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Chapter 815: Deterrence (Part )
Although Prime Minister Chen was a civil official, he had witnessed military performances before, so he was very calm and relaxed as he chatted and laughed.

Minister Dong and others were shocked by the murderous momentum of the warriors.

"There won't be any bloodshed in today's martial arts performance, will there?" Minister Dong asked Minister Yang beside him in a low voice.

Minister Dong tried his best to promote the reform of the imperial examination system, and he was not popular in the court. Only Minister Yang was willing to pay attention to him: "When using swords and guns, it is a real fight. It is not surprising to suffer minor injuries, and it is not uncommon to see blood."

"Didn't you see Doctor Sun leading a group of female doctors nearby? They are prepared for the wounded soldiers."

Minister Dong glanced at the calm Dr. Sun Zelan and couldn't help gossiping in a low voice, "By the way, I heard that Dr. Sun and Guard Qin are a couple. Haven't they gotten married yet?"

The high officials gossiped in private, just like the women in the market. Minister Yang laughed softly, "I heard from Yang Zheng that Guard Qin has admired Doctor Sun since he was young. Doctor Sun has never married, so Guard Qin has been waiting. This has been going on for more than ten years. Doctor Sun will be twenty-six after the Chinese New Year, so she should be getting married soon."

"Guard Qin is General Qin's only son. He is favored and trusted by the emperor, and is now a seventh-rank military commander. He is a good match for Imperial Doctor Sun."

"Shh, stop talking. The martial arts performance has begun, look over there!"

Minister Dong sat up straight and looked into the distance.

The stand was six feet high, which was high enough. However, it was quite far from the soldiers' performance. No matter how good your eyesight was, you couldn't see clearly, you could only watch the excitement from afar. From time to time, you could hear bursts of exclamations.

The warriors in the army were all rough men. At first, they were concerned about the presence of the emperor and high officials in the court, so they could not curse at will. After a while, they became excited and no longer cared about these things. Many of them pointed at their opponents and cursed them with spit flying, and swore at them while fighting.

Several generals felt a little uncomfortable. They cursed their men in their hearts for not living up to their expectations, while secretly looking at the Empress's expression.

Jiang Shaohua smiled slightly: "I have often been to the military camp since I was a child. When I was in Nanyang County, I stayed in the military camp for one or two months. I am very familiar with what the soldiers look like when they fight. Generals don't have to worry about this."

The generals smiled awkwardly.

Jiang Shaohua suddenly stood up: "It's not clear here, I'll go over and take a look."

All the ministers were shocked and tried to dissuade him. Even General Zuo frowned, "Swords and arrows fly everywhere in the arena. What if the emperor is injured? Besides, if the emperor goes there, the men will be very excited and may cause trouble."

The main reason is that this is the Yingwei Camp. If the emperor makes a mistake, General Zuo will bear the heaviest responsibility. Therefore, General Zuo's attitude of opposition is also the most resolute.

Jiang Shaohua did not insist on his own way. Seeing that all the ministers were strongly opposed, he sat back.

After half a day, the first martial arts performance came to an end.

The general in charge of scoring came over and reported: "Your Majesty, today's first martial arts competition is over. The top three in lifting stone locks are all soldiers from the Nanyang Guard Battalion."

"The top three archers are also from the Nanyang Guard Battalion."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone fell silent, looking at General Zuo, General Bao, General Sima, and General Song.

Of course, more attention was paid to the three commanders of the Nanyang Guard Battalion.

Qin Zhan has never been a low-key person. He grinned and said, "You guys are doing well. Come on, bring me the list so I can see who's on it. We need to reward them." Meng Dashan also came over to look at the list. After reading it, he smiled and said, "The top three stone lock lifters are all from the first battalion. The top three archers are all from our second battalion."

"Brother Liu, your Third Battalion has not yet shown its face!"

Liu Hengchang smiled faintly: "No hurry, when the cavalry drill begins, it will depend on our third battalion."

Qin Zhan and Meng Dashan laughed together.

General Zuo and the others couldn't smile at all, and their faces looked uglier than the others. Especially General Zuo, his anger was so strong that it almost burst through his head.

The people from the Nanyang Royal Guard Camp came to the fore, and several armies in the capital were completely crushed. They were embarrassed in front of the emperor, the prime minister, and the ministers, and these commanders were too embarrassed to save their faces.

Jiang Shaohua glanced at several generals with ugly faces and smiled to comfort them: "The martial arts performance will last for five days in total, and this is only the first day. Don't be impatient, and don't kick the table or curse when you return to the military tent."

How can I not be anxious?
According to gossip, General Zuo was the angrier and scolded the generals in charge of the martial arts performance. General Bao, General Sima and General Song were also very angry and slammed the table and cursed in the military tent.

Jiang Shaohua listened to the gossip that Lu Zhen and Lu Sheren had found out to relieve her boredom and smiled happily.

She went to great lengths to summon the Imperial Guard to the capital, in order to intimidate the arrogant soldiers and generals in the capital with the powerful strength of the Imperial Guard. Let them see what the real elite soldiers of Daliang are, and what it means that there are always people who are better than you.

This is especially true of General Zuo, who is arrogant and conceited. To subdue him, we must really suppress him.

……

Five consecutive days.

General Zuo's mood became worse day by day.

Even though they lost on the first day, they could console themselves that the soldiers in the Royal Guard Battalion were strong, after all, they were the princess’s personal guards.

We lost the next day. It can be said that the Nanyang Guard Battalion was composed of cavalry, so it was natural that they were good at riding and archery.

I lost the martial arts competition on the third and fourth days. What should I say?
The most hateful and annoying thing is that the Yingwei Battalion was good at assembling and training hundreds of soldiers. It was easy for them to crush the Imperial Guards Shenwu Battalion and Yongwei Battalion with their soldiers. Who would have thought that the invincible soldiers would be defeated by the Nanyang Imperial Guards Battalion.

The Yingwei Battalion assembled quickly, and the Nanyang Royal Guard Battalion assembled even faster.

The soldiers of the Yingwei Battalion were strong and their horses were powerful, while the soldiers of the Nanyang Guard Battalion were even stronger and their horses were even more powerful. They came and went like the wind and changed their formations even faster. They also had many tricks specifically designed to deal with cavalry, which they would use suddenly and make it difficult for people to defend themselves.

The Yingwei Battalion had previously defeated the Shenwu Battalion and Yongwei Battalion of the Imperial Guards, and was full of glory and complacency. However, they were pinned to the ground by the Nanyang Imperial Guard Battalion. The cavalry of the Yingwei Battalion, which had been carefully selected, only lasted less than half an hour before they were defeated.

General Zuo left the martial arts arena with a gloomy face. He didn't even bother to greet everyone, nor did he take his leave to the Empress.

Jiang Shaohua was very generous and said to the ministers with a smile: "In the military formation exercise, the Nanyang Guard Battalion took the first place. The Ying Guard Battalion was second. General Zuo was probably not very satisfied and not very happy, and occasionally lost his composure. Everyone, please don't take it seriously."

General Zuo is ashamed. Are General Bao, General Sima, and General Song not ashamed?
They've lost all their face, okay?