Volume 1 Chapter 28 Loss of Freedom

"Brother Xuanyuan, watch out! Don't blink!"

Tang Shui took the lead and punched Xuanyuan Pancake, but when he got close, he suddenly changed his move. The fist was just a cover, and the real attack was on his feet.

Tang Shui kicked Xuanyuan Dabing's head and lower back respectively.

Tang Shui was very proud in his heart. Only a top-notch master could block this move, because it was too fast and ordinary people could not react at all.

But Tang Shui didn't feel proud for long, because Xuanyuan Dabing didn't even try to dodge and took the two kicks as if nothing had happened, then raised his hands to grab Tang Shui's feet.

Tang Shui didn't react in time and his feet were grabbed. Then he felt that his whole body lost its balance all of a sudden. He was swung up by Xuanyuan Bing like a stick, turned several times in the air, and then thrown out by him.

Fortunately, Tang Shui was also an expert, and he managed to keep his body steady in the air. However, after landing, he actually took four steps back in succession, and his body was even swaying a little. It was obvious that the previous few circles made him very dizzy.

Tang Shui just felt that he had lost face. If he couldn't defeat Xuanyuan Dabing in front of him, he would no longer have any prestige in the future.

Tang Shui quickly adjusted his breathing and no longer dared to underestimate the opponent in front of him. He began to move slowly, getting closer and closer, while his eyes were fixed on Xuanyuan Dabing's hands and feet so that he could react immediately.

This time it was Xuanyuan Dabing who took the initiative to attack. He strode forward and punched without any rules. But even so, Tang Shui did not dare to act rashly and could only keep dodging.

When the two men fought, Tang Shui was fighting and retreating at the same time, and was obviously at a disadvantage.

Xuanyuan Dabing's punches were getting faster and faster, and they slowly produced afterimages. Tang Shui could hardly hold on any longer.

It was hard for Tang Shui to imagine that an eight-foot tall and strong man could move so fast. He was really very flexible, and his strong body did not bring him any negative impact at all.

The more Tang Shui fought, the more painful his hands and feet became, and his opponent became more and more fierce. Finally, he could not withstand it anymore, so he dodged and ran around the beams in the Golden Throne Hall.

As soon as Tang Shui ran away, Xuanyuan Dabing chased him. The two started a chase that lasted for a full ten minutes.

Finally, Tang Shui found the right opportunity, turned around and kicked, and Xuanyuan Dabing, who was chasing after him, was kicked away and rolled three or four times on the ground.

Seeing this, Tang Shui finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself, "That was a close call. I almost lost face in front of His Majesty."

"You are quite skilled, but fighting requires your brains. Brute force won't do." Tang Shui taught him with a smile.

But before Tang Shui could feel proud for long, he saw Xuanyuan Dabing suddenly get up from the ground, his eyes red, and ran towards Tang Shui without saying a word.

Tang Shui got furious when he saw Xuanyuan Dabing, he was so frightened that he turned around and ran away. He had to continue looking for opportunities and use the same trick again, otherwise it would be only a matter of time before Xuanyuan Dabing was defeated.

But before Tang Shui could run far, he saw Xuanyuan Dabing's speed suddenly increased, and he came in front of him at a very fast speed and threw a punch.

Seeing that he couldn't run away, Tang Shui simply stopped running. He turned around and threw a punch as well, intending to fight head-on.

But what Tang Shui never expected was that at this critical moment, Xuanyuan Dabing suddenly retracted his fist, lowered his body, and swung out with his other arm, hitting him in the abdomen.

“Uh huh~”

It all happened so fast that Tang Shui didn't have time to react. He was suddenly hit hard and his brows twisted in pain. He took a few steps back, holding his abdomen tightly with both hands. After a few seconds, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Tang Shui wiped the corner of his mouth, looked at the blood on his arm, looked at Xuanyuan Dabing with incredible eyes, and asked with difficulty: "Brother, what did you do before?"

At this time, Xuanyuan Dabing also put away his fist. Seeing Tang Shui spitting blood, he said embarrassedly: "I used to farm at home."

"Just farm the fields properly, why are you coming here to join in the fun?" Tang Shui was speechless. He had learned Kung Fu for so many years, but in the end he was defeated by a farmer who had no martial arts skills at all. Especially, he failed in front of so many people. He felt so bad.

Xiang Yun didn't care how upset Tang Shui was. He stood up and shouted with a smile, "What a brave farmer you are. Can you use any weapons, such as swords, guns, sticks, etc.?"

Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Dabing hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, I can use knives, both hatchets and sickles!"

Tang Shui had recovered by then, and his face became even uglier when he heard this, but he still reminded him: "Your Majesty is not asking you for farm work, he is asking you to use a long knife or a big knife to kill people!"

"That's right!" Xiang Yun smiled and pulled out the sword of a guard beside him, threw it in front of Xuanyuan Dabing, and asked, "Can you use this kind of sword?"

Xuanyuan Dabing picked it up, waved it a few times, and then felt a little embarrassed. He muttered, "To answer your Majesty, this knife is sharp, but... it has no curvature, so it is not easy to cut wheat."

Tang Shui, who was standing by, wanted to die after hearing this. It was hard for him to accept that he was defeated by such a fellow.

The warriors around laughed when they heard this. Many of them said sarcastically, "Big Pancake, you should go home and harvest wheat. This place is not suitable for you!"

Xiang Yun also smiled and said: "Xuanyuan Pancake, if you can use this knife, I will not only let you have endless pancakes, but also give you a golden knife and let you become a high official!"

Xuanyuan Dabing's eyes lit up when he heard that, and he quickly said, "Your Majesty, we can use it. It's the same as a sickle, there's not much difference, just cut it."

"Hahaha!" Xiang Yun laughed loudly upon hearing this. The more he looked at the Xuanyuan pancake, the more he liked it. He immediately said, "Xuanyuan pancake, listen to your orders!"

Xuanyuan Dabing knelt down immediately, and Xiang Yun said, "Appoint Xuanyuan Dabing as the commander of the imperial guards and the imperial guard with a golden sword. From today on, you will be in charge of the imperial guards. I will also grant you a thousand taels of gold, a hundred pieces of brocade, and a house in the capital."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Although Xuanyuan Dabing did not understand a lot of what the emperor said, he still knew how much a thousand taels of gold was worth. Besides, he seemed to be an official now, so how could he not express his gratitude first.

Xuanyuan Dabing was feeling very dizzy at this time. He never thought that he would become an official one day. A few days ago, he was still worrying about food.

Xiang Yun seemed to know that Xuanyuan Dabing didn't understand, so he asked Xiao Guazi to take him down first and explain to him what he should do in his current position.

"He is a high-ranking official of the third rank, and he holds real power. He was a peasant yesterday and is now a nobleman. He has money and power. You are all envious, right?"

Xiang Yun glanced at everyone and said with a smile: "As long as you have the ability, I will never treat you unfairly. Who else is going to come up now? As long as you can defeat Tang Shui, the high position and generous salary will be yours!"

Although the reward is good, it also requires ability to get it. Just now, when Tang Shui fought with Xuanyuan Dabing, everyone saw Tang Shui's strength. Even the top masters in the world are no more than this.

If it weren't for the fact that Xuanyuan Pancake was different from ordinary people, ordinary masters would not be a match for Tang Shui.

But money is a motivating force, and three people still stood up. Without exception, even though Tang Shui was injured, he defeated them all.

From then on, no one complained about Tang Shui being their leader.

The matter came to a successful conclusion, Xiang Yun was very satisfied, and said: "Since you have followed me, I will tell you that from now on, each of you will have no official position, but your status and power in the future will be second only to one person and above ten thousand people! Now, I have set up a banquet in the side hall, everyone, enjoy it."

Everyone was delighted when they heard this and hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty. Long live the emperor!"

On the second morning court, Xuanyuan Dabing accompanied Xiang Yunshang. This man, whom all the ministers had never seen before, became the new commander of the imperial guards, which made some ministers almost jump up and curse.

Jiang Yue had only been the commander of the Imperial Guards for a few days, and His Majesty had replaced him immediately? They had been trying to please Jiang Yue, giving him gifts and smiling at him, but was it all in vain?

All their efforts were in vain and they had to start all over again. Although these people were depressed, there was nothing they could do because Xiang Yun was in power now.

Returning to the imperial study, Xiang Yun immediately ordered: "Let Tang Shui come over!"

Yesterday, except for Xuanyuan Pancake, most of the other more than one hundred warriors were drunk at the banquet, and even Tang Shui was no exception.

It’s just because of one thing: after today, these heroes from all over the Great Sun Dynasty will lose their freedom and will be loyal to one person from now on.

That's why they wanted to indulge themselves one last time by getting drunk today.

Tang Shui also had the same feeling, but he felt more joy in his heart, because he was the leader of everyone present and a favorite of the emperor, and his status was higher than these people.

More importantly, it found shelter for the Tang family.

He is the third son of the Tang family. He has two older brothers, both of whom are good at business. The two brothers have been fighting to grab the Tang family's property in Huaixiang, and they are not far from becoming enemies.

He didn't want to get involved anymore, so he practiced martial arts since he was young, wishing to be loyal to martial arts for the rest of his life and not wanting to have anything to do with business.

But because of this, he was not liked by his father. Although he was always spoiled by his two brothers at home, his father always called him a waste.

In the words of his father, only inferior people would practice martial arts. No matter how powerful a person's martial arts skills are, if he can beat three, five, or ten people, can he beat a hundred people?

No matter how high a person's martial arts skills are, in the end he will still sell himself to rich and powerful people and work for them.

His Tang family does not need to do things that are done by inferior people.

Now that I'm older, my father hates me even more for not being able to contribute to the family.

But now it’s different. He, the son his father looked down upon the most, has now leaned towards the emperor and has become the one with the greatest contribution to the family and the highest status among the three brothers!

To ensure the Tang family's long-term peace is something that can never be accomplished in business.

So today, I drank more Tangshui and drank it happily!

Tang Shui, who was summoned, immediately packed his clothes and hurried into the palace to meet the emperor.

As soon as he entered the imperial study, Xiang Yun waved his hand to signal everyone to leave, and said to Xuanyuan Dabing: "You guard outside the door. No one is allowed to come in without my order!"

"yes!"

When everyone left, Xiang Yun immediately said, "Everyone, eat and drink well, now it's time to get down to business!"

Upon hearing this, Tang Shui immediately knelt down on one knee to show his loyalty, and waited quietly for Xiang Yun's instructions.

Xiang Yun said in a clear voice: "In this world, people's hearts are hidden. If everyone pretends to obey but secretly disobeys, even if I am the emperor, it will be difficult for me to achieve peace and prosperity for the country and the people.

Therefore, I need to know what all the officials above the fourth rank in the entire Great Sun Dynasty did, ate, and said every day! "