Chapter 222

All I heard was the sound of "click click" armor rubbing on the whole north school field, and the 800000 imperial guards all crawled down at the same time, acting as if they were the same person. Dan Tai RUOYE and others also knelt down, and the other three Taiwei bowed their heads slightly to be humble.

The imperial commander glanced at the whole school yard and nodded slightly. This will be the volume of gold silk book "Shua" a start.

All of a sudden, the bright stars reflected from the book to the sky, so dazzling that the neighboring people couldn't open their eyes.

"The imperial edict from the emperor Chengtian said that the martial arts of our Dynasty are prosperous, and the martial arts movement is related to the national movement. It is a matter of great importance. The eight departments of the forbidden army are the essence of the martial arts of our Dynasty. They are responsible for defending the capital. They should always practice martial arts and serve the country. Therefore, they ordered the eight departments of the forbidden army to perform martial arts on August 29. The officers and soldiers of the forbidden army can challenge each other regardless of their position and rank. Those who win the same rank will be rewarded and those who lose will be punished, If you win a higher rank, you will be rewarded. If you lose, you will not be punished. Martial arts and tactics are all included in the martial arts competition. I will also go to the school to see the majestic power of our Imperial officers and soldiers. Thank you Those who are strong in martial arts communicate with the heaven and the earth, and their voice is as loud as a bell.

Long live the emperor As soon as the words came to an end, the 800000 soldiers of the eight departments of the imperial guards all cried out in unison. These soldiers are all people with martial arts and moral cultivation. The 800000 people's shouts rang all over the sky, and even the surrounding ground trembled slightly.

Taiwei closed the imperial edict, and the starry sky dissipated for a moment. Dantai RUOYE lowered his head and stepped onto the second platform. His hands were raised flat on his head. The Taiwei nodded, and handed the imperial edict to dantai RUOYE, saying: "Marquis of Beisu, your highness often tells us that the main way to discover the young and middle-aged talents of the martial arts in our Dynasty is to perform martial arts in eight departments, We must not slacken our efforts to promote our talents and select talents for our country

Dan Tai RUOYE nodded, put the imperial edict of the star emperor into his arms respectfully, faced the Taiwei, walked backward down the steps, each step was very small, and seemed to be scared, like walking on thin ice, retreated to his own position, still bent to stand, the atmosphere did not dare to say a word.

Until Tai Wei nodded, Dan Tai RUOYE raised his head, turned to the 800000 imperial guards under the platform, and ordered in a deep voice:

"By your Majesty's decree, the eight imperial guards will listen to orders and perform martial arts. Now it's time to start!"

"To order!" Eight hundred thousand imperial guards responded in unison. The four Taiwei on the second platform nodded to each other, and their figures suddenly turned into four stars and disappeared in the same place.

At this point, the commanders of the eighth Department of the forbidden army straightened up. Seeing their superiors straightened up, the Deputy commanders under the platform were relieved.

Dan Tai RUOYE looked at the crowd and nodded: "everyone, today is a school performance for ordinary forbidden soldiers. How about we watch the battle here?"

"I will obey you!" Eight Department commander to Dan Tai if evil boxing salute road.

Dan Tai RUOYE turned a sapphire finger on his right thumb, and eight exquisite white jade pavilions appeared in his palm. Dan Tai RUOYE blew a breath on the eight pavilions, and saw that the eight pavilions flew out in eight directions, and the farther they flew, the bigger their volume became. All of a sudden, there was a pavilion as big as a real Pavilion. In each pavilion, there was a jade round table and several white jade stools. On the table, there were fruit wine, and there was a curl of fog, which was indescribably elegant.

Dan Tai RUOYE explained: "these are some Tiangong pavilions that I asked the Da Nei mansion to make for the eight tribes' martial arts performance. It's hot. Let's watch the battle here!"

Gu fan saw that dantai RUOYE had produced eight Tiangong pavilions out of thin air. He knew that the sapphire finger on his thumb was Xumi ring. It was a magic weapon of heaven level. There was a huge space inside, which could store a lot of things. However, the method of making Xumi ring had been lost in ancient times, and later some of it was lost, The existing Xumi rings are few. Most of them were seized by the imperial court, but the imperial court still equipped each commander of the main battle corps with a Xumi ring. As for this day's pavilion, it is a magic weapon made by the Da Nei government house, which is only for the royal family to enjoy. It can be carried with you, and can be enlarged or shrunk at will. It is filled with fine fruit wine. In summer, it is surrounded by mist, which is cool and pleasant. In winter, it has charcoal fire, and it can be lifted from the ground at will. It is really a magic work.

The commander of the eight divisions was surprised to see that dantai RUOYE could hold such a large treasure house. This shows how powerful the background behind dantai RUOYE, the new commander-in-chief of the forbidden army in Tianjing City, is. In fact, dantai RUOYE's action has also played a role of shaking the mountain and shaking the tiger, making these eight division commanders, who are far older than themselves and with seniority, Know what kind of person they are led by. Don't mistake yourself for disobeying his orders. And this method seems to work well!

The eight commanders flew down the platform and went to a pavilion to greet their Deputy commanders, who also sat in the Tiangong Pavilion, and then the eight Tiangong pavilions. Gu fan and sun Mucai also flew to the Tiangong pavilion where Zhou Yafu was. They went to the pavilion and saluted Zhou Yafu. Zhou Yafu nodded in return and let them sit down on the stool beside the jade round table.

Sitting on a jade stool, Gu fan can clearly see the situation of the school yard under the Chu Tiangong Pavilion. Moreover, the high Tiangong Pavilion is surrounded by cool wind and mist, which is quite different from the dry and hot ground.

"Young Marquis, it's your first time to participate in the eight martial arts performances. I'm afraid there are many rules here that you don't know..." sun Miaozi asked Gu fan, who was opposite the jade round table, with a smile. Sun zuocai didn't mention Gu's deputy commander, but the "little Marquis" immediately became close to Gu fan. When Gu fan didn't become the deputy commander of the Imperial Army, he became famous in the capital because he tried to be the leader in the Tusu Festival. Everyone knows that Gu fan is the second son of the Pingyuan marquis. In addition, Gu Yun, the Pingyuan Marquis, has great power in Cangyuan, so the nobles in the capital like to call Gu fan "little Marquis" to show their closeness, Whether it's yuwenhu, the garrison general of Shanglin, or sun scheming here. Gu fan smiles modestly and says, "to tell you the truth, it's the first time that Gu fan has participated in the eight divisions of the forbidden army. He also asks the deputy commander to give advice..." "it's easy to say, it's easy to say..." Sun Qie smiles with pride, grabs a grape on the table and puts it into his mouth as if there were no one else. However, Zhou Yafu looks at him contemptuously. Sun Qie is about to speak, But a voice interrupted: "deputy commander Gu has just arrived at the cloud wing department. Let me introduce the rules of the eight martial arts, which are more formal." Gu fan was surprised. When he turned around, he saw that Zhou Yafu, who was always silent and holding a shelf, could not help feeling a little strange. He actually lowered his price to tell Gu fan about the rules of eight martial arts. But Gu fan, after all, was an active man. He quickly turned to Zhou Yafu and said, "I can't wait for that. I'm all ears." Zhou Yafu took a look at sun Zuozi's expression that he was choked by grapes. He felt a twinge of joy, which was reflected in his ancient wooden face. Although it was only a faint smile, he then said to Gu fan, "eight martial arts exercises were set up by the emperor of the Big Dipper in our Dynasty to test the quality of the imperial guards. Originally, the number of Imperial Guards was not as large as 800000, But there are 80000 people, that is, 10000 people in each unit. Therefore, the rules set by the Great Dipper star emperor Taizu are, "regardless of military rank, free challenge, winner will be rewarded, loser will be punished, leapfrog Challenger will win big reward, defeat will not be punished." and they are still in use today. At one time, the morale of the eight units of the forbidden army is high, and everyone practices martial arts and forgets to eat and sleep, It is said that from the forbidden army, a strong warrior was promoted to the rank of Taiwei. I have a long history of martial arts, and this is the beginning of my career! " Zhou Yafu seemed to recall the previous grand occasion and continued to say to Gu fan: "but later, the number of the eight departments of the forbidden army increased continuously, reaching 800000, and the challenge to freedom became very chaotic. Therefore, it was changed to the current model, that is, according to the rank of soldier, centurion, chieftain, yunqi, Fenwu and deputy commander, In the past, there was no martial arts performance at the command level. Later, the martial arts performance at the command level was increased in the hands of emperor Yaowu. Then the strongest two at each level can challenge the strongest two at the next higher level... And so on. " Zhou Yafu explained the eight rules of martial arts again. Although sun Qie always pretended to be absent-minded, eating grapes with his legs crossed, and even interrupted Zhou Yafu's words from time to time, Gu fan always seemed to be in a state of concentration listening to Zhou Yafu's words. If Gu fan is a young general in front of him, Gu fan may be interested in listening to it. However, with Zhou Yafu's slow speaking speed, which is unique to middle-aged and old people, and with his simple to vernacular narrative style and this very boring rule content, Gu fan is lucky that he does not insist on not living in front of him and dozing off. Gu fan only saw Zhou Yafu's mouth open and close. It was like a goldfish spitting bubbles, and it was like an old ox working hard. The spitting stars kept splashing out and falling on the white jade round table. The spitting stars even fell on the grapes on the plate. He was twisted up and stuffed into his mouth by sun Qie, who didn't know it. Gu fan seemed to be listening to Zhou Yafu, In fact, his mind had been wandering in Tiangong Pavilion for a long time, but he heard Zhou Yafu's last words: "deputy commander Gu. The martial arts training of the soldiers of the imperial guards should last for one day, and then the martial arts training of all levels should be carried out at the same time, and the time should be extended, so as to prevent the winner from encountering a wheel fight. Because there are only 16 Deputy commanders, you should have enough time to rest after each fight, until the seventh day, the strongest person in each rank will be determined for further competition. "