Before Li Yanqing, six people had finished the game, and the highest score was still Hua Rong. He shot twenty-five paper Harriers, including twenty on the head, three on the neck and two on the abdomen, plus tens of them, the total score should be 475 points, but his calculations in time control were incorrect, resulting in the end of the drum sound, and he was deducted 20 points. The final total score was 455 points, which was 50 points higher than the second place Zhang Qing.

At this time, everyone realized that time control is the most difficult point of the competition. They had to focus on archery and always calculate drum sounds. The difficulty was not ordinary. Guan Sheng, the one who controlled the best was only one step away from reaching the starting point and was deducted tens of them. If Yang Zaixing was not counted, Zhu Min, the worst control, was deducted sixty.

Li Yanqing stood at the starting point with a bow. The breeze blew his face and helmet tassels. He narrowed his eyes and stared at the sunshine in the sky, trying to adapt his eyes to the bright light. Their starting point was running from west to east. The sun was an inevitable obstacle. Fortunately, it was late autumn now, and the sun was warm but not dazzling.

The stands around had already stirred up, and most of the audience recognized Li Yanqing, almost everyone stood up, held their breath, and watched his game.

In the main stand, Tong Guan whispered to Zhao Ji: "Your Majesty, Li Yanqing is here to appear!"

Zhao Ji nodded. He had heard of Li Yanqing for a long time, and was also full of curiosity about this student. Tong Guan turned around and smiled at a group of princes and princes and said, "Dear Your Highness, the person who appeared below is the first place in the rematch and finals, named Li Yanqing. You can take a look at his archery skills!"

More than a dozen princes, Emperor Ji, whispered, and Zhao Gou was so excited that he whispered to Zhao Fujin: "Sister, he is going to appear!"

Zhao Fujin whispered, "Fuss, just show up when you appear. Is it necessary to be so excited?"

Having said that, her pair of beautiful eyes stared at the young general at the starting point without blinking. At this time, the red flag on the high platform waved, and the bell of the departure ringed.

Li Yanqing rode his horse out, running only three steps, and the first drum sounded 'dong!'

Following the sound of drums, the first paper kite was also launched into the sky. This time, Li Yanqing was decisive and determined. As soon as the paper kite was exposed, Li Yanqing shot an arrow from the ground. The arrow was fast and fierce. One arrow hit the head of the paper kite, but its power was not very strong. He flew out seven or eight feet away and landed on the ground. Cheers were suddenly heard around him. More than a thousand students on the side of the stands were even more excited, waving flags and banners to cheer for Li Yanqing.

At this time, the second, third and fourth paper hoist almost flew out at the same time. Li Yanqing controlled the horse with both legs and drew three arrows in a row, shooting them away like pearl arrows. The three paper hoisted one by one and all pierced their heads.

The cheers around him were even more powerful, but for Li Yanqing, what was more important was to calculate the drum sound. When he shot the fourth paper hoist, the seventh drum sounded. He put on his bow and arrow, and shot the fifth paper hoist with one arrow.

In the stands, Tong Guan smiled at Zhao Ji and said, "Your Majesty, this son's arrows are like flowing clouds and flowing water, fast but not chaotic, calm and composed, small can show the big ones, and this son will definitely do something big for Your Majesty in the future."

On the other hand, Cai Jing was dissatisfied, but he didn't dare to say much, so he had to watch the game with a gloomy face, but Zhao Ji kept stroked his beard and silent. No one knew what he was thinking?

And behind, Zhao Fujin had completely forgotten her pretended arrogance and devoted herself to the game. When Li Yanqing shot one, she cheered and applauded the audience. When Li Yanqing shot five paper hoists in a row, she jumped up even more excitedly.

Even Zhao Gou, who was beside her, looked at her strangely, couldn't help but pull her sleeve, and whispered: "Sister"

Zhao Fujin realized that she had lost her composure. She blushed and sat down and said, "His winning or losing is related to my bet of 500 taels of silver. Of course I am very concerned about it."

However, Zhao Ji heard this, turned around and looked at his daughter strangely, and asked with a smile: "Si Niang paid 500 taels of silver on him?"

Zhao Fujin's pretty face turned redder and he hurriedly said, "I heard from my third brother that he was praised for his outstanding archery skills and would definitely win the first place, so I asked the eunuch to go to Guanpu Shop to place the bet."

Zhao Kai did not come today, and he didn't know that he had become a shield for his younger sister.

Zhao Ji was extremely arrogant at this precious daughter and smiled, "If I had known that my father would have asked you to make a few bets!"

Zhao Fujin immediately smiled and said, "If my daughter wins money, she will definitely buy a fun birthday gift for her father!"

Zhao Ji laughed, "Okay! I'm just waiting for your gift."

On the field, Li Yanqing had already turned his horse back, and the bow and arrow were replaced by holding the bow with his left hand. He swung his shoulder lightly and threw the archer to his right shoulder. At this time, he became more and more convenient to shoot, and the archery technique he learned from the copper bow and iron arrow was fully utilized.

At this time, two paper hoists flew out of the sky and flew side by side. Li Yanqing drew two arrows and shot them together. The two paper hoists were shot in the head at the same time. The extremely exciting two dragons came out of the water. Tens of thousands of people around him cheered again. Hua Rong was also shocked. Although he could also shoot two dragons from the water, he could definitely not hit the head with both arrows. Li Yanqing's powerful control over the arrow made him feel inferior.

Sa Jin, on the other side of the stands, slowly clasped the bow and arrow, and his heart was filled with the desire to defeat Li Yanqing.

‘Dong!’ Another drum sounded, and Li Yanqing counted in his heart. This was the fifty-seventh drum sound. The paper hoist had already flew out twenty-eight, and two were still not flying out. He was still more than ten steps away from the starting point.

He reached out and pulled out the last two arrows, but unexpectedly he only touched one arrow. He was stunned. How could one less arrow?

But time no longer allows him to think about it. The 58th drum beat, he ran away and rushed towards the finish line. He had a last chance, and it depends on whether he could seize it at the critical moment.

At this time, the last two paper hoists flew up at the same time. The moment the two paper hoists were about to gather together, his last arrow shot out, "Puff!" with two birds of blood. The two paper hoists were shot through the head and landed on the ground at the same time. The cheers around had drowned out the drum sound. This was the most exciting arrow, which made everyone amazed!

The drum sound suddenly stopped, Li Yanqing immediately went east, raised his hands, and he returned to the starting point two steps in advance.

Amid the deafening cheers, Li Yanqing's final result was released, shooting 28 paper hoists in total, 25 of which hit the head, one neck, two abdomen, plus the tens of arches left and right, in the end, he won the first place ahead of schedule with an absolute advantage of 545 points.

Although there are three people behind that did not appear, everyone knows that it is impossible for anyone to emerge again.

Even Zhao Ji clapped softly and sighed: "I didn't expect that it was the first student who won the championship in the end!"

Seeing that Cai Jing was not here, Tong Guan seized this opportunity and said to Zhao Ji: "Your Majesty, the Taixue is a place where the elite talents of the Song Dynasty gather. After ten years of hard work, the study was heavy. Many scholars were weak and could not bear the heavy pressure of government affairs in the future. I am considering whether they could come to the military camp to train for one year in the military style when the Taixue students entered the school. This would not only strengthen their bodies, but also train discipline, cultivate their understanding of the military, their understanding of soldiers and the army, and lead troops to fight in the future, more Confucian generals will emerge. I wonder what Your Majesty thinks?"

Of course, Zhao Ji understood Tong Guan’s real purpose, and said it beautifully, but in fact he wanted to get involved in the Taixue.

However, Zhao Ji was not disgusted. Provoking the struggle of ministers was the traditional method of imperial decree. After Cai You died, he could not find a suitable prime minister. Seeing that Cai Jing's power was growing, and relying on Liang Shicheng alone was not enough, he really needed to find another confidant to suppress Cai Jing's power.

Tong Guan wanted to get involved in the Imperial Academy, which was a good breakthrough. If Tong Guan wanted to restrain Cai Jing, Zhao Ji smiled and said, "This proposal is good. My dear, write a formal memorial and let me think about it again!"

The official’s consideration is actually accurate, but he doesn’t agree so directly, and he needs to be more tactful.

Tong Guan was overjoyed, "Thank you for your understanding!"

Zhao Ji was in a good mood, and he smiled and said with a smile: "Go and tell the people of Xixia and just talk about the martial arts competition, I'll be sure!"

This decision made Tong Guan feel very stressed. Although he knew that the government wanted to teach the Xixia people a lesson in arrogance, there was no absolute certainty in this kind of thing. After all, Li Yanqing was not experienced enough, so what should he do if he failed?

But the holy will cannot be violated, so he quickly stood up and walked towards the seats of the Xixia people.

In the greenhouse, everyone surrounded Li Yanqing and congratulated him on his reaching the top. Hua Rong asked in confusion: "Why do you have only twenty-nine arrows?"

Li Yanqing had already thought of the reason at this time. He had an arrow to block the disaster for Yang Zaixing. At that time, he was only concerned about Yang Zaixing's condition, but forgot to get the arrow back.

"I had used an arrow before, but I forgot."

Everyone suddenly remembered, and He Guan laughed and said, "But fortunately, we were lucky enough to see Yanqing's unique skill of killing two birds with one stone."

Zhang Qing raised his thumb and praised: "That opportunity is fleeting. If you want to catch it, you must judge the arrow in advance. This is the real master."

Li Yanqing smiled and said, "Actually everyone can do it, but I happened to encounter it, and the situation is forced."

At this time, Tong Guan quickly walked into the greenhouse, and everyone saluted. Tong Guan waved his hand and said to Li Yanqing: "You prepare for it! The people of Xixia challenged us, and the emperor has agreed."

Everyone was stunned, but Li Yanqing had already thought about it in advance. He asked quickly: "I wonder how they plan to challenge it?"

Tong Guan sighed, "According to the rules of the Xixia people, shoot three arrows each, and life and death are from heaven!"

Li Yanqing was silent, and the greenhouse was in anger. Everyone said angrily: "This is the Song Dynasty. How can we follow the rules of the Xixia people? Even if we challenge, we must follow the rules of the Song Dynasty!"

Tong Guan said loudly to everyone: "During the Qingli peace talks, both sides competed swords in Xixia. At that time, according to the rules of the Song Dynasty, they had just put forward the principle of equality, and the emperor agreed."

The greenhouse was quiet. Since the emperor had agreed, what else could be said? Everyone looked at Li Yanqing. Li Yanqing was silent for a moment and said, "I can compete with the people of Xixia, but I want to change a bow. Please wait for me for a while."

Tong Guan hurriedly asked, "Where is your bow?"

"Just outside, my friend took it for me."

Tong Guan nodded, "You don't have to go, I'll have someone to get it for you!"

Yang Zaixing stood up and said, "I know where they are? I'll go!"

He walked out quickly, and Tong Guan urgently ordered the two soldiers to follow. Soon, the soldiers took Li Yanqing's copper bow and iron arrow back.
Chapter completed!