My martial arts is popular all over the world

Chapter 159

At three quarters of the hour, many people had already gathered in the square outside the Golden Luan Hall.

Grandstands were built around the square, which was a special place for the emperor and civil and military officials to sit.

At this time, everyone in the Tiangan court had already taken their seats, and as the officials of the Ministry of Rites announced loudly that the competition in front of the palace would begin, many experts from Tiangan's side who were preparing to participate in the competition and people from the Mongolian Yuan Mission entered the square from two entrances.

According to etiquette regulations, both parties need to go to the emperor's chariot to salute the current Holy Majesty.

On the side of the Mongolian Yuan Mission, the one who walked in the forefront was the saint of Tiansheng Mountain.

On Tiangan's side, Cui Haosheng is naturally in the lead, Li Xing is half a step behind on the left, and Zhou Siming is on the right.

When Cui Haosheng brought a group of people to the front of the imperial chariot, a group of concubines, princes and princesses in the harem were a little agitated in the stands, and all their eyes were on Li Xing, who was wearing a blue shirt and carrying a sword.

"Your Majesty, is that person in the blue shirt the legendary Sword Immortal?"

The empress, who was sitting next to the emperor, asked curiously.

The emperor was also looking at Li Xing at this time, and said with a smile, "It should be him."

"The concubine has never seen the legendary Yujian flying. Today, thanks to His Majesty, I can open my eyes."

The empress said with a smile.

The emperor nodded: "I want to take a good look at the legendary sword fairy today."

After his words fell, the two groups of people had already arrived in front of the imperial chariot.

"Sir, Cui Haosheng, see Your Majesty!"

In front of the imperial chariot, Cui Haosheng took the lead in saluting.

Not only was he named 'the number one swordsman in the capital', but he also had the status of a royal enshrinement and a martial arts instructor, and was responsible for teaching martial arts to princes and grandchildren, so he was an official, and he was not low, a fourth rank.

Li Xing and the others just saluted with fists clasped and did not kneel down, because today they were fighting for Tiangan as soldiers of the state, so they didn't have to kneel when they saw the emperor.

"Cui Qing, and you knights, don't be too polite."

The emperor spoke.

Then everyone on the side of the Mongolian Yuan Mission also saluted one after another. Naturally, these people would not kneel down.

"Your Majesty, we are here on behalf of Meng Yuan as an envoy for the affairs of Youzhou. This is a document of our country."

In the Mongolian Yuan Mission, a civil servant stepped forward, holding a book of documents with both hands and said.

The emperor nodded, and soon an official from the Ministry of Rites went to take the document, and then handed it over to the eunuch in front of the imperial court.

After receiving the document, the emperor glanced briefly, then put the document down, and looked at the civil servant of Meng Yuan below:
"Three years ago, you, Meng Yuan, made an agreement with us to return Youzhou in three years' time, but now you are going back on your word, and you want to discuss the ownership of Youzhou again. How do you explain it to me?"

the emperor asked blankly.

Although he doesn't know martial arts, the power of the emperor is greater than the pressure brought by many martial arts masters!

The civil servant of Meng Yuan looked calm and said neither humble nor overbearing:
"Your Majesty, Youzhou has been a place of war since ancient times. In terms of ownership, it belonged to me, Meng Yuan, hundreds of years ago. It's just that it changed hands several times in the middle, and was finally taken over by Tiangan. The ownership of the land is naturally determined by force. Now that we hold Youzhou in our hands, we are still willing to decide the ownership of Youzhou through this competition in front of the palace, which shows the sincerity of our country."

"Humph!"

This time, an old man in scarlet court clothes stood up on the high platform to the left of the imperial chariot.

He is the Minister of Rites, and he is also a person who is qualified to speak on this occasion: "You waited for you to turn your back on your promises, and you have no integrity at all. How can you talk about sincerity? Even if we win this competition in front of the palace, how can we trust you? Agreed to return to Youzhou?"

The civil servant of Meng Yuan raised his head and said to the Minister of Rites:
"It is clearly written in the document I just submitted: If I lose this time in front of the palace competition, I will return it to Youzhou immediately. If I win, I will have another competition in front of the palace three years later and decide on Youzhou Belonging. You don’t need to believe what I said, but don’t you believe that the document is stamped with the seal of His Majesty our country?”

When the Minister of Rites heard this, he sneered in his heart.

After reading history for thousands of years, the oath made by the king's family since ancient times is the most untrustworthy!

Of course, such words must not be said in public, let alone in front of His Majesty.

"Cai Shangshu."

At this time, the Heavenly Emperor Tianrun spoke, and he looked at the Minister of Rites:

"I have a lot of talented people. Since Meng Yuan made such a request, let them be convinced to lose, and they can no longer find other excuses."

"Your Majesty Shengming."

Cai Shangshu quickly saluted, then sat down and said nothing more.

In fact, the decision about the competition in front of the palace has already been made, but the cutscenes that should go through still have to go.

Just like it is now, Tiangan must publicly point out: You Meng Yuan is shameless and did not keep your promise, but I, Tiangan, a great country in the heavenly dynasty, has tolerance, and is willing to accompany you to another competition, so that you will be convinced to lose.

Li Xing stood aside and looked at both sides with great interest, asking and answering.

Regarding the matter of Youzhou and this competition in front of the palace, he learned more inside stories from Cui Haosheng:

Youzhou fell three years ago, and above the Tiangan court, it is not that the main fighters did not try to persuade the current emperor to send troops to recover Youzhou immediately, but at that time, the entire Tiangan had just experienced several natural and man-made disasters, coupled with the fact that the court The turmoil caused by the party struggle really had no spare power to send troops, so the Zhuhe faction persuaded the emperor and made an agreement with Meng Yuan to delay the time until three years later.

At that time, the reason used by the Zhuhe faction was: use three years to accumulate strength, and then regain Youzhou in one fell swoop.

As a result, three years later, the power of the heaven and the country has been declining, but it is not as good as it was three years ago, and the peace faction even more disagrees with sending troops.

And this competition in front of the palace is a key point for both sides.

Meng Yuan needs to use this competition to continue to delay the sky, so that they have more time to prepare.

And Tiangan's main combat faction hopes to pass this competition and give Tiangan a more justifiable reason to send troops.

As for the peace faction, the idea is similar to that of Meng Yuan. As long as the heavenly stem loses in this competition, there will be a reason to delay sending troops, and these people are confident that they can turn the tide in the future and restore the power of the heavenly stem.

"Then what does the emperor think?"

In private, Li Xing once asked Cui Haosheng this question.

"Your Majesty, he is actually also hesitating. If we can win this battle in front of the palace, we will definitely be able to convince His Majesty to make up his mind to send troops!"

Cui Haosheng said so.

From these words, Li Xing vaguely felt that His Majesty the emperor seemed to be indecisive.

Whether it is to fight or not to fight, it is better to make a decision early and take a clear attitude than to procrastinate and waste national strength.

"Tell me, how do you want to compare this competition in front of the palace?"

The emperor turned his head to look at the people of the Mongolian Yuan Mission.

After the voice fell, the Saintess of the Heavenly Sacred Mountain standing at the forefront of the mission said loudly:
"There is a precedent for the competition between the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty and the Heavenly Steed, but the rules of the year were that we took advantage of it too much. Since this competition is to determine the ownership of the land of Youzhou, it is natural to pay attention to a fairness.

Three martial fights, three literary fights.Our two sides will compete in a military fight first, and then a literary fight.The party who wins the fighting can decide the topic of the next literary fight. "

In the competition in front of the palace many years ago, the subjects of the three literary battles were all set by the Mongolian Yuan Mission, but this time the other party proposed to decide the subject of the literary battle by the outcome of the combat, which is obviously much more fair.

From this we can also see the confidence of the Mongolian Yuan Mission.

The emperor nodded when he heard the words: "Okay, just follow this rule."

After speaking, he looked at Cui Haosheng: "Cui Qing, you can start now."

"Yes!"

Cui Haosheng saluted, then turned his head to look at the Saintess of Tiansheng Mountain: "Who do you send to fight in the first fight?"

"I come!"

Among the members of the mission, the mighty Fist Master stepped out and looked directly at Cui Haosheng:

"I heard that your realm has risen sharply, why don't you let me experience it?"

Cui Haosheng smiled, ignored the other party, but turned to look at Li Xing and Zhou Siming: "Which one of you is willing to take the lead?"

The masters on the bright side of the Mongolian Yuan Mission already have Boxer and Saintess, and there is a great possibility that there is a stronger one hidden in the dark, so Cui Haosheng, who has the highest force value on Tiangan's side, must not be the first. One game at a time.

Zhou Siming looked at Li Xing, and said via voice transmission: "Fist Master and Holy Maiden, of these two, which one are you more confident in?"

Although it is a mutual competition relationship, in the general direction, the two sides should focus on breaking dreams, so Zhou Siming asked Li Xing first.

Li Xing also passed the sound transmission: "I remember you said before that you are sure to win the boxer. If that's the case, leave the saint of Tiansheng Mountain to me."

Zhou Siming nodded, and then said to Cui Haosheng:
"Let me do it."

"Okay, then please brother Zhou."

Cui Haosheng clasped his fists at Zhou Siming.

Zhou Siming turned to look at Quan Zun, and said with a smile:
"There was no winner in the last fight, this time it just happened to be a good fight!"

PS: Seeing the incident between Cui Haosheng and that woman caused a lot of controversy, it may be because I didn’t write clearly, so let me explain:
The heart-questioning game played by Tianzun not only asked Cui Haosheng's heart, but also the people's heart and the sacred heart.

Just two facts:

Fact [-]: Tiangan and Meng Yuan went to war, and many relatives and friends died in the hands of the Meng Yuan army and the masters of Tiansheng Mountain
Fact [-]: Cui Haosheng is the most beloved swordsman in the capital and a representative figure of Confucianism
Combining these two facts, from the moment Cui Haosheng fell in love with that woman, the game was already dead.

No matter what choice the woman made afterwards, it doesn't matter whether she reveals her identity or turns to the light, because as long as she is still alive, Tiansheng Mountain has countless ways to stir up the national sentiment to attack Cui Haosheng, and even provoke the emperor to attack Cui Haosheng. Cui's perception.

Since ancient times, the king is the most suspicious, and the people are the most easily incited.

Cui either killed his wife and proved his innocence.Either from hero to traitor.

So the only choice the woman had was how to die.

In the end, she chose to die under Cui's sword deliberately, because only in this way can Cui give the people and the emperor a perfect confession and continue to be the number one swordsman in his capital.

(End of this chapter)