C264 The Secret Records of the Final Competitive Competitive Competitions in the Depository of Compe

The moment the Emperor's voice fell, the applause once again sounded out. All the officials were also discussing animatedly. They were all shocked that Zhao Gongxun's martial arts was so high that he could fight to a draw with Royal Guards, the number one expert.

Actually, the Emperor currently had another intention to stop them. After all, the Azure Dragon was Royal Guards's number one expert. He was publicly acknowledged as the candidate for the Commander. If the battle continued, he could not guarantee who would win and who would lose. It would be fine if Zhao Gongxun lost, but if the Azure Dragon lost. . . The mighty Azure Dragon actually lost to an examinee, an unknown figure in the eyes of the people of the Imperial Court. Royal Guards's face would suffer a huge blow, and the face of the Imperial Court would disappear. This outcome was what the Emperor wanted to see the most, so he could not let her continue to compete.

"Thank you for letting me win, Lord Azure Dragon. Thank you Lord Azure Dragon for showing mercy. " After Zhao Gongxun heard the Emperor's words, he cupped his fist and bowed to the Azure Dragon.

"You are too polite. With your martial arts, if you sincerely pledge loyalty to the Imperial Court, it will definitely be the blessing of the Imperial Court and the people. " After saying that, the Azure Dragon returned his fist salute and turned around to leave.

Zhao Gongxun also followed and came in front of the Emperor. "Many thanks to the Emperor for giving this student a chance to spar with Lord Azure Dragon. "

"Hahaha, good. My Great Ming is indeed filled with talents. This time around, the Imperial Examinations are truly filled with talents. There are scholars like Nie Chen in literature, and there are experts like you, Zhao Gongxun, in martial arts. I am very gratified in my heart. I hope that all of you can contribute more to my Great Ming. " The Emperor was probably the happiest today. To obtain a few talents in a row, he did not know that this would be the beginning of his misfortune in the future.

"Serving the Ming Dynasty is our responsibility as citizens of the Ming Dynasty. The students will definitely do their best for the Ming Dynasty and the Emperor. " As he spoke, Zhao Gongxun knelt on the ground.

"Alright, no need to stand on ceremony. In a while, I will arrange for Shunzi to make arrangements for you guys. You guys move to courier hostel to rest first. In a few days, I will personally arrange for you guys to take up your positions. Rest well for the next few days. "

"Thank you, Emperor. Long live the Emperor. " When these examinees heard this, they all knelt down and kowtowed to express their thanks.

The Emperor looked at them in satisfaction before letting Shunzi take them down. All the ministers also dispersed.

In the Emperor's study room.

"Azure Dragon, through this sparring session, what do you think of this Zhao Gongxun?"

"Replying to the Emperor, this person's martial arts is very high. Such a person is definitely not a nobody in the Pugilistic World. Those who have such martial arts are basically heroes or tyrants of the world. If the Emperor wants to use this person, he must be tested and must not be easily entrusted with a heavy responsibility. "

"Haha, it seems that you and Peace Cloud share the same view. " After the Emperor heard the Azure Dragon's words, he smiled and said.

"Emperor, this official is only speaking based on facts, please forgive me. " After the Azure Dragon heard the Emperor's words, he hurriedly knelt on the ground.

"Get up. I do not have any intention of blaming you. You have been by my side for so many years and I still do not understand you guys. What do you think the outcome will be if I let you guys continue fighting?"

"This. . . Replying to the Emperor, although this person is temporarily on par with this official, this official can see that if this battle continues, this official will likely lose. " The Azure Dragon stood up and said after thinking for a while.

"Oh? With such a thing happening, it seems like this Zhao Gongxun is really not simple. So what if he is compared to Pingyun Prince?"

"Although this official does not know how high his martial arts is, this official can feel that he is not a match for Pingyun Prince. In terms of inner energy, he is much weaker than Pingyun Prince. "

"How do you know? Could it be that you have fought with Pingyun Prince before?"

"No, but this official can feel the depth of their inner energy from the aura they unintentionally released. Zhao Gongxun could clearly feel that his inner energy was superior to this official's. As for Pingyun Prince. . . This official can't feel any inner energy being released at all. This kind of person's inner energy was either unfathomable, so deep that he could freely control the inner energy within his body. Or he did not have any internal energy at all, just like ordinary people. Obviously, Pingyun Prince belongs to the former. " The Azure Dragon respectfully voiced out his thoughts.

" What else? " After the Emperor heard the Azure Dragon's words, he looked at him again.

"There's still more!!! This. . . "The Azure Dragon was thinking about what the Emperor meant by these words.

"Don't you want to tell me why after Zhao Gongxun said the name Ling Zhankong, you said that he is not an ordinary person in the pugilistic world? Don't you want to tell me about this Ling Zhan Kong? " Although the Emperor had already heard Qing Yun say it, he still wanted to hear the Azure Dragon say it. This was also the Emperor giving the Azure Dragon a chance.

When the Azure Dragon heard this, he also understood the Emperor's meaning. After all, he had followed the Emperor for so many years. He could more or less guess the Emperor's thoughts. He knew that the Emperor wanted him to say out the matter that he had been hiding from him. After all, he was always by the Emperor's side. If there was anything else to hide, The Emperor would definitely feel that he was disloyal. For so many years, the Emperor had not interrogated him and it was already very forgiving to him. Now that he had already mentioned it, he could not hide it anymore. Otherwise, the consequences would be very terrifying. Everyone felt that it was an extremely honorable thing to be able to stay by the Emperor's side for a long time. But how many people would know that accompanying the Emperor was like accompanying a tiger. As long as one was not careful, they would be eternally doomed.

"Emperor, it was you who helped this official wash away the injustice that was not in vain. It was you who saved this official's life. This official's life originally belonged to the Emperor. Since the Emperor asked, this official had nothing to hide. Ever since this official joined Royal Guards, he replaced his name with the Azure Dragon. I wonder if the Emperor still remembers this official's name? " At this point, the Azure Dragon had an indifferent expression. However, there was a trace of loneliness on his face.

"Of course I remember. Your name is Tong Ya. Why did you suddenly mention this?"

"Actually, this official's surname isn't Tong at all. This official's name is Ling Yexue, and that Ling Zhan Kong is my father. "

"What exactly is going on? Why haven't I heard you mention it? Why did you change your surname to Tong? "

"That was twenty years ago. Back then, I was only ten years old. My father was the number one Head Protector in the world, even though he was Head Protector. He seemed to be in charge of supervising a very important criminal. He rarely showed his face in front of people, so many people knew his father's name. However, they didn't know his father's identity. One day, the headmaster of Swords Gate, Xu Lingfeng, returned home with his severely injured father. He said that he had met an enemy and that he needed to bring us back to the Heavenly Sword Sect to protect us. I didn't expect that we would be hunted down before we even reached the Heavenly Sword Sect. " At this point, the Azure Dragon paused for a moment. It was obvious that his emotions were becoming unstable.

"What happened after that? What happened to you guys after that? " When the Emperor heard this, he was also quite curious. After all, Qing Yun did not mention these things at that time. Most likely, the only people who knew about these things were the few people involved in the matter, which was also a secret history in the Pugilistic World.