Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 526 Excellence
"Brother Han, don't come here without any problems, please come in! You all retreat."

A voice came from the cabin. Judging from the shadow, the man seemed to have picked up a teapot and was pouring tea.

As soon as he finished speaking, the unusual movements in the surrounding woods disappeared, leaving only the very subtle rustle of the night wind blowing through the treetops.

Han Qingshan shook his clothes, looked a little solemn, and walked towards the cabin.

Squeak!

Pushing open the wooden door, Han Qingshan peeked inside and saw that the interior was simply furnished, with only a table, two chairs, a bed, and farm tools and hunting bows and arrows hung on the wall.

Obviously, this cabin is the residence of a mountain dweller.

But the man sitting on the chair was well-dressed, in his forties, with a beard. He didn't look like a wild man who lived in the mountains and hunted.

"Brother Han, I haven't seen him for more than ten years. How do you say hello?" The man put down the teapot, stood up and bowed.

"Of course I'm fine, but Brother Chen, you are very sick!"

Han Qingshan stood with his hands behind his back, he didn't return the salute, and his tone was serious, with a gun and a club in his hand, he had the intention of reprimanding this "Brother Chen".

This "Brother Chen" is actually the counselor beside King Jinling named Chen Dongyi.

Today's martial arts exam ended, outside the martial arts school, Han Qingshan and Chen Dongyi once looked at each other for a moment.

Later, according to Zhu Xiuyuan's arrangement, Han Qingshan returned to the marching camp to rest, and received a cipher text from Chen Dongyi, saying that he wanted to meet him, and agreed on a time and place...

Only then did Han Qingshan go out to the army camp in the middle of the night and go to the mountains to attend the meeting.

"Brother Han, why did you say this? Could it be that Brother Han still hasn't let go of what happened back then? If so, I should apologize again and ask for Brother Han's forgiveness!"

After speaking, Chen Dongyi bowed deeply, bending his back at ninety degrees.

"I'm not for that matter. It's been more than ten years, and I've already put it down in my heart. Get up!"

With his hands behind his back, Han Qingshan took two steps to the side, staggering Chen Dongyi's salutation, his tone still serious.

"Brother Han, then why are you...Brother Han, could it be that you blame Brother Yu for taking refuge in the King of Jinling and help him with advice?" Chen Dongyi asked from behind.

"Humph, it turns out you know that since you have taken refuge in the King of Jinling, Han will cut off his ties with you. That's why I came here today. When this matter is over, you and I will be enemies when we meet!"

"Brother Han, you are wronged!"

Chen Dongyi took two steps forward and faced Han Qingshan.

"My foolish brother is not really taking refuge in the King of Jinling, but sneaking into it...Brother Han, you don't know that this King of Jinling is the eldest son of the current Emperor Chen, but he is not the crown prince, so the King of Jinling wants to compete for the crown prince's position. ...Young brother is lurking in the palace of Jinling Prince just to add fuel to the flames, look for opportunities, and achieve great things... This is definitely not what Brother Han thinks!"

"Sure?"

Han Qingshan turned around and stared at him.

In fact, Han Qingshan also knew about the affairs of the Chen Kingdom's court, and he had already studied the King of Jinling thoroughly.

Han Qingshan was not stupid. After thinking about it, he immediately believed Chen Dongyi's words.

"Brother Han, it's absolutely true!" Chen Dongyi handed over his hand, and then he said with a smile: "Brother Han, didn't you come to participate in Chen Guo's martial arts competition? Could it be that Brother Han also defected to Chen Guo and wanted to serve the imperial court?"

"Brother Chen!" The seriousness on Han Qingshan's face disappeared immediately, and he bowed his hands, "It turns out that I misunderstood Brother Chen!"

"Hey, Brother Han, you don't have to be like this. With our friendship, if there is any misunderstanding, we can just let it go. Brother Han, please take a seat. It is extremely rare to see you today. We have to have a good chat."

So the two of them sat down together, and Chen Dongyi poured the tea himself and handed it over.

"Since Brother Chen is not sincerely defecting to the King of Jinling, there are some things that I have to tell you clearly to prevent you from making a big mistake!" Han Qingshan took a sip of tea and then expressed solemnly.

"Oh, Brother Han, please tell me."

"Do you know why I came to the capital and why I want to participate in this martial arts?"

"I don't know, brother Han, please give me some advice."

"Brother Chen, think about it, who recommended that this martial arts competition be held? It is for this person that I came here."

"hiss……"

Snapped!
Chen Dongyi was startled and accidentally broke the teacup, "Brother Han, you mean, that Uncle Jiang Cheng?"

"Yes, it's Uncle Jiang Cheng!"

……

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The next day.

Martial Arts School Ground.

Emperor Chen, Concubine You, and all the civil and military ministers have all returned to their places and are quietly waiting for the martial arts competition to begin.

The ordinary stands opposite were also filled with people, so full that there was not a single empty seat left.

Yesterday's horseback shooting and foot shooting were very exciting. Some of them finally became "stars" in teahouses and restaurants, and enjoyed the treatment of the stars.

Outside the school grounds, the martial arts candidates were also making final preparations.

After yesterday's eliminations in the riding and infantry shooting, only about 120 people successfully advanced.

Boom boom boom!
After the sound of the drum, today's martial arts exercise officially began.

"Your Majesty, today's projects are collectively called 'Skills and Courage', and there are three items. The first is 'Drawing the Bow', the second is 'Dancing with the Broadsword', and the third is 'Getting the Stone Raider'. The first one starts now. The item 'draws the bow'."

Under Emperor Chen's throne, Zhu Xiuyuan stood there as usual and explained.

At the same time, in the huge school grounds below, martial arts candidates were already walking in one by one.

"The bows drawn by the candidates have four numbers. From lowest to highest, they are the eight-power bow, the ten-power bow, and the twelve-power bow. In addition, there are also bows with more than twelve powers."

"Martial arts candidates can choose their own bow number according to their own conditions. Each person is limited to three draws. If the bow is fully drawn every time, they will pass. If the bow is not fully drawn once, they will be eliminated and will not be able to participate in the next competition."

"In addition, scores will be accumulated based on the bow number selected by the candidates. The larger the bow number selected, the more points will be earned."

When Zhu Xiuyuan introduced, all the candidates on the school field had already started.

The first step is to choose a bow size that suits you. If you choose a bow that is too big and cannot be pulled open, then it will be eliminated directly.

If you choose a smaller bow number, you will get fewer points...

Therefore, you should choose based on your actual situation. It is not cost-effective to choose a larger one or a smaller one.

After the first round is over, you can choose a new bow in the second round... You have to draw it three times in total. If you can't draw it even once, you will be eliminated directly.

In order to speed up the time, Zhu Xiuyuan asked all candidates to take the stage together and draw the bow together.

Chen Huang and others were sitting in the stands, looking down, they saw a school ground full of people, so densely packed that they couldn't see clearly.

However, the only people Chen Huang cares about are Han Qingshan and Lin Bochang.

For the rest, he didn't care much.

Therefore, several school lieutenants worked hard, running back and forth between the venue where Han Qingshan and Lin Bochang drew their bows, and the stands, reporting their every move at any time...

"Your Majesty, Han Qingshan has chosen a fourteen-power bow!" the captain reported for the first time.The fourteen-power bow is a bow with a number, because the standard hard bow only has three bow numbers: eight-power, ten-power, and twelve-power.The number of bows is not something that ordinary people would dare to choose.

The so-called eight-power bow means that it takes eighty kilograms of strength to pull it open, and the ten-power bow requires one hundred kilograms of strength, and so on.

The fourteen-strength bow Han Qingshan chose requires 140 kilograms of strength to draw.

"As expected, I am worthy of being an expert in this world. I chose the NO.14 bow for the first time!"

"He is very confident in his own arm strength. Like this kind of bow drawing, if he can't draw the bow once, he will be eliminated directly. It is too cruel. Ordinary people must be very cautious for the first time and will choose a smaller one. The number of the bow, and then according to your own arm strength, decide what bow to draw next..."

All the ministers were amazed and talking, and Emperor Chen on the throne also had a smile on his lips.

However, there are always some people who disagree, such as King Jinling and others.

King Jinling also stared at the school grounds carefully. He kept praying in his heart that it would be nice if there were more jokes about this useless martial arts...

But the sky didn't go his way, except for the first riding and archery match yesterday, there were no low-level jokes after that, which disappointed the King of Jinling.

"Your Majesty, Lin Bochang has chosen a twelve-power bow!" The school captain came to report again.

The twelve-power bow is the strongest of the three conventional hard bows.

Compared with Han Qingshan's fourteen-strength bow, it was two less powerful, but it was still very good and won unanimous praise from everyone including Chen Huang.

...The first round is over, and the final results are summarized as follows:

Han Qingshan successfully drew the fourteen-strength bow and took the lead.

Lin Bochang also drew the twelve-power bow, and seemed to be able to do it with ease.

In addition, those who drew the ten-power bow include Huang Zhigao, Wu Shaoguang, Liu Anping, Zhu Li and Niu Gang.

The rest of them had eight-power bows drawn, which were not worth mentioning.

There are more than a dozen people, or they picked the wrong bow number, or their arm strength is not good enough, they didn't pull away in the first round, and they were directly eliminated...

The ministers discussed it heatedly for a while, and soon the second round began.

The school captain rushed to report: "Your Majesty, Han Qingshan chose Zhang Shiliu's bow this time, and Lin Bochang chose Zhang Shili's bow..."

"Sixteen strength? It takes 160 jin of strength to pull it away. This Han Qingshan...is really an expert!"

"Such people are rare in the military, but if there is one, they are the bravest of all three armies."

"Lin Bochang is also very powerful. From the twelve-power bow to the fourteen-power bow, although his limelight is overshadowed by Han Qingshan, he cannot be underestimated..."

While the ministers were discussing, the second round was over.

The captain sorted out the results in a very short time, and then came to report:
Han Qingshan and Lin Bochang both drew the stiff bows they chose.

In addition, the people who drew the twelve bows this time included Huang Zhigao, Wu Shaoguang, Liu Anping, Zhu Li, and Niu Gang.

Through the mouth of the captain, the names of Huang Zhigao, Wu Shaoguang, Liu Anping, Zhu Li, Niu Gang and others have been mentioned twice.

But Chen Huang only cares about Han Qingshan and Lin Bochang, and his interest in these people is not that great yet.

However, Zhu Xiuyuan took it seriously after hearing the list.

Zhu Xiuyuan had already known Huang Zhigao, Zhu Li and Niu Gang.

But he had never seen Wu Shaoguang and Liu Anping before. They seemed to appear out of nowhere.

Soon, the third round was over, and the captain came again to report the situation.

It goes without saying that Han Qingshan and Lin Bochang occupied the first and second positions respectively.

Wu Shaoguang and Liu Anping, whom Zhu Xiuyuan focused on, appeared in the captain's report as expected, and both achieved good results.

"It seems that Wu Shaoguang and Liu Anping are both very good people. We must find a chance to meet them!"

While Zhu Xiuyuan was muttering to himself, the sound of drums sounded, but today's second "Dance with the Sword" began.

"Your Majesty, the rules for dancing the broadsword are similar to those of drawing a bow. Martial arts candidates are required to hold a broadsword in their hands and complete actions such as crossing the sword from left to right and performing flower dances on the front and back breasts. The number of the sword is of your own choice and the first pass is considered."

"The knife number is divided into three levels, the first level is 120 kilograms, the second level is [-] kilograms, and the third level is [-] kilograms. If you fail this time, you will not be able to participate in the next one."

After Zhu Xiuyuan's introduction, everyone in the school grounds had already started.

Everyone hurriedly looked around and saw the school grounds ablaze with swords and swords, and a vast expanse of white.

But it turned out that more than a hundred candidates had selected their swords and completed the two actions together.

After a while, all the candidates stopped together and returned their swords to their positions. They also took a break and prepared for the next performance.

After waiting for a while, the captain came to report the results:
Han Qingshan, Lin Bochang, Huang Zhigao, etc. They all chose 120-pound swords, and they all passed!

This time, the names of Wu Shaoguang and Liu Anping appeared again in the list reported by the captain.

Counting this time, these two names have appeared for the third time, successfully attracting the attention of Emperor Chen and his ministers.

While Chen Huang praised Han Qingshan and Lin Bochang, he also praised Wu Shaoguang and others with two words: "Not bad!"

With the sound of a drum, the third scene of "taking stone baskets" begins.

Stone baskets are actually standard stones specially prepared for examinations. They have a special structure and are easy to hold by hand. Regular stone baskets have three sizes, namely 250 jins, [-] jins and [-] jins.

Unconventionally, there are also stone baskets weighing more than three hundred kilograms.

There are four specifications of stone rafts. Candidates can choose by themselves and try once each. If they fail, they will be eliminated and will not be able to compete in the next competition.

"Taking the stone basket" requires lifting the stone basket between the chest and abdomen, and then using abdominal strength to expose the bottom of the stone basket once on the left and right sides, which is called "presenting the seal".This is considered completed once.

Since the action of holding the stone basket was only performed once, this scene ended quickly.

The final result was not beyond the expectations of the ministers.

Han Qingshan and Lin Bochang still took No. 1 and No. 2.

Moreover, Han Qingshan stood out, far ahead of Lin Bochang.

Following the two of them was the same list: Huang Zhigao, Wu Shaoguang, Liu Anping, Niu Gang, and Zhu Li.

This list has appeared three times. Even if Chen Huang doesn't care anymore, he can't help but become curious now.

Although these people are not as dazzling as Han Qingshan and Lin Bochang, they can still shine.

If Han Qingshan and Lin Bochang are compared to the moon, then these people should be the stars.

"The three martial arts exercises today, including drawing the bow, dancing the sword, and holding the stone basket, have all been completed, but it is still early..."

After the project of taking the stone rongzi was completed, Emperor Chen sat on the throne and spoke to the ministers.

"Let's do this. Call Han Qingshan and Lin Bochang, and by the way, Huang Zhigao and Wu Shaoguang..." Chen Huang read two names, seemed to have forgotten them, and paused.

Concubine You listened, probably as a reminder, and then Emperor Chen continued: "Call Liu Anping, Zhu Li, Niu Gang, etc. too!"

【Ask for a recommendation ticket】

(End of this chapter)