"Your Highness, the so-called peerless martial arts are just rumors among the people!"
"Real martial arts requires practicing Sanjiu in winter and Sanfu in summer. Only by practicing consistently every day can you achieve success."
"Your Highness, does he know what entering energy is?" Liu Ji asked tentatively.
"Know!"
"Being able to gather all the strength in one place to fight, only when you reach this level can you be considered a beginner in martial arts, and you can already be called a master in the world." Zhu Biao likes to take his guards around Nanjing when he has nothing to do these days, listening to those in the market. Chatting, I am still very clear about these things.
Liu Ji's heart sank again when he heard this, and he thought that it seems that His Highness the Crown Prince has been interested in practicing martial arts for more than a day or two.
This is a bit difficult to handle.
"Does Your Highness know how long it takes for an ordinary person to reach the level of Jinjin?" Liu Ji asked again.
"I don't know about others, but I asked the guards around me. According to the military officers, it will take about ten years to be possible." Zhu Biao said.
"That only requires good qualifications!"
"There are many lieutenant generals in our army who have experienced many battles, but the total number of people who can reach the level of third-rate masters is no more than 3,000. It is definitely not an exaggeration to describe them as one out of a thousand."
"Besides, those are all external training methods. Your Highness is a rich man, so how can you practice them? If you use internal training methods, the speed will only be slower."
"In my estimation, if His Highness wants to achieve something, it will take at least ten...twenty years!" Liu Ji said with a determined look on his face.
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's start!" Zhu Biao stood up, eager to try.
Liu Ji: "...!"
Did he mean it?
But Zhu Biao had already spoken, so he had no choice but to teach. If he didn't teach, it would be bad for him if it reached Zhu Yuanzhang's ears.
"The method used by the veteran to gain strength is the Five Animals Opera. Today, I will teach His Highness the Tiger Opera. There are eight moves in total. The veteran will do it first, and Your Highness can follow suit...!"
Liu Ji made movements and couldn't help but smile.
"This Wuqinxi is known as the most difficult method in the martial arts world, so let your highness practice it. It won't be long before he can't persevere.
Moreover, Wu Qinxi can also strengthen the body and prolong life, which can be regarded as completing Zhu Yuanzhang's mission.
"It kills two birds with one stone!" Liu Ji had to silently praise his wit.
Another month passed in the blink of an eye.
After a month of practice, Zhu Biao finally learned all the 40 moves of the Five Animals, including tiger, deer, bear, ape and bird.
Not to mention, practicing it several times every morning and evening is really more effective than running or doing push-ups. He has obviously felt that he has gained some muscles in the past month.
Of course, there is still a long way to go before reaching full strength.
Zhu Biao was not in a hurry.
Because his mission reward seems to be arriving soon.
It is now May of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen in the late Ming Dynasty. According to the history in Zhu Biao's memory, Emperor Chongzhen had been hanged in Meishan for two months, but now he is still sitting in Beijing.
Although Li Zicheng conquered Datong, due to Zhu Yuanzhang's series of operations, he was still blocked from the Xuanfu by Li Banghua and Zhou Yuji, and even the shadow of Beiping City was not yet touched.
On the other side, after four months of killing, Zhu Yuanzhang had completely sorted out the entire Peiping and even Shuntian Mansion.
Almost all those who should be killed have been killed, and all the new troops that should be organized and trained have been completed.
He decided not to wait anymore, but took the initiative to lead 20,000 new troops with Emperor Chongzhen to support the Xuanfu, preparing to completely solve the hidden danger of Li Zicheng.
To be honest, Emperor Chongzhen was quite excited about this proposal. He had long had the idea of going to the front line to take a look in person, but unfortunately every time he proposed it, he encountered collective opposition from the ministers, and ultimately nothing happened.
But this time it was different, because it was Zhu Yuanzhang who proposed it.
Those who dared to oppose Zhu Yuanzhang have been killed in these four months.
"Do you know why we want to take you with us?" When riding out of Peiping City on horseback, Zhu Yuanzhang turned to look at Chongzhen and asked.
Chongzhen shook his head.
"There are two reasons!"
Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head and glanced at Beiping City and said with a smile: "First, we have killed a lot of people in the past few months, but there are still some people dormant. We want to give them a chance, someone who seems to be able to seize control of Beiping." Opportunities so they can jump on it.”
"When all this wave of people are killed, Peiping will be completely safe."
"The emperor is indeed insidious!" Zhu Youjian complained in his heart, but he had a learned expression on his face.
This is the way he has figured out how to get along with Zhu Yuanzhang in the past few months. You must not act like an emperor in front of this man, you can only act like a grandson, otherwise he will really beat you.
Emperor Chongzhen did not want to recall much about this experience, and he would shed tears if he recalled it too much.
"Second, military power!"
Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "This time you have crossed the civilian clique and you have the opportunity to personally contact the military generals. I hope you can seize the opportunity and control the military power."
"If you can't control the army, the best outcome for you as an emperor is to be ignored. Then after the city is broken, you can find a tree with a crooked neck and hang yourself to die for your country."
"Emperor, you...!" Zhu Youjian hesitated.
The military power had always been in Zhu Yuanzhang's own hands, and now he suddenly wanted to give it to him, which made Emperor Chongzhen feel a little uneasy.
"We are leaving after this battle!"
"Everything here is ultimately up to you!" Zhu Yuanzhang spoke directly without waiting for Emperor Chongzhen to finish speaking. Zhu Yuanzhang's feelings for the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty were complicated.
In his opinion, this person was not a foolish king, he wanted to govern the country well, and he was diligent enough, but unfortunately he had great ambitions and little talent, and was self-willed. The most important thing was that he was deceived and lame by his civil servants.
What Zhu Yuanzhang can help him is to leave him a relatively loyal army. As for the outcome of Ming Dynasty, he still has to rely on his own efforts.
Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. He has not even made arrangements for his own son and grandson, so how can he care about this descendant who has been passed down for more than ten generations!
After all, this is not his Ming Dynasty.
He was just a passerby who left his footprints here because of a mission.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's back and suddenly felt empty in his heart.
The few months between Zhu Yuanzhang's sudden appearance and now have been the most relaxing period he has had since he became emperor.
Now he suddenly heard that Zhu Yuanzhang was leaving after this war, and he didn't know whether he should be happy or sad for a moment.
"Emperor, can you please stay a little longer? In these thousands of miles of land, there are Manchus wreaking havoc outside and rogue bandits plundering inside. My capabilities are really limited by myself!" Emperor Chongzhen said bitterly as he caught up with Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Hey, this is not something we can decide!"
"Two months. If we don't go back in two months, we will stay here completely!"
"Do you want us to stay here completely?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a half-smile.
Emperor Chongzhen was suddenly speechless.
