In front of King Jinling's bed, King Kuaiji and Chen Dongyi were guarding here.

Seeing that King Jinling was awake, both of them were very happy.

There was a tacit understanding, and none of the three of them mentioned what had just happened. Only Chen Dongyi suggested that he should go with him for the martial arts competition tomorrow. Although he could not get into the VIP seats, he could still take a look at the ordinary seats.

King Jinling thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

After chatting for a while and seeing that King Jinling was fine, King Kuaiji and Chen Dongyi left and went back to their rooms to rest.

…

The next day.

Very early in the morning.

Five miles south of the city is the martial arts school.

Emperor Chen, Concubine You, and all the civil and military officials have all arrived at the VIP stand and taken their seats.

Dong Shuzhen also came today, jumping up and down and very happy. Because she was here yesterday, she seemed much normal today.

Yesterday, more than 200 martial arts candidates who took the preliminary examination and advanced took a rest for the night in the marching camp near the Shenlei Army camp. They also arrived early this morning and were preparing outside the school.

The general spectator stand opposite was, unexpectedly, packed with people and there was not a single empty seat.

Everyone looked at each other, didn't they agree not to come?

So what's going on now?

Everyone looked at each other, smiled awkwardly, said nothing, and then stared at the school field below...

In addition, Chen Dongyi, a counselor in the Jinling Prince's Palace, also mixed in and got a seat in the general audience stand.

Boom, boom, boom!

After the sound of drum beating, the second martial arts exercise officially began.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, today we are conducting the second martial arts exercise, which is called 'Arrow on Horseback'."

Under Emperor Chen's throne, Zhu Xiuyuan stood there with his hands clasped, explaining.

As Zhu Xiuyuan waved his hand and pointed toward the school ground, Chen Huang and everyone looked around and saw that targets had been prepared in the school ground, three in total, lined up in a row.

"The so-called horse-mounted archery method is to mount a bow and shoot an arrow while riding a horse. Each martial arts examinee rides three times and fires a total of nine arrows. Those who hit the target with three arrows are considered qualified and can get a place to participate in the next martial arts examination.

"

As Zhu Xiuyuan explained, the sound of horses neighing could be heard in the huge school grounds, but the first martial arts candidate rode out.

"In this game, those who hit three targets will also be ranked according to the number of arrows hit and receive corresponding 'scores'. These scores will be an important basis for the candidates' final ranking!"

Zhu Xiuyuan continued to explain.

Emperor Chen and Concubine You all nodded their heads after hearing this, thinking that this method was very good.

"This is a wonderful move!"

The king of Zhongshan, the king of Poyang, etc. all boasted and praised him.

Li Jiye, as well as Zhao Pu, the fourth prince of the Yan Kingdom, also nodded their heads, thinking that this "points" system was very good.

Some people praise it, and naturally some people slander it.

For example, the King of Jinling, the Minister of War, the Minister of Rites, and the civil and military officials who opposed Zhu Xiuyuan yesterday.

They sneered and slandered secretly in their hearts, but they did not dare to say it out loud.

Among them, King Jinling was the most angry.

For no other reason than because his whole body is sore now, and his legs feel like they have been torn apart. Even when walking, especially when going downhill, he feels sore...

Naturally, he blamed Zhu Xiuyuan for all the pain that King Jinling was suffering now.

"What score? Good, good, what a fart!" King Jinling was excited and cursed secretly in his heart, but for some unknown reason, perhaps because he was too excited, it actually affected his chest and abdomen...

Not only did his legs and feet hurt, but his whole body ached, including his chest and abdomen.

This involvement... the sourness almost made King Jinling curse.

"Hush!"

"this?"

"This is?"

At this moment, King Jinling, who was gritting his teeth and sucking in air, suddenly heard a series of strange movements, some of which were booing, and some of which were extremely surprised.

What happened?

King Jinling took a deep breath, endured the pain silently, opened his closed eyes, and looked into the school grounds.

This sight was so incredible that King Jinling almost jumped for joy.

I saw three archery targets placed in the huge school grounds, and a few feet away, there was a martial arts candidate riding on a horse.

Logically speaking, this martial arts candidate should control the horse, then pass three arrow targets in sequence, shoot three arrows, and then cycle three times.

But now, King Jinling saw something.

That martial arts examinee... couldn't control that war horse!

The war horse's hooves flicked wildly, jumping and jumping, and the mane on the horse's neck was like waterweed, messing up its hair. It seemed to be trying to shake off the burden on its back, and it made a cheerful neighing sound.

This horse actually let loose on the school grounds.

As for the martial arts examinee, it seemed that he was not good at equestrian skills. Although he shouted and tightened the reins, he just couldn't control the horse.

If the horse's back is unstable, let alone shooting with a bow, the candidate will be lucky if he can ensure that he does not fall off the horse's back.

Zhu Xiuyuan, who was under Emperor Chen's throne, looked embarrassed when he saw this scene.

Although he knew that these unruly martial arts candidates would definitely have problems, he did not expect that this person could not even ride a horse...

This is so embarrassing for him.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Suddenly, a burst of hearty laughter erupted from the VIP stand, the sound was very loud, as if for fear that others would not know.

Everyone looked around and saw that it was the Minister of War.

Because the right to organize the martial arts competition was not given to him by the Ministry of War, but was taken over by the Divine Thunder Army, the Minister of the Ministry of War was always resentful.

He was already thinking about provoking a thorn in the martial arts exam.

Before he could think about anything, this "thorn" appeared on his own initiative.

"This is the martial arts examinee? Everyone, you have all seen it. This person can't even ride a horse. Our Ministry of War will not look down on such an incompetent person, hahaha..."
Chapter completed!