Chapter 31 Have you ever heard of a tug of war with a cow?
The voice of Prince Dachu sounded in the Tai Chi Hall.
This made all the officials in the Ming Dynasty look extremely ugly.
The Prince of Da Chu almost didn't say directly that he was here to seek revenge.
Seeking justice for the former envoys of Da Chu?
Today's competition may not be that simple!
The officials began to worry unavoidably and looked at the emperor sitting on the dragon throne.
But the emperor just smiled slightly and said: "The envoy of Da Chu humiliated me, Da Ming, before, and I, Da Ming, only punished him slightly."
"As for what the Prince of Da Chu said, if there is any offense that needs to be addressed by me, I will also send these words back to the Prince of Da Chu."
"If the Ming Empire offends me in the competition later, the Prince of Chu should not be anxious."
Xiang Ying, the crown prince of Da Chu, smiled lightly and was not worried. He knew that Emperor Ming was bluffing with him.
The civil and military level of the Ming Empire was far inferior to that of the Chu Empire.
What Emperor Ming said was just pretentious in front of himself.
"Of course not. Winning or losing depends on one's ability."
"By the way, I heard someone say that His Royal Highness Chen Changfeng, the Crown Prince of your country, has been performing extremely well recently. Why don't you see him here today?"
"You must be afraid, right?" Xiang Ying smiled slightly.
The members of the Dachu delegation behind him burst out laughing.
"Your Highness, no matter how outstanding Chen Changfeng is, he is only outstanding in the Ming Empire."
"If he went to our Great Chu Empire, he would probably not be able to compete with a three-year-old child. I think he is just too scared to come."
"That Chen Changfeng has finally gained some fame. If he is easily defeated by members of my Da Chu envoy today, where will the Ming Empire's face be?"
The members of the Dachu envoy did not conceal their ridicule, which made all the Ming officials in the Taiji Hall look very ugly.
But they didn't dare to speak at this moment.
The Dachu envoy must have come well prepared. If he and others spoke rashly, they might have taken advantage of the Dachu envoy.
"Stop talking nonsense, we're just here to compete. How do you compare? Let's figure it out and we'll continue." The third prince had a bad temper. In addition, because of his previous loss to Chen Changfeng, he hated everything related to Chen Changfeng.
matter.
Including someone mentioning Chen Changfeng in front of him.
"This must be His Highness the Third Prince of the Ming Empire. I heard that you were knocked unconscious by Chen Changfeng in the ring a few days ago."
"If I remember correctly, the third prince is known as the God of War in the army, and Chen Changfeng doesn't seem to even have martial arts skills. How come..."
"Shut up, are the people in your Da Chu mission just talking nonsense?" Xiang Ying mentioned the sad past of the third prince again.
At this moment, he was so angry that he wished he could eat Xiang Ying, the prince of Chu, alive in front of him.
Seeing that the third prince was furious, Xiang Ying still smiled, and then he held hands with the third prince: "Since the third prince is so excited, he is obviously very confident in his own skills, so let's just put Wen Bi after Wu Bi.
Put it in front."
"You think I'm afraid of you!" the third prince said angrily.
"Third Prince, no!" Prime Minister Yao Xiaoren stopped him, but it was already too late.
Yao Xiaoren had already guessed Xiang Ying's plan.
First, he used absolute force to intimidate the Ming court officials, making everyone completely afraid of the Chu envoy in front of them.
Even the Da Chu envoy would later put forward the request that during the martial arts competition, life and death would not matter.
The third prince's skills are indeed good. When he competed with Chen Changfeng before, Yao Xiaoren also noticed the carelessness of the third prince, so he was defeated by Chen Changfeng.
But Xiang Ying, the crown prince of Chu, would never make meaningless suggestions.
Although Yao Xiaoren didn't notice who was coming from Da Chu's envoy, it was definitely not as simple as it seemed.
The third prince and the Da Chu envoy directly competed with each other. If it doesn't go well...
"Father, the envoys of Dachu have deceived me into having no one in Ming Dynasty. I am willing to fight with Dachu."
"The last general asks for a battle." The third prince and the emperor spoke, and many generals in the court also came out to ask for orders.
The emperor's eyes fell on the third prince Chen Wu and a group of generals who requested orders.
Although the Ming Empire has never been as good as the Chu Empire, the bloody spirit of the soldiers of the Ming Empire has never been wiped out.
"Since the Crown Prince of Chu wants to advance the fight, I will allow you to do so, but I don't know how the Crown Prince of Chu will fight in this fight?" The emperor's eyes darkened and he asked Xiang Ying.
"Has Your Majesty the Emperor ever heard of tug-of-war with an ox?" Xiang Ying said lightly, with a slightly meaningful smile on his lips.
The emperor had certainly heard of tug-of-war with oxen.
In the Chu Empire, tug-of-war with cattle was a very popular activity.
To put it simply, it's a man's strength competition with an ox.
Put a rope around the cow's neck, and hold the other rope in the hand of the cow puller.
One person and one cow compete in opposite directions.
Of course, more often than not, cows just drag people away.
Some people were even dragged to death by cows.
"Are you trying to compete with an ox in a tug of war?" the emperor said expressionlessly.
"If the Ming Empire is afraid..."
"Okay, I promise you, if someone comes, bring the cow..."
"No, we brought our own cattle for competition." Xiang Ying interrupted the emperor with a smile.
The emperor's face darkened, knowing that this hero had already planned today's competition.
Even the cattle were brought from Dachu.
…
Five strong bulls were driven to the palace grounds.
The emperor and other officials also arrived here at this moment.
Looking at the strong bull in front of them, the faces of many officials of the Ming Dynasty immediately turned ugly.
The strength of a bull is generally about two thousand kilograms, and the five bulls in front of me are strong and must have a strength of at least three thousand kilograms.
If the bull goes crazy again, it is estimated that it can reach the strength of 4,000 kilograms in a short time.
Who can pull this bull?
"This is the Jade Emperor Ox of our Great Chu Empire. Its strength is about three thousand kilograms. Our first competition is to see who can pull the bull backwards."
"Of course, if you have the strength, you can choose two more Jade Emperor Bulls." Xiang Ying, the crown prince of Dachu, said with a smile.
This competition and tug-of-war with cattle was something that Xiang Ying had planned in advance before setting off to Ming Dynasty.
Tug-of-war with cattle was a regular activity in the Chu Empire.
They are very experienced in this.
Know how to pull the rope without making the bull go berserk.
But that's not necessarily the case for people in the Ming Empire.
Once a bull goes wild, its strength is almost twice as strong as normal. Pulling one cow is equivalent to pulling two.
By then, even if the people sent by the Ming Empire are not dragged to death by bulls, they will still make the Ming Empire lose face.
"By the way, I forgot to mention one thing. In this tug-of-war competition with the cow, we need to tie the rope around our waist, so that no one will say that the rope slipped and the competition will not count." Xiang Ying added again.
"This is not a competition, isn't it killing people?"
"Tie a rope around your waist. If you can't pull the cow, won't you be dragged by the cow?"
The Ming officials immediately understood Xiang Ying's plan and looked extremely ugly.
The emperor looked at the five Jade Emperor Bulls in front of him, and his face instantly darkened.
In a tug-of-war with an ox, the emperor can endure it.
But tying the rope around your waist is completely putting your life in the hands of the cow.
Moreover, the emperor did not believe that people like the Dachu envoy would not use any small tricks when pulling cattle.
If that were the case, even if the people participating in the competition in my Ming Empire were lucky enough to save their lives, would they be dragged along the ground by cows?
That scene...
"It's just a competition. If the Ming Empire is afraid, just admit defeat. I will not embarrass you." Xiang Ying waved his hand indifferently.
The Dachu delegation behind them burst into laughter again. This chapter has been completed!