Thanks to Wan Qiqin's publicity, the number of people signing up for the ring competition has skyrocketed, and Prosperity Clothing Store has produced more than 50 pieces of clothing within a month. Although it is a small number, fortunately, the quality and style are first-class. One.
The only problem is the arena question in hand.
"Your Majesty, these are the questions I designed. You can see if they are reasonable."
An Yu handed the written question to Wan Qiqin. The events in the arena are divided into four major sections: martial arts, poetry, strategy, and skills. They are divided into three days to compete. Among them, martial arts involves physical competition, while strategy involves deception and strategy.
"Didn't you say you wanted to cross out the poem? Why is it included again now?"
"Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation." An Yu seemed to have known that he would ask this question early on, so he calmly explained, "I really don't want to include Shi Dao in it. That's because the name of this arena is to recruit talents for the Emperor. The prince wants to choose his own talented people. Presumably this time the prince wants to lay the foundation for his future and consolidate Zhongyou, so what he needs is nothing more than warriors and counselors. People who can write poems are generally literati. Since ancient times, literati There is an aura of aloofness and sourness about him, which is not to say there is no benefit to the country, but the benefit is not great."
"You're right. If that's the case, why did you include poetry in it?"
An Yu smiled faintly: "As I said just now, scholars have a kind of aloofness and pedantry in them. If they are excluded from this competition, Zhongyou will be in chaos." Seeing Wan Qiqin's face show up. After pondering, An Yu continued, "The literati in Zhongyou account for more than half. If they are not given a chance in this arena, the pens in their hands and their mouths will definitely point the finger at the imperial court. You must know that the most powerful people in the world are , not a knife, but a mouth that kills people without blood!"
"Well said!" Wan Qiqin raised his brows, stroking his palms and exclaimed, "You have thought carefully! This time, I lent the emperor a name to recruit talents. Although it is not as grand as the imperial examination, the emperor is here Sometimes they will appear in person, so they must have tried their best to show off. If they are not given any chance, I am afraid that they have really disturbed the foundation of the country!"
Wan Qiqin is not an emperor, but he can enjoy everything an emperor enjoys. It can be said that he is the de facto emperor of Zhongyou. An Yu didn't know why he didn't just sit in that position, but she knew in her heart that when facing him, she still had to treat him like an emperor. After all, he still has the final say in this Zhongyou.
"So do you think these questions are feasible?"
Wan Qiqin glanced at the topic she designed, and could not conceal his surprise. Looking all the way down, I saw that he occasionally relaxed his eyebrows, but sometimes he frowned tightly, as if he was thinking about something. An Yu sat quietly and waited patiently for him to finish reading. She could guarantee that he would nod. After all, these questions not only take into account martial arts, but also force people's intelligence to come out. There is no fear of not being able to recruit truly talented people, unless they disdain to participate in this arena.
Because he was worried that some reclusive sages thought this arena was just a martial arts competition, when he was promoting it, An Yu suggested that he add a few words to the announcement to show that both martial arts and Mou could participate in this arena competition. Only participate in one. This is also why there are so many people signing up. Since ancient times, those who have served as officials in the court have always been martial arts or literati. But this time, there is an additional item - skills, which means to show one's skills, regardless of thinking. Anyone who has never studied and has amazing skills can participate.
"These questions are well designed, but your [answers]..."
"Your Majesty, water has no permanent shape, and things are unpredictable. For some answers, you just need to find them with your own heart."
Wanqi Qinying frowned slightly, then nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, water has no permanent shape, and things are unpredictable. You only need to find the answer that you think is correct according to your own heart. Okay, you These questions designed are enough for the talents in my Zhongyou to show their talents!" As if thinking of something, he put down the paper in his hand and asked, "You have put so much thought into designing, what reward do you want?"
An Yu's thoughts moved, but he said calmly: "Your Majesty was generous and gave me a house in the next house. I can do something for you, so it can be considered as repayment!"
"That won't work!" Wan Qiqin shook his head. The matter at the house had been settled by that Si Ji. If it was a favor, he now owed her. However, it seems that she didn't know that Si Ji returned the favor to the house...
"Your Majesty?" An Yu couldn't help but call out when he saw that he looked a little strange.
"That's it, I'll give you a reward after the arena is set up this time!"
"Yes, I'll thank you in advance!"
Anyway, there is no reward, so I should go back and see how the clothes are going at Prosperity Clothing Village. There will be an arena competition in three days, so I want to avoid causing any trouble then. While An Yu was thinking about things, he followed the housekeeper who sent him out and walked towards the door.
"stop!"
Suddenly a cold and stern voice came through the air. Both the housekeeper and An Yu were stunned. Following the voice, they saw a young man in white clothes and brocade robes standing in a corridor around the corner. An Yu immediately recognized him as the bully young master he met last month!
"Master Xu." The butler bowed to him respectfully.
"Get out of the way!" Xu Zhongliang stared at An Yu, pushed the housekeeper in front of him away, and walked towards An Yu step by step. Just like a hunter who has spotted the prey he has been looking for for a long time, his eyes cannot hide the joy and... chill.
An Yu watched Xu Zhongliang slowly walking towards her with an expressionless face. This was Prince Qin's Mansion, and she was not afraid at all of what he would do to her. Even outside, she believed that with her current skills, she wouldn't have to worry about her life. However, she was thinking about how to make him stop pestering her. After all, he was also Wan Qiqin's favorite nephew. And in the final analysis, her relationship with Wan Qiqin was just a matter of interest.
"Huh, it's really effortless to get there without trying to find anywhere!" Xu Zhongliang saw that her face was calm and she didn't seem to be afraid of him at all. He couldn't help but get angry. A light flashed in his eyes, he glanced around and raised his eyebrows. "Why don't you see the person who was protecting you that day? However, if I catch you, I won't be afraid that he won't show up!"
Seeing this, the housekeeper on the side knew that Xu Zhongliang was going to harm An Yu, and quickly protected her. Who is An Yu? That's a person that even the prince looks at with special eyes! And recently, she has become more and more valued by her prince. If anything happens to her, she won't have to stay in the prince's palace anymore!
"Master, you must not do this!"
"You old fool, get out of here, young master!"
"Master Ciao, this is the prince's distinguished guest, nothing should happen to him!" The housekeeper guarded An Yu fiercely, not letting Xu Zhongliang get the slightest chance. Fortunately, the servants passing by saw this situation and immediately ran to tell Wan Qiqin that he was gone.
"Steward Zhao, please get out of the way! I'm fine." An Yu stretched out his hand, gently put it on Butler Zhao's shoulder, and used a clever trick to help Butler Zhao aside.
When An Yu traveled through time, she was very good at swordsmanship. Now that she came here, she received the guidance of Xie Weixing and practiced some internal skills and mental techniques. Now, at her level, she can deal with people with ease except for those at the master level.
"An, Mr. An..." Butler Zhao worriedly wanted to step forward, but was stopped by An Yu.
"Hahaha, you are a smart boy! I have been looking for you for more than a month, but I didn't expect to meet you at my uncle's place! I will have fun with you today!"
Although Xu Zhongliang has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, he couldn't bear the hardships and was addicted to the sexual love between men and women. He had long since emptied his body, so all the moves he used were fake. The last time he attacked them, An Yu didn't do anything. Plus she was a woman and smaller than a man, so he thought she was a weakling. He used his dragon claw hand and rushed towards An Yu...
"ah!"
A scream tore through the unquiet Prince Qin's palace. When Wan Qiqin hurriedly followed the messenger, he saw his pampered nephew being cut behind his back by An Yu's hands, twisting him into a coma, unable to move. Wan Qiqin was not in a hurry now.
"Don't yell." He calmly stopped the servants who were about to join him, walked behind a tree, and slowly watched the show.
As soon as he heard that his precious nephew was going to cause trouble for An Yu, he instantly became worried. However, he was not worried about what would happen to his nephew, but he was worried about what harm would happen to An Yu. The servants in the mansion knew that they loved Zhongliang, and no matter how much they valued An Yu, she was still an outsider, so they were worried that she would suffer. Now it seems that he underestimated her.
"You little rabbit, you have the ability to fight with this young master for real! How can you be a hero if you use dirty tricks like this!"
"What the hell, Mr. Rabbit! Please keep your mouth clean! Huh, underhanded tactics? When dealing with people like you, there is no difference between underhanded tricks or unyielding tricks!"
An Yu snorted coldly, then kicked his private parts hard!
"Ah~" Another scream broke through the sky, so shrill that even the guard who was about to step forward to separate the two of them was frightened.
"What Master Rabbit?" Wan Qiqin, who was looking excitedly from behind the tree, frowned and asked after hearing what his nephew said.
"Your Majesty, this happened a month ago."
The guard on the side told him exactly what happened when Xu Zhongliang stopped Xie Weixing and An Yu on the street a month ago.
"Master Rabbit..."
Wan Qiqin narrowed his eyes and looked at An Yu who was fighting vigorously over there, and murmured.
"My lord, my lord, do you want to save your young master?"
The guard looked back at the two fighting men, swallowed his saliva, and thought to himself: That Mr. An is so ruthless! (To be continued.