Chapter 317: The Second Richest Young Master in the Capital

It was actually not strange for Zou Zou Yuanbiao to mutter to Wang Qian, because Zhang Zhang Juzheng's return to the court had the greatest impact on Wang Wang Chonggu. Lu Lu Diaoyang's personality was not strong. After Zhang Zhang Juzheng's mourning period, in the eyes of the court officials, Wang Wang Chonggu was the de facto Grand Secretary. So when Zhang Zhang Juzheng returned, he took Wang Wang Chonggu's position. Wang Wang Chonggu was now neither up nor down, stuck in the middle and feeling very uncomfortable.

Moreover, as political enemies, Wang Wang Chonggu obviously had to fight Zhang Zhang Juzheng a few more rounds. So it was very reasonable for Zou Zou Yuanbiao and Wang Qian to mutter to each other.

And Zou Zou Yuanbiao and others largely felt that the Emperor kept Wang Wang Chonggu to check and balance Zhang Zhang Juzheng. After all, the Zhang Dang was powerful, and the Emperor needed the court officials to fight each other to check and balance the court situation.

This seemed to be a situation where party strife was bound to happen.

Zou Zou Yuanbiao didn't know, but Wang Wang Chonggu himself knew. He was no Grand Secretary or Vice Grand Secretary; he didn't even go to the Wenyuange to work.

The Ministry of Justice, the Yongding Woolen Mill, and the Xishan Coal Bureau were where Wang Wang Chonggu worked. He entered the cabinet to push his political promise, "The World is Distressed by Annexation, Relieving the Rogues."

Those without houses or land were called "Liu" (rogues/vagrants), and those who were unemployed and idle were called "Mang" (scoundrels).

By establishing official factories, opening up wasteland, and other tools to settle the poor and suffering without property, land, or employment, he had been doing this all along. He had been fulfilling his political promise, so His Majesty had never taken out that strand of hair to kill him all.

After Zhang Zhang Juzheng's mourning period, the Emperor himself made decisions on all matters in the court, with Lu Lu Diaoyang, Wang Wang Guoguang, and Ma Ma Ziqiang assisting on the side. Wang Wang Chonggu had absolutely no reason or motive to fight Zhang Zhang Juzheng another round.

Fighting Zhang Zhang Juzheng like a dog—wasn't that like a meat bun hitting a dog, never to return?

Wang Wang Chonggu looked at Wang Qian and said earnestly, "These people like Zou Zou Yuanbiao are obviously speculators. Speculating to this extent, one day they will lose their own lives. And they can't see the situation clearly. Near vermilion, one gets stained red; near ink, one gets stained black. If you associate with him, you might learn from Zhang Zhang Siwei."

"I understand." Although Wang Qian was like a rebellious son on weekdays, when it involved the lives of himself, his wife, and his children, Wang Qian listened to his father's advice and decided not to play with fools. In fact, Wang Qian also felt that Zou Zou Yuanbiao's brain was missing a string.

It was very simple. Setting aside everything else, Zhang Zhang Juzheng himself was too powerful; he simply couldn't be defeated.

It wasn't that Wang Wang Chonggu hadn't tried. Back then, Gao Gong, Yang Bo, and Ge Ge Shouli were in the court, and Wang Wang Guoguang and Tan Lun were generally considered the Jin Party. The Jin Party was so strong, yet they couldn't defeat Zhang Zhang Juzheng and his Zhang Dang. Now that the Jin Party had been severely damaged, what could they use to fight Zhang Zhang Juzheng? Strength didn't allow it.

For Wang Wang Chonggu, Zhang Zhang Juzheng was a mountain that could not be crossed.

People like Zou Zou Yuanbiao had never faced Zhang Zhang Juzheng and had never been beaten, so they really didn't know pain.

"How is that matter going?" Wang Wang Chonggu asked about the serious business.

Wang Qian smiled and said, "It's done."

Zou Zou Yuanbiao, of the Zou clan in Jishui, Jiangxi, studied under the great Confucian Hu Zhi and was a representative figure of the Jiang You School of Mind. He was a Ming Jinshi of the fifth year of Emperor Wanli and, together with Gu Assistant County Magistrate and Zhao Zhao Nanxing, was known as the "Three Gentlemen of Donglin." He was a founding figure of Donglin. In the original historical line, because Zou Zou Yuanbiao opposed Zhang Zhang Juzheng's "retention in office" (not observing the full mourning period), he was beaten by the Emperor Wanli Emperor and had his leg broken.

But now, Zou Zou Yuanbiao was living well. He hadn't been subjected to court beatings, nor had he been dismissed from office. He was still in the court, and he was joining forces to overthrow Zhang.

Zou Zou Yuanbiao was still a typical restorationist corrupt Confucian. His thinking was still that of traditional Confucianism. This time, in the selection of officials, Zou Zou Yuanbiao had undoubtedly fallen before the "Theory of Contradictions" and mathematics.

The sun was shining brightly. Zou Zou Yuanbiao, who was frustrated and had no ambition, leaned back in his chair and drank a cup of cold tea, feeling extremely depressed. Because he was now only observing government affairs as a Ming Jinshi, the court had recently been recruiting officials for supervision. Ming Jinshi and juren were prioritized, and they could even choose where to go.

Supervision officials were officials who managed and supervised business, not entering the flow, with little power in their hands but many, many things to do.

Zou Zou Yuanbiao didn't want to take the route of a supervision official. It was a business manipulated by lowly merchants. As a dignified Ming Jinshi, how could he go to the market and haggle with people? It was simply humiliating to the literati!

But the assessment of the "Theory of Contradictions" was not something that could be passed by rote memorization, because the "Theory of Contradictions" had no fixed answers. In fact, the vast majority of the questions in the examination paper had no answers at all; they were dilemmas extracted from practice.

What Zou Zou Yuanbiao couldn't accept most was his own "neither up nor down" state. He couldn't pass the exam, and he felt self-humiliating to go and practice as a supervision official.

That supervision official could be done by Ming Jinshi, juren, or xiucai, and even the clerks of various prefectures and counties could do it. To be mentioned in the same breath as such people was something Zou Zou Yuanbiao could not accept no matter what.

When a person is in a bad mood, they must entrust their feelings to objects to vent their emotions. Zou Zou Yuanbiao had three or five good friends who often gathered to drink and make merry.

After three rounds of drinking and five flavors of dishes, Zou Zou Yuanbiao was a bit drunk, his tongue was a bit rolled, and he slapped the table, saying angrily and incomparably, "Zhang Zhang Juzheng is bullying people too much!"

"Brother Zou, be careful with your words! Be careful! Beware of walls having ears!" Wu Wu Weizhong had drunk less. He was a good friend of Zou Zou Yuanbiao and was also a Ming Jinshi of the second rank, 58th place, in the fifth year of Emperor Wanli. Wu Wu Weizhong and Zou Zou Yuanbiao were also from the same hometown in Jiangxi, so they naturally talked about everything.

Zou Zou Yuanbiao not only didn't restrain himself but became even more reckless and said loudly, "What are you afraid of! Is that Zhang Zhang Juzheng a clairvoyant or a clairaudient? If he hears it, does he dare to defy the world and teach me a lesson? Is he not allowed to be talked about?"

"Hmph!"

"The teacher is a gentleman, but the Emperor is…" Wan Wan Wenqing pulled Zou Zou Yuanbiao down, pressed him into his seat, and reminded him in a low voice.

Zou Zou Yuanbiao's wine immediately sobered up by half. When he thought of His Majesty who frequently supervised executions and seemed very interested in cutting off people's heads, and then thought of what His Majesty had said before: "Those who speak of the teacher's faults shall be beheaded," Zou Zou Yuanbiao's wine sobered up completely.

If Zhang Zhang Juzheng heard those words just now, Zhang Zhang Juzheng wouldn't haggle with Zou Zou Yuanbiao. However, that Emperor, whose heart was smaller than a needle, was afraid he wouldn't spare him.

Wan Wan Wenqing also echoed and said, "You should just be glad. Just those few sentences you said just now, if they were heard by the court's eagle-dog agents, you would have to walk through the Heavenly Prison at least once. After going through the five poisons of torture, half your life would be gone. It's thanks to the teacher returning to the court that this ban on 'speaking of the teacher's faults shall be beheaded' has been canceled."

Thank Zhang Zhang Juzheng. If he hadn't returned to the Wenyuange, this ban would have been gone. Zou Zou Yuanbiao, Wu Wu Weizhong, and Wan Wan Wenqing were drinking this meal with their own heads on the line.

"Is it really that serious?" Zou Zou Yuanbiao was still stubborn, but looking at his appearance, he was also very clear that if Zhang Zhang Juzheng hadn't returned, whether Zhang Zhang Juzheng's new policies were appropriate was fundamentally a topic that couldn't be touched.

Wan Wan Wenqing looked at Wu Wu Weizhong, and the two said in unison, "Very much so."

His Majesty's reputation was very firm. After Zhang Zhang Juzheng returned to the court, His Majesty's reputation was as flawless as jade, perfect and unblemished. His words were golden and his speech was jade, honest and fair, and everyone was equal.

Zou Zou Yuanbiao slapped the table and said in a low voice, "Does Zhang Zhang Juzheng's new policy really benefit Great Ming? Does it benefit the country? Zhang Zhang Juzheng's talent may have achievements, but his heart is not upright. He is clearly a student of the School of Mind, yet he killed his fellow disciples like He He Xinyin, and even made things difficult for his teacher Xu Xu Jie. His ambitions are great, but they are impractical, stubborn, and self-willed, with no ability to tolerate others!"

He finally knew fear and finally lowered his voice.

"There are benefits. Isn't General Qi winning battles every day? Look at the grain boats on the Tonghui River; they are even more lively than the brothels in Dongsi Dongsi Hutong." Wan Wan Wenqing thought about it and said very definitely, "For me, the hardest thing to accept is that the quality of the girls in the brothels in the capital has been declining severely recently. They are ugly and hard to sleep with, and their tempers are extremely foul."

The quality of the brothel women in the capital was declining severely. Wan Wan Wenqing loved to visit brothels. As long as it wasn't too unbearable, he didn't care about anything. When the lights were off, it was all the same. But recently, he stopped going. He originally went to enjoy himself, but every time he went, he felt very blocked in his heart.

Who let the capital have the Yongding and Yongsheng woolen mills? These two official factories recruited many weavers. Entering a brothel meant entering a lowly status. If you went to report to the officials, you would have to take thirty strokes of the cane first. Unless it was a murder case, a person of lowly status suing a good family would definitely lose. Entering a lowly status meant you weren't a person. Going to an official factory, although it was hard work, it wasn't a lowly status, and you could keep your money.

Some time ago, the treacherous people who gambled were severely dealt with by the Grand Censor. In the entire capital area, you couldn't even see a gambling den.

"Whose side are you on?" Zou Zou Yuanbiao pointed at Wan Wan Wenqing in a rage. This fellow Ming Jinshi and fellow townsman—how could he speak in favor of outsiders!

Wan Wan Wenqing thought about it and said, "I guess I'm on my own side. In a few days, I'm going to Guangzhou to take office as a supervision official for the Shipping Commissioner, with the treatment of a ninth-rank official. If I complete three years of assessment as 'upper-upper,' I can be promoted to the seventh rank."

Wan Wan Wenqing took a different route from the official selection exam in the capital. He bet that he could get an "upper-upper" evaluation for three years, which would allow him to bypass the "Theory of Contradictions" and mathematics exams, be promoted three levels in a row, and obtain official status. The ninth-rank treatment was treatment, not official status.

"Your official career ahead is like passing through the Flaming Mountains in the dog days of summer, without even a place to shade yourself! Brother Wan, you must think clearly!" Wu Wu Weizhong grabbed Wan Wan Wenqing's arm, his face extremely complex, saying that taking the route of a supervision official was probably easier than the imperial examination, but it was also as difficult as ascending to heaven.

"I actually have some confidence. I scored ninety-one in mathematics!" Wan Wan Wenqing was actually very hesitant. This departure was a choice. From now on, if he wanted to seek shelter under fellow townsmen, fellow Ming Jinshi, or teachers, he shouldn't even think about it. But Wan Wan Wenqing still had some confidence.

Wan Wan Wenqing looked at Zou Zou Yuanbiao and Wu Wu Weizhong and said, "Didn't our teacher Hu Zhi say back then? If you have good ability and good conduct, how can you not achieve good knowledge?"

Good ability, good conduct, achieving good knowledge.

This was the core concept of this school of Mind. It wasn't that they didn't talk about the unity of knowledge and action or practice. If you read a few more volumes of the "Theory of Contradictions" co-authored by the Emperor and Zhang Zhang Juzheng, Wan Wan Wenqing gradually accepted this fate.

"Have you made up your mind?" Zou Zou Yuanbiao clenched his fists. Now the look in his eyes when he looked at Wan Wan Wenqing was no longer that of a fellow townsman, teacher, or Ming Jinshi, but the look of a traitor. This guy had actually signed up for the supervision official of the Guangzhou Shipping Commissioner without a sound.

"To be honest with you two, actually, what prompted me to make up my mind wasn't anything else, but that the brothels in the capital are simply not worth looking at. I heard that the brothels near the Guangzhou Shipping Commissioner even have red-haired barbarians. I'm very tempted." Wan Wan Wenqing gritted his teeth and said his inner thoughts. He had this addiction; if he didn't visit a brothel for a day, he would feel uncomfortable all over.

The women in the capital were of poor quality, had bad tempers, and didn't understand music, chess, calligraphy, or painting. This was something Wan Wan Wenqing, who had a pursuit of quality, simply couldn't accept. In the two years he had been in the capital, he had walked through all the alleys of the capital, and the quality was really very poor.

Arriving at the Guangzhou Shipping Commissioner, he could lose himself in the sound of "handsome guy" after "handsome guy." Even red-haired barbarians were there, and he could enjoy the customs of ten thousand countries. Just this point had a great attraction for Wan Wan Wenqing.

"You have ruined your whole life on this kind of thing!" Zou Zou Yuanbiao was truly angry. How could he give up the great cause of overthrowing Zhang for this kind of thing!

If this can be tolerated, what cannot be tolerated!

Wan Wan Wenqing also knew his own problem and shook his head, saying, "To die under a peony flower, one is still romantic as a ghost. I, Wan, don't have such great ambitions. I just like this. If I don't go for a day, I feel itchy. I can only go first. Let you two laugh at me."

"Brother Wan, are you sure there are red-haired barbarians?" Wu Wu Weizhong's eyes lit up, and he grabbed Wan Wan Wenqing's hand with a bit more force.

"My cousin is a shipowner in Guangzhou, and he has thirteen three-masted clipper ships under his command, which he opened himself." Wan Wan Wenqing said very definitely, "Could I lie to you?"

"Let's go together, let's go together!" Wu Wu Weizhong was overjoyed. In the two years in the capital, he had been drinking dull wine. Not to mention elegant things like singing, dancing, music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, he didn't even have a person to accompany him to drink and make him happy. It was simply… simply!

Wan Wan Wenqing and Wu Wu Weizhong clinked glasses, in a great mood, and said very definitely, "Good, it's a deal. I'll wait for you for three days. We are all brothers, I will definitely treat you well."

Wan Wan Wenqing was a direct descendant of the Wan clan. That cousin was just a shopkeeper of his father's. Not to mention one or two years, even if Wu Wu Weizhong whored for ten or eight years without paying, it wouldn't matter. The place where the literati lingered was a signboard. They would never lack business. As long as they brought Wu Wu Weizhong along to a new place, wrote a poem, or wrote a lyric, they would earn back the money for several years, and still have plenty left.

"You…" Zou Zou Yuanbiao felt betrayed. How could they give up the great cause of overthrowing Zhang because of this kind of thing!

Wan Wan Wenqing said earnestly, "Brother Zou, to be fair, Zhang Zhang Juzheng's new policy does have some places that are over-corrected, unreasonable, and even heartless. For example, he wants to rectify the academic administration. In the third year of Emperor Wanli, he directly cut the number of students in various prefectures and counties from hundreds to fifteen. In some places, there wasn't even a single student, hindering the court from selecting the virtuous; the punishments are too severe. Originally, they could have been judged leniently, but for the sake of the assessment of the 'Assessment Law,' they were also handled strictly and severely; the ministers in the court, like the powerful Wang Wang Chonggu and the upright Hai Rui, were also forced to submit to his power and muddle along. The minor officials fear the teacher's severe punishment and are tongue-tied, and the path of speech is blocked."

"But he didn't lead Great Ming to lose battles and muddle along, nor did he have large-scale civil riots. Those stubborn people didn't take hoes and picks to smash the doors of our gentry and break into our granaries, right? Inside and outside are peaceful. Since the 29th year of Emperor Jiajing, when Altan Khan invaded, have we ever had such stable days?"

"If he can do it, let him do it. Let's just live our own lives."

This persuasion by Wan Wan Wenqing could be described as earnest. He was truly looking at the face of being from the same hometown, teacher, and Ming Jinshi to persuade Zou Zou Yuanbiao not to toss about anymore. If he tossed about again, his life would be gone.

Facts speak louder than words. No matter how rotten Zhang Zhang Juzheng is, he is still better than Yan Song, better than Xu Xu Jie, and better than Gao Gong. Since Emperor Wanli, Great Ming has not lost a single battle, and there is no internal trouble. Even if there is land measurement and severe punishment, Great Ming has a scene of innovation, and Great Ming has once again become that high and mighty Heavenly Dynasty. At least within ten miles of the capital, there are no bandits in groups of three or five, or hundreds, who are all great bandits of the rivers and lakes.

"Still have to overthrow Zhang!" Zou Zou Yuanbiao said with a flushed face and extreme anger.

"Why overthrow him? You seek fame for a while, but have you ever thought about your relatives and friends? Have you ever thought about your parents? We are good friends with you. When you are struck by lightning, we will also be implicated!" Wan Wan Wenqing had been persuading him with good words, but this Zou Zou Yuanbiao just wouldn't listen, and Wan Wan Wenqing also got angry, scolding Zou Zou Yuanbiao angrily.

Wan Wan Wenqing suddenly picked up a cup of wine and said even more loudly, "I don't know the little schemes in your heart? Isn't it just that you feel that overthrowing Zhang will bring you fame? Can fame bring you promotion? No way! The state of the world has changed!"

"After drinking this cup of wine today, we will be strangers from now on!"

After Wan Wan Wenqing said this, he turned and left. Wu Wu Weizhong looked at Zou Zou Yuanbiao and said apologetically, "You… take care of yourself. Brother Wan, wait for me! You said before you would take me with you!"

When Wu Wu Weizhong walked out, he could no longer see Wan Wan Wenqing's figure, because Wan Wan Wenqing had already entered another private room.

Sitting in the private room was none other than the Great Ming Emperor Zhu Zhu Yijun, who loved to watch the fun. That's right, "walls have ears" referred to the Emperor himself. This matter of Zou Zou Yuanbiao was reported to the Emperor by Wang Qian, which was why Zhu Zhu Yijun went out to watch the fun.

Wan Wan Wenqing's official career was not "passing through the Flaming Mountains in the dog days of summer." The Emperor was the Taishang Laojun, covering for Wan Wan Wenqing.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

"I pay my respects to the Imperial Grandfather, may you live ten thousand years." Wan Wan Wenqing knelt on the ground and saluted.

"I am well. You have worked hard, no need for formalities." Zhu Zhu Yijun smiled at Wan Wan Wenqing. This guy who rolled out of the internal study was also one of his sparring partners. Every time he sent out goose, he was the greediest. Before others finished eating, he even sucked the bones dry.

(End of chapter)