Traveling through the heavens from swallowing

Chapter 47 Dongfang Bubai comes as promised!

Two years have passed since his wedding with Yue Lingshan. Now it is 1506, the first year after Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, which is the first year of Zhengde.

This year was also the year when the original plot of "Swordsman" ended. An era came to an end here, and Liu Mang was filled with emotion.

There are only two years left before the duel with Dongfang Bubai. Liu Mang has already achieved innate status, but he doesn't know what Dongfang Bubai is like.

Few people travel the path of heaven. It is a pure path, a domineering path. The transformation process is extremely painful from the outside to the inside!
Can Dongfang Bubai succeed?
Dispelling the worries in his mind, Liu Mang set his sights on the court, intending to strive for a better position for the Lin family and the Fuwei Escort Agency.

Once he had mastered the innate martial arts, the Ming army was no longer a threat to him. However, the world was not aware of how powerful he was, so he challenged Dongfang Bubai to a decisive battle on the top of the Forbidden City, also with the idea of ​​demonstrating his strength to the world.

Of course, he also yearns for the final battle between Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuxue on the top of the Forbidden City. Now that he has the chance, he also wants to try it!

However, time waits for no one. After Zhu Houzhao came to power, he wanted to rectify the underworld. Even today, after losing more than half of its members, the Fuwei Escort Agency is still too conspicuous.

The 16-year-old emperor was very young, and he was hot-tempered. He didn't care whether Liu Mang had the ability to rush into the palace and kill people. He just wanted to send the Jinyiwei to investigate the news and eliminate him.

To be honest, I'm speechless!
Based on Liu Mang's understanding of Zhu Houzhao in history, he was definitely not the kind of emperor who would do whatever he wanted on a whim.

Zhu Houzhao was smart and scheming since he was young. When he first came to power, he was unable to control the civil officials, so he pretended to indulge in pleasure. He favored eight eunuchs headed by Liu Jin, including Ma Yongcheng, Qiu Ju, Gu Dayong, and Zhang Yong, who were called the "Eight Tigers" at the time. He used them to get rid of many ministers who controlled the court, and later killed the Eight Tigers and took control of the court.

How could you disregard your own safety and go against such a shrewd emperor?
Could it be that he misunderstood Zhu Houzhao, and that he was a person who was controlled by the court, and everything he did in history was just luck?

No matter what Zhu Houzhao thought, Liu Mang had already decided to go to the palace to meet him.

Whether it was intentional or accidental, under the Soul Transferring Technique, no matter how talented or incompetent he is, he will become Liu Mang's pawn!

The capital is quite far away from Fujian, but the innate true qi is powerful. Even without the blessing of the power of heaven and earth, the true qi burst can reach a speed of nearly two hundred meters per second.

At such a speed, Liu Mang entered the palace silently. Zhu Houzhao was controlled by the soul-transferring technique before he could react. After a transformation, Zhu Houzhao became his man!
They are all family members now, so Liu Mang thought he might as well go all out, and poured his innate true energy directly into Zhu Houzhao's body. The twelve main meridians and eight extraordinary meridians were connected continuously, and in about a minute, the Ming Emperor Zhu Houzhao achieved an unparalleled realm!

But that’s where it ends. There is no possibility for the artificially created peerless master to continue climbing. All his energy is marked by others, and he will never be able to escape control.

This is certainly enough for an emperor. This is not some pornographic martial arts or legendary emperor world. Being an emperor is busy enough, so how can he have time to practice martial arts? This peerless realm that he gets for free can ensure that he lives to the end of his life!
In history, Zhu Houzhao died 15 years later, having fallen into the water and died of illness, the same way he died as the carpenter emperor Tianqi. Hmm, it feels like a conspiracy!
There is no need to worry now. Not to mention falling into the water, he can even survive the explosion in the gunpowder depot. His innate qi is so powerful. If he doesn't become a slave for seventy or eighty years, how could Liu Mang let him die?

Afterwards, the Fuwei Escort Agency transformed itself and merged with the Jinyiwei to form the Supervisory Council, which was responsible for rectifying the martial arts world, suppressing disobedience and all Jinyiwei functions. Liu Mang served as the first director.

The Fuwei Escort Agency still suppresses the martial arts world under its current name, but with the endorsement and support of the imperial court, it has become a super power far surpassing the Demon Cult.

The world of martial arts is terrified!

But this is not the end. If the Fuwei Escort Agency wants to survive, it cannot rely on one company dominating the market. The righteous people who were let go at the beginning come in handy now!
Since the Fuwei Escort Agency suppresses the martial arts world, it is natural for the martial arts world to unite to resist Fuwei.

At Liu Mang's suggestion, Shaolin Du Chi once again opened the gates to form the Wulin Alliance, calling on all the martial arts to unite to resist the tyranny of the Fuwei Escort Agency!
But even if all the righteous people in the martial arts world united, they would still not be able to fight against the powerful Fuwei Escort Agency.

The puzzle of the Wulin Alliance is still missing the most important piece, and that is the Demon Cult!
But Dongfang Bubai was obsessed with practicing martial arts and didn't care about worldly affairs. No matter how the people in the sect tried to persuade him, he refused to come out.

Therefore, Ren Woxing returned with a great momentum and, with the support of the people, secretly took control of the entire Demon Cult. He then led all members of the Demon Cult to abandon the Black Wood Cliff and come to the Wulin Alliance headquarters in Hubei.

Ren Woxing ascends to the position of leader of the Wulin Alliance with his peerless realm and the support of half of the league's masters. The last piece of the puzzle is completed, and the Wulin Alliance is complete. Good and evil are united in their resistance against Fu Wei!

The two sides used Hunan, Hubei and Shaanxi as the dividing line, with the Fuwei Escort Agency controlling the east and the Wulin Alliance controlling the west, thus ushering in an era of confrontation.

Dongfang Bubai, who had been in seclusion, had not even realized that he was now alone. Ren Woxing maintained staff to take care of his daily life and he managed to conceal the truth!
Liu Mang withdrew from the outside and controlled the actions of Fuwei and Wulin, becoming the real mastermind behind the scenes. In 1507, Fuwei and Wulin each had a large number of top masters, and the two sides fought a fierce battle, with casualties on both sides, and it can be said that they were evenly matched.

Afterwards, the entire martial arts world was dragged into the confrontation between the two sides. There was no room for individual warriors to survive in the martial arts world anymore. The various rules and regulations of both sides were also gradually improved. You would never see people in the martial arts world drawing their swords and killing people over a disagreement again!
The martial arts world gradually became orderly, the people lived in peace and contentment, and without the disturbances caused by the martial artists, the security environment in the Ming Dynasty became clear.

In the court, Zhu Houzhao vigorously promoted military preparations, reorganized the national military, vigorously developed firearms, and thoroughly investigated all issues of corruption. The court was in an uproar!
Liu Mang ordered the Supervisory Council to execute 27 court ministers in one day and confiscated their property, seizing nearly million taels of silver and countless antiques and paintings.

Afterwards, he moved around the country, beheaded countless people, and seized proceeds of corruption, which amounted to nearly 200 million taels of silver, which was about the fiscal revenue of the Ming Dynasty for ten years!
Due to the violent action, there were mutinies among local governments and the military, but they were quickly suppressed by countless top experts from the Supervisory Council.

A year later, in 1508, the Ming Dynasty had a clean administration, a smooth military, and a relatively balanced civil and military power. Zhu Houzhao was in power and intended to carry out reforms.

Similarly, this year was also the year of the decisive battle between Liu Mang and Dongfang Bubai!

The two sides agreed to have a decisive battle on the top of the Forbidden City on the Double Ninth Festival to determine who will be the best in the world. Today is the Double Ninth Festival!
The so-called Peak of the Forbidden City naturally refers to the highest place in the Forbidden City.

The Meridian Gate is the largest gate in the Forbidden City, 37.95 meters high. According to the Chinese Yin-Yang theory, due north is called Zi and due south is called Wu, so the gate at the south end of the central axis of the Forbidden City is called the Meridian Gate, which is actually the highest.

However, in my country, opposite gates are not the highest points of internal buildings. Therefore, although the Meridian Gate is actually 1 meters higher than the Hall of Supreme Harmony, it cannot be regarded as the highest point in the Forbidden City.

Therefore, the top of the Forbidden City refers to the top of the Hall of Supreme Harmony which is 36.57 meters high!

As the most honorable "Golden Throne Hall" of the Ming Dynasty, the Hall of Supreme Harmony itself is the emperor's "main hall for court meetings" and a place for various grand ceremonies. It is not the place for ordinary court sessions, but it is the face of the Ming Dynasty.

Starting a war in such a solemn and dignified place is undoubtedly a slap in the face of the entire Ming Dynasty!
But Liu Mang and Dongfang Bubai don't care about all this. After this battle, they will refresh the world's perception of warriors, and they will become true immortals in the world.

Perhaps the Hall of Supreme Harmony will become even more majestic if it can be used as a place for immortal battles.

Today, before dawn, Liu Mang came to the top of the Hall of Supreme Harmony early to enjoy the fresh air, waiting for Dongfang Bubai's arrival.

The arena was filled with people from the martial arts world and important officials from the court. Zhu Houzhao personally brought people to watch the fight, to witness what might be the most pinnacle showdown in history!

On such a special day, the Fuwei Escort Agency and the Wulin Alliance tacitly stopped their actions and watched the battle together from the sidelines.

Wang Wan and all the people of the Lin family stood beside the emperor to watch the battle. Yue Lingshan, Lin Pingzhi, the five concubines, Lin Meng, and Chun Jiang Hua Yue Ye were all present.

Yue Buqun is ranked among the Wulin Alliance and comes with his Huashan disciples. Linghu Chong joins hands with Ren Yingying, and they have been married for half a year.

In the Wudang camp, Liu Mang also saw Jia Zhengpeng and Ji Changkong, whom he had not seen for a long time. These two people who were once on par with him were still at the first-rate level at this time, and his back could no longer be seen.

Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang also came. They were both under Liu Mang's command at this time and held important positions in the Supervisory Council.

Escort Leader Shi brought everyone in the escort agency to cheer him on. He had limited talent and it was impossible for him to break through to the peerless level on his own, so Liu Mang used his innate true Qi to cleanse his body and help him break through to the peerless level. Now that the Lin family has gone into seclusion behind the scenes, he has become the open controller of the escort agency, on par with Ren Woxing of the Wulin Alliance!
The people of the original demon sect following behind Ren Woxing were a little agitated. Dongfang Bubai was going to fight Liu Mang. If he lost, it would be ok. But if he won, would he come after them? In short, they were very panicked!

Life is different in all its aspects. The hustle and bustle around him could not affect Liu Mang who was resting with his eyes closed. He was adjusting his state and emitting his perception. It was difficult to describe his current mood, whether he was excited or agitated, nervous or afraid, it was unknown.

Only that expectation, spreading in all directions under the burst of true energy and thoughts, invited the only opponent in the world.

The sky brightened, clouds appeared, and the red sun rose in the east. The brilliant light tore through the darkness, and vitality and warmth illuminated the earth.

At this moment, a black dot appeared on the edge of the red sun, and then quickly enlarged, revealing to be a human figure!
The bright red robe, the solemn crown, the slightly raised eyebrows, showing his full dominance, the slightly raised corners of the mouth, looking down on the heroes of the martial arts world!
The sun is setting behind him, clouds are flickering behind him, the wind is blowing the corners of his clothes, the light is shining on the cold scabbard of his sword, infinite vitality and heat are sweeping in, and the world is hot!
Dongfang Bubai comes as promised!

(End of this chapter)