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Text Chapter 195: Tubo¡¯s First Gold Medal

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    Tough!  calm!  Wisdom

    Almost the same as what he saw outside the city last time, Li Min saw many advantages of the Songtsan cadre in the eyes of the other party, but only one of the most important ambitions was missing. It seemed that the other party had already entered Chang'an after entering Chang'an.  He hid his ambitions very wisely. After all, he had to face an emperor like Li Shimin. Exposing too many ambitions would not benefit Tubo at all.

    And Songtsen Gampo was also looking Li Min up and down. He had an excellent memory. The last chance glance outside the city had already left him with a deep impression of Li Min and Li Ke. During the game just now, he  I already knew Li Ke's identity, so I guessed about Li Min's true identity.

    Li Min looked at Songtsen Gampo several times with a scrutinizing gaze, and finally showed a false smile, turned around and left without saying anything.  But when he was leaving, he found an acquaintance next to Songtsen Gampo, the same Ludongzan who had been beaten into a pig's head by him two years ago. He was sentenced to two years in prison for insulting the Princess of Tang Dynasty.  , had not expired yet, but Songtsen Gampo came to visit and personally apologized to Li Shimin, so he was extra merciful and released Ludongzan.

    Seeing Li Min turn around and leave, Songtsen Gampo turned to Lu Dongzan and asked: "Prime Minister, that young man just now should be the King of Qi who is famous all over the world, right?"

    "For the record, Lord Qi, this person is the King of Qi. It was he who initiated the Songzhou War between us and the Tang Dynasty!" Lu Dongzan looked at Li Min's leaving figure, his eyes revealing  A hint of hatred.  In the two years since he was imprisoned by the Tang Dynasty, his family's power in Tubo has been greatly affected. Although he is still the prime minister of Tubo, the power in his hands is not as good as before.

    "Hmph! Do you still have the nerve to mention that?" Songtsen Gampo couldn't help but feel a little angry when he thought of the war that caused huge losses to Tibet. That war not only cost Tibet more than half of its 200,000-strong army, but also  This caused huge turmoil in the country.  It has not completely subsided until now, otherwise he would not have immediately gone to the Tang Dynasty to pretend to be a grandson after hearing that the Tang Dynasty launched troops against Gaochang.  And the fundamental reason for all this.  It was caused by Lu Dongzan's lax imperial duties.

    Seeing the anger of the king, Lu Dongzan was frightened and at the same time felt very aggrieved.  The guy who caused trouble when he came out was not his entourage, but an official sent by Songtsen Gampo. It had nothing to do with him. Unfortunately, the unlucky guy was seriously injured on the spot and died in the end. Now he wants to  No one can be found to take the blame.

    Immediately after the competition, the awards ceremony came. When Li Min found the young man who won the championship, he found that he was surrounded by a group of gentlemen from the newspaper office, sweating profusely as he answered various tricky questions they asked.

    "Brother Zhou. After you win this championship, you will get a huge sum of 400 yuan. What do you want to do most after you get the money?" A gentleman wearing industrial and commercial newspaper uniforms squeezed aside his colleagues and took the lead.  Asked.

    "II want to use this money to treat my mother's illness. And by the way, I will marry my housewife!" The young man in blue, known as Zhou Xiaoge, looks simple and honest. You can tell at a glance that he is an honest and reliable person, and his answer  It also matches his appearance.

    "Okay! After receiving the funds, he first treated his mother, then married and had children to continue the family lineage. He is indeed the most filial person!" The newspaper man who asked the question responded very quickly.  He praised loudly while lowering his head to record.

    But Li Min next to him felt that the other party was a bit nonsense. It was indeed filial piety to treat his mother's illness, but it was a bit too much to involve marrying a daughter-in-law as part of filial piety, right?  However, he also knew that reporters all had this problem. No matter what the matter was, as long as they needed it, they could link it to the purpose they needed to achieve.

    "Brother Zhou, what did you do before and why did you ride so fast?" Another gentleman from Datang Daily asked. Compared with gentlemen from other newspapers, the questions asked by Datang Daily were relatively reliable.

    "I am a postman at the Chengdong Post Station. Since a year ago, I have been riding a bicycle issued by the court to deliver letters every day. I have not stopped for a whole year, so I am used to it!" When this was mentioned, this little brother Zhou felt a little uncomfortable.  He touched his head in amusement and said with a simple smile.

    I see!  When the people around heard this, they immediately showed expressions of enlightenment. No wonder they were riding so fast. It turned out that they had been riding for a whole year. Of course, this little brother Zhou must also have a talent in this area, otherwise the stations around Chang'an  With so many pawns, why is it that only one can win the championship?

    Li Min was also very surprised after hearing this. With the development of industry and commerce, many new functions have been added to ancient government agencies such as post stations. For example, because of the smooth roads and more and more people going out for business, the exchange of letters has begun.  became more frequent, so the communication function of the post station itself began to be enhanced, such as the post station in Chang'anThe pawns began to equip horses, but later they found that the cost of raising horses was too high, so they switched to bicycles. Unexpectedly, they trained a bicycle champion. This world is really amazing!

    When the newspaper interview was almost complete, the staff of the Winter Games pulled Brother Zhou away, and then together with Songtsan Gampo and Li Jingye, they held the first award ceremony of the Winter Games. However, the identities of these three people were very different.  There is a big difference. A king is standing in the runner-up position, one head lower than the postman Zhou Xiaoge. Li Jingye, as the direct grandson of the Duke of Wei and the heir to the position of Duke Wei, is standing in the third position, with the lowest background.  Brother Zhou stood on the highest champion position in the middle with an uneasy look on his face, obviously full of awe of the two big men around him.

    Li Min looked at the scene in front of him, but he had a strange idea in his heart, because this may be the first time in China's two thousand years of feudal society that the differences in status have been broken, and people are truly ranked according to their own abilities.  Although the three people on the stage were not aware of this, I believe that many years later, when the consciousness of equality and freedom begins to awaken, some people will definitely appreciate this scene.

    Li Min personally awarded the medals to the three of them. These medals are all made of real gold and silver, and are all handmade by master craftsmen in Chang'an. The cost of each one is not low, plus the value it contains  It is also known as the most valuable medal in the history of the Tang Games.

    After the bicycle race was held, the next few games were held at the same time, mainly track and field sports, including several long and short races, as well as high jump, long jump, shot put and other events. These were all moved over by Li Min according to the sports events of later generations.  , for the people of Tang Dynasty, it was too new, so only some people near Chang'an got the news early and started practicing, so the number of participants was not very large, and the competition went relatively quickly.

    However, in these competitions, an upset suddenly broke out, that is, in the sprint event, a Tibetan man participated. At that time, Li Min saw that this Tibetan man was short and thin, so he didn't pay much attention to it. As a result, as soon as the competition started,  This guy was like a cheetah, throwing the other players far away, while the Tubo people watching the game cheered loudly.  According to Li Min's estimation, this guy can definitely run 100 meters within ten seconds.

    With such a strong man participating, the championship will naturally be won by the Tubo people without any suspense. Winning a championship on the first day greatly increased the Tubo people's popularity. After all, as long as they win three championships, they will be able to marry the Tang Dynasty.  That's half the battle.

    However, Li Min secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Due to lack of preparation, the sprint events were not so detailed. They just set up a sprint in general, with a distance of about two hundred meters. Other track races also have a kilometer-long intermediate race.  , as well as 10,000-meter long-distance running and relay running.  The Tubo man did not participate in these three competitions. It seems that the opponent has strong explosive speed and endurance is not his strong point.

    In the field competition, the Tubo people also signed up for several events, but because these field competitions are relatively new, the Tubo people don't have too many unconventional athletes, and the athletes from the Tang Dynasty are not vegetarians, so they participated.  All projects ended in failure without exception.

    However, in the shot put competition, Li Min discovered a strong player among the Tubo people. This man's Tubo name was too long, and was transliterated into Chinese as Mantu. He was a man with extraordinary strength who could rival Fang Yiai.  The terrifying muscles look like rocks.  In the shot put competition, he lost to Fang Yiai by only a few steps. This is not to say that his strength is not as good as his opponent, but because his posture when pushing the shot put is wrong, which prevents him from using all his strength, which is why he lost.  a little.

    After the morning competition was completed, the champions of each event also received their medals. There were three events held in the afternoon, two of which were more traditional events, one was horse racing, and the other was wrestling. The final event was held  It is the javelin project proposed by Li Min.

    The Tubo people were also very interested in these three events, and everyone signed up. Among them, in the horse racing event, the Tubo people sent three contestants at once, all of whom were top equestrian experts. However, the Tang Dynasty was even more expert.  The young lieutenant generals couldn't help but participate in the competition. As a result, there were too many people participating, so they had to be divided into two groups. The top five in each group were determined, and then the finals were held. In the end, the riders of the Tang Dynasty were superior and were defeated.  A general who was said to be from the Xuanjia Army won the championship. As for Cheng Huailiang and Li Jingye, other generals' sons, although they also participated, they were eliminated in the first round. The gap was too big.

    Although Datang won the horse racing competition, Fang Yiai met his opponent in the ensuing wrestling match. Mantu, who had lost a bit in the shot put competition, showed his prowess and beat more than a dozen players in a row.  Throwing down the stage, there were several masters sent by the Western Region countries, and they were all completely defeated.

    Fang Yiai¡¯s performance was no less impressive. How many players met him?The battles almost always ended in a short time, so the two men, who were as brute as prehistoric beasts, finally lived up to expectations and met in the finals.

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