But soon, they discovered that this man's arrogance was not just lip service.
He really has that kind of strength!
The sergeant of the Imperial Guard didn't even survive three attacks before he was knocked out of the ring.
Everyone present swallowed their saliva and felt secretly shocked.
A general who has experienced on the front line is truly extraordinary in strength!
Emperor Yongkang's expression darkened and he shouted: "Whoever can defeat this brave general will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold!"
There must be a brave man under the heavy reward. The Imperial Guards who were originally showing fear were eager to try, and some people came up to challenge him one after another!
But the results were the same, and they all ended in disastrous defeat.
After losing a few rounds, the emperor lost his composure and said gloomily: "Among the Imperial Guards, is there no one who can beat me?"
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Cao Shan thought for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, there is a commander in the Imperial Guard named Li Cheng, who has good martial arts!"
In the crowd, Li Cheng took a step forward: "Your Majesty, I'm here to meet this heroic general from Chuzhou!"
After saying that, he stepped onto the ring in one step. After the two sides clasped their fists, they tentatively made two moves before fighting.
Li Cheng was obviously much stronger than the people who had gone up before, and at least he had some back-and-forth with the black-armored general.
After playing with incense for a while, both of them were injured. Li Cheng clasped his fists and said: "We compete in the ring until the point is reached. How about we calculate a draw?"
Hearing this, the black-armored general turned to look at King Beishan. Seeing King Beishan shaking his head, he showed a ferocious smile.
"There is no such thing as a draw in Chuzhou, until you are defeated!"
Li Cheng frowned.
The two of them went back and forth for a long time, but they were of equal strength. In the end, both sides were hurt. Both sides were leaning on the edge of the ring, and they didn't even have the strength to stand up straight.
The black-armored general laughed loudly: "Cheer! We are considered a draw."
"Concession."
People on both sides got on the ring and helped people down.
Although it was only a draw, it was much better than before. Emperor Yongkang breathed a sigh of relief and said happily: "Commander Li is loyal to the country and the emperor, and has great martial arts skills. He has been promoted to the commander of the left guard army."
"The general will thank you for your kindness!"
The King of Beishan didn't care about the draw, and just waved his hand to signal the other person to come forward.
"Cao Shan, who else in the Imperial Guard can fight?" Emperor Yongkang asked. Li Cheng looked like this, so naturally he couldn't fight in the second game.
"This... let Chen think about it." Cao Shan broke into a cold sweat.
The imperial guards have been stable in the palace for many years, how can there be anyone who can fight?
It was great to be able to find one Li Cheng before, but it is simply too difficult to find the second one! What's more, even Li Cheng only had a draw with the opponent. There were six more opponents, so it was almost impossible to win them all.
!
So, no one came up for a long time.
Seeing this situation, the people in the ring leaned on the edge of the ring to rest, looking a little sarcastic.
The King of Beishan looked at Liu Cheng, who was silent in the distance, and then shouted: "Brother Emperor, we agreed to give the traitor a blow today, but why can't you find anyone in the Imperial Guard who can fight?"
come out?"
"Could it be that our Imperial Guards of the Southern Wei Dynasty are already such a ragtag group? With this appearance, I am afraid that they are even worse than the last army of our Chuzhou Army. My dear brother, the Imperial Guards need to be rectified!"
The eyes of all the civil and military officials flickered, and they all knew that there was something in the words of King Beishan.
The Imperial Guard represents the royal family. To say that the Imperial Guard is a rabble is to question the imperial power! And to say that the Imperial Guard needs to be rectified is clearly to change the emperor!
What King Beishan said was a naked display of muscles!
The officials thought, if the Beishan King rebels, the imperial guards may not be able to hold out for even one day and will be defeated. Can Emperor Yongkang hold on to his throne?
A small competition made many officials question the emperor.
This is Liu Cheng’s plan!
Once the hearts of the people are dispersed, there will be a basis for rebellion!
Liu Cheng was secretly happy, but his expression remained as usual.
Emperor Yongkang was very angry, but when he was about to punish Cao Shan, there was a sudden commotion outside, and someone shouted:
"Oops, there's an assassin!"
"The little princess has been captured!"
Everyone turned around and saw a man in black carrying Wei Ning on top of the eaves not far away and running away quickly.
"Save the princess!!" Emperor Yongkang turned pale in shock.
Nothing can happen to my sister!
The imperial guards rushed over, and Li Cheng also struggled to get up, but he couldn't stand up for a long time.
Chen Zicai's figure appeared from the corner, but before he could take action, two generals jumped up to the eaves behind King Beishan. They moved quickly and directly blocked the assassin in black.
Immediately afterwards, the two of them cooperated tacitly, one saved people, and the other fought with the assassin.
In just a few breaths, the assassin was caught. The two of them had no intention of holding back, so they laughed ferociously and tried to twist the assassin's neck.
"Don't kill!" Emperor Yongkang shouted.
But it was too late, only a click was heard, and the assassin fell to the ground lifeless.
Death without proof!
The two of them jumped off the eaves with Wei Ning, and then sent Wei Ning to the emperor. One of them knelt down and shouted: "Your Majesty, I was careless and accidentally killed the assassin. Please punish me!"
Emperor Yongkang clenched his fists, and after a while he said coldly: "You have done a good job in protecting me, and you should be rewarded!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The two of them were extremely proud.
The frightened Wei Ning threw herself into Emperor Yongkang's arms, her face very pale.
"Ning'er, what just happened?"
"Brother Imperial, Ning'er was just painting when the assassin suddenly broke in and kidnapped me..." Wei Ning looked frightened.
"How could assassins break into the palace? What do you guards do for a living?!" A hint of cunning flashed in the eyes of King Beishan, and he stood up and cursed at Cao Shan and others.
Cao Shan knelt on the ground with a plop and explained to the emperor: "Your Majesty, today for the martial arts competition, most of the Imperial Guards gathered here, so there were omissions. Your Majesty will investigate clearly!"
"A bunch of trash!"
Seeing the emperor's anger, the civil and military officials and the imperial guards quickly knelt down.
Emperor Yongkang closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths.
At this moment, there was a tremendous pressure on his heart.
He knew very well that he was being plotted. Everything today seemed to be planned by Liu Cheng and King Beishan.
However, he has no evidence and no way to break the situation!
Seeing the emperor's brooding look, Cao Shan was sweating profusely and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty won't punish me, will you?"
Xu Kailin, who was standing next to him, saw clearly and sneered: "That assassin was no accident. The King of Beishan wants to play big today, so you and I have to act according to the circumstances!"