Chapter 5 Knighthood
Thank you for the history books of the years and the tips of Bing Xiayu's book friends......
I heard the sound of the "bell", as if I had stabbed some steel plate.
This time, however, he scored a three-pointer and was blocked.
A strange cry of "quack ......". The man in black would never have thought that there would be such a result, he was actually broken by Liu Yi, and he hid in the dense fog in fright for a while, and never dared to make a move again.
Liu Yi sneered, the most powerful swordsmanship was naturally a stabbing attack, but it was much more powerful than a slash.
The last slash couldn't break through the defense, can't this thorn still pierce?
"Good kung fu, really good kung fu!" A clapping voice rang out: "Last time, the third child suffered a big loss under you, and you can still say that it was a coincidence, careless." This time it hurts your hands again, but it's not in vain!"
As he spoke, several figures appeared, but the mist began to dissipate.
Liu Yi's eyes shrank, but none of the four people who appeared here were easy to deal with, they were all masters.
Especially the big man who is the leader, the height is at least two meters away. Covered in heavy armor, he holds a huge shield and a large sword in his hands. It looks like an iron mountain.
The sword technique is used to deal with this kind of enemy, and if you don't practice the sword qi. But it's really called a mouse eating a turtle, and there is nowhere to eat.
Unless there is a means to storm the rain and sword waves......
Liu Yi smiled slightly, remembering a classic battle in a certain book.
Behind him was a tall man, tall and thin, with a sword on his back. The whole person was as cold as a sword.
This is a kendo master, and he is the kind of master who devotes himself wholeheartedly to swordsmanship. It's hard to deal with.
The other has a wide robe with large sleeves. Young man holding hands and smiling. looks like a Confucian back then, but has a strange qi. Lingering around him. Apparently also a notable figure.
The last party was the man in black who was injured by Liu Yi just now.
The man who led the tower looked at Liu Yi up and down coldly. Suddenly there was a loud shout. The left shield and the right sword collided.
It was like a pile of steel, and it was like a train, slamming into it. It's simply irresistible.
"Oops......" Luquan cried out in a lost voice. I immediately became worried about Liu Yi in my heart.
This opponent was dressed in iron armor, coupled with the big shield in his hand, which almost covered half of his body, plus a palm-thick heavy sword. The whole person is simply a rampage tank. Liu Yi relied on this thin sword, but how could he be the enemy?
Even Jiang Fei is the same, and he can't see that Liu Yi has the slightest hope of winning.
Liu Yi snorted and took a step forward. As if crashing into this person's arms, he forced his way into the gap between the sword and shield, and a sword stabbed into the eyes of the tower man.
It's incredibly fast, and it's like a ghost. The tower man couldn't have imagined that Liu Yi would actually come to this trick. For a while, the sword and shield in his hand could not be recovered, so he could only raise his head and hide.
"Ding......
The sword slashed through the fully enclosed helmet, sending sparks in all directions.
It was like being punched heavily in the face, and the tower man suddenly pushed the gold mountain and fell to the ground. Make a rumbling sound. At least seven or eight hundred pounds of weight fell to the ground.
"Good swordsmanship!"
The eyes of the tall thin man standing with the sword lit up, the long sword was suddenly unsheathed, and the cold sword qi pointed directly at Liu Yi.
His sword was a strange one, at least a third longer than anyone else's. This also shows. His sword is certainly different. It won't be the standard swordsmanship in the official sword scripture.
Liu Yi slowly took a step back, and just now it seemed that he had defeated the enemy with one move, and won very lightly.
But I don't know. Just now, he dodged in and stabbed with a sword. It's easy to say. But it is simply the experience and vision of Liu Yi's life, and even all the power has exploded. I finally did it.
And now his blood and qi are a little unstable, and it will take time to recover.
The tall and thin man raised his sword, but his posture was like a spear. He forced Liu Yi step by step, but the tip of the sword was like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter, and he couldn't shake it.
In the eyes of Liu Yi's two students, they shook like this, thinking that this person's wrist strength was insufficient, which made the tip of the sword tremble.
However, only Liu Yi felt a great threat. I could feel that between the trembling of the tip of the sword, it seemed to envelop Liu Yi's whole body, everywhere.
Let Liu Yi have a kind of body, all the vital points on his body are under the enemy's attack target. But they don't know where the enemy will attack,
However, Liu Yi's hand shook, and the sword also emitted a buzzing tremble, and the sword blade was uncertain, and a sword stabbed away.
"Ding ......" was another metallic light sound, and the tips of the two swords actually collided in one place.
"What a brilliant eyesight," at this moment, the man with the big sleeves was finally moved at this moment. "Stop!"
"We were sent down by the state government, and this is our seal. ”
As he spoke, a piece appeared in his hand. But it's an iron seal.
Sure enough, he was from the government, Liu Yixin said. He took a step back and sheathed his sword.
The tall and thin man had the long sword in his hand that broke in two at once and fell to the ground.
But the sword is too long, and it is easy to break. was broken by Liu Yi's move.
"You are officials...... Lu Quan was taken aback: "Then why are you still ......?"
"Just to test Mr. Liu's skills. Na Boguan said with a smile: "Last time, the fourth child of our family went to the school to investigate, and happened to meet Mr. Liu. The two sides exchanged two moves and suffered some small losses. So everybody's a little curious......"
As he spoke, the tower-like man got up from the ground. But he was not injured, but he was stabbed by Liu Yi's sword and fell to the ground.
Liu Yi smiled faintly, the reason why he didn't chase and kill the man in black in the first place and left him behind. It was Liu Yi's original sword that cut through his clothes, and he vaguely saw a half-through seal.
There was some speculation in the first place!
What's more, Liu Yi knew it from Qin Shiyue's memory. These innocent people are not Middle-earth, but enemies from the other side of the sea.
Even this rumor was quietly released by Liu Yi. It is to attract the government to pay more attention to it and send masters.
Legend has it that the Great Chu court. In order to allow the people of Middle-earth to continue to multiply, occupy the land of the world.
Therefore, the people were constantly encouraged to seek a living outside of Middle-earth. And in places that are too far away for the imperial court to govern effectively. Feudal vassal state.
Therefore, for thousands of years, Da Chu has been expanding overseas, even to the extreme west.
Seven hundred years ago, it was said that there was a fleet that was heading farther afield. When looking for a new land, you encounter a powerful enemy.
Since this first contact, the two civilizations have been at war.
Because the place was too far from Middle-earth, tens of thousands of miles away. Hence these enemies. It's called the enemy of the other side!
Even these enemies on the other side continue to send spies to Middle-earth. At first, it was just trying to find out what was going on in Middle-earth, and then it wreaked havoc.
Most of those enemies on the other side have strong personal combat effectiveness. And those who can be sent to Middle-earth are the masters of masters. Every time it can be devastating.
Therefore, Da Chu began to promote swordsmanship. It is to increase one's personal combat power to confront the enemy on the other side.
These secrets that ordinary people can't touch, Qin Shiyue is the object of the entire imperial court. A master of kendo stepping into the three grades. Naturally, I know a lot. I even had contact with these people.
Once, there was an enemy on the other side, and even invited Qin Shiyue to go to the other side. However, the gap between those enemies on the other side and the people of Middle-earth is too great. Therefore. Qin Shiyue thought about coming and going, but she refused to go alone.
And from Qin Shiyue's memory, he knew the image of these enemies on the other side. Therefore. From beginning to end, Liu Yi did not misidentify them.
"Lewy. The wide robe and big sleeves shouted: "I will sue you now, according to the edict of the Son of Heaven." You're being taken by us. Recently, we need to cooperate with us to fight against the enemy on the other side, and after the fact, we will be rewarded with money and titles. ”
As soon as they heard this, both Lu Quan and Jiang Fei looked over with envy.
The 20-rank title system of this dynasty has continued to this day. shrouded the Great Chu, as well as hundreds of feudal feuds under his command. Now he has become the twenty-fourth knight.
It is also an important system that maintains the centripetal force of the entire Great Chu, which is not hundreds of millions of miles away, but centrifugal for the suzerain.
Therefore, the awarding of this twentieth rank is quite strict.
Ordinary people, born with the title of Duke of the First Class.
This is a benefit that every citizen of Middle-earth has, and of course, there is a difference at any time.
In the world of Great Chu, there are huge conquered ethnic groups, as well as slaves plundered overseas. But none of them have this benefit!
has a duke, at least it represents, this is the people of Da Chu.
And those slaves, and the vassals outside of Middle-earth, people of all walks of life. Only those who have a great heart and make contributions can be qualified for promotion.
However, ordinary people, as long as they pay taxes to the court in accordance with the law, there is no stain. At the age of forty, he can be promoted to the rank of second class.
Since then, the payment of taxes and labor has begun to decrease. At the age of 50, you can be promoted to the third class hairpin, and the tax will be halved.
Sixty years old, that is, not more. There is no personal tax at all. Of course, if there is an industry, then it will be counted separately.
And when he reached seventy, he was a doctor. But it is the imperial court's official mansion, and it gives rice, meat, and money every year. Help to support!
This is the civic consciousness that Fan Bufan, who is known as the lord of Zhongxing, incorporated at that time, and the so-called citizens have responsibilities to the imperial court. The imperial court also had obligations to its citizens.
It is achieved through the fifth-class title of guò, which is known as the people's lord.
It is the people of the world, as long as they fulfill their obligations to the court. Those who can live to the age and are not guilty of adultery are eligible to obtain it.
However, it is difficult to obtain above the sixth rank doctor. At least above the county level, it has won the position of three elders and five watches. only then can he be eligible to get the sixth knighthood.
However, it is the third old and fifth guard in the court, and the title is only the fifth doctor of the ninth rank.
The higher the title, the more difficult it is to ascend. Especially when it comes to the fifth-class nobles of the duke and uncle, only the nobles on the ground are qualified.
The so-called twenty-fourth-class duke, but on the basis of the twentieth class, the fourth-class male is added. plus the original marquis, it is a fifth-class noble.
Of course, these fifth-class nobles are too far away from ordinary people. Don't think about him.
But Da Chu has gone through more than two thousand years. This set of title system has already been completely fixed. And the rights and obligations are divided in great detail.
The tax exemption of the fifth-class civil lord only involves personal taxes. Property taxes, but not included.
It's a fifth-class nobleman, and the same is true. All of them are taxable.
But each rank of knighthood, the social status it enjoys, and the resources it has, and so on. It's all different.
And it is extremely difficult for most people to get up.
Because this is a military merit, although it is promoted to the world. But it also depends on the merits made by the imperial court.
Such a thing as dealing with a spy on the enemy on the other side is not a high rank. It is possible to be promoted to two or three knights at a time.
Naturally, Luquan Jiang Fei, who was born in an ordinary family, was envious.
Leo Yi thought about it, the fake identity he used seemed to be just a lord of creation. After this deed is accomplished, it may not be promoted to a higher level, and even if the credit is big enough, it is possible for a doctor.
Of course, and more importantly, this call-up is almost mandatory.
If you shouldn't, de jure you can. But your knighthood has to be stripped to the end. Not even the lowest public servant is left to you.
To put it bluntly, if you don't fulfill your responsibilities, you will no longer be regarded as a member of the court. Or to put it another way, citizens of the state.
In this way, in terms of status, you are like a slave, or a barbarian. The decree of the imperial court will not protect you anymore.
The Great Chu decree protects the people of Great Chu.
Therefore, Lewis has no possibility of opposing at all.
"Okay!" Levier could only admit.
It is normal to recruit masters like this and deal with the enemy on the other side.
"But I'm going to send these two little ones home first!" Leo said.
Although the two little ones live not far away, things always have a beginning and an end. For the sake of the mountain, there are many things that fall short.
Leo didn't want two of his students to have an accident not far from his home.
Sending the people home, Liu Yi gathered with these people. Only then did I know that they belonged to the characters of the Demon Exorcism Division under the state capital.
The so-called Demon Eradicator naturally excludes those enemies on the other side, and in the eyes of the people of Middle-earth, these enemies on the other side are really similar to demons.
Moreover, these demon slayer people also know much more about the enemies on the other side than Liu Yi knows.
"The spy sent by the enemy on the other side this time should be an evil mage. The wide robe and big sleeves, that is, their convergence, Wang Ran said solemnly: "These people are also very annoying among the enemies on the other side. They believe in evil gods, and what they like to do most is to torture and kill innocent people, sacrifice sacrifices to evil gods, and ask evil gods to send down their strength......"
Liu Yi nodded, he also knew this from Qin Shiyue's memory. These evil mages are usually not sent by the enemy on the other side.
And most of them can't get along with the enemy on the other side, so they run to Middle-earth to ask for wildfire.
And there is another one, called blasphemy of the mage, which is even more troublesome. My favorite thing is to dig up corpses everywhere, spread plague, and even create zombies, skeletons and other monsters. (To be continued......)