Chapter 6756: Grand Martial Arts Show

Chapter 6756: Grand Martial Arts Show

While Wan Peng and Kuai Yue were thinking about what to do in the future, Chang'an had already received an urgent secret report from Kandahar.

But to be honest, when Cao Hong's legion talent suddenly disappeared, Zhuge Liang had already notified everyone. At most, Liu Bei was a little far away. By the time he arrived, the news that Cao Cao's era had ended had already been delivered.

"Cao Hong's legion talent is gone?" When Chen Xi was captured and heard what Zhuge Liang said, he was somewhat surprised. Under Cao Cao's command, the Cao and Xiahou families were real die-hards, but if the Cao and Xiahou families were to be ranked in a loyalty ranking list, Cao Hong would definitely be at the top.

There was no way. Compared with other generals and civil officials who followed Cao Cao for other reasons, the reason why Cao Hong followed Cao Cao was very simple, because that was Cao Cao, his elder brother.

It can be said that among Cao Cao's subordinates, Cao Hong's loyalty was definitely the highest. As a result, now that Cao Hong is dead, Chen Xi is somewhat worried about what will happen to Cao Cao's forces.

"We are currently at war with Ardashir. I'm afraid the situation is not going well. However, Cao Hong was killed..." Guo Jia's face looked a little ugly. "I can't imagine what kind of situation he encountered. Logically speaking, Cao Hong should not be in such a situation, given his strength and status. Although Cao has some big problems, he is still trustworthy to his own people."

Chen Xi nodded, "But Kong Ming's judgment should be correct. His spiritual talent can lock these things. Since it disappeared, it must be death."

"If Cao Hong dies, the foundation of Cao Sikong will be affected." Jia Xu said slowly, "The Cao and Xiahou families are the foundation for Cao Cao to maintain the balance of power, and Cao Hong plays an irreplaceable role in it. Now that he is gone, the power of officers from other families should have overwhelmed the Cao and Xiahou families to a certain extent, and Sikong's situation will be worse."

Although Jia Xu knew Cao Cao's power like a candle, he also understood the logic of how Cao operated the entire force. Now that the Cao and Xiahou families, who served as the pillars of support, had been severely damaged and a corner was missing, the suppressed power would definitely seep out.

"It has come to this. We just need to wait for the report from the other side." Chen Xi said calmly. He did not have any special feelings about Cao Hong's death. On the one hand, it was inevitable that a general would die in battle. On the other hand, Chen Xi and Cao Hong were not really familiar with each other, and his favorability towards Cao was also continuously decreasing.

"Everyone, do what you should do. Don't be lazy. All the work on hand must be settled before October, and then the big competition can begin." Chen Xi interrupted the content related to Cao Cao's forces, turned to look at Jia Xu and others and warned them seriously. This is a big deal. If a settlement is not produced before October, there will definitely be an uproar during the grand court meeting.

"There is another sacrifice before October. This year is the tenth year of Yuanfeng. According to what we agreed upon at the beginning, the scale of the sacrifice will be large, and the big competition will be after the sacrifice, so the bottom line this time can't be too low." Li You looked at Chen Xi and frowned.

The Han Dynasty actually has quite a lot of things on its hands now, including military service, sacrifices to the soldiers who died in battle, martial arts competitions, and court meetings. All of these require manpower, and this year is the tenth year of Yuanfeng. According to the agreement when the reign was founded, the ten-year grand sacrifice requires the participation of all three dukes and nine ministers.

Although this matter was agreed upon at the beginning of the year and included in the work process, and has been pushed forward until now, the three dukes and nine ministers are incomplete, and the court officials are also missing. In addition, the old man who knows the most about sacrifices has gone to the Ganges to wait for death, and the old guy who knows a lot about sacrifices has been stuffed away by Yuan Yang and no one knows where. Now that the Shaoqing of Taichang is asked to do this kind of thing, Li You is actually a little panicked.

"Proceed according to the schedule. Anyway, we will do what we want to do at what time. The military service will proceed as before. As for the sacrifice, the pressure will be passed on to the Ministry of Rites. With a new large-scale sacrifice, I don't believe they didn't get the process right." Chen Xi replied indifferently. Is the Ministry of Rites just there to eat and do nothing? Will it stop functioning if a few big guys leave?
"The main thing is that the level has not been finalized." Li You sighed and said, the scale of the sacrifice to commemorate the officers and soldiers who died in the battles for the country has been increasing since Liu Bei came to power, but in the first year of Yuanfeng, there were too many things to do and the people were not in Liu Bei's sphere of influence. Although sacrifices were carried out in Chang'an, considering that everything was in ruins here, it was a matter of urgency and was somewhat hasty.

Although there were sacrifices every year after that, the scale of these sacrifices was only okay. However, with the participation of Liu Tong and Liu Bei, the scale of the sacrifices was at least guaranteed. However, there was actually a big gap between this and the grand sacrifice.

Although it is indeed a bit extravagant and wasteful to hold a grand sacrifice, sometimes a certain amount of pomp and circumstance is necessary. Chen Xi does not like formalism very much, but when commemorating the soldiers who died fighting for the country, the proper pomp and circumstance is still necessary. Chen Xi is still clear about what should be paid attention to.

Therefore, the grand sacrifice on the tenth year of Yuanfeng is a must for Chen Xi. Taichang has also approved it, but the regulations have not been issued yet. Chen Xi can understand the thoughts of this group of people. To put it bluntly, they just want to suppress the specifications of this sacrifice.

The problem is that the other side has its own considerations, and Chen Xi has his own considerations. It cannot be said that Taichang’s considerations are problematic, but Chen Xi’s thoughts are not wrong. In the current environment, if the social status of soldiers is not improved, who will fight for the country?
"Push the Taichang side." Chen Xi gave Li You a hint. These things actually involve the distribution of interests. Deciding on the level of sacrifice for the dead soldiers is basically equivalent to deciding their future social status, and status is directly related to interests. Therefore, the conservatives and radicals are still entangled in this matter. Chen Xi does not have much opinion on this. As long as an acceptable result is produced, it will be fine.

"I'll go and urge them myself later." Li You said after thinking for a while. It was basically useless for his men to go to Taichang. Those old guys kept shirking their responsibilities and playing tricks, one after another. Only he could suppress them if he went there himself, but he really couldn't delay any longer.

"Then there will be the martial arts competition. Because there are too many people who signed up, the preliminary screening has also begun. In addition, this kind of competition is inevitably dangerous, and the emergency doctors also need to be prepared." Fa Zheng looked through the materials on hand, then frowned and said, "Even if it is a bare-handed fight, it is actually quite dangerous and it is easy to get into trouble."

"The emergency personnel are on the scene, and they will be in charge of the generals. Once they determine who has lost, the battle will end." Chen Xi said calmly.

"Then what should we do with these nine contestants?" Fa Zheng pushed the list to Chen Xi, who took it. Wow, they are all seventh-level guys. Indeed, if the seventh-levels start fighting, it will be difficult for someone like Guan Yu, who has broken through the realm, to judge who will win. Guan Yu himself is not sure.

"This is easy. These nine guys will be selected directly." Jia Xu took a look at the names above and gave a direct answer. "There are fewer seventh-level smeltings in the world than breaking through the realm. They will be selected directly. Then we can let them participate in the final exhibition match, that is, to have an exhibition match with the strong ones who are finally selected. In this way, they can participate in the competition and reduce trouble."

"The seventh level isn't invincible. I've seen a veteran at the seventh level being chased and beaten." Guo Jia looked up at the beams and said with a sigh, "They are really strong, but they're not the kind of overwhelmingly strong. And some of the finishing moves that the sixth level veterans have are very dangerous."

There is no finishing move that is not dangerous. Excluding functional finishing moves such as Lugo's Return and Time Passing, most of the finishing moves can allow veterans to easily defeat veterans of the same level who do not have finishing moves.

Every seventh-level brother has this kind of thing, but it doesn’t mean that the sixth-level brother’s finishing move can’t defeat the seventh-level brother, especially in combat, it’s not calculated that way.

What's more, the internal decision itself is very unpleasant, especially for a guy like Jiang Guang who is sure to participate in the competition and will definitely get the reward. The brother of the seventh-level smelting has selected a range with him for a one-on-one duel. If there is even a slight problem with their compatibility, they will be beaten.

Zhang Yong is so awesome, he is good at smelting and single-body miracle. He can even gather a team of world-class strong men in the Victims Association, but Zhang Yong seldom provokes Jiang Guang. It is true that Uncle Guang cannot beat Zhang Yong or Sun Er, and everyone knows this. But once Uncle Guang’s second stage of Heavenly Demon Disintegration starts, even Zhang Yong and Sun Er’s level have to run away.

What mechanism is needed? There is no mechanism. Jiang Guang's second-stage Sky Demon Disintegration only has numerical values. Zhang Yong, who has transformed into a single-target Miracle, was once curious about how powerful Jiang Guang's second-stage Sky Demon Disintegration was, so he activated the single-target Miracle and did not dodge, and took a punch from Jiang Guang.

That punch almost broke Zhang Yong's intestines. He was a member of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry and was well prepared, but he was caught off guard and was killed by that punch.

What is a numerical monster? This is a numerical monster. Jiang Guang will definitely get the reward by then, and then the selected contestant will be chased and beaten by Jiang Guang in the venue. Everyone’s face will not be good. Even those who understand know that as long as Jiang Guang can survive the disintegration of the second stage of the sky demon, the seventh-level brother will definitely kill him back. But during the period of the disintegration of the second stage of the sky demon, what seventh-level brother, get out of here!

In short, the situation is very awkward. If it was an internal decision, this scene would definitely happen. The veteran will not give such face. After all, this is a place where strength is tested, and of course they will show you all their strength.

"What about the ring match? Defending the ring? A free-for-all is impossible. If there is a free-for-all, some strong players will be eliminated at the beginning." Chen Xi looked at the others with a tone of suggestion. The registration for the competition has just started, and the competition system has not been announced yet, but the rewards have been announced in advance, so many brothers who are very confident in their own abilities have signed up enthusiastically.

"Also, some veteran soldiers are not suitable for fighting without armor." Zhuge Liang also spoke up. He was also very interested in this. After all, he could learn a lot from it. Practicing martial arts was still very meaningful. If he wanted to improve himself, he still had to fight with others.

"That can't be helped. A strong person must be versatile. The adaptive protection is too good, and there is no damage reduction and adaptability to various attacks. That's not my problem." Chen Xi said with a smile, "But shouldn't we have a team competition? And it would be best if we could climb mountains and cross rivers to consume our physical energy before going into the battlefield."

"Okay, the place has to be big enough." Li You nodded. He didn't think there was anything wrong with Chen Xi's idea. He even actively promoted it. To be honest, Li You had already begun to privately calculate how many veterans in Liangzhou could get this thing.

Zhang Yong is basically considered to be at this level, and Zhang Ping is almost as well, but others, including Wu Xi and Li You, feel unsure. But to be honest, the ones who need this medicine the most right now are actually people like Wu Xi who have passed their peak.

Li You was not optimistic that Wu Xi could complete the oath binding. This thing was not so easy to master, and even if he completed it, it was still a question of how old Wu Xi could recover. On the contrary, Li You believed that there was still some hope for Wu Xi to use this special potion to allow his internal energy to leave his body and prolong his life.

It’s just that Wu Xi’s combat effectiveness is such that it’s a little difficult for him to make it into the top 100 in this kind of national competition. When he was at his peak, he still had some hope. After all, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry were thick-skinned and had solid defense. If they could hold on, with some luck, they would most likely be able to make the list.

To be honest, Wu Xi, who is now old, is not in a good condition.

"Speaking of which, the Roman Empire heard that we have a big competition here and that we have the so-called internal energy injection, and they also want to participate." Fa Zheng flipped through the documents in his hand, took out one and handed it to Chen Xi, saying, "The Roman Empire said that they want to send tens of thousands of people to participate."

"Let him offer the prize." Chen Xi said unhappily, "If he offers the prize, I'll agree. If he doesn't, forget about it."

After all, the fighting power of the Roman veterans is no joke. There are several of them at the seventh level. What's more, if they really participate in the competition, Rome can account for one-third of the top 100. This is terrible. Chen Xi is not a philanthropist. Besides, even if he is really doing charity, wouldn't it be funny if the charity was done to Rome?
"Let me see. Rome said they can offer 500 chestnuts as prizes." Fa Zheng pointed at the diplomatic document and said, "Yes, 500 of the things we know."

"Hasn't Rome's big chestnuts been consumed yet?" Chen Xi frowned. This thing was undoubtedly a rare treasure. Each chestnut contained the life essence of Qi refining. But according to legend, the Claudius Big Chestnut would produce less than 500 such chestnuts a year. The rest were ordinary chestnuts, the kind that Rome itself didn't have enough to share. Why was it willing to give out so many this year?
"No, we don't know. Anyway, that's what Grus, the contact person in Rome, said. It's a prize." Fa Zheng thought for a moment and said, "Although I don't think Rome is interested in this, it's acceptable."

There's no hope. I can't get up. Sigh.