The prime minister returned to the prime minister's residence and went to his eldest son first, but he was still unconscious.
Now Liang Liyuan is being kept alive by a group of imperial doctors. The doctors say that even thousand-year-old ginseng is useless unless one has the heart-protecting pills and flesh-growing pills from the Zhao Kingdom's genius doctor family.
He thought of what the man in black had said just now: "First, I want Master Shen's life. Second, just do it like before. If the Prime Minister can agree, I will ask Divine Doctor Zhao to treat your son. To be honest, Divine Doctor Zhao is also in Chu at the moment. He came to Chu to find the Soul-Soothing Grass and refine the Soul-Soothing Pill."
Prime Minister Liang went out, returned to his study, wrote two letters, and called his confidant to deliver them.
Today is the big day for the Chu State Youth Formation Master Competition. After waking up early in the morning, Xing Nong put on a layer of powder to make her skin whiter, drew a layer of shadow under her eyes, and then thickened her eyebrows. She changed into a brocade robe of the color of the sky after rain. She wore a pair of high heels and came out with an overindulgent look, which was completely different from her previous elegant appearance.
Xing Nong not only put on makeup for herself, but also put on makeup for Shen Nan's expressionless face. She turned his expressionless face into a mean old man's face, and dyed his eyebrows and hair white.
Fortunately, Ana Shen has a good temper and completes everything the master asks and requests without hesitation and without question!
Doing so could conceal Xingnong's identity and make her safer, so of course he was extremely happy to do so.
Shen Nan glanced at himself in the mirror and praised: "The girl draws really well!"
He thought he would have the same expression for the rest of his life, but he didn't expect he could change his appearance. Not bad!
Xing Nong was also very satisfied: "Let's go!"
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The formation master competition is a big event and has always been held at the Temple of Heaven outside the imperial palace.
The imperial palace was very large, and the Temple of Heaven was only built outside the palace. It was a special addition used as a venue for holding various competitions.
Many years ago, Tula had such a venue outside the palace.
The purpose is to make it convenient for the emperor to watch the competition while ensuring his safety.
Because no Chu State formation master had been selected for many years, the emperor was not happy with this, so he did not come and only sent his son to supervise.
When Xingnong arrived, he looked around and saw that there were not many people, probably about forty or fifty.
Xing Nong didn't know whether all the people came to participate in the formation master competition.
She saw Zhang Ruohua sitting in the front row, wearing a red dress and looking confident.
There were several people around her, all looking for her advice.
She also discussed with everyone enthusiastically.
She has always had a good reputation in the capital.
Soon Xingnong saw Wen Yuanqian and Li Wenhao, so he walked over and sat down behind them.
The two were talking to the people around them.
Wen Yuanqian noticed someone sitting down behind him. He turned around to look at Xingnong. Seeing Xingnong also looking at him, he nodded politely, then turned back and asked Li Wenhao in a low voice, "Do you think he will come?"
The "he" here refers to Master Tang's apprentice, and Li Wenhao understood it clearly.
"No way! He doesn't need to participate in the preliminary selection and can directly participate in the final competition."
Wen Yuanqian's eyes flashed with disappointment when he heard this. "That's right. I also want him to help me look at the formation I designed."
Li Wenhao: "I want to, too. But if Master Tang's apprentice doesn't come, Master Shen should come, right? I think Master Shen is even better than Master Tang's apprentice! When we see her later, we'll ask her for some advice."
The two of them had been looking around for the whereabouts of Master Shen and Apprentice Tang for the past two days, but unfortunately they could not find out anything.
Wen Yuanqian glanced around again: "But the time is almost up, why hasn't Master Shen come yet?"
There is about a quarter of an hour left before the competition begins. When the referee appears, the palace gate will be closed and no one will be able to enter.
The fellow disciples around the two men also said at this time: "Don't worry, the masters usually come last! They are calm and composed!"
"Yes, there is still a quarter of an hour left. I think he will show up soon."
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Xing Nong came here today, actually just to give them some pointers so that the two of them can successfully enter the final competition.
Xingnong has already found out from Chu Tiankuo that there will be a competition among young formation masters from four countries. In addition to individual competitions, there will also be team competitions.
Hearing this, she reached out and tapped Wen Yuanqian's shoulder.
Wen Yuanqian looked back.
Xing Nong quickly opened his palm, revealing a jade pendant, and then put it away.
But the sharp-eyed Wen Yuanqian still saw it, and he was so excited that he almost shouted out!
He reached out and grabbed Li Wenhao's arm tightly.
Li Wenhao looked at him in surprise, and he silently said the word "Tang".
Xing Nong said, "Gentlemen, I'm a little nervous. How about we spar?"
After saying that, she took out a formation diagram from her sleeve pocket and showed it to the few people.
Wen Yuanqian immediately took out the diagram of the law he designed and said, "Okay! Please give me some advice and suggestions, young master."
Li Wenhao also took it out.
Seeing this, the people around the two men also took them out.
Seeing this, the people around looked at Wen Yuanqian and his companions as if they were idiots: Who could take out the formation diagram that they were about to use in the competition
I guess he wanted to take the opportunity to learn the opponent's formation!
They are just stupid enough to discuss this with a stranger.
Although the people around were disdainful, one person pricked up his ears and eavesdropped.
Xing Nong took a look at the formation designed by the four people and knew their level.
She gave some suggestions for modification based on the other party's strength.
The four of them's eyes lit up!
Several people looked at the formation designed by Xingnong, and all the unclear points they had were answered one by one.
The people around listened and felt that it seemed to be the same thing.
Two or three people nearby couldn't help but come to Xingnong with their own formation diagrams to discuss.
Zhang Ruohua also noticed the movement from Xingnong's side. She took a look and then looked away. She felt disdainful in her heart. There are always people who like to show off everywhere.
However, she unconsciously became more gentle and patient towards those who came to her for advice, and told them everything she knew!
After all, if they get good results by then, her reputation will also be good!
Anyway, she is confident that they are no match for her!
If by any chance they can pass, they can take part in the final exam together and also successfully participate in the team exam, that would be great!
But the quarter of an hour passed quickly.
Four referees appeared, everyone quickly sat down, and the whole audience quickly quieted down.
Xingnong saw Xu Yan taking the lead, followed by three old men of similar age, and they walked up to the referee's stand and sat down together.
Among these three old men, two are formation masters from the Chu State, and the other one is a formation master from the Yan State.
As supervisors, Chu Tiankuo, the second prince, the third prince, the Crown Prince of Zhao and others all came.
Chu Tiankuo recognized Xingnong and Shen Nan at a glance, and couldn't help but twitching his eyes when he saw their makeup.
Xing Nong glanced at the other two princes beside Chu Tiankuo. She had seen the second prince, but had not seen the third prince. However, he was also a handsome man, with a graceful figure like a jade tree in the wind!
The emperor is handsome, and his concubines are all beautiful, so naturally the children they give birth to are not bad either.
The Emperor of Chu had a total of eight sons. Including the third prince who had just turned 16, there were only three adult sons.
I heard from Songmian that the third prince was born to Concubine Shu. Concubine Shu was born a palace maid and had no powerful family background. She used to be a palace maid beside the Empress. Before the Emperor ascended the throne, the Empress made her a concubine. Later, she gave birth to the third prince and was promoted to concubine. After the Emperor ascended the throne, all concubines who had princes were granted the title of concubine. She was granted the title of Concubine Shu because she had the protection of the Empress.
When he was young, the Third Prince always liked to follow behind Chu Tiankuo. He was taller than the Crown Prince and shorter than the Crown Prince.
Seven years ago, Concubine Shu revealed that the Queen had an affair with a man other than her, and the Queen was banished to the cold palace. The Third Prince was too embarrassed to get close to the Crown Prince anymore.
But there was no chance to get together because Chu Tiankuo had been away from the capital for seven years.
At this moment, if the emperor had not asked him to supervise the formation master competition, he would not have the face to come out to see his brother the prince.
Xu Yan announced the content and rules of the competition with a stern face.
The first part of the competition is to break a chess formation designed by a master, within half an incense stick of time. The second part is to set up a chess formation of your own and let the referee score, within half an incense stick of time.
You can get five points for successfully breaking the chess formation. The judges will give points based on the difficulty of the designed chess formation, with a full score of five.
As long as you get a score of seven or above, you can go to Zhao State and participate in the four-nation youth formation master competition.
This competition is very simple, not as difficult as the general competition. However, in previous years, the formation masters of the Chu State could not pass it.
After reading out the competition rules, Xu Yan announced: "The competition for young formation masters begins now! Formation masters participating in the competition can come on stage to challenge on their own."
Because there were few people from the State of Chu participating in the formation master competition, Xu Yan was too lazy to distribute number plates and just drew lots.
Just let them take the stage voluntarily!
The attitude is perfunctory and indifferent.
I guess he would be even happier if everyone rushed to the stage and caused trouble and jokes!
Soon ten palace maids came on stage holding a chessboard and placed it on ten tables.
"The first team of ten people will come up first. After the challenge is completed, the next team will come up."
Zhang Ruohua was very courteous and let others go on stage first, as she planned to be the last to perform.
Soon ten people came on stage.
When half an incense stick of time was up, no one could break the formation. Then they went to set up the formation on the empty chessboard on the other side.
It's the next group of ten people's turn to come up.
Another half incense stick of time passed, and again no one was able to successfully break the formation.
Although the first ten people who came on stage had already formed their formation, Xu Yan took four referees to score them. The highest score was only three points, and the others were either two points or one point.
The first group of ten people walked off the stage dejectedly.
It was the turn of the third group of ten people to go on stage and form the formation with the second group of ten people.
Zhang Ruohua also took the stage this time!
As soon as she stepped onto the stage, Zhang Ruohua discovered that this formation was somewhat similar to the one she had seen on the chessboard at Elder Tang’s place, but it was much simpler. She thought about it and suddenly had some insights. After pondering for a while, she successfully broke the formation just as the time was up!!!