Chapter 142: The Contest Begins

Gao Jie turned his head sideways and asked Wei Liangqing, "What is the origin of this picture?"

Wei Liangqing shook his head and pouted: "I don't care who he is, but he looks like he has a bit of strength, it's not bad to find a chance to compete with him!"

Gao Jie was speechless, Wei Liangyue on the side glanced at his brother and said: "It's really strange that you know who he is, he only knows martial arts and farming all day long, and he doesn't study at all, watch me tell my uncle to teach you a good lesson!"

Wei Liangqing just smiled, but didn't dare to fight back, Wei Liangyue snorted, let him go, and whispered to Gao Jie: "The Mongolian Great Khan Lin Dan Khan has only one younger brother, that is, this Tu Taiji, it is said that he has a violent temperament and a thirst for killing, and he is the first fierce general under Lin Dan Khan. ”

Gao Jie didn't expect Wei Liangyue, an outgoing little girl, to be quite introverted, and he was impressed by her in his heart, and couldn't help staring at her blankly.

Wei Liangyue has a straightforward personality, but she also has the sensitive and delicate characteristics of a woman, so she naturally noticed Gao Jie's eyes, and there was a slight redness behind her ears, and she continued: "And that lama called what is Shaerhu is a national teacher, he was only given the title of national teacher by Lin Khan last year, and it is said that he is an outstanding figure in the Red Sect in the Western Regions, known as the first master of Mongolia, and his martial arts are unfathomable!"

When Gao Jie heard this, his eyes turned to the lama in the red robe and white eyebrows, this old monk had a restrained aura, and he couldn't feel his edge at all, if he didn't know it, he really wouldn't have thought that he would be a top martial arts master.

"Guiying is the husband of Lin Dan Khan's eldest sister, Princess Uliangha, who commands the 10,000 households of the Mongolian Chahar headquarters, and is the most relied on minister of Lin Dan Khan; Wei Liangyue looked at where the Mongolian envoy was sitting, and said softly, explaining the identities of the four Mongolian envoys clearly.

Wei Liangqing was so shocked that his mouth opened wide, his eyes widened, and he couldn't believe that the little girl in front of him was his sister-in-law.

Gao Jie also admired Wei Liangyue's insight very much, and said: "Miss Liangyue is well-informed, capable of literature and martial arts, and is really a heroine among women!"

Wei Liangyue lowered her head and said nothing, but her ears were even redder.

Wei Liangqing patted his chest and said: "My sister is naturally powerful, but I am not bad, I recognize the old man who got up and scolded the envoy just now!"

Wei Liangyue covered her mouth and chuckled: "Who doesn't know that cannon barrel, the famous Yang Lianbei!"

Yang Lian is indeed a well-known figure, although the official position is small, but he is the most courageous and most fearless warrior in the Donglin Party, and it is precisely because of him that the Donglin Party gradually stepped to the peak of power in the last years of Wanli, and controlled the main position of the Ming Cabinet and the Six Ministries.

Guangzong Zhu Changluo's ascension, the palace transfer case, Zhu Youxiao's accession to the throne and other major events have a lot to do with this Yang Lian, which shows what an active figure he is, and his role in the Donglin Party is much greater than that of the first assistant Liu Yijing and the second assistant Ye Xianggao.

Although he is only a seven-grade minister, he has considerable power to give this kind of official in the matter, and this guy seems to be weak, but he seems to be a weak name, but he is an out-and-out warrior, not only the officials in the court are afraid of him, but the emperor Lao Tzu is a little frightened when he hears his voice.

Gao Jie had heard of this person's name in his previous life, so he took a deep look at this shrewd and capable old man in his fifties, which was worth his deep impression.

Suddenly, after a burst of gongs and drums, the great eunuch Wei Zhongxian announced loudly: "By the will of the Holy Lord, the bowing competition has officially begun, presided over by the eunuchs Wang Tiqian and Li Yongzhen!"

Because of Zhu Youxiao's strong invitation, Fu Wang Zhu Changxun discussed with his son, and then sent four of his subordinates to participate in the competition, and the Mongolian envoy also bowed on the grassland, and took the initiative to ask to participate in the competition, so the original six teams suddenly became eight, and the scale was large, Zhu Youxiao was even more happy, and kept talking excitedly with Fu Wang and his son and Wei Zhongxian about the eight teams participating in the competition.

The first round of the tournament is a group stage, with the opponents in the group going against each other, and the four winning teams advance to the second round, followed by the draw and finally the championship match.

Wei Liangqing and the four of them were placed in the third place of the second group, and they were placed in a group with the Fuwang Guard, the Sun Qianguang team of the Guozijian and the inner guards.

Gao Jie didn't expect to be separated from Sun Qianguang and them, so he couldn't help but look at the place where they were sitting, but saw that Sun Qianguang looked at him with a smile, while Liu Xuanze and Ye Guyan laughed proudly and waved their fists at Gao Jie.

Wei Liangqing naturally noticed the appearance of these guys, and he was so angry, Gao Jie patted him lightly on the shoulder and said, "Don't be angry, wouldn't it be more effective to speak with strength?"

Wei Liangqing calmed down when he heard this, stopped paying attention to them, and began to discuss tactics with Gao Jie and the others.

The bowing field is very large, because today is dominated by the four-person competition, so two four-person fields are opened up in the field, and one team can appear in two groups at the same time, Gao Jie and the team of the waiters are in second place, so they sit down the field to watch the competition of the first four teams.

There are two teams participating in the competition, and because of the joining of Sun Qianguang and Zhao Yilang, their team is much stronger than the other team of Guozijian, their opponent is the Fuwang Guard, because the opponent is not very famous, and it is temporarily put together to participate, so the vast majority of people think that Guozijian's team will win the game and advance to the second round.

The Fu King's guards sent out the two gnomes and two ordinary guards. As soon as the two gnomes came on the field, they immediately caused a commotion, not because of their physical appearance, but because the twin brothers each rode a yellow pony the size of a donkey.

Sun Qianguang rode a white horse, standing in front of him, waiting for the eunuch Wang Tiqian, who was presiding over the game, to throw the ball, and opposite him was one of the shorter twins of the horse dwarf, he was carrying a long stick in his hand, like a child playing with a big knife, Sun Qianguang, who was still a little excited and nervous, almost couldn't help but want to laugh, and his mood gradually relaxed.

Wang Tiqian and Wei Zhongxian were both eunuchs of the ceremonial eunuch Bingbi, but they did not have the same relationship as he had with the emperor, so they served Wei Zhongxian as the main as early on, and together with another eunuch Li Yongzhen, they became Wei Zhongxian's most powerful assistant. Since he is called a eunuch of Bingbi, he naturally has to be educated, Wei Zhongxian is illiterate, so the things that are copied and written are all handled by these two people, and he just serves the emperor as before. Because Wei Zhongxian likes to bow down, Wang Tiqian and Li Yongzhen naturally learn to play, although the technique is not good, but they have a thorough understanding of the rules, so once the emperor holds a bow competition, these two people must be the best candidates for referees.

As Wang Tiqian's wooden ball was thrown high, Sun Qianguang smiled slightly, raised his staff and fished the wooden ball in mid-air, he was tall and long-armed, and had a great advantage, and he should be sure to win this ball.

However, before his club could touch the wooden ball, he saw another stick take an earlier step and hook the wooden ball away, which was shocking. It turned out that the dwarf had already calculated, and as soon as the ball was thrown, he exerted his strength with both feet, took off from the saddle from the horse, intercepted the wooden ball before Sun Qianguang, hit it out of the situation, and handed it to another dwarf.

Sun Qianguang was careless, lost the opportunity, and was a little stunned, while Zhao Yilang, Liu Xuan and Ye Guyan behind him were also a little light like him, and in a hurry, they were scored by the Fuwang Guards in just a few seconds after the start.

Liu Xuanze, who was completely stunned, and the others, under the convening of Sun Qianguang, gathered together, discussed it for a while, and then started the game again. From contempt to attention, the Guozijian team was really different, and soon Sun Qianguang and Zhao Yilang cooperated to win a city and equalize the score.

In the stands, Emperor Tianqi watched his hands and dance, and said to Zhu Changxun, the blessed king, with a smile: "Uncle Huang, it seems that you haven't wasted the bow in Luoyang!"

King Fu laughed and trembled, and said: "Of course, the Holy Lord knows my hobby, if it weren't for the fatter and fatter, I would really want to play!

Zhu Yousong, the son of King Fu, sat quietly on the side, watching the game on the court intently, as if he had not heard the conversation between the emperor and his father at all.

Tang Taizong slowly abolished the heavy armor of the previous horses, and replaced the heavy cavalry with fast and flexible light cavalry, which provided good conditions for the development of Ju. In addition, since the Tang Dynasty, there were complete saddle stirrups and other equipment, which greatly improved the ability of riders to control horses, so that riders were able to sit firmly on their horses to complete violent hitting movements, and horses could easily turn left and right because they did not have heavy armor. Therefore, bowing was not only an entertainment game, but also greatly improved the riding skills of the light cavalry, and became an important means of military training in the Tang Dynasty.

In the Fu Wang Guard, the other two guards who were temporarily in battle were not masters of this way, so they were arranged