Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

Zhu Youjian took the note, but he didn't look at who was recorded on the note. He naturally knew that it didn't matter who it was, what was important was the trend revealed in it.

"Aiqing, do you think Cheng'en is worthy of a big job?"

Zhu Youjian was quite eager to try, but he was really worried about Wei Zhongxian.

"My lord..."

Li Xiu frowned: "You can try it...but it depends on which direction His Majesty wants the prince to develop..."

"What does Ai Qing mean by this?"

"If it's just a normal eunuch's job, the prince is naturally competent, but if His Majesty wants the prince to be involved in foreign courts, or even replace Wei Zhongxian, you will think that your majesty doesn't need to do so."

"The power of the eunuchs is only a means, not an end... The prince's foundation is shallow, and it is difficult to reach Wei Zhongxian's current situation in a short time... Moreover, the officials of the foreign court may not be happy for another Wei Zhongxian to appear... Both The empty periods between the alternations, on the contrary, are extremely prone to uncontrollable factors, allowing others to take advantage of it..."

"Throughout the history of the country, the existence of eunuchs..."

Every word, Li Xiu spoke very carefully, even very cryptically.

In Li Xiu's view, it doesn't matter whether Wei Zhongxian is loyal or traitor, what matters is the role Wei Zhongxian can play.

At least, it is necessary for Wei Zhongxian to exist before draining his value.

Zhu Youjian is naturally not a fool. He has heard Li Xiu say similar things several times. No matter how stubborn Zhu Youjian is, after careful consideration, he has to give up some luck in his heart.

Seeing the change in Zhu Youjian's expression, Li Xiu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He has already been deeply trapped on the wrecked ship of Daming. If possible, he naturally hopes that he can change the fate of this doomed ship and perform the feat of saving the sky.

But if Zhu Youjian does not change, refuses to listen to advice, and still fails to meet his expectations of the monarch, it is not impossible for him to find another way.

However, people are not plants, so how can they be ruthless? He doesn't want to be too ruthless...

Today's Zhu Youjian is obviously still extremely confused, and it can even be said to be hesitant.

Li Xiu could clearly see this point. As usual, he silently listened to Zhu Youjian's confession. In some places, he inadvertently moved one or two, changing the Chongzhen Emperor who was about to enthroned without a trace.

Perhaps the results are not yet visible, but the impact on the future will be extremely long-term...

Chapter 90 Martial Arts

It was dark at night, but Qianqing Palace was still busy.

The new emperor's accession to the throne is imminent, and the Qianqing Palace, as the emperor's bedroom, naturally needs to be moved out of its place to be the new emperor's bedroom.

The mourning hall has been dismantled, and the coffin will also be moved out of the Qianqing Palace. Another palace will be chosen as a resting place in the imperial palace. It will not be buried until the tomb of Emperor Tianqi is completed.

Zhu Youjian, on the other hand, officially settled in the emperor's bedroom that has been passed down through the ages, preparing for the enthronement ceremony the next day.

All of this has nothing to do with Li Xiu. Although Zhu Youjian deliberately involved Li Xiu, and even deliberately let the Yongwei Battalion replace the Jinyiwei School Wei Lishi as the guard for the enthronement ceremony, it was only under the strong support of officials from the Ministry of Rites. Under remonstrance, he had to give up this idea.

Li Xiu was also happy to be at leisure. After inspecting the defenses of Qianqing Palace as usual, he randomly found a quiet place to study martial arts.

The evening wind was blowing, and in the garden gazebo, the sound of pages turning could be heard from time to time. Li Xiu had been reading and studying the two inner palace treasures bribed by eunuchs for a long time.

Since they are treasured in the treasure house of the inner palace, there is no doubt that these are two martial arts, both of which are extraordinary. From Li Xiu's point of view, they can even be called top-notch skills.

There are seven styles of the Posa Saber Technique, as you can tell from its name, this is a thorough military saber technique. It is even more powerful than the complete Polu Saber Technique.

The Bodhi Golden Body is a form of Shaolin Kungfu. As the name suggests, this Bodhi Golden Body is of the same type as the Iron Armor Kungfu that I practiced back then, both of which belong to the category of external skills.

However, unlike Iron Armor Kung Fu which focuses on the skin, muscles, and bones, this bodhi golden body not only enhances the skin, muscles, and bones, but also sharpens the viscera, which can be said to improve the body's internal and external aspects.

Just looking at this point, one can clearly see that this Bodhi golden body is definitely a superior external skill.

Of course, like all other outsider martial arts, the practice of Bodhi Golden Body also needs medicine as an aid.

To practice Tiejia Kungfu requires Tiejia Pills, and to practice Bodhi Golden Body requires a medicine called Golden Body Liquid.

Medicinal materials are naturally expensive, but to Li Xiu today, no matter how expensive they are, they are nothing...

With the background of the previous sword technique and the background of practicing Iron Armor Kung Fu, Li Xiu has a deep understanding of these two martial arts in his heart after only reading and studying them a few times.

Get up from the gazebo and try to practice it, but within an hour or two, on the system panel, the two martial arts of Breaking Saber Technique and Bodhi Golden Body emerged, and the faintly flickering + sign was even more clearly visible.

His eyes subconsciously fixed on the system panel, seeing the luxurious skill panel and the unprecedented energy, Li Xiu couldn't help feeling proud,

After several months of conquest, although there were not many real wars fought, human life is the least valuable thing in the battle of the army.

Even if it was just an ordinary cottage, the number of bandits ranged from dozens to hundreds.

As the chief general of an army, if he didn't care about his status, it would be easy to be a life butcher.

Even if Li Xiu is more restrained, the energy on the system panel has now reached more than 100.

And this is the remaining energy value after improving the many military strategy books that he had read through before.

Now, the number of books on Art of War and Strategy has reached as many as six, and the number of medical books plus the previous ones that have improved their understanding has reached as many as four.

The only thing that remains the same is martial arts, which is still the same as before.

His eyes fixed on the system panel for a moment, Li Xiu thought, and the two flashing + signs disappeared without a trace.

Like every time before, the improvement of perception, time and space change, dazzling years and spring and autumn changes, the perception of the two martial arts is like a river flowing backwards, pouring into the mind and body, invading the depths of the blood, like instinct, without any barriers.

"Dirty forging can be expected!"

After comprehending, Li Xiu let out a deep breath, and a look of excitement was clearly visible between his brows.

The golden body of Bodhi can improve the body in all aspects, including skin, muscles, bones, and viscera. In this way, it will naturally greatly promote the practice of the Yangyuan pile. Li Xiu is confident that with the realization of the golden body of Bodhi, At most half a year, he is enough to step into the realm of viscera forging!

He has been practicing martial arts for several years, and he has been in Jinyiwei for a long time. Li Xiu is naturally very clear that the three realms of body training are the mainstream of martial arts in this era.

And the realm of visceral forging, whether it is in the imperial court or in the rivers and lakes, can be regarded as stepping into the top ranks.

Further up, body training is complete, this realm is almost at its peak.

As for body training, Li Xiu thinks, there should be some, the imperial court has them, and the rivers and lakes should also have them, but at least for now, Li Xiu has never seen them.

It's just that, even if there is, it's hard for Li Xiu to be as in awe of martial arts as before.

The longer he lived in this era, the more Li Xiu understood that although martial arts existed in this era, they were really just low martial arts. In the face of power, martial arts can only be lowered!

After all, even if the body training is perfect, it is impossible to be an enemy of a hundred people. Even dozens of ordinary soldiers are enough to easily suppress a martial arts expert who has completed the body training. If you count firearms, it is even easier.

Back then in the Shanyin battle, Tang Liancheng, the leader of Bailian, who was in the realm of forging viscera, led a dozen martial arts experts. Such a powerful force raided the house where Bailian was in custody. Soldiers, with the advantages of terrain and firearms, can make them return without success.

It can be seen from this that the martial arts of this era, in some respects, are really not on the table.

Of course, this does not mean that martial arts are useless. Li Xiu's emphasis on martial arts is not only his own. In the army, Li Xiu also attaches great importance to the martial arts of the soldiers under his command.

There is a difference between an army that has a foundation in martial arts, or even not weak in martial arts, and an ordinary army.

With flickering thoughts, Li Xiu slowly put down the two volumes of martial arts in his hands, and stepped into the garden. The blade was unsheathed instantly, and the broken saber technique that had been soaked into the marrow of the bone was swayed out, and the intention of rolling and killing burst out. The blade was like snow, and the cold And biting!

After swaying a set of Polu Saber Technique, Li Xiu turned the blade, and the Polu Saber Technique, which had already been superb, was also swayed out.

The two sets of saber techniques reincarnate alternately, and the cold light shines everywhere, abruptly adding a bit of chill to this peaceful and beautiful palace garden.

After a long time, the light of the saber paused for a while, and Li Xiu stood with the saber in his hand. After thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't help feeling the turbulence of the saber-breaking technique.

His martial arts are all above the edge of the blade, the Polu saber technique is majestic, the first heavy killing, full of explosiveness, this Polu saber technique is even better than it!

Coupled with the explosive skill of Man Niu Jin, it seems that it is going to go all the way to the dark rhythm!

Chapter 91 Enthronement Ceremony

The next day.

Although the scars caused by the Wanggong factory explosion on the capital are still there, in this era, the people at the bottom have never been the most important thing.

What's more, it is nothing compared to the number one event of the new emperor's ascension to the throne.

The attention of the whole court was focused on the great event of the new emperor's ascension to the throne.

On this day, before dawn, Zhu Youjian came out of Qianqing Palace in full dress, accompanied by a mighty team.

Of course, although Zhu Youjian was the protagonist of the new emperor's ascension to the throne, the supporting role also involved officials at all levels in the capital.

Officials from the Ministry of Rites had already set off to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth for the new emperor, and then waited for the new emperor to offer sacrifices to ancestor heroes and various gods.

After these two steps are completed, the enthronement ceremony can be regarded as the official start.

The entire enthronement ceremony has a set of extremely cumbersome procedures, and strict etiquette requires everyone who participates in the enthronement ceremony, and the new emperor is the most important thing.

Under the influence of the etiquette system, even if you are the emperor's pro-army and the brave guard battalion, you can only serve as a background board on the periphery.

Standing on the tower, Li Xiu looked at Zhu Youjian who was dressed in a dragon robe and climbed up to the high platform step by step to worship, and he felt a little inexplicably touched in his heart.

He originally thought that seeing this grand enthronement ceremony, he would yearn for it, and even have the idea that he could replace him.

But in fact, when this scene came into view, he seemed to be able to see the land of China full of wars and smoke in the future, the city of Beijing in flames, the emperor who hanged himself on the road at the end of the road, and the boundless blood caused by the alien soldiers stepping on China. , the indelible pain left behind, and even the boundless shame hundreds of years later...

"call……"

Li Xiu subconsciously tightened the handle of the knife, and the cold touch reached his heart through the palm of his hand. Only then did the surging heart subside a little, and his eyes shifted, looking at the majestic enthronement ceremony again, watching the new man who was about to climb to the top. Son of Heaven...

In nearly a day, the tedious and solemn enthronement ceremony finally came to an end. Zhu Youjian's ascension to the throne also meant the end of an era and the beginning of a new era!

At night, Li Xiu, who left the Qianqing Palace, led his troops to the palace again and returned to the Qianqing Palace.

The new emperor, who had just ascended the throne, was obviously still extremely insecure, and he didn't trust everything in the palace.

Of course, Li Xiu was very clear about this, and skillfully took over the entire Qianqing Palace. The bonfires were raging at night, and the Qianqing Palace, which was heavily guarded by soldiers, seemed to be a unique landscape in the palace.

And this night in Qianqing Palace, there was also a visitor beyond Li Xiu's expectations.

"The last general has seen... nine thousand years old!"

As always, Li Xiu bowed his hands neither humble nor overbearing.

In the past, facing Li Xiu's behavior, Wei Zhongxian always responded with a smile, and sometimes encouraged him.

But this time, Wei Zhongxian hastily stepped forward and supported Li Xiu: "I don't dare to be nine thousand years old. Li Qianhu can call me Eunuch Wei."

Looking at Li Xiu in front of him, Wei Zhongxian smiled on the surface, but his heart was extremely complicated.

A mere thousand households, although commanding the army is very good, and is appreciated by Emperor Tianqi, but in his eyes, it is just a chess piece to control the Yongwei Battalion.

But now, the situation has changed suddenly, and he has become too caught off guard. In the past, the little person he could kill at will, but now, he is nine thousand years old, and the existence that is awe-inspiring in the world can no longer provoke this seemingly inconspicuous little person in front of him. up.

Moreover, this little guy is about to pack up and take away the brave guard battalion he has worked so hard to build, and he has to put his face on it with a smile...

"Is His Majesty in the palace?"

"Your Majesty is exhausted and resting now, but Jiuqian has something to report to His Majesty?"

Hearing that Li Xiu still didn't change his address, Wei Zhongxian's expression remained the same, and he didn't correct him anymore. He looked at Li Xiu with a smile, hesitated for a while, and then asked tentatively:

"Xin...Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, I wonder if there is any decree?"

Li Xiu didn't fight against Wei Zhongxian, and went straight to the point: "I don't know... what aspect does Nine Thousand Years refer to?"

Being so straightforward also made Wei Zhongxian, who was used to dealing with the old fox, a little overwhelmed. After a while, Wei Zhongxian laughed twice, looked around at the Qianqing Palace where Ge Senhan was in front of Yiye, and changed the subject: "Li Qianhu is strict in running the army. , Commanding the troops well, leading the army to suppress the rebellion, and making many achievements, this governor wants to ask His Majesty for credit, and let Li Qianhu command the Yongwei Battalion, Li Qianhu, what do you think?"

After the words were finished, Wei Zhongxian's gaze immediately fixed on Li Xiu, but to his surprise, Li Xiu's expression didn't change at all upon hearing his obvious hint.

With such a reaction, Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but feel more gloomy.

"The Yongwei Battalion is under the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and the rules in the army are strict..."

Speaking of this, Wei Zhongxian stopped suddenly and didn't say any more.

Hearing this, the corner of Li Xiu's mouth raised slightly, he could naturally hear the threatening meaning of Wei Zhongxian's words.

The Yongwei Camp is under the Yumajian, and the Yumajian is under the jurisdiction of Wei Zhongxian. No matter what the current situation is, the Yumajian, and even the entire inner court, are still firmly in his hands. Under a pit, even the emperor cannot change it in a short period of time.

Obviously, Wei Zhongxian made a test, but it is really not interesting to use a brave guard battalion that is destined to be out of his control as a test.

"The last general's meritorious service is shallow, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to take on a heavy responsibility."

Li Xiu took a step back, bent over and cupped his hands, the rejection between his words was very clear.

"Ah……"

Seeing Li Xiu's appearance, Wei Zhongxian chuckled softly, and said: "This governor has something important to report to His Majesty, please pass it on to Li Qianhu!"

"Nine thousand years old wait a moment"

Li Xiu cupped his hands in response, and walked towards the Qianqing Palace.

……

"The last general has seen His Majesty, seen...the Queen!"

"Sister-in-law, this is Li Xiu, my best friend..."

Seeing Li Xiu walk in, Zhu Youjian, who was still chatting with Queen Zhang Yan, immediately stood up and introduced to Queen Zhang Yan.