Looking at the nine neat tree holes from top to bottom, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but shudder.
Master Lin's gun is so fast, and its force can easily pierce a century-old tree. With this speed and force, who can be a combined enemy on the battlefield?
"Master Lin, can I train to your level in the future?"
Zhu Houzhao was very excited. Compared with the old masters who taught him martial arts before, the marksmanship taught by Master Lin in front of him was the real killing technique. This was real Kung Fu!
"Let's talk about this topic again when you can stab the spear out as you please without any error!"
"Okay!"
The excited middle school boy felt like he had been given a shot of blood, and began to practice the tattoo technique of marksmanship extremely hard, dreaming that one day he could become an invincible general on the battlefield!
Seeing this, Lin Nuo said nothing more, but turned around and entered the main hall, where Xiu'er was sitting cross-legged on a bench, closing her eyes and practicing her internal strength.
"You should know that this kid's martial arts talent is very poor!" Sensing Lin Nuo entering the room, Xiu'er opened her eyes and said softly.
"I know, but if he calls me Master Lin, I will always teach him some real skills. Maybe he won't become a master, but it will be enough to barely protect himself!"
It has been more than a hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. If we say that apart from Xiu'er, a family of tomb robbers, the place with the most martial arts secrets is probably the inner treasury of the imperial palace.
As a prince, Zhu Houzhao has access to a lot of secret books, and they are definitely not bad. But now that the other party is fourteen or fifteen years old, his internal strength is extremely weak, and he has not even reached the entry level. This shows that the other party's qualifications are
Difference.
Moreover, Lin Nuo had also explored his meridians and found that almost all the eight extraordinary meridians were blocked. Cultivating internal strength could be said to be half the effort with half the effort. If he could cultivate to the level of a third-rate master in this life, that would almost be the end.
"What are your plans next?" Xiu'er didn't care about Zhu Houzhao and just asked casually, but she was full of curiosity about Lin Nuo's next arrangements.
"I am in the top three. Normally, it won't be long before I will be assigned to the Hanlin Academy as a seventh-level editor or a sixth-level editor. This is a relatively leisurely position. After three to five years, I will be transferred to other places.
The magistrate or the magistrate of Zhili Prefecture has become a fourth-rank official!"
"If there are no accidents during the term, after the end of the term, he will be promoted to governor of a province, or he will be transferred to the capital to serve as the minister of one of the six ministries!"
"Promoted so quickly?" Xue Xiuer was a little surprised. In his original impression, it took many years for officials to be promoted. Unexpectedly, according to Lin Nuo, it took less than ten years to jump from the rank of sixth to seventh grade official.
Become a second or third grade official in the court.
"Ordinary Jinshi naturally need to start from the rank of seventh-rank county magistrate, but the top three in the imperial examination are a little special and will be given extra preferential treatment. As long as they know how to serve as officials and don't offend others, they will be promoted faster than ordinary Jinshi.
Lots of them!”
Xiu'er was silent. After a while, she shook her head and said, "With your temper, it's very difficult not to offend others in this capital!"
Xiu'er was right. The network of relationships in the capital was too complicated, and there were too many arrogant and domineering people. Maybe one day, Lin Nuo couldn't help but kill the whole family of a certain high-ranking official!
"So, it's best to find some connections and go out as soon as possible. Once you leave the capital, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. It doesn't matter how much I do!"
.......
On the second day, just as Lin Nuo was thinking about whether to visit some officials in the Ministry of Personnel and find ways to get a free county magistrate, outside the courtyard, a middle-aged eunuch stood in front of several Jinyi guards wearing flying fish uniforms.
Under escort, he walked in quickly.
"Lin Tanhua, quickly change your clothes and follow our family into the palace. The Holy One wants to see you!"
After the eunuch entered the courtyard, his eyes were fixed on Lin Nuo from beginning to end. As for Zhu Houzhao, who was practicing shooting not far away, he simply chose not to see him. He seemed to understand that the identity of the prince was not suitable to be exposed here.
Lin Nuo's heart moved when he heard this. He felt that his chance to go out seemed to have come.
After changing into court clothes, Lin Nuo didn't say much. He followed the eunuch who delivered the order straight into the Forbidden City, passed through the palace walls, and came to an inconspicuous-looking palace.
The middle-aged eunuch first went in to report, then leaned out and waved to Lin Nuo.
"Lin Tanhua, come in, your Majesty just has time!"
Lin Nuo nodded and took a deep breath. Although he considered himself to be highly skilled in martial arts, this was the first time he directly faced the supreme ruler of the Ming Empire. To say he was not nervous at all would be a lie.
As soon as he entered the palace gate, before Lin Nuo could figure out how to salute, a gentle laughter came from the room.
"Lin Nuo is here. You haven't eaten yet. Come and have some lunch with me!"
This seems to be the imperial study room, but at this time, there is a dining table in the room. Emperor Hongzhi, who is gentle and yet attentive, is sitting at the head. To his left, Prince Zhu Houzhao arrived before him.
At this time, he was sitting on the chair with a smile and winked at Lin Nuo.
Lin Nuo was stunned, thinking that Emperor Hongzhi was going to have a showdown with him.
At that moment, he was no longer polite. After saying thank you, he sat down at the bottom of the table under Zhu Houzhao's guidance.
"I also know something about the prince's martial arts training with you these days. Lin Nuo, I have to say that you are a good teacher!"
Hongzhi was a benevolent emperor, but he was also an extremely pragmatic emperor. Ever since Lin Nuo sat down, he had not said a word of nonsense, nor had he asked Lin Nuo whether he knew the identity of the prince before. Instead, he went straight to the point and expressed what he meant.
"I've called you here this time. There's something I need to hear your opinion on!"
"Your Majesty, please speak!" Lin Nuo had an idea in his mind, knowing that the opportunity for him to go out was probably coming soon.
"I have read the article you wrote in the previous imperial examination about reforming the native land and returning it to the local people. I think it has great potential!" Hongzhi said with a smile: "You came up with this strategy. I ask you, if you were to go to the Yunnan-Guizhou region in southwest China to govern, what would you do?
Are you confident that you can implement the policy of reforming the land and returning it to local rule without causing major turmoil?"
Hongzhi's intention was very clear. He intended to hand over the complicated government affairs in the southwest region to Lin Nuo.
"May I ask Your Majesty, in what capacity will I go to the southwest? Imperial envoy? Supervisory envoy? Or royal guard?"
After understanding Emperor Hongzhi's pragmatic temperament, Lin Nuo no longer hesitated and directly asked to become an official without any politeness.
"It is still difficult to judge whether the strategy of converting the land back to the locals is feasible, so I decided to pilot it in one county in Guizhou first. If it is effective, it can be promoted throughout the southwest region!"
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Lin Nuo nodded in agreement. This method of using one county as a pilot is indeed extremely safe. After all, the implementation of a policy related to the stability of the country cannot be impatient.