About 20 years ago, in the 67th year of Emperor Qin Ming's reign, the 42nd imperial examination of the Western Qin Empire, which had caused a sensation, was recognized as the most fruitful imperial examination since Emperor Guangwu's resurgence, except for the imperial examination of Enke in the early years of Guangwu's reign. Because in that imperial examination, the Four Great Legends, the most powerful provincial governors of the empire, emerged.
And Li Gang was one of the Four Great Legends back then.
These days, Li Mu had made a name for himself in Chang 'an as a poet and a martial artist. He was a man of the hour.
However, when compared to Li Gang, one of the Four Great Legends of the past, he was still far too inferior.
Because back then, Li Gang had stirred up the entire Western Qin Empire.
At that time, Li Gang was just a poor scholar. It was not a big deal for him to pass the literary examination. After all, the poor studied literature and the rich learned martial arts. But after passing the literary examination, Li Gang made a name for himself as the Sword Whiz in Qin City in a short period of time. Starting from defeating the Sword Son of the Sword Cottage in Qin City, he defeated all the swordsmen in the capital without losing a single battle. In the end, even the current Sword Master of the Sword Cottage was defeated by Li Gang. Thus, the name of the Sword Whiz became famous all over the world.
At that time, the Secular Sword in Li Gang's hands could be said to be able to kill gods and demons, as well as the common people. Some people said that Li Gang, who was in his twenties, had the style of Chen Canghai, the Sword King who broke through the void five hundred years ago. Some people even suspected that Li Gang was Chen Canghai's successor.
That period of time was turbulent.
After the end of that imperial examination, the talents from all over the country were waiting for the official selection in the capital. On the premise that the older generation of swordsmanship legends did not show up, the Secular Sword faintly showed the elegance of the first sword in the Western Qin Dynasty. Together with the other three legends of that time, the Heavenly Exclaiming Broadsword, the Divinely Grievous Spear, and the Domineering Demon Halberd, it could be said that the Secular Sword was in the limelight and was called the Four Great Legends of that imperial examination. Even Emperor Qin Ming once met the four in person and awarded them with honorific name plates.
After that, the four people of the Four Great Myths developed in different ways.
Except for Wu Guiren, the Godly Grievous Spear, who had fled to Jianghu after being defeated by Li Gang, the Secular Sword, for a beauty, the other three, the Secular Sword, the Heavenly Exclaiming Broadsword, and the Domineering Demon Halberd, had all become one of the most dazzling stars in the political circle of the Western Qin Empire.
Among them, Li Gang, the Secular Sword, was both successful in love and officialdom. He first became the head of a county in Chang 'an, and then he was quickly promoted and became the supreme ruler of Chang' an. Guan Minren, the Heavenly Exclaiming Broadsword, stayed in the capital and became the chief instructor of the imperial army. After several years of promotion, he had become the chief supervisor of the 800,000 imperial army in the capital, holding the power of the capital and winning the trust of Emperor Qin Ming. Li Yuanba, the Domineering Demon Halberd, went to the border area battlefield. Now, he was the chief marshal of the border army in the battlefield between the Western Qin and the Northern Song, commanding the 400,000 elite troops of the empire, the Heaven Inspire Army.
Other than the Four Great Legends, there were also a large number of celebrity geniuses who had appeared in that year's imperial examination. It was just that they had been overshadowed by the dazzling light of the Four Great Legends. However, in these few years, these people had also developed very well. Among them were three provincial prefects, four generals, and 16 officials from the capital …
It was no exaggeration to say that the results of the forty-second imperial examination of Emperor Ming had influenced the fate of the entire Western Qin Empire.
The talents who emerged from that imperial examination had supported the fate of the empire in the past two decades. Especially eight years ago, when Emperor Qin Ming, in order to break into the Sage Realm, forced himself to practice the Dragon-commanding Skill and became possessed by the devil, which caused the fate of the empire to be shaken. Since then, it was those new political generations who supported the Western Qin Empire.
And Li Gang, the Sword Whiz, was undoubtedly the most reliable candidate in that imperial examination, a genius among geniuses.
It could even be said that Li Gang, who was known as the most handsome man in the empire, should be the most dazzling one that day. Otherwise, Wu Guiren, the Godly Grievous Spear, who was also handsome, would not lose to Li Gang in the field of love. It should be noted that Wu Guiren was also a famous handsome man, and his talent had once shocked the capital.
However, in detail, the four people's official careers were still different.
Except for Wu Guiren, the Godly Grievous Spear, whose whereabouts were unknown, among the other three, the Heavenly Exclaiming Broadsword commanded 800,000 imperial troops, and his lineage had infiltrated almost the entire military of the Western Qin. The Domineering Demon Halberd was in charge of the frontier area, and his Heaven Inspire Army was regarded as one of the top six armies on the Divine Land. The Heavenly Inspire Army under his command was said to be one of the top six armies on the Divine Land, and the heavy-armored soldiers of the Northern Song Empire could not even lift their heads. However, Li Gang, the most outstanding Sword Whiz at that time, had a slightly inferior development momentum. Although Chang 'an was one of the top prefectures in the Western Qin Empire, it was, after all, a civil official system. Gradually, many people forgot the title of Sword Whiz. On the contrary, it was said that Li Gang, the wife he won in a competition with Wu Guiren, the Godly Grievous Spear, and severed the relationship between him and his legitimate son, Li Mu, with three slaps, which also made him a joke in the political circle of the empire. Later, he got an abandoned son, who was said to be extremely ugly and unvirtuous, and his sons were all good-for-nothing. Especially in recent days, as the abandoned son Li Mu rose to fame and several century-old poems were spread to the capital, many people were secretly laughing at the former Sword Whiz …
It seemed that the former Sword Whiz was gradually becoming a laughingstock.
Of course, the second prince's target in Chang 'an this time was not the Tang family of orphans and widows, nor was it Li Mu who had turned down his offer … In his eyes, those people were just ants and pebbles who were not qualified to stand in his way. As long as he found them disagreeable, he would just trample them to death and kick them away.
His target was Li Gang.
The Sword Whiz who had gradually lost the glory of the Sword Whiz and fallen into the mundane world.
That was because Li Gang was the weakest and weakest of the four legends in the past, except for Wu Guiren, the Divinely Grievous Spear, who had disappeared. Moreover, he was the one who unequivocally supported the current crown prince.
For the crown prince, the support of a Border-governor was undoubtedly of great importance. For a long time, Li Gang had been the crown prince's right-hand man.
For the second prince, who was determined to fight for the throne, Li Gang was no less than a thorn in his side.
After many failed attempts at probing and wooing, the second prince had long wanted to get rid of Li Gang.
However, how could it be so easy to get rid of a magistrate whose martial arts cultivation was already extremely strong?
For so many years, the second prince had never found a chance.
But with the incident of this year's spring hunting, Emperor Qin Ming was so angry that he spat blood. A series of butterfly effects spread, and the opportunity to get rid of Li Gang finally came.
That was why the second prince's trip to Chang 'an City came.
The surviving members of the Tang family were just a prelude.
The real fangs were slowly revealed at this moment.
Therefore, even if he had lost the head of the Ghost Sect, the second prince was still very happy.
However, before he could close the net, at this moment, there was an annoying pebble in front of him.
"Where is the second prince? Come out and fight me."
Li Mu's voice resounded for dozens of miles, like rolling winter thunder, and scattered the clouds in all directions.
The second prince looked at Li Mu who was flying on his broadsword and still had no desire to make a move. The Broadsword-commanding Skill was indeed very strong. Li Mu was also a genius, but unfortunately, he was too young and far from it. The second prince arranged for him to make a move. His target was Li Gang. As long as he defeated the Sword Whiz, one of the four legends in the past, it could be imagined that his reputation and prestige in the capital would rise to a higher level.
Kill Li Mu?
That would only make people feel that he was bullying and humiliating a little guy with the noble royal bloodline.
"Your Highness, I'll kill this little bug for you."
A slender old man with white hair and beard and long eyebrows hanging down to his cheeks took a step forward and said respectfully.
The second prince nodded and said, "Well, thank you, Long-brow Hermit."
This old man was one of the famous rogue cultivators of the Celestial Being in the capital. He called himself Long-brow Hermit. His 36 Perfectly Round Cloud Hands and Cliff-Scraping Palm were quite marvelous. A year ago, he joined the second prince and was one of the second prince's trusted subordinates.
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In front of the main hall of the Xiongfeng Martial Arts Club.
Li Gang killed the head of the Ghost Sect with one move, as if he had done a trivial thing.
"Red Blaze Battalion, why don't you leave Chang 'an City?" He glanced at the patrolling soldiers around and said in an indifferent tone, with a kind of unquestionable majesty.
The group of armored soldiers retreated slightly.
They were soldiers of the Red Blaze Battalion. Logically speaking, they should follow the orders of Li Gang, the magistrate of the prefecture. Because of the system of the Western Qin Empire, the magistrate of a prefecture was in charge of the military and political power, and the main force stationed in the prefecture also had to follow the orders of the magistrate. However, the Red Blaze Battalion was under the direct command of Meng Wu, the "White Horse and Silver Spear". This commander from the capital was obviously someone the second prince had planted in Chang 'an. And the soldiers selected to join the patrolling team were all Meng Wu's trusted subordinates, so they had to follow Meng Wu's military orders. Therefore, after hearing Li Gang's words, they hesitated and retreated, but they did not all retreat at once.
"Kill!"
Li Gang shouted.
Behind him, in the sunlight, the space rippled like water. Then, ten black shadows, as if selected from the void, rushed into the group of armored soldiers like ghosts.
"Ah …"
Screams were heard.
Amidst the spray of blood, under the assault of the ten evil black shadows, the well-equipped armored soldiers of the Crimson Peak Camp fell to the ground like wheat under a farmer's sickle, and they didn't have the slightest room to resist. This was an undisguised massacre, a one-sided massacre.
The people of the Xiongfeng Martial Arts Club were stunned by such a scene.
The appearance of His Lordship seemed to be an illusion. But now, His Lordship cruelly ordered to kill the armored soldiers of the Red Blaze Battalion. Killing one's own people? What the hell was going on? Their brains could not process what was going on.
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