I fished out corpses in Wuding River to extract entries - #346 - Chapter 339 Cognitive Impairment (Part 2)
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Seven days later.
Zhao Yuan went to Fengxin County and was summoned by the county governor.
Although the county governor is the highest-ranking person in Fengxin County, he did not participate in the martial arts process on the day of Enke.
However, I heard afterwards that one candidate had outstanding martial arts skills, and was far superior to other candidates in terms of riding, strategy, and martial arts skills.
Even Xu Zifu, the examiner that day, was full of praise for that man.
You must know that this Xu Zifu was the number one scholar in martial arts more than forty years ago.
When he was young, he was also brave and fearless, and was highly appreciated by the emperor. He even became an official in the imperial forest and became a servant, responsible for the safety of the emperor’s carriage.
It was only because he was old that he resigned and returned to his hometown, Fengxin County, where he took up a casual position in the army.
However, his disciples are all over the army, and almost all the military attachés from Fengxin County have endured Xu Zifu’s kindness.
Even the current governor of Fengxin County came from Xu Zifu’s family.
Not only that, even Xu Zifu’s niece was called into the palace as a concubine by Xu Zifu because of her beauty.
This also made the entire Xu family rise to prominence. Not only did they have deep relationships in the military, but there were also people in the palace.
And although Xu Zifu is nearly seventy years old, he doesn’t seem to have the slightest sense of twilight.
On the contrary, because he has been practicing martial arts for many years, he looks tall and powerful without being rickety, showing a trace of energy, and he walks vigorously and resolutely.
He walked into the governor’s mansion and went straight into the lobby.
Seeing Xu Zifu’s arrival, the county guard did not dare to neglect him. He quickly stood up to entertain him and asked the maid to bring him two cups of hot tea.
Xu Zifu was also unceremonious. He sat on the Taishi chair opposite Xu Zifu, grabbed the teacup and poured it into his mouth without caring about how hot it was.
After exhaling a breath of hot breath, he just said: “Can Zhao Yuan come today?”
The county guard nodded and spoke in a slow tone: “Yes, teacher, if Zhao Yuan is as powerful as you say, I plan to stay in the county until the end of time.”
Xu Zifu shook his head and said, “I came here today because of this matter.”
The county guard rolled his eyes and couldn’t help but ask: “What do you mean, teacher?”
Xu Zifu stood up and kept wandering: “Zhao Yuan’s martial arts is not the strongest I have ever seen.”
“But the speed with which he learned martial arts is rare in my life.”
When the county governor heard this, he couldn’t help but think deeply.
Among the martial arts subjects, there is an exam called “Bian Wu”, which involves locking all the candidates in a room for three days, and eating and drinking in the room.
And left the same military martial arts for him to learn.
After all, Da Cai is facing a tight situation at the front, and the southern Yue slaves have repeatedly tested Da Cai’s bottom line. It is precisely because of the lack of low-level officers in the army like ten-man captains and centurions.
And even if these candidates who take the martial arts exam fail, they will select a large number of people to join the army.
At that time, what they have to learn is how to save their lives and kill the enemy on the battlefield.
Therefore, quickly learning a military martial arts is a very challenging thing.
Although talent plays a huge factor in this, martial arts in the military also requires a lot of attention, including team cooperation and situation observation.
But among the 300 martial arts candidates who have made it this far, there are only eight people who can practice this “Taizu Changquan” to a small degree in three days.
These eight people can be regarded as one-in-a-million martial arts geniuses.
Including these eight people, there are more than sixty warriors who can use Taizu’s Changquan to sense the energy in the body.
After all, Fengxin County is a prosperous place with a population of nearly one million.
And these sixty people were the combined strength of the entire Fengxin County warriors.
The Cai Dynasty adopted a centralized system, and the emperor had supreme power.
Therefore, there were no martial arts sects in the Da Cai Dynasty.
Almost all warriors with some ability will join the army and serve the imperial court.
After all, if one person in the family joins the army, ten members of the family can be exempted from taxes. This is considered a good deal for several people.
Therefore, if there are boys in the family, one of them will basically be sent to join the army.
In addition, the current emperor is so happy that he has opened up his territory for more than a hundred miles and is still moving forward.
This also led to the fact that although Da Cai Chaozhong’s army participation rate was extremely high, it was not enough and he was still recruiting troops, which was quite militaristic.
It’s just that the Dacai Dynasty is in an excellent location. Although the weather is extremely hot, it can still harvest crops all year round, so it is difficult to cause major famine or insufficient supplies.
It was precisely the prosperity over the years that made the emperor feel inadequate and intend to open up new territories!
And that Zhao Yuan actually cultivated the Taizu Changquan to a perfect state within three days.
Even Xu Zifu, who has practiced it for more than fifty years, cannot see any loopholes in it.
This boxing technique was almost more perfect than that of the chief trainer he had seen in the palace.
This made Zhao Yuan’s score in this round far exceed that of other candidates.
In the subsequent exams, Zhao Yuan even excelled, leaving other candidates far behind.
On the stage, there is also no one who can be his enemy.
The boxing techniques he used were something Xu Zifu had never seen or heard of before.
Moreover, Zhao Yuan’s fist speed was extremely fast, almost reaching the limit that Xu Zifu could see with the naked eye.
It was these combined reasons that enabled Zhao Yuan to successfully win the title of martial arts leader.
It also made Xu Zifu, the examiner, attach great importance to him.
The Sheriff picked up the tea and took a sip.
He was also born in the military and knew how difficult it was to perfect a martial arts in three days.
I had never heard of this matter before.
He looked at his teacher: “Teacher, do you want to send Zhao Yuan to Yue Tianqi?”
The Yue Tianqi were Da Cai’s elite troops, although there were only three hundred of them.
These three hundred people were all candidates for martial arts examinations from various counties and cities.
Three centurions, there is only one martial arts champion every year!
The leader of the Yuetian Cavalry is the current Hussar General!
Wei Xianyi.
This Wei Xianyi is also a student of Xu Zifu, a martial arts examiner who comes out of Fengxin County every year.
Anyone who Xu Zifu feels will achieve great things in the future and be able to make a difference will be promoted to the Yuetian Cavalry.
Yue Tianqi was a mythical elite force in Da Cai.
It can pierce through a barbarian army of 20,000 people with three hundred iron cavalry.
Among them, the officers and soldiers were promoted very quickly.
Generally, after serving in the Yuetian Cavalry for seven years, they will be transferred to the local area and become the local military commander.
If you have enough merit, it is common to enter the capital.
What the governor didn’t expect was that Xu Zifu actually shook his head and said: “No, Zhao Yuan is too old. He only has a few daughters at home and no heirs. He is not suitable to join the Yuetian Cavalry.”
Although Yuetianqi is good, the mortality rate is also extremely high.
After all, they perform high-intensity and difficult tasks.
Relying on the mobility and flexibility of light cavalry, Yue Tianqi often needs to ride horses for several days, cross mountains and ridges, and cut off local supply lines by surprise.
Although it is a seven-year term, Yuetian Cavalry will replenish its men and horses every year.
This also shows that it is dangerous and intense.
Generally, people who are nearly forty years old like Zhao Yuan will not be chosen, but young people who have left behind descendants will be chosen to enter.
The county guard was a little confused. He frowned and looked at Xu Zifu: “So, what do you think, teacher?”
Xu Zifu shook his head: “The struggle in the harem is fierce and dangerous. I want to find a qualified guard for Yuan’er.”
The county guard understood in an instant.
The Yuan’er mentioned by Xu Zifu is his niece, Concubine Xu in the palace now.
The reason was that he was recommended to the palace by Xu Zifu.
Moreover, Xu Zifu had stayed in the palace for many years and knew many people.
In addition, there is still the line of Concubine Xu, so it will not be a problem to install an imperial guard.
It’s just that the county governor felt a little regretful when he heard this.
If Zhao Yuan enters the army, makes great contributions, and becomes a marquis or prime minister in the future, he can also be credited with such a political achievement.
If Zhao Yuan entered the palace and became a bodyguard, he would most likely be able to say a few words beside the emperor.
But in fact, there is no actual official position, and it will not be of any benefit to him.
However, the county guard also knew that the old man Xu Zifu was extremely stubborn, and no matter how he tried to persuade him, it was of no use.
He could only sigh and let Xu Zifu do whatever he wanted.
From time to time, Zhao Yuan came to see him from Yancheng.
After passing the martial arts exam, his life was much better than before.
Before that, because I had done nothing in my ordinary life, I didn’t even dare to eat more food, for fear that my father-in-law, Xie Butcher, would scold me as a waste of food.
But now, his father-in-law not only allowed himself to eat, but also directly replaced the bowl with a basin.
Every meal is full of meat, and every dish is well-oiled.
Butcher Xie didn’t feel bad at all, after all, this matter had been reported.
I don’t know how many people come to my home to give gifts and want to make friends in advance.
The big shots in Yancheng, both those he had heard of and those he had not heard of, all came to visit one by one.
Even Guo Yuanwai, whom he had not seen for ten years, personally delivered a box of snow-white silver.
These people were well-informed and heard news from the county and city that Zhao Yuan was highly appreciated by Xu Zifu.
Almost everyone in Fengxin County knows who Xu Zifu is.
In addition, the Xu family is also considered a powerful family and is a wealthy and prominent family in Fengxin County. They all watched eagerly.
Just waiting to rely on Zhao Yuan to gain some connections with the Xu family.
Today, Zhao Yuan trimmed his hair and beard, taking care of them meticulously, and he could finally see his face clearly.
Xu Zifu couldn’t help but lament that Xu Zifu didn’t look happy when he put on the red robe of a martial artist.
His fierce and cold face made people feel that the robe was soaked in blood and a little seeping.
However, Zhao Yuannai was born as a scholar and treated the two adults with great respect.
If it had been before, he would have already knelt down and saluted.
But after having Xie Que’s memory, he became neither humble nor arrogant.
After all, after seeing the boundless world of immortals, he no longer cares so much about the intrigues in the officialdom.
After all, the vastness of heaven and earth, the infinity of space, what do humans mean?
It’s just that the memory of the past is still there, and some Confucian etiquette in his subconscious tells him that he still needs to be loyal to the emperor and loyal to the country.
Seeing Zhao Yuan’s attitude, Xu Zifu was even more happy.
After all, there are many overt and covert attacks in the palace, and what is needed is such a calm person to be able to protect his niece.
Because of this, Zhao Yuan rose through the ranks, leaving Yancheng and Fengxin County.
He went to the capital thousands of miles away and entered the palace as a guard.
Three days after Zhao Yuan arrived in the palace, Concubine Xu was poisoned.
Fortunately, after Zhao Yuan broke through the innate realm, his sense of smell became extremely sensitive and he could smell a hint of bitterness in the food.
Concubine Xu had just been saved from the poison.
Precisely because of this, Concubine Xu became extremely attached to the middle-aged guard sent by her uncle.
Not only that, Zhao Yuan also had many ideas for Concubine Xu.
Within three months, Concubine Xu successfully turned around and defeated Concubine Su, who had been her enemy for a long time.
The reason was that Zhao Yuan was good at discovering details and connected a complete clue from Concubine Su’s secret actions, and asked Concubine Xu to report it to the emperor.
Although the emperor said he was very happy with his achievements, he was also an upright emperor.
There was no grain of sand in his eyes, so he executed Concubine Su in public.
From then on, Concubine Xu had no rivals in the harem.
But the biggest shortcoming of the emperor now is that he has no heirs.
Zhao Yuan began to plan for this point, using methods such as calculating the fertile period and preparing traditional Chinese medicine to successfully conceive Concubine Xu.
And based on a passage in Xie Que’s mind, he deduced that Concubine Xu was pregnant with a son.
Sure enough, after the birth of Concubine Xu’s child, the emperor loved her very much.
Because of this, the emperor abandoned the current queen, made the emperor’s eldest son the prince, and made Xu Guifei the queen.
After Concubine Xu became the queen, she did not hide it.
He told the emperor everything about Zhao Yuan and even praised Zhao Yuan.
This is something that Xu Guifei and Zhao Yuan have already agreed on, and Zhao Yuan is also old.
Concubine Xu also knew that Zhao Yuan wanted to be granted a title of marquis and prime minister, but it was already very difficult for him to perform meritorious service at this age.
This was something that could not be delayed, so she truthfully told the emperor Zhao Yuan’s abilities.
Superb martial arts, medical skills of life and death, knowledge of astronomy and geography…
When the emperor heard about Zhao Yuan’s ability, he was also shocked.
It has been half a year since Zhao Yuan entered the palace.
Within the past six months, Zhao Yuan’s martial arts cultivation had already reached the peak of a master.
He once tried to break his Dantian and practice human-immortal martial arts.
But for some reason, there seemed to be two streams of air protecting the Dantian, and he was unable to break them into pieces and turn them into acupoints.
There was no other way, so Zhao Yuan had no choice but to switch to other majors.
Medical skills, numerology, Buddhism… Zhao Yuan kept chewing away everything in Xie Que’s memory.
It’s just that there are too many things in Xie Que’s mind, and Zhao Yuan has only scratched the surface so far.
But this little bit of superficiality is extremely frightening in this secular dynasty.
Therefore, after Zhao Yuan was summoned by the emperor, he became the servant responsible for protecting the emperor’s safety overnight.
Being close to the emperor, even in the harem, Zhao Yuan had the right to enter and exit.
After all, the emperor is now fighting in all directions, and assassins from foreign races often come here.
But after having Zhao Yuan, the emperor was able to have good dreams every night.
The former queen’s family was extremely powerful, and she was the queen of the founding fathers in the capital.
But every time she wanted to take revenge on Queen Xu, she was successfully stopped by Zhao Yuan.
As Zhao Yuan’s abilities became known to more people, the former queen’s desire for revenge gradually faded away.
After all, this is not a life-and-death feud. She has not given birth to a child for so many years, and she also knows that her position will be occupied by someone else sooner or later.
The following year, the emperor personally led the expedition.
In the south of Da Cai, the Yue slaves committed another crime.
They assembled hundreds of thousands of elite troops and planned to counter-invade Dacai.
Even the Yue Tianqi, who dominated the foreign races, suffered great losses in the hands of Yue Nu. At one time, they only had about a hundred people.
Even the leader of Yue Tianqi, General Wei Xianyi, was buried in it.
However, this was Zhao Yuan’s first campaign against the Yue slaves, and he was personally ordered by the emperor to lead only a hundred Yue Tianqi.
Relying on these people, Zhao Yuan set off after seven days of training his troops.
These hundred people all practiced an extremely simple method.
Able to connect Qi machines, causing concentrated power to suddenly appear on a certain person.
Or form a military formation to create a more powerful force.
Relying on such a light cavalry team, Zhao Yuan beheaded Achihe, the grandfather of the King of Yue.
He also captured Achizhu, the uncle of the Yue King, and killed more than 4,000 Yue slaves.
Zhao Yuan alone killed more than two thousand Yue slave soldiers.
But Yuetianqi only killed and injured more than ten people, which is not worth mentioning.
At this point, the emperor ranked Zhao Yuan’s contribution as the first in the army.
And he was awarded the title of Champion Marquis. (End of chapter)