On the street, Huo Guang never thought that one day he would draw his sword angrily and want to kill someone.

Since Yuan Zhao personally sent him to Chang'an College, for more than ten years, he has been obsessed with learning, neither the art of war strategy, nor the moral article, but the way of economy.

The warp and weft rule the world and help the world. When he was a teenager, when he understood the meaning of this for the first time, the surging emotion in his chest was simply irrepressible.

"Xiaoguang, your future is in the court and the world...... Don't let down the ambitions of your heart. ”

This was a long time ago, Yuan Zhao caressed his back and said to him personally. He didn't know why the person he respected most in his life had such confidence in himself. But he really won't live up. will not live up to his ambitions, let alone live up to Yuan Zhao's expectations. Years of hard work have made this already talented young man even more outstanding.

Sima Mingzhu is an equally good teenager. They are not much older than each other, but they have become good friends who are like-minded. And now their common ambition is to be able to successfully pass the assessment of the imperial court next year and officially become a reserve young official. Although this was only their first step into the Han Empire's governing body, it had been preparing them for ten years.

If before the first year of the founding, there would be many ways for sons and brothers like them to enter the official career and start a higher-level start. But not anymore. Don't say they never bother to do it at all. Even if someone wants to take another shortcut to the south, there is no way out.

The first measure of the new policy reform of the imperial court. The first thing to be implemented was the reform of the legal system and the system of selecting and appointing officials. Although these two most important measures have not yet been fully perfected, they have been strictly implemented from top to bottom in some basic aspects.

According to the terms of the selection criteria for officials, no matter how great your ability is, and no matter how hard your background is. If you want to enter the imperial governing body, you must go through layers of selection and assessment. No one dares to bend the law for personal gain as before. As for the phenomenon of selling officials and lords that has been repeatedly banned since Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, there is no need to even think about it.

The empire's sense of honor and severe punishments, coupled with the unimaginable high fortune, made every official in charge of the assessment conscientiously perform their official duties, conscientiously perform their duties, and be extremely responsible in the evaluation and control of official appointments. No one is going to bear the serious consequences that may be incurred for the sake of personal selfishness.

In the past two or three years, after the first few assessments, Huo Guang once secretly marveled at the strictness of this selection and appointment system in his heart. Relatively speaking, this is a truly fair and just system. This made him, like many other young people with different identities, full of stronger hopes for his future.

Huo Guang and Sima Mingzhu watched the night view of Chang'an all the way, and their mood was extremely excited. I thought that before long, I could really participate in the governance of this great empire. can't help but talk about it, and Yixing is sharp.

However, the unexpected happened at this time. When I was about to reach the intersection of Suzaku Street, a man shouted loudly, as if there was a collision of swords

Clanging. At the edge of the square, a crowd gradually gathered, not knowing what was happening.

The two young men were taken aback. Although it is still far away from Weiyang Palace, it is separated by most of the street. But if there is an unknown bloody conflict, it can be considered a big event. The two glanced at each other, did not hesitate, and immediately hurried in that direction.

At this moment, not only were they surprised, but many people in Chang'an who came around to check on the neighborhood were also inexplicable. Now the four seas are leveling, a hundred kings are coming to the dynasty, and Chang'an is gathering the attention of the world inside and outside. Who has the courage to come up to Chang'an City to make trouble at this juncture?

It happened very suddenly. The first people to notice the anomaly saw only a woman holding a package tightly, protected behind her by a man with a short knife. Her face was covered with weather, and she couldn't see what she used to be. And the man obviously had old wounds on his body. But he still brandished the knife and shouted loudly, so that the persecutors would not come near.

And around them were dozens of sturdy men with strong figures. Under the command of the first person, they looked at the two people who were surrounded by them with indifferent expressions. It was as if he had finally found the prey he had been chasing for a long time, and the blade he pulled out flashed with coldness and cruelty.

And in fact, these people who chased all the way were indeed full of excitement in their hearts. After running all the way from the peninsula beyond the East China Sea, they still didn't escape. Hum! Do you think you will have a way to survive when you run to Chang'an? It's just wishful thinking.

"Jin Xiuzhu, you better go back with us obediently! Your husband is dead, what can you do as a woman? As long as you go back quietly and don't make any more trouble, the county lord will definitely not embarrass you again. Running around like this all over the world, knowing that it is useless. What do you say you're for? ”

The leader of those big men was a little short and fat, and he approached with a smug expression, looked at the woman behind him, and made a serious gesture of persuasion. This is to say, after entering Chang'an City, he has some scruples. If he had chased them elsewhere, he would have ordered his men to come forward and kill and arrest them.

"Zheng Man! You lackey, don't be hypocritical here. Young lady, she won't go back with you! Since we have come to Chang'an after a lot of hardships, we will definitely go to Weiyang Palace to knock on the court and ask for help, so that the emperor of the Han Dynasty can administer justice to us. The old man and the young master have a deep blood feud, and they must be avenged! ”

The woman with the wrap in her arms trembled in the autumn wind, looking very scared. And the man with the short knife who was protecting him was frowning angrily, and his face was full of grief and indignation in the face of the unkind besiegers.

"Huh! What a loyal dog to protect the Lord...... Cui Wu, don't spew blood anymore. The fire in Cui's house was a natural disaster, how could you blame others? It must be you, the guy who came to Chang'an with Jin Xiuzhu, right? To be honest, did you fall in love with the appearance of your young lady, so you did these things? ”

The short and fat man named Zheng Man glanced at the woman with squinting eyes, and although he looked a little haggard and embarrassed now, he knew that this woman was actually very beautiful. Otherwise, there would not have been a series of incidents

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The man who is called Cui Wu seems to be a loyal attendant. Since escaping from Goryeo County in the East China Sea, he has gone through a lot of hardships to protect the young lady named Kim so-joo during these thousands of miles. Not only did he have to avoid the people who pursued them, but he also had to inquire about the way to Chang'an in the territory of the Han Dynasty, who was unfamiliar with the place. I finally got here. However, unexpectedly, the pursuers who followed the trail finally found them.

Cui Wu is a bloody man. Hearing the other party slander him like this, where did he still suffer? Although he only had a short knife in his hand, he had already put life and death out of the way. Now that he has come to Chang'an City, if he throws the last of his blood on this long street, he can attract the attention of the Han court. That's enough to be worthy of the Cui family's kindness!

"You bastards! Do all the bad things you think you do seamlessly? Don't you hear that the sky net is magnificent, negligent but not leaky. This is Chang'an City, not Gaoli County where you can cover the sky with your power alone! In order to monopolize the wealth of that side, your Cui family and several other major clansmen colluded with the county guards and framed them. Seeing that the crime was exposed, he set fire to kill people without conscience...... Poor Cui family, because they refused to give in, the He family was wiped out! If it weren't for the young lady's absence at home, it would be difficult to escape the doom. But you chased and killed her for thousands of miles, and even she refused to let her go...... Today, I Cui Wu but I have a breath of air, and you don't want to succeed! ”

Cui Wu, who was still oozing bloodstains from the wound on half of his shoulder, was full of anger and stabbed his chest horizontally. He looked at the people of Chang'an who began to gather, and had the last glimmer of hope in his heart. If there is no one to help you before your own blood is drained, it is really a dead end.

"Don't let him talk nonsense here! Rush over, and if he dares to resist, he will be killed! ”

"Chief, this is Chang'an! Is it really okay for us to kill people like this? ”

"That's a lot of nonsense! Chang'an people are not people? What are you afraid of, no one will meddle! Deal with the Patrol before they arrive! ”

Zheng Man whispered viciously and gave another order to his subordinates, believing that no one would help the two strangers until he understood the truth of the matter. Even if it's in Chang'an City? According to his experience, there are many selfish and indifferent spectators in the world, and it is the most common thing to hang high. Aren't all the people on the Goryeo Peninsula like this?

Zheng Man, a native of the Goryeo tribe, has always been ruthless. In order not to leave any trouble, he had to obey the order and persevered in trying to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots. His patience had long since been exhausted along the way. Now, he only regretted that he hadn't been able to catch up with them sooner before reaching Chang'an. Only by fighting quickly can we avoid causing unnecessary trouble.

However, he was wrong. He and these Goryeo sticks, who have never set foot on the land of Shenzhou, how could they know that in this land, there is a spirit that has not disappeared from ancient times to the present. They don't even understand what kind of sharp edge it is to inherit blood and be generous and righteous!

On Chang'an Avenue, where swords and lights are intertwined, a young man draws his sword and begins to embark on his own legend.