Chapter 410: Conversation in the Imperial Study
The ruffian army won, without any suspense. The elite imperial guards were like ants in front of them and were crushed out.
When the last Royal Guard fell, everyone was so surprised that they were speechless.
Shi Yan rode at the front of the team. He rode to the city wall and looked up. "God bless you, may I ask if our ruffian army has passed the test?"
Shi Yan's words woke everyone up. Huang Tian looked at Li Tiancheng deeply, walked from the dragon chair to the wall, looked at Shi Yan and smiled, "Of course you passed, Haotian, you didn't disappoint Cheng'er's expectations of you. To be honest, even I suspected that you were going to lose, but Cheng'er persisted and believed that you would win."
Shi Yan smiled secretly. It seemed that the old man did take his third son seriously. This was a good proof. His words were meant to win people's hearts for Li Tiancheng.
Shi Yan smiled and said, "Thank you for the trust of the Third Prince. To be honest, it is because of the unconditional trust of the Third Prince that Haotian can come this far."
Huang Tian clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Good, good!"
"God, I think this test has deviated from its original purpose, so we should start over again." At this time, Wenren Chengfu walked out and said.
Li Tiancheng came out and said, "How could it not be approved? All the civil and military officials in the court saw it. General Haotian led the ruffian army to defeat the imperial guards. Could this be fake?"
Wenren Chengfu said: "It is true, but it is meaningless. Our test is to test the coordination of tactics and formations. Although General Haotian won, he won by brute force, which is not a fair victory."
"Prime Minister Wenren, I don't agree with what you said." Hong Haijing frowned and said, "In the dictionary of us soldiers, victory is victory. How can there be a saying that victory is not fair?"
"That was because General Han underestimated the enemy and gave them an opportunity to take advantage!" Wenren Chengfu said.
"That's General Han's problem, not General Haotian's. Besides, isn't this a tactic? Showing weakness to the enemy, luring the enemy in, and then striking hard to defeat the enemy! This is a very good tactic. Let's talk about the formation. How wonderful is General Haotian's formation? Didn't you see it? The long snake formation perfectly evolved into a cone formation. This is enough to be recorded in the book!" Hong Haijing said: "A real war is to win by any means possible. This is the essence of war. When two armies face each other, do they still line up and set up formations and then discuss tactics and formations with each other?"
"You!" Wen Rencheng was very angry, "You are just making up stories!"
Hong Haijing was also angry, "I am making a specious argument? May I ask Prime Minister Wenren, who fought more battles, you or me?"
"Okay, stop arguing." Huang Tian said, "Hong Haijing is right. War is for the result of victory. Now, General Haotian has won, so he has won, which means he has passed the test."
Seeing that Huang Tian had finally spoken, Wenren Chengfu stopped refutation and pushed the question aside without saying anything.
"Okay, that's all for today." He turned to the generals who had apologized for Hong Haijing earlier and said, "You guys come to my imperial study later. By the way, General Haotian, you can come too."
"Yes, by God!"
Shi Yan thought to himself, why did this old man invite me to the Imperial Study? Could it be that this trip to Beijing is not just a simple test?
After everyone left, Shi Yan first led the ruffian army to the military camp north of Huangtian Palace, which was the residence of the ruffian army during this period. He took a shower and changed into clean clothes. After all, he was going to meet the supreme ruler here, so he had to be neat and clean. He had just been fighting on the battlefield, and his body was already covered with dust. If he went to see Huang Tian like this, I'm afraid the guards wouldn't even let him enter the door of Huangtian Palace.
After changing his clothes and walking out of the camp, Shi Yan slapped his head and was busy cleaning up. He forgot that he didn't even know where the imperial study was! He muttered in his heart, this old man is really, he didn't even send someone to pick him up.
At this moment, a luxurious carriage came from a distance and stopped in front of Shi Yan. Li Tiancheng poked his head out of it, "Brother Haotian, come up quickly. I'll take you to the imperial study."
"Hey, the Third Prince came at the right time. I was just worrying about how to get to the imperial study, and then you came." Shi Yan laughed and got into the carriage without any hesitation in the driver's surprised gaze.
"Go back to the palace." Li Tiancheng said to the driver.
The carriage left Beiying and headed for Huangtian Palace. The carriage was very comfortable to sit in, and even though it was on a rough road, there was no bumping at all. Speaking of which, it was the first time for Shi Yan to ride on something like this. In the Xuanlong Realm, everyone either rode a sword or rode a mount. When had they ever ridden on something like this? This thing was slow to speak of, and it couldn't pass through some complex terrains. It was a real pain to sit on it.
But after coming to the Three Realms, Shi Yan's viewpoint changed. Compared with the intense pace of the Black Dragon Realm, the pace of the Three Realms seemed much slower. In comparison, the Great Dao creatures knew how to enjoy themselves better than the cultivators. They would study and create something for enjoyment... let's call it magic weapon. The magic weapons of the Black Dragon Realm were almost all used for fighting, and almost none for enjoyment.
In the carriage, Shi Yan asked, "Tian Cheng, do you know what your father asked me to do?"
Li Tiancheng smiled mysteriously, "You'll know when you get there."
Shi Yan looked at him with disdain, "Why, are you still keeping me in suspense?"
Li Tiancheng smiled and said, "Haha, really, you will know it later, but I can reveal a little bit." He lowered his voice and said, "This matter will only benefit you and not harm you!"
Seeing his mysterious look, Shi Yan became even more curious and wanted to ask clearly, but Li Tiancheng refused to say anything.
The carriage stopped at the Xuanwu Gate of Huangtian Palace. The two got off and walked in.
We walked along the road and finally arrived at the Imperial Study, which faced south and north and was backed by a red wall. It had nine rooms from east to west. In the middle of the room, under the front eaves, there was a plaque with the three characters "Juanqinzhai" inscribed on it.
"Okay, this is the imperial study. Brother Haotian, I'll be waiting for you outside. After our father finishes talking to you, I'll invite you to the best restaurant in the capital to celebrate." Li Tiancheng said with a smile.
"Okay, wait for me." Shi Yan nodded and walked in.
The first thing that caught my eye was a row of very tall bookshelves along the wall. The bookshelves were densely packed with all kinds of books, which were placed unevenly, but they were all extremely valuable and rare treasures. In the middle was a high platform, on which was placed a large desk. The desk was made of gilded and engraved with a flying golden dragon. Behind the desk, Huang Tian was looking at me with a smile.
There was no one else in the imperial study. It seemed that the generals had already left.
That means, this old man wants to talk to me alone? Thinking of this, Shi Yan was shocked. Having been here for such a long time, he naturally knew what Huang Tian's identity was, what it meant to be able to enter the imperial study, and what it meant to be able to let Huang Tian stay alone to ask questions.
This represents glory, although this glory is not important.
Similarly, it also represents trust, and Shi Yan cares about this more.
As for why he trusted himself, Shi Yan already had the answer in his heart. Because of the third prince Li Tiancheng!
Instantly, Shi Yan understood the original intention of Huang Tian allowing Wenren Chengfu to propose this test. "It's not to test the ruffians, but to test me! If I didn't pass the test today, I might not have been called to the Imperial Study Room alone."
Shi Yan bowed and said, "God is above."
Huang Tian nodded and said, "Stand up, do you know why I asked you to come to the Imperial Study?"
Shi Yan lowered his head and said, "I don't know."
Huang Tian suddenly said, "Look up and let me take a good look."
Shi Yan suddenly felt cold all over. He raised his head to let you have a good look. Why does this sound so awkward? Do you think this is a beauty pageant?
Although he thought so in his heart, Shi Yan raised his head according to Huang Tian's instructions.
Huang Tian looked carefully for a long while, his eyes were like stars, bright and fiery.
Shi Yan suddenly had a feeling that his essence was seen through, as if Huang Tian's gaze penetrated through his clothes, through his skin, and went straight into his heart.
Finally, Huang Tian suddenly laughed and said, "Not bad, not bad, really not bad, no wonder Cheng'er thinks highly of you, you really have some abilities."
Shi Yan was confused by his words. Could it be that he saw through his ability at a glance? Shi Yan smiled in his heart.
Huang Tian stood up, walked down from the platform with his hands behind his back, and walked towards the bookshelf. He stood in front of the bookshelf, took out a book, flipped through a few pages, and suddenly asked: "Haotian, Cheng'er trusts you so much, I hope you don't let him down."
"Of course. I, Haotian, can't say much else about myself, but my loyalty and courage are well-known throughout the area." Shi Yan boasted.
"Haha, you are quite courageous, you even dare to lie to me." Huang Tian laughed, "You are like a rock that popped out of nowhere, I can't even find out your origins, and yet you brag shamelessly that everyone in the neighborhood knows about your loyalty and courage, you are really bragging without thinking. How can I say good things about you? You are shameless?"
Shi Yan smiled awkwardly, "No matter how the Third Prince treats me, I will repay him a hundredfold!"
Huang Tian nodded, "I'm glad you said that." Huang Tian put the book in his hand back, then walked to another bookshelf and took out another book.
"Haotian, do you know Xianshan?" Huang Tian suddenly asked.
Xianshan? He suddenly remembered what Shi Xingyuan said. Could it be that this old man asked me to come to the imperial study to talk about Xianshan?
"I don't know." Shi Yan didn't know what Huang Tian wanted to do for the time being, so he could only say that he didn't know.
"Haha, you don't know? If you don't know, then you don't know." Huang Tian glanced at him, as if he saw through his lie, and said with a smile: "Xianshan is the palace left by the Heavenly Dao in the world. It was once called Xianshan. After we entered the Three Realms, it became Xianshan. It is a sacred mountain."
"In normal times, Mount Xian is in a void of non-existence. It descends once every hundred years. During this time when Mount Xian descends, our Huangtian Realm, Qingtian Realm, and Cangtian Realm must cease fighting and go to Mount Xian for pilgrimage. At the same time, we select the most outstanding warriors in the realm to climb Mount Xian."
"And you are the candidate recommended by Cheng'er. You will climb Mount Xian with Cheng'er." Huang Tian said, "So, what do you mean?"
"Dan Mountain!" Shi Yan remembered that Shi Xingyuan said that there were seeds of divine power on Dan Mountain. If one could climb Dan Mountain, wouldn't that mean there would be a chance to obtain divine power?
How could I let go of such a good opportunity! Shi Yan smiled and said, "Since Your Highness trusts me so much, I will naturally do my best!"
Huang Tian nodded, "That's good. The eldest and second princes will also go together. This trip to Mt. Xian is also related to Huang Tian's succession. I hope you can live up to Cheng'er's trust in you. Okay, you can go down."
"Yes, sir!"