The Great Seminary

Chapter 107 Temporarily Avoiding
The backyard of the Shibahai Shogunate.

Zhang Jiujiang was scolded by Zhang Gui, and when he saw him suddenly shut up and turn his head like a clay sculpture to stare at the stone wall not far away, he couldn't help but hit his friend's head hard as a revenge.

"Zhang Gui, you've seen a ghost, what are you looking at?"

Zhang Gui came back to his senses and sighed, "It's easier to invite a god than to send him away. Looks like I have to hide away for a while.

However, with this "great god" here, there is no need to worry about the safety of Zhihai Town.

It can be considered a win-win situation.”

"What do you mean? Why are you talking so vaguely and unclearly that it's hard to understand.

He also said that Brother Gongsun Benxiao, one of the "Nine Steeds and Eight Kirins" in my academy, was a man with great ambitions but little talent.

I think you're going crazy.

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

Zhang Gui waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, I just felt a little dizzy and said a few nonsense words.

Let’s not talk about the people from your Qingdou Academy. We have only met three times and exchanged a few words. My opinion is arbitrary and there is no point in saying more.

Speaking of you, your current plans are what’s important.”

Although Zhang Jiujiang also had ideals and ambitions, he fantasized that he would be able to pass the imperial examination and bring honor to his family, become a high-ranking official, and accomplish great things in the future.

But after all, he is just an ordinary teenager.

Knowing that war was imminent, I saw with my own eyes my friends killing the enemy with their ruthless hands.

In fact, it was a great mental stimulation to him.

It's just that because the incident happened suddenly, the brain protected the spirit from reacting violently.

When Zhang Gui asked this question, Zhang Jiujiang felt a buzzing sound in his ears and said instinctively:
“Of course I want to go back to the academy right away.

There are too many things going on this trip.

I had just passed the examination for the title of scholar and had been planning to continue studying and take the examination for the title of juren.

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

"Okay, Jiujiang, I don't care about other people's ideas, I only care about yours," Zhang Gui said decisively: "If you are sure you want to leave, I will find a boat to go out to sea and take you back to Qingdou Academy.

It is said that the warships of the Qianji people are about to invade, but I know it.

Just the big pirates active in the Eastern Inland Sea are not so easy to deal with.

Han Liren ruled Xianrong Island for a thousand years, and became a foreign country of the Ming and Song dynasties.

Now it has been replaced by the Cheonji people and has become the Sunzi Kingdom controlled by Yang Borchin, a foreign country of the Wonsan Empire. Could it be that it has become stronger all of a sudden?

Totally impossible.

What Yuanshan is playing is just the trick of "fighting on two fronts, being overwhelmed, causing public unrest and civil unrest."

So we'll just stay on board, and I'll definitely find a first-class passenger ship so you can have a comfortable trip."

"Pooh, pooh, pooh, you are the one who left comfortably." Zhang Jiujiang spat three times when he heard that.

After a moment of silence, he smiled bitterly.
"Dagui, you are completely transformed now, you are no longer the same as before.

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

Favors within the academy and reputation outside the academy.

If I grit my teeth and stamp my feet today, I can follow my heart and turn around on the boat and leave.

I'm afraid I can't even explain it to myself.

Anyway, if the sky falls, there are big people to hold it up. The two teachers and several senior brothers and sisters have to answer for more than me.

There is nothing wrong in following them.”

Zhang Gui frowned, "But they are not reliable. What if they lead you into trouble?

Everything is easy when things are stable, but the key is that the situation has suddenly changed..."

"Brother, I know you are thinking about me.

But I, Zhang Jiujiang, am now a scholar, so I must have my own ideas and opinions, right? " Zhang Jiujiang waved his hand and interrupted his friend.

After saying this, Zhang Gui realized that he might have hurt his brother's self-esteem.

No wonder.

He is only in his teens and has just achieved fame and success, which can be said to be a case of early success.

Subconsciously, he was dissatisfied with everyone. And even a saint couldn't explain this kind of thing with words.

Only after you have experienced more, endured more difficulties, setbacks, anger and especially helplessness, can you slowly and naturally understand the good and evil of human nature.

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

Seeing that he was no longer lecturing his teachers and classmates, Zhang Jiujiang's expression became more lively.

"Let's get on with the business, I want to ask you something.

Dagui, now that you have the title of Yangyang Dragon Tiger, are you planning to completely break with the clan?"

Zhang Gui laughed, "What do you mean by breaking up? You're talking about it so seriously.

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

Besides, the emperor conferred me with the hereditary local official title of my mother's family, and the elders in the clan also felt embarrassed.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have always put me aside and ignored me.

Don't they just want me to go and meet them and express my attitude?

I’m not going.”

Zhang Jiujiang pondered over it carefully and shook his head.
"That's exactly what I mean. The more you use your brain, the clearer it becomes.

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

Zhang Gui shook his head like a rattle, "I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to outsmart Zhang Jiuqing with our brains in this lifetime.

I can only rely on my physical strength and find an opportunity to hit him with a club.

By the way, what does his new wife look like? I haven’t seen her yet.

I've only heard of the saying 'a woman three years older than you is more likely to be rich', is that true?"

This way of speaking immediately brought the two brothers back to their most relaxed and natural state.

Zhang Jiujiang said with great joy:
"Zhang Gui, you are such a jerk, what do you mean by 'a woman three years older than you is rich'?

Isn't it just about Jiuqingsao looking mature?

To tell you the truth, although Mrs. Jiuqing has lost her childish charm, she doesn't look old at all.

At least she looks younger than you.

You don't even look in the mirror to see how you look so arrogant in your fourth-rank Dragon and Tiger General's uniform.

People would believe me if I said I was forty years old.

"You look like you're forty," Zhang Gui retorted angrily.

"You still flatter me and criticize me, your brother. You must have become stupid from studying too much.

That's called official authority, it has nothing to do with age.

The more majestic one is, the older he appears.

The prime minister of the current dynasty must look like he is hundreds of years old when he appears.

If the emperor shows off his power, wouldn’t he be a thousand-year-old bastard…”

Zhang Jiujiang was most familiar with the tone of his friend's nonsense, so he covered his mouth.

“It’s really killing me.

You and I used to play around in the family market, and the innocent words were blown away by the wind.

Now you are a fourth-rank general. If you continue to talk nonsense and get known, you might get into big trouble!"

Zhang Gui raised his eyebrows nonchalantly and said:
“Don’t worry, don’t worry.

I was caught off guard just now, so I was taken advantage of by the female teacher from your academy.

Now that we have taken precautions, it’s hard to say about other places, but in Zhihai Town, no one can eavesdrop on our conversation.”

Zhang Jiujiang said dissatisfiedly:
"What nonsense are you talking about? Why did you suddenly turn the conversation to Mr. Shen from our academy?

Mr. Shen is a celestial being, known as the 'Exiled White Porcelain Immortal', and he would never find a way to eavesdrop on our conversation.

But you are no longer an ordinary person, so your words must be targeted.

Could it be Ouyang? Hmm, do you have a sound protection array here? Open it first and we'll talk later."

(End of this chapter)