disgusting face, his heart went cold. Looking at his strong back and strong waist, his fists were almost bigger than his own head. When he was nervous, the bright silver gun in his hand fell to the ground disobediently. . Sima Hao's embarrassed appearance made others laugh, but more and more people began to marvel at Pang Gu, thinking that this person must be very capable. Even the Han Emperor felt that Pang Gu was surprised and murmured: "This People are really like Arhat descending to earth! No wonder that person is so frightened."
Seeing that he had lost his composure and dropped his weapon to the ground, Sima Hao didn't know how to react. He could only look at Xu Bingde helplessly and wanted to ask the Minister of War for instructions.
Xu Bingde had never seen such a scene before, and he was so frightened even before the martial arts competition began. So he turned back and looked at the Han Emperor, hoping to let the Han Emperor make a decision. The Han Emperor understood, and after thinking for a moment, he realized that Sima Hao was so frightened before fighting. If he really went into battle to kill the enemy, he would be scared to death! So he whispered to the internal supervisor Zhang Cen: "Disqualify that person!"
Zhang Cen took two steps forward and said in a sharp voice: "Cancel Sima Hao's martial arts competition qualifications..."
"Wait a minute!" Pang Gu shouted loudly, his voice was like a bell, and the entire school military field was shocked, "This is not fair!"
As soon as Pang Gu said this, there was an uproar in the crowd. Everyone looked at each other in confusion, and no one knew what his intentions were. Wouldn't it be better to surrender without fighting? You can also retain some energy to prepare for the next game. However, his shout stunned all the officials on the general stage. Everyone looked at the Holy Emperor. Zhang Cen also looked at the Han Emperor in embarrassment.
The more Emperor Han looked at him, the more he thought he was a good person, so he said loudly: "What? Do you have anything to say?"
