Hearing Changsheng's words, Datou immediately ran to the stable. When he led the horse out, Changsheng had already galloped eastward on the black master.
Upon seeing this, Datou hurriedly jumped on the horse's back, shook the reins and urged the horse, following closely behind.
The previous Tongbang competitions were attended by juniors from various sects under the age of twenty. This time, the main participants were masters from various factions. During the Tongbang competition, a large number of onlookers gathered around the square. During the competition, the number of onlookers increased several times. It was so densely packed that it was impossible to walk two streets away from the square.
Fortunately, the road leading to the palace could not be blocked or closed. A large group of imperial troops lined up from the center of the road, blocking the onlookers to the south of the road, leaving a passage to the palace from the north.
Changsheng and Datou were both imperial officials. They thought they could pass through the road from the north, but the captain of the imperial army who did not want to lead the team actually stopped them. He only knew that this passage could only be used by officials who came to the palace to report. The two did not Wearing official uniforms, you cannot go this way.
Changsheng felt that this school captain looked familiar, and after a closer look, he found that this person was actually Lu Ting'an, the young master of Shenjian Villa in official uniform. During the previous martial arts competition, this person had fought against him and was cut off by him with the Hanyue Sword. Jian, the obstruction at this time is undoubtedly a deliberate attempt to make things difficult, to avenge a private vendetta.
Changsheng arrived late and was eager to know the situation on the field, but was stopped here by Lu Ting'an, wasting his time for no reason.
Seeing Da Tou smiling apologetically and stepping forward, Chang Sheng knew that he wanted to ask for accommodation, so he hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop Da Tou, "Stop talking, go back and change clothes."
At this moment, a loud bang came from the east square, and along with the loud noise, flying dust flew from one side of the square.
Seeing how brutal the war was, Chang Sheng became more and more anxious, but he was not allowed to pass without wearing official uniform, so he had no choice but to rein in his horse and gallop back.
After going back and changing into their official uniforms, the two of them hurried back. Who would have thought that Lu Ting'an would stop them again, "Are you two adults going to the palace to announce something?"
Without waiting for Changsheng to answer, Datou answered first, "We will not enter the palace, but we received news that you imperial guards on duty are arrogant and domineering and have lost their official integrity. Yushitai monitors all civil and military officials, so Lord Xiantai personally Come and see if you are doing your job faithfully.”
Datou's words made Lu Ting'an angry, "You, you, you..."
"What are you?" Datou raised his eyebrows and glared, "Are you still trying to stop the Yushitai from doing its job?"
Lu Ting'an was angry but speechless.
"Get out of the way!" Datou reprimanded loudly. When Lu Ting'an stepped aside to give way, Datou said respectfully to Changsheng, "Sir, we have also received a tip that some of the invigilators inside have accepted bribes. You go in first to see if they are fulfilling their duties and being impartial. Law enforcement. There is no place to tie a horse here. I will send the horse back and come to you again."
Chang Sheng cast an approving look at Da Tou, then looked at Lu Ting'an coldly before moving forward.
Anxious in his heart, Chang Sheng did not take any official steps and walked quickly along the passage separated by the imperial guards. It didn't take long before he arrived in front of the palace gate.
Just like the children's competition, there are still nine arenas on the field, but at this time, none of the nine arenas on the field is still intact. All the arenas were destroyed in the previous fierce fighting. The nine arenas at this time It is painted with vermillion lacquer warp and weft, and the intervals are defined.
There are people fighting fiercely in the nine arenas at this time. Different from the previous martial arts contests on the children's list, there are no restrictions on the competition on the main list. The fighting on the field is not a competition of skills at all, but a fight for life. Both parties in the fight try their best. , wishing to put the other party to death.
There was a lot of blood on all the arenas. At this time, someone on the southeast arena had his left arm cut off and was bleeding profusely. Even so, the man did not admit defeat and left the arena. He still waved the long sword with his right arm and could only attack. Keep, trying to die together with the other party.
The people watching the battle around the square were not the people of Chang'an, but people participating in the battle from various sects, many of whom were fierce and evil. Ordinary people did not dare to approach and hid further away.
Since the rule of this competition is to join forces to advance together, the various sects formed cliques one after another. The people outside the venue did not mix together, but were divided into dozens of groups of different sizes, all maintaining a certain distance from each other. At a certain distance, the difference is clear.
Although the imperial court has set up nine arenas, the martial arts sects participating in the battle are not only divided into nine, but there are dozens of large and small crowds.
Changsheng didn't know what sect these people came from. He could only distinguish monks and Taoist priests by their clothes. However, monks wearing cassocks and Taoist priests wearing Taoist robes did not all gather together. The monks were divided into several groups. , the Taoist priests also divided them into several piles.
Just as Changsheng was looking around, a shrill scream suddenly came from the field.
Changsheng was shocked when he heard the sound, and hurriedly followed the sound, only to see that the man with a broken arm in the southeast arena had been decapitated by the opponent, and the person who used the knife was also pierced through the lower abdomen by the long sword that the man stabbed out before he died. .
The gong sounds and the wounded wins.
Seeing the unsurprised look on the face of the Imperial Guards responsible for clearing the place and carrying the corpses, Chang Sheng knew that this was not the first time such serious casualties had occurred. Similar things had happened many times during his late arrival.
Since he arrived late, he didn't know who the champions of the nine arenas were, and he didn't recognize the sects of the people fighting on the field. He could only look around anxiously, looking for Zhang Shan and Zhang Mo.
After an anxious search, Zhang Shan and Zhang Mo were finally found. They were now located on the east side of the square. Standing with them were many Taoists wearing Taoist robes, but there were also many foreign warriors without Taoist robes.
Changsheng was currently located due north, with no obstructions around him, and everyone outside the venue could see him.
Changsheng did not stay outside the venue, but went straight to the three examiners sitting in the north.
The examiners for the children's examination were the three ministers from the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War. The examiners for this time's main competition were the three ministers, that is, the three ministers. The previous minister of the Ministry of War was killed by Chen Liqiu. At this time, The one on the field was recently filled.
These three ministers were all civil servants. They had never seen such a bloody scene. They were so frightened that their faces were pale and trembling like chaff. It was not until Changsheng came closer that they came to their senses. They all raised their heads and looked at him in confusion.
Datou had already given Changsheng a reason to appear on the court before. This time, he did not come to watch the game as a disciple of Longhu Mountain, but as a royal doctor to supervise the invigilators. When he saw the appearance of the three people Confused, Changsheng said casually, "Someone has secretly reported that the examiners of the three departments have received gifts privately and engaged in malpractice for personal gain. Since someone has reported it, I will always come and take a look. As the examiners of Enke, the three adults must be fair and act impartially."
The three of them didn't know much about Chang Sheng, but they all knew that he had beaten the Minister of Punishment, and that he had not been punished by the court after the beating. For such a perverse and daring imperial censor, even if they were the third grade, they had to Fearing three points, so after saying this, the three of them hurriedly agreed, saying that they had not accepted any gifts, and they would definitely fulfill their duties and be fair and just in the future.
Since the battle status of the nine arenas was not summarized to them, Changsheng could only go to one of them. When the three proctors saw him arriving, they hurriedly stood up to greet him.
Changsheng repeated what he had said to the three examiners before.
The three proctors had already been frightened to death by the brutal fighting in the ring, and this time they were frightened by Chang Sheng. They almost collapsed and screamed in humiliation. They only said that they had never taken money from anyone, and they would never dare to bend the law for personal gain.
After Changsheng nodded, he picked up the notebook on the table and took a look. He saw that the champion of the arena in front of him was Prajna Temple. Prajna Temple was the first to take the stage. After winning three games in a row, he was directly called the champion. Prajna Temple could seize the opportunity. It's not surprising that he will live forever, because among the top armor warriors, there is Xuan Kong from Prajna Temple.
After looking at the first arena, Changsheng walked towards the arena in the northeast again, doing the same thing as usual, and then picked up the notebook on the table again.
Changsheng suddenly frowned when he saw clearly who the champion was. The champion of this arena turned out to be the Suzaku Villa in Lingnan.
In the previous competition for marriage, the young owner of Zhuque Villa, Situ Yanggang, died at his hands...
