Chapter 553: The Cunning Old Fox

Zhu Di laughed out loud and said, "It seems that no one dares to challenge on stage, but it's okay, I am very satisfied with this Wudang Mountain Martial Arts Competition." The desired effect was achieved. Let me see that there are many martial arts talents in the Central Plains, and next year I will hold a martial arts trial in the capital to select outstanding generals for the army. Regardless of whether you are born or not, you will be judged by martial arts. All the martial arts heroes here can participate if they want to join the army. “

Ming Chengzu Zhu Di's words suddenly became excited, how long has the imperial court not held such a competition, most of the selected generals are high-ranking officials or descendants of generals, the so-called tiger father has no dog. But the world was peaceful in Yongle Nian, and the Ming army only had wars on the border. Most of the army's knives and guns were put into storage, and the horses were put in Nanshan. Martial arts have declined. The truly capable samurai can only look at the ocean and sigh. Learn the art of literature and martial arts, and sell it to the emperor's family. Become an empty word. Today's emperor's dictation made them see hope again, and they couldn't help but cheer.

Zhu Di continued to smile and said, "Liu Aiqing, you can announce the final results of the competition." ”

The great eunuch Liu Jing had a bitter face, Ou Lingtian was his enemy, and he hated to break his corpse into thousands of pieces to relieve the hatred in his heart. Now it backfired, and the "Glacier Saintess" defeated the "Stick God" Cen Fenghan and became the de facto martial arts overlord. Even more hateful things have to be announced by themselves. Ming Chengzu Zhu Di looked at him, Liu Jing didn't dare to resist the order, so he had to stand up and say: "I announce that the Wudang Mountain Martial Arts Championship is officially over, and the new generation of overlord is Ou Lingtian, the king of Huashan." The term of office is five years, and the next round of the competition will be played after five years. ”

There was a moment of silence on and off the stage, and a round of applause erupted.

Ou Lingtian, the king of Huashan, stood up and walked to the center of the ring, knelt down with Ou Hanbing and shouted three long live. After all, he is a courtier, and the minimum etiquette for facing the king still has to be said. Ming Chengzu Zhu Di smiled all over his face, as if he had already abandoned his previous suspicions, and walked to King Huashan with the golden plaque of "Martial Arts Overlord" in his hand and said: "Congratulations to King Huashan for winning this honor, I will entrust you with the safety of the Central Plains martial arts." I'm sure Ou Aiqing won't let me down. ”

Ou Lingtian had mixed feelings, and the final result of the Wudang Mountain Martial Arts Championship was completely what he expected. But first, he didn't expect his daughter's martial arts to be unmatched. easily won the first place, and the martial arts people who fought lost their temper. I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing. The second is that Ming Chengzu Zhu Di's attitude changed too quickly. Let him fall and be uneasy. Sometimes it's not a good thing that things are too smooth, who knows what kind of calculation the emperor has in his heart. Ou Lingtian understood that Zhu Di would never let himself go lightly, this was just his expedient measure. The bloody wind is just behind.

After receiving the gold medal of "Martial Arts Overlord" given by the emperor himself, holding it heavily in his hand, King Huashan knelt down again and said, "Thank you, Lord Longen." ”

Ming Chengzu Zhu Di saw the "glacier saintess" Ou Hanbing in front of him, beautiful, really beautiful. Use water to remove the hibiscus. It is not too much to describe it as a natural carving. It's just that the beautiful eyebrows frowned lightly, and the shallow sadness swept out of her delicate face, which made her originally beautiful and surprisingly beautiful appearance add a heartbeat to my pity.

Zhu Di has already guessed her thoughts, the girl's life has been bumpy and bumpy, and she has experienced countless bloody storms, if it weren't for her own strength, she would have disappeared long ago. So she wouldn't trust anyone lightly, including him, the true dragon emperor.

Zhu Di sighed softly, she had every reason to hate herself, it was not him who ordered the encirclement and suppression of the Shen family. The Ou family will not suffer from this catastrophe, and Ou Lingtian will not be an enemy of the imperial court, and the Mongolian iron cavalry he killed will lose his armor. Ming Chengzu even doubted whether the Shen family and Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen really had anything to do with it, and Emperor Jianwen appeared in Tibet but there was no trace of him. The Ming army searched every corner of the Shen family's compound, and they didn't even see Zhu Yunwen's shadow. Ou Hanbing was still a little girl when the Ou family was beheaded all over the house, and she saw the destruction of her family with her own eyes, and once the seeds of hatred took root and sprouted. It will be with her for the rest of her life.

This biggest enemy is his Ming Chengzu Zhu Di.

Maybe the Shen family and the Ou family were wronged, but the words of the Son of Heaven are unquestionable, and the respect of the emperor needs to be implemented by the loyalty of the courtiers. The emperor will not be wrong, in fact, Zhu Yunwen is no longer insignificant to Ming Chengzu Zhu Di. Zhu Di's opponent is the invisible rule. He will firmly control this rule, and he will mercilessly eradicate anyone who disobeys and breaks this rule, both physically and mentally.

Maybe the Shen family didn't break this rule, but Emperor Jianwen appeared in Tibet, and Shen Hongwen was an old minister in the palace, and he had an inextricable relationship with Zhu Yunwen. Shen Hongwen only acted as a scapegoat. And Ou Lingtian and Shen Yunhe colluded with each other to oppose the imperial court, making the Ming army invincible, and the emperor lost face. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the reform of the institution, the establishment of the cabinet system, the foreign conquest of Mongolia, the recovery of Annam, the establishment of the Nuer Gandu Division in the northeast, the establishment of Hamiwei in the northwest, the establishment of provincial administrative divisions in Guizhou and other regions in the southwest, the consolidation of the north and south border defense, and the maintenance of the unity and integrity of China's territory. is what Zhu Di is most proud of. Only in dealing with Ou Lingtian's bandits, he was repeatedly defeated and lost face, can Zhu Di not grit his teeth with hatred.

Appeasing the King of Huashan is only his first step, using Ou Lingtian to contain the Central Plains Martial Arts, Enwei and Shi are the second step, and waiting for the "Qin Saint" Chen Fengjiao to be plump is the beginning of the emperor's crusade against Ou Lingtian. This decision will not change.

Thinking of this, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di looked at Ou Lingtian and said: "I promised Ling Ai in advance that if I can defeat the 'Stick God' Cen Fenghan, I will personally award the plaque of "Martial Arts Overlord" to the King of Huashan, and from then on, I will turn the conflict with your father into jade silk and entrust me with important tasks. Ou Aiqing, you are now the overlord of martial arts, and living in the Huashan Royal Mansion does not match your identity. Wudang Mountain is my 'royal family temple', Xuanyue Gate is the first gateway to enter Wudang Mountain, I seal you as the prefect of Shiyan, from the four products, the decree of a house. His wife, Lin Feilan, was named Mrs. Decree. 'Xiao Sheng' Shen Yixian is a flying cavalry captain, from the fifth grade. I know that you have five tiger generals under you, and they are all promoted to Chengxin generals, and they are six ranks. As for the 'Glacier Saintess' Ou Hanbing, her martial arts are world-famous, and she is the pillar of the country. ”

Everyone was stunned, the emperor had a golden mouth and jade teeth, and he made a promise of a thousand gold, but no one thought that Ming Chengzu Zhu Di would be so generous and give so many rewards in one go, which was unprecedented. King Huashan turned into a general of Chengxin, and he was six products. It really responds to an old Chinese saying, the winner is the prince and the loser is the thief. "Tai Chi Whirlwind Sword" Ou Lingtian didn't expect that he was stunned on the stage for a while, and his wife Lin Feilan reminded him to hurry up and thank him before he reacted and knelt down to thank him. "Glacier Saintess" Ou Hanbing is not interested in being an official at all, but a woman who was named 'General Xianwu' by the emperor can be regarded as the only one. It's hard to refuse, so kneel down and thank you.

The people of the martial arts are all talking to each other, especially the major factions of Shaolin Wudang and Emei, who are still ignorant, and they do not know why the emperor has been so kind to the king of Huashan, and has the hatred of the past really been written off? This is not in line with Zhu Di's character, he is violent and ferocious, and the blood of the remnants of the slaughter is like a river; he is determined to exterminate the remnants of the Jianwen Emperor, how can he let Ou Lingtian go lightly.

Only the great eunuch Liu Jing knows that the emperor is very scheming and ambitious, but he can be far-sighted, dare to challenge, and have courage. He used tricks to firmly grasp the king of Huashan in the palm of his hand, and he also gave grace and power to Ou Lingtian's subordinates, sealing the court officials, and eating the emperor's money, so he had to work for the emperor. This is actually Zhu Di's clever move to divide and disintegrate the "Huashan Black Dragon". It can be described as well-intentioned.

Who is Ou Lingtian, how can Zhu Di's conspiracy hide him, Ming Chengzu is now taking the initiative to show weakness, and he does not dare to launch an encirclement and suppression in a short time, they are safe. Shiyan is the throat of Wudang Mountain, the only way. The emperor named himself the prefect of Shiyan, and he was happy to push the boat along the river, and five years was enough to dominate the rivers and lakes. The king of Huashan said to Zhu Di respectfully: "The great grace and great virtue of the saint are unforgettable, and the ministers will bow and die with all their might." ”

Ming Chengzu nodded with satisfaction, this Ou Lingtian is quite familiar with current affairs, and he does not leak anything on his face, which is good, and he gave a few more orders, which is nothing more than encouragement and support, and finally left the Fuzhen Temple Hall and returned to the capital under the cheers of everyone, and the Wudang Mountain Martial Arts Championship came to an end.

The great eunuch Liu Jing was not interested in Ou Lingtian, when the two faced each other, sparks appeared in Liu Jing's eyes, King Huashan didn't take him seriously at all, and said with a smile: "Lord Liu, I have to rely on you to say a few more good words in front of the emperor today." As for Lord Liu's benefits, Ou Lingtian couldn't forget it. Shiyan people are outstanding and treasured, I believe that Lord Liu will never forget it. In the future, if there is anything to order, I, Ou Lingtian, am willing to do my best for my friend, and stick a knife in both sides. ”

When it came to Liu Jing's heart, although he and Ou Lingtian had hatred, he still understood the truth that people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes. The Ou family and the Shen family were wronged, and it was not uncommon for officials to force the people to rebel since ancient times, and if King Huashan had not relied on his strength to compete with the officers and soldiers, he would not have today. Even the emperor was helpless, what else could he fight for? Many friends, many roads, fewer enemies, and fewer walls. Who wouldn't send a favor. Thinking of this, Liu Jing smiled all over his face, made a 360-degree turn in his attitude, and said: "Lord Ou is serious, you and I are both officials in the imperial court, and we should work together to do our best for the emperor." It's easy to talk about things between us. Lord Ou was officially named the prefect of Shiyan, and he should first focus on national affairs, what do you say?"

Ou Lingtian secretly scolded the cunning old fox, give you a sweet date first, and clean up what you have a chance. also replied with a smile: "Lord Liu, don't worry, the minister has a plan in his heart, and he knows it in his heart." (To be continued......)