In the end, Li Xiaogong and Li Ji didn't take the outcome of this martial arts competition that seriously. After all, they were both very old, not young, so they couldn't really have such a strong determination to win.
not to mention……
The opponent is Li Sheng. He is the eldest prince that His Majesty left behind...As a minister, rationally speaking, I should give Your Majesty some face. But on the other hand, one is that Li Er is obviously the same as the two brothers...
I'm not that interested in winning or losing the martial arts competition.
Second... This Li Sheng is no ordinary young man. He is truly qualified to chat and laugh with the senior military elites in the upper echelons of the Tang Dynasty. Even in terms of merit and ability, he is... much better than his brothers.
From this point of view, this victory is actually quite meaningful. After all, as the older generation, although there is also the argument of giving up to the younger generation, losing to a younger generation is not a glorious thing after all... Thinking about it this way, it seems that it should be
Go hard and win once, although for this reason it is not easy to win...
But as mentioned above, Li Xiaogong and Li Ji thought about it for a month, and they still felt that Li Sheng was really Zhuge Liang's reincarnation, and it was impossible for him to really train a group of scholars into tiger and wolf masters in such a period of time. This is not a worldview of cultivating immortals... The more they thought about it,
The more I feel, the more confident I feel.
Soon... time flies.
A long time can pass by in a blink of an eye. The chaos, confusion, and despair that began in the late Eastern Han Dynasty...the chaotic times where human lives were like nothing, all seemed to pass by in the blink of an eye.
Not to mention that the bet was only a month old, and in a blink of an eye it was time for the agreed martial arts meeting.
It was midsummer, ten years after Zhenguan, and nine springs and autumns had passed since Li Sheng returned to his hometown in the history books. The peach blossoms bloomed nine times, and the peaches ripened nine times.
Chang'an is still the same Chang'an, as if nothing has changed...
In fact, the changes are quite huge. First of all, at least the city wall is gone, and... except for the many streets and squares that have been preserved due to the special characteristics of Chang'an itself, a large number of original buildings have been turned into cement buildings.
and……
Due to the national policy set by the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an was not as fast as Lingzhou and Hangzhou, and the urban construction progress was relatively lagging behind. However... this lag made Chang'an's new buildings appear more developed and beautiful than Hangzhou and Lingzhou.
Exquisite and grand, they all start on the sixth floor, unlike Hangzhou and Lingzhou... which all start on the fourth floor.
...and in addition to these buildings used for living, or because of the dividends of lagging development, Chang'an also has the first open venue dedicated to martial arts in the Tang Dynasty. Although it is still open-air, it is the first venue after all.
Because it is in Chang'an, the people who live there are often the military elites who participated in the founding war of the People's Republic of China - and military elites are a nice way to call them, but a bad way to call them is just a group of rough guys... The aesthetics are also quite self-adaptive.
, pure silly, bold and bold style.
But also because of the rough aesthetics, the venue is quite grand. The whole venue is like a giant iron barrel, surrounded by circles of seats arranged along stairs.
Such a design... Li Sheng was shocked when he learned about it, because it was almost the same as the stadiums of later generations! After seeing the completion of this stadium in the local newspapers in Hangzhou, Li Sheng quickly thought of it
This might be the style of the Colosseum...after all, that place was almost the prototype of all stadiums in later generations.
But after some understanding... Li Sheng learned that it was designed by a group of old craftsmen from China, and these old craftsmen really didn't refer to the Colosseum, and they didn't know the name at all.
Because this group of old craftsmen have been building forts for military heroes from all walks of life since they were young, no, from their ancestors. They have a family background, so they thought of ways to design this building on their own. In their opinion, these military masters will definitely do it.
Like the style.
In other words...such buildings have existed in China since ancient times, from forts to cities...in fact they are not uncommon.
Li Sheng could only marvel... Shenzhou is indeed a place full of outstanding people, no matter what era and field it is. But this time, Li Sheng really didn't come to perform martial arts - Li Sheng originally thought he should come.
In any case, since we have an appointment with the two princes, it would definitely be inappropriate not to come. The key point is that Li Sheng actually doesn't know much about the drills and training intensity of the Tang Army. He just instinctively feels that a group of young men trained in rugby cannot compete with the regular army in military affairs.
Literacy, and because I instinctively feel that I can't beat him, this is even more important.
If you can't beat him, you have to lose some face, and this is what Li Sheng wants to do most recently - it's good to lose some face without losing face. After all, his current situation... is just like back then.
Gao Huan and Yang Jian, who knows when a few good brothers will come and talk to Li Eryu for a few words, and then they will change from Jane in the Emperor's heart to "Jane in the Emperor's heart", ready to drink poisonous wine and white cloth at any time. In other words...
…
In my current situation, I really can't lose face. If I lose face, I'm afraid I'll lose a lot. But face can definitely be lost. Besides, if you lose the sports meeting held by the army, you won't lose face. It's just a loss of prestige.
…
Without losing dignity or dignity, and being able to steadily unload a wave of personal prestige, this business is simply great.
but……
Although the abacus sounded at first, Li Sheng soon remembered the problem of the sports venues.
This sports venue in Chang'an is very similar in shape to the Colosseum in Rome or half of the sports venues in later generations!
...and on this occasion, Li Sheng remembered that there was a place on the north side of the circle of seats, which was specially designed to be higher than all the seats - needless to say, this is His Majesty's special position, which is convenient for monitoring the people present.
, similar in nature to the class teacher’s podium.
but!
Because he is a representative of one party in this competition, this matter will be troublesome again, because Li Sheng estimates that... apart from His Majesty's special high position, it is very likely that he... will have to sit in circles of auditoriums.
A c position.
Thinking about it, His Majesty must sit in the north and face south, so he, Li Xiaogong, and Li Ji, two popular Internet generals, will probably sit on the east and west sides.
This is the proper c position!
Although it is good to shed prestige in public, the very fact of sitting in the C seat... makes people have goosebumps all over their bodies.
Li Sheng suddenly thought of something at this time. Isn't this the legendary "structural social terror"? After thinking about it...I still don't show up. Anyway, this rugby team will probably lose, which can be regarded as unloading prestige.
...There should be nothing wrong with it.
It was the early Tang Dynasty, and martial arts were popular among the people. This martial arts competition quietly attracted the attention of almost all the people in the world...