control the heavens

Chapter 21 The Prince
The Hanlin Academy is a very special establishment. The official establishment of the entire Hanlin Academy has only 29 people. Among them, the head of the Hanlin Academy is the Hanlin Bachelor, and the Hanlin Bachelor is the fifth rank.Except for the Bachelor of Attendance, the Bachelor of Attendance, the Study of Attendance, Trial Lecture, Doctor of the Five Classics, Classics, Books of Attendance, Daizhao, and Kongmu, which are compiled and have a fixed number of people, what other historians compile, edit, review, and concubine Custards are all grades but have no quota.

The main responsibilities of the Hanlin Academy are to compose the history of the country, master the actual records, record the words and deeds of the emperor, lecture on the history of scriptures, and draft manuscripts related to ceremonies. It seems very powerful, but in fact it has no power. It's from the sixth-rank official, but it's the real deal.

In the era of the Ming Dynasty, the salaries of officials were not high. For example, the monthly salary of a sixth-rank official was only 8 Shimi. This salary was really nothing in the capital. poor.

Fortunately, Tang Han's family was well-off, belonging to a wealthy family, and there was no shortage of money. However, Tang Han also lived a very simple life. He only invited three servants in the yard.

Of course, although the grades of the Hanlin Academy are not high, regardless of their political status, the social status of the officials of the Hanlin Academy is very high and very superior.

In the Tang and Han Dynasties, he took office in the Hanlin Academy to compile and write. He borrowed books from the Imperial Academy every day. The collection of books in the Imperial Academy is no less than that of the Imperial College, with a full 10,000+ volumes. It can be said that the collection is very rich, and there are not many places in the world that can compare Go to the Hanlin Academy, and even saw many rare and orphaned books in the Tang and Han Dynasties of the Hanlin Academy.

There are even some secret records about the past dynasties in the Hanlin Academy, which really opened Tang Han's horizons a lot.

On this day, Tang Han saw that it was getting dark, so he packed up his things and was about to leave the Hanlin Academy. When passing by a courtyard, he saw a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy practicing martial arts. He was holding a sharp sword and was dancing with it. .

Tang Han saw this young man dancing with a sword, but his chassis was unstable, and he shook his head slightly. With such skill, in the Jianghu, I am afraid that others can defeat him with a single move.

Those who practice martial arts are most afraid of an unstable chassis, so all schools and schools all emphasize the horse step to strengthen the chassis.

"Look at the trick!" Seeing Tang Han shaking his head, the young man shouted, ran over quickly, and stabbed Tang Han with a sword, while the faces of the strong men beside him changed drastically, and he said quickly: "My lord, don't hurt anyone! "

Tang Han's face was indifferent, and he clamped the stabbing long sword with two fingers. The young man saw that his sword could not advance a single bit, so he couldn't help but feel competitive, and he used his previous strength, so that his face turned red.Suddenly, Tang Han kicked the boy on the thigh, causing him to stagger and almost lie on the ground.

"You are so brave, you dare to offend the young master, take it down!" The head of a strong man's face changed drastically, and he scolded angrily. The other four strong men also showed panic and surrounded Tang Han.

Tang Han frowned slightly, and scolded: "Presumptuous, this is the palace, how can you wait here to be presumptuous!"

The Hanlin Academy is the emperor's secretarial institution. In order to facilitate the service of the emperor, the Hanlin Academy is located in the imperial palace.

"Take this tusk!" The leading strong man shouted, and immediately attacked Tang Han with four other strong men.

"Huh!" Tang Han snorted coldly. He entered the palace without a weapon, but this does not mean that he has no force, but it is far inferior to having a sword in his hand. Tang Han's palm contains internal strength, and his body is extremely fast. After slapping five palms in a row, the five strong men flew upside down and fell to the ground.

"Good skill! Good skill!" Seeing Tang Han knocking down five strong men, the young man was not only not afraid, but instead had his eyes wide open, and praised him again and again.

"You are 'Tang Han', the champion of Lianzhong Sanyuan? I didn't expect that you not only do a good job in writing, but also in martial arts!" The young man praised: "Are you willing to teach me martial arts?"

"Young Master!" The faces of those strong men changed drastically. Although they were injured by Tang Han, they still stood up to protect the young master, and looked at Tang Han vigilantly. He put the thing in his mouth and made a sharp sound, and suddenly dozens of people with swords came running from all directions, protected the young master, and surrounded Tang Han.

"Retire all alone!" the young man shouted with his eyes wide open.

"His Royal Highness, this person is very skilled in martial arts, if he has evil intentions..." The strong man in the lead hurriedly persuaded him.

Your Royal Highness?

Tang Han couldn't help showing surprise, and vaguely understood the identity of this person in his heart.

It turned out that the young man in front of him was the prince of the current dynasty, the eldest son of Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang, and the tenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the famous "Emperor Zhengde" in later generations.This Emperor Zhengde was quite legendary. He was witty and intelligent since he was a child, and he liked to ride and shoot. In the Battle of Yingzhou, he led the troops in the name of "General Zhu Shou" and defeated the Tatar army.During his enthronement as the emperor, he killed Liu Jin with a snap of his fingers, rebelled against King Pinghua and King Ning, and defeated the Mongolian princes.

"His Royal Highness, I don't know the identity of His Royal Highness, if you offend, please forgive me!" Tang Han clasped his hands.

Not to mention that his martial arts are top-notch in the Jianghu, but he has won three consecutive yuans. He is a civil official. In the era when the civil official group was in power, even if Tang Han offended the prince, he would at most be sent to another place, but it was impossible for him to lose his life because of it.

"Master Tang, I don't know if you are willing to teach Gu martial arts. Your martial arts are better than Gu's bodyguard!" Prince Zhu Houzhao said hastily.

As the eldest son of Emperor Hongzhi, Zhu Houzhao was established as the prince early, and was regarded as the jewel in the palm of Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang.But since he was a child, he saw that Emperor Hongzhi was in poor health and often fell ill, so Zhu Houzhao practiced martial arts since he was a child to keep fit, and he didn't want to get sick every day like Emperor Hongzhi.

For a long time, Zhu Houzhao thought that his kung fu was good, and he was his personal bodyguard. Even if the two joined forces, they would not be his opponent. But today he was easily subdued by Tang Han, which made Zhu Houzhao suddenly want to be a teacher.

"His Royal Highness is the crown prince of the country. This martial arts method is just a by-pass. His Royal Highness should learn more about how to govern the country." Tang Han declined.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Tang Han meaningfully, and then left with the guards, but Tang Han did not expect that he received an imperial decree the next day, asking Tang Han to be the instructor of His Royal Highness and teach His Highness martial arts.

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In the East Palace, Zhu Houzhao was wearing a tight suit and holding a sword. He looked at Tang Han happily and said, "Master Tang, I told you that you would become my master and teach me martial arts."

After Zhu Houzhao left yesterday, he went to see Emperor Hongzhi, and it took a lot of effort to persuade Emperor Hongzhi to make an order.

"Your Highness is the crown prince of the country, not a reckless person. Even if you learn martial arts well, it will be of no use. Why should you be obsessed with learning martial arts!" Tang Han said helplessly.

"Master Tang, I want to learn martial arts well, and in the future I will lead thousands of troops to flatten Mongolia and wash away the 'shame of Tumubao'!" Zhu Houzhao said.

At that time, Emperor Yingzong, instigated by the eunuch Wang Zhen, disregarded the dissuasion of his officials, and led a large army to conquer Oirats. As a result, he was defeated by the Oirats. The captives, the important military town 'Civil Fort' were contributed.The elite of the capital was completely lost, and there were only less than 66 old and weak soldiers left in the capital, but the Oirat army drove straight into the capital to threaten the capital.If it weren't for Yu Qian's efforts to turn the tide, the capital would have fallen.

It is precisely because of the 'Civil Fort Change' that the elites of Xungui were lost, the authority of Xungui Group was greatly damaged, and it was condemned by the world.But Yu Qian tried his best to turn the tide and established a new emperor, which made the civil official group completely in power. Only then did the civil official control the power today.

Tang Han did not expect that Zhu Houzhao, who was only a teenager, would have such ambitions.

"Since you call me Master Tang and follow me to practice martial arts, then I will strictly demand you no matter what your status is, and if you fail to meet the requirements, I will have punishment measures!" Tang Han said indifferently: "If you do If not, it’s better to give up early!”

"Master Tang, don't worry!" Zhu Houzhao responded.

In the Tang and Han Dynasties, Zhu Houzhao was taught Huashan's mental method, and Zhu Houzhao was required to meditate for an hour every morning and evening, and for an hour in the morning.This practice is very boring. Tang Han originally thought that Zhu Houzhao, a son of the royal family, would not be able to endure hardships since he was a child, and would give up in a few days. Unexpectedly, Zhu Houzhao persisted.

Moreover, because the royal family has rich clothes and good food, and there is no shortage of medicinal materials, Zhu Houzhao actually felt the sense of energy in just one month, and developed a little internal strength in three months, which really surprised Tang Han.

Tang Han couldn't help being curious, and after Zhu Houzhao developed a little internal strength, he taught Zhu Houzhao the basic swordsmanship of Huashan. Tang Han believed that Zhu Houzhao's perseverance was the main reason.On the battlefield in the future, the chances of winning will be a little bit higher.

(End of this chapter)