Section 294 New Year's Games [Second Shift] Ask for a monthly pass
What is a sports meeting, let alone the common people, even the nobles don't know.
However, the huge, hillside is half a semi-circular stand, half an open spectator stand. The seats can accommodate up to 30,000 people, and the open ones can accommodate 100,000 people, and as long as you have a good eye, you can go up the dirt slope a little farther away.
Or, climb the roofs of those shops for a few bucks.
Seats are a status symbol, especially those boxes with the main seat on the front, you don't have enough status is not possible to buy a ticket.
"What is the sports meeting, this king only explains one sentence, that is, to strengthen the body. If you don't understand, see with your eyes and feel for yourself. Today is the preliminaries, and everyone has a chance to get the reward of this king. Li Yuanxing waved his hand to signal to start.
It's daytime, and there are far more people in the box than they were yesterday.
Yesterday was night, and many of the nobles of the noble family did not go out.
On the first day of the first month of the first year of Zhenguan, the crazy "Niangzi Guan" film and picture in the newspaper made countless noblewomen regret it.
There is too little entertainment in Datang, not to mention that this is a movie. Even in the modern era of later generations, there will be a lot of box office income, and Wu Cao is even considering whether to build a movie theater, he will definitely make a fortune.
"The first field project, Gun Throwing! At the same time, it is a 100-step race! ”
Javelins, here is the Tang Dynasty, there can be no alloy javelins of later generations, but here are wooden throwing guns.
The contestants entered the arena with the exception of their own clothes. They all have a vest with the name of the firm written on it. The narrators are specially trained, and four of the more than 100 storytellers in Chang'an City are carefully selected, not only to speak clearly, but also to be lively.
Each javelin was tied with a strip of cloth with a number written on it.
Ten people voted at the same time, and the commentator kept reading the names of the top 16 people, and each time he read a name, he would add the name of the sponsor after the name.
"Look, there has been! Throwers with more than seventy paces. Players from the Tang Dynasty court exclusively sponsored by the Blue Lake Silk Firm. ”
Another commentator also shouted, "Seventy steps." This is the highest record for throwing guns today. ”
The four commentators naturally had to find a chance to speak: "Among the next group to appear, Wang Erlang from the Bashu Royal Immortal Tea Merchant Sponsorship, he was originally just a yarn washing slave. If he can make it to the top three. Except after the bonus. He can get a copy of the paperwork for freeing himself from slavery! ”
The narrator shouted hard.
"Sixty-nine, it's a pity that he didn't go beyond it."
"In the next group, there is a very strong player Xiao Qilang. From the Zuo Wuwei auxiliary battalion. ”
"He claimed before the game that he would definitely win the championship, and if he won the championship, he would be promoted from the current seventh-class auxiliary soldier to the third-class auxiliary soldier, and the bonus was enough for him to buy a cottage in Chang'an County and marry a beautiful woman to go home!"
The narrator's voice made the people excited.
At this time, thousands of people suddenly shouted in the public viewing area: "Xiao Qi, give us a long face, Zuo Wuwei's brother is optimistic about you!" ”
Xiao Qilang raised his hands in response to his brothers in the same camp.
Soon, another group of people began to shout, they were from a silk workshop, and that there were their companions in this group.
If there is one, there will be two, and immediately there will be three.
The voices of cheering and cheering in all the middle schools rang out, and the cheers of the people were extremely high.
Even in the stands, some of the people who paid for seats stood up and shouted.
The regular army is not allowed to participate, this is the rule, otherwise the gun throwing item is placed among Li Yuanxing's four guards, and there are many people who can throw a hundred steps.
Throwing a gun, 100 steps, 200 steps, 400 steps, and then 2,000 steps, 5,000 steps. Long jump, high jump, stone throwing.
The first day was all preliminaries.
In the final stage, Li Yuanxing planned to gamble and earn some money from the banker. Open seats, each person is limited to two cents, the seat is limited to 100 cents, the box has always been capped, and the front seat is not limited.
Those who can be in the main box on the front are all real nobles.
On the first day, if the sports day was a warm-up, then the second day was a frenzy for the finals with a colorful head.
And on the third day, the archery competition really ignited the fire in the hearts of the people of Chang'an, not only the people of Chang'an, but also the envoys of various states asked to participate, they wanted not bonuses, but glory.
It is necessary to compete with the archery masters of the Tang Dynasty.
Because of archery, Datang has allowed regular sergeants to participate, and even generals can participate in the competition.
When the report hit Li Er, Li Er himself had an urge to participate. But Li Yuanxing didn't think so, he couldn't afford to lose this game, once the first archery was obtained by the people of the foreign envoys, what was the face of Datang.
But if you don't agree, you can't, if you don't agree, it will seem stingy.
Li Yuanxing felt the pressure: "Cui Yiye, go and call all the generals of the Qin Palace." ”
Cui Yiye was still in the excitement of watching the game, and after hearing Li Yuanxing's order, he was stunned for a moment and immediately ran out. The generals of the Qin Palace's mansion were basically in the main stand, and Li Yuanxing was waiting for the generals in a lounge on the mountain behind the arena. After a while, Brother Hei Tan, Cheng Motou and others arrived.
"What do you think of the foreign envoys comparing arrows?" As soon as Li Yuanxing opened his mouth, he went straight to the point.
"Look at what you see, compare it, and I'm afraid that it won't happen!" Cheng Motou shouted.
Li Yuanxing picked up the teacup in his hand and smashed it: "Lao Cheng, you are not afraid, this king is afraid, I am afraid to death!" ”
Cheng Motou was stunned, and Qin Qiong came out to relieve the siege: "Old Cheng, you are confused." This time the arrow, you and I can't play, even if we win, it will not be glorious, if we lose, it is not our face that will be lost, but the face of Datang. ”
"Brother Shubao, immediately go investigate the foreign envoys."
"Goro, there's already a list. There are seven Condor Shooters alone, and there are likely to be more, and it is not surprising that there will be thirteen at most. These people are not sure that they will win. Qin Qiong smiled bitterly.
Li Yuanxing breathed a sigh of relief: "That's it, there are only thirteen envoys from all sides combined, which is not much!" ”
"Gorou, Hugh should underestimate the Condor Archer. A certain self-esteem is not as good! Brother Black Tan also stood up.
Cheng Motou is a bastard, even if you are the king of heaven, you dare to fight, but the victory or defeat is different!
"Brother Hei, quickly send people to the whole army to recruit those with superb archery skills, and pick people first tonight. I can't afford to lose this competition tomorrow. Losing the first in archery is also a loss, and the number of the top eight Datang is too small, which is also a loss. So you understand the king's worries, you can't afford to lose, you can't afford to lose! Li Yuanxing's tone has changed a little.
"Command!" Brother Hei Tan and Cheng Motou spoke at the same time, and then left quickly with the other generals.
Qin Qiong was still in the room, and after seeing Li Yuanxing, he let out a long sigh and said, "Wulang is superhuman, can he have a good plan?" ”
"Archery, it's a real skill. There is no need to be vain, even if this king has a peerless bow in his hand, he needs a peerless archer! ”
After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, he sighed heavily.
Qin Qiong also nodded, even if he played, he was only one person.
And with his physical state, it is impossible to compete with ten arrows in a row with the level of the Condor Archer, let alone ten arrows, three arrows will make him powerless in the future.
"Uncle Bao, go investigate the weaknesses of these people." Li Yuanxing commanded again.
Qin Qiong wanted to say, how could a person who could be called an archer have a weakness in archery. However, he didn't want to put any more pressure on Li Yuanxing, so he nodded and went out.
After Qin Qiong left, Li Jing, who had been waiting outside the door, nodded at Qin Qiong, and then entered the house.
"Gorou is upset!" Li Jing said with a smile: "The archery competition is nothing more than people from other countries trying to get some face back. Goro's big military parade made them upset, frightened, scared, afraid. So they need to regain some face, they don't participate in swordsmanship, swordsmanship, punches and kicks, that is, they don't have the slightest certainty! ”
Li Yuanxing nodded, what Li Jing said was not wrong at all.
"You don't have to play at all, just pick out one person in the Qin Wang Yulin army is enough to deal with the sword skills, fists and feet. Only archery, in recent years, the Tang army has heavy crossbows but not heavy bows, so they dare to compare! ”
Li Jing said for a long time, just for one sentence, why care about the victory or defeat of this archery.
Datang has already suppressed foreign envoys in terms of prestige, so what can they do to let them regain some face? And this is just a game, a game in which the generals of the Tang Dynasty did not participate, it is just a game for the sergeants to have fun.
Li Jing had just finished persuading, and Li Er, who noticed that Li Yuanxing's state was not right, also came.
After Li Jing gave the salute, Li Er waved his hand and motioned for Li Jing to leave first, intending to chat with Li Yuanxing alone.
"Gorou, you're putting too much pressure on yourself." Li Er actually handed Li Yuanxing a cigarette, Li Yuanxing was stunned when he saw the cigarette, and haha's daxiao got up.
Seeing the smoke, Li Yuanxing suddenly thought that he was in modern times, and every time he was ready to fight, he had to think about various details, but he needed comfort the most.
"Too much perfection may not be useful!" Li Er said again.
Li Yuanxing nodded: "Brother Huang, what will happen if you lose, what will happen if you win?" ”
"Lost, several Condor archers and Tang sergeants are in the same game, what is there when you lose? The Tang sergeant is not defeated! ”
After Li Er finished speaking, he looked at Li Yuanxing's expression and continued: "If you win, it's actually nothing special. Gorou, you have done a very good job, the celebration let the world see the light of the Tang Dynasty, the big military parade shocked the world, even for the brothers to feel shocked, last night in a dream, but also saw the military array! ”
"Gorou is also tired, and it hurts to look at it for my brother." Li Er gently patted Li Yuanxing's shoulder.
Li Yuanxing nodded, and Li Er patted Li Yuanxing on the shoulder twice, and then went out.
Outside the door, Li Jing was still waiting. After seeing Li Er, he gave a salute: "Don't you want to win?" Li Jing asked in a low voice, Li Er shook his head with a smile! (To be continued......)
PS: Second Update,
This month, there are three more days.
Time flies really fast.