The time it takes Linshan Marquis to go back and forth between Linshan City and the capital, as well as stay in the capital, is a total of half a month. Even at the speed of a pseudo-transcendent strongman, this time is needed, but the time required for those below the pseudo-transcendent realm is only half a month. longer.
The gap between Chen Zong and Yan Wei's cultivation was too great, and Yan Wei had to take care of Chen Zong, so the speed was even slower.
Under the leadership of Yan Wei, the two took shortcuts, crossed mountains and ridges, traveled at full speed during the day, and stopped to rest late at night, while practicing kung fu and martial arts.
On the way, I also encountered some dangers, such as some monsters at the level of true martial arts or some powerful bandits, etc. If it was Chen Zong, he would have to think of ways and might even be killed. unstoppable.
One month later, Chen Zong finally stepped into the territory of the royal capital.
During this month, although the training time was shorter than usual due to the rush, Chen Zong's cultivation base has also made a breakthrough, reaching the middle stage of the ninth rank of training strength, and his combat power has further improved. Moreover, he has experienced many times. Yan Wei made a move, learned something from it, and further enriched his own swordsmanship.
The royal capital is a bustling area surrounded by a city wall twenty meters high and five meters thick.
The ancient city wall is mottled, telling the vicissitudes of time, and there are sentries on the city wall to monitor all the movements of the outside world.
This king is an important place for the dynasty, and there is no room for loss.
"Most of the powerhouses and geniuses of the entire dynasty are concentrated in the capital." Yan Wei led Chen Zong to the huge ancient city gate and said, "If you want to make your dynasty famous, start with the capital. "
Chen Zong nodded.
Unlike Donglu who was threatened by monsters, warriors of the Yunlong Dynasty had never been threatened by monsters. Therefore, the initial training was not to resist monsters, but to strengthen themselves to pursue the road of martial arts and become famous.
Even for many warriors, becoming famous is a way to prove themselves.
"The royal capital is no better than Linshan County. The royal family is the largest. There are also princes and high officials in the court. There are so many and intricate forces. If you accidentally get caught in it, you may be swallowed up." Yan Wei's voice was full of emotion, It seems to have a deep understanding.
"Master, with your talent and potential, once you show it, there will be many people who will win you over." Yan Wei thought for a while, and continued: "Master Hou also told me that no matter who wins you, you must See clearly, think twice before acting, if you don’t want to, it’s best to return to Linshan County after obtaining the title of national scholar.”
Chen Zong nodded.
"After entering the capital, let's go to Guan Mansion first."
"good."
Linshan Hou's name is Guan Zaishan, so it's not rootless duckweed, his roots are in Wangdu Guanfu.
Among the royal capitals, the Guan family is also a well-known family, because the Guan family not only has the Marquis of Linshan, but also another prince, whose title is Zhengyuanhou.
It is rare to have two princes of one family.
You know, in the entire Yunlong Dynasty, there are more than 10,000 officials, big and small, but there are only about 20 people who can be named marquises. One of the counties has a Marquis in town, and the other Marquis are either in the army or in the army. Or within the capital.
Now there are a total of five Marquis in this capital, and Marquis Zhengyuan of Guan Mansion is one of them.
In addition to Lord Hou, there are five kings in the dynasty, three of them sit in the three prefectures, and the other two live in the capital for a long time.
The five kings are all true Transcendent Realm powerhouses, and they are also one of the few Transcendent Realm powerhouses in the dynasty, while the twenty or so Marquises are all pseudo-Transcendent Realm powerhouses.
As Yanwei walked into the huge city gate, the road was smooth and wide, full of traffic, bustling and lively.
Walking on the street, Chen Zong felt the unique prosperity, which was incomparable to the main city of Donglu Zhenwu, not even a tenth of it.
People came and went, and Chen Zong felt that many people were exuding tyrannical aura fluctuations, which belonged to the aura of internal strength, and some of them were tyrannical, and some of the aura fluctuations emitted were very powerful, far exceeding inner strength.
Donglu claims that all people are martial arts, but in fact it has not yet achieved it. At least half of the people are unable to practice martial arts. One is limited by talent, and the other is limited by resources.
After all, the qi and blood state in the martial artist system belongs to the foundation of the foundation and is closely related to the human body. Only when the qi and blood are strong is the real power. The consumption of the upper body and forced cultivation will only bring unnecessary wear and tear to the body.
Those who have financial resources to buy herbs and so on, are only a small part after all.
When it comes to strength training, even if you don’t have suitable herbal medicines and pills, you can rely on water and kung fu to improve slowly without damaging your body.
But in the Yunlong Dynasty, it is different. It is true that all the people are martial, even if they are traffickers or restaurant waiters, they all have at least the fourth level of energy and blood realm.
Strong blood and a strong body can make them have a better spirit, work more vigorously, earn more money, further promote their cultivation, and form a virtuous circle.
It can be said that the prevalence of martial arts in the Yunlong Dynasty has already formed a good cycle. Unless there is a particularly serious disaster, it will only become stronger and stronger as time goes by.
"Young master, the city of the king's capital actually has another mystery. It is divided into two parts, inside and outside, and it is a city within the city." Yan Wei led Chen Zong quickly along the wide avenue, and said, "The outer city is composed of many The place where the power gathers, and the inner city is where the royal family and the prince's mansion gather."
The inner city is the real city of the king's capital, because that's where the royal family lives, and it's the most important thing.
Walking through the bustling streets, Chen Zong also saw the city walls of the inner city.
Within a kilometer of the inner city wall, there are no shops, and idlers are not allowed to approach.
The city wall of the inner city is ten meters high. Compared with the city wall of the outer city, although it is half smaller, it is more delicate. It seems to be made of metal, and it looks very hard and unbreakable.
The gate of the inner city was made of ancient bronze and was closed tightly. There stood a guard on the left and right, wearing silver armor and carrying a long knife on his waist. His expression was cold and serious, his eyes were shining, as sharp as a blade. Chen Zong and Yan Wei approached At that moment, the eyes of the two immediately fell on their faces, as if they wanted to penetrate them.
Yan Wei's expression remained unchanged, but Chen Zong felt as if he was being pointed at by a long knife, as if he was about to be pierced.
"Two true martial arts!" Chen Zong was very surprised.
It is indeed no small feat to use a true martial artist as a guard to guard the city gate.
Even, Chen Zong could still feel more obscure gazes coming from all directions and falling on him. Every gaze brought invisible pressure. It is certain that they are all in the real martial arts realm, so it should be the so-called dark whistle. .
"As expected of the inner city of the capital, so prepared." Chen Zong couldn't help saying secretly.
"Stop, this is the Inner King's City, idlers, etc., don't get close." One of the guards said, his voice was cold and harsh. He was a member of the Royal Guards of the Dynasty, and he obeyed the emperor's orders directly. Such forces, as long as those who violate the regulations, will not be sympathetic.
Yan Wei took out a token from his bosom, it was the token of Lin Shanhou.
After carefully checking the token and asking again, the two just opened the gate of the inner city to let Yan Wei and Chen Zong enter.
The inner city behind the city gate, within a kilometer, also has no shops or the like, and it looks very empty.
The street is as wide as the outer city, but the paved floor is more delicate, and the shops on the left and right sides are not only bigger, but also magnificently decorated, which is very impressive.
The people who enter and leave the shop are all dressed in fine clothes, which are extraordinary.
"Guan Mansion is not far from here." Yan Wei said, after leading Chen Zong forward, he turned into the street on the right, stopped for a long time, and a huge mansion appeared in front of him.
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"Yan Wei pays homage to Zheng Yuanhou." Yan Wei bowed and Chen Zong followed suit.
This is the hall of the Guan Mansion. At the head of the hall is a middle-aged man who looks somewhat similar to Lin Shan Hou, but seems to be calmer. The lord of the mansion is also the elder brother of Linshan Hou Guanzaishan.
A family of brothers and two marquises, cited as a good story of the dynasty, are Zhengyuan Marquis and Linshan Marquis.
"Speaking guards are exempt from etiquette." Zhengyuanhou said with a serious face, his majestic eyes fell on Chen Zong's face, and Chen Zong suddenly felt that he was about to be seen through. Zong's aura is restrained, even if he is as powerful as Zheng Yuanhou, he can't see through it.
Sure enough, looking at it, Zheng Yuanhou frowned slightly, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he couldn't see through it.
"Your name is Chen Zong, and you are my second brother's new disciple?" Zheng Yuanhou asked, still with a serious expression on his face.
"Yes." Chen Zong responded respectfully. This is the eldest brother of the master. For this alone, Chen Zong should give corresponding respect, not to mention the other party's status as a pseudo-transcendent strongman and a dynasty lord.
"Second brother asked you to come to the capital for the title of national scholar." Zheng Yuanhou said, unhurriedly said: "But besides you, there are other people who also want the title of national scholar, but every year There is a limit to the number of national scholars conferred by the dynasty, and whether you can get one depends on your ability."
Chen Zongan listened quietly. In this regard, there was insufficient information, and there was no room for interjection. Yan Wei also listened quietly. Zheng Yuanhou had always lived in the inner city, so he had a clearer grasp of the dynasty's movements.
"In the past, there was only one title of national scholar each year, and only one person could get the title of national scholar."
Hearing Zheng Yuanhou's words, Chen Zong was not surprised, because Yan Wei had already told himself about this on the way here. One national scholar title a year is the maximum limit, and it is possible that no one can obtain it. It can be said that the dynasty is It is better to lack than to abuse, which makes the title of national scholar even more precious.
"However, due to some special reasons this year, it was initially decided to increase the titles of national scholars to three. As for the final decision, we will not know until some time later."
As soon as Zhengyuanhou's words came out, not only his words were powerful, but Chen Zong also showed surprise and surprise on his face.
If it is just a quota, the competition is very high, and Chen Zong is not sure whether he can get it. After all, there are many geniuses in the dynasty, and he is not the only one who is powerful.
But if the number of places is increased from one to three, it means that the chances have increased a lot. Maybe in the end Chen Zong will be able to get a place and be canonized as a national scholar.
(end of this chapter)