There are still ten short days before Zhengyang Wubi.

During this period of time, there were daily feasts in the imperial capital.

Every Zhengyang martial arts competition is also the time when the border defense general returns to Beijing to report on his work.

Because of the continuous return of generals, there is drinking every day in the imperial capital, and the whole city seems to have a faint aroma of wine, which is rich and persistent.

This is also a great spectacle, and some good people call it: the general's wine fills the city.

The four flower buildings were all covered, and there were different nobles and generals who went to the banquet every day.

This scene made the Wenchen in the imperial capital extremely dissatisfied, but there was nothing to be done.

And at this time, there was another news about Zhengyang Wubi.

In addition to the forbidden army in the past, many people among the pro-army participated, and the Wenchen group even came out to make a difference.

There are many young warriors from various sects and even those who have been famous for some time and have announced that they have joined the Wenchen group.

And officially announced his participation in the Zhengyang martial arts competition.

And there is another news, saying that there is a country in the extreme west, I heard that Zhengyang and other eastern powers, the land is vast, the people are outstanding, so they sent an envoy to enter the Zhengyang territory as early as a month ago.

Now that he is rushing to the imperial capital, he may be able to come here during the Zhengyang martial arts.

When the people of the imperial capital heard that there were aliens from the West who were coming to pay their respects, they were curious for a while.

Not only are they not afraid of the aliens, but they even want to see if they are hairy monkeys, as they have been rumored.

Even rumors began to appear in the streets and alleys that the alien races in the West were in the form of gorillas.

Even after there are many such rumors, when parents coax their children, they will say, "If you are disobedient, when those Western monkeys come, you will send you out!" Such threatening words.

Only the upper echelons of the empire attach great importance to this envoy group, because judging from the information that has been obtained, this envoy group is quite strong.

I don't know if it's the top power in the West or if the other side is generally so strong.

Emperor Xuyang sent several Jinyi guards and secret agents from the East Factory to investigate.

But except for the fact that when the other party first entered the Zhengyang border, he shot to destroy a mountain bandit, and there was no record of making a move.

Therefore, it is impossible to judge the overall strength of this envoy group.

And the only time he made a move, the other party seemed to have dispatched only two or three people, and wiped out a team of nearly 100 mountain bandits.

Although that group of mountain bandits was a rabble, after all, a hundred people versus three people, and the difference in numbers was there.

Such strength is enough to make Zhengyang's top management pay attention to suspicion.

There is no trivial matter in a big country, and as an emperor, there are countless troubles surrounding Emperor Xuyang every day.

On the other hand, Liu Xin has been idle for a while, and even some small things are completed by his subordinates.

Following Guo Yong, Liu Fu, and Ding Mingfu, Jiang Shixi finally became the fourth hundred, don't look at others honestly, but do things very seriously.

Several cases of Jinyiwei's corruption of ink and favoritism were investigated, because as soon as the corruption case of Hubu and Jinyiwei Wang Zhongjie came out, a wave of anti-corruption was set off in the entire imperial capital.

His Majesty the Emperor directly ordered that anyone who can find out who is corrupt and greedy will be punished once it is verified.

One percent of the wealth confiscated by this person will be rewarded to the whistleblower.

No one knows who gave this idea of lack of morality.

But after this decree was issued, although everyone was openly scolding this person who came up with this plan.

But at the same time, everyone is secretly looking at their colleagues around them to see if any of them look like a corrupt person.

As the hardest hit area of corruption, Jinyiwei was too arrogant before, and many Jinyiwei were openly blackmailed.

For a time, many Jinyi guards were noisy, and there were no less than 100 people who were investigated, ranging from school captains to hundreds of households.

made the entire Jinyi Guard everyone in danger.

And Jiang Shixi is in such a situation, with his style of an honest man who is not afraid of power.

It actually took down many people directly.

The battle record is half of all the arrested personnel of Jinyiwei, and with this credit, Liu Xin gave him a meritorious service.

Because the command of officials at the level of 100 households can be arranged, Dai De'an waved his pen.

The fourth hundred households under Liu Xinxin appeared, and so far the four general flags of the original Wenxuan Hundred Households have all been promoted, and all the Jinyi guards under Liu Xin's command are full of energy.

With Jiang Shixi as an example, Jinyiwei and the others are also full of energy, especially in the past month and a half, many new people have been recruited in the entire Qianhu Institute.

They were all recruited from the relatives of Jinyiwei who were idle at home.

Of course, it also includes the children and nephews of Guo Yong, Liu Fu and others.

Although Liu Xin's behavior can be regarded as cronyism, no one dares to say anything.

Because after Jiang Shixi caught these corrupt brocade guards raiding their homes, the entire thousand households received as much as three thousand taels of silver.

Each of them was given a dozen carts of silver, which was their money for several months, even if it was a hundred households, it was a full month's money.

With so much money, it can naturally eliminate some of the unhappiness in everyone's hearts.

It should be explained here that although Liu Xin has been promoted, the Thousand Households Office of Fusi in Nanzhen, where Guo Yong and others are located, is still under Liu Xin's command.

During this period of time, Jiang Shixi and the general flag officials were still unsatisfied, but the Zhengyang martial arts competition was about to start, and the Jinyi guards in the city would have to go to various places on duty, so the arrest of the corrupt elements could only be postponed.

Because during the Zhengyang martial arts competition, hundreds of officials of the imperial court, six cabinet departments, military bigwigs, and even the emperor would attend in person.

At that point, the safety of these people is the top priority.

Although for these generals, there is no need for a group of you small brocade guards to protect.

But the appearance still needs to be sufficient.

Especially in the imperial capital, there was still a group of White Lotus Sect rebels who had not been caught.

And every time Zhengyang martial arts competition, some underworld forces, demon sects, and some rebels will be like poisonous snakes in the dark, all of them gather in the dark places in the imperial capital, waiting for an opportunity to move.

If you don't give them a chance, forget it, if you give them a chance, they will definitely make a decisive move.

At that time, if a nobleman just loses a hair, it may cause Jinyiwei to eat melons up and down.

Therefore, three days in advance, Liu Xin issued an order in the duty room to temporarily terminate the investigation of other Jinyi guards.

Anyway, it's not in a hurry, some things are done, and you can't wipe them off if you want to wipe them afterwards.

As long as you are greedy for ink, as long as you find evidence, you will not be able to escape.

When there were still three days left in Zhengyang Wubi, the people in the imperial capital also felt the difference in the atmosphere.

The Forbidden Army, the Jinyi Guard, and even the Dongchang began to patrol all over the city.

There were also many more guards on the walls than before.

And in the mansions of various families in the city, the players who are preparing to participate in the Zhengyang martial arts competition are also sharpening their knives.

There are even people who hear a deafening roar coming from inside when they pass by these mansions, and they don't know what they are doing, how can there be such a big movement.

And many people hiding in the shadows are also quietly plotting something.

Because of the convening of the Zhengyang martial arts competition, there will be a more complicated situation than when Wang Zhongjie was arrested.

This time, the Zhengyang martial arts competition may be the largest number of participants in previous years.

Because it may coincide with the transfer of power between Qin Guogong and Wu Guogong.

Therefore, the number of participants is much more than in previous years, and if you emerge at this time, you may be able to take advantage of Qin Guogong's shareholder style if you are favored by a certain big man.

Reach a high position more smoothly and faster.

And this year, Wenchen Group also participated.

Although most military attachés looked down on Wenchen, they had to admit that Wenchen had a very powerful power many times.

Not to mention anything else to this group of scholars, wealth alone is enough to make the generals' eyes red.

Although the military attaches also have their own families, when it comes to the ability to really make money, they can't compare with Wenchen.

Twenty percent of the silver in the whole world is in the hands of His Majesty the Emperor, in the treasury and in the inner treasury.

There are more than 10% in the hands of the world's merchants.

The other ten percent of the silver was in the hands of the military attaché.

There is also a success in the hands of the nobles of the royal palace.

As for the remaining fifty percent, it is in the hands of this group of civil officials.

What's more, everyone knows that this group of civil servants has money, but you can't find where their money is.

Thousands of years of evolution, countless dynasties have changed, but the means of collecting wealth by the civil servants have never been broken, and even have been constantly developing and improving.

I heard that the emperor was in his study, as a private meeting.

and several important ministers of the court, including Qin Guogong, Wu Guogong, and several cabinet scholars.

Everyone made a bet together.

As for the content of the gambling contract, there are rumors from the outside world, and there are all kinds of speculations.

One of them said that whoever can win the Zhengyang martial arts competition will be able to win the favor of Qin Guogong and be accepted as the only introductory disciple.

The other bet is a bit ridiculous.

It is said that according to the results of this Zhengyang martial arts competition, the wealth of the world will be redivided.

The civil official group used fifty percent of their wealth as a bargaining chip to bet on the outcome of this Zhengyang martial arts competition.

If the civilian clique can win, then His Majesty will reconvene the nationwide Enko.

The triennial expedition will also resume.

And this time, it is not the emperor who directly takes the scholars, but sets up an invigilator to mark the papers, and everyone depends on their abilities.

As soon as this news came out, even ordinary people guessed that the people behind the layout might be the Nanhai Shi clan.

Only this group of people who have money and leisure, but are deeply disliked by the two emperors of the previous dynasties in the imperial examination, can make such a desperate bet.

You must know that although the current scholar is also a scientific expedition, the time is uncertain, and it is completely in accordance with the emperor's preferences, he can open it whenever he wants, and open it wherever he wants.

In this way, the southern scholars are like duckweed, and their hearts are not steady.

And betting on two-and-a-half of the world's wealth is the only way they can attract His Majesty the current Emperor.

It is said that all this was created by Emperor Kangyang, who made Emperor Kangyang a grandmaster, he didn't take civil officials in his eyes at all.

At that time, it was also the time when the status of civil officials was the lowest, and now although it has improved, the political environment is still too bad for civil servants and scholars!

Speaking of gambling contracts, there are several news circulating among the people.

One of them was a bet between several princes and the younger children of the royal family.

Of course, they don't gamble that big, and they don't have the ability to gamble with the wealth of the world.

What they gambled on was some treasures, including an exquisite-level defensive inner armor.

I heard that this is the treasure at the bottom of the box pressed by the second prince, and the emperor was happy to reward him personally when he was born.

Now he even took out this thing as a bet, and he didn't know what these people were betting on.

All in all, the time of Zhengyang Wubi is getting closer and closer, everyone seems to be in a hurry, and everyone is also in a state of excitement.

Only Liu Xin had nothing to do, so he was with Luo Bei. Discuss and discuss martial arts.

After Luo Bei was injured that day, he recovered after half a month of recuperation.

Because I saw Liu Xin's original sword as fast as thunder.

Luo Bei has already admitted that Liu Xin's strength is above him, so he pesters Liu Xin to constantly compete with each other.

And from Luo Bei, Liu Xin also knew about the princes' bet.

It is also ridiculous to say that the gambling contract made by this group of princes and royals turned out to be a separate lunch with the emperor.

And it seems that this bet was completed under the secret promotion of the emperor.

He didn't care about the princes' bets, he only cared about the exquisite defensive inner armor.

He had been using the Dao Breaking Sword recently, but this sword was too sharp, and the sword light naturally generated after the internal force was infused.

It is especially easy to hurt yourself when you practice swords.

Because once the internal force is injected too much and too strong, the sword will flourish, and even the handle of the sword may not be safe.

I don't blame him.

This Dao Breaking Sword is rare in the world, and every sword, every weapon, and even every piece of armor of the Elite level has its special abilities and effects.

The extreme sharpness of the Breaking Sword is its characteristic, and it can also be said to be its disadvantage.

And at this time, Liu Xin also remembered what his master had said when he was young.

At that time, the master taught him that people can do as much as they have ability.

Just like weapons, how powerful you are to dominate how powerful a weapon is.

Otherwise, you will have to carry a big tripod with the strength of a child.

It's only going to make you suffer in the end.

These words happened when twelve-year-old Liu Xin tried to touch an elite weapon.

At that time, he had just joined the Holy Sect, and he was ignorant, and he only felt that the weapon on the weapon rack was very attractive to him.

One of the things that attracted him the most was the exquisite spear [Dragon Yin].

It seems to be the weapon of a white-robed young general a hundred years ago, and it has extremely powerful destructive power.

There was no shield under the tip of the gun that could block his blow, and it could be said that it was the strongest gun.

I don't know which is better than this broken path in my hand or that dragon chant.

Luo Bei was very envious of Liu Xin's Dao Breaking Sword, and his sword was directly destroyed after coming into contact with this Dao Breaking Sword that day.

He specially went back to find the king of Yongzhou County, and the king of Yongzhou County gave him two emperor-level swords without saying a word.

Even the king of Yongzhou did not have a superb weapon in his hand.

Therefore, Luo Bei could only sigh helplessly.

In the later battle with Liu Xin, he did not use an emperor-level weapon to collide with the opponent's Exquisite Breaking Dao Sword.

He was afraid that the two swords he had so hard to obtain would be destroyed again under the blade of the broken path.

Luo Bei's temperament was originally relatively indifferent, but since that day, Liu Xin has shown his super cultivation strength.

Luo Bei's attitude towards him has undergone a huge change.

Not only did the whole person become enthusiastic, but he also talked more.

So much that it even annoyed Liu Xin.

It's not as flattering as the other party's original unsmiling and indifferent appearance.

There are three days left before the Zhengyang martial arts competition.

In addition to Liu Xin in the imperial capital, everyone else is also sharpening their knives.

In an ordinary residential courtyard outside the city.

The two characters who are hidden in the darkness and are obviously villains meditate cross-legged in the thick of blood, running Zhou Tian, constantly cultivating, and improving their internal strength.

Suddenly, one of them closed his eyes, and suddenly trembled, but his mouth said hurriedly:

"I seem to be about to break through, help me protect the Fa!"

The other person was originally in a state of cross-legged and closed eyes, but when he heard this, he immediately opened his eyes and looked over, and found that the other party's body was constantly swirling with black qi, and the whole person's body was like a bottle full of water, and it was about to overflow.

This feeling is a sign of a breakthrough.

Once he breaks through, the internal force he can accommodate each time will increase several times, and at the same time, the speed of the internal force in his body will also become faster, which is equivalent to an increase in endurance.

The power of the move and the speed at which the internal force runs will be relatively faster.

This is the source of the huge gap between the upper, middle and lower grades of Dacheng Realm.

It is equivalent to two warriors using exactly the same weapon at the same time, using exactly the same moves to compete.

However, the speed at which a person operates his internal force makes the movements he uses run faster, and the speed of his body martial arts and moves is a step faster than that of the other party, and at the same time it is much faster.

In addition, the power of the move is also stronger than the opponent.

All these increases are taken together, which is the reason why the Dacheng combat power of the previous product is so much stronger than the Dacheng combat power of the next product.

Of course, this gap is not impossible to make up, just like Liu Xin, the disciples of these big sects, the top exercises they practice can enhance the power of the moves.

The difference in power between top-notch exercises and ordinary exercises is not a star and a half.

Moreover, the top exercises can use less internal force to complete the activation of moves, and at the same time have more powerful power. Both damage and defense can be greatly increased.

The disciples of the further strengthened sects generally possess more powerful weapons and equipment.

All kinds of these gaps, superimposed together, are the gap between the powerful sect and the weaker level sect or even the scattered cultivation.

To sum up, the comprehensive strength of a martial artist should be seen from several dimensions.