The rankings of the top players must be determined within one day, and the time is too hasty.
This makes many bookmakers who want to open the market lament that such a good opportunity to make money is wasted.
Zhao Ziliang had no intention of deciding on the ranking of the top players in such a short period of time.
Unfortunately, the emperor gave him only seven days in total, and there were so many people participating, and they were divided into three categories.
It was not only cumbersome, but also complicated.
In order to improve Ornamental, can only be arranged in this way.
At the beginning of the semi-finals, Pugu Huaien and Ge Shuhan got on their horses respectively.
After receiving the weapons carried by the servants, they rode forward slowly and stopped within the prescribed distance.
The referee once again emphasized the rules and signaled the competition.
Officially begins.
"drive" Both sides shouted loudly at the same time, urging their horses to run towards each other.
The short distance passed by in the blink of an eye.
The two sides passed each other, and the sound of weapons clashing spread everywhere.
In the first round, no one took advantage, it was all heart.
Who is an arrogant person willing to admit defeat?
Both of them had ferocious looks on their faces and kept yelling.
After a few rounds, the two sides fought together, with the two war horses riding side by side.
Pugu Huai'en and Ge Shuhan on the horses were shouting and greeting each other with their weapons, as if they wanted to kill each other.
The audience watched with great enthusiasm, and Xuanzong watched from the throne without blinking an eye.
Even though he had been on the throne for decades, this was the first time he saw a duel between generals, and it was a duel between warriors and cavalry. , this kind of opportunity is rare even if he is the emperor.
Although there were riding duels in the past martial arts examinations and palace examinations, he had never seen it.
When Xuanzong saw the two men fighting inextricably on the field, he asked Zhao Ziliang standing next to him: "Zhao Qing, who do you think will win between the two of them?"
Zhao Ziliang had experienced hundreds of battles and was a top expert in cavalry combat.
After more than a hundred rounds of fighting between the two sides, he still saw the advantages and disadvantages between the two sides and foresaw the outcome, so he saluted the emperor and said: "In my humble opinion, Ge Shuhan will be slightly better in this battle."
Xuanzong said: "Oh, how can I see it?"
Zhao Ziliang said: "Your Majesty, although Ge Shuhan is twice as old as Pugu Huai'en, he should have never slacked off in the practice of martial arts.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to maintain the peak of physical fitness.
His attacks are fierce. , but lasting, without any fatigue, and he has rich experience in riding and fighting, and Although Pugu Huai'en is young and has strong physical endurance, he always loses in terms of momentum and has some timidity and scruples in his heart.
On the battlefield, the brave one always wins when meeting in a narrow road.
Either you die or I live.
Brother Shuhan has Pugu Huaien does not have this kind of mentality and momentum, so he is destined to lose."
Xuanzong didn't say anything, because the situation on the field quickly developed in the direction that Zhao Ziliang expected.
After more than ten rounds, Pugu Huaien was finally defeated and was knocked off his horse by Ge Shuhan with a shot.
The second group, Bai Xiaode and Lei Wanchun, quickly entered the stage to compete for a spot in the finals.
After this competition, there will soon be a battle for third and fourth place, and finally the battle for first place, which is the list of top players. of first place.
The duel between Bai Xiaode and Lei Wanchun was very difficult, but it was wonderful for the audience.
They were both very young and powerful players.
The two fought for an entire hour without deciding the outcome.
Xuanzong was surprised and said: "Aren't their hands sore after beating them?"
Zhao Ziliang explained; "Your Majesty, the human body has its limits.
As long as this limit is exceeded, the body will no longer feel uncomfortable.
However, the whole body will be extremely sore afterwards and there will be a period of weakness for several days.
The reason they beat for so long is because they themselves Their physical strength is abundant, and their determination is strong.
Judging from the current situation, they are using their will to support themselves.
If this continues, even if they decide the winner, they may not be able to compete in the next battle. " Xuanzong was extremely distressed and frowned: "What should we do?"
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There were many generals sitting around the emperor, and they all knew that Zhao Ziliang was right.
Seeing Xuanzong's problem, everyone started to use their brains to think of solutions.
Li Linfu had a flexible mind and was the first to come up with a way to say: "Your Majesty, it is better for your Majesty to declare a tie and decree that Pugu Huai'en and the two of them should be ranked second, and there will be no third or fourth place."
After Li Linfu's suggestion was made public, many officials agreed and praised it.
Xuanzong was also quite satisfied.
However, the generals did not agree with this suggestion and shook their heads.
Xuanzong was puzzled and asked: "I think this method is good, why do you think it is inappropriate?"
Zhao Ziliang cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts.
When a general fights a duel, he will never stop until there is a winner.
Even if your Majesty declares that they are tied, let them stop. , they obeyed His Majesty’s will, but they still refused to obey anyone, let alone letting three people tie for second place.”
Xuanzong frowned and asked: "You are the examiner, what do you think we should do?"
Zhao Ziliang shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I think we should do nothing and let them continue fighting until the winner is determined.
Whoever falls first loses.
If the winner among them cannot participate in the next finals, even if Automatically forfeit, third place.”
Xuanzong thought for a while, nodded and said: "This is feasible, let's settle it."
All the ministers immediately said that the emperor was wise and flattered them all.
Bai Xiaode and Lei Wanchun became more and more courageous as they fought.
The two fought for another half an hour.
Finally, their physical strength dropped significantly and their movements began to slow down.
In the end, Bai Xiaode gradually lost to him.
After all, he is a foreigner and he also practices The fighting skills of foreign races are violent but not long-lasting, while most of the martial arts in the Central Plains have quick recovery speed, health-preserving, and long-lasting effects.
This is related to the different cultures of the two races.
Bai Xiaode was defeated in the end.
He was very clear-headed.
When he realized that he could not defeat Lei Wanchun, in order to save physical energy, he voluntarily admitted defeat in order to be able to participate in the battle for third place.
The decisive battle and the battle for third place were held separately.
The battle for third place was carried out first.
Bai Xiaode and Pugu Huai'en had a half-hour break.
The break was a bit short, but there was no way.
In order to satisfy the emperor and the audience.
According to their needs, they can only be given half an hour of rest.
Xuanzong saw that towards the end, the candidates' level became higher and the competition between the two sides became longer and longer.
This puzzled him, so he asked Zhao Ziliang and other generals.
Zhao Ziliang replied: "Your Majesty, in fact, when it comes to the battlefield, the real strength of the two sides in a duel is almost the same.
Affected by various factors, the duel lasts for several hours.
When it comes to the battlefield, Most of the duels between generals can only take a few moves.
You can tell the difference between life and death.
It is not common to fight for hundreds of rounds.
Most of them will be killed within a hundred moves.
Although the current examination and the palace examination are related to their future, they are restricted by the rules after all.
Candidates They all have scruples and cannot do their best.”
"That's how it is."
Xuanzong sighed, and after watching it for a while, he said to Zhao Ziliang: "Pass an edict to postpone the decisive battle and semi-finals of the ranking list, and postpone the decisive battle and semi-finals of the Earth Ranking and Heaven Ranking until the end, even if the time is extended.
It’s okay.”
Since the time can be extended, Zhao Ziliang is of course happy to see the results.
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He is actually very well prepared for this martial arts examination and the palace examination.
Each step has been carefully planned, and the time is completely sufficient.
However, because of the officials and handymen who performed it, He had no experience in this area, so each competition event took much more time than he expected, which was why the time was so tight.
Zhao Ziliang sent someone to convey the emperor's will on the spot, which also relieved Ge Shuhan, Bai Xiaode, Pugu Huai'en, Lei Wanchun and others.
It was extremely important for them to have sufficient rest time.
After announcing the imperial edict, the emperor waved his sleeves and left.
Zhao Ziliang sent someone to announce that today's competition was over and would continue tomorrow.
The audience and candidates left one after another.
It was already dark after Zhao Ziliang finished a lot of things.
During this time, he felt that someone had been following him nearby, but when he sent someone to check, nothing was found.
This thing was so weird that he couldn't believe it.
As he was riding down the street, Zhao Ziliang suddenly reined in his horse and stopped.
Bo Han beside him asked: "General, what's the matter?
Do you feel like someone is following you again?"
"Yes."
Zhao Ziliang nodded, turned around and looked around.
Suddenly there was a sound of weapons clashing from nearby, which was obviously the sound of fighting.
Zhao Ziliang's expression changed, and he immediately got off his horse and called to Brahan and others: "Follow me."
He ran into an alley and found a man in black lying on the ground.
There were a few pieces of broken rubble and a sharp sword around the man in black.
Zhao Ziliang drew out his sword and approached slowly, stopped one meter away and used his sword with his sword.
He poked the man in black.
When there was no response, Zhao Ziliang leaned over and stretched out his hand to turn the man in black over, and then pressed his hand on the man's carotid artery.
His pulse stopped beating.
When he looked carefully, he saw a bloody hole in the man's chest.
The person was already dead.
Zhao Ziliang grabbed another piece of rubble, looked up, and said to Bo Han: "Climb to the roof and take a look."
"No," Brahan agreed, and with the help of several servants, he climbed up to the roof on a ladder.
After a while, Brahan jumped off the roof with an object on his back.
"General, my subordinates found this on the roof," Brohan said, taking something off his back and placing it on the ground.
Zhao Ziliang, who was looking down at the corpse, looked up and saw that it was a bed crossbow and a thick crossbow arrow.
The fine steel arrowhead of the crossbow arrow glowed with blue light, and the arrowhead was obviously poisonous.
"Poisonous" Zhao Ziliang was surprised.
At this time, Brahan said: "General, the bed crossbow is placed on the roof and has been wound up.
The direction of the crossbow arrow is exactly the direction we came from.
A lot of rubble has been trampled on the roof."
Zhao Ziliang looked stern, "So someone is going to kill someone here with a poisoned crossbow arrow, and the person who wants to kill someone is this man in black.
Then who killed him?"
At this time, a subordinate shouted: "General, look quickly, there are blood stains here, and here":