Chapter 77 The four major divisions of martial arts forces
How many martial arts forces are there in the Ming Dynasty?
I’m afraid no one can be sure.
Because there are too many martial arts forces, those who fight and kill may die at any time, and new ones appear all the time.
After all the martial arts forces reached a certain level, they could not help but pay attention to the Ming Dynasty.
The imperial court and the martial arts world were in a relationship of opposition and coexistence.
The righteous path with the eight major sects as its signature.
An evil path commonly referred to by many gangs and violent forces.
A demonic path dominated by several demonic sects.
Existences that are both on the right path, but claim to be from a martial arts family.
In addition, the Taoist and Buddhist families are almost integrated with the martial arts.
Not to mention Taoism and Buddhism, these are the four truly powerful divisions of martial arts forces in the Ming Dynasty.
As for the rest of the Green Forest, FITs, etc., except for a very small number of strong people, their influence is actually not large enough, and they mostly rely on these four major divisions.
At this moment, many martial arts forces in these four divisions are actively or forced to focus on the new emperor who is about to ascend the throne.
Countless actions have been carried out, ranging from the cabinet and six ministries to ordinary people, all have been affected.
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October 22, the 16th year of Hongzhi.
Beijing.
At this time, nature is completely pure.
But the overall atmosphere is not depressing.
After all, although the emperor died, the prince was so fierce that the whole world fell silent.
Even such a big event as the emperor's death seems to be nothing.
From the imperial palace to the entire capital, everything is more stable than when Emperor Hongzhi was still alive.
The only thing that many people regret is that because the emperor is dead, they can't happily talk about earth-shattering events such as the crown prince's destruction of Jiannu of the Jin Kingdom and the defeat of Kublai Khan.
Of course, many officials and some people were grateful for Emperor Hongzhi's benevolent character.
cabinet.
The three pavilion elders, the six ministers, the left and right censors, and the chief officials of the four temples gathered together again.
Since the death of Emperor Daxing, they have gathered together several times.
Originally, the cabinet was not qualified to convene the six ministers, the censors of the left and right, and the chief officials of the four temples to discuss matters. However, since the Hongzhi year, the cabinet's authority status has continued to rise.
Today, it is clear that he is the first of the hundred officials, and all six ministers have to retreat.
Now that the emperor has died and the prince is absent, the cabinet is the largest center of power.
"I just reported that on October 19th, the prince led Emperor Wu's dragon cavalry back to Ningxia Town from the grassland to rest for a day.
It is more than 2,400 miles from Ningxia Town to the capital. , with the speed of Emperor Wu's dragon knight and the prince's character, the prince will definitely return to the capital in ten days at most.
There are still about seven days left to make some decisions. "Yes." Liu Jian, the chief assistant of the cabinet, said solemnly.
"Yes, how should we implement the Emperor Daxing's decree? It's time to have a charter today." Li Dongyang followed in a solemn voice.
Xie Qian nodded, his serious expression expressing his attitude.
Seeing the attitude of the three pavilion elders, the six ministers and others knew that there might be another quarrel today.
As expected, quarrels soon arose.
“Emperor Daxing has just left, how can he ceremoniously welcome the crown prince’s return in victory?”
"Emperor Daxing said that the ancestral system is out of date and hopes that the prince will change it in the future. This is really inappropriate."
"Tiedan Shenhou is the royal family, how can he stay in the court to assist the government?"< br>
“How can we build this West Factory again?”
After quarreling and quarreling, we were left with these four wills that they were all dissatisfied with.
When the late emperor died, he left eleven wills that shocked them all.
The others are acceptable, but for these four, they have been arguing for more than ten days, but there is still no result.
Of course, everyone knows that there is no result and they are all dissatisfied.
But I am dissatisfied, but I dare not ignore it, let alone directly veto it.
Because the prince is too fierce.
The prestige surpassed all previous emperors in one fell swoop, and was second only to Taizu Taizong.
So they could only quarrel, and while they were quarreling, they were testing each other's attitudes.
More than an hour later, they parted on bad terms again, each having their own thoughts.
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On the road from Ningxia Town to the capital.
Thousands of horses galloping at great speed.
The golden flag and the red torrent were like mountain torrents and tsunamis wherever they passed.
No existence dares to stand in front of this torrent.
Zhu Houzhao was still leading the way, controlling the speed of the white dragon and not breaking away from the Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry.
No matter how anxious he was, he followed everyone's advice and returned with Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry.
Because the closer to the critical moment, the less careless you can be.
Zhu Houzhao has made all the countries in the world extremely afraid, and no one knows whether any powerful person from heaven will actually take action against him.
Only with Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry following him, he would not be afraid of being attacked and killed by the powerful celestial beings.
At this time, Zhu Houzhao looked a little more mature.
The injuries sustained during the decisive battle that day have long been recovered thanks to the strength of the third level of the Thirteen Tai Chi Postures.
The aura is a little deeper and unfathomable.
Behind him, there were only nine thousand two hundred and thirty-eight people on Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry.
More than a hundred people died in the battle to destroy Jiannu.
The entanglement with Kublai Khan, the subsequent decisive battle, and the subsequent pursuit resulted in the death of more than 600 people.
The ashes have been brought back.
Although more than 700 people were lost, many dragon riders were still injured.
But its momentum, power, etc. are different from before the expedition.
It’s like going through a baptism and transformation.
It turned into a truly sharp sword.
At this time, the prince followed them closely without saying a word. While he was on the road, there was countless information coming to Zhu Houzhao from all directions.
Those in the capital, on the border, in Gansu town, in Shanxi, etc.
From time to time, there was a flash of anger and murderous intent in Zhu Houzhao's eyes.
After several days of hurried marching, Zhu Houzhao finally saw the familiar city in the distance, his eyes reddened.
‘Dad, I’m back. ’
Ten miles away from the capital.
All the officials and dignitaries, all dressed in plain clothes, are waiting here.
On both sides of the road from the distance to the west gate of the capital, there were countless curious people following.
"Rumble~!"
The sound of horse hooves sounded from far to near, from slight to thunderous.
The extremely ferocious red torrent came in a mighty manner, as if it was going to crush everything.
When we reached Baiguan and half a mile away, we still didn't slow down.
This kind of power made many civil servants and nobles look pale, frightened, and couldn't help but retreat.
Even the cabinet and the six ministers had people breaking out in cold sweat.
Had they not known that the prince could not kill them, most of them would have run away.
After approaching more than ten feet, Zhu Houzhao raised the sun and moon god high and began to slow down.
Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry then slowed down.
When it came to a complete stop, Bailong stopped half a foot in front of the cabinet and the six ministers.
The Emperor Wu’s Dragon Cavalry was only a few feet away from them.
Many officials felt weak, and some even collapsed on the ground, their faces full of horror.
It is so powerful and terrifying.
After all, there are very few people who have the character of mind that remains unchanged despite the collapse of Mount Tai.
Faced with this extremely arrogant, rude, and arrogant behavior that had never been seen before in the Ming Dynasty, all the officials chose to accept it, no matter what they thought in their hearts.
"I respectfully welcome His Highness the Crown Prince to return to the court in victory!"
Led by the cabinet, six ministries, and nobles, all civil and military officials knelt down and saluted.
The people in the distance also knelt down.
After arguing, the top civil servants chose to compromise.
Welcoming the prince only ten miles away is not very grand. There is no organization of the people and it is all based on the voluntariness of the people.
“Everyone, get up.”
I didn’t think much, let alone show off my power. I just couldn’t wait to see Zhu Houzhao riding on the white dragon, looking at the officials, and then looking at the people in the distance. People.
Subconsciously, he straightened his waist again and said loudly, and the sound spread for miles around.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
The officials stood up, and the people stood up one after another.
"Go back to Beijing." Zhu Houzhao was not in the mood to say anything at this time and said directly.
Liu Jian and others who wanted to say something could only shut up.
In the middle of the road out of the way, Zhu Houzhao led Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry towards the capital.
"His Royal Highness and Emperor Daxing have a deep love for each other as father and son, so it is normal to be anxious.
Everyone, let's go back too."
Looking at Zhu Houzhao and Emperor Wu who ignored the civil and military officials at all Riding on the back, Liu Jian, the head of the hundred officials, coughed lightly and said loudly.
The officials nodded one after another, as if they were convinced that this was the case.
Many officials spoke seriously about the deep father-son relationship between the late emperor and the prince, which was rare since ancient times.
Returning to the palace in such a hurry is truly the utmost filial piety and should be a model for the world.
In the palace.
Zhu Houzhao, who asked Emperor Wu's Dragon Cavalry to return to the camp, came to the mourning hall with only a few people.
Ignoring those people who were crying as if they were crying to death, Zhu Houzhao just stared at the coffin blankly.
Step by step, we came closer.
‘Your Highness, you must first pay homage to Emperor Daxing. ’ He Ding, who was waiting on the side, secretly said.
Zhu Houzhao ignored him, put his hands on the coffin, and uttered two words: "Open the coffin."
"Ah!"
Cries of pain, chanting sutras and chanting mantras The mourning hall, which was rising and falling with each other, suddenly fell silent.
Open the coffin!
"Your Highness, it's not good to open the coffin." He Ding said quickly.
"Open the coffin. I want to know how my father died?" Zhu Houzhao only looked at the coffin and whispered.
Some people wanted to dissuade him, but looking at the prince who was obviously in a bad mood at this time, no one dared to speak.
The coffin was quickly opened.
Due to the weather and the special protection, that familiar face was just pale and nothing else.
Zhu Houzhao's eyes were filled with mist, but he endured it.
He said: "Check them all."
Zhu Wuwu, Zhu Ye, Xu Ruowu, Wang Zhi, Li Guang, Zhang Fengfu, Liu Jin and others had no choice but to go up The former 'offended' the remains of the late emperor.
‘Your Highness, this matter should not be publicized. ’ He Ding said secretly.
The meaning is obvious, let His Highness give the order and forbid anyone to say it.
"What are you afraid of? Who dares to say more?" Zhu Houzhao suddenly turned his head and shouted with red eyes, like a tiger about to lose control.
He Ding knelt down with a pop and cried: "Old slave deserves to die."
Everyone who was crying had already bowed his head and did not dare to look further.
The Taoist monks who were chanting sutras and mantras also lowered their heads and lowered their voices, as if they didn't hear or see anything.
After a stick of incense, Zhu Wuwu and others carefully inspected Zhu Youtang's body, and after looking at each other, they were sure.
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