Chapter 465 The second round of competition begins
The morning of the next day came slowly.
The morning court was going on at the court, and Li Jing led everyone to the ring to continue the martial arts competition.
Following the order, the two sides began to compete again in the ring.
At the same time, the people of Chang'an City gathered here again, arranged their own money, and began to gather together again to gamble.
If you make money, going to the flower house can be said to be very chic.
I lost yesterday and thought I could get some money back today.
But no one knows that as the old saying goes, 9 out of 10 bets you lose.
No one knows whether they can win a big victory this time.
"You win, you win."
With another cheer from the crowd, word came that he had won.
Make money and make money. After such operation, I made a lot.
What's more, some people are thinking that they can use this method to make a bet in any martial arts competition.
Is it possible to place a few bets in this way during the imperial examination next year?
With this idea in mind, I began to fantasize about taking the imperial examination next year and using this method to make a small fortune.
Must win, must win.
As a round of fighting started again, some people were happy and some were sad.
In the next few days, hundreds of rounds of martial arts exercises were carried out.
Through the first round of competition, hundreds of people were selected.
Next, the best of the best will be selected from these hundreds of people to select the second round of soldiers.
Because the first screening is large-scale, it takes a relatively long time.
Of course, the subsequent selection process will not be particularly troublesome in terms of time.
Just follow all the procedures.
"Start your Majesty."
Li Er put down his pen and glanced at him.
What I didn't expect was, what happened when Hou Junji came to the palace?
"General Hou, why are you here this time?"
"Your Majesty, I have come here today to report something important to Your Majesty."
"Oh, tell me, what happened?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me first, otherwise I will not dare to say anything."
"Hey, okay, if there is anything that we, the monarchs and ministers, dare to say or don't dare to say, it's okay for you to just say it."
"It's your Majesty, I'll tell you everything I know.
Wei Chen recently heard a rumor about General Li's military examination.
Wei Chen knew that it was very inappropriate to say this.
Now that Wei Chen has heard about this matter, I still think it would be better to speak out about it.
He, General Li, collected money from those big families and wanted to give them a back door.
But it is said that he did not let them leave. Although he did not leave, he gave those ordinary people a back door.
It is said that a one-word hall is to be built.
Wei Chen felt that this matter was important, so he came over to report to His Majesty."
Hearing this, Li Er smiled slightly and asked.
"General Hou, how do I remember that Li Jing seemed to have been your master?
I have taught you many tactics and techniques. As a disciple, it would be inappropriate for you to talk about your master behind his back like this, right?
After Li Er finished speaking, he glanced at him and smiled slightly.
The first question he asked did not mention the rumors. Instead, he directly asked, is this equivalent to a blow to his master in the back?
For the ancients, some things were secondary.
But this apprentice felt very uncomfortable after being hit by the latter.
Hou Junji heard this and bowed.
"Your Majesty, although I have studied with General Li for a while.
However, I am loyal only to Your Majesty and not to anyone else. Even if this person is my closest relative, as long as it is not good for Your Majesty, it is not good for me, the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, Your Majesty, please send someone to investigate this matter thoroughly.
If it's false, that's it. If this thing is true, this thing."
Li Er nodded.
"General Hou, I know what you are talking about. I will send someone to investigate the matter immediately. Come here."
"His Majesty."
"Go and investigate."
"Yes, you are right about this matter, no matter who the person is or what the reason is.
I also want to investigate this matter."
"It's Your Majesty, Your Majesty is Holy Ming."
"Alright, General Hou, I will send someone to investigate this matter carefully.
If nothing happens, you can go back first.
If something happens next time, you must report it to me as soon as possible."
"It's your Majesty, I'm taking orders!"
Hou Junji saluted, stood up and left.
After Hou Junji left, Li Er snorted coldly in his heart.
Hou Junji is also one of his confidants, and has followed him in many expeditions to the east and west for so many years.
Later, he was also one of the participants in the Xuanwu Gate Mutiny, so he gave him an official title and enjoyed endless glory.
But every soldier has his own strengths and weaknesses.
Let’s just say that Hou Junji, his biggest shortcoming is that his heart is too small and his eyes cannot tolerate sand.
The things that happened before are still vivid in my mind.
But because he was his confidant, Li Er just turned a blind eye.
But I didn't expect that this time he would directly confront the matter. If the person he was criticizing was anyone else, it would be fine. It turned out to be him, Li Jing.
When Li Jing arranged the martial arts competition, how could he not know what happened during the period and various situations that occurred?
Hou Junji, Hou Junji, you are so arrogant.
Back then, Li Jing also taught Hou Junji many things, and he was considered his master.
This was part of the reason why Li Jing stopped teaching Hou Junji.
Even if he is not teaching, his previous kindness is still very great to him.
Could it be that he really didn't know that these so-called things were just small tricks played by others secretly?
When he knew it was just a small move, he actually called his mentor a betrayal and betrayed him directly without any hesitation.
Li Er felt that fortunately he had not betrayed him. If he had betrayed him, Li Er would not forgive him.
"Here comes someone."
"His Majesty."
Regarding Li Jing's matter, there is no need to deal with it now. I have made my own decision on this matter.
"It's Your Majesty."
Regarding the matter of Hou Junji, Li Er hoped that everyone would not unite.
You can also get angry at each other.
He just secretly complained angrily through such a snitching method, which made Li Er frown.
Obviously, what he did this time was a big mistake.
On the contrary, he himself looked leisurely and contented, and did not feel that he had committed any taboo by doing so.
Inside the Tai Chi Hall.
"Your Majesty, we have to go through the selection in the past few days. The first round of selection has ended. This is the list of all the personnel. Your Majesty, please take a look.
If your majesty sees that everything here is correct, I will arrange for everyone to hold the second round of martial arts competition tomorrow."
Li Er asked someone to fetch the documents handed over by Li Jing and looked at them carefully.
The identities and names of each of the hundreds of people who won in the first round were all displayed in front of him.
Most of them are soldiers in the military camp. After this martial arts competition, they hope to win again and improve their positions.
Except for these soldiers, most of the remaining ones are officials' sons.
The last remaining small group were ordinary people of the Tang Dynasty.
By convening the martial arts competition in this way, he once again gathered the world's talents and used them for his own use. Li Er nodded with satisfaction.
"Okay, I saw it, it's very good.
In this case, the second round of the martial arts competition will continue tomorrow."
"It's your Majesty. I'll go down and make preparations right away."
These days, the first round adopts the method of going to the ring and fighting in the ring.
To be fair, in fact, some people may cause trouble during this period.
Therefore, the first round is just a screening. If you have real talent and knowledge, you can pass the second round.
If they don't have real skills, Li Jing said at the beginning of the second round that he would not directly cripple these sneaky people.
Arrange people, prepare bamboo sticks, and carve numbers on them.
Wait until tomorrow to compete by drawing bamboo sticks.
This ensures fairness and justice.
The next morning came as promised, and a crowd of people gathered here again to watch the upcoming competition.
Today is the second round, and everyone feels that this time it will definitely be more interesting than the second round.
"We must win, we must win."
The people below cheered again. For today's second round of competition, one could feel that the people were even more excited than the contestants.
Everyone who knows knows that this is a competition for others.
For those who didn’t know, they thought it was a carnival for the common people.
"Remember, if you are betting this time, be sure not to make the wrong bet again.
Still, this is interesting. Some people have been extremely lucky these days.
When you are in custody, one bet will be accurate.
Let them make a lot of money.
If someone makes money, it means someone loses. People who lose money also know that they blame themselves for not being able to discern heroes. There is nothing they can do about it.
I can only hope that this time the second round of competition will be held firmly and I will win.