Outside the Tianwu Gate of the Imperial City of the Great Zhou Dynasty is a huge square with a radius of thousands of feet.
Normally, when the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty met with foreign envoys, he would watch the martial arts exercises of the Royal Guards in this Tianwumen Square, demonstrating the might of the Great Zhou Dynasty. And the Great Zhou Martial Arts Selection held every five years was naturally also held in this Tianwumen Square.
There is still more than an hour before noon.
On Tianwumen Square, a large number of people of the Great Zhou Dynasty had already gathered.
Among them, in the center of the square, in an area of two to three hundred feet in radius, there are three to four thousand young men who are no more than twenty years old. These people are the warriors of the Great Zhou Dynasty who are going to participate in the martial arts. In this area
Outside, three thousand imperial guards stood holding big halberds to maintain order here. Further outside, there were the people of the capital who were watching...
"The martial arts selection is indeed the biggest grand ceremony of martial arts in the Great Zhou Dynasty. This is only the first day, and more than 3,000 young warriors have come. The martial arts trial lasts for ten days in total. During these ten days, there are probably some who will participate in the martial arts trial.
Fifty or sixty thousand people, right?”
On top of the Tianwu Gate Tower, two young men, a man and a woman, were surrounded, watching the martial arts in the square below.
These two men were both seventeen or eighteen years old and dressed luxuriously.
Being able to climb up to the Tianwumen Gate Tower to watch during the Great Zhou Martial Arts Selection, it is obvious that the status of this man and woman is very extraordinary, at least they are also princes and grandsons.
"Five years ago, when I arrived in Da Zhou, my martial arts training was just about to end."
"In future martial arts competitions and school competitions, at most two to three thousand people will participate. Compared with tens of thousands of people now participating in grand events, there is still a big difference..."
The woman on the Tianwumen Gate Tower, with blond hair and blue eyes, tall figure and charming appearance, is Princess Dai Liner of Huo Luo!
"The martial arts selection in the Great Zhou Dynasty is indeed a rare event. One martial arts selection is enough to select hundreds of martial arts talents for the Great Zhou Dynasty. If you can win the martial arts selection in one fell swoop, you can directly enter the army, be reused, and serve in the army.
With a few years of seniority, you can become a captain or captain, command an army, make great achievements, and then be granted the title of marquis or general, enjoying the highest honor..."
The young man beside Dai Lin'er said slowly.
"My great-grandfather of the Cheng family stood out in the first martial arts selection of the Great Zhou Dynasty and entered the army. Following the Great Zhou Taizu's expedition against the Southern Barbarians and Northern Qiang, he made great contributions and was finally granted the hereditary title of 'Anwuhou'. In terms of merit alone, I, Cheng,
The great-grandfather of the Cheng family is no longer inferior to any other prince. It is a pity that the great-grandfather of the Zhou Dynasty can only be awarded the title of Duke for his contribution to the founding of the country. This is an irreparable disadvantage for my great-grandfather of the Cheng family..." The young man said proudly.
"Your Cheng family is the hereditary Anwu Marquis since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. It is deeply rooted in the military and has a high prestige. But how does it compare to the Yang family of the Duke of Zhenguo?"
Dai Lin'er asked the young man casually while looking at the square below.
Hearing Dai Lin'er's words, the young man smiled slightly.
"Yang Qian, the Duke of Zhenguo, is known as the number one general in the Zhou Dynasty today, and his power in the army is naturally very high!"
"But there is no need to compare our Cheng family with the Yang family. My aunt is the wife of Zhen Guogong. Now our two families are both prosperous and devastated. In the entire Zhou army, I am afraid that only King Shenwu can do it.
Jade Dragon can be compared with us!" said the young man.
This young man is Cheng Ziyang, the eldest son of the Cheng family of Marquis Anwu!
The Cheng family of Anwu Marquis is the natal family of Mrs. Cheng, the Duke of Zhenguo; Mrs. Cheng is Cheng Ziyang’s direct aunt!
Duke Zhenguo and Marquis Anwu are two very powerful forces in the army. Now that the two families are married, their power in the army has reached its peak.
Although Cheng Ziyang was extremely proud of this, he didn't want to talk to Dai Lin'er at all.
"Princess Lin'er, we originally made an appointment to go to Tianwu Sect in Chenshi, why are you so late?" Cheng Ziyang changed the subject and asked Dai Lin'er.
"It's nothing, I just didn't expect that there would be so many people in the capital during the martial arts selection, which made the roads a little congested. I originally asked four guards to clear the way, but unexpectedly I met a young master who scolded my guards for being domineering and teasing.
His maid... took a little time." Dai Lin'er said lightly.
"Oh? Who dares to stop the princess's driving?" Cheng Ziyang asked with raised eyebrows.
"I didn't ask, but judging from his demeanor, he should be our young master. I asked Xiaoya to compensate his maid ten gold cakes and found out about it," Dai Lin'er said.
"So that's the case."
Cheng Ziyang didn't ask any more questions: "Although the princess was a little late, she still rushed over within a few seconds, so she is not late!"
"Princess Lin'er, let's watch the martial arts selection. In the first martial arts competition, those who are strong in Qi refining will be directly promoted. As for those who are below the level of Qi refining, they need to participate in the first selection and be judged as heroes based on their strength!"
Cheng Ziyang said as he and Dai Liner continued to watch the martial arts debut.
"Princess, please see, there are three knife holders on this martial arts first training ground. Each knife holder has a long knife. The first one weighs two hundred and twenty-three kilograms; the second one weighs three hundred and forty-two kilograms."
The third one weighs five hundred and seven kilograms. If you can lift the first long sword, you have passed the selection!"
"If you can lift the second handle, you will have a power comparable to that of a junior Qi refining warrior; as for someone who can lift the third handle... haha, no one can do it since the first martial arts selection!"
Cheng Ziyang said.
In the square below, on the martial arts initial stage, there are three sword rests.
There are three long swords, the shortest one is five feet long, and the longest one is seven feet long. It is two fingers thick, made of fine steel, and weighs hundreds of kilograms. The three long swords are all selected from the first martial arts session of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
It has been in use for hundreds of years, but there is not a trace of rust on the blade.
At this moment, those warriors participating in the initial training of martial arts are trying to lift these long swords.
The heaviest of the three long knives is only over 500 kilograms. It is easy for these warriors to carry a weight of 500 kilograms.
However, it is ten times and a hundred times more difficult to hold the handle of a long knife and lift the heavy blade that is five or six feet long. Without extraordinary wrist and arm strength, it is impossible to do it!
"drink!"
A warrior was trying to lift the first long sword at this time.
This warrior is only an intermediate level of body tempering and has a poor physique. He holds the handle of the knife with both hands and exerts all his strength. His bones make a rattling sound, but he cannot even lift the long knife at all!
If you can't lift the long sword, you will fail in your first attempt at martial arts!
The warrior's forehead was dripping with sweat. Seeing that he could not succeed, he gritted his teeth suddenly and exhausted his strength. With a "squeak", he actually raised the long knife three feet.
The warrior was overjoyed and was about to continue raising the sword in his hand. However, at this moment, he heard a crisp "click" sound. Under the huge pressure of the sword, the warrior's two wrists could not support themselves and were directly crushed.
A shrill cry suddenly came from the warrior's mouth...
The people of the Great Zhou Capital who were watching around all burst out in surprise.
"The first step in martial arts is so brutal?"
I don't know when, Yang Shuo has arrived among the crowd of onlookers.
"My strength has not yet reached the level of Qi refining. To pass the first stage of martial arts, I also need to lift these long knives. I don't know which of the three long knives I can lift..." Looking at