Wang Chaoyang, who succeeded Dongzhou Lunwu Building and was a fourth-grade Shenji bachelor, was looking at the "Tianji Martial Arts Book" in his hand, frowning.
This was half a day after the release of "Tianji Wupu".
With the help of the resources in the building, Wang Chaoyang obtained the new issue of "Tianji Martial Arts" from the capital tens of thousands of miles away in just half a day.
The world today is so weird.
The Tianji Pavilion was banned by the imperial court, but the more vigorously the imperial court banned something, the more people believed in it.
"Tianji Martial Arts" has been sealed for more than a hundred years, but its reputation and sales today are actually better than those a hundred years ago.
Those in the martial arts building have to regard the Tianji Hall as their biggest opponent and pay close attention to every issue of "Tianji Martial Arts".
What made Wang Chaoyang feel bad at this time was the list of the 'Ten Excellent Swordsmen'.
What do those colleagues in Tianji Pavilion mean?
Chu Xisheng is only the 29th on the Dongzhou Qingyun Ranking, but those people want to promote Chu Xisheng into the Shenxiu Ten Elite Swordsmen?
Do you think Dongzhou Lunwu Tower underestimated Chu Xisheng's strength and thought they were blind and unable to recognize people?
That’s not true!
Just at this moment, a beautiful woman wearing a fifth-grade official robe walked into his official room.
That was Xie Zhenqing, the deputy building owner of Dongzhou Lunwu Building and in charge of the east building.
After Xie Zhenqing came in, he bowed his hand to Wang Chaoyang casually: "Sir, Bachelor! I am just out of town on official business. Please forgive me for being late."
On her return, she was summoned here by Wang Chaoyang's officials.
And just as he was giving the gift, Xie Zhenqing saw the "Tianji Martial Arts Book" held in Wang Chaoyang's hand.
Her eyebrows suddenly rose.
Is this the new issue of "Tianji Martial Arts"?
Today is only February 29th, Tianji Pavilion has been finalized and released so early?
"No need to be polite."
Wang Chaoyang waved his hand.
He noticed Xie Zhenqing's gaze, and immediately put the "Tianji Martial Arts" in his hand in front of the case, and said with a smile: "This is the new issue of "Tianji Martial Arts". Master Xie hasn't read it yet, right? This time there is
It’s a strange thing, that Chu Xisheng was actually included in the Ten Masters of Shenxiu Swordsman by Tianji Pavilion. Don’t you think it’s ridiculous?”
Xie Zhenqing was stunned when he heard this.
Chu Xisheng was actually selected into the top ten swordsmen of Shenxiu? What happened? What did the people in the Tianji Pavilion think? Their brains were filled with water?
There was no expression on her face, and her expression was cold: "I haven't had time to see it yet, but Chu Xisheng is ranked twenty-ninth in Dongzhou Qingyun, which is indeed a bit underestimated."
When Wang Chaoyang first took office, Xie Zhenqing assigned Chu Xisheng a rank of nineteen on the Qingyun Ranking.
She believes that Chu Xisheng's current strength can still afford this ranking. She also knows that Chu Xisheng is eager to become famous and intends to get a spot in the Qingyun General Ranking and get a spot in the Wuxiang Shen Sect to be directly promoted to the inner sect.
For the sake of Chu Xisheng's face, Xie Zhenqing was willing to fulfill her wish.
As for the holiday between the two of them, Xie Zhenqing has almost forgotten about it.
What should I do if my face is stepped on by a beauty?
Of course I forgive him——
However, the ranking planned by Xie Zhenqing was pushed down to twenty-nine by Wang Chaoyang.
The reason for this Bachelor of Divine Machinery is that he is from a poor family and there is no need to rise too high.
He believes that Chu Xisheng has risen too quickly. Although his current record is impressive and powerful, he lacks stamina.
There were too many examples like Chu Xisheng's in the past years. Their rise and fall were as sudden as meteors.
Moreover, although Chu Xisheng's Yaju Sword Intent is capable of overpowering a thousand people, it still cannot achieve a good record in one-on-one battles and has not encountered any strong opponents.
This person has never encountered anyone on the Qingyun List in the past three months, so it is impossible to accurately measure his combat power.
They have to leave room for the list when they discuss martial arts.
Xie Zhenqing sneered.
The other party's reasons were so high-sounding that she had nothing to say.
But this is just a way for Wang Chaoyang to establish his authority.
In this invisible way, he established his authority in the Dongzhou Nonwu Building.
If it had been someone else, he would have endured it.
How proud is Xie Zhenqing? She has never looked down upon her boss.
But at this time, Xie Zhenqing couldn't help but worry on behalf of Chu Xisheng.
That guy's feat of protecting his friends thousands of miles away and escorting the Zuo family and his son to the capital has spread to the state capital.
Everyone in the martial arts and scholar circles in Xiushui and Jiangnan counties who heard about this incident all raised their thumbs and praised Bo Yuntian, a young man with great swordsmanship and righteousness, as a number one figure.
Xie Zhenqing had also heard about this incident. While admiring him, he also realized the danger Chu Xisheng was about to face.
The young minister of Dali Temple in the capital was famous for being ruthless. He had a reputation as a cruel official in his early years, and now he is a sharp knife in the hands of the emperor.
He won't let it go.
However, the "Ten Excellent Swordsmen of Shenxiu" launched by Tianji Hall has pushed Chu Xisheng to the forefront.
That guy, please don’t let anything happen in Gyeonggi Province——
The smile on Wang Chaoyang's face remained the same: "Then do you think it makes sense for Chu Xisheng to be selected as the top ten swordsmen?"
Xie Zhenqing frowned.
She noticed the contempt for Chu Xisheng in Wang Chaoyang's words, and instinctively wanted to speak for Chu Xisheng.
But when these words came to his lips, Xie Zhenqing took them back.
The fact that Chu Xisheng is qualified to be selected into the Ten Elite Swordsmen is indeed ridiculous.
It should be noted that the top nine people in the ‘Shenxiu Ten Masters of Swordsman’ and the bottom one were all selected into the Qingyun Ranking.
No matter how much she admired that person, she could not speak out of conscience.
"Chu Xisheng has great potential and is expected to be ranked in the future. The problem is that he joined the Zhengyang Martial Arts School too late. If he were one year older, he would be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the other nine of the Shenxiu Ten Masters of Swordsman. But now he is still
Almost."
"It's not close, it's still a lot worse. Chu Xisheng is already on his way to the capital. At this time, there are countless people in Heluo who want to weigh in on him. This time, Tianji Hall's face may be destroyed.
People picked it off and stepped hard into the mud."
Wang Chaoyang clicked his tongue and shook his head, and then waved his sleeves: "Let's get down to business, I'm calling you here this time for Xiushui County. There is a big war over there, and I would like to ask you to come over and supervise it in person."
Xie Zhenqing was thoughtful when he heard this: "The war that the bachelor mentioned refers to Xishan? Are the Shen family and the Shangguan family going to attack Xishan Hall?"
Wang Chaoyang smiled and picked up the tea cup on the table: "Chu Xisheng has entered the canal. It will take at least three days and nights to return to Xiushui from there. With such a good opportunity, how can the Shen family not take action?
This time you go over, firstly, to observe this battle and see which masters from both camps are worthy of note; secondly, you want to find out the identity of the mysterious fifth-grade master from Xishan Hall. This is the first priority. Thank you, Master.
We must be diligent. If Jinyiwei cannot investigate this matter clearly, then we can only handle it in Lunwu Building."
Xie Zhenqing looked stern and clasped his fists: "I understand, I will do my best."
In addition to fabricating "Lunwu Shenji" and formulating various lists, they also have the responsibility of controlling the world for the imperial court and the emperor, and spying on the world.
They spread all over the world like a spider web, allowing the court to sense every change in the world.
The unknown and mysterious fifth-grade master in Xishan Hall really needs to be paid attention to. There cannot be an unknown fifth-grade master in Dongzhou.
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At the same time, in Xiushui County, Xishan Guiwei Gorge.
In front of the three stone forts built by the Dan family, there was a rain of arrows like locusts.
Countless arrows rained down on the three stone castles like a torrential rain, weighing down many of the Dan family soldiers to the point where they could not lift their heads.
Dan Chiling hid behind the wall and stared straight ahead with a frown.
Guiwei Gorge is one of the two exits at the eastern foot of Xishan Mountain. It is not as dangerous as the Xianxian Gorge.
This gorge is about fifty feet wide and can accommodate an array of hundreds of people.
At this time, Baiyun Village, Jiudaowu and twelve groups of Xishan bandits set up a military formation of five thousand people in this gorge, and used strong bows and crossbows to continuously penetrate the inside and outside of the stone fort.
Their purpose was not to kill, but to cover the eight six-arm crossbows and small trebuchets approaching the stone castle so that they could bombard the city wall at close range.
Looking at this scene, Dan Chiling couldn't help but turn black.
"These are heavy military weapons stored in Xiushui County's military warehouse! Shen Zhou actually dared to lend them to the bandits. He was so bold. I will make sure they carry them around without being able to eat them."
"Father, what you are saying is very strange. He has such a bargaining chip in his hand. It would be weird not to use it. Otherwise, how would these thieves attack our stone fortress?"
This is a young man standing next to Dan Chiling.
The young man's facial features are very straight, and he should be handsome, but due to his obesity, his facial features are squeezed into a ball.
The man gently shook his goose feather fan and said calmly: "What should we do? Shen Zhou will stop if he doesn't move, but if he moves, he will be as powerful as thunder. Xishan Hall is in trouble this time, but Hall Master Chu is not here.
Should this mountain pass be defended? If we defend it, my family will inevitably suffer casualties, and if we don’t reveal a little bit of strength, we may not be able to defend it. But if we don’t defend it, and let the Shen family take back Xishan Town, Shen Zhou will definitely settle the score in the future. Our family’s previous investment
, will also be in vain.”
When Dan Chiling heard this, he immediately looked at his eldest son, Danze, speechlessly.
This guy's tone sounded like he was talking about someone else's business.
He then shook his head and withdrew his gaze: "Move over the three hundred soldiers at home and order the generals not to let those thieves climb up the wall. Then go to Xishan Hall and ask for help from someone who can speak eloquently."
Dan Chiling thought that this stone fortress was strong. Even if it was bombarded by those six-arm crossbows and small trebuchets, it should be able to last for two or three hours. There was no need for the Dan family to make a decision too early.
At this moment, an arrow shot through like a meteor.
Dan Chiling tilted his head to the side, letting the heavy wolf-tooth arrow pass by his ear, and nailed it to the city gate tower with a 'grabbing' sound.
Danze noticed a note tied to the arrow. He reached out and took it out to take a closer look, then raised his eyebrows slightly: "It's the owner of Jiudaowu, Jinghongdao Xia Qingtian, and the owner of Baiyun Village, Meng Yunshan.
The letter of surrender I wrote to you said that we should surrender quickly and not be ignorant of current affairs.
If they surrender now, they can still allow my Dan family to leave Xishan, otherwise they will kill all my Dan family, no chickens or dogs will be left. Ugh, there is a unique seal of the Shen family below, and the Shen family should have direct descendants.
The disciples are hiding in the opposite army,"
"You are so good at allowing my Dan family to leave Xishan." Dan Chiling twitched his eyebrows, his face covered with a layer of green energy: "Does that mean that even if I surrender, they will not be able to tolerate my Dan family?"
Danze was helpless when he heard this: "Father, in the past, the tolls at the Xishan gorges have always fallen into the pockets of the Shen family. In the Shen family's view, we have acted as an aide to the tiger and robbed him of his wealth. We should be punished.
We will die. They are very generous in allowing us to leave Xishan."
It's come to this point, why hasn't his father realized it yet?
The second Dan Shen family is determined to fight to the death!
"My son is right, I can't believe they want to offer more favorable terms."
Dan Chiling sighed softly.
This time I was really tricked by the Xishan Hall Master.
Chu Xisheng is a generous and chivalrous person, wise and brave, ruthless, kind to his subordinates, and good at management. He has all the characteristics of a hero.
Dan Chiling originally thought that the foundation of Xishan Hall would be very stable, but that Shuzi suddenly ran away to the capital, giving his opponents an opportunity and putting their Dan family into an embarrassing situation.
"That's all! Now it's really a fight to the death."
Dan Chiling's eyes were fixed: "Xishan Town is less than seventy miles away. Xishan Hall's reinforcements can arrive in an hour at most. But just in case, go find someone to prepare some firewood. Be careful not to dry it, but to wet it."
some firewood and a few magicians."
"Wet firewood?" Danze was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that the wet firewood and the magician should be used to smoke.
Dan Chiling put his hands behind his back and looked at the five thousand bandits on the mountain road in front of the gorge.
According to his guess, the Shen family's methods should be more than this. They must have a way to involve the power of Xishan Hall.
Dan Chiling couldn't help but clenched the fists in his sleeves, making bursts of 'kack' sounds.
He wondered in his heart what kind of world this was, Chu Xisheng was forcing him, and the Shen family was forcing him too.
Shen Zhou, Shen Zhou, and those two from Baiyun Village and Jiudaowu, please don’t go too far.
You cannot afford an honest person going crazy.
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Many altar masters and deputy altar masters from Xishan are gathering in the main hall.
They had different expressions, some were solemn, some were filled with indignation, some were full of fighting spirit, and some were worried.
They were discussing and arguing endlessly.
Just half an hour ago, a beacon lighted on the top of the mountain in Zhengjia Village at the eastern foot of Xishan Mountain.
According to the rules of beacon fire signaling in the Daning Army, yellow smoke is a hundred and black smoke is a thousand.
Chu Xisheng copied it directly after conquering the Xishan Orions.
At this time, there were nine beacon smoke rising from Zhengjia Village, black and straight.
This means that Zhengjiacun is facing an attack by nine thousand soldiers and horses.
To make matters worse, the Dan family, who guarded several gorges in Xishantang, also kept sending messengers asking for help. Five thousand elite bandits were attacking Guiwei Gorge.
The focus of everyone's debate is where to save first.
"Of course it's Guiwei Gorge. Once those bandits rush out of Xishan, the consequences will be disastrous! The whole situation will be shaken."
"The Ghost Crying Gorge is important, but why is the Zhengjia Village not important? The four sub-tanks we placed in the Western Mountains have already gone to the rescue. There are only 600 bows and knives there. I heard that the Zhengjia Village has not been repaired yet."
"The current plan is to divide our forces and try our best to be comprehensive."
"Divide the troops? Dividing the troops will only be defeated by each of the Shen family, leaving the brothers to die in vain."
"Perhaps you can ask for help from our Iron Banner Gang chief helmsman?"
"It's no use. The main force of the Iron Banner Gang is in Xunyang County upstream. Now the left-behind personnel at the helm can only watch Xiushui County."
At this time, Lu Luanli, who was sitting in the chief seat, looked a little strange.
The most intense quarrels in this court were among the spies and moles. They were furious and red-faced, working hard and impassionedly for the great cause of Xishan Hall.
On the contrary, those whose identities were not in question had serious expressions and were relatively quiet.
Sitting next to Lu Luanli was Li Shenshan, his brows furrowed into the character "Chuan".
Li Shenshan felt that none of the choices were appropriate. At this time, Xishan Hall was actually in a dilemma.
At this moment, Chu Yunyun walked into the hall wearing leather armor.
She walked directly to the center of the lobby and stood there, scanning everyone present.
Strangely enough, Chu Yunyun clearly had no expression and didn't speak.
The entire hall gradually became quiet, and the atmosphere became cold and solemn.
This was obviously just a sickly girl who was less than fourteen years old, but she exuded an astonishing aura, making everyone feel a little coercive in their spiritual thoughts.
"Send troops to Zhengjia Village immediately! All branches and gangs at the entrance of the hall need to join the army. Our Xishan Hall will not make any reservations in this battle."
Chu Yunyun's voice was cold and calm, and her words were clear: "Lu Pingyuan, go ahead and notify all the Orion villages and ask them to gather at Guolin Village behind Zhengjia Village. Within two hours, I will see the seven thousand sets of Xishan in Guolin Village."
Bow and knife. We promised to protect their safety, but they should also do their best!"
Lu Pingyuan looked stern. After he stood up and accepted the order, he hurried out of the lobby.
Before Chu Xisheng left, he had given instructions that Chu Yunyun should take charge of all affairs of Xishan Hall.
In his opinion, Chu Yunyun was Chu Xisheng's only close relative and was justified.
Chu Yunyun then turned her attention to Zhou Liangchen: "Brother Zhou, you are responsible for recruiting soldiers from various wealthy families. After the army is organized, they will follow from behind. I don't require these people to participate in the battle. I just need to keep them in check."
Just for the sake of chaos.”
When Zhou Liangchen heard this, he felt a little reluctant. Why didn't he take part in every war?
He wanted to refuse, but when he caught Chu Yunyun's gaze, he calmed down.
Zhou Liangchen saw trust and trust in Chu Yunyun's eyes.
He suddenly realized that he was the most suitable among all the altar masters in Xishan Hall to do this.
Only his status as the legitimate son of the Zhou family can make those wealthy families have some scruples.
Zhou Liangchen also didn’t want to betray Chu Yunyun’s trust.
But the next moment, someone in the hall still stood up and questioned: "On behalf of the hall master, it is natural to save Zhengjia Village, but what should we do over the Guiwei Gorge? The Dan family's military strength is insufficient and their fighting spirit is not strong. They may not be able to defend it.
how long."
"Don't worry about Ghost Crying Gorge for now. Just order the Dan family to hold on."
Chu Yunyun looked outside the hall from a distance, with a bit of coldness in her eyes: "Our Xishan Hall is undefeated, and the Dan family does not dare to defect. The key to this battle is still in Zhengjia Village. As long as we defeat those transferred by the Shen family,
County Army, everything can be solved easily!"
Lu Luanli looked at Chu Yunyun blankly, feeling that Miss Chu was so powerful at this moment, confident and calm, and strategizing, like a general who had commanded thousands of troops.