Xuanxia

Chapter 577 Pulling
"Master Qianlong, from the True Immortal Palace of Langhuan Mountain... Oh, now it's renamed Wuwei Temple. Before that, he was a hunter in a remote mountainous area in the southwest."

"But, you don't know."

Gu Jinchen said word by word: "Master Fu is actually from the Ning family!"

Fu Qingzhou was stunned.

Not only him, but his fellow debaters were also stunned.

Oh yes... Zhao Yuan on the judging panel, Yue Heng and Bai Jin who were watching the debate, and many officials who were unaware of what was going on were all stunned.

Is Fu Qingzhou from the Ning family?

"Hey, hey, hey, don't talk nonsense."

Fu Qingzhou couldn't help but said, "I am indeed close to the Ning family, but if you say that I am a member of the Ning family, that's a bit too much."

"Master Fu, there is no need to hide it."

Gu Jinchen smiled at him and said, "This is not a shameful thing."

After that, he said leisurely, "About twenty-five years ago, Master Sword Master Ning was awarded a title of nobility by the previous emperor for his contribution in pacifying the Western Demon Cult, and was granted the right to inherit the family lineage. Afterwards, Master Ning returned to the Ning family in Jiangnan, and moved his entire family to the capital."

"At that time, there was a man in the Ning family named Ning Changqiu, who was Lord Ning's cousin. He followed Lord Ning into the Mingjian Pavilion and became a secret envoy. He also made many outstanding achievements and was awarded the title of Viscount... There should be records of this in the court."

"In the summer of the first year of Qianhao, demons and monsters were raging in southern Xinjiang. In addition, the leader of Wandu Mountain, Hua Xiujiang, was seriously injured and in seclusion. Wandu Mountain asked the court for help. Ning Changqiu personally led a hundred secret envoys from Mingjian Pavilion to southern Xinjiang to quell the demon disaster. Soon after, Ning Changqiu fell in love with a Miao woman in southern Xinjiang and gave birth to a son... It was Master Fu, you."

As Fu Qingzhou listened, his eyes grew bigger and bigger, and his jaw almost hit the ground.

Is this even possible?!

real or fake? !
I didn’t have any memories when I traveled through time. Do I really have parents in this world?
How much information did the other side check to get here?

Gu Jinchen smiled at first, then his tone became a little regretful and he said, "It's a pity that the demon disaster later occurred. Lord Ning Changqiu died in the battle in southern Xinjiang while trying to put an end to the demon disaster. His wife was so heartbroken that she also committed suicide with him."

Fu Qingzhou couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "No, then what makes you say I'm their son? Did you do a DNA test? Are you just making up stories? Besides, even if I'm really the child of this Lord Ning Changqiu, I don't know! I'm just a wild man, how can I be the son of a noble family?"

Gu Jinchen didn't know what DNA was, but he roughly understood what it meant.

But he was not panicked at all, and smiled slightly: "Master Fu, you may not know when you first left Bailu Mountain."

"But when you went to the Ten Thousand Poisons Mountain and then climbed up the Langhuan Mountain, were you really completely unaware?"

"When you were in Wandu Mountain, you were already holding the Mingjian Zhishi card and claimed that there was a big shot from the capital behind you. Many Miao people in Wandu Mountain can testify to this statement."

"When you were held hostage by Long Dabei, Master Xiangjian personally rushed to the southern border to rescue you and took action many times. In the end, it was Mingjian Pavilion and Wandu Mountain who jointly killed Long Dabei and saved you."

"After you went to Mount Langhuan, Mingjian Pavilion immediately launched an investigation and sent several secret envoys to Mount Bailu and its surroundings to investigate the person who killed your adoptive father Fu Haichao. They also found Fanyin Temple. The transfer of personnel and Mingjian Pavilion all have records."

"After that, you destroyed the Fanyin Temple and expelled the Northern Barbarians, and made many outstanding achievements. After entering the capital, you immediately went to the Mingjian Pavilion and used the power of the Mingjian Pavilion to overturn the case of Lord Yue Heng. After that, you investigated the Jinchan Temple and caught the evil monk Huijue; chased Wuli Village and exposed the hypocrite Jiang Baichuan. When handling these two major cases, you also had the help of the Mingjian Pavilion."

Gu Jinchen smiled and said, "Not to mention, Master Fu, you have a very close relationship with the second young lady of the Ning family, General Ning Wushu, and you two both use bows and swords in the same way."

"And now, you are holding the jade token of the Mingjian Pavilion's special envoy, and have become the most important person in the pavilion except for the sword master."

"Although I don't know when you returned to your ancestral home, I believe you already knew that you were from the Ning family... You may even have been recommended by your clan members and entered the Mingjian Pavilion, working for the Mingjian Pavilion."

At this point, he bowed slightly to Fu Qingzhou and said, "Now that you have achieved success and fame, there is no need to hide your identity and act in secret. I believe the Ning family... will also be proud of you."

"Your existence proves the power and glory of the family even more - although I don't want to say this, the bloodline of the family may really be more excellent."

"Perhaps, it is precisely because you know this that you remained silent during the debate just now?"

Fu Qingzhou’s eyes almost popped out.

He didn't know how Gu Jinchen knew so many things and found so many clues, even knowing that he had a special envoy jade token. He thought that there must be the power of a noble family behind this.

But that’s not important. What’s important is... these things really sound like they are true!
Although this is not the case at all, for those who don’t know the truth, this is damn solid evidence!
He was actually a member of the Ning family who had drifted away, and later returned to his ancestral home. Then, for some reason, he began to work secretly for the Mingjian Pavilion, and after accomplishing many great things and making many great contributions, he finally achieved success... a descendant of a noble family.

Fu Qingzhou glanced around blankly.

On the debate stage, Yunlu and the others looked at him strangely, as if he was being treated as a traitor.

Zhao Yuan's eyes were also very strange, as if he was meeting him for the first time, and there was a kind of accusation as if "Why don't even I know these things?"

Oh, yes... Fu Qingzhou also saw Li Jingzhe in the crowd. He also looked dumbfounded. "Yes! Li Jingzhe!"

Fu Qingzhou hurriedly called out, "Master Li Jingzhe! Come on, come on, testify for me! I am not a member of the Ning family!"

In an instant, everyone's eyes were cast on Li Jingzhe.

Li Jingzhe stuttered and murmured, "You, you, you are really not? But if you are not, why is Lord Ning so good to you..."

Good man, you might as well not say anything.

Fu Qingzhou rolled his eyes fiercely.

He made up his mind, slammed the table, stood up suddenly, and said to Gu Jinchen sternly: "Don't change the subject! We are not arguing about my identity today! There are many talented people in the world. In this series of events, I am far more than the only one who destroyed the Fanyin Temple, expelled the Northern Barbarian Great Shaman, captured the Northern Barbarian Little Prince, exposed Huijue's conspiracy, and broke through Jiang Baichuan!"

"Do you know the father and son of Wu Changfeng of Wuyue in Shu? Do you know Senior Zuo Lamei of Ku Mu Du'e? Do you know Hua Wuying, Qiu Chan, Murong Xuan, Yuan Zhen? Do you know how many people sacrificed and how many people contributed in those battles? They are not children of aristocratic families!"

“Eradication of evil, protection of the country and the home are never the work of a few people or a few heroes! They are built with the blood and lives of countless people!”

"I admit that there are elites and strong people in the aristocratic families, and they are also of great help in governing the country, but!"

Fu Qingzhou waved his hand vigorously and said in a loud voice: "Before Your Majesty, who has ever taken the contributions of these heroes seriously? Your Majesty is wise and has recognized the chivalrous people in the relevant cases by giving them treasures and gold, but what about before that? How many heroes in the world are willing to sacrifice their lives and shed their blood just for a sense of chivalry!"

"Yes, they are willing and they are willing to do so! Those who can carry firewood for others should not be left to freeze to death in the snow and wind!"

"The court must see them, help them, and make their blood worthwhile!"

He put his hands on the table, calmed down a little, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone... It doesn't matter whether I, Fu Qingzhou, am a descendant of a noble family or a person in the martial arts world."

"What's important is whether the court can allow more people like me to serve our country without worries."

His voice echoed in the imperial garden, and everyone fell silent.

No matter how carefully the rhetoric is woven or how meticulously the speech is arranged, it cannot compare to a sincere and heartfelt cry that resounds through the heart.

After a while, a loud shout broke the silence.

"it is good!"

Zhao Yuan's face flushed, and he clapped his hands excitedly: "Well said, well said! A man who carries firewood for the people should not be left to freeze to death in the snow!"

Gu Jinchen's face darkened slightly, and he glanced at Yuan Ye on the judging panel imperceptibly.

Yuan Ye, however, had no expression on his face and didn't even raise his eyelids.

After Zhao Yuan was overjoyed, he tried hard to suppress his excitement, turned his gaze to the debaters representing the noble families, and asked, "Students, do you have anything else to say? If not..."

"Your Majesty, yes."

Gu Jinchen gritted his teeth and said, "Student, you still have something to say!"

"Oh?" Zhao Yuan was startled, but soon regained his composure: "In that case, go ahead."

"Yes."

Gu Jinchen bowed deeply to Zhao Yuan, took a few deep breaths to adjust his mood, looked at Fu Qingzhou, and slowly said: "What Lord Fu said is really wonderful... Your loyalty and courage also make students admire you and yearn for you."

“Not only that, the heroic deeds of those heroes in the martial arts world made the students’ hearts surge and their blood boil.”

"But, I still want to say that people from the Jianghu... are not suitable for entering the government."

He said loudly: "When we started the topic just now, Brother Lian said that the court should reform the imperial examination system and set up a special department to select heroes from the martial arts world, so that people from the martial arts world can take the imperial examination together with other talented students... But the imperial examinations in our dynasty are mostly to test the strategies for governing the country. Even if people from the martial arts world have profound cultivation, how many of them can understand the strategies for governing the country?"

"If they were to be military officers, would they understand the art of war and how to use troops? If they were to join the Mingjian Pavilion, would they know how to investigate cases and how to interrogate people?"

Gu Jinchen said word by word: "It's not that I discriminate against people in the martial arts world...it's that they don't have the ability!"

Fu Qingzhou stared.

No, when I started the project, I mentioned that I wanted to reform the imperial examination system?

I was distracted just now and didn't hear it clearly!
(End of this chapter)