Starting boy Ma Kongqun

Chapter 178 Pingnan Palace

In the past, Emperor Jiajing Zhu Houcong accidentally visited a palace attendant. The palace attendant felt pregnant and gave birth to a prince in ten months, named Zhu Zaiyuan.

Because his biological mother came from a humble background and later died in an accident that was unknown whether it was an accident or a conspiracy. Although Zhu Zaiyuan bore the title of a prince, he had a very difficult childhood.

After finally reaching adulthood, Zhu Houcong finally remembered that he still had such a son. According to the customary practice of making him a king, he instead named him "King Pingnan" and sent him to Yangcheng, the southernmost province of Guangdong Province, to become a vassal.

Finally, by this time, Yangcheng has become a prosperous city and a prosperous place along the coast. The city is crowded with people and there are mountains of goods.

After Zhu Zaiyuan arrived here, he naturally became the most noble person. With a few tricks, he amassed as much wealth as gold and silver. From now on, the emperor enjoys wealth and wealth far away, and he is happy and free.

If there is one unsatisfactory thing, it is that he has very few heirs. Although in addition to the princess, there are a lot of concubines, wives and unnamed concubines in the house, only the princess gave birth to a legitimate son for him. Named Zhu Yizhao.

Eight years ago, Longqing Emperor Zhu Zaijing passed away, and Crown Prince Zhu Yijun ascended the throne as Emperor Wanli.

Zhu Zaiyuan once went to the capital in person to express his condolences to the late emperor and to meet with the new emperor.

After he came back, news spread in the palace that the eldest son Zhu Yizhao suddenly suffered from a strange illness.

Later, the prince's condition was not heard to worsen, but he lived in seclusion for two years without seeing anyone else. Gradually, people almost forgot that there was such a sole heir to Pingnan Palace.

It was not until another two years later that news came out from the palace that an expert had been invited to completely cure the prince's strange disease.

And that expert is also very famous. He is the world's most recognized master in the world today, Ma Kongqun, the 'Tiandao'.

Because Zhu Zaiyuan was grateful to Ma Kongqun for saving his son, he not only played a major role in the establishment of the "Ten Thousand Horses Hall" Yangcheng Hall, but also hired Ma Kongqun to be the guest of the prince and the prince's teacher.

However, as the leader of a faction, it was difficult for Ma Kongqun to stay in Yangcheng for a long time. He could only take time to teach the prince's martial arts once a year.

After that, Zhu Zaiyuan also began to take his son out to socialize.

But when everyone saw Zhu Yizhao again, some of them who were familiar with him always felt that something was wrong. It seemed that his appearance had slightly changed from what he remembered. This change is actually not that big, but in the eyes of others, his image is completely different from the past, and it can almost be said that he is now two people.

But the young man's appearance changed very quickly. After everyone was stunned for a moment, they turned around and gradually forgot about the incident.

On that day, in the martial arts field in the back garden of Pingnan Prince's Mansion, the eighteen-year-old Crown Prince Zhu Yizhao was practicing a swordsmanship taught by Ma Kongqun.

Although Ma Kongqun was famous for his sword skills, Zhu Yizhao believed that the sword was the king of all weapons and was only willing to learn sword skills from him.

Ma Kongqun then taught him the "Eight Haiyuan Styles" he learned from his wife Wang Qiong.

The moves along the way are suitable for swords and swords, and it all depends on the scholar's wish.

Now Zhu Yizhao has gained considerable proficiency in this swordsmanship. Invincible, unbreakable, flood, great fool, sad, great dragon, murderer, great joy, any combination of the eight sword moves will give rise to endless changes, and the sky is like a cold wave. The sword's light and internal force add to the roaring sound of wind and thunder emitted by the agitated airflow on the sword.

Just when the swordsmanship was at its peak, a cheer suddenly came from not far away: "Okay!"

Zhu Yizhao's eyes flashed, and his sword power evolved into "Invincible", the most powerful and aggressive one. He combined his body and sword to attack the person of origin.

The visitor raised his right arm and raised his sleeve, covering it in front of him like a soft shield. Zhu Yizhao's sword move was sharp and powerful, and the sword he used was a magical weapon made of gold. However, when it was pierced on the sleeve of an ordinary cloth, it only slightly dented the sleeve. And failed to damage it at all.

The sleeves of his clothes bulged, creating great power out of thin air, causing Zhu Yizhao to take three steps back even with his sword.

"The prince's swordsmanship has indeed improved again, which is really gratifying!"

Zhu Yizhao saw that his swordsmanship, which he had painstakingly polished for a year, was still vulnerable in front of the comer. He felt a little disappointed in his heart, but it didn't show on his face at all. He raised his sword and bowed to the man and saluted: "This is my teacher." The power of teaching.”

The person who came was none other than Ma Kongqun.

A few years ago, he personally came to Yangcheng to preside over the opening of the church, but his real purpose was to place the most critical chess piece in Prince Pingnan's palace.

Originally, after Ye Gucheng achieved great mastery of swordsmanship, he felt that everything in the world was boring, and he would whimsically do something big that no one could do to relieve his loneliness, so he came to Pingnan Prince's Mansion to settle down.

But now Ma Kongqun first defeated Ye Gucheng and made a ten-year Forbidden Agreement. A few days ago, he even asked A Fei to go to "Baiyun City" to compete with Ye Gucheng in swordsmanship.

Even if he had mastered the "Flying Immortal from Heaven" style, which represents the ultimate in swordsmanship, he should not be distracted from doing anything unrelated to swordsmanship until the battle at the top of the Forbidden City was over.

After Zhu Yizhao greeted him, Ma Kongqun pointed out a few issues in his sword practice, and then Zhu Yizhao invited him to the flower hall for tea.

Not long after, Pingnan King Zhu Zaiyuan arrived after hearing the news. He dismissed all the attendants and had a secret talk with Ma Kongqun.

Zhu Zaiyuan said: "Master Ma, I have followed the path you pointed out and established a relationship with Wang An, the most trusted eunuch around the young emperor. Oh, I didn't expect that this old guy is not only greedy for money but also loves sex. He is raised in a private house outside the palace. He had more than a dozen concubines who were as beautiful as flowers and jade.

"Since he has such an obvious weakness, it would be extremely easy to bribe him. Although the solitary person has not yet revealed his identity, he has already tied the old dog tightly. After a while, he can be introduced into our plan. Got it."

Ma Kongqun said: "The prince can control the outcome of this matter himself. In addition to Wang An, there is another prince who can also try to contact him."

Zhu Zaiyuan became energetic and asked hurriedly: "Please give me some advice from Hall Master Ma."

Ma Kongqun said: "Mingyue Villa, Gongziyu."

Zhu Zaiyuan thought for a while: "Is he the son of Princess Yujian, whom my father adopted as his adopted daughter? I heard that he has a good reputation in the world, and his subordinates are quite powerful."

Ma Kongqun shook his head: "The size of his power is secondary. The key is that he is a chess piece put into the world by the little emperor. In the future, if the little emperor wants to recruit experts to protect himself, he will inevitably have to go through this channel..."

The father and son of the Zhu family are both smart people. When they heard the song, they knew its elegant meaning, and their faces showed a look of astonishment.

Ma Kongqun said again: "I think this son is very ambitious and will never be willing to just be a slut with no background. Your Majesty can try this. In addition, this son is my junior. The prince is about the same age as him, and he is also my disciple." , you can take advantage of this relationship to interact."

Zhu Zaiyuan and Zhu Yizhao both expressed their appreciation.

The two sides had a secret discussion and after agreeing on some things, Ma Kongqun left the palace and went to the entrance of the "Wanma Tang" in Yangcheng.

(End of this chapter)