Chapter 107: Avoiding for Respect

Zhihai Mansion backyard.

Zhang Jiujiang was scolded by Zhang Gui, and seeing him suddenly stop, staring at the stone wall like a clay sculpture, he couldn't help but knock on his little friend's head revengefully.

"Zhang Gui, did you meet a ghost? What are you looking at?"

Zhang Gui came back to his senses and sighed, "It's easy to invite a god but hard to send one away; it looks like I have to hide for a while.

But with this 'Great God' here, the safety of Zhihai Town doesn't need to be considered.

It can be considered a gain and a loss."

"What do you mean? Why do you speak more and more mysteriously now, making people not understand.

And you said that Senior Brother Gongsun Benxiao, one of the 'Nine Steeds and Eight Kirins' of our academy, is a person with great ambition but little talent.

I think you are the one who is going crazy.

Are you okay? Do you want to see a doctor? Don't be afraid to seek medical treatment."

Zhang Gui waved his hand: "It's okay, it's just that my head was a bit swollen just now, and I said a few nonsense words.

Let's not talk about the people in your Qingdou Academy; I've only met them three times in total and said a few words, and my opinion is also arbitrary, so there's no point in saying more.

Just talk about you, your current plan is what matters."

Although Zhang Jiujiang also had ideals and ambitions, fantasizing that he could pass the imperial examination in the future, bring honor to his ancestors, become a high official, and achieve great things.

But he was ultimately just a teenager with ordinary aptitude.

Knowing that war was imminent and seeing his little friend kill the enemy with his own eyes.

It was actually a huge mental stimulus for him.

It was just because the incident happened suddenly that his brain protected his spirit and didn't make a violent stress response.

At this time, being asked by Zhang Gui, Zhang Jiujiang felt a "buzz" in his ears and instinctively said:

"I naturally want to go back to the academy immediately.

There are too many things on this trip.

I just became a scholar and originally planned to continue studying to take the imperial examination.

As a result, Gongsun Benxiao called me several times..."

"Alright Jiujiang, I don't care about other people's thoughts, only your idea," Zhang Gui said decisively: "If you are sure you want to go, I will find a ship to go to sea and send you back to Qingdou Academy.

It is said that the Qianji people's warship invasion is imminent, but I am clear.

Just those sea pirates active in the East Inner Sea are not so easy to deal with.

The Hanli people ruled Xianrong Island for a thousand years, which is just mixing into a vassal state of the Ming Song court.

Now that it has been replaced by the Qianji people, becoming a grandson country controlled by the Returning Ancestor Army of the Yuan Mountain Empire vassal state Baiyang Bo'erqin, will it suddenly become stronger?

It's impossible.

Yuan Mountain plays the trick of 'fighting on two fronts, unable to cope, people's hearts fluctuating, internal chaos arising.'

So we will take the ship, and I will have to find a superior passenger ship to let you go comfortably."

"Pah, pah, pah, you are the one who is going comfortably." Zhang Jiujiang spat three times upon hearing this.

After being stunned for a while, he laughed bitterly,

"Da Gui, you have completely changed your face and are no longer what you used to be.

Although I am far inferior to you, I can no longer be as willful as before.

Human feelings in the academy, reputation outside the academy.

If I grit my teeth and stomp my feet today and follow my heart and take a boat and turn around and leave.

I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it to myself.

Anyway, when the sky falls, there is a tall person to support it; which of the two teachers, several senior brothers, and senior sisters doesn't have to explain more than me.

Following them will be no big mistake."

Zhang Gui frowned, "But they are not reliable; what if they lead you into a ditch?

When things are stable, everything is easy to say, but the key is that the situation has changed suddenly..."

"Good brother, I know you are thinking for me.

But I, Zhang Jiujiang, am now also a dignified scholar, so I must have my own ideas and opinions." Zhang Jiujiang waved his hand to interrupt his little friend.

Once these words were said, Zhang Gui understood that he was afraid he had hurt his brother's self-esteem.

This was also understandable.

A teenager, and he had just obtained merit, which could be called young and successful.

He was unconvinced by anyone subconsciously.

And this kind of thing can't be explained by words, even if a saint came to the world.

Only after experiencing more, suffering more difficulties, setbacks, and frustrations, especially helpless things, can one naturally understand the good and bad of the human heart.

So Zhang Gui sighed secretly, closed his mouth, and nodded gently.

Seeing that he was no longer commenting on his teachers and classmates in a preaching tone, Zhang Jiujiang's expression became lively.

"That's it for business, let me ask you about some idle matters.

Da Gui, now that you have the name Caiyang Longhu, do you intend to break completely with the clan?"

Zhang Gui laughed, "Break what? It's so serious.

I just don't want to be held back by the Pingyang Zhang family.

Besides, the Emperor bestowed me with the title of local official inherited from my mother's family, and the elders in the clan also feel embarrassed.

Isn't it just that they want me to go up and visit them and show my attitude?

I won't go."

Zhang Jiujiang pondered carefully upon hearing this, shaking his head and saying:

"It really means that; your brain is truly becoming clearer the more you use it.

I think it will be easy to suppress Zhang Jiuqing in the future."

Zhang Gui shook his head like a rattle-drum, "Our brains will be very difficult to beat Zhang Jiuqing in this life.

We can only rely on physical strength and find an opportunity to give him a blow.

By the way, what is his new wife like? I haven't seen her yet.

I only heard that it is quite 'a woman three years older holding gold bricks,' is it true?"

This way of speaking instantly returned the brothers to their most relaxed and natural state.

Zhang Jiujiang laughed uncontrollably:

"Zhang Gui, you kid, just be mean.

What is 'quite a woman three years older holding gold bricks.'

Isn't it just saying that Jiuqing's wife looks mature?

To tell you the truth, Jiuqing's wife has no youthful charm, but her appearance doesn't look old.

At the very least, she looks younger than you.

You don't even look in the mirror, look at yourself wearing the Fourth Rank Dragon Tiger General uniform, looking majestic with a straight face.

Some people believe you are forty years old."

"You are the one who looks like forty," Zhang Gui returned the color angrily,

"And you have the face to criticize your brother; have you studied yourself stupid?

That's called official prestige; what does it have to do with age?

If you want to say that the more majestic you are, the older you look.

Then the current prime minister must look like he is several hundred years old when he appears.

If the Emperor shows his majesty, wouldn't he be a thousand-year-old turtle..."

Zhang Jiujiang was most familiar with his little friend's nonsense style and covered his mouth,

"It's really going to die.

You and I used to play around in the family market, children's words are innocent, let the wind blow them away, that's fine.

Now you are a Fourth Rank Opening General; if you talk nonsense again and someone finds out, it might cause huge trouble!"

Zhang Gui raised his eyebrows indifferently:

"Rest assured, rest assured.

Just now I was unprepared, so I was taken advantage of by the female teacher of your academy.

Now that I am prepared, it's hard to say in other places, but in Zhihai Town, no one can eavesdrop on our conversation."

Zhang Jiujiang said dissatisfied:

"You guy is talking nonsense, why did the topic suddenly turn to our academy's Teacher Shen again?

Teacher Shen is a fairy-like figure, known as the 'White Porcelain Exiled Immortal,' and will never use methods to eavesdrop on our conversation.

But you are not an ordinary person now, so you must have a reason for what you say.

Is it Ouyang, hmm, do you have a sound-sheltering array here? Open it first and then we'll talk."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 108 =====