Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Carrying two buckets and reading on horseback was much more tiring than Zhu Houzhao imagined. At first, he thought this was a good opportunity to exercise his arm strength.

But after only half a cup of tea, he couldn't hold on. His arms were shaking, sore and tired, as if they were not his own.

On such a cold day, there was a layer of sweat on my forehead.

"Master, master, I can't hold on any longer."

"Don't you want to learn the peerless magical skills?"

".think."

"Oh, then keep at it, this is a great way to exercise your arm strength. Have you ever heard of Xiang Yu?"

"Historical books say that Xiang Yu has infinite physical strength and can carry a cauldron. Do you think he can carry a cauldron since he was born? He is born with great strength?"

After finishing his words, before Zhu Houzhao could answer, Xia Yuan chuckled to himself, "No, he also practiced carrying the bucket little by little, and finally became extremely powerful. Persevere, and sooner or later you will be able to change."

You have to be like him."

Although Zhu Houzhao was uneducated and incompetent, he had heard of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, and knew that this man was indeed very powerful.

He also studied Xiang Yu's poems, and he was so powerful that he was unrivaled in the world.

Although he only remembered this half sentence, it did not affect his admiration for Xiang Yu at all. Listen to it, a strong man can lift a mountain.

When he thought that Xiang Yu was also carrying a bucket to practice his arm strength, and when he thought that he would become like him sooner or later, Zhu Houzhao seemed to have endless strength in his body. He shouted, straightened his two arms, and the bucket was lifted by him.

High mention.

"Master, do you think Xiang Yu mentioned it this way?"

"Yes, that's how it was mentioned. Okay, continue reading."

"yes!"

Seeing this guy shouting yes, Xia Yuan's eyes flashed with regret. Why does this guy always look so energetic?

It's a pity that this guy only has two hands, otherwise he would have to find a few more buckets for him to carry.

Outside the hospital.

Several of the entourage brought by Zhu Houzhao were still standing outside the courtyard as usual. The one who came today was still Gu Banban, but the Jin Yiwei had a new look.

Gu Dayong looked at the situation in the yard and was frightened and distressed. Yesterday's zama step was acceptable. At least this zama step was really for practicing the lower body. But today, what's the point of carrying two buckets?

mean.

He always felt that His Highness the Crown Prince had been tricked.

After staring at it suspiciously for a while, he finally turned around and asked, "Zhang Baihu, can this really train your arm strength?"

Zhang Bin nodded, "It should be possible. I have practiced this before, but I used stone locks instead of buckets."

"Oh." Gu Da made a sound, touched his chin with his hand, then turned around and asked, "Is Xiang Yu also carrying a bucket to practice his arm strength?"

"Well, I haven't read enough books, so I really don't know."

At this moment, a guard in Jin Yi followed Zhu Houzhao's example, striding on his horse, and found two big stones to hold in his hand.

After holding on for a moment, he let out a long breath and threw the stone, "No way, just holding it like this without moving, my arms are sore and tired, I feel like no one can hold on."

"Then how did His Highness persevere?"

"this."

The guard in golden clothes was hesitating when he suddenly pointed towards the courtyard and said, "My father-in-law, look, His Highness has started to move his arms up and down."

At this time, Zhu Houzhao really started to move his arms. The specific method was to raise the bucket, lower it, then raise it again, and then lower it again, and so on.

If he just carried it stupidly like that, no one would be able to persist. In this kind of fatigue, Zhu Houzhao understood the correct way to exercise arm strength without any teacher.

In response to this, he was so proud that he just wanted to laugh for three minutes with his hands on his hips and shout, "I am so smart as hell!"

Thinking of something, he glanced at Xia Yuan again and found that Xia Yuan didn't seem to care about his practice. He felt confident and bold, mechanically repeating the raising and falling movements while reading with Wang Shouren.

Reading is not just about following along, he has to force himself to indulge in it. The reason for this is of course his second grader's belief that it is tempering his mind, but more importantly, he can only focus on immersing himself in reading.

Only then can you ignore the physical exertion.

Lunch at noon is very simple. It consists of several large pancakes, a plate of stir-fried vegetables, and a plate of pickled vegetables. For ordinary people, this may be a pretty good lunch, but for the prince who is well-dressed and well-fed,

, it must be difficult to enter.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Houzhao's hands holding the chopsticks were shaking, but he was eating happily. This was definitely beyond Xia Yuan's expectation, and his perception of this product became different, with a little more appreciation.

After taking a bite of pickles, Xia Yuan seemed to remember something and said, "By the way, remember to pay for the meal later."

"Meal cost?"

"It's just money for food. You learn magical skills from me and I take care of your food. You still eat so well. Oh, and there are a few of your followers."

With that said, Xia Yuan pointed towards the outside of the courtyard with his chopsticks. Gu Banban and those Jin Yiwei were not worthy of serving at the table. Each of them squatted at the door of the courtyard with a big cake and gnawed on it.

"They also eat more than each other, so why can't I charge you?"

"You can accept it." Zhu Houzhao nodded repeatedly and asked vaguely: "Master, how much do you have to pay for this meal?"

"I am an expert hermit, and I am by no means a greedy person. I can just give you a hundred taels for the meal expenses as you wish. A hundred taels per month is not excessive, right?"

"Not too much."

Zhu Houzhao shook his head, "It's just a hundred taels, it's completely trivial."

Putting the remaining piece of cake into his mouth, he promised: "Master, don't worry, I will hand over the money in a moment."

Seeing that he agreed so happily, Xia Yuan smacked his lips, it was a pity. If he had known it would have been two hundred taels, it was a pity.

However, he admired Zhu Houzhao even more, and couldn't help but take another big cake and handed it over, "Here, good apprentice, have another piece."

A person who collects firewood and fuel for others should not be allowed to freeze to death in the wind and snow. Similarly, a prince who enjoys giving money to others must not be allowed to starve.

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"A few days ago in Taikang County, Chenzhou's earth dragon turned around. Although there was little movement, it must not be underestimated. The court should provide the pension, and there should be no delay in the allocation of disaster grains. Let the cabinet issue a note to warn Henan

The governor is supervising this matter for his own good. If someone commits corruption and causes the people to die of cold and hunger, I will ask him."

"And the Tatars. Now that winter is approaching, the Tatars have not retreated. Instead, they have diverted their troops to the Hetao area. They must be short of food and clothing on the grasslands. They are just waiting to enter the pass to harvest grass and grain. Duke Baoguo was ordered to garrison.

How have things been these days?"

In the Nuan Pavilion, Zhu Youtang was reading the memorials on the desk and talking while several eunuchs standing next to him immediately took up pens to write down the emperor's words.

As he spoke, he flipped through the memorials again, raised his head and asked, "Why is there no memorial by Duke Bao Guo in this?"

"I guess the clerk didn't send it over. I'll go to the clerk's office later and ask."

"Falling the border is no child's play. Go ask and go now."

"My slave obeys the order." The eunuch who answered responded, turned around and ran out in a hurry.

Not long after, the eunuch ran back holding a memorial. As soon as he entered the Nuan Pavilion, he shouted loudly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the memorial of Duke Bao is here. The clerk said it was just sent by the Secretary of General Affairs.

of."

Ignoring the eunuch's refusal to explain, Zhu Youtang reached out to take the memorial, opened it, and frowned immediately. He glanced at it a few more times, and the hand holding the memorial even trembled slightly, "What's going on?

What happened? Haven’t we been saying that the defense was adequate in the past few months? Then why were the Tatars able to invade Guyuan, and even diverted their routes to plunder Pingliang and Qingyang?”

Pingliang and Qingyang are very close to Guanzhong geographically, and Guanzhong is a land with four fortresses, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If they attack Guanzhong and the Tatars station here again, then

Zhu Youtang didn't even dare to think about the consequences. When he looked down, when he saw the words on the memorial, he felt anxious and anxious. He had really entered the barrier.

"absurd!"

As he spoke, he slapped the memorial on the desk, "This Baoguo Gong has always said that the defense is proper. If the defense is proper, then why can the Tatars plunder the hinterland of Guanzhong? It's my fault that I have to pay it back again and again.

And when San praised him, this is how he deceived me?!"

Under the power of thunder, several eunuchs in the Nuan Pavilion quickly fell to their knees, frightened into silence and did not dare to speak.

There was silence in Nuan Pavilion for a moment, and then the eunuch who just handed over the memorial raised his head tremblingly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I heard from the people in the library that this is a good news."

"Good news? I think it's the good news from Tatar!" Zhu Youtang laughed angrily, but with the word "good news", he still suppressed the anger in his heart, then took a deep breath, picked up the memorial and continued

Looked up.

As he read line by line, Emperor Hongzhi's frown gradually relaxed. This was actually a good news.

According to the memorial, although the Tatars looted a lot in Guanzhong, the ministers and other soldiers fought hard and fought hard to drive the Tatars out, killing many enemies and even taking back a lot of people and property.

This is a common problem of memorials in this era, or it is a kind of "wisdom" of officials. First, they exaggerate the severity of the enemy's situation and the critical situation, so that the emperor is shocked at first, and then he turns around and says that although the situation ahead is quite scary.

, but Chen is very capable and the matter has been solved perfectly.

Only in this way can the preciousness of this victory be more highlighted, and the merits of the victory be more clearly demonstrated.

It's just a pity for Zhu Youtang. His body was not in good shape, and he lost a few days of his life due to his anger and joy.

After reading this memorial, Zhu Youtang breathed a sigh of relief, leaned on the sandalwood chair and closed his eyes for a while. Then he opened his eyes a little tired and issued an order: "Give the military department an order to protect the country."

The Duke and the meritorious soldiers will discuss the rewards."

"Here."

The eunuchs in the Nuan Pavilion sang in unison, and then Xiao Jing got up from the ground and went over with a cup of ginseng tea, "Your Majesty, please take a sip of tea and take a break."

"Well"

Zhu Youtang took it and took two sips, and then he regained some energy. Then he remembered something and asked leisurely: "How is the prince doing lately?"

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Chapter completed!