In the school, the top spots on the leaderboard are mostly occupied by Yi Chenqi and An Huaishou.
Although they were young, they were quite famous in Shengjing and were known as the "Two Outstanding Gentlemen".
The eldest prince, however, was of mediocre academic ability and consistently lagged behind the other two. Academically, the eldest prince always fell short of Yi Chenqi.
Yi Chenxuan had been dissatisfied with this for a long time. He secretly whispered in the emperor's ear through his foster mother, Consort Li, and some strategists always advocated in court that as an outstanding prince, in addition to having talent, one should also have the skills of riding, archery and martial arts.
He is skilled in both literature and martial arts, and is worthy of being given important responsibilities.
Finally, the Emperor also had the idea and organized a martial arts competition, in which all royal sons could participate.
For princes, this is naturally a plus when they are chosen as crown prince, and noble sons can also show their talents in the martial arts tournament and strive for the opportunity to be valued by the emperor in the future.
The large number of people who signed up for the martial arts tournament has significantly increased the importance attached to the competition.
The eldest prince was the most eager to see him. He was incredibly strong from a young age, able to lift a giant cauldron at the age of five. He also had a talent for martial arts. He couldn't wait to teach Yi Chenqi a lesson and finally get revenge for being suppressed by him for so many years.
News gradually spread through the palace that the Emperor had chosen archery as the subject for this martial arts competition.
Archery tests an archer's reaction time and control to the greatest extent, and also requires a high level of accuracy. This subject may seem simple, but it is not easy to achieve perfection.
Moreover, the founding emperor of the Tiansheng Kingdom, Emperor Tiandu, relied on his archery skills to shoot a decisive sword from a thousand miles away, piercing the enemy emperor's chest with a single blow.
The enemy emperor was hit by an arrow, which greatly lowered the morale of the entire army, allowing the Tiansheng Kingdom to achieve a crucial victory despite being outnumbered.
The Emperor's reward for the winner this time was the Divine Arrow used by the Heavenly Emperor in the past.
The significance and value of the Divine Arrow need no further explanation.
As soon as the news was released, all parties began preparing for archery more than ten days in advance, striving to shine at the conference.
All princes who are 8 years of age or older are required to attend the assembly.
Yi Chenli was among them.
Although the Emperor has shown some more care for Yi Chenli these past few days, he hasn't been attentive enough. After all, Yi Chenli has a leg ailment, and archery requires a high degree of balance, which is unsuitable for him.
However, the Emperor completely disregarded Yi Chenli's special status and included him on the list.
In her previous life, An Yuan'er was a young lady from a wealthy family. She only knew that the one who ultimately obtained the Divine Arrow was the eldest prince, Yi Chenxuan, while Yi Chenqi was seriously injured in the conference. He was shot in the chest by an arrow that came from an unknown place and almost lost his life.
Although Yi Chenqi did not die, he was seriously injured at the conference, suffering internal injuries. From then on, he could no longer practice martial arts.
As for Yi Chenli, he had been sent to a remote fiefdom in his previous life and had no chance to participate in this conference.
This time, Yi Chenli participated, and his brother also participated. It's unclear whether the situation will be different, and An Yuan'er is also unsure.
All the princes and noblemen were busy preparing for the archery competition, but An Yuan'er didn't see a single arrow in Chenyang Palace from beginning to end.
An Yuan'er had seen Yi Chenli practice his wheelchair kung fu before and knew that he was quite skilled, but she had never seen him shoot arrows before.
Even the most talented person still needs to practice archery. To be honest, An Yuan'er had no idea how good Yi Chenli's archery skills were.
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