During the Qingming Festival, it rained a lot, and it was rainy for many days, and unconsciously, people in the rainy days were irritable.

The rain during the Qingming Festival continued to rain until Fan Dazhi's clothes emitted a strong rancid smell, and the calf pants turned out from the bottom of the box were already moldy, so it slowly stopped......

Fan Dazhi hung the cleaned calf pants on the bamboo pole, looking at the long-lost sun, and his mood became clear.

After the rain, the Zhuque Street looks extremely clean, the willow trees on the side of the street have sprouted green buds, and the imperial capital Luoyang is still as lively and prosperous as before.

A piece of news, like a spring breeze, quickly spread all over the streets and alleys of Luoyang City.

Zhixing Academy will compete with Longmen Academy.

This news soon caused a huge sensation among the people, and the people of the Great Chen Empire were still martial, and the world-famous Zhixing Academy actually competed with the Longmen Academy, which was in the limelight, and immediately attracted the attention of the common people of the Great Chen Empire.

The imperial court quickly announced the location of the competition, which will be held in the military department school near Yingtianmen, and it is said that on the day of the competition, the emperor may also come to Yingtianmen to watch.

The people of the Dachen Empire, who like to be lively by nature, began to look forward to it, and the people in the teahouse and wine shop inquired about each other's news, and the gambling houses and money houses did a surprisingly good business, and some gambling houses even set bets and odds for this competition.

For this Qingming campus competition between the two academies, Yu Linwei of the Beijing Forbidden Army took the lead in taking action, and the head-catching officials of the six gates actively cooperated, first swept the city fox society rats in the imperial capital Luoyang, and then investigated and detained some suspicious people.

The security of the imperial capital Luoyang has become unprecedentedly good, and it is simply a road that is not left behind, and the door is not closed at night.

The inspection officers of the Five Cities Terracotta Division led the sergeants to tear down all the unsightly buildings near Yingtianmen, and they even demolished the wall of the military headquarters school yard, leveled the field in a very short time, and built a ring.

Great Chen Empire, Chengping seven years, spring.

On a day of apricot blossoms and light rain, the much-anticipated competition between Zhixing Academy and Longmen Academy finally began.

On the Yingtian Gate, many sergeants sprinkled and cleaned it early in the morning, and even the heavy city bricks were wiped spotlessly.

When the sky was bright, near the military department's school field, under the Yingtian Gate, it was already crowded with people who came to see the excitement, and the forbidden army specially allocated 1,000 Yulin guards for this purpose, responsible for guarding and maintaining order on the scene.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

As the officials of the six gates of the capital sounded the gong to open the way, the inspectors of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and the Imperial City Division led the sergeants to escort a group of civil and military ministers to the Yingtian Gate.

There are dozens of seats placed on the Yingtianmen, and at a glance, the scenery below is unobstructed, and not far away is the ring of the military department.

The ministers sat down in turn, Cui Taichu, the president of Longmen Academy, Xin Wusheng, the first president, Wei Zhilin, and Cheng Ziya, the head of Zhixing Academy, sat at both ends.

The front seat in the middle was vacant, and it was the seat of His Majesty the Emperor, the most powerful emperor in the Great Chen Empire.

Finally, when the Ming Huangluo umbrella flashed at the head of the city, the ministers hurriedly stood up and fell to the ground one after another......

"Long live our emperor! Banzai! Hooray!

Emperor Chen, who was wearing a purple gold crown and a rolling dragon yellow robe, walked up to Yingtianmen, and slowly walked to his seat amid the greetings of the ministers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, be flat!"

Emperor Chen raised his head slightly, and brushed the crown silk under his chin with his hand.

Gong E, who was behind her, immediately moved the Ming Huang Luo umbrella closer to shield Emperor Chen from the drizzle.

From the moment the Ming Huang Luo umbrella appeared, the people under the city were boiling, the crowd was surging like waves, everyone knelt on the ground, and the sound of the mountain shouting long live was deafening......

The sound gradually subsided, Emperor Chen looked at the people under the city, and said lightly: "You can start."

A small yellow gate took the list and shouted at the top of his voice: "Today's competition between Longmen Academy and Zhixing Academy, three wins and two wins to determine the winner, the winning side, the emperor will give the imperial book a plaque "The First Academy in the World", and reward 100,000 taels of silver. ”

As soon as the words fell, the people below began to talk in low voices.

"Shouldn't it be a best-of-five system? It is said that the Longmen Academy and the Zhixing Academy each selected five disciples......"

"Five games, fighting back and forth, when will you play? Your Majesty is busy with state affairs......"

"Yes, I also heard that the first two games were drawn and contested, and the last one was a duel of strong masters!"

……

Wei Zhilin and Cheng Ziya were expressionless, as if they didn't care about all this.

Cui Taichu, the dean of Longmen Academy, was fifty or sixty years old, his gray and white hair was neatly combed, he had a bun on top of his head, and he was wearing a white embroidered robe, which looked a bit fairy.

His face was ruddy, listening to the discussions, and he stroked his beard and smiled slightly, as if he already knew all this.

Xin Wuming sat next to him, his bright red robe was particularly dazzling in the crowd, his face was as pale as paper, and a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes when he looked at Wei Zhilin.

"Knock knock!"

A shirtless sturdy sergeant beat the drum with all his might, and the dull sound of the drum spread far away, and the ministers who were talking in a low voice were suddenly solemn, and even the people watching below were quiet.

"In the first game of the competition between Longmen Academy and Zhixing Academy, please draw lots for both sides——"

The drums stopped for a while, and Xiao Huangmen shouted again.

The two eunuchs each held a blue and white porcelain vase and walked quickly to Wei Zhilin and Cui Taichu's side.

The blue and white porcelain vase has a big belly and a wide mouth, the color is shiny, and it is a fine product fired by the royal official kiln at a glance.

Wei Zhilin glanced inside the bottle out of the corner of his eye, and saw that there were several red balls the size of walnuts inside, each with small black letters written on it.

Wei Zhilin's eyesight is outstanding, and in just a glance, he has clearly seen that it is the five surnames of "Fan", "Feng", "He", "Gu", and "Qiu", and his heart suddenly understands, but this kind of lottery method is simply useless, I don't know what the idea of the imperial court and Longmen Academy is.

He thought to himself in his heart, Cui Taichu on the other side had already reached into the bottle, took out a round ball, and handed it to the little eunuch.

Wei Zhilin's mind turned sharply, and he also stretched out his arm and poked into the bottle, his fingers slid over the "Feng" ball, paused for a moment on the "He" ball, and decisively grabbed the "Qiu" ball and took it out.

The governor of this contest was Zuo Jin Wuwei Liu Daxia, and the old general stood up and stepped forward with a golden sword.

He took the small ball handed over by the two eunuchs and crushed it, opened the note with his name written on it, looked at it for a long time, and announced in a loud voice: "The first competition, Qiu Fengqi ...... To Sankyo Mountain! ”

The ministers looked at each other speechlessly, and Cui Taichu and Xin Wuming of Longmen Academy looked confused.

"Old general, it's Hong Shan...... It's not Sankyo Mountain! ”

A little eunuch kindly reminded in a whisper.

"......?"

Liu Daxia blinked, looked carefully at the note in his hand, and stalked his neck: "Fart!" Obviously it's Sankyo Mountain, what Hongshan? ”

Some of the ministers couldn't help laughing, Cui Taichu of Longmen Academy had an ugly face, and Xin Wuming glared at Liu Daxia viciously.

The old general, whose beard was white, tightened his belt as if no one was around, and said triumphantly: "Lao Tzu has been a horse all his life, although he has not read much, he still knows these words!"

Qin Lie, the imperial historian, couldn't help jumping out, craned his neck to look at the note in Liu Daxia's hand, and saw that the word Hongshan was a official book, with a large interval and paper creases, it did look like Sangong Mountain, and he couldn't help laughing.

The ministers couldn't hold back any longer, and burst into laughter.

Liu Daxia was puzzled by the laughing second monk, and saw that Qin Liele was a little nameless, and said angrily: "What are you laughing at?"

Qin Lie and Liu Daxia beat each other twice in court, and the deep hatred and hatred have long been incompatible, and it is rare to see this old man make a fool of himself today, and he is very happy in his heart, he twitched his nose, and said in a strange manner: "Yes, I am laughing at a bird!"

"What the fuck are you...... Looking for a pump, isn't it? ”

Although Liu Daxia has great achievements in battle and is physically tough, he is old, and Emperor Chen does not need to go to court every day, and today he finally had the opportunity to show his face, and when he was engaged by Qin Lie, he was immediately furious, his white eyebrows stood upside down, he roared, picked up a big slap, and was about to pull it over.

Seeing that this pair of rivals was about to pinch up again, there was a sudden cough, the sound was not loud, but it was full of endless majesty.

Liu Daxia was stunned, put down his slap, and Qin Lie obediently returned to his seat.

"Don't interfere with the competition, go on!"

Emperor Chen turned his head with a hesitant face and said in a deep voice.

Yingtianmen was crowded, many onlookers flocked to the direction of the ring, nearby residents set up ladders, simply climbed onto the roof and sat on the wall, some even climbed the big tree, stretched their necks to watch.

The military department school field is usually used for soldiers to practice, practice martial arts, and train horses, and the field is wide enough, but at this time it has been surrounded by people on the inner and outer three floors.

"Silence! Quiet! The jousting will start immediately! ”

The commander of the Imperial City Division, Chen Taiming, was the governor of the ring in this competition, and when he received the message from Ying Tianmen, he stood up from his chair and shouted loudly.

He was full of energy, and his voice was extremely loud, and the noise around him was suppressed.

Next to Chen Taiming sat Pang Longcheng, the commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, Feng Shaotang and Chen Sangyu of Zhixing Academy, Cui Liangjiao and Deng Yuanjue of Longmen Academy.

"Longmen Academy and Zhixing Academy, the first lottery competition, Hongshan vs. Qiu Fengqi!"

As Tan Taiming announced loudly, the originally noisy sound gradually quieted down, and the onlookers quietly looked forward to it.

The ring was made of solid earth, a few feet above the ground, with several steps on both sides, and a stone pillar on each side of the ring, which was carved with elaborate patterns, which seemed to inspire a powerful magic circle.

The students of Zhixing Academy and Longmen Academy gathered around the ring, occupying the east and west sides distinctly.

He An and Gu Qingzhou, Fan Dazhi, Qiu Fengqi, and Feng Chun sat in front of the students of Zhixing Academy, he pursed his lips and looked at the ring with a somewhat solemn face.

Qiu Fengqi stood up, dusted off his clothes, and walked into the ring.