The third competition is about to start, and the last to play are Xie Yan and Cao Yuan.

Cao Yuan is the eldest of the three sons of Kaifeng, and Xie Yan is the first of the three talents in Jiangnan, this competition can be described as full of highlights. However...... Xie Yan's poetry and music theory have long been famous all over the world, and almost everyone present has read his poetry collection, and everyone knows what kind of talent he is. In comparison, Cao Yuan is unknown, what are these two people compared to?

The onlookers were all discussing what kind of topic would come next, but no one noticed that more and more people were gathering on the periphery of the crowd, and what these people were saying seemed a little weird. Although they are wearing scholar's clothes, they don't look like scholars in their body posture, but they don't look like martial artists, and they always feel indecent.

Of course, if the scholars didn't notice, it doesn't mean that they didn't notice Zhanzhao Baiyutang.

Yin Hou hugged the little fourth son and looked outside.

Tianzun also glanced at it, "Hey, there are so many at once?" ”

Yin Hou frowned slightly, "How did the news get out?" ”

Tianzun laughed dryly, "If Zhao Zhen had the intention to hide it, he wouldn't have worn that wrench to shake it." ”

Yin Hou looked at Zhao Zhen, who was sitting at the stone table at this time, holding his chin with one hand, and gently turning his index finger on the jasper wrench on his thumb, and understood, "It seems that this time out of the palace is not just as simple as coming to play." ”

Zhao Pu frowned slightly, are these really assassins? It looked a little watery, but just in case, he still glanced at Ouyang.

Ouyang and Zou Liang went outside...... At this time, outside Baekje Garden, the Imperial City Army gathered at least 3,000 people.

Ouyang rubbed his stomach after going out, "Hey, Mom, my stomach hurts." ”

Zou Liang was also helpless.

At this time, some people appeared on the roof, all soldiers dressed in black and carrying bows and arrows.

"The chattering man has arrived." As soon as Ouyang's words fell, Long Qiaoguang appeared on the opposite roof and waved his hand...... His archers chose a high place near Baekjewon in an orderly manner and set up an ambush, holding bows and crossbows and waiting.

Long Qiaoguang stood on the roof and looked at the situation in Baekje Garden, frowning slightly...... How do those fake scholars who blended in look like ruffians? New Assassin?

Nangong was standing beside Zhao Zhen at this time, glanced at Zhao Zhen's fingers, which had been turning intentionally or unintentionally just now, and frowned slightly-Could it be that the emperor deliberately exposed his identity and wanted to lure out these people? At the same time, Nangong also wondered, who are these people?

Xie Yan was by Zhao Zhen's side at this time, and he also noticed the scholars who came in who did not look like scholars.

Xie Yan looked at the people in Kaifeng Mansion, and saw that except for Zhao Pu, the three generals of the Zhao family army were gone, and he always felt that something was wrong.

He looked down at Zhao Zhen again, wanting to ask him if something had happened...... The moment he lowered his head, Xie Yan's eyes were attracted by the wrench on Zhao Zhen's fingers.

This wrench is priceless at a glance, simple and dignified, and there is a shallow crack on the wrench...... If you look closely, you will find that it is not a crack, but a blood-like, red line. Xie Yan was stunned, and the blood jade wrenched his fingers......

Xie Yan was stunned for a while, and subconsciously glanced at Nangong Ji, and he saw some clues from the details of Nangong's clothes-Da Nei guards......

Xie Yan thought about it before and after and guessed Zhao Zhen's identity...... It's not like he hasn't seen the world, but he's still taken aback.

At this time, Cao Yuan and Yan Shaogong also walked up.

Fang Baiji is an old trader, and he also feels that among the onlookers, there seem to be some strange people, is this a scholar, he can see at a glance, how can there be such a fierce and vicious look among the scholars who watch the literary examination and the people who join in the fun?

Faintly, Fang Baiji felt that something was going to happen, and the first thing he thought of was Zhao Pu...... Could it be that someone wants to disadvantage this generalissimo? There are so many people here, if there is a real fight for a while, and then there is a mess, just stepping on it will have to trample a lot of people to death.

Fang Baiji felt that he couldn't resist this situation, so he looked at Zhanzhao for help.

Zhan Zhao received Fang Baekje's confused look for help, and he was also a little helpless, so he tugged on Bai Yutang's sleeve.

Bai Yutang looks at Zhanzhao.

Zhan Zhao crossed his arms and asked him, "Why do the current assassins look so much like ruffians?" Assassin King Kill also bring some professional points! ”

Bai Yutang said, "I also feel like a ruffian, but there shouldn't be a ruffian in Kaifeng Mansion who doesn't know you, right?" ”

Zhan Zhao squinted, "Kaifeng is safe, where are the ruffians?" ”

"Maybe it's not a Kaifeng local." Bai Yutang observed for a while, stretched out his hand and patted Zhan Zhao gently, and said, "I guess I'm thinking too much." ”

Zhan Zhao was stunned, "Thinking too much?" ”

Bai Yutang said, "If Zhao Zhen wasn't here today, what would you think of these people pouring in?" ”

Zhan Zhao blinked, then clapped his hands gently, "That's right! ”

Bai Yutang nodded, they were all too nervous Zhao Zhen, it seemed that ...... The person Zhao Zhen wanted to attract didn't come out.

Zhao Pu also wondered - Zhao Zhen took a lot of trouble and took risks personally, who did he want to lead out?

Nangong was a little breathless, he felt that it was too dangerous for Zhao Zhen to stay any longer, so he looked down at him, what does that mean-or let's withdraw first?

Zhao Zhen didn't move, continued to hold his chin, and asked Fang Baekje, "When will the third competition start?" ”

"Uh......" Fang Baekje looked left and right, and saw that Zhao Pu was also standing there and didn't move, so he had to cough and said, "In the third game, which one will be the first to ......?"

As soon as Yan Shaogong wanted to speak, he saw Zhao Zhen raise his hand and gently shook his finger at him, which means - you step back first.

Yan Shaogong was stunned.

Zhao Zhen looked at Cao Yuan and Xie Yan and said, "This one is a question." ”

Cao Yuan frowned, Yan Shaogong also wondered, why was this person so domineering, and was about to refute a few words, but Xie Yan spoke, "It's better to fight quickly." ”

Fang Baiji nodded straight - this is indeed better to end quickly, he actually wants the Qiankun Academy to simply admit defeat, this is better than what, he has already lost.

Yan Shaogong and Cao Yuan glanced at each other.

Seeing that the two of them seemed to hesitate, Xie Yan said, "Or leave a question and continue next time when the four academies compete?" That's not the case this time, right? ”

Cao Yuan and Yan Shaogong both moved in their hearts - indeed, if this competition continued, although they were somewhat prepared, the strength of the three great talents in Jiangnan seemed to be above their expectations, if they lost, it would be too ugly to lose, and the entire Qiankun Academy would be disgraced. But if you leave a question that you don't finish, it means that you don't have a winner...... It's much better than losing!

Yan Shaogong nodded to Cao Yuan, feeling that this was more cost-effective.

Cao Yuan also apparently accepted this statement.

Yan Shaogong asked Zhao Zhen, "Huang Gongzi, what question do you come up with next?" ”

Zhao Zhen smiled, his voice was not loud, and he spoke, "For example, I am the emperor." ”

……

When Zhao Zhen spoke, Fang Baiji and Yan Shaogong were stunned.

Xie Yan frowned slightly—sure enough......

Yan Shaogong and Fang Baiji opened their mouths wide...... This one said "I am the emperor", and this "I" sounds really smooth.

The two glanced at each other, and Fang Baekje subconsciously glanced at Zhanzhao not far away.

Zhan Zhao smiled and nodded slightly.

Fang Baiji gasped, Yan Shaogong was also instantly dumbfounded at this moment, while he was shocked, he was also very glad that Xie Yan stopped him from speaking just now, otherwise he would definitely collide with Zhao Zhen, then he would not be able to eat and walk away.

Cao Yuan still didn't understand the situation, looking at Yan Shaogong.

Yan Shaogong has never met the saint, in the past, sometimes Zhao Zhen met with hundreds of officials, and his official rank could only be seen from a distance, but today he saw it in front of his eyes, what should I do? A big salute?

Yan Shaogong looked at the tendency to kneel on his knees and salute, Nangong frowned slightly, and glanced at him, which means to be low-key.

Yan Shaogong hurriedly held on to the table and stabilized it first, yes...... Zhao Zhen is out of the palace in micro-service, there are so many people here, in case Zhao Zhen exposes his identity in case of a big gift!

Cao Yuan's two brothers couldn't see the situation clearly from a distance, and they were all curious, what was this discussing? How can Yan Shaogong shake straight?

Zhao Zhen didn't pay attention to the tsunami in the hearts of a few people, and then spoke, he pointed to the crowd of onlookers, and said, "There are at least two or three hundred assassins mixed in here, what should I do?" ”

Yan Shaogong was taken aback, Cao Yuan was dumbfounded, and Xie Yan also frowned slightly-assassin?

In the rear, Bao Yan and they were all curious, Lai Tianqing was puzzled and asked Bao Yan, "What are they doing?" ”

Pang Yu pouted, "My brother-in-law is probably teasing them." ”

Lin Xiao didn't seem to be nervous when he looked at it, waiting to see the next development.

Yan Shaogong lowered his voice, "Please return to the palace quickly, it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time!" ”

Zhao Zhen smiled, "Isn't this question for the two of them, and you want to answer it too?" ”

Yan Shaogong opened his mouth, and said in his heart that this emperor has a wide heart, and there are two or three hundred assassins in front of him, and he is still in the mood to ask questions?

Cao Yuan didn't know what to do at this time, and looked at Yan Shaogong with his mouth open.

Yan Shaogong was in a hurry, that meant to let him go back to the palace quickly.

Cao Yuan said, "Uh...... First protect the emperor back to the palace. ”

Zhao Zhen held his chin and looked at Cao Yuan, helpless...... After all, I'm still young, only seventeen or eighteen, and I'm probably a little frightened.

Zhao Zhen raised his eyes and looked at Xie Yan again.

Xie Yan stopped Yan Shaogong from rushing into him just now, and said quietly, but looking at his expression at this time, he was not too surprised, and he had already guessed his identity.

Zhao Zhen was a little surprised, if Yan Shaogong hadn't stopped Xie Yan just now, he would definitely have spoken out. On the premise of not revealing his identity, Xie Yan prevented Yan Shaogong from making mistakes, which was actually not much good for Xie Yan himself, but it was beneficial to Yan Shaogong, how to say it? Should I say that this young man has a good heart? Or was he thoughtful?

Xie Yan shook his head when he saw Zhao Zhen looking at him, "There is no need to go." ”

Zhao Zhen raised his eyebrows.

Xie Yan looked down and said, "This is the Imperial City, it is heavily guarded, and there are even more masters in Baekje Garden, not to mention Zhanzhao Baiyutang, Tianzun and Yin Hou are all there, even if there are three hundred assassins, it is impossible to succeed in assassinating the king here." ”

"Oh?" Zhao Zhen smiled slightly and glanced at Xie Yan, "Then what do you think they are here for?" ”

Xie Yan glanced at the people who had blended into the crowd and said, "I'm here to create chaos." ”

Zhao Zhen gently touched his chin with one hand, "Create chaos......"

Xie Yan said, "If the competition between Taixue and Qiankun Academy causes disputes, and the result is chaos and casualties, the competition between the four academies may be canceled because of this, and it will also cause some other follow-up effects." ”

The corners of Zhao Zhen's mouth moved slightly.

Yan Shaogong frowned, "Is this idea a little risky?" In case the other party is really an assassin......"

Xie Yan shook his head, "No one would use such a water assassin to assassinate the driver, the real purpose is to cancel the competition of the four academies." Saying that, Xie Yan looked at Cao Yuan, "Who gave you the idea and asked us to come here to fight the front war?" ”

Cao Yuan was stunned, "Uh......"

"Could it be...... Is it the other two houses? Yan Shaogong asked.

Xie Yan shook his head, "Everyone knows that the people from Kaifeng Mansion are here, and it is certain that they will be arrested for making trouble, and since they dare to come, they say that they don't know that they will be arrested." You can see that the clothes are quite clean, but the mud on the shoes is very thick, and it is obvious that they have been passing by for a long time. This is a local ruffian hired with money, dressed as a scholar, and blending in to make trouble for a while. Winning or losing the competition of the four academies has no meaning for other academies other than Taixue and Qiankun Academy, and they don't need to do this, so there is someone else behind the scenes. ”

After speaking, Xie Yan looked at Cao Yuan and asked, "Was it your dean's idea for you?" ”

Zhao Zhen raised his eyebrows and looked at Xie Yan.

Cao Yuan opened his mouth wide, and after a while, he nodded, "Hmm...... Indeed, it was the dean who ordered us to find an opportunity to provoke you, and then fight a battle before the four academies competed. ”

Xie Yan smiled slightly, "That's it." ”

Nangong was standing behind Zhao Zhen at this time, he frowned slightly, and looked at Xie Yan on the side, this little ghost...... There are a lot of eyes.

Zhao Zhen looked back at him a little narrowly.

Nangong is also helpless, and the so-called concern is chaotic.

Zhao Zhen touched his chin lightly, and felt that it was interesting - Xie Yan is a ghost, calm and scheming, but the surface is kind and exquisite, and he can't even offend his opponent, there is a little bit of the shadow of Taishi Pang when he was young, of course, these two are completely different styles......

"And what's your plan?" Zhao Zhen asked Xie Yan with great interest.

Xie Yan nodded, he looked into the crowd for a while, and finally found a person, walked over, and whispered a few words in his ear.

The man was slightly stunned, then frowned, turned around and beckoned the man to leave...... After a while, the people who had just mixed in hurried out. The onlookers were also puzzled, when did these people come in? Foreign accents, why is this?

Zhan Zhao and the others all smiled faintly, even if they were sent away.

At the door, Ouyang Shaozheng and the others saw a group of ruffians scolding and scolding and walking out, taking off their scholarly robes as they walked, and they were a little puzzled, but they still stepped forward and arrested everyone. Several ruffians were startled and begged for mercy, saying that they had just accepted money from a scholar to make trouble, and they had never thought of causing human lives, let alone that the official was here......

Ouyang and Zou Liang glanced at each other.

Long Qiaoguang also crossed his arms and tilted his head on the roof - sure enough, he was a ruffian.

Zhao Zhen asked Xie Yan with a smile, "What did you say?" ”

Xie Yan said, "Those fake scholars all look in one direction from time to time, it seems that they are waiting for that person to give orders, then that person should be the boss, so I went over and told him, Zhanzhao is here." ”

Zhao Zhen smiled and asked him, "Why do you see that they are ruffians, and a group of masters over there don't see that they are ruffians?" ”

Xie Yan shook his head, "They all saw it." ”

Zhao Zhen smiled slightly, nodded and sighed lightly, "It seems to be." ”

Xie Yan looked at Zhao Zhen and said, "It's a pity." ”

Zhao Zhen looked at him.

Xie Yan glanced at the wrench on Zhao Zhen's finger - the person the emperor wanted to lead didn't seem to succeed.

Zhao Zhen nodded--Today can be regarded as a fruitful harvest, Lai Tianqing and Yue Ziming are talented people, yes, this Xie Yan kid in front of him is a good material for being an official.

……

"It's almost over, right?" Zhan Zhao asked.

Bai Yutang nodded.

But at this moment, Tianzun suddenly came up and poked the shoulders of the two.

The two looked back at him.

Tianzun smiled, "The group of ruffians just now is gone. ”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at him suspiciously—yes, they both saw it.

Tianzun raised the corner of his mouth, "But there are still a few people who mixed in just now and haven't left!" These aren't like ruffians. ”