205: The Emperor Wu was afraid and fought against the heroes
Seeing this, the young man advised: "Father, don't worry. It's a battle now. No matter how strong he is, he won't be able to hold on for long. The further he goes, the weaker he becomes."
"You thought wrong."
Wei Tao shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The matter of becoming a marquis is not only related to Zuo Chongming's career, but also to the face of the family and Emperor Wu."
"Emperor Wu will not let him fail because of this. According to my father's speculation, Emperor Wu will either give Zuo Chongming elixir or challenge him a limited number of times."
The young man said softly: "Elixirs can only restore physical energy, but not real energy, but mental strength. Even an iron man cannot withstand such a series of fierce battles."
Just when he was about to continue speaking, Zuo Chongming in the field suddenly made a suggestion - challengers, let's come together.
If Zuo Chongming had said this before Qi Qingyun's defeat, he would have been furiously criticized by the audience.
But after two crushing competition results, everyone actually felt that this seemingly ridiculous proposal was quite reasonable.
Instead of lining up one by one and being slapped to death by Zuo Chongming.
It's better to join forces and maybe there's a chance to defeat the big devil.
"Ha~!"
The young man was stunned for a moment, then he immediately realized: "It's a plan that kills two birds with one stone, but this person is just as his father said, he is very scheming and terrifying."
Zuo Zhongming wins two games first and then shouts these words, which will make cautious people hesitate and self-respecting people give up... This can reduce the pressure.
Another meaning is that Zuo Zhong knew that a long war would be disadvantageous, so he wanted to use the melee to end it as soon as possible.
After all, a melee is beneficial to him. After all, the venue is so big. He is only one person but there are many challengers.
The challenger has not been able to get along well with each other. When fighting independently, unintentional injuries will inevitably occur, and then he will have the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.
"Unfortunately, there are advantages and disadvantages."
Wei Tao narrowed his eyes to hide the fear and murderous intent in his eyes: "I heard that the little girl from the Lin family also plans to give it a try..."
"Lin Qingxue?" When the young man heard the Lin family, he knew who he was talking about.
The capital has been very lively recently. Apart from Zuo Chongming being granted the title of Marquis, the most popular thing is that Ning Huang, the shame of the capital, has returned and avenged his title.
Ning Huang didn't know what method he used, but he actually forced the Lin family to admit defeat, and he actually pulled out the meat they had eaten.
If the Lin family wins, there will be no need to say anything. Everyone will just think that his methods are brilliant.
But now that he has lost, everyone can step on him, and who can't add insult to injury?
Therefore, life is very difficult for the Lin family now, and they are about to leave the capital.
Ning Huang's fiancée, the second young lady of the Lin family, seemed to be planning to give it a try, and actually signed up to challenge Zuo Chongming.
The reason why Wei Tao thought of them was simply that the Lin family was currently in a desperate situation. Any request he made would be accepted with gritted teeth.
This means that the Lin family is an excellent chess piece.
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"smart people."
The eldest princess sat slumped upright, with a bright light flashing in her phoenix eyes: "Your Majesty, you really picked up a big treasure this time."
Emperor Wu nodded, calmly covering up the fear in his eyes, and said with a smile: "I think so too."
The son of Prime Minister Wei Tao, his previous analysis was correct. From the perspective of a bureaucratic family, Zuo Chongming's move did have two purposes.
But if you think about it from the emperor's point of view, you can see the third purpose - the certificate of nomination.
Although Zuo Chongming had a heated argument with the civil and military officials, in the final analysis it was just a matter of different camps, and it was far from the point where they had a deep hatred and would never stop fighting.
In other words, if there is a chance, the two sides may not be able to turn their hostility into friendship.
Zuo Chongming's move was to show his loyalty to Emperor Wu.
As long as he kills a few geniuses in the melee, the feud will continue forever, and there will be no possibility of peace between him and the civil and military officials.
As the saying goes, the authorities are confused, but the bystanders are clear.
Wei Tao was in the middle of the situation and ignored this.
But Emperor Wu saw it, and the eldest princess next to him... also saw it.
That's why she praised him.
Zuo Chongming's wisdom and insight were completely unprecedented in her life.
But then again.
Precisely because Zuo Chongming was so smart, so good at getting things done, so capable... he could even be said to be too perfect, it actually made Emperor Wu's hair stand on end.
As a king, your joy and anger should not be expressed in your appearance, and your thoughts and calculations should be incomprehensible.
But Zuo Chongming, this guy, always said and did things just right. This speculation and insight made Emperor Wu feel like he had been seen through.
Double-edged sword, double-edged sword...
Emperor Wu sighed secretly, silently hiding his thoughts deeper, and ordered Liu Fu: "Do as he said, but there will inevitably be casualties in the melee..."
After a while.
The referee subconsciously glanced at the box where Emperor Wu was sitting, nodded vaguely, and announced loudly: "Emperor Wu has a decree, and this proposal is feasible."
"But melee means more variables and greater dangers. The safety of challengers cannot be guaranteed. I hope you will do what you can."
"If you insist on challenging, you must sign a life and death certificate in advance to prevent your family members from getting entangled later and creating grudges."
As soon as these words were spoken, the arena was silent for a few seconds, and then burst into cheers.
The audience subconsciously looked towards the box, wondering who else would dare to challenge in this situation.
Whether it was Qi Qingyun or Yun Donghe, both of them were defeated by one move, which is enough to prove how strong Zuo Chongming is.
If the next battle is still like this, it will be too boring.
For the audience, only bloody battles are more exciting and interesting.
Only for a short time.
Someone noticed that many private rooms opened their doors, revealing young faces.
Looking up at them, these young men and women all have extraordinary appearance and outstanding temperament. Each one of them is a dragon or a phoenix among men and a proud son of heaven.
"These are all celebrities in our capital."
"If they all lose, doesn't it mean that the geniuses in our capital are not as good as those in the border areas?"
"Well...that's the truth."
"But the problem is, it's embarrassing enough for a large group of people to surround one person, right?"
"If you win, you deserve it. If you lose, then..."
As someone asked a question, related discussions quickly spread throughout the room.
After hearing these words, the faces of the geniuses suddenly became extremely ugly, as if they had eaten a green-headed fly, and felt extremely uncomfortable.
To be fair, they don't want to go either. What's the difference between this and taking advantage of others' danger?
But they had to do this, because it was not only related to the success or failure of Zuo Chongming's feudal lordship, but also related to the changes in the situation of the imperial court.
"I'm afraid Emperor Wu is afraid of me."
Zuo Chongming stood quietly, with darkness flashing across his eyes: "It's a pity that it doesn't make any sense. What is supposed to come will come sooner or later, and there is no way to avoid it."
The conflict between the bureaucratic family and the imperial power of the Wu Dynasty has reached a certain critical point. Zuo Chongming resolved it last time, but it will not happen next time.
Three years!
Zuo Chongming silently gave the time: "The event that led to the collapse of the Wu Dynasty in the previous life, even if it changes due to my butterfly effect, it can only be postponed for a period of time. The Wu Dynasty's Qi... is at most three years."
Crunch, crunch~!
While he was thinking, the iron doors around him opened one after another.
A rough count showed that there were about a dozen people, all of whom were included in the information sheet given by Emperor Wu.
Judging from the fluctuations of true energy, most of these people are in the late stage of Guiyuan, and a few are in the middle stage.
Zuo Chongming doesn't care if there are one, two, or even three or five, but he has to be cautious with one or twenty. After all, quantitative changes will lead to qualitative changes.
All the geniuses looked at each other and glanced at each other.
One of them hesitated for a moment, clasped his fists and said, "I'm Zhao..."
"You only have one name, loser."
A provocative smile appeared on Zuo Chongming's lips. He made a mistake with his left thumb, and the Guhong Sword was unsheathed. "Then, let's make a move."
Good guy, this is so insulting.
The talented people, who were already in a bad mood and felt extremely resentful, suddenly felt the anger buried in their hearts reaching its peak, and stared at him with red eyes.
"I gave you a chance, but you didn't use it."
Zuo Zhongming sighed in frustration, and in an instant, several afterimages appeared beside a young man, accompanied by ear-splitting sonic booms.
"I look like I'm coping well?"
The young man's eyes showed anger, and he immediately retreated and drew the knife. The rose-red true energy condensed and struck Zuo Chongming like a blood moon.
Dang, Dang…….
The swords collided, and the true energy shot out.
Zuo Chongming's wrist shook slightly, and he opened the blade of the sword in an understatement. He thrust out the sword and shot Xu Jianyuan, attacking the opponent's chest and abdomen aggressively.
At the same time, green light sword shadows quietly formed around the young man's body, even above his head and feet, and were about to break him into pieces.
"careful."
Loud shouts were heard not far away, and before the sound could be heard, people had arrived. Several black lights struck through the air, colliding with sword shadows one after another, helping the young man block the secret attack.
laugh…….
The young man crossed his sword and tried to counterattack, but Zuo Chongming moved faster. The scabbard of his left hand suddenly pressed forward and got stuck in the butt of the sword, forcibly cutting off the move.
"First."
Zuo Chongming touched his eyes and suddenly made a mouth gesture.
The young man was immediately frightened and retreated without hesitation, but unexpectedly a flash of green light emerged from the ground.
The sword is sharp and sharp, like a flying shuttle flying through the air.
The afterimages left by the young man were all pierced, the true energy shield was defeated again, and he was about to die again.
But at this moment, a black light struck again, obviously trying to help him out.
But this time.
The sword shadow split into seven parts as if spiritually. The black light passed through the gap and instantly came to the young man's chest. With a puff, it passed through his heart.
"White River..."
"You actually killed him."
The talented people who were originally worried about their face and did not want to try their best were completely angered by this scene.
Although they signed a life and death certificate, they never thought that Zuo Chongming would really dare to kill people, really dare to... kill them.
"Suffer death..."
"Big Thousand Leaf Palm."
"You won't survive today."
"Come die!"
The geniuses finally showed their true strength.
In just an instant, Zuo Chongming's retreat was blocked by the real energy of different colors. With the ear-piercing roar, he was swallowed up in the blink of an eye...
"Buzz~!!"
A sharp, high-pitched, and harsh sword roar suddenly rang in their ears.
The ball of light that had just engulfed Zuo Chongming suddenly shot out thousands of sword shadows, like a rainstorm of flying needles, covering them crazily.