Summon Qunhao

Chapter 116 [The King of Signatures]

On the seventh day of February 17 in Chicheng, it just passed.

This day is Waking of Insects.

Waking of Insects means the first thunder in spring, shaking insects that have been dormant for a winter.

On this day, two major events happened in the capital.

Many people died.

Indeed, it was regarded as a thunderstorm, which shocked everyone in the capital, regardless of the princes, peddlers and pawns, and everyone in the city.

If it is said that the name Gu Xiaoan was just a celebrity in the mouths of gamblers, a hero in the eyes of Jianghu people, and a gossip at the dinner table of some officials.

So now, this name is like a thunderbolt, like a thunderbolt.

Because on this day, he not only blatantly killed the prince's mansion, but also killed Duguyu, one of the thirteen generals under the prince's command, and retreated under the siege of Qinglongsi. The emperor came to save him, but he The emperor's wishes were not accepted, and he walked away.

How long has it been since such a delusional, madman appeared in this world?
And if the emperor, prince, and court are involved in these matters, it is no longer a matter of the rivers and lakes, but a matter of the temple.

This is even more lively.

This kind of excitement even overwhelmed the triennial spring that was coming the next day.

For a while, the entire capital only knew that there was Gu Xiao'an, but not that there was a number one scholar.

On the morning of the eighth day of February.

Originally, according to the usual practice, people would get up early to welcome the new year.

The so-called welcome is to go outside the gate of Jinghua to greet the newcomers of martial arts from all over the country.

This initiative originated in the Tai'an period, when Zhang Zixuan, a martial sage, came to Beijing once in a millennium. Because Zhang Qilin was not only extremely talented in martial arts, but also extremely handsome, it attracted everyone in the capital to wait and see. During the Jinghua Gate, many people present saw the image of a unicorn surging from his body, which is a sign of prosperity.

Later, Zhang Qilin really won the first prize in high school, all the way to the sky, and his martial arts progressed rapidly. At the age of 27, he reached the realm of the world's great master.

Later generations followed suit based on Zhang Qilin's experience, and also entered Beijing from the Jinghua Gate on the morning of the eighth day of the eighth day of the lunar new year, trying to create another myth, but to no avail.

But because there were many imitators, over time, this measure became a tradition. Before the Chunwei martial arts test, no martial arts newcomers would enter Beijing until the eighth day of the new year. When they entered Beijing together in the morning of the eighth day, the people in Beijing also got used to it. On the morning of the eighth day of the new year, I came to welcome the newcomers, and it was a lot of fun.

It’s just that compared to previous years, this year’s newcomers are really a little too small. In the morning, newcomers from the martial arts came in droves from outside the Jinghua Gate. Some were in groups, and some were alone. The young man was full of spirit.

It was just that when they reached the gate of Jinghua, they were planning to stop for a while to be judged by the people of the capital, and they went to the Yingchun Building to vote with some admirers, but they were shocked to find that there was almost no one around Jinghua Gate.

In other words, there are people, but compared with the crowded Jinghua Gate in the past, there are only a few dozen people, which is really not a person.

"This... what do you guys think?" A newcomer in the martial arts couldn't help but asked in a low voice to his companion.

Several of his companions also looked at each other in blank dismay, not understanding why this year happened. Could it be that they came early?Or is the date changed for this year's New Year's Eve?

Someone wanted to ask the people in the nearby capital for the reason, but when they opened their mouths, they felt that they were a bit ashamed, and seeing that the people who came to welcome the newcomers looked like they were not awake and yawning, they probably couldn't ask anything.

As a result, what was originally a lively welcome party turned into a deserted place where no one cared about it.

A group of martial arts newcomers entered the capital full of doubts and displeasure, passed through the Jinghua Gate, and walked straight to Yingchun Tower.

Yingchun Tower, the word for spring is not the spring of spring, but the spring of Chunwei.

The business of this restaurant is usually mediocre, but the one-to-three-year Chunwei period is extremely popular, which can be called a new year.

It's not because the food here is so good, nor is it because you can live in high school here, but this restaurant has something that other places don't have, that is, the lottery meeting.

The so-called lottery meeting is to line up the names of the people who participated in Chunwei, add the past experience and achievements of this person, and then other guests will vote for the lottery. But there is an advantage, that is, if the number of lots is too high, even if they are defeated and eliminated in the martial arts test, they can use this to re-emerge. The examiner of the Ministry of Officials examines and approves the official signature, and there is a chance to be exempted from the test and go directly to the palace for the test.

Therefore, the newcomers of the martial arts in the past have always flocked to this place, because once the number of draws is high, there will be another chance to come back, and even easily go straight to the sky.

Of course, the lottery meeting in Yingchun Building is so important, so the lottery to cast is not that simple. First of all, the person who votes needs to have a lottery order issued by Yingchun Building. A lottery order is 100 taels, and the daily limit is ten A lottery, 20 taels per lottery, that is to say, if you want to win the lottery at Yingchun Building, the easiest way is to spend money, that is, you must have money.

If you don't have money, then you need to be outstanding in force, because every time Yingchun comes to Chunwei, there will be some people from big families who will come to guard them. under his command.

And if one has no money and average martial arts, but wants to stand out in this lottery, then there is only one way left, and that is to look good.

In this Yingchun building, there are many women who have deep boudoirs and women who are pregnant with spring. The capital is full of gold. These wealthy women and girls are lonely and rich. The ducks in the hook are tired of playing. Naturally, he became very interested in these men who had practiced martial arts since childhood, were in great shape, and full of vigor, so there were also people with mediocre martial arts and mediocre backgrounds who managed to sneak into the Golden Palace with their faces.

Therefore, people in Beijing often say that a Yingchun building can reveal all kinds of things in the world.

Let's say that the group of martial arts newcomers who were left out went all the way to Yingchun Building, and there were already some martial arts newcomers who had arrived first in the building showing themselves on the stage in the building.

This display is also a very important part of the lottery meeting. Although it is said that those who can come to Beijing to participate in the Spring Festival, they must be well-known figures from all over the world, and many of them are also famous on the talent list, but some of them are not famous. , then when reporting past achievements and resumes, it is inevitable that there will be some shy pockets. When the time comes to cast lots, there will be nothing under the name. Can you shock the audience with your stunts?

Usually when someone shows on the stage, no matter how ugly the show is, there will be applause. At most, it will be regarded as a sideshow.

But today, not to mention the applause, the entire Yingchun Building was a bit lifeless, and everyone looked drowsy.

Not only the ladies and ladies in the fenced compartments in the building, but also the people sent by various families, even the boys in the Yingchun Building were a little absent-minded, as if they were not awake at all, and they looked like they were going to yawn at any time.

Seeing a new martial arts recruit come in, the boy really yawned first, and then said: "This year's martial arts, go over there to sign up." Then he ignored them.

Some of the martial arts newcomers who came to the Yingchun Tower were taking the exam for the first time, and some had already participated in it several times, but at any rate, they were almost all people who had seen the world in the capital in the past years. The situation in previous years was not like this. The New Year is not full of excitement and gongs and drums.

What happened this year?
First, there was a problem with the orientation, and then the lottery meeting was also deserted.

Someone finally couldn't bear it anymore, grabbed the boy who was about to leave, and asked, "Second Brother, what happened today? Why does everyone seem to be listless, and the same goes for the welcome party, what happened? "

"Hey, I also said that Gu Xiao'an made trouble." The boy yawned again as he spoke, "I listened to the book last night and listened to it in the middle of the night. Can you not be downhearted?"

"Gu... Who is Gu Xiaoan?"

"You don't even know about Gu Xiao'an? Oh, that's right, you are all from other places, and you have stayed outside the city for so long, so it's not surprising that you don't know about it." The boy yawned for the fourth time, I'm not ready to go on.

The questioner was also clever, and quickly took out a piece of silver from his pocket and handed it to the boy.

The boy then opened his mouth and talked about the things in the capital these days, especially the things about Gu Xiao'an.

After listening to the young servant's spitting, those newcomers in martial arts were stunned, as if they were listening to a scripture.

Fighting with His Highness the Crown Prince, he fought all the way from Jinyang to the capital, and killed three masters who were half-step masters or above in a row. Two of them, one was the second place nine years ago, and the other was Tanhua nine years ago. In the Prince's Mansion, he killed His Royal Highness's confidant and beloved general, then retreated completely, and refused the emperor's call. This... is this still a human being?
"Little...little second brother, this...isn't it true?" The martial arts rookie who spent money asking questions spoke with difficulty.

"I don't know, oh, believe it or not, anyway, the whole capital is spreading this now." The boy shook his hand, impatiently, and yawned again, as if he was looking for a place to catch up on sleep .

"Brother Huanwu, do you say this...is it true?" The man saw the boy leave, and turned back to talk about it with his companion.

"Zhixin, I think, this matter..." The person called Huan Wu was not quite sure.

But at this moment, a voice suddenly came from upstairs, saying: "This matter is fake, what Gu Xiaoan, Xin Xiaoan, people who have never heard of it, must be an unknown person who wants to sensationalize, you forget Brother Feiyan who threatened to break into the palace and steal secret treasures three years ago? I don’t know if he is doing well in prison now.”

"Brother Mo Bai, when did you come? I'll introduce some good friends to you later." Na Zhixin heard the voice upstairs, looked up, and recognized an acquaintance. Those words made sense.

Three years ago in Chunwei, in order to win the lottery, a man boldly said that he was invincible even if he entered the palace alone. As a result, it didn't take long for this remark to spread, and the person was sent to prison by Qinglongwei.

Thinking that this person is called Gu Xiao'an, it's probably the same way.

"It's easy to say." The man named Mo Bai responded upstairs, just about to go back to his seat and continue drinking tea to rest his mind.

Suddenly, a voice came out from the other side, and said loudly: "Where is the dog, who is talking nonsense here, and Gu Xiao'an and Gu Shaoxia's prestige is also yours?"

"Who are you, Your Excellency? Are you uttering nonsense here?" Brother Mo Bai, although good at martial arts and has some background in his family, is not from the capital after all.

"You don't even know your grandfather Li San, and you dare to behave wildly on the ground in the capital? Let me tell you, quickly apologize to Gu Shaoxia, or I will make you look good!" Li San, who bought 10 taels, had nothing to do today, and remembered that it was Chunwei, so he came to this Yingchun Building to hang out. Anyway, he has won a lot of money recently, and he may be able to hook up with someone else's lady for fun. to play.

Originally, he was sitting and drinking tea, because he also listened to the book in the middle of the night last night, and he would be sleepy now.

In the end, I don't know who said Gu Xiaoan's bad things outside.

He originally won a lot of money because of Gu Xiaoan, and he has a good impression of this God of Wealth. He listened to the book last night and heard that Gu Xiaoan stomped on the prince's mansion angrily. He has completely become Gu Xiaoan's fan.

Now I heard someone outside say that Gu Xiaoan is not good, can I bear it?
If he can bear it, it's not him, Mr. Li!

That's why this came out.

Brother Mobai was scolded twice by Li Sansan, even a clay bodhisattva, he said with a little anger at the moment: "Okay, this Fourth Master Li, if I am really wrong, then I will I apologize to this Gu Xiaoan Gu Shaoxia, but, I have a question to ask Li Siye, if it is true that Gu Shaoxia is so good, why is there no such person's name on the martial arts rookie list? I heard that This young hero was recommended by the Changan Gu family."

The Martial Arts Newcomer List is the list of candidates for this Spring Martial Arts Examination. The Yingchun Building will hold a lottery meeting, so naturally there is this list, and it is also hung in the lobby.

Zhixin and the others downstairs heard the quarrel between the two upstairs, and couldn't tell the reason for a moment. Now that they heard what Brother Mo Bai said, they immediately looked at the list of newcomers. is not on the list.

At that moment, I realized that the man named Li San was probably just a trick.

"Mr. Li, what else can I say?" Brother Mo Bai's tone was flat, but there was a hint of threatening.

Li San was at a loss for words for a while, although he was usually a bit domineering, he still made some sense. Gu Xiao'an's name was indeed not on the list, so he couldn't just say that Gu Xiao'an offended the court and dared not take the exam, right? Wouldn't it be that he slapped himself in the face, so he could only put on a tiger's face and not speak.

"Brother, although Gu Shaoxia is not on the list, I believe those deeds are absolutely true, because I was lucky enough to witness Gu Shaoxia's heroic deeds with my own eyes, and it is by no means weaker than the rumors." When the fire was turned off, someone on the other side spoke again.

"Oh? Dare I ask this brother again?" The Mo Bai brother just twitched his mouth slightly and said with a smile.

"Xu Yan and Xu Zijin in Chang'an!" The man bowed his hands. It was none other than that Gu Xiaoan's die-hard supporter in Chang'an City, brother Zijin.

"It's all from Chang'an. If you don't help him, who will you help? Your words are untrustworthy." Before Brother Mo Bai could speak, Brother Huan Wu from downstairs picked it up. They had been left out in the welcome because of Gu Xiaoan There is no reason to hold back now.

Brother Zijin heard this, his face turned red, and he said loudly: "If you don't believe me, I have a live record here, which is a manuscript of the record of the fight at that time. The author is the former Bai Xiaosheng's speech, and there is absolutely no possibility of forgery!" As he said that, he turned around and went to get those manuscripts from the baggage.

"Hey, are you looking for such fine details now? There are also manuscripts. Doesn't this Gu Xiao'an want to be famous and crazy?" Brother Huan Wu's words are sharper than Brother Mo Bai.

Brother Zijin's scalp tingled when he heard it, but he couldn't prove it. He was pacing back and forth in a hurry.

The people downstairs saw that Brother Zijin stopped talking and ignored him, and went straight to the lottery booth. At this time, the lottery had already started, and the first place was none other than Sun Hengxie and Sun Mobai.

Seeing this, those people all raised their heads and congratulated Sun Mobai upstairs: "Congratulations, Brother Mobai, you are among the best, second only to Changsheng Sword Sect Yuezili Yue Shaoxia! You are already the second person under the Sixth Prince!" ! And that Lao Shizi Gu Xiaoan, that is the difference between heaven and earth!"

Second only to Yue Zili, this is no longer a sarcasm, but a real compliment.

Because of Yue Zili's status, it is not too much to say that he is famous all over the world. After all, there are few people who can match No. 1 under the Eighth Prince.

So even if Yue Zili was not present, he would still win the lottery in Yingchun Tower, and Sun Mobai had a good family background, and it would not be too much to say that he was rich. , second only to Yue Zili.

"It's just a false name, it's just a false name, everyone is absurd. In terms of martial arts cultivation, I am far from Yue Shaoxia, and I am far from the other young heroes on the Jingcai list. I dare not be the second person." !" Saying so, Sun Mobai couldn't hide a smile on his face.

As for Gu Xiaoan, he didn't even mention it, obviously to show contempt.

Li San and brother Zijin were all furious when they heard this.

But at this moment, there was a sound of horseshoes outside the building. Immediately afterwards, a group of people walked in quickly from outside the building, but they were a group of middle-aged people in official uniforms.

The shopkeeper, who was dozing off behind the counter, suddenly jumped up and walked towards the group of middle-aged officials, trembling as he walked, "Wu...Master Wu, you... Why are you here?"

The person who came soon recognized the person in the building. He was one of the chief officials of the military department, Wu Xingyuan from the Ministry of Officials, Mr. Wu.

Sun Mobai who was upstairs also came downstairs at this time, and he wanted to say hello to Mr. Wu, because he is now in the second place in the lottery, and the top three in the lottery in previous years. Well, usually Master Wu's dragon never sees the end. He has visited many times but has not seen it. Now he must seize this opportunity.

"Wu..." Who knew that as soon as he raised his hand, Wu Xingyuan pushed him away, picked up a token from the tray on the person behind him and handed it to the shopkeeper of the Yingchun Tower, saying, "I offer By order of His Majesty, come here to give this token, and this year, we will add another person to the martial arts rookie list."

Hearing Mr. Wu's words, all the martial arts rookies in the Yingchun Tower gasped. This Mr. Wu came in person, but he was just to send a token to add another person to the rookie list, and this person , it sounds like it was hand-picked by His Majesty.

Before the military science begins, His Majesty has to see it with his own eyes.

Who is it that has such an honor?

"Master Wu, may I ask who is it that His Majesty favors you?" The token was lying on his stomach, and Sun Mobai couldn't see clearly, so he had met Wu Xingyuan twice, and asked boldly, also wanting to make more impressions.

"Of course it's loyalty, courage, benevolence, unparalleled arrogance, Gu Xiao'an, Gu Shaoxia!" Wu Xingyuan originally had a majestic expression on his face, but when he said this, a look of admiration immediately appeared on his face, "Gu Shaoxia originally Treating fame like dung, unwilling to participate in the scientific examination, His Majesty cherishes talents, issued several edicts to persuade Gu Shaoxia to change his mind, and said that Da Chen has Gu Shaoxia, so he will have a new color!"

After finishing speaking, he didn't even look at Sun Mobai, turned around and strode away.

And that Sun Mobai, as early as Gu Xiaoan uttered the three words, his face turned pale. When he heard the last sentence, his legs softened and he almost fell to his knees.

This... this Gu Xiaoan, unexpectedly, really... really such a person?
Na Zhixin and Huan Wu also moved their lips and were at a loss. If it is said that the two people upstairs are relying on the past, and this Master Wu is a member of the court and has been ordered by the Holy Order, it is possible that this is also a lie. ?

Those words that sound as straight as a script, are actually true? !

Thinking of their loud and presumptuous words in the building before, they couldn't help but blushed and didn't dare to raise their heads to show others.

But at this time, when Gu Xiaoan's sign came out, the noble ladies and young girls who were about to fall asleep, and the stewards of the family all came down the stairs like a tide, rushed to the counter, and shouted loudly: "I voted for you!" Gu Xiaoan signs!"

"I also vote for Gu Xiaoan!"

It's so lively that it looks like a vegetable market.

Zhixin and Huanwu were standing in the building, they inevitably blocked their way, they were pushed away by some noble ladies, they still did not forget to give them a few glances, and said to them in an extremely disdainful tone: "Okay, A country bumpkin who hasn’t seen the world yet shows up, isn’t it ashamed? Do you still want to win the first prize and become the champion? I don’t even want the first prize in front of me! Hurry up and go home to raise pigs!”

Cheerful laughter resounded from all around.

As for that Sun Mobai had long wanted to escape, but when he reached the door, he heard two voices shouting from upstairs: "Buy me a thousand lottery orders, and cast Gu Xiaoan and Gu Shaoxia fiercely to death!"

After a pause, at almost the same time, the two said together: "Oh, yes, pay me to buy people who are currently ranked third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and even twenty, and buy them hard, Lao Tzu." I don’t want to see the person I just talked to, especially the one named Sun Mobai appearing in the top [-], so as not to stain my eyes!”

After saying this, the two looked at each other up and down, as if they had found a bosom friend.

Downstairs, Sun Mobai only stepped out with half a foot. Hearing the second half of the sentence, he almost jumped back into the building and said loudly: "Don't buy it! Don't buy it!!!"

But it was too late, money can be magical, and as soon as the money was dropped, Gu Xiaoan's ranking rose sharply, surpassing Sun Mobai and Yue Zili, who was far away from Sun Mobai. After that, the three, four, five, Six, seven, all the way up to thirty all rose in a straight line, directly overwhelming Sun Mobai where he couldn't see.

"No!!! No!!!" Only Sun Mobai's desperate roar remained in the building, but it was quickly drowned out.

　Third more.

　　Don't scold me for being slower. This chapter is 6000 words long, so I wrote it slowly. I really have limited hand speed, and I am not lazy.

　　Forgive me, everyone.

　　And, I took a shower and came back for the fourth update.

　　Today is five more, and we will do what we say.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)