Chapter 3 Contest in front of the palace (1)

The Khitan warrior with the tail of the money rat has a strong physique and a fist as big as a fight. When you swing your fists, it's as if you were born with a pair of sledgehammers on your arms. The master of the Tang Clan was already a strong figure, but in front of him, he looked small and exquisite.

The drums sounded, and the Khitan warriors punched to the flesh, mercilessly. Even if the opponent has been knocked down on the stage by him, he has to choke the opponent's neck and pick it up.

And the masters selected by the Tang clan gate valve were like hares that were hammered into a trance, they were pinched by the neck and lifted into the air, kicked their legs with a dying and struggling look, and then were slammed to the stage by the Khitan warriors.

Yelu Song, the sixth prince of Khitan, who had a shiny head on his head but had Qi bangs, sat on a high platform, beaming proudly, and glanced at the Han officials around him from time to time. He turned his head again, smiled happily at his servants, and said something that he couldn't understand. And sitting next to him was Yelu Hongji, the seventh prince of Khitan, with an awe-inspiring expression and no smile.

Perhaps Yelusong's words had been heard by the Liang Dynasty interpreters, but no one had translated them for the Liang Dynasty officials. And the officials of the Liang Dynasty were silent, and they had no intention of listening to what they were laughing at over there. It must not be a good word.

The Tang master went into battle with four people in a row, but they were all defeated. The Khitan warriors laughed wildly, shouting that as long as they could withstand him for thirty moves, the Han people would win.

The temporary martial arts platform is set up in front of the Sima Palace.

On the north side of the competition, there is a ladder stand specially prepared for the masters, sons, ladies and ladies of the Tang family, and the nobles sit on it. And sitting at the top are the gate lord boss, the Khitan prince and the court official.

On the west side of the competition platform, there are 100 black-robed and black-armored big Sima cavalry guards, a full set of Shence military standard equipment, neat queues, and banners; On the opposite side were a hundred Khitan iron horsemen wearing various animal skin robes and iron armor. To the south, men and women gathered over, all idlers in Qinghua Fang, to say the least, there were as many as 300.

Watching the Tang masters defeated one by one, the second old man Tang Ning, who was sitting on the high platform, had a solemn face. (Tang Ning, the second brother of Tang Qiong, Duke of Anguo, Marquis of Wuding, the official worship of the military department.) )

The royal family sent salute officials, among whom was Hu Rong, the chief administrator of the Great Interior, who sat beside Tang Ning, with a thin old face and an expressionless face.

This old mink temple named Hu Rong is very famous in the martial arts. It was rumored that he had a big battle with Cheng Wannu, one of the four great grandmasters, and since then, Cheng Wannu has disappeared.

At this time, there was a sigh from the audience, and the fifth master of the Tang clan was knocked off the stage.

Tang Ning was resentful in his heart, and muttered in a dumb voice: "If Lin Falcon and Zhang Yang are alone, it will not make this Hu person so arrogant." ”

Lin Falcon and Zhang Yang were the personal guards of Tang Qiong, the Duke of Anguo, but they all followed Tang Qiong to Chang'an, not in Luoyang.

Hearing Tang Ning say this, the two swordsmen behind him glanced at each other, they were Tang Ning's personal guards, Mi Qing and Gao Zhun.

Gao Zhun stood up and saluted: "Please allow Master Hou to let Gao Zhun fight!" ”

Immediately, Mi Qing echoed and wanted to fight.

Tang Ning glanced sideways slightly, and when he saw them, he also saw Yelu Song's slanted eyes slanting to this side, with a provocative look on his face.

Tang Ning said: "You and the others are all masters of using swords, but today's martial arts competition is the first, without the use of blades, can you still do it?" If not, let's go to the inner courtyard of Shun. ”

Gao Zhun said: "Just come a few reckless people, and invite the first master of the Tang clan out, I'm afraid it's not appropriate." And let me wait to meet him, if you can't take him, please go to the inner court before it's too late. ”

Tang Ning had a calm face, of course he hoped that Gao Zhun would go up to defeat the Khitan warriors, but he was even more afraid of losing. If his personal guards also lose, he will not only lose the face of the Tang family, but also his own face.

At this time, I heard the Khitan warrior on the stage shouting loudly, and Tang Ning couldn't understand his words, but Yelu Song, the Khitan prince on the side, acted as an interpreter, saying that the Khitan warrior lowered his standards again, and as long as he could withstand his twenty moves, he would admit defeat and step down.

Hearing this, Gao Zhun couldn't hold back and asked to fight again.

Tang Ning took a breath, nodded slowly, and Gao Zhunfei went on stage.

Seeing the top master of the Tang Clan on the stage, the spectators who had been dull for a long time in the stage became excited, they stood up, and some even shouted loudly, asking Gao Zhun to beat the arrogant man hard.

Su Bottle is also a martial artist, and when he sees a master duel, he will inevitably look at it twice, and he is even a little interested. At this time, I heard Zhu Tao greet and said that there was still a place on the stage, and asked my uncle to sit on it.

Su Bottle raised his head and saw that the nobles of the Tang clan were sitting on it, and there were indeed some vacant seats, especially the more vacant seats next to the sixth lady Tang Mei.

I don't know why she has a lot of empty spaces there, is it because she is usually not popular? Or because she married a son-in-law, she lost her status?

Although Zhu Tao persuaded twice in a row, Su Bottle waved his hand and said that it was good for him to stand under the stage.

I don't know what the little maid thinks, she actually made a mistake, and said a little anxiously: "Uncle should go up, if you stand below like this, and are seen by the Tang family officials, you want to say that Xiao Tao doesn't understand the rules, and she didn't do a good job of persuasion, and she didn't explain the "Tang Family Law" to your uncle." If the ceremonial officer tells the young lady, Zhu Tao will be beaten. ”

I see, seeing that the little girl was in a hurry, Su Bottle walked to the high platform. The ceremonial officer didn't know Su Bottle, and after Zhu Tao's introduction, Su Bottle came to the stands.

When he came to the stage, he had to sit next to Miss Six, but Su Wei was just about to sit down, only to hear Tang Mei say coldly: "Who asked you to come up?" ”

Su Bottle looked at Zhu Tao, Zhu Tao showed hesitation, and was slightly surprised, the surprise gradually worsened, as if he had made a big mistake, and lowered his head, at this time Su Bottle said: "It was the official who asked me to come up." ”

Hearing this, Tang Mei pointed to the corner of her finger and said, "You sit over there." ”

At this time, the battle on the competition platform had already begun, and there were shouts and cheers from the audience, but Su Bottle was not in the mood to watch the martial arts.

Although Su Bottle is generous to his subordinates, everyone has a temper, and being so neglected will inevitably cause some fluctuations. Standing in the corner, staring vacantly at the stage.

Not long after, Gao Zhun, who was good at swordsmanship but not boxing, was also ousted.

It can't be said that Gao Zhun is not good at martial arts, it's just that he gave up his strengths and weaknesses, and then fought against the masters, and he inevitably lost.

Su Bottle believes that if the two of them hold swords, Gao Zhun, who is agile and agile, has a good chance of winning. But not everyone knows martial arts, they only know that the swordsman hired at a high price was defeated, which caused their Tang clan to lose face. Some people can't help but scold angrily: Spend so much money to invite a bunch of waste!

Hearing the word "waste", Su Bei was slightly moved, and watched Gao Zhun who collapsed on the ground being carried away on a stretcher, and his heart was not good.

And the person who said that sentence was none other than Sixth Miss Tang Mei.

Su Bottle didn't look back, but Su Bottle felt that when she said the word "waste", she was looking at Su Bottle. Because those two words sound exceptionally clear, and the direction of hearing is directly facing you.

"Hahahaha!" The Khitan prince Yelu Song laughed loudly, waved his hand at Tang Ning and said: "Your warriors, no, compared to ours, the Khitan warriors are too bad." ”

Although Tang Ning was resentful in his heart, as a court official, he would not turn his face because of a few words, and even smiled without losing the demeanor of a great country.

Seeing the Khitan warrior showing off his might on the stage, Mi Qing, the first swordsman of the Hou Mansion, couldn't hold back, took off his long sword and put it aside, and was about to ask to fight, but was caught by Tang Ning.

Although the "general" and "chivalrous" are light, Tang Ning, who has been fighting for 20 years, knows martial arts. He knew what Gao Zhun was losing for. It's not that Gao Zhun is weak, but because of his own shortcomings and strengths, he suffered a big loss.

It seems to be a clumsy move in the eyes of ordinary people, but people who practice martial arts can see a cloud of qi, that aura is ever-changing, or sharp like a knife, or as heavy as a hammer, Gao Zhun can also play sword qi with his bare hands, which is not simple.

It's a pity that his sword qi is not strong enough to completely break away from the weapon. And those who can "raise their hands like knives" in today's world, in addition to the four great masters of martial arts, are a few old monsters who hide deep in the inner and gate valves. And among the younger generation, very few people can reach such a state.

"Central Plains people, do you dare to come to the competition? If you don't dare, then please marry Princess Changxia to our six princes of Daliao! ”

The Khitan warrior on stage couldn't speak Chinese, but he was able to say this. It seems that this was prepared in advance, and if no one could defeat him, he would stand on the stage and say this in full view of everyone.

Now Concubine Fan is very sick, and she barely sat up when Miss Six got married that day. And Princess Changxia is the wife of the royal family who is assigned to Duke An Guo.

"No wonder this competition is arranged in Qinghuafang......"