RPAGF Chapter 25. Jiajing reign title: 276?
Chapter 25. Jiajing reign title: 276?
On the way back to Zhangde Prefecture, the entry "Xingyiquan +1" kept glowing.
With the help of the dictionary entry, Chang Yuan became aware of the incoordination in his movements and understood how to correct it.
As the movements were corrected, Chang Yuan's walking posture gradually changed, and the changes were not fixed.
Unconsciously, he moved closer to the strongest way of walking in his heart, gradually becoming a swaying figure with each step, using his waist and hips to generate power, and his body swaying with each step.
To the untrained eye, Chang Yuan's walk appears unsteady and swaying, lacking any semblance of order.
However, the accompanying imperial guards, constables, and yamen runners found it to be imposing and domineering.
Their eyes darted around, and their footwork unconsciously changed, soon mirroring Chang Yuan's.
When they all maintained the same posture and swayed in the same way as Chang Yuan, an aura of elite soldiers immediately emerged.
When the soldiers of the Henan Provincial Garrison encountered them, these proud and fierce generals, seeing them from afar, actually made way for them.
Chang Yuan didn't have any particular feelings about this, but Gao Su, Han Ye, and the others were all shocked and their eyes widened.
Han Ye, in particular, came from a family that was part of the Qi Family Army system. He had a deep understanding of the military and was very clear about the prevailing attitude among armies that judged each other solely by their combat strength.
The fact that the soldiers voluntarily made way for them indicates that they believed the approaching force was much stronger than them, so much so that they skipped the formality of meeting and asking questions.
Is this reasonable?
Even elite guards like Han Ye and Gao Su were shocked, while the ordinary Imperial Guards, constables, and yamen runners who followed were completely bewildered.
A surge of energy erupted from their chests; they held their heads high, puffed out their chests, and pressed their feet harder, making the march even more orderly.
Straddle! Straddle! Straddle!
The sound of orderly footsteps reached the ears of the soldiers stationed in Henan Province, automatically translated into high morale and a sense of pride.
Once the soldiers saw the group clearly, their doubts about the chaotic uniforms vanished, and no one questioned whether they had made a mistake in giving way.
Clothes can be changed, equipment can be changed, and it's not uncommon for someone to end up looking like a beggar in battle. But this kind of aura is something that only top-tier elites can cultivate.
You can't go wrong!
Well, they were right.
This is the pinnacle of light infantry from another world, a projection of this world.
Even a single projection was enough to intimidate the Ming Dynasty's troops.
The Imperial Guards became increasingly disciplined and their morale soared. When they reached Zhangde Prefecture, they were overcome with a strong sense of camaraderie and were reluctant to disband.
Chang Yuan noticed this too, and laughed heartily, waving his hand and saying, "We fought side by side today, and from now on we're comrades!"
"Before leaving, we all asked Gao Su for a share of the money as a reward for our hard work."
"Don't be sad, disbanding doesn't mean we'll never see each other again."
"Alright, everyone has it!"
Wow!
The entire team stood at attention, and Chang Yuan scanned them, making eye contact with each person, before giving the order: "Dismissed!"
Before leaving, Chang Yuan instructed, "Gao Su, remember tomorrow's test. Report the results to me at Changhui Martial Arts School as soon as possible."
Gao Su immediately saluted and said, "Yes, Captain!"
Back at Changhui Martial Arts School, Chang Yuan discreetly entered the training ground and joined the ranks of apprentices, practicing stances and honing his physical skills.
As the practice deepened, my body began to feel tired, but my mind became increasingly peaceful.
Chang Yuan entered a state of focused concentration, and then entered a state of no worries and no thoughts.
His mind was blank, like a calm lake reflecting all the details of yesterday's experiences.
Unconsciously, Chang Yuan's attention was focused on the battle with the veteran Liu Yuan, especially the battle after he was summoned by the gods.
Every movement carries the pure essence honed by veterans through countless trials, as well as the fine-tuning from a higher perspective.
Chang Yuan remained calm and observed the battle without any surprise or joy. He realized that if he fought with "Xingyi Quan +1", he would inevitably be completely suppressed and beheaded after twenty rounds.
Even if they figure out Liu Yuan's moves now, they can only hold out for thirty rounds at most, and in the end they still cannot avoid being beheaded.
Fortunately, he responded with his immature gun-fu technique, each shot forcefully interrupting Liu Yuan's divine attack, preventing his continuous, divine attacks from taking shape.
No, that's not right.
If the bullets hadn't been able to penetrate the eyes, forcing Liu Yuan to use his hands to protect his eyes and actively block his vision, he wouldn't have been able to maintain the stalemate with Liu Yuan.
It turns out, the powerful thing was the entry, the revolver, not myself.
Chang Yuan remained calm, neither sad nor happy, neither angry nor regretful. He analyzed Liu Yuan's every move, drawing inspiration from it to improve himself and gradually integrating it into his own stance training.
His twenty-four stances underwent a new variation, differing from those of his other apprentices, and were better suited to his habits of fighting with a gun.
Chang Yuan observed and analyzed repeatedly in his mind, and practiced the twenty-four stances repeatedly in his body. His physical strength was being consumed rapidly, and his efficiency was more than twice that of other apprentices.
Before noon, he had pushed his body to its limits, exhausting all his energy.
As expected, a surge of spiritual heat flowed from his body, quickly soothing his fatigue and restoring Chang Yuan to his optimal state.
During this incredibly enjoyable process, Chang Yuan's mind remained calm and clear, but what it reflected was no longer the scene of battle, but the roar of veteran Liu Yuan:
"In the 257th year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, I fought desperately against the Rakshasa people on the northern icy plains. In the 269th year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, I fought for the Ming Dynasty in the Red Continent."
"I fought on the fiercest battlefields for twenty years, never letting up for a moment, yet I could never break through to the extraordinary level, and could only return to my hometown in despair..."
"Why should you, at such a young age, be able to become extraordinary?"
The veteran's resentment only left a ripple in Chang Yuan's heart before quickly subsiding into calm.
What enables him to concentrate on thinking is:
Where is Chizhou?
Oh, it's Australia, where kangaroos live.
The northern ice fields are... Siberia.
With these problems unresolved, only two reign titles remained to attract Chang Yuan's attention:
The 257th year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty!
The 269th year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty!
Could it be that the Ming Dynasty was revived by the Jiajing Emperor, and that's why his reign title has been used ever since?
No, something's wrong!
This year marks the 18th anniversary of Jinghe!
In other words, Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty... really lived for almost three hundred years?
He really became an immortal!?
Chang Yuan was so shocked by his own conjecture that he broke free of his inner peace and could no longer calm down.
Now he is certain that the key to the Ming Dynasty's continued existence to this day lies with the Jiajing Emperor, whose reign title lasted for hundreds of years.
Chang Yuan was no longer interested in history, but was eager to know:
How exactly did the Jiajing Emperor change the Ming Dynasty?
If your mind is disturbed, your stance training movements will become severely distorted.
Just then, Master Chen from the martial arts school came to inspect the place and saw Chang Yuan's scattered spirit and erratic movements.
In particular, his movements were clearly biased towards fighting style, which made him mistakenly believe that Chang Yuan couldn't stand the loneliness and was eager to seek the lethality of boxing before he had laid a solid foundation.
He arbitrarily concluded that Chang Yuan was not a true genius and abandoned the idea of taking him as a disciple.