Chapter 87: Warm up in advance
In the second round of the competition, Jiangxia Huang Zu played against Lingling Liu Du's team, and Cai Mao's team played against Liu Cong's team.
The Huang Zu team has an absolute advantage, Liu Du didn't even play, because the Huang Zu team easily won three to zero, it was Cai Mao's turn to Liu Cong, Cai Mao also smiled bitterly, and watching Liu Cong against Zhang Fei in the morning also opened Cai Mao's eyes. First, Zhang Fei is the world's fierce general.
And Liu Cong's performance made Cai Mao speechless, it is also a matter of pride to have such a son-in-law, as for the final result of the game, Cai Mao does not value it, because if it were according to the original draw order, Cai Mao's team would have been eliminated by Liu Bei long ago.
Liu Cong's experience of the morning game consumption is also very large, and Gan Ning and Wei Yan, who did not get the opportunity to play, naturally became the main force.
In the first game, Cai Mao vs. Gan Ning, Cai Mao still knew something about Gan Ning, and the two fought for more than ten rounds, and Cai Mao found a chance to admit defeat. Next, Wei Yan and Liu Pan also won cleanly.
In the final finals, Liu Cong and Huang Zhong still did not play, but even so, Huang Zu had no choice.
The three members of Liu Cong's team are top masters, and they are all in their early thirties, with rich combat experience and physical strength, and the game will end soon. This time, Liu Cong won the final championship as expected.
For such a result, those who opened gambling houses on the periphery are afraid that even their wives will lose everything.
Those who laughed at Liu Cong before the game also consciously closed their mouths. The reputation of Liu Cong in the entire school field or the entire Jingzhou civil and military officialdom is like a rocket. Those who took a neutral position also gathered around to congratulate them, and some people couldn't pull their faces and congratulated Liu Biao directly.
Indeed, the second son is so fierce, and his subordinates are also fierce.
Liu Biao didn't expect before the competition, when Liu Qi proposed the martial arts competition, he agreed after a little thought, and later Liu Cong suggested canceling the competition, he thought that Liu Cong was afraid that Liu Bei's victory would hit his reputation. Of course, Liu Biao can't give people a chance to point fingers, but it's just five hundred gold, and the huge Jingzhou can still afford it.
Now that Liu Cong has won the championship, Liu Bei was eliminated in the first round, and while attacking Liu Bei, Liu Cong's popularity is also unprecedentedly high, which Liu Biao is happy to see. But there is one person who can't let go, and that is the eldest son Liu Qi!
Liu Cong made a fortune in Nanjun, and Pang Tong gave the eldest prince an idea to find an opportunity to attack Liu Cong. Liu Qi thought about it and thought about it, he thought of the competition, originally Liu Qi wanted to recruit Liu Bei into his team and form a team by himself, but Liu Biao did not agree, but just asked Liu Qi to come forward to organize the game on his behalf.
Even so, Liu Qi also thinks that as long as Liu Bei's team defeats Liu Cong in the game, then Liu Ba will be honest when he belittles Liu Bei to worthlessness in the court, and Liu Ba is Liu Cong's confidant, so it means that Liu Cong is also such a villain who slandered Uncle Liu Huang for no reason.
The so-called success and defeat of the king, Liu Cong won, everyone only cares about the result. Liu Bei, who was blown out of his mind before the game, lost, which further confirmed Liu Ba's theory that he would lose every battle.
So Liu Ba is happier than Liu Cong, and of course, Liu Pan, Gan Ning, and Wei Yan are also very happy. Only Huang Zhong felt a little guilty, but Liu Cong persuaded him several times to figure it out. There is no rule that you are not allowed to use a bow and arrow, and it takes extraordinary ability for two people to be so close to each other that they can use a bow and arrow with their hands free. If Liu Cong is replaced, he will never dare to be distracted with a bow and arrow when facing Zhang Fei!
At the final award ceremony, Liu Bei did not appear again, and after losing in the first round, Liu Bei took his men back to the post house. Liu Qi also presided over the ceremony with a black face. Pang Tong was also very unpleasant to see off the field, so he could only secretly make up his mind in his heart that the poetry contest would be high and low tomorrow.
Some people are happy and some are worried, the competition ended in a lively situation, and in the end, Liu Cong's team was first, Huang Zu was second, and Cai Mao's team was third.
In addition to gaining great prestige, Liu Cong also pocketed five hundred gold, which was also a windfall, and it was also an urgent need for Liu Cong who wanted to do great things.
After the game, Liu Cong found a good tavern in Xiangyang City to reward the generals, and all the officials and generals under his command were present, Han Yi heard that there was a bustle, so he decisively gave up getting together with Han Xuan's father and daughter.
In addition to being happy, Liu Cong also put forward expectations for the poetry contest on the second day, and Jiang Wan didn't know much about Xiangyang celebrities. However, Zhuge Liang said very humbly, "Lord, as the saying goes, there is no first in literature, there is no second in martial arts, and tomorrow's poetry contest is not so much a competition as a meeting of friends with literature." The final result is unpredictable, and it depends on the individual's state and state of mind. ”
"That's not good, Mr. Kong Ming, the son opened his mouth and closed his mouth is how Mr. is, tomorrow * you have to try your best. Childe tried to compete for 500 gold today, but he didn't hesitate to fall off the horse several times, and you can't relax. As soon as Han Yi heard Zhuge Liang say that the outcome was unpredictable, he had a trace of contempt for Zhuge Liang.
When Han Yi said this, Zhuge Liang was very embarrassed, readers never said full of words, not to mention that this kind of competition is really difficult to say.
Han Yi hasn't studied much since she was a child, she is good at fighting, naturally it is difficult to understand the truth, she knows that Liu Cong is very powerful, but Liu Cong seems to respect and worship his subordinate Mr. Kong Ming, then Mr. Kong Ming must be very powerful.
Gan Ning, Wei Yan and others also followed suit, in the eyes of these generals, Zhuge Liang and Wen Ping were in charge of Nanjun, and Wen Ping's military strategy had already been recognized.
Zhuge Liang's Wen Tao is not obvious to them, so they simply think that this competition is indeed the best opportunity to test Zhuge Liang's talent. Although Zhuge Liang's talent Liu Cong knew, after so many people coaxed together, Zhuge Liang did feel the pressure.
Han Yi was even more direct, "Sir, why don't you show a few hands now, let us see and see?" ”
Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Cong helplessly, Liu Cong knew that although such a rough person didn't understand elegance, he was still good at joining in the fun, so he smiled and said to Zhuge Liang: "Mr. doesn't have to be too modest, the theme of tomorrow's * competition is nothing more than the Mid-Autumn Festival, moon appreciation, etc., Mr. will try to make them happy."
"Yes, sir, you can come a few times and let me open my eyes." Gan Ning, who followed Liu Cong out of the limelight today, also coaxed on the side.
Zhuge Liang knew that he couldn't hide, so he got up and said: "Today's * competition is a big victory for the lord, Liang will offer an ugly poem, but the lord, you and Brother Gongyan can't be idle, Liang will throw bricks and lead the jade first, and wait for the masterpiece later!" ”
Zhuge Liang said this, but Liu Cong was a little embarrassed, literati like Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wan were not able to compose poems according to the situation. But he is a soldier, and he is not good at this, but since Zhuge Liang said so, he can't hide his head and shrink his tail, so he can only listen to Zhuge Liang's goodbye and act first.
I saw Zhuge Liang slowly walk to the window, push open the window, and a group of birds outside the window immediately chirped and flew away. Zhuge Liang pondered slightly: "At the beginning of the moonlight, it gradually fills the south window. The sound of pushing the window is strategic, and the shadows of the birds are fluttering. ”
Good poem, Zhuge Liang's poem is short but very appropriate.
"The sound of pushing the window is striking, and the birds are fluttering. Sir is really well written. Jiang Wan on the side couldn't stop clapping.
"Gongyan, don't laugh at me, it's your turn."
Jiang Wan was not polite when he saw everyone, paced back and forth in the house, and after a while, he stopped and whispered: "The autumn moon moves the strings, and the osmanthus flowers sing in the wind." The wine wet my eyes, and the bright moon shines on me. ”
Jiang Wan: This is a poem that misses a friend, to the effect that you plucked the strings of my longing, you plucked the strings of my thoughts, you sang the song of homesickness, and the wine wet the eyes of homesickness, but fortunately, there is a bright moon shining on people like you and me.
Gan Ning, Wei Yan and others couldn't understand this artistic conception, but Zhuge Liang, Liu Ba and others understood that Jiang Wan was a little homesick and a friend of his hometown after being away from his hometown for several months. Liu Cong doesn't want to go home, he doesn't think about Shandong Gaoping, he thinks about harmonious future generations.
Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wan are homesick, and they can still take time to go back and see, how can they go back......
"Childe, it's your turn......" Liu Cong heard Jiang Wan's poem and fell into a faint sadness, Han Yi didn't know the inside story and thought that Liu Cong was pondering, so he came up and shook Liu Cong.
"Oh, I'll forget it, the two of you are so elegant, I'm afraid to ruin the atmosphere by saying it."
"No, Kong Ming said it all first, you can't play tricks!" Han Yi resolutely refused to spare Liu Cong.