Among the 120 candidates, those who heard their names were happy, and those who did not hear their names listened patiently so as not to miss them. It wasn't until the duty officer finished reading out that the frustration of the 48 unsuccessful candidates was beyond words.

"All the unsuccessful candidates, please continue to cultivate, Emperor Zaoli Xianban saw that some of the candidates looked lonely, and comforted: "I will hold a heavenly examination in the future, don't be sad." It is not easy for you to get to the seventh exam, and I will give you one hundred and twenty candidates a jar of imperial wine, ten jiā pears and jujubes, and help you and others to make great progress. ”

Mr. Peng Da walked in front of Qunxian and said to the y-emperor: "Peng is waiting for the unsuccessful candidates and the selected Jinshi Xie Zhu Longen." ”

"Okay, the unsuccessful candidates should withdraw first. The palace officer, you take someone to copy the list of seventy-two jinshi, and after it is posted outside the Lingxiao Palace, the emperor must be posted everywhere.

The official on duty received the order and led the scribe to do this.

"Seventy-two martial arts examination scholars, I will not seal the official position of emperor for the time being. "Tomorrow, after the banquet of the Hundred Uā Palace, a martial arts examination will be held to select the candidates. The specific matters are determined by the examiner and the invigilator. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" shouted the Jinshi.

"All right, go down too. Mr. Peng Da led the Jinshi out of the Golden Palace.

"Your Majesty, the eighth martial arts test, how to compete, please make it clear. Emperor Gou Chen asked.

"Is this, it's Qin Yu Shi Tiyì, I'm afraid he has already had Chengzhu Emperor Dao.

"A little immature construction, please also ask for the reference of the main exam. "The multi-eyed ghost king. "Seventy-two jinshi, the first competition, divided into two groups, to determine thirty-six winners. In the second competition, 36 winners were divided into two groups to determine 18 winners as candidates. What do you think?"

The emperor nodded and said Okay, the three examiners will take a look, but Xu Zhenren shook his head and said: "Qin's method of invigilating the exam is also a bit unfair. ”

"Ambassador Xiandu, please speak. ”

"Some candidates have good martial arts, but if they encounter a strong opponent in the first exam and fail once, they will have no chance. Isn't it unfair that some people with mediocre qualifications will encounter mediocre qualifications for the first time, and the second time they encounter mediocre qualifications, they will have the opportunity to be candidates for the champion?"

After hearing this, Xu Zhenren was indeed reasonable, and he blinked his eyes and said, "If that's the case, let's have another resurrection competition." The thirty-six jinshi who were eliminated for the first time were divided into two groups of competitions and won eighteen, and then they competed with the eighteen eliminated in the second game and won eighteen, and then they competed with the eighteen who won all the way to select the winner, which was much fairer. ”

"Qin Aiqing, you have been talking for a long time, and you have confused the emperor by saying that I am confused.

"Your Majesty, the ghost king explained in detail again, it turned out that these seventy-two jinshi were divided into three rounds of competition, and each round was divided into several times, and they were all half jinshi duels. Thirty-six winners for the first time in the first round and eighteen winners for the second time, that's the winner. The first time in the second round was the first defeat in the first round of the first round of the 36th, and then the 18th place was determined by the second defeat in the first round, and then the 18th place was decided. In this way, there are eighteen winners in the first and second rounds, and then the third round of competition, that is, the final, and the eighteen winners are the candidates. ”

"Okay, okay, did the three examiners hear clearly, and the emperor asked.

"I'll hear you. The three examiners said.

"That's good, the three main exams will be examined according to Qin, and the seventh martial arts exam will be held the day after tomorrow, how to be the emperor.

"Yes, we will organize a competition in accordance with the constitution and select candidates. "Emperor Gou Chen said.

"Well, I'm just waiting for the results of your competition. Strive to finish the competition in two days, and three days later, I will still be in this Lingxiao Palace, hand-picking the champion emperor.

"Ministers and other orders!" said Emperor Gou Chen. The rest of the civil and military forces played the chores of the heavenly palace to the Y-emperor, and dispersed at noon.

Mr. Peng Da led the eight hundred wise men back to the Zhaoxian Hall, and at noon, the palace official had already posted a list of seventy-two jinshi on the wall, and he was reckless and ranked first.

The sages congratulated the reckless man one after another, and the reckless laughed heartily and said: "Although I am not the champion, I will also be in the limelight for a while!"

Jiuhua Fairy looked at the list, found Piao Ranzi, and said, "It's okay today, why don't you go to my residence and visit the Shi sisters?"

"Aren't they very nice?" said Piaoranzi, "I'm relieved that you'll take care of them." ”

"You're too unkind!" said the Jiuhua Fairy angrily.

"I and them are innocent, please tell the fairy that in the heavenly fairy world, there can be no children's affection. Piao Ranzi said coldly.

"Hmph, isn't there a sisterhood?"

"Please cherish this. "Piao Ranzi said, raised his feet and left.

"Where are you going?"

"Because of participating in the martial arts examination, I haven't been on duty in Tianma Supervisor for many days, and I rely on the agent of Ma Wang Ye and Ma Jian Cheng, of course, I want to thank them. Piaoranzi said.

"Okay, good you Chu Piaoran, heavy friends and light Jiuhua Fairy Dao. Seeing that he was about to leave, he suddenly smiled and said, "If you go slowly, will you go empty-handed?"

"Oh, I'll go to the heavenly dining room and get my jar of wine. Piaoranzi said.

"I think you'd better wait," Jiuhua Fairy Dao Emperor is in the Golden Palace, rewarding us with wine, jiā pears and jujubes, don't you take it with you?"

"If you don't warn, I almost forgot. Piao Ranzi smiled. As soon as the two finished speaking, the imperial dining room sent a gift from Emperor Y-and a reward of seventy-two jinshi.

Piao Ranzi received the imperial wine, took the jiā pear fire dates, and went to the heavenly dining room to receive the imperial wine.

"Chu Piaoran, Chu Jinshi, what a young hero!" said the brewing immortal master.

"Immortal Master Du has won the award. "Piao Ranzi is not used to flattery.

"Chu Jinshi, how do you know that my surname is Du?" asked the brewing immortal master.

"Hehe, Your Excellency must be Du Jian's nephew?" Piao Ranzi said with a smile.

"Oh, I guess you've been to Heavenly Street, and it's my uncle Du Jian who told you, right?"

"Yes, it seems that your uncle is not a lie. ”

"You brought his wine from Celestial Street?"

"Yes, but, when I drink outside, it's all plain water, and I want to ask your uncle. ”

"Excuse me. Du Xianshi said: "Chu Jinshi, you don't want to think about it, you bring out the wine from Tianjie, go back to study and brew it yourself, he is not closed to this business? ”

"I see. Piao Ranzi understood why Tianjie couldn't bring out fine wine, so he asked the winemaker for today's imperial wine.

Du Xianshi took out a few jars and said with a smile: "You went to the martial arts examination these days, and you didn't have the kung fu to get it, so I saved it for you." ”

"Aren't the rules of your dining room null and void if you don't receive them on the same day?"

"Rules are dead, but are we all alive? Immortal Master Du smiled, and seeing that there were no heavenly officials on both sides, he said in a low voice: "I signed according to your handwriting, received and saved, and returned it to you today." ”

Piao Ranzi listened, and only smiled bitterly: "I thanked Immortal Master Du." ”

"Don't!" Du Xianshi waved his hand: "I know that you will go back to Tianjie sooner or later, if you suffer a loss at my uncle's place, I, as a nephew, will make amends for him." ”

Piao Ranzi asked him to bring a rope to tie it, and he carried it on his shoulder and went to the Tianma Prison. A