Chapter 150: It’s unlucky to have such relatives (Part )

Jiang Qi was agile and his circle-hand hammer attack was extremely swift, like a tiger descending from a mountain, unstoppable.

His body was as fast as lightning and his fists were so fierce that they seemed to tear the air apart.

However, Zuo Lengchan stood still like a mountain. He had deep inner strength, and facing Jiang Qi's fierce attack, he simply blocked it lightly, thus dissolving the fierce force into nothingness.

The two men's fists and palms entangled with each other, using force to transform force, and using force to stimulate force, going back and forth, and the fight was hard to determine.

Seeing that his attack failed after a long time, Jiang Qi suddenly used a hook hammer to hit Zuo Lengchan's ribs, directly targeting his vital points.

This move changes so quickly and is as swift as thunder.

However, Zuo Lengchan relied on his strong internal strength to withstand the attack.

Jiang Qi's expression changed. He didn't expect Zuo Leng to have such profound internal strength.

Zuo Lengchan suddenly used a masculine and invincible punch with his own strength and power, hitting Jiang Qi right in the ribs.

He only felt a huge force coming, like a landslide or tsunami, which knocked him flying.

Zuo Lengchan followed closely and unleashed the Great Songyang Divine Palm, alternately punching, palming, fingers, grabbing, with moves that were unpredictable and attacks as dense as rain. Every move and every style contained deep internal strength.

Jiang Qi's expression concentrated, and he used the eight Tai Chi techniques of peng, lu, ji, an, cai, lie, elbow and kao simultaneously. He used horizontal arm to block, lowered elbow to block, upright palm to block, and tied arm to transform strength, trying his best to resist Zuo Lengchan's attack.

The two men fought extremely quickly, and only afterimages could be seen flying on the field. Every collision made a dull sound, as if the air was vibrating.

With a dull "bang" sound, the two men faced each other with their palms. Jiang Qi was slapped away by Zuo Lengchan for the second time, but Zuo Lengchan stood where he was without moving at all.

The moment he landed, blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and he was obviously injured internally.

He is only in his thirties, how can his internal strength compare to Zuo Lengchan?
No matter how well one practices Tai Chi, it will still pale in comparison to the strong internal strength.

Even Ding Mian and Lu Bai were surprised by this scene. They understood in their hearts that their head brother's internal strength had reached a new level during this period of time.

Ding Mian couldn't help but think in his heart: "It seems that the "Zhenyue Jue" that Lord Ou lost to the head brother is really not simple! "

Zuo Lengchan retracted his hand, silently pressed the hilt of the sword, and said calmly: "Captain Jiang, if Lord Ou hadn't suggested to capture you alive, you would have died just now."

"call"

Jiang Qi sat on the ground, revealing a smile that was uglier than crying.

As soon as Zuo Lengchan came in, he said that the Songshan School was good at swordsmanship, but the other party defeated him unreasonably with palm techniques.

If you don't know what's good for you and continue to fight, the other person will draw his sword.

Seeing this, Ding Mian decisively stepped forward and pressed his acupoints. Lu Bai took out a rope and tied Jiang Qi up.

Mu Gaoweng stood up with great effort, bowed to Zuo Lengchan and said, "Thank you, Alliance Leader Zuo."

"Mugao Weng"

Zuo Lengchan glanced at the slovenly Saibei Mingtu and said with a somewhat displeased expression: "Lord Ou likes to be clean, how can you dress like this?! If you go out and embarrass Lord Ou, don't blame me for being rude."

Mu Gaoweng was bewildered. He looked at Zuo Lengchan and the other two preparing to take Jiang Qi away, then he said, "I am just pretending. It's just a disguise! Zuo, Captain Zuo, where do you get such high authority? I'm going to tell the young master!"

"It's up to you." Zuo Lengchan didn't care. He knew Junior-Nephew Ou better than Mu Gaoweng.

Ding Mian and Lu Bai looked at each other, and they could hardly suppress the smiles on their faces.

At this moment, Ou Zanghua and Wei Bin were sitting in the Prince Huai's Mansion, drinking fine wine and admiring the dancing of beautiful women.

Zhu Qiquan, the second King of Huai, built the Yongshou Palace on the basis of the royal palace, which included eight scenic spots such as Penglai Qingyin and Shuizhang Pingxi.

The place where the three of them are at this moment is Penglai Qingyin.

The so-called secluded residence is built on the south bank of Xuandu, which is far away from the mundane world. The fragrant grass grows on the bed in the autumn night, and the shadows of silver cicadas flow on the empty window at night.

The three of them sat in the pavilion, across a lotus pond, watching the beauty two meters away, looking around, sometimes waving her sleeves to block the light, sometimes floating like a swimming dragon, coupled with the beautiful music, it was really intoxicating. Huai Wang Zhu Youqi had a face as white as powder and lips as red as rouge, and was a handsome young man, but Ou Zanghua could also see that this prince had a weak qi and blood, and if it weren't for his deep internal strength, he would be even weaker.

Don't be fooled by this prince's delicate and frail appearance, he is actually a very smart man.

When he was still young, he also participated in a dispute over rituals, which can be seen as a foreshadowing of the later Great Rituals Controversy.

Zhu Youqi's father Zhu Jiandian did not ascend the throne. Theoretically, he inherited the throne from his grandfather.

But if this happens, the status of his uncle Zhu Jianlian and his father Zhu Jiandian will be difficult.

The key point is that before this, his uncle Zhu Jianlian had been posthumously named King of Huai.

Therefore, the ritual officer of the Prince of Huai's Palace believed that Zhu Youqi inherited his uncle's throne and directly called his uncle Wang Kao, which was considered as being adopted by his uncle.

As for his father, he was still the King of Qingliu, and was inherited and worshipped by Zhu Youqi's younger brother Zhu Youkui, so he had nothing to do with Zhu Youqi.

Zhu Youqi certainly did not agree to leave his biological father aside to worship his uncle.

So he wrote many letters hoping to posthumously confer the title of King of Huai on his father Zhu Jiandian, because once Zhu Jiandian was posthumously conferred the title, it would mean that he had inherited his father's throne and would no longer have to recognize his uncle as his father.

Unfortunately, Zhu Youqi met the benevolent emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongzhi.

Emperor Hongzhi agreed with the ritual officials' opinion and did not posthumously confer the title of King of Huai on Zhu Jiandian.

They can't even call for or offer sacrifices to their own father. This bunch of civil servants is really going too far. They use Confucian classics to bully orphans and widows.

Zhu Youqi was devastated by his failure to respect his biological father. From then on, he ignored state affairs and started to eat, drink and have fun (although the vassal king was not a big deal).

It was not until the Jiajing Emperor came to power that Zhu Youqi died and his younger brother Zhu Youkui succeeded to the throne. After witnessing the outcome of the Great Ceremony Debate, he decisively wrote another letter to request a change of thrones.

Emperor Jiajing felt sympathy for the brothers because he had similar experiences to them, and immediately ordered that Zhu Jiandian be posthumously named King of Huai, thus allowing Zhu Youqi to fulfill his wish.

"Mr. Ou Xiuzhuan, do you like the beauties in my palace?" Zhu Youqi looked at Ou Zanghua and asked with a smile.

"The beauty overshadows the present and the past, and the lotus is ashamed of her jade-like face." Ou Zanghua was not stingy with praise, and the poem he spoke was that of Li Bai.

"Hahaha," Zhu Youqi said with a satisfied smile, "I don't have any gifts for Ou Xiuzhuan, so why don't you pick one from these six beauties? It's a little token of my appreciation."

Ou Zanghua bowed his hands calmly and declined, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but I am still young and need to do more work for the court. A beauty will only affect my time to do my work."

"It is a blessing for Your Majesty and the country that the Ming Dynasty has a minister like Ou Xiuzhuan!" Zhu Youqi couldn't help but say with emotion after hearing this.

"Your Majesty, thank you."

"Speaking of which, the reason I invited you two here this time, besides to appreciate your dancing, is because I also want to discuss something with you two."

Zhu Youqi's expression was filled with curiosity: "I have recently been reading the fifteenth chapter of the Book of Filial Piety, and I am a little confused. Confucius meant that we should not just follow the orders of our elders, but also consider whether their orders are feasible. Doesn't this go against the Three Character Classic's 'Parents' orders should not be disobeyed'?"

Ou Zanghua glanced at Wei Bin beside him and saw that he, a eunuch, was staring at his sister and couldn't move his eyes away, so he had to speak up himself: "Your Highness, this is mainly because the two scriptures are different because the content is different for the different groups of people who study them."

"Three Character Classic is an enlightenment reading material, mainly for children aged two to seven. Children at this stage do not know the difference between good and evil, right and wrong, and need guidance from their parents, so there is a saying that goes 'Parents' orders must not be disobeyed'."

"Zhu Zi Yu Lei once said that at the age of fifteen, the eldest son of the emperor, the sons of the dukes, ministers, officials, and the sons of the nobles, as well as the talented people of the people, all enter the university and are taught how to explore the truth, rectify the mind, cultivate oneself, and govern others. The Book of Filial Piety is one of the thirteen Confucian classics, and is usually studied when the child is about to learn. At this age, the boy has a certain understanding of the truth and has a certain ability to distinguish, so he can be taught more profound knowledge."

“That’s why Confucius said, ‘If a father fights for his son, he will not fall into injustice.’”

Zhu Youqi's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he asked, "So Ou Xiuzhuan also believes that unreasonable requests from elders should be rejected, right?"

Ou Zanghua was stunned, and all kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind quickly.

As the Prince of Huai, Zhu Youqi has few people whom he can call elders.

And there happened to be such a person just opposite Poyang Lake, that was the fourth King of Ning, Zhu Chenhao.

According to seniority, Zhu Youqi should call Zhu Chenhao "Uncle King"!
(End of this chapter)