Chapter 538: Sixteen Nations Games

The second attack of the five surnames and seven hopes ended in failure again.

However, Xiao Liuzi was obviously a little dissatisfied with Li Su's treatment.

Xiao Liuzi couldn't help but ask Li Su: "Your Highness, the family has repeatedly provoked them three times, why doesn't Your Highness give them some powerful tastes?" ”

Hearing Xiao Liuzi's words, Li Su smiled and said: "Little Liuzi, in the eyes of this king, the family is just a clown jumping beam, and it can't make much waves. However, as long as there is a family and Tubo and Tuguhun are there, this king can be as stable as Mount Tai. ”

"If the family is suppressed to a collapse, maybe this king will not be so stable! Now the family is constantly provoking, and some people are watching a good show in the back! Hehe, this is not something you should worry about. By the way, this king has arranged a very important thing for you now, and you must do it for this king. ”

Hearing Li Su's words, Xiao Liuzi immediately said excitedly: "Your Highness, if there is anything, you just have to order." Xiao Liuzi kept it for you. ”

This little sixth, one followed Li Su's side, and Li Su's use was also handy.

However, it is impossible to keep him with you all the time, so it is too stingy.

Originally, Li Su was going to let him out and become a local official.

But Xiao Liuzi will not leave.

He was used to being by Li Su's side, and he didn't think about going out to be an official at all, he just wanted to stay by Li Su's side.

Li Su had no choice, so he had to let him.

Li Su couldn't help but say to Xiao Liuzi: "Now the Yizhou New City and the gymnasium have not been completed?" You go over there and keep an eye on it, this king is going to hold the first 16 Nations Games recently, and the final competition venue is on the side of the gymnasium, and all the competition equipment must be prepared in advance, you must keep an eye on it. ”

Xiao Liuzi nodded and said, "Yes, Your Highness, I will do something, you can rest assured!" ”

After Li Su finished his order, Xiao Liuzi went down to work on this matter.

At this time, Xiao Liuzi also understood that the five surnames and Qiwang and other families had been provoking His Highness, and why His Highness had not moved them.

It turns out that the existence of the family Latubo and so on, is a kind of protection for His Royal Highness.

What is this called? What is heavy to raise, well, that's probably what it means.

Hum! Wait until His Highness ascends the throne, and see how His Highness will clean them up when the time comes!

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Li Su believes that with the completion of the construction of the track from Hangzhou to Yizhou and from Hangzhou to Chang'an, Yizhou will inevitably become more prosperous.

However, the foundation of Yizhou is still insufficient, so Li Su decided to hold the first Games of the Sixteen Nations to further strengthen the influence of Yizhou.

Of course, the convening of the Sixteen Nations Games must have been to ask Tang Emperor Li Shimin for instructions.

Li Shimin still doesn't quite understand the significance of holding the games.

Then Li Su explained to him that holding a sports meeting can allow the whole people to participate and enhance the cohesion of the people of Datang.

Similarly, athletes are also another way out for the people of Datang, which can promote the exercise of the whole people of Datang and improve the overall quality of the people of Datang.

After hearing Li Su's explanation, Li Shimin was moved and readily agreed to Li Su's request.

Next, Li Shimin submitted their credentials to the other 15 countries and invited them to participate in the 16-nation games.

In the national letter, the events to be held in the games, as well as the rules of the competition, are explained in detail.

The other fifteen countries all responded and readily agreed to Datang's invitation.

Because for them, the 16-nation Games is a good opportunity to strengthen exchanges with Datang.

Now, their country, are getting a new species of potatoes.

And after planting, it was found that as His Royal Highness the King of Shu of the Tang Dynasty said, not only did not choose the land, but the yield was also very high.

As long as they can spread it all over the country, they can guarantee food self-sufficiency.

It means a lot to them.

Moreover, they sent children of the royal family to study at Yizhou University in fifteen countries.

After studying, they found that the culture of the Tang Dynasty was really much beyond them.

Their royal children have only been studying in Datang for a few months.

After returning home, in terms of arithmetic, in their entire country, they are invincible!

From this point, we can see how big the gap between them is.

It's ridiculous that the last time they asked for marriage, they actually dared to make a question to embarrass Datang, now that I think about it, it's really ridiculous!

And this sports meeting can promote further exchanges and communication between them, and they will certainly not miss this great opportunity.

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In this sports meeting, Li Su decided to start ten major events: running, high jump, long jump, weightlifting, equestrian, new keju, archery, martial arts, iron ball, and javelin.

Because it is the first Datang Games, events such as swimming, rowing, skating, etc., are not set up now.

This can be added in the subsequent sports meets.

And these ten major items can also be subdivided.

For example, running can be divided into three events: 100 meters, 800 meters and 10,000 meters.

The long jump can be divided into standing long jump and triple jump with a small event.

As for the rest, I won't break it down for the time being.

Now the entire Datang people still don't know the various items of the Games, and the division is too detailed, in fact, there is not much need at all.

However, I believe that as long as the first 16-nation games are held, there will be people who will study the competition system.

In the subsequent sports meeting, it will definitely be refined, and then different items will be added separately.

Next, Li Su found Xia Yuntian, the editor-in-chief of Yizhou Monthly, and ordered Xia Yuntian to publish the news in the newspaper and hype it up.

In fact, long before the Yizhou monthly report, Li Shimin had already preached to the states of Datang.

All the competitions involved in the 16-nation games are listed in detail.

Then he ordered the Datang states to select talents for various competitions, and finally held a national competition in Yizhou to determine the top two to participate in the 16-nation games.

Because Datang is the host, it will naturally have this privilege to have two teams to participate in the final Sixteen Nations Games.

In other countries, only one team or one player can be selected for each event.

This rule, naturally, has a lot of loopholes.

However, now that it is the first Games, there will definitely be all kinds of problems.

By the time of the second session, you can specify an entry threshold based on the results of the first session.

Only teams or players who have achieved this result can be admitted, and it will be much more perfect.

Soon, the news that Datang was going to hold the Sixteen Nations Games spread throughout Datang.

In the Yizhou monthly report, the various events of the 16-nation games and the competition requirements of each event were introduced in detail.

At the same time, the rewards of the competition were also given in the Yizhou monthly report.

Teams selected in each state are rewarded by the states and counties themselves.

The team or individual who wins the first place in the country will receive a gold medal with a bonus of 500,000 yuan.

The second place will win a silver medal with a prize of 300,000 yuan.

The third place will win a bronze medal with a bonus of 100,000 yuan.

If you can win the championship in the 16-nation games, you will win a gold medal in the 16-nation games and a prize of 1 million dollars.

The second place won a silver medal in the 16-nation games with a prize of 800,000 yuan.

The third place won a bronze medal in the 16-nation games with a prize of 500,000 yuan.

Seeing this reward rule, the people of Datang were all moved.

There is no threshold for the selection of athletes in this Games.

As long as you have this ability in various projects, no matter what your status, as long as you are a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, you can sign up.

As long as you can win, you can win money.

Therefore, those people of the Tang Dynasty who are strong and strong, who think that they have a chance to win the championship, are all thrilled and go to the local yamen to sign up.

And this time, in order to expand his influence and prevent the officials of various states and counties from being perfunctory, Li Shimin also put his mind to it.

He directly linked this selection to the performance of officials.

If you can send out the top two teams or individuals in the country, you will have extra points in terms of political performance.

If you can send out the top three of the 16-nation games, you can be promoted directly.

Stimulated by political achievements, all states and counties are doing their best to do this.

For example, wealthy states such as Suzhou and Hangzhou have carried out various incentives in the selection.

As long as you can pass the pre-selection, you can get a lot of rewards.

If you can finally win the first place in the state, you will be directly rewarded with 100,000 dollars.

This reward is the reward of the national bronze medalist.

Under the heavy money, there will be warriors.

Therefore, people from various states have also signed up for the competition.

For a time, the entire Datang was completely mobilized by this session of the 16-National Games.

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Su Wen is a native of Hangzhou, this person is tall and thin, his appearance is not good, and his reputation in the countryside is not very good.

Because this person has unclean hands and feet, he is a frequent visitor to the county office.

However, after being arrested, he was locked up for three days and five days, and after Su Wen came out, he would still continue to commit crimes and refuse to change his ways.

Even the local county magistrate didn't have a good way to deal with him, so he could only secretly hate him for not being able to support the wall in the mud.

Because of this Su Wen, what he stole was nothing valuable.

Or steal the steamed buns from other people's steamed bun shops, the steamed buns from the steamed bun shop, and the most valuable items, at most, are a roast chicken and a roast duck.

Moreover, he stole these things, not to eat them himself, but to support his old mother.

This also made many people angry and ruthless towards him, but they also had a little pity.

This Su Wen is a dutiful son and is extremely filial to his parents.

Originally, when his father was alive, he suffered from a serious illness, and it was not easy to cure his father's illness, and the family was completely ruined.

Now there is only one old mother left in the family, and in order to support the elderly mother, Su Wen often has to do some stealing.

And because of his height and long legs, this guy is a thief and a fast runner, and he has almost never been caught.

Of course, he has already registered in the county office.

As long as people sue the county government, they will definitely not be able to run away from him.

Later, even those shops, as long as he wasn't too excessive, people didn't bother to take care of him.

On this day, after Su Wen did half a morning's work, he got two cents.

These two dollars can buy ten snow-white steamed buns, and today's meal money has come out.

However, in the past few days, the old mother has recovered from typhoid fever and needs some meat to replenish her body.

These two pennies can't buy any meat.

I can't say it, Su Wen has no choice but to prepare to return to his old business, and prepare to go to the roast chicken shop to get another roast chicken.

Su Wen aimed at the Liu Ji roast chicken shop in front of him, and saw that the shop guys were not paying attention, and was about to go over to steal a roast chicken.

Caught off guard, two people grabbed him by the shoulders and pressed him to the ground.

As soon as Su Wen turned around, he found that it was two officials, and he couldn't help but immediately put a humble smile on his face: "Two chiefs, the little one didn't do anything today, he didn't steal, I'm afraid you didn't catch the wrong person, right?" ”

"Less nonsense! You're the one who caught you, come with us! ”

"Don't mind, the little one didn't do anything today? Why are you arresting me? ”

"Why? Hum! I'll be honest, boy, count yourself in luck! After arriving at the county office, take out the strength to eat, as long as you can run, no one can catch up with you, not only will not punish you, but will also give you money! ”

"Really? And this good thing? ”

"Cut! Of course it's true, otherwise, we will lie to you if we are full? ”

The news of the Sixteen Nations Games has long been spread through the publicity of the Yizhou Monthly News.

In addition, the government also posted official documents.

But this Su Wen is illiterate, and his popularity is poor, and no one has ever told him about it, so until now, he still doesn't know.

Until now, when I hear the words of the official, I still don't believe it.

Not long after, Su Wen was escorted to the county office.

The two officials were still telling him: "Remember, I'll take out the strength to eat milk later, do you know?" ”

"Okay, let's take a look!"

Then, the two officials quickly knew what he meant.

It turned out that as soon as the two of them let go, the kid ran away with a whoosh, running faster than a rabbit, and couldn't stop shouting.

Half an hour later, the two officials finally found Su Wen, who was preparing to commit the crime.

While he wasn't paying attention, they grabbed him again, and they kicked them several times in anger.

"What are you running to?"

"Didn't the two commanders let me run?"

"Fuck off, we're here to let you race with others, and whoever runs the fastest will be rewarded, not let you run in the summer!"

"Oh, oh, the villain knows!"

Not long after, Su Wen was taken to the county government again, and participated in a competition with the other thirty people who signed up in the county office.

This race is a 10,000-meter race.

It is to circle in the courtyard of the county government, the courtyard of the county government, a circle is about more than 1,000 meters, a total of ten laps.

Of course, this number is not accurate, just take an approximate value.

And Su Wen really lived up to expectations and gave full play to his ability to run.

Ten laps and 10,000 meters down, easily opened the second place for more than three laps.

Seeing this scene, the county magistrate couldn't help but be overjoyed, and rewarded Su Wen with 100 yuan in public.

And let him go to the county office to report in recent days.

After getting the money, Su Wen felt like a dream, with a feeling of unreality.

So that's true, huh?

Run first and still have money to get?

Say it early!

He had already said that there was such a good thing, and he would have come a long time ago.

But soon Su Wen knew that it was the Sixteen Nations Games that was going to be held.

The people who ran with him today were all people who signed up for the 10,000 meters.

And he can be regarded as having passed the first test.

I heard that if you can get the first place in the state, you will be rewarded with 100,000 dollars!

If you can get the first place in the country, you will be rewarded with 500,000 dollars!

If you can win the first place in the 16-nation games, you will be rewarded with 1 million gold!

Oh my!

If you can win the first place in the Sixteen Nations Games, it will be a reward of 16.7 million!

How nice would it be if you had that much money?

When the time comes, eat big meat buns every day, eat one and lose the other, and if you have money, you will be so capricious!

However, don't say the first place in the 16-nation games.

Let's just say that in the whole Datang, how many people have signed up to participate?

At that time, how many masters will there be? Yourself, can you really do it?

With the psychology of gaining and losing, Su Wen went to the roast chicken shop to buy a roast chicken.

After getting the roast chicken, turn around and run.

The guy at the roast chicken shop immediately shouted: "Su Wen, you steal the roast chicken again, catch you, and don't break your leg!" ”

I didn't react until I finished shouting, huh? No, this time he gave the money!

Give money and you run a yarn?

And Su Wen ran away to react, huh? That's not right, Lao Tzu gave money today!

Give the money, Lao Tzu still runs a yarn?

When I got home, I handed the roast chicken to my old mother.

The old mother took the roast chicken and didn't eat it, but shed tears vigorously.

Su Wen hurriedly picked up a handkerchief to help the old mother wipe away her tears, and then said, "Mother, it's still hot, you can eat it quickly!" ”

The old mother said sadly: "Wen'er, you stole this again, right?" It's all my mother who has tired you, my mother is really a useless burden, it's better to die early! ”

Su Wen hurriedly said: "Mother, what are you talking about!" Today's roast chicken, it's really not stolen, I bought it! Today, I ran first in the county office, and the county order rewarded me with 100 yuan! ”

Su Wen explained to the old mother for a long time, and the old mother understood.

Then he told Su Wendao: "Wen'er, you are your chance, run hard!" If you can get a rank, if you have money, you can come back and marry a mother-in-law. When my mother dies, under Jiuquan, you have an explanation for you! ”

Over the next few days, Su Wen tested the 100 meters and 800 meters in succession, both of which won easily.

In the end, he was sent to the state test with the first place in the county, and Su Wen was also rewarded with 500 Wen.

In the end, in the state examination, Su Wen finally won the first place in all three places.

With this achievement, he directly received a reward of 300,000 yuan.

300,000 dollars!

This is a number that Su Wen never dared to think about before, he will never make so much money in ten lifetimes.

But now, he just ran a few steps against others, and he easily got so much money.

For a moment, Su Wen felt like he was in a dream.

Su Wen took out tens of thousands of dollars and bought a house in the county seat.

took the old mother to the county seat, and bought a maid to serve the old mother.

Then he followed the old mother's advice and gave gifts to the neighbors in the village and the stalls he had stolen.

Su Wen's neighbors around him were all envious of Su Wen's shit luck and suddenly became rich.

I heard that the state will send him to Yizhou.

If he can achieve the first place in the country in Yizhou, he will be able to receive more bonuses.

Half a month later, the state gathered this group of selected athletes and went to Yizhou.

This time, they went by boat, and it would take about a month or two to walk along the way.

It would be nice if the railway was repaired, and it would only take two days to reach Yizhou.

However, now the entire Datang is making every effort to build the railway, and the current speed of construction is very fast.

About a tenth of the road has been built now.

And this speed will only get faster and faster, and I believe that it should be able to be completely completed this year.

Two months later, Su Wen and the others came to Yizhou.

A group of people were suddenly stunned by the advancement and prosperity of Yizhou.

In their opinion, Hangzhou is prosperous enough, but compared with Yizhou, the gap is really not ordinary.

After they repaired for half a month, teams from all over the country finally gathered in Yizhou.

Next, the qualifiers began.

The Tang Dynasty had 358 states, so the number of participants in each competition should be more than 400.

Well, although it is said that no state can only send one person into a project, there are always exceptions to everything.

For example, a bunch of old people such as Cheng Yanjin, Qin Qiong, and Yu Chigong all came with shy faces.

For example, the military from all over the country will also select people to participate in the competition.

For example, Cheng Chuliang and his gang of little guys are also here, or the kind where all the projects are signed up.

Even Li Yuanfang and Xue Rengui came to participate.

Of course, these two people were asked to come by Li Su.

The two of them are not as shameless as Cheng Biting Jin and Cheng Chuliang.

Li Yuanfang only signed up for martial arts, and Xue Rengui only signed up for archery.

Li Su believes that Li Yuanfang signed up for martial arts and had a relatively good chance of winning the championship.

As for Xue Rengui's archery, it is almost a sure thing.

Even in the Sixteen Kingdoms, if you want to find someone who is more skilled than Xue Rengui's archery skills, I am afraid that there are not many.

Unfortunately, this time Su Wen's first group of pre-selections, a total of twenty people, happened to meet Cheng Yanjin and a bunch of old goods.

And through their chat, Su Wen quickly recognized Cheng Biting Jin and them.

There's no way, Cheng Biting Jin's voice is too loud, and he can't hear it if he wants to.

"Yu Chi's big black face, you will definitely not be able to outrun my Lao Cheng this time, you will be the second obediently, Gaga!"

"Phew! Cheng Da fool, just you? It's useless for me to let you run on three legs, just follow me obediently! ”

"Humph! You have no one in your eyes, don't you take Lao Qin in your eyes? When I wanted to fight the world with King Qin back then, who didn't know that I was the fastest Qin Qiong? ”

Get!

actually participated in the preliminaries with a few old princes.

Su Wen had to secretly exclaim bad luck.

These old princes fought in the south and the north, and made great achievements, and the merits of others were fought with a knife and a gun.

That's all real skills, real kung fu.

When several princes fought in the south and the north, he was still unborn in his mother's womb!

Playing against a few national dukes, it is really a sure loss!

Just when Su Wen was struggling in his heart, the game began.

Several old princes ran in front of Su Wen as if they had eaten chili peppers, one by one, and swished past Su Wen.

Su Wen couldn't help but be taken aback, a few old princes, really amazing!