To be fair, the strength of Yang Ning's body is currently not as strong as Longtai's. He cannot use his internal strength. The original owner of this body was a homeless beggar with no martial arts background. Although he has some strength, he is not as good as Longtai after all. Ready to train.
Although Yang Ning's soul occupies this body, it cannot bring its strength with it.
Fortunately, he was extremely proficient in fighting skills, so he could barely rely on his technical advantages to keep up with Long Tai.
In fact, the two of them could only go back and forth for more than 20 rounds. Yang Ning had already seen Longtai's technical flaws. It was not difficult to bring down the opponent. However, he is the emperor after all. As the saying goes, a man who accompanies a king is like a tiger. , who knows if this little emperor is really brought down, will he become angry
Naturally, he would not be easily knocked down by Long Tai. This kid had competed with him last time and knew what he was capable of. If he was knocked down by the opponent at this time, he would be considered as flattering. Yang Ning did not want the little emperor to feel that he was To flatter him.
You come and I go, and half a day has passed. The sky outside has darkened, but the two of them still cannot tell the winner. However, sweat has broken out on Longtai's forehead.
Suddenly I heard Eunuch Fan's voice coming from outside: "Your Majesty, it's dark, do you want to light the lamp?"
Only then did Longtai stop, let go of his hand, pointed at Yang Ning and said with a smile: "You are pretty good at it, you can fight with me for a long time." He said to the outside: "Come in!"
Eunuch Fan pushed the door open and walked in. He obviously knew that Yang Ning understood Longtai's identity. He bowed, brought two young eunuchs in, and turned on the light in the room. The originally dark study room suddenly lit up. Then the father-in-law came over and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, it's already the You hour, and the palace is closed during the garrison. Do you want to send the Marquis out of the palace? It's time for your Majesty to have a meal."
Longtai took the towel handed over by the little eunuch next to him, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and said with a smile: "Fan Dehai, I still have something to discuss with Marquis Jinyi. You put my dinner here, and I want to use it with Qining here." meal."
Eunuch Fan said: "Old slave, I obey the order." He led the young eunuch to retreat first.
Yang Ning then smiled and said: "Your Majesty has great martial arts skills, and I am no match for you." But he was thinking in his heart that your martial arts might be better than ordinary people, but if you meet a real master, it would be too ordinary.
Longtai waved his hand and said with a smile: "The emperor does not need to be strong in martial arts. I practice martial arts just to strengthen my body. I heard that there are many people with strong martial arts in both the government and the public. Ximen Wuhen of Shenhou Mansion is said to be a first-rate master. , but it can take more than ten years or even decades to master such martial arts. If I focused all my attention on practicing martial arts, I would not have to study, let alone learn how to govern a country."
Yang Ning thought that this was not necessarily the case. There were indeed many people with strong martial arts skills, but these people did not necessarily only practice martial arts and not study. However, he also believed that if they really focused on practicing martial arts, they would still be neglectful in other areas.
But he knew in his heart that it was reasonable for Longtai not to care about his own martial arts. After all, this boy was the emperor. How could the emperor not have expert guards around him
"Your Majesty, did the Queen Mother want you to get married just now?" Yang Ning asked.
Longtai sat down on the chair, raised his finger and pointed to the opposite side, signaling Yang Ning to sit down too. Yang Ning hesitated for a moment, but Longtai already said: "When there are no outsiders, there is no need to pretend to be reserved in front of me. Your temper is very good to me." I understand, if I ask you to stop, I'm afraid you will blame me for turning your back on me, right?"
Yang Ning chuckled, then went over to sit down and said, "Xiao... oh, no, it's the emperor. I don't dare to think like that."
"Qining, let me ask you, do you have a woman you like?" Longtai looked at Yang Ning and asked.
Yang Ning was startled for a moment. The image of Gu Qinghan flashed through his mind for the first time, and in an instant, Xiaoyao's face appeared again.
He was a little surprised, thinking why when Longtai asked about the woman he admired, these two people suddenly appeared in his mind.
To be fair, his soul has penetrated Qi Ning's body. Although he looks only sixteen or seventeen years old, he is already quite old in his heart, even older than Gu Qinghan. This psychological age also determines that his taste is not just sixteen. A seven-year-old youth can't compare.
Gu Qinghan is mature, plump, elegant, gentle, capable and rational, coupled with outstanding appearance, she is indeed the type that Yang Ning likes.
It's just that with his current identity, Gu Qinghan is his aunt. Although there is always a ripple in his heart when he thinks of Gu Qinghan occasionally, he also knows that some things cannot be easily overcome.
Even Yang Ning herself was a little surprised when she thought of Xiaoyao.
He had only met Xiaoyao twice. To be fair, in terms of appearance, Xiaoyao was still far behind Zhuo Xianer and Chi Danmei, but Xiaoyao's elegant temperament still impressed Yang Ning deeply.
"It seems that you really have someone you like." Longtai saw Yang Ning's expression and smiled: "If I guessed correctly, you should have met the person you like after entering Beijing."
Yang Ning just smiled and asked, "Why did the emperor talk about this?"
"Qining, I actually envy you." Longtai said: "You are now the Marquis of Jinyi. If you like a woman, with your ability, you can naturally marry her into your family and stay with you day and night. But to me, that is just Extravagant hope.”
"Excessive hope?" Yang Ning asked curiously: "Your Majesty, the land that you want to lead is not the land of the king. This world is yours. If you have a woman you like, is it possible that someone else dares to stop her?"
Longtai smiled faintly and said: "You also heard today that the Queen Mother asked me to marry Sima Wanqiong. Whether I want it or not, it seems that there is no way to change it."
"Your Majesty, I just heard that Sima Wanqiong seems to be your cousin?" Yang Ning unknowingly forgot to call himself "Chen" again.
Longtai didn't know whether he didn't notice it or didn't care at all. There was a hint of indifference on his handsome face and he said calmly: "She is my cousin, but someone wants her to be my queen. I have only been on the throne for a short time. Time has passed, but the position of queen seems to have been decided by someone a long time ago."
Yang Ning sighed: "Actually, not only the emperor, but also ordinary people's marriages are also ordered by their parents."
"My parents' orders?" Long Tai's eyes showed a stern look as he said, "It's a pity that my parents have passed away, and now I am alone."
Yang Ning was stunned for a moment, then said in surprise: "Then the Queen Mother...?"
"She is not my mother." Longtai said: "My mother passed away when I was eleven years old. The current Queen Mother was just a noble concubine at the time. After my mother passed away, it took two years for my father to be canonized. She is the queen."
Only then did Yang Ning understand why there was no sense of family affection when the mother and son were talking before. She thought it was because of the marriage that Long Tai felt rebellious, so she had a rift with the Queen Mother. Only now did she know that Long Tai was not the same person as today. The Queen Mother's biological son, hearing the tone in which Longtai mentioned the Queen Mother, clearly had no feelings for the Queen Mother.
"That's it." Yang Ning thought thoughtfully.
"Qining, you heard today that the Queen Mother asked me to confer the title of Duke to Marquis Zhongyi." Longtai stared into Yang Ning's eyes. Although the young emperor is still young, he now seems to have a calmness that is not commensurate with his age, and his tone is quite slow: "You are Jin Yihou, what do you think?"
Yang Ning hurriedly said: "This is a national event, I really dare not say anything."
"Nonsense." Longtai was slightly annoyed, "Since I'm asking you, don't be coy and say whatever you want. I don't have anyone else to discuss with. Although Master Xiang is loyal to me, he rarely talks about state affairs with me. , If I don’t look for you, who else can I look for?”
"Your Majesty, the Master Xiang you are talking about is...?"
"Yes, you have met the person who followed me as an envoy to Dong Qi and has been protecting me." Longtai said: "When Master Xiang was young, his family suffered a misfortune. It took him decades of hard work to After practicing martial arts, you will eventually achieve great success, and then take action to drive out all your enemies."
"Kill them all?"
Longtai smiled and said: "You don't know what Master Xiang is capable of. The person who killed Master Xiang's family back then was a martial arts sect. It was still somewhat famous back then, and it was considered a well-known name in the martial arts world. Ordinary people didn't dare to provoke it. Master Xiang has learned a lot. After that, all fifty-four members of that sect from top to bottom were killed overnight."
Yang Ning's heart went crazy, thinking that that person was really cruel.
"The Shenhou Mansion intervened in this matter and actually didn't think about hiding after taking revenge on the master." Longtai said: "So the people in the Shenhou Mansion easily caught Master Xiang, and Master Xiang also confessed. After the Shenhou Mansion closed the case, , people like this are executed secretly, but before the execution, Ximen Wuhen presented the case to the emperor, which can be regarded as Master Xiang’s death, and the emperor secretly pardoned Master Xiang.”
Yang Ning was startled, and Long Tai continued: "Master Xiang knew that after his father pardoned him, he purified himself and said that the rest of his life was given by his father. He was willing to enter the palace to serve his father. His father valued his friendship. , so he was summoned into the palace, but it was difficult for him to use his previous name again, and he was given the name Xiangtianbei!"
"Xiang Tianbei?" Yang Ning said in surprise: "This name is really weird."
"I suffered a misfortune since I was a child. I only wanted revenge for half my life. I got my revenge, but then I became a slave in the palace." Longtai sighed: "Isn't this tragic?"
Yang Ning said: "So... Master Xiang has been serving the late emperor, and then he has served you, the emperor?"
"Master Xiang's martial arts skills are among the best in the palace." Longtai said: "When I was young, I learned some boxing and kicking skills from Master Xiang. Although I did not formally become a master, he can indeed be regarded as my master. Master Xiang Originally, he wanted to teach me how to learn swordsmanship, but I have no interest in learning swordsmanship." He smiled and said, "You don't know something. Master Xiang's swordsmanship is not weak. My father once said to me, in order to master Xiangshi's swordsmanship, His swordsmanship is enough to rank among the top ten swordsmen in the world, so my father gave him Luo Ye, a sword treasured by the royal family, which is said to be one of the top ten famous swords in the world."
"Top ten famous swords in the world?" Yang Ning was startled.
He is quite familiar with this title. In the Daguangming Temple, he saw the Wu Yao Sword held by Bai Yuhe, and the Daguangming Temple also gave him the Vairocana Sword. Both swords are among the top ten famous swords in the world. Among them, Wu Yao ranked third and Pilu ranked fourth. Longtai said that Xiang Tianbei's Fallen Leaf Sword was also among the top ten famous swords, but he didn't know where it ranked.