Chapter 74: Martial Arts Competition

Falcons soar in the blue sky in the early morning, overlooking Luoyang, the only ancient city in Chinese history that was named the "Shen Capital".

Finally, it gradually landed on Cao Lin's shoulder. She was sitting in the upper class with Zhou Yang, Su Chen and others, including Sima Yi and Zhang Chunhua.

Recently, Cao Rui ordered people to set up a temporary ring in the center of the city and announced to the world his notice of forming a new army.

In just over half a month, Luoyang City almost gathered swordsmen from all over the Central Plains.

This is also due to the terrifying Tiger and Leopard Cavalry that most soldiers dare not expect to be screened into the highest secret army of Wei, which was "supported by a hundred people".

This new army, which was named "Huanglong Army" by Cao Rui in advance, will not participate in any external battles or public security patrols in the city, but will be kept in the imperial city and serve as the emperor's special personal imperial guards.

However, what Cao Rui said to Zhou Yang before was to fight against the Shu army at any time, but this is not surprising.

During this event, Zhou Yang just sat opposite Cao Rui to enjoy the competition.

The truly responsible person for managing these swordsmen is General Yang Wu Wang Chang, and he will become the supreme commander of the "Huanglong Army" in the future.

From this we can also see that what Cao Rui really wanted to develop was not a new army, nor was it to fight against the invasion of the Shu army, but another army that was used as a symbol of ensuring power, and at the same time it was an army that made no minister in the court dare to have any dissenting intentions.

If possible, it can even be used to assassinate any powerful minister who threatens the emperor's regime, and Zhou Yang is the most prominent one.

That's why Sima Yi woke up Zhou Yang behind his back that this "Huanglong Army" might be used to target him.

However, Zhou Yang had no choice but to ask Cao Rui to stop this activity. Even if he had to object, it was too late.

This shows how deep Cao Rui is to use his heart.

Now, except for accompanying Cao Rui to appreciate these swordsmen from all over the world, he can do nothing.

As an emperor, he could continue to increase his military power to symbolize authority under any circumstances, but as a minister, he could not do so openly, otherwise he would be regarded as a harbinger of rebellion.

Since this is the case, Zhou Yang no longer intends to hide Sima Yi.

However, this person who was regarded as the son of Wolf Gu Ambition seemed not so interested in serving in the court. Instead, he really wanted to support Zhou Yang's decision with all his might.

Whether he finally plans to fight against the power of the court, or gives up his spirit of fighting for hegemony and decisively retreat to the world, he will help him with advice.

At first, it was a bit beyond Zhou Yang's expectations, but when I thought that this was just Sima Yi he knew from the almanac, I had the impression of preconceived, but it was incomparable to the patient around me who was under house arrest for more than 20 years and had schizophrenia.

Besides, I am also under such a situation, so it is not surprising that I really want to seize power.

Sima Yi obviously did not have the feeling of Zhou Yang, and even saw him in such a struggle with his own eyes, he was even more unwilling to enter the North Korea and get into this muddy water.

"The competition begins."

As more and more people arrived, an officer announced loudly.

I saw two swordsmen climbing on the ring, and after saluting each other, they immediately launched a fierce attack on each other.

However, Zhou Yang had no intention of watching the battle situation, but instead focused on the ministers around Cao Rui, all the old ministers who often met in the morning court, and there were no special characters.

Halfway through the competition, hundreds of swordsmen have already been dabbled.

These swordsmen who defeated each other during the audition and finally had the swordsmen who went to Luoyang to show their martial arts skills in front of the emperor. They came from afar just to defeat their opponents, and they could immediately become the "Huanglong Army" beside Cao Rui.

Unfortunately, I met a stronger swordsman, so I had to take a step back and join the patrol team responsible for Luoyang's public security.

Those who have become "Huanglong Army" all have the style of masters. They will not be proud of them because of this. Instead, they pursue a higher level. No wonder they can catch Wang Chang's eyes.

"These swordsmen who are about to become the Yellow Dragon Army are of good quality and have excellent swordsmanship." Su Chen obviously had a high evaluation of these rising stars. He turned his face and whispered, "I'm afraid with Zhou Lang's current cultivation level, if he wants to defeat any winning swordsman, he will have to lose some trouble."

"That's true." Zhou Yang admitted, "I didn't expect that hundreds of people would pop up all of a sudden today. It seems that the people who hide dragons and crouch in the Central Plains are indeed difficult to calculate."

"These swordsmanship experts may become their brother's enemies in the future." Sima Yi said, "Brother should be more careful in the future."

As soon as he finished speaking, a young and elegant swordsman had just stepped onto the ring, which immediately aroused the cheers of many girls below the audience, and also attracted the whispers between Cao Rui and the ministers around him.

The young swordsman was facing a big man from Hebei. The other party was about his early thirties and was in his prime. However, he rolled up his strong arms and several scars on his pantyhose chest. He was obviously a experienced swordsman with all kinds of battles.

It is reported that there were many powerful generals in Hebei, with Yan Liang and Wen Chou being the bravest army, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Chunyu Qiong and others all famous generals, as well as Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and others who were even mythical about the world.

In addition, the Wei State has often fought with the Xianbei in recent years, and it is not surprising that many warriors in Hebei emerged.

However, the young swordsman was not afraid at all. It was not because he underestimated the enemy, but stood on the stage calmly, showing the rare calmness of a swordsman.

Zhou Yang's eyes couldn't help but take them back from Cao Rui and the ministers around him, and asked: "Who is this person? Why do even the ministers in the court attach so much importance to him?"

Cao Lin replied: "It is Chen Tai, the son of the Grand Commander Chen Qun. This person is noble because of his father. He was long-granted by the emperor to lead the army. However, he politely refused on the grounds that he lacked training. He originally planned to start as a soldier, but he was afraid of being favored by the captain, the captain and other military officers, so he left Luoyang and eliminated the thieves and drove away the local people everywhere. Unexpectedly, this competition finally returned to Luoyang."

Zhou Yang also learned from the intelligence group that Cao Rui was planning to gradually allocate the military power of the deceased generals such as Xu Huang and Le Jin to the hands of rising stars such as Wang Chang and Chen Tai.

If Chen Tai did not refuse, he would have been a general of the same level as Wang Chang at this time. He couldn't help but look at him with admiration, but I don't know how hard he has been over the years.

"Clang—"

With the sound of weapons shaking through the air, Zhou Yang's thoughts were pulled back to the ring again.

The experienced Hebei swordsman kept launching fierce attacks on Chen Tai, grasping the strength, speed or angle to an impeccable level, and never neglected because of his opponent's youth.

Chen Tai was killed and retreated step by step. Apart from dodging and resisting, he had no chance to take action.

The girls in the audience held their breath when they watched, and they all tightened their nerves for the young and elegant swordsman, as if their lover was in danger and they only regretted that they could not rush to the ring to help him block the sword.

However, with his extraordinary eyesight, Zhou Yang clearly saw Chen Tai's confident eyes very clearly, and couldn't help but murmur: "What exactly is this kid planning to do?"

At the same time, the Hebei swordsman suddenly changed his route, not because of poor momentum, but because a experienced swordsman like him with rich combat experience also saw that the opponent would not be so easily broken through the defense line, and suspected that he would consume his physical strength.

Therefore, he began to turn faster and slower, and prepared to fight a protracted battle with him to compare his physical strength and endurance.

Chen Tai showed a glamorous look, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and no longer continued to defend but not attack.

When he began to take the initiative to fly away, it immediately caused the girls to scream passionately, as if the victory had been confirmed and remained unchanged.

The two attacked and defended each other for dozens of swords, without any flaws between them.

At the same time, there are various defenses hidden in the offensive, which tightly blocks the possibility of any sudden moves from the opponent.

"No more fighting." The Hebei swordsman suddenly stopped and sighed helplessly, "I didn't expect that you were young and your swordsmanship had reached such a state. I have thanked you for so much that I thought I would be able to join the Huanglong Army after more than ten years of experience on the battlefield. It turned out that he was still a frog in the well, so I simply returned to the Hebei border to continue to practice."

"Brother Xie is so humble. You and I can only decide whether to win or lose in this competition." Chen Tai said.

"You don't have to leave a step for me anymore." This Hebei swordsman named Xie Jin can take it and let it go, which makes people feel good about it. He faced the outcome calmly, "If you are serious about me, I'm afraid that ten Xie Jin will not be your opponent."

Zhou Yang, sitting in the table, secretly admired Xie Jingaochao's eyesight. If he hadn't met an introverted and terrifying opponent like Chen Tai, with his swordsmanship and combat experience, there would be no problem joining the Huanglong Army.

Even compared to those victorious swordsmen just now, there are only even more than that.

However, just when the military officer announced the victory or defeat, Chen Tai called Xie Jin again, who was about to leave, and turned to Wang Chang, who was in charge of the competition, and shouted loudly: "This victory and defeat have not been decided. I would like to ask General Wang to make an exception and leave this Hebei swordsman."

After Wang Chang whispered a few words to the guards around him, the guards passed the message on their behalf and responded: "Xie Jin has admitted defeat, the winner has been decided. According to the competition regulations, he can be transferred to the patrol team responsible for Luoyang's public security."

Chen Tai said, "The martial arts competition is to summon masters to join the Huanglong Army. People are alive, but regulations are dead. If even swordsmen like Brother Xie are not selected, how many people can stay?"

It was not until this moment that Zhou Yang knew Chen Tai’s true intention.

This guy is not only good at swordsmanship and knowledge and vision, but also a person with strategy and virtue.

It seems that in this competition, Luoyang will not only add a Huanglong army with sufficient strength to compete with the tiger and leopard cavalry, but also the biggest gain for Cao Rui is to get a wise and brave figure like Chen Tai...
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