Five days have passed in the blink of an eye, and the list of martial arts preliminary candidates has been released, and there are a total of 867 people in the master of the ring plus the elite disciples of various sects.

And Lin Yueru thought about it for a long time, but in the end she didn't choose to participate in martial arts.

Wenhua Pavilion, Wang Jun was half-lying on the couch, Zhuge Liang, Liu Jinyuan, and Wang Chengxiang were reporting on the preparations for the re-examination of the martial arts.

Liu Jinyuan bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, all the participants in the martial arts have lived in the old camp of the Five Cities Division, but I don't know when the re-examination will start, and what will the re-examination be?" ”

Wang Jun was silent when he heard this, this martial arts move was just a product of Wang Jun's anger in the end, so he had no clue at all, turned his head to look at Zhuge Liang, and said, "Kong Ming, what do you think?" ”

As soon as Zhuge Liang heard this, a few ideas popped up in his mind, and he hugged his fists and said: "The preliminary round is to eliminate waste, so Weichen feels that the retest can test their teamwork ability, after all, if they have a task, they need several people to complete it in a team." ”

"Wechen agrees that it is better to limit their number to a minimum of three and a maximum of seven, but as a competition, they can freely choose their team." Prime Minister Wang touched his beard and nodded slightly.

"Since you all agree, then the team competition will be used for the retest, and each contestant must form or join a team, otherwise this round of the competition will be eliminated directly." Wang Jun said without hesitation. "The final game still follows the previous ring match mode, but it is changed to a one-on-one promotion match, if the person is selected as an odd number, the odd number will directly advance by bye.

The top 100 will be given a Nine Ox and Two Tiger Pill, the top 10 will be given a Rejuvenation Pill, the top three will be given three Rejuvenation Pills, a Poison Removal Pill, a martial arts cheatbook, Wu Zhun Yuan will give a blood dragon horse, 10 Rejuvenation Pills, 5 Poison Removal Pills, a manor, 1,000 taels of gold, and a martial arts cheatbook. ”

"The ministers obey." The three of them bowed.

Su Xian, who had been waiting quietly beside him, suddenly said in a loud voice: "Emperor Qi, there was news from below yesterday that the Yanzhan guards have retrieved the official seal from the Trap Island, and now they are rushing back, and it is estimated that they will be able to return to Bianjing in three days." ”

"Huh?" Wang Jun frowned lightly when he heard this, it was only twenty-two days now, and when Zhanzhao returned to Bianjing quickly, wouldn't it be five days before a month.

After thinking for a while, he said: "You can't pass Zhanzhao and the packaging too easily, Su Xian, you can arrange it, let people delay Zhanzhao's return to Beijing, and you must not let him return to Bianjing before the thirtieth day."

Since I said that I would let Bao Zheng stay for a month, let him continue to live. ”

When Prime Minister Wang Cheng's face did not change when he heard this, he hurriedly dissuaded: "Emperor Qi, since you said when Zhanzhao will return to Bianjing, when will Bao Zheng be released from prison, why do you deliberately delay Zhanzhao's return to Beijing now?" ”

After a slight pause, he asked cautiously: "Could it be that you don't want to be released from prison so soon, or the anger in your heart hasn't disappeared?" ”

"That's not it, if I hadn't made it more difficult for Zhanzhao five days ago, but Kaifeng Mansion had done something unpleasant for me again, so I just decided to make it a little more difficult for Zhanzhao." Wang Jun smiled as warm as the sun and said.

"I don't know what Gongsun Ce did?" Prime Minister Wang asked hesitantly.

Wang Jun's eyes were cold when he heard this, and he glanced at everyone in the hall, and suddenly no one dared to look at Wang Jun and lowered his head, and said coldly: "I know your plans very clearly, whether you are sincere or false, the purpose of your friendship with the eunuchs in the palace is mainly to listen to the news."

This is your secret rule, and sometimes I can turn a blind eye, but sometimes I can't go too far, and then I will not be surprised by my words. ”

Everyone was frightened when they heard this, but Zhuge Liang didn't feel it, with Wang Jun's trust in him, if there was anything, he would only say anything, but he still bowed down with the others and said, "The ministers don't dare." ”

At this moment, Prime Minister Wang Cheng also had some complaints about Gongsun Ce in his heart, such a smart person would do such a stupid thing on weekdays, if he really wanted to inquire about Bao Zheng's affairs, wouldn't it be best to find him or the Eight Sages King!

As a result, it turned into the current appearance, so that Wang Jun took the opportunity to tell them again, it seemed that he was going to Kaifeng Mansion after leaving the palace, and coughed dryly: "Your Majesty, Gongsun Ce is just too concerned, and after the minister leaves the palace, he will go to Kaifeng Mansion to talk about him, so that he will not do this kind of thing again." ”

Wang Jun made a faint "hmm" sound, changed his words, and asked Liu Jinyuan: "Speaking of martial arts, has Shushan sent people to participate?" ”

Liu Jinyuan hurriedly said: "Back to the emperor, there are three people from Shushan, they are Ma Tianfeng, Xu Qi, and Zheng Lin.

I don't know if the emperor wants to see them? ”

Wang Jun waved his hand and said, "No need, I just want to know if Yin Ruozhuo has any tricks." ”

Seeing that Wang Jun didn't want to say more, everyone didn't want to talk more, after all, the less they knew about some things, the safer they were.

Wang Jun tapped his fingers on the table, wanted to look at it for a while, and said, "Prime Minister Wang, Liu Jinyuan, you should step down!" ”

Prime Minister Wang Cheng and Liu Jinyuan immediately gave up their hands and said, "The ministers are retiring." ”

As soon as the two of them left the Wenhua Palace, Wang Jun looked at Zhuge Liang and said lightly: "The chess pieces of the Ghost Fang Clan and the Underworld should move." ”

Zhuge Liang thought carefully when he heard this, and after a while, he said, "Is it too early for the emperor, after all, we are not ready?" ”

Wang Jun shook his head slightly, took a sip of tea, put the teacup in his hand, and said, "I don't want to start a war between the two sides in an all-round way, but to put some rumors to attract the attention of both sides first."

It would be best if they could get an embassy to go and check on each other, if no information was found, the two sides would be at peace, and at the end the secret would break out, and the chances of a full-scale war would be greater on both sides. ”

Zhuge Liang pondered it carefully, Wang Jun's method is indeed good, it is impossible for the war to break out in one day, and it is necessary to prepare some days in advance.

Now they use rumors to arouse the vigilance of both sides, and the more detailed they investigate, the harder they will beat in the future, and say: "The minister agrees."

However, the minister does not think that we need to contribute to this matter, as long as our people throw two messages, and then our people can hide and let others help us spread it. ”

Wang Jun gently tapped his thigh and nodded: "Just do as you say, and leave this matter to the black-clothed guard." ”

Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "The minister agrees." ”

"Blackwater, I hope the Blackguards don't disappoint me." Wang Jun said lightly.

"Yes, Your Majesty." A young man's voice suddenly sounded behind the screen.

Wang Jun stretched his waist and said, "Kong Ming, leave this matter to your attention, after all, our actions will depend on the two of them." ”

Zhuge Liang smiled knowingly and said, "Back to the emperor, the minister guarantees that there will be no problems." ”

........

Time passed quietly, and the martial arts re-examination came to an end, and 75 of them won the final competition places.

During this period, Zhan Zhao, with the help of the Seven Rats of the Trap Island, also dared to come back one day earlier.

Wang Jun and Zhao Ling'er sat in the first place, Bao Zheng in prison clothes, Zhanzhao with a tired face, Gongsun Ce who was excited, and Zhang Long, Zhao Hu Dynasty, Ma Han and others stood together.

Zhan Zhao carefully took out a wooden box wrapped in cloth from his arms, held it in both hands and bowed to Wang Jun, and said, "Zhan Zhao is fortunate to have retrieved the official seal without dishonoring his life." ”

As he spoke, Zhan Zhao slowly uncovered the fabric, and a brown wooden box appeared in everyone's eyes, and then opened the wooden box, and a seal carved by Huangtian jade was quietly placed in the box.

"Your Majesty, please take a look." Zhan Zhao took out the official seal, respectfully handed it to Wang Jun, and said.

Wang Jun picked up the official seal and looked at it for a while, only to see a mighty lion carved on the top of the seal, boxy on the bottom, and Kaifeng Mansion Yin engraved on the bottom.

casually put the official seal back into the wooden box, turned his head to look at Bao Zheng, and said, "Bao Zheng, what have you gained from this lesson?" ”

Bao Zheng took a step forward, hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, whether it is peaceful or not, there will be no shortage of criminal acts, so we must always be vigilant."

Even in the government, those lawless villains will not stop because of your identity, and the ministers will definitely strengthen the security of Kaifeng Mansion and Bianjing City in the future. ”

Wang Jun nodded and said, "That's good, but you also have to remember that things are not just words, but must be done with practical actions." ”

"Obey." Bao Zheng arched his hand.

Wang Jun nodded slightly, turned his head to look at Zhanzhao, and said, "Zhanzhao told me about your experience on the Sky Island." ”

Immediately, Zhan Zhao originally briefly described the battle of wits and courage with the Seven Rats on the Trap Island, and when he arrived at the Trap Island, he began to compete with the Seven Rats.

In addition to the competition with the original five rats in the Seven Heroes and Five Righteousness, there was one more competition with the flying rats in the pitch-black cave to search for things, and the last golden-nosed white-haired rat spirit saw Zhanzhao in the flower garden, so he directly let Zhanzhao pass.

Zhan Zhao talked about the matter of the Trap Island, as if he was telling a story, closely interlocked, and the climax was repeated.

After that, Zhao Ling'er applauded excitedly and praised: "Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, I can hear the difficulties of the Sky Island from the words of the Zhan guards, but this also shows that the Zhan guards are strong,"

Zhan Zhao smiled modestly and arched his hand: "Thank you for the compliment." ”

Wang Jun knocked on the table lightly, attracting everyone's attention, and said to Zhanzhao, "What do you think of the Seven Rats of the Trap Island?" ”

Zhan Zhao hesitated for a moment and said: "If you go back to the emperor, the seven rats of the Sky Island value love and righteousness, maybe there is a loss of small sections, but they are not lacking in big sections." ”

Wang Jun nodded slowly, not to mention that the Seven Rats of the Trapping Island were missing, they were a group of villains who killed people and set fires, they could also be used as cannon fodder to attack the Divine Realm, and asked, "If I want to recruit the Seven Rats of the Trapping Island to serve the country, can they agree?" ”

Zhan Zhao lowered his head and thought for a while, and said hesitantly: "The other rats are all the only ones who are the boss and the rat Lu Fang, and he is well aware of the righteousness, attaches great importance to love and righteousness, and retains a good impression of the imperial court, if the emperor recruits them to serve the country, it is not surprising that they will agree."

But..."

"But what?" Wang Jun asked with some curiosity.

"That is Bai Yutang, the old six-brocade hairy mouse in the Seven Rats in the Trap Island, he is like a child who can't grow up, proud, arrogant, willful, no one in his eyes, and his habits are difficult to change.

If the emperor recruited them, he was afraid that Bai Yutang would be rebellious and unwilling to enter the court as an official, so he would break away from the ranks of the Seven Rats of the Sky Island and wander the rivers and lakes alone. ”

A sneer appeared on Wang Jun's face, and he said: "This stupid kid has been protected by others too well, and he has not experienced the beating of the rivers and lakes, so it is better for him to go to the rivers and lakes." ”

After a pause, he said, "Zhanzhao, after the martial arts, you can help me recruit them and try it." ”

"Obey." Zhanzhao hugs his fists. "By the way, the emperor, the minister has something to report."

Wang Jun waved his hand casually and said, "Say." ”

On the way back to Bianjing, I don't know what forces blocked the route into Beijing, and blocked and delayed all the people who entered Beijing.

The owner of Lu Fang, who had worked hard to trap the Sky Island, received the news and sent the Five Things Flying Rat Bian Twenty-Eleven to help, so that the ministers could fly all the way into Bianjing City without hindrance. Zhan Zhao said through gritted teeth.

"The hidden power of this force is quite large, and the minister is worried that they will cause a little shake to the country, and I hope that the saint will order a thorough investigation."

The corners of Wang Jun's mouth twitched when he heard this, Zhanzhao didn't know who did it, could he not know?

Those who stood in the way were clearly the black-clothed guards and the people of the Imperial City Division, and they were blocking Zhanzhao according to his will, so he nodded in shock and said: "I know, after leaving Kaifeng Mansion, I will send someone to investigate this force thoroughly." ”

"Your Majesty." Zhan Zhao arched his hand.

After a pause, he said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, I don't know if I can send my ministers to investigate this unknown force, after all, the ministers also have their official seals when they return late." ”

Zhan Zhao didn't know who prevented him from returning to Beijing, but Gongsun Ce, who had been reminded by Prime Minister Wang Cheng, knew it clearly, if he really let Zhan Zhao find out about this matter, wouldn't it be a slap in the face for Wang Jun, and he was afraid that it would really not end at that time.

Gongsun Ce stepped forward and pulled Zhanzhao's sleeve, shook his head slightly, and said: "Zhan Hugh's nonsense, the emperor has his own ideas on this matter, and now Bianjing City needs you even more."

With a large number of people from the rivers and lakes entering Bianjing, the city is now mixed, many people in the rivers and lakes are lawless and like to bully the people with their martial arts, although there are five city divisions and forbidden troops patrolling and monitoring day and night, but this situation is still not less, so we now need your connections to listen to the news and send these people to prison and detain. ”

Zhan Zhao was embarrassed when he heard this, although he wanted to seek revenge on the black-clothed guard forces who prevented him from returning to Beijing. But he knew hard in his heart that the situation in Bianjing at this moment really needed his help.

Even those so-called righteous people, when they start fighting, they will not consider innocent people, hesitate for a moment, and slowly nod and say, "Okay." ”

Although Wang Jun said that he was happy in his heart, he deliberately made a displeased expression on the surface, after all, if he let others know that he deliberately blocked his courtiers from doing things, then his face would be lost, and it was still not good to say this.

Pretending to be casual, he said: "The security of Bianjing City will be handed over to you, and during the martial arts period, the Kaifeng Mansion will be the mainstay, supplemented by the Five Cities Division and the Forbidden Army, and we must ensure that there will be no turmoil in Bianjing." ”

"The ministers obey." Bao Zheng, Gongsun Ce, and Zhanzhao hugged their fists.

"Bao Zheng has not opened the Feng Mansion for many days, and there are still a lot of government affairs to deal with. Ling'er, let's leave first! Don't delay them in doing things. ”。

"Well, Ling'er listens to Brother Wang Jun." Zhao Ling'er said softly.

When Bao Zheng and the others heard this, they arched their hands and said: "The ministers send the emperor, the concubine Niangniang." ”