Zheng Zhilong received the news from Chen Ji and immediately signed a trade contract with Bishop Smith and the East India Company. With this trade contract, the transaction between Zheng Zhilong and the East India Company can be fair and just in a short period www.biquge.info of time. This made Zheng Zhilong breathe a sigh of relief.

With the existence of the White Lotus Sect, it is impossible for the East India Company to set up a foothold in Taiwan again, or even occupy the whole of Taiwan. The Dutch were only able to establish the East India Company's stronghold in other countries in Southeast Asia.

After Smith had dealt with the East India Company, he immediately went north to meet John Tong in the city of Beijing.

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The Southern Ming Dynasty was overwhelmed by the matter of the martial arts conference.

The Manchu court had Ao Bai and Luo Ping, and these martial arts masters went to participate in the martial arts conference, even if they couldn't compete for the leader of the martial arts alliance, they would not lose face. But the Southern Ming Dynasty didn't even have a martial arts master, so who would be sent when the time came?

The invitations of the White Lotus Sect have been sent, don't you go? If you don't go, you won't give the White Lotus Sect face. The face of the White Lotus Sect may not be given, but the face of the White Crane Daoist must be given. After all, Daoist White Crane was now a powerhouse at the level of a great grandmaster.

If the Southern Ming court did not send representatives, the prestige of the court would fall to a low point at that time.

If the imperial court has no prestige, the gentry and the common people will regard the Manchu court as orthodox, and in this way, the death knell of the Southern Ming court will also sound.

Qian Qianyi was angry in the mansion, and the emperor asked him to arrange for the martial arts master to go to Huashan to participate in the martial arts conference. But the Ming Warrior Guild was forced to disband, where else could he go to find a martial arts master.

Liu Ru brought tea to Qian Qianyi and said, "Mu Zhai, isn't your relationship with Shaolin Temple very good? ”

Liu Ru thinks that it is also good to have a vacant monk to support the scene. As long as the Shaolin Temple agrees to represent the imperial court, it is fine.

Qian Qianyi shook his head and said, "After the Samurai Association was disbanded, the Kongxuan Divine Monk left Nanjing and went back to Shaolin Temple. In fact, not to mention that the Void Xuan Divine Monk was not there, even if he was in Nanjing, it would be impossible for him to agree to fight on behalf of the imperial court. The relationship between the old man and the Shaolin Temple seems to be good, but in fact, it is just a relationship of interests. ”

Holding the martial arts conference, no one hoped that the White Lotus Sect could gain power, and no one hoped that Chen Ji could sit on the position of alliance leader.

Shaolin Temple as a thousand-year-old temple, the ancestral court of Zen Buddhism, the martial arts inheritance is extremely long, and the position of the leader of the alliance may not be able to fight.

As a martial arts sect that has been inherited for thousands of years, it is impossible to say that there is no ambition. The monk of Kongxuan must have gone to Huashan, but not on behalf of the imperial court, but on behalf of the Shaolin Temple.

Liu Ru sighed secretly, the Southern Ming Dynasty is really disappointing. When Nanming was first established, Liu Ru still felt that Nanming had something to do, and he would definitely be able to resist the Manchus and regain the lost territory. But now it seems that the Southern Ming Dynasty has no hope at all.

The most terrifying thing is not that Nanming is weak, but that the gentry in the south are still living a life of drunkenness and dreams, and they do not want to forge ahead. Every force has grown from weak to strong. For example, the White Lotus Sect, in a few years, its strength has increased by a hundred times, and the people under its command have millions.

However, it is not so easy to change those gentry masters.

"Mu Zhai, the martial arts conference is just a matter of the martial arts world, if the imperial court doesn't have the right people to participate, what if you don't go?" Liu said.

Qian Qianyi shook his head and said, "If you don't go, you can't do it." If you really can't find a martial arts master to represent the imperial court, then you can only go by the old man himself. Going as the old man's generation of Wenzong, those martial arts sects should save some face for the imperial court. ”

Saying such things, Qian Qianyi had no confidence at all.

Going to the martial arts conference as Wenzong, isn't this nonsense?

"En?" Qian Qianyi suddenly thought of a candidate, "Hedongjun, in our Nanjing City, in addition to the martial arts masters of Shaolin Temple and the White Lotus Sect, there is also a peerless master. ”

Liu Ru frowned and said, "Makisai, you mean, Kuroki Jiro? But Kuroki Jiro is Japanese." ”

In order to allow the martial arts master to represent the imperial court, Qian Qianyi was simply sick and rushed to the doctor. Nothing.

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Kuroki Jiro came to Daming for a long time, he set up a ring in Nanjing, and he learned a lot of martial arts moves, but these are of little significance, because the most essential part of Chinese martial arts is the secret method of the inner family, not the moves.

It took so long, and Kuroki Jiro only got three complete books of the secret method of the inner family. Two second-rate levels and one first-class level.

Like the Five Fowl Opera and the Innate Skill, Kuroki Jiro didn't get a copy.

Kuroki Jiro was not reconciled.

Without a top-level inner family secret method like the Five Fowl Opera and the Innate Gong, it is almost impossible to become a great grandmaster.

Practicing yoga is theoretically also possible to become a great master. But for thousands of years, except for Shakyamuni and Bodhidharma, no one has relied on yoga to become a great master. In other words, the probability of practicing yoga and becoming a great master is really too low.

Kuroki Jiro knelt in the rented house and said to more than twenty Japanese ronin: "Our purpose is to find the top inner secret method in Huaxia, and then bring it back to Japan to prosper my great Japanese martial arts." However, the profound secret methods of the inner family are all in the hands of the thousand-year-old martial arts sect, and it is too difficult to get them. There is no point in us staying in Nanjing, so I plan to go north and try my luck in the city of Beijing. ”

More than twenty ronin, dressed in Japanese kimonos, said, "We are willing to follow Kuroki-kun." ”

Kuroki Jiro nodded and said, "Gentlemen, since you are willing to leave with me, then go back and pack your things." Tomorrow morning, we will set off. ”

"Hey!"

At this time, Qian Qianyi came to visit.

Although Jiro Kuroki is a Japanese warrior, he still has a thunderous reputation for Qian Qianyi. In Nanjing City, Qian Qianyi's power can at least rank in the top three.

Seeing Qian Qianyi, Kuroki Jiro made a deep bow of ninety degrees: "Kuroki Jiro has seen Lord Qian Qianyi. ”

Kuroki Jiro asked Qian Qianyi to sit down, and then asked someone to pour tea.

Qian Qianyi's own mansion is full of Taishi chairs, and he is really a little unaccustomed to kneeling like this. When he knelt in the Song Dynasty, it was completely replaced and abolished. Unexpectedly, the Japanese still use kneeling.

"I don't know if Lord Qian Qianyi came to me, what's the matter?" Kuroki Jiro and Qian Qianyi can be said to have nothing to do with each other, they simply can't beat them.

Qian Qianyi suddenly visited today, and Kuroki Jiro was very surprised.

Qian Qianyi said with a smile: "Heimu-kun, I don't know if you have heard that half a year later, the White Lotus Church will hold a martial arts conference in Huashan?"

"Martial Arts Conference?"

Kuroki Jiro nodded, "Of course I heard. This martial arts conference can be said to be the largest event in the entire Chinese martial arts world, and when the time comes, there will be many martial arts masters to participate. Unfortunately, I was not invited and did not qualify to go. ”

Of course, Kuroki Jiro wants to participate in the martial arts conference, such a grand event is rare to see in a thousand years. In Japan, there is no way to have a martial arts tournament. Because there are only a few dojos in Japan that teach martial arts and swordsmanship, there is no need to hold any martial arts conferences.

But Kuroki Jiro has not forgotten his original intention of coming to Daming, he is to collect the top secret methods of the inner family.

Qian Qianyi said with a smile: "It seems that Heimu-kun also hopes to participate in this martial arts conference. To tell you the truth, the old man here, there happened to be an invitation from the White Lotus Sect. The old man can give you the invitation. ”

Kuroki Jiro was overjoyed. But he knew that there was no free lunch in the world, and Qian Qianyi must have other requirements.

Sure enough, Qian Qianyi continued: "However, the old man has a small condition, that is, he hopes that Heimujun can represent my Ming court to participate in the conference. ”

Kuroki Jiro understood that there was no martial arts master in the Southern Ming Dynasty. Other martial arts masters had to represent their own sects to participate in the conference, and it was impossible to fight for the Southern Ming Dynasty, so in desperation, Qian Qianyi had no choice but to find himself.

Kuroki Jiro's face was calm, and Qian Qianyi was a little drumming in his heart, for fear that he would not agree.

"Kuroki-kun, as a peerless master, I think you have a lot of respect for innate martial artists. Qian Qianyi said with a smile, "This time in Huashan, not only will a martial arts conference be held, but at the same time, the White Crane Daoist has become a congenital martial artist to invite guests." As long as you agree to go on behalf of the imperial court, you will be able to meet the head of the White Crane Road. Also, the court will pay you enough. ”

Kuroki Jiro's body shook slightly: "Innate Great Grandmaster!"

Japan has never had a great master.

Even the dead master of Kuroki Jiro, Miyamoto Musashi, who was hailed as the Japanese sword master by the Japanese martial arts community, did not reach the realm of a great master.

Kuroki Jiro took a deep breath and said, "Okay." Lord Qian Qianyi, I promise you that you can fight on behalf of the imperial court. ”

Qian Qianyi said happily: "The old man thanks Heimu-kun." When the time comes, the old man will go to Huashan with Kuroki-kun. ”

After Qian Qianyi left, Kuroki Jiro said to the other Japanese ronin: "Our plan to go to Beijing City has been put on hold for the time being, and everything will be discussed after participating in the martial arts conference." We don't lack this half a year. ”

Kuroki Jiro secretly said that he must perform well in the martial arts conference, so that the Chinese martial arts community can realize the power of Japanese martial arts and kendo.

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Smith arrives in Beijing and meets John Tong. At this time, John Tang was already an official in the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

"Bishop Smith, I didn't expect you to come to the East, and I am really happy to see you. John Tong said to Bishop Smith.

Smith said with a smile: "I have come to the East this time not only to deliver the gospel of God, but also to do something for the East India Company. Now that trade between the Zheng family and the East India Company has resumed, my mission is complete. However, I also have one of the most important purposes, and that is to understand the White Lotus Sect and understand Chen Ji. Old friend, I am very curious about the martial arts of the East. ”

Smith has mastered all the martial arts of the Holy See, and it is a complete miracle that he can have the power he has now. But Eastern martial arts are different, above the knights, there is also a level of great grandmaster. Naturally, Smith wants to get stronger.

Tang Ruowang shook his head and said, "You are still the same as before, too obsessed with power. Actually, I don't know much about the martial arts world in the East. I still know these things from Ao Bai and Luo Ping. The two of them can be said to be the strongest in the entire Qing court. But the leader of the White Lotus Sect is said to be even more powerful than Ao Bai and Luo Ping. ”

John Tong is a scholar and a scientist. The scene of Ao Bai and Luo Ping's practice, he had seen it with his own eyes, and the kind of power that surpassed the limits of the human body should not be something that human beings could grasp. That's the power that only God has.

Smith said, "I want to know more detailed information about the White Lotus Sect, as well as the news of their sect leader Chen Ji, I also need it. ”

Tang Ruowang shook his head and said, "Smith, the organization of the White Lotus Sect is very mysterious, and their sect leader is even more of a divine dragon. All that I know is written in a letter, and I ask the East India Company to send it back to Europe. If you want more detailed information, you can only go to His Royal Highness the Regent. The White Lotus Sect and the Qing court were mortal enemies and knew each other very well. ”

Bishop Smith nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will personally visit His Royal Highness the regent of the Manchu Qing Dynasty later." ”

Tang Ruowang suddenly said: "Half a year later, the White Lotus Church will hold a grand event in the martial arts world in Huashan, and many martial artists will go there, including the Qing court. It is said that it is to elect a leader of the martial arts world, and it just so happens that the White Lotus Sect has given birth to a terrifying powerhouse. When the time comes, it will definitely be lively. ”

A gleam in Bishop Smith's eyes, a grand event in the martial arts world?

Interesting.

"Huh. It seems that I was lucky, just arrived in the East, and I encountered such an interesting thing. I will definitely participate in the grand event of the martial arts world. ”

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Wang Xu came to Taiwan, received 100,000 taels of silver from Zhang Mingyue, and immediately began to form a Taiwan rudder.

Zhang Mingyue asked Chen Ji: "Xianggong, we only heard about how powerful Wang Xu was before, but I didn't expect that it was better to be famous than to meet, he was stronger than the legend." ”

Chen Ji nodded and said, "It's very powerful." After two or three years of cultivation, he has gone from an ordinary teenager to a first-class martial artist, which is not something that ordinary people can do. Wang Xu is very calm, and I am very relieved to hand over the Taiwan rudder to him. ”

Zhang Mingyue said with a smile: "No matter how powerful Wang Xu is, he is not as powerful as you." ”

Chen Ji shook his head and said, "I am a special case, and I can't compare." ”

Chen Ji was cultivated by the White Crane Dao Master, not only has enough resources, but also has top-notch exercises, if he can't become a strong person in this way, it is simply unreasonable. But Wang Xu is different, the talent cultivated by the Minglun Hall under the command of Wang Xu's White Lotus Sect, he can achieve such an achievement in martial arts, which is already very remarkable. It's one in a million.

"By the way, the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Southern Ming Dynasty, is there any news coming. Chen Ji asked.

Zhang Mingyue nodded and said, "Yes." There was no martial arts master in the Southern Ming Dynasty to participate in the martial arts conference, and he didn't want to lose face. Qian Qianyi rushed to the hospital when he was ill and found Kuroki Jiro. ”

Chen Ji frowned: "Kuroki Jiro represents the Southern Ming Dynasty? Kuroki Jiro is Japanese! Qian Qianyi is really good, and there is no bottom line at all in doing things." It seems that it is necessary for us to teach Qian Qianyi and Kuroki Jiro some lessons. Let them know that there are some things that must not be messed with. ”