Golden Court Avenue was a main street outside the south gate of Heavenly Temple Palace. After the initial main street was built, it was called Holy Court Avenue. However, not long after it was named, a sentence came from the Great Xi, which probably meant that if he didn"t change the name of Holy Court Avenue, then he would change the name of the Yan Kingdom.
In the eyes of the people of the Da Xi world, there could only be one place called the Holy Court, and that was the Great Xi"s imperial court.
The Yan people knew that they couldn"t afford to offend the Da Xi even if they were being rough, so they changed the name of the Holy Court Road as soon as possible.
But even so, Golden Court Avenue was still the pride of the Yan.
It was wide enough, flat enough. Even the flash flood from before hadn"t been able to damage the Golden Hall Avenue.
To the south of Empyrean Terminus Palace was the Golden Hall Plaza, covering an area of hundreds of acres.
It was also flat, a place to hold various festivals.
Without exception, every fall ceremony was held in the Golden Court Square.
The King of Yan and many members of the royal family, as well as important court officials, were watching the Autumn Ceremony from the south gate of Empyrean Terminus Palace.
This year"s Autumn Ceremony had already been postponed for many days, but now, it was finally being held.
Almost half of the people in Fangchun were gathered around the Golden Court Square, waiting for the event to begin.
A few days ago, the military officials" case against the traitors was also suppressed by this matter.
The citizens were all discussing who would be the champion this year.
Was it the Grand Cauldron Academy or the Supreme Dao Court?
The academy, which was originally one of the most popular ones, had been completely forgotten. No one mentioned it.
This was because everyone knew that the academy had died in name.
In just a few short days, the disciples of the Martial Arts Academy had been divided among the other academies. Although it was said that the Academy had reserved the places to partic.i.p.ate in the Autumn Ceremony, no one else would partic.i.p.ate.
Outside the city gate, two rows of imperial army clad in new clothes and armors stood majestically with long lances in their hands, staring straight ahead.
On the outer perimeter, light cavalry, who were stationed in the city, patrolled back and forth.
Above the city gates, the imperial guards were on alert.
On the city wall, the flag of the big swallow fluttered in the wind.
The commoners had arrived early, and the entire Golden Court Square was surrounded so tightly that not even a drop of water could trickle through.
Casinos also started to accept bets early on, and the people began to insanely bet the few coins in their money bags into the casino.
The most popular topic of the year was without a doubt the Grand Cauldron Academy"s Su Feiheng and the Supreme Court"s Feng Qingyang.
The majority of the people were only focused on the most popular people.
However, the actual scale of the Autumn Festival was far from just a contest between cultivators; it was also a literary selection.
The difference between Great Yan and other countries was that an important part of the imperial examinations was held on the day of the Autumn Ceremony.
Those students who had studied hard for many years, whether they could become famous or not would all depend on this day.
The students who stood out today would be partic.i.p.ating in the Hall Compet.i.tion. They were all the best candidates for the examinations, and their fates would change on this day.
However, the commoners were still focused on the compet.i.tion between the cultivators.
Not many people paid attention to the Hall Compet.i.tion. After all, it was still relatively better for cultivators to fight.
To prevent an accident, the Golden Court Square was divided into four large areas.
The first was the battle between the top scorers. The top students from the various academies and sects would fight for their own future on this battlefield.
Once one became a leader in the battle, then one"s future would be limitless.
This was also the best time for many Humble Cla.s.s disciples to fight to change their fates.
Once they made it to the top, they would receive the academy"s greatest ability.
The second battlefield was called the Battle of Magnificence. Compared to the excitement of the Battle of the Gathering of the Heroes and the grand battle of Champions, the Battle of Magnificence was much more realistic.
This was because the majority of the partic.i.p.ants had already determined their own fate. They did not have the qualifications to partic.i.p.ate in the battle. The only thing that could make their future brighter was to win this battle and then obtain a good position in the government or the military.
The third and the fourth were close together, and the one on the left was the one where the battle of Parkhurst took place.
In this place, the top experts from the young generations of the major academies would fight for the first position.
Everyone said that the number one martial artist in the Great Yan Dynasty was number one while the number one martial artist was number two. Who didn"t want to be the number one expert of the younger generation?
But to become the first person to do so, he had to pay far, far too much.
Not only did he need to pay the price himself, but he also needed the strength of the family behind him.
Therefore, the battle between Fang Kui had never been the stage for the Humble Cla.s.s disciples.
Without the support of a powerful family, there was no way for them to quickly surpa.s.s their peers.
Talent was something hard to talk about.
A temporary house had been built next to the place where the Battle of the Champions had taken place. Two days ago, it had basically been completely repaired to ensure that there would be no problems.
The houses were divided into small compartments where no one would see each other, and where their food, drink, and sleep were kept that day, no one was allowed to enter or leave.
There were people who would bring them food and water, and even wine would be satisfied.
The students partic.i.p.ating in this exam will be awaiting the examiners" approval after they finish today.
The best will be selected to partic.i.p.ate in the Hall Compet.i.tion.
This was why they had come here to increase the weight of the Autumn Festival. What truly decided their future was the Hall Compet.i.tion that was going to occur in another period of time.
""Look!""
""The Empress and the King are here!""
Some of the people in the front row saw the cars coming from afar and immediately shouted out, causing the crowd to boil.
The struggle in the palace was so cruel that the people could not touch it.
The arrival of the two n.o.blest men in the country at the same time was exciting and exciting to the people.
The crowd began to surge, and the crowd on the side of the Golden Court Avenue became more dense.
The Imperial Guards began to push the crowd back with all their might to ensure that no trouble would befall the empress dowager as she pa.s.sed.
Empress Dowager Su Qing and King Yan, Mu Changyan stood on top of the huge carriage and waved towards the commoners.
The people began to boil, wave after wave of cheering rose up.
No matter what hardships the country faces, the people are excited at this moment.
After all, people like the empress dowager and the Duke of Yan were not to be casually seen by them.
Even if they only saw a figure far away, to them, it was a kind of satisfaction and pride.
""Long live Great Yan!""
Long live the King of Yan!
Someone began to shout, and everyone followed suit, ""Long live the King of Yan!""
The King of Swallow, Mu Changyan, was standing on the carriage calmly, waving at the crowd.
However, his heart was not calm at all. This was the first time since he inherited the Duke of Yan that the ceremony had started. He did not know if there would be a second time.
Originally, this scene, this grand occasion, and even this mountain and river had nothing to do with him. However, after his big brother died, this burden fell onto his shoulders.
Mu Changyan mumbled to herself, ""This is the people of the Mu Clan, the mountains and rivers of the Mu Clan …""
Empress Dowager Su, who stood by his side, inclined her head slightly. ""What did you say just now?""
Mu Changyan smiled, ""Your son says that this is the way of the Great Yan, the way of his people.""
Empress Dowager Su smiled. ""That"s right, look at them. They"re so humble, so gullible.""
It was just a grand occasion, and they felt happy and satisfied.
With these people, you give them a little benefit and they will be grateful.
""Much better than some of the court officials. They are taking advantage of the salary of the Great Yan and enjoying the benefits of being magnanimous and magnanimous, but at the same time, they are also committing treason and treason.""
Mu Changyan subconsciously looked back. Behind the carriages, the imperial guards were closely escorting the officers in prison uniforms from the military.
The commoners also saw those in prison uniforms, and some of them began to curse, ""You b.a.s.t.a.r.ds!""
""These traitors!""
""Beat them to death!""
""Five horses dismembering!""
""Let them die without a burial place!""
""Even if I die, I can"t bury their corpses in the land of the Great Yan and chop them to pieces for the dogs!""
An officer of the Ministry of War mumbled to himself in disappointment, ""This is the country we are fighting to protect. Is this the people we are fighting to protect?""
Chen Zaiyan looked back at him and asked, ""Do you regret it?""
The official was stunned for a moment before shaking his head. ""No regrets, but sorrow …""
Chen Zaiyan smiled proudly, ""I don"t regret what we did for this country, for the people of this country, sooner or later we will get a fair evaluation.""
Those who think they are above others will be judged sooner or later. ""
The official asked, ""Can we see it?""
Chen Zaiyan remained silent.
Maybe not.
A civilian grabbed a flagon of wine and smashed it onto Chen Zhiyan"s face, breaking his eyebrows and causing blood to flow down from his face in an instant.
However, the Imperial Guards who were maintaining order outside did not care at all, and more miscellaneous items were thrown at the officers of the Infantry Division.
At this time, a team of light cavalry galloped over, forcing the civilians to unconsciously retreat.
The leader of the light cavalry officers glanced at the empress dowager"s carriage, then stopped in front of Chen Zaiyan and gave him a solemn military salute. ""This general greets the lord!""
All the Light Cavalry Soldiers also placed their right arms horizontally in front of their chest as they saluted.
They all knew what kind of trouble they might cause, but no one cared.
Chen Zaiyan"s tears and blood flowed down together. He nodded vigorously and said, ""All of you... must be well.""
After Yan w.a.n.g and the empress dowager ascended the tower, the partic.i.p.ating disciples of the various academies and sects began entering the arena one after another.
The one walking at the front was the one with the largest and most antic.i.p.ated stature, the one walking at the front was naturally Su Feiheng.
He walked with a calm expression as if he wasn"t affected by anyone.
Behind him, there were hundreds of students from the Grand Cauldron Academy, an awe-inspiring array of people.
""Look, that"s Young Master Su Fei Lun!""
""Young Master Su!""
""You have to win the championship, I"ll bet all my money on you!""
""The Great Cauldron Academy is mighty!""
Following behind the Grand Cauldron Academy was the second most popular martial arts hall.
The Yan Country did not have an Orthodoxy, but Dao Sect had an extremely important position in the Yan Country.
Just by thinking about it, the old Daoist who was summoned out of the Heavenly Temple"s grand formation was able to deduce the role that the Dao Sect had played in the Great Yan Empire.
Those who were in the training hall, whether students or teachers, all seemed so refined and refined.
They wore daoist robes and their steps were light. Each and every one of them had their lower jaws slightly raised, appearing rather proud.
The person walking at the very front of the training hall was Feng Xiuxiu.
He wore a blue Daoist robe, and a wooden sword was strapped to his back.
Everyone knew about the battle between Feng Xiuzhu and Su Feihun for first place, but no one was sure who was stronger.
Although there weren"t as many people as those from the Grand Cauldron Academy, the moment they appeared on stage, the crowd erupted into cheers.
Not for anything else, but because each and every one of these young Daoists was very handsome, the cries of the young girls rang out one after another.
However, just as the mighty group of people pa.s.sed by, the girls" screams suddenly stopped.
Behind the team from the Supreme Court, two people walked over slowly, calm and composed.
The person in front carried a large flag in his hands, and he was tall and muscular.
The banner fluttered in the wind. The four words on the banner were extremely eye-catching.
Great Yan Martial Arts Academy.
The person who was holding the flag, was none other than Nie Qing from the Martial Arts Academy.
Following behind Nie Qing was a youth with a longbow and a quiver hanging from his back. His appearance couldn"t be considered handsome, but he had a certain imposing aura. This was precisely a peaceful battle.
It was a two-man team.
This was Great Yan"s Martial Arts Academy.