The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 227 I Just Want a Promise

When something attracts worldwide attention, news spreads quickly.

The news that Temujin personally led the Qiexue army to support the Eighth Division and Pangban and forced Zhang Sanfeng to retreat quickly spread throughout the world.

Mainly for the Mongols, they had to prove as soon as possible that Bashiba and Pangban were safe, so as to avoid serious damage to morale.

Therefore, this result spread throughout the world like lightning.

For a time, most countries in the world were disappointed.

Neither Bashiba nor Pangban died, although this had already suppressed the power of the Mongols due to Bashiba's breakthrough to the realm of heaven and man.

But people are always dissatisfied and want better results.

However, the heated discussions around the world have not stopped and are still boiling.

The various details of this battle and the cooperation between the Ming and Sui dynasties were being discussed everywhere.

The capital of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Houzhao was of course one of the people who received the news first, and he was also a little disappointed.

He sent out so many powerful men, plus seven dragon balls, but he still couldn't kill Pang Ban!
This made him realize how difficult it was to kill a person in the Heavenly Realm, and how difficult it was to deal with the spiritual path of the Eighth Master Ba.

Because if it weren’t for Bashiba, Pangban would have died long ago.

Of course, I am a little disappointed, but I am not dissatisfied at all.

In his opinion, it’s enough as long as Old Man Zhang, Old Wang and others have done their best.

And this is already a great achievement.

Ba Shiba was injured and Pang Ban was seriously injured.

The power of the Mongols declined greatly, and their plan to conquer the Sui Dynasty had to be postponed.

All of this is to buy time for the Ming Dynasty.

Combined with the benefits received from the Sui Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty made a lot of money.

Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but be overjoyed.

On September 1st, when the outside world was still buzzing with discussions, he personally hosted a banquet for Zhang Sanfeng, who had just returned to the capital from the northern grasslands.

Also accompanying them were the three elders of the cabinet, Mi Wentian, Li Xunhuan, Dongfang Bai, Wang Zhi, and Cao Youxiang, who had returned early.

Wang Shouren returned directly to the border and continued to reorganize three new armies.

Guo Bujing stayed in the territory of Sui State to urge Sui State to fulfill the agreement, and some other things would be done later.

Duke Zheng, Zhu Wusi, Liu Jin, Cao Zhengchun, Gu Xichao and others were also there.

“Hahahaha, Uncle Great-Grandfather, Old Man Zhang, Old Li, Da Cao Banban, Old Wang, and Dongfang, you guys did a great job this time.

You directly beat Ba Shiba and Pang Ban severely, especially you, old man Zhang, who chased them for more than 8,000 miles and shocked the world.

Humph, I want to see if the Mongols can still be so arrogant?

They wanted to set a trap for me, how ridiculous, I saw through it at a glance and dealt with them right away, hahahaha."

Zhu Houzhao laughed proudly, generously and arrogantly.

Everyone present knew Zhu Houzhao to some extent, and Zhang Sanfeng, who had the least contact with him, was also mentally prepared.

Hearing this, everyone smiled and didn't care about the slight untruth in it.

Compared with your Majesty's selflessness, generosity, integrity and other virtues, some shortcomings such as boasting, pride and arrogance are not a big deal.

"Your Majesty, you are too kind. After all, I did not kill Ba Shiba and Pang Ban." Zhang Sanfeng said with a smile. He had no objection to the three words "Old Man Zhang".

"No problem, they are just Bashiba and Pangban. It's just right for me to kill them myself when I lead the army to destroy the Mongols.

This time, our Ming Dynasty has made a huge profit. Old man Zhang, you all have made great contributions. I will reward you handsomely.

Just tell me what you want." Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said nonchalantly.

Although Zhang Sanfeng did not want the reward, he was still pleased.

This attitude is the most important.

Needless to say, the others all turned their eyes to Zhang Sanfeng.

In terms of strength and contribution, Zhang Sanfeng is the leader in this battle.

"Your Majesty, I dare not take credit for this time, nor do I need any reward. I just want a promise from Your Majesty." Zhang Sanfeng said seriously after hesitating for a moment.

The expressions of everyone present changed.

Only Zhu Houzhao didn't care, and was even more heroic and arrogant: "Old Zhang, just tell me, what promise do you want from me?"

“I hope that when your Majesty is fully committed to rectifying the martial arts world tomorrow, you can be more patient and not kill people wantonly. Although some people in the martial arts world are impatient, they also have a heart of justice.

If Your Majesty is impatient, you may be schemed against by treacherous people, which may lead to the death of more innocent people." Zhang Sanfeng said solemnly, word by word.

The scene became quieter and the atmosphere became more solemn.

Most of the people agreed with Zhang Sanfeng's words that we must not be impatient in rectifying the martial arts world.

However, the people talking at this moment are His Majesty and Zhang Sanfeng.

Needless to say, Your Majesty represents the Ming Dynasty court with full authority.

Zhang Sanfeng himself is the leading figure in the martial arts world of the Ming Dynasty. Now his power has reached a new level. It is not an exaggeration to say that he represents the righteousness of the martial arts world.

This is equivalent to the Ming Dynasty court and the righteous martial arts world, the two most powerful forces in the Ming Dynasty, officially negotiating with each other.

The implications are extremely important and far-reaching.

This made everyone present feel solemn and serious and unable to interrupt.

“That’s all?” Zhu Houzhao frowned, as if he couldn’t feel the solemn atmosphere, and said with some dissatisfaction: “Old Zhang, you underestimate me too much.

I am the most patient person in the world, and I will not be schemed against by villains. No one can scheme against me.

As long as those martial artists don't harm the people, I won't kill them. This promise doesn't count. Old Zhang, please say another one."

Zhang Sanfeng smiled and nodded slowly, saying, "Your Majesty, I don't need any other promises. Just remember what I said today."

"I will never forget what I said." Zhu Houzhao patted his chest and said, "Old Zhang, you are so stupid. You don't even want the reward I gave you. Since you don't want it, I won't give it to you.

This is something you didn't want, you can't blame me."

"I will never blame Your Majesty." Zhang Sanfeng said with a smile.

Everyone present was silent. Zhang Sanfeng is stupid?
I'm afraid Your Majesty is the only one here who thinks so.

Free is the most expensive.

At this point, he acted without hesitation and defeated Ba Shiba, a powerful man in the realm of heaven and man. He personally chased him for more than 8,000 miles and almost offended the Mongols to death.

The weight of all this is difficult to express in words.

Everyone in the Ming Dynasty court, including them, will have to give Wudang some face in the future.

As for Your Majesty...
Your Majesty is not an ordinary person, it is hard to say for sure.

"Old man Zhang, do you know what reward I originally wanted to give you?" Zhu Houzhao suddenly said.

"I don't know." Zhang Sanfeng shook his head in agreement.

"I plan to change the Martial Arts Department into the Martial Arts Hall, and let you be the head of the Martial Arts Hall, with the first rank." Zhu Houzhao said directly.

Everyone was shocked. Zhang Sanfeng's heart moved slightly, and he said, "Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty."

"It's nothing, Old Man Zhang, your strength and contributions are sufficient, it's what you deserve.

But later they said, Old man Zhang, if you don't join the court now, you can help the court better.

Although I think it is a bit troublesome, but when I think about it, it seems to make some sense.

So I changed my mind and let you speak for yourself.

But don't worry, old man Zhang, I will keep the position of the head of the Martial Arts Hall for you, and I will give it to you when you make great contributions next time." Zhu Houzhao said generously.

"Thank you in advance, Your Majesty." Zhang Sanfeng said with a smile and bowed slightly.

Then Zhu Houzhao asked others what they wanted.

As expected, no one spoke.

Zhu Houzhao grumbled that he was unhappy and said it himself.

They are all huge rewards, including gold, silver, martial arts medicine, the usage time of dragon balls, etc.

After the appreciation, Zhu Houzhao said: "It is certain that the Eastern and Martial Arts Departments will be changed to Martial Arts Halls. The two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty will all have branch halls to manage the martial arts forces.

The leader of a branch hall must at least have the strength of a grandmaster. I plan to let you be the leader of the Ludi Martial Arts Branch Hall, from the second rank.

what do you think? "

Dongfang Bai's eyes flashed, and he said without hesitation: "I am willing to take on the role."

"Okay." Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "Next, you should thoroughly understand the situation of the Martial Arts Hall. It would be best if you go to Jin to see the Martial Arts Department headed by the Purple Robe Marquis, and then go to Lu to establish a branch Martial Arts Hall."

"Yes." Dongfang Bai replied respectfully.

Everyone present couldn't help but secretly think about this martial arts hall.

According to what His Majesty said, in the future the strength of this Martial Arts Hall will become the most powerful department in the Ming Dynasty.

After all, they are the masters of branch halls in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, and they are at least grand masters. The chief hall master preferred by His Majesty is someone like Zhang Sanfeng.

It is conceivable how powerful the Martial Arts Hall would be if it were fully staffed.

Of course, it is difficult to fully staff.

It may not be enough to rely on the imperial court alone, and we must absorb the power of the martial arts world.

Perhaps, His Majesty wanted to use the Martial Arts Hall to firmly bind the martial arts world and the imperial court together.
Including Zhang Sanfeng, everyone thought a lot about it, considering the pros and cons.

After dinner, Zhu Houzhao couldn't wait to find Zhang Sanfeng and go out of the city to fight him.

Although he knew that he was no match for Old Man Zhang, it would still be fun to have a fight.

After a series of earth-shaking and strong abnormal ripples in the void, the fight stopped.

Zhang Sanfeng was secretly shocked.

The Grand Master is at the pinnacle of his realm, and the Thirteen Forms of Tai Chi is a step further.

His strength and foundation are both strong enough to reach the limit of the Grand Master level, and are not much different from those who have just entered the realm of heaven and man.

It's really scary.

I'm afraid that the barrier between heaven and man is indeed not enough to stop Your Majesty.

Two years at most, that's really possible.

Thinking of this, even he couldn't help but look at Zhu Houzhao as a monster.

"Hahaha."

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while, then looked at Tianfu and laughed triumphantly.

Sure enough, he made a lot of progress.

Especially the Thirteen Tai Chi Forms, which improved by hundreds of points.

"Old man Zhang, it's really nice to fight with you. I can gain some insights. I feel that your martial arts have many similarities with my Thirteen Forms of Tai Chi." Zhu Houzhao said happily.

"Your Majesty, your thirteen Tai Chi postures were learned from me, an old Taoist priest, so they are naturally similar."

Zhang Sanfeng shook his head and laughed, and said generously: "Your Majesty, my Tai Chi is now perfect. Would you like to see it?"

"Okay, old man Zhang, just go ahead." Zhu Houzhao was of course very interested and immediately took a stance.

(Chapter two.)
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