The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 21: Everyday a warrior rules the country
But would His Royal Highness the Crown Prince use provocation?
They shook their heads, quite sure that they probably wouldn't.

That's just telling the truth.

But the effect was good. They looked at the young men who were starting to get restless.

The only flaw is the words used by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, which are a bit hard to describe.

"Your Highness, you are knowledgeable in astronomy and geography, and you are even better than your teacher." Li Xunhuan couldn't help but send a voice message.

"Got it." Zhu Houzhao replied casually. He had also learned how to transmit sound.

A pair of eyes still looked sideways at the young men with disdain and contempt.

After all, they are young, and in the past they were almost all powerful and wealthy, loved and praised by everyone.

Faced with these merciless words, even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, many young men could not help themselves.

It is even more intolerable.

If you continue to endure, you will lose all your dignity in front of His Majesty and the Crown Prince.

"Your Highness, I am Mu Kun, the Duke of Qian. Although I am not as brave as my grandfather, I am by no means a coward. I am willing to learn from your Highness." A young man stood up, saluted, and said heroically.

This is also the one with the highest status among many young people.

The old Duke of Qian passed away last year, and the fifteen-year-old Mu Kun just inherited the title of Duke of Qian this year.

Because of this, the young men tacitly let him be the first to step forward.

"Your Highness, I am Xu Bikui from the Duke of Wei's mansion. I would like to have a discussion with you." An older young man stepped forward next.

"Your Highness, I am Zhu Lin from the Chengguo Mansion. I would like to pay my respects to you and exchange ideas with you." The young man, who was about the same age as Xu Bikui, saluted.

"Your Highness, I am Xu Guangzuo from the Duke Dingguo Mansion. I would like to pay my respects to you and exchange ideas with you." The fourth young man saluted.

"Your Highness, I would like to exchange ideas with you." Then, more than fifty young men aged fourteen or fifteen or older saluted.

'The Duke of Wei, the Duke of Ding, the Duke of Qian, the Duke of Cheng, the Duke of Ying, and the Duke of Bao, the six dukes' palaces have received a duke and three duke heirs.

There are currently no heirs of appropriate age in the Duke of Yingguo and the Duke of Baoguo.

As expected, the hierarchy in the noble army was even stricter, and all the nobles were probably headed by the six dukes’ palaces.

But this is only when it comes to the overall interests of the nobles. The conflicts between them are definitely not small, and it is not impossible to defeat them one by one. 'Wang Shouren watched quietly, thinking in his heart.

“This prince doesn’t care whether you are from the Duke’s Mansion, the Marquis’ Mansion, or the Earl’s Mansion.

In this prince's eyes, they are all the same. No one is bigger than this prince.

Fight with me first." Zhu Houzhao shouted, rubbing his hands.

After he finished speaking, before his voice fell, he took a step and rushed towards Mu Kun who spoke first.

The small figure, who was shorter than anyone else present, moved so fast that Mu Kun and the others were all startled and could not see clearly.

Mu Kun didn't have time to think or dodge. He put his arms in front of him to protect himself, and then he felt a huge force pressing down on him.

"boom!"

There was a roar in the air, and Mu Kun flew backwards and fell into the crowd.

Before he could feel ashamed, another figure flew up.

It’s Xu Bikui.

Then, one after another.

Zhu Houzhao's figure was like a shadow, rushing towards the young men like lightning.

The speed was so fast that they were completely unable to dodge.

Then came a punch.

No one can resist.

One by one or several of them flew up together.

They also did not dare to join forces to besiege the prince.

Soon, more than fifty people who had just spoken were blasted away one by one.

However, Zhu Houzhao did not use his full strength. In addition, these young men all came from extraordinary families and had practiced martial arts, so they were not comparable to ordinary people. Therefore, after being blown away, they only felt pain and endured it to get up.

But they all had more or less shame on their faces.

Although I already knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had mastered the Mingshen Martial Canon and had reached the innate realm, he was only six years old after all.

They were knocked away by just one punch, and their faces didn't look good at all.

Young people still need to save their dignity.

Those who did not take action and were younger looked at the legendary Crown Prince with shock and admiration.

so amazing!

"It's boring." Zhu Houzhao's face looked a little unhappy. With so many people, he thought there would be a few people as capable as Lao Yan, Lao Zhao, Xiao Tianzi and Xiao Qinzi. Unexpectedly, there was not a single one. It was far from enough.

"We have disappointed Your Highness. Please punish us." Mu Kun was the first to salute in shame.

"Your Highness, please punish me." The others followed suit and bowed their heads.

“Hehe, this prince has surpassed our great ancestors, but you guys don’t even have one tenth, no, one hundredth of what your ancestors have. This really disappoints this prince.

How can I lead you to unify the world in the future?" Zhu Houzhao said angrily, his hands on his hips.

He looks like a person who is very disappointed with his friend.

The young men felt even more ashamed and lowered their heads even lower.

Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince better than Taizu and Taizong at this stage?
They didn't know, but since the prince was behaving so evilly, he must be pretty good.

Are they now even one percent as good as their ancestors?

I think it should be comparable, after all, it is only one percent.

But how could she say these things in front of the evil six-year-old prince? Most of her pride at home was now shattered.

Those who were younger didn't dare to say anything more.

“Starting tomorrow, this prince will fight with you every day, and you can fight together.

This prince wants to see if you can make progress under this prince's guidance?" Zhu Houzhao seemed to have thought of something and said loudly with expectation.

Mu Kun and other people from the Duke's Mansion felt their scalps tingling, and at the same time, they felt heavy and pressured.

Not to mention that he gets beaten by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince every day, it is obvious that the Crown Prince really means what he said and treats everyone equally.

And if their performance is not as good as those of the Marquis or Earl's Mansion, where is the face of the Duke's Mansion?
In the future, I will no longer have any weight in the heart of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

The young men in the Marquis' and Earl's mansions, especially those whose status in the mansion was not that high, were somewhat excited.

This is their chance.

If I could really gain the favor of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince...

Young men over ten years old from noble families already know a lot.

"Your Highness, we will not let you down." Led by Mu Kun, Xu Bikui and others, all the young men said in unison.

"Let's all go to class." Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said with satisfaction.

"Yes." The young men bowed again and, led by several eunuchs, went to a side hall of the East Palace.

In front of the side hall, several figures had been watching here for a long time.

The leader was an old man in his fifties. He smiled with satisfaction and said, "Your Highness, this fight saves you a lot of effort."

"Your Highness is right. But if Your Highness the Crown Prince fights with them every day, I'm afraid many people will get injured and miss classes." A middle-aged man behind the old man said with a little concern.

“The courses can be made up, but what is most needed in the military?
It's courage.

Being beaten by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the best way to train the courage of these spoiled young men." The old man shook his head and said seriously.

The others nodded and said no more.

"Let's go and give these little guys a second lesson." The old man turned around, his tone stern.

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"Duke Baoguo teaches them military tactics. Is Duke Baoguo powerful?" Zhu Houzhao asked Wang Shouren curiously.

"Duke Baoguo followed the old Duke in battles when he was young. He is very experienced and will have no problem teaching these young people." Wang Shouren said calmly.

"Let's go and take a look." Zhu Houzhao's eyes turned and he became interested.

Wang Shouren did not stop them, and the group went to the side hall.

After looking for a while, Zhu Houzhao lost interest.

Baoguogong’s teaching was very simple. In the first class, he asked more than a hundred young people to recite.

Memorize a military book.

No explanation, just rote memorization.

At the same time, he held a cane in his hand and patrolled back and forth. If anyone was distracted, he would hit them with the cane without mercy. From time to time, screams of young people could be heard.

Zhu Houzhao lost interest in the show and left.

"Your Highness, do you want to learn military tactics?" Wang Shouren suddenly asked on the way out.

"Learn military tactics? This prince is naturally the most powerful, do I need to learn military tactics?" Zhu Houzhao said proudly.

"If you don't learn the art of war, how can you lead an army of millions?" Wang Shouren said slowly.

Zhu Houzhao blinked, it seemed to make sense.

Thinking of what he had just seen, he began to resist: "Does this prince have to memorize that book to learn military tactics?"

"Your Highness is different from them, you don't need to memorize military books.

I can tell you many stories about marching and fighting." Wang Shouren said with a smile.

"Okay, tell me about it quickly." Zhu Houzhao immediately became interested and took the lead to run towards the main hall.

"Brother, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is sitting in the court, learning the art of war, this?" Li Xun Huan asked in confusion.

No one, including him, wanted the future crown prince to lead the troops in person.

The Battle of Tumu that year caused great losses to the Ming Dynasty.

Not only that, in his opinion, there was no need to take the risk.

'Given your highness's personality, you will definitely lead the army in person in the future, and no one can stop you.

If he leads the army in person, other generals will actually lead the army as well.

Your Highness does not need to have the ability to command thousands of troops.

All we need to do is remember the reasons why emperors of previous dynasties failed in their personal expeditions and avoid making the same mistakes again.' Wang Shouren said meaningfully.

"Brother, that's a good idea." Li Xun Huan pondered for a moment and said in admiration.

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At the same time, the East Palace was bustling, and the Outer Court was equally, or even more, bustling.

Emperor Hongzhi, who was always kind and friendly to civil servants, made a sudden move that stunned the civil servants in the court.

Select young men of appropriate age from among the nobles to accompany the prince in his studies.

It is still a large scale with more than a hundred people.

What does your majesty want to do?
This is to allow the prince to make use of military generals in the future and let military men rule the country.

How could your majesty do this?

This move directly touched their sore spot, and they would never allow military men to rule the country.

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