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Chapter 228 Qin Liangyu Second

Although it is unique for the emperor to enter the martial arts field, it should not take much effort. At least the current civil servants, including the Donglin Party, dare not criticize.Because the current Donglin Party, since Qian Qianyi's accident, no matter the moderates or the radicals, have been united with Zhu Yousong. Although Zhu Yousong allowed them to have different voices, they have all been cautious in their words and deeds.

What's more, there are not many people who know about this matter. Apart from Zhu Yousong's woman, Lu Jiude, the admiral of Dongchang, Gao Hongtu, the chief assistant of the cabinet and Minister of the Ministry of war, the two chief examiners, Li Quan and Chunhong, No one knows anymore.As for the emperor leaving the stage for a while, there are many reasons, no one will think about it if they guess casually.

But Zhu Yousong, in order to stop the mouths of the candidates, and also for the sake of fairness, did not do anything special for himself. First, he made an announcement. In the afternoon, he will test the arrow in public. Zheng Damu was a sure thing, the examination was over, and it was stated in the announcement that no one would suspect that it was tricky, and the reason why Zheng Damu was recruited was to cover him up.

All the candidates who read this list all praised the emperor for his benevolence. This was impossible in the past dynasties. Candidates who missed the exam would only consider themselves unlucky. They are also relatives of the emperor or honored ministers, but if they are these people, they don't need to take the exam, so they all think that the emperor is a wise master who is thirsty for talents, and a model of fairness and justice.

After the time passed, Zhu Yousong and Zheng Damu, who were dressed as martial arts princes, rode into the martial arts field one after another.The two were dressed in armor, with bows and arrows on their backs, Zhu Yousong hung a big sword at his waist, and Zheng Damu carried a waist knife.

Ma Wannian, Lu Xiao and Zhang Ling were happy to see Zhu Yousong, but complained again. Only Ma Jinhua looked at Zhu Yousong silently with affection, and there were many things he couldn't say at this time. Zhu Yousong bowed his hands to thank them , without saying much, the competition began.

According to the procedure, the two of them had to shoot arrows first, and only when they passed both the riding and foot shooting could they enter the thirteen tributes and compete with them for the top three.

Amidst the blessings of the four young generals and Zheng Damu, after Zhu Yousong got the password from the small school on site, he turned on a lamp for thousands of miles. The horse ran around the martial arts field like an arrow. , Zhu Yousong stretched out his bow and set the arrow to round the bow. When the horse's front hooves were close to the white line, he let go of his hand and shot the first arrow. Then, eighty steps away, there was the sound of calling for the small school. , and asked Zhu Yousong to continue the second shot.

With nine shots in a row, Zhu Yousong hit all of them.Li Quan, Zheng Hongkui, Lu Jiude, Gao Hongtu and others on the stage outside the venue also gave Zhu Yousong a thumbs up. Our Majesty's ability is not a little watery!Especially Liu Zhaoji nodded frequently, and secretly said: "Your Majesty is really a genius in martial arts. He has only learned archery for more than half a month. Apart from dealing with government affairs and other matters, he has only a few days to practice!"

The four young generals and Zheng Damu cheered for Zhu Yousong. Zhu Yousong was quite satisfied with his archery skills. Although he only used a hard bow of two stones, it was of the same grade as the bow used by 15-year-old Zhang Huan. In other words, what he shoots on a galloping horse is a stationary target. He can only be regarded as a second-rate archery expert at best, but he is already very content.

In fact, there are three main reasons why Zhu Yousong became an archery master so quickly. One is that he has long been interested in archery. Time to practice this skill, interest is the best teacher.The second reason is that he has the guidance of a master like Liu Zhaoji, and the third reason is also the most important, which has a lot to do with his martial arts skills.If he didn't have the kung fu of a martial artist in the cultivation world, it would be impossible to achieve such good results in such a short time.

Then it was Zheng Damu's turn to test riding and archery, which was no trouble to Zheng Damu. He was born in a pirate family, and it was commonplace for him to dance with knives and guns. He was even more outstanding than his literary talent, and he also hit nine out of nine shots, and then the two started shooting again.

This is to shoot arrows at a fixed point standing in place, but it is only [-] steps away from the rake on the horse, which is [-] steps, which is [-] steps, but it is easier for Zhu Yousong, because Liu Zhaoji said, Archery is divided into several levels from easy to difficult. This is the lowest level of static shooting, but the distance is relatively long. As long as you have the strength to draw a strong bow, mastering these skills is easy.

A bow and arrow of two stones is more than enough to shoot a rake a hundred steps away, so Zhu Yousong and Zheng Damu passed the test smoothly again. Originally, nine out of thirteen were chosen, but now they made up, which is equal to nine out of fifteen. Gongshi who have entered martial arts There is no doubt that there is a little more pressure in my heart.But Ma Wannian's four young generals were overjoyed, especially Ma Jinhua, who had lost the worry on her face for many days. Seeing that Zhu Yousong's eighteen arrows were so well shot, she was almost as good as herself, and she couldn't help laughing. .

Next is martial arts competition, or stabbing and killing, which is also the most competitive event. In order to reduce the chance of accidental injury, you can fight with fists and feet, that is, with bare hands, or with weapons. You can step down immediately, but you must use wooden ones. Knife, gun, sword, halberd, etc.

According to the order of the lottery, whoever wins the most games will naturally be ranked first, and the last six will be eliminated. Then the emperor will personally test the strategy of the war book and decide on the top three list.

Ma Jinhua, who played in the first game, was against Xu Xianren, the second generation of rich Zhejiang merchants. Both of them chose to compete immediately.

After receiving the command from the flag commander, the two horses rushed into the plum blossom circle.

Since there was no special weapon like hers on the weapon rack, Ma Jinhua chose a long spear instead of a white gun, while Xu Xianren chose a machete. Of course, their weapons are all made of wood, made of pure hardwood. , but it is about the same size as a murder weapon, only lighter in weight.

The two horses rushed over to kill each other. Xu Xianren's father, Xu Guangchen, was the biggest businessman in Zhejiang Province. There are groups of people, as for the list of expensive and good medicines to eat, there are even more, so Xu Xianren has practiced martial arts for more than ten years, and Xu Xianren is proficient in swords and horses, and his killing methods are valiant.

But his unlucky thing is that the opponent he met today was Ma Jinhua. Don't look at a 16-year-old girl, but she won the true biography of loyalty and chastity. Qin Liangyu is already the second. One horse and three shots, there is truth in the falsehood, Xu Xianren was in a hurry, and when he showed his flaws, the spear pointed at Xu Xianren's chest, Xu Xianren had no choice but to admit defeat in this round.

In the second game, Zhu Yousong entered the arena, and his opponent was Fan Jinzhong. Few people knew about Fan Jinzhong, but his uncle was Fan Yongdou, the leader of the eight Shanxi merchants. Dressed as a martial arts practitioner, he entered the plum wreath with his bare hands. Zhu Yousong took a look, okay, I will play with you with my bare hands today!
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