Martial Arts: Starting from Fuwei Escort

Chapter 19 Ascension

In the blink of an eye, it has been more than a year since Qiu Mingxuan entered the capital, and he has been in Daming Zhengde for 14 years.

On this day, an urgent letter of [-] miles was sent to the palace. Zhu Chenhao, king of Ning, rebelled and killed Governor Sun Sui and Deputy Envoy Xu Kui of Jiangxi Press.

After receiving the report, Zhu Houzhao was very excited, and immediately prepared soldiers and horses, preparing for the royal conquest!
Coincidentally, Zhu Houzhao's military fortune was prosperous. In the 12th year of Zhengde, he was stationed in the Xuanfu under the name of "General Zhu Shou".

Therefore, Zhu Houzhao has soldiers and horses in his hands, and he is very capable of fighting.

Not long after, Zhu Houzhao led more than [-] elite "chosen soldiers" to the south in the name of "Fengtian conquers the mighty general Zhen Guogong".

However, just after walking to Zhuozhou, a good news came from the front, saying that the rebellion of King Ning was put down by Wang Shouren, the censor of Youqian capital and governor of Nangan.

"waste!"

"It's just trash!"

In the Zhuozhou tent, Zhu Houzhao, who was wearing a golden armor and dragon robe, yelled at Zhu Chenhao: "10 people, a total of 10 people, were defeated by one Wang Shouren. Is he a pig? Even if there are [-] pigs, Wang Shouren will have to catch them for a few days!"

Zhu Houzhao was very angry. Fortunately, he suggested that it is better to let Wang Shouren put Zhu Chenhao back, and then let His Majesty arrest him!

As soon as this remark came out, Zhu Houzhao's heart was moved immediately, and just about to speak, he heard a person in the tent angrily shout: "Huqin! Are you blind and deaf? Wang Yushi's rebellion is a foregone conclusion. His Majesty will only become a laughing stock if you go again. You bastard, fooling His Majesty like a three-year-old child?"

This person is precisely Qiu Mingxuan.

"This person is definitely treacherous for fooling His Majesty, please kill him!" Qiu Mingxuan clasped his fists and said in a deep voice.

Zhu Houzhao was still hesitating, Liu Jin and others still wanted to persuade them, but Qiu Mingxuan said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, during the march, the soldiers of the three armies listened to your decision. How can they be coaxed? If the general order is not kept, please kill it quickly!"

After getting along for a year, Qiu Mingxuan accurately grasped Zhu Houzhao's psychology, knowing that he called himself a "famous general in the world" and was the most valued in terms of military discipline and majesty. After Qiu Mingxuan's words fell, Zhu Houzhao's expression changed, and immediately under the gloomy expressions of Liu Jin and the others, he pushed that lucky man to beheaded.

Qiu Mingxuan was relieved to cut off one of his daughters, and said to Zhu Houzhao, "Your Majesty, Wang Yushi succeeded in quelling the rebellion. Why don't we go straight to Nanjing and let Wang Yushi offer prisoners. Apart from showing off our martial arts, we can also have a look at the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River."

Qiu Mingxuan knew that Zhu Houzhao would not go back easily when he came out this time, so he proposed a detour and went straight to Nanjing, affirming Wang Shouren's achievements while admiring the scenery of the Qinhuai River.

"Besides..."

Qiu Mingxuan said: "The minister is from Fujian. He knows that the big clan in the south of the Yangtze River raises Japanese pirates and often creates "Japanese riots" to harass the people along the coast. Now that the army is in hand, why doesn't Your Majesty patrol the coast and put down the Japanese pirates' rebellion?"

Qiu Mingxuan gave a solution.

The rebellion of King Ning is over, let's go and wipe out the Japanese pirates!
All of a sudden, Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up: "Really? Is there really a Japanese pirate rebellion in the Jiangnan coastal area? In other words, I have ridden a horse to the northern border, but I have not gone south to take a boat to enter the sea. If I can look at the sea, personally drive the Ming fleet, and wipe out the pirates and Japanese pirates, that would be a great pleasure!"

Don't worry, Emperor Ming is easily soluble in water!
Qiu Mingxuan's eyes twitched.

Qiu Mingxuan was well-prepared for this imperial conquest. He not only protected Zhu Houzhao at all times, but also accompanied Liu Zhengfeng, Qu Yang and other experts. Once Zhu Houzhao was injured, he would transfer his internal energy to save others.

It's a pity that Ping Yizhi is dead, otherwise Zhu Houzhao's safety rate will definitely be improved with him!
In this way, the imperial conquest army diverted to Nanjing, and ordered Wang Shouren to send Zhu Chenhao's family as a sacrifice as soon as possible.

When Wang Shouren came to Nanjing, Zhu Houzhao had been playing in Nanjing for more than half a month. The scenery of the Qinhuai River made Zhu Houzhao linger on.

Qiu Mingxuan admired Wang Shouren very much, and told Zhu Houzhao many stories about "Great Bamboo" and "Longchang Enlightenment".

Wang Shouren is tall and tall, wearing a crimson censor's uniform, with clear and energetic eyes, and a magnetic speech, like a great scholar who has read poetry and books, and has a very strong personal charm and appeal.

After a simple conversation, Qiu Mingxuan respected Wang Shouren very much.

This is the real Yun Wen Yun Wu!

Not to mention literature, in terms of martial arts, Wang Shouren is outstanding in riding and archery, swordsmanship, and spearmanship. He also combines Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism into one, and he has cultivated a strong internal force. He is a rare and supreme master.

Under Qiu Mingxuan's recommendation, Wang Shouren galloped on a horse, rode and shot, shot nine arrows in a row, and became a blockbuster in the Nanjing school grounds!
Not only that, but his swordsmanship is outstanding, and his spear skills are fierce. Regardless of personal force or fighting on the battlefield, they are all jaw-dropping. The battle with Qiu Mingxuan in the school field was even more wonderful.

Of course, Qiu Mingxuan won.

Even the last saint in history can't handle him!
However, Wang Shouren, who is both civil and military, also came into Zhu Houzhao's sight, affirmed his achievements, and decided to reward him heavily.

On this day, the clouds were light and the wind was light, the autumn air was crisp, and the city of Nanjing was a sensation. Hundreds of thousands of people watched Wang Shouren offer his captives.

After the captive offering was over, Qiu Mingxuan proposed to kill Zhu Chenhao, cut off Ningfan, and reduce the court's money and food.

Zhu Houzhao agreed to everything.

Not long after, Wang Shouren's reward came down, he was awarded the title of earl to Xinjian, promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War, and went to the capital to serve.

This time, because of Qiu Mingxuan's recommendation, Wang Shouren was not left out in the cold. On the contrary, his official career prospered and he made steady progress. This made Wang Shouren very grateful, and he and Qiu Mingxuan silently became bosom friends.

Politically, they have also formed "invisible allies".

Maybe it was Liu Jin's complaint, or maybe it was the threat of "the imperial conquest of the army". After the end of the captive offering, Zhu Houzhao couldn't wait to lead the army to patrol the coast, but the coastal area has not been quiet for a long time.

There were no Japanese pirates making trouble, as if the world had entered a peaceful and prosperous age, and all unstable factors disappeared.

This made Zhu Houzhao very depressed, and even wanted to board the ship to go to sea, but fortunately, Qiu Mingxuan, Liu Jin and others worked together to dissuade him.

Helpless, the Japanese pirates were nowhere to be found, and the army could only return to the court in class!

Just when the army was approaching the capital, an astonishing news came that Liu Jin's nephew Liu Erhan had conspired against him.

Zhu Houzhao was taken aback and could hardly believe it was true. He immediately led an army into the capital and searched Liu Jin's mansion himself.

As a result, the dragon robe, jade seal, soldier armor and other prohibited items were actually found.

Then, Zhu Houzhao interrogated Liu Erhan himself. As a result, Liu Erhan confessed that a sorcerer "Yu Yueming" deceived him and his uncle Liu Jin, saying that Liu Erhan had ninety-five fates, and Liu Jin had the luck of the founder of the country, so he and his uncle were secretly preparing for rebellion.

It turned out to be true! ! !
Zhu Houzhao was furious, and felt the feeling of betrayal for the first time, and immediately ordered Liu Jin to be arrested and executed Ling Chi for the crime of "conspiracy".

However, the matter did not end there.

This incident was actually a premeditated political incident. The favorite minister "Qiu Mingxuan", the eunuch "Zhang Yong", the courtiers "Yang Yiqing", "Wang Shouren", "Wang Qiong" and others secretly formed a political alliance.

As a matter of course, the commander of Jinyiwei made Qian Ning and Beizhen Fusi Jiangbin victims, and was designated as "rebel against the party."

Qiu Mingxuan ascended to the sky in one step, became the commander of the Jinyiwei, was appointed the post-military commander-in-chief, and became a first-rank official of an extremely human minister.

After the political incident, the courtiers won the victory. Qiu Mingxuan and Zhang Yong formed an "offensive and defensive alliance", secretly dormant forces, silently recruited civil servants and military generals, and digested the political legacy after the victory.

In this way, the Ming Dynasty passed quietly for several years.

In the past few years, Qiu Mingxuan has not rested, and his greatest effort is to allow Zhu Houzhao to give birth to an heir smoothly.

Zhu Houzhao was sensual, abused drugs, and almost ruined his body. After getting acquainted with Qiu Mingxuan, with Qiu Mingxuan's help, Zhu Houzhao spent part of his time exercising and practicing martial arts.

Gradually, Zhu Houzhao became so energetic that he managed to get his concubine pregnant and gave birth to a child.

Qiu Mingxuan was very concerned about these princes and grandchildren, so he raised them in the leopard garden and cared for them every day.

During this period of time, most of the world was peaceful, but the Japanese pirates in the south of the Yangtze River became more and more serious.

Therefore, Qiu Mingxuan took the opportunity to suggest that additional local factory guards should be added to expand the staffing of factory guards.

This is an obvious political signal!
The peaceful "political alliance" ended, and the forces of the courtiers confronted each other, allowing the emperor to take back his order.

However, Qiu Mingxuan and Zhang Yong continued to speak out, saying that the establishment of factory guards was imminent, and that the emperor could not be deaf or blind!

Zhu Houzhao had long expressed doubts about the ability of the factory guards to spy on intelligence because of the unsuccessful campaign against the "Japanese pirates" several times. Under the suggestion of Qiu Mingxuan and Zhang Yong, he decreed to increase the number of factory guards.

All of a sudden, the world was surging, and a new round of political struggle began.

Qiu Mingxuan and Zhang Yong were ordered to increase the number of factory guards, deploy more local manpower, and select elites.

A posture that is about to come.

After everything was ready, Qiu Mingxuan and Zhang Yong blew the horn of "counter-offensive", targeted the courtiers wantonly, set off one major case after another, and sent countless corrupt officials and corrupt officials to prison.

All of a sudden, a bloody storm erupted throughout the Ming Dynasty, and Jin Yiwei and Dongchang became synonymous with Zhi'er Yecry.

And "Qiu Mingxuan" and "Zhang Yong" are even more cowardly, becoming traitors scolded by everyone in the world!

During this period, the eunuch "Gu Dayong" dived into the water, trying to collude with the courtiers and overthrow "Zhang Yong", but Qiu Mingxuan found out about it and told "Zhang Yong" in advance to cut off "Gu Dayong" and eliminate the risk factors.

The downside of being a traitor is that everyone in the world scolds her!
So what are the benefits of being a traitor?

It is because of the great increase in power, Jin Yiwei is like a sharp knife, with the help of ransacking the family and exterminating the clan, he has made a lot of wealth.

Land, shops, residences, gold, silver and jewels were then "loyally" dedicated to Zhu Houzhao by Qiu Mingxuan, who reformed the East and West Government Offices and the "Twelve Regiment Battalions", and reorganized the imperial guards in the capital.

Zhu Houzhao served as the principal, and Qiu Mingxuan sacrificed the old and the weak in the Xishan camp for the sacrificial wine, selected the strong and strong, trained new soldiers, and established martial arts.

This time, the civil and military officials reacted even more, and even the military dignitaries were united to attack Qiu Mingxuan, Zhu Houzhao, Zhang Yong and other forces.

If it weren't for the great righteousness of the monarch and ministers, if it weren't for Qiu Mingxuan's extraordinary military strength, if it weren't for Zhu Houzhao and Qiu Mingxuan's willingness to throw money, their military literacy is excellent, and they are good soldiers and horses, they might not be able to withstand the pressure.

If you resist the pressure, you will naturally win.

The formation of the new army was completed, and Qiu Mingxuan secretly met with Wang Shouren and other "reformist" civil servants and generals as "signals" to divide the courtiers and martial arts forces. Qiu Mingxuan secretly formed a "reformist" political force, and openly shouted the reform slogan of "Qingzhang Tianmu" in the court hall!

In an instant, the world boiled, and there were heated discussions.

Hundreds of civil and military officials forced the palace, and even Queen Mother Zhang was persuaded. However, Zhu Houzhao had grown wings and power, and chose to "put all eggs in one basket" to carry out reforms, demonstrating the aura of the British Lord and Mingjun, and vowed to create great achievements that surpassed the former emperor Hongzhi, and even Taizu and Taizong!

The reform has begun in a mighty way!

Taking Wang Shouren's entry into the cabinet to preside over political affairs as a starting point, he ordered the whole country to clear up the farmland, local officials, and local factory guards to do their best to promote this matter.

A bloody war began.

Many gentry rebelled and instigated the common people to rebel. Fortunately, the factory guards spread all over the country and investigated the news in advance.

Some people also incited generals to rebel. Zhu Houzhao excitedly led the army to suppress the rebellion. Qiu Mingxuan led the Jinyi Guards to escort them. Under the powerful combat power of the new forbidden army, all the rebels were wiped out. The instigating families were interrogated, their families were ransacked and exterminated, and a large amount of land wealth was found.

The success of Qingzhang’s fields made the treasury of the Ming Dynasty abundant. Zhu Houzhao no longer needed to rely on factory guards to ransack his family and exterminate his family to support the army. The pressure on the court was greatly reduced, so the Imperial Army in the capital expanded again, reaching 40.

At the same time, Qiu Mingxuan joined forces with the "reformers" again, preparing for the next reform, "clearing up taxes"!
This time, there were still many people who resisted, because Qiu Mingxuan was going to raise the tax rate of "commercial tax".

This has caused many civil servants and generals to curse secretly, and even the "reformists" have objections.

However, Qiu Mingxuan, Zhu Houzhao, and Wang Shouren formed a "political alliance" and didn't care about a small number of insects. After all, there are many people in the world who want to be officials.

Then there are "gentry and gentry paying grain together", "spreading into the mu", "opening the sea ban" and so on.

Every reform has to trigger huge repercussions, with countless opposition voices from inside and outside the government and the opposition, and some people even rebel.

However, every time they were brutally suppressed by the "political alliance" of Qiu Mingxuan, Zhu Houzhao, and Wang Shouren.

Gradually, the opposition from all over the world decreased.

I don't know when, everyone has a feeling, as if "government is clear" and "officials are clean", the whole world has been purified a bit, and the treasury of the Ming Dynasty has been filled, reaching the peak of history!

"Congratulations to Your Majesty for creating a peaceful and prosperous world!"

Finally, Zhu Houzhao, the once stubborn Emperor of Zhengde, on his deathbed, made a great achievement far surpassing that of Emperor Hongzhi, comparable to Taizu and Taizong, and passed away with a smile in the leopard garden.

The death of Zhu Houzhao made Qiu Mingxuan very sad, but he soon entered the role, playing the role of "Taifu", one of the three princes, successfully helping the prince ascend the throne, and continued to watch and help each other with Wang Shouren, forming a "political alliance", and began to actively expand the military route.

In Zhu Houzhao's later years, the newly reorganized navy of the Ming Dynasty had already taken shape, swept the inland seas, wiped out the thieves and Japanese pirates, and gradually restored the ability of the "long-distance fleet" during the reign of Emperor Taizong.

Under Qiu Mingxuan's bewitchment, Zhu Houzhao once wanted to control the Royal Fleet of the Ming Dynasty, sail eastward to Wa Island, destroy this tiny country, and seize the "Golden Mountains and Silver Seas".

But unfortunately, he passed away too early and did not achieve this.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, Qiu Mingxuan and Wang Shouren did not forget their original aspirations, and replaced the former emperor with Qiu Mingxuan, leading the Royal Fleet of the Ming Dynasty to sail east to Wa Island. They won the first battle and conquered the new territory.

Then, the Royal Fleet of Ming Dynasty brought back a large amount of gold and silver, which shocked the government and the public.

Qiu Mingxuan destroyed the country in one battle, and was conferred the title of earl by the new emperor, becoming one of the hereditary honors of martial arts, which can be regarded as fulfilling the last wish of the former emperor to a certain extent.

Of course, "An Guogong" is impossible.

Unless Qiu Mingxuan made greater contributions.

After successfully crossing the east, Qiu Mingxuan's team returned to the court, and together with Wang Shouren, they carried out the "immigration real household" policy, forcing some people to cross the sea to the east and occupy the fertile soil of Wa Island by coercive means.

After all, most of the Japanese pirates were demoted to slaves by Qiu Mingxuan, or sold into the country, or demoted to mining areas, leaving only most of the elderly, weak, women and children.

When those impoverished Ming people entered the new territory, they transformed into "new aristocrats", occupied a lot of land, lived in big houses, married several Japanese women, and lived a good life.

When the news spread back to the country, many people talked about it, and the enthusiasm for Dongdu's expansion increased.

At this moment, Qiu Mingxuan made a proposal, and after obtaining the approval of the new emperor, he led the Ming Royal Fleet to go south to capture the islands in Southeast Asia, destroying countless countries along the way, and the Ming army became famous overseas.

During this process, Qiu Mingxuan's Royal Fleet of Ming Dynasty encountered several fleets of Franglers, and instead of surrendering, they even dared to return bombardment to the Royal Fleet of Ming Dynasty, which made the Royal Navy of Ming Dynasty furious.

Under the influence of Qiu Mingxuan, firearms of the Great Ming Dynasty advanced by leaps and bounds. The artillery of the Royal Fleet of the Ming Dynasty was based on the Frang machine artillery, but it was innovated and reformed.

Then, Qiu Mingxuan sent people to seize the ship forcefully, demoted all the Fulangji people into slaves, and handed them over to Jin Yiwei for interrogation.

The Indian peninsula in Southeast Asia is such a fertile region. Qiu Mingxuan led the Ming Royal Fleet to come here. He was invincible all the way, captured a large amount of gold and treasure, and returned with a full load of ships after ships, and then continuously transported "naval soldiers" and "immigrant people".

For 30 years, Qiu Mingxuan has been digesting the potential of the Southeast Asian Peninsula and Japan Island, and the national power of Ming Dynasty has continued to flourish.

During this process, Wang Shouren had already passed away, and Qiu Mingxuan was so powerful that he had already become the commander of An Guogong, Daming Grand Master, and Jin Yiwei, sitting in the capital and directing the Daming Royal Fleet.

Qiu Mingxuan has become the de facto ruler of the Ming Empire!
Under the administration of Qiu Mingxuan, the people of Ming Dynasty lived a prosperous life. Land, wealth, women, and slaves seemed to be at their fingertips. As long as they closely followed the footsteps of "An Guogong", they could become winners in life.

The territory of Ming Dynasty continued to expand outward.

It was already the stage where Qiu Mingxuan's disciples, even his own son, filled the court army.

Qiu Mingxuan sat in the capital, commanded the Ming Army and the Royal Fleet to attack east and west, occupied Liaodong and the Liaodong Peninsula, added several provinces, continued to degrade the aborigines into slaves or second-class citizens, implemented "immigration real households", and forcefully forced the Ming people to fill the vacant areas.

Qiu Mingxuan spent another ten years in this process.

This is already the third emperor that Qiu Mingxuan has experienced. A new generation replaces the old, and countless people grow old and die. Only Qiu Mingxuan is still healthy, like a needle that stabilizes the sea, supporting the continued expansion of the Ming Empire.

Compared with the previous regions that Qiu Mingxuan conquered, the grasslands of the Western Regions looked barren and barren.

But Qiu Mingxuan still didn't let him go, and sent several of his sons and grandsons to lead an army of more than [-], divided into several groups, carrying the new firearms of the Ming Dynasty, to go deep into the grassland and conquer new territories.

"Go, go to the west and see what treasures are there!"

This army, named the "Western Expedition Army" by Qiu Mingxuan, swept through several tribes on the grassland continuously, drinking horses and seas, confining wolves to live in Xu, making all the tribes in the grassland surrender, showing respect to the Ming Empire, and bestowing the supreme title of "Tian Khan" on Zhu Houzhao's grandson.

Expand, expand, keep expanding!

Both the Great Ming Army and the Great Ming Royal Fleet continued to expand under the hands of Qiu Mingxuan, and eventually reached a huge military strength of more than 100 million, laying down the largest territory in history. With the blood of countless countries and races and the slave market, the prosperity of the Ming Empire was exchanged!

Prosperity, unprecedented prosperity!
Civil and military officials and countless people of the Ming Empire regarded Qiu Mingxuan as a god, and even vaguely proposed to "change the country with a different surname", imitating the story of the ancient holy emperor's "abdication" and let Qiu Mingxuan ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

Qiu Mingxuan's children and grandchildren were very excited and eager about this, and they tried countless times to test Qiu Mingxuan's mind.

And Zhu Houzhao's grandson and those "royalists" were also frightened, worried that Qiu Mingxuan would change his dynasty.

However, Qiu Mingxuan did nothing, but continued to expand his empire without forgetting his original intention.

It seems that his ambition has never stopped.

Some people praised him as a saint, but he didn't care; some people called him a traitor and an only husband, but he still didn't care.

He just lived quietly, sitting in the capital, cultivating generation after generation of young people, pouring his thoughts into them, building the most powerful army, and conquering the world!
How long can a person live?
People in the world always pursue longevity, but it seems that the one in the capital is the eternal sun of the Ming Empire.

He survived six generations of emperors, as well as many disciples, old officials and descendants. Qiu Mingxuan lived too long.

The sun never sets, and its scorching and brilliant light shines on the earth, nourishing the growth of all things, and shattering the dreams of countless ambitious people, secretly cursing the sun, let it destroy and fall!
Among them, Qiu Mingxuan's descendants were even included!
The Qiu family has already become the number one surname in the Ming Empire, and even the Emperor Zhu's family cannot be compared with it.

On a certain day when he was 167 years old, Qiu Mingxuan felt so blessed, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he couldn't help stretching his waist and said, "Oh, it's finally coming to an end."

So, he got into the carriage, and under the escort of Jin Yiwei and the Imperial Army, he finally left the capital and returned to his hometown.

Along the way, he stopped and stopped, glanced at the world he changed, and found that the people of Ming Dynasty lived affluently, walking on the road with their toes proud, as if "the people of Ming Dynasty are number one in the world", young people read books and practice swords, practice martial arts, everyone is noble in martial arts, and they are proud of expanding their military achievements.

"Well, not bad."

Qiu Mingxuan smiled, entered FJ Province with satisfaction, and returned to Fuwei Escort. The Lin family has been passed down for 7 generations, and the headquarters compound has not been changed. It still maintains the appearance in Qiu Mingxuan's memory, a bit like "An Guogong's former residence".

After turning around and looking at the descendants of the Lin family, Qiu Mingxuan went up the stairs and entered Putian South Shaolin Temple.

That's where he used to learn art from a teacher.

Today, it has become a holy place.

Because of Qiu Mingxuan's existence, the Putian South Shaolin Temple's prestige in the Ming Empire was the highest in the martial arts world. Many teenagers traveled thousands of miles to follow the example of "An Guo Gong" and follow his past journey.

"Expand, continue to expand, let the blood of the descendants of Yan and Huang spread to every corner of the world, and become the master of the world!"

This is Qiu Mingxuan's last wish.

In the end, he walked into his hometown of Wuyi Mountains, found a secluded place, sat cross-legged suddenly, looked at all living beings with a smile, closed his eyes and passed away.

In an instant, the situation of the world changed drastically.

Colorful rays of light emerged from the clear sky thousands of miles away, and a cloud of golden auspicious clouds enveloped Qiu Mingxuan's "body", with thousands of golden lights hanging down.

"Ancestor!"

"Master!"

"Old Duke!"

In the Wuyi Mountains, a group of Jinyi Guards and Forbidden Army, including Qiu Mingxuan's descendants, disciples and old officials, couldn't help bowing their heads and bowing down, looking at Qiu Mingxuan's "remains" and weeping loudly.

An era is over.

But a new era is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)