Ming Dynasty: My Father Zhang Juzheng

Chapter 52: Rebellious son, do you really want to tear this family apart?
The days are short in winter, and when Zhang Yunxiu returned home, a black curtain had already covered the sky.

Snowflakes the size of rice grains floated in the sky again and fell to the ground, making crackling sounds.

After entering the house, Zhang Fu skillfully took off Zhang Yunxiu's clothes and brought a brazier to the fire.

Zhang Yunxiu sat on a stool and placed his red, frozen hands on the brazier.

The hot air rose up, melting the ice and snow on Zhang Yunxiu's face, warming his bones and making his face flush.

Zhang Fu, who was standing by, kept walking back and forth, cleaning up and serving tea and water to Zhang Yunxiu, and was extremely attentive.

"What are you busy doing here?" Zhang Yunxiu muttered dissatisfiedly.

Zhang Fu chuckled, his old face blushed, and he replied shyly, "Sir, I am going to marry a lady next month. If you have time, you can come and have a drink at the wedding."

"Ah?" Zhang Yunxiu was startled and asked hurriedly, "How old is the daughter of so-and-so?"

"She is eighteen years old this year, the daughter of a scholar, and quite pretty." As Zhang Fu spoke, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes unconsciously smoothed out.

"You are already over 40, and you still want to marry an 18-year-old woman."

Zhang Yunxiu muttered something in a low voice. Zhang Fu felt uneasy and explained hurriedly, "That woman's butt is as big as a millstone. The fortune teller said that if I marry her, I will definitely give birth to a son."

He is already in his forties and has only an old wife and two daughters.

It wasn't that he was necessarily after beauty, but the fact that this young woman was fertile made him interested.

"Okay, you can do whatever you want." Zhang Yunxiu waved his hand nonchalantly.

Zhang Fu felt relieved and heaved a sigh of relief. He smiled and suggested, "Sir, a distinguished guest has brought some goodies today. Would you like to ask the kitchen for some?"

"what?"

"The kidneys of sea lions are said to nourish yin and tonify the kidneys"

Before Zhang Fu could finish his words, Zhang Yunxiu suddenly stood up and ran out.

"Is it necessary to be so anxious? Young people are always hot-tempered," Zhang Fu muttered and walked out.

the other side.

In the Zhang family study, the air was filled with fragrant mist and the palace lanterns were bright. Two figures sat down with the etiquette of host and guest.

The person sitting in the first seat was Zhang Juzheng, the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty, and on his left sat a thin man.

I saw that the man was about fifty years old, with a dark complexion, an upright posture, strong arms, a face as sharp as a knife, a nose like a tiger, two moustaches like a dragon and a tiger, and a pair of sharp eyes with a bright look.

Wearing a black robe with gold thread, he exudes a heroic air just by sitting there.

It was the general of Jizhen, Qi Jiguang.

"Prince, you look much better than when I saw you last year." After glancing at Zhang Juzheng's face, Qi Jiguang smiled and spoke first.

"It's better than before." Zhang Juzheng smiled and nodded slightly.

Qi Jiguang moved forward and continued, "Yuan Fu, you must take care of yourself. You are the white jade pillar that supports the sky and the purple gold beam that supports the sea of ​​the Ming Dynasty. If you are not in good health, who will clean up this mess of the Ming Dynasty?"

"I think it's you, General Qi, who is hoping that I will become the second Peng Zu and won't come down from the position of Prime Minister." Zhang Juzheng blinked his eyes and teased with a smile.

Qi Jiguang smiled and said, "Without the Prime Minister, how can we let go and work hard in Jizhou today?"

Zhang Juzheng did not comment, but continued, "During the years you have been in Jizhou, the Tatars dared not invade the border, and the tea-horse trade in the north was reopened. You, Marshal Qi, have made an indelible contribution." "This is all due to the Prime Minister's hard work and efforts to rectify the border defense. Qi dare not take all the credit."

"How can I have any credit if I sit in the capital?" Zhang Juzheng smiled and waved his hand, and then said, "You and Li Chengliang are in Liaodong and Jizhou respectively, and the entire northern border of the Ming Dynasty is completely peaceful. This is all thanks to you two."

Qi Jiguang wanted to say more, but Zhang Juzheng interrupted him, stood up and continued: "You don't have to be polite with me. Such merits are all your own. We just used the right people."

"This is also Yuanfu's ability to judge people," Qi Jiguang continued.

Zhang Juzheng smiled and waved his hand, indicating that he did not want to dwell on this issue.

Qi Jiguang understood, bowed, and said seriously: "Prime Minister, has the Ministry of Revenue set the rules for the fortress I suggested to build?"

"It's settled." Zhang Juzheng nodded.

"That's great. I'm sure that as long as these one thousand fortresses are built, the Tatars will have no chance from Shanhaiguan to Jizhou." Qi Jiguang said with a beaming eyebrow.

"However, the Ministry of Revenue can only take out half of the silver first."

"Why?"

"It's a bit of a waste to build a fort every mile. I want to build a fort every two miles. When there is more silver in Taicang, I will personally pay you back."

Qi Jiguang heaved a sigh of relief and replied, "The Prime Minister has great foresight, and I admire him. It is the right time to build a fortress two miles away and fill it up when we have more money in the future."

After the two of them finished talking, they started chatting about family matters.

At this time, Qi Jiguang suddenly slapped his forehead and cried out: "Oh, look at my memory, I almost forgot the gift for you, Yuan Fu. I was so busy that I didn't care."

"What gift?" Zhang Juzheng asked puzzledly.

"They are a pair of Tatar beauties. We bought them from the Tatars at a huge price. Their looks and figures are different from those of the women in our Ming Dynasty." Qi Jiguang replied with a smile.

Zhang Juzheng was tempted, but when he remembered the doctor's advice, he smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "No need. My body is not fully recovered yet. If I lose my Yang energy, it will be harmful to my body."

"Hey, Prime Minister, you don't know that this woman not only absorbs our yang energy, but also can replenish our yin with yin." Qi Jiguang still insisted.

"Really?"

Zhang Juzheng asked curiously, Qi Jiguang nodded, patted his chest and said: "Look at my body now, it is no worse than ten years ago. The ancients said that food and sex are human nature. Wine, sex, money and anger, this 'sex' ranks second, which shows the wisdom of the ancients."

"Hahaha, Marshal Qi is quite a romantic man." Zhang Juzheng chuckled and said, "Forget it, forget it. Since the people have been brought here, they will stay in the mansion for the time being, so that Marshal Qi doesn't have to take them back."

"The Prime Minister is wise."

The two of them complimented each other, and Qi Jiguang was just about to take Zhang Juzheng to see the two beauties.

Suddenly, a man rushed in and shouted, "Master, it's bad. The Fifth Young Master has had some kind of hysteria and is chasing after the two women brought by Marshal Qi and beating them up."

Zhang Juzheng took a look and saw that it was You Qi.

After a few seconds of silence, Zhang Juzheng's face turned red and white, and finally he gritted his teeth and shouted, "What a rebellious son! It seems that this hysteria is indeed serious. You Qi, go call Doctor Wang."

"Oh, yes." You Qi agreed and sat down.

Qi Jiguang explained: "Prince, don't be angry. Maybe these two Tartar women offended the young master. Let's go and take a look."

"go!"

(End of this chapter)