Fortunate Young Gentleman

Chapter 456 of the main text of Ruyi Xiaolangjun: Emperor Chen promised that the Sixteen Guards Competition was not just a competition for ranking.

The Sixteen Guards had the responsibility to guard the capital, but the capital had always been peaceful and did not need to be guarded at all. The promotion of the sons of generals in the capital always had to have some outstanding achievements.

Lu Teng was promoted to Yu Lin Du Wei for his meritorious service in guarding the Chu State. It was a natural thing.

Although he had just been promoted not long ago, as long as he could lead the Left Yu Wei to win the first place in this competition, he would be a lieutenant in no time. Although the time between them was a little short, as long as he made achievements, no one would have any objections.

This was his first battle to be promoted to Yu Lin Du Wei. If he did not even make it to the group stage, it would be embarrassing, not to mention that he would have to wait at least another year before he was eligible for promotion.

In this way, wouldn't he still be suppressed by Xiao Jue?

Seeing Chen Chuan's thoughtful look, as if he was persuaded by Xiao Jue, Lu Teng's face changed and said, "You are violating the rules!"

Xiao Jue glanced at him and asked, "Does the Ministry of War have a rule that you can't admit defeat?"

"Military..." Lu Teng opened his mouth and realized that the Ministry of War really didn't seem to have such a rule.

He thought about it, looked at Xiao Jue and said, "If the Xiaoqi Guard admits defeat, you will lose the bet just now."

"Are you stupid?" Xiao Jue looked at him and said, "We just bet on whether the Xiaoqi Guard can advance. Who do you care about me and who will advance?"

As of the last day of the group stage, the rankings of the other groups are actually no longer suspenseful, but the situation of Group A is still confusing.

Whether the Yulin Guard can advance is closely related to the results of the competition between the Xiaoqi Guard and the Yinqi Guard.

If the Xiaoqi Guard wins, then the Xiaoqi Guard and the Zuoyu Guard can both advance with six points and five points.

If the Cavalry Guard loses, the three guards will have the same score and advance according to the number of people. As long as they fight fairly, both sides will definitely suffer losses, and the Left Feather Guard will still advance steadily.

But if the Cavalry Guard hands over the general flag at the beginning of the game, then the number of their two guards will immediately exceed the Left Feather Guard, and the Left Feather Guard can return to the palace to guard...

Xiao Jue looked at Lu Teng and said, "How about it, as long as you call me brother-in-law, we will have a good fight with the Silver Qi Guard, how about it?"

"You are cheating!" Lu Teng's face showed a trace of anger, and said, "I want to report it!"

...

Tang Ning looked at Lu Teng with an indignant face, shook his head helplessly, and said, "It's a pity that the Ministry of War has no regulations that surrender is not allowed in the competition. If the Cavalry Guard really did that, the Left Feather Guard can only be eliminated regretfully. This is the rule..."

In fact, even in later generations, such situations often happen.

In order to eliminate the strong teams that they might meet in the finals, some teams will indeed adopt such methods within the rules. Others can only condemn them for violating the ethics of the game and despise them morally, but they cannot say that they violated the rules.

Those who bet on Zuo Yuwei to qualify can curse Xiao Qiwei and Yin Qiwei as much as they want, but it cannot change the fact that Zuo Yuwei was eliminated.

With Xiao Jue's yellow fish brain, he naturally couldn't come up with this idea. This was Tang Ning's idea for him just now. In this way, Xiao Qiwei can qualify and hide their shortcomings, and Yin Qiwei can also qualify, killing two birds with one stone, and everyone is happy.

"I'll tell you, this guy is full of bad intentions. In the Sixteen Guards Competition, my Left Feathered Guards couldn't even make it to the top eight..."

A voice suddenly came from behind Tang Ning. Tang Ning turned around and looked at the figures sitting in the back row and immediately said, "Your Majesty."

Everyone also reacted and bowed at the same time, saying, "Your Majesty!"

Emperor Chen, Wei Jian, Lu Ding and others didn't know how long they had been standing there. He looked at Tang Ning and said, "If the Cavalry Guards surrender without a fight, what's the point of this competition? I won't allow you to take advantage of it."

Xiao Jue pursed his lips and said, "Your Majesty, war is a trick, and we didn't break the rules..."

"Shut up!" Lu Ding glanced at him, and Xiao Jue immediately retracted his head and stopped talking.

Emperor Chen looked at Xiao Jue and Chen Chuan and said, "In this competition, you all have to show your true abilities."

"Yes!"

"As you command!"

Xiao Jue and Chen Chuan could only bow and say yes.

They met Chen Huang who was watching the competition incognito. They knew that they couldn't continue the fake match. Tang Ning and Xiao Jue exchanged glances, and Xiao Jue nodded slightly. They had already discussed how to play the match.

The Cavalry Guards must win, but they must win with skill and level, the kind that just happens to win, but wins with great difficulty, and is almost overturned...

After a gong sounded, the last match of Group A began.

According to the official ranking, the strength of the Silver Guards and the Cavalry Guards is more than one level apart, but the competition has been going on for a long time, and the Silver Guards have not gained a clear advantage.

Lu Ding looked at the field and couldn't help saying, "The Cavalry Guard has made great progress. It seems that the Zuo Yu Guard lost the game not only because of that special force."

Emperor Chen looked at Tang Ning and asked, "That special force was also your idea, right?"

Tang Ning bowed and said, "I just gave Captain Xiao a little inspiration."

It was hard to tell who would win on the field. Emperor Chen shifted his attention away from the field and looked at Tang Ning, asking, "I heard that the 100 Cavalry Guards were trained by the guards in your mansion?"

Tang Ning's face changed and he said, "Your Majesty, this is a bet between me and Captain Xiao."

Emperor Chen asked, "What does this have to do with the bet between you two?"

Tang Ning said: "I also know some methods of training and using troops. I made a bet with Colonel Xiao that I will give these hundred knights to train. If they can enter the top four in the Sixteen Guards Competition, Colonel Xiao will I had to lose one thousand taels of silver, but as a doctor in the Ministry of War, I couldn’t get too close to the Cavalry Guards, and I would be criticized by others, so I borrowed the help of my family’s bodyguard to train the Cavalry Guards for a month..."

Emperor Chen looked at Xiao Jue and asked, "Is this possible?"

Xiao Jue nodded and said, "Your Majesty, this is indeed the case."

Chen Huang looked at Tang Ning again and said in surprise: "I'm not surprised that you know poetry and articles, but you also know how to train and use soldiers?"

Tang Ning said: "I have only read a few military books and only have a brief understanding..."

"It takes one month to train the Cavalry Guards to this level. Even my Sixteen Guards Generals can't do it. You don't even have the slightest idea..."

Chen Huang looked at him with an unexpected look, but thinking that this was not the first time he had created such an accident, his eyes gradually turned into admiration, and said: "I didn't expect you to have such ability, so be it, if Xiaoqi Wei is this time If you can get into the top four of the Sixteen Guards, I will grant you the position of General of the Horse Guards. If the Guards of the Horse Guards can win the first place in the competition of the Sixteen Guards, I will grant you the position of General of the Horse Guards and hand over the Horse Guards to you. You train..."

Not far away, General Chen Zhonglang and the two generals on the left and right of Xiaoqi Wei looked at each other, and they both saw bitterness in each other's eyes.

Among the Sixteenth Guards, the left and right generals all had fifth-grade military positions, which was the same as Tang Ning's current official rank. However, the middle-rank generals were actually fourth-grade military officers. Moreover, among the Sixteenth Guards, the generals generally only had false titles, and most generals had no titles. In Beijing, it can be said that the actual person in charge of each guard is General Zhonglang...

Although the imperial court often appointed civilian officials to military positions, most of them were for a certain purpose. This was the first time that a certain guard was handed over to a civilian official.

Tangning was startled when she heard this. If Huang Chen hadn't promised him a blank check, he would have really prospered this time.

As the top three scholar in the imperial examination, Tang Ning never thought that one day he would turn the Tang family into a general...

Even Xiao Jue's eyes were full of envy when he looked at Tang Ning. Lu Ding glanced at Chen Huang and then lowered his head. He occasionally glanced at Tang Ning with a deep look in his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

Tangning came to her senses, cupped her hands and said, "Thank you for your grace, I will do my best..."

"Speaking of koi..." Chen Huang suddenly thought of something, looked at him, and asked: "Will everyone present have a chance to win the gift you are sending?"

Tangning nodded and said, "Your Majesty, the gift is drawn based on the seat number. Everyone has a chance."

Emperor Chen glanced at him, "Including me?"

Tang Ning said: "Of course, this includes His Majesty and all the great lords in the court."

Chen Huang looked back at the field and said: "One of thousands of people, I don't know who can have such good luck..."

Chen Huang murmured and began to focus on watching the game. Tangning looked at the field. Not long after, she suddenly turned her head, looked at Wei Jian who was slowly walking over, and asked, "Is there something wrong, Mr. Wei?"

Wei Jian raised his hands and shrank them in his sleeves. He looked at him with a meaningful look and asked with a smile: "We just want to ask Mr. Tang, who is so lucky to be the chosen one among thousands of people?" Stand out among the crowd…”

"How do I know this..." Tangning glanced at him and said, "We are drawing lots fairly, not using secret methods..."