A month later, the first sports meeting of martial arts was finally prepared, because of the lack of experience for the first time, a total of thirty events were prepared, and hundreds of students also signed up, and the atmosphere of martial arts has also undergone some changes.

At the end of this month, in a small inn in the south of Tokyo, there was a small accident in which two people died, because the weather was cold, many people would light a fire in the room to keep warm, but if they were not careful, it was easy to get charcoal poisoning, and these two poor scholars were accidentally killed by charcoal poison because they lit a fire in the inn room to keep warm.

Millions of people in Tokyo, almost every day in autumn and winter, there will be countless accidents of charcoal poisoning, some people are lucky to survive, some people are unlucky, maybe a family will die because of this, so this accident has not attracted too many people's attention, after all, it is only two poor scholars, and the city of Tokyo is not lacking in this kind of people.

Only the innkeeper would complain a few words, thinking that it was too unfortunate for the two to die in his inn, and then let the two of them be dragged to the mass grave in the city to be buried, but the mass grave was full of wild dogs, even if the corpse was buried, it would eventually be picked up and eaten by wild dogs.

On the second day of the accident in the inn, Li Zhang's family established a new industry, briquettes and new stove business, although this kind of business is not profitable, but it is a small profit but quick turnover, and as long as it can occupy the market, it will also be a stable source of income in the future, Li Zhang has long wanted to do it, but he has no one in his hands, and they have no time at all, fortunately, now the other brothers have grown up, and the briquette business is handed over to a brother named Nine Fingers to manage, as the name suggests, this guy has one less finger.

"There is going to be a sports meeting in martial arts, are you interested?" In the Jingfu Palace, Li Zhang asked Zhao Zhen next to him while roasting the fire, the weather is getting colder and colder, and Li Zhang also sent Zhao Zhen a new stove, which is actually a stove with a drain, so that there is no need to worry about charcoal poisoning, after all, even if Zhao Zhen is the emperor, he usually uses a charcoal basin for heating, and the inner servant needs to open the window regularly for ventilation, if a domestic servant is negligent, then Zhao Zhen's small life may be threatened.

"Athletic day, what's that?" Zhao Zhen also shrank by the stove at this time and asked Li Zhang, in fact, the palace in the palace has a fire dragon underground, which can burn charcoal fire, and the heating passes through the underground pipes and the mezzanine of the wall, making the hall warm as spring, but Liu E is thrifty by nature, and has reduced the use of the palace many times after taking power, and now even the fire dragon is not willing to burn.

"It is to hold various competitions, such as archery, horse riding, running, etc., and many other events, which are also the biggest activities of our martial arts, and they will be very lively!" Li Zhang smiled again at the moment, he also saw that Zhao Zhen had been bored in the hall recently, so he wanted him to come out to relax.

"I want to go, but I'm afraid the eldest lady won't agree." Zhao Zhen also showed an excited expression when he heard Li Zhang's words, but then he said with some worry, he is also a young man, and he also feels bored when he stays in the palace every day, but it is not so easy for him to get out of the palace, at least he has to pass Liu E's level.

"If you don't try, how do you know if the eldest lady will agree? Anyway, martial arts are in the temple of King Wucheng, haven't you been there to worship, plus martial arts are all people in the army, so you don't have to worry about safety, so I think the eldest lady should agree. Li Zhang spoke again at this time.

Hearing Li Zhang say this, Zhao Zhen finally nodded and said, "Okay, I'll find a chance to try!" ”

When he was talking, suddenly the officials of the Ministry of Rites asked to see, saying that it was about the etiquette of the Queen Mother's birthday, and it was only then that Li Zhang suddenly remembered that Liu E's birthday was in November, and now it was about to come, before Zhao Zhen not only promised Liu E to hold a birthday ceremony in the Daqing Palace, but also personally led the civil and military officials to congratulate Liu E on her birthday, and the etiquette must be understood in advance.

Li Zhang had the most headache about this kind of etiquette and the like, but he definitely couldn't escape Liu E's birthday, so he was arrested by Zhao Zhen and accompanied him to learn etiquette, and he didn't leave the palace until it was getting late.

On October 23, the martial arts sports meeting was held as scheduled, today everyone does not need to practice, the school field has already arranged the venue for the competition, the whole martial arts is also a hustle and bustle, and under Li Zhang's suggestion, many students' families were invited to watch today, which can also motivate the students more.

"Is that okay?" Qingzhi, who was dressed in men's clothes, stepped out of the carriage with some uneasiness, and two blush appeared on her white little face, she came to Wuxue to watch the sports meeting as Li Zhang's family, but this made her still a little shy, after all, the two had not officially married.

"Hehe, Sister Qingzhi, after you change into men's clothes, you really look like a handsome little Langjun, if you can become a man, don't want my brother, just let me marry me!" At this time, Tanuki also jumped out of the carriage dressed in men's clothes, and looked at Qingori and couldn't help but laugh.

"Dead girls will talk nonsense!" When Li Zhang heard this, he couldn't help but reach out and knock on the raccoon's little brain, this girl is really getting bolder and bigger, and she dares to make fun of her brother and sister-in-law.

Qingzhi is thin-skinned, and he can't help blushing when he hears Tanuki'er's words, even if she is wearing men's clothes, but it still makes Li Zhang stunned, he finds that as he grows older, Qingori is not only getting more and more beautiful, but also becoming more and more attractive to him, which is also the main reason why he asked the other party out, after all, the last time they met was on the Shangyuan Festival.

"Let's go, it's about to start inside." Li Zhang quickly reacted and said again, and then he led the two girls into the martial arts, and the school field behind was ready, although Li Zhang participated in the planning of the sports meeting, but did not participate in the management, so he was also very idle today.

Li Zhang took Qingzhi and the two to the high platform next to the school field, this is a special seat inside the martial arts, but Cao Wei and Hu Yan Bixian are both below, so there is no one to sit here at all, the three of them found a position with the best line of sight to sit down, at this time the following competition is about to start, the first competition is archery, and the participating students have already warmed up with bows and arrows.

"Cousin!" At this moment, Li Zhang suddenly heard a familiar voice, and when he turned his head, he immediately saw Zhao Zhen in civilian clothes, which made him happy, but then he saw a person next to Zhao Zhen, which made his face stiffen.

"What's going on with Miao Yuan...... Why did you come too? Li Zhang looked at Miao Yuan, who was also wearing men's clothes next to Zhao Zhen, and couldn't help but be shocked at the moment.

"What, cousin, you don't welcome me?" Miao Yuan also looked at Li Zhang at this time and said with a smile, and after speaking, he saw Qingori and Tanuki again, and immediately stepped forward enthusiastically and said, "Cousin Qingori, cousin Tanuki, I didn't expect you to come too, it's such a coincidence." ”

"I've seen the princess!" Qingzhi saw Miaoyuan also hurriedly saluted, but the raccoon dog was a little reluctant, although she and Miaoyuan had only met a few times, but the two may have been in conflict with each other, and they have never been able to get along, Li Zhang is also quite regretful about this.

"Cousin doesn't have to be polite, I was worried that I would be bored alone, and it would be great to have my cousin with me!" Miao Yuan said and took Qingzhi's hand and sat down together, and then ignored Li Zhang and Zhao Zhen's chat, Tanuki seemed to feel that her best friend was robbed, and rolled her eyes at Miao Yuan at the moment, but Miao Yuan couldn't see it, and the angry raccoon dog had to sit down angrily.

"How could the eldest lady agree to let Miao Yuan come out?" Li Zhang pulled Zhao Zhen aside at this time and asked in a low voice, it is said that since the last incident in Cixiao Temple, it is impossible for Liu E to let Miao Yuan out of the palace again.

"I can't help it, Miao Yuan knows that I want to come to Wuxue to watch the sports meeting, and I don't have to clamo to come, so I can only quietly take her out, I hope the eldest lady won't find out." Zhao Zhen also said helplessly at this time, Miao Yuan has grown up, and he has become more and more assertive, and his brother's words are sometimes not good.

Li Zhang was also quite touched when he heard this, and the same is true of the raccoon dog, the more he grows up, the more rebellious he becomes, and he is no longer as well-behaved and obedient as he was when he was a child.

"The game has started, it's coming, it's a big deal to go back and let the eldest lady scold." Zhao Zhen suddenly pointed to the excitement below, the archery competition was about to start, and the warm-up people began to come to their respective positions, ready to shoot their first arrows at any time.

The archery competition in later generations is divided into many kinds, mainly according to the different distances, but there are only two kinds of archery competitions on the martial arts side, which are fixed targets and moving targets, as long as you can shoot farther and more accurately, then the higher your score, after all, the enemy on the battlefield is not only accurate with you, the range is also very important.

Archery is one of the criteria for the selection of soldiers in the Great Song Dynasty, and it is also a permanent subject of martial arts, so the number of people who sign up is also the most, at the beginning of the qualifiers, three out of ten, it can be said that it is very cruel, only the top three are eligible to participate in the final finals, but the finals are held at the end, on the one hand, as a finale, on the other hand, it is also to let the students have enough time to rest, after all, archery consumes a lot of arm strength.

After the qualifiers of archery, the next is traditional events such as riding and wrestling, in addition to interspersed with long jump, javelin and other later events, with one competition after another, the field also broke out bursts of cheers, those family members who came to watch looked at their children as if they had changed people, sweating on the field, which made them both shocked and relieved, of course, there were also some female relatives secretly wiped their tears, and even said that their sons were black and thin.

Zhao Zhen looked at the energetic peers below, and the whole person became very excited, he originally thought that the sports meeting was like a martial arts exercise in the army, but when he saw it with his own eyes, he found that it was completely different, and even he felt that the blood in his body was burning with the hard work of these peers, and he couldn't wait to participate in it in person.