National color raw owl

Zhou Ting originally wanted to do more tests in literature and Taoism, but the emperor didn't seem to be very interested in literature and Taoism. He proposed an immediate martial arts test. There are three tests, namely horse riding, shooting arrows and martial arts!"

He had already prepared a few items for the literary test, but before he had time to test them, the emperor rejected them. Next, for the martial arts test, Zhou Ting no longer kept a secret, but directly stated the content of the test first, so as not to have to take a test , the emperor refused to continue the assessment.

"Riding horse martial arts is the basic skill of martial arts." The emperor nodded and said, "My Great Qin uses martial arts to build a country, and martial arts cannot be abolished." Looking at Chu Huan, he asked, "Chu Huan, Zhou Nayan wants to assess you from horse riding martial arts. Don't let me down."

Chu Huan immediately said: "The villain will definitely do his best."

The emperor asked Zhou Ting: "How does this compare to riding a horse?"

Zhou Tingdao: "The minister has selected a man with excellent equestrian skills, and his equestrian skills can be regarded as excellent!" He shouted: "Where is Ma Yunwei?"

After he finished speaking, soon a general in armor came out from the crowd, knelt down on the ground, and said respectfully: "Guardian Yunwei Ma Zhongheng pays homage to the Holy Majesty and Empress!"

Seeing this general, the emperor stroked his beard and said, "Ma Zhongheng? Well, I remember you. You are from Liaodong."

"The general is from Jinzhou, Liaodong Province." Ma Zhongheng said respectfully.

The emperor smiled and said: "Jinzhou in eastern Liaodong is one of the eight great equestrian farms in my Great Qin Dynasty. You are from Jinzhou, so of course your equestrian skills will not be bad." Looking at Zhou Ting, he said: "Zhou Nayan, it seems that the test questions you gave Chu Huan today are One is more difficult than the other."

Zhou Ting smiled and said: "The fire refines the real gold, and the sages select scholars. They want people with real talents and practical learning, and people who are just trying to gain fame, how can they take on the great responsibility of the court?"

Chu Huan glanced at Ma Zhongheng. This man was not tall, but he looked very energetic. He was dressed in a tiger armor and looked majestic. He was Captain Yun of the Guards, and he was even taller than the military captain Gao Ya who was defeated by him with a single move. out one level.

Since this person can become a member of the Royal Guards, and his official rank is Yunwei, his subordinates naturally have a lot of ability. Hearing that this person is from Jinzhou, Liaodong, Chu Huan's eyes showed surprise. I also know that the horses of the Great Qin Empire are divided into Liaodong horses, Northwest horses, and Jiangnan horses. The Jiangnan horses are ignored, and they are just embroidered pillows. Although the Northwest horses are the main source of war horses for the Great Qin Empire, they are still slightly inferior to the Liaodong horses.

However, the output of Liaodong horses is very small. Of the eight major horse farms, only one Liaodong horse farm in Jinzhou, Liaodong Road, and most of the Liaodong horses are equipped on the Liaodong cavalry under the command of Chiliandian, and not many flow into other places. Excited to own a top-notch Liaodong horse.

This Ma Zhongheng came from Jinzhou, Liaodong. Just based on this fact, one can know that this person's equestrian skills are really extraordinary.

Zhou Ting pointed to a track not far away, and everyone looked in the direction of his finger, only to see that a track for horse racing had already been set up there, and Zhou Ting said: "Look, everyone, there are two tables over there. , after starting from the starting point, ride a horse to the side of the table. Each table has half a bowl of water. You must pick up the water bowl on the table while walking around the table, and then turn back to the starting point. Whoever can hit the red silk at the end point first , and there is no drop of water in the bowl, whoever wins."

Lin Yuanfang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, couldn't help asking: "Lord Zhou, what should I do if I bump into the red silk first, but there is little water in the bowl?"

"Master Lin should have heard that the two bowls of water are not full, but only half of the bowl. If water can still splash out of it like this, it can only be considered a failure because of poor riding skills."

"What if both of them get splashed?"

"Then they all lose, and the fight is a tie." Zhou Ting said immediately.

Zhou Ting's horse racing tricks immediately made many people excited. This is not just horse riding, but also to play some tricks, which is more interesting.

The emperor smiled and said: "Zhou Ting, you are full of tricks, but this way, you can really show the level of riding skills."

The two horses that had been prepared in advance had already been led to the start of the track, but Chu Huan realized at this time that Gao Ya, who hated him deeply, was pointing at the edge of the track, and the track was actually run by him. command arrangement.

Chu Huan just felt his heart tighten. Although he couldn't see anything weird at this time, when Gao Ya appeared on the running field, Chu Huan felt that something was wrong.

He knew that under the watchful eyes of everyone, Gao Ya would not dare to act rashly, let alone do anything to him in the open, but since he appeared there, the matter was by no means simple, and he didn't know if he was playing tricks in the dark.

The sun is shining brightly, the fragrance of flowers in the imperial garden is strong, the courtiers are all in loose clothes and brocade robes, the iron blood garden is full of nobility, the maids and eunuchs have raised their canopies, the emperor is holding the hand of the queen, and moved to the side of the running field graciously In the morning, although someone moved a chair immediately, the emperor did not sit down, but put one hand on his waist, surrounded by the courtiers, and although he was old, he still had the majesty of the emperor.

Both Chu Huan and Ma Zhongheng had reached the starting point of the running field. The two horses, one white and the other black, were really distinct. Zhou Ting said, "This is a Liaodong horse. They have the same foot strength and are not even equal. For the sake of fairness, the two of you Draw lots to decide the horse!"

At first, Chu Huan doubted whether Gao Ya would tamper with the horse, but he was slightly relieved after hearing what Zhou Ting said.

When drawing lots to decide the horse, no one knew in advance which horse would belong to Chu Huan, so Gao Ya couldn't do anything with it.

Zhou Ting took the pen and paper, and wrote "black" and "white" on two pieces of paper in front of everyone, then kneaded them into small paper balls, held them in his hands, walked over, spread his hands, Signaling them to take the paper balls, Ma Zhongheng was very gracious and said to Chu Huan with a smile, "You come first!"

Chu Huan arched his hands, knowing that there was nothing to be humble about, so he took a piece of paper, Ma Zhongheng took the other, and the two opened it to see that Chu Huan was "white" and Ma Zhongheng was "black". The horse riding process was very fair and just. Chu Huan was very cautious and careful, and made sure that there was nothing tricky about the horse fixing process.

He knows that winning or losing today is not only related to his own future, but also related to the emperor's face. Although the emperor has been calm until now, Chu Huan has not seen his angry side, but Chu Huan understands a truth, When the emperor was angry, there were countless heads. He had heard many stories about his majesty beheading ministers before, and knew that if this iron-blooded emperor really wanted to get angry, he would be ruthless.

If I can't pass the martial arts test today, I will wait until the emperor loses face, and the emperor's face is damaged. Chu Huan can't guess how the emperor will treat him.

Today's assessment is not only an opportunity, but also a danger.

All you have to do is try your best to pass the level.

After fixing the horse, Chu Huan walked to the side of the white horse. The Liaodong horse was taller than the Northwest horse, and much stronger, with excellent endurance. When Chu Huan heard about horse racing, he was worried about the horses, only afraid that someone would interfere with it. , Give yourself a Liaodong horse, and give Ma Zhongheng a Northwest horse.

Although the Northwest Horse is slightly inferior to the Liaodong Horse, it does not mean that the Northwest Horse has completely lost to the Liaodong Horse.

Compared with Northwest horses, the biggest advantage of Liaodong horses is that their stamina is stronger than Northwest horses, but they do not have the upper hand in terms of explosive power.

Within 1000 meters, the sprint ability of the Northwest horse will never lose to the Liaodong horse. If it exceeds 1000 meters, the two horses can go hand in hand, but if it exceeds 3000 meters, the Northwest horse will lag behind the Liaodong horse.

The Liaodong horse's long-distance running ability is far stronger than that of the Northwest horse, but the short-distance sprint is not the opponent of the Northwest horse.

Fortunately, both of them are Liaodong horses now. It seems that they are roughly similar in size and come from the same breed. If you want to compare them, you can only look at their equestrian skills.

In the eyes of everyone, both of them got on their horses. The healthy horses were snorting and digging the soil under their feet. It seemed that even they felt that there was a very exciting competition going on.

Chu Huan glanced at King Qi, saw King Qi staring at him, and shook his fist at him. Chu Huan knew that the fist was not intended to beat him, but to cheer him up. The gaze made Chu Huan panic. It was not Ma Zhongheng's gaze, but Gao Ya who was standing on the side of the runway not far away.

Chu Huan looked at Gao Ya casually and casually, and saw that the expression in Gao Ya's eyes seemed to be eating people, but there was a weird smile on the corner of his mouth.

After Chu Huan saw Gao Ya after entering the Iron Blood Garden, Gao Ya kept looking at him like a ghost, and now he showed a strange smile, Chu Huan knew that there was a lot in it.

But at this moment, he couldn't see what was wrong, but he was thinking in his heart: "Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover, and the defeated general, is he still afraid that he will fail?"

Chu Huan is very weird, if you respect him one foot, he will respect you ten feet, but if you slap him, he will definitely slap you back three times. Se, looked away from him with disdain, which made Gao Ya even more annoyed, thinking to herself: "Don't be complacent, you will know how powerful I am later."

Zhou Ting nodded to a person not far away, and that person said loudly: "Get ready!"

Ma Zhongheng and Chu Huan immediately tensed up. Chu Huan knew that Ma Zhongheng was difficult to deal with, but Ma Zhongheng did not underestimate Chu Huan. Being able to participate in the assessment in the Iron Blood Garden was naturally not an ordinary character, but Ma Zhongheng was fully prepared and held the reins tightly. , Ma Zhongheng glanced over there elegantly, after the two eyes met, they didn't stay and immediately missed it.

There was a sound of a gong, and just as the sound of the gong fell, Ma Zhongheng lifted the reins of the horse, and he had already jumped out. A black shadow flashed, but he was already ahead of him. The posture is also chic.

Chu Huan didn't lift the reins, but just shook it lightly, and tapped the horse's belly lightly with his legs. The white horse was like a white light, and it had already run smoothly. As chic as he is, his imposing manner seems to be a head shorter.

Ma Zhongheng was fast, and his horse seemed to be very chic, but his black horse leaped forward with both hooves, and the horse leaped high, but it delayed a little time. Although Chu Huan started a little slower, he came out flat, By the time Ma Zhongheng's black horse landed, the time gap between the two sides had been pulled back, and they were still going hand in hand, sprinting forward.

The moment they set off from here, the differences in their personalities have already appeared. Ma Zhongheng is self-confident of his equestrian skills. He is excellent in equestrian skills. He strives to pursue speed while also being able to move gracefully and imposingly, but his strength is also mixed. There was a trace of showing off, but Chu Huan was down-to-earth, not pursuing superficial beauty and chic, but pursuing the most effective and practical.

Ma Zhongheng was superb in equestrian skills, but Chu Huan's equestrian skills were not weak either. The two of them advanced side by side, the horses were like the wind, and the onlookers on both sides seemed to see two arrows flying off the string.