The day's practical training is over.

In the end, Team B led by Xue Yuanhui won with two wins and one loss.

Hua Ju fulfilled his promise and paid the winning party money on the spot.

When the victorious soldiers received the reward of one hundred coins, they were all so happy that they could not close their mouths and even forgot about their fatigue.

Those soldiers who lost and did not receive rewards were envious but also secretly determined to work hard to win tomorrow.

"Everyone performed relatively well today. I am very satisfied. I hope everyone can continue to work hard in the future."

Hua Ju didn't say much. He simply said a few words and asked the soldiers to go back and rest.

Then he called Qin Donghao and said, "Old Qin, take me to the armory. I want to choose two weapons."

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Qin Donghao took him to the armory. The guard opened the door, and Hua Ju went in and took a look. There were swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks and forks inside, but the quality was not very good and they were all inferior.

"It's okay if the quality of the soldiers is not good. I didn't expect that even the weapons are so poor. No wonder Tong Guan and Cai Jing look down on the guards."

Hua Ju secretly shook his head, searched inside, and finally chose a relatively passable single knife and stick.

Then he went to Sun An's place, gave him a knife and a stick, and said: "There are no good weapons in the armory of the guards, so let's make do with them for now."

Sun An took it and tried it. Although he was not very satisfied, it was still much better than the stick he whittled himself.

Afterwards, Hua Ju went to sit with Master Li for a while before leaving and going back.

At Li Bangyan's house.

In the back hall, Li Bangyan stood in the hall with his back to the door, looking at the paintings hanging on the wall.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door outside, and Li Bangyan said: "Come in."

The door was pushed open, and a man in his forties walked in. He was Bai Kuan, the manager of Li Bangyan's house, and he was also Li Bangyan's most trusted confidant. Li Bangyan would leave all important matters to him.

"Sir." Bai Kuan walked up behind Li Bangyan and shouted softly.

Li Bangyan slowly turned around and asked: "How many people have been recruited?"

Bai Kuan said: "Sir, there are two hundred and thirty-seven people, all of them are desperate murderers who have taken human lives on their backs."

"You didn't reveal my identity, did you?" Li Bangyan asked.

"Don't worry, sir. Not only did your identity not be exposed, but even the little one didn't show up. Everything was left to Qi San. After everything is done, all we need to do is let Qi San——"

Bai Kuan scratched the bottom of his neck with his hand, his eyes looking very sinister.

Li Bangyan nodded slightly and said, "Do you know the whereabouts of Hua Ju?"

Bai Kuan said: "I have found out clearly. He goes to guard the military camp early in the morning every day, and does not go home until after midnight in the evening. Sometimes he goes out to the palace in the meantime.

In addition, every day, either when he went to the escort barracks in the morning or when he returned home from the escort barracks at night, he would go to the sealed-off home of the former Zhongfeng doctor Liu on West Street."

Li Bangyan said: "The emperor has given him the mansion as a mansion, and it is his now. There is nothing strange about him going there."

"I see."

Li Bangyan asked again: "By the way, how many people are there to protect him?"

Bai Kuan said: "There are only twenty-three in total."

"Only twenty-three!"

Li Bangyan laughed and said, "It seems we have recruited a lot of people."

Bai Kuan also laughed and said, "It's safer to have more people."

"Well, you are right. There is no room for error in this matter. Having more people can indeed make things safer."

Bai Kuan

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He asked: "Sir, now that the manpower is ready and Hua Ju's whereabouts have been found out, when do you think it is best to take action?"

Li Bangyan thought for a moment, smiled sinisterly, and said, "Let's make it the night before he competes with the Imperial Army."

Bai Kuan was startled for a moment, and then he immediately understood what he meant, which was to introduce the dirty water that killed Huazhu to Tong Guan, Gao Qiu and others.

Because the competition was to be held the next day, and Hua Ju was killed the night before, anyone would suspect that it was Tong Guan, Gao Qiu and the others who did it.

"Yes, I understand, little one." Bai Kuan said.

"Send someone to keep an eye on those people and not allow them to go out," Li Bangyan explained.

Bai Kuan said: "The younger one has sent Qi San to follow them all day long. Special personnel will bring them food, drink and daily necessities. They will not be allowed to leave the place where they live. When the matter is completed, give them a few jars.

Specially brewed Hedinghong, no one can even think about telling the truth."

"Well, you did a good job, go ahead." Li Bangyan waved his hand.

Bai Kuan retreated. Li Bangyan sneered and said to himself: "Hua Ju, our grudges will be settled soon. I will let you know what will happen if you offend me, Li Bangyan. Not only will I

I will let you die, and your family will accompany you to hell."

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

During these five days, the special training soldiers not only rapidly improved their actual combat capabilities, but also greatly improved their ability to respond to the enemy.

Now, compared with other soldiers in the escort army, these soldiers not only have far surpassed them in personal ability, but also are better than those battalion commanders and army commanders in terms of analysis and judgment of the enemy's situation.

It is no exaggeration to say that any one of the specially trained soldiers is capable of serving as a battalion commander, military commander, or military commander.

In addition to the improvement in the strength of the specially trained soldiers, the court hall has also been quite lively in the past five days.

If nothing else, it was because the Liao Kingdom wanted to increase annual tribute.

Wang Fu and Liang Shicheng, who advocated obedience to the Liao Kingdom and raised annual tribute, and Su Yuanjing, Yang Jian and other factions who advocated rejection, quarreled in the court every day.

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Although Cai Jing, Tong Guan, and Gao Qiu did not expressly agree with which faction, they all expressed their preference for Wang Fu and Ran Shicheng in their words. They obviously wanted to exchange humiliation and submission for peace.

It's just that because their identities are too sensitive, they dare not publicly stand up to support Wang Fu, Liang Shicheng and others.

At noon, Hua Ju was having dinner with the soldiers when he suddenly received an edict from Huizong asking him to enter the palace.

"See Your Majesty."

"Wenshan is here, come and sit down quickly." Huizong pointed to the position opposite the chessboard and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Hua Ju felt a little strange, because Huizong had never come to him to play chess at noon, and he saw a trace of sadness on Huizong's face, as if there was something difficult in his heart.

After walking over and sitting down, Huizong said, "Do you still remember how many times you played chess with me?"

"Reply to Your Majesty, six times in total." Hua Ju said.

Huizong nodded lightly and said: "We haven't been able to tell the winner for six times. Tell me honestly, do you dare not win against me, but don't want to lose, so you deliberately made this decision of neither winning nor losing?"

situation."

Huizong was not a fool. There was no winner in one or two games. It can be said that the two sides were evenly matched.

But if there is no winner after six games in a row, it is not a close match, but it is obvious that one party is deliberately steering the game towards an invincible outcome.

Huizong devoted all his energy every time he played chess. Naturally, it was impossible for him to deliberately lead the chess game toward invincibility or defeat.

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Then the only thing left is beech.

Hua Ju did not expect that Huizong would see through it, but he could not admit it, otherwise it would be the crime of deceiving the emperor.

"Your Majesty, even if I have great courage, I would not dare to lie in front of you. I hope your Majesty will be aware of it." Hua Ju stood up and bowed.

Huizong smiled lightly and said, "Don't be nervous. Even if you really did this on purpose, I won't blame you."

His Majesty said: "Your Majesty, I have indeed never done this. The reason why I played chess with your Majesty six times without a winner is because your majesty's chess skills are really very high. I tried my best to not win.

A losing situation."

Huizong knew that Hua Ju was not telling the truth. He was a master at chess, and he could feel whether Hua Ju's chess skills were good or not.

However, in the final analysis, Hua Ju also wanted to save his face, so even if he knew that he was not telling the truth, he had no intention of blaming him.

"Well, since you didn't, just pretend that I didn't ask anything and just sit down and play chess." Huizong pointed to the position and said.

Hua Ju sat down and the two began to play chess.

After the two sides had played more than a dozen moves, Huizong suddenly asked: "Wenshan, I have something I would like to hear your opinion on."

"Your Majesty, please tell me if you have something to say."

Huizong placed a piece on the chessboard and said: "A few days ago, the Liao Kingdom sent envoys to tell them that they wanted the Song Dynasty to double the annual tribute paid to them, otherwise they would have to fight with each other. Now the ministers in the court

They were divided into two factions. One faction advocated increasing the annual tribute to calm the dispute and ensure that there was no war between the two countries. The other faction advocated a firm rejection and would not allow them to increase the annual tribute at will in the future.

I have been in the court these days, listening to them arguing back and forth, and my head is spinning, but they have not come up with a specific solution, which is really disappointing to me, so I want to hear your opinion."
To be continued...