The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 229 Too Strong

"Okay." Zhu Houzhao said happily: "Anyone who is willing to serve the Ming Dynasty is welcome."

He paused, then frowned slightly: "But if you don't join the court, unless you are the most powerful one, I won't be able to use you at all."

"Your Majesty, please discuss these with the masters of Shaolin Temple when the time comes." Qin Mengyao said casually.

"Okay, I also want to see how many strong people there are in Shaolin Temple?" Zhu Houzhao said with interest.

Without further ado, Zhu Houzhao continued to carry out his husband and wife duties.

"Your Majesty." Qin Mengyao stopped him with her bare hands, and said with a little shyness and worry on her beautiful face: "If you have sex every day, it will harm your body. It's better to reduce it."

"Really? But I didn't feel it." Zhu Houzhao was surprised, and then smiled proudly: "Maybe I'm too strong. My body is unparalleled in the world, and you are all so weak that you can't hurt my body."

Qin Mengyao: “…”

I was speechless and could only passively endure it.

After the seemingly harmonious and intimate exchange, Zhu Houzhao continued his practice.

People from Shaolin Temple arrived very quickly, and a few days later, two old monks arrived.

"I am Liaojie and Tianshan, paying my respects to Your Majesty." The two old monks bowed.

"No need to be polite." Zhu Houzhao looked at the two men with interest and said happily, "Yes, two great masters, you say you are willing to serve the country?"

Although the words were a bit direct, the two monks were not surprised. They had already known His Majesty's character through various situations beforehand, so they said seriously, "That's right."

"Okay, how many strong people do you have in Shaolin?" Zhu Houzhao asked bluntly.

“Your Majesty, my Shaolin has nearly thirty Xiantian masters, four Grandmasters, two Grandmasters at the Ultimate Realm, and one at the Heavenly Man Realm, all of whom are willing to serve the country.

However, I beg Your Majesty that Shaolin is unwilling to attack fellow martial artists, so I hope Your Majesty will allow me to do so." The old monk from Tianshan said solemnly.

"What do you mean?" Zhu Houzhao, whose eyes lit up after hearing the first part, immediately frowned when he heard the second part.

“Your Majesty, Shaolin is one of the leaders of the righteous martial arts world, with great influence, and can help the court stabilize the martial arts world.

And if they help the imperial court to take action against the martial arts forces, Shaolin will no longer be one of the leaders of the righteous martial arts world.

I hope Your Majesty will understand and allow our Shaolin to not take action against fellow martial artists, nor formally join the imperial court." The old monk from Tianshan said solemnly and frankly.

When negotiating with Emperor Shengwu, honesty is the most important thing.

No matter how they try to find out, this sentence is of utmost importance.

So, he was just so direct.

Of course, the biggest confidence behind such directness is Shaolin’s strength which is the strongest in the Ming Dynasty except for the imperial court.

Even Wudang is definitely not as good as Shaolin in terms of the number of masters.

It's not just Shaolin itself. Shaolin is the head of Buddhism in the Ming Dynasty and can represent the entire Buddhism.

Zhu Houzhao listened and felt something was wrong and uncomfortable.

He didn't say anything, but thought seriously, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and suddenly, he figured it out.

He said in a somewhat unhappy tone: "I understand. What you mean is that Shaolin cannot fully join the imperial court yet?"

Monks Tianshan and Liaojie were startled. His Majesty's words were too direct, as if he was accusing them.

"The imperial court is not strong enough to make you join the imperial court willingly.

Are you just thinking of this method?" Zhu Houzhao's tone became even more unhappy.

Tianshan and Lejie were really surprised. Logically speaking, they were so sincere.

Why does Your Majesty still look so angry?

Isn't the strength of Shaolin Temple enough for Your Majesty to pay attention and make concessions?

With such strength, does Your Majesty really think that you can fight wholeheartedly for the court with just one word from him?

There is no such thing as innocence in the world.

Thinking of this, the two monks couldn't help but feel a little unhappy.

Your Majesty is a little too overbearing and unreasonable.

The two monks' slight silence made Zhu Houzhao realize that he was right.

Old man Zhang did not join the court directly, saying that it was better for the court, but in the final analysis, the biggest reason was that the court was not strong enough.

He should have thought of it earlier.

'I wonder if Old Man Zhang is willing to bring Wudang and join the imperial court directly?'

This thought came to Zhu Houzhao's mind, and he decided to write a letter to ask later.

"Okay, I understand. You can go back. I don't need people like this who are both good and bad." Looking at the two of them, Zhu Houzhao waved his hand without hesitation and said firmly.

Monks Tianshan and Liaojie couldn't help but frown, their displeasure deepened.

"One is one, two is two, yes is yes, no is no, there is no middle ground." Zhu Houzhao didn't care about their thoughts, but said seriously:

But don't worry, I'm not angry with you.

The most fundamental principle in this world is the size of your fist.

The Ming Dynasty court does not have enough power to make you join the court willingly. This is the court's problem, not primarily your problem.

You guys go back and wait, sooner or later I will make the court strong enough for you to join the court willingly."

After hearing these more domineering and tough words, the two monks from Tianshan were not displeased.

Because they could hear the sincerity in his words, the Emperor Shengwu in front of them really thought so.

Although this is also overbearing and naive, the fact that they can put the blame on the court instead of Shaolin is enough for them to quell all their discontent.

I can only say that Emperor Shengwu is too stubborn! He is too stubborn to compromise, and he only sees black and white, without any gray in between.

This is definitely not what a wise and holy leader would do.

But think about it again, hasn't Emperor Shengwu been like this for the past three years?
He would not tolerate any sand in his eyes, including the Jin area, the royal family, the Kong family, etc.

However, if we treat the martial arts world in this way.

How many people in the righteous path are willing to join the court directly like this?

Is Wudang willing?
They shook their heads secretly. It was impossible to make such a clear distinction between right and wrong in the entire martial arts world.

Unless the power of the imperial court has really reached the point where it can suppress everything on its own.

Only then will Shaolin and the entire martial arts world willingly and completely join the Ming Dynasty, and even loyally devote everything to it.

But to achieve that level of strength?
Even the two of them found it hard to imagine.

After a moment of silence, Lejie sighed and said, "Your Majesty, everything has a process.

If you push for results, you’ll end up causing more harm.”

"Things do need a process, but this one won't work." Zhu Houzhao felt his thoughts were extremely clear, and said firmly: "If I agree to your request, there will be many sins in Shaolin that cannot be cleared, and there will be many troubles.

Perhaps we can settle accounts later, but am I the kind of person who would wait for the autumn harvest to settle scores?
I understand that nothing is as it should be. Although Shaolin Temple is a part of the Ming Dynasty, you are all Ming people.

But you have no responsibility to fight for the Ming Dynasty, so I don't blame you.

The only thing to blame is that the Ming Dynasty court was not strong enough to kill you with a slap and make you surrender and join willingly.

I will definitely do this.

Okay, you can go back if you are fine. "

Monks Tianshan and Liaojie felt complicated.

They never expected this result.

These words were not favorable to Shaolin Temple, but they did not feel unhappy.

Because there was one sentence that made them feel relieved, that Shaolin Temple did not have the responsibility to fight to the death for the Ming Dynasty.

It is enough for Your Majesty to realize this.

The complexity lies in the person in front of me, who is too upright and rigid.

Coupled with his identity and unique charm, the two determined old monks felt a little ashamed.

"Your Majesty is righteous and I admire you.

Your Majesty, I and others will seriously consider what you said." The old monk from Tianshan bowed.

The same ceremony is performed to end the ceremony.

Zhu Houzhao didn't think much about it and let them leave.

Afterwards, Zhu Houzhao personally wrote a letter and sent it to Wudang, with only one sentence in the letter.

Shaolin Temple.

Tianshan and Laojie rushed back to Shaolin first.

They were still the three old monks.

After every word was spoken, the three monks fell silent.

After a while, Lejie sighed and said respectfully: "Amitabha, we still underestimated Your Majesty.

No wonder so many outstanding people are willing to be loyal to the court."

“As an emperor, being too stubborn and unwilling to compromise is never a good thing.

Unless Emperor Shengwu has the power to suppress everything by himself, or his wisdom never makes mistakes in choosing people, and he is surrounded by capable officials who are loyal to him. "The third old monk said gloomily.

"Let's not talk about the latter for now. The former, Emperor Shengwu, is really possible." The old monk from Tianshan thought for a moment and said hesitantly.

Before, he had never thought that someone could be powerful enough to suppress everything.

Because that is simply impossible, no one has been able to do it throughout history.

At most, he is just the best person in the world.

Even if you are the best person in the world, can you withstand the siege of several strong people of the same level?

But for some reason, after meeting that Majesty, he had this incredible thought.

“If he can really do it, there is no need to say anything else. Shaolin Temple and the entire Buddhist community will naturally let him command them without a second thought.

But even Bodhidharma is far from being able to achieve it, and even though Emperor Shengwu is an unprecedented genius, he can never do it. "The third old monk looked at the Tianshan old monk in surprise and said directly.

“My personal strength may not be enough, but what if we combine it with the strength of the Ming Dynasty?” Lejie frowned.

The third old monk was silent, and then said: "The current strength of the court is far from enough.

As for the future, that is enough. Can the Holy Martial Emperor guarantee that those strong men will always be loyal to him?"

After a pause, he frowned and continued, "What will Master Zhang of Wudang choose? Will he..."

"Zhang Zhenren's level is beyond our ability to guess. Let's report this to Grandmaster Wuji.

No matter what, this matter is not something we can decide." The old monk from Tianshan said solemnly.

Lejie and the third old monk nodded.

A day later, Zhu Houzhao's letter arrived in Zhang Sanfeng's hands.

When I opened the envelope, I saw that the words on it were ugly, as if they were written by a child, and they were crooked.

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