Chaos in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 76 Zhong Shan Collection (5)

So this is how Liu Chang and Wang Mengjiang met? ...

Guan Ziyang was surprised, but he couldn't help wondering whether Wang Mengjiang really fell in love with this poor boy with military status, or whether he sympathized with his situation...

Liu Chang is also quite up-to-date. Although a small poem is not very good, it is quite satisfactory. After all, he is a military student, majoring in "The Analects of Confucius", and has little contact with literature.

At this point, the poetry answering session is officially over.

Sima Yu announced the next item, the team competition!
The top three students selected by the five Zhongzhengguan groups form a team, and the opponent group is determined by drawing lots, and they will compete in twos, but because there are five groups, there will be a bye group.

The winners of the four duels advance to the next round, and the losers need to face off again, and the winners can compete with the bye group for the promotion qualification.

In other words, there will be three groups advancing, and two groups being eliminated!
Guan Ziyang thought: "This is a team battle, if my teammates are not strong..."

He anxiously looked at Sun Hesong and Huan Shiqian in the same group. After the first round, they were basically mediocre.

I just don't know if these two are embroidered pillows, which are fancy but not useful. There are three people in the team. Even if I win, if both of them lose, I will also be eliminated.

At this moment, it was noon, and the sun was dazzling.

Although it was early autumn in September, the power of the autumn tiger was not small.

It was already too late to stand under the sun, and the onlookers hid in groups of three or five under the shade of trees.

And the students are in the middle of the field at the moment, the trees are sparse, and all of them are exposed to the sun.

The sedan chair is even more airtight. Once it is exposed to the sun, it becomes a big steamer inside. Poor ladies, although they are almost suffocated by the heat, they still cannot come out...

Empress Dowager Chu's Fengluan sedan chair was good, huge and spacious, surrounded by rolled up sedan chair curtains, and much more breathable.

But seeing the students sweating profusely, and the ladies in the sedan chair secretly opening the curtains to breathe, Chu Suanzi ordered that the second round will be held tomorrow morning.

Prime Minister Sima Yu once mentioned to her that this year's Ninth Rank Zhongzheng is very important, so it doesn't matter if it takes more time, the students can still prepare well.

Empress Dowager Chu's phoenix sedan chair went down the mountain first.

Xie Xuan happily put his arms around Guan Ziyang's shoulders, not caring about other people's strange eyes, and said happily: "It's great that both of us have advanced."

Apart from Xie Xuan, other people still value the difference between scholars and commoners.

Guan Ziyang didn't feel that he was inferior just because he was a commoner, he took the initiative to go to Sun Hesong and Huan Shiqian, and asked if he wanted to discuss tomorrow's group battle together later.

Although Guan Ziyang is a commoner, but this matter is related to the fixed product, the two agreed.The location is set at the nearest Jinshan Courtyard.

Probably because he wanted to spend as little time as possible with Guan Ziyang...

Guan Ziyang didn't pay much attention to it, only strength can win the respect of others!
Xie Xuan was in Xitan's group, and Wang Huizhi and Huan Shimin were in the same group.

Huan Shiqian and Huan Shimin are blood brothers, so naturally they don't shy away from it. Guan Ziyang and Xie Xuan are also best friends, only Sun Hesong and Wang Ningzhi went to Xie's house 'alone'.

Although Xie Yi's Jinshan Bieyuan is gorgeous, but he is not surprised by these top class children.

The six of them are now gathered in the gazebo by the pond in the backyard, discussing the countermeasures for tomorrow.

"Yu Xi's group is the 'Three Kings' group, and that group should be the strongest. At that time, our two groups have little chance of winning against them, and the other two groups have a much higher chance of winning for our side." Huan Huan Shi Qian was the oldest among the six, and his analysis was very clear.

Xie Xuan added: "And if our two groups match up, it will be a [-]-[-] split."

The other five people looked at each other, as if they were expressing doubts about his words.

Seeing that some people didn't believe it, Xie Xuan drew 6 circles on the stone table of the gazebo with tea and said.

"If we don't fight in the way of Tian Ji's horse racing, and use internal strength to divide the upper, middle and lower, then the top will compete with the top, the center will compete with the center, and the bottom will compete with the bottom."

"Our groups are Huan Shimin at the lower rank of the first rank, Wang Huizhi at the upper rank of the second rank, and me at the middle and lower rank of the second rank."

"In your group, the first rank goes up to Huan Shiqian, the second rank goes up to Sun Hesong, and the second rank goes down to Guan Ziyang."

Huan Shiqian asked suspiciously: "Isn't this why both the middle and bottom of our group lost? Why is it [-]-[-]?"

Xie Xuan smiled and said: "This is only counting the realm of internal strength, but the result is not certain, because one of us has a martial skill that is in the realm of darkness!"

The four question mark faces looked at each other: "Who?"

Xie Xuan smiled jokingly at Guan Ziyang.

"he?!"

"A 16-year-old second-class passer?"

"The common people?"

Huan Shiqian said: "I remembered, the three moves that brother Guan and Cheng faced each other just now, the black and white yin and yang fish picture turned out to be a mystery! No wonder I didn't feel any internal force fluctuations in it!"

Guan Ziyang greeted Xie Xuan's sister three times in a row in his heart, although he did not have a sister.

I have always liked to keep a low profile, so it would be interesting to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger, but Xie Xuan exposed it!
Guan Ziyang smiled and said, "Don't look at me like this..."

Xie Xuan pulled the other four back from their astonishment, and said, "Because I'm not a missing opponent, so we are [-]-[-]."

This time the competition is divided into groups by lottery, and no one knows who they will face, so the order in the group is particularly important!

The two groups separated separately, discussed the order of appearance tomorrow, and then dispersed.

Because he was too lazy to go down the mountain and go up the mountain, Guan Ziyang decided to stay at Xie's house. There will be a Zhongzheng competition tomorrow morning, so Xie Xuan should not ask him to discuss martial arts all night.

At dusk, Guan Ziyang took advantage of Xie Xuan's time to go to the bathroom, finally slipped away and wandered around in the other courtyard.

"Phew, I can finally be quiet for a while. Xie Xuan, who is famous in history, is such a chatterbox!"

The evening glow reflected the sky, and Guan Ziyang walked to a rockery rock scene. Seeing strange rock formations, he felt quite lofty and majestic. He felt blessed to his soul, so he jumped up and meditated.

Because he felt that he was only a layer of window paper away from the lower middle of the second rank.

The level of internal strength, such as this kind of low-level breakthrough, is actually very simple, only from the upper to the lower, and from the upper to the upper and lower. This kind of breakthrough is a little more difficult.

But it is even more difficult to break through the big realm from the previous level, from top to bottom.

Guan Ziyang is just going from bottom to bottom at the moment, which is actually a small accumulation of quantity.

But for a moment, the innate qi in Guan Ziyang's body circulated in his body for two weeks, and as a mass of inner qi was 'digested and decomposed' by his Tai Chi, he successfully broke through.

"What are you doing up there?"

Hearing this, Guan Ziyang opened his closed eyes and saw that it was Xie Daoyun.

"As the saying goes, sharpen your guns before the battle, if you don't shine, you will shine. There will be a competition tomorrow, so take care of your internal energy today."

Xie Daoyun chuckled when she heard the words, and covered her mouth with the back of her hand: "Where do you come from these common sayings, but the words are rough and not rough, are you from Fuling?"

Guan Ziyang was taken aback when he heard the words, and replied: "Well, it's from my hometown."

The hometown he mentioned is actually thinking about the world of later generations.

Xie Daoyun saw that Guan Ziyang's face was slightly melancholy, and with a little step, he floated up the rockery with an inconceivably graceful posture.

Then imitate Guan Ziyang's posture and sit cross-legged.

"You man, let's be honest, you often say some jokes in your mouth, say you are cheerful, and from time to time, there is a condensed and undissolved sadness hanging on your face..."

"Obviously I'm a commoner, but I want to take the martial arts, and the martial arts..."

Guan Ziyang was also puzzled: "I am actually just an ordinary student who likes history. 'Zhai' is his only character. Otherwise, there would be a few modern young people who can calm down and learn Tai Chi."

"Could it be that after traveling to this Gaowu Eastern Jin Dynasty, the personality was distorted because of the soul fusion?"

"It shouldn't be possible. Three years before my rebirth, I was fine. I didn't hear anything outside the window. I just wanted to save my life."

"The beginning of all changes seems to be more than two years ago, when I strayed into the Peach Blossom Land..."

……

Xie Daoyun saw that Guan Ziyang was in a daze, and pushed him on the shoulder: "What's the matter, are you not happy to say that you are a commoner?"

"No, I was just thinking. When I first entered Jiankang, there were a lot of rumors about 'Yongxu Xie Daoyun, Tianshu Wang Mengjiang'. Why does Miss Xie practice calligraphy every day instead?"

In fact, Xie Daoyun didn't like to write before. It was because of this slang that the world believed that Wang Mengjiang's handwriting was the best among nobles and ladies, which aroused Xie Daoyun's competitive spirit, so he began to practice calligraphy hard in recent years , thinking that one day he will beat Wang Mengjiang.

Since she was a child, she has a character of striving for the first in everything.

Xie Daoyun was angered by Guan Ziyang's confession of his buried thoughts for many years, coupled with Guan Ziyang's teasing expression at the moment.

Xie Daoyun's complexion changed, and he said lightly: "Then let me tell you, besides chanting Xu poetry, I am also a talent, you may not have heard of it?"

Guan Zi still had a teasing expression: "Oh?"

"Let you see what a dual bloodline warrior is!"

As soon as the words fell, Xie Daoyun's clothes flew up, his face turned cold, and he rose into the air.

Then the surrounding air began to turn cold rapidly, and the rockery was covered with a layer of frost in just a moment!
Guan Ziyang quickly mobilized his innate qi to resist the sudden cold.

I saw Xie Daoyun spinning in the air, and I didn't know when there was an extra bamboo flute in his hand!
Guan Ziyang thought that Xie Daoyun was going to teach her a lesson, but was surprised when she saw her take out the bamboo flute!
This bamboo flute looks familiar!

Isn't it the one that Xie Xuan brought with Zhong Shan this morning?

Could it be that the flute player hiding in the dark is Xie Daoyun?
Before Guan Ziyang could think about it, the sound of the flute had already sounded. As soon as it entered his ears, Guan Ziyang felt the world spinning.

"Isn't this my master Ruan Xian's bloodline martial art "Jiju Qingxiao"?"

Guan Ziyang covered his ears hard, the feeling of cold has not subsided, the sound of the flute disturbed people's mind again, Guan Ziyang was unprepared for a moment, and was actually attacked by Xie Daoyun.

When Guan Ziyang was thinking about how to defeat the enemy, the sound of the flute suddenly stopped.

He looked at Xie Daoyun, only to see her pretty face turned away: "See if you dare to make fun of me..."

"I almost forgot that Xie Daoyun's mother is also a member of Ruan Ji's clan... In addition to Xie's Bingfeng legs, her Ruan family's Jiju Qingxiao's attainments are also so high."

Guan Ziyang knew that Xie Daoyun didn't mean it, but was just joking with him. Although he suffered a little, but he made a joke first, so he couldn't be angry: "Miss Xie is probably already a top-notch, right? No wonder you are so young. I am afraid that I will offend you, Miss Xie please forgive me."

"It's okay if you want me to forgive, just apologize!"

"Huh? Sorry for what?"

"Of course you said that I only learned calligraphy in order to overwhelm Wang Mengjiang!"

"I didn't say that! You said it yourself..."

Seeing that Xie Daoyun was about to get angry again, Guan Ziyang secretly mobilized his innate energy.

"I don't believe you can sneak up on me this time."

"Yuanzi, please be merciful, why did Mr. Guan offend you..." Xie Yi said anxiously.

At this time, Xie Yi, Xie Xuan and a large group of servants arrived in a hurry.

The sound of the flute just now is very familiar to the people in the other courtyard. Every time this sound is heard, it must be when Xie Daoyun is angry.

That's why Xie Yi and Xie Xuan hurriedly followed the sound.

Seeing Guan Ziyang and Xie Daoyun standing on the rockery, it seems that they are confronting each other...

Xie Yi came forward, but Xie Daoyun filed a lawsuit instead.

He jumped off the rockery, and said with aggrieved face: "Father, just now Mr. Guan laughed at his daughter, and she resorted to tricks as a punishment..."

Xie Yi and Xie Xuan couldn't be more clear about Xie Daoyun's character, so naturally they didn't take it seriously.

After everyone left, Xie Xuan looked Guan Ziyang up and down, and said in doubt: "Brother, I really admire you. After listening to the clear whistle of Ji Ju at such a close distance, nothing happened."

……

Early the next morning.

The second round of Jiupin Zhongzheng is about to begin.

Today, the number of people going up the mountain has decreased by one-third, and the sedan chairs of ladies from noble families have also decreased by half...

The most exciting part of the gossip has passed, and the enthusiasm has come down.

There is still a stick of incense before the start of the second round of lottery.

Sima Yu called the three people in his group together.

"You boys have to fight for me, this year is a special year in the ninth rank, you should do your best to express yourself."

Guan Ziyang thought: "Everyone is saying that this year is a special year, what is special about it, but no one explained to him..."

Sima Yu said again: "The lottery will be drawn later, as long as you don't meet Yu Xi's 'Three Kings', follow the order of appearance you negotiated, and compare them as you like."

Then his voice became quieter: "If you meet Yu Xi's group, I will decide the order of appearance, do you understand?"

The three nodded in agreement.

In the lottery session, Huan Shiqian was the first to draw, and from the tray in the hands of the Empress Dowager Chu, the eunuch opened a piece of bamboo, on which was written a "B".

Then each group chose a representative to turn over the bamboo slices.

The eunuch announced the result in a shrill voice.

Coincidentally, Guan Ziyang's Sima Yu group and Yu Xi's group were both divided into Group B. The two groups that were recognized as the strongest met each other as soon as they came up.

Then Sun Chuo's team played against Xi Tan's team, and Xie An's team had a bye.

The next step is to determine the order of appearance. The two groups will first select one player at the same time, and the loser group can decide later in the second round, that is, they can choose their own candidates based on the opponent's appearance.

Sima Yu summoned the three of them again.

Said in a deep voice: "The first round, Sun Hesong is on!"

(End of this chapter)