C25

"General, is there any movement from Mo Bei's side?"

Lin Chengyan briefly described what had happened after Chu Huainan had returned to Yanyang City, as well as the events that had occurred during the autumn. This was the last chance for the Northern Desert's Tattoo Tattoo, so Lin Chengyan did not believe that Yanzhi would be able to bear with it.

"Advisor, it's not just Mo Bei who has made a move, according to reliable news, all of those fighters from Saibei have gathered at the Immortal-facing Land Gate, presumably to take this opportunity to add fuel to the fire. As for whether or not there is any communication between the two sides, I think that from the time of gathering of the warriors from Saibei and the time of the mobilization of the army, they should have already reached an alliance."

That's right, the moment the Mo Bei army took action, the Northern Reaches Immortal Gate immediately issued the Eight Desolate Blood Battle Order, summoning a large group of people from the martial arts world.

Lin Chengyan fixed his gaze on the map on the table. His eyes kept moving down and after pondering for a long time, he asked, "Is there no news about the Wu Country?"

Murong Qian Xun knew what Lin Chengyan wanted to ask.

"I informed General Qin Liangyu a few days ago that the Southern Martial Kingdom had taken note of their actions. This morning, General Qin Liangyu sent a letter to him, informing him that the Martial Kingdom was still as it was this morning, and heard that the Martial Kingdom's female emperor was busy suppressing the riots of the martial artists over there, and had even called back the great general Wu Anbang who had confronted General Qin Liangyu. This Wu Anbang is the most famous general of the Martial Kingdom, and the one who replaced him is an unknown general, what's his name … "Sun Fengzhen."

Lin Chengyan nodded his head. He had changed generals at the right time, so it was likely that the Martial Kingdom did not want to be involved in this mess. It seemed like the Martial Imperial Goddess was certain that he would make a big move against the north. However, Lin Chengyan had no intentions of plotting against the south. The Chu Country currently did not have the ability to do battle on both sides.

At that moment, Lin Chengyan told Murong Qian Xun that General Qin Liangyu, who had been sent to the south, was keeping an eye on the Wu Kingdom. As for the two groups of troops from the north, Lin Chengyan was 90% sure that he could take them all!

Murong Qian Xun felt his blood boiling within his body. He had joined the army at the age of fifteen, and his name had spread far and wide during that battle. It had been more than ten years now, and he longed for a great battle! There were some people that they were born to be suited for the battlefield, and Murong Qianchen was undoubtedly such a person.

"Quick, inform Feng Guang, Shang Yanfei, and Xiao Tai to report to us."

These three people were the most important generals under Murong Qian Xun's command. In terms of martial prowess, these three people might not be the ones closest to the front lines, but they were still what Murong Qian Xun relied on the most. It was all because of these three people that Feng Guang was the vanguard great general, the one with the highest combat power besides Murong Qianxu of the Northwest Armoured Cavalry. He was already at the first rank. With Shang Yanfei in charge, he could leave the food and supplies to Murong Qianxu without worry. Xiao Tai was the commander of the Dragon Elephant Cavalry. This was Murong Qian Xun's trump card; it was his carefully nurtured fifteen thousand elite soldiers.

"General!"

Very quickly, the three of them had entered into his account. Murong Qianlou gave a brief description of the current situation in Sun City and then turned to look at Lin Chengyan. Even though Murong Qian Xun had long since become the soldier soul of the four hundred thousand cavalrymen in the northwest, he had never blindly been arrogant. He was well aware that in terms of scheming and planning, he was far inferior to Lin Chengyan.

"There will be something happening in the north within three days at the latest. Generals, come forward and take a look at the terrain, and this place as well."

Lin Chengyan pointed to a few spots on the map and slowly lifted his head, his eyes filled with ferocity.

"All of you, give up!"

"What!"

"..."

This was a debate on politics and law, which tested the ability of teachers to govern politics and local governance.

Xu Qing and his group had already arrived at their respective examination halls.

"Eh, Xu Qingzhi, you couldn't have been hit by a carriage, right? Hahaha."

As soon as Xu Qingzhi found his examination room, he heard a familiar voice. He didn't need to guess to know from the unbridled laughter that it was definitely Su Dingfang.

It had to be said that the protective strength of this graded expert was truly powerful. Even the half-dead Mo Yunchang had caused Xu Qingzhi's leg to be in pain and his legs to be limp. If he had not insisted on walking, Mo Yunchang would have found a walking stick for him.

"Hey, Xu Qingzhi, I'm going to lose to you in this match. I've never been interested in this kind of governance."

Su Dingfang continued talking to himself, as if telling Xu Qingzhi that it was already amazing that he could beat him. Xu Qingzhi helplessly shook his head. What a cute fellow.

"Students, please take your seats according to the first round of the examination. This examination paper will be distributed shortly."

The chief examiner's loud voice resounded throughout the entire plaza. This chief examiner was actually a first rank expert! Xu Qing could not help but glance at the white-bearded old man. He was most likely a Confucian expert.

Xu Qingzhi sat down obediently, only to see that Su Dingfang had already fallen asleep on the table. He was really confident, but Su Dingfang really did have the ability to back up his confidence. With just his archery skills, he was sure that he would pass this time.

He had not expected that the political and legal debate this time would be a test. He had not expected this at all.

Xu Qingzhi was sighing emotionally on one side, while Xu Zhen and Xu Hong, on the other side, were already feeling a headache from the questions. Thus the subject of the debate on political law was "On the position of the people in the country". This was different from the few questions that Xu Qingzhi and the rest had planned for the most likely outcome. At that time, Xu Zhen and Xu Hong had been blinded.

A few people had long been prepared for this, and Xu Shi had even memorized the few pages Xu Qingzhi had written for him last night. This was truly not easy for Xu Zhen, but in the end, he did not take the test, and Xu Zhen suddenly felt despair. The pitiful Xu Hong happened to look over at him and also happened to see Xu Hong looking at him. The two brothers felt a sense of empathy for each other.

Xu Qinghzhi did not have much time to think about the situation of Xu Zhen and the others, because to him, this proposition was not easy either. It was not that he could not write a long and fluent essay, but it was just that he knew very well that his results in the second match were not ideal, so he needed to obtain an excellent result in the third match.

It has to be said that this is extremely difficult, not because this proposition is unusual, but because it is too common. Since ancient times, there have been countless discussions on the topic of "monarch, subject, and citizen", such as "the people are the most important, the country is the second most important, the monarch is the least", or "water energy can even overturn a boat". There are simply too many points, and it is too difficult to make a breakthrough in this point of view. Not only did this make Xu Qingzhi admire the perseverance of the examinee, was he not afraid that this exam would be filled with similar comments?