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The news of the two countries sending out hostages spread like wildfire throughout the imperial court. The capital city was in an uproar. It was thought that the great powers of the Central Plains had sent hostages to the small countries of the foreign lands in search of peace was simply a humiliation to the Song people. Even his geisha, Li Shishi, spoke up in front of him, saying, "There's a whole bunch of powerful countries here, we can't surrender to another country like this."

Regarding Li Shishi's words, Hui Zong could still listen to a little. He found Prime Minister Zhang Bangchang and asked, "How can I calm the anger of the masses?" Zhang Bangchang thought that Li Gang was the most suitable person to let him return and calm the hostage crisis. Since the hostages were a fact and the gold and silver treasures had already been received by the Golden Man, why not do a favor to him? As he thought of this, he said, "Long live our Emperor. The so-called rage is not just about drinking wine. They are all Li Gang's friends and friends, and they cry out for Li Gang's injustice. As long as Li Gang is reinstated, this voice will be pacified."

Li Gang's knowledge and character were admirable, and his subordinates all cried out for injustice for him. It was understandable, so Song Huizong listened to Zhang Bangchang and passed down the order to restore Li Gang's position as the Right Premier.

After the celebration, Song Huizong thought of Master Li's words and said, "Everyone, ever since Taizu and Taizu, our Song Dynasty has constantly fought against the Great Liao and Xixia and has never given in to any foreign powers. Today, a true woman has truly established a great gold, and has constantly harassed the borders of Song Dynasty. We want peace to take on the Ninth Prince as a hostage. After Song Huizong asked this question, all the ministers looked at each other, not knowing how to reply. Especially regarding the hostages, they were extremely sensitive, afraid of angering Long Lin. Thus, no one spoke a word.

At this time, Li Gang, who had just returned to his post, knelt down and said: "Long live the Emperor, Song's wealth is comparable to that of the Magnificent Tang. However, our dynasty is rich, we are poor, we don't have Tang Yuan's Iron Armor Lion, where the strong are the strong, the weak are the weak. Since the Taizu, the former generation of soldiers, self-respecting, split, the army mainly formed by the army, soldiers, rural soldiers, the army can not be transferred to the Privy Council, the Prime Minister Zhang Bangchang under the Privy Council, a group of people are all civil officials, the deputy minister, Zongze close to the years, lack of a commander of the three brave and scheming handsome talents. My Emperor, Long live His Holiness, if you are a member of the Zhongxing Song Family, you will be punished for corruption, your friends will be disbanded, you will live with the people, you will have a strong army, and all foreign races will be shocked in the Great Song Dynasty. "

Huizong felt that Li Gang's words made sense, so he asked," "What do you think, Li Aiqing?" " "Long live, we should recruit wise men, remove all cheats and innovations, and strengthen our troops and horses." "" Li Gang answered. At this time, another person hurriedly walked out from the crowd of officials and loudly shouted: "Long live our Emperor, Li Xiang's words are not without reason. This subject, Zhang Bangchang, requests Your Majesty, that our Song Dynasty should use the fifteenth of August as its grand period and open the martial arts arena to select a handsome man with both the arts and the arts to serve the Great Song Dynasty. Your Majesty, please grant us your approval.

When the officials heard this, cough! This really was the sun rising from the west. Zhang Bangchang had always disagreed with Li Gang, but today his opinion was surprisingly the same. All the ministers could not help but be surprised. Song Huizong saw that Zhang Bangchang had also agreed to recruit a saint and had nothing else to say, so he said: "Pass on our decree, this year we will open the martial arts arena on the fifteenth of the eighth month. The heirs of the world, from the royal family to the commoners, can all come to the martial arts arena to try. Zhang Bangchang, Zhang Jun, and Xu Bingzhe were the chief examiners. The four dear aides should live up to our expectations and be wise enough to stand up for our country. This is it! " The four men knelt down and kowtowed in fear and trepidation, saying, "We shall follow the imperial edict and thank the lord for his grace!"

Li Gang thought, my original intention was to eliminate cheating and innovation, I don't want to be seized by Zhang Bangchang; alas! On the fifteenth day of the tenth month of the same month, he picked a capable minister or a general. As long as he didn't have to worry about anything, the civil and military officials of the imperial court were like ants on a hot pan.

The four examiners assigned by Song Huizong were very particular, Zhang Bangchang was the deputy chief examiner, and Zongze was the deputy chief examiner, but he was the chief examiner. This was mainly because Zhang Bangchang was a civil official and did not know much about the martial arts field, but to Zhang Bangchang, who held great authority, the emperor made him the deputy chief examiner, both to give him face and to restrain Zongze. After all, Zongze is the deputy chief examiner, and under Zhang Bangchang's leadership. In the imperial court, Zhang Jun was a neutral party. If the martial arts field dealt with matters fairly, Zong Ze, Zhang Bangchang, Zhang Jun, and Xu Bingzhe would agree. If they disagreed, then Zhang Jun would play a key role.

The imperial edict said that the emperor wanted to open a martial arts arena close by, and that it would be a month away. Although Tang Yin was not too far away, after Ying'er's death, Yue Fei's mood had been very gloomy, as if he had never heard of anything outside the window and was wholeheartedly focused on the holy scripture. Ox Gao Tang, Duke Huai, and Zhang Xian, in addition to their household chores, still went to Mister's Grass Hall to practice martial arts. Brother Yue was in a bad mood, they didn't go anywhere, so he accompanied his brother and chatted while cultivating.

One day, a handsome horse came from the Wang Family Manor and immediately a beautiful woman sat there. Before she even entered the manor, she had already seen the silhouette of Tang Huai and Wang Gui practicing martial arts. Her legs nudged the horse's bone beam as she shouted, "Giddap …" The fine horses galloped into the village. Before the man could dismount, he shouted, "Second Brother Tang, Third Brother Wang, how are you?!" With that, he turned around and arrived in front of everyone.

Cough, cough, don't randomly call me Brother Niu, Second Brother Tang. You must have recognized the wrong person. "Cough, cough, don't call me Brother Wang, this is Brother Niu, Second Brother Tang. The girl rolled her eyes and said, "Who are you? Who cares how I shout? "I'd love to." Everyone stopped and turned around. Yo, isn't this Miss Siyang? Wang Gui loudly asked, "Miss Siyang, why have you come to Wang Jia Village?" Siyang's face reddened. "I was passing by the Wang Family Village and came to visit you guys. Why isn't Brother Yue here?"

Tang Huai nudged Wang Gui and said, "You're enjoying yourself to have friends from afar? "Miss Siyang, I am very happy that you are able to come visit us. Please take a seat." Second Brother Tang, I want to ask why your Big Brother Yue is not here. " "Is that so?" Siyang asked eagerly. Oh! "Yes, yes. Brother Yue's health hasn't been too good these few days. He is resting at home and did not come to train." "Yes." Tang Huai replied. What? Brother Yue is sick, take me to see Brother Yue. " Siyang became even more anxious. Niu Gao, who had been standing at the side the whole time, was like a diamond — he could not understand what was going on. One moment it was his second brother Tang, the next moment it was brother Yue. Just who was she! He pulled Zhang Xian, who was beside him, and said, "Let's talk while we're walking."

The five of them quickly arrived at Yue Fei's home. After Yue Fei served his mother and son Yue Yun, he hid in his room and read the military strategy carefully. Before Tang Xiu even entered the room, he shouted loudly, "Big brother, who are you looking for?" The joy surprised his mother-in-law in the room. Yue Fei walked out of the room and looked up, "Yo! Miss Siyang, why is it you? Grand Master is in good health. " Upon seeing Yue Fei, Miss Siyang's face turned as red as a ripe persimmon. She pulled the horsewhip in her hand and said, "Master is in good health. I'm here to play in Taihang Mountains to see you guys." Siyang was very unnatural when he said this.

Yue Fei said, "Please forgive the fact that Miss has humiliated Miss's pretty face in her humble room. Sit down! Please sit down! " While Tang Huai was pouring tea and passing the water to his mother-in-law, Niu Gao ran to his mother-in-law's room and shouted, "Mistress, Hei Zi has come to see you." After all, there were guests at home and it would be rude not to come out as the elders. When his mother-in-law arrived at the main hall and saw a beautiful young lady sitting at home, she was extremely happy and said, "I've often heard Fei'er mention that there was a heroic, unyielding Siyang. I presume that it must be this young lady!"

When Siyang saw that an old lady had come out, she opened her mouth and immediately said Fei'er, knowing that this old man was definitely his mother-in-law, especially the words that his mother-in-law had often mentioned, caused his heart to jump to his throat. He stood up to pay his respects and said in a loud voice, "Shanye Village's Siyang greets Auntie, I wish elder a healthy and happy new year!" "Hahaha, it really is Miss Siyang; her family is so simple and crude, Lady Mo Yang has been wronged." his mother-in-law said heartily. After a round of greetings, Siyang told Yue Fei that Siyang had come with her master. However, her master was helping her out at Luoyang, and she said that she wanted to walk around, so she was not too far away. Thus, her master allowed her to travel alone.

There were also many martial artists who had come to the headquarters of the gang, such as Lu Zhengguo, one of the 'three prodigies of Mount Tai', the leader of the Kongtong Sect, the Descent of the Earth, Sima Yanan, the leader of the Kunlun Sect, the fifth master of the island, Bai Ling, and the leader of the Shaolin Sect. They had gathered at the headquarters of the gang, all for the disappearance of the martial artists. Hearing this, Yue Fei immediately decided that the five brothers would follow Siyang to the head of the Loyang Bastard Gang to protect Wu Lin's justice, and to thank their sworn brother Hong Qi in person. The moment this idea was revealed, Niu Gao and the others all agreed with it, while Siyang was even more so with it.

The six fast horses could arrive in a day. Considering that Siyang was a woman, everyone decided to rest for the night on the road, and on the second day, as the sun rose, Yue Fei and the others arrived at the main headquarters of the gang. Once the announcement was announced, the Elders of the Seven Legions of the gang, Wu Lin, and other people would come to the door to welcome Yue Fei and the others. When they met, Yue Fei saw that most of the heroes had been present during the Martial Arts Competition. Only the Tang Sect's Tang Wanqiu was missing, so everyone greeted each other and greeted each other. Yue Fei thanked Hong Qi in person and apologized to the Mentor, saying, "Mentor, we were too tired to send you off in time for you to forgive us!" After a round of pleasantries, everyone took their seats.

At this time, Hong Qi said to Yue Fei: "Brother Yue, all the heroes of Martial Forest this time have received Hero Lu's invitation to meet in the Brotherhood to discuss the mystery of Martial Forest's disappearance. At last year's Martial Forest Conference, I, Hong once said that, except for fighting against the Golden Man, Hong Qi would never consider himself as the leader of Martial Forest Association. Hong Qi said this to Yue Fei. Actually, he was also saying this to prevent others from misunderstanding. He thought that the Beggar Gang had sent another heroic invitation and called themselves the Martial Arts Alliance Head.

"All the heroes of the world, all the seniors of Wu Lin, have gathered here for the gathering of martial artists. We have seen the death of our younger brother and our younger brother in law, and we have also heard the death of our younger brother and our blood. However, the death of our younger brother is shocking, and we do not know if the other martial artists of the Central Plains are alive or dead, but we do not know who they are. When he said so, Lu Zhengguo was filled with righteous indignation and tears.

Hong Qi heard Lu Zhengguo's words and quickly said, "Great Hero Lu, if you let me do a part for Central Plains Martial Arts, I will not hesitate to do so. If you let me lead you, I will not outwit you, and I will not disappoint you, but I am afraid that you will be disappointed. In my opinion, Shaolin is both a martial arts master and a famous knight.

Before Yue Fei could say anything, Great Master Xu Qing clasped his hands and chanted the Buddhist chant, "Amitabha! Excellent! Excellent! Sect Master Hong had indeed overpraised the old monk's words and overdone his own words. Everyone had come from the past: Shaolin was the greatest mountain in the Central Plains, but in fact, it had withered and withered in front of the poor monks. It couldn't be compared with the Beggar's Gang and the other martial arts sects. As a member of the Central Plains Martial Arts Forest, I have no idea how to stabilize the Central Plains Martial Arts Forest. Even if I had to go to hell with you, I would not dare to disobey.

Some said, "Sect Leader Hong's words make sense. After all, Shaolin is considered one of the strongest in the martial arts world, so he should have a lot of weight in his words. It's best if Grandmaster Xu Qing leads the way." Some said: "The Beggar Gang is the largest sect in the world, with many people and eyes and ears. It is very helpful in finding missing people, but Sect Leader Hong should be the leader." Another person said, "Missing persons are just like yellow cranes, they are impossible to investigate. A wise man is needed to be the leader. I think Young Hero Yue should be the one to do so."

Everyone's words are reasonable, their words make sense. Mei Jian who had been silent all this while stood up and said, "Everyone, let's not fight over this nonsense anymore. Sect Master Hong is a rising star, and is also a suitable candidate to be the leader. However, the Free and Unrestrained Faction believes that searching for the missing martial artists, who can only do great things, has taught us a great lesson about the Absolute Hua Island. If not for Young Hero Yue and the "Four Great Scholars" competing with each other, we would have long been at the bottom of the sea. I am afraid the Four Great Arts are already on guard, and do not know what kind of despicable methods they will come up with, or what kind of schemes and tricks they will use to frame us, so the Free and Unrestrained Sect thinks that Young Hero Yue is the best candidate to find the missing person in the Martial Forest this time, I wonder what everyone thinks? "

Especially those martial artists who had personally come to Juhua Cave, they were completely convinced of Yue Fei's martial arts skills and intelligence. As soon as Master Mei Jian finished speaking, Hong Qi, Bai Ling, Huang Shen, Niu Gao, Tang Wei, Wang Gui and the rest of the younger generation all raised their hands in agreement, while Shui Wuhen from Lancang Sect, Emptiness Grandmaster, Kunlun Sect's Yan Nan, and Kong Zhen, all agreed. All the others thought that there was a truth to this, and did not insist on being the leader of the group.