The next morning, when the rooster crowed, the square was already crowded with people.

Countless figures crowded together, and it took great effort for the officers and men to arrange the crowd in order.

In the middle of the square is a tall red tent, where everyone knows that the upcoming beauty contest will be held.

After the sound of the three gongs and drums, the three envoys Wen Chong, Li Jie, and Zhang Liang, who were wearing official robes, walked into the square surrounded by guards.

Looking at the sea of people who couldn't see the edge, even if the three of them were prepared in their hearts, they were really taken aback.

Just under Wen Chong's gentle wave of his hand, the long-lasting noise instantly quieted down. Everyone listened attentively with their ears pricked up, for fear of missing a word.

"Each girl who comes to the pageant will be given a number plate in her hand, and she will enter the tent in the order of the number plate. People outside are not allowed to ask about the assessment items privately, nor are they allowed to talk to each other. Anyone who violates it will be expelled and will never be used again! ”

As he spoke, the guards had already handed out wooden plaques with inscriptions to those who had signed up. The person who took the sign looked through it carefully, and couldn't wait to look for the wooden sign carefully. At the same time, he was vigilant not to let the people around him see it.

When the three of them walked into the tent. I heard a cannon shot, and a small official standing outside the tent with a text slip and a brush in his hand preached loudly: "On the first day of the Zhao Guo Good Beauty Competition, the contestants of the first character please enter the tent. ”

Immediately, someone immediately replied in a loud voice: "Yes, my daughter is A-word." After squeezing out of the crowd, he handed the wooden sign to the little official for inspection, and wanted to pull his daughter into the tent.

The little official stretched out his hand to stop: "Only contestants are allowed to enter, and others are not allowed to enter." Wait in the queue. ”

The man laughed and whispered to the little official: "I came from the national capital, and I am the Sima in front of the palace." ”

If it was a normal ministry, he would have to grovel, but now he has received an order from an envoy. He glared unceremoniously and said, "King Zhao has all the rights of the special envoy." The envoy instructed me to strictly abide by the rules and not to let anyone in. So no matter who you are, you can't be accompanied! ”

The Sima in front of the palace was stunned, and he didn't dare to be angry with the little official. He knew that if he dared to say a word to the little official, it would be equivalent to scolding the envoy and even King Zhao. I had no choice but to pull my daughter to my side and carefully advise her to let her enter alone.

The tent is simply furnished. When you enter the tent, you can see three envoys sitting side by side behind a long wooden table.

According to Li Jie's arrangement, each envoy had a wooden sign with "yes" and "no" written on it. When you meet a woman who admires her, you can hold up a "yes" sign, and if you feel bad, you can hold up a "no".

Just like Li Jie said to Wen Chong yesterday, everyone's standards for beauties are different, and it is too one-sided to judge just one person's standard. Therefore, this way of voting is the most scientific. Contestants can only advance to the next round after receiving two "yes" signs, and if they do not have enough, they will be eliminated.

This method was greatly appreciated by the literature, and he was praised for his ingenuity.

Next to the contestants is a large wooden plaque engraved with three competitions.

These three projects were also proposed by Li Jie, namely: 1. Courage. Second, the posture. 3. Loyalty.

These three contents and purposes are all considered by Li Jie. Because everyone knew in their hearts that the chosen person would eventually be sent to confuse King Wu.

Guts are naturally the first, if you don't even have guts, then sooner or later you will have to show your feet when you go to Wu Kingdom. The test is also simple, asking the contestants to reach out and pull out a pearl hidden in the camera obscura. But the contestants will be clearly told that there is a living water snake in this camera obscura.

Most of the women in this era lived in boudoirs, and they were taken care of by their families on weekdays. So snakes are dangerous creatures that never have a chance to come into contact with.

This first item alone discouraged many contestants, and some even turned pale when they heard the name of the snake, and what else did they talk about reaching out?

Needless to say, the posture is naturally needed, but the genre proposes to need more. Because he has already considered in this regard, if he wants to dominate the crowd in King Zhao's palace, he can't just rely on beauty, grooming is equally important. So Wen Chong found an old palace maid in the palace and prepared to conduct professional training for the selected beauties when he went back. According to what the palace maid said about the genre, the posture of walking, the figure, and the voice and throat are all indispensable.

These girls, who finally passed the first level, fell on the second level one after another. These three-inch golden lotus, who have been bound since childhood, let alone walking, will fall to the ground even if they turn in a circle. The three envoys did not hesitate and raised their cards to eliminate them.

The third level is faithfulness. The easiest task is to take off your cloak in front of the three envoys......

After a whole day of selection, none of them were able to make it to the third level. It wasn't until the afternoon of the next day that an outlier arrived.

This woman is no stranger, it is Shi Pingxuan who I saw the day before yesterday.

Shi Pingxuan is no better than those deep boudoir women, and her father has supported her as a boy since she was a child. So it's okay to do some rough work on the farm.

In the first guts test, Shi Pingxuan not only took out the pearl, but also took out the water snake and handed it to the three dumbfounded envoys.

The second item was originally impossible for Shi Pingxuan. Her appearance, posture, and rough voice did not make Wen Chongzhi frown.

But things are often just unexpected. It may be that the continuous beauty pageants have stimulated Li Jie, and after finally seeing a woman who easily passed the first hurdle, Li Jie gave her a yes without hesitation. And Zhang Liang is even simpler, with short hands, and he raised a sign with a smile.

No matter how many questions and dumbfoundings there are in the language, it can't stop the convention of the rules. Seeing Shi Pingxuan after getting two "yes", he successfully entered the third level.

If you want to talk about this third level, even Li Jie and Zhang Liang were surprised.

They didn't expect that before Shi Pingxuan came, his father had already given a death order: Even if the envoy tells you to die, you have to break the pillar with my head!

Therefore, as soon as the test of undressing at the third level was spoken, I saw Shi Pingxuan pulling his clothes up and down. Zhang Liang still spoke quickly, and after hesitating for a few seconds, Shi Pingxuan was about to take off his skirt.

In this way, such an ugly woman who is not favored by anyone actually became the first person to pass the three levels. When the official announced the result, the crowd outside the venue instantly dropped their jaws!

At dusk, the next day's beauty pageant also ended, and no one except Shi Pingxuan could pass the three tests. Exhausted and disappointed, Li Jie returned to the post station, not in the mood to eat, but just stood in the courtyard and looked at the sunset in a daze.

At this time, Zhang Liang, who was full of greasy, walked out of the room and handed over a thick chicken leg in his hand: "Na, it's specially reserved for you." The chickens here are so natural that we can't eat them. It's a rare trip, and you can't waste the opportunity. ”

With a wry smile, Li Jie shook his head: "I can't eat it, I'm upset." ”

"Don't eat anything. How can you have the strength to think without eating? Zhang Liang unceremoniously stuffed the chicken leg into Li Jie's mouth.

Sighing, Li Jie sat on the stone steps and bit the chicken leg fiercely. While chewing, he said, "I don't know if it will be the same when the selection is over on the last day tomorrow." ”

"What are you afraid of! It's a big deal, we'll look elsewhere. Anyway, the wheel of life doesn't set a time for you, you have a lot of time to find the right person. Besides, didn't we choose a Shi Pingxuan? ”

When it came to Shi Pingxuan, Li Jie only felt funny. He was originally angry today, but when Shi Pingxuan passed the three levels, Li Jie suddenly regretted it. If Shi Pingxuan was really brought to King Wu, King Wu would be angry and immediately send troops to destroy Zhao.

Zhang Liang kept saying that he had a way, and he didn't know what Zhang Liang had in mind. Li Jie, who felt hopeless, was worried.

What is written in history is the beauty of the country, why is it missing. Shi Loess, the village official of Lalai Luo Village, said that he had never heard of Shi Yiguang, and Shi Pingxuan was the only one who came to the beauty pageant.

After eating the chicken leg in a few bites and spitting the bones to the ground, Li Jie also made a decision and immediately got up and said, "I want to go to Ramie Village." ”

"Yes." Zhang Liang knew that Li Jie was not giving up, so he immediately stood up and walked out of the courtyard door without saying a word.