Li Haidao and Wei Shu were incredibly lucky.
Despite being relatively weak in Longzhou and essentially being relegated to Tianhezhou, the two of them have made an excellent impression on the emperor today and will be credited for their contributions.
The Great Swamp Kingdom has many capable ministers and generals, and those who are not under the emperor's watchful eye are even more eager to make their presence felt.
However, their presence was one of humiliation and utter defeat. Li Haidao fought a brilliant battle, and in the final showdown, Pei Qingrong will definitely let Wei Shu take the stage and make him shine. At that time, it will be another dazzling performance.
If they stayed in Tianhe Prefecture, they would be the ones to receive credit, and any opportunities to be transferred to the capital or promoted in the future would also fall to them.
The two regretted it.
Why were they so foolish as to insist on coming to Longzhou?
Otherwise, they would have been the ones who shone brightly just now, while Li Haidao and Wei Shu were the ones who were utterly defeated.
It was truly the most foolish decision I ever made.
Longzhou lost unexpectedly and without any suspense, and Qiu Wutong couldn't recover for a long time.
The next round of advancement matches was about to begin, but he had no interest in watching them at all.
After struggling internally for a long time, I decided that I had to do everything I could to save face for Longzhou.
In the past, after the teams that advanced from the competition, they would compete against each other again to determine the first, second and third place winners.
As for the eliminated teams, their ranking will be determined by the number of wins and losses in the first round, i.e., their points, so there's no need to waste time.
I didn’t think much of it before, but now I feel that this competition system is very unfair.
If you encounter a strong team and eliminate a strong team, does that mean the latter is inferior to the teams that advanced?
Now that Tianhe Prefecture is so powerful, he accepts losing to Tianhe Prefecture, but why should other prefectures be ranked in front of Long Prefecture?
Qiu Wutong also felt that he was being hypocritical, but there was nothing he could do. If Longzhou fell out of the top three, how would the imperial court view it in the future?
So he mustered his courage and asked the emperor, "Your Majesty, I think that since Your Majesty is here to watch the competition today, in order to maximize the fairness and excitement of the competition, the rules can be slightly modified so that Your Majesty can enjoy it even more."
"How do you intend to revise it?" the emperor asked.
"Your Majesty, according to the regulations, the advanced armies must continue to compete against each other. The armies eliminated this year should also compete against each other, and the winning army should challenge the army that has advanced to determine the rankings. If the winning army beats the third-place army, it will be the third-place army; if the winning army beats the second-place army, it will be the second-place army. The other teams will be ranked in order."
The emperor understood his feelings. As a key military camp supported by the court, Longzhou was located at the first line of defense against northern invasions. If the soldiers lost their morale because of this, it would be detrimental to protecting the capital.
He then said, "As you say."
Qiu Wutong breathed a sigh of relief.
In the past, the competition would end by noon, but due to the rule change, this year the competition was only halfway through by noon.
The soldiers took a halftime break and will compete again in an hour.
After having dinner with the emperor, Qiao Lian'er drank with the generals of Tianhe Prefecture.
Everyone drank very little, just a small celebration, as they couldn't delay the afternoon's competition.
As they were chatting and laughing, a soldier ran over and bowed to her, saying, "Your Highness, the two Generals Qiu from Longzhou wish to see you."
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