The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 319: Two Heavenly Beings (4400 words)
Zhu Houzhao kept talking along the way.

He was so excited that he kept asking questions, this and that, and couldn't calm down at all.

But the women all responded gently, without any impatience.

When encountering topics that are difficult to respond to, he also talks about them cleverly.

Arriving at the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Houzhao stretched himself and said with a relaxed smile: "Although fighting is very comfortable, it is also very comfortable to go home."

“Your Majesty, the hot spring is ready, please take a bath.” The older Futian said softly.

"Okay, let's go and take a bath together." Zhu Houzhao nodded and said excitedly.

Then the women worked together to take off his armor and 'banged' into the bathroom.

In the huge bathtub, Zhu Houzhao washed casually without much interest. There was no dust on his body for a long time, so he was not dirty to begin with.

Less than half an hour after entering the bathroom, he ran out wearing only his underwear.

The women waiting outside worked together to dress him in the dragon robe and boots, and comb his hair and put on a hair crown.

Although there was an obvious lack of tacit understanding, everyone was clever and deft, and didn't seem flustered at all.

This scene of beautiful women and different fragrances made Zhu Houzhao feel good as he was experiencing such a scene for the first time.

After a while, Zhu Houzhao returned to the state he was in the palace.

"Okay, you guys go and do what you need to do, and we'll have dinner together in the evening. I also have to take care of government affairs now." Zhu Houzhao said with great energy, without any intention of resting.

Among the women, some were surprised and had to go about their business now.

But naturally no one had any objections, and everyone watched the familiar figure leave with their beautiful eyes.

Afterwards, the atmosphere became a little quiet.

Without saying much, they dispersed in groups of three or four, or alone, leaving behind only different aromas.

Here, Zhu Houzhao, who had entered the room to concentrate on handling government affairs, began to look in detail at various information from the past six months.

Mainly the situation of reform.

This is also the most important thing within the Ming Dynasty right now.

Over the past six months, he has read many reports at the border, but they were all general situations and he did not know the details.

Time passed little by little, and even though Zhu Houzhao read very quickly, by the evening he had only read a small part.

He was not in a hurry to continue watching, but had dinner with the girls.

At the dinner table, Zhu Houzhao continued chattering, as if he had been holding it in for a long time and now had a lot to say.

As he spoke, he ate voraciously, and from time to time he felt something was delicious, he would pick up some with his chopsticks for the girls.

The atmosphere is quite warm.

After dinner, Zhu Houzhao talked to the girls for more than an hour, all about various things that happened during the war.

Afterwards, I came to her with Bai Fanghua. Today is the eighth day of the first lunar month, and it is time to go to Bai Fanghua's place.

That night, Bai Fanghua was very enthusiastic and proactive, making Zhu Houzhao feel very comfortable.

Unfortunately, his body had become stronger and he could no longer exert any strength.

After an hour, Bai Fanghua really couldn't hold on any longer. She barely let Zhu Houzhao come out and then fell asleep exhausted.

Zhu Houzhao was still energetic. He covered Bai Fanghua with a quilt and started practicing.

First the Thirteen Tai Chi Forms, then the Ming Shen Wu Dian.

A night passed, and it was not until 7 o'clock that the practice stopped.

Tai Chi Thirteen Forms Fifth Level (52460/300000)

The fourth level of Mingshen Wudian (129219/129219)

After looking at the talent, Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction.

During the days since he returned to the capital, he has not stopped practicing every day, and his Mingshenwu Dian has been making rapid progress.

It mainly came from the great victory in that battle and reaching the fifth level of Tai Chi Thirteen Postures.

And the speed of practice during this night increased a lot, increasing by nearly two thousand points overnight.

There is also the fifth level of Tai Chi Thirteen Postures. The number of points increased by more than a hundred a day in the past few days, and this night it increased by five or six hundred.

Zhu Houzhao knew that it was related to his stronger martial arts will.

He also thought deeply about the changes in his will yesterday last night, which was considered a significant improvement.

He didn't know exactly how far he had reached, but no one was stronger than him.

After a moment of happiness, he put on his clothes and had breakfast with the help of Bai Fanghua, who had woken up a long time ago and was full of energy and had a rosy face, and continued to busy himself with government affairs.

In the next few days, Zhu Houzhao mainly focused on understanding the situation over the past six months.

Just in these few days.

The event of surrendering captives outside Chengtian Gate on the eighth day of the first lunar month spread throughout the Ming Dynasty at an extremely fast speed.

The silent shock swept everywhere.

The power of the Ming Dynasty court became increasingly unbreakable, weighing on everyone.

The government, the army, the factory guards, the martial arts hall, etc., their morale is even stronger and their posture is even more assertive.

At the same time, a major event also occurred in the East Sixth Route to the west of the Ming Dynasty.

The thirteenth day of the sixth year of Shengwu.

The Jin army withdrew completely from the western part of Hebei.

More than 200 miles away from the Jin army were 30,000 cavalrymen led by Wang Shouren himself.

On the first day of the New Year, Wuji arrived in Bian Jing.

Wang Shouren was overjoyed and immediately took Wuji and 20,000 cavalrymen north.

After joining forces with Li Jing's troops, he led more than 10,000 cavalrymen of Li Jing's troops and forced their way towards the Jin army.

The Jin army had no intention of fighting with Wang Shouren and retreated step by step. Wang Shouren naturally pressed on step by step.

It was not until the thirteenth day of the lunar year that the Jin army completely withdrew from the western route of Hebei.

Another day later, Wang Shouren recaptured the border cities in western Hebei.

"The Jin army killed so many people and robbed so much treasure. I really can't bear to let them go like this." Looking towards the direction of the Jin Kingdom in the north, Han Shizhong said hatefully.

In front of him, Wang Shouren said calmly: "It's not the right time yet. One day, this account will be settled."

"Yes." Han Shizhong nodded heavily.

"Holy monk, I'll have to trouble you to stay here from now on." Wang Shouren said politely to Wuji who was standing beside him.

"It is my duty, please rest assured, Grand Commander." Wuji nodded.

Wang Shouren had a smile on his face, he felt relieved.

Afterwards, Li Jing will lead four armies to be stationed here. Together with Wuji, a great master at the highest level, they will be able to block the Kingdom of Jin from entering the Eastern Six Routes.

As for the Liao Kingdom, he could take action with confidence and drive them back home.

He glanced towards the west, thoughtfully.

The next battle against the Liao Kingdom will not be too intense, but it will be a rare opportunity to train troops.

It would be better to call all the young generals in the country. How can they grow without experiencing war?

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Simultaneously.

Outside the East Sixth Road, in the icy and snowy Jin Kingdom.

The Jin army was still marching home with great difficulty.

Although the Jin army suffered a devastating defeat that severely damaged its vitality, the mountains of gold and silver they had obtained prevented the morale of the Jin army from being too low.

Team center.

After hearing the report from the spies in the rear and confirming that Wang Shouren did not lead his troops to pursue the Jin Kingdom, Wanyan Aguda and Emperor Shitian both secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

They didn't want to fight with Wang Shouren at all now, even if the other party only brought 40,000 cavalry.

Because they had no idea that there were several powerful celestial beings hidden among the 40,000 iron cavalry.

Even if there is only one, they dare not fight.

"It seems that the Ming Kingdom has no intention of having a decisive battle with the Jin Dynasty now. What do you think we should do next?" Emperor Shitian put his hands behind his back and spoke in a condescending manner.

"Ancestor, the strength of the Ming Empire is no longer something that can be dealt with by one country alone.

Next, if the countries do not want to be destroyed one by one by the Ming Dynasty, it is probably a foregone conclusion that they will join forces to fight against the Ming Dynasty.

Especially the four great powers in the grasslands. Now the Ming Kingdom is busy with internal reforms and rectifying the six eastern routes, and has no time and energy to fight a decisive battle with our Great Jin, but it will definitely take action in the future.

Therefore, we should form an alliance with the Mongols, what do you think, ancestor?" Wanyan Aguda pondered.

Obviously, he had thought about these things for a long time and made a decision.

Emperor Shitian thought for a moment and nodded: "What you said does make sense, but remember, we must not force ourselves to take the lead and let the Ming Kingdom target us first.

Let the Mongols take the lead, and we will just follow behind them, understand?"

Wanyan Aguda's mouth twitched slightly. Of course he understood what this meant.

Afraid that the strong men from the Ming Dynasty would come to him.

But he was thinking the same thing, and nodded immediately: "Grandson understands, Ancestor, don't worry."

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Just one day later is the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month.

Few people know that there is a remote and uninhabited border area between the Chagatai Khanate and the Northern Mang Kingdom.

Two majestic figures came here alone.

Pang Ban, the Mongol magician.

Tuoba Bodhisattva, the military god of Northern Mang.

The two men stood opposite each other, and after a few short words, they both attacked at the same time.

Once he strikes, he uses all his strength without mercy.

With the determination to kill the opponent.

"boom!"

The roar was earth-shaking, as if the god of thunder was angry, shaking the area for more than ten miles.

This roar continued for nearly two quarters of an hour, until a certain moment, as if it had reached some limit, and the two auras that were fighting to the death broke through that unknown limit at the same time.

Two different visions appeared between heaven and earth.

It was like a demon descending to the earth.

It was like a god of war coming to the earth.

The masters from both countries who were hiding in the distance were all overjoyed.

It worked!
A few days later, the two parties retreated separately, and no one knew about this except the two countries.

The place they were looking for was too remote, and because the Northern Mang army withdrew immediately after Temujin's defeat, no one paid any attention to this place.

At this moment, people on both sides were thinking, can they use this information unknown to the world to trick the enemy?
On the 18th day of the first lunar month, Temujin received the news and was overjoyed.

The suppressed emotions of the past few days were relieved a lot, and he immediately told the Xiao brothers and Ba Shiba.

The three brothers of the Xiao family also smiled. As long as they succeeded, that would be good. In this way, with the five of them as powerful celestial beings gathered together, they wouldn't have to be afraid of the Ming Kingdom anymore.

Unless the Ming Kingdom ignores the situation of the Ming army in the Song Kingdom and recalls Wang Shouren, it will mobilize experts to surround and kill them at all costs.

Otherwise, even if we can defeat them, we won't be able to stop them from escaping.

Afterwards, the four of them began to discuss whether they could trick the Ming Kingdom while it was still unaware of Pang Ban’s breakthrough.
After discussing it for a while, the four of them frowned deeply.

Because they found that they could not cheat the Ming Dynasty in any way.

It’s not that there is no solution, but their own crisis is probably not far away.

"Khan, it is better to directly tell us about Pang Ban's breakthrough. With the gathering of five celestial beings, we can intimidate Zhu Houzhao and make him not dare to come to us easily." Xiao Ao Shi said in a deep voice.

"Is it really impossible for us to hide our whereabouts?" Temujin said unwillingly.

"The art of divination is not omnipotent, of course. The world is so big, and we can just stay anywhere. It would be extremely difficult for divination to figure out our whereabouts.

But we are on the grassland and have a rough idea of ​​the situation. It is impossible for us to hide it from the fortune tellers of the Ming Dynasty.

They will be able to find us within ten days." Xiao Ao Shi said with certainty.

"Okay, then let's announce it directly." Seeing that the Xiao brothers were determined, Temujin could only suppress his last reluctance and decisively agreed.

The two brothers Xiao Jingtian nodded with satisfaction.

As for hiding Pang Ban first, and waiting for Zhu Houzhao and others to come and catch them off guard.

No one said anything.

To be caught off guard, both sides need to be of similar strength.

However, when Zhu Houzhao came looking for them, he must have had a lineup that was strong enough to surround and kill the four of them.

With the addition of Pang Ban, they would definitely be able to break through, but it would definitely not be enough to defeat Zhu Houzhao and others.

None of the four people thought that the strength Zhu Houzhao displayed that day could really kill any one of them when they risked fighting Zhu Houzhao.

Since they didn't want to gamble, they might as well just announce Pang Ban's strength and let Zhu Houzhao give up.

As for other methods, mobilize other masters of the Mongols?

The Mongols were not the Ming Dynasty, and there were only a few experts there, and they could not change anything at all.

Unite with other countries?

This is a solution. If all the countries can join forces and send out their strong men to ambush the Ming Kingdom, it will definitely cause a great loss to the Ming Kingdom.

Maybe it will even cause the death of one or two great men in the Ming Dynasty.

But this was just a thought, and the four of them wisely did not say it out loud.

Because it's simply impossible.

Jin, Liao, and Northern Mang would not trust the Mongols.

Now the alliance among the four countries is just at the beginning of discussion. If the three countries are willing to hand over their pillar, the only powerful celestial being, to the Mongols, they will fight to the death with Zhu Houzhao.

That means the top leaders of the three kingdoms, including their powerful celestial beings, are all crazy and stupid.

"I will send a message to the Demon Master right away. It would be a good opportunity for him to go to Northern Mang to discuss an alliance with Northern Mang and persuade Northern Mang not to attack Northern Liang for the time being." After making the decision, Temujin said it decisively.

"Beimang is going to attack Beiliang?" The Xiao brothers were shocked, then they reacted and nodded thoughtfully.

"Yes, there are only two ways for Beimang to expand: to the west or to the south.

To the west is the Mongols. Now that the Ming Dynasty is strong, the four grassland countries have formed an alliance to fight against the Ming Dynasty. This is the general trend, and Bei Mangding is clear about it.

So the Beimang had no choice but to move south.

In the past, Beimang was afraid of Beiliang and did not want to suffer losses on both sides. Now that Tuoba Bodhisattva has broken through to the realm of heaven and man, Beimang's strength has greatly increased.

In addition, the Ming Kingdom is powerful, so it is normal for Beimang to be unable to resist taking action and strengthening its strength. "Xiao Aoshi nodded.

"Yes, but if Beimang attacks Beiliang, how can the four countries form an alliance to fight against the Ming Dynasty?" Temujin sighed.

When the four countries form an alliance, Beimang will deal with Beiliang and Liyang, and expand its strength leisurely.

The task of resisting the Ming Dynasty depended entirely on the Mongols, Jin, and Liao.

How would the Three Kingdoms be willing?

The alliance between the four countries collapsed before it could be formed.

"Will Beimang agree?" Xiao Jingtian frowned.

"Both Murong and Tuoba Bodhisattva are extraordinary people, and they are also far-sighted.

Besides, Beiliang Xu Xiao is not in good health and won't live for many years. As long as we are sincere, Beimang will agree. "Temujin said firmly.

The Xiao brothers nodded, and the four of them discussed it again, and Temujin's letter was sent to the Chagatai Khanate.

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At this time, Zhu Houzhao was very busy.

After a comfortable Lantern Festival, on the 17th day of the first lunar month, Zhu Houzhao received a memorial from Wang Shouren.

Report the situation of the Jin army and the next planned actions, and transfer young generals of the Ming Dynasty to the East Sixth Route for training.

After reading it, Zhu Houzhao immediately agreed and still left all matters to Wang Shouren to decide.

He also called Gu Xichao and ordered him to mobilize the young generals of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Houzhao felt that what Wang Shouren said made sense and that the young generals of the Ming Dynasty should be trained well.

Especially those with potential should go.

After handing the matter over to Gu Xichao, Zhu Houzhao spent two days studying the details and visited various departments.

On the 18th day of the first lunar month in the sixth year of Shengwu, he held a grand court meeting.

Thousands of civil and military officials gathered together for a court meeting that lasted nearly three hours.

(Four thousand four hundred words. I have finished writing today’s nine thousand words. I still owe yesterday’s nine thousand words. Don’t worry, I will definitely finish it the day after tomorrow at the latest.)
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