Chapter 145 Information came
"Father, I heard that the commander of Yantai Pass has been blocking my third brother's Fu'an Marquis Mansion for a day and a night!

I didn't expect that this ordinary Yantai Pass commander had such ability!"

While Zhu Chengwu was fighting with the three great monks, the prince came to the Qinzheng Hall of the Ming Palace again to meet the Ming King.

Ever since Zhu Chengwu achieved mastery and led a large army from the Fu'an Marquisate to leave Xuzhou City, the prince's tone did not seem so heavy and anxious for the first time.

The prince was frightened by the overwhelming victory of Zhu Chengwu and the Marquis of Fu'an before!
Now, a previously unknown commander of Yantai Pass can block the large army of Marquis Fu'an for a day and a night, making the prince feel that he is capable again!
The third brother of Marquis Fu'an is not invincible!

The previous crushing victory might just be due to the weakness of the defending general and the fear of death of the defending soldiers.

The prince comforted himself in this way.

"Prince, your information is delayed! Take a look!"

King Ming said this as he handed the prince the latest intelligence from the front line.

After all, the intelligence channels of the Ming King are more reliable than those of the Prince's Palace.

"The three great monks of Shaolin Temple? There are also Zen Master Fangyuan and Zen Master Fangzheng?"

The prince read the intelligence information handed over by King Ming quickly.

The prince was shocked when he saw the content of the intelligence.

Look up at the Ming Wang in front of you.

"Shaolin Temple has really taken action!"

As expected, King Ming had already anticipated this intelligence information.

The reason why Prince Ming was so calm was not because he had read the information before the prince arrived, but because Prince Ming had already anticipated the actions of Shaolin Temple.

Ming Wang, the current patriarch of the royal Zhu family, was well aware of Shaolin Temple's probing of the Zhu clan's Dazongzhengyuan and the Dazongzhengyuan's response.

"Father, you already knew this? Was it you who arranged the Shaolin Temple?"

The prince's heart moved, and he remembered how calm his father, King Ming, was when his third brother Zhu Chengwu achieved mastery and headed towards the capital.

At first the prince thought that King Ming's calmness was the result of King Ming's calmness despite the catastrophe in his more than 30 years as a king. Now it seems that it was just a well-planned and calculated move!
"I didn't arrange the Shaolin Temple, and I can't arrange the Shaolin Temple. But I do know what they think of the Shaolin Temple."

When a man was about to die, the king did not avoid the question of the prince.

More than three years passed, and King Ming became increasingly older.

I'm afraid death is imminent.

"What do you think of Shaolin Temple?"

There was a hint of doubt in the prince's words.

If it wasn't arranged by Ming Wang, then the actions of Shaolin Temple this time...

You know, Shaolin Temple and his third brother, Fu'an Hou, have no grudges against each other, so why...

"The Zhu Dynasty, Wudang and Shaolin have reached their peak and are the most prominent forces in the Ming Dynasty. For us, maintaining the status quo is the best option!

Faced with a figure like Wu Ge'er who is capable of destroying the existing order, it would not be surprising for either Shaolin or Wudang to take action, even if there is no hatred or grudge between them.

After I choose you, the Zhu family will no longer protect Wu Ge'er!
After all, no matter how much our Zhu family develops and grows, the room for growth we still have is limited!
Moreover, when one company becomes the dominant player, it is easy to arouse rebellious psychology among the people below it.

Just like the Qin Dynasty thousands of years ago!
In this way, those who are dissatisfied with the Zhu family court will be driven to the martial arts world, and those who are dissatisfied with Wudang and Shaolin will be absorbed into the Zhu family court, forming a mutual restraint...

For the Zhu family, this may be a more stable and better choice for inheritance!

This is one of the reasons why I still chose to support you even after your third brother became a martial arts legend and a master.

If your third brother were to take the throne, the power of the Ming Dynasty would probably reach its peak while he was alive. But after his death, the Ming Dynasty would also face a reckoning...

Just like the Qin Dynasty thousands of years ago!"

Seeing the prince's confusion, King Ming directly explained the reason and cleared up the prince's confusion.

Over the past three years, under pressure from Zhu Chengwu and the Zhao family, the relationship between Prince Ming and the Crown Prince has become increasingly close.

"Does Father think Shaolin can succeed?"

The prince, whose doubts were cleared up by the wise king, looked expectant.

"As the leading schools of the Ming Dynasty martial arts world, Wudang and Shaolin have a very strong foundation.

Especially the Shaolin Temple. After the death of Taoist Sanfeng, their hard power is actually slightly greater than that of the Wudang Sect!
This time, the three great monks of Shaolin Temple, Grandmaster Fang Yuan, and Abbot Fang Zheng came out in full force. I'm afraid they have a great chance of success!"

While speaking, the King did not show his joy like the Crown Prince.

After all, Zhu Chengwu is also the son of King Ming, and one of the sons that King Ming likes more.

"That's good, that's good~"

After hearing King Ming's opinion, the worry on the prince's face was greatly alleviated.

With his third brother Zhu Chengwu and the large army from the Fu'an Marquisate coming to the capital with overwhelming force, the prince has been under a lot of pressure recently.

Originally, the prince thought that his last chance of victory was the support of King Ming and his arrangements in the capital.

I didn’t expect that there would be such a pleasant surprise now.

Just when Prince Ming and the Crown Prince learned that the large army of Marquis Fu'an was blocked by Yantai Pass, Zhu Chengwu took action personally, Shaolin Temple suddenly appeared, and discussed in the Qinzheng Hall.

Many major forces also received corresponding news.

"Lan Jie'er, you and Min Jie'er are both very lucky!
Min Jie'er successfully escaped from the palace and went to the Fu'an Marquis Mansion in Xuzhou City.

You had just come of age and we were about to give in to the pressure of your father's marriage arrangement for you, but your elder brother actually decided to go to the capital!
However, can your and Minjie'er's good luck continue?
What will be the final outcome for us women depends on the result of this battle between your eldest brother and the Shaolin bald thief!
You are so lucky, lend all your good luck to your elder brother and pray for him!"

In the Jiaoshu Hall, Zhao Yushan and Zhu Xiulan, whose fate was no longer in their control, began to pray.

"Shaolin thief bald!"

Capital city, Zhao’s mansion.

Zhao Yuguang was furious when he received the relevant information.

He immediately set out to support Zhu Chengwu.

As an elder of the same generation, Zhao Yugang knew the strength of the three great Shaolin monks in great detail.

"Father~"

"Clan leader~"

The other members of the Zhao clan were shocked by Zhao Yuguang's decisiveness and were also happy about his decision when an unexpected person suddenly appeared.

"Master Zhao, you should just stay in the capital!"

A voice containing strong true energy sounded.

The Grand Clan Leader of the Imperial Clan, Duke Qi, led Duke Yan and other masters from the Grand Clan Leader's Clan and the Royal Palace to appear and stop Zhao Yuguang.

Zhao Yuguang is a master of many years. Although the Zhao family suffered heavy losses due to the fierce struggles over the years, two young masters also emerged in the crisis.

It has to be said that suffering and difficulties are the best cradles for the formation of talents and masters.

Of course, this is also due to the previous burst of talent and years of accumulation of the Zhao family. In order to prevent the Zhao family from rescuing Zhu Chengwu, the "hope of the Zhao family" at all costs, using Zhao's children and young masters to hold him back, and letting the master Zhao Yugang go out of the capital to support Zhu Chengwu, the Duke of Qi brought a lot of masters.

It is imperative to match up with the elite children of the Zhao family one by one, not giving the Zhao family a chance to play horse racing, and create an opportunity for Zhao Yugang to leave the capital.

Without Huashan Feng Qingyang and others, Zhao Yuguang, a grandmaster alone, does not have the fighting power to break into the Ming Palace and confront Zhu family masters such as the Duke of Qi and the Duke of Yan in the Ming King's Qinzheng Hall.

As for Huashan’s clear wind!
Taoist Sizhu of Wudang has decided to stay at Huashan Sect temporarily.

Zhao Jinbao's Tiger Fang Guards and Thousand Mile Leopard Cavalry, these two elite guards, although they are said to have master-level combat power, are ultimately just a concentrated battle formation of the army.

It is very difficult to keep up with the actions of the three great monks and Zhu Chengwu.

In recent years, the Earl of Jing'an, who had gradually leaned towards the Zhao family, had once received great favors from the King of Ming. Before the King of Ming's death, he still had to save some face.

The Northwestern Chang family is powerful enough to simultaneously contain Jing'an Earl's western border army and the Zhao family's influence in the border army.

Duke Zhao and others, who were close friends of Zhao Yuguang, as well as experts mobilized by King Ming and Zhu, went to stop them.

Some of these were emergency arrangements made secretly by Zhu and Ming Wang after they received the news that Shaolin Temple was about to take action against Zhu Chengwu, but more of them were the mutual restraints formed between Ming Wang's faction and Zhao's faction during the more than three years of struggle.

"Report, the three great monks and Marquis Fu'an have already fought in front of Yantai Pass! Red Flower Ghost Mother Gongsun Da Niang, Li Shijie of the Sky-Curing Ice Palm, and the two Shaolin Zen Masters Fang Yuan and Fang Zheng are supporting each side. The Yantai Pass Guard and Marquis Fu'an's wife and others are also here, and they seem to be ready to intervene at any time."

"Report, the three great monks and Marquis Fu'an fought as they marched, and fought fiercely for several hours on Peach Blossom Mountain. It is said that both sides have begun to use forbidden techniques to fight to the death. The rocks on Peach Blossom Mountain were broken, the ground was scorched, and the ground sank several inches!"

……

"Report, after two days and two nights of fierce fighting, Marquis Fu'an and the three great monks are heading further and further east, and have now arrived at Changle Prefecture in SD Province."

Countless spies reported the battle between Zhu Chengwu and the three great monks to the forces behind the scenes.

For several days and nights, they fought and marched regardless of day or night, and countless curious warriors learned about this shocking battle.

“It’s been two days and two nights, and the three great monks still haven’t captured Marquis Fu’an?
Is Marquis Fu'an so powerful?
Didn't they say that when they were at Peach Blossom Mountain, Marquis Fu'an was forced by the three great monks to use forbidden techniques and escape in a panic?"

As time passed, there was no news of the final victory of the three great monks, and many major forces began to worry.

They began to think, if an extremely rare event happens and the three great monks really cannot defeat Marquis Fu'an, what should they do?

Do they need to get closer to Fu'an Hou Zhu Chengwu in advance?

After all, the three great monks have joined forces, but they have not been able to defeat Fu'an Hou in two days and two nights. Fu'an Hou's talent and combat power have once again been "proven"...

Adding icing on the cake can never be as good as providing timely help!

"Report, Marquis Fu'an and the three great monks fought for three hours in Changle Prefecture, SD Province. When they were fighting near Beiyan Mountain in Changle Prefecture, the Beiyan volcano suddenly erupted, and the flames covered the sky. Marquis Fu'an and the three great monks disappeared!"

"What? Explore again!"

After receiving the spy's report, many major forces were shocked at first, and then they reacted immediately.

Natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions are certainly dangerous, but with the strength of Marquis Fu'an and the three great monks, it would be difficult for them to escape.

The possibility of mutual destruction is extremely small!
However, the battle between Marquis Fu'an and the three great monks was at a fever pitch. If they fought too hard, the volcanic eruption might kill them both.

If Marquis Fu'an and the three great monks died together, then...

Some people with strong desires were thinking about the possibility of Zhu Chengwu and the three great monks dying together.

But truly smart and rational people would immediately think of Zhu Chengwu’s “Earth Core Fire Lotus” and “Lotus Fire God”!
Fu'an Marquis Zhu Chengwu is famous for his fire and earth-attributed secret techniques and magical powers. No matter he was fighting against Xibei Marquis and Yan Guogong in Xuzhou City, or fighting against Qingfeng Taoist outside Taiyang City, fire was always the most powerful means of attack in Fu'an Marquis Zhu Chengwu's hands.

Moreover, according to previous intelligence, Zhu Chengwu, the Marquis of Fu'an, who held the initiative in the battle, had been fighting while moving and never stayed in one place for too long.

According to the intelligence this time, Zhu Chengwu, the Marquis of Fu'an, stayed in Changle Prefecture for three hours, and finally waited for the volcano to erupt...

This makes people think more!

It also made them wonder whether Fu'an Hou Zhu Chengwu did it intentionally.

Will this become a turning point in the battle between Fu'an Marquis Zhu Chengwu and the three great monks?

When the news came, King Ming, the Crown Prince, the Duke of Qi, the Duke of Yan and others were a little restless. On the contrary, Zhao Yuguang, Zhao Yushan and others were no longer as anxious as before.

If we say that at the beginning, the Prince of Ming and others were calm and composed, while Zhao Yugang, Zhao Yushan and others were anxious like ants on a hot pot, then now, with one side gaining strength while the other side losing strength, the anxiety levels of both sides are almost the same.

Just when everyone was waiting for the volcano to erupt and Zhu Chengwu and the three great monks to reappear, news from the front line came again.

"Report, at the place where the volcano erupted, many strange phenomena appeared one after another, including the Golden Crow, the Buddha's Nirvana, the Earth Mother Goddess, and the Buddhist Golden Bell!"

Upon learning this information, many people from powerful forces with strong desires suppressed their desires and waited for the final result.

It seems that Fu'an Marquis Zhu Chengwu and the three great monks did not encounter any accidents due to the volcanic eruption, they are still alive...

"Report, not long after the Beiyan volcano erupted, the two Zen masters Fang Yuan and Fang Zheng from Shaolin Temple suddenly went crazy. Zen Master Fang Zheng fought against two of them alone to stop Red Flower Ghost Mother and Li Shijie. Zen Master Fang Yuan went deep into the eruption area. Shaolin Temple seems to have fallen into a disadvantage!"

This news from the spy made many people from powerful forces stand up in shock. They didn't want to believe it, but they had to believe it.

In all parts of the Ming Dynasty, including the capital, this time it was no longer the Ming prince's line that restrained the Zhao family's Fu'an Marquis line.

The morale of Zhao Fu'an Hou's troops was greatly boosted, and they began to restrain the Ming prince's troops.

Some neutral major forces also began to secretly move closer to the Zhao family's Fu'an Hou faction.

No matter who rules them, they are destined to be subordinates!

They don’t want to become the “devil” that is eliminated in Zhu Chengwu’s “Jia Zi Extermination of Demons”!
"Report, two hours after the Beiyan volcano erupted, a first-rate warrior ventured into the eruption area and discovered that Marquis Fu'an was still fighting with the three great monks!"

"Report, intelligence has been corrected! The Wuwo Divine Monk, one of the three great monks of Shaolin Temple, has passed away in the Beiyan volcanic eruption. It was Zen Master Fangyuan who filled the vacancy of the Wuwo Divine Monk. This is why the situation of the 'three great monks' besieging Marquis Fu'an is still maintained! This caused the warriors who first ventured into the site of the volcanic eruption to misjudge!"

"What? The great monk Wuwo has entered Nirvana! How could this be? Marquis Fu'an~" Many people from powerful forces have never been as surprised as they were in their entire lives by the battle between Zhu Chengwu and the three great monks of Shaolin Temple.

He fought against the three great monks of Shaolin Temple alone and even forced Wuwo, one of the three great monks of Shaolin, to enter Nirvana.

You should know that the monk Wuwo is recognized as one of the top ten masters in the world.

Although after the Nirvana of the Divine Monk Wuwo, his disciple Master Fangyuan took over, but does Master Fangyuan really have the skills of his master the Divine Monk Wuwo?
Is it really possible to cooperate well with the Colorless Monk and the Formless Monk?

Furthermore, since Marquis Fu'an was able to kill one Wuwo Divine Monk under the siege of the three great Divine Monks, it might not be impossible for him to kill another one...

One, one, and another...

Finally~
"Quick! Send someone to contact the Marquis of Fu'an Mansion immediately and tell them that I have long heard of the Marquis of Fu'an and am willing to follow his lead!"

Many leaders of major forces began to get anxious.

"Be prepared to welcome the royal army. Once the news of Marquis Fu'an's victory arrives, we will immediately change the flag!"

There are those who are anxious, and naturally there are also those who are calm!

Now that the final situation is still undecided, they are just prepared to change the eulogy of "The rebellious Marquis Fu'an was executed" to the congratulatory message of "Marquis Fu'an has been chosen by heaven".

However, whether this congratulation can be sent out in the end depends on the final result.

After all, they were almost certain that Shaolin Temple would win in the end.

As a result, now...

Nothing is absolute until the fact happens.

(End of this chapter)