Chapter 287: Cutting Ears

Zhu Fenglan and Huang Yuxia are also serious daughters, although they married Li Mingyuan together, they still have a little pride in their hearts.

Yuxin and Qiuzhu have always been Li Mingyuan's virtuous helpers, especially Yuxin, who helped Li Mingyuan take care of the hot pot business and was in charge of Li Mingyuan's money bag, so the confidence was also very sufficient.

Four mothers-in-law in one play and one county lord Zhao Qiying, who kept making trouble, Li Mingyuan only found out at this time that it was not so painful to fight Shao Jingliang in the ring.

The days passed in laughter and scolding day by day. In the blink of an eye, August 15 is coming. Zhao Changqing passed the decree, Zhao Xingjiang was the main examiner, and Zhao Xinghe and Zhou Anwu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, were the deputy examiners. Yang Xuhui, Zhao Changqing appointed him as the town officer, and Meng Ranhao, a bachelor from Hanlin, as the prison officer. Unexpectedly, Bohai's hostage Hamantuo lived in the capital for a long time, and Zhao Changqing also named him the general of the station, and this time he was assigned a position as a nominating officer.

On the 14th of August, everyone in Baihualou had dinner and gathered together to listen to Zhuge Ying's distribution. These days can make Zhuge Ying tired, he repeatedly sent people to go out at night to investigate, and he went to the bachelor's mansion to talk to Meng Ranhao, thinking about how to deal with Zhao Xingjiang and his group all day long. Assign everyone tonight: the girls don't end up, Tietoufeng doesn't end up, Zhuge Ying gave Zhu Fenglan a letter, saying: "After we enter the martial arts field, you will act according to this letter." Then, he made some arrangements for everyone.

On the night of the 14th day, the streets and alleys of the capital, large and small restaurants, were open all night. Because of this night. Especially in the second half of the night, the lifters have to eat a good meal, and they have to enter before dawn, and when the sun rises, they will start to compete for the championship. Therefore, the owners and guys of each store are also busy. How many people live in each shop, all of them are in the store book, according to the name of each person, and each person has a red light. Written on it reads: "Champion and First". After each person has eaten the war meal. The store also sent two cakes, called champion cakes, after entering the field, it is good to make up for the cushion when you are hungry to prevent panic.

Some people think that the food in the store is not good. Just go to the restaurant to eat: Originally, Baihua Shop was a shopkeeper and a guy. It's definitely too busy. Since the heroes of Qianjue Mountain have entered the Baihualou one after another. The shopkeeper hired more than a dozen guys to eat, use, and live in a profitable way. Today, the shopkeeper leads these guys to cook and paste the lamp. Busy group turns. Tonight, everyone went to bed early. Everyone slept soundly, Zhuge Ying called everyone up, telling them to rinse their mouths, clean their faces, eat war meals, wear helmets, hang armor, and bring blades. Li Mingyuan put on a pink dragon helmet, put on a pink dragon robe, hung a pink dragon armor, inserted a white tiger whip behind his back, carried a sword, brought a bow and arrows, and the man brought a one-horned pink dragon horse, and hung a pink dragon spear on the victory hook. He is draped up, like a heavenly general!

The owner of the store, Gao Bang and his guys, gave each person a champion lamp, two champion cakes, and a few pieces of gourd water. When the five nerds saw this, they muttered in a low voice, and the nerd Zhang Chun said, "Let's take these foods and drinks for them." "The five nerds got two big leather pockets, and loaded them with the champion cake and the leather gourd. Everyone is ready, leave Baihuadian, not far away, Zhuge Ying called Yanziji, Yanzitao, Liu Tianbiao, Shen Jinlong, and told him. The four men said, "Please rest assured, sir." After speaking, he went to the bachelor's mansion.

In the capital, the streets and alleys are lit up like daylight. There is a constant flow of people on the street, no matter right away or stepping down, everyone picks a small red light and runs to the martial arts field. Because the time for admission had not arrived, and the door was not opened, all kinds of martial artists had to wait outside.

Everyone waited for a while, and the sky was a little bright, and a bell rang in the martial arts field, followed by the horn sounding in unison, and three more cannon shots. The gate of the martial arts field opened, and a group of officers and soldiers walked out of the field, about a hundred people. The official at the head waved his flag and shouted: "Listen, everyone should not crowd, enter in two rows, left and right." After entering the door, there are number sheds on both sides, hang the number, and receive the waist card of the next competition, so as to win the champion. If you don't get a waist card and go down, you will be punished according to the military law. ”

Then, the lifters entered in order to receive the waist card. Zhuge Ying arranged Gao Zhiming, the four ghosts of the Hua family, and the eight tigers of the Wu family outside the martial arts field, left them to eat and drink, and led the others into the martial arts field.

There are more than 30 acres of land size in the square circle of the martial arts field, the main gate is the south gate, the Caishan Hall sits in the north and faces south, carves the dragon and carves the wind, ties the colored silk, hangs the red light, in front of the hall is the plum blossom circle of the martial arts competition, outside the plum blossom circle, the east, the west and the south are inserted with fifteen big flags. The reason why the fifteen poles are inserted is because Dahua got up early and was a two-level administrative system at the state and county levels. The state and above are divided into different roads, which is not a state of governorship, but only a convenience in the division.

At the beginning of China, the country was divided into ten provinces, namely: Guannei, Henan, Hedong, Hebei, Shannan, Longyou, Huainan, Jiangnan, Jiannan, and Lingnan. By the time of Zhao Changqing, Gyeonggi Province was divided from Kannai Province, east and west provinces were separated from Shannan Province, and three provinces of east, west, and Qianzhong were separated from Jiangnan Province, so that it became fifteen provinces. These fifteen banners are marked with the name of each way. After the martial artists from all over the country entered the field, they looked for their own banners. Zhuge Ying and the heroes took their waist cards and came to the banner of Shanxi Road. Zhuge Ying said: "Brothers, no one is allowed to leave here, this is the rule we have set. ”

After a while, it was dawn. The movers of the martial arts competition all entered the martial arts field. The martial arts field closed the door of the martial arts field with a cannon and locked the latch. The big and small officials of the martial arts field arrived, and Zhao Xingjiang sat on the top of the Caishan Palace, and Zhou Anwu and Zhao Xinghe, the deputy chief examiners, sat on both sides. Yang Xuhui, the town officer, led people to inspect on all sides, and Meng Ranhao, the supervisor of the field, sat next to Zhou Anwu, the secretary of the military department. Each of them had a table in front of them. Someone reported to the exam, and the time for the competition came. Now that Zhou Anwu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, has recovered from his illness, he looked at Meng Ranhao and said: "Master Bachelor, today is the national selection of talents, you, the prison officer, have to supervise all unfair matters, and you have to be the master of the lifters!"

Meng Ranhao said: "You are the deputy chief examiner, what are you afraid of?" ”

"No, I can't. Master Meng, can't you see it yet? I'm afraid that I have no power or power!"

"I don't care about thirty-seven twenty-one!"

Meng Ranhao said and waved his hand. There were eight people standing behind Meng Ranhao: Zhang Wen, Li Wu, Cai Wenlong, Ji Wenhu, Yan Ziji, Yan Zitao, Liu Tianbiao, and Shen Jinlong. The last four came here because Zhuge Ying and Meng Ranhao agreed, and let these four disguised servants follow Meng Ranhao to the Caishan Palace. Don't look at Meng Ranhao, who is the prison officer today. But he was still dressed in an old-fashioned way, he didn't sit in a sedan chair or ride a horse when he came, he rode the donkey that Zhang Guo gave him, and someone watched it.

As soon as Meng Ranhao waved his hand, Zhang Wen and Li Wu understood what they meant, so they asked someone to bring up a food box. When I opened the food box, there was wine and food inside. Li Taibai had wine and food on the table, and he didn't let Zhao Xingjiang and Zhao Xinghe, but only said to the military department Shangshu beside him: "Lord Zhou." You drink a Gu!"

Master Zhou said, "Master Meng, please drink yourself." ”

"Then I'll drink it myself."

Meng Ranhao eats and drinks on any occasion. Not to mention in the martial arts field. Even in front of Zhao Changqing in the Eight Treasures Golden Palace, he drank as much as he wanted. Zhao Changqing named him an immortal in wine, who would dare to stop him? However, the military department is not very happy today. He said, "Your Excellency." Drink less today. Don't delay the big thing!"

Meng Ranhao smiled: "Today is a day of great joy for the country to recruit talents, you can only drink more, not less." ”

Cai Wenlong. Ji Wenhu walked up and whispered to Meng Ranhao, "Our brothers and sons have gone!"

"Go ahead."

The two walked down the Caishan Palace, called a few servants, carried a few large food boxes, and gave Li Mingyuan and them food and drink. Everyone was angrily counting down five nerds at this time. Why? Everyone's champion cake and a few peels of gourd water were carried by five nerds. No one eats much in the middle of the night, and after tossing and turning here for a long time, I feel a little hungry. Everyone asked five nerds for the champion cake, but they didn't know that they had eaten it all up and drank the water. The five of them ate with bulging stomachs, and there were still five loaves left at the end. The nerds discussed: Who are these five loaves for? Just spare one more per person! This time, it was enough to support five people. As soon as everyone wants to eat, the five nerds are dumbfounded.

Gao Zhiming said: "You five people are too unproductive! Say you stay, you don't stay at all; I'm afraid that two pieces of bread won't fill my stomach, and I'll eat everyone's all. Younger brother shouldn't say these ugly words, why don't you die of you!"

The nerd said, "Brother, scold." We can't spit it out anyway. ”

Li Mingyuan said: "Forget it, it's useless to say, they have already eaten, let's bear with it." ”

Gao Zhiming: "Tell them to go down during the competition!"

At this moment, Cai Wenlong and Ji Wenhu brought several large food boxes. The food box is full of good food and dishes, but there is no wine. Don't look at Meng Ranhao drinking, but he doesn't give these people to drink. Because they still have to compete in martial arts, for fear of eating and drinking and making mistakes. Everyone was very grateful to Master Meng for opening a few large food boxes.

Li Mingyuan said: "Zhang Xin, Wang Qi, Hong Liang, You Hai, Zhang Chun, come, eat!"

Five nerds take a look: it's a loss! How? Such a good dish of rice, I can't eat it at all!

Gao Zhiming said: "How is it? Isn't it delicious? Let's eat, you can see!"

After everyone finished eating, Cai Wenlong and Ji Wenhu led people to carry the empty food box and left. At this time, after Hamantuo finished the roll call, Zhao Xingjiang gave him another errand, asking him to ride into the plum blossom circle, and first explain the rules of winning the champion. Hamantuo rode into the plum blossom circle and turned around a few times, shouting: "All the martial artists listen to the truth, according to the holy decree of the Son of Heaven, today Enke martial arts, compete for the champion, and take the right for the imperial court." All martial arts students, regardless of age, rich or poor, high or low, monks and monks, and murderers, as long as they are strong in martial arts, will be admitted according to their talents. As long as you can show a few tricks right away, you will never be empty after entering the market. Viva has its own arrangements. This year's champion is different from previous years, the winner of the three heroes is the Jinshi, the winner of the five is the flower, the winner of the seven is the leader, and the undefeated person is the first champion. Whoever goes down must have a waist card. This examination room is the battlefield, if you start to move, the knife and gun have no eyes, the wounded are injured in vain, and the dead die in vain. If one side loses out of the plum blossom circle, it is not allowed to chase, and if the other party falls off the horse, it is not allowed to be cut again, and the offender will be beaten to death with a stick!"

As soon as Hamantuo entered the plum blossom circle and shouted, Wusheng's eyes were focused on him. This person is eight feet tall, gold helmet, gold armor, gold forehead, helmet on both sides of the ear and neck guard, fox tail, pheasant feather, heart protection mirror bright as autumn water, nine strands of armor, waist tied with a palm-wide belt, two skirts are divided into left and right, red coat, a pair of cowhide combat boots, a purple robe, a pure steel sword in the waist, a victory hook hanging a machete, look at the face, the face is like turmeric, thick eyebrows and eyes, up and down, all show full spirit!

The jousting began. Some of the people in the Thousand Peerless Mountains couldn't hold their breath and were about to end. Zhuge Ying stopped and said, "Wait." You must know that there is a heaven outside the heavens. There are people outside of people. There are capable people behind the talents. Let's watch a few battles first, and then it's not too late. ”

The nerd said: "Our son Mingyuan is the first hero in the world, and the champion is Mingyuan!"

Li Mingyuan blushed and said unnaturally: "You can't be so empty-eyed!"

At this time, on the east side of the plum blossom circle, the horse ran and swung the luan bell rang, and a war horse kicked and jumped and roared like an arrow, rushing into the plum blossom circle. Hamantuo looked at this person, a silver helmet, silver armor, a white dragon horse, and a bright silver spear in his hand. Twenty-somethings. Thin eyebrows and handsome eyes, straight nose and square mouth, face like white jade, majestic. Shouted and asked, "Who is coming?"

"I live in Yuanjia Town, Jinan Prefecture, Shandong. My name is Yuan Xiaodan. ”

Hamanta said, "Good." You're counted as the first to play. That is, the temporary top champion. You can ask who's going to fight you!" After that, Hamantuo withdrew and went back to the Caishan Palace.

Yuan Xiaodan shouted: "Heroes, martial arts. I, Yuan Xiaodan, have the courage to go down in the first place, I want to win the champion, I don't know which one will end up in the competition!"

Before the words were finished, a spotted leopard jumped out of the plum blossom circle, and immediately a general, twenty up and down, copper helmet and bronze armor, face like red gold, thick eyebrows and eyes, weighing nose, brazier mouth. This man will urge the horse to swing his fork and break into the plum blossom circle. Yuan Xiaodan stopped: "Come and get your name!"

"My family lives in Wujiagu, Shanxi, and my surname is Wu Mingliang and Yonggang."

The two of them took their names and killed them in one place. On the Caishan Palace, Zhou Anwu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, said: "Master Meng, they are hit, don't drink it!"

Meng Ranhao didn't listen to it, he still didn't leave his mouth, and he drank it so fragrantly! Zhou Anwu couldn't do anything about him. In the plum blossom circle, Wu Liang waved three steel forks and defeated Yuan Xiaodan. Wu Liang shouted: "Which one is going to go?"

Before the words fell, a young general named Fang Hua came up, and when he didn't fight long with a knife, he was defeated by Wu Liang again. Wu Liang won two generals in a row, and he couldn't stop cheering in the martial arts.

The nerd said, "Go down!"

Zhuge Ying said: "Don't be busy, wait a little longer." ”

At this time, another person rushed up, named Ji Meng, with a soap tassel gun in his hand, and Wu Liang started his hand, but Wu Liang picked off his helmet and turned the horse down.

Lin Zhong said, "Big brother, I'll go down!"

Li Mingyuan said: "Be careful!"

"Yes."

Jade butterfly Lin Zhong urged the war horse, held the gun in his hand, and entered the plum blossom circle. Wu Liang looked up: this young general has a silver helmet on his head, a silver leaf armor on his body, a white robe half draped and half hung, a heart protection mirror as bright as autumn water, a four-pole general flag behind his back, a silk on his ribs, a three-foot sword hanging from his ribs, an arrow in a pot, a bow in a bag, two silver nails on his skirt, a red middle coat, sitting down and riding a white dragon horse, holding a silver gun in his hand, looking at his face, his face is like a dough, his eyebrows are clear and his eyes are beautiful, his nose is straight and his mouth is wide.

In the plum blossom circle, Lin Zhong's spear is like a silver dragon swinging its tail, Wu Liang's steel text is also very fierce, the two war horses come and go, the eight hooves are open, and the dust is flying. Although it was Wu Liang's big fork, he was not as fast as Lin Zhong's movements, and in the ninth round, Lin Zhong shook a shot, Wu Liang hurriedly parried, Lin Zhong shook the gun and stabbed straight to the lower abdomen, Wu Liang knew that he was fooled, and it was too late to prevent it, so he couldn't help shouting: "My life is over!"

Lin Zhong stabbed this shot, and Wu Liang had to be seriously injured if he didn't die. However, Lin Zhong put away his gun back, only broke his battle robe, and said, "Hero, you and I have no grievances, how can I stab you to death?" Let's go down. ”

"The grace of Schelling's heroic life!"

Wu Liang led the horse and ran down. Lin Zhong looked around in the plum blossom circle and shouted, "Heroes, which one is here to fight me!" As soon as these words came out, I heard someone shout: "I'm coming!"

Lin Zhong looked at it, ran past a war horse, immediately alone, saw this person, wearing a fiery lion red copper helmet, a red tassel floating behind his head, two dragons fighting treasures, gold forehead, wearing a large leaf chain armor, covered with a big red robe, waist belt, foot on the tiger's head combat boots, ribbed sword, sit down on the horse curly beast, hand closed fan door knife, look at the face, yellow skin, slender eyebrows, slender eyes, eagle nose, scorpion tiger beak, murderous! Lin Zhong looked at it and shouted: "The name of the person who came!"

"My family lives in South Wutai Mountain, my father Shao Jingliang is an old professor of the Golden Gun, and my name is Shao Gang."

Bao Tonggang was ordered by Zhao Xingjiang to bring Shao Jingliang's two sons, Shao Gang and Shao Qiang, to seek revenge for Li Mingyuan, to win the champion, and to help Zhao Xingjiang. Just now, as soon as Zhao Xingjiang saw that Lin Zhong was gone, he called his henchmen to tell Bao Tonggang and let Brother Shao go. The brothers fought for a long time, and Shao Gang urged the horse to come first. As soon as Lin Zhong heard it, he understood that Shao Gang was taking revenge, so he was extra cautious.

Lin Zhong's gun has been rumored by celebrities, but Shao Gang's knife is even more powerful, flying up and down like lightning, the air conditioner is swishing, and if he is not careful, his life is difficult to protect. Lin Zhongzhen couldn't resist Shao Gang. Zhao Xingjiang and others in the Caishan Hall were all happy when they saw it. Master Shangshu of the Ministry of War: "Don't drink it, my little nephew can't do it!"

Meng Ranhao said: "There are winners and losers in hands-on confrontations, which one dares to exercise the right to win." Good wine, wow, good wine!" He's drinking again!

The jade butterfly was defeated out of the plum blossom circle, and the big nerd, the second nerd, the third nerd and the fourth nerd all lost their breath when they saw it! Lin Zhong's martial arts are also counted among the brothers, who will be on it if he is defeated?

Zhuge Ying said: "Brothers, we have seen all Shao Gang's skills. Defeat Lin Zhong, which one is in the past?" (To be continued......)