Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

In Xiyuan, the royal garden, the night is low and everything is silent.

Kunming Lake sparkles in the moonlight.

But in the most remote room in the garden, the lights were brightly lit, and the heat was unbearable, and the sound of puffing sounded.

A thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy with his upper body bare, punched a sandbag needlessly, and a group of muscular warriors stood behind him.

His strong muscles were beaded with sweat and gleamed brightly.

The candlelight also seemed to be shaken by this gust of fist wind.

"His Royal Highness is really hardworking. You have already punched twenty punches. Let's drink tea to moisten your throat." A middle-aged eunuch called out, and handed over a cup of tea obsequiously.

This person is the same Liu Daban during the day, and the young man with naked upper body is the future Emperor Zhengde, the former prince Zhu Houzhao.

"No, it's agreed to practice forty punches a day, I'm the one who speaks well, and he keeps his word." Zhu Houzhao said angrily.

What can be achieved by hitting forty punches with sandbags? If the future generations of boxers don't throw thousands of punches every day, if Su Mu hears this, he will definitely laugh out loud.

However, no matter what status Zhu Houzhao is, a dignified prince, if he wants to practice like an ordinary person, it's not ridiculous.

In addition, he was young and innocent, so everyone lied to him that he only needed to hit forty sandbags a day to become a master, fearing that the prince would overwork and hurt his body.

If that's the case, the big guy has to jump into the Golden Water River.

But Zhu Houzhao believed it, and he couldn’t do it if he didn’t believe it. He only needs to do a little practice every day, and he can beat the invincible opponents in Beijing easily and happily, so why not do it.

"Prince, it's hot, you've sweated so much, water first, water first?" Heatstroke is also inevitable.

Probably also feeling thirsty, Zhu Houzhao took a sip of the tea and was about to spit.

"Ouch, Your Royal Highness, don't worry, spit here." Liu Daban hurriedly took out a handkerchief to catch the prince's bloody saliva.He scolded in a sharp voice: "That scholar named Su is really hateful, he must be punished by the three clans."

"What are you punishing? Such a master should be considered a unparalleled national soldier. If he is punished, where will I find an opponent? Besides, as a warrior, bleeding a little is nothing." Zhu Houzhao was furious: "Liu Jin, what do you say? What nonsense?"

Seeing that the prince was angry, Liu Jin hurriedly stretched out his hand, slapped himself lightly twice, and said: "Prince, this slave has no brains, and the slave talks nonsense, which spoils your interest."

That's right, this person is Liu Jin, a powerful eunuch in the early years of Zhengde.

"However, Su Mu's agility is really powerful. No matter how you put it, he is really graceful, as if he is relying on the wind to control the wind, and he doesn't know what to do. He moves his hands and feet, is chic and calm, this is the demeanor of a great master!" Zhu Houzhao sighed : "I heard from people before that there are four types of people who must be careful when walking in the Jianghu: monks, Taoists, women, and scholars. Especially women and scholars, they seem to be weak, but they have no real ability, so why should they gain a foothold in the Jianghu. Today, I finally saw an expert dressed as a Confucian scholar."

Liu Jin jokingly said: "Then Su... Master Su is not a Confucian scholar pretending to be, but a real scholar with a reputation as a scholar. Didn't you pay attention to his clothes, my lord?"

"Ah, a famous scholar. Isn't this capable of writing and martial arts? When I was reading "New Book of Tang" and "Old Book of Tang", I read that Lou Shide joined the army to crusade to the west and defeated Tubo, which often made my blood boil I think that Lou Shide was originally a civil servant, and the official was a supervisory envoy, but he was more powerful than a pure military general when he led troops to fight. Later, after he was dismissed from the military, he even worshiped Xia Guanshilang to judge the minister. The next year, he was under Zhongshu In the case of Pingzhang, it is really a general who is on the horse, a minister who is not on the horse, and a versatile man in both civil and military affairs. In the Tang Dynasty, there were countless such characters. Why did it come to my Ming Dynasty, but it is different. May I ask, who are the ministers and assistants of the dynasty? Those who know how to lead soldiers. As for the scholars in the world, they don’t work hard, they don’t know the five grains, and they only know how to read dead books. If something happens to the country in the future, what can they do?”

The future Emperor Zhengde spoke eloquently: "So, Su Mu is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also a scholar. Such a talent is really rare!"

This is a tricky and bold sour scholar who knows some martial arts. It's just that you, the prince, were deceived by us. Liu Jin slandered him. Of course, it is impossible for him to tell the truth to the prince.Is it possible that you can still say to him, "Prince, your martial arts are really low, let alone a real warrior, I'm afraid even a fat woman can easily knock you down."

As a slave, you only need to make your master happy, and you don't need to worry about other things.

Liu Jin: "The crown prince is right, none of the current civil servants is available."

Civil servants are not available, we just need to keep instilling this concept, and when the prince ascends the throne in the future, we will naturally use us as servants, haha!

Zhu Houzhao stretched his muscles and bones again: "Forget it, just punching sandbags is meaningless, so I might as well try my ground punching again, you guys, let's do it together!"

As he spoke, he hooked his fingers at the guards.

"Obey!" All the guards yelled in unison, and rushed towards Zhu Houzhao, all of them had ferocious faces and fierce flames soaring into the sky.

They have experienced this kind of competition countless times, and they have already summed up a whole set of work experience. Whether it is movements or expressions, they all seem to go all out.

Zhu Houzhao yelled, rolled on the ground, and swept out with one leg.

"thump!"

"thump!"

Like dominoes, several figures fell down at the same time, screaming exaggeratedly, smashing into the weapon racks, vases, screens and so on in the room.

As soon as the enemy was attacked, everyone knelt down at the same time, clasped their fists and shouted: "Prince Tianwei, I will be convinced!"

There is even a ruthless person who secretly bites his tongue and spits out a mouthful of blood: "So strong, really invincible in the world!"

Zhu Houzhao laughed loudly, got serious, took out the sword from the weapon rack, waved it in the air, and looked at the moonlight outside: "When the moon is full, the top of the Forbidden City, a sword comes to the west, and the sky flies away. Lonely!" , really lonely, do you know what invincible loneliness is?"

"Okay, the prince is really heroic!" Liu Jin clapped his hands quickly, continuing to flatter him.

His expression darkened, and he murmured: "Su Mu, luckily you have you, life cannot be lacking in goals, one day, I will defeat you."

Liu Jin: "The prince is one of the most intelligent people in the world, and he can endure hardships. He will definitely defeat that scholar named Su."

"I am convinced of this." Zhu Houzhao was a little annoyed: "However, none of the warriors in this palace is my opponent, and they are not qualified to teach me martial arts. If we continue to explore like this, how can it be that Sumu?" opponent?"

Concerned about the humiliation of the minister, Liu Jin carefully asked: "Prince, why don't I go to the army to find a few martial arts masters, enrich the palace guards, and let them compete with you, Prince..." As soon as he said this, He felt that he had said something wrong.

Looking back, the other warriors all looked angry.

Indeed, it's not that everyone can't beat the prince, but they really dare not make a move.If you, Eunuch Liu, want to invite you to pamper yourself, you have to think of a way. How can you take away the relationship we have finally established with the prince, and go outside to invite people in?

The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and the front waves die on the beach.With newcomers, does the prince still remember us old guards?

Besides, even if a newcomer comes in, is it possible that he really wants to use his real skills to punch and kick the prince?

Fortunately, Zhu Houzhao shook his head: "You don't need to recruit new guards into the palace, even if you do, who else in the world is as good at martial arts as Su Mu?"

All the guards echoed: "The crown prince is right, our martial arts are already top-notch, and we dare not boast. There are only a handful of people in the world who can beat us. Even we are not opponents of the prince. What qualifications do you have to teach the prince's martial arts?"

"It's decided, I'm going to learn martial arts from Su Mu." The crown prince nodded: "To defeat the enemy, one must first understand the enemy. The law of war says: Know yourself and the enemy, and you will win every battle."

"What?" Everyone, including Liu Jin, exclaimed.

Liu Jin hurriedly said: "My lord, my lord, it's okay for you to go out of the palace once every three or five days. But if you go to Su Xiucai every day, what should you do if someone finds out? When the time comes Let Li Dongyang, Li Xiang and the others know, but it will inevitably cause trouble."

Li Dongyang is the prime minister of the current dynasty, ranking third among the three cabinet ministers.

"Li Dongyang, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, this person is very kind, and won't care about such trivial matters." Zhu Houzhao has a good impression of Li Dongyang, and he is not afraid.

"But what if Xie Qian Xie Xiang, Liu Jian and Liu Xiang know?"

Liu Jian, the first assistant of the cabinet, Xie Qian, the second assistant of the cabinet.

In the Hongzhi dynasty, the number of prime ministers in the cabinet was only three, unlike the later dynasties, when there were many cabinet ministers, there were as many as seven.

These three also have their own characteristics. Li Dongyang is famous for his strategy, Liu Jian has strong judgment, and Xie Qian is good at eloquence.

At that time, everyone said: Li Gongmou, Liu Gongjuan, Xie Gongyou and Kankan.

The three great scholars in the cabinet naturally became the teachers of the prince and were responsible for teaching the prince.

If they found out about the prince sneaking out of the palace, it would inevitably cause another disturbance.

Prince: "Liu Daban, this is Xiyuan, not the imperial palace. Besides, if you don't tell me, how will father and elders know?"

Xiyuan is also known as Zhongnanhai in later generations. As a royal garden, it is not in the palace. It is generally used for the emperor and the prince to escape the summer heat.

Zhu Houzhao is spending the summer here at the moment, so he doesn't have to stay under the eyelids of Emperor Hongzhi all day, and he is much more carefree than in the past.

He glanced at everyone: "That's the decision. I will go to Su Mu tomorrow. You can go if you want, or you don't. But if the news leaks out, I don't need your lax talk around me." s things."

The prince's face turned serious. After all, he was a nobleman of Tianhuang, and he naturally carried the aura of a superior: "Liu Ban, what about you?"

Liu Jin is the most unprincipled person, he only thinks about how to please the prince, so that he can get rich in the future.Since becoming Zhu Houzhao's companion, she has tried her best to please him.Seeing that the prince is in high spirits, how can he be willing to spoil his interest.

Isn't it just going out to play together? It's no big deal.The prince was only curious about the sumu for a while, after a few days, the freshness will wear off.

Even if the three elders knew about it, as the prince's companion, at worst, he would be beaten for a meal.As long as you can't die, Chu Jun will naturally remember our family's affection.

From our family's point of view, it's fine if the grand scholars don't know about it, but it's best if they know about it.

What could be more pampering than receiving favors for the prince?

"Go, of course, this old slave will arrange for the prince to leave the palace tomorrow."