In the past exams, the national teacher monk twisted more calmly than anyone else, and he was the last to leave the examination room after the end, and this time there was always something abnormal. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Cui Shuji looked at this Buddhist monk, thinking about his abnormal demeanor and behavior, and couldn't help but have some doubts.

Then he glanced at Heavenly Master Ye Mufeng again, this Dao Sect authority cultivator behaved as usual. With years of understanding with him, the Ministry of Rites felt that the latter had been vigilant.

Maybe it's out of the importance of this Qingyun Bang archery exam, as well as the attention to the two teenagers who can't determine the ranking.

The evaluation results of the candidates who were not eliminated came out quickly, and the third place was undoubtedly Lang Bu Shixian, a young man from the richest family in the Tang Dynasty.

As to which Zhuo Zangfeng or Zhang Jinxuan came first, there was a serious disagreement between the temple officials and the cultivators.

Those civil officials in the Ministry of Officials could not understand the mystery of Zhuo Zangfeng's archery technique, and they could not spy on the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi that was running like a cloud.

They make a big fuss about speed, believing that archery is to shoot directly at the target, flying in a large circle, and even if it blooms, it will not have much lethality.

The cultivators led by Ma Jianghan denied this, but they did not have the absolute right to speak, and their lip service was not the opponent of those officialdom veterans at all.

Many people got together and argued for a long time, and neither side could convince the other, but they still did not stop.

The women's archery competition that followed was not much of a show.

Women are soft in the world, and the feather arrows they send are also stable and do not know how to show off their skills. But it's fairly stable, and most of them can get a passing score.

There is no controversy in the women's competition, and the debate between Zhuo Zangfeng and Zhang Jinxuan is not over yet, but it is not as fierce as before, and the wording is avoiding something, and there is a stalemate for a while.

At this time, the gate of the Hibiscus Garden suddenly opened, and six strong horses pulled the dragon chariot and flew in.

Behind him was a group of imposing officers and soldiers of the Royal Forest.

In this exam, in order to prevent confusion, candidates enter through the side door.

At this moment, from the main entrance, a carriage carved with dragons and phoenixes galloped over, and the horse's hooves stepped on the bluestone slab, making a crisp sound.

At the age of twenty-eight, His Majesty the Emperor Li Longji, who was in the prime of his life, stepped off the dragon chariot.

When the people present saw the majestic and handsome emperor arrive, they knelt down on the ground and shouted long live.

Li Longji wore a light robe, smiling, and looked very modest.

"Everyone, please be courteous!"

Many people were surprised by the arrival of His Majesty the Emperor.

In the previous Qingyun rankings, only after the last round of swordsmanship exams, the emperor will appear and entertain the examiners and candidates. It's also a royal gift.

The attendants methodically placed the emperor's chair in the hall, and a man in his fifties stood behind him with his hands down.

He looked a little depressed, like a random Confucian servant pulled from the street, his hair was messy, covering most of his face, and his robe was relatively wide, but clean and fresh.

On the seat next to the emperor, an old man with a calm face sat silently, his head slightly raised, as if sensing the fluctuations of the vitality around him.

Tan Taoan, Zhu Xiaoque kept a distance of three steps from His Majesty the Emperor, standing on one side, with a solemn face on his face.

His Majesty the Emperor came as a surprise to everyone. Master Xue, the priest of the country, accompanied the smiling face, nodded and commanded the attendants to break the tea and deliver water.

Listening to the reports of the cultivators and officials of the Ministry of Rites, Li Longji pondered for a long time about the controversy between Zhuo Zangfeng and Zhang Jinxuan.

On this issue, he can't be cautious, Zhang Jinxuan is a subordinate of Tian Qianfeng, and Zhuo Zangfeng is nominally related to himself, and the young emperor has to think about it carefully.

He suddenly made a decision, ordering the officials of the Ministry of Rites to read out the results of the women's archery first, and then let them leave the field quickly.

It seems that His Majesty the Emperor does not pay much attention to female cultivators.

This once again broke the rules of the Qingyun Bang archery competition.

His Majesty the Emperor was dressed in civilian clothes, looking casual, as if he was out of the palace and suddenly had a sense of leisure and wanted to come to the examination room in person.

In fact, before making every decision, the emperor thought about it again and again.

If you look closely, there are a few red wisps in the eyes of this young emperor, who is obviously busy with official business and has not slept all night. But from his majestic and majestic temperament, it naturally brings people a great deterrent.

After reading out the results of the women's archery, watching them come out, Cui Shuji cautiously walked up to His Majesty and asked for instructions.

According to the rules of the archery exam, if there is a dispute between the first and second places, if one of them automatically succumbs to the second place, they can avoid real sword encounters and shoot each other with archery to determine the winner.

Li Longji closed his eyes and recuperated, and when he heard Cui Shuji's question, he opened his eyes and said, "Ask the candidate's opinion." How dare I be so self-conscious?"

Listening to the explanation of the official of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Jinxuan didn't say a word, and his expression and attitude revealed that he was going to make a decision on this first.

Zhuo Zangfeng didn't seem to care, and said loudly: "It doesn't matter if the ranking is high or low, I can be in second place." ”

Hearing this, many people thought that the teenager was timid.

Ma Jianghan's eyes showed a look of regret, and Zhang Jinxuan frowned slightly, seemingly extremely disappointed.

Cui Shuji breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this matter was finally clean.

Just as he was about to walk over and want the emperor to report, Zhuo Zangfeng suddenly took a few steps forward and said loudly: "But I must fight Zhang Jin's crossbow with a bow and arrow." ”

Li Longji was a little surprised, remembering Yao Caiwei's incident, and couldn't help but say: "You go to the front and let me take a look!"

The two of them strode together, reaching the emperor at the same time, and stood six paces away.

His Majesty the Emperor's gaze swept over the two of them, and when he saw Zhuo Zangfeng, he couldn't help but think: "The maid Xiang'er of Yao Changqi's family said that the young man surnamed Zhuo has a fierce appearance, how can I not look like it, it must be that this girl has a prejudice in her heart, and she doesn't like this young man." ”

Thinking that this is also human nature, Li Longji said: "During my hunting trip, I suddenly wanted to see all the talents, so I came in a hurry, there are two bows on the chariot, which are the treasures of my Tang Town Palace, and I specially brought them this time, just to see the real archery masters." ”

A guard had already brought two long boxes, opened the lid, and took out the two antique divine bows placed inside.

Li Longji looked at them and said, "The first bow is called 'Zhentian', which was used by the three arrows of Pingyang County to set the Tianshan Mountain, and the second bow is called the Dragon Tongue Bow, which is used by the so-called 'Lu Bu in the People' to shoot halberds. Pick one of your own and use it for a competition, and don't hurt the innocent!"

Determining life and death with archery is a rule that has been set since the time of Taizu, and the young emperor who has just ascended the throne is reluctant to see the two tigers fighting, but the ancestors are regulated, and he is helpless.

The two thanked the emperor, Zhang Jin chose the dragon tongue bow, Zhuo Zangfeng took the heaven-shaking bow and carefully wounded the bow, and the others retreated into the palace, Cui Shuji announced the start of the competition, and the two teenagers walked into the room with bows.

The sun is just overhead, and the shadows on the ground are almost in a straight line.

The bow was exposed to the sun and shimmered with a moist glow.

Outside the field, on the Zixiao Pavilion, inside the main hall, countless eyes looked here.

The final victory or defeat is about to be revealed.

For a moment, their hearts seemed to be more nervous than two teenagers with bows facing each other. (To be continued.) )