Put on the soft gauze over the small clothes, and put on the armor over the soft gauze, throat protector, elbow protector, shoulder cape, breast shield... nothing can be missing.
Yang Long stopped and put on his armor under the service of the servant. After thinking about it, he held the long-unused protective knife in his hand.
But I saw him:
Wearing bright silver armor and wearing tiger-head boots, the monster python swallows pearls brilliantly, the head-swallowing beast has a golden ring on its face, the knife is hidden in ice, and the man unleashes murderous intent. He is really majestic and worthy of the Imperial God of War.
Li Shanyan looked at this scene blankly and said, "Master, do you need to look like this?"
"Why don't you need it? It only takes ten thousand years to be careful. It's enough to be careless once." Yang Long stopped and held the knife in his hand: "I am definitely safe like this."
"So... master, don't you feel hot?" Li Shanyan.
"This is indeed a bit hot."
In such weather, Li Shanyan was already sweating profusely even though he was wearing only civilian clothes, not to mention the armor weighing hundreds of kilograms. In fact, during the process of dressing just now, Yang Longting was already sweating all over.
In the end, he took off the heavy armor and changed into a cloth armor. Of course, the soft armor inside could not be taken off. Even though it was a bit suffocating, for safety reasons, Yang Longting felt that it was not important.
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There was already a queue waiting outside the door. The original arrangement of the Ministry of Etiquette was for Yang Longting to ride a tall horse and circle around Chang'an Street so that the people of Chang'an City could admire the grace of the God of War. However, this arrangement was rejected by Yang Long.
Now, I am parading openly in the street, and I am still an unblocked horse. What if someone assassinates me? If I shoot an arrow from a high place, I will be reimbursed.
So the tall horse was replaced by a closed sedan chair, and the guards protecting him increased from 300 to 1,000. Whenever he walked through the streets, there were fully armed guards standing on both sides. There must also be people holding strong bows and crossbows at high places.
people are alert.
But even so, it cannot resist the enthusiasm of the people of Chang'an City and the worship of the God of War by the scholars all over the world.
How many people were surging with the new trend, and how many people had tears in their eyes, throwing flowers into the street through the barriers of the Guards.
"Let's take a look."
"Lord God of War, please take care of yourself."
"Be sure to drink more hot water and don't stay up late."
The street is full of flowers. Because of what happened today, many flower shops in the city have been sold out, and how many wealthy ladies have had their hands bruised because they went to pick flowers outside the city.
Pass through the long streets and enter the Wengcheng of the Imperial City, where today the number one scholar will be decided.
After entering here, Yang Longting breathed a sigh of relief. He was now in the center of the empire, and the one closest to him was His Majesty Emperor Ming. No matter how capable his assassin was, he probably wouldn't be able to get in.
When Yang Long arrived, Cheng Dalei had been waiting for a long time. His official position was much lower than that of Yang Long. Naturally, he had to arrive in advance for such an occasion and wait for arrangements. Therefore, Cheng Dalei had experienced all kinds of complicated rituals, and his patience gradually increased.
I was so exhausted and bored that I almost forgot the purpose of coming here today.
When Yang Longting appeared, Cheng Dalei glanced over there from a distance.
For a moment, that uneasy feeling enveloped Yang Longting again. He looked around, trying to determine where the uneasiness came from. Was it because the weather was too hot and he had a heatstroke?
But Yang Longting didn't know that there was another person who felt similar to him at this moment. Jin Wenwen sat on the high platform, and his mood suddenly became bad. Where did this feeling of being dominated by nightmares come from.
Emperor Ming was also present today, including all the civil and military officials of the imperial court, as well as the negotiating team of the Rong tribe, and there were many scholars surrounding him. Of course, the origins of these scholars had been strictly scrutinized.
Cheng Dalei was not qualified to sit in the stands and watch the ceremony. He stood in the middle of the venue. I don't know why the court was so crazy that he was asked to be today's examiner.
With Cheng Dalei's little political acumen, he would naturally not know that Emperor Ming was trying to promote him. After today, he, Qu Jiujiang, and Liu Qingming will become the rising stars of the empire, and their future is limitless.
The candidate for the top spot in martial arts will be decided between Qu Jiujiang and Liu Qingming. The exam consists of three links: archery, horse fighting, and strategy questioning.
Archery and horse fighting are easy to understand. The so-called question of strategy means that Emperor Ming will ask questions in person to test their views on national affairs and military strategy. And in the last step, Emperor Ming will decide which of them is the best in martial arts this time.
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The first one is the first one, and the second one will not be remembered by anyone.
The first round is archery.
clang!
Cheng Dalei knocked the gong hard and uttered two words weakly.
"start"
The archery method is compared to horse shooting. Each person has ten arrows in the arrow basket. The horse gallops past and shoots all the arrows in one stick of incense. A scarecrow stands a hundred steps away from them. The arrows are counted according to the parts they hit.
points, and the winner will be determined at the end.
Liu Qingming was the first to appear. Under him was a big black horse. When the fast horse ran over, the horse's hooves splashed loess. He drew his bow and nocked an arrow, and the arrow shot out of the air.
"Liu Qingming, ten arrows hit the target, one on the head, one on the throat, three on the shoulder, one on the chest, and four on the lower body."
The primary school reporting target reported Liu Qingming's results not only for Cheng Dalei to hear, but also for the surrounding scholars to hear.
Liu Qingming has the right to be proud. Horseback archery tests not only archery skills but also riding skills, and the cooperation with the horses under him. It is not easy to achieve such results on an ups and downs horse.
Liu Qingming unloaded his bow and arrows and recovered his strength to prepare for the next battle. At the same time, he also wanted to see if Qu Jiujiang could surpass him.
Qu Jiujiang was a literati who was good at poetry, poetry, music, chess, calligraphy and painting. As for his martial arts, no one knew much about him. But if he had the courage to participate in this martial arts competition, his ability should not be weak.
He appeared on the stage riding a white horse. This scene made many people envious of him. Mr. White Horse, competing for the first place in the world is very cool. What is the first place? The first place is that I am better than all of you.
Strong, not to mention the competition today is for the first place in the entire empire.
This martial arts event attracted more attention in the empire than many people imagined. According to the news that Cheng Dalei knew, someone in Chang'an City had already made a bet, and a lot of people were placing money on the two of them, betting on who could win here.
Won first place in a competition.
"Qu Jiujiang, ten arrows hit the target, two on the head, one on the throat, two on the shoulders, one on the chest, and four on the lower body."
After the results were reported, it can be said that it caused a big uproar. Cheng Dalei was also stunned. He had not expected this result.
In this competition, the head is worth three points, the throat is worth three points, the chest is worth three points, the shoulders and torso are worth two points, and the lower body is worth one point.
Qu Jiujiang's grades were actually better than Liu Qingming's. He was really pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.
Cheng Dalei curled his lips, hit the gong hard, and shouted loudly.
"The winner of the first archery match is Qu Jiujiang."