The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

The instant execution of Ying Liangchen is still vivid in my mind and his words are still ringing in my ears.

The words coming out of the shooting range were like a magic sound lingering in the air: If you have gone astray, I hope you will stop and turn back.

They don't want to die.

It’s never too late to turn back! It’s always too late to turn back!

Once someone is found to have accepted bribes, he will be criticized no matter how he performs in the competition.

In fact, martial arts competitions are indeed very fraught and have been difficult to control in previous years.

The candidates had to fight for 30 rounds without being knocked out by the military officers. This required both the candidates to be strong and the military officers to control their strength, not to use all their strength, and not to let the opponent down.

The mystery here is profound, and there is a lot to be said about it. It is hard to say whether he used 50% or 70% of his strength.

The Ministry of Personnel quickly reported the situation to Emperor Mingde, and the martial arts competition was urgently postponed for one hour.

The martial arts examination is sacred and must not be desecrated.

The Dali Temple quickly intervened in the matter and was busy.

Emperor Mingde summoned relevant officials to the Talented Scholars Building in the Imperial Examination Hall for an emergency meeting.

Cen Yuan was also called away.

Emperor Mingde asked Cen Yuan, "What do you think?"

Cen Yuan said, "Why not, grab the championship?"

After hearing this, the Minister of War frowned, "How to grab it? A round-robin competition?"

Cen Yuan nodded, "Yes, round-robin battle."

The Minister of War said, "It's unfair for the champion to not get a rest. Does the prince consort want the competition to last for ten days or half a month?"

Cen Yuan said, "It doesn't have to take ten days or half a month, but it would be a good thing to fight slowly and wait for the other countries to enter the capital."

Emperor Mingde had already understood Cen Yuan's idea. "Your suggestion is very much in line with my wishes. Let the six with the best scores start the competition."

The Minister of War was annoyed. Your Majesty, why don't you just tell the people from Yunqi Academy to start the competition?

The top six in the performance ranking are currently: Xing Mingyue and Wu Qicheng tied for first place, Zhao Zhui second, Wei Yuzhi, Tang Xinghe and Ma Chuyang tied for third place.

Yunqi Academy was the clear winner and dominated the list. They opened six competition stages, and the other candidates could choose to challenge on their own. If they defeated the champion, they would become the champion.

In this way, we can be transparent and open, and eliminate all bribery and cheating.

Moreover, Emperor Mingde already understood Cen Yuan's idea. After eliminating some weak ones, the final champion could not only participate in the palace examination but also continue to summon challengers.

Cen Yuan described his idea, "Whether in the army or in the martial arts world, everyone can enter the Imperial Academy to compete."

With the addition of a series of peripheral products, such as newspapers, storytelling in teahouses, and even dramas and plays, the whole nation can be involved.

Minister Tang's eyes lit up: the Ministry of Revenue will have money in its pocket again! It will benefit the country, the people and the prosperity!

The eyes of the Minister of Rites, Mr. Peng, lit up: the Ministry of Rites will have money in its pocket again! One-third of the money from the events they organized went into their Ministry of Rites. When they get things done, they don't have to ask the Ministry of Revenue for money for everything.

Every time they asked for money, the Ministry of Revenue would cut back and be stingy! They wished that the Ministry of Rites could do things without money.

It’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice!

The prince consort is a good prince consort! He can think of such an opportunity to make money.

Eunuch Qi's eyes lit up: "It's about to open again! I have to prepare money to buy Yunqi Academy until I die!"

Only the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War were not very happy. They always felt that this military examination was not serious enough.

Emperor Mingde was very receptive to new things and agreed with the concept of "all people worshipping martial arts". Moreover, the scholars had something to do and the people had fun.

At this point, Emperor Mingde naturally modified the rules on the spot, abandoning the first round and allowing the candidates to directly start the competition without the need for further discussion in the court.

The Li family, the Ying family in the capital, the veteran ministers, and other forces that were preparing to place people in the martial arts examination, when they received the news, the competition had already begun and they were powerless to reverse the situation.

"The emperor has been poisoned! He listens to the prince consort in everything!"

"If this continues, the North Wing will surely decline. Ridiculous! Ridiculous!"

"What is this? The emperor has already abolished collective punishment, but this morning he casually threatened to 'punish all nine generations of the family'!"

"Golden words! Golden words! If we keep changing our orders every day, the country will no longer be a country!"

"Where is the government? Where is the order?" Ignoring any obstruction, the old ministers rushed into the tribute hall one after another to warn the emperor with their heads and blood not to act recklessly.

Eunuch Qi whispered in the emperor's ear.

Emperor Mingde frowned slightly and gave an order, "Invite all those old-fashioned people over here, let them watch the fight, and those who want to die can die later!"

The seats arranged for the old officials were all in positions with excellent views, so that they would not have to look around due to their old eyesight.

The old officials had no choice but to take their seats, filled with indignation.

Drums beat, and the martial arts competition begins.

There are six major competitions, and the champions are all students from Yunqi Academy.

It was held in the largest martial arts arena in the Imperial Examination Hall, surrounded by spectators, and the six major arenas were in full view.

The first arena.

The candidate Xing Mingyue was the main contestant. Because of what happened this morning, he had become famous.

But some people also think that the first place in the case of Hong County, Qizhou, is not of high quality.

If you choose the champion yourself, this one should be the easiest to choose among the champions.

But some people also think, "Don't forget that Xing Mingyue ranked first in the total score of the previous few games, he may be the strongest."

"No, the strongest should be Tang Xinghe!" The five arrows fired at the same time has become a legend, which makes people feel timid.

"I think the strongest one should be Wu Qicheng. He is very stable in all aspects."

"The one who is stable in all aspects is the weakest. In martial arts competitions, it may not be his strong point, and even if it is his strong point, it will not be particularly outstanding."

There are different opinions.

Originally, the last ranked person was to choose the champion first, but Ying Liangchen had already been defeated.

The second to last person on the list came on stage. He was a random candidate, and after careful consideration, he chose Xing Mingyue.

The scholars came on stage.

"What the hell!" The candidate clasped his fists and said, "Please give me some advice!"

"Yunqi Academy, Xing Mingyue! Please give me some advice!" Xing Mingyue was thinking, what kind of a name is this? Hu Wei? Hu Zuoxie? He couldn't let him off easily.

With a thud, the martial arts competition begins!

With a thud, the competition is over!

In an instant, Hu Wei covered his chest and fell off the stage.

Hu Wei: Me! You!

He was the first to strike! He was sure of that. But he fell off the stage before he could touch the other person's clothes.

Xing Mingyue: "..."

Are you a paper man? I haven't even used my full strength yet! You're already flying!

He jumped off the ring and helped Hu Wei up, "Did I hurt you?"

Hu Wei: “…”

Let’s not talk about whether it hurts or not, my heart is beating so fast! Mingyue is really strong!

He grabbed Xing Mingyue's collar and said, "There are friends all over the world, and there are soulmates in the world. Mingyue..."

Xing Mingyue: "..."

His face turned black and he quickly let go of Hu Wei and jumped onto the stage.

The whole audience came to their senses and said, "Is it, over?"

Is Xing Mingyue really that terrifying, or is that individual candidate too weak?

No matter what the situation is, no one among the ten people will dare to challenge Xing Mingyue.

The second one is Yue Cong from Chunshan Academy.

Chunshan Academy has been discussing a merger with Yunqi Academy since the beginning of the year. The candidates from both sides are relatively familiar with each other and have also had friendly exchanges.

Therefore, Yue Cong wisely chose Zhao Zhui, whose background he did not know. Because he had never fought with the others except Wu Qicheng, and he could not beat the others.

The reason why he could last fifty rounds against Tang Xinghe and Ma Chuyang was entirely because these two guys loved to play around and have fun.

It's just like the way a cat teases a mouse. It lets you live but blocks your way; it lets you die but doesn't let you die completely. It's like living is worse than death.

For the candidates, this kind of beating, especially in public, was tantamount to slow slicing.

Yue Cong would never choose these two.

In the arena.

Yue Cong clasped his fists and said, "Chunshan Academy, Yue Cong!"

Zhao Zhui clasped his fists and said, "Yunqi Academy, Zhao Zhui!"