Officials from the Ministry of Rites began announcing the rules for this archery banquet, which were no different from before, except that a new rule was added for the final round: participants could challenge each other.
Chen Feiyan's eyes remained fixed on the sword dancers, her face full of excitement. She pulled Jiang Yimian and said, "Sister Yimian, did you see that? I heard those sword dancers are all students of Hengchang Academy. They'll definitely be excellent fighters on the battlefield in the future."
I think the Great Jin will definitely defeat the Tuyuhun this time.
In the past, the Jin Dynasty always lost at the archery banquet because the late emperor valued literature over martial arts. But the new emperor is different. Military generals are slowly emerging, and the examinations for martial arts in various academies are just as rigorous as those for literature.
This archery banquet is also an opportunity to test the results.
If they win, it will be a huge boost to the morale of the soldiers.
Liu'er chimed in, "Miss Chen is right. I also think the soldiers of the Great Jin will definitely win."
Jiang Yimian glanced at the soldiers who were already prepared below the stage, as well as the officials with confident and excited faces, and simply smiled and nodded, saying, "I also think that Great Jin will win this time."
After all, Jiang Qingyuan had been training troops in the military camp for some time, clearly preparing for the Yan Archery Banquet.
She just doesn't trust anyone else, but she does trust her brother.
With her brother around, the worst outcome couldn't be a loss; there was still hope of winning.
Just then, the people on the high platform began their competition.
On the left are soldiers of the Great Jin Dynasty, and on the right are warriors of the Tuyuhun. At first glance, the difference in their physiques is quite obvious.
Those Tuyuhun people looked as strong as two Jin Dynasty men.
The audience gasped in shock, momentarily worried for the person on stage.
Chen Feiyan asked curiously from the side, "Yimian, who do you think will win between these two? That Tuyuhun man is known for his strength and has been on the battlefield many times, so he is quite famous."
With that physique, he has few rivals.
The people from the Great Jin were General Wei's subordinates, and I heard they were very capable. They once led a few hundred men to defeat the vanguard of the Tuyuhun, which numbered several thousand, and protected the border city.
Unfortunately, they weren't as experienced as the Tuyuhun people. They were conscripted into the army during the war and hadn't fought in many battles.
I think it's a bit risky, especially in a one-on-one situation; this big guy has too much of an advantage.
As Chen Feiyan spoke, she sighed, took out a small booklet from her sleeve, and continued to flip through it, looking like she was studying it seriously.
Jiang Yimian looked at her with some surprise and asked curiously, "How come you are so familiar with them?"
Logically speaking, these young ladies, while not entirely ignorant of the soldiers of the Great Jin, should at least not be so clear about them.
She spoke so eloquently, clearly indicating she was very familiar with both of them, which was quite strange.
Chen Feiyan immediately picked up the booklet in her hand with a smug look and waved it, laughing as she said, "It has an introduction in it. I went to great lengths to get it. It cost thirty taels of silver!"
Now, thanks to this booklet, many gambling dens have sprung up outside the palace, several times more than before.
In the past, although there were people setting up gambling dens at each archery banquet, since they did not know the specific participants, they would usually only pick out some people they knew to bet on.
But this time, this booklet appeared in the capital early this morning. It clearly described whether the people were from the Great Jin Dynasty or the Tuyuhun Dynasty, and even included some of their experiences on the battlefield.
This led to a surge in gambling in Beijing, with even her brother joining in and betting on many people to win.
After saying that, she felt something was off and asked curiously, "I remember this is what your Baoxiangfang sells, isn't it? It sold out this morning, how come you don't know?"
If it weren't for the large number of buyers, she would have worried that Baoxiangfang was also gone and would have come directly to Jiang Yimian. She never expected that Jiang Yimian was completely unaware of this.
Jiang Yimian was taken aback and looked at Liu'er beside her. She saw Liu'er nod seriously and say with a smile, "This was suggested by Ashu. Yunniang and I discussed it and then inquired about it. We made a simple booklet and sent it to the Bureau of Statutes."
"If you want to thank someone, thank Lord Lu. I only asked Song Er a few questions, and Lord Lu immediately sent me all the contestants' experiences."
She originally intended to tell Jiang Yimian, but she was too busy to think about it. In addition, she wanted to give the young lady a surprise, so she planned to give her the money she got from selling the booklets after the banquet.
I never expected Chen Feiyan to say it first.
Jiang Yimian stared at the booklet for a long time before smiling and looking at the young man who was talking to the people around him. She felt a warmth in her heart.
No matter what she wanted to do, this person always seemed to quietly do everything for her, and would even consider many things for her that she hadn't noticed.
This time, and many times before.
And then there are Liu'er and Yunniang. She really didn't misjudge them. She can rest assured now that she's entrusted the newspaper to them.
Thinking it over, she just smiled and said, "Well done. I never thought of making this. Ashu is really smart. You and Aunt Yun are also very capable, knowing what kind of things would be good for Baoxiangfang."
She had overlooked the importance of this archery banquet to the people of the Great Jin Dynasty, and only asked Liu'er and Yunniang to do more content about the banquet recently. She didn't expect that they would make a booklet and sell it so well.
Liu'er just smiled and said, "Miss, you can rest assured to leave the affairs of Baoxiangfang to us from now on. Aunt Yun, Ashu, and I can all do a good job."
These past few days, as the young lady suggested, we added a special section about the Yanshe Banquet in the Times, and sales have been quite good.
Jiang Yimian just smiled. She had been busy with other things these past few days and hadn't paid much attention to the newspaper. It seemed that she hadn't misjudged him after all.
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