"That's right, Old Li. Although he's not your biological son, he's still half a son-in-law. If anything happens to him, your precious daughter will be a widow.”Li Xiaogong said with a frown.
Li Jing was still sitting there, his face full of confidence.
In the training field.
Tang Feng strode forward.
"You are Tang Feng? The new son-in-law of Duke Wei's estate?" The eunuch who called out the names asked when Tang Feng approached.
There was a hint of kindness in his tone.
"Yes, father-in-law. I am Tang Feng.”Tang Feng nodded.
"Fortunately, we didn't miss the time. Otherwise, His Majesty would definitely be furious.”The eunuch looked at Tang Feng and said with a smile.
Tang Feng didn't think much of the eunuch's words.
"Brother Tang, this way please." the eunuch said politely.
Looking at this overly polite eunuch, Tang Feng was a little confused. He thought that this eunuch had a good temper and treated everyone like this.
However, the disciples of the aristocratic families who had been called were dumbfounded when they saw this scene.
They knew how bad-tempered the eunuchs from the Great Ming Palace were. Even if they were the heirs of the High Duke's Public House, these eunuchs might not be polite to them. However, this eunuch was surprisingly polite to Tang Feng. This made them somewhat puzzled.
"You really came." After Tang Feng walked into the group, Cheng Chuliang came over and said in a low voice.
"Of course I wanted to come. My ambition since I was young was to be like Huo Qubing, to be a wolf in sheep's clothing.”Tang Feng said as he observed the surroundings.
Hearing his words, Cheng Chuliang looked at him up and down as if he had seen a ghost. Then, he shook his head weakly.
"This is not a village, and those who are participating in this competition are not farmers from the countryside. Everyone here is a first-class expert even if they enter the army. You should pay more attention to yourself. If you can't win, immediately jump off the stage or directly admit defeat.”Cheng Chuliang did not know how to persuade Tang Feng, so he could only say this.
Admit defeat?
Was that even possible?
Tang Feng smiled noncommittally but did not say anything else.
When he observed his surroundings, he noticed that Qu Pingyang and the others were looking at him from time to time. Their eyes were clearly filled with ridicule and provocation.
Tang Feng was helpless against this guy's hostility and chose to ignore it.
At this moment, the officials on the grandstand rose and bowed.
Immediately after, the Thousand Bull Guards faced the grandstand and knelt on one knee.
"Long live the Emperor."
His loud voice resounded throughout the entire training field.
Tang Feng knew that this was the founder of the Tang Empire, Li Shimin.
Curious, he bowed with the others and looked up at the grandstand.
At the top of the grandstand, a middle-aged man in a dragon robe walked slowly with a group of palace maids and eunuchs. Beside him was a middle-aged woman in a phoenix robe and a phoenix crown.
He didn't know why, but when he saw these two people, he felt that they were familiar. It was as if he had seen them somewhere before, but he couldn't remember where.
Li Er and Empress Zhangsun sat down at the highest point of the grandstand. From the highest point, he looked down at the entire martial arts field, just as he looked down at the entire east.
His sharp gaze swept across the entire martial arts field. Then, he slowly raised his right hand.
The officials who bowed and the Thousand Bull Guards who knelt on one knee stood up.
"Has the day ended?" Li Er asked the eunuch beside him.
"Your Majesty, the day has ended. Everyone on the roster has arrived.”The head eunuch bowed and replied.
"Then let's start drawing lots." Li Er said.
The head eunuch walked to the front and gently waved the horsetail whisk in his hand.
Bang!
The loud sounds of drums and gongs rang out in the training field.
Zhangsun Wuji and Li Xiaogong walked down from the grandstand and arrived in front of the stage.
Today, the two of them would be in charge of drawing lots.
There were a total of 201 people participating in the competition, all of whom were disciples of Chang 'an's aristocratic families. Their names were written on bamboo sticks and placed in two identical bronze urns.
"Two hundred and one people. In other words, in every round, there will be one person who will get a bye. I wonder who will be the lucky one in the first round.”Zhangsun Wuji said to Li Xiaogong with a smile.
"Hejian Commandery Prince, you go first." Zhangsun Wuji said with a smile.
Li Xiaogong nodded and reached into the bronze urn in front of him. From it, he took out a bamboo slip.
After Li Xiaogong took out the first bamboo slip, Zhangsun Wuji also took out a bamboo slip from the bronze urn in front of him. Then, the two of them lowered their heads and looked at the bamboo sticks in their hands.
When the two of them put the bamboo slips together, they were stunned for a moment before they laughed helplessly.
"Hou Wenxin versus Qu Pingyang."
The eunuch next to them took the bamboo sticks from the two of them and shouted.
At this moment, everyone in the martial arts arena looked at where Qu Pingyang was standing. Some of their eyes were filled with sympathy, while others were gloating.
At this moment, Qu Pingyang stood there, his handsome face ashen.
He had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he knew that his martial arts skills were top-notch among his peers. He had been aiming for the top three in this competition, but who would have thought that he would encounter Hou Wenxin?
Looking at Hou Wenxin who was like a small mountain not far away, he felt a wave of despair.
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