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"I didn't expect His Majesty to come, just to watch the performance." Cheng Zhijie said.

While talking, several strangers walked up to the side, and the horse and other guards standing beside Li Shimin all looked wary, but the future people were frightened all of a sudden.

Li Shimin calmly signaled for the guards to calm down, and then he saw several men coming over with some things, and placed the large pottery bowls they brought over in front of everyone's table. This is the special treatment of the officials.

The people in front set up the big bowl, and the people behind started pouring popcorn from the bag into the bowl. It wasn't from the boiler, it was all copied from the iron pot, and the taste was basically the same.

Followed by a bowl of juice.

"Hehehe, what do you think of the situation today, Your Majesty?" Cheng Zhijie said carelessly, and some officials behind him had already recognized that Li Shimin had been relaxed from the beginning but suddenly became stiff and stopped. talk to each other.

Chapter 727

The only ones who can face Li Shimin without showing fear are these princes.

Although Li Shimin's arrival instantly lowered the surrounding atmosphere, Cheng Zhijie did not hold back. After greeting him just now, he began to direct the work and personnel off the stage on the stage.

In addition, the participating princes are busy supervising. For them, this is all business, but they still have a lot of expectations for the Lion Martial Club they established. It is like a football game before the opening. Fan asked.

The eldest grandson Wuji came to accompany him with a smile, and Shen Guogong Gao Shilian was also with him. The relationship between the two of them and Li Shimin was well known, so it was easy to talk.

Li Shimin also respected Gao Shilian when he saw Gao Shilian. Although he was a monarch and minister, he still had the concept of the elders first, but of course the emperor's ministers would not make mistakes.

"It's great that His Majesty is here today. It's very interesting to see our Lion King competition." Changsun Wuji said.

Li Shimin was a little embarrassed. After all, he came here uninvited. Even the emperor has a thick skin and didn't say anything.

"It's true, you guys, did Cheng Zhijie instigate this matter again, and spend all day away from work and just focus on having fun." Li Shimin's tone was slightly resentful.

Changsun Wuji is a second person, how could he not know that this is just Li Shimin's casual talk, if Lu Guogong really does his job properly, the emperor will start to have a headache again.

Many people know that although Lu Guogong is laughing and joking all day long, they all know that what he wants to do most is to lead troops to fight. Cheng Zhijie's character and behavior are one aspect, but no one can ignore his ability. Among them, there are a few simple characters who have fought so far.

In addition to the king's mentality, most of the accomplished military generals are sealed up as state princes and just idle at home. If they are appointed, there is no difficulty, but it is always worrying to release so many people with brotherly loyalty.

Changsun Wuji is such a smart person. Civil servants can say that they govern the country and protect the country and society, but military generals, what should they do if they are released to fight and kill Xinye?

Changsun Wuji said with a smile: "Your Majesty is wise, isn't Lu Guogong just idle, even Yuchi Jingde, who has always stayed behind closed doors, was pulled over by him, in his words, it is to get together to have some fun. "

"Furthermore, the imperial examinations have just been resolved, and it's a good time to take advantage of the excitement to let the common people join in the fun." Changsun Wuji said.

Li Shimin knew in his heart that getting together to have fun must be true. Can he not know Cheng Zhijie's virtues, but the most important thing is to get together to make money. He found that after Zi Yuanshan appeared, many people seem to be interested in making money It's all a little heavier.

Li Shimin couldn't figure it out if he had to make a fortune in silence.

"Pop, puff!" The host tapped the microphone a few times, and the surrounding speakers also rang. The effect of so many people was not obvious, but everyone could hear the sound.

It was Yuan Shan who spoke, and seeing him pick up a notebook, he began to say: "...Thank you for the event, the Hepingfang store, the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce, the Cotton Chamber of Commerce, the Luoyang Chamber of Commerce, and the brother and sister-in-law porridge shop, and the stores directly operated by the Ministry of Economic Development Sponsorship and support of ..."

As soon as Yuan Shan came up, he began to read the names of a lot of shops. Li Shimin asked curiously: "Wuji, what is this kid doing? Isn't it a lion martial arts activity? Why are you reading so many names of shops?"

Changsun Wuji was a little embarrassed, and explained: "Your Majesty, this is because the shops on the list of hosting this event have given a lot of support, and they said that the popcorn we ate was provided by Yuanjia Food Workshop for free. Members of the Lion Martial Society The costumes, and the colorful cloth strips on the lion props are all provided by the Cotton Chamber of Commerce for free, and..."

After a little explanation, Li Shimin understood, but Changsun Wuji didn't say that even if they provided so many things for free, according to Yuan Shan's request, each store still needs to pay a naming fee of [-] guan, which is very cheap, isn't it? You have to know how long the list in Yuan Shan's hands is. Almost all the restaurants, teahouses, inns and stores in Chang'an, and most of the grocery stores in Chang'an have been named.

"This kid is pretty good at making things happen." Li Shimin muttered, thinking that there are many shops in Chang'an, he is also in a good mood, after all, they all have to collect taxes.

Changsun Wuji didn't know what Li Shimin was thinking, but he agreed with Li Shimin's words, not to mention the title fee, what was even more ruthless was the paintings with lion subjects along the way. Many painters had never seen what a lion looked like, so abstract, Impressions, imagination, anyway, regardless of calligraphy and painting, as long as it has something to do with lions.

There are so many scholars, as long as Miaobi Danqing provides free paper and ink for paintings, and buys them at the usual price of each painting, collect them before the competition, and collect them after the competition. Changsun Wuji asked why he did this waste of money matter.

Yuan Shan just said that after the Lion King fights for hegemony, he can open a few art exhibitions. If there is no competition, let the common people come and enjoy it. The ticket price is only one penny per person, and children and the elderly can watch it for free.

Changsun Wuji especially asked why the elderly and children are free, Yuan Shan cast a contemptuous look at him and said vowingly: "Can adults not accompany the children when they come? A penny is also money."

It was later that Changsun Wuji realized that this was a bundled popularity sale. The people around Lanhe Village were fine, but in Chang’an and Luoyang, if children come, can adults not accompany them, and the same is true for the elderly.

So grandson Wuji will naturally not miss this link, and the princes who have money to earn money will naturally take the initiative to pay, so the money is all paid by the princes, and there is nothing wrong with Yuanshan.

"Your Majesty is very discerning, this kid Yuan Shan is really capable of tossing around." Changsun Wuji replied.

After the naming shop finished speaking, Yuan Shan continued: "The following is an introduction to the rules of the lion king's hegemony. The competition is represented by each lion martial arts club and each selects ten prop lions to participate. There are a total of ten teams with an equal number of people. A total of 200 people will participate in the lion competition at the same time. The competition for the token of the king, the scene is divided into three areas, all of which are marked with lime powder. There are various obstacles on the field, and the players of the Lion Martial Club need to pass through many obstacles while dancing the lion. 'The one who fell will be regarded as eliminated. In the same season, only one lion club can win the championship. Please work hard, let the contestants of the lion club get ready first. Next, please enjoy the lion club brought by the lion club. dance performance."

Yuan Shan said that the whole scene was boiling, and then he heard the people on the field start to beat the drums, "Boom, boom, boom!", the sound was very vector, and some amplifiers were installed next to the main drums.

The sound was quite shocking, and then I saw lions in colorful costumes entering the arena from the entrance of the stadium. It was like singing a big show, which made people feel very happy.

Chapter 728

At a glance, there are at least 300 lions in the arena doing "shaking their heads", "wagging their tails" and "getting up" in the arena. Compared with the real lion dance performance, it is still much worse. Now it can be called a group of demons. .

Fortunately, there are drums to help them bring the rhythm, otherwise it may become a mess.

After the group of demons danced wildly, the colorful lions left the stage, and then came in from the entrance with a single-colored lion. The decorations of the lion heads of each Lion Martial Club are different, but compared to the colorful lions just now, the expressions of these lions now are different. It's very ferocious, or roaring, or showing a fierce light, but what makes the audience most focused is that there is an eye-dotting ceremony before the game starts.

After each lion is painted with red cinnabar, the lions can enter the field for competition.

"What does Wuji mean by that?" Li Shimin asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this was proposed by Yuan Shan in order to add a sense of ritual and make the audience feel that this event is very particular, which is a sense of identity." Changsun Wuji said, in fact, he didn't know much about it, he always felt a little Nagging.

The lion's head after dotting looks really different, Li Shimin can clearly see the difference between the two, as if the lion was an ordinary person just now, but after dotting, it looks like an ordinary person suddenly becomes a warrior , feels a bit magical.

It is very simple to explain it in Yuan Shan's words - competitive spirit!

Compared with the feeling of the audience, it actually affects the contestants. It's like someone telling you that what you are going to participate in next moment is a battle.

Standing, the lions participating in the Lion Martial Club surrounded the arena.

The colors of the lions of each team are different and easy to distinguish. When the lions are in place, the atmosphere on the field suddenly becomes tense.

The onlookers felt this change, and the clamoring business started to shrink and become sparse.

"Boom, boom, boom..." The rhythmic drumming began on the scene.

"Why is the sound of this drum so familiar?" Li Shimin asked.

Changsun Wuji hadn't answered yet, and was anxious to hear the people at the scene begin to sing along, "Laughing proudly and proudly against the waves, the blood is hotter than the red sun, the courage is like iron and the bone is like fine steel, the mind is broad and the vision is far away , swear to work hard to be a good man, to be a good man is to improve yourself every day..."

"It turns out that a man should be self-improving." Li Shimin has heard this kind of song a lot. The soldiers of the Beiya Imperial Army can sing it. In fact, it is not only them. After singing, the common people are very familiar with this song.

There will be people performing at the Winter Games every year, and the young lads on the street are always humming. Today’s drumming soundtrack is exciting, and many people can’t hold it back. In addition, Yuan Shan takes the lead in front of the microphone, and the singing effect of the audience is particularly shocking. .

Look at the lions in the arena. When the drum beats, they will start a fight between you and me.

Yuan Shan took the lead and sang a few lines, and then watched the play from the sidelines. He was a little shocked by the Lion King's hegemony on the spot, and the little excitement in his heart could hardly be restrained.

That's right, the arena of the Lion King's Battle for the Great Tang version can almost be made into a movie, but it's a pity that it can only be preserved in memory now.