Chapter 779: The Truth of the Leaping Dragon Gate (2-in-1)
Let's talk about the Eight Sages King first, I heard that he is the most outstanding prince after the fall of the Middle Zhou Empire, who can still be martial, talented, and has excellent character.
It was really a generation of virtuous kings, and he was the most promising person to become an emperor back then.
It's a pity that because he was too good, the Southern Ming, Western Qin, and Eastern Tang did not allow him to register for the throne.
Instead, he forced the Middle Zhou to give the throne to the current emperor.
Because the three empires are afraid that after the Eight Sages King ascends the throne, they will bring the Middle Zhou back up and cause trouble for them.
There was no way, whoever made the Middle Zhou Empire have no military strength, and who became the emperor was not something they could decide, so they had to kick the Eight Sages King aside.
It can't but be said to be a pity, which made the entire Middle Zhou Empire humiliated and helpless.
And the 'Leaping Dragon Gate' is not only to recruit horses, but also to recruit the emperor's heir.
Why do you say that, because the current emperor has no children under his knees, only three daughters.
Therefore, whoever is the future emperor of the Middle Zhou Dynasty will be passed on to one of the three daughters.
Whoever can become a colt will have the opportunity to covet the throne in the future.
Then it was named 'Yuelongmen'.
"This is a real leap into the dragon gate, or the kind that sits directly on the emperor's throne, it's a bit interesting." Xu Ding touched it with one hand, pinched the waist card given by the Eight Sages King with the other, and thought about it.
Is this Eight Sage King really talented, accurate in looking at people, looking for talents for the Great Zhou Empire?
I still want to stir up the yellow this time.
I heard that there was still some time, but Xu Ding didn't dwell on it for too long, and decided to go and have a look.
Take advantage of this opportunity to get in close contact with the royal family and the court of the Middle Zhou Dynasty.
It is better to see than to hear, and only after seeing it yourself can you have a clearer understanding of the Middle Zhou Empire.
In the days of waiting, Xu Ding and a few of his subordinates began the purposeful mad city mode.
One direction a day, the pickaxe capital was walked all over again.
In general, it is no different from the pattern of 'Feng' City.
It's just that the city is bigger, and there are more people and it's lively.
The city is more prosperous, and the people from all countries and cities are more abundant.
The things that can be purchased are also broader, more commercial, and a little less prosperous.
Next, Xu Ding went to the martial arts arena again, and learned about the combat effectiveness of the entire Dragon Teng Continent through this bloodiest window.
Here he met the Northern Barbarians for the first time.
Their average height is really more than two meters.
All of them are powerful, tall and mighty.
The body is their weapon.
Whether it's hand-to-hand combat or weapon fighting, they are the best.
The usual knives and guns hit them, and they can really cancel out the damage.
This caused a greater fog to cover their bodies all of a sudden.
In terms of strength and speed, he naturally should not be worse than them.
After all, he has been blessed with so many abilities.
But when dealing with swords and guns, I should be a little worse than them.
He is resistant to beating, but if the blade cuts his body, he will definitely bleed and hurt.
"Xiao Yi, you said that if I kill the Northern Barbarians, will I be able to obtain this attribute from them?" Xu Ding asked the plug-in Xiaoyi in his mind.
It stands to reason that the Northern Barbarians can be regarded as one of their abilities.
As long as it is stronger than its own side, it should be able to rob this ability.
The plug-in replied: "It should be possible, but the probability is very small, after all, it is impossible for humans to be stronger than beasts, unless you kill one of the strong people in this world who stands at the peak of the human race, it is not recommended to take risks." ”
The word adventure is used well, and it seems that the system has detected that this world is different.
The reminder of the primary one is very important.
So Xu Ding still doesn't plan to start, but he still goes to watch the competition every day.
Soon the day of 'Leaping the Dragon Gate' came.
Gathered in Ho Kyo, qualified young heroes are here.
This is a good opportunity to change your own destiny and the destiny of your family.
No one wants to miss it.
First of all, choose a colt or the future, it can only be said that the candidate who may be the future prince must not only have a family background and background, but also not only a handsome talent.
should also know how to govern the country through civil and military affairs, and be able to assist the princess in governing the Great Zhou.
Although Da Zhou is a bit in name, the shelves and fame are still there.
Therefore, the first level is the literary examination, and only after the literary examination can the martial arts be examined.
After two wipes, you can enter the main hall, and the most important part of waiting for the princess is to be selected by the princess.
The final decision is up to the royal family, in the hands of the princess.
The two swabs ended quickly, and in the end, dozens of young heroes stood out and were qualified to enter the temple.
When Xu Ding arrived, he was stopped by the palace guards.
"Stop, who are you waiting for, you actually trespassed on the palace and don't want to live!"
Xu Ding raised his hand and took out the token given by the Eight Sages King.
Seeing that it was the token of the Eight Sages King, the guards immediately became respectful and made a gesture of invitation.
However, when Xu Ding crossed over and the guards behind him wanted to follow, these palace guards stopped again: "Gongzi is here to participate in the final palace wipe of the 'Yuelongmen', according to the rules, only Gongzi can enter alone, and others are not allowed to enter!" ”
Xu Ding stretched out his hand and said, "You guys stay here!" ”
The subordinate handed a medicine box to Xu Ding's hand.
Seeing Xu Ding carrying a medicine box on his back, all the palace guards were stunned.
What kind of person is this, the palace tried to choose a relative and brought a medicine box, could it be a doctor.
But the healer has no status at all, let alone a nobleman.
The main hall of the palace, there is no need to hold a court meeting today, the ministers have retreated to the doorposts on both sides of the palace, and today's protagonists are the three princesses and a group of young heroes.
Among them, there are some ministers' nephews, nephews, and relatives.
So they are whispering and expecting it.
"Report to Your Majesty, all the young heroes who have passed the test will enter the palace." A eunuch said to the emperor on the dragon chair.
The emperor is flanked by his concubines, the lower left is the three precious daughters, and the lower right are the princes and other royal important figures, such as the Eight Sages King, such as Zongzheng.
They all came to authenticate this moment to show the approval of the royal family, and there was a register of historians to record it.
"Let's get started!" Emperor Ji Beji of the Middle Zhou Dynasty glanced at the dozens of young heroes below, and then said to his three daughters with a smile:
"You can choose whoever you like, once you make a choice, it can't be changed, even if it's your father, you can't call the shots, so be cautious."
Two of the three daughters stood up and saluted back: "It's the father, the son understands!" ”
There was also a princess who did not get up or speak, and looked unconcerned, as if this feast had nothing to do with her.
Emperor Ji Bei glanced at the youngest daughter a lot, sighed helplessly, and did not pursue anything.
When Zongzheng looked displeased, he wanted to say something, but he was stopped by the Eight Sages King.
"Don't Ming, look at it, is this like a word?" Zong Zheng looked angry, but his voice didn't dare to be too loud, because the Emperor of the Middle Zhou Dynasty above, Ji Beji, stared at him.
The Eight Sages said: "The third princess is looking down on life and death, and seeing the warmth and coldness of people, don't be angry with her, be more considerate of Your Majesty!" ”
"Hey!" Speaking of the three princesses, Zong Zheng also sighed faintly.
It turned out that the third princess had been sick since she was a child, and she was in a wheelchair, and she was judged by the doctor to be terminally ill and would not live to be seventeen years old.
The third princess, who knew that her time was short, naturally had no intention of recruiting a son-in-law and choosing a horse.
Anyway, she understands that these young junjie are all going for their two sisters, and no one will choose her.
Sure enough, the Ministry of Rites then read out the rules.
"According to the etiquette of my Zhongzhou Kingdom, the participants of this 'Leaping Dragon Gate' must first stand in line and choose the princess they want to welcome, so you start your own choice, which princess you are willing to serve, which side you will stand on."
When the words fell, I couldn't wait, and the young handsome man who had already belonged to him made his own choice and stood at the princess they wanted to marry.
And there was really no one on the third princess's side.
What are you kidding, a thin ghost who can't live to be seventeen years old, who wants to marry her.
Everyone is here to be happy and have a bright future, not to find a burden and label themselves as widowed.
Seeing such a result, the third princess really turned her wheelchair around and turned her back to everyone.
Emperor Ji Beji's face also turned dark.
Although I knew that there would be such an outcome, it was too much.
It's good to have someone to comfort the third daughter, but now it has embarrassed the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.
"Ahem!" Emperor Ji Beji of the Middle Zhou Dynasty coughed lightly.
The eunuch who understood him immediately rushed down and said, "You can think about it, it's still urgent to change now, and when the princesses are chosen, you won't have any chance." ”
As he spoke, the eunuch glanced at the little princess.
As long as you are not stupid, you can understand the implications.
But these young heroes should not have seen it.
It's a fool to change it.
Even if you stand with the little princess, what's the use of choosing.
The eunuch told him again and again, but when he saw that no one was answering the words and moving around, he had to hold his breath and go back to look at the emperor Ji Beji.
Emperor Ji Beji waved his hand and said, "Then ......"
"Report ...... Your Majesty, there is also a young man who wants to participate in the 'Leaping Dragon Gate' Palace. ”
Suddenly, a guard came running over and reported outside the temple.
It immediately aroused the discussion of the entire court.
Who else?
Who was so reckless, he actually missed the time and dared to let the ministers and the emperor and princess wait for him.
Most of the people looked at the Ministry of Rites, including the emperor and the two princesses.
The Ministry of Rites' eyes rolled and turned, thought about it and thought about it, and found that he was not mistaken, so he ran out and replied: "Report to Your Majesty, there are only thirty-nine lists here, and there are thirty-nine people, and there is nothing unusual. ”
This time everyone was even more confused.
The Ministry of Rites is not mistaken, so what is the problem.
So they all looked at the messenger.
The person who reported the news was sweating profusely, and replied truthfully: "That son has a waist card of the Eight Sages in his hand, saying that he is going to participate in the palace wipe, and I dare not stop him." ”
At this time, everyone understood, it turned out to be a moth provoked by the Eight Sages King.
Emperor Ji Beji looked at the Eight Sages Wang Ji Beming.
The Eight Sages Wang Ji Beiming stood up and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister did give a waist card to a young man, and recommended him to participate directly in the final palace swab. ”
This time, the discussion in the palace was louder.
Even the handsome men who participated in the temple swab whispered dissatisfied.
There are even people who go through the back door bigger than them, and they don't even need to compare the civil and military wipes to the last moment.
This is a clear fraud.
There is one more competitor in plain detail, which is annoying.
Emperor Ji Beji saw that the Eight Sages King didn't explain too much, and he was also unhappy, but he still smiled and said: "Since it was recommended by the Eight Sages King, it must be Yingjie, let him in!" ”
"Whoa!" The soldiers who waited for him were finally pardoned, and then Xu Ding was allowed to enter the temple.
As soon as Xu Ding entered the hall, everyone watched.
Everyone was stunned, and I have to say that Xu Ding's image is indeed impeccable, but the clothes on his body and the medicine box in his hand make everyone uncomfortable.
This is not the son of a powerful family, and he brought a medicine box here, what does he want to do.
At that moment, a young handsome man who was standing in line stepped forward and shouted: "Boldly Diao Min, since you are fortunate to be recommended by the Eight Sages King, why did you come here in such a big disguise, it is really a big rebellion, and you don't put Your Majesty in your eyes, you can be guilty." ”
After the man finished speaking, he glanced at the eldest princess, and then looked at Xu Ding arrogantly.
The others reacted back and secretly screamed badly, such a good performance opportunity for this guy to snatch it over, and they couldn't help but secretly regret it in their hearts.
Xu Ding said coldly: "If you want to say that you are bold, it is also yours to talk about the sin, I came with a waist card, above board, as for how I dressed, Your Majesty didn't find out, but you spoke first, are you bigger than Your Majesty, are your words Jinkou Yuyan, words follow the law." ”
"You ......" The young man was speechless, where did he dare to argue.
Who dares to say that he is older than the Son of Heaven.
The Eight Sages bowed slightly, and then sat back.
People write that after my flowers bloom, a hundred flowers are killed, and the people with golden armor all over the city are naturally not mortals.
Just this momentum and this mouth won most of the young heroes.
Even Emperor Ji Beji had a good impression.
This young man dared to face his hand directly, and he was not frightened, but he was able to refute the other party, which was also extraordinary.
However, he didn't speak, and at this time, another young handsome man stood up and said to the emperor under the instigation of the eyes of the Ministry of Rites: "Your Majesty, the palace test is the most important thing in my Great Zhou, don't be reckless, we shouldn't have questioned the Eight Sages King, but if this person is allowed to participate in the selection with us, it will be unfair, and we will ask for a test of his talents, so as not to dishonor the three princesses." ”
Others also stood up and agreed: "I will ask for a test of his talents, and he will not dishonor the three princesses!" ”
The secretary of the Ministry of Rites also stood up with his younger brothers and said, "Chen is willing to test his talents to show justice!" ”
The other courtiers also knelt down and pleaded.
One more competitor, one less chance for one's nephews and relatives.
Concerned about his own interests, no one refused to give up, so he naturally blocked Xu Ding together.
Emperor Ji Beji's face is very bad, this is forcing the palace.
Has the royal family fallen to this point?
Although there is no decent army, Da Zhou is still his Ji family.
So he looked at the Eight Sages King and said, "Aiqing, what do you think!" ”
The Eight Sages King glanced at Xu Ding, who was confident and calm, and then replied, "Since everyone thinks it's biased, it's okay to wipe it off." ”
Emperor Ji Beji took a breath and looked at Xu Ding: "You have heard everyone's words, do you dare!" ”