Chapter 292

Martial King is still better.

The speed of progress of young people is even faster.

Also cannot quickly reach Martial King's combat power from Martial Emperor's combat power.

But the early stage and peak of Martial Emperor are still the same great realm.

Although the records do not write what exactly the Martial Emperor's strength is.

But even the early stage of Martial Emperor is enough to shock people.

"Don't worry, although you are Martial Emperors, you also have the ability to contend with the Martial King."

Xiao Wandi personally spoke a few words of comfort,

"Gu Chen and Gu Han brothers are ultimately just juniors; they cannot surpass you in a short time."

Short time...

Upon hearing this word, everyone felt their scalps go numb.

They are only twenty years old!

To a Martial Emperor, that is no different from a newborn baby!

Although the higher the realm, the harder it is to improve.

But even with a conservative estimate, letting the opponent double their age.

That is only twenty years!

To them, twenty years, although not as quick as a snap of the fingers, is not much different.

"Rather than thinking about this, you might as well discuss what title and reward His Majesty should give the two Gu brothers."

Ye Kai suddenly spoke, pulling the ministers' thoughts back to reality.

"Although the Gu brothers have extraordinary talent, it would be enough to specially recruit them into the Ben Lang Academy for study."

A burly general spoke with a voice like the Great Bell,

"At most, we could bestow some heavenly treasures and spiritual artifacts as rewards."

The other officials, hearing this, also nodded in agreement.

Ben Lang Guo has always advocated rewarding merit and punishing wrongdoing.

The Gu brothers merely have extraordinary talent; for the state they have not achieved any merit.

If we greatly reward them, it would probably be hard to convince the masses.

"General Zhang, as a tiger general of the military, it seems you do not pay enough attention to frontline news."

The burly general Zhang Yi swept his tiger gaze over and saw that the speaker was a middle-aged man in civil official attire.

He is also his old rival, Du Qian!

In Ben Lang Guo, there is no clear division between civil officials and military generals.

Although Du Qian leans more toward a civil official, that is merely because his combat ability is inferior to that of martial generals of the same rank.

Du Qian dared to speak back to Zhang Yi in front of everyone; naturally his strength has reached the Martial King level.

"Du Qian, you can eat food randomly, but you cannot speak nonsense!"

Zhang Yi gave a cold snort,

"Military affairs are not yet your place to interject!"

Du Qian spoke with a smile that didn't reach his eyes,

"Military affairs, I naturally dare not interfere, but I have heard some news from the front lines."

"Gu Han achieved great merit in the battle between Mu Shan Cheng and Dan Ren Cheng, and at a young age already became a Bijang of the Border Army!"

Huh?!

Upon hearing Du Qian say that, Zhang Yi was also startled.

He indeed had read the border garrison reports.

As the year-end approached, Dan Ren Cheng plotted an attack on Mu Shan Cheng.

Fortunately, Mu Shan Cheng's commander Guan Zhen directed well and repelled Dan Ren Cheng's attack.

Later, he also received commendation from the military.

Guan Zhen even thereby broke through to the Martial Emperor realm.

After breaking through to Martial Emperor, Guan Zhen could have been transferred away from the border to enjoy a comfortable life in the capital.

But Guan Zhen insisted on staying at Mu Shan Cheng, refusing to leave no matter what.

Zhang Yi then said nothing more.

But hearing Du Qian's words, it seems as if there is some secret he hasn't noticed.

Moreover, Gu Han is actually a Bijang of the Mu Shan Cheng Border Army?

The Border Army produced a spear cultivator; how could he only find out now?

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have heard that Bijang Gu Han once displayed extraordinary wisdom and martial skill in the battle against Dan Ren Cheng."

"At that time, his spear technique was already splendid and outstanding; it's only because the military lacked those who could recognize talent that this pearl almost gathered dust."

Du Qian chuckled, glancing at Zhang Yi with eyes full of teasing,

"If it weren't for Minister Zhang and City Lord Liao discovering this pair of pearls, the Gu brothers, we would still not know that Ben Lang Guo has produced such a heaven‑chosen talent!"

Noticing the mockery in Du Qian's eyes, Zhang Yi's face instantly turned grim.

The other martial generals present, upon hearing this, also had grim and frightening gazes.

Du Qian's remarks are simply putting the military on the fire to roast!

The border garrison falls under military jurisdiction.

Unearthing such heaven‑chosen talents as Gu Han and Gu Chen is a great merit.

They did not notice the two's talent; although it was not a mistake, it felt as if the achievement they had grasped had flown away for nothing.

As for the city lord position in each city, it either belongs to the civil official system or to the military system.

But Han Shan Cheng is precisely the side of those civil officials like Du Qian!

Even Zhang Jiannan, as prefect, leans even more toward the civil official system.

At this moment, Jiannan Prefecture and Han Shan Cheng discovered the potential of Gu Han and Gu Chen brothers and reported it upward.

This is tantamount to snatching away the achievement that rightfully belonged to the military!

And in the imperial court, Du Qian said such words.

It was practically a resounding slap on the faces of those military men!

Mocking them for having eyes but no pearls, and a discerning eye that fails to recognize heroes of the world!

Even if the Gu Family Brothers are considered talents born of the military.

But this is tantamount to giving away half of the achievement for nothing—how could they accept it?

Many generals have already cursed in their hearts that Guan Zhen and the others have such poor eyesight.

Such heaven‑endowed talent actually went unnoticed!

Upon hearing these words, Xiao Wandi on the throne immediately became interested.

"I have heard that there are occasional skirmishes on the front lines, but I never imagined that the Gu Family Twin Heroes would already have shown their promise in the military."

Hearing this, Zhang Yi broke out in a cold sweat, stepped forward, and said in a low voice,

"Your Majesty, since the Gu Family Brothers are talents of our military, their future training should be handed over to the military."

"Trained by our military, they will surely be invincible among peers of the same realm!"

Zhang Yi's words aimed to reclaim the achievement for the military.

In the future, their rise will only highlight the military's achievement.

"Pfft!"

As soon as Zhang Yi's words fell, a chorus of snickers rang out.

But Du Qian gave a cold chuckle and said with ill intent,

"Gu Han and Gu Chen are naturally spear and sword cultivators; even without your military's guidance, they can still be invincible among peers of the same realm!"

Zhang Yi and the others stared at Du Qian, gritting their teeth.

"This fellow's own strength is lacking, yet he has the nerve to mock them?"

All one saw was Du Qian debating with the generals, not giving Zhang Yi and the others a chance to speak.

"Moreover, given your eyesight, I actually worry that these two heavenly talents' gifts will be wasted in your military's hands."

"The Dean is unrivaled in teaching across Dongzhou—he is precisely the most suitable choice!"

The military commanders stared at Du Qian with Face Grim, their anger having no outlet.

In terms of teaching, even if you bound them together, they could not compare to the Dean!

But Du Qian held up the Dean to overwhelm them—this is something a scholar can tolerate, but a soldier cannot!