After hearing the words, Datou immediately ran to the stable. When he took the horse out, he was already galloping eastward on the black master.
Upon seeing this, Datou quickly jumped on the horse's back, shook the reins and urged the horse, following closely behind.
The previous Tongbang competitions were attended by juniors from all sects under the age of twenty. This time, the main contestants were the masters of various factions. During the Tongbang competition, a large number of onlookers gathered around the square. The Zhengbang competition
During the competition, the number of onlookers increased several times. It was so densely packed that it was impossible to walk when we were still two streets away from the square.
Fortunately, the road leading to the palace could not be blocked or closed. A large group of imperial troops lined up in the middle of the road, blocking the onlookers to the south of the road, leaving a passage to the palace from the north.
He and Datou are both imperial officials. They thought they could pass through the road from the north. The captain of the imperial army who never wanted to lead the team actually stopped them. He only knew that this passage could only be used by officials who came to the palace to report. The two did not wear
Official uniforms cannot take this route.
I felt that this school captain looked familiar. After a closer look, I saw that this person was actually Lu Ting'an, the young master of Shenjian Villa in official uniform. During the previous martial arts competition, this person had fought against him and he had cut off his long sword with the Hanyue Sword.
, the obstruction at this time is undoubtedly a deliberate attempt to make things difficult and to avenge private hatred.
I was already late and eager to know what was going on in the field, but I was stopped here by Lu Ting'an, wasting my time for no reason.
Seeing Da Tou smile apologetically and step forward, knowing that he wanted to ask for accommodation, he hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop Da Tou, "Stop talking, go back and change clothes." .??.
At this moment, a loud bang came from the east square, and along with the loud noise, dust flew up from one side of the square.
Seeing how fierce the battle was, I became more and more anxious, but no one was allowed to pass without wearing official uniform, so I had no choice but to rein in the horse and gallop back.
After going back and changing into their official uniforms, the two of them hurried back. Who would have thought that Lu Ting'an would stop the two of them again, "Are you two adults going to the palace to announce something?"
Without waiting for an answer, Datou answered first, "We are not entering the palace, but we have received news that you imperial guards on duty are arrogant and domineering and have lost their official integrity. Yushitai monitors all civil and military officials, so Lord Xiantai came here in person
, to see if you are fulfilling your duties faithfully."
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Datou's words made Lu Ting'an angry, "You, you, you..."
"What are you?" Datou raised his eyebrows and glared, "Are you still trying to stop the Yushitai from doing its job?"
Lu Ting'an was angry but speechless.
"Get out of the way!" Datou scolded loudly. When Lu Ting'an stepped aside to give way, Datou said respectfully, "Sir, we have also received a tip that some of the invigilators inside have accepted bribes. You go in first to see if they are fulfilling their duties and enforcing the law impartially.
.There is no place to tie a horse here. I will send the horse back and come to you again."
He cast an approving look at Datou, then looked at Lu Ting'an coldly, and then stepped forward.
He was anxious in his heart and walked quickly along the passage separated by the imperial guards without taking the official steps. It didn't take long before he arrived in front of the palace gate.
Just like the children's competition, there are still nine arenas on the field, but at this time, none of the nine arenas on the field is still intact. All the arenas were destroyed in the previous fierce fighting. The nine arenas at this time
It is painted with vermillion lacquer warp and weft and is defined by intervals.
There are people fighting fiercely in the nine arenas at this time. Different from the previous martial arts contests on the children's list, there are no restrictions on the competition on the main list. The fighting on the field is not a competition of skills at all, but a fight for life. Both parties in the fight try their best.
, wishing to put the other party to death.
There was a lot of blood on all the arenas. At this time, someone on the southeast arena had his left arm cut off and was bleeding profusely. Even so, the man did not admit defeat and left the arena. He still waved the long sword with his right arm and could only attack.
Defend and try to die together with the other party.
The people watching the battle around the square were not the people of Chang'an, but people participating in the battle from various sects, many of whom were fierce and evil. Ordinary people did not dare to approach and hid further away.
Since the rule of this competition is to join forces to advance together, the various sects formed cliques one after another, and there was no confusion among the people outside the venue.
Instead of being together, they were divided into dozens of groups of different sizes, all keeping a certain distance from each other and clearly distinguishing themselves.
Although the imperial court had set up nine arenas, the martial arts sects participating in the battle were not only divided into nine, but there were dozens of large and small crowds.
I don’t know what sect these people come from. I can only distinguish monks and Taoist priests by their clothes. However, the monks wearing cassocks and the Taoist priests wearing Taoist robes are not all together. The monks are divided into several groups.
The Taoist priests also divided them into several piles.
Just as he was looking around, a shrill scream suddenly came from the field.
Hearing the sound, his heart trembled, and he hurriedly followed the sound, only to see that the man with a broken arm in the southeast arena had been decapitated by the opponent, and the person who used the knife had also been pierced through the lower abdomen by the long sword that the man stabbed out before he died.
The gong sounds, and the wounded wins.
Seeing the unsurprised look on the face of the Imperial Guards responsible for clearing the place and carrying the corpses, he knew that this was not the first time such serious casualties had occurred. Similar things had happened many times during the time he had arrived late.
Since he arrived late, he didn't know who the champions of the nine arenas were, and he didn't recognize the sects of the people fighting on the field. He could only look around anxiously, looking for Zhang Shan and Zhang Mo.
After an anxious search, Zhang Shan and Zhang Mo were finally found. They were now located on the east side of the square. Standing with them were many Taoists wearing Taoist robes, but there were also many foreign warriors without Taoist robes.
At this time, he was located due north, there was no obstruction around him, and everyone outside the venue could see him.
He did not stay outside the venue, but went straight to the three examiners sitting due north.
The examiners for the children's examination were the three ministers from the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War. The examiners for this time's main competition were the three ministers, that is, the three ministers. The previous minister of the Ministry of War was killed by Chen Liqiu. At this time,
The guy on the court was recently filled.
These three ministers are all civil servants. How have you ever seen this person?
By the time of the bloody scene, their faces were so frightened that they were pale and trembling like chaff. They didn't come back to their senses until they got closer to the front, and they all looked up and looked at him in confusion.
Datou had already thought of a reason for appearing on the court before. He was not here to watch the game as a disciple of Longhu Mountain, but as a censor to supervise the invigilators. When he saw the three people, they looked puzzled.
, casually said, "Someone has secretly reported that the examiners of the three departments have received gifts privately and engaged in malpractice for personal gain. Since someone has reported it, I will always come and take a look. As the examiners of Enke, the three adults must be fair and act impartially."
The three of them didn't know much about it, but they all knew that he had beaten the Minister of Punishment, and that he had not been punished by the court after the beating. For such a perverse and bold Yushi doctor, even if he was a third-rank official, they had to be wary of him.
Three points, so after saying this, the three of them hurriedly agreed, saying that they had not accepted the gift, and they would definitely fulfill their duties and be fair and just.
Since the battle status of the nine arenas was not summarized to them, they could only go to one of them. When the three invigilators saw him arriving, they hurriedly stood up to greet him.
He repeated what he had said to the three examiners before.
The three invigilators had already been frightened to death by the brutal fighting in the ring. They were frightened again and almost collapsed. They screamed indignantly and said that they had never taken money from anyone and would never bend the law for personal gain.
After nodding, he picked up the notebook on the table and took a look. He saw that the champion of the arena in front of him was Prajna Temple. Prajna Temple was the first to take the stage. After winning three games in a row, he was directly called the champion. For Prajna Temple, he could seize a seat.
It’s not surprising, because among the top armor warriors there is Xuan Kong from Prajna Temple.
After looking at the first arena, he walked towards the one in the northeast, still doing the same thing as usual, and then picked up the notebook on the table again.
When he saw clearly who the champion was, he suddenly frowned. The champion of this arena turned out to be the Zhuque Villa in Lingnan.
In the previous competition for marriage, the young owner of Zhuque Villa, Situ Yanggang, died at his hands...