one's door

"It is the duty of the son to share the worries of the father and help the Nanyuan country. But this time, the son really has the courage to ask the father for a reward." Yang Rui knelt on the ground, pouted his head on the ground, and saluted Next, he mentioned the main purpose of his return this time.

Yang Sheng nodded, and put the jade box by his hand with unsatisfied intentions. He didn't want this thing to leave his sight.It is smaller than the legend, and I don't know why.But that's beside the point.The point is that the real rise of Nanyuan Kingdom is just around the corner!

"Hehe, Xiao Shisan, your contribution to recovering Wuxin Shuiyu this time is comparable to opening up the frontier and expanding the land, and it is indeed as high as the sky! It is only natural to give rewards. Tell me, what do you want?" Yang Sheng's eyes flickered Looking at the glory, while being excited, he could roughly guess what Yang Rui would ask for.

Sure enough, Yang Rui raised his head, met Yang Sheng's eyes and said sonorously: "My son hopes to have the right to choose his own marriage. Including rejecting the previous discussion between the royal family and Huayue Kingdom when my son was young." It's a marriage. I also ask my father to complete it!"

There were no twists and turns, and Yang Rui didn't know how to do that. He straightforwardly stated what he wanted, and made it clear that he wanted to exchange the Wuxin Shuiyu he was looking for.

"You boy!" Yang Sheng's mood did not change because of his son's words.As expected.

"I also ask Father to complete it!"

After waving his hand, Yang Sheng walked over to help his son up from the ground.Then he said with a smile: "I was married when I was your age. Are you really not the slightest bit curious about love between men and women? But your mother and concubine said that when you were still in the palace a few years ago, you were interested in those beautiful women." The little palace lady is very curious. What? Has she changed her temper in just a few years?

Hahaha……"

Yang Rui was stunned, he had never seen his father joking, and it was a very private joke.Mentioning the incident of him spying on the maids in the palace a few years ago made his face turn crimson.

"Father, I, I..."

Yang Sheng didn't let his son continue to be embarrassed.Joking is just a skill of speech, and its essence is just to master the right to speak.Now that Wu Xin Shuiyu was taken out, the right to speak fell into Yang Rui's hands. This was not a good thing in Yang Sheng's view, so he found someone who seemed to be joking and immediately took back the right to speak.

Of course, Yang Rui has made great contributions and cannot be dealt with hastily.You need to have dry goods out.Otherwise, the loss outweighs the gain if it chills Yang Rui's heart.

So Yang Sheng continued: "Xiao Shisan, what you don't like is not the marriage itself, but that you don't like to follow the royal family in these trivial calculations, right? You hope that you can stay freely in the cliff mountain Follow your master to practice Taoism wholeheartedly, right?"

Yang Rui raised his head violently, he swore that he never told anyone his truest thoughts and feelings.But why did the emperor know clearly?Every sentence speaks to his heart!

Seeing Yang Rui's expression, Yang Sheng knew in his heart that he guessed right, and then continued: "You want to devote yourself to cultivating the Tao, and this father absolutely agrees. You learn from Mr. Zhang, the stronger you are, the stronger you are for Nan Yuan. The country is more beneficial. It doesn't even require you to do anything extra, your status is enough to benefit Nanyuan country.

But you are always a member of the royal family, and you are still a member of the royal family.The matter of your marriage is related to the continuation of the royal blood.Have you ever seen a son of the royal family playing a bachelor?no?

That being the case, who are you not married to?Why should you care if the other party is the princess of Huayue Kingdom?Father Huang promises that after you get married, you will never be troubled by any trivial matters. "

"Father, but my son is not suitable for marriage now. This is what the master said. If you continue to practice this way, you will not be able to accompany an ordinary woman just because of the longevity. It is not a good thing to get married too early." Yang Rui Quickly moving out the master, he couldn't resist explaining his father's words.But there is one thing he is very sure of, that is, he will not agree to get married no matter what when he comes back this time.

"Oh? Mr. Zhang said that?"

"My son's words are true!"

Yang Sheng nodded.After a moment of silence, he said again: "Xiao Shisan, I won't hide it from you. You brought back the Wuxin Shuiyu thanks to the heavens. In addition, Mr. Zhang endorsed it. You don't want to get married. The father agrees with you. But there is one thing You have to be clear, that is, the purpose of getting married is not only for some calculations, but also for the continuation of the blood. You should understand this.

So, if you really don't want to continue to fulfill the marriage contract with Princess Huayue, that's okay, but you must keep some blood as soon as possible.

Little Thirteen, do you understand what I mean? "

Yang Rui understood that this seemed to be the best result he could get when he came back this time.It's just that when he saw the half-smile expression in his father's eyes, he felt that something unexpected was waiting for him.

Chapter 493 Gathering

A year is fleeting, especially for people who are busy with many affairs, it is more like a blink of an eye, and this year has passed in a hurry.But when I look back at this time, I will be surprised that I have done so many things, and I will have a sense of accomplishment.

Those who were idle felt that the time was too long at the time, but when they looked back, they couldn't even remember what they had done.

The people in the Special Case Department of Nanyuan Country were so busy that they didn't even touch the ground during this year, even the most basic red robes were so busy that they lost a lot of hair.What has been exchanged is the gratifying results now.

Of course, this is also inseparable from the close cooperation between the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of War.Otherwise, simply coordinating the resources of Mengxue would not be something that the Special Cases Division could do alone.

All the children and teenagers aged 15 to [-] in the entire Nanyuan Kingdom were counted in the roster, and the Ministry of War dispatched a team to set up more than a dozen large military camps in the area near the cliff mountain in Changhu County to gather these Come and live with millions of babies.Including clothing, rations, etc. should be deployed through the mouth of the Ministry of Military Affairs.

The household department and the special case department are responsible for counting the number of people, and how to conduct elementary school in batches after entering the military village.

Not even [-]% of these children can read or write.It is undoubtedly a big challenge to let them all achieve the most basic literacy skills within one year.What's more, it is necessary to learn some knowledge that is not available outside while being literate.For example, the positions and names of "acupoints" and "meridians".

This is the advantage of the host.Not only can it be arranged in advance, but it can also mobilize the power of the whole country to carry out the first big screening.More importantly, with the news channel of the thirteen princes, many basic things needed for cultivation can be known in advance, which gave Nanyuan Kingdom a chance to lay the foundation.Once someone is selected, after getting started, relying on the advantage of knowing the basics one step ahead, they can achieve a half-step initial lead.

The principle of step by step and step by step is really applicable sometimes.It is also the small abacus of Nanyuan Kingdom.

Wait until a few days before the mountaineering meeting is approaching, the children who have been imprisoned for more than half a year in the military villages can come out, and then go to the cliff mountain in a pre-booked queue.

The road leading to Cliff Mountain had been completely leveled out half a month ago.The wide avenue is enough for five carriages to pass side by side, and it is the second widest road in Nanyuan after the Imperial City Avenue.

However, even though the road is wide, there is already obvious congestion on this side half a month before the start of the Cliff Mountain climbing meeting.

The mountaineering meeting is only a short period of five days.If you don't pass the screening, you can only blame yourself for being unlucky, and the cliff mountain will not open the back door for anyone.

Therefore, in order not to miss the screening due to the crowding as much as possible, arriving early and occupying a seat early has become a place where all countries, including Nanyuan Kingdom, are secretly competing.

But with regard to the range of Cliff Mountain, all countries have a tacit understanding that no one dares to take a step closer without permission.

How to filter?The only thing that can be used as a reference is the scene where Zhang Yan once took away Yang Ruishi in the School of Miscellaneous Studies, and the strangely shaped utensil that Zhang Yan called "ruler".

Another possibility is that although it is not clear what the so-called threshold of cultivation is, it seems that this threshold is easier for those children who show intelligence to cross.Dumb kids seem to have a harder time getting this chance.

On the fifth day of May, it was sunny.

Early in the morning, the sun had just exposed its forehead from the side of the mountain, and when the sun shone, everywhere it went was full of people.The entire side of the cliff mountain gate is densely packed and stretches out for tens of miles! !

The garrison in charge of guarding the surrounding area has been blinded, and basically relying on the main force of the [-] Northern Front Army and [-] Imperial Guards drawn in advance, they can barely maintain the situation.But a little restlessness when so many people gather together may cause an unmanageable tragedy.

But when everyone was anxious and impatient, and at the same time competing with each other, nervous and at a loss, a cloud suddenly rose from the cliff mountain in the distance, and then floated down the mountain.Followed the cloud to disperse, revealing Zhang Yan standing on the cloud.

But Zhang Yan still seemed too small in the range of tens of miles.Even if it is intentional gaze, it is not easy for people who are far away to see clearly.

Then after a tall Dharma image of several tens of feet appeared, it was another scene, even if it was tens of miles away, the respect of the Dharma image could definitely be seen clearly.

That dharma appearance is completely different from Zhang Yan's appearance at the beginning of the body fusion state.Even if it is now enlarged to a scale of tens of feet, it can still make the appearance of the Dharma image as fine as a hair.No matter how far or near, as long as you raise your head, you can see that this Dharma image seems to be looking at yourself.As if it were right in front of your eyes.

There is also a sense of oppression that hits the face, so that everyone within a radius of tens of miles holds their breath, not daring to be as noisy and restless as before, as if their every move is being watched closely by the Faxiang above their heads.

It's like a god!This is a thought that pops up in many people's minds.

"Today is an auspicious day. I am here to open the mountain gate. If you are destined, you can come to my gate. There are thousands of ways to learn and infinite mysteries to understand. In the future, flying into the sky and traveling freely between the world and the earth is just around the corner.

It depends on fate. "

Zhang Yan stood high in the sky with his hands behind his back, and with a thought, a large piece of densely packed golden talent ruler shone brightly in the sun like stars, and flew out from the cliff mountain behind Zhang Yan at a very fast speed. According to a specific position, Finally, it was suspended in the air ten feet above the ground, and began to slowly descend.

"These talent rulers are the judgment of whether you are destined to be with me on the cliff mountain. When the talent ruler lights up softly, it means that you are qualified to enter the mountain gate, and you can climb the mountain by yourself. I will wait for you at the top of the mountain."

The talent ruler is no longer a problem for Zhang Yan today, whether it is materials or techniques, and he can easily and quickly refine many of them.

And this time, although 50 people were going to be recruited, Zhang Yan didn't lower the recruitment standard one iota.It is still the same level as when Yang Rui was first recruited.Only when the talent like Yang Rui is reached, the talent ruler will light up softly, and the brighter the light, the stronger the talent.

Of course, looking at talent is only the first step in getting started.Because there are so many people this time, Zhang Yan will no longer distinguish and discipline his three apprentices as carefully, so many things can only be done first, and all inappropriate or inappropriate signs will be screened out.Keep the best and most suitable 50 people.

Nearly [-] talent rulers do not need to be touched after descending altitude, they will fly to the heads of those candidate children one by one to start detection.This is also a new ability added by Zhang Yan.In this way, the efficiency of talent screening can be improved again.

Chapter 494

What is a humble dog?

Dog-like gadgets woven with straw ropes are called humble dogs.There are also chickens, geese, pigs and so on.They're all the tiniest little gadgets.Weave it at will, throw it away at will, even the lowest level of the people will not feel that this kind of thing needs to be taken seriously.

Straw ropes are everywhere.Worthless.The craft of weaving is not worth much, who grew up not playing with this thing?More or less.

And some people are like this humble dog, living tenaciously and hard when no one cares or cares.

At the foot of the cliff mountain, there is a young man named "The Strain Dog".

Hound dogs are thirteen or twelve years old.He doesn't know.Because he looked like he was more than one to two years old when he was picked up.Shivering in the haystack, I can't even cry.It was dragged out by a farmer's watchdog.A poorly crafted humble dog was pinned to the thin little coat, which should have been left behind to cope with his crying.

Although the farmer rescued the humble dog that was about to freeze to death, they were unable to raise him. After all, why should their own child share food with a wild child?

So the rescued dog came into the hands of Ren Yazi.

Ren Yazi didn't have much interest in such a young child.Because it is too small, a lot of costs will be incurred, and it will take at least a few years to sell it. If you get sick or die from other reasons in the middle, it will be a pure loss.

But the dog was lucky. Ren Yazi happened to have a few female slaves in his hands. Because they were broken and could not be sold, they were used as labor, so throwing the dog to these female slaves was considered a good deed.

In the past few years, the humble dog has grown up, although it is thin, it grows fast.He was sold to an aristocratic family as a slave to study with a little son.Although the days are hard, compared to before, it is also a big luck.At least I don't have to worry about dying suddenly one day in a small dim building.And every meal can fill your stomach.

But it didn't take long for the hound dog's good days to end.That aristocratic family was involved in the case, the whole family was arrested, some were beheaded, some were exiled.The humble dog who was a slave was naturally among them.

But the hound dog didn't see the battlefield, but went to the stone field, which is a place where people die every day.

Until two years later, the dog was called away, and then he entered the barracks with a group of military masters, and then cleaned himself up and started another life that he never thought of.

Reading, literacy, knowledge, drills... In addition to being unable to leave the military camp at will, the dog feels that he is a soldier who is ready to go to the battlefield at any time and is being trained.And the few words that the instructor who trained him repeatedly said were: Remember, if you can enter the cliff mountain one day, it will be the source of blessings given to you by His Majesty!It is His Majesty who gave you the opportunity and put a lot of effort into training you in advance!

During those days when the dog was in the military camp, he knew what his battlefield was and when it started.He also knew that he had no way out.If he fails, his best ending is to go back to the quarry, maybe he can become a small foreman because of his literacy.

We set off three days ahead of schedule, and the companions advanced like an army.The closer you get to the cliff mountain, the more people there are.

The dog stared at the huge Dharma image above his head, and the only thought in his heart was: there really is a god in the world!

For the first time in his life, a humble dog gave birth to desires other than "eat food and wear warm clothes". He wanted to be the one chosen by God!No reason, just simply want to be selected.

But the moment it flew over, the strange golden ruler was so far away from the dog that he couldn't even see it clearly.I can only know from the words of a few warriors around me that I'd better not run around, just stand where I am, and wait for the talent ruler to come over.

The dog was not the only one who was anxious, he habitually lowered his head to prevent others from seeing the expression on his face.Even his eyes were blood red from being too excited.

The screening speed of talent ruler is very fast.The hound was full of time, and from time to time, bursts of cheers and ecstasy could be heard in his ears, as well as more curses and sighs.

"It's too difficult! Is the threshold too high? Thousands of people are actually selected!"

"That's a fart! The talent scale on the side is even more outrageous. Only one person has passed by now, and tens of thousands of people can choose one! Tsk tsk, but I think there are still a lot of people who can be selected in this way. There are millions of people here." baby!"

"It was said to be 50 people before, but this number is definitely more than that, what should I do?"

"How do I know? But compared to Mr. Zhang's own arrangement, we just watch it honestly."

……

The speakers were two instructors from the Hound Dog's team. They were said to be from the military and now work in the Special Cases Division.I don't know what the special case department is, but I know that it is a very powerful government office and knows a lot of information that others don't.

One in a million, or even one in tens of thousands? !

The hound dog's mood kept sinking.Since he was sensible, he knew that he had no luck.Do nothing.Not the fastest, not the strongest, not the most edible, not the most sleepy, not the most lovable...

Let alone one in a million, even a dog in a hundred feels impossible.

Maybe I can only knock stones on the quarry in my life.Although the humble dog desperately hopes that he will be selected, he completely denies himself and feels that he is not good enough.This kind of contradictory psychology is the most common psychological portrayal of his lingering journey.

In the end, just when the dog could hear the beating of his own heart, the oddly shaped talent ruler flew over his head.It is less than a foot away from his head, and it also makes the screened people know that their talents are being measured.

The whole process is extremely fast, and it only takes one breath.The dog didn't even have time to settle down to the requirement of "blank your mind when testing your talent" taught in the military camp, and the whole process was over.

No pain, not even any feeling.All the hound dog could feel was his own heartbeat and the sudden explosions around him.

"It's on! The talent ruler is on!"

The hound suddenly opened his eyes that were closed due to nervousness.What I saw were faces of surprise, envy, and disbelief around me.The closest ones are the two martial artists from the Special Case Department who were chatting just now.At this moment, he laughed and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Sure enough, I didn't misunderstand you, dog, you can't forget us in the future..."

No idea.

The hound dog was in a dazed state.

In this scene of envy, exclamation, and even hostility, the humble dog didn't even know that he had a golden mark like a talent ruler on his forehead as a sign of passing the screening.He trotted all the way towards the mountain gate behind the huge Faxiang in the sky.

There was only one sentence left in the dog's heart: go up the mountain, go up the mountain!

Chapter 495

Hundreds of genius rulers fly over the crowd very quickly, and at a breath can decide whether a child or young man's fate will continue to go up, or go back home.

This speed is already very fast, faster than everyone expected at the beginning.

If the investigation continues at this speed, all these children present can be screened in less than half a day.In this way, it seems that the five days that I thought would be very tense have become extremely generous.

Every child and teenager who is "qualified" by the talent ruler will have a mark the size of a melon seed, golden in color, just like the talent ruler.Based on this, it can show their identity and let these children and teenagers run unimpeded all the way to the mountain gate.

There are also people who can't see the jealousy and try to intercept some lowly children who are going to the cliff mountain, so as to vent their dissatisfaction.But as a result, as soon as this posture is put on, the huge Dharma image in the sky will be discovered in less than five breaths.Pressing a "finger" down is like pressing an ant to death, directly crushing the troublemaker into a meatloaf.No matter what kind of warrior this person is, even a warrior from the Duanshan realm can't escape the power of this finger.

It doesn't take too many people to die, just five or six, and then honestly put away all the dissatisfaction in my heart.At least on the surface.

The only people with the best mentality are the people from Nanyuan Kingdom.They were mentally prepared from the start.The acceptance of disciples in Duanya Mountain depends entirely on everyone's luck.The possibility is the same between a beggar and a prince, no one is more than the other.So since you can't tell the difference, just cast the net widely.After a year's time, even if they failed to do their best, the people from the Nanyuan State Special Case Department still have the confidence to at least leave a "friendly" impression in the hearts of those children and teenagers with bad identities.

It is enough to leave a good relationship.In the future, if we can catch up with each other, a sentence of "hometown people" is enough to accomplish many things.Comparing your own efforts, it is a completely profitable business.

This reason is not difficult, what is difficult is to have the determination to abandon the old and solidified hierarchical thinking.Otherwise, if you think about it, you won't be able to do it.

But discerning people quickly discovered a problem.That is, there are "too many" "qualifiers" to be screened out from the millions of children and teenagers here.Far more than the "50 people" that was released at the beginning.

What does it mean?Is the limit on the number of people released?Or is there another reason?

Amid these doubts, the children and teenagers who stood out hurriedly passed through the turbulent crowd.When they crossed the line that the crowd tacitly obeyed and entered the range of the cliff mountain, the surroundings suddenly became empty, as if they had entered another world in one step.

These children and young people have various identities and backgrounds.

There are princes and princesses of a country, as well as children of aristocratic families or descendants of famous families.There are also children from ordinary people's families, and orphans from poor backgrounds.There are even slaves like dogs.