The tournament

The city was agitated and the people were very excited about this tournament, the rewards were very good, and were the first time the soldiers from the whole country would come for the competitions, many generals, officers from the most famous and prosperous families. The teams were divided according to the Chinese zodiac, twelve animals: ox, pig, dog, tiger, rabbit, serpent, dragon, roost, rate, monkey, horse, and lamb.

The merchants that had shops or work in the street market were very satisfied with the profits would increase so much on these special days.

The emperor knew his popularity would be very good and this was essential to get more allies in the political process and help with weapons and money.

In that morning he invited his wives, Consorts Li and Lanhuã to have breakfast with him, the women were wonderful and with beautiful hairstyles and makeup, and because of special occasion they were wearing expensive and wonderful jewelry, Consort Lanhuã was wearing green jade earrings and a collar matching with the incredible dress have emerald color made by silk and with embroidered of strings of gold, a perfection.

On another side, the Consort Li was also splendid with her have a dress in color pink matching with a wonderful and delicate necklace from gold with a pendant of a butterfly decorated with man tiny rubies in the wings.

The Emperor, a tall and elegant man was wearing his special tunic in color red with the Blue Royal Dragon, a symbol of the Imperial Family and his crown so shining decorated with diamonds and jade, the guests were admired and the beauty and elegance from a man who was sat down in that throne.

All now for him in respect and he began his speech talking about the Love, Glory of being citizens of Country C, and praised the Military Academy for the dedication and effort to protect the rights of citizens and the country.

Later, some dancers joined wearing costumes from two royal Dragons, Golden and Blue, while the drums were played and finalizing Zhang Luigi played a melody about the famous battle of General Zhang Mo and told had been composed by her to commemorate the first tournament of Country C, the name from melody was "The last hero" and the instrument used was a pipa, the same in the last festival was played by Her daughter Zhang Maylee and many persons murmured about this but she ignored and used all emotion for express the song.

The woman was playing so emotional the play that no one could stop from feeling the eyes with tears, the pain, sadness, love, and compassion were mixed in that splendid sound. She finalized with a sad whisper and gracious, thanked.

The minister of Justice and War announced the launch of the tournament, talking about the scores of each game that would be divided into five phases and the judges would be represented by governors, ministers, and the decision in a case from being tied the last word would be from Emperor. The rewards would be in gold and silver coins but furthermore swords, new uniforms, horses, wines, and many types from bread, sweets, and food.

The soldiers shouted with excitement because they wouldn't have to eat the bad soup and hard biscuits served in the Military camping.

The first game would be a match from Tsu Chu, a game similar to soccer but with a ball made from cloth and grass, the crossbar was used two sticks of bamboo, the teams had five persons each one but the match was very funny and the soldiers fell all time. The people had enjoyed it so much and until the Minister couldn't stop laughing.

On that day the five teams played and the teams won were the rabbit and the pig, later the second game was bow and arrow, of course, the score higher was team Dragon because General Fei was the best, unbeatable.

In the following days were more games, a boat race where the boats were decorated like giant dragons and used the green river of Mansion of Consort Li, the event was so beautiful that the own Consort Lanhuã painted some paintings with the boats and promised in the final give for the participants that won the tournament, a race between the soldiers and the surprise was that soldiers from a troop called lamb won. The team's Dragon, Horse, Lamb, Tiger, and pig were with the biggest scores but suddenly the weak team of roost shown to be well active. The Emperor decided five teams would get the rewards but that all the teams would have liked the gift of the bags of coins with silver and gold. They didn't know but there were exactly numerous bags for each soldier who had to come to participate in tournaments.

Finally, the tournament had four finalists, the tiger, the team had a leader the Captain Li, Dragon from Prince General Fei, Lamb had the meaning representing captain Zhang Jin, the team from recruits represented by sergeant Mo, that was the horse.

In the final, the strong teams from Captain Zhang Ji versus General Fei and the final fight were Martial Arts, so guests got shocked who was the fighter against general Fei, the own Consort Lanhuã asked be the representing from family Zhang, he knew the woman would ask something in exchange if she was the winner. the Emperor asked the woman who would fight to choose the weapons.

She chose a different instrument called Nunchaku, the own niece had made for their students use them, and it wasn't known by soldiers, the woman knows was used in the modern age and had trained with the niece.

The first round was used swords, the woman loses for a minimum score, the second was martial arts and she mixes Karatê, judo with Kung Fu, the own general got Dizzy with the incredible agility, flexibility from the woman and he looked at her seeing how resemblance his wife in the gestures and way to fight, at this moment that he was with head in the clouds, the smart woman who used two agile knocks him over and the man fainted. The woman said he would wake up in some minutes.

The public got crazy applauding the performance of women.

The awards began and the teams sent one representing, but, in the final all got prizes. The own consorts Li and Lanhuã gave the paintings for the last places.

But before while they were handing the prizes for the second place she said in low voice for General Fei.

"Now you lose for me, we need to talk, I have something very important to tell you." The guy got surprised with his stepmother had ignored him since the last arguing with his father but calmly he nodded with her and waited curiously about what she would tell him.