As the saying goes, if it's none of your business, hang on to it.
The way Nangong Hao looks now, it is obvious that he regards himself as an outsider, not participating, arguing, speaking, or worrying.
But in fact, the talented people all knew in their hearts that this matter was closely related to Nangong Hao. Of course, besides Nangong Hao, there was another person with important connections who also remained silent.
That is Fang Zhengzheng.
From the moment the messenger opened his mouth to the moment the messenger was taken away by Xing Qing, Fang Zhengzheng seemed to have become an outsider, calm and indifferent.
This made the talented people feel a little weird.
Why
If Fang Zhengzheng's qualification for the examination is cancelled, the disadvantage will naturally be Fang Zhengzheng. If it is not cancelled, the disadvantage will naturally be Nangong Hao.
But why do these two people seem to be watching the show
"Are you so calm?" Each of the talented people couldn't figure it out.
In fact, the reason why Fang Zhengzheng didn't say anything was naturally because he felt that whether or not he was disqualified from the exam was not too important. However, this reason was unlikely to be thought of by the talented people.
As for Nangong Hao…
It’s because it’s clear enough.
He understood that the key to the entire Great Xia Dynasty's plan for the Southern Territory was concentrated on the Han Yuan Tribe, and he knew even more clearly that the prince would never let the Han Yuan Tribe be captured by Fang Zhengzheng, at least not before the plan was actually implemented.
So, what else does he need to worry about
The so-called Prince's order is of course an order passed down by the Prince himself. There is almost no doubt about this, because no orderling soldier dares to be so bold.
However, just as Xing Qing asked. Is there an order from the prince himself
No!
This is the key point.
The prince's identity in the martial arts examination is to be in charge of the sage. To put it bluntly, he is to supervise the examination discipline on behalf of the sage and avoid innocent casualties and losses.
So, as a supervisor, does he have the right to directly disqualify candidates
of course not. Because the prince is not the chief examiner of this palace examination. The real chief examiner is the Holy Emperor, the current emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.
The prince's right is to truthfully report the truth of the matter to the Holy One. As for whether Fang Zhengzheng's qualification for the examination will be cancelled, everything will be decided by the Holy One himself.
The prince knows about this matter, Nangong Hao knows about it, and Xing Qingsui knows about it. The talents also knew that the difference was that they were very happy that Fang Zhengzheng's qualifications were cancelled.
So, when the messengers took out the Silver Dragon Order, why did they break it
This is a psychological deliberate belief.
Nangong Hao knew the inner thoughts of the talented people very well, and he knew even more how the talented people reacted after hearing the prince's order, and the purpose of the prince's move was also very obvious.
Abandon the car to save the handsome man!
Of course, Fang Zhengzheng, as the "culprit", would be directly abandoned, but. How could the dignified Prince of the East Palace not leave a way out for himself when doing things
The messenger has a password. But without Ling Yi, this is the prince's way out.
As the saying goes, to catch a thief and catch an adulterer, who can bite him if the prince refuses to admit it afterwards? All the blame will ultimately be placed on the messenger.
In one sentence, he was bribed by the Southern Territory. That's enough!
Xing Qingsui's current approach was just to place the blame for the night on the ordering soldier a few days in advance.
As for whether to offend the prince
As the future successor of Zhenguo Mansion, will Xing Qingsui care about this? Will the prince argue with Zhenguo Mansion, the head of the Thirteen Mansion, because of such an incident
If you really care about it. Then, he no longer needs to be the prince.
Nangong Hao had anticipated everything, so of course he could predict what Xing Qing would do next after he took down the messenger.
…
Fang Zhengzheng really didn't expect Xing Qingsui to appear in the Southern Territory. However, he had thought that Xing Yuanguo might come to the Southern Territory. So, Xing Qingsui's appearance here was a bit unexpected, but it was not completely unexpected. Can't figure it out.
The gate of Hanyuan Tribe.
After Xing Qing took down the messenger, he glanced at Nangong Hao subconsciously, then turned to Fang Zhengyi, and walked quickly towards Fang Zhengyi.
Fang Zhengzheng didn't ask immediately.
Because he didn't know what Daxia's specific plan was for the Southern Territory. Of course, he didn't want to know, and he didn't even want to participate in it.
His goal has always been to find Yan Xiu.
Starting from taking over the Thunder Light Tribe with five hundred silver-horned wolf cavalry, and then successively attacking Chen Feiyu and Wu Feng in the Thunder Lion Tribe.
Everything is to create momentum.
He knows Yan Xiu's personality very well.
If he only participated in the martial arts test, Yan Xiu would not necessarily come over to join him immediately, because Yan Xiu would regard him as his "opponent."
However, it would be different if Fang Zhengzheng raised his troops to attack Nangong Hao.
Yan Xiu will definitely join him.
This has been Fang Zhengzheng's plan all along, and now that the plan has been implemented, it has almost been completed. As for conquering the Han Yuan tribe and fighting Nangong Hao.
That's another plan.
In other words, it was a promise he made to Nangong Mu.
More than 40,000 troops are approaching the city. If we don't go up and give them a few slaps and punches, how is that possible? It's impossible to go all the way in vain.
The most important thing is, if Fang Zhengzheng shouts as soon as he sees Yan Xiu, and the whole army turns around and goes back home, what will Yan Xiu think
Beating Nangong Hao is what Fang Zhengzheng must accomplish.
However, what he didn't expect was that this matter would have so many turning points, although everything now seemed to be back to where it started.
But…
Is it really still the same starting point
Xing Qingsui had infiltrated his army a long time ago, and he happened to reveal his identity at this time. His purpose couldn't be just to block this "fake" crown prince order, right
"Fang Zhengzheng, if I advise you to retreat, will you do so?" Xing Qing walked in front of Fang Zhengzheng for a short time, and finally stood five steps away from Fang Zhengzheng.
"retreat?"
"Xing Qingsui actually wants Fang Zhengzheng to withdraw his troops?!"
"What's going on? Could it be that the Zhenguo Mansion has also begun to interfere in the palace examination?"
One by one, the talented people heard Xing Qingsui's words. They were all a little surprised. They were all guessing the purpose of Xing Qingsui's appearance in the Southern Territory. However, they did not expect that Xing Qingsui would actually ask Fang Zhengzheng to withdraw his troops.
"No." Fang Zhengzheng shook his head and answered straightforwardly.
He knew that Xing Qingsui would not say this for no reason, but he wanted Fang Zhengzheng to turn around and go back now. It is indeed an unlikely thing.
"Hmm... I guessed it. So, what if I use the holy order in my hand to ask you to retreat?" Xing Qing nodded and was not surprised by Fang Zhengzheng's answer.
"Required by the Holy Order?"
"The Zhenguo Mansion really wants to interfere with the imperial examination?!"
"What exactly is going on?"
The talented scholars who were a little surprised at first were extremely surprised when they heard Xing Qingsui's words again, because this meant that Xing Qingsui was using the holy order in his hand to forcibly prevent the normal progress of the martial arts test.
Isn't he afraid that the Holy One will blame him
or…
Is this the Holy Spirit’s idea
But why would the Holy One have such an idea
When Yan Xiu heard this. His brows were also slightly wrinkled, his indifferent expression seemed to be thinking about something, and his eyes were fixed on the golden holy order in Xing Qing's hand.
Fang Zhengzheng did not immediately answer Xing Qingsui's words. He had always known that Daxia's purpose of this military test was to take the opportunity to mobilize troops to station in the southern region. However, he did not know Daxia's specific plans and steps.
However, after he heard that Xing Qing followed the imperial order and asked to withdraw his troops. I already have a rough idea.
For this military test, Daxia mobilized a total of 100,000 troops to station in the southern region. About 60,000 of them are in the hands of the candidates, and 40,000 are in the hands of the prince.
But if troops are really mobilized, these 100,000 people will naturally not be able to fight independently. The most advantageous way...
It's like a long pole, piercing the "heart" of the Southern Territory!
Where is the heart of the Southern Region
Of course it’s the Holy Mountain City!
According to the terrain of the Southern Territory, the Han Yuan Tribe is the largest tribe closest to Shengshang City. From the beginning of the martial arts test, Nangong Hao went straight to the Hanyuan tribe, occupied the most favorable terrain, and sat on the mountain to watch the tiger fight.
There is only one possibility, and that is that the Hanyuan tribe is the real "front line" of Daxia's attack on the southern region.
If Fang Zhengzheng guessed correctly. According to the normal development of the martial arts test, when the time is ripe enough, the final result should be that Wu Feng or Chen Feiyu leads nearly 60,000 troops to the Han Yuan Tribe.
Um…
Of course, to use a saying from my previous life, it means sending someone's head thousands of miles away.
At that time, Nangong Hao only needs to use a small plan to defeat Wu Feng or Chen Feiyu, and the 60,000-strong army will naturally be gathered in Nangong Hao's hands.
However, when I showed up, something seemed to go wrong...
Appeared out of thin air, eliminated Chen Feiyu and Wu Feng at lightning speed, and then directly grabbed the military power in their hands and rushed towards Nangong Hao.
This was originally somewhat similar to the plan, but the problem was that the military strength in his hands was only a little over 40,000, which was obviously different from the nearly 60,000 military strength in the original plan.
In other words, there are still some talented people "free-range" everywhere.
Then, of course, it is not the most appropriate time.
After understanding this, Fang Zhengzheng also understood why the prince wanted to temporarily take away his qualification for the examination, and why Xing Qingsui forcibly stopped him from attacking the Han Yuan tribe.
"I understand." Fang Zhengzheng glanced at the golden token in Xing Qing's hand. After knowing Daxia's general plan for the Southern Territory, he also knew what he should do next.
"Have you agreed to withdraw?" Xing Qingsui breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Fang Zhengzheng's words.
"Well, I agree to withdraw, but..." Fang Zhengzheng nodded, and at the same time, he looked around Xing Qingsui and looked at Nangong Hao not far away.
"But how?"
"The soldiers can retreat, but my people will not retreat."
"People won't retreat? Fang Zhengzheng, you... don't you mean that?" Xing Qingsui's expression changed slightly, and for a moment, he thought of something.
However, this thought made Xing Qingsui's originally calm expression become extremely surprised.
"We're here anyway. If we don't fight to decide the outcome, how can we have the nerve to go back?" Fang Zhengzheng smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, and it felt like he was saying something natural.
Xing Qingsui's purpose was to prevent himself from conquering the Hanyuan tribe, so as not to affect Daxia's entire plan.
In fact, Fang Zhengzheng's goal has always been not the Hanyuan tribe, but Nangong Hao. So, if we look at the problem in a different way, wouldn't it be better to just attack Nangong Hao
Fang Zhengzheng's idea is very simple and direct.
However, to the ears of many talented people, it was completely different.
because…
Nangong Hao's strength has been revealed before his eyes, and that stunning sword is still lingering in the minds of many talented people.
With one sword strike, Chen Feiyu was defeated.
But what about Fang Zhengzheng
They clearly saw that Chen Feiyu blocked Fang Zhengyi's One Arrow and Ten Thousand Swords plan, and moreover, he shot an arrow when Chen Feiyu wasn't paying attention.
Although, they now knew that the target of Fang Zhengzheng's arrow was not Chen Feiyu, but the demon clan.
But, in other words, it was impossible for Fang Zhengzheng to hold back that arrow. In other words, even though Fang Zhengzheng went all out and made a sneak attack, he failed to take down Chen Feiyu with one arrow.
But Nangong Hao, in a situation where the two were fighting, defeated Chen Feiyu with one sword and was convinced.
The gap between the two has actually already emerged.
If Fang Zhengzheng relies on the more than 40,000 troops behind him to suppress Nangong Hao, there may be a chance. However, what Fang Zhengzheng said just now is that if you retreat, don't retreat!
Obviously, is this going to be a one-on-one fight? !
All the talented people looked at me and I looked at you, and they all saw the disbelief in each other's eyes, and in the disbelief expressions, they also saw a kind of ridicule and contempt.
"Is this guy stupid?"
"Leave the more than 40,000 troops behind you and play one-on-one with Nangong Hao?"
"It's not that he doesn't want to use it, it's that he can't use it!"
"It's not completely useless, right? Xing Qingsui is now preventing Fang Zhengzheng from using troops. However, that doesn't mean that he will always prevent Fang Zhengzheng from using troops. As long as Fang Zhengzheng returns to the Thunder Lion Tribe, with the three major tribes he currently occupies, plus the With his military strength, once the martial arts test is over, he will naturally be the first, or wait until Nangong Hao goes to the Thunder Lion Tribe before using his strength, which is also more rational than directly fighting now, right?"
"That's right!"
All the talented people started talking at this time. In their eyes, Fang Zhengzheng's current behavior was obviously not very wise, or even a bit stupid.
But in fact, Fang Zhengzheng knew something else very well.
That is, among the Thunder Lion Tribe, the Yan Crow Tribe and the Shi Zun Tribe, there are also heavy troops deployed by the Southern Territory early on.
Return to the Thunder Lion Tribe
That's really not wise!
Fang Zhengzheng thought very simply, just do it when you come. If you can do it, you will win. If you can't do it, then dodge. The sooner you dodge, the sooner you will be safe. Why continue to waste time in this damn place? (To be continued.)