Chapter 703: So majestic!
Chapter 703: So majestic!
February twenty-sixth.
early morning.
The whole imperial city was extremely noisy, and the snow on the branches was shaken bare.
The yellow dog rushed to the road and barked at strangers. When it saw someone bending down to pick up stones, it quickly tucked its tail between its legs and went back into the house.
The entrance to the Military Academy in the west of the city was crowded with people, who huddled together to keep warm, whispering and talking.
The New Year's Day has passed early, and the Lantern Festival has been over for nearly ten days. This should be the time to calm down and work seriously, but today is the preliminary round of the martial arts examination held every three years!
Such excitement should not be missed, otherwise chatting on daily basis will make you feel isolated.
There are five major items in the Dashun military examination.
Strength, skill, shooting, strategy, and fighting.
Among them, strength, strategy and fighting are considered the top three. Even if the performance is not good, those who excel in these three aspects can still have a chance to stand out.
But for ordinary people, it doesn’t matter whether it is armor or not. The most important thing is to look good and shocking!
Therefore, the only thing worth seeing is power!
As for strategy, it goes without saying that writing articles, formulating policy papers, and playing tactics are things that ordinary people cannot read a single word. At most, they can write a name. It is really difficult to expect them to be able to distinguish one, two, or three.
I heard that there is a craftsman shop in the east of the city, supported by the imperial court, which specializes in movable type printing and trains craftsmen who can read. You can learn some pinyin for one or two taels of silver, but it is still a long way from being able to understand the article.
The skills are fancy and everyone has different proficiency in swords and spears. There is no standard. It all depends on the coach's subjective judgment. If you don't understand them well and accidentally say something wrong, and someone hears you talking about the coach taking bribes, you will definitely get into trouble.
Shooting is relatively simple, but once a martial artist throws an arrow, it travels a great distance and it takes a stick of incense for the arrow to fly. You can't see clearly which target it will hit. You can only see people competing but not who is the winner. You can only hear the names being called out. It is boring and has no beginning or end.
Fighting, this will have to wait until the last turn, it is too early to say, when Wolf Smoke Master makes a move, a strong wind of several feet high can be generated, which is very dangerous. Moreover, it is difficult to see clearly even if the coaches and Yulin Guards are separated from him, even if they are dozens of feet away.
Only the strength is different!
Planting crops and working at the dock.
Being strong is good, it's awesome!
Why is being able to eat a blessing?
If you can eat a lot, you have strong arms!
Can eat = strong = healthy = good at making money = good family background.
A simple and beautiful yearning.
The winner of a match can be seen at a glance, just like walking ten steps holding a ten-foot-high pillar.
It’s understandable and enjoyable to read.
Inside the Military Academy, twenty-five large bronze pillars were lined up in a row. The densely packed crowd was divided into five queues, holding wooden signs and lining up in order. The Yulin Army, fully armed with sharp weapons, circled the field to guard against any disturbance.
The time had not yet come, and officials and coaches at all levels had not yet arrived, and the candidates waiting in line were chatting with each other.
"Brother, what's your name..."
"Where are you from? Why are your eyes so purple?"
"So... I've heard a lot about you..."
"You know, this year's ten coaches have different identities, and I heard that one of them is Liang Hengwei, who became famous during the New Year!"
"Brother, the Liang Hengwei you mentioned, could it be that he is the youngest great martial artist in our dynasty?"
"Exactly!"
There was a low uproar.
If we were to say what people hear most about in the imperial capital, it would be nothing more than Liang Qu taking a boat into the capital, breaking through the pass with a 120-foot blood pillar, and then fighting hard against Beiting Haruk Khan.
Calluses on the ears.
When you visit a brothel, you can hear the prostitutes expressing admiration and yearning. It's obvious that they are here to pay for you.
Gain enough face and limelight.
In the face of such gems, the Twenty-Eight Constellations in the Martial Arts Examination seems to be of little luster.
Get the first place in the imperial examination.
Is there anyone who is as glorious as you?
"Heroes emerge in large numbers. We earn a ranking in the Wolf Smoke Rank when we are over 20 years old, but others have reached the level of Tiger Hunter before they are 20, and are qualified to be the instructor of the martial arts examination."
"If I can see even a little bit of your grace, today's trip will be worthwhile."
"You don't need to flatter someone before he even arrives."
"Hey, hey, hey, here I come! Stop making noise!"
Outside the martial arts arena, smoke and dust were billowing. Several horse-drawn carriages rolled over blue bricks and stopped. There were also people riding tall horses.
The noisy team quickly quieted down.
Officials and coaches at all levels either opened the curtain or jumped off their horses and entered the venue one after another.
However, after a while, one person stood out and attracted everyone's attention.
The red horse came on the river, its clothes fluttering, and the water rippled like a rolling fireball. In the blink of an eye, the fireball hit the shore.
laugh!
The horse's breath swayed my head, and white mist rolled around.
At the entrance of the Military Academy, a handsome young man wearing Kui boots dismounted from his horse. He wore a light blue robe that fitted his body and was fastened with a white jade belt. His left hand was covered with long sleeves, and his right arm was wrapped in silver-white arm armor. The tiger head on his shoulder was particularly delicate, as if he was staring into the eyes of a tiger!
The most important thing is that there is a little white dragon wrapped around the right forearm of the visitor!
The people of the imperial capital shouted loudly, and those who knew him spoke out in public.
"Master Liang!"
Wow!
The Military Academy, which had been quiet just now, was in an uproar.
"He is Liang Qu?"
"So majestic! And so good-looking!"
"Dragon? Really a dragon?"
The candidates in the venue came from all over the world. They knew that Liang Qu was extraordinary, but had never met him. They imagined many situations, such as natural phenomena or strange appearances.
But when you see it with your own eyes, the impact of reality is far more exciting than fantasy!
"I have lived for more than twenty years and have never seen such beautiful sleeves!"
The so-called civil and military sleeves are half a long robe and half armor like Liang Qu wore.
When worn, the civil sleeves are worn on the outer layer, taking up most of the arm, while the military sleeves are worn on the inner layer, leaving only one arm exposed, to appear restrained.
The fashionable way of dressing in Dashun.
Ten days ago.
Killing the mirage tiger in the dream gave the little mirage dragon one more target to command, and at the same time made the mirage tiger transform into an arm armor, allowing Liang Qu to catch up with the "trend".
The arm armor is quite powerful. It is extremely sharp when used. When a finger points out, it is like a spear.
The bloodstone arm armor obtained from Xiangyi County is indeed very useful in Langyan Territory, and can have a multiplicative amplification effect. However, when it comes to hunting tigers, the bloodstone can't withstand the huge impact of blood and energy, and has changed from multiplication to addition, which is just right for a one-handed replacement.
Inside the Military Academy.
Meng Qiang was secretly amazed.
He was not like this when I met Liang Qu in January. He was a very honest young man from another place.
How did he come up with such an outfit in the blink of an eye? Even the young masters of wealthy families can't compare to him.
Gee tut.
It's really enviable.
The officials in the martial arts arena reorganized the troops.
Liang Qu entered the venue, greeted the other coaches, then turned around and saw Meng Qiang.
"Commander Meng? You're here to be the instructor too?"
"I'm not." Meng Qiang shook his head. "I led the Yulin Army to maintain order. There are many people taking the martial arts exams. There are fights every few days in the imperial capital. There has never been peace in February."
We didn't talk much.
Suddenly, someone in the martial arts arena shouted loudly for injustice, which led to a dispute. Afterwards, a coach slapped him twice in the face. His mouth and nose were bleeding and his head was swollen like a pig. The coach dragged him out like a dead dog.
"What's going on?" Liang Qu asked.
"What's going on? He took drugs secretly." Meng Qiang is experienced. "It's common for people to take drugs secretly in the martial arts exams, hoping to earn a few more points. They probably give some gifts and think everything will be fine."
"Anyone else is sending gifts?"
"Yes, there are cases every year, and they are caught every year. In the previous term, a coach was caught accepting bribes, and the grass on his grave is now ten feet high."
"Why didn't anyone send me off?" Liang Qu was surprised.
"Will you accept it?"
"will not."
"That's it."
"Let's put it this way. If he doesn't give it to me, how does he know I won't accept it?"
"Brother Liang, Sir Liang, who are you? You are the youngest great martial artist of Dashun, a registered disciple of the Martial Saint, a disciple of the Grand Master, a person who feasts with the Holy Emperor, a future Grand Master, and you have a bright future. Is it worth it for you to accept this little bribe and ruin your own future? People are not stupid, so you have to give it to people who look like they will accept it."
(End of this chapter)