Zuo Xiangyu Yiping also put down the teacup in his hand at this time, although he didn't look at Su Qing again, but his expression was a little moved.

And Su Qing gave a salute again to show his respect for the crown prince Lin Tianrong.

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, the palace test is the most important ceremony of the Great Xia Dynasty, if it can be set in the Southern Regions Mountain Range, first, it can show my Great Xia Dynasty's trust and retry of the Southern Regions Mountain Range, and more importantly, it can explore the attitude of the Southern Mountains towards the Great Xia Dynasty, and even if the Southern Mountains have objections, they will never dare to openly disobey, this is the first thing, to solve the worries of the saints. After Su Qing finished the salute, he did not delay any longer, but said directly.

When Prince Lin Tianrong heard Su Qing's words, he nodded slightly.

"The palace test is the best time to show the strong strength of my Great Xia Dynasty, countless talents have entered the Southern Regions Mountain Range, this is the shock, the art of war is cloudy, and the soldiers who surrender without a fight are the best strategy! If we can let the Southern Mountains see the national strength of my Great Xia Dynasty, we will definitely make them think twice before acting! This is the second gain, Anbang!" Su Qing continued.

"Okay! With these two things, this plan is feasible, dare to ask Master Su, what about the third and fourth things?" Hearing this, Prince Lin Tianrong was already a little unable to sit still.

"This third has to be interlocked with the second one, to shake the Southern Regions Mountains, it is not enough to rely on the candidates who participated in the test, so we have to borrow the power of the military gate, combine the military gate drill with the military test, and transfer troops into the Southern Regions Mountains, so that even if the Southern Regions Mountain wants to oppose it, it is impossible!"

"That's true, if the troops are transferred into the Southern Regions Mountain Range solely for the reason of the military exercise, although the Southern Mountains do not dare to object, there is always a suspicion of deliberate shock, but according to the rules of the actual battle of the palace examination, it is in line with the friendship between the two countries to let the candidates who participated in the examination lead the troops into the country!" Prince Lin Tianrong thought slightly. He nodded again.

In this way, according to the rules of the previous palace examinations, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has the qualifications to participate in the palace examination and worry about the saint, and the saint is unable to enter the Southern Mountains in person because he is in charge of the capital, so His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can take advantage of the situation to become the main writer of the palace test. On the contrary, King Duan has become a side assist, and the military gate drill is also headed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so ......"

"Okay, good!

"The last thing is to borrow a knife to kill people, Duan Wang Su is not in agreement with Fang Zheng, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only needs a little trick, the minister thought, such a God-given opportunity. How could King Duan let it go?" Su Qing said this, and knelt down respectfully.

That's right, the location of the martial arts test is in the Southern Regions Mountains, and there are military gates involved. As long as the fashion of this prince's main writer can't be seen, the sixth brother will definitely not let go of such a great opportunity, hahaha...... Okay, good, Zuo Xiang and the ministers proposed to Master Su. Do you have any different opinions?" Prince Lin Tianrong raised his hand, looking extremely satisfied.

"Lord Su is resourceful, and the minister has no different opinion!" Zuo Xiangyu Yiping also stood up from his chair at this time. Gong bowed to His Royal Highness the Prince.

The other courtiers glanced at each other one by one, and they all nodded, they were not stupid, Su Qing's plan was indeed very good, and the crown prince Lin Tianrong and Zuo Xiangyu Yiping agreed, where did they dare to have any other opinions.

"Okay, then do what Master Su wants!"

......

Late at night, people are quiet.

In a hidden secret room in the Duanwang Mansion.

A young man dressed in the casual clothes of the palace guards stood respectfully in the middle, and above him, there was also a Duan Wang Lin Xinjue, dressed in a gorgeous costume.

On the left and right sides of Duanwang Lin Xinjue, there are Mr. Hua dressed as scholars and Wen Lao in black and white robes.

"According to His Royal Highness's orders, the minister has already presented the plan to the prince in public today, judging from the prince's expression, he should be extremely agreeable!" The young man in casual clothes of the guards slowly raised his head after speaking.

It was Su Qing, a four-rank courtier who was in the East Palace Prince's Mansion during the day.

"Well, it's very good!" Duan Wang Lin Xinjue also showed a smile when he heard Su Qing's words.

"Your Highness, Su Qing's contribution this time should be the first credit!" Mr. Hua stood up at this time, walked in front of Su Qing, and helped Su Qing to the chair next to him and sat down.

"Thank you, Mr. Hua, however, the matter has not yet come to an end, it is really too early to ask for credit now, the minister has already brought the prince's reward over, and please ask His Highness to take it back!" Su Qing saluted Mr. Hua, and then turned to Duanwang Lin Xinjue Cheng and said.

"Hahaha...... Lord Su is willing to take such a risk this time, and successfully concealed it from Zuo Xiang, you can take the reward from the prince's side yourself, in addition, this king has an east pearl here, which is a tribute from the state, so I will reward you!" Duan Wang Lin Xinjue waved his hand generously, and a bright bead like a star was thrown out.

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness King Duan!" Su Qing immediately kowtowed.

"Your Highness, everything is ready now, just wait for the palace test to arrive, and your subordinates will now set off for the Southern Mountains overnight to prepare!"

"Okay, Elder Wen has worked hard, and only Elder Wen can control it over the Southern Regions Mountain Range, whether this plan can succeed or not depends on Elder Wen!" Duan King Lin Xinjue saw Elder Wen get up, and he also stood up and bowed to Elder Wen.

"Your Highness is serious!

"Elder Wen, it's a little dark outside, I'll send you out!" Mr. Hua saw Elder Wen turn around, and also stood up and walked to Elder Wen's side.

"Okay!" Old Wen glanced at Mr. Hua beside him and nodded.

......

The Double Ninth Festival, also known as the Nine Festivals, the Autumn Festival, and the "Autumn Festival", is one of the four most important ancestral festivals of the Great Xia Dynasty, with activities such as traveling to enjoy autumn, climbing high and overlooking, watching chrysanthemums, and planting dogwoods all over the place.

And this year's Chongyang of the Great Xia Dynasty has a more important significance.

The sun is shining.

On the square at the east gate of the imperial city, autumn is in full swing, and golden chrysanthemums are placed around, and in the middle, a huge high platform is erected, which is covered with bright red silk cloth, which looks festive and noble.

Rows of guards in golden armor stood around the square, looking solemn, and circles of onlookers craned their necks and jumped behind the guards.

On a high platform.

With the saint Lin Mubai as the head of the queen, all the princes stood and worshipped.

As one of the grandest festivals, the etiquette of Chongyang is complicated, but from early morning to now, an hour has passed. The etiquette is pretty much the same.

After the saint Lin Mubai spilled a glass of wine in his hand on the ground, Chongyang's ancestor worship was officially completed.

The sun is getting brighter and brighter.

However, none of the civil and military officials and the princes left, because, in addition to worshipping the ancestors today, there is another important thing, that is, the pre-examination of the palace examination and the day of the re-examination of the court examination.

The reason why the pre-test is set after the Chongyang Festival is also particular, first. It is a recognition of the merits of the ancestors, so that the candidates who participated in the palace examination can be baptized, and they can be more loyal to the monarch and the country in the future.

Because of this, the re-examination of the court examination was renamed the pre-examination of the palace examination, and it was set up after the Double Ninth Festival, and it was declared to be an event of the Double Ninth Festival.

Let the talented people compete in front of the ancestors to show their strength. It is also a ritual to pay tribute to the ancestors.

A gong sounded.

The preliminary examination for the temple examination began in earnest.

Because of the accident in the last court exam, there are only more than ten talents who really survived, so it won't be too complicated.

The rules are also extremely simple. The order of the contest is determined by drawing lots.

Not long after, names appeared on the list stone, including the names of Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu and others, in addition to that. There are also Xing Qingsui, Nangong Mu and so on.

It's just that......

But there is no Qingyang.

Pingyang, who was dressed in a golden red dress, sat on the right hand side of the saint Lin Mubai, and his pink mouth pouted vigorously. Obviously very unhappy.

However, the civil and military officials sitting below were not surprised by such a result.

After all, everyone knows in their hearts that Qingyang is Pingyang.

However, this is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that Pingyang just ran out of Yanjing City with the Holy Lord on his back a few months ago, and it is already a great favor not to scold.

How could Pingyang continue to mess around in the palace exam?

The pre-test for the temple exam was based on the ranking of the last time they entered the Holy Heaven World, and at that time, most of the people only made it to the third round.

Only Nangong Mu, Xingqing Suixin and Fang Zhengzhi are the candidates who really entered the fourth round.

Therefore, in the first round of the test, these three names were also listed and directly included in the second round of the test to show fairness.

One by one, the candidates are waiting for each other.

But......

To the surprise of the civil and military officials, there were Nangong Mu, Xingqingsui, and Yan Xiu in the candidates' seats, but they were not upright.

Ten days ago, the news of Fang Zhengzhi's defeat of Yuwen Gu in Donglin City had already spread in the Great Xia Dynasty, and the distance between Donglin City and Yanjing City would only take seven days.

But in fact, Fang Zhengzhi did not appear, and there was not even any news that Fang Zhengzhi had entered Yanjing City.

Late?!

This is definitely something that the civil and military officials dare not think about, after all, this is the pre-test of the palace examination, throughout the ages, the palace examination is the most important ceremony of the dynasty, and it is also the most important thing in the hearts of talents from all parties.

Where will there be a precedent for being late?

"Such an act is simply a shame for the literati and writers!"

"It's more than a shame, I think this Fang Zhengzheng is arrogant to the point of despising the temple test, right?"

"There are an unprecedented number of people participating in the palace examination this time, and this official estimates that Fang Zhengcheng deliberately abstained, right? However, no matter how many of him, anyway, if he doesn't show up when it's his turn to play, he should be judged to lose!"

Although according to his ranking, even if he abstains, he can be regarded as passing the preliminary examination of the palace examination, but it seems that he cannot be ranked in the top three of the court examination. ”

"It seems that the top three in this court examination will be produced in the body of Xingqing, Nangong Mu and Yan Xiu. ”

"Yan Xiu has just stepped into the Tianzhao Realm not long ago, although he is ranked second in the literary examination, but if he wants to enter the forefront in the martial arts examination, he still has to be somewhat lucky. ”

"I'm afraid Yan Xiu's luck is not good!"

Voices of discussion sounded low below.

In fact, Yan Xiu's luck is really not very good, although it is not Xingqing Sui and Nangong Mu who are fighting, but it is the strongest one among the remaining candidates.

A middle-aged man who was close to forty years old and had already stepped into the middle of the Amaterasu realm.

"In the third game, Yan Xiu vs. Chen Yuanfang!"

After two competitions, a voice finally rang out.

Everyone's eyes immediately focused on Yan Xiu, who was slightly closed on the candidate's seat, today's Yan Xiu, dressed in a white suit, with a pair of white leather boots on his feet.

In terms of body shape, there is not much difference from a few months ago.

However, judging from his expression, Yan Xiu today looked a little tired, and his cheeks seemed to be slightly thinner than a few months ago.

"I heard that Yan Xiu has been staying in Xiliang Yan Mansion for the past few months and has never gone out, I don't know what he is doing?"

"No matter what he's doing, in a few months, it's impossible to step from the early stage of Amaterasu to the middle stage, not to mention, the other party is still a character who has been looking forward to five years in Amaterasu. ”

"I think Yan Xiu has hope of victory, after all, what he is holding in his hand is one of the five treasures of the Yan family, the mountain and river Qiankun fan, but it will be more difficult. ”

"This competition must be exciting, I have long heard of Yan Xiu's heavenly posture, and I just watched it today!"

Yan Xiu didn't pay attention to the surrounding discussions, but slowly stood up from the chair, his eyes were still slightly narrowed, and he walked towards the ring step by step.

In a few moments, we were in the ring.

On the opposite side of Yan Xiu, there stood a middle-aged man wearing a suit of armor, holding a huge fiery red axe in his hand.

A hot breath emanated from the middle-aged man, and faint red ripples swirled above his head.

Weapons have always been a sign of a person's fighting methods.

And generally speaking, people who use their heads as weapons have extremely great strength.

As for the middle-aged man Chen Yuanfang, he is a representative figure in the power.

"The contest begins!"

As the invigilator's shouts sounded, Chen Yuanfang moved, and as soon as the huge fiery red axe was horizontal, a fierce aura completely erupted.

Nearly forty years old.

Although Chen Yuanfang couldn't make it in the court test, he had a supreme reputation in the army, and he had the name of a wild bull, once he ran, he was even more terrifying than the fierce beast and the bull.

His long career in the army has made him extremely rich in actual combat experience.

Of course, he knew the mountains and rivers in Yan Xiu's hand, so he couldn't let the mountains and rivers in Yan Xiu's hand unfold, he had to seize the opportunity at the first time.

"Xiliang Yan Clan, Yan Xiu, you are a genius! It's a pity that you're still too young! Last time, I had seen your mountains and rivers, but you hadn't seen my Flame Bull!" Chen Yuanfang's eyes widened, the axe in his hand reached forward, his feet kicked the ground, and the monstrous flames burned fiercely on his body, like an angry bull. (To be continued.) )