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The annual palace martial arts competition was also proposed by Wu Zetian, in order to promote the improvement of the martial arts of the generals of the palace forbidden army, and the winning generals would receive a lot of rewards, and they might even be promoted.

There are also some people who understand that this is just a means for Wu Zetian to entrap the generals of the palace guards, in order to strengthen the control of the palace guards, but the emperor has no objection to this, and no one dares to stand up against it.

Every year, the emperor and empress will participate in such martial arts competitions, and the important ministers of the court will also come to watch, because the winners will get a lot of rewards, and there may be promotions in positions, and the generals of the Praetorian Guard also attach great importance to such competitions, and they are all going all out, hoping to defeat all other opponents in the martial arts competition, and achieve the final victory, so as to obtain rewards and promotions. There are not many generals who participate in the palace competition every year, many of them are old opponents, and they know each other's skills better, and some people's strength is only equal, which also increases the predictable surname and unpredictable surname of the result of the martial arts competition.

Because the strength of the generals is about the same, many people will guess who will win before the game, and then bet on it with money and goods, and then develop into a gambling competition in which many people in the palace participate, including princes, princesses, and palace maids and eunuchs in the palace, but the amount is smaller, entertainment-oriented, and no one interferes.

The scale of this year's martial arts competition is not as high as last year, because this year's royal drive to Luoyang came, and some of the generals of the palace guards stayed in the Daming Palace in Chang'an.

This year, Zuo Qianniuwei only has Liu Yi, and even Zuo Qianniu's general Zhang Renyuan has not signed up, they have all seen Liu Yi's skills, and they feel that no one is his opponent, so they only sent Liu Yi to participate in the war, hoping that he can earn honor for Zuo Qianniuwei.

The martial arts competition was held in the square outside the Guanfeng Hall of Shangyang Palace, and the emperor Li Zhi and the empress Wu Zetian and the officials accompanying the three grades and above came to watch, as well as the sergeants of the Yulin Army, Jin Wuwei, Qianniuwei and other guards.

In the morning, the competition was about to begin, and most of the participants and watchers stood in line in the square outside the Guanfeng Palace, waiting for the arrival of the emperor and empress.

"Liu Yi, this time you must give Zuo Qianniuwei a share of the glory to come back!" Zuo Qianniuwei General Zhang Renyuan walked up to Liu Yi, patted him on the shoulder, and said in a low voice. Zhang Renyuan was easily defeated by the general of the Right Yulin Army in the previous year's competition, losing face, and felt that he had no ability to "take revenge", hoping that Liu Yi could defeat Qi Biming this year and save some face for him.

"General, I will do my best to win every game!" Liu Yi straightened his chest and replied loudly.

"We're all waiting to see your wonderful performance," Zhang walked over satisfied.

"Brother Yi'an, this time you must open our eyes and beat down those who look down on us Qianniuwei!" Li Yifeng, who was standing on the side, also whispered to Liu Yi, and gestured.

"Brother Yifeng, don't worry, I won't lose!" Liu Yi's face was full of confidence.

"His Majesty the Emperor and the Queen of Heaven have arrived!" With the shrill shouts of the eunuchs, a group of soldiers of the Qianniuwei ran over first.

On duty today are Li Jingjia, the general of the left Qianniu Wei Zhonglang, and Guo Qizong, the general of the right Qianniu Wei Zhonglang, who took dozens of soldiers to escort the emperor and the empress from the Xianju Hall where they lived.

Liu Yi looked over, Princess Taiping also came with Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, and behind them, there were Shangguan Wan'er and other palace people.

The ministers and sergeants saluted the emperor and empress in unison, and then Li Zhi and Wu Zetian took their seats on the throne in the center.

After the emperor and the empress sat down, a eunuch quickly ran to Wu Zetian and asked for instructions in a low voice, and then the eunuch shouted sharply: "The martial arts competition in the palace starts now!" The first contest was won by General Yulin You, Duke Qi Ming of Liangguo and General Li Xiaoyi of the Right Qianniuwei..."

With the shouts of the eunuchs, two generals in military uniforms walked out of the queue where they were standing, and after saluting the audience, they stood opposite each other, and then saluted each other.

After Liu Yi took up his post in the palace, he also figured out the situation of all the generals in the Praetorian Guard through some means, and he knew the situation of the two people in front of him, Li Xiaoyi needless to say, Liu Yi had several contacts, and Liu Yi, who had a bearded face called Qi Biming, also knew that this person was the eldest son of Qi Bi He Li, a famous general who belonged to the Hu people in the early Tang Dynasty.

Li Duozuo, the general of the Right Yulin Army, is a Hu person, and the general of the Right Yulin Army, Qi Biming, is also a descendant of the Hu people, Liu Yi can't understand why there are so many Hu generals in the royal guard, and the emperor is so relieved to let the Hu generals command the forbidden army in the palace? Isn't this emperor afraid of a case?

Liu Yi thought crookedly. The competition on the field has begun, because it is in the palace, it is not allowed to use the sword, the competition is mainly hand-to-hand combat, and you can use any means, including wrestling, etc., as long as the opponent is knocked to the ground, revealing an obvious defeat can be judged.

Niu Gao, Ma Ma and agile Qi Biming's skills are really unusual, and in just a few rounds, he knocked Li Xiaoyi to the ground and was sentenced to win the match.

Li Xiaoyi's face was flushed, and he got off the field in disgrace amid the applause of the soldiers of the Yulin Army.

In the Qianniu Guard Sergeant Formation, there was no sound, and the master who had been sent by the party was knocked down by the opponent, coupled with the cheers of the Yulin Army soldiers showing off, his face was a little unbearable.

"In the second game, the right leader of the guard general Hua Dazhi will play against the right Yulin general Bi Ming!" The eunuch who presided over the game announced again.

Because there are not many people participating in the tournament in the palace, the winner will continue to play until he is knocked down by his opponent, and if he wins all the time, he will rest for a quarter of an hour after three matches, although this kind of competition is a bit unfair, but the winner is the strongest in physical strength and skill, and will be respected and recognized by everyone.

The game on the field started again, and Qi Ming still showed great courage, and after more than a dozen moves, he defeated Hua Dazhi.

The soldiers of the Yulin Army burst into cheers again, proud of their commander's two consecutive victories.

Officers and soldiers in the army have gambling behavior before the game, one is to bet on who will win in all the participating lists, and the other is to bet on who can win more than three games in a row, as well as the odds, if Qi Biming wins another game, then whether Qi Biming can win the final championship, the person who bets on Qi Biming will win a game.

The victorious Qi Biming did not have a smug look on his face, and he saluted with a fist on the field with a calm look.

"The one who is on the field below, the right martial guard general Cui Xiantun..."The third contestant came on the field.

After this general, who was about as tall as Qi Biming, came on the field, he tried to compete with Qi Biming for a while, but finally couldn't resist Qi Biming's attack and was knocked to the ground by Qi Biming.

The three consecutive victories made the Yulin army burst out louder cheers, and Qi Biming's face also showed a hint of pride.

Three consecutive victories also won Qi Biming a quarter of an hour's rest, Liu Yi didn't know when he would play, after seeing Qi Biming's moves in these games, Liu Yi was already thinking about how to defeat this opponent!

After a quarter of an hour's break, the arrogant Qi Biming played again, and the eunuch also announced the personnel who went up to compete with Qi Biming below, "... Zuo Qianniu Wei Qianniu prepares Liu Yi!"

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