The sound of gongs and drums sounded, announcing to everyone that the martial arts competition in the Tang Dynasty was about to begin.
Hold on, hold on.
Let's go get a place early and go watch the excitement.
The previous position of the ring was also moved by the Tubo people.
It's just that this time the arena is being set up for their martial arts exercises.
The people cheered and rushed towards the arena quickly.
I was afraid that I would go late and not see the excitement.
In addition to the common people, the gambling houses in Chang'an City also began to send people over to carry out operations.
Come to the side to build it, ready for everyone to take a gamble.
The government allowed them to do this. It seems that the people in the gambling house took some backdoor steps during this period, and the government gained some benefits.
Of course, when a situation like this occurs, the government will benefit, and the court will also benefit.
Everyone is pretty much the same, turning a blind eye!
"Everyone, everyone should know what happened when you came here today.
Following His Majesty's decree, we held a military examination to select talents.
Today's sage, benevolence and righteousness, has established the imperial examination system this year, so that all students studying in the Tang Dynasty can come to Chang'an City to take the imperial examination.
Now that the imperial examination is over, everyone who gets the top spot has become a member of the court.
Start doing things for me, the Tang Dynasty, and for the people of the world.
I believe you all know what the imperial examination means.
For the imperial examination, if you are talented, you can come and take part regardless of your origin.
Moreover, the subject-level examination is fair and impartial, and every aspect demonstrates the benevolence and righteousness of Datang and His Majesty's care.
But the Holy One also said that Wen Neng can bring peace to the world and Wu can determine the universe.
Wu is also my top priority in the Tang Dynasty. When I go to conquer the Turks this time, I can't win by just talking.
I still need my soldiers to go and fight.
The three armies are easy to obtain, but a general is difficult to find, so Your Majesty decided that in addition to the imperial examination, our Tang Dynasty will also hold a military examination.
The meaning of this martial arts examination is that in our Tang Dynasty, people with excellent martial arts skills were selected and assigned to the army to serve in the army.
This martial arts competition is also based on the principle of fairness and justice. If you have the ability, as long as you win, you can be popular and drink spicy food.
If you don’t have that ability, you can’t blame anyone if you get injured or killed.”
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After being beaten to death, doesn't it look like the martial arts master was just like the previous martial arts recruitment?
Is it possible that the same kind of life-or-death approach was adopted in the previous competition with the Tubo people?
If there is a battle with a foreign race, no matter life or death, everyone can still bear it.
But when they thought about participating in this martial arts competition, life or death would be a concern, and everyone was very confused.
Hearing the discussions among the people below, Li Jing coughed lightly.
"Everyone, our martial arts performance in the Tang Dynasty will definitely not be the same as our previous competition with the Tubo people.
When their Tubo children came to our Tang Dynasty, it was a provocation and a battle of life and death.
And our competitions are all point-to-point.
But even if the point is reached, there are still some people who are weak and want to come up and give it a try.
Don’t worry, the gains outweigh the losses recently.”
When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized that this was what the general meant.
Then he burst into laughter.
Before you go up there, you must know how much you weigh.
If you don't even know how much you weigh, you might as well go home and take care of your children to avoid being embarrassed.
That is, that is.
For a moment, everyone below started muttering quietly.
"Okay everyone, I won't say much anymore. Anyone who wants to participate in this martial arts competition can go to the ring and compete in these rounds.
No matter what your status is, as long as you can win in this arena today, you will be rewarded."
As soon as Li Jing finished speaking, a Tang Dynasty soldier came out, walked in the middle, and saluted the general above.
Then he turned around and looked at everyone.
I briefly reported my identity. I was a member of Datang’s military camp.
This time he fought against the Turks because he killed several enemies and received a large reward.
Now in this military camp, everyone is an official, no matter how big or small.
But today, because of the martial arts competition, I also wanted to come over and challenge again.
I wonder who among you wants to come up and fight with me?
"Sir, if we defeat this soldier, will we have to take his place?"
Li Jing shook his head.
The positions of these soldiers were earned through war and sacrifice of life.
You definitely can't replace someone else's position just because you defeated him.
However, if you can defeat him, it means that you also have the ability to match him.
You can participate in the next competition to win a higher position.
Hearing this explanation again, everyone understood instantly.
Then a soldier stood up, walked onto the ring, revealed his identity, and the two sides began to fight.
"Come on, come on, everyone, everyone, buy it and leave it, buy it and leave it."
This gambling is also very simple, bet on who will lose and who will win.
To put it simply, it is a competition to see who loses and who wins.
After everyone heard this, they quickly stepped forward and started depositing money.
In a moment, all the bets were placed, and the soldiers above began to fight!
This battle is not like the battle with the Tubo people.
Although the soldiers on both sides tried their best, they had no intention of killing each other.
It only took a moment for the battle to officially end.
"Win, win, hurry, hurry, split the money."
The winner hurriedly divided the money, while the loser sighed secretly.
Oops, the person they suppressed actually failed.
Fortunately, we can still proceed to the next round.
After registering the two of them, they came to the side triumphantly and rested quietly.
Waiting for tomorrow to continue the next round.
Then the second round of battle officially started.
The soldiers from both sides fought again.
I bought it and walked away, bought it and walked away, and started taking a small gamble again.
There was another crackling sound, and one side was defeated and the battle ended.
"Hahaha, we won, won, and won again."
"Oh, it's really hateful. I'm going to lose again this time. This is the third time, but I can't lose no matter what."
In addition to these common people, the princes, grandsons, and ministers also came here, sat aside, and watched quietly.
For this matter, they just regarded it as a joke.
This battle has not yet affected the children of their family.
"My lords, don't you want to risk two hands and make a bet?"
"We don't care about children's stuff."
Several other people snorted coldly. They are not descendants of their own family, so what does this matter have to do with it?
The soldiers from both sides fought for ten more groups. Li Jing waved his hand and glanced at the people below.
"Everyone, the first few groups were contests between our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.
This time, do you have any warriors who want to come up and compete?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a man below walked straight up, looked at everyone fiercely, and spoke to Li Jing above.
"My lord, the common people are willing to compete with me, but I don't know if there is anyone down there who can come up and stand with me?"
Hearing this, a soldier below stood up.
"Okay, in that case, I will meet you."
Some people know the two of them. They are both martial arts warriors. As the saying goes, everyone in the same profession is an enemy. They don't know who can beat the other in the end.
Suddenly the people below began to cheer again.
Everyone said they enjoyed this feeling very much.
"If you buy it, leave it. If you buy it, leave it."
The people below began to press again, while the two people above stared at each other and began to fight.
According to the requirements, people like them can also join the army and fight in the war.
For everyone, the risk of fighting on the front line is definitely not as satisfying as directly gaining many benefits here.
Therefore, for ordinary people who do not want to participate in frontline battles and also want to gain some military merit, martial arts is the simplest and most convenient way.
The two sides fought together with a crackle, crackle, and the people below cheered again.
"We must win, we must win!"
Until the end, it ends when one party fails.
Immediately afterwards, the next round of fighting began.
Although there were many onlookers, there were only a few who had the ability to challenge.
Just like the imperial examination, there are so many people in the world. It is possible that the success is because His Majesty said that everyone in the world can take the imperial examination.
All the people don't care about their status or how much they weigh, so they just want to participate in the competition?
When taking the imperial examination, you should also look at your true abilities.
If you have the ability, go to the imperial examination with him. If you don't have the ability to go, for your majesty, wouldn't it be a crime of deceiving the emperor?
Therefore, in a situation like this, if you don't have certain skills, everyone comes here just to watch the fun.
If you don't have the ability to go up and compete, in the end you will just be humiliating yourself.
Ten more groups fought, and among these 10 groups, 10 stronger people were selected.
Seeing this group of people, Li Jing smiled with satisfaction.