There was a school in the capital that was specially built to accommodate students rushing to take exams, and Liang Yan stayed there. He lived at ease every day with some like-minded students, reciting poems, commenting on the past and the present.
He was extremely talented, and some students and old Confucian scholars in the school who thought they had no hope in high school even fawned over him in every possible way. They expressed a lot of flattery in their words, hoping that he would be promoted after he was named on the gold list.
Although Liang Yan was disdainful at first, over time, he gradually got used to the flattery around him and took it for granted.
Until this day, the day when the imperial examination results are released.
Liang Yan stood blankly in front of the imperial list, looking at the list in front of him in disbelief, without a trace of blood on his face.
"No! It's impossible! I answered all the questions in this scientific examination fluently, how could this happen! Why am I not even at the bottom of the list!"
Liang Yan's heart trembled, and he spit out a mouthful of blood with a cry of "Wow!" and said in a daze: "I have studied hard for many years, but with this result, how can I go to see my father?"
From that day on, the bachelors and Confucian scholars who used to surround him every day in the school stayed away from him. Some were even eager to distance themselves from him, pointing fingers at him with a look of disdain.
Liang Yan saw that the world was in a bleak state, and his heart became even more desolate. So he drank alcohol every day to relieve his sorrow, living in a state of drunkenness and dreaming.
On this day, Liang Yan got drunk again at Zuixianju and drank until it was dark and quiet at night. Suddenly, there was a burst of noisy footsteps outside the store, and more than a dozen men in black clothes carrying knives rushed in.
The boss of Zuixianju was also a man who had seen the world. He immediately ordered his servants to move the tables and chairs, closed the door of the store, and went out to hide, obviously to protect themselves wisely.
Liang Yan also knew that something was wrong. He stood up drunkenly, pointed at everyone and asked: "Liang, a down-and-out scholar, who wants to launch such a big battle against me?"
One of the men in black sneered: "You are stupid and poor, you don't know the world, and you want to take part in the imperial examination after offending Mr. Li? To tell you the truth, your test paper has been secretly exchanged. No matter how talented you are, you will never get a place on the imperial list."
A place!"
Liang Yan's eyes were splitting when he heard this: "It turns out that you gang of traitors are behind the scenes! I will fight with you!"
Without thinking, he rushed straight towards the man in black. Unexpectedly, as soon as he raised his fist, it was so weak that he couldn't use any force. He punched the man in black, but it felt like he was scratching an itch.
"Oops! The wine is poisonous!" He thought to himself. Then his legs softened and he fell to the ground with a thud, and his consciousness gradually became blurred.
"Hahaha!" The man in black laughed wildly, "A mountain boy also wants to fight against the sky!"
When he woke up again, he found that he was lying in an exquisite small room.
"Is this the underworld? It's quite unique!"
He grinned and struggled to get up, causing a burst of tearing pain. Only then did he realize that his whole body was covered with bandages.
Suddenly the door opened, and a maid came in, holding a bowl of medicinal soup in her hand. She was pouting her little mouth, looking reluctant.
Seeing Liang Yan wake up, she put the medicinal soup on the table and said politely: "My young lady saved your life, and you will be a servant of our palace from now on. Our palace does not support idle people, so you drank the medicine.
Then go to the management office to report."
Without waiting for his reply, he told the general location of the steward's office and turned around to leave.
Liang Yan smiled bitterly and drank the medicinal soup on the table. Then he followed the route the maid told him and found the steward's office.
There was a middle-aged man with a Chinese character sitting there. Hearing Liang Yan's introduction, he threw a badge over to him without raising his head and said: "From now on, you will be the low-level guard of the palace, responsible for patrolling the safety of the palace. You can go by yourself at the scheduled time."
We will conduct inquiries and inspections in the hall day and night. If you dare to cheat, you will be dealt with according to the family law!"
Liang Yan thought to himself: "I failed the imperial examination, but I became a guard of the palace in a daze. It doesn't matter, since this life was picked up, I should serve here."
Thinking like this, Liang Yan nodded respectfully, stretched out his hand to take the badge, and from then on became a patrolman of the palace.
Spring passes and autumn comes, time flies.
In the blink of an eye, Liang Yan has stayed in the palace for three years.
In the first year, Liang Yan relied on his strong martial arts skills and repeatedly performed extraordinary feats, and was quickly promoted to the position of guard commander. Even the prince was alarmed by this incident. After a family sacrifice event, he praised him for being young, promising and talented.
.He actually promoted him to his own personal guard.
Things went smoothly after that, and his position in the Guards rose higher and higher. Especially during a mission to protect the prince when he went out, Liang Yan risked his life to save him. From then on, he won the trust of the prince, and not only gave him a sword that can cut iron like clay.
, and also handed him the position of deputy captain of the Guards.
The Guards can be said to be a unit directly under the prince's command, and their status is much higher than that of other subordinates. Needless to say, the position of deputy captain is already very prominent.
In addition, I heard that the prince's daughter had frequent contact with him and seemed to have a special liking for Liang Yan. In this case, it would not be surprising that he would one day become the prince's son-in-law.
At this time, Liang Yan can be said to be in the limelight and full of ambition. The haze of failing the imperial examination three years ago no longer exists.
That night, Liang Yan, with a glowing face, was walking in the woods outside the city, carrying a pot of soju. He had just returned from a secret tryst with the royal family's daughter in the woods. He was in a good mood at the moment, so he drank a pot of soju at a wine shop outside the city.
Drink while walking.
Suddenly, he saw a person standing in front of him. He was tall and tall, with a seven-star sword at his waist. His back was facing him at the moment.
"Captain Lu?" Liang Yanqi asked, "Why are you here? Do you have a problem with me so late?"
The man in front sighed, turned around and said, "Xiao Liang, you have been following me for almost a year. Tell me the truth, have I, Lu Chong, ever treated you badly during this year?"
"Captain Lu values love and justice, and treats his subordinates with loyalty and pride. There are not many people I admire, Liang Yan, and you are one of them!" Liang Yan said sincerely.
"Okay!" Lu Chong seemed to be quite excited, and there were a few tears in his eyes. He took a step forward, hugged Liang Yan, patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's rare for you to be so thoughtful. In fact, I
Brother, I came here today to ask for your help!"
"The Army just asks for anything. As long as I can do it, I won't refuse!"
"Okay! Actually, it's not a big deal. I want to borrow something from you."
"Oh? What does Captain Lu want to borrow?" Liang Yanqi asked.
"I'll lend you the head on your neck!" As soon as he said this, Liang Yan suddenly felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen. When he looked down, he saw a sharp knife stuck in his body.
In a panic, Liang Yan slapped Lu Chong with his palm, but Lu Chong retreated. He did not hesitate to succeed once he succeeded, and quickly retreated, keeping the distance between the two of them two feet.
Liang Yan pulled out the sharp knife inserted in his belly, gritted his teeth and said, "Lu Chong! I have no enmity with you, why do you do this to me?"
"No grievances?" Lu Chong said coldly: "Huh! We have so much grievances between you and me! Do you know that ever since you Liang Yan took the position of deputy captain, I have been in danger and have trouble sleeping day and night? You are young and capable.
Because, I even hooked up with the princess, the prince may let you replace me at any time! Do you know that before you came, all of this was mine! "
Lu Chong became more and more excited as he spoke, and at the end he almost shouted.
At this time, two people suddenly walked out of the forest. One of them clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Captain Lu is ruthless and ruthless. If you don't do things sloppily, you will definitely not be the best in the future!"
Another person said coldly: "Why are you talking so much nonsense? Kill this Liang Yan quickly so that you can go back and recover!"
Liang Yan turned around and saw that both of them were dressed in strange clothes. One was holding a knife and the other was holding a sword. Their steps were light and their internal energy was concentrated. They were obviously rare masters in the world.
"It seems that Li Xun won't let me go either!"
The cold-faced man wielding the knife said: "You are still a sensible person!"
Another swordsman in green said with a smile: "If you want to blame it, it's your own sharpness. You are just a worm to begin with. Even if you are not trampled to death, Mr. Li is too lazy to look for you again. Who would have thought that you have become so popular in the past few years?"
You are about to become the prince's consort, how can Mr. Li tolerate you?"
Liang Yan smiled miserably after hearing this: "So I'm blocking everyone's way!"
At this time, Lu Chong was already impatient. He reached out and took out the sword from his waist, and went straight towards Liang Yan to kill him. The two killers sent by Li Xun also started to attack at the same time.
Although Liang Yan was skilled in martial arts, he suffered a serious injury to his lower abdomen. At this moment, he was one against three. Moreover, these three people were all top-notch masters in the martial arts world. They could not perform more than thirty moves, and he was already in danger. He had been licked several times.
New injuries.
Poof! With a sound, Liang Yan was slashed by Lu Chong from behind, creating a long and narrow wound, and blood surged wildly. Liang Yan staggered, and was hit in the chest by a sword from the swordsman in green.
"Ah!" Liang Yan staggered back.
"I'm not willing to give in! I'm not willing to give in!"
The blood gradually blurred his eyes, and Liang Yan's mind flashed back to the past, including his father's kindness, the princess's gentleness, his joy when he became the deputy captain, and his high spirits in front of his subordinates. Everything flashed like a revolving lantern.
"I've worked so hard to get all this, and I'm not willing to accept it!" Liang Yan roared in his heart.
"Since you are not willing to give in, then take back everything that belongs to you!" Deep in his heart, a sudden voice suddenly sounded.
Liang Yan opened his eyes suddenly, only to find that he was in boundless darkness.
"Since you are not willing to give in, then ask for it from these people. Those things originally belong to you, they owe you, go and get it back from them!"
"Bring what back? What are you talking about?" Liang Yan was filled with fear, but he didn't know how to deal with this strange thing.
The voice no longer responded to him, but whispered:
"Kill, kill, kill! Kill all living beings in the world and enjoy glory and wealth!"
"Kill, kill, kill! Kill all living beings in the world and enjoy glory and wealth!"
Gradually, Liang Yan's eyes gradually lost focus, and he opened and closed his mouth as if he was reciting something in a low voice. The voice became louder and louder, and in the end it was clearly audible.
"Kill kill kill"
".Kill all living beings in the world and enjoy glory and wealth!"
Liang Yan shouted loudly and woke up from the darkness. At this time, the steel knife of the cold-faced swordsman was only an inch away from his neck. It was foreseeable that in the next moment, his head would be missing!
But this did not happen, because Liang Yan's eyes were cold, and he waved the sword in his hand, and a black light flashed through, cutting the cold-faced swordsman's sword into two pieces.
The swordsman was horrified and retreated crazily while holding the half-cut sword. But Liang Yan didn't give him a chance. With a wave of his hand, the long sword suddenly became twisted. Then the long sword disappeared and was replaced by an eight-foot long sword.
The giant red python, with its head raised high, hisses and spits out messages.
Liang Yan held the red snake in his hand and waved it, and it grew when it caught the wind. In the blink of an eye, it was already more than two feet long.
Puff! The snake's head plunged into the cold-faced swordsman's heart, and he chewed it. As the red snake chewed, Liang Yan's injuries recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"You!" The swordsman in green and Lu Chong were stunned. Who shouted first: "This guy is not a human!" After saying that, he turned around and ran away.
Liang Yan glanced at the two of them coldly, waved his hand, and the long snake sprang out quickly and melted into the night. Not long after, two screams were heard, and it was obvious that the two of them were dead.
After the long snake bit the two people's internal organs, Liang Yan's injuries were almost healed. He put the red snake away and turned it into an ordinary sword again, and then didn't even look at the bodies of the two people.
, turned around and disappeared into the night
Not long after that, news spread in the palace that the captain of the personal guard was hunted down by his enemies and died violently. Naturally, the vacant position of captain of the personal guard was taken by Liang Yan, who was deeply trusted by the prince.
And a year later, there was news that the prince would marry Liang Yan. During that time, the entire palace was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and everything was full of joy. Liang Yan also took this opportunity to return to Yongle Town and marry Liang Yan.
Father Liang Xuan arrived in the capital. But the woman named Xiaocui four years ago was completely forgotten by him.
Liang Yan entered his wife's palace and jumped over the dragon's gate. Later, he participated in the suppression of the rebellion and was recognized by the current emperor. He was given an official position in the army and began his military career.
Liang Yan also made many extraordinary achievements in the army. It is said that once, Liang Yan took advantage of his merits and led a surprise force deep into the enemy's rear. He was surrounded by enemy troops. Just when the rear troops thought he had been killed.
However, a spy came to report that he and his remaining few hundred subordinates had escaped from the encirclement.
According to what Tan Ma said that day: A murderous god suddenly rushed out of the enemy's formation, holding a big scarlet snake. Sitting down was not an ordinary war horse, but a big gray pig.
The red snake's venom spreads everywhere, and every time it attacks, hundreds of people will die. If the enemy general steps forward to stop him, he will be eaten by it and die, leaving no internal organs in his belly. And the big gray pig is even more cruel and crazy,
With each kick, the enemy's brains would often burst, or his intestines would be pierced and his stomach would rot to death.
Later, the main force followed up and drove back the invading enemy. In that battle, rivers of blood flowed and mountains of corpses were everywhere. The enemy's army of nearly one million people was thrown into disarray by Liang Yan's thousands of troops.
So that he was finally defeated and fled.
Since then, Liang Yan's prestige in the army has been rising, and the surrounding enemy countries regard him as a tiger and a wolf.
In the private rumors among the enemy troops, he was described as a demon god. According to legend, he held a long snake in his hand and rode a big gray pig. The snake can eat human internal organs, and the big pig can suck people's brains. The two armies faced each other.
As long as they know that Liang Yan is on the opposite side, the morale of the army will definitely be weakened and the army will be defeated.
Gradually, Liang Yan's position in the army became higher and higher, and he eventually became the general marshal of the army. Those who had offended him in the past, such as Li Xun, were punished by him for various reasons, and finally they were all executed.
What happened. Not only those who had offended him, but also all those who opposed him in the court were purged for various reasons.
Now, he is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. To be precise, even the aloof emperor has to look at his face. Because he holds the military power alone, no one will be surprised if he immediately launches an army to rebel.
of.
But today, he had to face his first evenly matched battle since joining the army. Because his opponent was an undefeated general from the enemy country, a myth, and a female general in white.