"Sir! The time for the military examination has passed, and it is not easy to create extraneous matters!"
The Minister of War, Ren Xiao, took a step forward, bowed and said, "The civil and military examinations are over, please let the cabinet decide on the number one candidate! Our five armies, Shenji, and Shenshu generals are all waiting for your Excellency to announce the results of the second civil and military examination!"
Zhang Fu's face turned slightly dark. , glanced at him, and said calmly: "Master Ren, you have crossed the line. You can't mobilize the five armies, nor can you mobilize the Shenshu and Shenji. You can't threaten the cabinet, the Shenji Camp, and the Shenshu Camp is under the control of the eunuch. Without the Xiwang Jade Seal, who can mobilize?"
Ren Xiao looked at the two brothers Xia Fanghe and Xia Shuying.
Ren Xiao was shocked and looked at Ma Weimin, the admiral of Shenji camp. Ma Weimin smiled slightly and remained silent.
Zhang Fuzheng said calmly: "Sir, please don't make one mistake. The five military camps, the Jingwei Commander's Department, the Capital Commander's Department, the Guard's Commander's Department, the Qianhu Office, and the Recruitment Department. All the troops and horses that seem to be under the control of you, the Minister of War, are under your control." What can be done is to mobilize the border troops through the commanders of the fifty provinces, but the commanders are also controlled by people with the thirteenth surname. He did not look at Ren Xiao again, and his eyes fell on the young master. The young master knelt on the ground, expressionless.
He was originally waiting to receive the order and become the number one scholar. Unexpectedly, Chen Shi brought 350 candidates and came with the righteousness of heaven and earth. He shocked Xijing and became famous in Beijing. All the reputation and reputation he had accumulated for many days were swept away.
If he could not defeat Chen Shi, even if he got the number one scholar, he would be said to have won the number one scholar without fighting Chen Shi.
Zhang Fuzheng said: "Young master, what you want is power and fame. You have no name and no power, so what use do you want to be the number one scholar?"
The young master felt angry in his heart and stood up.
Shui Xuanzhi hurriedly shook his head at him, signaling him not to get up.
The young master ignored his instructions, turned around, his eyes met Chen Shi's eyes outside the palace, and his voice shook: "My lords, Chen Shi and others fell into the underworld during the examination, and now they have returned alive from the underworld, and there is nothing wrong with them. If they have merit, they should be Jinshi. I think they should also participate in the palace examination. If I can't defeat all the heroes in the world, I will not be worthy of my title."
Shui Xuanzhi and others secretly gritted their teeth.
The young master should never come forward to agree. At this time, the civil and military officials should be allowed to argue and delay. If he delays for ten days and a half, Chen Shi's prestige will slowly disappear.
People in Xijing changed from admiring Chen Shi to looking at him equally, and regarded his righteous deeds as a topic of conversation after dinner.
At that time, they had all kinds of reasons and means to manipulate Chen Shi and give him a second place in the rankings, even if they were merciful.
But now that the young master has said this, there are many more variables in this matter!
"Okay!"
Chen Shi said loudly, "Then, I'll wait for you outside!"
Zhang Fuzheng looked at the other twelve ministers in the cabinet. The ministers hesitated and each acquiesced. The young master is now riding a tiger, and he needs fame. Now that Chen Shi has occupied the reputation, even if he becomes the number one scholar, he will still be gossiped about. If he wants to gain fame now, he can only defeat Chen Shi and win the number one title in an honest and fair manner.
"A few months ago, the imperial examination encountered drastic changes, so that the generals were in trouble and lost to the underworld. Today, Chen Shi led 350 judicial members and returned to Xijing. The cabinet decided that 351 Chen Shi were selected for the imperial examination·
Zhang Fu Just as he was walking out of the Zhongji Hall, a heavy voice boomed over Xijing, "Young Master Ren Mu is the first person to take the civil and military examinations in the current palace. Hundreds of officials have witnessed it and there is no objection. To be fair, the remaining 351 candidates should decide who is the first person and who will be the number one scholar with Young Master Ren Mu."
After he finished speaking, the three hundred and fifty candidates outside the palace, including Zhang You, Guo Daozi, Yu Lingzi and others, all said, "Chen Shi is number one! There is no need to duel!"
Zhang Fuzheng said: "In that case, let Chen Shi face off against the young master Ren Mu. Ren Mu has already defeated three hundred people. Chen Shi has traveled a long distance, and both Jinshis need to rest..."
Chen Shi shook his head and said, "I don't need to rest."
The young master stepped forward, shook his head and said, "I don't need to rest either."
Zhang Fuzheng turned around, looked around, and said with a smile, "My lords, since the two Jinshis said so, today, we will let the two Jinshis decide the winner outside the Zhongji Hall. What do you think?" All civil and military officials nodded.
Zhang Fuzheng smiled and said: "In that case, let's invite two Jinshi to compete. The scope should not exceed the Nine Palaces of the True King such as Wenhua, Wuying, Huagai, Zhongji, Wenyuan, Dongge, Zhengyi, Jinshen, and Jianji."
Hundreds of civil and military officials walked out of the Zhongji Palace and withdrew from the Nine Palaces of the True King.
At the Meridian Gate, Eunuch Feng smiled and said: "Master Chen Tang, you are standing under the Meridian Gate, are you waiting for your son to be defeated and beheaded outside the Meridian Gate?"
Chen Tang's face remained as usual and said: "Master Feng, please don't joke."
Eunuch Feng restrained his smile and said seriously: "During the examination, you said that I was not sure of defeating the young master at that time, but after one month, the young master will definitely lose. Are you still so sure?"
"Sure." Chen Tang said.
The eunuch breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Then, my position as the palm eunuch and the governor of the East Factory will be stable."
Chen Tang saw the officials walking out of the Zhongji Hall, his expression moved slightly, and he said, "Master Feng needs to prepare. , when the child and the young master were fighting, I'm afraid the scene was not peaceful."
Feng Tianhuan was slightly startled: "What's not peaceful? Chen Tang, Chen Tang! Where are you going?" He hurriedly turned the wheelchair and saw Chen Tang leaving quickly.
"This boy is running so fast! Didn't you know that my legs were broken by your father? You are still running..." Eunuch Feng was surprised and muttered, "Strange, it's just a competition for the top spot, and no one will die, so why is the scene so peaceful?"
Suddenly, his heart was slightly shaken, his face turned pale, and his hands trembled. Chen Tang quickly arrived at Chen Mansion.
Chen Shi's wooden cart was still parked outside the house, nestled in the corner. These days, Chen Tang and Hei Guo went deep into the underworld to search for Chen Shi's whereabouts. They did not bring the wooden cart with them, so the wooden cart remained parked here.
However, Chen Shi had made arrangements. Every morning and evening, people from Hongshan Hall would come with meat from exotic animals and feed it to the wooden cart, so there was no need to worry about the wooden cart starving to death.
Chen Tang approached, and suddenly the wooden cart moved alertly. The frame of the cart cracked slightly, revealing a large and sinister mouth with a red light inside.
The canopy attached to the wooden cart has also changed from a closed state to an open state. The brilliance flows under the umbrella, and the Youquan Youlong Sword shuttles under the umbrella.
"I am Chen Shi, father." Chen Tang said cautiously.
Big eyes sprouted from the frame of the wooden cart, staring at him, and the red light in its mouth dimmed slightly.
Chen Tang slowly approached. He knew that the creation talismans created by his father were very weird. Many of the things created by these talismans were more like evil spirits and could not be understood by normal people's minds. Especially after these guys absorb the moonlight, they can easily lose control and become pure evil spirits, doing evil everywhere.
He walked up to it and saw that there was no further movement from the wooden cart, so he felt relieved.
Chen Tang rummaged around in the wooden cart for a moment, and sure enough, he found the Jade Seal of the West King in a corner of a pile of debris.
Chen Tang was stunned and looked at it several times. He did not recognize the Xiwang Jade Seal and was not sure whether it was this thing.
This thing is too precious. In the past, Shenji Camp guarded this treasure, but Shenji Camp did not have the right to use it. Only the eunuch who held the seal had the right to use it. But to use the Xiwang Jade Seal, even the eunuch with the palm seal must have an extremely important matter before he is qualified to use it.
Sometimes, this thing is not used even once in ten or twenty years. "My son, you really have the intention to rebel!"
He thought for a moment, put the Xiwang Jade Seal back on the wooden cart, and walked into the Chen Mansion.
After a while, he walked out of Chen Mansion carrying a wooden box and walked directly to the Meridian Gate of the inner city. The wooden box in his hand is not big, about two feet long, one foot three inches wide and seven inches high.
It looks like ordinary sandalwood, painted with black paint, completely covering up the original wood color, and using cinnabar and the blood of strange beasts to draw extremely complex textures on the surface of the wooden box, outlining the forms of gods and demons.
The box has no lock and only a handle. If an outsider sees it, he will not know how to open the wooden box. However, in the eyes of a talisman master who is proficient in southern talismans, this object is like an extremely precise lock, requiring professional unlocking techniques. The talisman who designed this object will add an elusive small structure inside. If the lockpicker makes any mistake, the box will eat the lockpicker immediately.
As for destroying the box, you will not get the items in the box, but will anger the box, and the box will turn into an evil spirit and eat the destroyer.
If you are very powerful and smash the box into pieces, you will still not be able to get the items in the box. The box was shattered and empty inside, with nothing but a pile of flesh and blood.
The person who builds the box only needs to make another identical box, and when the box is opened, the items inside will still be there and will not be lost.
This kind of box monster is very popular among southern talisman masters, so you don't have to worry about throwing it away. Chen Tang felt much more at ease while carrying this box.
He passed through the Meridian Gate, walked through the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and walked toward the Nine Halls.
Cui Baihe, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Jiang Mo, the Zuo Shilang, walked towards each other, their eyes flashing.
Cui Baihe said with a smile: "Brother Chen Tang, when did you come back? You have not gone to court or to the household department these days. You are guilty of dereliction of duty."
Jiang Mo stared at the box in his hand and asked alertly: "What is the box in your hand?" The two of them, one on the left and one on the right, sandwiched him in the middle.
Chen Tang said calmly: "Were the two adults invited to stop me?" Cui Baihe and Jiang Mo were both a little embarrassed.
Jiang Mo said: "Put the box down and open it. We want to see what's in the box."
Chen Tang said: "I went outside the Nine Halls to reason. I carried the box to calm them down when they were unreasonable. And be reasonable."
Jiang Mo reached out to grab the box: "Leave this to me for safekeeping!"
Before he touched the box, Chen Tang had already drawn his sword with his other hand, and the tip of the sword was at his throat.
Jiang Mo smiled and said: "Master Chen, what are you..." "Pa!"
The sword struck his neck hard, knocking him to the ground. The sword energy sealed all the acupoints around him, blocking the Tianmen, preventing his soul from leaving.
There was sword energy in every major hole in his body, making it impossible for him to unite, suffocating this master of the realm of god refining until he fainted!
Chen Tang returned the sword to its sheath and said calmly: "Cui Shangshu, you don't have to waste your efforts. I have helped you for so many years, and the household department has been kept in order. There is no credit but hard work. If you stop me, the lower official will have no choice but to let you sleep with him."
Cui Baihe hesitated and said with a smile: "My name is Baihe, and I am naturally friendly. Mr. Chen has been hiding his edge for a long time, and it may not be a good thing to show it today. Since your sword has been unsheathed, I can't stop you. Please!"
Chen Tang passed by him, carrying the box in one hand. Cui Baihe's eyes flashed and he didn't dare to take action, letting him come outside the Nine Halls.
"Xiao Shi, if you want to be the number one scholar and kill the young master, I will naturally support you!"
Chen Tang came to Eunuch Feng and said silently in his heart, "The moment you kill the young master, my father will work with Eunuch Feng to block everyone who tries to stop you!"
Eunuch Feng raised his head, looked at his face, and whispered: "Xiaotang, I always feel that you are hiding something from me. If you tell the truth, I will die in peace. We eunuchs are always worried about our deaths in the palace."
"It's okay, sir, it's okay." Chen Tang consoled him.
Eunuch Feng always felt that if he stood by his side, he would die in peace.
Outside the nine halls, hundreds of civil and military officials each offered sacrifices to the grand spirit, floating in the air, preparing to watch the battle.
In the imperial court of Xijing, the cultivation level of the officials is extremely high. There are many three corpses, refining gods, and returning to the void. The souls of various sizes are floating in the air. Some of them have a great realm of void hanging behind them, and the souls are hidden in the great realm.
Even, there are several ancestors of the aristocratic families who have not left yet. They also sacrificed their souls at this moment and watched the battle with smiles.
Their Void Realm is amazing, and it often turns into an arc of light floating behind their heads. For those with lower cultivation levels, the Void Realm is only about the size of an acre.
To them, these are just small fights. Watching two little guys fight is also fun.
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Li Yiran, the great ancestor of the Li family, discovered Chen Tang, beckoned to him, and said with a smile, "Today is a big event for your son. Your boy, your son, your father, and your Chen Wu always make me worried. You sit next to me and watch the battle, so I feel more at ease."
Li Qianfeng, the ancestor of the Li family, Ma Jun, the ancestor of the Ma family, and Fei Buyi, the former head of the Fei family, were also sitting nearby.
"This guy really thinks he can overthrow Xijing with just a box."
Cui Baihe, the Minister of Household Affairs, saw Chen Tang still carrying the box and muttered, "Not even his father can do it." He was very curious, what was in Chen Tang's box?
Li Yiran smiled and said: "Chen Tang, no one in your family is reassuring, but it is a bit too much for your son to challenge the young master Zhu Mu. The young master is different from you. When his mother was pregnant, she was guided by the master in the palace to practice the Jade Emperor Fetal Breathing Sutra. This Jade Emperor Fetus The Breathing Sutra was not practiced for his mother, but for him. It gathered the innate energy to make him naturally better than others. The Jade Emperor's Breathing Sutra is the first immortal method. "
Chen Tang said: "He did not get the innate Taoist embryo."
Li Yiran frowned slightly: "I know that the young master did not get an innate Taoist fetus, but the Jade Emperor's Fetal Breath Sutra made his foundation no worse than the young master's. As soon as he was born, monks who had trained in the Great Void Realm washed his muscles and cut his marrow. His breast milk was also fed by a wet nurse who killed three corpses. He did not take a mouthful of milk with yin energy. At the age of six, he used various elixirs to cleanse his body and temper his spirit. At the age of nine, his body was like Yu, just started to practice the Eight-door Reversal of Life and Death Art. When he was ten years old, he offered sacrifices to heaven and received blessings from the true god. "Look at the difference..."
Chen Tang said: "He did not get the innate Taoist fetus."
"He did not get the innate Tao fetus." Chen Tang said.
Li Yiran was furious, blowing her beard and staring: "You know nothing!"
Fei Buyi, the former head of the Fei family on the side, laughed and said: "Chen Tang, don't show your strength with your words. The young master visits various aristocratic families, each of them The great families will teach him the best secrets. When he visits major holy places, he will be welcomed by the masters of the holy places. He will be allowed to read all kinds of books in the holy places, and even some famous people will give him guidance. He will teach him the secrets of cultivation."
Ma Jundao, the ancestor of the Ma family, said: "He is not inferior to the descendants of other major families, and is even stronger."
Chen Tang said: "He is. He didn't get the innate Tao fetus. "
Several ancestors laughed at him: "There is a Tao fetus on the left and a Tao fetus on the right. Don't forget that your son doesn't have an innate Tao fetus! Your son's innate Tao fetus was taken away!"
Chen Tang said sternly: "The ones who took away my son's innate Taoist fetus are the Thirteenth Family. Xijing owes my son a number one scholar." In front of Zhongji Hall, only Chen Shi and Young Master were left.
Chen Shi stepped forward and observed the nine halls one by one.
The nine great treasures left by King Zhen to suppress the luck of Xiniu and Xinzhou, some people even call them the nine great immortal weapons. With these nine immortal weapons, there will be no turmoil in Xiniu Xinzhou.
Surrounded by the Nine Palaces of the True King, Chen Shi and Young Master can perform as much as they want without destroying anything.
Furthermore, even if two people get angry and try to kill each other, a group of civil and military ministers can activate the power of the Nine Palaces in the shortest time and suppress both sides to avoid casualties.
It is absolutely safe to fight between the nine palaces!
The young master walked behind him, walking leisurely, and said melancholy: "Chen Shi, how much I envy you. If you had not died once, you and I would be almost the same age now, but what an injustice happened to you and me."
Chen Shi did not say anything, and came to Wenyuan Pavilion, sizing up this treasured pavilion, and waiting for the cabinet minister to announce the start of the duel.
The young master said melancholy: "My whole life, I have lived like someone else's puppet. In the Ren family, Ren Xiao and others taught me etiquette, how to speak and behave, how to laugh, how to breathe, how to walk, how to be polite and generous, and they even have strict rules about my clothes and shoes!"
He smiled self-deprecatingly: "I couldn't have friends, express my true feelings, or have my own thoughts. I thought I was in jail, and the Ren family was a prison. Later, they worried about my safety and sent me to Prince Zheng's Mansion in the bathing capital. I thought I would be able to fly out of the prison, but it was even worse in Prince Zheng’s palace. Even his self-deprecating smile was so intoxicating that the girl was so excited that she could do anything for him.
Chen Shi was unmoved. He walked around the Wenyuan Pavilion, opened the Wenyuan Pavilion and walked in. After reaching the third floor, he pushed open the window, jumped out of the window, and walked towards the Jianji Hall not far away.
“They began to ask me to learn how to win people’s hearts, how to manipulate the situation, how to expand my influence, how to be a flawless young master in front of others, and how to be ruthless and cruel behind others without any mercy!”
The young master followed him and sighed, "I have learned hypocrisy, cunning, and building momentum. I have learned how to capture the heart of a girl in the shortest time, and how to make a girl who thinks she is a hero in just a few words Heroic people are loyal to me! I have the ability to manipulate people's hearts, but I'm not happy. Chen Shi measured the perimeter of Jianji Hall, offered sacrifices to his soul, flew into Jianji Hall, and walked around to familiarize himself with the layout of Jianji Hall.
The young master said: "I'm not happy at all. My surname is Zhu, I am the emperor, and the true king of the future! I want to be myself, and I want to win a game with dignity, not relying on the plans of Shui Xuanzhi and others, and not relying on the support and rewards of the Thirteenth Family!" You had a direct conflict, and Xia Fanghe, Xia Suoying and others also tried their best to weaken your advantage. Ren Xiao also tried to use his power to suppress Chen Tang and force him to withdraw from the battle for the top prize. They also attacked the Chen Mansion at night and tried to severely damage you. These methods are despicable and despicable, and I despise them!"
Chen Shi came to the Huagai Hall again to check the layout of the Huagai Hall.
The young master's chest rose and fell violently, and he said to him: "They doubt my abilities, my ability, and my hard work over the years! They train me as a true king, but they doubt whether I can be the leader of the world! Therefore, I must fight this battle, I must do it myself, and I must win beautifully!"
< br/> "I don't want to be clearly arranged my whole life, but never have my own choice!" He said with pride: "This time, I want to choose by myself!"
Chen Shi scanned all the nine halls without saying a word, recalled the location of each item, and then quietly waited for the cabinet to issue an order.
The young master looked at him, his mood returned to calm, and he slowly activated his skills, and his soul emerged behind him.
His Yuanshen is six feet tall, has the image of an emperor, is surrounded by heavenly dragons, and has eight neutral gates in the force field of the Yuanshen. The exquisiteness and subtlety of his skills are breathtaking!
At this time, the voice of the Minister of Rites came: "The martial arts test begins!"
At the same time as the word "武" was spoken, Chen Shi's Xiao Lang Emperor Zhang Gong had been improved to the extreme. When the word "test" was spoken, the soul appeared behind him, as tall as his physical body.
When the word "kai" was spoken, the force field of the soul spread out, and Chen Shi stepped forward.
When the word "beginning" was uttered, the wind and thunder changes, mountain changes and water and fire changes in Chen Shi's spiritual force field had already started. At the same time, Chen Shi's right hand reached out, grabbed the young master's face, pushed his body, and smashed against the vermilion wall of the Hall of Justice a few feet behind him with a bang!
Eunuch Feng stood up from his wheelchair, his eyes widened, and he exclaimed: "He has become a Yuanshen!" The ministers including the cabinet, the Sixth Ministry, the Three Lords, and the Three Guys were shocked and stood up one after another. "No! Help!"
Chen Tang looked a little ferocious and reached out to open the box.
A huge chapter of six thousand words! Mamma Mia, this chapter actually has more than 8,000 words, but I deleted 3,000 words and added another 1,000 words, and finally reached perfection! Asking for a monthly ticket!