The second review was actually similar to the first review, except that the first review involved nobles from each province competing, while this time the nobles from five provinces mixed together to compete.
Li Feng's current identity is the Duke of the Kingdom, so naturally he does not need to participate in the competition. Instead, he participates as the host along with other Dukes and his uncle Liu Rui.
When the time came, a total of 250 nobles from the five provinces gathered together. After the roll call, Chen Qiang was the only one missing.
Chen Qiang was killed, no one mentioned it, and then arrangements were made for the competition.
This is not complicated at all. The 250 people were first sorted by drawing lots, then competing in order, and finally the top 50 were selected to participate in the third trial presided over by the emperor himself.
The sorting was quickly arranged, and then it was time to watch.
Li Feng didn't care about this at all. The fifty people he picked were all already under his control. He didn't want to make a fuss about it, so he kept a dozen of them who were powerful, and the others were all with little skill.
How outstanding.
To put it bluntly, it was just a formality, and then when the true emperor personally tested it later, he took the opportunity to follow the emperor to the palace to see what the true cultivation level of the true emperor was, and then conducted a good inspection of the palace and that was it.
So while drinking tea and watching, the other princes and uncles were watching with great interest, thinking that the people they led could win.
After playing like this for two days, the top fifty were finally determined. Li Feng had an average number of ten people, and the others had more than ten people, and some a few, but there were also
They're all pretty much the same.
After the second review was completed, everyone had a day off. The next day it was time for the emperor's personal review. Li Feng asked those who did not enter the top fifty to go directly back to Southern Xinjiang Province. He took ten people and other dukes into the palace.
Early in the morning, there were a large number of guards in the palace, all with swords in their hands and unsheathed, looking extremely solemn.
Li Feng followed the Dukes into it. As he walked, he secretly sensed the layout of the imperial city and became more and more surprised.
These guards on the surface are not scary to him. After all, these people are on the surface, and although their strength is strong, they are not enough for him.
What really concerned him were some people in the dark. Along the way into the palace, he sensed at least five or six people hiding in secret. Their cultivation level was not weaker than that of the other dukes, and there were two who were higher than the Dukes.
In addition, there are many people lower than the Duke.
With such an arrangement, it seems that the true emperor is really worried about these dukes. Although he does not want to kill these people, it is definitely a kind of shock, because he believes that other dukes can also sense it.
In addition to the secret guards, Li Feng also sensed the changes in the energy gathering array. The entire capital was a large energy gathering array, which he had seen by observing the capital before.
It's just that he has never had the opportunity to enter the palace before, so he doesn't know where this formation is, let alone how strong the energy here is.
But now that he walked in, he couldn't help but be surprised. The large formation based on the entire imperial city had already gathered quite a lot of energy after arriving at the palace. It not only formed a huge protective cover for the palace, but also
Some small formations also use this energy as attack weapons.
As long as the formation is activated by then, it can be said that even with thousands of troops, it will be difficult to cause anything to happen here.
But what concerned Li Feng the most was the real core of the formation. Most of the energy seemed to have gone to the place where the emperor lived, which made Li Feng very confused.
Why does the place where the emperor lives need such powerful energy? Could it be that it is just for defense, but the true emperor has such a high level of cultivation, who is he defending?
wrong!
If the True Emperor wants to defend against others, this is not possible. He should use the energy of the formation in all directions.
Because if the surrounding areas are breached, what will happen if there is energy left in the core area? If the emperor destroys the outer formations, then the core formations will be meaningless.
On the contrary, if you arrange them around, you can slowly close the formation, and it will still have the same effect in the end.
It is impossible for the emperor not to understand such a simple truth.
But if it is not used to defend or attack someone, why does the opponent gather such powerful energy?
Cultivation is impossible, is it just weapon refining?
As soon as this idea came up, Li Feng was instantly shocked, because if it was a weapon refining, this possibility was still possible.
The Feng Shui energy gathered in such a formation is quite powerful, and it is difficult for ordinary people to absorb it directly.
But weapon refining is different. Divine weapons or large offensive weapons often require extremely powerful energy. There is a possibility of using this formation.
The most important thing is that that kind of experiment requires long-term energy absorption.
But what exactly does the emperor want to refine?
Li Feng was puzzled, but when he was thinking about it, Eunuch Zhou also stopped everyone in front: "My lords, Your Majesty has decreed that today's imperial trial will be held in the square."
"My lords, hurry up and take your seats."
After speaking, he pointed to the square not far away.
Everyone saluted upon seeing him, and Li Feng also walked over with a dozen of his men.
After arriving there, everyone sat down. After a while, the queen and emperor also arrived. Everyone quickly stood up and saluted: "See your majesty."
The True Emperor waved his hand with satisfaction: "My lords, hurry up and get ready. Today is our big trial every three years. Those who can come here to accept the trial are all heroes."
"Very good. This is not the first time for everyone to participate in the review. I won't go into details. Xiao Zhouzi will take the roll."
Eunuch Zhou quickly stood up, then took the roster and started counting.
There are fifty people in total. If you click on one, one of them will enter the field.
The true emperor also looked at each one carefully and kept nodding.
After finishing the order, he also explained the rules of the pre-trial.
This is really different from the previous review. The true emperor is the emperor after all, and he doesn't have that much time to watch fifty people fight each other.
So let's compare the lightness kung fu and strength first. Those who get the top ten in both categories are eligible to participate in the subsequent assessments. Those who can't reach the level can just step aside and be done with it.
This is also simple, just see who is faster, who can jump higher, and whose strength is tested to be stronger.
There are special instruments for this, and in a short time, a group of people can almost measure it.
In the end, there were a total of 16 people who entered the top ten in Qing Gong and strength, because four people entered the top ten in both Qing Gong and strength.
The True Emperor smiled with satisfaction: "Okay, now you can start sorting and competing."
"I will make a promise today. After the first round of competition, if you can enter the top eight places, I will double the fiefdoms."
"If he can enter the top four places, I will give him an important position in the province."
"The first place winner will be rewarded with a precious sword and two explosive pills."
After the true emperor finished speaking, a group of people quickly knelt down and saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Then each one excitedly picked up their own ranking, and the order was sorted out within a short time.
