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    "Cheng Huailiang! First! Li Jingye! First" The atmosphere in the track cycling field was very heated, with shouts rising one after another, all cheering for the players they were optimistic about!

    The origin of the Games was Li Min's idea of ??cycling. Therefore, cycling occupies a very special position in this Winter Games. Not only did the round-the-city cycling race serve as the closing ceremony, but also the track cycling race.  As the first game after the opening.

    Because there are not many competition events in the Winter Games, and the requirements for the competition venue are not very high, Li Ke renovated the original cycling track, not only more than doubling the area of ??the venue, but also building stairs around it.  The shaped stands can accommodate up to 10,000 people to watch the game together.

    However, during the game, far more than 10,000 people poured into the stadium to watch the game. There was no room in the stands, so the spectators crowded into the open space between the stands and the track.  Li Ke, the organizer, chose to acquiesce in this situation. After all, there are railings around the track, and there is no need to worry about spectators crowding onto the track and hindering the competition. After all, the more people watch the competition, the more people there will be.  By helping them publicize, next year's Datang Games will be even more appealing. For this reason, this Winter Games is basically free and does not charge any ticket fees.

    However, in such a crowded stand, a special area was designated due north, where a huge vermilion curtain was erected. Li Shimin, Queen Changsun, and a group of concubines, princes, princesses, etc., all sat  There.  The Winter Games was proposed by Li Min.  Then it was organized by Li Ke himself. As their father, he naturally wanted to come to support him. What's more, he himself is a sports fanatic. With such a grand event in front of him, he naturally couldn't let it go. What's more, this competition is also related to Tibet.  of marriage.

    "Liu Lang. Although Songtsen Gampo is temporarily behind Jingye and Huailiang, he is one place ahead of your third brother, and he seems to have some energy left. It is estimated that in the last lap, the opponent is likely to explode, and in the end  Who wins and who loses. It¡¯s really hard to say!¡± Li Shimin pointed to the four people in the front and said to Li Min while watching the game below.

    Sitting on the right side of Li Shimin was Empress Changsun, and on the left was Concubine Yang. Behind them were a bunch of concubines. Li Min sat beside Concubine Yang, instead of sitting on both sides like other princes and princesses.  This was also specially arranged by Li Shimin so that he and Li Min could discuss the situation on the field.

    "Father, we are only halfway through now. Songtsan Gampo is participating in this kind of competition for the first time. It is inevitable that he will be a little nervous, so even if he has some energy left, it will be difficult to surpass the two favorites Cheng Huailiang and Li Jingye!"  Li Min looked at Songtsen Gampo who was biting Cheng Huailiang and Li Jingye's butts tightly and said slowly.

    Although he said something tough, a trace of worry flashed in Li Min's eyes.  The course of the field race is 12 miles, which is exactly three laps around the entire field. It is already the second lap, but Songtsen Gampo is still clinging to the top two. Everyone who has participated in this kind of racing competition has  You know, being first is the most tiring.  On the contrary, the people following behind only stared at the background of the people in front, and did not feel too tired. I guess Songtsen Gampo used this method to accumulate energy.

    Cheng Huailiang, who was ranked first on the field, was also scolding. While pedaling his bicycle as hard as he could, he yelled angrily at Li Jingye, who was following closely next to him: "Really, Liu Lang, why did you change all the rules of our competition?  If we still followed our previous rules, I would have kicked the bumpkin behind me to death!"

    In fact, it's not surprising that Cheng Huailiang was angry. Songtsan Gampo followed behind his wheel, which not only reduced the wind resistance, but also made overtaking gestures from time to time, which made Cheng Huailiang very nervous, and he had to speed up from time to time.  This consumes a lot of energy.

    "Uncle Cheng, if it doesn't work, just let that guy pass him first. Anyway, there's still one lap left. Then when you have enough strength, you can pass him again!" Li Jingye didn't want to speak to expend his energy, but Cheng Huailiang kept yelling, so he had to  Say something back to calm him down.

    "No, how can a Tubo man be ranked first in the competition held by Datang? Moreover, this is the first game of the Winter Games. I must not lose!" Although Cheng Huailiang said he could not lose, he still said  In the meantime, it was inevitable that they would be a little slack at their feet. As a result, they were accidentally overtaken by Songtsen Gampo. At this time, they had entered the most critical third round.

    People outside the venue couldn't help but exclaimed when they saw that the first place was temporarily won by the Tubo king. They stood up excitedly, waving their arms to encourage Cheng Huailiang and Li Jingye, hoping that the two could regain the first place.  seat.

    "Asshole!" Li Jingye looked at Songtsan Gampo in front of him and couldn't help but cursed in a low voice. At the same time, he exerted force on his feet and used all the strength he had accumulated just now. He pedaled desperately and finally kept pace with the opponent.  situation?.

    Cheng Hualiang, who was originally ranked first, suddenly fell to third. Naturally, he was very unwilling and accelerated desperately to regain the first position. However, he had already consumed a lot of energy just now and now he seemed to be lacking in stamina, so he could only  He watched helplessly as the two people in front couldn't pass him.

    Halfway through the third lap, Li Jingye and Songtsen Gampo in front still couldn't tell the difference. At this time, the runners behind saw the finish line in front of them and started to exert their strength. For example, Li Jingye, who had been ranked fourth,  In the blink of an eye, Ke overtook Cheng Hualiang, who was in front of him, and rushed to the same position as Songtsen Gampo. The three of them began to compete for the championship.

    Although most of the people in the audience were paying attention to the three people in the front, some people also noticed that in the second echelon of riders, a dark horse suddenly appeared, and a young man wearing a blue cloth jacket was among several  He passed the other contestants in a breath, and rushed to the fifth position in the blink of an eye. Then he passed Cheng Hualiang without stopping, and closely followed the three people at the front. Unfortunately, whether it was Songtsen Gampo or  Li Ke and Li Jingye focused their attention on the two people next to them, and did not even notice that someone was chasing after them.

    And when they were only a hundred steps away from the finish line, everyone began to accelerate without reservation, and the young man in blue, who had already rushed to fourth place, had legs that were flying, and it seemed that he was almost pedaling the bicycle.  Sparks appeared, and the wheels turned even faster. Less than thirty meters from the finish line, he finally surpassed the three Li Kes at the front and grabbed the first place.

    "Wow~" Seeing this dark horse rushing out of the sky, the audience was in an uproar, and almost everyone stood up excitedly.  Li Min, who was sitting next to Li Shimin, jumped up and cheered loudly, no matter who won, as long as Songtsen Gampo didn't take the lead.

    ¡°Dang~¡± As the referee at the finish line rang out loudly, the dark horse crossed the finish line without any surprise and won the first official championship in the history of Datang Sports.

    "Hahahaha~, Father, I have so many talents in the Tang Dynasty. I didn't expect that an unknown person not only defeated racing veterans like Jingye and Huailiang, but even the leader of the Tubo Kingdom was left behind. All thanks to your good governance.  Fang!" Li Min said with a proud face, but in order to give Li Shimin a step down, he finally gave him a small flattery.

    Li Shimin did not expect that at the last moment of the game, such a dark horse would emerge that could reverse the overall situation?  In addition, seeing Li Min's proud look, he felt like he couldn't laugh or cry for a moment.

    Almost everyone on the field, whether it was the audience or the participating players, was excited. The fun of the game was not only watching the players competing for each other, but the most important thing was the uncertainty of the result. When the first player rushed  You can never be sure who is the real champion until you cross the finish line?  The appearance of this young man today reflects this law very accurately.

    As soon as the young man in blue crossed the finish line, he was immediately surrounded by spectators waiting at the finish line. They all asked about the young athlete's situation. In fact, before the competition, the information about the contestant had been posted, but everyone at the time  Everyone is paying attention to the information about the Lord of Tubo, Li Ke and others, but no one pays attention to such an unknown boy.

    As for Li Ke and Songtsan Gampo, they crossed the finish line almost at the same time. However, according to the final observation, Songtsan Gampo crossed the finish line earlier than Li Ke and Li Jingye, so he won the second place.  Li Jingye was in third place, and Li Ke missed the top three by just a hair.

    As soon as the results of the competition were announced, Li Min stood up and said goodbye to Li Shimin, and ran down to prepare the awards. As one of the initiators of the Winter Games, Li Min grabbed the job of awarding awards. If Li Shimin had originally done this kind of thing in person,  The effect was even better, but after all, the Winter Games was just an experiment and the scene was quite chaotic, so in the end, Li Min, the most favored prince, did it for him.  In addition, as the presenter of the award, Li Min also wanted to know personally the origin of this dark horse.

    But just as Li Min was being surrounded by guards and squeezing through the crowd, he happened to see Songtsen Gampo, who was being protected by a group of Tibetan people and was wiping sweat and resting.  At this time, he also saw the true face of Songtsan Gampo, a historical legend, for the first time. Songtsan Gampo was only 21 years old this year. He was not very tall, probably around 1.65 meters at most, but his figure was  Very stocky, with a slender face and a mustache under his chin, a typical plateau person's appearance.  However, it may be that he is following the Romans. No matter whether he is dressed or dressed today, Songtsen Gampo looks like a Han man. However, his dark and red skin color can still be seen as different from the Han people at a glance.

    Seemingly sensing something, when Li Min was sizing up the Tubo leader at close range, the other party suddenly raised his head, and his eyes like a wolf king finally collided with Li Min's.

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