Wu Zetian saw it very clearly. Gai Jiayun's superb archery skills made her admire her repeatedly. She turned to the Minister of Justice, and Prime Minister Lou Shide smiled and said, "Where is this Gai Jiayun from?"

Lou Shide had never heard of Gai Jiayun, so he had to vaguely say: "I only know that he was in the Western Regions and should be a middle- and low-level officer, and there were not many people."

Shangguan Wan'er next to him smiled and said, "I know that Gai Jiayun is from Lanzhou and has been a military household for generations. He joined the army in Gaochang and is known as the first arrow in Gaochang. He is less than 20 years old this year."

Wu Zetian was surprised and asked, "How did Wan'er know?"

Shangguan Wan'er smiled slightly, "Because Li Zhen wanted to select some young people with high martial arts skills from this martial arts ceremony to enrich his inner guards, so I paid special attention."

"Select the inner guard warrior from the martial arts qualifier!"

Wu Zetian nodded in praise, "This idea is very innovative and fair. I believe that I can pick real talents and I allow him to do so."

At this time, the drum sounded, and everyone's attention was attracted to the training ground again. Dou Xianyun appeared. He was known as the number one polo master in the Tang Dynasty and the general of the Qianqi Camp. He had a very high reputation among the guards. His appearance immediately attracted cheers from the guards.

Dou Xianyun was born into the Dou family, a famous relative of the Tang Dynasty. He was famous for both riding and shooting and polo, and was famous in Luoyang. He was tall and tall, with a big beard on his face and a very powerful appearance.

From the beginning, he held his breath. His strength was enough to draw a bow of two stones and two dou, but because of his habit, he finally chose to use a skilled bow, one stone, nine dou. Unexpectedly, it was this difference that made him one point lower than Li Zhen in the additional points.

If you shoot a static target, then Li Zhen or Li Shi must have "three arrows up" and finally squeezed him out of the top two. This result made him very depressed, but the arrival of the priest changed the examination method, and the static target was changed to a mobile target, so he had a glimmer of hope. Perhaps he defeated Li Zhen and won the top scorer in the current subject.

Dou Xianyun ran on his horse and drew his bow left and right within a short sixty-step running distance. Three arrows shot out like flowing water. Two arrows hit the throat of the puppet target, and one arrow hit the left eye again, which aroused the amazement and cheers of the guards on both sides. Many people even shouted loudly, "The top scorer! The top scorer!"

Even Wu Zetian sighed and said to the people on both sides: "It would be a pity if General Dou did not win the top scorer!"

Shangguan Wan'er smiled pursed her lips and whispered to her: "Your Majesty, there are two more people behind her!"

Wu Zetian suddenly woke up. At this time, she was even more looking forward to the performance of the two people next time, and even couldn't wait.

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At the entrance, Li Zhen and Li Zhi were ready. Li Zhi was number three, so he should have left the line first. The urging drum sounded. Li Zhi clasped his fists and smiled at Li Zhen, "Master Li, I'm not polite to ejaculate first!"

Li Zhen replied with a slight smile and said, "Please, Mr. Zhi!"

Li Qi turned his horse's head, clamped his legs, and the war horse ran out quickly. He roared and raised his bow and arrow high to run towards the sixty-step line. This arrogant move won the applause of the guards on both sides, and even Wu Zetian couldn't help laughing. This young man is good. Although he is a royal family, he is very fond of him.

Li Qi's bow and arrow were extremely superior. His bow was called the Bailu bow, which was one of the five best bows in the world. It was originally given to his son Wang Ke by Emperor Taizong Li Shimin, and finally passed on to his grandson Li Qi by King Ke.

The biggest advantage of this bow is that it is obviously a two-stone bow, but it only takes the power of one stone and five dou of it to pull it away. It is exquisitely crafted and precisely positioned. It is a legacy work by the famous bow craftsman Chu Fangming.

Li Qi's strength is not as strong as Li Zhen, Dou Xianyun and others, but with this two stone bow, he is currently ranked first. Moreover, Li Qi's own riding and shooting is also outstanding, known as the number one arrow in the royal family, and even his great-grandfather Li Shimin is not as good as him.

Li Qi shot his bow from left to right, and three arrows were also shot out like flowing water. The arrow shot into the forehead of the puppet's moving target. This was all above the static target, and when it came to the moving target, it was even above the top. In contrast, Gai Jiayun shot on the cheek, while Dou Xianyun shot his left eye with an arrow, which seemed a little worse than that.

Cheers were rising from both sides. Although the guards generally supported Dou Xianyun, at least half of the guards bought Li Shi to win the championship. Li Shi performed well, which certainly made countless people ecstatic. Although the inner preferences are important, the money in the pocket is the reality.

Wu Zetian smiled and nodded at Shangguan Wan'er. This was thankful for her timely reminder just now. The strong ones are even more powerful ones. With the lessons learned from the previous time, Wu Zetian no longer commented easily this time, but anyone with discerning eyes could see that she also highly praised Li Zhi's archery skills.

Di Yan's heart was hanging in the air. She heard from Jiuzhi that Li Qi was Li Zhen's biggest opponent. Seeing that Li Qi performed well and could not even find any accusation loopholes, these three arrows were perfect, so how could Li Zhen win? She began to worry.

Jiuzhi didn't care at all. He knew his brothers too well. They grew up together. He could understand Li Zhen's personality and temper clearly. When Jiuzhi saw Di Yan worried, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, Lao Li will definitely play with the archery today."

"What?" Di Yan asked in confusion.

Jiu Zhi didn't explain and smiled and said, "You see, that's it! It's the beginning."

‘Dong!Dong!Dong!’ The drum sounds continued to ring, which was the signal that Li Zhen, who is currently ranked first, left the list. All the guards stretched their necks, and the competition was silent.

‘Click!’ The sound of horse hooves sounded, and Li Zhen urged the horse to slowly enter the shooting field. His face was calm, and he was thinking about something in his wise eyes.

Dou Xianyun and Li Qi both performed very well before, and Li Qi's riding and shooting were even more flawless. If you want to surpass him, you can only find another way. He has several plans in his mind, but first of all, he must ensure the results of the "Three Bests". Otherwise, even if he plays in a mess, a single arrow will ruin everything.

Li Zhen pondered for a long time, and he could only shoot the wonderful things with the continuous bead arrow technique.

Li Zhen pulled out two big Danzhu arrows and bit them in his mouth. He gently pinched the war horse with his legs. The famous horse under his crotch, Chi Yanxue ran out like a straight line toward the sixty-step line. The horse was like a dragon, like a flying cloud and fog, with an extremely fast speed that had already caused a burst of exclamation from the guards on both sides. Li Zhen was so arrogant that he had already used the speed of the war horse to establish an invisible pressure on the guards.

Just after sixty steps, he pulled his bow like a full moon, aimed sideways towards the first moving target on the left. When the bow string is loosened, the Danju arrow shot towards the center of the eyebrows of the moving puppet target like lightning. This kind of puppet target is made of cork, and the arrow is easier to shoot in. His first arrow has a great power. With a "puff!", the arrow shot in from the middle of his eyebrows and actually shot through the head of the puppet.

Li Zhen didn't look at the result at all. As soon as the first arrow was shot, the second arrow had already hit the bow and arrow. His war horse ran for only a dozen steps, and was at an oblique angle to the face of the first puppet. The second arrow shot out instantly. This one accurately shot into the center of the eyebrows of the puppet target from the side. The tip of the arrow came out from the side of the head, and the two arrows crossed tightly together in an eight-character shape.

Before the guards cheered, he had already changed his bow and faced his right head, calmly pulled out a Danru arrow, and pulled the strings of the arrow, which was like thunder.

The moment the war horse was about to rush out of the sixty-step line, a long arrow broke out from the string, and the arrow was like a meteor, and a arrow hit the eyebrows of the third puppet target on the right. The long arrow penetrated the wooden brain, and Li Zhen's war horse rushed out of the arrow.

The three arrows were so thrilling that all the guards opened their mouths wide. They could not believe what they saw in their eyes. The three arrows were simply wonderful.

After a long time, the guards watching around suddenly cheered like a tsunami. The guards raised their hands and clapped their hands, tried their best to open their throats and shouted. No matter what the guards who had not bought Li Zhen were sincerely admired, Di Yan also shouted in a hoarse throat, and waved his hands and jumped out of tears.

Wu Zetian smiled slightly and looked back at Shangguan Wan'er meaningfully. Shangguan Wan'er understood what she meant and bowed and said, "His archery technique is indeed good, but good archery technique does not mean that he has the ability."

"He is also good at it, we all see it, right?"

"Your Majesty's clarity!"

At this time, Wang Xuan, the Minister of War, led four people to Wu Zetian, and the four of them saluted together, "See Your Majesty!"

Wu Zetian smiled and asked Wang Xuan, "I don't quite understand the rules of recruiting soldiers in the Ministry of War. Since Wang Aiqing is the chief examiner, then Wang Aiqing tells you, who is better than the four of them?"

"Report to Your Majesty, all four of them shot the excellent level of "Three Tops and Tops", and they all shot their bows from left to right, which is commendable. However, the final victory must be considered for the preliminaries and other special circumstances, such as the pulling force of the bow and arrow, so Li Zhen and Li Zhi are slightly better."

Gai Jiayun didn't say anything. He lost one point. One of the arrows hit the puppet target's cheek, but it didn't hit the vital point. Compared with the other three, his final score was inferior. He lost with confidence and ranked fourth, and he was already satisfied.

Dou Xianyun suffered a loss because of his light bow and arrows. However, he was a little dissatisfied with Li Qi because he knew that Li Qi actually took advantage of the bow. He could only draw one stone five dou bows, but because the bow was very good, he could also pull two stone bows. If it were replaced by the bow of the Ministry of War, could he pull two stones?

So Li Qi is much inferior to himself in terms of strength. Although he has a little better than his archery technique, Li Qi hit the forehead with three arrows, but he shot one eye. Despite this, compared to the difference in strength, Li Qi should be below him.

When Wang Xuan said Li Zhen and Li Zhi, Dou Xianyun could no longer hold it back and said in a deep voice: "Weichen think that for the sake of fairness, everyone should select the bow of the Ministry of War, rather than use their own bow."

After saying that, he looked at Li Qi intentionally or unintentionally. Li Qi's face turned red slightly. He stepped forward and bowed, "Report to Your Majesty, Wei's bow is the famous white deer bow. Although it is two stone bows, the power of one stone can be pulled open. Therefore, Wei's strength is actually the weakest, and he dare not rank second. He should rank fourth."

Wu Zetian raised his long eyebrows and looked at Wang Xuan again, "Shangshu Wang, what do you mean?"

Wang Xuan said calmly: "Weichen can only follow the rules. The rules are to test the bow but not the person. For example, General Dou actually has the power of two stones and two stones and five stones and can even pull the bow with two stones and five stones and can be pulled open. However, the bow he tested for the Ministry of War was a bow with one stone, and the Ministry of War could only use the bow as the basis. Therefore, it is not about how powerful Li Qi has, but about his bow with two stones. Weichen believes that he did not rank the wrong ranking."

Wu Zetian looked at Dou Xianyun again, and Dou Xianyun lowered her head and did not dare to say more. It would be absolutely wise to argue with the Minister of War in front of the saint.

At this time, Wu Zetian asked again: "Who can Wang Shangshu think be the crown?"

Wang Xuan smiled slightly, "The two of them are extremely skilled in riding and shooting, and they are hard to tell each other. Although Li Zhen can have two arrows in the middle of the eyebrows and is more powerful, this is just a more exciting style. In actual martial arts, it can only be regarded as the "Three Supremes" and Li Zhi."

"What Wang Shangshu means is that the two tied for first place?"

"That's true." Wang Xuan said calmly: "Because the test is riding and shooting, not only shooting, but also riding. Although archery is difficult to match, riding has its advantages. Li Zhen's range takes a little shorter after running 60 steps, and he can shoot three arrows in a shorter time. His horse control skills are slightly better, so Weichen believes that Li Zhen should win the championship."

Li Qi smiled bitterly. He remembered what Li Zhen said, his horse was dominant. Now it seems that his words are actually meaningful. He already knows that he will beat the horse speed. Li Qi immediately bowed and said, "I am convinced!"

"Where are you two?" Wu Zetian's eyes turned to Gai Jiayun and Dou Xianyun again.

Gai Jiayun had no objection, and as long as Li Zhi was not the first, he could accept Dou Xianyun. Besides, he did not think that two arrows were shooting through the eyebrows. He knew that it was an extremely clever archery technique, and he needed to make up for the second arrow very quickly. There was no room for aiming. It was entirely based on the feeling left by the first arrow. He believed that he did not have such a brilliant archery technique.

Both of them stepped forward to salute, "We have no objection!"

Wu Zetian looked at Shangguan Wan'er again, and Shangguan Wan'er asked, "There are more than a thousand people behind who have not taken the exam. Will they get excellent results again?"

Wang Xuan smiled and said, "Shangguan Sheren is too worried. Li Zhen's riding and shooting is already the ultimate. The people behind him perform as well as him at most, but the additional points are lower than Li Zhen, so no one will surpass him or the other three."

Wu Zetian said happily: "Since that's the case, I will choose Li Zhen to prove the top scholar in the Saint Martial Arts Department!"

Li Zhen stepped forward and knelt on one knee, "I thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

"It's not that I love you, but that you are the one who wants to be the most popular. You deserve the championship."

Wu Zetian smiled again and said, "You four of you let me watch a wonderful riding and shooting battle. Each of them will reward 300 taels of gold and a pair of white jade to show me the reward!"

"Thank you for your great reward!"

When the news came out, the guards cheered immediately, especially the guards who bet Li Zhen to win the championship were even more ecstatic and cheered. Di Yan was so excited that she clenched her fists and ran towards Li Zhen.

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