The first day of competition came to an end, and the winning contestants dragged their exhausted bodies back home to rest.
As for the losers, they were quite open-minded and there was no rebellion or commotion.
Come to think of it, His Majesty is in the audience. Anyone who commits adultery will be dragged down and chopped down by the heavily armed Yulin army immediately.
Regarding today's competition, what made Xie Xin most regretful was that he did not see He in the audience.
Accompanying Emperor Ling was none other than the maid Queen Mei who entered the palace in place of Wang Rong. But to the outside world, she was Wang Zhang's eldest daughter and the real betrothed of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.
"Zishou, what are you looking at?" Sima Fang couldn't help but ask when he saw Xie Xin standing there blankly.
"Nothing..." Xie Xin came to his senses and walked over with a hint of sadness.
Just now, Lu Zhi sent someone over to invite the five of them to the banquet. As members of the alliance, they naturally had to go, so they had to return home as soon as possible to bathe and change clothes, and then go to the designated place for the banquet together.
But as soon as Xie Xin walked out of the competition arena, a woman came over.
"There is a lady, let me give you this letter!" The woman handed a letter of thanks and left without looking back.
However, Xie Xin quickly found out who wrote the letter, because in the corner of the letter, there was a useful mark.
Xie Xin quickly opened the letter, but found that there was not a word in it.
At first, he also wondered why there were no words. After thinking about it, he remembered that He had mentioned it before. This was a kind of hidden letter, and the words could be revealed by just soaking it in water.
I had no choice but to take it back and read it slowly.
Returning to Zhuangzi, Xie Xin learned that today Mao Jie and Ji Ling's team had been kicked off. However, Li Feng, Huang Shang, and Zhang Ming's team had magically been promoted.
At this moment, a group of students were comforting Mao Jie and Ji Ling, and at the same time congratulated Xie Xin's team for being promoted.
It's just that Xie Xin's mind is not on this now. He simply celebrated with them and left with an excuse.
When he returned to the room, he immediately took out the letter and put it into the washbasin.
As the water soaked through the paper, a few words slowly emerged.
The child is very much like you, so be careful.
There are only these ten words in the whole letter, but in the first half of the letter, Xie Xin has already felt the expression of He, a first-time mother, holding the baby in front of her and smiling at her. The love and affection emanating from her face
The sweetness and affection of the thank you letter can be fully felt from just the first five words.
As for the next five words, they are full of conspiracy and conspiracy, and Xie Xin even felt murderous intent.
Be wary of the Ten Constant Attendants. You should not be wary of them being ordered by the Emperor Ling to murder him. You should be wary of them secretly being cruel to you.
At least, Xie Xin understands that.
After all, if they were ordered by Emperor Ling, then it would be about being careful of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, not Shi Changshi.
No matter what, knowing that He is safe is the happiest thing for Xie Xin.
After walking out of the room, Lou Gui came over and said to him: "Master sent someone over just now and asked Teacher to have a casual meal with him tonight."
"Well, I know!" Xie Xin just wanted to ask him.
After all, if the game is like today, the alliance will actually have no meaning at all. He really wants to know whether this rule was set from the beginning, or whether it was changed temporarily.
"Don't get drunk tonight!" Wang Rong jumped out of nowhere and ordered directly.
"I know, as long as you don't shout that you can't stand it tonight!" Xie Xin leaned down and gently slapped her slightly raised buttocks.
"Tch, tonight I will call Sister Gongsun and Sister Bian to come over immediately and drain you dry!" Wang Rong stuck out his tongue towards Xie Xin and threatened.
"Haha, I still don't know who is draining whom..." Xie Xin replied nonchalantly.
After some flirting, Xie Xin took advantage of the fact that it was not time to practice hard. This thing will not deteriorate if it does not improve, but it is better not to waste too much time while you are young.
When Wang Rong and his three daughters saw Xie Xin starting to practice, they didn't bother him and went to do whatever they had to do.
In the evening, seeing that it was almost time, Xie Xin took a bath and changed clothes under Lou Gui's notice, and then headed directly towards Li's house.
When we arrived at Li's Mansion, it was already dark.
Normally at this time, Li's Mansion would have been closed. But now because they were entertaining guests, the lights were still brightly lit.
When the concierge saw the letter of thanks, he naturally ushered him in politely, and soon he came to the side hall.
Several teammates have all arrived at the table, and Li Yong is sitting in the host's seat. Obviously, it is not Li Ying who entertains them tonight, but him.
"My father is not in good health and has gone to bed now. I will host tonight's banquet." Seeing that everyone was due, Li Yong first explained the reason why he was sitting here.
After some polite greetings, the banquet began soon.
It is said that Chinese people like to talk about things while eating. In fact, this is also very particular.
The quality and culture of a person can be seen through the way he eats and behaves.
What is said in front of whom, what kind of words to say. Knowing the qualities of the other person, and then organizing the tone and language while eating food, can make the atmosphere more harmonious during the conversation later.
As long as the atmosphere is harmonious, it will be much easier to actually talk about many things.
If you know in advance that there is something to talk about, you can even infer from the look on their faces as they eat the food whether they are anxious about the matter or not.
If you are in a hurry, then you can increase the price appropriately; if you are not in a hurry, then the price cannot be too high, so as not to hurt your harmony.
A simple meal is actually full of all kinds of mysteries. Unfortunately, Westernization has become severe in modern times, and not many people can afford such advanced things, so there is a tendency for them to be lost or misinterpreted.
After three rounds of drinking, the eating stage is over, and naturally it’s time to start talking about business.
"What do you think of today's competition rules?!" Li Yong asked first.
"This kind of rule really tests the team members' ability to recognize the opponent's comprehensive abilities. At the same time, they also need to know how to make choices and reasonably arrange the competition list." Sima Fang replied calmly.
"Let me say, the biggest feeling is that under these rules, the alliance has no meaning at all..." Xie Xin answered frankly.
"What you two said makes sense!" Li Yong spoke up before anyone else could speak.
This can also be regarded as a language knowledge. After all, answering too many questions at once is not conducive to organizing language. Moreover, if there are too many questions, the following questions will be remembered firmly, but the previous questions will not be remembered much.
"Actually, after today's game, I got together with my allies and learned some things." Li Yong said proudly.
After all, the so-called gathering of allies is something that he, the representative of the Li family, can attend, but others, even if they are a hundred times more powerful than him, cannot attend.
"At the party, Lu Ziqian clearly pointed out that the rules of the first three competitions in this competition were all temporarily changed by His Majesty. The purpose is very simple, which is to test each minister's ability to recognize and employ people.
After all, the officials he promotes in the future are destined to occupy high positions. At that point, pure civil and military qualities will not mean much. What is needed is how to discover and appoint subordinates.
The further extension of the meaning is that through these three competitions, some members of each alliance must be eliminated. Otherwise, the people of each alliance will stick together and plot against each other during the competition. After one round of competition, too many casualties will be unsightly.
Yes." Li Yong calmly stated the official explanation.
Then, without waiting for anyone to say anything, he also revealed the gossip: "According to the information obtained from my personal investigation, there is actually a temporary change in the rules this time, and there are other news.
The first news: There are several alliances, mainly the Lu Alliance, the Yuan Alliance, the He Alliance and the Eunuch Alliance. In the first round of the competition, the leaders of these four alliances were specially
We took measures and arranged them into four groups.
The second news is that we have defeated the main force of the He Jin Alliance, so we are bound to face the hostility of the He Jin Alliance and the eunuch alliance that is friendly with it.
Not to mention the dirty tricks during the game, I'm afraid they will play dirty tricks on us behind the scenes. So if there are not enough guards, it is best for everyone to live in the house. Lu Zhi will send people over soon to strengthen the security here.
The third news: The rules were temporarily changed in the first three rounds of the competition. There were a lot of official reasons, but in fact there was only one reason.
To put it bluntly, Your Majesty feels that if these eighty teams compete together, no matter what competition they are competing in, there will not be such a large sports ground supply. What is just important is that with eighty teams competing together, His Majesty does not know who to pay attention to.
good.
So we simply changed the rules of the competition and cut the number of teams from eighty to ten in one go through three such competitions. In this way, not only will there be enough space to compete together, but also there will not be any problems due to too many people.
It’s so dazzling.”
"What will be the rules of the game after three rounds?" Wang Zifu couldn't help but ask.
"According to Grand Master Qin Jie, the rules of the Huaxia Private School are similar, that is, you can sign up for ten events based on your personal interests and hobbies.
Applicants compete together, and the top three will receive gold, silver, and bronze medals respectively. After the last competition, the team with the most awards will be the final winner of the competition and will receive a gold medal.
The second and third place will receive a silver trophy and a bronze trophy respectively.
These are the main rules of the competition.
Of course, the first person to initiate the competition is actually your teammate Xie. If you have any questions about the detailed rules of the competition, you can ask him." Li Yong smiled and pointed at the thank you letter.
As a result, Xie Xin quickly became the focus of attention. Li Bin, Sima Fang and Wang Zifu gathered around and asked questions about this and that, making Xie Xin almost overwhelmed.
Just after listening to Li Yong's explanation, Xie Xin finally understood.
Think about it, if members of each team can sign up based on their personal preferences. Then in order to increase the winning rate, even those who don’t like it will have to sign up. By then, there will be more than 400 people competing on the same stage in one competition.
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These days there are no stopwatches or camera devices. We rely solely on human power. Unless the contestants win by an absolute advantage, there is no way to tell who has won.
More importantly, as Li Yong said before, there are more than 400 people competing on the same stage. Where can there be such a large competition venue for them to compete together?!
Anyway, the leaders of the four major leagues will use cheating methods to try their best to arrange weak teams so that they can advance smoothly. As for the remaining six teams, which league they belong to will have more winners, which will also directly affect the final outcome.
I have to say that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty is really good at scheming. He is only thirteen years old and has only been in power for more than a year, but he already has such a plan?!
Or is there some master behind him?!
Chapter 118: Li Ying summoned to elaborate on the rules