No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 415 Bet!

"What does the concubine want to compare?" The students all agreed first, and if the teacher refused again, wouldn't it be a joke?The two gentlemen looked at each other, and after both sighed in their hearts, that Mr. Yu spoke.

Luo Jun shook his head and said with a smile: "Simple, don't you scholars pay attention to the six arts of a gentleman? Let's compare this."

Everyone was stunned. The so-called six arts of a gentleman refer to rites, music, archery, imperialism, calligraphy, and mathematics. These are the various skills that a gentleman must possess.

"My concubine speaks so loudly." The two gentlemen's expressions were also a little ugly, "Even I dare not boast that I am proficient in the six arts. It is too arrogant for my concubine to say that."

Luo Jun smiled and said: "I didn't say that you must be proficient. Aren't you all students? If you are proficient, what else do you want to learn?"

Everyone understands the meaning of Luo Junyao's words, they don't have to be proficient, as long as they are better than you!

Dong Jian said coldly, stood up abruptly, glanced at the students below, and said, "Did you hear what the princess said? I hope you don't lose it in front of the two eldest princesses and the elders." The face of Linfeng Academy and Imperial College."

These words were really useful, and the students from the two academies below immediately looked solemn, and responded loudly: "Yes, sir!" The voice seemed to be full of fighting spirit.

Dong Jian nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Luo Junyao and asked, "How do you compare, please tell me the princess."

Luo Jun said: "We only have five matches, and three wins are the winners."

"Six arts of a gentleman, only five games?"

"The way of etiquette is too complicated and cumbersome. It's hard to say which one is better. If it's just a debate, it's meaningless on the surface. On the contrary, Le She Yushu counts five skills, which are clearly superior. Isn't it suitable for competing with each other?" ?” Luo Jun shook his head.

The two gentlemen Dong Yu discussed in a low voice, and felt that the regent princess's words were not completely unreasonable, so they nodded in agreement.

"I'm waiting for the visitor to be a guest, so I'll listen to what the princess wants. Why don't we both choose who to fight?" Yu Fang said.

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "Naturally."

The students from Guozijian and Linfeng Academy immediately gathered together to select candidates for the battle. Luo Junyao sat on the stage with a smile and waved to Qin Ning and the others below.

Qin Ning made a reassuring gesture to her, and turned around to discuss with the girls.

"Are you really so relieved of them?" Princess Changzhao asked curiously.

Luo Jun shook his head and said with a smile: "Since I proposed a competition, I am sure of it."

Hearing that other people looked at Luo Junyao one after another, seeing that she really looked calm and smiling without any worries, they wondered if she had any plans in advance.

Even the two Dong Yu who were sitting far away looked over with a little more caution, and couldn't help but wonder if they had fallen for the scheme of the regent princess.

"I didn't expect there to be such a lively scene, my lord, who do you think will win?" In the secret place outside the martial arts arena, there were a few more people silently at some point.

Wei Changting looked at Xie Yan who was standing in front of him with a smile and asked.

Xie Yan glanced back at him and said, "Anlan Academy."

Hearing this, several people present cast surprised and disbelieving glances at His Royal Highness the Prince Regent.

Even if His Royal Highness the Regent loves the princess, he can't open his eyes and talk nonsense, right?
Those can be regarded as the most outstanding young people in Shangyong. Could it be that in the eyes of the regent, these young people who are bound to step into the officialdom in the future are not as good as a group of women in the boudoir?
"My lord thinks that the students of Guozijian and Linfeng Academy are not as good as a group of girls?" A middle-aged man in his early thirties couldn't help but frowned.

He was Fang Chun who was transferred back to the capital not long ago and was waiting for a post from the Ministry of Officials. Today, the regent happened to recruit him to report on his duties. He heard about the students from the Imperial College coming to Anlan Academy. The regent followed Wei Changting's persuasion. He brought over all the people who were in the imperial study at that time.

Along with them were Song Wenyue, the chief examiner of Jinke Chunwei, Liao Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, King Ancheng and the son of King Ancheng, and a man in black who did not know his identity until he left the palace.

Xie Yan didn't answer his question, but Wei Changting tapped his shoulder with the folding fan in his hand, and said with a smile, "Brother Fang, do you know how to shoot and defend?"

Fang Chun was stunned, and said: "It is true that I have never learned archery, and the art of horse riding... I have a little understanding."

"Then how many of those scholars do you think are proficient?" Wei Changting asked.

Fang Chun didn't answer, although he talked about the six arts of a gentleman, but he didn't pay much attention to it these days.

In ancient times, there was a tradition of a gentleman wearing a sword. Which scholar would carry a sword with him nowadays?Even Fang Chun himself is not from a poor family, but he only learned the imperial horse after he was released as an official.If you insist on talking about the five imperial arts in ancient times, don't even think about it, it has already been lost.Nowadays, most people simply classify archery as riding archery, even if it is so, scholars still regard it as obscene and don't care.

"They don't know, can those little girls know?" Liao Wei asked Wei Changting with a calm smile on his old face as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Hearing this, Fang Chun felt relieved.

That's right, those things that students don't even know, can a group of little girls know it?
Wei Changting said leisurely: "Could it be that the two think that the Martial Arts Institute of Anlan Academy is just for fun?"

"..." The teacher and the student were silent, but the expressions on their faces were not nervous.

Apparently they didn't think that the so-called Martial Arts Institute could really pose any threat to those young students.Although today's academies do not teach the way of archery, most of the students of Guozijian are from high school backgrounds, and it is inevitable to shoot horses and hunt at ordinary times, so there are not no people who can ride horses and archery.

Xie Xiao, who was standing next to King Ancheng, understood a little bit, "What Wei Shizi means is that Anlan Academy must win two of the archery, and only one of the remaining three will win..."

"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Liao Wei said with a smile: "Not to mention how Anlan College will win these two items, the remaining three items... there is no trickery."

Academy and Guozijian do not teach riding and archery, but the remaining three are taught.In particular, the number of books is the most important.

Could it be that Anlan Academy wanted to make a fuss about music?
Wei Changting didn't argue with him, but turned his head and asked with a smile, "Prince Ancheng, what do you think?"

The king of Ancheng County looked calm, "I'm a rough man, I really can't tell who is the winner and who is the loser." As a nobleman of the royal family, the king of Ancheng County is naturally not a simple rough man.Not only is he not a rude person, but the King of Ancheng County was also famous for his both civil and military skills when he was young.

He obviously didn't want to get involved in the dispute between Wei Changting and Liao Wei.

Xie Yan seemed to have noticed what they were talking about, and turned around and said, "Since you are curious, let's take a look together."

Since the regent said so, it is natural for everyone to continue arguing.Come on, they are a group of high-ranking and powerful people, they can't hide in this corner and peep all the time, wouldn't it be more embarrassing if people saw it?

So everyone followed Xie Yan and stepped into the martial arts field together.

Luo Jun, who was lowering his head to discuss the competition with Zhang Jingyu and others, raised his head just in time to see a group of people coming in at the intersection, and he couldn't help showing a bit of surprise on his face.

Seeing her different expression, the others also turned their heads to look at the intersection.Seeing the regent and a group of people following him, they couldn't help but let out exclamations.

"The Prince Regent is here?"

"Why did the regent come here? Is it the princess who invited you?"

"Not only the regent, but also King An Cheng and Lord Liao."

During the discussion, Xie Yan and others had already walked over, and everyone hurriedly got up to pay respects.

"Kowtow to His Royal Highness the Regent!"

"Congratulations, His Royal Highness the Regent!"

"Excuse me, everyone." Xie Yan led the people forward, stretched out his hand to shake Jun Luo and said with a smile: "I happened to pass by and heard that Anlan Academy was very lively today, so I brought a few adults over to join in the fun, so I didn't disturb you guys Bar?"

Luo Jun looked at the people behind Xie Yan with a smile, and passed the winking Wei Changting with a smile: "Of course not, the visitor is a guest, and Anlan Academy welcomes you."

"Come here, my lords, please take your seat." Luo Jun shook his head and ordered the steward standing beside him.

Wei Changting said with a smile: "Princess, we're just here to join in the fun, so there's no trouble, and it's okay to stand for a while." The place is not very big, and there will be almost no room for a few more chairs.

Apart from Fang Chun, Song Wenyue and Liao Wei, those who followed Xie Yan were all martial arts practitioners. Even Fang Chun and Liao Wei stood in their prime for a while, so it was fine.What's more, when the regent came, others were naturally embarrassed to sit on the high platform. The two gentlemen and female relatives of Linfeng Academy had already stood up and made way for them.

In the end, of course, the regent king and princess took the main seat, and on the left and right were several officials including Song Wenyue, Liao Weiancheng, and the two princesses, Su Shi, and several female relatives.

The gentlemen from Anlan Academy and the two gentlemen from Linchuan Academy had to stand together with the three young men from Wei Changting, Xie Xiao, Qu Tiange.

Although the two parties in the audience were a little surprised by the sudden arrival of the regent, they still quickly selected their candidates.

Luo Jun shook his head and saw that there were Qin Ning and Shen Hongxiu in the Martial Arts Institute, and the other three were also acquaintances, namely Xu Xinyu, Zheng Jingxi and a gentle and elegant girl.

Luo Junyao remembered that she had a good relationship with Su Rui. She was the granddaughter of Sun Zhongru, a Hanlin scholar. Her name was Sun Hui. It was said that she was excellent at playing the piano, so she must have been recommended to deal with Le Zhidao.

Looking at the other side, there are three students from Linfeng Academy and two students from Guozijian.One of them, Luo Junyao, looked familiar, but the other four were all strangers.

Everyone stepped forward and reported their names one by one. The Guozijian student that Mr. Luo was familiar with was named Zhao Qi.

It's just that the reputation of the Seven Shows of the Imperial City has long been ruined, and naturally no one wants to mention it again.

Counting it, there are only two Luo Junyao who have never met before in Qixiuli of the Imperial City.It was Zhao Qi in front of him and Zhou Jianqing, the great-nephew of the Empress Dowager.

Zhao Qi's father, Zhao Shilang, was a low-key person, and Zhao Qi didn't have much friendship with people like Xie Chengyou, so Luo Junyao naturally had no relationship with him.As for Zhou Jianqing, it was because he was low-key by nature, and he was the youngest of the Seven Talents in the imperial city, who was about the same age as Luo Junyao.Although he is a descendant of the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager's natal family is far away. This Mr. Zhou was studying in the Imperial College alone at a young age. Except for occasional visits to the Empress Dowager, he hardly ever left home. Luo Junyao naturally had a closer relationship with him. not familiar.

Because of the previous few, Luo Junyao was quite disappointed with the so-called Seven Talents of the Imperial City, so he no longer wondered what happened to the remaining two.

When I saw Zhao Qi today, he was a young man in his early twenties wearing a Confucian shirt, but he looked quite elegant and talented.

The remaining four are also outstanding students of Guozijian and Linfeng Academy respectively. According to the two gentlemen, they seem to be the seed players of this year's Chunwei.

Luo Junyao became a little worried, and asked in a low voice: "If they lose, won't it affect Chunwei?"

It's not long since Chunwei is here, and if he suffers psychological trauma from losing the competition, it will be troublesome if it affects his performance in the imperial examination.

After all, this does not seem to be without precedent.

Xie Yan looked down at her, with a smile flashing across his eyes, and said: "Since you dare to come to provoke me at this time, you must be full of confidence. If you really lose the imperial examination because of this, you can only blame them for being too weak-hearted and unable to bear it." Crackdown. Such a person, entering the officialdom is useless, it is better to hone it for a few more years or become a big man."

"That's good." Luo Jun shook a sigh of relief, "Then there is no need to give them face."

Xie Yan raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "You are full of confidence."

Luo Jun shook his smile and said, "If you don't believe me, look, Anlan Academy will definitely win."

"Okay, I will wait and see." Xie Yanwen said.

Both sides are young people, very young and vigorous.The order of the competition was drawn up very quickly, according to the number in the She Yu Le Shu, the martial arts first and then the literature, each side sent one person to compete.

This Martial arts arena is usually used by the Martial arts academy, and the students of Linglong Academy only come and walk occasionally, and there is an archery target set up on the side of the martial arts arena.

The first person from Anlan Academy to fight was Shen Hongxiu, and the opponent was a young man from the Imperial Academy.

He signed up as the second son of Shoucheng Bofu, apparently the son of Jiangmen who abandoned martial arts and went to Wenwen.

The archery target was quickly placed not far in front of the two of them, and the bow and arrow were delivered to the two of them.

The two of them bowed to the high platform on one side before they reached the archery position. Shen Hongxiu picked up a bow and tried it out, and nodded with satisfaction.Taking another look at the young man who was checking the bow and arrow standing next to him, he raised his eyebrows and said, "How is it? Do you want to exchange and check?"

The young man snorted softly, but also with a bit of arrogance, "No need, Miss Shen, please enlighten me."

Shen Hongxiu smiled and said: "It's easy to say, Second Young Master Wen, please enlighten me."

The two glared at each other, ignoring each other and simultaneously picked up the longbow and feather arrow in their hands.

Shen Hongxiu glanced at Qin Ning and the others who were cheering for him with their teeth and claws stretched out, a smile flashed across their faces.The feather arrow had already hitched the longbow, and Shen Hongxiu's eyes gradually became focused and sharp.

Indole!
Indole!
The sound of feathered arrows piercing through the air sounded at the same time, followed by the sound of two arrows hitting the target. Obviously, both arrows hit the target.

The crowd cheered, and Shen Hongxiu glanced at the young man next to him, only to see that the young man was also turning his head to stare at him.

She raised her eyebrows and said, "Come again!"

"Come again!"

Both of them hit the first arrow, and both hit the bull's-eye.

When the people guarding the archery targets heard this, they both lifted up the two archery targets and retreated, retreating a certain distance before putting them down again.

Shen Hongxiu raised the bow and arrow again, nocked the arrow, drew the string, and let it go!
There was another burst of cheers, and the onlookers on both sides were gradually ignited with enthusiasm, cheering for their classmates one after another.

"Come again!"

"Is this the daughter of General Hongyi?" Princess Changzhao said in surprise, "The archery is so outstanding, no wonder Yaoyao is so confident."

Luo Jun shook his smile and said, "Hui Huangjie is the daughter of General Hongyi Hongxiu. But it's not just because of her that I'm full of confidence. I can't win a three-win game by myself."

"Oh? Then I really have to take a closer look."

Princess Changling smiled and said, "You have to take a closer look, Xinyu is also among them."

Princess Changzhao laughed even more heartily, "Sister Huang said about me? Ah Ning is also among them, but Ah Ning will be next."

Princess Changling said: "She brags about her martial arts skills at home every day. If she loses, it's up to me to deal with her when I go back!" All easy to use.

On the other hand, the people on the other side were a little displeased, Liao Wei said: "The princess is really confident that Anlan College can win three games in a row?"

Luo Jun shook his smile like a flower, "Maybe it will be four games."

Liao Wei snorted softly, squinted his eyes slightly and said, "Isn't the princess saying too much? Where do you put so many students from Linfeng Academy and Guozijian?"

Luo Jun rolled his eyes and said with a sweet smile: "Master Liao, would you like to bet with me?"

"What's the bet?" Liao Wei asked.

Luo Jun said: "Just bet... whether Anlan Academy can win three games or four games."

Liao Wei's ugly face became even more ugly, "I'm afraid I can win two games at most." In fact, Liao Wei wanted to say that he couldn't win even one game, but he is not an old-fashioned ruthless man. I still have to give some.

Luo Junyao sighed and said, "I originally wanted to let the adults have a hand. In that case, I will bet on whether Anlan Academy can win three games."

"What is the color head?"

Luo Jun said: "If we win, Lord Liao will not be able to criticize Anlan Academy in public in the future. No matter who asks Sir, he can only say good things about Anlan Academy."

Liao Wei's eyebrows twitched wildly, "What if the princess loses?"

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "Master Liao, please tell me."

Liao Wei said: "Princess, please temporarily resign from the post of head of Anlan Academy."

"Master Liao, isn't this fair?" Wei Changting said, "You won't lose anything if you lose, but you just don't open your mouth to criticize Anlan Academy. If the princess loses, you will lose the position of the head of the mountain. Are you not bullying?" ?”

Liao Wei rolled his eyes, ignored Wei Changting and looked directly at Luo Junyao, "What does the princess think?"

Luo Junyao looked relaxed and natural, nodded and said: "Yes."

Liao Weipi smiled and said: "I'm still a concubine." But he laughed secretly in his heart, as expected, she was still a little girl, even if she became the regent princess, she couldn't hide her youth and frivolity.

"Win." Song Wenyue beside him said leisurely.

Everyone quickly cast their gazes down, the girls in the audience were already cheering, it was obvious that Shen Hongxiu had won.

On the archery target a hundred steps away from them, although the feathered arrow on Shen Hongxiu's archery target was no longer in the center, it was only an inch away from the bull's-eye.

On the other target, although the same feather arrow hit the target, it was already a palm away from the bull's-eye.

While cheering and jumping, the side was silent.

Shen Hongxiu couldn't help but smile, and smiled at the young man next to him, "Accept!"

(End of this chapter)