Fortunate Young Gentleman

In the second round of the Sixteen Guards Competition, the eight-to-four competition, Tang Ning had just arrived at the Cavalry Camp when he heard about the fight between Xiao Jue and Ling Feng and others yesterday.

It is said that Ling Feng invited more than ten familiar generals yesterday, some of whom were known for their skills. However, although their formation was strong, they were defeated and fled in the end.

Xiao Jue only invited one person, who was Ling Feng's father.

According to insiders, when General Ling beat Ling Feng yesterday, the others first retreated dozens of steps, and after seeing the scene of General Ling beating Ling Feng, they fled in all directions. In this fight, Xiao Jue easily won.

No one knows what happened afterwards. It is only said that Ling Feng was locked up for a month and will probably be released after the New Year.

When Tang Ning heard the news, he almost didn't react.

It was not until this moment that he understood that what Xiao Jue said about outsmarting was actually to call the parents in a fight. With his generation, the current backbone generation of the generals, except Lu Ding, all had to give him face.

However, this method is effective, but it is a bit too shameless. I don’t know who he learned it from. He can do such a thing as calling the parents in a fight. He is also unique among the children of the generals.

As the saying goes, those who are close to vermilion will be red, and those who are close to ink will be black. However, Tang Ning also believes that those who come out of the mud will not be stained. Although Xiao Jue is shameless, as his friend, he will definitely not be influenced by him.

There was nothing unexpected in the next three competitions.

In the first two games, the right feather guard and the left golden feather guard easily defeated their opponents. The only interesting one was the competition between the right golden feather guard and the left feather guard.

According to the rules set by the Ministry of War, in the competition, we will try our best to avoid the situation where strong teams meet each other. However, the Zuo Yuwei ranked second in points in Group A, and strictly speaking, it was a "weak team". It was natural for it to face the first team of Group D, the Right Jinyuwei.

The result of this competition was that the Zuo Yuwei defeated the Right Jinyuwei and won this crucial victory.

Since then, the top four of the 16 guards have been announced.

Both the left and right Yulinwei persisted to the end. Among the left and right Jinyuwei, the Right Jinyuwei was eliminated and replaced by the Left Xiaoqiwei.

In the next semi-finals, the opponent of the Zuo Xiaowei was the Right Yulinwei. Only one team could be left between the Left Jinyuwei and the Left Yulinwei.

According to inertial thinking, the Zuo Xiaowei would naturally not be the opponent of the Right Yuwei, but along the way, they have created too many miracles, and no one dares to guarantee whether there will be a next time.

Even the powerful Right Feather Guards, after the last round of competition, immediately conducted a three-day closed special training, obviously considering Zuo Xiaowei as a real opponent.

Zuo Xiaowei was also determined to win the next game. The 100 contestants were led by a captain to the mountains for special training. This was their chance to turn things around and also a chance to wash away the shame of being ranked last among the 16 guards.

It was already the middle of the twelfth lunar month, and the New Year atmosphere had begun to take off outside. Xiaoru and Xiaoyi had also begun to prepare for the New Year. Tang Ning had been busy with the 16 guards competition, and had no feelings about the New Year for the time being.

The women at home had all gone out, and he sat in the pavilion in the yard, feeling a little bored. He always felt that something seemed to be missing around him after returning to Beijing this time.

Thinking carefully, he realized that something was really missing. Those who used to like to cause trouble for him seemed to have become quiet.

"Do you think those people in the Tang family are fools?" Xiao Jue sat opposite him, glanced at him, and said, "They are against you, and every time they are made to look humiliated and embarrassed, they are always unlucky. Unless they are really fools, they will trouble you again and again."

Xiao Jue paused, and then said, "What's more, you are now a big celebrity in the eyes of His Majesty. Not to mention the six ministries, first you were sent to the State of Chu, and now you are asked to organize the Sixteen Guards Competition. Even a pig can see that His Majesty is intentionally cultivating you. They will not easily provoke you."

What Xiao Jue said actually makes some sense. When he first arrived in the capital, he would encounter troubles when he went out to eat. As he spent more time in the capital and his official position was promoted again and again, these small troubles gradually became less.

However, this does not rule out that some people are accumulating strength and want to take advantage of him one day when he is not paying attention, and then hold back a big move to hit him by surprise.

The best defense is actually offense. However, it is extremely difficult to overthrow a deep-rooted family. Unless the Tang family really makes Chen Huang intolerable, he will not watch him do that. Tang Ning originally had a breakthrough, but now even Tang Zhao, the fool, has run away. For a while, he has no good solution.

Tang Family.

At the dinner, the atmosphere was as dull as ever.

This was partly due to the Tang family's family education, but more because Tang Zhao offended a small half of the generals in Beijing, which made the Tang family quite embarrassed in this matter. Even if they were surrounded by people and made trouble at the door, they could only swallow this breath.

The generals have always been the ones that the Tang family and Prince Duan want to befriend. Although they dare not let them surrender, it is also beneficial to establish some superficial connections.

Behind Prince Kang stood many powerful people, and his relationship with some military families was naturally better than Prince Duan's. Over the years, the Tang family had made many efforts, but they had not made up for this gap. Now they had offended so many people at once...

Tang Qi looked at the empty seat opposite and said gloomily: "This rebellious son!"

Tang Jing sat down below, raised his head, and said: "This matter cannot be blamed entirely on him. He should have been jointly designed by Tang Ning and Xiao Jue. After this incident, Ling Feng and the Prince of Dian probably also hate them together."

When the name was mentioned, Tang Qi frowned.

Although he didn't want to admit it, he had to admit that the current Tang Ning was no longer the Tang Ning who had just entered Beijing. Now he was a doctor in the Ministry of War and a favorite of the emperor. The Tang family had missed the best opportunity. This thorn that was originally only stuck in the flesh has now penetrated into the bone marrow.

"I heard that on the last day of the Sixteen Guards Competition, he will select two people in front of everyone and give them two gifts..." Tang Jing thought for a moment and said, "If it can be done at that time..."

Tang Huai glanced at him and said, "You don't need to do anything."

Tang Jing wanted to do something about the lottery to make Tang Ning lose his reputation in public, but he didn't expect his father to deny his idea before he even said it. He couldn't help but ask, "Why?"

Tang Huai didn't look at him again, and said lightly, "Put all these thoughts away in the future. The left doctor of the Ministry of Revenue is about to retire. You should strive for this position."

Tang Jing looked at him and nodded, "I know."

After the dinner, Tang Jing walked into the courtyard with an unhappy look on his face. A voice came from behind him.

"Can't figure out why your father doesn't let you worry about these things?"

"Second uncle." Tang Jing looked back at Tang Qi and said, "I don't understand. This is obviously a good opportunity..."

Tang Qi raised his hand and pressed it down, indicating that he didn't need to say anything more, and then said, "This is the difference between you and Tang Ning. When you figure out why he changed the chosen person from one to two, you won't ask this question."

Tang Qi walked up, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "The water in the capital is very deep. You are still young. It doesn't matter if you don't understand some things. You will understand them naturally in the future. Now you just need to do your job in the Ministry of Revenue."

Watching Tang Qi leave with his hands behind his back, Tang Jing looked suspicious and murmured, "What does it mean..."

The Prince's Mansion of the King of Dian

The prince of Dian walked into a room and asked, "Have you figured it out?"

A scholar stood up and said, "My prince, we have figured it out. This time we have lost at least 200,000 taels..."

"200,000 taels..." The prince of Dian shook his body, closed his eyes, clenched his fists, and gritted his teeth and said, "Tang Ning, Xiao Jue..."

After a long time, he opened his eyes and asked, "In the last match of the Sixteen Guards Competition, are they going to pick two people and give two big gifts?"

The scholar nodded and said, "My prince, this matter is already known to everyone in the capital."

The prince of Dian said again, "It is said that most of these gifts were given by the "Tang people". If I remember correctly, the person behind the Tang people is Tang Ning, right?"

The scholar nodded again and said, "Yes."

"Guess, will he do something about it?" The prince of Dian narrowed his eyes and murmured, "Your Majesty will also go there at that time. If he does something in front of Your Majesty, will it be considered as deceiving the emperor?"