one's door

"Don't worry, Professor Zhang! These six bone-strengthening pills will definitely be used wisely! I will never let the sincerity of Professor Zhang be in vain! Those bastards in Huayue Kingdom must look good!

In addition, Professor Zhang can just wait, in less than a month, the three bells will be full, and then the special case department will do its best to help Professor Zhang with this matter, in order to repay the great help this time.Moreover, this in itself is a matter of great benefit to the Special Cases Division.

Ha ha, even this kind of bells, I think the more the better. "

"Next time. The bell is not too difficult to make, but I didn't make much preparation in advance. I should make more next time. I also look forward to the good news that Master Shen can bring Huayue Kingdom's defeat to Yuanding again."

Chapter 277 Shangguo

What is Shangguo?To put it bluntly, it is a country that steps on your head.

So it's all on your head, do you think you will keep any "politeness" with you?Of course not.

Even in the eyes of Huayue Kingdom, Nanyuan Kingdom is nothing more than a piece of fat that will eventually be pocketed by him.He also regards Nanyuan Kingdom as a special place to show his achievements.

Like Nanyuan Kingdom, the princesses of Huayue Kingdom who participated in the competition can get very good rewards once they win.You can even get rewards similar to "Ruyi Order".In the eyes of many princesses in Huayue, the princesses of Nanyuan Kingdom "none of them are great", so they competed to get the qualifications for the competition.Because in the eyes of the people of Huayue Kingdom, that is a sure win.Competing to reap the benefits.

This is also a rare opportunity for the princesses of Huayue Kingdom to get official national rewards.

In contrast, Huayue has no official title in the past, and the princess whose uncle's side is not very powerful, has no chance to be qualified to participate in the competition with the princess of Nanyuan Kingdom.This point can be said to be completely opposite to that of Nanyuan Country.

For example, the Princess Baowen who lost to Princess Qingling this time is a noble princess with a high status in the royal family of Huayue Kingdom.

But to everyone's surprise, the late Kaiyuan Realm lost against the upper Kaiyuan Realm mid-stage! ?Even suffered serious internal injuries?

Huayue's first domestic reaction was "impossible", and then he felt that he had been greatly "humiliated".How could their princess possibly lose?It must be the shameless people from Nanyuan Land used some dirty tricks to cheat!

Don't think Huayue Kingdom's reaction is weird, on the contrary, this is the normal inertia reaction that a qualified Shang countryman should have.

This has nothing to do with whether you can afford to lose or not, it's just "why would I lose if I have big fists?"

So Huayue Kingdom, who didn't feel that he was denying it at all, quickly replaced the envoy who had been on the side of Nanyuan Kingdom before, under the banner of "recovering fairness and justice", and sent someone with real power and Guo Yulong, whose identity is extremely sensitive, came to take over the post of envoy and was fully responsible for the follow-up matters.

In fact, it's not just Huayue Kingdom's inertial reaction here, the core has become "beating" and "prestige".

Why is this happening?

In a carriage, a gorgeously dressed girl asked the tall and majestic man with gray hair sitting opposite.

"Because Huayue has spent too much time on Nanyuan Kingdom. It was hard to suppress the arrogance of their royal family and high-level dignitaries. We can't just go back for decades. Therefore, we need to deal with it hard. Wei, let them understand that even if they win a fight, they still need to kneel at Huayue's feet obediently, instead of taking the opportunity to raise their heads and want to disobey.

That's why His Majesty asked the king to come here in person.It is not enough to replace it with others, or it is too far away if it is enough.This matter cannot be delayed, and it must be completely extinguished before the spark in their hearts ignites. "

The man who spoke had his gray hair tied in a purple gold crown, meticulously, and even his long beard was neat and not messy.Wearing a golden robe, the robe is embroidered with the unique totem flying beast of Huayue Kingdom.There is a white jade waist card hanging on the waist, and there are gilt words on the waist card: Prince Huayue, Long.

On the other hand, the girl opposite the man had a sickly look on her face, obviously suffering from internal injuries that hadn't healed yet.

"To be honest, I received letters from your mother, concubine and your uncle before I came this time. Let me take care of you. Hmph, especially your uncle, who actually asked me to send you back to the country immediately, you are playing the piano like crazy!"

"I also ask Prince Long to forgive my uncle..."

"Okay. This king and your uncle are best friends. They studied together in the Imperial Forest Academy, and then went to the army to practice together. You don't need to speak well of him. The king mentioned that your mother and concubine are your uncle. I want you to understand that your situation is very delicate this time. Even the people behind you feel the great pressure.

So after this, I hope you can put away all the impetuousness in your heart, follow me with the utmost caution, and never make a mistake again. When Guo Yulong said the last sentence, his words were accentuated. He didn't want the girl in front of him to fail to understand the situation in the following matters, and he was also telling the other party to be more honest.

"Prince Long, don't worry, I will definitely listen to your arrangement."

"Very good." Guo Yulong nodded, and continued: "You lost in the ring. The situation is very passive. Nanyuan Kingdom is talking about things based on the agreement we have made with them for many years. You should marry. But because you The opponent used a strange method beyond his realm, which can be defined from left to right. It can be a "unique move" or an "off-the-board move". This is endless. So I let Chi Lin The sailors move to put pressure on them. Let them not get too angry.

After that is to give them a step.At the same time, it is also about regaining our face.

Don't they want you to marry me?Want to prove they won once?Then we have to follow our rules.They used outside moves in the previous fight, although they took advantage of the loopholes, they couldn't be regarded as wins.So you have to go through three hurdles to marry you first.If you can't, then you have to honestly give up the idea of ​​marrying you.

Taking this opportunity, we can also fight again, and let the people of Nanyuan Kingdom understand that they can't win Huayue without relying on outside tactics. "

Princess Baowen understands.Guo Yulong's method is to come first to show prestige, turning Nanyuan Kingdom's "victory" that is about to die into "requiring three more matches" and if it loses once, all the previous winning opportunities of Nanyuan Kingdom will no longer exist.The proportions are well-measured.Anyway, she didn't find any flaws.No matter how lucky the people of Nanyuan Kingdom are, they can't win three games in a row, right?

After that, Guo Yulong stopped talking.Today he specially picked up Princess Baowen from the diplomatic post of Nanyuan Kingdom.In the past, Princess Baowen was equivalent to being stared at, but now she went to the newly bought and tidied up mansion.From top to bottom, they are all Huayue's own people, so it is much more convenient to say what to do.

When they arrived at the place, Princess Baowen went down to rest with her maid and guards.She was also in a mood of uncertainty staying in the posthouse during this time, worried that she would really be handed over by Hua Yue.She would definitely not want to marry into a place like Nanyuan Country.Now Guo Yulong's arrival made all her worries go away.

While Princess Baowen could relax, Guo Yulong could not.The reason he came here was not only to bring Princess Baowen back, but also to beat the royal family of Nanyuan Kingdom, and to find out what happened to the match that Princess Baowen lost that should not have been lost.

"Have you found it?"

"Returning to Your Highness, I found out. The method Princess Qingling of Nanyuan Kingdom used before was called "The Method of Refining Skin and Flesh with Medicine", which was taught by a guest teacher named Zhang Yan in the martial arts academy here. It is not easy to come to this guest teacher named Zhang Yan..."

Chapter 278 Coping

Guo Yulong sat on the chair, replaying the situation reported to him by his subordinates in his mind.Before coming here, he didn't really pay much attention to the fight that Princess Baowen lost.

But anyone who understands that kind of competition will not take it seriously.Is it a competition if you follow the rules?No, it was milkbaby fighting.It's just that Huayue has a strong background, and the children raised are stronger. Nanyuan Kingdom's background is shallow, and even the martial arts pool has already collapsed. Naturally, the children raised are weak, and it is normal to be pressed and beaten.

But there are always exceptions.So Princess Baowen lost, in Guo Yulong's view, it was no big deal.But after he understood the reason why Princess Baowen lost, as well as some things inside the reason, and the situation of the key figure "Zhang Yan" who helped Princess Nanyuan win, it was difficult to calm down.

A method that can improve the toughness and endurance of skin and flesh.

A kind of rare treasure called "Strong Bone Pill" that can make a successful breakthrough in three or two months after encountering a bottleneck in the early stage of Duanshan Realm.

It is a means of casting soldiers that can produce high-yield large weapons casually.

These three things are enough to make even a Shangguo like Huayue regard him as a guest of honor.Not to mention that this person is also a strong man with different killing methods than warriors, so strong that he can kill two hundred refinement masters in a row.

What is a variable?This is the variable!

However, this variable does not seem to be counted on Nanyuan Country, but on the head of Jiangwu Academy.This is not a good thing for Hua Yue.But it doesn't seem to be a big problem.

"Talking about the guest teachers of the Martial Arts Academy... that's interesting."

Naturally, there are quite a few eyeliners and intelligence channels arranged by Huayue Kingdom in Nanyuan.In addition, during this period of time, the most popular person in Nanyuan Kingdom was Zhang Yan, so all kinds of news came together very quickly and in detail.Let Guo Yulong have a clear image in his mind.

After an unknown amount of time, Guo Yulong suddenly said, "Please tell me the specifics of passing the three stages arranged this time."

"It's Your Highness. 'Passing Three Passes' has already informed Yang Sheng, the emperor of Nanyuan Kingdom, and got his consent. The rules are also based on our previous settings. The only thing that has changed is the time. Nanyuan Kingdom requested that 'Passing Three Passes' The time is set in March. Because we are worried that they want to repeat the previous method of gaining the skin and flesh of warriors, we have already rejected it. However, the attitude of Nanyuan Nation is also very tough. After arguing back and forth, a compromise is decided Time, after one and a half months."

"One and a half months later?" Guo Yulong didn't worry about why he didn't "pass the three barriers" as soon as possible. The negotiators must have tried their best. One and a half months should be the bottom line of Nanyuan Kingdom.This is nothing to blame.On the contrary, although Nanyuan Guofei's intention to delay is not clear, it is certain that he is delaying the time for "passing the three passes".

"According to what you said before, the "Medicine to Refining Skin and Flesh Method" used by Princess Qingling of Nanyuan Kingdom will not be effective in the short term, at least it will start in March. What can you do in that one and a half months?"

"Your Highness, that kind of bone strengthening pill may be what the royal family of Nanyuan Kingdom is going to do. Or expect."

Guo Yulong stood up from the chair upon hearing this, and walked slowly.After a while, he said: "Send an urgent letter to the capital, and inform clearly of the possible changes that the bone strengthening pill may bring, and also ask the Seventh Prince to come over quickly, so that nothing will go wrong."

"Seventh Prince? Your Highness, can this work?"

"Whether it's okay or not depends on how His Majesty makes a decision. What we should talk about must be delivered. Do you understand?"

"Yes! This subordinate will do it!"

The three hurdles of getting married have become a new gambling battle between Huayue and Nanyuan.It's just that the previous one has become three, and the participants of the competition have also changed from princesses to royal children of their own side.

Compared with the younger generation in the royal family.Because the "passing three hurdles" of getting married is a game between brothers and sisters of the same generation, whether it is in Huayue or in Nanyuan.

The three royal children Hua Yueguo was preparing to compete in the three levels before were in the middle and late stages of Tongqiao Realm, and one at the early stage of Hundred Refining Realm.

These three people can be regarded as the outstanding three people among the younger generation of the royal family in Huayueguo.Especially the one in the early stage of the Hundred Refining Realm, who can be regarded as the leader of Huayue Kingdom's younger generation.In Nanyuan country, these three people are all crushing strength.Because according to reports from Huayue's various eyeliners planted in Nanyuan Kingdom, the strongest among the young generation of Nanyuan Kingdom's royal family is only at the late stage of Tongqiao Realm, followed by several children in the middle stage of Tongqiao Realm.

In the case of equal strength, it is natural for each to fight by means.Huayue's combat skills are also better than the existing combat skills of Nanyuan Country, especially those secret skills, which can almost guarantee that Huayue's warriors will be more powerful than Nanyuan Kingdom's warriors at the same level, and have a greater chance of winning .

Therefore, a child of Huayue Kingdom in the early stage of the Hundred Refining Realm is a sweeping existence on the side of Nanyuan Kingdom, and all the younger generations of Nanyuan Kingdom have no irresistible hand.

But it only looks like it can be swept.Just like the previous fight with Princess Baowen, it looked like it should be a sweep, but what happened?On the contrary, he lost for nothing.

With the lessons learned from the past, Guo Yulong, who has led the army for many years, naturally knows that this is "unknown enemy situation", and the strength of both sides cannot be simply judged by superficial information.

For example, Nanyuan Guozhen relied on the so-called Bone Strengthening Pill to allow his children to break through a big bottleneck in a short period of time, approaching the early stage of the Hundred Refinement Realm in terms of hard power.Regardless of the means, it can definitely be regarded as a huge threat to Huayue Kingdom this time.

What about a genius child hidden in Nanyuan's secrets?Will he jump out directly with the help of Zhuanggudan and crush the people sent by Huayue?

It is difficult to say whether these variables will occur or not.

That's why Guo Yulong made a countermeasure.The "seven princes" were mentioned.

The seventh prince, Guo Xu, had just stepped into the late stage of the Hundred Refining Realm half a year ago, and was able to enter the top three in the strength of the younger generation of Huayue Kingdom's royal family.It is used to deal with the three battles in Nanyuan Kingdom where there is a sledgehammer battle.But it also means seeking stability and not leaving the slightest chance to the enemy.

"Hehe, the more you stand up and resist, the more you have to crush directly! I want to see how much spirit Yang Sheng still has after this time." Guo Yulong thought about it for a while, and then smiled and relaxed when he didn't feel that there was any mistake. .Just waiting to see the ashen face of the Emperor of Nanyuan Kingdom.

At the same time, also in Yuanding Imperial City, Yang Sheng, the lord of Nanyuan Kingdom in the palace, was leaning on the back of his chair, listening to his daughter's entreaty.

It was Princess Qingling who hurried back from Langyuan City because of Huayue Kingdom's scoundrels.

"Father, even with Zhang Jiaoxi's bone strengthening pill, it may not be safe! How can Guo Yulong of Huayue not know the news we know? My daughter thought it would be safe to invite Zhang Jiaoxi to sit in the town. Zhang Jiaoxi has a means It can increase combat power..."

Chapter 279

Although the Academy of Miscellaneous Studies outside Langyuan City is not as lively as it was some time ago, it can barely be regarded as returning to the tranquility of the past, but it is only superficially tranquil.

"Old Luo, hey, no one is willing to come. To put it nicely, it's just coveting our knowledge, but tabooing our identities. Those who are double-faced and three-faced are all shameless!"

"It's the same here. I went to all the places where I used to be acquainted and have good friendship. They told me clearly that if I want funding, I can find it by myself. If I want students, I can only find them by myself. They can't help if they don't help me. And let me stop working in vain, asserting that we can't find anyone like this."

"Oh? Are you sure we can't recruit students? Can you explain why?"

"It's said, and I think it seems like they have a lot of truth in what they say, and it's a big problem that we ignored before."

"Tell me."

"Miscellaneous scholars cannot enter the official career!"

As soon as the last sentence was uttered, everyone in the room fell silent.Including Luo Changshan, a ray of clarity flashed in their eyes to unravel their confusion.

"Careless!"

"Is this considered a blind eye?"

There are smart people here.Many things may be missed due to some obsession or inertial cognition.Now after bumping into a wall everywhere and being awakened by someone, how can you not understand it?

Knowledge is good knowledge, and many people are willing to learn it.But being willing to learn does not mean that you are willing to put yourself in the position of miscellaneous studies.Because this will pay a huge price that some others are unwilling and feel very bad.Just "not entering the official career" is enough to make [-]% of the scholars in Nanyuan country respect their identity of miscellaneous studies.

How to do?

Knowing and waking up to the cause of the dilemma does not mean that the solution can be thought of immediately.After all, "miscellaneous scholars do not enter the official career" is not a problem that can be solved by just relying on miscellaneous learning and a few words. The things involved can be said to have related to the power base structure of Nanyuan Kingdom.How hard is it to change?

Several people thought for a long time but did not have any thoughts.In the end, someone suggested that Luo Changshan go find Zhang Yan and listen to Zhang Yan's opinion.After all, Zhang Yan's vision and thinking are different from those of them who have always been pedantic, so maybe he can give some advice.

Luo Changshan nodded in agreement after thinking about it.There was no delay either, it happened that Zhang Yan was teaching in the small courtyard at the back at this time, so he went there just in time, just in time for Zhang Yan to finish his class.

It should be said that the small courtyard where Zhang Yan is located is very special in the Academy of Miscellaneous Studies.The special thing is that others can't get in at all.Obviously seeing that the stone road is unimpeded, but after walking a few steps, he finds that he has been walking in place at the intersection.Unless Zhang Yan finishes his studies, this weird situation will continue.

Mysterious and even more curious.But if Zhang Yan doesn't say anything, who can find out the clues from him?Now the school of miscellaneous studies is still relying on his influence to open the academy. If Zhang Yan withdraws at this time, [-]% of the people in the academy, big and small, will have a hard time living.

Therefore, Zhang Yan's weirdness has also become something that is tacitly avoided in the Miscellaneous Academy and is deliberately avoided.

Furthermore, "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" has already been taken out by Zhang Yan, what more can the miscellaneous studies ask for?Even Luo Changshan always felt in his heart that Zhang Yan didn't care about the knowledge and situation of the miscellaneous school, he seemed to care more about the identity of a miscellaneous school, as if... to put on a disguise for himself?

Especially after Zhang Yan showed his extraordinary killing methods a few months ago, this feeling became even more prominent in Luo Changshan's heart.

So Luo Changshan was not quite sure how to locate Zhang Yan's identity.

"Senior Luo, why are you free to come to my side today? Please come inside quickly." Zhang Yan welcomed Luo Changshan in with a smile.Behavior has not changed from before.There is no shortage of etiquette.

The two sensible little ones hurriedly brought cold whites to Luo Changshan, and after saluting, they bounced and ran outside to play.Leave the classroom to two adults.

"Mr. Zhang, I have discussed with my husband some cumbersome issues about the birth of miscellaneous studies, but I haven't talked in depth. Especially in terms of recruiting students, I haven't listened to my husband's opinions. Now it seems that the old man The previous plan is no longer feasible..."

Luo Changshan talked eloquently, the main point is the current difficulties of the school of miscellaneous studies.He didn't expect Zhang Yan to solve this problem at once, because that was unrealistic in itself.But I also hope that I can get some ideas and directions to solve the problem from Zhang Yan.After all, compared with them, Zhang Yan's brain is much more shrewd in this aspect.

After Zhang Yan listened carefully, there was no surprise in his heart, it was all expected.It was predicted that Luo Changshan and the others would run into a wall.It's not too late to react now.

But easier said than done!

"What? Mr. Zhang, is there anything inconvenient to say?" Seeing that Zhang Yan hesitated and said nothing, Luo Changshan didn't seem to have a clue, but seemed to hesitate to speak.

"No, it's not that it's inconvenient to say, but I'm thinking of how to say it so that Senior Luo can accept it more easily."

"Hahaha, Mr. Zhang is worrying too much. Although the old man is old, his mind is not pedantic. In addition, this is a major matter of miscellaneous studies. No matter what method, as long as it is useful, the old man will seriously consider it."

Zhang Yan smiled.Secretly Luo Changshan is indeed not pedantic, but sometimes he is very stubborn.

"Senior Luo. You also know that this kind of difficulty cannot be solved overnight. What is needed is subtle changes. So there is no rush.

Xu Xutuzhi's words, there are two paths that can go in parallel. "

"Oh? I would like to hear more about it!" Luo Changshan didn't expect that the big problem that stuck them would not only be solved by Zhang Yan, but also have two ways? !

"First, as I mentioned to my seniors last time, you can recruit some children who are in elementary school or pre-school. At worst, it will be more troublesome. And don't stare at those colleges in the city, you should go to small schools outside the city or even in remote places. The school. Most of the children there enter school because they want to be shopkeepers or to do some decent work. They have never thought about entering an official career, so naturally they are not very attracted by mainstream schools.

Even those remote places are places where the power of the mainstream schools is immersed in the weak.If the miscellaneous studies are willing to spend the capital, they can often send people to build Mengxue locally at their own expense.Over time you will definitely see benefits.

The second is to open areas where mainstream schools of thought cannot immerse.For example... Junwu!Utilize the unique extensive knowledge of miscellaneous studies, press your heart to dive into specific things, such as ordnance research, and even often send scholars to do field inspections in the army.Treat ordnance and even chores in the army as knowledge.

As long as it works.Is it possible to add a position in the army that can only be filled by a line of miscellaneous studies?Does this count as a closed situation to open up an official career? "