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Chapter 171 Team List
Imperial study room

Emperor Changxing put down the memorial in his hand, and rubbed his swollen forehead wearily.

It seems that the body is getting more and more sleepy recently.Just after reading a few memorials, my head hurts.

Just as this thought flashed through his mind, he subconsciously shook his head and shook it off.

"Chang Lu, have any interesting things happened recently inside and outside the palace?"

The old eunuch had learned massage techniques from the imperial physician, so he hurried over and massaged gently, "Your Majesty, the palace has been quiet lately."

Nanfeng is gone, and the king of Nanfeng is dead.The matter of the marriage has long been settled, and the turmoil in the harem has finally calmed down.

"Outside the palace," Chang Lu pondered for a while, "the common people are talking about the grand triumphant ceremony of the imperial court a few days ago, and all of them raised their eyebrows and praised His Majesty's wisdom and martial arts."

"That's all?" Emperor Changxing was very dissatisfied.

Great victory in the south, shaking in all directions.

This time the Starfall Legion and Zhennanguan sent so many soldiers back to the capital, he wanted to know what the high gates of the imperial capital were doing.

"Of course there are." Chang Lu didn't seem to understand what the master meant, and smiled: "Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon. The people are enthusiastically guessing which team will win this year's crown."

dragon boat! ?
Emperor Changxing's attention was suddenly attracted.

He gave the old eunuch a hard look, "Have all the dragon boat teams formed?"

"This time it won't happen like last year, er, the year before last." Emperor Changxing's tone was a bit gloomy.

Because of the epidemic in Yunzhong County, almost all large-scale activities around Xingji City were canceled last year, but it spoiled those perverse sons and ordinary people who love to be lively.

After all, the situation has slowed down a bit this year, and with the great victory in the south, everyone from the rich to the common people breathed a sigh of relief.

The Dragon Boat Race for the Joy of All Peoples is the first to be reopened under such circumstances, which has an extremely positive meaning, and nothing can go wrong.

"Your Majesty," Chang Lu shook his head resolutely, "the people below are all staring at the contestants seriously. This old slave bets that the situation of the year before last will never happen this time."

The year before last was the year of the martial arts examination, and various families handed out olive branches to the martial arts Jinshi.

As a result, during the dragon boat race, two dragon boats rowed and rowed, and they fought violently on the water. In the end, they capsized the boat and almost drowned several high-school students.

Everyone was in an uproar.

Moreover, apart from the people of Xingji City, there were also envoys and businessmen from various countries in the audience.

Yun Chui was completely ashamed to stage such a farce under the eyes of everyone.

Emperor Changxing ignored the old eunuch's assurance, frowned and said, "Ren Ning, Li Hebai, and the people they brought back didn't participate in this dragon boat race."

cough!
Chang Lu's head suddenly became dizzy, and he couldn't help coughing lightly.

"Your Majesty, General Ren is from the Xingluo Legion, and General Li is the guard of Zhennan Pass. The two frontier guards have always had strict military discipline, which is not comparable to those who passed the examination."

The implication is that although they have also become contestants, they should behave themselves.

Emperor Changxing couldn't help but glared at the old eunuch again, "Martial arts..."

After Wen Ju, next year will be Wu Ju.Although both Wenju and Wuju were passed the exam, their fates were quite different.

Military officers who were born in military examinations are generally considered to be from "miscellaneous ways", and neither Qiao Sheng nor the army agrees that they are inferior to generals who were born in the "right way".

It can be said that it is just the opposite of the situation of civil servants who have become famous in one test.

In Yunchui's long history, more than [-]% of generals were born in the army, and the promotion of officials depends on fighting on the battlefield step by step.

There are also martial arts backgrounds, but not many.

For example, the forward general Guan Luping of the Starfall Legion.But he also joined the Starfall Legion, starting from Baichang, and rose up after battle after battle.

"Which team did they enter?" Emperor Changxing was curious.

Daring to flirt with the extraordinary frontier guards in front of him, Emperor Changxing wanted to see who had the guts.

Chang Lu grinned: "Your Majesty, it's the team of Duke Huo Shizi."

"So it was him." Emperor Changxing was dumbfounded.

At the beginning of last month, Huo Qing took the initiative to enter the palace and said that he wanted to form his own dragon boat team to compete.It doesn't matter whether you win or lose, just add to the fun.

At that time, Emperor Changxing was asking for what he wanted, and he resolutely agreed.

Later, he also heard repeatedly that Huo Qing's team could not be formed for a long time, and he estimated that he would eventually recruit the guards of the Duke of Zhen's mansion to make up the numbers.

The result is what it is now.

"When did the Duke of Zhen's Mansion become so close to the Xingluo Legion and Zhennan Pass?" Emperor Changxing frowned again, muttering intentionally or unintentionally.

The old eunuch standing by the side smiled and reminded.

"Your Majesty, the Starfall Legion has just changed defense from the Yanzhen Fortress. And General Ren defeated Cheng Enbo's third son in one move last year in the Qin Palace, when you and Concubine Qing were both present..."

"His house was given by Concubine Qing." Chang Lu described the situation at that time.

"So after returning to Beijing this time, it is normal for him to visit Duke Zhen's mansion."

"As for General Li at Zhennan Pass," the old eunuch laughed again.

"Your Majesty, it's not that you don't know. For more than 40 years, the soldiers in the south, including Zhennanguan, have always worshiped the Duke of Zhen and Princess Yiguang."

Emperor Changxing came to his senses.

He snorted, "What the hell is Guan Yi doing? Hasn't the Ministry of War calculated the merits of the soldiers after so long?"

As a result, Ren Ning and the others had time to go to the dragon boat race.

After a while, Guan Yi, Minister of the Ministry of War, hurried over.

He was sprayed by Emperor Changxing without thinking, and ran back with a dark face to make his subordinates speed up.

Ren Ning didn't know this.

When he woke up in the morning, he first went to Qin Ming of the Ministry of Industry to see the progress of the crane, and answered some drawings and technical questions.

At noon, he brought a group of people into the Zhen Guogong's mansion.

The Zhen Guogong Mansion occupies a vast area, and there are several lakes of different sizes in the mansion, and any one you choose can be used as a training ground for dragon boats.

Arriving at the lake, Ren Ning looked at Huo Qing's former teammates, and soon his expression was strange.

He saw an acquaintance.

Ren Rong.

Ren Ning came from the fourth house of the Grand Master's Mansion, while Ren Rong was the eldest son of the eldest house.In theory, he is his cousin.

Ren Ning was taken aback for a moment and quickly realized.He was not surprised that Ren Rong would appear in this team.

Like Zhen Guogong's mansion, Taishi's mansion is also the object that various families are desperately trying to win over.

As the eldest son of the eldest son, Ren Rong is the one who will inherit the entire Grand Master's Mansion in the future.Naturally, he also has the same troubles as Huo Qing.

"Brother Ning!" He smiled brightly and walked over in surprise, "Congratulations on your triumphant return. Sixth Sister misses you so much."

"Brother Ren!" Ren Ning bowed his hands politely as if he had never heard of it.

Like a stranger you meet for the first time.

"Come on," Huo Qing over there clapped his hands with a smile: "Let me introduce the team members of this dragon boat race to everyone. We will all be in the same boat when we get down..."

Ren Ning ignored Ren Rong and listened quietly.

Some of the eleven sons he recognized, some he had never heard of.

But almost all of them have problems of one kind or another, they are either sought after by others or no one cares about them, and they have to be added to Huo Qing's team in the end.

(End of this chapter)