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"His skill with spears and clubs has surpassed that of his predecessors..."
Chapter 1548 The Past of the Jade Kirin
"After completing his apprenticeship,"
Lin Chong continued,
"So Lu Junyi participated in the imperial military examination,"
"The people from Kaifeng at that time,"
"Everyone originally thought that Lu Junyi was the only one worthy of the title of martial arts champion,"
"But unexpectedly, he failed the exam."
"Then rumors began to circulate,"
"It is said to be Gao Qiu, the chief examiner of the military examination at the time,"
"To interfere,"
"That's what caused Lu Junyi to lose his title as the martial arts champion."
"What's going on here?"
Zhao Yuan asked curiously,
"I only heard about it later,"
Lin Chong explained,
"So that's Gao Qiu,"
"I don't know how I found out,"
"The Lu family is a well-known wealthy family in Daming Prefecture,"
"This fellow then demanded money from Lu Junyi."
"At that time, this wealthy man, Lu, was young and impetuous,"
"He also felt that the title of martial arts champion was rightfully his."
"Of course, I am unwilling to give Gao Qiu money,"
"This has tarnished the reputation of the top scholar."
"And he had to refuse,"
"This naturally infuriated Gao Qiu immensely,"
"This treacherous official relies on the emperor's favor,"
"They actually managed to disqualify Lu Junyi!"
"This jade unicorn at that time,"
"He clearly didn't expect Gao Qiu to dare let him, who excelled in all aspects, fail the exam,"
"So he simply spread the word that Gao Qiu had solicited bribes from him."
"He originally intended to have the court officials impeach Gao Qiu."
"So that he can get justice,"
"But unexpectedly, the Jade Kirin itself,"
Instead, Gao Qiu imprisoned him on charges of slandering a minister.
"Later, it was the Lu family who bribed Cai Jing."
"Let him plead on my behalf,"
"That's how Lu Junyi was spared imprisonment."
"And after the jade unicorn escaped,"
"I felt resentful,"
"Although I dare not openly mention Gao Qiu's extortion of bribes again,"
"But they sought opportunities to challenge those who had passed the imperial examinations."
"In just a few days,"
"Then they defeated all the martial artists who passed the imperial examination that year,"
"This can be considered a slap in the face to that scoundrel Gao Qiu."
"After this incident,"
"Lu Junyi will no longer participate in the martial arts examination,"
"He then stayed in Kaifeng, challenging military commanders everywhere,"
"Relying on a whistle in his hand,"
"In just a few months,"
"He then defeated a group of military generals in the capital,"
"In the very end,"
"Many military generals had heard of Lu Junyi's reputation,"
"They all rushed to avoid battle,"
"Therefore,"
"That's how Lu Junyi earned the reputation of being unmatched in the world when it came to using a stick."
"However, although Lu Junyi has earned the reputation of being unmatched in the world with his staff,"
"But Gao Qiu forbade anyone from spreading this matter to the palace,"
"Therefore, even the emperor was unaware of Lu Junyi's formidable abilities,"
"Therefore, we cannot employ Lu Junyi."
"This jade unicorn waited in the capital for a few more days,"
"There was no further news,"
"Therefore, they had no choice but to return to Daming Prefecture,"
“He never participated in the military examination again after that.”
"But Gao Qiu, relying on being a former close associate of the emperor,"
He rose through the ranks to become Grand Commandant.
"The local officials were afraid of his power,"
"Naturally, none of them dare to use this jade unicorn,"
"Lu Junyi can only be a rich man at home."
"I see,"
Zhao Yuan nodded.
"I always said that this Master Lu is a master of martial arts,"
"How could he just settle down and be a contented landlord...?"
Chapter 1549 The Unlucky Lu Junyi
"By the way, what business did this Mr. Lu go out on?"
Zhao Yuan inquired,
"So that Brother Shiqian can send back a message,"
"Something must have happened to this jade unicorn?"
"Um,".
Xu Guanzhong nodded and said,
“Since last year,”
"After the chieftain led his men to rob the money from the secret treasury of Liang Zhongshu in Daming Prefecture,"
"This Liang Zhongshu, in order to make up for the losses,"
"They began to levy increasingly exorbitant taxes and levies in Daming Prefecture,"
"To amass wealth from all directions."
“Master Lu is a well-known wealthy man in Daming Prefecture,”
“Naturally, Liang Zhongshu also took a liking to it.”
"According to the information gathered by the Shi brothers,"
"At first, Liang Zhongshu had to indirectly ask Master Lu for money,"
"However, although this Master Lu has experienced what happened in Kaifeng before,"
"But his stubbornness,"
"Yet nothing has changed."
"They actually directly refuted Liang Zhongshu's request for face,"
"And this, naturally, sowed the seeds of disaster."
"Not long after this incident,"
"Then Liang Zhongshu bribed the steward of Master Lu's household."
"This steward has an affair with Master Lu's wife."
"After Liang Zhongshu bribed the steward,"
"Then they went to Master Lu's house through the steward,"
"A batch of weapons and armor were transported."
"Then the steward and Madam Lu, the master of the house, will step forward,"
"Complain to Daming Prefecture that Master Lu crossed the border,"
“Smuggling weapons and armor to the Liao people.”
"Then Liang Zhongshu directly arrested Lu Yuanwai,"
"They also swept away all of the Lu family's wealth."
"In the Lu family, only Brother Xiao Yi is clever and resourceful,"
"They escaped early on."
"It was also he who found the Shi Qian brothers,"
"We want to ask Liangshan to rescue Master Lu."
"Chieftain,"
Speaking of which,
Xu Guanzhong requested,
“Master Lu and Brother Xiao Yi are both old acquaintances of mine,”
"This matter..."
"Don't worry, strategist,"
Zhao Yuan laughed.
"This matter is ours, Liangshan,"
"Of course we can't ignore it."