Chapter 653 Verifying Authenticity (4k)

Chapter 654 Verify authenticity (4k)

"I have lived in vain for more than twenty years and have never been to the imperial capital. This year, I am blessed by my junior brother!"

"The greatest capital in the world. I heard someone say that the Moon Tower in the Imperial City is several hundred feet high and disappears into the clouds. I don't know if it's true or not."

Xiang Changsong hugged the mast and slid down.

"Is everyone going?"

"Everyone is going except Second Senior Brother. Why, is Junior Brother not happy?" Cao Rang asked with a smile.

"What I wish for!"

Liang Qu was delighted.

Zhengchou went to the imperial capital and didn't know many acquaintances, so it would be great to have fun with his senior brothers and sisters.

Boxes of goods were loaded onto pallets, all of which were Huangzhou specialties, especially cloth.

Coming with more cargo than leaving.

The springboard is set up.

Yang Xu led the horses ashore: "This is the year of the big pen, the imperial capital is very lively, it will be good to have the opportunity to see something."

“The Year of the Big Deal?”

Yu Dun explained: "The year after Autumn Palace is Spring Palace, and the month after Spring Palace is Palace Examination. If the three are close to each other, scholars call the whole year before and after the Year of Big Writing."

Yang Xu nodded.

"Junior brother is going to the imperial capital. It won't be long before spring comes in mid-February. The next month will be the palace examination. If you are not busy, you can stay for an extra half month to see the number one scholar parading around the streets."

Imperial examination?

Xu Zishuai woke up in surprise: "By the way, isn't the martial arts competition also held in March?"

"You haven't forgotten." Yang Xu unbuttoned the rope and loosened the reins to let the horse breathe. "The imperial examination and the martial arts examination are both in March this year. The imperial court will select new candidates for Langyan Twenty-eight. You can go and see if anyone is blocking the door."

"I'm telling you! Let's go. Huo Hongyuan and Zhu Zongwang are also leaving. Our relationship is going to the capital to wait for a match."

"What's waiting for assignment?" Yang Xu laughed, "That's called waiting for appointment. The two of them start at the seventh grade, mostly at the sixth grade. They work in any place for two years. If they don't make any achievements, they will have the opportunity to be promoted if they don't make mistakes. That's it from the beginning. The destination of others is something many people can only dream of.”

"Haha, one idea, one idea."

Xiang Changsong asked: "Senior Brother, none of us are participating in the imperial examination or martial arts examination. Is there anything interesting in the imperial capital? Don't miss it."

"Besides..." Yang Xu fell into memories, "You go, the main reason is the New Year's Day. If you can catch up with the New Year's Day, you can see the great dynasty meeting "arranging the battle" and all the officials congratulating.

In the evening, the Holy Emperor will give out 'New Year's money' to his ministers, a small purse with a few gold beans and silver beans stuffed in it. Ah Shui will definitely receive it.

In addition, many small countries send envoys to celebrate the New Year, such as Yelang, Loulan, Minyue, Qiuci, Ba... Moreover, after the New Year, there is the Lantern Festival.

From the eighth to the seventeenth day of the Lunar New Year, the Imperial City will hold a lantern festival for ten days. I won’t go into details about what it is like. If you go and see it by yourself, it will definitely be more lively than anywhere else in the world. "

Listen to Yang Xu's description.

Everyone's eyes were shining, they were gearing up, and they had a lot of expectations.

After going to Huangzhou, we went to the Imperial Capital.

The most prosperous place in the world.

Beautiful.

…

The next afternoon.

The sun was shining brightly, and the melting snow was dripping down along the roof tiles.

Behind the Hebo government office, craftsmen laid stones, laid wooden boards, and worked intensively to build a large bathhouse.

The interior of the government office is leisurely, and you can hear the needle drop as the officials come and go.

The New Year is approaching, and after being busy with maritime and commercial affairs, most of the officials have nothing important to do and rarely take a break, so they take a lunch break with squinted eyes.

Lord Bo Li Shoufu was half asleep and half awake. In a trance, he seemed to see a soldier waving a letter flag.

Wow!

The gray-skinned finless porpoise shimmered, chopping and dancing in the waves, and the two leading giants even pulled the building boat to break through the water waves. The wind roared, and the golden sails shook, showing their extraordinary appearance. They looked like a shining piece of gold in the sun. leaf.

Can't wait to see clearly.

The building boat has furled its sails, dropped its anchor, and drifted to the shore.

The villagers on the shore looked around and saw that they had never seen such a battle. There were only two boats in the river mooring, but they were not so majestic.

Gold leaf boat?

Li Shoufu shuddered.

The pier in front of the government office is specially designed for official ships to dock, and the golden sail leaves...

Someone is coming from the Imperial Capital!

"Quick, quick, quick! Don't sleep, don't sleep!"

Before Li Shoufu could wake up everyone, the people on the boat jumped off one after another, rushed into the river mooring, and shouted loudly.

"Where is the Liang Shui envoy of Pingyang Prefecture?"

Half an hour.

Liang Qu, who was lying down at home and taking a lunch break, asked someone to call him to the government office.

Just as he stepped through the door, a group of Taoist-looking officials wearing blue robes and square hats surrounded him. Without a word of explanation, they stretched out their hands to touch Liang Qu.

"What a powerful warrior!"

The middle-aged man with a goatee and messy hair, who looked like a leader, pinched his shoulder blades and his eyes were bright.

I have learned to touch bones for so many years, and I have touched a lot of various martial bones. This is the first time I have seen such powerful martial bones!

After the others got started, their expressions were all the same.

"No wonder someone who is less than twenty can become a great martial artist. It's amazing!"

"You are born extraordinary, take a pen, take a pen, write it down, write it down!"

Goatee immediately urged: "Take off your clothes and take off your clothes!"

The people in front of him didn't have any intention to explain. However, Liang Qu glanced at Ran Zhongshi and many colleagues next to him. Based on the previous information, he already knew the situation and took off his coat.

"Take it off and take it off again!"

"Take it off again?"

Liang Qu looked around.

If you take off your clothes in public, you will be naked.

Goatee was impatient: "All the gentlemen, why are you so shy? No one is the same. If you don't take off your clothes, how can I touch it accurately through a thick layer of cloth?"

Ran Zhongshi turned around and ordered.

"Go and pull up the screen."

"yes!"

Li Shoufu personally took the field, opened three screens to form a large circle, and blocked the view.

The clothes were hung on the screen rack.

Through the carvings, the figure flashed.

"Hey, you kid, you look good, and your figure is not bad!"

"You are three times as handsome as I was when I was young."

"Good bones, good bones! I have lived for decades and read countless books. This kind of martial bones is the best! It should be recorded in the "Martial Bones Records" and listed in a short biography!"

"Turn around!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, amazing."

After a while.

The goatee stood up.

"Okay, put it on, it's true that you are eighteen."

The clothes on the screen rack were taken away.

Li Shoufu waited for a while and removed the screen.

Liang Qu straightened his clothes and bowed: "I haven't asked for your name yet."

"My last name is Lan, Lan Jicai." The goat-bearded man stroked his beard, "Just call me Mr. Lan, don't worry about the others, they are nobody."

Nobody: "..."

Lan Jicai didn't feel anything strange: "You are not a fool, you must have guessed it. I received a Temple of Heaven from Nanzhili under the order of the Holy Emperor. I came to verify its authenticity. If it is correct, I will take you to Beijing immediately."

Received a Temple of Heaven?

Liang Qu secretly noted it down, and without thinking too much, he asked: "What do you think, Mr. Lan?"

"Bone touching is true, but bones can also be crushed and reshaped, filled and regenerated. Further verification is needed. You come on board with me!"

Lan Jicai waved his hand.

Liang Qu then came to the ship and entered a lightless room.

The candlelight was blazing, and the room was in a mess, with all kinds of sundries.

There were beast armor, long swords, all kinds of dead branches, strange compasses...

The blue-robed officials ran back and forth, each taking the items.

The man with the goat beard casually pulled out a piece of shiny yellow talisman paper from a pile of book pages, and then took out an inkstone from somewhere and placed it flat in front of Liang Qu.

"Drop two drops of blood in the inkstone, and then tell me your birth date."

...

In the Hebo Office.

The officials who watched Liang Qu board the ship kept talking, with envy in their eyes.

The Holy Emperor personally sent a boat to pick him up, how magnificent.

After this trip, I'm afraid everyone in the world will recognize you, and they will all be the dream of the spring boudoir.

"Lord Liang went to the imperial capital today, and he rose to prominence, from the sixth son to the sixth son."

"If I say more than that, being conferred a baronship is even higher, and a title is more prestigious than an official position."

In the entire Hebo Office, there are many second generations, and most of them will be able to inherit the title in the future, and at least get the position of a baron or a marquis.

However, the ones that are available now are rare.

"The martial arts examination in March this year, the 28 Constellations of Wolf Smoke is amazing, right? The best in the world, but they are under 30 years old, more than 20 years old. Hey, look at Lord Liang, less than 20 years old, a great martial arts master!"

"What if I can't go to the capital and be summoned by the Holy Emperor?"

The second verification took more than two quarters of an hour.

Liang Qu returned to the deck and saw the light again.

The discussion in the government office paused for a while.

Lan Jicai went out and urged: "Pack up your things and go with us. If you have anything to prepare or say goodbye, do it as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, Mr. Lan."

Liang Qu didn't dare to stop, said hello to Ran Zhongshi, and hurried home.

I knew I was going to the imperial capital before, and all my luggage was packed.

I took it and left.

I said goodbye to the old monk and arranged the affairs at home.

In front of the government office of Hebo, most of the officials came out to see him off, and the governor Jian also came to see him off and gave him two poetry collections.

Xu Yuelong stood on the boat and greeted Yang Xu on the shore.

The two knew each other since childhood, but in a blink of an eye, they haven't seen each other for several years.

"I was thinking of telling Ah Shui, I'll be relieved if you go with me. When you arrive in the imperial capital, you can take them directly to my house to live, no extra expenses, it must be more comfortable at home than outside."

"Don't worry."

Yang Xu guaranteed that he didn't have time to stay in the imperial capital for the New Year and Lantern Festival, but to return to Heyuan Prefecture, he also had to go all the way north. It only took a slight turn to go to the imperial capital. Two days of work was just right to settle his junior brothers and sisters.

Before the voice fell.

Two figures ran over, carrying a bow and a long sword.

"Here we come!"

Xiang Changsong and Hu Qi carried the packages on their backs and gathered at the pier.

"What about the martial arts hall, is it all settled?" Yang Xu asked.

"Don't worry, senior brother, when we go to Huangzhou, the martial arts hall will be helped by Ah Shui's fellow villagers. They are doing a good job, and the second senior brother said that he will take time to look after it."

The senior brother said it was no problem.

Liang Qu had no objection. He closed the collection of poems and looked back to count the people who had gone. He found that there were quite a few people going.

The eldest brother had several personal guards, each of whom had a horse.

He also brought Chishan and Taotaokai.

Lan Jicai was a little surprised that Jiang Tao was on board, but he didn't say anything. The imperial capital was a place where everyone could go. It was normal to bring some relatives and friends for such a great event.

All the people were there.

The soldiers waved the signal flag.

The long poles were propped up, and the building ship slid out of the dock. The sails were swollen. The leading Jiang Tao was shaking his tail vigorously, dragging the big ship through the waves.

Taotaokai stood up and looked around, then pulled the mast and ran to the lookout.

"Come to me when you're settled."

Lan Jicai left a sentence, and the clerks led their people to settle down.

Liang Qu put Fubo and Yuanmu away, asked Long Yao and Long Li to help clean up the room, and returned to Lan Jicai.

"Mr. Lan, you said before that you received a Temple of Heaven. Could it be that the Temple of Heaven is on the boat?"

"Yes, I asked you to come here for this matter. To go to the imperial capital, it is not as fast to take a boat as to ride a dragon blood horse by land, but a boat is more stable than a horse, and you can sit on the temple directly on the boat."

Lan Jicai explained as he led Liang Qu to the cabin below the boat.

The cabin was dim and candles were lit.

Liang Qu saw the legendary Temple of Heaven as he wished.

The entire Temple of Heaven was not very strange in appearance. It looked like a round drum with a diameter of more than two meters and a height of more than half a meter. The drum surface was covered with a layer of ivory luster, very smooth and delicate, and it was impossible to tell that it was made from the corpse of the Martial Saint.

Liang Qu looked carefully.

Lan Jicai walked around the back of the drum and bowed.

"Master Mo, the boy has moved the things up."

Master Mo?

Liang Qu was slightly surprised, and he looked down and was surprised to find an old man sitting cross-legged behind the drum.

The old man was skinny, his hair and beard were gray, and his skin was dark like cracked bark attached to his bones, which was quite scary.

I didn't notice that there was an old man here just now!

The old man was speechless.

Lan Jicai waited for three breaths and waved to Liang Qu: "Boy, come and help us lift the Temple of Heaven."

The master was in front of him.

Liang Qu could not bear to watch for too long, so he squatted down and grabbed the edge of the "Temple of Heaven".

As soon as he exerted force.

Huh!

Sink!

Sinking desperately!

Even a horse-running martial artist could pull dozens of running majestic horses, not to mention Liang Qu who had the power of catching dragons and subduing tigers.

Even if it was a solid giant rock of the same size, Liang Qu would have no difficulty in moving it, but the "big drum" made him a little tired!

The wooden planks in the cabin were very powerful. I don't know what precious wood was used, but it didn't make a big hole in the Temple of Heaven fall into the water.

"Mr. Lan, how heavy is this Temple of Heaven?"

"More than 6,000 pounds."

"?"

Liang Qu's face flushed.

More than 6,000 pounds?

What a joke.

With such a weight, any horse-running martial artist can move it, how can it make him feel tired?

Lan Jicai guessed what Liang Qu was going to ask: "There is a martial saint spirit in the Temple of Heaven. If living things want to move, they will feel very heavy. Otherwise, why would I need your help?"

No wonder.

Liang Qu suddenly realized that such a characteristic reminded him of his own Fu Bo.

Go out of the cabin.

"Mr. Lan, the gentleman just now is..."

"Mr. Mo, he is not talkative and does not like to move. He is sent by Nanzhili to escort the Temple of Heaven. You don't need to care."

To be able to escort the Temple of Heaven, he must be at least a master, right?

Liang Qu thought to himself.

The two carried the Temple of Heaven to the deck.

The military man was building a long frame on the deck.

When the frame was as high as the mast.

Lan Jicai called Yang Xu again, and the three of them worked together to move the entire Temple of Heaven onto the frame.

The long frame added to the Temple of Heaven, successfully making it one line higher than the mast.

Liang Qu looked up.

"Does the altar have to be so high?"

"It was discovered by our predecessors. The higher the altar is and the more open it is, the better the effect. On the contrary, indoors or underground, the effect is the worst."

"Doesn't it mean that the top of a mountain is the best?"

"No." Lan Jicai shook his head. "This height is not the same as that of another. It only needs to be higher than the surrounding things. It is unobstructed and refreshing. We are on the river, so there is enough space for ten feet."

"Can you go up now, kid?"

"Not for now." Lan Jicai shook his head. "There are rules for sitting on the altar. Before sitting, you need to bathe and burn incense for seven days, and you cannot have sex with others within seven days to ensure that your spirit is full.

You need to sleep enough at midnight and noon. At dawn every day, you need to sit on the altar to receive the morning sun.

On weekdays, don't eat anything randomly. Someone will deliver food to your room every day. Don't think too much. When you have nothing to do, read a book. There is a small study room on the second floor."

Lan Jicai reminded them one by one.

It makes people sigh that there are so many rules.

In the next few days.

Liang Qu began to prepare for sitting on the altar.