Horse on the World

Chapter 404
In the place with the best view of the main venue, a stand has been set up long ago for the dignitaries who came to watch. From the stand, you can clearly see the performance on the opposite stage. The track also passed under the stands, sitting on the stands, condescending, clear at a glance.As for the rest of the people, they don't have this kind of treatment. Rows of temporary fences keep them out of the arena, so that they can only watch through the fence.In the arena, there were shop signboards everywhere. These modern things made Li Qing dizzy for a while, as if he had returned to his previous world.

God is still very face-saving today. The sun climbed out early and hung high in the sky. Although it only emitted a meager amount of heat, it made everyone feel warm.

"Marshal Li, please!" Boyan, who was in charge of the overall planning of the Mulan Festival, bowed slightly to Li Qing.On one side, Sushun respectfully held a bow with horns inlaid with gold and diamonds, and a special Ming Dy.

Li Qing stood up and took the bow and arrow with both hands, which meant that the leaders of the later generations announced the opening. He shot this Ming Dy, which represented the official start of the Mulan Festival this time.In the past ten years or so, Bayar played this role for the barbarians. Now that the barbarians are naturalized, this link must be completed by the supreme ruler of Dingzhou, Li Qing.

Li Qing walked to the edge of the high platform with a smile and saw Li Qing appearing. In the arena, there was a slight commotion among the barbarians who were getting ready to perform, and then everything calmed down. The drummers held up their drumsticks high, Waiting for the sound of the beeping, he beat the cowhide drum in front of him heavily.

Drawing the bow, setting up the arrow, and pointing to the sky, Li Qing clasped the Ming Dy with three fingers, slowly pulled the bowstring, loosened his fingers, and the Ming Dy soared into the sky with a sharp whistling sound. At the same time, hundreds of cowhide drums were beating simultaneously. .

In the main venue, thousands of barbarians dressed in ethnic costumes sang and danced. Led by dozens of people wearing masks and wearing colorful feathers, they walked towards the venue while dancing.

"Marshal, this is the first part of the Mulan Festival. Praying to heaven is a dance in which our clan prays to the Longevity Heaven!" Boyan explained to Li Qing on the sidelines.

All the people on the stage, including Qingcheng and Jiyue, watched attentively. Although the barbarian dance was not as delicate and exquisite as that of the Central Plains, it was rough and majestic, and naturally had a different charm. Accompanied by the high-pitched singing of prayers, the audience outside the venue burst into laughter from time to time. Big applause.

The sound of the drums changed, and the dance in the venue changed again, from the previous solemnity to the sound of celebration, and hundreds of barbarian tribesmen came in with tamboura, matouqin, tambourine, etc. Amid the melodious music, the scene Thousands of dancers posed in various poses from time to time, leaving the crowd stunned and saying that these few taels of money were not unfairly spent. In this era, spare time life is extremely poor, especially for ordinary people. It is still a luxury for them, and such a large-scale dance is rarely seen, so it is no wonder that they are fascinated by it.

"Marshal, this is celebrating the harvest year!" Boyan came up again and said.

Li Qing smiled and said, "This dance will take a long time to rehearse, right?"

Boyan said: "That's not necessary. You have to dance every year. The people in the clan are very familiar with it. You just need to let the newcomers practice a little bit! This is the tradition of my clan, how can I forget it? "

Li Qing glanced at Boyan and said with a smile: "Since it is a tradition of your clan, it can be held every year in the future, and you don't have to look for it every time. You just need to report it to the local officials. After this time, Luo Daoming knows the taste, if you don't do it, maybe he will come to pester you!"

Boyan smiled wryly, "Master Luo is a good method. We have held the Mulan Festival for so many years, and we have always paid money. I never thought that Master Luo could actually make money?"

"What's so strange about this?" Li Qingdao: "When you were on the grasslands before, everyone knew what happened during the Mulan Festival, but here, he is a new thing. Rare things are more expensive, and everyone has never seen it. However, I am naturally willing to spend money to watch this festival. We must persist in this festival. When the world is settled in the future, more people will be attracted to watch it. Lord Boyan, after organizing it, your clansmen can earn money from this Mulan Festival. Oh, a lot of silver!"

While the two were talking, the dance off the stage began to change again, just like waves, the dancers rushed towards the stands one after another, and when they were approaching the stands, they seemed to have hit a boulder , and rewinds back, orderly.

"This is a hymn!" Boyan said, "It is a blessing to the supreme leader!"

With a smile on his face, Li Qing stood up straight and stared at the dancers under the stage, while Boyan quietly stepped back half a step.

After the grand opening dance, it was the sheep picking contest that everyone paid most attention to.As the dancers withdrew, the majestic horses entered the distant starting point under the control of the knight. The starting point was several miles away. Looking from the stands, only some figures could be vaguely seen. , but the finish line is under the stands, the knights rushed here from a distance, whoever holds the Aries is the winner.

Li Qing retreated to his seat, and Qingcheng and Jiyue sat beside him. Although Qingcheng looked happy, he could still suppress his emotions. When she saw Li Qing come back, she said happily, "Brother, it's so beautiful, it's worth it for me to sneak out this time!" Qingcheng glanced at Jiyue lightly, but smiled inexplicably at the corner of her mouth.

With a bang, there was a faint sound of drums in the distance, and then, one after another, the sound of drums came from far and near, and it spread to the bottom of the stands in an instant. Hundreds of big drums beat at the same time.

A white shadow flashed across a tall sentry tower in the distance. It was the people on the top who dropped a white sheep. Below, hundreds of knights smashed the horses at the same time, passing by like lightning. Among them, no one knew who came out on top and snatched the white sheep into his hands.

At this time, the knights were still far away, Li Qing stretched out his hand to call Yang Yidao, and said in a low voice: "Yidao, how are your subordinates doing? At the end, even one of your subordinates can't see it?"

Yang Yidao said in a low voice: "Don't worry, Commander, the ten people I selected will never lose to them in riding skills, but they are not familiar with the rules, and I'm afraid they will suffer some disadvantages!"

Li Qing nodded, and Yang Yidao retreated silently.

At this time, the knights were getting close, and everyone could see clearly that from the hundreds of horses at the beginning, there were only a hundred horses left. The knights showed their exquisite horse control skills, dodging, Seizing the sheep, galloping the horse, bumping and pulling, all kinds of methods are used together. From time to time, some people fall off the horse. Amid the exclamation of the crowd, the knights behind always avoid the side at the last moment, and a burst of snow splashes. In the end, only the knight who fell off his horse found his horse dejectedly, and quit the race sadly.

Entering the main venue, the outcome is already clearly seen. The two people in front are fighting for the Aries, while the more than ten riders in the back have no hope. What makes Li Qing happy is that one of the two people who are fighting fiercely But he was wearing the clothes of Yang Yidao's military officer of the front battalion. Although today's Mulan Festival is an action to promote the integration of the two races and further win over the hearts of the barbarians, in this kind of fair competition, Li Qing subconsciously likes it. man wins.

The two contestants have similar martial arts skills, almost the same horse control skills, and their hips and horses are also superb. They fought all the way to the main stand, and when all the drums came suddenly, there was still no winner. Each of the two held the poor white sheep horizontally in the air with one hand, and looked at each other with some embarrassment, but neither of them would let go.When the drum stops, it means the game is over.

"Okay, very good!" Li Qing clapped his hands and said, "Two warriors please come on stage!" The horsemanship and courage of state soldiers.

Two knights came up to the stage, one was Bai warrior Bu Yi, and the other was Captain He Zudao of Yingyang Camp.Prizes had already been prepared on the stage, but to some embarrassment, there was only one prize. No one expected that there would be a draw. On the grassland, such a situation had never happened before.

Li Qing hung the ribbon and flowers symbolizing the winner around Buyi's neck, handed him the prize with his own hands, and praised: "Good man, good workmanship, do you have the idea of ​​joining the army?"

Bu Yi was startled, and couldn't help looking at Boyan, Li Qing laughed, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "When you want to join the army, you might as well come to me directly."

Turning around and walking in front of He Zudao, he said: "There is only one prize, I gave it to Bu Yi, but you won't have it!"

He Zudao said excitedly: "To meet the commander-in-chief is the best prize for me!"

Li Qingle said: "You can talk, well, you can be regarded as today's hero, I must reward you with something!" After thinking for a while, he stretched out his hand to untie his waist knife, handed it to He Zu and said, "This is for you!"

He Zudao was overjoyed, knelt down on one knee, took the waist knife with both hands, "Thank you, Commander, for your generous reward!" Compared to Bu Yi getting the prize, this meant a lot to him, and He Zudao was full of joy.As if drunk, he staggered off the stage.

The sheep picking competition is over, and the song and dance performance is next. This time, the song and dance organized by the Dingzhou people in Shanglin was the first to come on stage-Welcome Spring!

After watching a few songs and dances, it was already afternoon, but Qingcheng and Jiyue were a little tired. Seeing that they were exhausted, Li Qing ordered them to go back to the city to rest.Qingcheng took the lead, and Jiyue was half a step behind. The two of them were supported by the girl next to them, and they walked down a dozen steps. Halfway through, there was a sudden change. He staggered, and fell forward steeply, and Qiaoer who was supporting him was shocked, and missed when he grabbed it. He watched Jiyue fall forward, and Princess Qingcheng in front heard the wind, and her martial arts With a flash of her skillfulness, Jiyue fell down heavily and landed on the ground. Behind them, a group of maids and mothers suddenly became chaotic.

On the stands, the many officials who watched all this happened were stunned. Li Qing stood up abruptly, pressed the stand in front of him, flew up, and rushed to Jiyue in a few strides. She was pale, but she had already passed out, and what made Li Qing terrified was that Ji Yue's lower body was dripping with blood.

"Huanxi!" Li Qing roared.

The scene suddenly became chaotic.

(End of this chapter)