Zhu Qiyu still gave generous rewards to the dozens of people who were eliminated after entering the top 100.
"The top 100 soldiers who are eliminated will be given the status of a martial arts scholar. They will be given 300 taels of silver and 30 pieces of Shu brocade. Those who do not have official positions are given the post of guerrilla from the ninth grade, and those who have official positions are promoted to the first grade.”
As for the final fifty people who were selected, Zhu Qiyu's rewards were even more shocking.
"Fifty-three of the best soldiers will be given the status of a martial scholar, a thousand taels of silver, and a hundred pieces of Shu brocade.”
"Those without an official position will be given a seventh-grade official position. Those with an official position will be promoted to two levels of important positions.”
As soon as the imperial edict was issued, the civil and military officials and hundreds of thousands of soldiers were shocked.
The dozens of Martial Scholars who had received the reward knelt down excitedly.
If it weren't for the new emperor, these thousand-li horses might have been mediocre in their lives and eventually died at the hands of slaves.
Now, he finally had the chance to display what he had learned in his life.
The short, strong, and honest Overlord of the South, who was born in the Green Forest, was even more excited and wailed.
"Mother, Zhu Zi has listened to you. He won't be a mountain bandit anymore. The emperor gave me a high position. Mother, you can rest in peace in the netherworld and accompany my father.”
"Father, I have brought honor to your ancestors.”
Overlord Nan's cry and roar immediately attracted many people's mocking laughter.
However, for a person from the Green Forest to become a Wujin Scholar in a single leap and even be awarded an official position was truly something worthy of glory.
After crying for a while, this Southern Overlord bowed to Zhu Qiyu.
"Your Majesty, when you issue the imperial edict, can you write my name on it? Shi Zhuzi, not Nan Bawang?”
"Oh right, can I be like those elders and build a memorial archway in my village?”
When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.""Alright, this one will allow it. Your name is Shi Zhuzi?"
"I can see that your parents gave you a name very carefully. I hope that you will really become the pillar of my Ming Dynasty in the future.”
Then, he praised the others.
The martial scholars were moved.
At this moment, Zhu Qiyu received a reward from the system.
Congratulations to the host for completing the selection mission. The host is rewarded with fame 20000, personal strength 10, and an increase of 200 jars of loyal royal wine. 10 divine weapons.
After gaining another 10 points of strength, Zhu Qiyu felt his blood and Qi surge.
It was filled with violent power, as if it could split mountains and rocks, and cut rivers.
Zhu Qiyu knew that with his 90 points in martial strength, he was already comparable to the top generals in this world.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at the fifty most outstanding generals he had just dug out.
"As the new martial scholars of my Ming Dynasty, do you dare to play with me?”
Hearing the new emperor's words, the civil and military officials, as well as the martial scholars, were all stunned.
Could it be that His Majesty wants to compete with us in riding and archery again?
We can't compete in this.
Now, the 400,000 Ming soldiers all knew that the emperor had nine shots and nine hits.
Zhu Qiyu seemed to have read their minds.
"Don't worry, we won't compete in riding and archery.”
As soon as he said this, the officials were shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.
Was the Emperor going crazy?
Why did he have to compete with the soldiers?
This wasn't a safe riding and archery competition. The actual combat of a riding competition was extremely dangerous.
If he was careless and something happened to the emperor, then the Ming Dynasty would be in danger.
Moreover, even if they were to compete in actual combat, which of the soldiers present would dare to really fight the Emperor?
It was nothing more than pretending and then admitting defeat.
This kind of actual combat competition was really meaningless.
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and stopped the civil and military officials from dissuading him.""Don't worry, we'll use the stone weapons and wooden swords used in the martial arts practice. It won't be too dangerous."
After he finished speaking, he rode on his Ferghana Horse and wore a golden armor and helmet. He spoke to the generals again.
"Who dares to fight me? The winner will be rewarded with a Ferghana Horse and a divine sword.”
As the saying goes, there will be warriors under great rewards.
These words were not false at all.
The first person to step out was not anyone else, but the short, strong, and honest Overlord of the South.
He swallowed his saliva, his eyes shining."Your Majesty, do you mean what you say? Are you really going to give me your Ferghana Horse?”
When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he was so angry that he laughed and scolded,""Shi Zhuzi, I can only give it to you if you win. I didn't say I was going to give it to you."
"Hehe, there's no difference. It's all for me anyway.”
Overlord Nan smiled foolishly, his eyes shining brightly.""Then I will compete with Your Majesty. Don't worry, I won't hurt His Majesty.”
"Alright, based on your heroic spirit, Shi Zhuzi, I will reward you regardless of whether you win or lose.”
Zhu Qiyu was overjoyed and then ordered someone to bring a warhorse for Shi Zhuzi, the Southern Tyrant King.
He had also changed to a similar warhorse.
Since he wanted to test his true strength, then he would have a truly fair showdown.
The hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civil and military officials praised the Emperor in their hearts when they saw that he was unwilling to take advantage of them.
At this moment, both sides were riding elite warhorses.
Zhu Qiyu held the Heavy Wood Sword in his hand. Although this sword was a training sword, it was much heavier than a real sword.
If it hit a person's vital part, it would be painful for half a day at best, and the bones would be broken at worst.
Zhu Qiyu lifted the Heavy Wood Sword that seemed to be nothing and drew a beautiful sword flower.
Instantly, thousands of people cheered.
This…rainbow fart was really fragrant.
South Tyrant King Shi Zhuzi was holding a pair of stone hammers. They were also training weapons, but they were extremely heavy.
From this, it could be seen that this Southern Overlord was a powerful general.
"Begin."
Song Bin waved his flag.
Zhu Qiyu and Shi Zhuzi rode their warhorses and charged towards the other party.
The generals thought that this competition would be more of a performance.
They were all in the mood to watch the show.
However, they saw that the two cavalry were extremely fast, and their expressions were filled with excitement and battle intent. There was no need for them to act at all.
Was this really a f * cking fight?
Even the civil officials could see that both sides had used their full strength.
"Boom!"
In the first round, the two of them passed by each other. Their weapons clashed, making a loud sound.
The Heavy Wood Sword in Zhu Qiyu's hand cracked, and a large piece of the stone hammer on the stone pillar was missing.
"Haha, again."
Zhu Qiyu shouted excitedly, turned his horse around, and galloped over again.
"Haha, Your Majesty, you are qualified to be my opponent. This time, I will use 90% of my strength.”
Shi Zhuzi was also aroused by the emperor's heroic spirit.
He urged his horse to gallop towards the Emperor's warhorse.
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