A man who looked like an officer came up to ask who the eunuchs who led the way were, and after receiving an answer, the officer motioned for Liu Yi and the others to wait at the foot of the steps, and he went in to report.

Liu Yi and several other frightened warriors had to stand at the foot of the steps and wait, during the waiting period, Liu Yi also observed the hall in front of him, this hall that does not know the name is also very tall, the steps are also very high, standing at the bottom of the steps can not see the temple door, only see the bucket arch and the tail of the temple at the height of the temple.

After a while, a loud shout came from the hall: "The winner of the Xuanwu Ju enters the hall..."

A shout came from the hall like a relay, and with the sound, the officer who had just gone to report ran down to lead the way.

As the shouts from the inside out came one after another, Liu Yi also straightened up the clothes on his body, took a step, stepped on the high steps, and walked towards the hall with the other nine warriors behind him.

After walking at least dozens of steps, this group of warriors who performed well in martial arts competitions finally walked outside the hall, Liu Yi looked up, and in the early morning sun, the three big characters on the plaque in front of the hall could be faintly seen: "Xuanzheng Palace"!

Liu Yi and his entourage walked into the hall under the signal of the leading officer.

There were already several columns of ministers standing on both sides of the hall, full of high-ranking officials in the court and central government wearing purple and crimson official uniforms and goldfish bags on their waists, Liu Yi looked at it slightly, and also saw Pei Xingjian and Cen Changqian standing in the train, but except for Pei Xingjian and Cen Changqian, Liu Yi didn't know anyone else.

Seeing that the court meeting had not yet begun, and the emperor had summoned the winners of these martial arts competitions before the court meeting began, Liu Yi also understood that the imperial court would treat the matter of awarding officials to the martial arts people as the biggest thing, which was exactly what he wanted.

"The winner of the Xuanwuju competition is coming to the palace!" A deep male voice rang out,

Under the gaze of the courtiers, Liu Yi and the other nine warriors walked forward from the middle where the courtiers stood, forced by the unusual momentum in the hall, except for Liu Yi who maintained that calmness, even Huan Yanfan and Jinghui's behavior was a little unnatural, and the others looked trembling.

The courtiers in the palace were also shocked by Liu Yi's demeanor when he came in, such a young man who looked young at such an age, entered the palace, faced so many high-ranking officials in the court, and the emperor sitting on the throne above, did not show a little stage fright, his steps were very calm, and his expression was very calm, and many courtiers were speculating about who the young man who won the first martial arts title of the Tang Dynasty was sacred.

"Knock on His Majesty the Emperor, Queen of Heaven!" Liu Yi led the nine warriors behind him to step forward and salute the emperor Li Zhi who was sitting on the throne, and the empress Wu Zetian, who was faintly visible behind the curtain, but the voice was a little uneven.

"Let's get flat!" Li Zhi's gentle voice sounded.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" It's a jagged sound again.

"The first martial arts of my Tang Dynasty was very successful, and I selected many warriors who are good at martial arts, and I am very pleased!" Li Zhi stroked his somewhat gray beard, and said with a smile: "Especially Liu Yi'an, who won the first place, is even more outstanding, and his bearing is also extraordinary, and he has the demeanor of a general.

Li Zhi said, stood up from the throne, and asked Liu Yidao, who was standing at the front, to the surprise of the ministers: "Liu Yi'an, I ask you, who are you and who are your ancestors?" ”

Hearing Li Zhi's question, Liu Yi was taken aback, and knelt down with a plop, "Don't dare to hide His Majesty the Emperor and the Queen of Heaven, the ancestor of the grass people is Liu Xianli, the secretary of the Ministry of Late Works of the Tang Dynasty... Today, the grass people have a great grievance to appeal to His Majesty and Niangniang! ”

Liu Yi said, took out a white silk belt from his arms, quickly tied it to his head, and presented a written complaint on the top of his head!

"What..." Liu Yi's words and actions shocked the audience, and the court suddenly seemed to explode a nest, and Liu Yi's behavior of tying his head with white silk to show filial piety surprised many people, including the emperor.

After listening to Liu Yi's words, and after watching Liu Yi's actions again, Li Zhi, who was still pleasant just now, had already changed color, "What did you say?" Are you really Liu Xianli's son? Why are you doing this? ”

With Li Zhi's roar, several sergeants dressed in bright armor and with swords at their waists ran over and stopped in front of Liu Yi to prevent him from making any radical moves.

"Your Majesty, Niangniang, the father of the grass people has died of illness in the Tubo camp!" Liu Yi knelt on the ground, crying bitterly, he couldn't understand why the emperor didn't know that his father had died, didn't Li Jingxuan of Shanzhou report to the imperial court?

"Hugh is nonsense!" A minister on the side who Liu Yi didn't know stepped forward, pointed at Liu Yi and roared: "As the son of Liu Xianli, he is guilty, and he dares to participate in the martial arts held by the imperial court privately, and now he dares to deceive the emperor in the court. ”

"Your Majesty, Niangniang, don't!" But it was Pei Xingjian, the servant of the ministry, who stood up and knelt on the ground, "This son is really Liu Xianli's youngest son, and the minister already knows that if you want to be guilty, the minister will be guilty together," Pei Xingjian said and raised his head, "Today he said that Liu Xianli has died of illness, it is definitely not nonsense, how can there be a matter of a son deceiving his father's death, please ask Your Majesty to clarify the reason first, and then deal with it!" ”

Liu Yi's actions, as well as the reactions of the emperor and his courtiers, frightened the other warriors who were waiting to be conferred the official so much, and they stood there at a loss, their faces full of horror, and Huan Yanfan and Jinghui understood why Liu Yi was like this.

At this time, Wu Zetian behind the curtain seemed to stop Li Zhi from whispering something, and Li Zhi also took a step back and listened to what Wu Zetian said.

Because of Pei Xingjian's words, no one in His Royal Highness stood up to say anything, but the buzz of private discussions kept ringing, this thing was too bizarre, the one who won the first place in martial arts would be Liu Xianli's son, and when the emperor summoned him, he shouted grievances in the palace, and said that Liu Xianli had died of illness, although most of the courtiers couldn't figure out what was going on, but almost all of them understood that this matter was not simple.

Li Zhi showed a majestic look, coughed a few times, and the voices of the court disappeared.

"Take that shape up," Li Zhi ordered, and then pointed to Liu Yidao, who was kneeling on the ground, "You tell me what is going on, what happened to your father Liu Xianli, and where did you hear the news!" ”

"Your Majesty, according to the report of the people who followed my uncle to Qinghai to ransom my father, my father had been sick and dead for five days when they arrived outside the Tubo camp..." Uncle and other family members cried and begged outside the Tubo camp, and the Tubo people were grateful for Liu Xianli's loyalty and bravery, as well as the righteousness of Liu Xianli's family, and returned the body to Liu's family, and together told Wang Xiaojie about the release of Wang Xiaojie.

"Your Majesty, after my father was captured by the Tibetans, Ling Ran was righteous, unwilling to surrender, and refused the treatment given by the Tibetans, so he died of injuries and illnesses, please ask Your Majesty to investigate this matter in detail!" Liu Yi had already stopped his tears, raised his head, looked ahead, and his eyes were full of determination...;