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Chapter 711 Competition

Xingji City is very big, and Xingji City is also very small.

Since Ren Ning returned to Beijing, many families or interested people have been keeping an eye on his back house.

However, as the news that Chi Zhongyu was fired from the Ministry of Punishment spread rapidly.

Those people suddenly felt as if they had been poured cold water on them, and they were so frightened that they quickly stopped their thoughts.

The officials of the Sixth Ministry even took their minds back and focused all their energy on internal affairs.

Ren Ning ignored all this and walked to the back house after finishing his official duties.

A young eunuch followed closely beside him, it was Changlu's apprentice Xiao Lizi.

If nothing else goes wrong, he will be the next chief eunuch after Changlu.

"Little Plum?" Ren Ning took a deep look at the little eunuch.

Generally speaking, when a prince reaches a certain age, such as six to eight years old, his mother, concubine, or queen will give or select suitable guards, companions, and personal eunuchs.

These people will form a group and grow up with the prince until he is old. In the days to come, everyone will be prosperous and everyone will suffer.

Ren Ning is in a special situation.

Therefore, when he entered the palace a few days ago, he made a selection and chose the young apprentice next to Changlu.

Today is Xiao Lizi's first official day at work.

Hearing Ren Ning's voice, he quickly replied, "I'm here. I wonder what your Highness's orders are?"

"Is there anything else I should pay attention to these days?"

Xiao Lizi quickly took out a big notebook and flipped through it.

"Your Highness, your first priority now is the enthronement of the Chongyang Festival. However, these are being properly prepared by the Ministry of Rites and the Clan Mansion. Your Highness only needs to wait patiently."

Speaking of this, he glanced at Ren Ning cautiously.

"Of course, His Highness also has some things that need to be focused on recently, such as the... amnesty for the world when he ascended the throne."

Ren Ning's eyes flashed.

He understood what Xiao Lizi meant.

Rather than talking about amnesty for the world, it is better to say that before amnesty, people who are not suitable for amnesty must be dealt with first.

For example, the deposed prince and Chen Xiuzhu.

"Chen Xiuzhu colluded with the Japanese pirates and betrayed the country for glory. The evidence is conclusive and the crime is inexcusable. The whole family must die!"

"Your Highness is wise." Xiao Lizi was not surprised and quickly wrote it down.

Ren Ning ignored him and looked up in the direction of the imperial mausoleum.

"As for Chen Xiumei, although his behavior is ridiculous, his crime will not lead to death. After all, he is still the son who has accompanied his father the longest. Let the whole family go to the imperial mausoleum to continue to accompany his father."

Of course, never come out again.

"Yes!"

Soon, the two teams headed toward the Zongren Mansion where the deposed prince was imprisoned and the Heavenly Prison where Chen Xiuzhu was imprisoned with murderous intent.

As for the guards at Beihaiguan who lost their lives at Beihaiguan, and the generals at all levels of the Central Army who lost their Dinghai pier, Ren Ning did not intend to interfere.

He only kept an eye on Huang Shitao, the former guard of the North Customs, and Feng Haohan, the former general of the Central Army Corps. The rest were all handed over to the Ministry of War, allowing Guanyi, the Minister of War, to truly have the power to deal with the imperial army.

After saying this, Ren Ning arrived at the hanging flower door leading to the back house of the palace.

"Where are the princess and the prince?" he asked the gatekeeper.

"Back to the prince, the empress and the prince left the prince's palace this morning and went to the Yongjiang General's Mansion in Anningfang."

"The Mansion of the Brave General?"

There are so many general mansions in Xingji City. Ren Ning has just returned and is a little confused for a moment.

"Your Highness," Xiao Lizi beside him quickly reminded, "this is the residence of General Huang Minghuang of the Northern Conquest Army."

"Oh." Ren Ning understood.

"What is the princess doing at Huang Ming's house?" He was a little curious.

At this moment, there are still some mansions that Yingpan can visit on his own initiative, but Huang Ming's General's Mansion is obviously not among them.

"Go back to your highness," the gatekeeper replied quickly, "the general's wife has just given birth to a eldest daughter, and my wife is here to congratulate her on behalf of General Lei Er."

"That's it." Ren Ning quickly reacted.

In the Luoxia Mountains a few years ago, Huang Ming fought with Ren Ning and Lei Er.

At that time, the two had similar interests, so they made an appointment.

Now that the future in-laws have given birth to a child, Lei Er, both male and female, should give him a greeting gift.

It's just that Huang Ming is still fighting in Huayang County at this time, and Mrs. Lei has not arrived at Xingji City, so it is inconvenient to come to the door, so she has to ask Yingpan.

Since his wife and son were not there, Ren Ning turned around and went to the palace grounds.

Lei Er was indeed among them.

He was playing football with a group of royal guards.

The sun was shining brightly at this time, but it did not hinder the fierce attack and defense on the field. The shouts and cheers from both sides could be heard in the sky from time to time.

Yo.

"It's so lively," Ren Ning walked over with a smile, "Did you score a goal? How many are now?"

Everyone on the sidelines looked back when they heard the sound, and were suddenly surprised and quickly saluted.

"I have met His Highness."

"No need to be polite," Ren Ning pointed at the players running back and forth on the field, "We are all watching the ball."

The game lasted for half an hour, and Ren Ning watched from the side for half an hour. In the end, he couldn't stand it any longer, so he even stepped on the court and became the referee.

beep...

Ren Ning blew the whistle hard. "You, foul!"

"I told you not to use your fists. Are you playing football or fighting? If you mess up again, I will show you a red card."

beep beep.

Not long after, Ren Ning blew the whistle again with all his strength.

"You, goalkeeper, stop here. Foul!"

"What is a goalkeeper? You can catch the ball with your hands, but only in the penalty area. You are so stupid that you are now running to the midfield with the ball."

Haha.

A bunch of people outside the venue were laughing their heads off.

After a while, the game finally ended.

Lei Er's team actually blasted five goals against their opponents, and everyone was beaming with joy.

Ren Ning also broke out in sweat, wiping away the sweat while shaking his head.

"I remember that the rules of the game were explained clearly at the Yingshan Camp. Why are they still playing in such a mess?"

Lei Er next to him was also wiping his sweat. He laughed and said, "I'm used to it."

The team members have all come from the battlefield, and they will inevitably take action if the kick is urgent.

The most important thing is that these guards were retired long before the Starfall Legion moved to the Guangxin Yingshan Camp.

They have only heard of football but have never actually played it.

Only then did Ren Ning react.

It seems that football promotion still has a long way to go.

At this time, two more teams were replaced on the court, and both sides were running wildly.

Ren Ning watched quietly for a while, then turned to look at Lei Er.

"Since you are free and like to compete, let's prepare some sports competitions with Ren Rong in the coming days."

Originally, Ren Ning was planning to let Lei Er be the commander of the forbidden army.

Unexpectedly, Lei Er refused.

"Your Highness, I am used to wandering around with the legion. It will probably be uncomfortable to stay in Xingji City for a long time. Why not continue to fight for you while I am young to expand the territory and strive to build a large territory for future generations."

"When I get older and the new generals of the empire grow up, I will return to Xingji City to accompany you in your old age."

Ren Ning tried to persuade him several times, but Lei Er still didn't change his mind, so he had no choice but to agree.

"Sports competition?" Lei Er was a little confused.

As he spoke, he raised his head and glanced in the direction of the Grand Master's Mansion.

As for Ren Rong, the eldest son of Taishi Mansion, he naturally knew him.

Ok.

Ren Ning nodded, "It's football, basketball and other competitions, building standard stadiums, formulating competition regulations and bonuses, selecting teams, etc. There are a lot of things."

Lei Er will be busy for some time in the future.

"By the way, we also need to choose a time to hold a long-distance running competition. Let's call it Dingxi Counterattack."

Lei Er was speechless.

He can still understand the latter, but he is a little confused in the front.

"I know about the Dingxi counterattack, but what does long-distance running mean?"

Ren Ning remained silent, but turned to look to the west.

When Dingxi launched its counterattack, Yun Chui did not have enough troops.

After receiving the order from the fortress, Huo Li, who was stationed to the east of the Benlu tribe, did not hesitate to lead a team to aid Chishi City.

The journey was long, the weather was hot, and they were injured. Unknown how many soldiers fell on the road.

Ren Ning wants to hold such a long-distance running event regularly to commemorate that difficult victory.

Let all the people of Yunchui, including the people of Xingji City, experience the cruelty of war, feel the hardship and greatness of the soldiers and civilians on the border, and the responsibility of the town government.

"It's an order." Lei Er's face suddenly straightened, "My subordinates will definitely organize this long-distance running competition."

"Very good." Ren Ning was very satisfied.

"From the east of the Benlu Tribe to Peishi City, the farthest garrison at that time was six hundred miles away, and the nearest garrison was over a hundred miles away. Let's hold a hundred-mile race around the city, where all the people will be regardless of their superiority or gender. , everyone can participate.”

"Hundred-mile race?" Lei Er couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Ben Lei is a thousand-mile horse, and a hundred miles is not a distance to Lei Er.

But for ordinary people who can only hike, it is definitely an unimaginable length.

"Yes," Ren Ning nodded, "This was the shortest distance that the soldiers had ever run at that time."

Lei Er didn't speak at all.

Ren Ning smiled, "This distance is indeed a bit far. Under normal circumstances, most people will not be able to finish the race. We can consider giving rewards as long as we finish the race, or even setting the bonuses higher to encourage people to participate."

Lei Er nodded.

In addition to riding skills, the Starfall soldiers have also practiced foot combat and even long-distance raids, so they naturally understand the difficulty of marching hundreds of miles.

"Let's do this," Ren Ning suggested. "As long as they finish the race within the limited time, each contestant will be rewarded twenty taels, and the top ones will be awarded more."

Twenty taels?

Lei Er couldn't help but was speechless.

That's a lot.

After all, as the top scout of Yancheng Fortress, Ren Ning was only in his early years.