Afternoon.
Imperial City.
Forbidden Military Academy.
There are more than ten arenas set up in the spacious school grounds, and eight hundred martial arts talents compete in the "elimination rounds" according to the established rules, and are screened layer by layer until the top ten are determined.
A full circle of city walls was built around the school grounds, and above the walls were stands.
Directly to the north, on the main stand, the Queen and her civil and military ministers were watching the battle.
The Queen was sitting on the dragon chair, with Lan Ling and Su Xian on her left and right sides. She actually didn't care much about martial arts and seemed a little bored, so she chatted with Su Xian and Lan Ling on her left and right from time to time.
Not far away, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess were also in place. They looked solemn and silent, exchanging glances with Qian Zhongshu in the distance from time to time.
Shao Sikou of the Prison Department, General Longwu Yan Dashan, Jinwu Guard, Qianniu Guard, Prison Gate Guard, as well as the generals of Shence Army and Yulin Army also gathered together.
They are all martial artists, and they value martial arts performance more than anyone else.
They commented while watching the battle, and everyone was very "professional" in what they said to each other. Therefore, the more they chatted, the more speculative and enthusiastic they became, to the point where they were almost willing to sacrifice their lives to make an alliance and become brothers.
"It will be my lifelong honor to work with you all, especially Young Sikou and General Yan, hahaha." General Jinwuwei warmly invited:
"After the martial arts performance is over, let's have a drink together?"
"What a good idea!" This suggestion won unanimous approval from everyone. Even Shao Sikou stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I have stopped drinking for a long time, but it is rare to be happy today, so I will risk my life to accompany you."
"The relationship is great..." Everyone became more and more excited as they chatted, and finally praised each other, saying that they should love each other and help each other...
After a while, there was an intermission in the martial arts performance on the school field.
The top 100 have also been decided.
Some of Shao Sikou, Yan Dashan and others clapped their hands and praised:
"What a skill! These people are all very good. It is said that there are also disciples of masters who live in seclusion in the mountains? The Taiwei is still very powerful, and he actually invited such talents out."
"It's indeed good." Shao Si Kou stroked his gray beard and smiled casually: "If all these talents come to our Prison Department...well..."
He didn't say the last half of the sentence.
His eyes suddenly lit up, and his hand stroking his beard paused in mid-air.
I seem to remember something...
When everyone saw this, they were stunned for a moment, and then as if they thought of something, their eyes flashed one after another!
The atmosphere gradually became more subtle.
The people who were having a good time just now, wanting to drink together, love each other, and support each other, are now looking at each other, with obvious alertness and vigilance in their eyes.
…
After some time.
Most of the afternoon has passed.
The re-examination has now been carried out, and the top ten have already been decided, and the rankings of the remaining martial arts have also been ranked one by one. The list will be announced later.
The Queen resisted the urge to yawn, looked sideways at Su Xian, and said with a smile: "Su Aiqing, the top ten have been decided, and it's time for the 'final test' next, right?"
Su Xian: "Reporting to Your Majesty, yes, I will personally check the final test."
The Queen was already impatient with waiting. If she had not continued chatting with Su Xian and Lan Ling, she would have been yawning all the time. So she looked relaxed and said to Su Xian:
"Su Aiqing, please go quickly. My wife and I are waiting here for your good news."
The Queen said, turning to look at Princess Lanling on the other side. Lanling was originally a very generous person, but under this situation, she still seemed a little shy.
She nodded slightly, not daring to look into the Queen's eyes, as if she was "waiting for words" in her boudoir.
"Hahahahaha..." When the queen saw this scene, she looked up to the sky and laughed happily. While waving Su Xian to go to work, she said to Lan Ling:
"Young lady, don't be shy. This is something we women all experience. Su Aiqing will bring someone up later. Take a closer look. These are the best among men!"
"Your Majesty... I accept your orders." Although Lan Ling responded like this, he was secretly whispering in his heart: "I hope he doesn't bring anyone here..."
Soon.
Su Xian appeared in the school grounds.
Instantly became the focus of everyone.
Even Lan Ling, who looked shy, stretched his neck and looked down.
But soon, some people discovered something was wrong.
For example, the Queen, whose smile froze slightly; and the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, who had confused expressions on their faces; and Shao Sikou, Yan Dashan, etc., who were also very puzzled.
What did they see?
Yang Zhilan!
Yang Zhilan, who is known as the best internal defender, actually appeared behind Su Xian and followed Su Xian towards the top ten selected in the retest.
Yang Zhilan's identity has been no secret among senior officials in the court since Su Xian entered the court and was favored by the Queen. Everyone knows that she is the number one master of internal defense.
However, people all believed that Yang Zhilan followed Su Xian because of the Queen's order.
After all, Su Xian likes to travel all over the world, but he himself has no ability to restrain a chicken...
Therefore, when Yang Zhilan also appeared in the school field, everyone's reaction was so big. He was the number one internal defender! Su Xian, what does this mean?
Isn't this cruelty?
Or was it that Su Xian had no intention of choosing anyone?
This is not possible... The Queen frowned slightly.
However, Lan Ling was secretly happy:
"Before, he said that he would send Yang Zhilan to appear. I still didn't believe it. I didn't expect that he actually sent Yang Zhilan. Well done! I like it!"
Over there, Qian Zhongshu also looked excited.
The opportunity they have been waiting for seems to be about to appear!
If Su Xian sends Yang Zhilan to play, he will definitely not be able to choose anyone. The Queen will definitely be dissatisfied with Su Xian... Then he can take the opportunity to expose Su Xian's extravagant expenses!
wonderful!
It’s so wonderful!
Suddenly, people's expressions changed slightly.
Because there was one more person in the school field, Pidianpidian ran to stand behind Su Xian.
The Empress, Lan Ling, Qian Zhongshu, etc. didn't recognize this person, but Yan Dashan recognized him. Isn't this Zhou Wei? Why is he here too?
While everyone was wondering, Su Xian and Yang Zhilan turned around and retreated, leaving the school grounds.
The only person left was Zhou Wei.
What's the meaning?
Could it be that...the person Su Xian sent was not Yang Zhilan but this person?
It must be!
The Queen slowly breathed a sigh of relief. Although she didn't recognize this person, she must be inferior to Yang Zhilan. In other words, after the final test, there would be no embarrassing situation of not selecting anyone.
Lan Ling and Qian Zhongshu were unhappy again.
However, Lanling didn't want to "choose a son-in-law" himself, as that would be too boring. For Qian Zhongshu, Su Xian's move may cause his plan to fail!
Only Yan Dashan still looked puzzled, because he knew that although Zhou Wei couldn't beat Yang Zhilan, he was close, so Su Xian sent Zhou Wei to attack because he was determined not to choose one?
The Queen will definitely be dissatisfied by then.
He couldn't help but worry about Su Xian.
Finally, the final test begins...
Not long after, uproar broke out in the stands around the school field.
People were stunned, especially the Queen, Lan Ling, Qian Zhongshu and others.
The man Su Xian sent, Zhou Wei, was actually ridiculously strong. Most of the top ten selected in the re-examination who fought against him were not his enemies!
Only a few of them "resisted stubbornly" for a period of time, but in the end they were all defeated by Zhou Wei without exception!
In other words, after working hard for more than half a month, none of the martial arts talents selected from all over the country passed the "final examination"!
If no one passes the final test, no one will come to the stands and come to Lan Ling to let Lan Ling make the final choice...
Fetching water from the bamboo basket was in vain... This thought slowly emerged in the Queen's mind. Her face, which was originally smiling, gradually turned grim, and Emei couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
The Queen's aura is very powerful, and her changes in mood always affect the civil and military officials in the stands.
For example, Qian Zhongshu.
When he noticed the displeasure on the Queen's face, he was overjoyed. Here comes the perfect opportunity, which he cannot miss!
He secretly glanced at the prince and princess, stood up resolutely, with a solemn expression, walked quickly to the queen's dragon chair, bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, today's martial arts performance is related to the princess's plan to recruit a son-in-law. Unexpectedly, the Taiwei is so childish and has been busy for more than half a month without selecting a son!"
There was silence.
No matter whether they were civil or military officials or eunuchs and maids, they all did not dare to say anything at this time.
After Kang's speech, Qian Zhongshu saw that the queen still looked stern and showed no expression. He suddenly understood that the queen was indeed dissatisfied with Su Xian.
"Your Majesty! I have something to report!" Qian Zhongshu was about to get to the point.
"Say." The Queen only had one word.
"I am bold today and want to participate in the two crimes of Taiwei. Your Majesty, please take a closer look." Qian Zhongshu paused, as if he was considering the words, and said loudly:
"First of all, His Majesty also saw it just now. The Taiwei regarded the plan of recruiting a son-in-law as child's play. This is disrespectful to His Majesty, the imperial court, and all civil and military officials!"
"Secondly, when the Taiwei was in charge of recruiting a son-in-law, he did a lot of extravagance and extravagance... The veteran estimated that he would have spent more than 300,000 taels of silver in a short period of time!"
"..."
At this time, Su Xian happened to return to the stands.
The Queen quickly called him over, stood side by side with Qian Zhongshu, and asked, "What does Su Aiqing have to say?"
Su Xian was very calm and bowed to the Queen: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I am ashamed that I have indeed never selected anyone for Your Highness the Princess to choose."
"As for the extravagance and extravagance mentioned by Qian Zhongshu, I dare not deceive Your Majesty. It is indeed true, but it is all for the purpose of allowing the military talents to fully display their abilities and select the best talents!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the prince suddenly stood up and shouted loudly:
"Sophistry! You failed to choose one person. This is a fact that everyone has seen with their own eyes. I would like to ask you, these martial arts are so unbearable, then... where did you use the three hundred thousand taels?"
The more the prince talked, the more excited he became. He simply stood up and walked over, asking the Queen to punish Su Xian as Lan Ling's brother, as if he was thinking about Lan Ling.
Su Xian was a first-rank Taiwei, with a transcendent status. Although Qian Zhongshu was the prime minister, he was only a third-rank official. He could list Su Xian's "culprits", but he dared not mention the punishment.
The prince is different.
First of all, he is Lan Ling's elder brother. The eldest brother is like a father. It is justifiable for him to stand up and "stand out" for Lan Ling.
Secondly, the prince is the current prince, and his status is even more transcendent. He is qualified enough to petition the queen to punish Su Xian.
At this time, everyone in the school grounds and stands became noisy.
People whispered to each other and whispered, this is the direct confrontation between the Prince's line and the Lanling line!
There were people watching the excitement. The two sides had been fighting openly and secretly for so long. It was rare to see such a confrontation like today. What a big show!
Some people were so frightened that their legs and feet were weak. It was terrible. The two most powerful forces in the court were facing each other. It was unknown who would win, but ordinary people were only afraid that they would suffer...
Faced with this situation, the Queen suddenly felt as if she was riding a tiger.
It is true that Su Xian did not handle this matter beautifully, and she did have some complaints. After all, she trusted Su Xian so much, but Su Xian actually acted like this?
However, the Queen was not really angry.
As the saying goes, every saint must make mistakes. It is impossible for her to punish Su Xian for such a trivial matter and then hate him and alienate him. This is impossible!
However, Qian Zhongshu and the prince also got involved, and most importantly, Su Xian personally admitted that he was "greedy with ink", which made it difficult for the queen to handle.
In front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, she should not be too partial.
Princess Lanling was sitting next to the Queen. She looked ugly, but she was very worried in her heart because she knew very well that Su Xian's move was entirely for her sake...
On the other side, Liu Shizhong, the neutral faction, also shook his head secretly. It is true that Su Xian made countless contributions to Daliang, but this matter was indeed done improperly.
The prince, princess, Qian Zhongshu, and the civil and military ministers who followed them were all snickering secretly in their hearts.
Especially the prince, he was so happy, hahahaha, this move killed two birds with one stone. It not only hit Lan Ling, but also devastated Su Xian, who was "pressing on his heart like a mountain"!
Based on this alone, the prince would wake up laughing even when he fell asleep.
The myth of Su Xian's "always capable" is about to be shattered. From now on, he can treat Su Xian as a mortal and no longer has to fear or worry...
But at this moment.
An old, but powerful voice sounded like thunder:
"The prison department will make up for the three hundred thousand taels!"
Um?
Everyone was surprised and followed the sound, and it turned out to be the young Sikou with gray hair and beard.
Young Sikou walked steadily towards the Queen, ignoring everyone's surprised looks, and walked straight towards the Queen.
Before everyone could recover, a rough voice rang out from the silent stands: "Your Majesty, please don't blame the lieutenant. We, the Longwu Army, can make up for the 300,000 taels even if they sell iron!"
Long Wujun?
Everyone took another closer look and saw that it was indeed Yan Dashan. Yan Dashan followed closely behind Shao Sikou and walked towards the Queen.
No, Yan Dashan walked faster and even used a running machine. Was he going to surpass Shao Sikou?
"Your Majesty, our Jinwu Guards [Qianniu Guards, Prison Gate Guards, Shence Army, and Yulin Army] can all make up for the three hundred thousand taels. Please don't blame the Taiwei!"
Immediately afterwards, there was another loud roar from the other side.
Everyone turned around mechanically and saw the generals of Jinwu Guard, Qianniu Guard, Prison Gate Guard, Shence Army, and Imperial Forest Army rushing towards the Queen.
The generals were not willing to be inferior to others. While chasing each other, they also pushed and pushed each other, causing the civil and military ministers next to them to suffer disaster, scolding and howling.
What the hell does this happen?
What happened?
The Queen, Lan Ling, the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess, Qian Zhongshu, as well as the civil and military officials in the stands, as well as the military talents in the school grounds, all had dull expressions on their faces.
