On the third day, the Chengxi venue was still lively, and there was still not much new content. In the afternoon, as contestants continued to appear on and off the stage, it was almost Song Yang and others' turn.
The girl Xiao Qi's number plate was a few ahead of Song Yang's, and she was the first to take the stage. The closer she got, the more nervous Xiao Qi became, her face turned pale, and her hands began to tremble uncontrollably. Finally, the little official sang
The trumpet sounded: "Xiao Qi, a native of Qingyang City in Qingyang Prefecture, is sixteen years old and performs horse racing."
Song Yang stretched out his hand and patted the girl's shoulder. Er Sha also clenched his fists and whispered, "Come on!" Xiao Qi wanted to smile to his companion, but the muscles in his cheeks tightened, and the expression he finally squeezed out was more like crying.
...When she got to the stage, the girl was even more at a loss and had no idea what to do.
Master Chang Shigao slapped the case and angrily said: "You are rude, and you haven't even paid homage to Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Prefect yet."
Qin Zhui had already reported the behavior of Song Yang and others in the past few days to the princess. Naturally, Ren Xiaoqian would not embarrass the poor girl and said with a smile: "No, Xiao Qi, you know how to read horses? This is a good skill.
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'Horse-sitting' is indeed an amazing skill, but this is a highly learned subject with a huge difference. Even the most ordinary horse dealer in the world knows how to tell horses, but a truly advanced horse master is more important in the eyes of the emperor than in the court.
The great martial arts master is no less impressive.
After all, horses are the most important part of the army. To put it more exaggeratedly, the strength of the country's army can be basically seen from the number and skills of horse divisions.
Talented people who were also well versed in the art of horse-drawing appeared on the stage before, and they spoke eloquently, but they failed to pass the election.
Xiao Qi hurriedly saluted and responded with a trembling voice: "A civilian girl knows a thing or two."
The prefect's attitude was always consistent with that of the princess. Ren Xiaozai's voice was soft and amiable: "How many books have you read of the Twelve Classics of Horses? What are your thoughts? Let me tell you now."
Xiao Qi's eyes were blank and she shook her head. She had never heard of the 'Twelve Classics of Horses' and replied in a low voice: "I have never read... I just know how to read horses, and I also know a little about raising horses."
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Many people in the audience laughed when they heard this. If you don't understand the horse scripture, how can you talk about horse racing or raising horses? The prefect frowned, and the chief minister wanted to scold angrily, but Ren Xiaoping said generously: "Come here, bring some horses."
Come and show Xiao Qi, ten of them." As soon as she opened her mouth, the prefect immediately sent an order to the garrison soldiers to bring up ten outstanding military horses.
When getting along with people, Xiao Qi looks anxious and never dares to look directly at others, but when she sees the horse, a peaceful smile appears on her face unconsciously. She looks at the horse differently, and she steps forward and reaches out.
Just touch the horse closest to you.
The soldier leading the horse frowned and reminded: "Be careful, my horse is very unruly and never recognizes outsiders!"
But what's even more strange is that when these strong horses saw Xiao Qi approaching, they first looked angry and exhaled, but after being caressed by Xiao Qi's little hand, they quickly became docile. Even Qin Zhui in the audience did not expect that.
He was surprised that this was happening and said with a smile: "Little girl, that's interesting."
There are many techniques to look at horses, including looking at heads and ears, looking at skulls, counting ribs, looking at the eyes, and even looking at urine, etc., but Xiao Qi's horse reading is different. Walking among the horses feels like being among a group of close friends who have not seen each other for a long time.
They hugged each other, and sometimes they rubbed their ears and temples together. From their expressions to their movements, they were extremely affectionate.
The graceful girl shuttled among the ten tall horses, which had a unique mood. Everyone was surprised and kept silent for the time being. Only the two fools kept mumbling, bringing out their own experience of looking after sheep, and whispered that Xiao Qi was a 'crooked way'
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Soon after, Xiao Qi reluctantly walked out of the herd of horses, the joyful expression on her face disappeared, and returned to her previous appearance, whispering: "They are all good horses."
As soon as the voice fell from the stage, the audience burst into laughter, and someone who wanted to do something good shouted loudly: "Our Qingyang City's military horses are like gods, what do you think? With such ability, you should get off the stage as soon as possible."
Xiao Qi was extremely embarrassed, so Ren Xiaoping patiently asked: "What about the footwork? Can you tell which one is faster?"
Xiao Qi pointed at one of the horses and moved her lips as if she wanted to say something, but before she was born, the soldier leading the horse disdainfully sneered: "It is the slowest!"
This time even Ren Xiaoping was discouraged. He sat behind the silk curtain and sighed without saying anything.
The prefect slowly waved his sleeves: "Get off the stage."
Xiao Qi's eyes suddenly dimmed, and the words she had not had time to say remained in her mouth forever. She turned around and was about to leave the stage, when a familiar roar suddenly sounded in her ears: "This is only one chance."
The one yelling was Song Yang. He was waiting in the queue of contestants to perform. He was very close to the high platform. He didn't need to inject his energy, and just shouting with his voice was enough for the girl to hear.
Song Yang didn't know whether Qin Qi was really capable, but he had his own ideas. Qin Qi came to power because it was the only escape route she could find, but with her timid and introverted temperament, if she wasn't sure,
She wouldn't regard this talent selection as an 'opportunity'. Is it going to go on like this? Song Yang felt sorry for her.
You only have this one chance.
If you step down like this, it will really be over. Should you accept your fate with peace of mind and be sold into a brothel to be entertained by others? Or should you plunge into the Qingyang River and live a miserable life, and go to find your mother under the Nine Springs to hold your head and cry?
This is the last chance, should we retreat again? There is no way to retreat... Xiao Qi suddenly stopped, gritted his teeth and said what he had never said just now: "That horse should have been the fastest, but it was raised in the wrong way.
Give me two months to nurse him back to health... no, fifty days is enough, I guarantee you that he will be the first among ten horses."
Gao Changshi was displeased: "Bastard, do you think Your Highness the Princess and all the gentlemen can wait for you for fifty days? Your head cannot even be exchanged for a moment. Come on, please drive this unruly man out of power."
The tough officials held sticks and separated the crowd to go to the stage to drive people away. Everyone else was busy getting out of the way, but there were only three... one had a handsome face, one was ugly as a ghost, and the other was holding a box with a silly smile on his face. These three people refused to give way.
, which delayed the policemen for a moment, and taking advantage of this time, Xiao Qi on the stage spoke with a strong voice, ignoring Gao Changshi's scolding, and said straight away: "For now, this horse
A black horse is the fastest within ten miles; if it is thirty miles, the bay horse will be honored; if it is fifty miles, it will be the rouge white horse; if it is one hundred miles, it will be this yellow gelding; if it is three hundred miles, it will be this black horse again; but still
There is a premise that a knight cannot wear heavy armor and walk lightly; if the load is more than 200 kilograms, it is it!"
While speaking, Xiao Qi stretched out her hand to point at the horses she mentioned, and her voice became louder and louder, until she was almost shouting at the top of her lungs.
Her Royal Highness heard this clearly and couldn't help but take a breath and muttered: "Really or not?" Then she let go of her voice and asked the pawn: "Is she right?"
The pawn looked bewildered and shook his head blankly: "Young man, you don't even know." He usually only takes care of the horses, and occasionally walks them and doesn't let them run hard. He couldn't distinguish Xiao Qi's comments.
It doesn't matter if she doesn't know. The princess waved her fair and tender little hand: "Pull the horse down and try now!" To verify what Xiao Qi said one by one, we have to run three hundred miles, and the results cannot be obtained in an instant.
Yes, but Ren Xiaozai is not afraid of waiting, she has plenty of time.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Ren Xiaojing's voice came out, Xiao Qi shook her head and said, "No need!"
All the officials were stunned, but Xiao Qi never thought that he was scolding the princess just now. The princess smiled and didn't care: "Why don't you use it? How can you prove what you said without testing?"
Xiao Qi shook her head: "It's not that I don't want to verify it, but it's just that it takes too much time to let the horse run like this... Just limit it to three miles, and I'll mark the ranking." After saying that, Xiao Qi started to give instructions again. Before the horse race, she
The rankings of the ten horses have already been arranged.
Then the soldiers led their horses off the stage, and at the same time a group of Hongbo guards followed to seek justice... Soon the Hongbo guards returned from the competition and went to the princess's side to report in a low voice. Qin Qi had arranged the rankings in advance, and the ten pairs were
Eight were chosen, but only the fifth and sixth were swapped. This small mistake actually had nothing to do with her horse racing. After all, in horse racing, not only the horse's foot strength is determined, but the rider is also an important part.
Ren Xiaoping was overjoyed.
It's not because of a casual acquaintance. Qin Qi has a unique style in judging horses, but it doesn't matter how she identifies the horses, as long as she gets the results right, it's enough. This skill finally gives Ren Xiaoqian the confidence to make a deal, and the selection of talents is almost over.
, finally found a good candidate who can be taken back to 'show off' to other imperial envoys!
The most important thing is that the art of horsemanship is related to national strength. Bringing a horseman who is so outstanding that it is almost miraculous to visit Dayan will not hint to several other powerful countries that "Nanli cavalry is amazing". Such skills are better than poetry.
Songs are much more powerful.
The art of horse-reading has been passed down since ancient times, and the methods are profound and complex. However, Xiao Qi's skills are not in the classics at all. She does know how to read horses, but it comes from some innate talent and has nothing to do with 'technique'. Maybe God is like this.
While giving the girl a poor life, she also secretly bestowed a magical ability... Her Majesty the Princess, completely disgraceful, slammed the table and loudly announced the result: "All ten horses won, Xiao Qi deserves to be called a strange person!"
There was no difference between No. 8 Middle School and No. 10 Middle School, but Ren Xiaoqian simply chose the catchiest rhetoric. The people in the audience were dumbfounded at first, and then cheered in unison! Ren Xiaoqian continued to laugh loudly: "Xiao Qi is selected, follow me
The imperial envoy returns to Beijing. Anyone who comes will be rewarded!"
Xiao Qi's extraordinary skills impressed everyone, and a "strange man" finally appeared in Qingyang City. Everyone in Qingyang was in high spirits and cheered thunderously.
Amid the laughter, applause, and cheers that surged around, Xiao Qi fell to the ground and burst into tears... A new life came so unexpectedly, how could she not cry.