On the Avenue

"Sir! The time for the martial arts test has passed. It's not easy to cause trouble!"

Ren Xiao, Minister of the Ministry of War, took a step forward, bowed and said, "The civil and military examinations are over, please let the cabinet decide on the number one candidate! Our officers and men from the five armies, Shenji and Shenshu of the Ministry of War are all waiting for your Excellency to announce the results of the second civil and military examinations. !”

Zhang Fu's face turned gloomy, he glanced at him and said calmly: "Sir, Ren, you have crossed the line. You cannot mobilize the five armies, nor can you mobilize Shenshu and Shenji, nor can you threaten the return of the Cabinet, Shenji Camp, and Shenshu Camp." If there is no Xiwang Yuxi, who can mobilize the Grand Superintendent of the Palm Print?"

Ren Xiao looked at the two brothers Xia Fanghe and Xia Shuoying. Xia Fanghe and Xia Shuoying stood among the civil and military officials, motionless.

Ren Xiao was shocked and looked at Ma Weimin, the admiral of Shenji Camp. Ma Weimin smiled slightly and remained silent.

Zhang Fuzheng said calmly: "Sir, please don't make one mistake. The fifth military camp, the Jingwei Commander's Department, the Capital Commander's Department, the Guard Commander's Department, the Qianhu Station, the Recruitment Department, all of them look like you, the Minister of the Ministry of War. The troops and horses that can be controlled are all under the control of the cabinet. What you can control is to mobilize the border troops through the commanders of the fifty provinces, but the commanders are also controlled by people with the thirteen surnames. "

He didn't look at Ren Xiao anymore, his eyes fell on the young master. The young master knelt on the ground with an expressionless face.

He was originally waiting to receive the order and become the number one scholar. Unexpectedly, Chen Shi came with 350 candidates and accompanied by the righteousness of heaven and earth. He shocked Xijing and became famous in the capital. He swept away all the reputation and reputation he had accumulated over the past few days.

If he couldn't defeat Chen Shi, even if he won the top prize, he would be said to have won the top prize without fighting Chen Shi.

Zhang Fuzheng said: "Sir, what you want is power, what you want is fame. If you have no name and no power, what use do you have for being the number one scholar?"

The young master felt angry and stood up.

Shui Xuanzhi hurriedly shook his head at him, signaling him not to get up.

The young master ignored his instructions, turned around, and his eyes met Chen Shi's eyes outside the palace. His voice shook: "My lords, Chen Shi and others fell into the underworld during the examination. Now they have returned alive from the underworld, with no faults and merits. They should be Jinshi. I think they should also participate in the imperial examination. If I can't defeat all the heroes in the world, I will not be worthy of my title!"

Shui Xuanzhi and others secretly gritted their teeth.

The young master should never come forward to agree. At this time, the civil and military officials should be allowed to argue and delay. After delaying him for ten days and a half, Chen Shi's prestige would slowly disappear.

People in Xijing changed from admiring Chen Shi to looking up to him and treating his righteous deeds as a topic of conversation after dinner.

At that time, they had various reasons and means to manipulate Chen Shi and give him a second place, even if they were merciful.

But now that the young master has said this, many variables have arisen in this matter!

"good!"

Chen Shi said loudly, "Then, I'll wait for you outside!"

Zhang Fuzheng looked at the other twelve ministers in the cabinet. The ministers hesitated and each acquiesced. The young master is now riding a tiger, he needs fame. Now that Chen Shi has occupied the fame, even if he becomes the number one scholar, he will still be gossiped. Now he wants to gain fame. , only by defeating Chen Shi can he win the No. 1 prize in an honest and fair manner.

"A few months ago, a drastic change occurred in the imperial examination, so that all the candidates were in trouble and lost to the underworld. Today, Chen Shi led 350 candidates to return to Xijing. The cabinet decided that 351 people, Chen Shi, were selected for the palace examination.

Zhang Fu was walking out of the Zhongji Hall, his voice was heavy and booming over Xijing, "Young Master Ren Mu is the first person to take the civil and martial arts test in the current hall. Hundreds of officials witnessed it and there is no objection. For the sake of fairness, the other three hundred and fifty A candidate should determine the number one candidate, and he and Young Master Ren Mu should decide who is the number one scholar."

After he finished speaking, 350 people outside the hall, including Zhang You, Guo Daozi, Yu Lingzi and others, all said: "Chen Shi is number one! No need to fight!"

Zhang Fuzheng said: "In that case, let Chen Shi fight against the young master Ren Mu. Ren Mu has already defeated three hundred people. Chen Shi has traveled a long distance, and both Jinshis need to rest..."

Chen Shi shook his head and said, "I don't need to rest."

The young master stepped forward, shook his head and said, "I don't need to rest either."

Zhang Fuzheng turned around, looked around, and said with a smile: "My lords, since the two Jinshis said so, today, let the two Jinshis decide the victory outside the Zhongji Hall. What do you think?" All the civil and military officials expressed their opinions. nod·

Zhang Fuzheng smiled and said: "In that case, let's invite two Jinshi to compete. The scope should not exceed the nine halls of the True King such as Wenhua, Wuying, Huagai, Zhongji, Wenyuan, Dongge, Zhengyi, Jinshen, and Jianji. ·”

All civil and military officials walked out of the Zhongji Hall and withdrew from the Nine Halls of the True King.

Under the Meridian Gate, Eunuch Feng said with a smile: "Master Chen Tang, you are standing under the Meridian Gate, are you waiting for your son to be defeated and beheaded outside the Meridian Gate?"

Chen Tang looked as usual and said, "Master Feng, please don't joke."

Eunuch Feng restrained his smile and said seriously: "During the examination, you said that I was not sure of defeating the young master at that time, but after one month, the young master will definitely lose. Are you still so sure?"

"OK." Chen Tang said.

The eunuch breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Then, my position as the palm eunuch and the governor of the East Factory will be secure."

When Chen Tang saw the officials walking out of the Zhongji Hall, his expression moved slightly and he said, "Master Feng needs to prepare. When my son and the young master fight, I'm afraid the scene will not be peaceful."

Feng Tianhuan was slightly startled: "What's not calm? Chen Tang, Chen Tang! Where are you going?" He hurriedly turned the wheelchair and saw Chen Tang leaving quickly.

"This kid, running so fast! Don't you know that my legs were broken by your father? Still running..." Eunuch Feng was surprised and muttered, "Strange, it's just a competition for the top scholar, no one will die, why is the scene not peaceful?"

Suddenly, his heart trembled slightly, his face turned pale, and his hands trembled. Chen Tang hurried to Chen's house.

Chen Shi's wooden cart was still parked outside the house gate, nestling in the corner. These days, Chen Tang and Hei Guo went deep into the underworld to search for Chen Shi's whereabouts. Without the wooden cart, the wooden cart has been parked here.

However, Chen Shi had made arrangements. Every morning and evening, people from Hongshan Hall would come with exotic beast meat to feed the wooden cart, so there was no need to worry about the wooden cart starving to death.

Chen Tang approached, and suddenly the wooden cart moved alertly, and the frame of the car cracked faintly, revealing a big and sinister mouth with a red light inside.

The canopy on the wooden cart also changed from a closed state to an open state, with a radiant light flowing under the umbrella, and the Youquan Youlong Sword shuttled under the umbrella.

"I, Chen Shi's father." Chen Tang said cautiously.

The frame of the wooden cart grew big eyes, staring at him, and the red light in its mouth dimmed a little.

Chen Tang approached slowly. He knew that the creation talismans created by his father were very strange. Many of the things created by the talismans were more like evil spirits, and they could not be understood by normal people's brains. Especially after these guys absorbed the moonlight, it was easy to lose control and become pure evil spirits, doing evil everywhere.

He walked up to the wooden cart and there was no further movement. He was relieved.

Chen Tang searched in the wooden cart for a while, and sure enough, he found the Western King's Jade Seal in a pile of miscellaneous items in a corner.

Chen Tang was stunned. He looked at it repeatedly several times, but he didn't recognize the Western King's Jade Seal and was not sure if it was this thing.

This item is too precious. In previous years, the Shenjiying guarded this treasure, but the Shenjiying did not have the right to use it. Only the eunuchs who held the seal had the right to use it. But to use the Western King's Jade Seal, even the eunuchs who held the seal had to have extremely important things to be qualified to use this item.

Sometimes, this item could not be used once in ten or twenty years. "My son, you really have the heart to rebel!"

He thought for a while, put the Western King's Jade Seal back on the wooden cart, and walked into the Chen Mansion.

After a while, he walked out of the Chen Mansion with a wooden box and went straight to the inner city's Meridian Gate. The wooden box in his hand was not big, about two feet long, one foot and three inches wide, and seven inches high.

It looked like ordinary sandalwood, painted with black lacquer, completely covering the original wood color, and used cinnabar and the blood of strange beasts to draw extremely complex textures on the surface of the wooden box, outlining the form of gods and demons.

The box had no lock, only a handle. If an outsider saw it, he would definitely not know how to open the wooden box. But in the eyes of the talisman master who is proficient in the southern style, this thing is an extremely precise lock, which requires professional unlocking techniques. The talisman master who designed this thing will add an elusive small structure inside. If the unlocker makes any wrong step, the box will eat the unlocker in the first place.

As for destroying the box, you can't get the items in the box, but it will anger the box, and the box will become evil and eat the destroyer.

If you are strong, you can't get the items in the box even if you smash the box to pieces. The box is broken, and there is nothing inside except a pile of flesh and blood.

The person who made the box only needs to make another identical box, open the box, and the items inside will still be there, and will not be lost.

This kind of box monster is very popular with the southern style talisman master, and there is no need to worry about throwing it away. Chen Tang felt much more at ease carrying this box.

He passed through the Meridian Gate, walked past the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and walked towards the Ninth Hall.

Cui Baihe, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Jiang Mo, the Left Assistant Minister, came towards him, and their eyes flashed.

Cui Baihe said with a smile: "Brother Chen Tang, when did you come back? You haven't been to the court or the Ministry of Revenue these days. You are guilty of dereliction of duty."

Jiang Mo stared at the box in his hand and said vigilantly: "What is the box in your hand?" The two of them sandwiched him in the middle, one on the left and one on the right.

Chen Tang said indifferently: "Were the two adults asked to stop me?" Cui Baihe and Jiang Mo were a little embarrassed.

Jiang Mo said: "Put down the box and open it. We want to see what's in the box."

Chen Tang said: "I went outside the Ninth Palace to reason. I carried the box when they were unreasonable, so that they could calm down and reason."

Jiang Mo reached out to grab the box: "Let me keep this thing!"

Before he touched the box, Chen Tang had already drawn his sword with his other hand, and the tip of the sword was against his throat.

Jiang Mo smiled and said, "Master Chen, what are you doing..." "Pah!"

The sword hit his neck heavily, knocking him to the ground. The sword energy sealed all the acupoints around him, blocking the gate of heaven, so that his soul could not leave his body.

There was sword energy in every acupoint in his body, making it impossible for him to merge, and suffocated this great master in the realm of refining spirits to faint!

Chen Tang put the sword back into the sheath and said lightly, "Minister Cui, you don't have to waste your energy. I have helped you for so many years, and the Ministry of Revenue has been well managed. Even if there is no credit, there is hard work. If you stop me, I will be presumptuous and let you sleep with him."

Cui Baihe hesitated and smiled, "My name is Baihe, so I am naturally harmonious. Master Chen has been hiding his edge for a long time, and it may not be a good thing to show it today. Since your sword has been unsheathed, I can't stop you. Please!"

Chen Tang passed by him with a box in one hand. Cui Baihe's eyes flickered, but he didn't dare to make a move, and let him come to the outside of the Ninth Palace.

"Xiao Shi, if you want to be the top scholar and kill the young master, I will naturally support you with all my strength!"

Chen Tang came to Eunuch Feng and said silently in his heart, "The moment you kill the young master, my father will take action together with Eunuch Feng to block everyone who tries to stop you!"

Eunuch Feng raised his head, looked at his face, and whispered: "Xiaotang, I always feel that you are hiding something from me. If you tell the truth, I will die in peace. We, the eunuchs, are in the palace. I’m always worried that my death will be unknown.”

"It's okay, sir, it's okay." Chen Tang comforted.

Eunuch Feng always felt that if he stood by his side, he would die in peace.

Outside the nine halls, hundreds of civil and military officials each offered sacrifices to the magnificent Yuanshen, floating in the air, preparing to watch the battle.

In the imperial court of Xijing, the cultivation level of the officials is extremely high. There are many three corpses, refining gods, and returning voids. The souls of various sizes are floating in the air. Some of them have a great realm of void hanging behind them. The souls are hidden in the great realm. middle.

There were even several ancestors of the aristocratic families who had not yet left, and they sacrificed their souls at this moment and watched the battle with smiles.

Their Void Realm is amazing, and it often turns into an arc of light floating behind their heads. For those with a slightly shallower cultivation level, the Void Realm is only as big as an acre.

To them, these are just small fights. Watching two little guys fight is also fun.

"Chen Tang."

Li Yiran, the great ancestor of the Li family, discovered Chen Tang, beckoned him, and said with a smile, "Today is a big event for the Young Master. Your boy, your son, your father, and your Chen Wu always make me worried. Sit down Watching the game next to me makes me feel more at ease.”

Chen Tang said yes, Yuanshen was carrying a box and sitting next to Li Yiran, looking quite different and out of place.

Li Qianfeng, the ancestor of the Li family, Ma Jun, the ancestor of the Ma family, and Fei Buyi, the former head of the Fei family, were also sitting nearby.

"This guy really thinks he can pick off Xijing with just a box."

Cui Baihe, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, saw that Chen Tang was still carrying the box and muttered, "Even his father can't do it." He was very curious, what was in Chen Tang's box?

Li Yiran smiled and said: "Chen Tang, no one in your family is reassuring, but it's a bit too much for the young master to challenge the young master Zhu Mu. The young master is different from you. When his mother was pregnant, she was guided by the masters in the palace to cultivate the Jade Emperor. The Jade Emperor's Fetal Breathing Sutra was not practiced for his mother, but for him. The Jade Emperor's Fetal Breathing Sutra was a method of gathering innate energy to make him naturally better than others. "

Chen Tang said: "He did not get the innate Tao fetus."

Li Yiran frowned slightly: "I know that the young master did not get the innate Taoist fetus, but the Jade Emperor's Breath Sutra made his foundation no worse than the young master's. As soon as he was born, there were monks who had mastered the realm of void to wash his muscles and cut his marrow. , breast milk is also provided by the wet nurse who killed three corpses Breastfeeding, he did not take a sip of milk with yin energy. At the age of six, he used various elixirs to cleanse his body and temper his spirit. At the age of nine, his body was like jade, and then he began to practice the eight-door art of rebellious life and death. At the age of ten, he was sacrificed. God, I am blessed by the true God. Look at the gap..."

Chen Tang said: "He did not get the innate Tao fetus."

Li Yiran laughed angrily: "The Eight-Sect Reversal of Life and Death Technique is also an immortal method! It is the mysterious skill that King Zhen practiced back then! What do you know about the immortal method?"

"He didn't get the innate Tao fetus." Chen Tang said.

Li Yiran was furious, blowing her beard and staring: "You know nothing!"

Fei Buyi, the former head of the Fei family on the side, smiled and said: "Chen Tang, don't show your strength with words. The young master visits major aristocratic families, and the major aristocratic families will teach him the best secrets. He visits major holy places and the masters of the holy places. Baili Xiangying, he can read all kinds of books in the Holy Land, and even some famous people will teach him the secrets of cultivation."

Ma Jun, the ancestor of the Ma family, said: "Compared to the descendants of other major families, he is not inferior at all, and is even stronger."

Chen Tang said: "He did not get the innate Tao fetus."

Several ancestors laughed angrily at him: "There is a Tao fetus on the left, and a Tao fetus on the right. Don't forget that your son does not have an innate Tao fetus! Your son's innate Tao fetus has been taken away!"

Chen Tang said sternly: "The Thirteenth Family is the one who took away my son's innate Taoist fetus. Xijing owes my son a number one scholar."

The expressions on the faces of several ancestors were a bit unpleasant, they cursed a few times in the void and stopped talking. In front of Zhongji Hall, only Chen Shi and Young Master were left.

Chen Shi stepped forward and observed the nine halls one by one.

The nine great treasures left by the True King to suppress the luck of Xiniu Xinzhou are even called the Nine Immortal Weapons. With these nine immortal weapons, there will be no turmoil in Xiniu Xinzhou.

Surrounded by the Nine Palaces of the True King, Chen Shi and Young Master can perform as much as they want without destroying anything.

Moreover, even if the two people get angry and try to kill each other, a group of civil and military ministers can activate the power of the Nine Palaces in the shortest time and suppress both sides to avoid casualties.

It is absolutely safe to fight between the nine palaces!

The young master was walking behind him, walking leisurely, and said melancholy: "Chen Shi, how much I envy you. If you had not died once, we would be about the same age now, but what an injustice we have suffered."

Chen Shi didn't say anything. He came to Wenyuan Pavilion, looked at the treasure pavilion, and waited for the cabinet minister to announce the start of the duel.

The young master said melancholy: "My whole life, I have lived like someone else's puppet. In the Ren family, Ren Xiao and others taught me etiquette, taught me how to speak and behave, taught me how to laugh, how to breathe, how to walk, and how to do things. I am polite and generous, and even have strict rules about my clothes and shoes!”

He smiled self-deprecatingly: "I couldn't have friends, express true feelings, or have my own thoughts. I thought I was in jail, and the Ren family was a prison. Later, they worried about my safety and sent me to Yudu. In Prince Zheng’s Mansion, I thought I would be able to escape from the prison, but it was even worse in Prince Zheng’s Mansion.”

Even his self-deprecating smile was intoxicating, making the girl feel passionate about him and even do anything for him.

Chen Shi was unmoved, walked around Wenyuan Pavilion, opened Wenyuan Pavilion and walked in. After reaching the third floor, he pushed open the window, jumped out of the window, and walked towards Jianji Hall not far away.

"They began to ask me to learn how to win people's hearts, how to manipulate the situation, how to expand my influence, how to be a flawless young master in front of others, and how to be ruthless and ruthless behind others without any mercy!"

The young master followed him and sighed, "I have learned hypocrisy, cunning, and building momentum. I have learned how to capture a girl's heart in the shortest time, and how to make a man who thinks he is a hero come to me in just a few words." Allegiance! I have a manipulative ability, but I’m not happy.”

Chen Shi measured the perimeter of Jianji Hall, offered sacrifices to the Yuanshen, flew into Jianji Hall and walked around to familiarize himself with the layout of Jianji Hall.

The young master said: "I am not happy at all. My surname is Zhu, I am the emperor, the future true king! I want to be myself, I want to win a game with dignity, not relying on the plans of Shui Xuanzhi and others, no Rely on the support and rewards of the Thirteenth Family!”

His voice was filled with anger, and he said loudly: "Shui Xuanzhi and others have been avoiding direct conflict between you and me. Xia Fanghe, Xia Shuoying and others have also tried their best to weaken your advantage. Ren Xiao has also tried to use his power to oppress Chen Tang, they forced you to voluntarily withdraw from the fight for the top spot. They also attacked Chen's house at night and tried to severely injure you. These methods are despicable and despicable, and I despise them!"

Chen Shi came to the Huagai Hall again to check the layout of the Huagai Hall.

The young master's chest rose and fell violently, and he said to him: "They doubt my ability, my ability, and my hard work over the years! They train me as a true king, but they doubt whether I can be the co-lord of the world! So, I must fight this battle, I must do it myself, and I must win beautifully!”

"I don't want to be clearly arranged my whole life, but never have my own choice!" He said with pride: "This time, I want to choose myself!"

Without saying a word, Chen Shi scanned all the nine halls, recalled the location of each item, and then quietly waited for the cabinet's order.

The young master looked at him, his mood returned to calm, and he slowly activated the technique, and his soul emerged behind him.

His Yuan Shen is six feet tall, has the image of an emperor, is surrounded by heavenly dragons, and has eight gates in the force field of his Yuan Shen. The exquisiteness and subtlety of his skills are breathtaking!

At this time, the voice of the Minister of Rites came: "The martial arts test begins!"

At the same time as the word "武" was spoken, Chen Shi's Xiaolang Emperor Zhang Gong had been raised to the extreme. When the word "TRI" was spoken, the soul emerged behind him, as tall as his physical body.

When the word "kai" was spoken, the Yuanshen force field spread out and Chen Shi stepped forward.

When the word "beginning" was uttered, the wind and thunder changes, mountain changes and water and fire changes in Chen Shi's Yuan Shen force field had already started. At the same time, Chen Shi's right hand reached out, grabbed the young master's face, pushed his body, and smashed it with a loud bang. On the vermilion wall of the Hall of Justice a few feet behind him!

Eunuch Feng stood up from his wheelchair, his eyes widened, and he exclaimed: "He has become a soul!" The cabinet, six ministries, three ministers, three princes and other ministers were shocked and stood up one after another. "No! Help!"

Chen Tang looked a little ferocious and reached out to open the box.

A huge chapter of 6,000 words! Mamma Mia, this chapter actually has more than 8,000 words, but I deleted 3,000 words and added another 1,000 words, and finally reached perfection! Asking for a monthly ticket!