"Zhang Xianzhong and his men should have already arrived in Korea?"
A few days later, after jogging a few laps, Zhu Youjian wiped the sweat from his brow and casually asked Wang Chengen behind him.
Wang Chengen smiled and shook his head: "Your Majesty, they should not have arrived at their destination yet."
"It takes at least ten days to sail from Jiaodong to Korea."
Zhu Youjian nodded casually.
"At this time, the navy is not good; it still has to advance along the coast."
"If our Great Ming Dynasty could build the kind of ironclad ships that Master Gao described, that would be wonderful."
Wang Chengen said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this matter cannot be accomplished in the short term."
"Why don't you go and ask Master Gao for help, and see if he has any ideas?"
Zhu Youjian glared at him.
"I was just saying it casually; I didn't mean to trouble Master Gao any further!"
He also had a bit of pride in his heart.
"Even if I were to ask Master Gao for help, I would have to wait until I had destroyed the Jurchens and achieved some success before I could ask Master Gao for assistance."
After saying this, Zhu Youjian seemed to miss Gao Qingyun.
"Speaking of which, I've been busy arranging support for Goryeo these past few days and haven't had a chance to see Master Goryeo yet."
"Let's go take a look."
In Zhu Youjian's heart, Gao Qingyun was both a teacher and a father.
Zhu Youjian felt uneasy after not seeing him for several days.
He arrived at Taiye Pond with several eunuchs.
Even from quite a distance, I could hear sounds coming from inside.
Gao Qingyun jumped up and cursed, "You bunch of little rascals, you're just bullying your master, aren't you?"
A pleasant female voice said:
"Mr. Gao, we wouldn't dare to bully you. We're just trying to help you."
Gao Qingyun stomped her foot heavily.
"Help me? Then why did you braid all my hair into pigtails?"
"You little girls, come here and get a beating!"
Zhu Youjian hurried over, and upon looking up, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Pfft, hahaha, Master Gao, your hair..."
It turns out that Gao Qingyun has completely gotten used to not being able to see in the past few days.
They also got used to life in the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, in Gao Qingyun's view, this was because he was used to life in Dahe Village.
Once he got used to it, he subconsciously began to continue educating his students according to that habit.
His forte is, of course, the "sea of questions" approach.
Thus, Li Zicheng and his followers' "good days" truly began.
There's always homework to do.
Although the male students were unhappy, they didn't dare to be too outrageous.
On the contrary, the three female students, taking advantage of their closer relationship with Gao Qingyun, went a bit too far.
Normally, it would be one thing to write a few words on Gao Qingyun's face while he's sleeping.
Anyway, Gao Qingyun can't see it.
But this time, they secretly braided Gao Qingyun's hair like a girl's, which was a bit too much.
Gao Qingyun heard Zhu Youjian's laughter and turned around unhappily:
"Little Zhu, what are you laughing at again?"
But he forgot that with his several pigtails sticking up on his head, the angrier he got, the more... ridiculous he looked.
Zhu Youjian could no longer contain himself.
"Haha, Master Gao, you're amazing..."
He covered his mouth and laughed so hard he bent over.
Although Gao Qingyun couldn't see, he could guess Zhu Youjian's current appearance from his exaggerated laughter.
He sighed heavily.
"Hey, Xiao Zhu, you've gone astray too!"
After a long while, Zhu Youjian finally finished laughing. He waved his hand, signaling the eunuchs to come and help Gao Qingyun comb her hair.
He put on a stern face and walked up to the three female students.
“Master Gao is your teacher, you should respect him.”
"You can't fool around like that anymore, understand?"
The three girls nodded quickly.
They dared not act recklessly in the presence of Emperor Zhu Youjian.
"We understand."
Seeing the girls admit their mistakes, Zhu Youjian stopped smiling and went to Gao Qingyun's side.
"Master Gao, please don't be angry. I was wrong just now, and I apologize to you."
Upon hearing the apology, Gao Qingyun could only say, "Alright, alright, I wasn't angry with you at all."
He hesitated for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "Was what I did just now really that funny?"
Zhu Youjian recalled the scene from just now, and then covered his mouth and laughed:
"Heh...that is rather funny."
Gao Qingyun sighed.
"Alas, it's a pity I can't see it."
Zhu Youjian immediately fell silent.
Gao Qingyun noticed this and felt a warmth in her heart.
"This little Zhu is quite good; he actually has such empathy."
"But this is ultimately my own business, so I can't let him worry too much."
He tried to distract Zhu Youjian.
"Hey Zhu, has Zhangzi taken leave recently?"
"You'd better watch out for this kid, he's a total chuunibyou."
"Chuunibyou?" Zhu Youjian indeed raised his head and asked in confusion:
What is "chuunibyou" (middle school syndrome)?
Gao Qingyun shook his head.
"What else could it be? It's just that he watched some cartoons and started imitating the characters!"
"You have to tell his parents not to let him watch so many cartoons, or he'll go astray!"
"It's fine with other people, but little Zhang..."
Gao Qingyun recalled certain scenes:
During breaks between classes, he told Zhang Xianzhong the same jokes he'd been telling for two and a half years, and then he'd spend all his time singing and dancing.
After I mentioned a few anime references, he kept saying he wanted to donate his heart.
He'd barely uttered "Genshin Impact" before he'd immediately followed it with "Activate."
"Oh dear, this child is so naughty!"
Zhu Youjian didn't care.
Although he was a native of the Ming Dynasty and had been in contact with Gao Qingyun for a long time, his thinking was still that of an ancient person.
"Boys should be more lively, that's good."
"Anyway, I... cough cough, anyway, his family doesn't expect him to make a name for himself."
This time, Gao Qingyun nodded in agreement.
"That's true. With Xiao Zhangzi's personality, if he were to focus solely on studying, it would probably only harm him."
"Sigh, when he gets a little older, I'll send him to learn a trade. It's a pity that Lanxiang Technical School is no longer viable..."
Zhu Youjian didn't know what Lanxiang was, but he was too lazy to ask.
He recalled what had happened a few days ago and took the initiative to change the topic to Korea.
"Master Gao, how much do you know about the affairs of Goryeo?"
Gao Qingyun didn't know why Zhu Youjian asked this, but he casually replied:
"I'm not an omniscient being, how could I possibly know everything?"
"If you're really curious and want to know something, then just search it up yourself."
Although Gao Qingyun did not answer his question, Zhu Youjian smiled instead.
“Master Gao is right. I’m all grown up now and can’t rely on you for everything.”
Gao Qingyun felt uneasy after hearing this.
"Xiao Zhu, you're being a bit too polite by saying that."
He thought to himself, "This kid, Zhu, why does he seem to be treating me like an elder?"
"I can't accept that."
So Gao Qingyun shook his head again and said, "Actually, I haven't really helped you much, so please don't overthink it."
Zhu Youjian took Gao Qingyun's words as mere modesty. He thought to himself, "Master Gao has helped me so much, yet he still says such things."
"It's clear that Master Gao is indeed a man of noble character and integrity!"
"I should hurry up and help him gather those one hundred students."
A complex emotion flickered in his eyes.
After a long silence, he said, "Master Gao, I've recently found you another batch of students."
"Just make some preparations and wait for them to come to class."
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