"It really is Fang Zhengzhi! How is that possible? " All the officials' faces changed. They had never doubted the outcome of a matter so much before.
Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping's expression was ugly. Even he did not understand what was going on.
One Fang Zhengzhi, could he really carve his name on the first recording tablet under the protection of hundreds of other scholars?
Emperor Lin Mubai's expression changed as well. He was conflicted, so conflicted that he did not know what he was thinking.
What was going on?
Was he using Ping Yang?
Emperor Lin Mubai thought to himself. He knew the relationship between Ping Yang and Fang Zhengzhi. If Fang Zhengzhi used Ping Yang to carve his name on the first recording tablet...
That was a good idea.
However...
Just as everyone was in shock, the tablet lit up with a faint light, and a name slowly appeared.
Its position was right above the Appearance Tablet, behind Fang Zhengzhi.
Ping Yang!
That was the position of the fourth recording tablet.
"It's Princess Ping Yang!"
"Princess Ping Yang has reached the fourth recording tablet?!"
"Has the fourth recording tablet been found?"
"What is going on?"
All of the candidates and officials were confused. Some of them had thought that Fang Zhengzhi could have used Ping Yang to carve his name on the first recording tablet.
As such, Ping Yang should have been at the first recording tablet. However, Fang Zhengzhi and Ping Yang's names had appeared less than half an incense's time apart.
Could it be...
All of the candidates and officials thought of one possibility.
If Fang Zhengzhi had used Ping Yang to carve his name on the first recording tablet, then Ping Yang had quickly carved her name on the fourth recording tablet...
There was only one possibility.
Fang Zhengzhi had brought the fourth recording tablet to the position of the first recording tablet. In other words, Fang Zhengzhi had moved the fourth recording tablet.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!" Wan Chong, the Minister of Justice, quickly stepped forward.
"Oh? What is the matter, Minister of Justice? "Emperor Lin Mubai quickly regained his composure. From his face, it was hard to tell what he was thinking.
Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping narrowed his eyes when he heard the official's words. However … She still nodded her head lightly.
"I have discovered a problem with the competition. If this problem continues to develop, it will cause doubts in the future. As such, I would like to report this before it develops further." Let's fix this problem in time. "Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping nodded. Wan Chong immediately said.
"There is such a problem? Minister of Justice, please speak your mind. "Emperor Lin Mubai nodded.
The Minister of Law was relieved to hear this. Even though Emperor Lin Mubai did not say it explicitly, his words had already expressed his support for the Emperor.
"According to the rules of the Horse Race and Hunt, there is no rule that states that the recording tablets can't be moved. However, these four recording tablets represent four different directions. It is also the cornerstone to ensure the fairness of the Horse Hunt and Horse Race. If someone moves the recording tablets without permission, it will undoubtedly destroy the fairness of the Horse Hunt and Horse Race. Your Majesty, please think about it. If this were to happen in the future, everyone would rush to the four recording tablets and start digging them up … How could the Horse Hunt and Horse Race continue to be held? "Wan Chong was visibly agitated by the end of his speech.
"I agree. This cannot be allowed to continue! "
"I agree with you as well. If we allow this to continue, the talents will not be able to focus on their duties. When that happens, the glory of the empire will be lost. The empire will be in danger! "
Very soon, another two ministers stood up. Both of them had a compassionate expression on their faces, as if they were worried about the state of the world and happy about the state of the world.
Emperor Lin Mubai understood what Law Official Wan Chong meant. However... He did not speak immediately. Instead, he hesitated.
After all, the competition had already begun. If the rules were changed midway, it would not be right.
Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping knew what Emperor Lin Mubai was thinking. He needed a way out, a way that was wide enough.
Therefore, his gaze quickly swept across the surrounding aristocratic families' disciples.
They understood what the officials were trying to say. When they saw Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping's gaze, they knew that they had wasted their years of education.
"Your Majesty, please stop this evil trend!" In an instant, more than half of the aristocratic families' disciples dismounted from their horses and knelt down.
Wen Dabao, who was dizzy from the collision, heard the earth-shattering sound in his ears. His body trembled, and he woke up with a start.
"What is it?" Wen Dabao called out casually. Then, he subconsciously glanced at the tablet. "Hahaha, the name is still there. The name is still there. I didn't knock it off!"
Just as he was about to laugh, his gaze froze.
There was another name at the top of the tablet. Ping Yang!
"Princess Ping Yang has reached the fourth recording tablet? Oh my god, Fang Zhengzhi, you have to try harder! "Wen Dabao's heart skipped a beat.
"I'm afraid Fang Zhengzhi is going to be disqualified!"
"That's right, it is impossible for him to win the competition."
"How can a commoner with no official position really go against all of us, the descendants of the aristocratic families?"
The aristocratic descendants around Wen Dabao sneered when they heard Wen Dabao's words.
"What do you mean? Why would he be disqualified? "Wen Dabao did not understand.
"It's because he moved the fourth recording tablet without permission. This kind of behavior can't be allowed to continue!" A disciple of a large family imitated the official's tone and revealed a depressed expression.
"Ah? How can this be! The competition has already started. I have to beg His Majesty to change the rules during the next horse racing and hunting competition! "
"Wen Dabao, do you want to die?"
"Are you blind? Can't you see so many people kneeling? "
A few of the spectators grabbed hold of Wen Dabao.
Wen Dabao turned around and was shocked silly. What was going on? Why were they all kneeling?
Just as he was thinking about this, Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping, who was seated below Emperor Lin Mubai, stood up and tidied his robes. He knelt on the ground calmly.
"Your Majesty, all the Virtuous Kings in the past had eyes as bright as fire. In ancient times, there were great ancestors who left the Yan Capital personally. They rode 300 miles a day just to change a military order. Recently, the Demon Race invaded the capital and set up camp at the Ten Mile Lake. That bloody battle is still fresh in our minds. If not for the Emperor's wise decision, the human race would not be where it is today. Even though this is a small matter, it concerns the hearts of the people. Your Majesty, please make a decision! "Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping kowtowed three times and knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, please make a decision!"
Following Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping's words, the entire Eastern Suburbs Hunting Ground cheered in unison.
Hearing this, Emperor Lin Mubai's expression finally changed. His gaze swept across the crowd of nobles. Everywhere he looked, the nobles all knelt on the ground. All of them begged the Emperor to make a decision.
"Hmm, I was wrong. Today, I will do as you all have suggested and add a rule to the rules of the hunt and horse racing competition. No one is allowed to touch the recording tablets. However … this rule cannot be repeated. This is the only time!" Emperor Lin Mubai nodded his head.
Left Prime Minister Yu Yiping and the officials cheered when they heard this.
They knew what Emperor Lin Mubai meant when he added the last sentence. The Emperor's promise was worth a thousand taels of gold. If there were two changes in a day, it would mean that the Emperor had changed his mind.
No one had any other doubts.
Only Wen Dabao remained silent when he heard Emperor Lin Mubai's words. He fell to the ground as if he had been shot in the knee.
"Oh my god, can you stop messing with me?"
...
Was Fang Zhengzhi fast? Of course he was!
Even though he was riding on the Mud Striped Horse, that did not mean that it was not a horse. Furthermore... The Mud Striped Horse had been pacing leisurely since the start of the race.
The Mud Striped Horse was no match for Ping Yang's Snow Jade. In fact, Snow Jade might even be faster than the Mud Striped Horse.
However, Snow Jade had already run two laps since the start of the race.
On the other hand, the Earth Striped Horse was resting.
There was some truth to this saying. Furthermore, Fang Zhengzhi had carved his name half an hour before Ping Yang. Given the same distance, it was impossible for him to be left far behind by Ping Yang.
Therefore, when he rode the Mud Striped Horse to the finish line, he could only see an empty field as far as his eyes could see.
The competition was a circle. However, this circle did not meet at the finish line. It was about a mile away from the finish line.
This was a crossroad.
After all, the Emperor, the officials, and the spectators were at the finish line. There was no way the finish line would be on the track.
However, this crossroad was filled with people.
"It's Fang Zhengzhi!"
"He's back! He's back with a Mud Striped Horse!"
Each and every one of the nobles was slightly surprised to see Fang Zhengzhi appear in their line of sight. However, apart from being surprised, there was also a tinge of mockery in their eyes.
Fang Zhengzhi did not notice the expressions on the faces of the surrounding nobles, because he deeply understood that no one could say for sure that they would win until the very end.
Therefore, he held his head high and puffed out his chest. He swept past the group of aristocratic descendants like a gust of wind, leaving behind an elegant and carefree silhouette as he left behind a cloud of dust that the aristocratic descendants hated.
"Eat the mud! Eat, eat, eat, eat, eat... "Fang Zhengzhi was humming a new song he composed in his heart, full of rhythm.
Just at that moment, the sound of horse hooves rang out. Then, a fiery red figure appeared in the distance.
"I think it's..."
"It's Princess Ping Yang!"
"Your Highness, hurry up! Fang Zhengzhi is already there!"
The disciples of the aristocratic families didn't learn their lesson after eating a mouthful of mud. They immediately started shouting at Ping Yang in the distance.
"What?! That shameless Fang Zhengzhi is already there? "Ping Yang's face flushed red. She did not want to lose to Fang Zhengzhi.
Normally, Ping Yang cherished the Snow Jade very much. Not to mention whipping it, even when it was being washed, Ping Yang would personally watch from the side.
But now...
But she raised her whip.
"Be good, I will only whip you once! But you have to catch up to that shameless Fang Zhengzhi! "Ping Yang lowered her head and whispered into the Snow Jade's ear.
Snow Jade blinked its eyes as if it understood. At the same time, it intimately rubbed its head against Ping Yang's little head, obviously trying to act cute.
Then, her buttocks were whipped!
"Aroo!"
The Snow Jade howled. As the king of all steeds, it was extremely arrogant. The only time it had ever been whipped was by Fang Zhengzhi.
Even now, it still remembered it clearly.
In the morning, when it saw Fang Zhengzhi, it instinctively wanted to run away. However, when it saw the Mud Striped Horse that Fang Zhengzhi was riding, its pride was reignited.
"Hmph, useless horse!" The Snow Jade snorted arrogantly at the Mud Striped Horse, causing it to almost kneel on the ground.
The aura of a king was unmistakable.
The Snow Jade had allowed Ping Yang and Fang Zhengzhi to stay close to each other.
And now, it was whipped again.
And this time, it was whipped by its dearest master.
When it thought about what Ping Yang had whispered into its ear, the Snow Jade finally understood. Had it been overtaken by that useless horse?
As a king, how could it tolerate this?!
It stomped on the ground with its four hooves, and a crack appeared under its hooves. At the same time, a pure white light fell from the sky and covered Snow Jade's body.
At this moment, the originally spotlessly white fur and scales also flashed with a sparkling luster.
"Roar!"
The Snow Jade's royal bloodline was fully activated. This was the true Snow Jade, the king that could summon the light of heaven and earth.
"Woosh!"
A ray of light flashed past and the white figure flew into the air. It did not leave a single trace of dust on the ground.
...
Fang Zhengzhi saw that he was getting closer and closer to the finish line. His singing grew louder and louder, "Eat mud, eat mud... let's all eat mud together!"
Just as he was humming, he heard a scream behind him.
The scream was so loud that Fang Zhengzhi could not suppress his curiosity. As such, he turned around to take a look.
Then, he saw a pure white stream of light flying towards him from afar. Ping Yang, who was wearing the Red Flame Flower Armor, was sitting on it.
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