DAY 294 New Year's Games Asking for a Monthly Ticket
Not even the common people, not even the nobles, know what a sports meeting is.
However, the huge one built against the mountain is half a semi-circular stand and half an open auditorium. The seats can accommodate up to 30,000 people, and the open one can accommodate 100,000 people. As long as
If your eyesight is good enough, you can go to a slope farther away.
Or, pay a few small bucks to climb up to the roofs of those shops.
Seats are a symbol of status, especially those in the front seats. If you don’t have enough status, it is impossible to buy a ticket.
"What is the sports meeting? I only have one sentence to explain, which is to strengthen your body. If you don't understand, just use your eyes to see it and then feel it for yourself. Today is the preliminaries, and everyone has a chance to get my reward.
"Li Yuanxing waved his hand to signal the start.
It's daytime now, and there are far more people in the box than yesterday.
Yesterday was night, and many of the noble ladies did not go out.
On the first day of the first month of the first year of Zhenguan, the crazy movie and picture of "Niangziguan" in the newspapers made countless noble ladies cry out for regret.
There was too little entertainment in the Tang Dynasty, not to mention that this was a movie. Even in the modern era, it would have a lot of box office revenue. Wu Zhao was even considering whether to build a cinema, which would definitely make him a fortune.
"The first field event is gun throwing! Also held at the same time is the 100-step sprint race!"
Javelin, this is the Tang Dynasty, it is impossible to have alloy javelins in later generations, but here is a wooden javelin.
When the contestants enter the arena, in addition to their own clothes, each one has a vest with the name of the company written on it. The commentators are specially trained and four are carefully selected from more than a hundred storytellers in Chang'an City.
It just needs to be explained clearly and lively.
There is a strip of cloth tied to each javelin with the number written on it.
Ten people voted at the same time, and the commentator kept reading the names of the top sixteen people. Every time a name was read, the name of the sponsoring company was added after the name.
"Look, there it is! A spear-throwing contestant with more than seventy steps, a contestant from the Tang Dynasty court exclusively sponsored by the Blue Lake Silk Company."
Another commentator also shouted: "Seventy steps, this is the highest record for throwing a gun today."
The four commentators naturally looked for opportunities to speak: "The next group to appear is Wang Erlang, sponsored by the Bashu Royal Fairy Tea Company. He was originally just a yarn-washing slave. If he can enter the top three,
In addition to the bonus, he can also get a document escaping from slavery!"
The commentator shouted vigorously.
"Sixty-nine, it's a pity that he didn't surpass it."
"The next group has a very strong player, Xiao Qilang, from the Zuowuwei Auxiliary Barracks."
"He claimed before the game that he would definitely win the championship. If he won the championship, he would be promoted from the current seventh-class auxiliary soldier to the third-class auxiliary soldier, and the bonus would be enough for him to buy a small house in Chang'an County and marry a beautiful woman.
The woman is back home!”
The commentator's voice made the people very excited.
At this time, thousands of people in the public viewing area suddenly shouted: "Xiaoqi, please give us a face, Zuo Wuwei's brother is optimistic about you!"
Xiao Qilang raised his hands in the air and responded to his brothers in the same camp.
Soon, another group of people started shouting. They were from a certain silk workshop, and there were their partners in this group.
If there is one, there will be two, and soon there will be three.
The whole place was filled with cheers from all the schools, and the people cheered loudly.
Even in the stands, some people who had paid to buy seats stood up and shouted.
Regular troops are not allowed to participate. This is a rule. Otherwise, if the spear throwing is placed among the four guards of Li Yuanxing's Tiance, there will be many people who can throw a hundred steps.
Throwing a spear, one hundred paces, two hundred paces, four hundred paces, then two thousand paces, five thousand paces racing. Long jump, high jump, throwing stones.
The first day was all preliminaries.
During the finals, Li Yuanxing planned to start gambling to earn some money from the banker. In the open auditorium, each person was limited to two cents worth of bets, and the seat limit was 100 cents. There was always a limit on the box, and there was no limit on the front seat.
Those who can sit in the main box at the front are true nobles.
On the first day, if the sports meeting was a warm-up, then the second day's finals with the jackpot was a frenzy.
On the third day, the archery competition really ignited the fire in the hearts of the people of Chang'an. Not only the people of Chang'an, but also envoys from various states asked to participate. What they wanted was not the prize money, but the glory.
He wants to compete with the archery masters of the Tang Dynasty.
Because of archery, the Tang Dynasty allowed regular soldiers to participate, and even generals could participate in the competition.
When the report came to Li Er, Li Er himself had the urge to participate. But Li Yuanxing didn't think so. He couldn't afford to lose in this match. Once the first place in archery was given to the people from the foreign envoys, the Tang Dynasty
Where is the face?
But it’s not okay not to agree. If you don’t agree, it will look stingy to the Tang Dynasty.
Li Yuanxing felt the pressure: "Cui Yiye, go and call all the generals in the Qin Palace."
Cui Yiye was still excited about watching the game. Hearing Li Yuanxing's instructions, he was stunned for a moment and immediately ran out. Most of the generals in the Qin Palace were in the main stand in front, and Li Yuanxing was resting in a room at the back of the arena.
The generals were waiting in the room. After a while, Brother Hei Tan, Cheng Motou and others arrived.
"The foreign envoys are competing with each other with arrows, what do you think?" Li Yuanxing went straight to the point as soon as he opened his mouth.
"What are you looking at? Just compete. I'm so scared!" Demon Head Cheng yelled.
Li Yuanxing picked up the tea cup at hand and smashed it: "Old Cheng, you are not afraid, I am, I am afraid to death!"
Cheng Motou was stunned, and Qin Qiong came to the rescue: "Old Cheng, you are confused. You and I can't participate in this archery competition. Even if we win, it will be disgraceful. If we lose, it will not be our face that will be lost, but the big one's."
Tang’s face.”
"Brother Shubao, go immediately to investigate the foreign envoys."
"Wu Lang, we already have a list. There are seven Condor Shooters alone, and there may be more. It wouldn't be surprising if there are up to thirteen. Even one of these people is not sure of victory." Qin Qiong smiled bitterly.
Li Yuanxing breathed a sigh of relief: "That's it. The total of hundreds of envoys from all parties is only thirteen, which is not too much!"
"Wu Lang, don't underestimate the Condor Shooter. I think I'm inferior!" Brother Heitan also stood up.
Cheng Motou is just a bastard. Even if you are the King of Heaven, I will still dare to fight, but the outcome will be decided separately!
"Brother Hei, quickly send out the entire army to recruit people with superb archery skills. We will pick people first tonight. We cannot afford to lose in this competition tomorrow. If you lose first in archery, it is also a loss. There are too few people in the top eight of the Tang Dynasty."
A kind of loss. So you understand my worries, I can't afford to lose, I can't afford to lose!" Li Yuanxing's tone has changed somewhat.
"Take your orders!" Brother Hei Tan and Cheng Motou said at the same time, and then left quickly with the other generals.
Qin Qiong was still in the room. When he saw Li Yuanxing let out a long sigh, he said, "Wu Lang is super smart. Does he have any good ideas?"
"Archery, this is a real skill. It can't be done in vain. Even if I have a peerless divine bow in my hand, I still need peerless archers!"
After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, he sighed heavily.
Qin Qiong also nodded. Even if he participates in the competition, he is only one person.
And with his physical condition, it was impossible for him to compete with the Condor Shooter with ten arrows in a row. Let alone ten arrows, three arrows would make him unable to follow up.
"Brother Shubao, go investigate the weaknesses of these people." Li Yuanxing ordered again.
Qin Qiong wanted to say how someone who could be called a vulture shooter could have a weakness in archery. But he didn't want to put more pressure on Li Yuanxing, so he nodded and took the order and went out.
After Qin Qiong left, Li Jing, who had been waiting outside the door, nodded to Qin Qiong and then entered the house.
"Wu Lang is confused!" Li Jing said with a smile: "The archery competition is nothing more than foreigners trying to regain some face. Wu Lang's military parade made them confused, frightened, scared, and frightened. So.
They need to regain some face, and if they don’t participate in swordsmanship, swordsmanship, boxing or kicking, they just don’t have the slightest confidence!”
Li Yuanxing nodded, Li Jing was absolutely right.
"Your Wu Yi Dao doesn't even need to appear. A random person from King Qin Yulin's army can handle swordsmanship, fists and kicks. Only archery. In recent years, the Tang army has focused more on crossbows than bows, so they dare to compete!
"
Li Jing talked for a long time, just for one sentence, why should he care about the outcome of this archery skill.
The Tang Dynasty had already suppressed the foreign envoys in terms of power, so what if we let them regain some face? Moreover, this was just a game, a game that the generals of the Tang Dynasty did not participate in, it was just a game for the sergeants to have fun.
Just after Li Jing finished persuading him, Li Er, who noticed something was wrong with Li Yuanxing's condition, also came.
After Li Jing saluted, Li Er waved to Li Jing to leave first, intending to chat with Li Yuanxing alone.
"Wulang, you put too much pressure on yourself." Li Er actually handed Li Yuanxing a cigarette. Li Yuanxing was stunned when he saw the cigarette and burst out laughing.
Seeing the smoke, Li Yuanxing suddenly thought that in modern times, he had to think about various details before preparing for a fight, but it was he who needed comfort the most.
"It may not be useful if you pursue perfection too much!" Li Er said again.
Li Yuanxing nodded: "Brother, tell me, what will happen if we lose and what will happen if we win?"
"We lost. A few eagle shooters competed with Tang sergeants. What's the point of losing? Tang sergeants don't count as defeats!"
After Li Er finished speaking, he looked at Li Yuanxing's expression and continued: "Winning is actually nothing special. Wu Lang, you have done an excellent job. The celebration allowed the world to see the glory of the Tang Dynasty, and the military parade shocked the world.
Even for my brother, I was shocked. I saw that military formation in my dream last night!"
"Wu Lang is also tired. I feel heartbroken to see my brother." Li Er gently patted Li Yuanxing's shoulder.
Li Yuanxing nodded, Li Er patted Li Yuanxing's shoulder twice more, and then went out.
Outside the door, Li Jing was still waiting. After seeing Li Er, he saluted: "Don't you want to win, Your Majesty?" Li Jing asked in a low voice. Li Er smiled and shook his head! (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, novels.
