Old Ancestor Ao, the King of the Water Curtain Cave of the Cloud Dream Mountain, saved Xue Dingshan and stayed at the cave entrance. He took him in as a disciple and taught him the art of war. Seven years later, he found out that the Purple Star was trapped in Suoyang City and the White Tiger Star was in trouble. Father and son should be reunited now, so he called his disciple Ding Shan to go to Xiliang to save the emperor, so that father and son could meet. Moreover, they could also make contributions. How beautiful was that? "Come here, my disciple. I have something to say to you."”Xue Dingshan heard his master's call and hurriedly knelt down in front of Pu Yituan. He asked,""Master, what can I do for you?" "Xue Dingshan, your calamity is over, you should leave my immortal mountain." Now there is Xiliang Su Baotong rebellion, Tang Wang in trouble, trapped in Suoyang City; Your father was injured by a dart. I order you to go down the mountain and go to Suoyang City to save him. Your father and son meeting, pacifying the West Liao and returning to the court, your contribution is not small.”When Xue Dingshan heard this, he said,"Master, I am indebted to you for saving me. I would rather cultivate on the mountain and learn the method of immortality than go to the mortal world!"”As she spoke, her tears flowed non-stop. "My dear disciple!" You are destined to enjoy happiness and fortune! How can I succeed in cultivating the Dao?" Xue Dingshan said," I practice the art of war, but my knowledge is shallow. My martial arts skills are low, and my methods are ordinary. How can I go to Xiliang and defeat the foreign troops? If I fail, won't I ruin my master's immortal reputation? I can't save you, and father and son can't meet. What should I do?"”The old ancestor nodded and said," It's not bad indeed. There are fierce generals and capable people in the pass and stockade when we go to Xiliang. How can we get Xiliang? Su Baotong can't be more powerful." Ah! I got it." He ordered the fairy boy,"Go get ten of my treasures and give them to Senior Brother."”The fairy boy received the decree to retrieve the magic weapon and gave it to Xue Dingshan. The old ancestor said,"These ten treasures can break the Liao State. You can keep them for future use."”Ten treasures: a Taisui Helmet, a Suozi Heavenly King Armor, which could not be pierced by swords and spears; A pair of water-piercing cloud-piercing shoes could allow one to ride the clouds; The Heavenly Halberd, the Kunlun Sword, the Black Tortoise Embroidered Sword Robe. One carved bow, three Cloud Piercing Arrows, and two arrows. He lured out a steed that rode on a misty cloud dragon and gave it to him as a mount. Xue Dingshan received ten treasures and was fully equipped. "Take these ten treasures with you and you'll be able to pacify Western Liang," the old ancestor said. The secrets of heaven cannot be revealed."
Xue Dingshan respectfully accepted his master's orders and left the immortal cave to mount his dragon steed. I still have something to say. "I wonder what other orders Master has."”The old ancestor said,"Your father is in trouble in Xiliang. He was injured by Su Baotong's darts. I'll give you an immortal pill. Go and save your father."”"I will obey the Immortal Master's decree," said Xue Dingshan.”He put away the gourd and bid farewell to his master. He asked,""Where will this disciple go?" The old ancestor said,"You are heading southwest. You were originally in Longmen County. Your father was appointed to pacify the Liao King and guard Shanxi." Go back and reunite with your mother. Go to Chang 'an quickly to publish the notice and retreat to Xiliang.”When Xue Dingshan heard this, he understood in his heart. He hung the bow and arrow on his waist and bade farewell to the immortal master. This dragon steed was not fast, but hearing the sound of the wind, it arrived at Shanxi in a short while.
When he arrived at Longmen County, he looked down at the clouds and saw that he had already arrived in front of the King Pinglian's residence. He said,"I haven't been in this world for a few years, but I wonder how my mother and sister are doing?”Just as he was thinking about this, a person called Xue Qing walked out. He looked up and asked for the reason. Xue Dingshan explained it in detail. "Young master," Xue Qing cried,"ever since you died shooting geese at the Dragon Gate, your wife has been crying all day long. It is rare for you to come back today, which makes me overjoyed. Wait for this lowly one to go in and inform Furen." Xue Qing came to the central hall and knelt down, saying,""Mistress, back then, Little Master didn't die, so I came to inform Furen that he is now outside the palace gate.”When Madam heard this, she was overjoyed and instructed Xue Qing,"Quickly go out and invite Eldest Young Master in.”As soon as Xue Dingshan entered, he knelt down and bowed."Greetings, mother." Madam looked up and saw that it was indeed Ding Shan. She hugged her head and cried, saying,"We haven't seen each other for seven years. My son, tell me in detail." "Mother, I was shooting a wild goose at that time and was accidentally shot to death by my father. Master Wang Ao sent a tiger to bite me and save my life. Then, I began to cultivate in the mountains." Today, my master ordered me to go down the mountain and give me ten treasures. He said that His Majesty was surrounded and locked in a city. My father was injured by a dart and no one could save him. Now, I am going to Chang 'an to announce the results and lead the army to Xiliang two years ago. It is important to save my father. I came to visit my mother first and then I will leave.”
When the madam heard this, she was overjoyed." It's rare for you to save me, Immortal Master. You've been so kind to me for so many years, and you've even gone to save my father. This is also rare."”Miss Golden Lotus was overjoyed when she heard that her brother had returned. She quickly walked out of the central hall and was overjoyed to see her brother. The brother and sister also had something to say. They turned around and greeted the Second Mother of the Fan Clan, setting up a reunion wine to welcome their child. As they drank, the madam said with tears in her eyes,""My child! I heard that the soldiers of Western Liang are fierce. I wonder if your father is alive or dead? How can a mother be at ease?" Ding Shan heard this and quickly knelt down." Mother, don't worry. When I go to Chang 'an tomorrow to announce the results, I will go and save Father. Mother, don't worry."”"If you want to go to Chang 'an to save Father, then so be it," said Madame. Life and death are willing to be in the same place. I'll go with you so that I don't have to worry.”Miss Golden Lotus stepped forward and said," Brother, I was also taught an immortal technique by the Immortal Mother. I've refined six men and six women, and I'm also proficient in martial arts. I don't care about his millions of soldiers." I will now go with my brother to save father." Xue Dingshan said,"Sister, you really have the immortal method. It would be better if you go with me. But I wonder who has entrusted the family affairs of the Tianyuan Prince's Mansion to?"”"I'll leave it to the Second Mistress of the Fan Clan.”The mother, son, and brother talked for half the night before returning to their rooms. Before dawn, they got up and entrusted the family affairs to Madam Fan. After packing up, the siblings left Shanxi with their mother. Baiguan sent each other, the order did not have to send far, three shots, straight to Chang 'an Avenue. Not a day later, he arrived at Chang 'an and entered the city. As expected, he saw soldiers and horses in training. Ding Shan came to the Meridian Gate and saw a notice hanging on the wall. There was an imperial edict summoning generals and soldiers to Xiliang to rescue the Emperor. He was granted the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Families and his wife was granted the title of First Grade Madam. Xue Dingshan was overjoyed and quickly stepped forward to unveil the notice. When the ranking officer saw this, he came over and cupped his fists."Brother, the competition will only begin in three days. Please go to the relay station and rest for a few days.”
Since the exam would only start three days later, Old Cheng took the opportunity to visit the various manors. When there were changes on the battlefield, he didn't dare to tell them. He only said that they were doing well at the front line and that he had to bring some things for them. His family members were also relieved. Old Cheng paid a visit to Old Luo's and Old Qin's families. When he saw Luo Zhang and Qin Ying, he encouraged them and asked them to come and seize the seals. The generals were also full of confidence and were eager to give it a try. As soon as he returned to his own residence, Cheng Qianzong stopped him.""Grandpa, I heard that there's a selection for the second marshal. Do you think I can do it?”"What ability do you have to dare to snatch the commander's seal?”"Grandpa, I'm much stronger than before.”"Is that so? I want to see you practice a few rounds with the axe." Cheng Qianzong practiced his ax, which delighted Old Cheng.""Haha, alright, you know quite a lot." Old Cheng was also tested on military books and strategies, and Cheng Qianzong answered fluently. Old Cheng gave him a thumbs-up." Alright. I didn't expect my grandson to be so successful. Our Old Cheng family has a successor." When the time comes, even if you aren't a marshal, you'll still be a vanguard.”Cheng Qianzong jumped up in joy.
At dawn the next day, Li Zhiyong stopped eating breakfast and got up to rush to the imperial school field. The civil and military officials, the eight courtiers, the nine ministers, the four ministers, and the thirteen officials all accompanied him. After a few days of cleaning up, the Imperial Drill Ground had a new look. The military flags, colorful flags, dragon and phoenix flags, fluttered in the wind, and palace lanterns hung high in the hall. After Li Zhi took his seat, Cheng Yaojin, Xu Ce, Wei Zheng and the others took their seats. The others stood on both sides to accompany him. One thousand Yulin Royal Guards, wearing flower hats and brocade robes, armed with spears and sabers, stood guard on both sides. Li Zhi looked at the school grounds. There were weapon racks, archery targets, plum blossom rings, warhorses, stone locks, and everything else that could be used. Li Zhi looked for a long time and asked Cheng Yaojin,""Uncle, what do you think of this competition? I'm a layman, and you're the chief examiner. You can make the decision.”
"Thank you, Your Highness. This isn't difficult. I've experienced this kind of thing dozens of times in my life. Don't worry.”He walked down from the main examiner's platform and climbed onto the big bellied curly-haired beast. Behind him, he led 200 personal guards and circled around the imperial drill ground three times before shouting,""Hey, everyone, listen up. I think there are hundreds of people who have signed up today. Just now, I walked around three times to take a look. They are all descendants of famous families and generals. Very good. Your fathers and ancestors were all heroes. They had served the country for many years and made many military achievements. Now that you have grown up, you have learned martial arts and sold your goods to the imperial family. You should contribute to the country. The country has not given you the materials to open this Imperial Academy. However, you have to understand that there are a few rules. First, no matter who you are or what your background is, you can only enter the field after you have been registered in the hall and approved by the chief examiner and His Highness. If you violate them, you will be kicked out of the examination hall or your head will be taken. "Secondly, in the competition, it's best if you can cure him or not. Listen up, this is a competition between our own people behind closed doors. This is not a battle between enemies and allies. He accidentally injured the other party in the plum blossom circle and even lost his life. It happened unintentionally. He was unlucky. The injured party was not allowed to file a lawsuit. He could only blame his lack of knowledge. Don't blame heaven or earth. If they were outside the plum blossom circle, they would lose. The winner was not allowed to chase after them. If he chased them out of the plum blossom circle and injured them, it would be intentional harm and revenge. He would be beheaded. You must remember this. No matter who wants to take revenge, I will punish them severely. What kind of person was worthy of being the martial arts champion or the second marshal would have to be studied by His Highness, the chief examiner, and the others before they could decide. All in all, if you can suppress the martial sciences field, no one is your opponent. After the interview, you still have a lot of military strategies, so you are probably the second general. Violators can be disqualified at any time. Did everyone hear that?" "All of you heard it clearly."
Cheng Yaojin rode back to Caishan Hall, dismounted and returned to his seat. His Highness Li Zhi was very happy. Cheng Yaojin waved the red flag and the contest began. At the beginning, no one went down. They were all stunned. They all wanted to see how strong the other party was. They watched from the side and knew what was going on. As the saying goes, the rafters that stand out will rot first, so no one agreed. Cheng Yaojin waved the red flag three times in a row. Finally, someone answered,"I'm willing to participate." "Hua hua hua", a horse came to His Highness Caishan. This person flung the stirbars off the saddle and jumped off his mount. He straightened his helmet and shook his armor as he rushed to the hall to pay his respects to the chief examiner, Cheng Yaojin. When Old Cheng saw this, his nose almost went crooked from anger. Who is it? It was his grandson, Cheng Qianzong. Cheng Yaojin thought to himself, This child's dog stomach can't hold two taels of butter. Why did you leave the stage? Just watch from the side. Great, you came first. However, he couldn't say anything else in front of so many people. "Who's down there?" Old Cheng glared.”
"Grandpa, you don't even recognize me?”
"What grandfather? This is the imperial examination hall. Public matters first before private matters, understand? You have to speak in official language. You have to answer whatever I ask you.”
"Ah, there are so many articles. I am the grandson of Cheng Yaojin and the son of Cheng Tieniu. I am Cheng Qianzong.”
"Yes, I am. Are you willing to come down?"
"That's right."
"Alright, write it down for him." The advisor next to him wrote Cheng Qianzong's name on the paper and pasted it outside.
Cheng Qianzong came from Caishan Palace. He jumped on his horse, holding the Xuanhua Axe in his hand, and jumped into the plum blossom circle. He wanted to practice his archery first. The soldier in front of him had set up the target, which was exactly 100 steps away. As Cheng Qianzong practiced, he suddenly swung his axe horizontally across the iron beam and twisted it in red. He turned around and shot three arrows in a row, all of which hit the bullseye. The two sides beat drums and shouted,"He hit the target. Three arrows hit the target."”The red flag waved.
Cheng Yaojin nodded. Look at my grandson, he can be said to have the ability to shoot through a hundred paces.”
Then, Cheng Qianzong practiced his big axe, which was eighty-eight and sixty-four. Looking at this axe, it was surrounded by light and cold air. "Good, good training." The people on both sides beat drums to cheer and cheered in unison. Cheng Yaojin was so happy that his eyes narrowed into a line. "Alright, this child really has some skills.”Cheng Qianzong finished his practice and put away his mount. He didn't get angry and his face didn't change color. He shouted to the people around the drill ground,"" Hey, hey, everyone, there are some who know me, and there are some who don't know me. Now, let me register my name. My grandfather is the big-bellied Duke of Lu, Cheng Yaojin, sitting in the palace. My father followed the emperor to the west and was the Left General, Cheng Tieniu. I am his unfilial and filial son. People gave me the nicknames Little Ke, Kakuzi, and Cheng, Cheng Qianzong. Just look at how good my archery and axe are. Why don't we just give this marshal seal to me? We can also lead the army as soon as possible and rush to Suo-Yang Pass to save, save the emperor. No one will go, go, right? Was there no one? If there's no one, the marshal will be mine."
Ha, he had a firm grasp. Before he could finish his sentence, someone shouted from the side,"Hey, Cheng Qianzong, don't be so arrogant. I'll fight you for three hundred rounds.”A white dragon horse rushed to Caishan Hall. There was a young general who came to sign his name and register. Cheng Yaojin looked and recognized him. It was Ma Sanbao's grandson, Ma Lin, nicknamed Hua Dao General. Cheng Yaojin was shocked. The saber techniques of the Old Ma family were famous in the world. This Ma Lin had a tiger's head and a tiger's brain. He was short and muscular. In this small village, there was no one who did not praise his martial arts skills. Cheng Qianzong would have a hard time dealing with Liam if he wanted to fight his grandson, but he had to give Liam a name and a registration number. Cheng Yaojin instructed, and Hua Dao drove Ma Lin to the plum blossom circle to fight with Cheng Qianzong. Ma Lin held his big knife and smiled." Brother, can I go with you?"”
"Hey, Ma, we, we brothers are not bad. Two days ago, I treated you to a meal. Just, just give me this Yuan, Marshal Seal. You can just, go back.”
"Hehe, there's a saying that fame and wealth are not given to others. Don't look at how you treated me to a meal. I've also treated you to a meal before. That was a personal relationship, and this is official business. Since I'm off the stage today, can you still ask me to leave? Brother, you have to listen to my advice. Your two moves were for nothing. Why don't you give me the seal of the second marshal? It's useless for you to fight.”
"Bullsh * t, Liam, don't look at the daily competition, I'm not your match, that's because I let you win. You're my brother. How can I offend you? You have spoken, fame and wealth, there is no way to give up. Today, we must determine who is better. Take the axe!" "Boom!" He suddenly swung his axe at Liam's roof beam. Marlin held the iron bolt with his arm and blocked it with his three-stop knife." Open!”"Clang, clang, clang", the axe was lifted high. The two horses crossed the stirrups, and then they turned to look at Liam. He turned his wrist and slashed toward the back of Cheng Qianzong's head. Cheng Qianzong quickly used Su Qin's sword on his back and bent down to dodge the slash. As soon as the two horses fought, Cheng Qianzong swung his axe and the two men fought again. Just these two people were like two little tigers, but also like newborn calves. Two horses waded over, knives and axes raised, and they fought to the death. Yu Lin soldiers waved flags and beat drums to show off their might. "Gulululu,""Kill, do your best for the little general!"”
Young Master Li Zhi was dumbfounded. He held the Dragon Book table and leaned over to look at the plum blossom circle. What Cheng Yaojin said was true. There was really a successor! I thought that they were too young. It seems that heroes come from the young. These two people are very skilled in martial arts. Good, each of them is qualified to be a general.
The book is short. After twenty-seven or twenty-eight rounds, he heard a " crack " in his ear. Cheng Yaojin was so scared that he shook his head. He was worried about his grandson. After a while, he looked carefully and saw that Liam's helmet had been cut off by Cheng Qianzong's ax. Liam blushed and jumped out of the plum blossom circle."Brother, this time you've boasted. I'll give you the second marshal, I'll leave in defeat.”
Cheng Qianzong was amused." What? I just said that you can't do it. Is the Cheng family easy to mess with?" My grandfather was an emperor, what is this marshal?”Ha, he could brag even more. "Which one of you still wants to go down? Did you see, did you see, Liam's, that great ability is gone, do you still want to compete? Why don't you just leave the second and commander-in-chief to me?”
Before he finished speaking, someone shouted,""Cheng Qianzong, don't talk big. Just wait for me.”A horse was as fast as lightning as it rushed to Caishan Hall to register. He saw this child wearing a silver helmet, white armor, white horse, and spear. It was Luo Zhang. Luo Zhang came to Caishan Hall. After greeting him, he asked Cheng Yaojin to give him a registration number. Old Cheng ordered someone to post the report. However, Cheng Yaojin knew that Luo Zhang was also the one who angered Little Chili Pepper to death. He didn't allow himself to be single-headed. He only knew that he had his own people and didn't know that there were others. Thus, he was worried for his grandson and instructed Luo Zhang, They were all his brothers. If he could cure them, he would die. Luo Zhang smiled." Grandpa, don't worry. I'll remember all the rules you announced. If you violate them, you'll be severely punished."”"Alright then." Old Cheng was relieved.
Luo Zhang left the Rainbow Mountain Hall, mounted his horse, and brought his spear to the plum blossom circle."Hey, brother, do you want to compete with me?”Cheng Qianzong's head buzzed when he saw Luo Zhang. To be honest, he was much less capable than Luo Zhang. However, on such an occasion, one could not give up one's reputation and wealth. "Alright, brother, come on." In our group, you're old, so I'll be defeated by you. It's not considered a loss. However, let's stop at a certain point and hold our axes.”As he spoke, he suddenly swung his axe.
Luo Zhang held his spear horizontally to parry the attack, and the two of them fought together. After sixteen or seventeen rounds, he couldn't stand it anymore. Cheng Qianzong was so tired that his nose was puffy and his temples were sweating profusely. "You, you're really amazing. Alright, alright, we're brothers, right? I'll give this, Marshal Yuan to you. I'll just be the vanguards.”At this point, he jumped out of the plum blossom circle and lost to his original team. Cheng Yaojin looked at him. Not only did he not blame him, but he was also very happy. "A wise man doesn't know when to lose. Grandson, you did the right thing. Your two moves were for nothing. This is called a wise man who understands the times.”
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