Evergreen Immortal.

Joint Army Mansion, lobby.

"Brother Li, I never expected this."

Jiang Linxian rarely smiled bitterly.

"It's the Duke of Weiguo."

He said.

Li Rui and Ning Zhongtian frowned when they heard the name.

Ning Zhongtian found Li Rui today and said that Jiang Linxian called them over.

They didn't expect that the matter of the Simao Lieutenant was actually related to the Duke of Weiguo.

Jiang Linxian: "Originally, Brother Li's appointment had been approved by General Xue, and it was only waiting for the Ministry of Personnel to complete the process. I didn't expect that the Duke of Weiguo would take the initiative to write a letter to ask His Majesty to let his grandson Qi Ze be the Duke of Weiguo."

"The Duke of Weiguo originally represented the previous dynasty. Many people in Xuanguo could not escape to Wuguo back then, so His Majesty was shaken."

Li Rui looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose.

He just listened quietly.

What kind of person is the Duke of Weiguo?

That was the leader of the old people of the previous dynasty. Although the power of Xuan State in the previous dynasty had completely declined, a lean camel was still bigger than a horse, and he was still not a small official.

Not to mention the sixth-rank lieutenant, even if it was a fifth-rank official, as long as Weiguo opened his mouth, the emperor would agree without blinking.

In the eyes of those big men, the fifth and sixth ranks were actually nothing, and they would do it for anyone.

Although it was a big loss that he could not serve as the lieutenant of Simao this time, after all, his strength was announced to the outside world, and exposing some of his strength was nothing, but if he did not get promoted this time, he would have to wait at least seven or eight years.

But. Compared with offending the Duke of Weiguo, it was nothing.

Li Rui always looked lightly on gains and losses.

He had waited for seventy years, and there was no hurry for this moment.

Jiang Linxian looked at Li Rui: "Brother Li, I know what you are thinking, but this time, we must fight."

Li Rui had not spoken yet.

Ning Zhongtian was the first to raise a question: "Jiang Boss, the Duke of Weiguo has a big family and great business, we may not be able to afford to offend him."

Jiang Linxian narrowed her eyes slightly and took out a copybook from her sleeve.

Li Rui and Ning Zhongtian looked at it carefully.

There was only one word, "Victory".

The handwriting was very bad, and there was no stroke at all.

Li Rui looked at the word and it looked more and more familiar. Soon, he remembered where he had seen it.

'I am very happy'

Yes.

It was the same font that I saw on the imperial edict.

Li Rui's pupils widened slightly.

It turned out to be the emperor's handwritten order!

Although there was only one word, it was extremely important.

The key point was that the imperial edict in Jiang Linxian's hand had not passed through Annan Town, which meant that Jiang Linxian could directly contact the Lord of Dragon Court.

This was incredible.

'It seems that the rumors outside are true, and Jiang Linxian really has a deep relationship with the emperor. '

Otherwise, this handwritten order would not have appeared in Jiang Linxian's hands.

Instead, it should be sent to Annan Town by fast horses, and then the general Xue Gui will issue the order.

Li Rui knew it clearly.

But Ning Zhongtian was full of question marks.

Win?

Who? Who won?

Jiang Linxian said: "This is the imperial edict of His Majesty. His Majesty should not be able to refuse the Duke of Weiguo, so he wants to hold a competition. The winner will be the Captain of Simao."

"His Majesty means that you should defeat the grandson of the Duke of Weiguo."

"We?"

Ning Zhongtian is not a stupid person.

The doubt just now was just because of the information asymmetry. Now that Jiang Linxian said this, it was clear in an instant.

No wonder he was called here this time.

It turned out that he also wanted to participate in the competition.

Obviously, Jiang Linxian was worried that Li Rui might not be the opponent of the grandson of the Duke of Weiguo, so he called Ning Zhongtian as well.

As for Lu Jun, he was dispensable.

After all, Lu Jun's strength is far inferior to Ning Zhongtian. If Ning Zhongtian is defeated, Lu Jun will be useless, and he will be remembered by the Duke of Wei as a deliberately embarrassing person, which is not worth it.

Jiang Linxian's eyes became sharp:

"I will give each of you 14 great merits. You can exchange them for anything you want, but remember one thing, you must win this battle!"

The emperor agreed to the Duke of Wei's request on the surface, and then left a loophole and sent a message to him privately. His intention was obvious.

He just didn't want to give the position of Simao Xiaowei to someone from the Duke of Wei's lineage, although he didn't understand why the emperor was bothering with a small sixth-rank official.

But since it was the emperor's will, it must be completed.

Ning Zhongtian and Li Rui's eyes were fixed.

They knew that Jiang Linxian had given a death order.

That's right.

After all, this was an order issued by the emperor himself. If it was messed up, Jiang Linxian would definitely be punished.

Ning Zhongtian's eyes were filled with fighting spirit:

"Jiang, don't worry!"

Li Rui also nodded: "I obey."

He didn't say anything about going all out, that would be asking for a scolding, and now Jiang Linxian just wanted to hear affirmation.

Seeing that the two were full of confidence, Jiang Linxian nodded with satisfaction:

"The competition will be held in ten days, you go and prepare first."

After that.

He waved his hand.

"Brother Li, do you know what the strength of that grandson is?"

As soon as Ning Zhongtian came out, he couldn't wait to ask.

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Li Rui felt that Ning Zhongtian was scolding him, but there was no evidence.

He pondered:

"I heard that Qi Ze, who just broke through the sixth rank two years ago, is a grandson of the Duke of Wei who is highly valued."

The first Duke of Wei was the uncle of the previous dynasty, and his surname should have been Qi.

But after surrendering, he took the initiative to change his surname from Qi to Qi.

In response, Emperor Taizu was very pleased.

It is precisely because of the good performance of the Duke of Wei that this family has been able to survive until now, and its power is still very impressive.

Ning Zhongtian touched his chin.

"Sixth rank"

And it was the sixth rank that just broke through two years ago. From this point of view, it seems to be a sure thing?

He just promised Jiang Linxian that it was a must-learn skill for a subordinate.

In fact, he didn't even know who Qi Ze was.

Now that he knew Qi Ze's realm, he was even less panicked.

Ning Zhongtian grinned: "Brother Li, don't worry, that grandson is definitely not our opponent."

Li Rui chuckled: "Brother Ning, don't take it lightly."

Ning Zhongtian nodded solemnly: "Brother, what you said makes sense."

Although Qi Ze's realm is not high, he is a genius from the Duke of Wei's mansion after all, and his family background is profound, so he should not be underestimated.

You know, the first person, the Duke of Wei, is the military god of Xuan State. It not only refers to the ability to lead troops, but also a martial arts master himself.

Soon.

Ning Zhongtian smiled: "Fourteen great merits, Jiang Boss has invested a lot this time."

The value of one great merit is huge.

Jiang Linxian gave Ning Zhongtian and Li Rui fourteen great merits in one breath, which is a big deal.

Of course.

The boss's sincerity has been shown. If Ning Zhongtian and Li Rui mess up, An Ningwei will definitely not be able to stay, and maybe even Yunzhou.

The greater the benefit, the greater the pressure.

Ning Zhongtian is a person who can withstand pressure and is not anxious at all.

After chatting with Li Rui for a few words with a smile, he went to the military supply department excitedly.

Li Rui went straight to the arsenal.

Dingzi Arsenal.

Familiar place.

It's a pity that the taciturn man on the third floor is no longer seen.

Li Rui found the current Zhao Guanliang.

"Lord Zhao, do you have the latest list?"

"Yes, yes."

When Zhao Guanliang saw that it was Li Rui, he immediately smiled and flattered.

How could he not provide for him.

Although Li Rui's documents had not come down yet, the news of his promotion to the sixth-rank lieutenant had already spread in Anning Guard.

He was a small eighth-rank official, so of course he had to please this boss who was two ranks higher than him.

While talking.

He winked at his subordinates, and soon, a thick book was brought out.

The armory would have a book recording the current supplies of Anning Guard.

It would be updated every day.

Li Rui used to be a grain manager, and he knew everything about this.

Calculating the days, it was almost time for the supplies to be updated these two days, so he came to the armory to ask for a new list.

He skillfully opened the book.

He read it quickly.

Those low-value or useless things were quickly skipped.

After a moment.

The action of flipping the book paused, and Li Rui's eyes stopped on a line of small words.

"A drop of fourth-level Jiaolong blood. This Jiaolong has a trace of Chilong blood. It is of excellent quality and is from the Wu Kingdom. It is worth sixteen great merits."

Fourth-level Jiaolong blood!

Li Rui immediately became interested.

He had known the benefits of Jiaolong blood for a long time.

If he hadn't gotten Jiaolong blood before, it might have taken him several years to realize the dragon form.

This thing is the supreme medicine for people with dragon form.

Compared with the previous Jiaolong blood, this Jiaolong blood is even more domineering.

Fourth-level, that is a monster comparable to a congenital warrior, and its strength is unquestionable.

And it is even rarer to have a trace of Chilong.

"A dragon with scales is called Jiaolong, a dragon with wings is called Yinglong, a dragon with horns is called Qiulong, and a dragon without horns is called Chilong."

Chilong is a real dragon.

The dragon has nine sons, and the second one is called Chiwen, which refers to Chilong.

Li Rui couldn't help but feel lucky that he had the habit of looking through the material list, otherwise he would have missed it.

This unique drop of dragon blood was traded between Wu and Yu.

The Wu court specially gave it to the Annan Army.

General Xue gave two drops to each garrison.

Yes, you heard it right, two drops.

And each drop costs sixteen great merits!

Perhaps it was for this reason that it was not snatched up.

There are very few people in the world with dragon shapes. Although dragon blood is also very effective for ordinary warriors, it is only one drop after all, the quantity is too small, and the effect is limited.

In comparison, spending sixteen great merits seems extremely worthless.

But.

These shortcomings are not important to Li Rui.

He originally had three great merits, plus the fourteen great merits given by Jiang Linxian, which means seventeen great merits.

Unprecedented wealth.

If it were yesterday, let alone buying it, I wouldn't even dare to look at it.

This kind of thing is obviously prepared for the extremely experienced garrison or military officer or lieutenant general.

Li Rui, a newly promoted sixth-rank official, can't afford it at all.

But now. He is terribly rich!

"This is it."

Li Rui went to the military supply department without any hesitation.

When the military supply department heard that Li Rui wanted to exchange sixteen great merits for the dragon blood, they couldn't help but sigh at Li Rui's wealth.

And they deeply condemned in their hearts that if they had sixteen great merits, they would definitely not spend it like this.

As they wished, they got the dragon blood.

Li Rui returned home.

He looked at the small jade bottle in his hand with burning eyes and gently pulled out the cork.

A wild and domineering bloody aura surged up.

The Yinglong in his body slowly opened its dragon eyes.