Xie Cang was startled and looked at Su Qi'an dully.
He really didn't expect Su Qian to say such words, which made people feel weird.
He had been following Su Qi'an for a while. With Xie Cang's wisdom, it was impossible not to realize something. He hesitated for a while and asked hesitantly.
"Are you saying that someone will be doing something secretly in this arena competition?"
Su Qian didn't speak, a smile appeared on her face.
Xie Cang showed a thoughtful expression. Thinking about it, the importance of this competition in the ring to both sides is self-evident.
If it was just a simple competition, it wouldn't cause such a big commotion.
On the surface, he wanted to challenge in the name of competition, but behind the scenes, there might have been an undercurrent.
No one knows what the outcome of this competition will be. Judging from the last imperial city banquet, Showa Incheon has a more or less relationship with the two princes.
Last time it was to deal with Su Qi'an. This time, who knows if there are other moves between the two parties in private.
If these two people are really colluding secretly, there is really no chance of winning this competition in the ring, as Su Qian said.
If it really comes to this, the consequences will be disastrous.
Xie Cang couldn't accept this result. After all, it was related to Daliang's face and future policies towards Fusang.
Are the two princes really so brave, colluding secretly, and deliberately losing the competition in front of everyone?
That outcome would be more serious than the people in the city being sprayed to death. The two princes should be able to tell which one is more serious.
Xie Cang's expression changed. As Su Qi'an expected, he put down the teacup and said with a smile.
"Don't worry so much. This is just my personal thought. It's nothing. Maybe I'm overthinking it."
"If you want to find out if there is something going on in this arena competition, you have to get a deeper understanding. Tong Zhan and Su Yong can at least see some clues. What we can do now is to wait for the arena competition to come."
Xie Cang nodded. Indeed, instead of worrying too much at the moment, it is better to take it indifferently and wait quietly for the arena competition to arrive.
It will be clear at a glance what kind of development there will be.
Of course, if the two princes really dare to risk the disapproval of the world and deliberately manipulate and lose the competition, no matter what, Xie Cang will expose them and beg your Majesty to severely punish them.
The election outside the city gate continued. After two days of selection, about thirty people passed the first round.
It seems like a lot, but compared with the competition that had at least over 10,000 people in the past two days, it’s really the cream of the crop.
The thirty or so people selected were sent to a mansion in Kyoto.
This mansion is not a villa, but one of Sutai's private residences in Kyoto City.
I will not live in this house, I just like it, just like it is a collection.
There are at least a dozen houses like this in Sutai in Kyoto City.
For this arena competition, Su Tai specially took out one of them, not only to provide them with a rest.
It is also to prepare for the second round of testing. Naturally, the people in the city don't know how these two rounds of testing will go.
At noon on the third day, the list of nine people for this arena competition was finally announced.
The first five people, not surprisingly, were selected from the hands of two princes and three princes.
These five people are quite famous and powerful in Kyoto City. They all have the record of killing people on the killer list, and two of them are even one of the Duke's personal guards.
With such a master participating in the battle, the people in the city were convinced, and having such a master show up was enough to show that the princes and princes had spent a lot of money.
Compared to the first five people, the people in the city paid more attention to the four people selected at the end.
Among the last four, the two leading ones have the names of Su Yong and Tong Zhan. As for the other two, they are also well-known masters in Great Liang. These two do not like to be restrained and like to be alone.
They all have extraordinary achievements in wiping out hundreds of mountains by themselves.
The purpose of showing up this time is to defend Liang Ren so that he will not be looked down upon by little Fuso.
The selection of these two long-established masters also convinced the people. Looking at Tong Zhan and Su Yong, there was a sudden burst of whispers at the unfamiliar names.
These two people were not among the masters in Kyoto at all. They were just like two ordinary people who suddenly appeared.
Although they defeated the masters of the Forbidden Army in the first round, among the other thirty or so people who were shortlisted, there were many who were more famous than them.
Unexpectedly, those famous people were not selected, and two such important places were actually taken by unknown people who came from nowhere.
This is not controversial, only then it is false. There are endless opinions. Many people hold the mentality that these two people must have been selected through a backdoor relationship, and spread rumors in Kyoto City.
But this rumor didn't last long, and the background identities of the two were revealed.
There is only one sentence, "The two of them are from the Dongshan Marquis Mansion, and they are Dongshan Marquis' personal bodyguards."
Just these words made all kinds of rumors disappear in an instant.
The noisy atmosphere in the city suddenly became quiet. Those who took the lead in rumors were like rats crossing the street. They kept silent and cautious, for fear of being implicated in something.
In the current Kyoto city, apart from the two high-ranking princes, the most powerful people further down are no longer the dignitaries of Kyoto, but the prosperous Dongshan Marquis.
This Dongshan Hou can be said to be fearless. No matter who offends him, he will dare to fall out with you.
The imperial city banquet a few days ago is the best proof. They carried the corpse into the palace, made a big banquet in the imperial city, and finally made Prince Fusang bow his head and admit his mistake, and the officials also suffered.
But in the end, he escaped safely and unscathed. Although His Majesty protected him, how could the emperor value him so much if he didn't have strong abilities.
After the banquet in the imperial city, the Dongshan Marquis was put on the blacklist of all the powerful families in Kyoto. He was a thorn in the side and wanted to be removed quickly.
I heard that even His Majesty had a crisis of trust in him, but in this undercurrent of crisis, his upward momentum was stronger than before, as if no one could stop him.
Coupled with the fact that the Fuso delegation came to Beijing, even if the ministers hated him so much, they could only put aside their plans against him for the time being and concentrate on facing the competition in the ring.
Under this situation, the entire city of Kyoto has no intention or ability to take action against Dongshan Hou, which temporarily creates a vacuum.
For this man, not even the most powerful people in Kyoto City can take action against him, let alone common people like them who follow the rumors and fish in troubled waters.
If they don't stop in time, the rumors will spread and be noticed by Marquis Dongshan. By then, they will want to stop, but it will be too late.
They are just ordinary people fishing in troubled waters, taking advantage of opportunities to cause trouble, and taking advantage of loopholes. There is no such a big background behind them.
If they really angered the powerful Dongshan Hou, they would definitely die without a burial place. Can't even run away.
Therefore, no matter what, it is important to stop in time to save your life. Rumors also depend on the situation and the timing.
Although it is not clear what the strength of Tong Zhan and Su Yong is, being able to serve as the personal bodyguards of Dongshan Hou is enough to show that they are outstanding.
Now they just wait obediently for the competition in the ring to begin, and the rest is just a matter of watching the excitement.
The list of the nine people from Daliangfang was announced, and it naturally reached the hands of Showa Incheon.
He glanced at the list of nine people in his hand, his face was calm, and he nodded slightly. His eyes lingered on the names of Tong Zhan and Su Yong for a while, and then handed the list to Dekangjie.
"Teacher, it seems that Great Liang still attaches great importance to this competition in the arena. Several of them are quite strong, and even the students want to get rid of them quickly."
Dekosuke glanced at the list of nine people and said softly as if he didn't care.
"Daliang is a big country after all, so it's not surprising that there are some outstanding masters. These people don't mean much to us."
"The strength of a country does not depend on a dozen or so powerful experts. If that were the case, those two would not contact you secretly. What we have to do is how to perform this martial arts competition well. .”
"It's not a loss of etiquette, but it also gives enough face to those two people."
"Well, the teacher is right. Please rest assured about this. The students have already made arrangements. This competition in the ring will be foolproof. The only ones who may have some accidents may be the two people sent by the Dongshan Marquis Mansion."
Dekosuke nodded, stood up slowly, and left a few words before turning around and leaving.
"If you find an accident, just put it out. Just be sensible about such a small matter and handle it yourself."
Showa Incheon nodded slightly and half-knelt to send Dekosuke off. Shortly after Dekosuke left, Showa Incheon half-sat, drank the tea cup in front of him, and said softly.
"Musashi, the time has come to fight for our Fuso's face this time. What to do then is up to you."
Behind Showa Incheon, in the dark corner of the pavilion, a smoke appeared strangely. There was no one in the smoke, but a deep voice came from it.
"My subordinate understands."
Not long after Daliangfang's nine-man roster was announced, the Fuso delegation also announced its nine-man roster.
The people of Kyoto City paid little attention to the list of participants announced by the Fuso delegation.
Who is fighting in Fuso, and what does it have to do with them? It's just an island country, how can there be any peerless masters emerging?
Even if there are, how many of them can compare with their vast land and abundant resources?
And the names they called were either Inoue or Inoshita, or Nakamura, Kojiro, Musashi, Fujiwara...
This name makes people look at it and they won't be interested in it at all. It's not the name of an expert, it feels like it's just made up.
This is not the arrogance of the people in the city, but a kind of pride brought to them by living in the vast land and abundant resources of Great Liang. In their opinion, this competition in the ring is definitely a sure win, so they can just watch the good show.
As time passed, the competition in the arena that everyone was looking forward to finally arrived.
