On September 14, the Imperial Palace.

Emperor Yanghong sat on the dragon chair, and Shen Xudong, Huangfu Wuji and other ministers were there.

In front of them, the list was piled up, all of which belonged to the monks who had signed up for the jousting tournament.

"Your Majesty, although we have done a strict screening of the registration qualifications and have eliminated ninety percent, the number of people who have signed up now still far exceeds our estimates. ”

"In this case, if you take the usual way of fighting in the ring, I am afraid that even if it takes three months, it will be difficult to end the tournament. ”

"In addition, from the ninth day of the ninth month of September, the number of monks pouring in from the imperial capital increased dramatically, which brought great pressure to the normal operation of the city, and also brought many unstable factors. ”

The minister prayed below, and Emperor Yanghong frowned when he heard it.

The influence of this tournament has far exceeded his estimates, and it has brought a lot of trouble to the imperial court.

"Shen Guoshi, Huangfu Aiqing, you have all heard the question, do you have any good plans?"

He asked his two most important ministers.

Huangfu Wuji's expression was indifferent, and he spoke before Shen Xudong.

"Tell Your Majesty that there are too many monks pouring into the imperial capital, we can strengthen the audit and prohibit some people from entering the city. As for the security of the imperial capital, if the city defense army is insufficient, my Tianjing Mansion can send people to help. ”

"The most important thing is the rules of the competition, if we take the traditional way, it will be protracted and will bring too much pressure to Luoyang, so it is necessary to streamline the rules of the competition. ”

"Oh, what does Aiqing think?"

Wechen suggested that all the contestants be divided into five major regions, and on the day of the competition, a melee method would be adopted, and only one person from each competition area could advance to the finals. ”

"These five people will then work together with my grandson Qingming to fight each other and determine the final winner. ”

Huangfu Wuji's eyes flickered, and he told his idea one by one.

When he finished speaking, many ministers had strange faces.

"Lord Huangfu, if you follow the rules you set, I'm afraid that many contestants will think that the competition is unfair, right?"

Shen Xudong said at this time.

You must know that the number of participants this time has reached an astonishing number, if it is divided into five major regions, the number of people in each region is afraid of thousands.

Let thousands of people fight and fight, and in the end, only one person can win, you can imagine how fierce the battle will be.

Even if a monk is a genius, as long as his realm is not far beyond his peers, after such a battle, I am afraid that he will be covered in bruises.

In this case, even if they reach the final, their form will definitely not be as good as before.

And Huangfu Qingming does not need to participate in the preliminary round because of his special identity, and he will be in full state at that time, and he will have too much advantage in the face of the other five!

"There is never absolute fairness in this world. ”

Faced with Shen Guoshi's questioning, Huangfu Wuji replied expressionlessly.

"Your Majesty, although such a rule will lead to some rumors, it can make the tournament end as soon as possible and solve the pressure on Luoyang. ”

"Besides, Wei Chen thinks that it is impossible for my grandson Qingming to lose to any of his peers, and this conference is a waste of time, purely to satisfy Princess Lan Chu's little girlish fantasy. So why should we waste so much energy on this?"

Huangfu Wuji's words made some ministers nod their heads one after another, and they also felt that this matter was reasonable.

The strength of Emperor Fu Qingming is recognized, and this conference was originally redundant in their eyes, but it made them continue to have troubles.

It's good to finish early, so worry-free!

"This is a mistake, since the conference is held, it must be fair, just and open, otherwise it is easy to fall into the mouth!"

Shen Xudong wanted to refute, but he saw Emperor Yanghong wave his hand.

"Okay, the national teacher doesn't need to say much, Huangfu Aiqing is reasonable, just do what he says. ”

Emperor Yanghong also wanted to end this conference as soon as possible, so that the princess and Tianjiao of the Huangfu family could marry as soon as possible, so he didn't consider other people's opinions at all.

Seeing this, Shen Xudong could only helplessly stop objecting.

On the same day, as soon as the rules of the competition were decided, the imperial court immediately announced them to the public.

At this time, Luoyang had already gathered countless young monks who were grinding their fists, and when they heard the rules of the competition, they immediately boiled.

"Who made this rule, it's so unfair!"

"That's it! Even if you can win under this kind of competition rules, you will definitely win quite miserably, which is equivalent to giving Huangfu Qingming a head in the final!"

"Hey, the imperial court is really still biased, this conference is completely gilding the emperor's Qingming, and we are just victims!"

All kinds of negative and dissatisfied comments were full of discussion among the contestants, but they were helpless.

Tomorrow is the martial arts competition, and you can only gang up as soon as possible, and then the chance of winning in the melee will be higher.

This news also reached the Shen Mansion and Gu Chen's ears as soon as possible.

"Now your chances of winning have been greatly reduced, Huangfu Wuji is scheming, even if he is confident in his grandson, he must eliminate any accidents for him. ”

Qinglin Killing God leaned against the wall, looking at Gu Chen lazily, curious about how he would deal with this variable.

"I guessed that things would not go as smoothly as I imagined, but in terms of rules, Huangfu Wuji is really not afraid of public anger. ”

Gu Chen smiled coldly, "It's better to do this, and soon let him know what it means to be terrible!"

"Hmm, the people you asked me to arrange have been scattered all over the imperial capital, and the Emperor of Heaven has expressed his support for your plan. ”

Qinglin's killing god's gaze became a little calm, "But you kid, I don't feel like your protector these days, but more like an errand runner." ”

Gu Chen smiled dumbly. "Don't take it to heart, seniors, you also know that these days I am adjusting my state and preparing for the war, in my heart, I have always respected my predecessors. ”

"Preferably. Qinglin Killing God snorted coldly.

The residence of the Huangfu family, Huangfu Wuji has just returned from the palace.

"Why did you come to Luoyang?"

As soon as he entered his study, his red eyes glanced at the corner, where at some point stood a man in yellow wearing a hat.

"Boom, Lord Hades, Qing Ming is going to make a move at the martial arts competition, how can my subordinates not come and take a look? After all, he is my most proud work. ”

The hat-bearer laughed grimly.

"Right now your attention shouldn't be on that, don't forget our plans. ”

Huangfu Wuji's expression was cold.

"Rest assured, you can rest assured that everything is ready to go, and when the conference is over, we can leave for that place at any time. ”

The hatsman said.

Hearing his words, Huangfu Wuji's brows stretched out, and there was even a rare smile on his face that had not been smiling all year round.

"Thank you. His words simply flattered those who knew him well.

"Your Excellency doesn't need to be polite, this is what your subordinates should do. However, as soon as his subordinates arrived in Luoyang, they heard about the rules of the martial arts competition, so I don't know what the purpose of the adults is?"

"With Qing Ming's strength and his luck, even if he doesn't use these small means, he should be able to win, right?"

The hat-holder's ghostly eyes flickered, full of curiosity.

(End of chapter)