(Four Thousand Chapters) Volume 9, Chapter 1: The Great Competition
In the third year of the Great Qin Jiaxin, August 17, and Jinyang City, the capital of the state. Qiao's class has already set up a platform in the downtown area, and the class owner Qiao Jun has just recovered from his old illness, and he is in high spirits at the moment, commanding all the guys to move everything up, and he wants to show himself
The unique job of "crushing a boulder in the chest". Qiao Nian and the others resolutely refused to allow it, but they could hear Li Mujiang on the side speak
After "not getting in the way", they all acquiesced to the matter, Qiao Jun laughed when he heard this: "Haha, Nian'er, you are also troublesome, or Miss Li is refreshing...... Alas? Where is she? ”
"Every time the show starts, unless someone makes trouble, Sister Li and Brother Shi will be busy, Daddy, have you forgotten?" Qiao Nian reminded.
"Haha, I'm so happy today, I even forgot about it," Qiao Jun smiled heartily, and then said loudly to the audience: "Ladies and gentlemen, today when my Qiao family class first arrived in Guibaodi, I showed a hand to the old and young masters' 'chest broken boulder'......" As soon as this remark came out, it immediately attracted the attention of many people, and the acrobatics have seen a lot, but this chest crushing boulder is a rare thing, so with Qiao Jun's shout, the acrobatic platform suddenly surrounded a circle......
"What a wonderful performance," a woman in the crowd sighed. A rich man next to him stroked his beard and echoed: "Who said it wasn't, the old man hasn't seen anyone playing these things on the street for many years...... The woman continued: "Listen to this, the old man is a native of Jinyang City?" ”
"Huh?" When the rich man heard the other party ask about his origin, he couldn't help but take a look, only to see that although the woman in front of him was covered with a veil and couldn't see her face clearly, she was tall and slim, and she knew that her temperament was extraordinary at a glance. ”
"It's amazing." The woman complimented, and then asked seemingly casually: "Then the major events that have happened in our Jinyang over the years, you must be well aware of it, uncle?" ”
"That's natural, girl, if you have anything you want to inquire about, it's right to ask my husband."
"The little woman wants to ask, what special people have been in Jinyang City over the years?"
"Special people...... When I think about it, there are a few troupes during the Chinese New Year, and this is the first time this year that I have seen this juggling, and the deserted village in the eastern suburbs is said to be haunted, and then there is the triennial military parade ......"
"Ha, my husband is really well-informed."
"Hehe, don't dare to be, don't dare to be."
"I also want to ask, has Jinyang been to the Wild Wolves recently?"
"Wolves? How is it possible, our state is located in the interior, Jinyang City is the capital, the army of wild wolves and barbarians can't even break through the Yumen Pass, where can we get to Jinyang City? The girl laughed. ”
"The old man misunderstood, it's not the army, in fact, the little woman refers to whether there is a single wild wolf who has ever been to Jinyang? About five years ago......"
"Single, five years ago...... Hey, don't say it, there's really one! ”
"Oh?!"
"Five years ago, when the wolf sued for peace, the wolf king and the wolf queen and their guards once rested in Jinyang City, the wolf king was powerful and domineering, but the wolf queen was delicate like a flower, but it was very strange. It's a pity that after they arrived in the capital, they ...... "The rest of the world knows what happened, of course, there is no need for this old man to elaborate - the day after the end of the peace talks that year, the wolf king and the wolf queen and his party, together with thirty Tielang riders and guards, all died in the capital, the death was extremely miserable, and the real culprit has been unknown, causing an uproar in the world, although the two countries did not go to war again, but the suspicion became more and more serious."
"The Wolf King, the Wolf Queen...... I know this, so, are there any other wild wolves passing by Jinyang City in the future? ”
"Of course not."
"Why is my husband so sure?"
"Do you think, their wolf king came in person, and in the end they all ended up with incomplete bones, how dare other wild wolf barbarians risk their lives?"
"Really, isn't it?"
"Absolutely not, old man, I am well informed, but I don't say that I haven't seen other wolves, and I haven't even heard of them. Girl, why did you suddenly think to ask this...... Girl, girl? Li Mujiang squeezed out the crowded acrobatic platform, and sighed a little tiredly-in the past ten days, following Qiao Jiaban around, she had inquired about hundreds of people, but she didn't even have a useful clue.
An unusually tall figure also came out of the crowd, it was Shi Li, Li Mujiang greeted him: "How is it?" Shi Li shook his head as well.
"I'll go to the restaurant and ask the people of Qianfeng. You guard Qiao's class, ask more, and I will come to you soon. Li Mujiang gave an order and went straight away.
"Yes, Sister." But as soon as he took two steps, a loud voice came from behind: "The military parade in Jinyang City will start immediately, and the idle people must not occupy the main road, and they will disperse immediately." Obviously, this voice was directed at Qiao's class.
Li Mujiang turned his head and saw a young man with a small head and a round face shouting and walking over slowly, while the onlookers listened
The word "military parade" immediately dispersed - the triennial military parade is both spectacular and majestic, but it is much more interesting than the acrobatic team's gadgets...... In less than a moment, the audience under Qiao's class was gone.
"What's going on?" Chen Wuhao, the eldest disciple of the Qiao family, was a little annoyed: "Relying on the fact that you are an official family, do you bully people?" ”
"Don't say it, senior brother, are the people still there......" Qiao Nian pointed to the round-faced young man and reminded in a low voice.
Qiao Jun, who had just broken the first boulder, was obviously a little sullen: "Old man, I haven't exerted my strength yet, but everyone is running ......away" The round-faced young man laughed when he heard this: "I think the old man is playing a good game, breaking the boulder in his chest, this hard kung fu is very rare, and then!" Then he raised his hand and threw out a piece of silver, which was not light.
With a "snap", it fell into the tray carried by Chen Wuhao impartially. Qiao Jun was a little surprised: "Official, this is ......"
"I'm not an official, I'm just doing things for others," the round-faced young man then said: "I have had a hard life, and I know that it is not easy for you to make a living, if you don't dislike it, you should make a friend, and you can take care of it if you have the opportunity in the future." Qiao Jun hurriedly clenched his fists and said, "Childe is serious." The round-faced young man returned the salute with a fist: "Then I will leave first." But let me talk too much, my husband, you have just recovered from your old injuries, and you still have to do what you can. With that, he went slowly.
But Li Mujiang's eyes were condensed - this person does things left and right, his martial arts are not weak, and his eyesight is also very good, and the ordinary people in the government have no such ability.
"Sister," a voice interrupted Li Mujiang's thoughts, and Shi Li walked up: "Next...... Li Mujiang thought for a while, and then said: "It's okay to go left and right, let's go and see the parade first, there are more people there, maybe there will be a harvest." ”………… After the parade ceremony, after the drills such as arranging formations and salvos, the emotions of the people of Jinyang City have been driven, and after letting go of a series of brilliant fireworks, they aroused applause one by one, bringing the emotions to the peak, but the audience is still not satisfied - everyone knows that the highlight of the military parade in Jinyang City is always the last item.
"Next, it's a big competition!" At this moment, a high-pitched voice sounded. And the onlookers also burst into earth-shattering applause: "Wow, I've been looking forward to this for a long time." ”
"Yes, yes, Fang Cai's drill looks imposing, but where is the competition so energetic?"
"I heard that many officials and masters have come to this competition, and many big businessmen have been invited, and the rewards are terrifying."
"Yo, what does that mean, you want to show your hands too?"
"your fart, this big contest is where those young heroes come in, tell me to go up, won't it be all foreign?"
"Who do you think will win this year? Is it an athlete in the army, or a person in the rivers and lakes? ”
"Hey, let's guess and guess doesn't count, let's watch the competition honestly......" Li Mujiang and Shi Li have been inquiring in the crowd for a long time, but there is still no news, it seems that this time it will be in vain.
Since the incident in Chang'an, Li Mujiang's mind has become more and more resolute, so he naturally does not take this small setback in his eyes.
But Shi Li just started to follow the search, and he found nothing for more than ten days, but he was a little depressed at this time. Li Mujiang saw it in his eyes, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, but he couldn't explain it, and when he heard that this big competition was so exciting, he patted Shi Li on the shoulder: "Ah Li, you have worked hard these days, let's see how about this big competition?" ”
"Yes, Sister." Shi Li bowed. Li Mujiang couldn't help but smile and said, "Take it easy, this is not a task." ”
"Yes." ………… The rules of the game are very simple - those who think they have the strength will stand in the ring to meet everyone's challenges, and after half an hour, the last person standing in the ring is the winner.
Of course, although this big competition is not forbidden for people from the rivers and lakes to participate, there is also a condition, that is, only those under the age of 25 can fight, so as to prevent the scum of the rivers and lakes from bullying the small.
The first few people who came to power had already been defeated, and the rest of the people began to be cautious - only the last person standing would win anyway, so why should I waste my energy early?
But then, the new rules once again aroused the enthusiasm of the competition - when you go to the stage to fight, as long as you win a game, you will have a reward, and the more victories, the richer the reward.
Looking at the bags of gold and silver or sharp swords that the victors brought out, everyone began to jump again.
After many rounds of competition, standing on the stage at this moment is a general from the Jinyang military camp, a simple knife makes the tiger and the tiger angry, has defeated seven strong enemies in a row, plus he shot ruthlessly, the opponents are almost all hung up, for a while, no one dares to challenge.
"Which one is up for battle?" The tiger roared, like a thunderclap on a dry day. is a good man, everyone can't help but admire in their hearts, it seems that the sweat and blood as the ultimate reward belongs to him.
"My lord, Zhao Zhu came to ask for advice." A soft voice sounded behind him, turning his head around, but his jaw dropped in shock - the person who came had a good face, was dressed in a Luo skirt, and couldn't help but be weak, he was clearly a rich lady, where did he look like he knew martial arts?
"This girl, don't be kidding, I don't have eyes with this knife." Splitting the general direction into the air, it suddenly stirred up a wind, so not majestic, and the onlookers saw this momentum, and they were also worried about Zhao Zhu - this delicate little girl, where can she be someone's opponent?
"Please advise." Zhao Zhu hugged his fists and saluted, and then without saying a word, he rushed up with a fist.
"Hmm!" Before he could react, his lower abdomen had already been hit hard, and this punch could come very quickly, and before he could squeeze the knife, he arched his waist like a shrimp and covered his lower abdomen, which was extremely painful.
"Whoa!" The crowd suddenly erupted in amazement, no one could have imagined that this little girl would be able to make the general deflated with one move.
"Good time!" took a sip of the general, and no longer dared to underestimate the enemy, so he raised his sword and attacked.
The two fought in one place, which is strange to say, this general knife technique was passed on from the army, so it was straightforward, simple and direct, and this was okay; But that Miss Zhao Zhu is obviously a daughter, but her boxing skills are only more fierce than the other party, opening and closing, and the momentum is extraordinary, which is really strange.
"Sister, I don't understand." Shi Li found a problem: "This woman's internal strength is mediocre, and her strength is weak, and this set of boxing methods is not suitable for her at all." ”
"It's the way Yi'er walked," Li Mujiang rubbed his eyebrows helplessly: "The women of Chang'an don't let their eyebrows go, their names are loud and tight, which girl on the rivers and lakes is not envious?" So even the number of martial arts has gone to imitate Yi'er. ”
"But Yu Wenyi's boxing method was passed down from her father, and he has a deep family knowledge and a self-contained system, but this Zhao Zhu has learned four different things." Shi Li pointed out the problem without hesitation: "What I don't understand even more is why this kind of fist embroidery can win the general." In the ring, under Zhao Zhu's fierce attack, the general knife momentum gradually became scattered.
Li Mujiang glanced at the audience and said, "This is acting." ”
"Acting?"
"You see, the general move 'splitting Huashan' is full of strength, but it is at least one foot away from the body; and this horizontal cut, it is accurate, but it is as light as cotton; Zhao Zhu swung his fist over, and he easily dodged this move when he retreated, but this time he was as stupid as he was forced to ......" As he spoke, he was hit again, and under the pursuit of Zhao Zhu's storm, he was knocked out of the ring in embarrassment...... Everyone saw that the majestic and ferocious general had been defeated, where was there anyone who dared to challenge, so they had to watch Zhao Zhu show off his might on stage......
"Why is that?"
"The general first to play to beat the crowd, and then deliberately lose to her, then who would dare to challenge this young lady? Isn't the leader of the great contest at his fingertips? ”
"Is that crazy? Why lose on purpose? Li Mujiang's eyes swept away: "He's not crazy, I guess this Miss Zhao Zhu must be the daughter of a certain dignitary, after losing to her, she became the champion, and the general boss also successfully showed favor to that nobleman, and the general manager will definitely be valued in the future...... The best of all three worlds, you just need to act in a scene. The big competition is said to be for everyone, but it is just a game of power exchange......" Shi Li frowned: "What a group of shameless and cunning Central Plains people. Li Mujiang was noncommittal, and turned his head to look at the field: "Hmm...... As the final reward, the sweaty BMW was really extraordinary, the whole body was red, there was no half of variegation, and it was extremely handsome. It's a pity that such a good horse has to fall into the hands of Zhao Zhu, who is just here to play...... Do you say yes, Ali? Seeing that no one answered, Li Mujiang turned his head, but Shi Li was nowhere to be seen.
The next moment, a voice sounded behind Zhao Zhu, who was beaming proudly: "Shi Li came to challenge." ”