Dynasty Call: Low-key Struggle for Hegemony

"Are they so bold?"

In the palace of Prince Chu, Li Yuan frowned and asked.

"Yes, Your Highness, the memorial of the Fourteenth Dynasty's envoy has been sent up." Fan Jianqiang said, "In the past three days, they have been spreading this matter in the market. Regardless of whether the imperial court agrees or not, they have no rights. If the imperial court agrees to the loss, we will inevitably have to compete with them. If the imperial court disagrees, I am afraid it will greatly damage the prestige of our imperial court, which is exactly what they want to see..."

Four days have passed since the last feast, and tomorrow is the day when the envoys of the Fourteenth Dynasty will go to court.

From the past three days, the Fourteenth Dynasty mission wanted to compete with the Yu Dynasty.

Three battles of literature and three battles of martial arts!

What Li Yuan was curious about was, how could these fourteenth dynasty missions dare to compete in so many competitions?

They came to Kyoto to compete, and Li Yuan knew it, because the benefits of winning were too great. If their dynasty won, the prestige of the dynasty would greatly increase, and if they lost face to the Yu Dynasty, the annual tribute would be much less.

And it doesn't matter if they lose. Isn't it normal for Dynasty to lose to Dynasty?

But so many fights?

Do they have that much talent?

Do you look down upon the talents of the Yu Dynasty so much?

According to Li Yuan's idea, the total number of civil and military competitions in the Fourteenth Dynasty should be three at most. The three most elite people should be brought out to compete, and the Yu Dynasty would not be given a chance.

………………

"How do they want to compete?"

On top of the golden palace, Li Yao sat firmly on the dragon's throne, looking at the ministers, and asked loudly.

"Wenbi, every time we compete, we both ask a question. The one who can answer it wins, and the one who can't answer it loses!" Yi Ning, the Minister of Rites below, reported; "There are three martial arts battles, one for Xiantian, one for Grandmaster, and one for Grandmaster." A Tianwu competition, and the requirement is to be under thirty years old."

"First fight with words, then fight with force!"

Uh-huh!

After Yi Ning's introduction, the court suddenly became noisy.

"Oh, so arrogant!"

"This is called a literary fight? Why don't you dare to directly compete with chess, calligraphy and painting, and poetry and classical meanings?"

"As expected, they are despicable and cunning. They are obviously no match for us, so are you planning to do something evil?"

A group of civil servants said disdainfully.

"It doesn't matter, there are three questions in the three competitions. Didn't they say that each of them would ask a question? Let's take out the chessboard puzzle that has been unsolvable in the past few years and it will be forever!"

"Are you stupid? What should we do if they can't solve it and neither can we?"

"It's really despicable. We only announced the rules on this last day and only gave us one day to come up with the problem and then solve it."

These officials instantly understood the insidious thoughts of the Fourteenth Dynasty.

Wen Du, each asks three questions. These three questions must stump the other party, but they must also answer them themselves.

Compared with the civilian officials discussing and researching with each other, the military attache was much more relaxed.

It only takes one word to fight, and it's over!

As for the condition of being under thirty years old, no one took it seriously.

Which martial arts competition does not allow the younger generation to take action? Isn't this an unspoken rule? The conditions must be clearly stated. Oh, a dynasty is a dynasty.

It just depends on who your Majesty is going to send.

"Haha, this is the Yu Dynasty, they have the final say when it comes to the Doulun competition!"

"Your Majesty, I think that if we change the rules again, if they want to compete, they can compete, and if they don't, they can get out!"

"I second the proposal!"

"No, if we can't convince them, this competition will be in vain. They will still find opportunities to ask their three questions."

"Then change the time!" A civil servant took a step forward.

"First fight with force, then fight with literature!"

"One game a day, three more days, you can come up with a winning question."

"Can!"

"Seconded!"

"Seconded!"

Seeing the approval of all the officials in the court, Li Yao nodded slightly, but his eyes flashed:

"Shilang Yi, tell them that they can fight with me if they want, but they must fight with force first, and then with words!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, I think it will be difficult to determine the winner among the three civil servants and the three martial arts, so we will add a competition, a competition at the Dharma Master Realm!" Lu Xun, the Minister of Rites, said with a smile.

The officials' hearts moved. In the dynasty, the Tianwu realm was already the top powerhouse, and the Dazun realm was the pillar of the dynasty.

Lin Shufan glanced at Lu Xun, nodded slightly, and said:

"I second the proposal!"

If the Dharma Master Realm within the Fourteen Dynasty Mission is accidentally killed in a competition, the dynasty belonging to the Dharma Master Realm will suffer heavy losses. At that time, with a little guidance, that dynasty can be destabilized, and then the surrounding dynasties will be destabilized. dynasty…………

For a time, several rough plans for the future of the dynasty were formed in Lin Shufan's mind.

"good!"

In the court, Li Yao made the final decision.

………………

After the morning court, a piece of news quickly spread like wildfire inside and outside Kyoto.

His Majesty Emperor Yao agreed to the dynasty mission’s request for a competition and will conduct the competition in the palace tomorrow!

Suddenly, there were hooks and fences everywhere in the streets and alleys... Countless people in Kyoto were discussing this matter.

"Bah, these dynasty envoys are not honest at all. They actually came to our Kyoto to run wild. It's time to show them some color."

"The one who rides the horse is still our imperial court. If you want to compete, you can do it according to our ideas!"

"Haha, who do they think they are? If you agree to compete with them, you are already giving them face!"

"A group of barbarians want to challenge our Yu Dynasty. They are simply arrogant!"

On this day, everyone from officials to nobles to ordinary people were talking about tomorrow's competition.

In the imperial study room of the palace, Li Yao, Li Yuan, Lin Shufan, Lu Xun, Yi Ning, and the eldest princess Li Mujun gathered here.

When Li Yuan first came in, he was a little confused when he saw that Lin Shufan, Lu Xun, and Yi Ning were all there. Is this a small court meeting that he could participate in?

When he saw that Li Mujun was there, he felt at ease. If she was there, everything would be fine.

Faced with Li Yao's warm greeting, Li Yuan just sat aside and listened to their conversation quietly.

"Your Majesty, among the fourteen dynasties, the Rihui Dynasty is the strongest, followed by the Wuyue Dynasty, then the Nanming Dynasty, and the weakest is the Lianghe Dynasty. This time, only the Rihui Dynasty and the Nanming Dynasty brought a Dharma Lord. Come to the top of the realm, Okamoto Rishan and Park Chenxi!"

Lu Xun stroked his beard and said with a faint smile, "The competition at the Dharma Master Realm is the choice between the two."

"In their competition at the Tianwu Realm, it should be Nobuhiko Inoue, who is at the peak of the Tianwu Realm. The grandmaster is probably the third prince of the Nanming Dynasty, An Zhe, who is at the peak of the Grandmaster Realm."

"In the Xiantian Competition, the contestants are sent by the Ximan Dynasty, which ranks fifth in strength. The Ximan Dynasty is physically strong and below the level of Grandmaster, they have great advantages."

Yi Ning told the situation of the dynasty's missions one by one. In the past few days, they had learned about the specific strength of each dynasty's missions.

"Tomorrow's Xiantian battle, who do you think is appropriate to send?"

Li Yao frowned and asked. In the eyes of ordinary people, Xiantian is already a master, but in the eyes of Li Yao and Lin Shufan, he is inconspicuous at all, and they do not pay attention to the geniuses who belong to the Xiantian realm.

"We have many talented young people in Kyoto. There are five geniuses in Kyoto and eight geniuses. Their strength is not much different. You can just let any one of them fight." Li Mujun said.

"Yeah, that's okay!" Li Yao nodded slowly.

"Ahem, Your Majesty, there's something wrong with them!" Yi Ning suddenly said.

"Um?"

Everyone's attention immediately shifted to Yi Ning.

"Why?" Li Yao frowned and stared at Yi Ning.

I have just made my decision. Are you going to refute me right away?

What does it mean?

Feeling uncomfortable with your head on your neck?

Facing Li Yao's gaze, Yi Ning felt very stressed and said quickly:

"Your Majesty, the former Five Elites and Eight Great Geniuses of Kyoto have all reached the level of Grandmaster. We can only send them to compete with Grandmasters."

"Has everyone reached Grandmaster?"

Li Mujun didn't look good. These people proposed it themselves and spoke out without knowing the situation clearly. This was a huge mistake. It would be a disaster if Li Yao and the others were disappointed.

"Yes!" Yi Ning said honestly, and Yi Ning went out of his way to take a look at Li Yuan.

Because Fang Shiyuan, one of the Five Heroes of Kyoto, was the first to break through to the Tianwu Realm.

All the geniuses who break through the Tianwu Realm will break away from the titles of the younger generation and create their own unique names!

"That's it." Li Yao nodded slightly and did not blame Li Mujun. He didn't even feel the slightest emotion about Li Mujun's mistake.

Auntie is always like this, she is used to it!

"Your Majesty, why don't we send the geniuses from Yujing Academy."

Lin Shufan reminded.

"Most of the most talented people in each family have already broken through to master level, so Yujing Academy is a good choice."

Lin Shufan did not mention one thing, that is, Yujing Academy does not belong to any force, and it is best to choose a civilian genius to compete.

After all, in the Grandmaster and Tianwu competitions that follow, these civilian geniuses will have no chance to compete.

No matter in terms of skills, strength, or foundation, it is difficult for ordinary geniuses to compare with the geniuses of aristocratic families.

"Okay, Liu Jin, please send someone immediately to notify the dean of Yujing College to see me."

"yes!"

Li Yao agreed immediately and immediately summoned the dean of Yujing College.

Then he said:

"Who should I choose as the Grandmaster?"

This time, Li Yao looked directly at Yi Ning.

Yi Ning said:

"Your Majesty, I think Chen Mu of the Chen family is a good candidate."

"Chen Mu of the Chen family is one of the Five Great Masters of Kyoto. He is at the peak of his cultivation. The Five Great Masters of Kyoto are stronger than the eight geniuses. Currently, only Chen Mu of the Five Great Masters of Kyoto stays in Kyoto."

Yi Ning's words were like a slap in Li Mujun's face.

Just now, Li Mujun said that the Five Great Talents of Kyoto are about the same strength as the Eight Great Geniuses.

Li Mujun sat upright, not squinting, as if he had not heard these words, and did not speak, not wanting to attract anyone's attention.

"Well, let's pre-select Chen Mu. Mr. Yi, please call the other geniuses over for backup."

Li Yao nodded slightly, any genius who can be ranked as a genius in Beijing is an outstanding person who can withstand the test.

Ordinary people are under great pressure and competition, and the competition between aristocratic families is even more cruel. Anyone who is slightly weaker will be stepped on by equal opponents.

"As for Tianwu realm geniuses who are under thirty years old, how many are there in Kyoto?"

Li Yao paid great attention to the Tianjiao who was in the Tianwu realm and asked Liu Jin who was standing aside.

"Your Highness, there are only three geniuses who are still in Kyoto at the Tianwu Realm. However, there was another Tianjiao who came to Kyoto a few days ago."

Liu Jin replied respectfully.