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In addition to bicycle speed competitions, there are also various other competitions, such as mountain races, obstacle races, and figure races.

Among them, the most eye-catching is the rally around the capital, that is, around the capital for a week, whoever reaches the finish line first is considered a victory, this project is held in the periphery of the capital, often can get the attention of the officials in the capital, and can also get the favor of many aristocratic girls.

In addition to the simple bicycle race, the imperial court also introduced a comprehensive competition of bicycles and other items, such as riding a bicycle around the capital, then running more than ten miles, and finally swimming from Qujiang Pond to the finish line, which was called triathlon in later generations, is a very challenging sports competition, and the introduction of this project is completely Li An's suggestion, is Li An wants to toss these idle and boring aristocratic children, let them suffer hardship, at the same time, the Tang Dynasty is a martial dynasty, toss young people more, It can greatly enhance the strength of the Tang Empire and make the surrounding countries even more afraid to provoke the Tang Dynasty.

The large-scale popularity of bicycles has led to the vigorous development of related sports competitions, and when Ang Lee is idle and bored, he will also go to the gate tower of the capital to watch the young generation of Datang compete.

Of course, Li An himself is also very young, and he has the strength to participate in such a sports competition, and even has a great chance of winning the first place, but Li An's current identity is relatively special, it is impossible to compete with these noble children, and the imperial court will definitely not allow it, first, for safety, to prevent Li Ang from being in danger, and second, Li An's status is so high, what if he loses, wouldn't it be very embarrassing, losing his face is secondary, the key is to lose the face of the court, which is not okay.

"Li Shilang is really good at tossing people! Engaged in a triathlon, these boys who usually act as powerful and blessed, now they can bear it, hahaha! ”

Chen Xuanli walked up to the city gate tower and saw Li An enjoying the bicycle race outside the city, and said with a smile.

Li An glanced back at Chen Xuanli and said, "I heard that the general's grandson also came to see the competition, I don't know if I can win the first place." ”

Chen Xuanli looked disdainful, snorted, and said: "That kid don't say that he is the first, it is unreliable to be in the top ten, when he used to ride a horse, he could always get the first place, but that was because he rode a good horse that His Majesty rewarded me, not that he was superb in riding, and now he rides a bicycle, compared to the real ability, my grandson has no ability to fight for the first, just boasted in front of me, and had to work hard." ”

"Oh, what did your grandson say?"

"He said that he is the grandson of General Longwu, and he will definitely be able to win the first place, just like when he used to ride a horse, but this is just bragging, not only can he not win the first place, but a few boys who usually play with him will also not be able to win the first place, without good horses, they can't compare to people with real skills."

Chen Xuanli said objectively.

"Triathlon, compared to human physical strength and willpower, only the strongest and most persevering people, can complete the triathlon, the ranking of the competition is not important, as long as you can successfully complete the whole race, it is already considered a victory."

Ang Lee stated his purpose for setting up the triathlon.

"Finishing the race is victory, what Li Shilang said is, my little grandson is a stubborn temper, there is no problem in completing all the races, as long as he can finish the race and finally reach the finish line, I will praise him."

Chen Xuanli said seriously.

"General, the race is more than halfway through, let's go to the end of Qujiangchi to have a look! Let's see who will finish first in this race, and your grandchildren, and whether they can make it to the finish line. ”

Ang Lee opened his mouth to suggest.

"Okay, let's go and see who wins first place this time."

Chen Xuanli happily followed Li An to the end of Qujiang Pond.

The width of the city wall of Chang'an City is relatively large, and there is no problem with walking on it, Li An and Chen Xuanli took an open-top carriage and walked directly to the Qujiang Pond on the city wall, and soon arrived at their destination.

At the end of Qujiang Pond, there are many people around, there are high-ranking officials of the imperial court, there are also people who watch the excitement, and there are many curtains, and behind these curtains, there is the little lady of the big family, in the Tang Dynasty, the folk customs are relatively civilized, the little lady of the big family, you can also go outside for activities, just need to pay a little attention to it.

And the little ladies came here to see the excitement, one is to be fresh, to have a lively time, to see the sturdy young men, and secondly, there is also the meaning of looking for lifelong dependence, and there are so many young ladies watching, these young men participating in the competition are naturally more powerful and more willing to work hard.

"Well, hasn't anyone reached the end yet?"

Ang Lee looked at the time and felt that someone should be able to reach the finish line at this time, after all, the distance has been calculated, and according to the marks of later generations, even if it arrives now, it will be later than the Olympic record.

"Li Shilang, it should be soon, someone has already swam over."

The official in charge of the triathlon spoke.

"Yes, it's been two hours, it's good to have someone arrive, and the reward for the first place must be generous, so that more people can be motivated to compete hard."

Li An said.

In order to motivate the people of the Tang Dynasty to participate in sports and enhance their physique, the Tang Dynasty took out a lot of money from the treasury and rewarded the contestants who won the rankings, especially the first place, and the rewards were quite generous, at least ten gold rewards, anyway, the Tang Dynasty is rich now, this money is nothing, as long as it can motivate young people to actively compete in sports and enhance their physique, this is enough.

In addition to the huge cash rewards, there are also greater invisible rewards, that is, the person who has obtained a high ranking shows his face, in case he is taken by the little lady of a big family, he will directly rise to the top, or he will be appreciated by a certain minister, and he will be promoted unusually, and even, directly into the eyes of the emperor, become the emperor's favorite.

In short, participating in sports competitions held by the imperial court has only advantages and no disadvantages, and it is the best way for many people who have no way to get promoted.

"Here, here, the first place is about to reach the shore."

Seeing the splashing of water in Qujiang Pond, the onlookers were all excited, and everyone was guessing who would be the first person to reach the finish line.

Li An listened to the discussion of the crowd of onlookers, his eyes looked at the participants who were swimming to the shore, he was quite comfortable, he was happy that he proposed to hold a triathlon sports competition, after all, this project is so a test of people's perseverance, at the same time, it has also gained great attention in Datang, it can be said that there is a large group of people watching every competition, and there are many winners who have won the favor of the ministers of the DPRK and China, and have been recruited to serve under his command, and there are also some young and handsome people, who are favored by the little lady of a large family, So as to become the fast son-in-law of the nobles of the capital.

After all, the ironclad artillery car unit he formed has been expanded many times, and the strength is much more than before, but the talent is relatively lacking, and more young and strong talents are selected to enter the ironclad artillery brigade, which can greatly expand the strength of the ironclad artillery brigade, and with the current status of the officers and men of the ironclad artillery brigade, the selected person must be willing to join the ironclad artillery brigade.

"It's out, it's out, it's a tall and strong man, why haven't I seen it, I don't know where I came from?"

"It's tall and big, but it's just not handsome enough, and the expression is a little scary, so I'll give it to you."

As soon as the first person arrived on the shore, Ang Lee heard a conversation between young ladies behind the curtain behind him, and it was obvious that they were not here to watch sports competitions, but to pick their husbands.

"The general can know whose little lady is behind the curtain, and why they can be so close."

Li An glanced back, and felt that the person behind the curtain was not small, and he could be so far ahead, in an excellent viewing position, and the rest of the curtains were far away.

In later generations, leaders have to sit in the best position, and people with high status must also be in the best viewing position, Dick Si can only sit in the corner, of course, the same is true in Datang, this is true in any era, low status is sad!

"Li Shilang is too busy, why can't he even recognize the carriage of the right minister's mansion, this is a few unmarried daughters of the right minister, come to see the excitement, and choose a husband by the way, hehehe!"

Chen Xuanli opened his mouth to explain.

"The daughters of the right minister, they can choose their own husbands?"

Ang Lee seemed to have thought of something, but his thoughts were stuck for a while, and he just couldn't think of the content behind it.

"Yes! Isn't it clear to you? The right minister is the most enlightened in his daughter's marriage, as long as her daughter values it, he will not interfere in the marriage of his children, so the young boy, if he is valued by the daughter of the right minister, it is definitely a blessing. ”

Chen Xuanli opened his mouth to explain.

"Oh, there is such a thing, there are really not many Datang people with such an enlightened father as the right minister!"

Li An said.

Later generations have a very bad evaluation of Li Linfu, but they are very appreciative of Li Linfu's non-interference in the marriage of his children, which is also the only positive evaluation of Li Linfu by later generations!

"The first winner is here, see who it is?"

Chen Xuanli saw the winner, but this person was not someone he knew, let alone his grandson.

"Triathlon in this issue, the first place Ma Sui."

The official in charge of the competition, loudly said the name of the winner.

"Ma Sui, I haven't heard of it at all!"

"Ma Sui, such a familiar name."

Chen Xuanli and Ang Li made different exclamations.

"Li Shilang has heard of Ma Sui?"

Chen Xuanli looked at Li An curiously and asked.

"Oh, I think I've heard it somewhere, maybe I'm mistaken."

Li An opened his mouth perfunctorily, but he had already figured out who Ma Sui was, among the famous generals in the Tang Dynasty, there was a person named Ma Sui, who was likely to be the winner in front of him, and it was almost the same according to his age.

And if the person in front of him is Ma Sui, a famous Chinese and Tang Dynasty general in later generations, it is a rare talent! You have to grab it first.

"Ma Sui, where are you from? What is your current position? ”

Chen Xuanli ran over and asked.

"General Hui, he is from Ruzhou Jiacheng, and he is still white."

Ma Sui replied.

"It's actually a white body, it's a pity to have such good physical strength, why don't you serve in my Dragon Martial Army! How about giving you a position in the team first? ”

Chen Xuanli said.

It turned out that he also came to dig people, which made Li An's heart quite surprised, and hurriedly greeted him.

"Ma Sui, let's go to the Ironclad Artillery Brigade! The ironclad gun carriage is more powerful and has a better future in the future. ”

Worried that the talent would be pulled away by Chen Xuanli, Li An hurriedly spoke.

Ma Sui had just won the first place, and he was contested by the two big names of Datang, which surprised him and didn't know how to answer.

"Ma Sui, say whatever you think, no matter what your choice is, Ben will not mind."

Chen Xuanli doesn't mind whether he can compete for talents, anyway, he is so old, and his relationship with Ang Lee is also very good, if Ang Lee needs talents, he can give it up, it doesn't matter.

"Thank you for the love of the general and Li Shilang, I am still more willing to fight for it with my strength, a few days ago, I have applied for the ironclad artillery brigade and am waiting to participate in the selection."

Ma Sui replied with a serious face.

"Haha! has ambition, this is an excellent Tang Erlang! Well, since you insist on fighting for it with strength, then this official will fulfill you. ”

Ang Lee respects Ma Sui's choice very much, and he feels that Ma Sui's choice is a manifestation of ambition and a good thing worth advocating.

Chen Xuanli also appreciates Ma Sui very much, because this kind of behavior of insisting on winning with ability is very respectable and a manifestation of ambition.

"Thank you Li Shilang and the general for your success."

Ma Sui is not good at slapping horses, and thanked him very bluntly.

After receiving ten pieces of gold, Ma Sui nodded to everyone, and then left, without deliberately currying favor with anyone, and without the intention of scolding the leader.

Ang Lee and Chen Xuanli waited for a long time before they saw a familiar figure, that is, Chen Xuanli's young grandson, a participant in this triathlon.

"I just said that my grandson will not give up the competition, although he only won a dozen places, but it is good to be able to complete the game smoothly, and Lao Tzu did not hurt him in vain."

Because he had predicted everything a long time ago, Chen Xuanli was not disappointed at all, he felt that his grandson could complete the extremely difficult triathlon, which was already very remarkable.