After the preliminary list is finalized, it is natural that there will be a civil and military competition.
The civil and military battle was held the next day.
Thanks to Ma Xiaoquan's persuasion, the little girl Hualin was happy this time and said that she would go with her brother Shangxian to the civil and military competition.
So does Miaoyu.
Ma Xiaoquan felt helpless, but after thinking about it, he felt relieved. After all, these two girls were the safest when they were by his side.
By the time a few people arrived at the venue, the civil and military fight had already begun for a while.
The order of the battle is determined based on the order of appearance in the primary election. If it is Ma Xiaoquan's turn, he will have to wait for a long time.
Ma Xiaoquan doesn't care where the progress is. What he focuses on now is Guo Jia.
Just as he was cheering Guo Jia up, he heard a voice coming from the fighting platform: "For the next show, I invite Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao."
Ma Xiaoquan patted Guo Jia on the shoulder: "Feng Xiao, you have to work hard."
Guo Jia smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, I don't know. I, Guo Fengxiao, dare to fight in this literary fight, but in this physical fight... I really have no choice..."
Guo Jia is right, he is half a noble family, and most noble families are families who have been officials for generations. When it comes to martial arts, it is always ranked behind politics and intelligence. But the wealthy family is different. The wealthy family does not have too much power.
With great career ties, they can cultivate both civil and military skills, and their results are very good.
Ma Xiaoquan comforted Guo Jia: "This is not certain. Filial piety, have you forgotten? In this world, unless you are a god, otherwise, this will always be much easier to use than brute force." Ma Xiaoquan said,
Pointing to his head, the meaning is self-evident.
Guo Jia nodded, feeling like a strong man who never comes back again.
At this time, the horn sounded on the stage, which meant that Guo Jia had to go on stage to compete.
Although Guo Jia takes broken steps, his steps are not messy, but give people a very calm feeling, which is very inconsistent with Guo Jia's age in his twenties.
The person competing with Guo Jia was a man who looked tall and thick.
Although this man looked like a rough man, Ma Xiaoquan didn't think so.
People who can participate in civil and military competitions naturally have their own specialties. Of course, the most basic ones must be those who have read books, and they should also be considered people who are reasonably good at reading.
When the man saw Guo Jia coming to the stage, he bowed his hands slightly and said politely: "I am Chunyu Qiong, courtesy name Zhongjian, from Yingchuan, now from Yuzhou, Henan Province. I am from Fengxiao. We meet again." Guo Jia had taken refuge with Yuan Shao before, and
Chun Yuqiong was Yuan Shao's subordinate, so the two of them naturally knew each other a little bit. Chun Yuqiong was quite polite. As one of the former eight captains of the Xiyuan School, it was considered polite for the right captain to do this.
Guo Jia returned the courtesy and said politely: "Brother Zhong Jian is too polite. I actually don't want to compete with Brother Zhong Jian."
Chun Yuqiong raised his eyebrows. He looked Guo Jia up and down. Thinking about it, although this Guo Jia was much more handsome than him, his bean sprout figure, even the other four Guo Jia, could not be his Chun Yuqiong's.
opponent.
Chunyu Qiong laughed: "Hey? Brother Fengxiao is too polite. No matter what, we still have to compete, especially... ah, yes, especially this martial arts fight...
"
If Chunyu Qiong was polite before, now he clearly wants to bully Guo Jia through fighting. After all, Guo Jia left without saying goodbye, which made the lord Yuan Shao very angry. Now he is taking this opportunity to clean up this matter for the lord.
Guo Jia, that is naturally the best thing.
Although Guo Jia is a scholar, he is full of aura. Although Ma Xiaoquan can see a hint of worry in Guo Jia's eyes, Ma Xiaoquan believes that Guo Jia can definitely win over Chunyu Qiong.
When there is a civil and military fight, the civil fight begins.
In terms of literary fighting, Guo Jia won with an overwhelming advantage, but in the eyes of outsiders, Guo Jia gave Chunyu Qiong enough face.
It's a pity that Chun Yuqiong not only didn't appreciate it, but also vowed during the intermission that he would beat Guo Jia into a pig's head in a fight.
"This Chun Yuqiong is really unkind, Lin'er hates him."
When Ma Xiaoquan saw that Hualin had opened her mouth to help Guo Jiali, he knew that he had to take care of this matter.
Ma Xiaoquan said to Xun You: "Brother Gongda, haha, I have something to ask you."
When Xun You heard this, he immediately felt a desolate feeling on his back.
Xun You felt that he was going to do something bad, but he still said politely: "Brother, is this for filial piety?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Exactly."
When Xun You heard this, he let down some of his guard, and asked again: "I don't know what brother you want to ask me for?"
Ma Xiaoquan leaned into Xun You's ear and whispered a few words softly.
When Xun You heard this, he immediately said righteously: "Brother, no, this is very despicable. Could it be that we and others did it?"
Ma Xiaoquan pulled Xun You: "Hey? How can Brother Gongda say that? Didn't Fengxiao live with you? Can't you bear to watch Fengxiao get beaten by Chunyu Qiong?"
Xun You hesitated.
Ma Xiaoquan continued to blow: "Moreover, brother Gongda, what do you think of Yuan Shao?"
Xun You was surprised and asked: "Brother, why did you suddenly mention Yuan Shao?"
Ma Xiaoquan looked at Xun You thoughtfully: "Just answer my question directly."
Xun You thought for a moment and replied: "Heroes in the world cannot die well."
Ma Xiaoquan clapped his hands: "Yes, this Chunyu Qiong is Yuan Shao's subordinate, and his actions are not cowardly. If they are cowardly, then Yuan Benchu will not end well, and this Chunyu Qiong will not end well...
"
After Ma Xiaoquan's deception, Xun You had many opportunities to point out doubts, but Xun You did not do so because Xun You discovered that although the purple-haired man's words were very crude, his reasoning was very smooth, which was not the same as making up a panic.
If a person is making up lies, his eyes will give him away. As for the purple-haired man in front of him, Xun You looked at his eyes for a long time and didn't see any clues about lying.
"Hey, brother Gongda, do you think what I said is right?"
Xun You frowned, and finally his heart moved. He tentatively asked Ma Xiaoquan: "Is this... really okay?"
Ma Xiaoquan patted his chest: "Why not, I...oh no, I said yes, I absolutely can...go, brother Gongda."
Xun You nodded, stood up and walked towards Chunyu Qiong.
After burning the incense, Xun You came back with a blue face.
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and asked Xun You: "Gongda, how did things go?"
Xun You smiled bitterly and said: "Brother, you are really hurting me..."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said nothing.
Xun You shook his head and said: "As my brother said, Chunyu Qiong is a great drinker and womanizer. Hearing my suggestion, he immediately gave up fighting and promised that if anyone dared to fight Fengxiao again, he would immediately go and dump him."
legs..."
Ma Xiaoquan burst into laughter upon hearing this.
Xun You looked worriedly at Miaoyu and Hualin beside Ma Xiaoquan, and asked quietly: "Brother, is this... really okay?"
Ma Xiaoquan patted his chest confidently: "Don't worry, I won't take that Chunyu Qiong seriously..."
Xun You patted his chest and breathed calmly: "That's good, that's good."
...
Chunyu Qiong really kept his word. Just as the fighting started in the second half and Guo Jia was ready to "die", Chun Yuqiong suddenly announced that she would give up the fighting competition.
Guo Jia didn't know what Ma Xiaoquan and Xun You had just done for him. After stepping down, he was very puzzled.
Guo Jia was not afraid of being beaten. He didn't understand why the other party gave up even though there was no competition in this martial arts competition. Moreover, Chunyu Qiong's expression at that time was very sincere.
What happened next surprised Guo Jia even more.
After Chunyu Qiong left the stage, the remaining contestants with Guo Jia also announced that they would only fight with words, not with force.
This does not mean that we are handing over the fruits of victory.
The result was very clear. After a battle of words, Guo Jia successfully became the first place in his group. Of course, for the sake of fairness, the little widow of the Hua family still suggested that Hua Yixi choose one more person to participate in the first round.
The second stage of “new versus old”.
After the game, Guo Jia was very excited. He held Ma Xiaoquan's hand and kept thanking him.
Ma Xiaoquan was born in modern times. In modern society, it is very taboo for men to hold hands with each other. However, the era he is currently living in is the late Han Dynasty. People in this era do not have such "impure" thoughts. People say it is holding hands, but that is all
An expression of close relationship.
Therefore, Ma Xiaoquan endured the "heartache" and reluctantly held hands with Guo Jia.
Guo Jiadao: "Brother, thank you for your encouragement."
Ma Xiaoquan took the opportunity to retract his hand and said with a polite smile: "Fengxiao, you see that you are out of sight, right? We are all good friends..."
Guo Jia nodded vigorously.
...
The ensuing civil and military battle was not what Ma Xiaoquan cared about. He made an excuse and pulled Miaoyu Hualin out, while Guo Jia and Xun You expressed their intention to continue watching.
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and stepped out. After several people returned to the wing, Ma Xiaoquan told Liang Long to prepare some ropes.
Although Diplodocus was puzzled, he knew that his master must have a reason for doing this.
After the ropes were prepared, Ma Xiaoquan arranged many rope traps in Miaoyu and Hualin's room.
These rope mechanisms were learned by Ma Xiaoquan from a brother in the same team when he was a special forces soldier. Although he could not do as many tricks as his brother, Ma Xiaoquan was still somewhat confident in terms of practicality.
Miaoyu and Hualin looked at Ma Xiaoquan, wondering what he was doing. Miaoyu asked: "Brother Shangxian, what are you doing?"
Ma Xiaoquan explained: "Catch the thief."
"Ah" the two little girls shouted in unison, "Where is it, where is it?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled: "Don't worry, your immortal brother is here to make sure that treacherous thief never comes back."
...
After everything was arranged, Ma Xiaoquan led the two little girls back to the venue. By this time, the civil and military battle was coming to an end.
When the servants of the Hua family saw Ma Xiaoquan coming, they immediately stepped forward and said respectfully: "Hello, sir, it will be your turn after the next show."
Ma Xiaoquan snorted and asked, "Who should I fight first?"
The attendant replied: "Sir Lu, Mr. Lu!"
When Ma Xiaoquan heard this, he cursed secretly in his heart.
In fact, Ma Xiaoquan was reluctant to compete with Lu Xian, not because he was afraid of him, but because Ma Xiaoquan didn't understand this man yet, especially how this man wanted the same thing as him.
"Okay, I get it!"
The attendant nodded slightly and retreated with a half-hunched body.