Big Moon Ballad

Chapter 967
thump.

thump.

thump.

The bells and sacrificial drums on the top of Hanshan sounded at the same time, announcing the successful conclusion of the Great Court Meeting.

Although whether it is perfect or not... is a bit hard to say.

The practitioners under the altar were still in the shock of Dongfang Yi's announcement of the first round of the middle-level ceremony, their eyes were locked on the map on the altar, and many people even waved Dongfang Yi's hand to announce the end. I didn't hear it until I was awakened by the sound of the bell.

"This is the end?"

The young practitioners with furrowed brows raised their heads and looked around blankly.

"What about the next three rounds? The location will not be announced?"

Specifically, it should be the content of the next two rounds.The fourth round of the Intermediate Ceremony is a battle, and its content and format are fixed.So now there is only suspense about the content of the second and third rounds.

"The content of the second and third rounds should not be announced until after the previous round," an experienced practitioner explained to the young man. "The opening ceremony will only introduce the content of the first round."

"Is it so mysterious?" The foreign cultivator sighed, thinking that he could prepare in advance, but he didn't expect Soochow to sell it to the end.

"This is the charm of the middle-level ceremony," a young man comforted himself. "Fortunately, the scope of the second and third rounds is not so wide."

In her previous life, Ying Baoyue was most impressed by the content of the second and third rounds of the Intermediate Ceremony. At this time, Zhao Guang, an enthusiastic citizen, was also introducing it to a group of teenagers in her ears.

The content of the second round of military warfare is the most abundant. It originated from the seven skills of soldiers proposed by Da Si Ming when he was in charge of the southern camp. Choose three of these seven skills to compete.

The content of the third round of six arts is easier to understand. The test is the traditional six arts of gentlemen, rites, music, archery, imperial, calligraphy, and mathematics. Each session chooses one of the six arts for comparison.

"Bingzhan actually chooses three of the seven soldiers' skills?" Jiang Yuanyuan, who came from the Nanchu team from behind, looked a little unhappy. He didn't plan to participate in the middle-level ceremony, so he prepared the least.

"This is the rule set by the Emperor Taizu," Zhao Guang glanced at Ying Baoyue, "After all, many of the elementary and intermediate levels are for cultivating practitioners' ability to fight in the army."

Many of the contents of the elementary ceremony are still entertaining, such as polo games, but the middle-level ceremony puts military training directly on the table, and it needs to be done with real knives and guns.

"The three subjects of the last military test were riding and archery, weight bearing and strategy," Zhao Guang said. "It is more likely that the other four subjects will be tested this year, but there may also be repetitive content, such as..."

"Riding and shooting." Ying Baoyue said softly.

"How do you know?" Zhao Guang's eyes widened in surprise. Could this girl know how to read minds?
Because in the battle with the Xirong cavalry, riding and shooting is the most important ability, and it is also the weakness of the soldiers in the Central Plains, Ying Baoyue said.

Of course she couldn't say that, she looked at the young people around her and said, "I see that this subject was taken in every mid-level military ceremony before."

"I see. I didn't expect you to investigate the content of previous exams in advance this time." Chen Zichu patted her on the shoulder, "It's worthy of the middle-level ceremony that you can make our leader so interested."

Uh... She actually guessed.

It seems that she is right, riding and archery is indeed a test every year.

"It's just riding and shooting..." The teenagers talked about this project, all with a bit dignified expression.

Chen Zihan approached from behind his elder brother, he glanced at the Xirong people who were proudly gathered beside Chunyuye, and the Beihan Pavilion disciples who surrounded Xu Bingqing to comfort him, and frowned.

"If we take the riding and archery test, we will probably suffer a loss this year." He said coldly.

Chen Zihan seldom opened his mouth, but whenever he spoke, he hit the hearts of the young people.

As a member of the host country, Zhao Guang had the most ugly expression.

"Northern Wei and Hou Liao will not be mentioned, there are still people from Xirong this year." Zhao Guang sighed, "I am afraid that the top of the list in cavalry and archery has nothing to do with our southern countries."

Soochow did not perform well in the elementary competitions, but in the intermediate competitions they were always either first or second, but in previous years they were often defeated by the Northern Wei Dynasty in riding and archery.

However, they have been able to threaten the Great Wall of Eternal Night for many years, and the riding and archery skills of the Xirong people are even better, which has always frightened the people of the Central Plains. The young people who are fledgling have only heard of legends and have never seen the truth.

You don't need to look at it to know it's scary, but you don't know how scary it is.

"There are Xirong people here this year. I wonder if the riding and shooting will be cancelled?" Ji Jiashu thought further and asked quietly.

The Xirong people's riding and shooting ability is very powerful without thinking about it, but legends are one thing, and seeing them defeated is another.

Some things are better not to see.

It is already reluctant for the king of Eastern Wu to allow the Xirong people to participate in the middle-level ceremony. Any person in the six countries understands that the Xirong people must not be allowed to get good grades in the middle-level ceremony, otherwise it will inevitably affect the morale of the Xirong army at the border. .

Practitioners from the six countries will also lose face.

If Southern Chu encountered Soochow's current predicament, Ji Jiashu had no doubt that his own father would cancel riding and archery without hesitation.

"It's hard to say," Ying Baoyue said. She knew what Ji Jiashu was thinking. High-level practitioners were mentally tough, but the common people and ordinary practitioners couldn't bear the result of a fiasco.If Ji Mo presided over the middle-level ceremony, he would definitely do so, but Soochow...

She looked up at Dongfang Yi's white hair on the altar. The style of this son of God is to move forward bravely.

To put it bluntly, it is straightforward.

If it weren't for the clear mind of Dao, it would be impossible to survive for so many years without going crazy when the Azure Dragon God disappeared.

It's really hard to say what choice Dongfang Yi will make.

"Okay, everyone must have heard the rules of the first round clearly." At this time, Dongfang Yi on the stage clapped her hands with a smile on her face. The main examiner for this year's Intermediate Ceremony will be announced."

Is it all over...

Many people in the crowd under the altar quietly glanced at Ying Baoyue who was standing at the front with a calm expression, and the corners of their eyes twitched slightly.

It's really all right...

The handwriting was destroyed, Xi Rong provoked, the female cultivators fought, and the Son of God took action...

The content of this year's Great Court Meeting is obviously richer than ever before, okay?
Although everyone was slandering in their hearts, they still pricked up their ears when they heard the word "examiner".

"Huh? Isn't the chief examiner the Soochow National Teacher?" The banquet was about to begin, and Gui Chen also quietly squeezed in from behind the crowd.

"Intermediate-level ceremonies usually have one principal, two assistants and three examiners," Ying Baoyue looked at him and said, "Nanchu's elementary ceremony should have one principal, one deputy, and two examiners. The principal examiners are usually the national teachers, and the deputy Choose from the heavenly ranks."

It's just that Nan Chu this year...his father was too lazy to be the chief examiner, so Mr. Mengyang, who was supposed to be a deputy, became the chief examiner.

Ji Jiashu thought silently on the side.

Thinking of Mr. Mengyang's actions, Ji Jiashu immediately became concerned about the chief examiner of Soochow, and looked up at the scroll that Dongfang Yi pulled down.

　Most of the content of the Seven Skills of Soldiers comes from the content of martial arts after the Tang Dynasty, and not all of them are fabricated by the author. In addition, there were "Seven Skills of Knights" in the European Middle Ages, and the inspiration for Qi came from this.

　　
　
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