The big event in Shendu City has come to an end.
Wei Tianming defeated Zuo Qiuzi and was promoted to second place in the next Phoenix Ranking.
Zuo Qiuzi's defeat was surprising.
Zuo Qiuzi is the most outstanding martial arts disciple in the Dao Palace. According to what the other side of the Dao Palace said, Zuo Qiuzi will step into the Xuan Realm in the future and become a top expert at the elder level of the Dao Palace.
Unexpectedly, Zuo Qiuzi actually lost to Wei Tianming here.
And he lost under the spotlight.
I wonder if such a defeat will have any impact on Zuo Qiuzi's martial arts path.
That day, rumors spread all over the world.
It is said that Wei Tianming's Five Thunder Zhengfa body refining technique has reached the state of transformation, and the Five Thunder techniques have been trained to the internal organs. No matter how powerful Zuo Qiuzi is in martial arts, he can't compete with Wei Tianming's physical skills.
Others say that Wei Tianming made a breakthrough before the battle, and after the competition with Zuo Qiuzi, he entered the first-level realm of strength.
In less than half a year, Wei Tianming will return to the divine capital to challenge Sima Changfeng.
There are all kinds of rumors everywhere in taverns, inns, gouran, and gambling houses.
At the same time, a new rumor emerged.
"Last night, Tianjian Sect's top disciple Shen Xuefeng was attacked by a fourth-level master."
Shen Xuefeng was attacked?
Shen Xuefeng is the eldest disciple of Tianjian Sect. Nowadays, top-level masters of Tianjian Sect rarely move around in the world. Shen Xuefeng's fourth-level peak represents the top strength of Tianjian Sect.
As a result, Shen Xuefeng was attacked. Was this a simple grudge or a provocation against the Tianjian Sect?
"Shen Xuefeng is usually arrogant and domineering. With the help of General Yang Ming... I'm not surprised that something like this happened. He might be hacked to death on the street one day."
"That's not true. Shen Xuefeng is the tenth on the Phoenix Ranking, a peak fourth-level master, and a genius who has cultivated the heart of the sword. How can he be so unbearable?"
"This has nothing to do with martial arts. If you don't have good character, you won't be able to do anything."
The world has a lot of opinions about Shen Xuefeng, one of the famous young warriors in the city of God, and many people can't stand his style.
But ordinary people couldn't defeat him. For example, Wen Tianxiao, the prince of Prince Liang's palace, was such a surly and arrogant person, and there were no experts around him to deal with Shen Xuefeng.
Therefore, being unable to defeat Shen Xuefeng was part of the direct reason that fueled his arrogance.
"Didn't this guy gouge out someone's eyes on the city wall yesterday? Someone couldn't stand it anymore at night and took action?"
Among the many rumors, one rumor that the fourth-grade master who took action was from the "Ruthless Sword" family has gained the upper hand.
Rumor has it that Wuqingdao Village was a martial arts force that was destroyed by Shen Xuefeng a few years ago. There were more than a hundred people in the village, and their blood flowed like rivers.
This incident alerted the Department of Public Security to investigate, but the Department of Public Security ultimately failed to find out who the murderer was.
There is no definite evidence to prove that it was Tianjianmen who destroyed this martial arts force.
According to the rules of the world, although the government can intervene in ordinary grudges, it will not spend too much effort to deal with them.
Therefore, the matter was dropped and handled according to ordinary Jianghu affairs.
It is just a rumor in the world that Shen Xuefeng was the one who destroyed the Wuwu Wushuang. After that, Shen Xuefeng was attacked by the remnants of the Qingwu Swordsman. Until yesterday, a young master of the Qingwu Swordsman who had mastered the swordsmanship came to attack.
Unexpectedly, Shen Xuefeng's sword fell instantly without even drawing it out.
The news about Shen Xuefeng's battle with an unknown fourth-level master only spread for two days.
Because there was not enough evidence to explain whether Shen Xuefeng won or lost, people in the arena were not very interested.
To put it bluntly, no one was surprised at all that he was attacked. What was surprising was that the person who attacked him was a fourth-level master, much stronger than before.
When Shen Xuefeng is defeated or simply dies, everyone will discuss it with great fanfare for a few more days.
The current heat is not high, and everyone is still in the shock of Zuo Qiuzi's defeat by Wei Tianming.
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There was a lot of turmoil in the world, and things in the court were also complicated.
Yuan Zong was still fighting in the three states of Tongruping. Only the remnants of the Wanping Army in the three states were still able to organize an army of more than 100,000 to mediate with Yuan Zong.
If the three states are not peaceful, it means the world is not peaceful.
Of course, this is good news for the emperor.
During the worst time before, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty persuaded him to establish the Wanping Religion as the state religion!
Now that the Wanping Sect has been defeated and is unlikely to become a great weapon, it shows that his vision is still correct and his stance is firm.
This world is still the world of their Wen family, and not just any cat or dog can replace it.
The emperor stopped paying too much attention to the progress of the suppression of bandits in the south and focused his attention on the construction of Xiyuan.
Xiyuan is the construction project that the emperor is most concerned about today. Starting from the third year of Zhengguang, the emperor began to carry out large-scale construction and construction of Xiyuan for Taoism and recreation.
Xiyuan is located in an open space in the northwest corner of Shendu City. The emperor specially sent Shaofu officials to build Xiyuan.
The stones and wood needed for the construction of Xiyuan were purchased from various places. Previously, due to the rebellion of the Wanping Army, the transportation of many materials had stopped.
Now that the world is at peace and trade has resumed, the emperor ordered the young master to continue to take charge of this matter and strive to complete Xiyuan next year.
In order to observe the progress of Xiyuan, the emperor personally walked out of the palace and went to the Xiyuan construction site.
Then he returned to the palace and continued to practice Taoism.
At the same time, the results of this year’s autumn exam were released.
The city of Shendu posted the list of candidates for Jinshi at the city gate.
The students from all over the world who gathered at the gate of the city were both happy and sad.
The stern-looking student at the door saw that his name was not on the list. He became furious and cursed with a pen: "I don't accept it. What's wrong with what I wrote?"
Many students are dissatisfied with their results, but few are as excited as this scholar.
"It's Tao Mingwen who wrote 'A branch of red apricot came out of the wall'!"
Some candidates recognized the scholar's origin, and along with his introduction, the scholars whispered.
"A shady story, absolutely a shady story!"
Tao Mingwen looked suspicious, but he was very confident in what he said, and he always had an awe-inspiring and fearless sense of justice, which made some scholars admire him in their hearts.
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"Who's making the noise?"
Just when Tao Mingwen was standing under the unveiling list and shouting loudly, a senior official from the Ministry of Rites came over, accompanied by some soldiers. Everyone looked at Tao Mingwen with curious eyes.
Tao Mingwen was not convinced, and he said bluntly, "Sir, I think there is a problem. It is impossible for me not to be on the list. I ask for a re-examination!"
"It's a joke. If you didn't pass the exam, you didn't pass. Where did you get so many requirements?"
"Who do you think you are, that you can retrial if you want?"
"If you have this free time, you'd better go back and read two more books, study hard, and try to come back next time!"
The Minister of Rites did not listen to Tao Mingwen's nonsense at all. In his eyes, this was extremely childish behavior and a sign of immaturity.
To put it bluntly, even if there is something fishy, he is not someone from a humble family like him who can stand up and speak out.
He glared at Tao Mingwen coldly, sprinkled the last pinch of salt on the wound in his heart, and then left the city gate with a few soldiers in high spirits.
Tao Mingwen covered his chest, feeling angry at the servant.
"Brother Tao, it won't be..."
The scholar who was close to Tao Mingwen supported him and sat down.
Several people were hiding aside, but only one of them was on the list. The person on the list was now ecstatic. He was not with them, but was dizzy in the adulation of countless people.
"Hmph, I think this Qianyuan empire is coming to an end!"
Tao Mingwen suddenly uttered "wild words". Such words frightened several scholars, even those who were in a depressed mood.
His expression changed, and he immediately scolded: "Brother Tao, be careful what you say!"
"Did I make a mistake? What I wrote must be correct. Even Qiu Wei can fake it. Is there any hope for this country?"
Tao Mingwen snorted coldly, his eyes filled with disappointment at the corrupt world.
What he said was true. Several scholars who felt that they had no problem believed in his words, otherwise they would not have gotten together with him.
"I want to leave, even God has no intention of leaving."
"What, Brother Tao, you are leaving. Where are you going?"
Many students thought that Tao Mingwen would never leave.
Many students after the Qiuwei exams will find ways to stay in Shendu.
If you stay in Shendu, you may have the opportunity to enter other mansions and start as a staff member in the future. You can also be considered as an official, but the starting point is lower. You may also have the opportunity to live while studying, and wait for the next autumn exam. Maybe you will win the next time.
Where is it?
"I won't take the exam. I want to go back to Xizhou."
Tao Mingwen was from Xizhou, and his family had been selling private salt for generations. He was a young scholar in this generation. He thought he would be a Jinshi, but he didn't expect that he would lose his reputation.
Tao Mingwen is different from others. He has been accustomed to intrigues in the business world since he was a child, and he is more realistic than scholars.
He decided to return to his hometown and inherit the family business if he could no longer fight.
If the family business fails, then simply...
Tao Mingwen left angrily, not even asking for the discarded pen. He left the place where the list was unveiled and rushed out of the city gate of the divine capital.
As soon as he left this huge sacred city, Tao Mingwen felt as if the sky was high enough for him to fly.
He couldn't help but roared angrily to vent his dissatisfaction.
Suddenly, I recalled the peach blossoms I saw all over the town when I was in Xiaotao Town.
Suddenly, I felt blessed in my mind and blurted out: "When autumn comes on September 8th, I will bloom and kill hundreds of flowers..."