Although it was a martial arts test, in the imperial study, Chu Haoran calmly reviewed the recitals, and his focused demeanor seemed to forget that there were still two people standing in front of the dragon case.

A person is about forty years old, of medium stature, and his appearance is also handsome, but the most attractive thing is his look, with a kind of calmness in his indifferent smile, calm eyes and a calmness in his hands, even in front of the emperor of Tianchu State, he still does not change his color. Although he is dressed in regular clothes, he has a tall body and resolute eyes, and no matter how he looks at it, he has the unique fortitude of a soldier.

The other person is also of medium stature, just a little rich, but compared with the young person, there is obviously a hint of respect on his breezy face, who is Guo Zhenxing of Hidden Sword Villa?

Looking at Chu Tianfeng, the emperor of Tianchu State, although Guo Zhenxing had a smile on his face, his mind kept turning, and he said secretly: "The old man has been in Beijing for a few days, but he has never been summoned by His Majesty. Thinking of this, Guo Zhenxing couldn't help but think of the martial arts test, and said: "The martial arts test is underway, I heard that some people want to cause a riot in the martial arts test, and the emperor even personally ordered three important ministers to preside over the martial test, why don't you care at all now?" Also, who is this person, he is really good-natured, but why has the old man never heard of such a number one person in the court? ”

Half a day later, Chu Haoran finally put down the fold, looked up at the two of them, showed a smile on his face, and said: "I was fascinated for a while, and I made the two of you wait for a long time, guilty of sin, and didn't sit down to watch tea." ”

When Chu Haoran's words fell, a eunuch immediately brought a stool to serve tea. Seeing this, Guo Zhenxing hurriedly said: "Don't dare, don't dare, the saint cares so much about political affairs, it is really a blessing for the world and the people." ”

The other person seemed to be very familiar with the emperor, and asked with a smile: "Holy Lord, how is it?" ”

Chu Haoran didn't answer, but seeing Guo Zhenxing waving his hand, he said with a chuckle: "Tibetan Sword Villa is one of the five famous families in the rivers and lakes, and the owner of the village is even more familiar with his father, Haoran should have a cup of tea, and I heard that the owner of the village is proficient in the tea ceremony, so I will taste this superb red robe today." ”

Hearing Chu Haoran say this, Guo Zhenxing no longer shirked, nodded and said, "The old man is good for tea, thank the emperor first." After speaking, he took the teacup and sat down on the chair and tasted it carefully.

Seeing that the person in the regular clothes was still standing, Chu Haoran opened his mouth and said, "Fang Lin, why don't you sit, we have known each other for decades, do you still want to bow and ask each other?" ”

The person called Fang Lin laughed to himself, bowed and saluted before sitting down, but like Guo Zhenxing, he half sat on the chair and picked up the teacup.

Seeing the two of them sipping tea, Chu Haoran's gaze fell on the fold again, and his five fingers tapped lightly on the dragon bank.

Everything seemed to be quiet, but at this moment, a bolt of lightning pierced the sky and sent out a thunderous sound, waking the three of them up.

Seeing Guo Zhenxing put down the teacup, Chu Haoran opened his mouth and asked, "Old Guo, how is it?" ”

Nodding, Guo Zhenxing said with an aftertaste: "Good tea!" The entrance is mellow and smooth, although there is a slight astringency, but the cheeks are full of sweetness, good tea. ”

Chu Haoran smiled and said, "Guo Lao is really a good tea person, by the way, I forgot to introduce Guo Lao." Fang Lin, deputy commander of the forbidden army, you have to move around more in the future. ”

Standing up, Fang Lin said with a smile: "It's time to learn more from Guo Lao." While speaking, Fang Lin even hugged his fists and made a river and lake etiquette at Guo Zhenxing, and then said: "Fang Lin, a junior of martial arts, has seen Master Guo Zhuang. ”

Hearing the name Fang Lin, Guo Zhenxing already understood his origin, the Chinese family in Beijing, I am afraid that he is still the descendant of Fang Jing, a generation of military gods. Although he wondered what the emperor meant by this move, but seeing Fang Lin get up and salute, Guo Zhenxing hurriedly stood up and supported Fang Lin, and said, "You're polite, the old man is just a few years older than you, is Fang Lao good?" ”

Smiling at Guo Zhenxing, Fang Lin opened his mouth and said, "My father is fine, and I have the owner of Lao Guo Zhuang to worry about." ”

Guo Zhenxing nodded and said, "When the old man was young, he had learned a lot from the teachings of Old Fang, but unfortunately he didn't have the opportunity to see him in the past thirty years!" ”

Although Fang Lin didn't know what the past was, he said: "My father now has Sun Langyi or watering flowers and fighting birds every day, if Guo Lao has some leisure, he can go to Fangfu to sit." ”

Haha laughed, Guo Zhenxing opened his mouth and said: "Then the old man is welcome, he will definitely visit another day." ”

At this time, Chu Haoran smiled and said: "As soon as you speak, you will become an old friend, Guo Lao really makes friends all over the world, sit." ”

Guo Zhenxing still couldn't guess what the saint meant, so he smiled and sat down directly, and stopped talking.

"It's an old fox." Thinking so in his heart, Chu Haoran didn't beat around the bush and said directly: "Old Guo, you should know that the martial arts test is held to conquer Mobei, right?" ”

Guo Zhenxing had already guessed this, but at this moment, he was still stunned when he heard the emperor mention it in person, especially what made him puzzled was that the emperor asked him to enter the palace to tell him about it in person, what did he want to do?

Although he was puzzled in his heart, Guo Zhenxing didn't dare to let the emperor wait for a long time, and followed the words of the saint Chu Haoran and said: "The old man did guess something, so he ordered Xiao'er and a group of disciples to enter Beijing. ”

Chu Haoran nodded and said, "Guo Lao Gaoyi, Haoran admires, but I'm afraid Guo Lao only knows one thing and doesn't know the other, Fang Lin, you talk to Guo Lao well." ”

When Chu Haoran's words fell, Fang Lin immediately said, "The minister obeys the order." Guo Lao, there are two purposes for the imperial court to hold martial arts tests, one is for rivers and lakes, and the other is for Mobei. ”

After a pause, Fang Lin said in a deep voice: "I am still martial arts, and the folk practice of martial arts is very strong, and my dynasty has been in good shape for twenty years, but some warriors are not grateful to Dai De to give back to the imperial court but gather people to disturb the people and make trouble, hmph, in the past ten years, a large number of gangs have emerged on the rivers and lakes, and Guo Lao, as the owner of the Tibetan Sword Villa, thinks it is very clear. ”

Seeing Fang Lin looking at him with a smile, Guo Zhenxing could only nod and said, "There are indeed some people who are young and ignorant and used by others......

Guo Zhenxing was not allowed to finish speaking, Fang Lin took the words and said, "What Guo Lao said is very true, the saint is worried that those hot-blooded young people will be used by people with intentions to hold a martial arts test, and at the same time, he will order conscription. I believe that after today, many people will be shocked by our Great Chu army and join the army. In this way, not only is the place a lot more stable, but these warriors join the army and train a little, and they are a hundred lions who will set foot in the north of the desert for our emperor. ”

It is indeed a good move, Guo Zhenxing let out a secret sigh in his heart. Most of the participants in the martial arts test are young people, and as long as the imperial court is tempted a little, they will join the army, and it will take at least ten years for the rivers and lakes to recover without these young people. Thinking so in his heart, Guo Zhenxing said in his mouth: "The emperor is wise, and the old man believes that this battle will be won, and he will leave a name for my emperor through the ages." ”

Chu Haoran didn't feel proud at all, but smiled calmly, and said, "It's just that Guo Lao still needs help in this matter." ”

"It's finally here." Guo Zhenxing smiled bitterly in his heart, but the smile on his face remained unchanged, and said: "It is the old man's luck to be able to serve the emperor's great cause and serve the saddle horse, and the emperor has something to order." ”

"Guo Lao is too modest." While speaking, Chu Haoran stood up even more, and seeing this, Guo Zhenxing and Fang Lin also hurriedly stood up.

Walking out of the dragon case and looking at the dark sky outside the window, Chu Haoran said: "As Fang Lin said, holding a martial arts test is for the peace of the people in the world, and second, for making it possible to serve the imperial court and build immortal merits, and then to confuse Mobei. ”

This time, Guo Zhenxing was a little confused, but he didn't speak, waiting for Chu Haoran to continue.

At this moment, Chu Haoran's face was calm, and he said lightly: "Although the bloody battle thirteen years ago stopped the iron hooves of Mobei, but the mountains and seas and Xiongguan were all dyed bloody, and I don't know how many hot-blooded men buried their bones in the field, of course, the loss of Mobei is also extremely miserable, otherwise there would be no stability in the past ten years." After the father and the emperor went away, Mobei once again gathered troops to invade our frontier, and in the past three years, he has done all kinds of evil in burning, killing and looting. ”

At this moment, Fang Lin said, "Let's talk about it." Our territory is vast and the border is long, and we can only set up strongholds in fortresses. In order to prevent the iron hooves of Mobei, the fortresses have been as solid as a rock in the past ten years, and it is difficult to attack, but the tribes of Mobei do not attack the fortresses, but only burn and loot on the border with the speed of horses' hooves. If I send troops, it will be useless if I have too few troops and will even be attacked by Mobei, and if I have too much, I will avoid it, and I will not be confronted at all. In this way, every time the Mobei tribes burned, killed and looted, they returned with a full load, and used our dynasty as a hunting ground. ”

Speaking of this, a cold light flashed in Fang Lin's eyes that had been calm, and he said, "This year, the minister deliberately walked around the frontier and found that hundreds of tribes in Mobei can at least gather 100,000 elite soldiers. Mobei is so powerful, it would be unwise to touch it hard. ”

This is indeed the case, Guo Zhenxing also sighed secretly in his heart, and at the same time said, if it is touched, I am afraid that the Chu family's family foundation in the past twenty years will be consumed, and the outcome is still unknown.

After a thunderous roar, the rain finally fell, and the rapid raindrops crackled on the roof of the main hall.

Listening to the sound of wind and rain, Chu Haoran's expression was still calm, and he said, "After this rain, I'm afraid the sky will be cold!" ”

After a pause, Chu Haoran said in a deep voice: "Go to the army to plan, then to fight, then to fight, in this battle, it is inevitable to send troops, so you can only plan and then move." Therefore, I plan to use the military test as a pretext to send elite troops to attack Mobei at the end of the year, encircle and annihilate all tribes with the power of thunder and cut off their roots, and then attack with a large army to force Mobei to fight with me. ”

After listening to Chu Haoran, Guo Zhenxing didn't say anything for a long time, especially looking at his majestic back, Guo Zhenxing actually had an insurmountable feeling.

After being silent for a while, a cold light flashed in Guo Zhenxing's deep eyes, and he said: "Your Majesty has a good strategy, and you will definitely be able to fight and create a great cause, but I don't know what to do with the old man?" ”

Guo Zhenxing couldn't help but wonder, the imperial court wanted soldiers and generals, as for the masters, although the Chu family Longwei stated that it was not obvious and in this imperial study, Guo Zhenxing at least noticed the existence of two people who were not weaker than himself.

Chu Haoran didn't sell Guan Zi either, and said directly: "Bahel is a generation of grandmasters, and his martial arts reputation is too high, so I need a strong man who can fight against him, but after several times in the world, there are only three people who are suitable, the Holy Sect Don't forget his life, the Martial King Chu Haoyan, and then there is your Guo Zhuang Master." ”

The rest of the words, there is no need to say it at all, who let him Guo Zhenxing hit this muzzle.

Guo Zhenxing nodded without the slightest hesitation, and said in a deep voice: "Thanks to the emperor's attention, the old man will go to Mobei." Speaking of this, Guo Zhenxing said proudly: "Being able to build an immortal cause for the emperor can be regarded as living up to what Guo has learned in his life, not to mention, it is also a great blessing to be able to fight with the grandmaster of Bahel's generation!" ”

Chu Haoran nodded, thought for a moment and then said: "Xiaoqi's marriage has been decided by the queen mother, but I am in charge, and I will take Guo Ying as a side concubine first." You choose a day to send her to Cining Palace to serve the queen mother for a while. ”

Guo Zhenxing knew that this was the compensation made by the emperor, so he did not shirk, bowed down and thanked: "The old man thanked the emperor." ”

Chu Haoran hummed lightly, and was just about to open his mouth when he suddenly heard a noise outside the hall, and said in a deep voice: "What's the matter?" ”

Hearing the emperor's words, a little eunuch immediately ran in from outside the door, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the Fu Ye of Cining Palace came to invite the emperor on the order of the Queen Mother, saying that there is something urgent, please go over immediately." ”

Chu Haoran was a little surprised, but he still said calmly: "Tell Fu Bo that I will be there soon!" ”