Bi Ziyan was preoccupied and followed behind Zhu Youjian, while Wang Chengen followed behind him.
The three of them walked out of the classroom and quickly found Gao Qingyun.
At that moment, Gao Qingyun was writing something with his head down.
Hearing the footsteps of several people, he laughed and said, "Little Zhu and Old Wang, who did you bring this time?"
Upon hearing Gao Qingyun's address to the emperor, Bi Ziyan's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
But Zhu Youjian waved to him, telling him not to speak yet.
He came to Gao Qingyun's side himself:
"Master Gao, what are you writing this time?"
Gao Qingyun sighed.
"What else can I write? I'm preparing for class."
"Oh dear, my eyesight isn't working well, so a lot of things are difficult to do!"
Zhu Youjian's heart stirred.
“Master Gao, I think it would be better to do this: not many people in our village understand your... modern literature, so they can't help you much.”
"However, this is easy to handle when it comes to classical Chinese."
"Just give me a title, and I'll find someone else to write the lesson plan for you. What do you think?"
Gao Qingyun nodded with a smile after hearing this.
"Then thank you very much, Xiao Zhu."
"I didn't know that your Dahe Village, though remote, has so many people who understand classical Chinese."
"It seems that your place isn't as isolated as I imagined."
"But if that's the case, why is your accountant still against me coming to class?"
Zhu Youjian smiled slightly.
“Master Gao, the person I brought this time happens to be that accountant.”
"You should talk to him yourself."
As he spoke, Zhu Youjian patted Bi Ziyan on the shoulder.
"This is Accountant Bi. Come on, quickly greet Master Gao."
At this moment, Bi Ziyan's mind was completely blank.
I have absolutely no idea what's going on.
Since the emperor had said so, he followed suit and spoke up:
"Hello, Master Gao."
Seeing that Bi Ziyan was so polite, Gao Qingyun's attitude also improved.
"Hello, Accountant Bi."
"I want to ask you, why are you against me coming to class?"
"I do have to pay for my classes, but I'm not spending any of your village's money!"
Bi Ziyan was completely dumbfounded.
"What does this have to do with anything?"
But before he could speak, Wang Chengen covered his mouth.
He whispered in his ear, "Tell me if you have any questions, and I'll ask Master Gao for you."
"Don't say anything else!"
Hearing this order, Bi Ziyan was unhappy, but he could only nod.
He forcibly suppressed his confusion and reorganized his thoughts.
After a moment, he whispered to Wang Chengen:
"I would like to ask Master Gao, how did he dare to intervene in this military expedition to Liaodong?"
"Isn't he afraid that something might happen to the army?"
Zhu Youjian listened from the side the whole time.
Upon hearing this, he burst into laughter.
"This question doesn't need Master Gao's answer. I... cough cough, it's really simple, I can answer it myself."
He recounted Gao Qingyun's analysis of him that day.
In conclusion, "Therefore, as long as the Ming Dynasty does not give the Jurchens a chance, it is a foregone conclusion that the Jurchens will retreat."
After hearing this, Bi Ziyan nodded in agreement.
"Oh, I see."
After observing the class, his attitude towards Gao Qingyun had already changed considerably.
After hearing this analysis, I have even more admiration for it.
"I didn't expect that Master Gao would actually have some skills."
"No wonder His Majesty trusts him."
"I can't believe I used to suspect him..."
Bi Ziyan felt ashamed.
But then he heard Gao Qingyun clapping.
"I see!"
"Accountant Bi said she thought I was wasting money, but that was just an excuse."
"Actually, he just doesn't like my analysis, right?"
"This accountant Bi is definitely a keyboard politician!"
Upon hearing this, Bi Ziyan, who had barely met Gao Qingyun, was completely stunned.
Even Zhu Youjian was dumbfounded.
"Um... Master Gao, what does this... keyboard politician mean?"
Gao Qingyun offered no explanation.
He groped his way to Bi Ziyan.
“Accountant Bi, I understand that you don’t agree with my point of view.”
"But the way you objected is too childish."
"If you have a different opinion, we can discuss it. Why are you objecting to me attending class?"
"Education is fundamental!"
Confucianism has always emphasized educating the people and attaches great importance to education.
Therefore, the more Gao Qingyun said this, the more aggrieved Bi Ziyan felt.
"Where did I stop you from attending class? I just didn't want you to interfere..."
Just as Bi Ziyan was about to let something slip, Wang Chengen reached out and covered his mouth.
Zhu Youjian quickly waved his hand, signaling the deaf-mute eunuchs around him to come over and pull him away.
After a moment, Zhu Youjian bid farewell to Gao Qingyun.
Only then did they reach the outer edge of the island in the lake and find Bi Ziyan.
What do you think of Master Gao now?
At this point, Bi Ziyan had regained some of his senses.
Although he still couldn't guess Gao Qingyun's background, he knew that Gao Qingyun was truly capable.
"Just by looking at his analysis of the Jurchens and Liaodong, which he spoke so eloquently, you can tell that this man is no ordinary person."
"Furthermore, he's so young, yet he's able to present the emperor with miraculous medicine..."
"Could this Master Gao really be a deity from somewhere?"
Bi Ziyan swallowed hard and said with a wry smile:
"Your Majesty, it seems I really misunderstood him before."
"His old man... um..."
Bi Ziyan didn't know what to call him, so he simply followed suit and called him Master Gao.
"Master Gao certainly did not corrupt His Majesty."
"I shouldn't have joined Zhou Yanru in impeaching Master Gao this morning."
Zhu Youjian smiled and nodded upon hearing this.
"If you had known all this earlier, why would I have punished you?"
He turned his head to recall Wei Zhongxian's report not long ago, saying that Bi Ziyan was an honest official.
As a result, my opinion of him improved considerably.
"Very well, since you have repented, I will reinstate you to your original position."
"There's another matter. Master Gao actually gave me a suggestion a long time ago to improve the financial situation of our Great Ming Dynasty."
"I will send someone to tell you about this suggestion shortly."
"Go back and study it carefully."
Bi Ziyan sighed and nodded.
"So Master Gao actually had such a suggestion?"
"Then I'll definitely listen attentively."
After he left the palace, he felt as if he had been transported to another world.
That day was a rollercoaster of emotions for him.
In the morning, he was still angrily rebuking Master Gao in the imperial court, calling him a sorcerer.
He was sent to jail at noon.
However, after seeing Gao Qingyun again that evening, he was reinstated to his original position.
"All of this is related to Master Gao."
Bi Ziyan sighed.
"It seems that our Ming Dynasty will be unable to avoid Master Gao from now on."
He shook his head and went straight home.
But before he even entered his house, he saw that many ministers were blocking his doorway.
As soon as they saw Bi Ziyan return, they rushed over angrily.
“Bi Ziyan, you went to the imperial prison with Lord Zhou, and he was imprisoned. How did you get out so easily?”
"That's right! Lord Zhou's house has been confiscated, but your house is completely undamaged."
"Confess to us honestly! Have you long ago sided with the eunuch faction and set up this scheme to deceive our Lord Zhou?"
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