"Erecting a temple for Meng Bingyun as Lord Yi Nanjun? Enjoying the offerings of incense … is he going to start with the Daluo? But Hong Xuanji came from the Daluo … this pair of ruler and minister have been at each other's throats for twenty years. Now that the court is about to undergo a major change, it's impossible for them to destroy themselves … what is Yang Pan planning with this move? The power Hong Yi displayed in that instant was that of a peak Wu Sheng, but Yang Pan doesn't know that Hong Yi is the Lightning Tribulation Immortal … let's see how Hong Yi and this crafty Big Dry Emperor fight … "
Consort Yuan was moved when she heard Big Dry Emperor Yang Pan order the Ministry of Rites to prepare a temple for Meng Bingyun as a god to enjoy the offerings of incense.
On the other hand, the Marquis Champion's eyes flickered slightly, and no one knew what he was thinking.
The Emperor received orders from the heavens and had the qualifications to confer deities on behalf of the heavens.
The Ministry of Rites only needed to issue a decree to confer a deity, and countless temples would be erected, with more people worshiping them and an endless stream of incense. Now that the Big Dry Emperor had conferred Meng Bingyun in Nanzhou, this meant that in all of Nanzhou, the only deity recognized by the court was Meng Bingyun, the "Lord Yi Nanjun". The other deities worshiped were all false deities and evil gods.
Consort Yuan knew that in all of Nanzhou, besides worshiping their ancestors, the deity worshiped by many noble families was Lord Absolute.
It could also be said that Lord Absolute was the highest deity in Nanzhou.
If Meng Bingyun wanted to forge a golden body for Lord Yi Nanjun and enjoy the offerings of incense in Nanzhou, she would have to clash with Lord Absolute. In almost an instant, Big Dry Emperor Yang Pan had pushed Hong Yi to the point of being enemies with all of Nanzhou's Daluo, as well as many noble families and noble families.
Although the court had conferred Meng Bingyun the title of Lord Yi Nanjun, they might not be able to carry it out. It was equivalent to only giving her a title. Matters such as forging a golden body still required Hong Yi to do it himself.
It was also impossible for the court to mobilize officials to brazenly stop the noble families from worshiping Lord Absolute.
The slightest carelessness in such matters could incite a huge civil conflict, and there would also be strong resistance from the rich and powerful nobles. It was even possible for them to rebel.
However, Consort Yuan knew in her heart that Hong Yi would never refuse this kind of thing. Moreover, this kindness was too great. Hong Yi was a person who would repay kindness.
"Have the Ministry of Rites prepare this decree first. Do not send it to the Southern Province, but keep it in the archives and wait for our decree to be announced after a few months." After passing on the decree, the Big Dry Emperor Yang Pan said to the eunuch.
Consort Yuan knew that this was the Big Dry Emperor Yang Pan's plan. After Hong Yi's fame had grown, he would then announce it, allowing Hong Yi to become the sharpest spear of the Imperial Court! A sharp blade!
In the future, Hong Yi's prestige would definitely be grand. If a pinnacle Wu Sheng wasn't worthy of being put in an important position, then the Qian Emperor would be blind. "I'll discuss this matter with Hong Yi and tell him about it."
Consort Yuan's mind spun.
"Beloved, what are you thinking about?"
The Big Dry Emperor Yang Pan retracted his gaze from the sky after speaking.
"I was just thinking that there would be quite a number of martial arts experts in the examination for the Royal Scholar of Martial Arts this time. Moreover, I did not expect Hong Yi to have such strength. Last year, when I went to the Manor of Marquis Wu Wen to visit my relatives, he even wrote a poem for me," Princess Yuan said as her gaze wandered.
The other noble consorts, including the imperial noble consorts, had to refer to themselves as subjects and concubines in front of the Big Dry Emperor Yang Pan, but Consort Yuan referred to herself as "I" and had never changed it. On the contrary, the Big Dry Emperor Yang Pan didn't mind.
"The Champion Marquis's poem is also very good. With such a grand scene in today's examination, why don't you compose a poem, Champion Marquis?" The Big Dry Emperor Yang Pan said to the Champion Marquis in the distance.
"Your Majesty, since Her Ladyship Consort Yuan appreciates my poem, this subject will compose a poem for the scene." The Champion Marquis stood up.
At this moment, all the nobles had their eyes on the Champion Marquis, waiting to see how he would compose a shocking poem. "Aiya, Your Majesty, I feel a little dizzy and would like to take my leave to rest. If the Champion Marquis has any shocking poem, you can have the eunuchs copy it and send it to the palace."
All of a sudden, Consort Yuan rubbed her forehead.
"Since that's the case, come and help Consort Yuan up the carriage and return to the palace." The Big Dry Emperor Yang Pan's lips revealed a trace of a smile as he had the eunuchs send Consort Yuan away.
"Champion Marquis, what poem do you have? Compose it for us." The Big Dry Emperor Yang Pan said.
"Hm?" Seeing that Consort Yuan had actually left, the Champion Marquis's expression changed. "This subject has suddenly lost the mood to compose. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Oh? That's fine. Why would We offend you over such a small matter? The mood to compose is a light and agile thought. It is as nimble as a miraculous hand, passing by in a flash. Grasping it is a good poem, but missing it would be a pity. Sit down. "
The Big Dry Emperor Yang Pan said lightly.
After the Champion Marquis sat down, he grabbed the armrest of the chair, cracking the wood.
… …
"I don't know if the Big Dry Emperor Yang Pan felt the thought that I sent into the treasured yellow colt just now? But he shouldn't be able to sense it. I placed my hand on the body of the treasured yellow colt and used a subtle and ingenious method to penetrate into it. If he had such a great divine ability, why would he need to fear that Monogatari? "
"I just don't know how much weight I have in the Big Dry Emperor Yang Pan's heart after displaying the peak strength of Wu Sheng just now? How will he promote me? And what kind of reward will he give me? Given how he was willing to pay taxes to all the officials and gentry, and was willing to offend all the officials and gentry in the world, if I guessed correctly, he would confer the title of God to my mother? Establishing a temple to worship incense is the greatest glory. There is nothing more important than the Emperor's decree to bestow a god … he must be thinking that I will definitely work for him … "
Shua shua shua.
The long and narrow sabre in Hong Yi's hand spun in the palm of his hand. Many of the brambles and jujube trees in front of him were all shattered by the sabre light.
The horse shuttled through the jujube forest, as if there was no one there.
Controlling a horse to gallop through the brambles forest was an extremely difficult task. It required extremely profound horse-control skills, and at the same time, it needed to be extremely agile.
It was not an easy task for a person to pass through the jujube forest 'Thorn City' alone, not to mention bringing a horse with him.
Although Hong Yi's horse-riding skills were profound, it was not as exquisite as those experts who had been riding horses for decades. However, he had used a strand of his will to take over the body of the horse. He could control it freely, and it was as nimble as his own body.
Hong Yi passed through the long 'Thorn City' in just ten breaths of time. In front of him was a swamp that was five hundred steps long. The horse could no longer charge through. In the middle of the swamp, there were over a thousand targets erected, and on top of the targets, there were many numbers.
Hong Yi did not look carefully. With a single glance, he could clearly see the number on the target that belonged to him. Taking out his bow, he nocked an arrow. Sou sou sou sou sou.
Five arrows were shot consecutively, and the arrows drew a long trail of air as they shot straight towards the center of the target.
At this time, suddenly, several sharp whistling sounds came from behind. It turned out that a few black-clothed Martial Scholars had drawn their bows and arrows, and with a sudden burst of arrows, they actually intercepted the arrows that he had shot towards the target.
"Hmph."
Hong Yi snorted coldly. He turned slightly on the horse and nocked an arrow. He did not even aim at the black-clothed men, and just shot a few arrows at their eyes.
The black-clothed Martial Scholars hurriedly blocked the arrows. They had never imagined that Hong Yi would be so fierce that he dared to directly shoot people in the martial examination.
In the instant that they blocked the arrows, Hong Yi waved his long zhanmadao, and a wave of thunderous blade light rose up, like an electric python rising from his body. It flew through the air and killed the black-clothed men.
These black-clothed men were the four low-level Wu Sheng's under the Champion Marquis, who had used the Diyuan Jindan to strengthen their bodies.
The four low-level Wu Sheng's were more than enough to take the top three in the martial examination.
These four experts were shocked the moment that Hong Yi released his aura. However, the Champion Marquis's order could not be disobeyed, so when they rushed over, they wanted to restrain Hong Yi.
Even they did not expect Hong Yi to be so fierce that he would directly kill people.
"Thunder Blade Scripture."
Hong Yi's blade flew through the air with an indomitable momentum. It was the Fast Thunder Arc. In the face of this earth-shattering blade, the four Wu Sheng's did not dodge. Instead, they pulled out their blades and swung them around, killing Hong Yi.
"Good fella, the Champion Marquis's subordinates are indeed fierce. They did not even flinch in the face of my aura? And they dared to kill me? I am relying on this peak Wu Sheng's aura, and they did not flinch. When the blade light touched, I am afraid that my power alone is not enough to face the four Wu Sheng's. "
"God of War Blade, kill."
At this instant, Hong Yi attached a thought to the blade. At the same time, the blade in his hand trembled, and the blade abruptly shot out, emitting a long crescent-shaped arc of light that sliced through the air, creating a "Blade Qi" that was seven to eight feet long.
Hong Yi's swing of the blade looked like arm strength, but it was actually the will of the God of War attached to the blade, causing a strong blade light to burst out.
The aura of the God of War was most similar to that of the peak Wu Sheng's, and in that instant, it was concealed by a large amount of blood qi, so no one would notice.
Pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft.
The huge blade light formed an arc, and when it came into contact with the blade light of the four Wu Sheng's, the collision produced an earth-shattering sound of metal clashing. Even the nobles outside, including the Qian Emperor, Yang Pan, could hear it clearly.
Hong Yi's long and narrow zhanmadao exploded into fragments that filled the sky. Each fragment was extremely powerful, and they shot out in all directions.
In that instant, the four Wu Sheng's body rolled away, but the horse beneath it was hit by many of the fragments, and it neighed as it galloped away.
"Hahahaha, you blocked my arrow, so I was just playing a little joke on you."
Hong Yi laughed heartily and returned to his horse. He pulled back the bowstring and shot ten arrows in a row, each one hitting the target. In the end, he actually shot down his target.
At the same time that he shot down his target, Hong Yi's horse carried him back to the thorny forest, and they galloped back the way they came, back to the field.
"In first place is Hong Yi, a former general of the Pacification Navy who killed Green Eyebrows, the bastard son of the Grand Preceptor Hong Xuanji. He entered Ji City, shot down his target, and returned to the field in less than the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn."
When Hong Yi returned to the field, the Minister of War who presided over the examination hurriedly reported to the Qian Emperor. "After passing through Ji City, in less than the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn, there should only be twenty to thirty people left." The Qian Emperor looked at the field from afar, and saw that the time for half an incense stick to burn had already reached its end, and many of the candidates had yet to come out of Ji City.
The sound of metal clashing rang out, signifying that those who had yet to come out of Ji City on horseback were disqualified.
In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, riding a horse through Ji City, hitting a target, and returning was a method used by the Da Qian Royal Family to test their disciples. Today, it would be used as the first test for the Martial Scholar examination.
This first test would eliminate ninety percent of the candidates.
"Yes, there are three left. The other four generals of the Qilin Army have also been eliminated due to the death of their horses." The Minister of War said.
"Mm, record down the number one, Hong Yi, and bring him the 'Great Bamboo Blade' that I have specially forged for this military examination. The next test will be the strength of the blade. "
The Qian Emperor Yang Pan said.
"Yes."
"After the equestrian archery, it will be the blade skills, followed by the art of war and the theory of defense." Hong Yi had taken the lead, passing through Ji City and shooting down a target. When he returned, he was truly awe-inspiring, and had become the focus of everyone present.
However, this was only the first test. The next test would be the blade skills, followed by the art of war and the theory of defense. In the military, the Martial Arts Hall test was also the same.
To take the Martial Scholar examination, one not only had to be proficient in martial arts, but also the art of war and the theory of defense.
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"Wow, this blade is really heavy! It's a few times heavier than the Divine Halberd of Eight Wilds. Luckily, I've practiced the Dazzling Lightning Body Technique and the First Aperture of the Goddess of Grains, giving me immense physical strength. Otherwise, even if I could lift it up, I wouldn't be able to use the blade skills as I wish. "
At this moment, ten valiant Royal Guards carried a long blade over.
As they lifted it, they were even chanting.
This long-handled broadsword was a full three meters long, and its handle was as thick as the mouth of a bowl. It was completely forged from some kind of patterned steel, and its head was even larger, like a door plank. The body of the broadsword was not sharp, but was instead serrated.
This was no longer a blade, but a pillar in a well, or the blade of a deity in a temple.
"Haha, good blade."
As soon as the blade was lifted, Hong Yi strode forward and reached out with his long arms, grabbing the handle that was as thick as the mouth of a bowl. Exerting force with both hands, he threw his head back and let out a roar.
Buzz …
Hong Yi's roar was like the roar of a tiger god in the woods. With a roar, the ground shook, and the wind howled. Everyone could smell the fierce wind.
Suddenly, someone picked up the blade. The ten Royal Guards loosened their grip and took a few steps back.
Whoosh!
After picking up the broadsword, he exerted strength in his arms and slashed the ground. Immediately, a deep ravine appeared on the ground. Hong Yi raised the blade again and pointed it at the Champion Marquis, who was sitting in the distance.
Everyone present, as long as they were experts, could feel that when Hong Yi pointed the blade, a powerful fist will shot out from the tip of the blade and locked onto the Champion Marquis.
Although they were thousands of steps apart, the experts were very sensitive. This was a blatant provocation.
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