The eighth year of Chenghua, the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Jianshen dragged his exhausted body back from the harem, opened the military intelligence report that had been sent back urgently, glanced at it, and threw it out in anger.
"Trash, a little Duzhangman. It's been more than a year and he still can't win..."
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
Wynn quickly prostrated himself, and the other little eunuchs were even trembling.
Zhu Jian took a deep breath and waved.
Huai En quickly picked up the memorial, presented it with both hands, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, Duzhangman is in a dangerous situation. They defend by danger, and they are almost self-sufficient... It is really difficult, and it is not something we, the Ming Army, can do." ;
It is now the New Year, and there is no progress, and the soldiers feel uncomfortable... Please think again, Your Majesty. "
"Huh~"
Zhu Jian breathed a deep sigh of relief, frowned and read the memorial, closed his eyes for a while to calm down, and then said:
"In accordance with my decree from the cabinet, the army will be stationed on the spot to cut off the Duzhang barbarians' way down the mountain first, and we will wait until... after the year."
"Yes," Wynn stepped forward to take the memorial and asked, "Your Majesty, for the Chinese New Year...can you give me some rewards?"
Zhu Jianshen tapped his chin imperceptibly, and said helplessly: "As a reward, each soldier will be rewarded with one tael of silver."
"This slave obeys the order. This slave will leave."
"Wait a moment!"
Wynn turned around, bent down and said, "Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions?"
"Last time I asked you to send factory guards to look for Li Qing, did you find him?"
Huaien's face heated up and he shook his head, "After Yongqinghou left Beijing, he first went to Yu Qian's house and stayed for a while, then returned to Yongqinghou Mansion, and left again in the winter month of the fifth year of Chenghua..."
"I already know these, what about the others?"
"Others...nothing else." Wynn said bravely, "Your Majesty, you have told me not to be disrespectful to the people of Yongqinghou Mansion. The factory guards did not dare to arrest people for interrogation, so they only asked them verbally, and they also have no idea."
"Okay, please step back." Zhu Jianshen was very irritated, "Everyone, please step back!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The slaves hurriedly retreated as if they had been pardoned.
"Oh...where did this bastard go? You are so wild..." Zhu Jianshen cursed and looked up to see Zhen'er coming over. His expression softened a little.
"Why, why didn't you play Wanbingtiao with them?"
Zhen'er shook her head: "I don't like that."
"Is it because you don't like it, or are they isolating you?" Zhu Jianshen frowned slightly, "Well... they may not dare. Is it because the queen mother has given you little shoes to wear again?"
"No, I really don't want to play." Zhen'er stepped forward and said softly: "Your Majesty, don't be unhappy today during the Chinese New Year."
"Alas!" Zhu Jian sighed deeply, stood up and said, "Come for a walk with me."
"Yeah, okay." Zhen'er nodded.
The two walked for a while, but Zhu Jianshen remained silent.
Zhen'er advised: "Actually, Your Majesty, you have nothing to worry about. Today is different from the past. The ministers can no longer do anything to you. They are all responsible for the troubles of the barbarians... I, my concubine, talk too much."
"It doesn't matter." Zhu Jianshen waved his hand, took a breath of cool air, and sighed: "I underestimated them. It can be foreseen that they will nag again after the New Year."
"What's the big deal?" Zhen'er said with a smile, "Don't you still have my concubine's cheap nephew?"
When Zhu Jianshen heard this, even though he was irritable, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, nodded and said: "That Wan'an... is quite a talent."
After a pause, "Actually, I'm not afraid of their nagging. As you said, that group of people can't do anything to me. What I'm worried about is... they are all barbarians."
He sighed softly: "There is no turning back when the bow is fired. If we stop now, all our previous efforts will be wasted, and it will also make the Duzhang barbarians more arrogant. But if we continue to fight... it will cost a lot, and it will hardly be effective!"
Sigh...that bastard Li Qing is gone. "
Zhen'er smiled: "He is not a god, can he still destroy the natural chasm?"
"Uh... that's true." Zhu Jianshen laughed and laughed at himself: "I have really become dependent on him."
"It's not that the emperor has become dependent on him, it's that the emperor doesn't have an absolutely trustworthy and capable minister to confide in." Zhen'er saw clearly, "There are families in the outer court, so it's hard to find a single minister like him. Not the second one, but..."
"You mean the inner court?" Zhu Jianshen said with a smile, "Actually, it's pretty much the same. The inner court is generally loyal to the emperor, but they also have their own little calculations. In terms of greed for money and profit, they are no worse than the outer court;
Hmm... Wynn's abilities are acceptable and he's relatively clean, but... he doesn't have much energy! "
Zhu Jianshen smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest, I would rather he be someone like Wang Zhen. Although he is evil, he has miraculous effects."
Zhen'er has a very bad impression of Wang Zhen and refuses to comment, but...she has a suitable candidate.
"Your Majesty, I would like to recommend you someone."
"Who?"
"Wang Zhi."
"...How old is he?" Zhu Jianshen said angrily, "What use can a little brat do?"
"First of all, he is absolutely loyal!" Zhen'er said. "Secondly, he is young, but I have carefully cultivated him over the years. In the future, he will definitely become a sharp knife like Wang Zhen, and he will definitely be better than Wang Zhen."
After a pause, "He is too young, but I don't want the emperor to use him."
"Then why are you mentioning him?" Zhu Jianshen rolled his eyes, "I know you like that little guy, but public is public, private is private..."
"Your Majesty, my concubine means...you can cultivate him first." Zhen'er said with a smile, "If you think he can be of great use, then entrust him with an important task. If you are not satisfied, the emperor will let him come back to serve me." yes."
Zhu Jianshen raised his eyebrows, "Are you so confident in him?"
"He was brought out by my concubine. I have confidence in my vision." Zhen'er said.
Zhu Jianshen pondered for a while, nodded and said: "Then give him a chance, but before that, I have to investigate first."
Zhen'er chuckled and nodded, took the initiative to come over and said, "He will definitely not let down the emperor."
Zhu Jianshen caressed her hair on the temples, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but he didn't think so in his heart.
Now, all he can think about is Li Qing.
'By the way, what on earth is this bastard doing? '
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"Tai Chi adopts the 'Tao' meaning of its own sect, which emphasizes the use of stillness, training to nourish the inside and outside, and the use of emptiness, tranquility, inaction, and nature... In the intention of the boxing, it seems that you value softness and favor intention, but in fact, it is soft and strong..."
Li Qing demonstrated and explained at the same time, "There are no fixed moves in Tai Chi. Don't just learn the form. You should take the meaning of Tai Chi as your intention and focus on cultivating your body and tempering your nature..."
Two quarters of an hour later, Li Qing finished his work and said with a smile: "Today is the New Year, so let's go here first."
As he said that, he raised his chin towards Yu Zhen.
The latter understood and opened the wooden box prepared in advance, "Senior Brother has given everyone a red envelope, and all disciples have a share;
Get in line and pick them up one by one. "
"Disciple, take the order." The Wudang disciples lined up happily and shouted: "Big Brother!
Thank you, senior brother..."
Li Qing smiled and turned back to his residence.
Less than a year after going up the mountain, the number of Wudang disciples has reached a thousand, and they have been strictly selected. With such results, Li Qing is naturally happy.
However, compared to what can be seen, there are more intangible achievements.
Nowadays, the number of lay people who come to Wudang Mountain to offer incense has increased several times compared to when Li Qinggang came. Almost a hundred people come to the mountain to offer incense every day, and even hundreds more come to the mountain during festivals.
Many people travel hundreds or even hundreds of miles to offer incense.
Even passing carriage shops and escort agencies would go up the mountain to pay homage to Emperor Zhenwu.
There are many rich people who come here, and even those who spend a lot of money. Li Qing does not want to make money, so he uses a small part of the money for construction, and more of it is given back to the lay people who come to the mountain to offer incense.
Regardless of whether they were rich or not, they were all treated with courtesy, provided with meals, and even provided accommodation to lay people who came from afar.
It has only been half a year, but already many lay people from outside the province have come here.
If this continues, within five years, Wudang's reputation will be on par with Quanzhen and Zhengyi, or even more famous.
After Li Qing finished preparing for the lesson, he took out the bag from under his pillow and leaned on the bed with a comfortable look on his face.
Master's wish can be fulfilled in just a few years... A smile appeared on Li Qing's lips.
By the way, what did this boy Zhu Jianshen do? '
In the past few years, he no longer cared about court affairs. He was busy at the Taoist Temple for more than a year and Wudang for more than half a year. During this period, he did not go down the mountain often.
However, Li Qing was not worried.
He believed in his own judgment, and he believed that Zhu Jianshen would not let him down.
Zhu Jianshen has the wisdom of Zhu Zhanji, the courage of Zhu Qizhen, and the gentleness of Zhu Qiyu; he has a way of advancing and retreating, and he can see the overall situation clearly and understand current affairs.
Among the recent emperors, he is the only one who suits Li Qing's heart the most.
'However, it would be better to go down the mountain and inquire after the new year. Although this guy is calm, it is always better to be safe...'
Li Qing flipped through the pages of the book, leisurely...
Suddenly, an urgent voice came: "Senior Brother, it's not good..."
Li Qing sat up and saw the middle-aged man rushing in with an anxious look on his face.
"What's wrong, Yuxuan?"
Yu Xuan was the middle-aged man who competed with Li Qing in the beginning. After being guided by Li Qing, he also developed Qi and is now the third master of Wudang.
"Elder brother, someone..." Yu Xuan swallowed, "Someone is here to cause trouble."
Li Qing: "..."
He said angrily: "You have practiced Taoism for so many years, why do you still panic when something happens? Are you sure they are just here to cause trouble?"
"Uh... Senior brother is teaching junior Meng Lang a lesson." Yu Xuan said sarcastically, and then said nervously: "But this time someone really came to ruin the situation. It's absolutely true."
Generally speaking, it can be called a waste of time, and this is because you meet your peers.
Li Qing asked: "Who is coming?"
"Junior brother of Master Quanzhen, successor of Tianshi Mansion!" Yu Xuan said.
I'm going, I'm really here to cause trouble, it's the Chinese New Year... Li Qing stood up hurriedly and said, "Where is the person?"
"Senior Brother Yuzhen took them to Quiet Room No. 1." Yuxuan said, "Senior Brother, I think they came here with bad intentions!"
"You see, everyone who comes here is bad." Li Qing teased, "Okay, I'll go right away."
Li Qing was not surprised by this situation. Wudang was so fierce that it was difficult not to be noticed by the two major sects of Taoism.
He just didn't expect that the other party would climb the mountain on the first day of the new year.
