The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 80
Leizhou was sunny the next day, and the sun was already peeking out early in the morning.

Outside the city, the camps of the Huanglong Forbidden Army, the camp of the Yuan Army, the camps of the Imperial Guards and the God Beggar Army in front of the palace, and the camps of the guards inside the city were all in full swing.Numerous soldiers stood proudly in cloth armor on the school grounds, and commanders of all armies above a thousand commanders sat on the high platform.

At this time, martial arts arenas have been set up in each school ground, and the martial arts competition can begin only when the imperial decree arrives.

In the past, there was rarely such a grand event in the imperial army of the Southern Song Dynasty. Knowing that they could enter the Feilong Camp, all the soldiers were gearing up, ready to show their talents.

The emperor specially set up the Flying Dragon Battalion to recruit all the family members. Their status is obviously higher than that of the imperial army. Who wouldn't want to go in?

Although he may not be able to achieve great success, he will always be able to hold his head high and brag a few words in front of his old brothers in the future.After all, the tens of thousands of soldiers stationed in Haikang County throughout the Southern Song Dynasty only selected the most outstanding 800 of them.

Even those recruits who have just joined the army are eager to try.

In this era, there are not many people who practice martial arts since childhood.But they naturally couldn't avoid being teased by the old soldiers saying that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.

Not long after, the envoys holding the imperial decree galloped to each camp and stopped in front of the high platform.

The commander on the high platform and the soldiers below all knelt down.

The imperial envoy declared loudly: "The emperor has ordered that the martial arts competition officially begin. Each battalion will select 500 people with the best skills, and choose a day to go to the guards' camp for the final martial arts competition. I will come and watch in person."

Everyone shouted long live.

The supreme commanders of each army stepped forward to receive the imperial edict, and immediately drew their swords and shouted: "The martial arts competition begins! This martial arts competition will end! No one's life will be harmed!"

The royal envoys also sat down on the high platform.

The soldiers who had been waiting for it for a long time, who thought they had good skills, immediately rushed to the high platform.

For a while, all the soldiers were scrambling to be the first.

The Yellow Dragon Imperial Guard has the most soldiers, and even if there are dozens of martial arts platforms, they are all occupied by soldiers in the blink of an eye.

Liu Hongyi held the imperial decree in his hand, just looked at it with a smile.

There are no rules in martial arts in the army. If someone beats you down, it will be due to your lack of skill.Even if someone is particularly outstanding, but unlucky enough to meet even more powerful people and be kicked off the stage, with all the commanders watching on the stage, they will not miss those elites.

Furthermore, these commanders actually know which soldiers in the army are outstanding.

If it weren't for the emperor's decree for a martial arts meeting, they could have selected 500 people and sent them to the guards' barracks.

Therefore, all the commanders are just like Liu Hongyi, smiling and watching the soldiers rushing towards the opponent screaming like wolf cubs on the martial arts stage.Occasionally, I laughed heartily when I saw someone who didn't follow the rules and made dirty tricks such as teasing legs, grabbing milk hands, etc.

The other battalions such as the Forbidden Army and the Guards in front of the palace also had this scene.

Fortunately, Zhao Dongting didn't actually come to the camps to watch, otherwise he would have to laugh and cry when he saw such a scene.

This isn't martial arts, it's clearly street gangsters fighting.

But I have to say that there are indeed outstanding martial arts in each army, and they fight vigorously on the stage, and there are usually more than ten soldiers who are not their opponents.

In the Huanglong Imperial Guard camp, Liu Hongyi's eyes were attracted by the two of them after a short while.

These two people looked very similar, their faces were like brass, they were born with broad heads and broad faces, and they were extremely brave.The two brothers teamed up and knocked down dozens of other soldiers on the martial arts stage in a short period of time, making the soldiers who remained on the stage fearful and did not dare to get too close to the two of them.

If Zhao Dongting or Li Yuanxiu were here, they would definitely recognize that these brothers were Zhao Da and Zhao Hu.

That day after Zhao Dongting beheaded Wu Shunchang at the gate of the city, the two brothers left the army, unexpectedly they came to join the army now.

Many commanders looked at the two of them, nodding frequently, with joy on their faces.

Brothers Zhao Da and Zhao Hu's martial arts were indeed outstanding among all the soldiers in the army, and this was a recruit they didn't know before.

Judging from the situation of the Huanglong Forbidden Army, it should be a certainty that these two people will be selected to enter the Feilong Battalion.

There are two such good seedlings in the new army, the commanders are naturally happy.

In this way, in less than two hours, the martial arts meetings of each army ended one after another, and even the Huanglong Imperial Army with the most soldiers had already selected the top [-] soldiers.

Some of these selected soldiers had bruised noses and swollen faces, but they were all beaming with joy.

All the imperial envoys congratulated the commander-in-chief of the army, then left the barracks and rushed back to Zhizhou's mansion to report.

Zhao Dongting was studying artillery and firecrackers in the weapons shop, and he was also surprised to learn that the martial arts competition ended so quickly.

In the early morning of the next day, he announced in the Palace of Political Affairs that the final military meeting would be held in the guard camp five days later.

So the past few days have been peaceful.

The implementation of the land distribution system is progressing very smoothly, and there is no news from the pirates or the spies from Xiulin Castle.On the other side of Guangxi, Wen Tianxiang had a messenger arrive, but it was only to say that Wen Jun's order was leading the army to entangle with the Yuan thieves.

All civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty were overjoyed.

On the day of the final martial arts meeting, just after the morning court, Zhao Dongting led a group of generals to the guard camp.

The camp of the guards' army camp is on the side of Zhizhou's mansion. It occupies a huge area, and people are forbidden to approach it in normal times.

When Zhao Dongting's dragon chariot passed by on the street, both sides of the street were full of people kneeling again.But the voice of the mountain seemed to be much louder than when he first came to Leizhou.

Now that many people have obtained land, they no longer farm for those nobles all day long, and they are naturally grateful to the Southern Song Dynasty court.

If there is land to grow, there will be food to eat, and the imperial court has also reduced or exempted a lot of taxes. Good days are coming.In the past, they didn't even dare to think about it. In Leizhou, there is a rare unity between the army and the people, and no one wants the Yuan thief to come here.

Zhao Dongting rode a dragon chariot to the camp of the guards and soldiers, and five hundred soldiers selected from each army had gathered on the school field.

As soon as he arrived, the long live sound resounded earth-shatteringly.

Zhao Dongting got off the dragon chariot and walked in the front. Li Yuanxiu held the fish gut sword at the side to protect him, and led a group of generals to the high platform.

In front of the high platform, there are dozens of temporary martial arts platforms.

In the middle of the school grounds, a big banner with a golden dragon on the flagpole fluttered in the wind.

Zhao Dongting was sitting in the middle of the high platform, and the girl Yue Wu insisted on following to watch the fun, so she stood beside him.The rest of the army commanders such as Su Liuyi, Yue Peng, Su Quandang, Liu Hongyi, and Wan Yanzhang sat down in turn.More than ten thousand disciples of the Beggar Gang have already joined the army, and now Su Quandang is handing over to Dong Heli, the former director of the Dianqian Division, to take charge of it. He can leave the Dianqian Division's Forbidden Army camp after the construction of the God Beggar Army camp is completed. Move to a new camp.

Among them there is also Lian Jiazi, who is a true direct disciple of the Beggar Clan, wearing a military uniform at this time, but he can no longer see the slightest beggar appearance.

Zhao Dongting's eyes swept over the soldiers below, and he was naturally happy to see all of them full of energy.

Think about it when you first traveled to the Southern Song Dynasty, the [-] forbidden troops on Quzhou Island were like stray dogs. How could they have such a military appearance?
In just half a year, Zhao Dongting is still a little proud of how the general team has developed into this.

Moreover, as long as new steel weapons are smelted on a large scale in the weapons workshop, the combat effectiveness of the Southern Song army is bound to increase significantly.

Such an army is like an army that can compete with the Yuan army...

Nodding contentedly, Zhao Dongting nodded and said to Su Liuyi, the Deputy Commander next to him, "Master Su, let's begin!"

Su Liuyi took the order, stood up, and shouted loudly: "Soldiers, today's competition is only about fists and feet, not weapons. As long as you have confidence in your fists and feet, you can go to the ring to challenge one-on-one. Your Majesty and I will meet later." Select the best and select the most elite 800 people to enter the Feilong camp." As he spoke, he pointed to Li Yuanxiu who was not far away, "Eunuch Li personally trained, you may not know that Eunuch Li is the most skilled martial arts in the Song Dynasty. It must be a blessing for you to be able to get his teaching."

"Yes!"

All the soldiers below shouted in unison, and looked at Li Yuanxiu with burning eyes.

Some of them had personally seen Li Yuanxiu make a move on the city wall of the palace in Quzhou Island, and they admired Li Yuanxiu's kung fu from the bottom of their hearts.

Su Liuyi saw the enthusiasm of the crowd, and nodded with a smile, "Okay, the order will be announced now, and the martial arts performance will officially begin."

As soon as he finished speaking, some soldiers walked towards the martial arts stage.

At this time, Le Wu said to Zhao Dongting with a smile all over his face: "Your Majesty, can I go up and try?"

Zhao Dongting said happily: "Your girl is from every family, what are you doing up here?"

Le Wu curled her lips and said: "But it's been a long time since I competed with others! When I was at home, my sister often practiced against me."

The relationship between her and Zhao Dongting was already very close, and the officials only smiled when they saw her acting like a baby in front of Zhao Dongting.

When Zhao Dongting heard her talking about Le Chan, his heart suddenly softened, and he said: "Then you can go as you want, and make trouble as you like."

Yue Wu immediately burst into laughter, jumped off the stage and ran to one of the martial arts stage.

Those soldiers who were going to take the stage were stunned when they saw her on the stage, standing in the middle with her hips akimbo, full of cuteness.

Then, they ran towards another martial arts stage.

Seeing this, Yue Wu stamped her feet and said, "What are you running for? Come up and fight this girl!"

Zhao Dongting and the others enjoyed watching on stage.

How could those soldiers know how to listen to music and dance, and pretended to be indifferent to her shouts.

This made Yue Wu pouted and stomped his feet, but he had no choice but to run back to Zhao Dongting angrily, "They didn't fight me."

Zhao Dongting smiled and said: "If you want to fight, I will accompany you to practice when I return to the palace."

Le Wu happily said: "Really?"

Zhao Dongting said: "You are not joking."

He didn't expect that because of this hasty decision, he, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, would not be able to escape the "abuse" of music and dance for a long time in the future.

(End of this chapter)