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Chapter 5 - Martial Arts Genius

Early in the morning on the second day, Zhao Chen arrived at the scenic garden and had already waited there for a long time.

From that day onwards, Zhao Chen would truly learn martial arts from Wang De.

That Emperor's Heavenly Arts was indeed worthy of being a level one martial arts created by Song Taizu. In just ten days, Zhao Chen's body already produced a weak inner force, causing Zhao Chen to be wild with joy. According to Wang De, ordinary people would need half a year to reach Zhao Chen's current level.

"General Wang, I am already ten years old. Is it too late to learn martial arts?" One evening, after practicing martial arts, Zhao Chen could not help but to ask.

"Your majesty is now practicing martial arts, at your proper age! If he practiced martial arts too early, the meridians in his body would be damaged while he trained his inner force! Therefore, when a child practices martial arts, he or she has to first practice some external techniques to improve his or her body. However, even external techniques cannot be too excessive because a child's body is delicate. Your Highness is now ten years old and has practiced internal energy, but you do not have such considerations! " Wang De said.

Zhao Chen nodded, feeling relieved. As a former modern student, he naturally had the dream of becoming a martial arts master. It would be too much of a pity if one did not become an expert after reaching the age of martial arts.

"Your Highness, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave first!" I'll come back tomorrow and impart to His Highness the sword art! It's just that the Grand Righteous Sword Style was passed down to me by the Great Ancestor. I can't cultivate it, but I can't guide you! What I have taught you is the military's sword techniques to kill the enemy, create one for me! " Wang De said.

Zhao Chen nodded, he was originally prepared to let Wang De leave, but after thinking about it, he suddenly said: "General Wang, why don't you stay and say a few words to me!"

Wang De was startled, he turned his head, only to see Zhao Chen smiling, with a trace of anticipation in his eyes!

Ever since he came to this era and became the crown prince of Jingkang, Zhao Chen's heart had been extremely lonely! He was the crown prince, and he usually had no friends. He only had a few eunuchs and maids by his side. These eunuchs and maids all spoke to him in a soft voice, fearing that they would offend him, the crown prince. Furthermore, Zhao Chen did not have any other brothers or sisters who lived in the Eastern Palace! As the crown prince, he could not leave the palace!

Thinking about it carefully now, only this Wang De could still talk to him normally! Wang De was a martial general, a rough and straightforward person, if he dared to say so, he would not care too much about his identity as the young crown prince! Therefore, Zhao Chen kept Wang De here.

"Alright!" Wang De nodded.

"Men, prepare the dishes, I want to have a meal here with General Wang!" Zhao Chen laughed.

… ….

Soon, the dishes were served! Wang De was a barbarian, he immediately started to eat and drink!

Zhao Chen smiled at the side, while the eunuchs and maids at the side were secretly surprised, thinking that Wang De was too rude, and did not have any manners! Although Wang De was skilled in martial arts, he was still a lower ranked officer. He simply did not understand the many rules of the palace! In the palace, when eating with the crown prince, one must chew slowly, must not make a sound, and must not eat too fast or too much.

"It's already May!" Zhao Chen ate a few mouthfuls of food, raised his wine cup and took a sip, as he sighed lightly.

In May, it was getting closer and closer to the southern side of the Jin Army. Zhao Chen was getting more and more worried!

"That's right!" Wang De, let me ask you, what do you think of Nvzhen? " Zhao Chen said.

"Nvzhen? They were barbarians, unable to be enlightened and lacked a way out! But the female army is truly powerful, our Song Army is far from being their match! " Wang De thought about it and said.

"Do you think the Nvzhen will go south?" Zhao Chen said.

"This …" Wang De was quiet for a moment, then nodded his head!

"So you also knew that the Nvzhen would head south!" Zhao Chen laughed bitterly.

Wang De, this kind of lower ranked officer, knew that the Nvzhen would head south, but the emperor and prime minister of the Song Dynasty didn't! Maybe they knew, but they didn't want to think about it! The so-called deceiving was only mediocre!

"The barbarians of the north, they are all devils of the wolf, ones that have gained great expectations! Even if Nvzhen has already fallen, he will naturally not let us Song Dynasty go! " Wang De said.

"That's right! How could they let our Song Dynasty go? " Zhao Chen agreed with what he said!

There was only a naked interest between the country and the country! In the era of cold weapons, if a country was powerful, it would definitely fight against the other countries in the area! When the foreign tribes flourished, they would definitely head south. For example, Huns, Valkyrie and Mongolia had once invaded the Central Plains, and even occupied the Central Plains and enslaved the Han people! If the Central Plains were powerful and prosperous, it would definitely attack the foreign races. It was like the time when the Han Dynasty destroyed the Western Regions and the Tang Dynasty annihilated the Gaoguanli and Turkic! War was the eternal theme of mankind, unavoidable! It was only after the emergence of nuclear weapons in the future and under the terrifying deterrence of nuclear weapons that the world finally came to peace! Without nuclear weapons, the Third World War would have broken out long ago!

Now that the Jinguo was strong, they would definitely fight the Song Dynasty! In Zhao Chen's opinion, this was an obvious matter. He did not understand why the Song Dynasty officials had turned a blind eye to this.

"Tell me, what should we do if they head south?" Zhao Chen said.

"We can only resist with all our might! Actually, the number of citizens in my Song Dynasty is hundreds of times that of the barbarians, and my Song Dynasty's wealth is also hundreds of times that of the barbarians. Our weapons are also far superior to the barbarians'. If everyone in the Song Dynasty resists, the civil officials of the Song Dynasty are not greedy for money, and generals are not afraid of death, we are not afraid of those barbarians! " Wang De said.

"The people resist everyone, the civil officials are not greedy for money, the military generals are not afraid of death … "That's easier said than done." Zhao Chen shook his head.

Wang De was very surprised in his heart. The crown prince was only ten years old, and in the past, he would always treat the crown prince as a child. He thought to himself, the crown prince is from the royal family, the eldest son of the emperor, the first grandson of the emperor. The crown prince was born to be someone destined to take over the Song Dynasty, thus he received all kinds of education, which is why he has such experience right? That's why they're so different from normal kids, right? What he did not know was that this crown prince had a completely different experience than the others! On the surface, the Crown Prince was only ten years old, but in reality, he had the experience of a seventeen year old modern youth!

"How can I leave the Kaifeng City?" Zhao Chen stared at the wine cup in his hand and pondered again.

Days passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was August!

It was already autumn in the eighth month of the Lunar New Year! The autumn leaves fluttered, even in the scenic garden, a desolate scene appeared!

Zhao Chen sat cross-legged on a large rock, his face occasionally flashing with a red light. Suddenly, Zhao Chen released a long hiss, which spread endlessly towards the distance! 's face revealed an expression of disbelief!

"The Crown Prince is a martial arts genius! In just three months, the Crown Prince has managed to open all 12 of his true meridians!" Even I took three years to reach this realm! Could it be related to the Emperor's Heavenly Arts as well? " Wang De secretly thought.

Actually, the reason why Zhao Chen was able to open all twelve of his true meridians in such a short period of time was partly because of the Emperor's Heavenly Arts, but also because of his innate talent! Back then, Song Dynasty's Great Ancestor Emperor Zhao Kuangyin was the strongest in the world, and he defeated all the experts in the Nine Regions. Zhao Kuangyin's brother Zhao Guangyi was also a famous expert in the world. This outstanding talent was passed down from generation to generation! It was a pity that ever since Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi, the descendants of the Zhao Clan were in charge of the world and were in the Imperial Family. Everyone wanted to enjoy life and no one wanted to learn martial arts, so no one knew that this talent was still in their bloodlines!

It could be said that Zhao Chen was the only member of the royal family who had trained in martial arts after Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi, and was also the only member who had displayed the potential of the royal family's martial arts through his bloodline!

"In three months, I have already cultivated the Emperor's Heavenly Arts to the third level, and opened all twelve of the true meridians in my body! However, there were a total of ten levels to the Emperor's Heavenly Arts, and only at the tenth level did he enter the Innate Realm! This Emperor's Heavenly Arts's first floor is more difficult than the first. Who knows how many years it will take to reach the tenth floor! " Zhao Chen opened his eyes, and his face was filled with excitement.

Just as he was about to stand up and speak with Wang De, the sound of hurried footsteps came from afar! A dozen or so eunuchs ran in their direction, led by Eunuch Liu!

"What happened?" Zhao Chen was shocked, he stood up from the rock, and looked over.

"Your highness, His Majesty has decreed that you should immediately go to Funing Hall to seek an audience! "We will discuss the national affairs!" Eunuch Liu was sweating profusely as he spoke hastily.

Listening to this decree, looking at the anxious faces of the eunuchs and seeing the autumn leaves falling beside him, Zhao Chen suddenly had a bad premonition!

The pleasure of practicing martial arts was gone. At this moment, there was only fear left in his heart!