Chapter 1165: I Admit Defeat!
"You can pass the literary test, as well as the first half of the martial arts test, standing here, you are all the best among the young generation of my Jingguo......
As a rule, before the final session begins, a stylized speech is made by the official in charge of the Ministry of Rites.
Li Yi hadn't seen the official of the Ministry of Rites, he glanced around just now, there were many old faces, but there were even more new faces.
He has been away for five years, and I don't know how many officials in the court have been raised and lowered, and the eyes of the officials and magnates around him have swept over and returned, but there are two eyes that have always been on him.
Those were two eyes in the same direction.
has been in a high position for a long time, and Mingzhu's body already has a trace of supreme majesty, which is not available in Li Xuan, who is a hanger.
All the youth and immaturity can not be seen on Shou Ning's face, she wore a palace dress, sat next to Mingzhu, lightly applied powder, and her eyes kept looking in this direction.
Li Xuan turned his head, looked at Shou Ning and Mingzhu, and asked, "Why aren't you in a hurry at all, do you know something?" ”
No one answered him.
The official of the Ministry of Rites has already said to the end: "The first half of the martial arts test has ended, and the second half of the martial arts test will be personally examined by Princess Shouning......
What was done just now was only the first half of the martial arts test, and only after passing the first half could you have the opportunity to accept the test of Princess Shouning.
The princess's test is simple, and the one who can overcome her is the colt.
If no one wins, or if many people win, it will be decided by the Queen Mother and the Concubine.
Shou Ning stepped down from above, sword in one hand.
A young man in the crowd walked to the hall, held a long knife in his hand, saluted her respectfully, and said, "Your Royal Highness, you have offended! ”
Among the courtiers, there was a whisper.
"It's a junior of the Zheng family, no wonder you can break through two levels in a row and stand here."
"The generation of the Zheng family has produced an all-round talent in civil and military affairs."
"I don't know if he can beat Her Royal Highness the Princess, if he can marry Princess Shouning, the Zheng family's soaring will be just around the corner......"
……
While the officials were whispering, the officials of the Ministry of Rites rang the gong to signal the start of the competition.
The young man in the gong at the same moment, has been quickly drawn the sword, last year when the competition for martial arts, he with three moves, unfortunately defeated the hand of the princess Shouning dressed in men's clothes, this year, he practiced diligently, the strength has been greatly improved, and he thinks that the victory or defeat has been between five and five.
Boom!
He drew his knife quickly, but Shou Ning was faster than him.
His sword was halfway drawn, a white shadow flashed in front of him, and when he came back to his senses, a cold long sword was already on his neck.
Seeing this scene, a fat man who had just sat up from the ground lay down again.
Among the nine people, several people couldn't help but shudder and took half a step back.
"I ......, I lost." The young man tilted his head, looked at the long sword around his neck in disbelief, and said with difficulty.
The officials were also stunned.
Looking at this situation, these people who finally passed the literary test may not be able to pass the martial arts test of Princess Shouning at all.
The junior of the Zheng family is already a rare all-round talent in civil and military affairs, and people like him will not be able to achieve the ultimate in both civil and military aspects......
And he is already an extremely outstanding leader among these ten people.
Shou Ning withdrew his long sword, simply threw it on the ground, and said, "Next." ”
After the official of the Ministry of Rites came back to his senses, he immediately said, "Next, Peng Er." ”
No one responded.
A eunuch walked over and looked at it and said, "Peng Er fainted. ”
The person who fainted, naturally he couldn't compete with the princess, so he was treated as a waiver, and the official of the Ministry of Rites crossed out Peng Er's name and said, "The next ......"
"I abstain ......" a young man hurriedly said, "I am not the opponent of Her Royal Highness the Princess, I abstain ......"
Among the people present, many people shook their heads one after another.
If you are not an opponent, you are not an opponent, but if you don't even have the courage to make a move, you are a little too timid.
This time, it is not only to choose a horse for Princess Shouning, but also to see if there are any people with both ability and political integrity among these people, and they will be able to carry them in the future......
Obviously, the young man's abstention has disappointed those who fancy him.
Above, seeing that those few people were eliminated by Shou Ning one after another, and when there were only two left, the Queen Mother shook her head and said: "This kid ......, she should have tried martial arts first, and then tried literature, she and Mingzhu have been practicing martial arts for so many years, how can these young juniors be her opponents?" ”
Beside her, Concubine Yan smiled slightly and said, "This is not necessarily ......"
Seeing that those people were eliminated by Princess Shouning with thunder methods one after another, the officials of the Ministry of Rites stood on the main hall, looked helpless, and said, "Next, Muzi." ”
Li Yi is not the last, he doesn't know how the list of players is arranged, there is another person behind him.
Shou Ning thought for a while, walked over to the official of the Ministry of Rites, pointed to the last person, and said, "I'll compare with him first." ”
The official of the Ministry of Rites was stunned, "Your Highness, this ......"
"No, yes, no, I won't compare......"
"Okay, okay......" Where does this official of the Ministry of Rites dare to say no, what is the difficulty of changing the order of the competition, if His Royal Highness does not compare at this time, it will be a major mistake for the Ministry of Rites, and it is strange that he was not skinned by Lord Shangshu afterwards......
He looked at the list again and said, "Next, Long Tao." ”
The courtiers didn't know what Her Royal Highness the princess and the official of the Ministry of Rites said, and they were just a little strange about the sudden change of competition order, and they didn't pay attention to it.
The last young man who came up was a weak scholar, looked at Shou Ning, and said in a trembling voice: "Also, please show mercy to His Highness's subordinates." ”
"I won't hit you!" Shou Ning thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, you can abstain......"
The expression on the young man's face became solemn, and he said: "The eldest husband should face the difficulties, how can he retreat from the difficulties, even if he is not His Highness's opponent, Long Mou must give it a try." ”
The eyes of some people around him lit up slightly.
"It's a bit bold......"
"It's not bad to do it knowing you can't do it......"
"Although I am defeated, I don't know how much stronger I am than the previous ones......"
……
Shou Ning looked at him, nodded, picked up the long sword that he had put down after the first game, and said, "Then you can shoot, for the sake of respecting you, I will not show mercy to my subordinates......"
The young man's heart trembled when he thought of the fate of those who had just been out, and then looked at the sword she had picked up.
The next moment, there was a resolute look on his face, and he strode forward.
What about failure, retreating out of fear is more shameful than failure!
Poof!
Suddenly, he fell to the ground.
He hugged his ankles, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, "Feet, feet are ......"
Player No. 9 was carried down for treatment because he accidentally broke his foot, and when he was carried down, he still looked disappointed, looking like if it wasn't for his broken foot, I would never back down.
So far, among the ten people, only the one named Muzi remains.
Of course, this doesn't mean that he is a colt, if he is the same as those people in front of him, he has not passed the level of Princess Shouning, and there is no difference from the fate of those people in front.
The few people who had been eliminated couldn't help but look at him.
As long as he loses, they still have a chance.
The official of the Ministry of Rites cleared his throat and said, "Next, Muzi." ”
Li Yi took a few steps forward and stood in the hall, looking at the woman opposite.
Shou Ning was also looking at him, his expression was a little distracted, and he stood in place in a daze.
She just watched.
After a long time, the official of the Ministry of Rites walked up to Shou Ning, cleared his throat, and whispered: "Princess, the competition has begun......
Shou Ning retracted his gaze and nodded.
With his sword in hand, he strode toward the temple.
Her feet suddenly slumped, her body shook, and the long sword in her hand was also thrown to the ground by her.
"My foot is broken...... she stabilized her figure, limped to Li Yi's side, raised her head, there was mist in her eyes, and said, "I admit defeat." ”