Chapter 33 Hongwu Palace

Hearing the sound of gold in the morning and listening to the drums in the evening, singing in spring, summer, autumn and winter;

The clear water flows eastward, and looking back is no longer the river of yesterday.

Unintentionally, when I looked up, another five years have passed in a flash. In the five years, how many people have become unrecognizable as the passage of time, and how many people have covered their faces with a piece of loess... And in the five years, countless seedlings and trees have gradually grown into pillars...

Capital, Imperial Palace, Hongwu Palace.

In the middle of the hall, the two people were fighting hard to distinguish.

Both of them were dressed in vigorous clothes, with large black straps on their waists and black satin boots on their feet. One of them looked like a crown jade, with thin eyes and wide eyebrows, and a straight nose bridge. Although he was good-looking, a trace of tiger spirit was rarely revealed between his eyebrows and eyes. It was Mingde, the sixteenth prince of the Dajian Dynasty! The other one was about an inch taller than Mingde. Although his face was thin, his facial features were not as handsome as Mingde. His nose bridge was slightly collapsed and his eyebrows were slightly slanted. His whole face looked quite strange, but it was Mingke.

On the east side of the hall, there were still thick cushions, and there were short tables between the cushions, with teapots and tea bowls on them. The cushions were filled with people, and there were also a few standing with their arms around the open space in the north and south. One of them had a dark face and a moustache while watching the fight in the field while drinking tea. As Mingde and Mingke fought, people outside the field kept shouting and drinking.

Five years have passed, and Mingde is no longer the young child of that day. Although he is still not tall, his body has gradually become thicker. Compared with the two, Mingke not only has white, delicate skin, but also has much thinner body. The two fight together, and at the beginning they attacked and defended each other. Gradually, Mingke's every move slowed down, and later he was forced to take a defensive stance. Only Mingde was left, waving his fists, and greeted Mingke like he had endless energy.

As a result, Ming Gong, the twelfth prince who was watching the battle, couldn't bear to eat and shouted from the side: "Mingke, Mingke! What are you doing! Don't give in to him, fight! Beat!"

"What are you going to beat!" The eighth prince Ming Lian was not angry and gave him a look and whispered: "Do you think Xiao Shiwu is not embarrassing enough? With his body, can he be as good as 16 points? It's not easy for him to end up, so why are you going to beat..." As he said that, Ming Lian stood up and shouted into the field: "Okay, Mingde, stop!"

"Stop?" Mingde laughed, "Brother, the fifteenth brother hasn't said he's giving up yet. What does it mean to call stop? He's really not anxious to fight, and he's anxious to see it? Haha!"

"You... dare to talk to me like this!" Ming Lian said anxiously, "We are acting in martial arts. Look at how Xiao Shiwu is, you are still showing off! Is that sentence so important that you are chasing your brothers and fighting each other?"

"Okay, okay!" Mingde waved two punches to force Mingke back, and finally stopped. "Brother is really useless to treat his brother. If he could care for his sixteenth brother so much, he would be lucky in his life! Fifteenth brother, how about it, is it okay?" As he said that, Mingde raised his head, and didn't even look at Mingke, who was trembling and almost sat down on the ground, went straight to the shorter table next to him, picked up a cup of tea, and drank it all in one go.

At this time, the man with a mustache next to him looked at Mingde and nodded slightly: "There is progress."

Mingde was very proud when he heard this: "That's right, haha! But Brother Fifteen was a little bad, he didn't have the fun to fight so much..."

"Hmph!" The twelfth prince Ming Gong couldn't help but snorted coldly when he heard it, "I said Xiao Shiliu, you are getting more and more capable now. You have to know that if the moon is waking up, the water is full, you will be overflowing. If you are too proud, you will fall when you go out! It means that Ke has no backbone... I know that you are a backbone, come on, let the twelfth brother see your backbone!"

"Oh? Haha!" Mingde raised his eyebrows when he heard this and smiled, "It turns out that the 12th brother is itchy, that's right. I always heard the 15th brother say that the 12th brother is both civil and military. Today, Mingde just asked for advice from his 12th brother!" As he said that, Mingde wiped the sweat beads on his head and walked towards the center of the hall.

At this time, the bearded man next to him suddenly spoke: "What a fool! Ming Gong, you are becoming more and more dissatisfied. Xiao Shiwu and Xiao Shiliu are just as old as they are. If you have nothing to do, you can understand your feelings. Why are you going to do it? If you really want to fight, come and fight with Brother Jiu! Will you come?"

When Ming Gong saw Mingyong stand up, he immediately changed his face and said with a smile: "Brother Jiu is talking about where he is? How dare I reach out to Brother Jiu! Hehe, who doesn't know that you can fight the other two and sixth brothers... Didn't I just say a few words when I see Ming Ke being exhausted..." Ming Gong said, retreating back to the east and sitting down.

Mingyong stood up and glanced around, and finally his eyes fell on the boy with a bunch of hair and towel beside him. "You! Why don't you hide! Don't think I don't know. You kid are getting more and more promising recently. Mingde is getting more and more capable, so it will definitely be unrelated to you. Today, I am itchy and can't bully my brothers. Hehe, I have to take surgery on you, will you come?"

Now the Seventh Prince Mingxiao has moved out of the palace. The Eighth Prince Minglian and the Ninth Prince Mingyong have passed the year of winning the championship. Although they still live in the palace, the Eighth Prince Minglian does not like to practice martial arts. The Ninth Prince Mingyong has many brothers from above and below and often mingle with the soldiers from the camp. Therefore, the two have rarely come to Hongwu Palace in the past two years. Today, several people have been on a whim and gathered in Hongwu Palace. Just now, Mingyong was a little unbearable when he saw Mingde fighting happily. He happened to see Lin Nan next to him at first sight, so he invited him.

Five years have passed, and Lin Nan has passed the age of becoming a child, nearly sixteen years old. His former tender shoulders are now much wider. Although his face still looks a little immature, his every move has gradually shown his appearance as an adult. His life in the capital and palaces over the years has allowed Lin Nan to know a lot, learn a lot, and he is very close to the temperament of the princes. Seeing Mingyong’s words, Lin Nan knew that he could not escape, so he had to turn around and smile: “Your Highness Nine…”

"Stop talking nonsense, aren't you going to rude again?" Ming Yong raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't worry, I will not bully the small ones for the big ones. To be honest, compared with the soldiers in the camp, you are really not good enough. However, I am itchy today, so I will use you to make up the numbers!"

"Since that's the case...then..."

"Slow down!" Before Lin Nan finished speaking, Mingde was left alone. Mingde put down his teacup, walked towards Mingyong, and said, "Brother Jiu said this a little bad. You have been to Daying, and we have also been to Daying! Why didn't I think they were so strong?"

Mingyong smiled at Mingde: "What do you know... go there! I said Xiaolinzi, you are so timid, right?"

"Who said he was timid?" Mingde shouted at the sidelines. "Brother Jiu, you haven't been to school for a long time. Have you ever heard of 'Don't be a man of three days, so look at him with admiration'? Don't think we are still children, and use us to make up for the numbers? Hehe, Brother Jiu, if you accidentally miss your hand, it will be ugly..."

"Hey—" Mingyong frowned when he heard this, looked at Mingde and Lin Nan: "What a big tone! Why, Xiao Shiliu, are you trying to buy something from Brother Jiu again?"

"Hehe!" Mingde said: "It's still Brother Jiu who understands that my brother is going to bet with you. If you win, my brother will lose to you 100 taels of silver. If you lose... the thing you got last time... I have to give me a few more..."

"Hmph, I know you're always thinking about it!" Ming Yong was a little disdainful, but when he looked at Ming De's serious look, he suddenly felt a little alert. Although Ming De always looked careless, if he bet, Ming De always won the most. Today is so serious... Could it be... Ming Yong thought in his heart, and looked at Lin Nan with a glance, and couldn't help but hesitate. But after thinking again, after all, he was still a young man who was not as good as the champion, so why did he bear it? So he snorted: "Okay! As you said, but... if you lose, the silver will be added to 200 taels!"

"Two hundred taels?" Mingde was a little troubled, but after thinking about it, he gritted his teeth: "It will be two hundred taels! If you lose, you can't regret it!"

"I'll regret it?" Mingyong was so angry that he laughed at Mingde's words, and turned to Lin Nan nodded: "Okay! I have been running outside in the past two years. It seems that you, Xiao Linzi, have really grown some skills, otherwise Mingde would not support you like this! But the palace is the palace after all, and the Japanese Highness will let you know which is the biggest, the sky in this well or the sky outside!" As he said that, he took off the brocade robe outside with a sound, threw it to the side like a cloud, and reached out to Lin Nan: "Come on!"

Lin Nan still had a smile on his face, took off his long gown, folded it aside, walked up to lean over and bowed: "Your Highness Ninth, Your Highness Sixteenth has just said something. Don't believe it, show mercy, show mercy!"

"Okay!" Mingyong waved his hand impatiently: "Stop talking nonsense, come on!"

Mingde next to him shouted: "Kobayashi, I'll tell you, this time I'm really fighting! Don't hold back! Really fighting!"

After such trouble, the princes and companions watching the game were also aroused their interest and focused their eyes on the two of them in the venue.

As soon as Mingyong said the word "Come on", Lin Nan's upper body was still holding a bowing posture, but his feet were already frozen. His body rushed forward and instantly crossed a three-step distance. He suddenly raised his head and rushed to Mingyong's face! His move was as fast as lightning, as fast as thunder! Just this move made Mingyong frantically!
Chapter completed!