Chapter 284: martial arts (1)
Chapter 284 Martial arts (1)
The next morning, the sky was bright and clear, and it was destined to be a good day. It was also the day when Bian Hongxia left the capital for Lucheng.
In the morning, it was not as ordinary as in the past. Something happened that gave Junli a headache.
That is the matter of the royal family spreading its branches and leaves, and accepting male concubines throughout the ages.
Yesterday, Feng Meiren's child was still not kept, Luo Ju was executed, Feng Meiren also became a little crazy, and her mind was not clear.
The ministers must have gotten the news today, so they asked her to accept a male concubine at this juncture.
God knows, she is about to disband the harem. If she listens to those ministers and accepts a male concubine at this time, what is the point of disbanding the harem?
What's even more detestable is that that old guy, Prime Minister Meng, and Mrs. Ye are booing along with those ministers to let her accept the concubine.
There is another matter that makes Junli a little depressed, that is, Zhang Limo has contracted a cold.
Originally, she planned to have a good talk with him after returning from the martial arts examination today, and let him go out of the palace, but now that she has a cold, it is not good for her to drive him away at this time.
It seems that it can only be delayed for a few days.
Jun Li thought this way, and he had already got into the carriage.
Today is not as luxurious as the previous few times. The purple-clothed guard cleared the way, and countless guards cut off the rear...
It was just a very simple, inconspicuous ordinary carriage, ordinary horse, and only one driver, Hei Yan, the leader of the dark guard.
Junli didn't bring any of Zi Yiwei, bodyguards, attendants, etc. today. Even Eunuch Yu was left in the palace. She is like a rare animal in a zoo, which makes her feel uncomfortable.
The carriage drove slowly, passing through the busy city without attracting anyone's attention.
The location of this martial arts competition has not changed, it is the same place as previous martial arts competitions, a large royal training ground not far from the east of the imperial palace.
If you say that no matter how big the training ground is, it is not enough for tens of thousands of people to take the martial arts exam, then you are wrong.
The martial arts examination said that it only started today, but in fact, the selection of the number of candidates began as early as the second day of the imperial examination.
On the second day of the imperial examination, the number of people who came to participate in the martial arts examination began to be allocated. Every two people fought against each other, and the number of people was slowly screened.
Ten rounds of screening, today only six or seven hundred people are left to participate in the martial arts. It can be said that the selection is absolutely cruel.
The carriage drove into the street of the Royal Martial Arts Training Ground. Because this street belonged to the royal family, no one lived around it, and there were no shops or hawkers. It was very quiet along the way.
Arriving at the gate of the Royal Martial Arts Field, several guards guarding the gate immediately stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
Junli got off the car and walked in towards the gate.
Enter the Royal Martial Arts Field, and after a few turns, you will see the huge Martial Arts Field that can accommodate thousands of people.
At this time the martial arts has not yet started, and this time the martial arts will be presided over by Shi Feng and Master Yang.
The two of them were not present, and they should be resting in the back room.
Junli turned a few corners, and came to a house. There was not a single attendant or guard here.
The door was knocked lightly a few times, and there was a sound of light footsteps inside, followed by a "creak", and the door was opened.
It's Master Yang!
Seeing Junli, Master Yang was not surprised, he gave Junli his hand and said, "Please come in, Your Majesty."
Jun Li nodded, and followed Master Yang into the room. As for Hei Yan, he automatically closed the door, stood outside the door, and made a sculpture.
In the center of the room, there is a table and several chairs. Shi Feng is sitting on one of the chairs, looking at the thick book in his hand.
Seeing Junli, Shi Feng was not surprised. He poured a cup of tea and handed it to Junli, "I have seen Your Majesty".
Jun Li shook his head, "Privately, there is no need to treat others like this."
Shi Feng just smiled and didn't agree.
"These are the rosters for this martial arts exam?" Jun Li asked, raising his eyebrows.
Shi Feng nodded, and handed the roster in his hand to Junli. Junli took it over and looked at it. After turning over a dozen pages, he saw Mo Kuang's name, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Why, Your Majesty knows this man named Mo Kuang?" Lord Yang said suddenly, causing the corners of Junli's mouth to twitch.
Turning his head, Lord Yang had already stood behind him at some point, looking at the roster in his hand.
Jun Li nodded, "Well, I've seen it a few times, I'm a bit silly."
Shi Feng laughed when he heard the words, "It is said that stupid people have stupid blessings, so it must be true, otherwise how would we know His Majesty?"
Jun Li shook his head, "She still doesn't know the identity of the Emperor."
Master Yang said, "I'll know soon."
Hearing this, Shi Feng nodded in agreement.
Jun Li shook his head, knowing that it will be a matter of time, I am afraid that Bai Heng and Liu Yuan have already had doubts, the scrutiny and suspicion in their eyes outside the building last time, she did not see it, but she did not explain it. .
There is only Mo Kuang, an idiot, who is still stupid until now. Apart from martial arts and food, I am afraid there is nothing that can attract her attention.
"Your Majesty, what do you think about martial arts?" Shi Feng said with a smile, looking at Junli with a hint of inquiry.
Shi Feng faintly felt that this year's martial arts might not be just fighting like in previous years.
Junli nodded, "From now on, martial arts will be just fighting, and the winner will be the champion of martial arts, but how many of the champions of martial arts in the past are really available."
"Your Majesty, are you planning to..." Shi Feng said uncertainly.
"A person who can only fight, but has no brains, how can he be worthy of being a martial arts champion?"
Hearing this, Lord Shi Feng and Yang looked at each other, and they both saw a smile in each other's eyes.
"Your Majesty, do you want to...give an imperial examination for the Martial Arts Examination?" Lord Yang said with affirmative voice.
Jun Li nodded with a smile, "That's right, only the coexistence of force and wisdom is worthy of being the champion of martial arts!"
"Then what question do you plan to ask, Your Majesty?" The two said in unison.
"Although what a general needs is the kind of killing and ruthlessness on the battlefield, the most important thing is to be ruthless to the enemy, kind to the people, and treat the soldiers as brothers and sisters."
"So, Your Majesty, you want to test their temperament and kindness?"
Jun Li nodded, "That's right, so the test question is, if the war lasts for four days and nights, and the enemy country is captured, and the soldiers and people of the enemy country are captured, what should be done next?"
Hearing this, Master Yang couldn't help nodding, "After fighting for four days and four nights, the soldiers must be very tired. This can test whether the candidates can treat the soldiers like brothers and care about them. They captured the enemy's country, captured the people and The soldiers of the enemy country, from this we can see how the examinees deal with it, whether they can be kind to the people and ruthless to the enemy..."
(end of this chapter)