Chapter 5 A battle for talent
"Someone's coming, someone's coming~"
Early in the morning, in the reception hall of the Chu Palace, there was a sound of the thick and anxious voice of the King of Chu Changgong Longcheng.
"Lord, what do you command?" Hearing the call, the housekeeper Uncle Wang hurriedly ran in.
"Haven't you found Haruka yet?" Tonomiya Ryujo asked.
Uncle Wang, the housekeeper, replied; "Back to the prince, five groups of people have been sent out from the house, but there is still no news from the young master."
"This bastard boy, it's been a day and a night, where the hell have you gone?" Changgong Longcheng couldn't help but scold, and the anxious look on his face couldn't be concealed. Then he commanded Uncle Wang, the butler who was standing aside; "Go, call Nan'er for me."
In recent days, because of the affairs of the court, he has been a little uneasy, and he always feels that something big is going to happen, but at this moment, Changgong Yao suddenly disappeared, which can't help but make him not in a hurry.
"Yes, lord." In response, Uncle Wang withdrew.
When Uncle Wang went for a short time, he saw a tall and mighty young man in a blue-black brocade robe hurriedly walked in.
It was the general Changgong Biannan, but at this moment, the general's face looked slightly haggard.
For this younger brother, he hasn't closed his eyes all night, and he was busy all day yesterday, especially greeting those dignitaries, which is more tiring than fighting in the military camp for three days, and now he is really exhausted.
As soon as he stepped into the door with one foot, Changgong Longcheng asked; "Nan'er, is there any news about your brother?"
Hearing his father's inquiry, Changgong Biannan knew that his father was worried, so he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly replied; The child searched for the whole city all night and searched the whole Jinling City, but he still didn't find his brother. However, just now the South City Gate guard came to report, and at noon yesterday, he came back from his inspection, and met Ah Yao outside the South City Gate with seven or eight horsemen and went out of the South Gate. ”
Hearing this, Changgong Longcheng's face turned cold, and he slapped the table angrily; "Then why didn't you stop him, and why didn't you give him a good attitude afterwards? Damn it. ”
Seeing that Changgong Longcheng was furious, Changgong Bian Nan hurriedly explained; "Father, the king is angry, have you forgotten that Ah Yao has a token to leave the city in his hand, and he is the young master of the palace, who dares to stop him? If Ah Yao goes out of the city, he doesn't need to report it, and it was also your order at the beginning, so you also specially gave him a token to go out of the city. ”
"Alas, this bastard boy, for his father, really spoiled him, so nonsense at such a moment." Changgong Longcheng also knew that he couldn't blame others, so he sighed helplessly. Then he asked; "Have you asked who is with him?"
Tonomiya Biannan said; "Those who went out with Ah Yao, in addition to Xiao Quanquan in Ah Yao's courtyard, there were also Cen Kai and Du Lang, as for the other people, the guards didn't recognize them, and they were still under investigation."
"Did those two boys come to Jinling too?" Changgong Ryujo asked with a frown.
Changgong Bian Nan nodded; "Yes, Father, I don't know who the rest are?"
Changgong Longcheng Road; "Then have you sent someone to the guest accommodation of the Lu Guogong Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion to inquire."
Changgong Bian South Road; "The child has gone to ask in person, but they don't know, and they don't even know the news that their two young masters have come to our Jinling."
"This group of boys is not quite worry-free."
Changgong Longcheng stood by the window, looking at the white clouds floating in the sky outside, with a little helplessness in his tone.
Then he said; "In the past two days, there have been some people in the city who shouldn't come, I hope nothing will happen, otherwise I should tell this king how to explain to Lu Guogong and Prime Minister."
Before Changgong Longcheng's words fell, Changgong Biannan on the side suddenly fell to his knees with tears in his eyes and said; "Father, punish me, blame me for not taking a good look at my younger brother, if something happens to my younger brother and the Changgong family, the child will die and will not be able to atone for his sins."
In the temple, he is a majestic general, and at home, he is both the eldest brother and the successor of the family.
So he not only has to consider brotherhood, but also the righteousness of the family, which is really difficult for him.
The two brothers of Changgong Biannan, and their mother Lin Su gave birth to Changgong Yao not long ago, and was targeted by the enemy when she went out once, and unfortunately passed away.
's father has been leading soldiers all year round, and since he was a child, the two brothers have relied on each other, and their feelings are naturally self-evident.
In addition, his mother told him to take good care of his younger brother before he died, so Changgong Biannan never saw Changgong Haruka hurt a little bit.
stepped forward and gently helped Changgong Bian Nan up, Changgong Longcheng sighed and said; "How can I blame you for being a father, I don't know your brother's temperament. It's just that although our palace has been prominent in the past few years, it has also established many enemies. First, I'm afraid that Yao'er will encounter some danger, and besides, I'm worried that Yao'er will fall into the hands of those who have a heart, if they use Yao'er to deal with the Changgong family, then we will really be jealous. Even if you and my father and son are willing to give up their identity, how can the family agree? The tragedy of your mother, I don't want it to happen to either of your brothers. ”
Speaking of this, Changgong Longcheng's tone was suddenly full of coldness, and hatred burned in his eyes, but then it flashed and continued; "What's more, on this special day tomorrow, if something really happens, I'm afraid it will be difficult to control."
Hearing his father's words, Changgong Biannan's bloodshot eyes also flashed with deep hatred, and he said sharply; "Father, the child is now going to arrest those people in our possession and torture them, and make them tell the whereabouts of their brother, or let them pay for their blood debts."
Hearing this, Changgong Longcheng shook his head and stopped Changgong Bian Nan, "Nan'er, you remember, it's not time to avenge your mother." At this time, arresting people for no reason will only be true at that time, so wait! Maybe we're worrying about it. ”
"Report!"
When the father and son were worried, the soldiers outside the door came to report.
"What?" Tonomiya Biannan asked.
The soldier replied; "Yushizi, the young master is back."
"What did you say?" Changgong Bian Nan was afraid that he had heard it wrong, so he asked again.
The soldier continued; "If you go back to the world, the young master is indeed back, and the two young masters of the Du family and the Cen family are back with the young master, as well as a few young people in luxurious clothes."
"Where is the young master now?" Tsunemiya Ryujo asked as he walked out of the hall.
Seeing that it was Changgong Dragon City, the soldier hurriedly saluted and replied; "Lord Qiqi, when the young master came back, he was covered in mud, and at this moment, he should have gone to the clean bath room to bathe."
"When he's done bathing, tell him to come and see me in the study." Changgong Longcheng commanded.
"Yes!"
The soldier answered and retreated.
After the soldiers retreated, Changgong Longcheng Road; "Nan'er, you go back to rest, and send someone to inform your aunt that Yao'er is back, since she learned that Yao'er was missing last night, she is also restless, but I'm afraid that she hasn't rested yet."
"Yes, Father."
Hearing this, Changgong Bian Nan responded, and then retreated, and it was not until this moment that his hanging heart was relaxed.
It didn't take long for Chang Gong Yao, who had finished washing, to appear at the door of the study of the Chu Palace.
I saw him walk in with his hands and feet, look at his father in the chair, and ask in a low voice; "Father, are you looking for me?"
"Where have you been?"
Seeing him come in, Changgong Longcheng on the bookcase just asked in a flat tone, and he didn't get as angry as Changgong Haruka thought.
However, hearing his father's calm tone, Chang Gong Yao felt a little bottomless in his heart, because he knew that the more his father was like this, the more angry he became, and behind the calm was often a storm.
Don't dare to say more, Changgong Yao could only bow his head and say; "The child went to Tianque Mountain."
"What?"
Sure enough, hearing his answer, Changgong Longcheng slapped the bookcase in front of him and roared angrily; "You don't have a long memory, have you forgotten that if it wasn't for Farong Zen Master last time, you would have become the mouth of the Biluo Tiger to eat, and you still dare to go?"
He never dreamed that his son would be so bold. The previous time I almost threw my life in the mountains for a bead, and now I dare to do such nonsense,
Suddenly there was a rage.
But how did he know that Chang Gong Yao was in danger in order to hunt down two famous villains on the rivers and lakes.
said that it was for what beads, that was purely the reason why Tomiya Haruka made it up to bluff him.
Tonomiya Ryujo continued to curse angrily; "I think you want to turn Lao Tzu's birthday into a sacrifice day, and sooner or later Lao Tzu will be angry with you!"
Hearing his father's scolding, Changgong Yao couldn't help but sneer, stepped forward to pick up the brush on the ground, and said with a smile; "My honorable Lord Chu! How could I be willing to you off to death? My son went to Tianque Mountain this time, but it was just to make you live a long life! Don't believe it, you see. ”
As he spoke, Changgong Yao quickly took out the brocade box from the treasure bag, raised his hands above his head, and bowed to Gao Hedao; "The child Changgong Yao congratulated his father on his birthday, wishing his father good health and a long life."
However, in the face of Changgong Yao's offering, Changgong Longcheng was not as happy as he imagined, but asked with a frown; "What is this?"
"Father will know when he opens the box."
Changgong Haruka didn't care if he didn't please him, so he smiled mysteriously.
Hearing this, Changgong Longcheng glanced at him, took the brocade box, opened the lid of the box, and then a fragrance came to his nose, which made people intoxicated.
"This, this is ...... Dragon Python's horn? ”
At this moment, what Changgong Haruka took out was the corner of the dragon python left over from the refining of medicine.
The reason why he didn't directly take out the refined pill was because the pill still needed to be tested. Second, it won't be good to take it out at the moment, after all, I promised to invite Du Lang and others to go to the Yuelou to drink.
Someone has to pay for this drink.
No, Changgong Longcheng was shocked when he saw this treasure, but he didn't care about the peerless treasure.
Pulled Chang Gong Yao, held his pulse, and after half a ring, he realized that it was okay, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but his face was obviously even more unsightly.
Seeing that his father was about to get angry again, Changgong Haruka preemptively said; "Don't worry! I'm fine, this dragon python horn was given to the child by Master Farong. ”
Then he roughly told Changgong Longcheng about the matter of Tianque Mountain.
Only the bag was not spoken, because he had come in a hurry, and he did not take it out to see, and he did not know what was written on it.
I wanted to look at it last night, but because of the day's travel, I just fell asleep after falling out of bed.
Changgong Yao said a word, and Changgong Longcheng was also very surprised when he heard it, and sighed in his heart that the Farong Zen Master was really a high-ranking monk.
His face gradually softened, and he didn't know that this child was risking his life for him. But fortunately, there is nothing to do, if there are three long and two short, tell themselves how to meet their mother in the future.
The father and son chatted for a long time, during which the eldest brother and aunt Liu came over, and Changgong Yao was lectured again, so he was let go.
When I returned to the house, I took out the bag from the treasure bag, and there was a piece of yellow paper in the bag, with a poem on it, words and deeds.
The poem says: Martial arts are peerless and refusal, and the world is the first and the end. Kunlun reshaped the soul and body, and then put Qiankun in the middle of the hand.
Yan said; The sky is clear and turbid, four catties and eight taels, all out of one, it is difficult to distinguish between green and yellow, Jun is not a king, the Tao is not the Tao, the boundless Xuan Realm, the Tao is very.
I read this poem several times, but I still don't understand its meaning.
Changgong Yao had to take it into his pocket, just waiting for the fate to meet the ancient temple master in the future, please be detailed.
For the rest of the day, in addition to arranging some things in the house, Chang Gong Yao spent the rest of the time drinking and having fun with a few young talents.
On the second day, the lively atmosphere in the Chu Palace's mansion reached its peak.
Because today is the day of the birthday of the King of Chu, high-ranking officials and giant armor, sectarian families, literati and scholars, and romantic knights......
It's a great sight to come together.
With the salute, the guests went forward to congratulate their birthdays one after another, and the priest read out the gift money and sat down.
The officiant shouted.
"Open the table!"
Then, in a field of warblers and swallow dances, the banquet officially began.
After thirty years of wine here, the food is three dings, and I saw one person in the banquet stand up and say loudly; "Wait a moment, let me speak."
When everyone heard this, they stopped the cup in their hands and looked at it, it turned out to be Bai Zhanpeng, a famous hero in the rivers and lakes.
I only listened to Bai Zhanpeng continue; "If it weren't for the King of Chu's birthday today, it would be rare for us to gather together like this, and such a grand occasion can be described as a hundred years old.
Since it is difficult to find a good time, why don't we let young talents from all over the family have a competition. This time, you can add a lot of interest to this birthday banquet, and second! Let me also wait and see, when this year's young generation, who can lead the group wheel.
This matter can also be a good talk in the future, I don't know what you think? ”
Before the words of the heroes in this level fell, another person from the table got up and said; "Brother Bai's words are in line with the old man's heart."
Everyone looked at it casually, it was Murong Ji, the head of the Murong family in Yanbei.
The head of the Murong family laughed loudly, looking extremely arrogant, only to hear him continue; "When the old man came, the kid in my family said that he had to follow, saying that he wanted to come and appreciate the heroic demeanor of the children of the major families.
Old man, I also wanted to see how many pounds and taels my kid had, and he dared to be so ashamed. ”
After this Murong Ji finished speaking, he shouted into the banquet,
"Han'er, don't hurry up and get up and salute all the world."
After speaking, I saw a young man standing up in the hundred tables of banquet, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and he was heroic.
raised his hand and saluted to the heads of the major families.
"Junior Murong Han, meet all the uncles of the family."
Seeing such a young man, everyone present praised him.
However, all the people here today are famous and famous, and that family is not full of talents? Who doesn't want their children to take this opportunity to show their heads?
So naturally no one objected to this competition.
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and many young talents also grinded their fists and were eager to try.
Waiting to show his skills in front of the heroes of the world and make a name for himself.
However, although everyone is jointly named, today is the birthday of the King of Chu, and he has to nod.
So everyone focused their eyes on the main seat of this banquet, waiting for the king of Chu, Changgong Longcheng, to speak out.
Seeing the enthusiastic atmosphere of the scene, Changgong Longcheng stood up with a slight smile and said; "Since you are so Yaxing, this king naturally has no opinions, and this king also wants to take a good look at the demeanor of your sons and nephews."
As he spoke, he commanded Changgong Bian Nan beside him; "Nan'er, this matter will be handled by you."
Hearing this, Changgong Bian Nan nodded, turned to the crowd and said loudly; "Uncles wait for a while, let the brothers prepare a little, and in an hour I will set up a banquet in the martial arts arena, and then invite you to go."
After that, he went ahead and got ready.
Everyone looked forward to it, and between pushing the cup and changing the lamp, an hour passed in the blink of an eye.
Changgong Biannan has sent people to invite all the guests to go to the martial arts arena.
However, at this time, singing and dancing in an attic on the east side of the Chu Wang's Mansion was so unhappy.
It was Changgong Yao and Fang Shitong, Du Lang and others who had a banquet here.
After a glass of wine, Cen Kai got up and said; "Brothers, how about we go over and have a good time?"
Du Lang teased with a wine glass; "I think that Young Master Cen is probably not just going to join in the fun, but also wants to show his strength and become famous in the world."
Cen Kai snorted; "That is, the dragon claw hand that Young Master Ben has been practicing for decades is finally useful today."
Du Langdao; "I see that your dragon claw hand was practiced in the drunken incense building in Kyoto."
Zuixiang Lou is the most famous spring building in the capital,
Such ridiculous words made everyone laugh.
Cen Kai saw that everyone was making fun of him, so he grabbed Du Lang with his skills, Du Lang couldn't react for a while, and was splashed with wine.
Then the two of them "fought", and you chased me and made trouble in this attic.
However, during the fight, the two had already gone to the martial arts arena first, thinking that they all wanted to watch this heroic competition.
Seeing this, Changgong Haruka also stood up and said; "In that case, let's go over and take a look, and by the way, let the younger brother see the demeanor of the brothers."
As he spoke, everyone rushed to the martial arts arena.
The palace of the king of Chu, in the martial arts arena, was already full.
I saw Changgong Bian Nan standing on the stage with his fists in salute and said; "Today's competition is a competition between junior talents, so you can only participate under the age of 25.
This time, there are two competitions, both civil and military, each party can send up to two people to participate, and the competition is divided into a lottery system, divided into a promotion round and a knockout round.
In the first round, two people worked in pairs to compete and determine the winners.
Second Round: The winner of the first round will play the promotion round, and the loser will go to the knockout round.
Third round: The loser in the second round of the promotion round and the winner in the knockout round will compete, the loser will be eliminated, and the winner will advance.
This will continue until the winner of the tournament is decided.
In this competition, my Changgong family will take out three famous swords and three classical books as prizes, and award them to the top three in the civil and military competitions.
In addition, the top three winners of this competition will receive my Chu Wangfu token, and they can freely enter Jinling City and Chu Wangfu in the future. ”
Hearing this, there was an uproar in the audience.
"It's really worthy of the Chu Palace, and it's really generous."
"Yes, not to mention the sword classics, the royal token alone is worth a fortune."
Looking at the excited crowd below, Changgong Biannan smiled with satisfaction and continued; "For the sake of fairness, this competition is judged by Prince Gong, Generalissimo Wei Chi, Lady Gu Sulin, Sect Master Ouyang of Beilan Sect, and Murong Family Master of Yanbei. The contest is a friendship competition, so please click until the contest is held. ”
Having said that, everyone understands that in the arena, there are no eyes for fists and feet, and as long as they are not seriously injured and dying, almost no one will deliberately care.
"Next, I announce the official start of this competition, and invite all contestants to sign up on the stage, and then draw lots."
As the voice of Changgong Biannan fell, many young people flocked to the stage.
On the second floor of the observation tower on the left side of the martial arts platform, Changgong Yao and others are gathering here.
Lee Seung-woo asked; "Brother Haruka really doesn't plan to participate?"
Changgong Yao shook his head with a smile and said; "I won't join in this excitement, stay here to arrange a banquet, and wait for your brothers to triumph."
"That's the case, then I'll just wait, but without Brother Yao, there is a lot less to see."
Everyone seemed to be persuaded to persuade Changgong Yao to participate in this young talent competition, so they all went to the registration table.
But to Chang Gongyao's surprise, there was one person who stayed, and it was Ma Yunjue.
After getting along for the past few days, Changgong also has a certain understanding of it.
Although this person is usually inconspicuous, Haruka Changgong estimates that with his talent, it is definitely more than enough to win the top three in this competition.
And he is also the kind of character who can compete for the top three in both civil and military affairs.
"Brother Yun Jue, isn't he with them?" Chang Gong Yao was a little puzzled and asked.
Ma Yunjue smiled; "With my little insect carving skills, I won't be embarrassed, and I'm better to see the demeanor of the major talents here with Brother Chang Gong."
Hearing him say this, Chang Gong Yao just smiled, didn't say anything, poured a glass of wine and handed it to him, and said with a smile; "In this way, the two of us are drinking and watching the game here, which is also quite comfortable."
The registration was completed quickly, with 18 people in the Wensai, 7 young people, and 11 young girls. There were twenty-six martial arts men, two young girls, and twenty-four young men, a total of forty-four young men and women.
Looking at the forty-four men and women in the field, Ma Yunjue asked; "Brother Chang Gong, who does he think will win the top spot in this game?"
Hearing this, Chang Gong Yao smiled and said; "Brother Yun Jue laughed, the game has not started yet, how can you see it, not to mention the changes in the field, who can predict the result until the end?"
While the two were talking, the on-stage game had begun.
The first group of martial arts matches were; Taiyuan Wen's son Wen Jiuzhou, Fanyang Lu's son Lu Junfeng, both of them are martial arts masters,
A dragon and tiger battle, fighting for nearly 40 times, and finally Wen Jiuzhou narrowly defeated Lu Junfeng with high skills.
The competition between the two made the audience enthusiastic,
This first scene is so exciting, I don't know how many exciting scenes will follow.
The first group of Wensai is on the field; Wang Qian, the son of Langya Wang, Xie Yutong, the Miss Xie of Chenjun,
Wang's son wrote a poem on the spot, the poem is majestic and atmospheric, and the top gun is above the clouds, which makes people want to splash their heads, spill blood, and shock their hearts.
Miss Xie painted a picture on the spot, and the painting was a picture of a fairy child drinking a horse
The painting is lifelike, like divine help, and the view makes people immersed in the scene, peace of mind, and is overcoming Wang Qian's poems and achieving victory.
The second group of martial arts matches is played; Zheng Qiankun, the son of the Zheng family in Xingyang, Cui Ying'er, the young lady of the Cui family in Qinghe, Zheng Qiankun has a long knife, and he plays majestic, and the water can't splash in.
After the two fought for fifty years, they were still swept out by Cui Ying'er's Luoying Divine Whip because of their carelessness.
Group 2、......
In the third group, Wu Sai, Bai Yi, the grandson of Bai Zhanpeng, the hero of Guannei, fought against Zhao Gongzi of Ningyang Houfu, and Bai Yi won.
Group 4......
The eighth group of martial arts matches is; Cen Kai, the young master of the Luguo Mansion, Murong Han, the young master of the Murong clan in Yanbei,
After the two saluted, you came and went, only more than 20 moves, ** has gradually run out, you can only change the offense to the defense, the situation is extremely dangerous.
It can't be said that Cen Kai can't do it, it can only be said that this Murong Han's strength is too strong. His people are famous in Yanbei, and their murderous reputation is far and wide, and they are extremely vicious.
Although Cen Kai is a young hero, where has he encountered such an opponent, he naturally can't resist it, and finally broke his arms and was thrown off the stage, falling and eating.
Seeing his companions being humiliated like this, Du Lang was already annoyed in the audience.
If it weren't for the fact that today is the birthday of the King of Chu, I am afraid that I would have been unable to help but rush up.
Chang Gong Yao in the attic saw this scene, and also squinted his eyes and looked in the direction of Murong Han,
This person is also too ruthless, and he will do this poison in the competition, if it weren't for today's special, he really wanted to go down and abolish him.
Time passed minute by minute, and in the first round of the game, Wensai ended first,
There were eighteen contestants, nine winners and nine losers.
This was followed by a martial arts competition, with twenty-six participants, thirteen victors and thirteen losers.
The loser was unable to continue the contest due to serious injuries, and Cen Kai was one of them.
In fact, with Cen Kai's strength, there was no problem in entering the third round, but he met Murong Han, a bad star, so he folded in the first game.
Not long after, the host's voice sounded on Yanwutai Mountain.
"The winners of this round are twenty-two, nine Wensai, and thirteen Wusai, so the second round of the promotion Chinese Wushu will each have a bye, and after several judges agree, you will draw lots to decide, if there is no objection, please come to the stage to draw lots."
The result of the Wensai draw was Xie Yutong, and the result of the Wusai draw was Fang Shitong.
To say that this Fang Shitong's luck today is really good, in the first round, he met the weakest opponent, the two fought less than ten times, and the opponent took the initiative to admit defeat.
Now that he has a bye again, he will directly advance to the third round, if Cen Kai knows, he will have to die of anger.
There are nine losers in the first round of the tournament, so there will be one bye in the second round of elimination.
In addition to the three who were unable to participate due to serious injuries, a total of 10 people continued to the second round of elimination.
After a break of half an hour, the second round of the competition officially began, and after the preliminary screening of the previous round, this round of competition was more intense than the previous round, and of course, the smell of gunpowder was also heavier.
With the passage of time, in the second round of the competition, the knockout round ended first, and there were eight participants in the cultural competition, four were eliminated, four winners, and one bye, a total of five people entered the third round. There were ten participants in the martial arts competition, five were eliminated, and five entered the third round.
Then came the promotion round, with eight participants in the cultural competition, four winners, and one bye, a total of five people successfully advanced to the fourth round.
There were 12 participants in the martial arts competition, six winners, plus one bye, a total of seven people advanced to the fourth round.
In the third round of the game, the winner of the previous round of elimination will compete with the loser of the previous game of the promotion round, the loser will be eliminated, and the winner will advance.
In the third round of the competition, Wensai three abstained. Three people are eliminated, and three people are left, and four abstainers in the martial arts competition are eliminated, and three people are left.
The first three rounds of the competition took six hours, and it was getting late.
Nothing to say all night!