Gao Qingyun was having a good time and didn't notice that "Xiao Zhu" next to her had started to breathe heavily.
After recounting Qian Qianyi's historical actions, he laughed a few times.
"Qian Qianyi's integrity and character are not even as good as his concubine's."
“Yes, that’s right, he’s not even as good as his concubine.” Zhu Youjian’s eyes flashed with a fierce light as he casually agreed.
Then, remembering something, he pressed on with the question:
"What was his concubine's name again? And who was she from?"
Gao Qingyun shook his head.
"Xiao Zhu, it's one thing if you don't know Qian Qianyi, but you don't even know about his concubine?"
"Then you're not even as good as my students. When they choose aliases, they all know to use names like the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai."
Zhu Youjian was somewhat puzzled upon hearing this.
"The Eight Beauties of Qinhuai?"
"Yes, those are the eight most famous courtesans of the Qinhuai River."
"However, apart from their appearance, most of them are also of good character."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Youjian frowned and glanced at the three female students in the distance.
"Master Gao, besides Chen Yuanyuan, the other two girls are... cough cough, are their aliases from the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai?"
Zhu Youjian had already decided to get rid of the other two.
"How could a mere courtesan be worthy of staying by Master Gao's side?"
"I need to choose some other respectable women."
However, Zhu Youjian soon heard Gao Qingyun's next words and could only abandon this idea.
Gao Qingyun laughed and said, "That's right, Gu Hengbo and Dong Xiaowan's names do indeed come from the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai."
"But these two girls have been studying very hard lately, and I like them quite a bit."
"If there's an opportunity in the future, you should recommend them to continue their studies, and it would be best if they could get into a good university."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Youjian sighed and said, "Oh, is that so?"
"Since Master Gao likes them, then let's do it this way."
Gao Qingyun shook his head in confusion: "Xiao Zhu, why do you seem to be implying something?"
"What, you were originally planning to have them drop out of school?"
"Let me tell you, no matter how tough things get, we can't let our children suffer; no matter how poor we are, we can't neglect education..."
Gao Qingyun could rattle off these clichés without hesitation.
Zhu Youjian quickly admitted his mistake.
"Master Gao, how could I have such thoughts? I just..."
He didn't know what to say, so he simply changed the subject.
"Master, could you analyze something for me?"
"Tell me, what would have happened if Qian Qianyi had broken with the Donglin Party as soon as he returned to the court?"
Hearing this, Gao Qingyun finally stopped lecturing Zhu Youjian.
Instead, they began to think about it seriously.
"Hmm? That's an interesting assumption of yours."
"Although Qian Qianyi was known as the leader of the Donglin Party, he probably didn't have much affection for the party."
“If it were for personal gain, he might indeed turn against the Donglin Party.”
"Even so, I doubt the historical Chongzhen Emperor would have done anything about it, right?"
"He was completely fooled by these old foxes and led by the nose."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Youjian's face instantly turned red.
However, unlike Gao Qingyun earlier, he wasn't suppressing a laugh; he was angry.
Not to mention in history, even just now, Zhu Youjian was tricked by Qian Qianyi and almost really regarded him as a loyal minister.
"If Master Gao hadn't reminded me, I would have fallen for it again!"
Zhu Youjian gritted his teeth and said, "Master Gao, just think that Chongzhen, that fool, suddenly became smart and had something... yes, that is, that old grandfather who is always with him."
"He suddenly realized the truth and saw through Qian Qianyi and the Donglin Party."
"Tell me, if that's the case, what will happen next?"
Gao Qingyun coughed a few times.
"Uh, cough cough, Xiao Zhu, don't take the stories I tell them seriously."
"The idea of a personal old man is just a story in novels; don't take it seriously."
However, he quickly got back to the main topic.
"If Emperor Chongzhen could see through their true colors, that would be perfect."
"He can have Qian Qianyi deal with the Donglin Party."
"This is what they call... letting a hero investigate a hero!"
At this point, for some reason, Gao Qingyun suddenly laughed again.
"Yes, let heroes investigate heroes, let good men investigate good men."
Zhu Youjian was unaware that his tutor, Gao, was fabricating stories about his great-great-grandfather, the Jiajing Emperor.
He asked blankly, "Master Gao, what do you mean by that?"
Gao Qingyun then began to explain.
“I seem to remember telling you that Wei Zhongxian was a good weapon against the Donglin Party.”
"But in the end, Wei Zhongxian was a eunuch after all, so there was a gap between him and the Donglin Party, and he might not have been able to see things clearly."
"So it's better to..."
Zhu Youjian instantly realized what was happening, clapped his hands, and laughed:
"Master Gao, I understand what you mean!"
"Are you suggesting that Qian Qianyi and Wei Zhongxian cooperate to deal with the Donglin Party?"
He was even happier.
“Wei Zhongxian has been very respectful to me lately.”
"If he were to cooperate with Qian Qianyi, he would face less hostility after the Donglin Party collapsed."
"Then I might spare his life."
Zhu Youjian was unaware of Wei Zhongxian's underhanded tactics and felt a sense of pity for him.
Gao Qingyun had no idea what Zhu Youjian was thinking.
He nodded casually and said, "That's exactly what I meant."
"However, all of this is just something we said casually."
"The Ming Dynasty in history probably never encountered such good fortune."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Youjian immediately fell silent.
After a long while, he said in a barely audible voice, "Don't worry, Master Gao."
Gao Qingyun only heard a faint sound, and he turned around blankly.
"What did you say, Xiao Zhu?"
Zhu Youjian laughed and said, "What can I say?"
"I just wanted to remind you, sir, isn't it time for your PE class to end?"
"I see your students are having a blast."
Gao Qingyun's expression changed.
"Oh no, I was so busy telling you stories that I completely forgot about this!"
He quickly got up, helped the deaf-mute eunuch beside him, and walked briskly toward the students.
He also yelled, "You bunch of brats, get back to class right now!"
"Look at you all, you've all gone crazy with fun, haven't you?"
"You guys! You're the worst class I've ever taught!"
However, at this moment, Zhang Xianzhong suddenly interrupted.
He wiped the sweat from his brow and said gruffly, "Sir, you didn't say that the other day, but we were the first class of students you taught, right?"
"You also said you've never been a homeroom teacher before."
Why the change of heart now?
Gao Qingyun was somewhat embarrassed and angry.
"You, Zhang Xianzhong, you've learned to talk back to me now, haven't you?"
"I'm punishing you... I'm punishing you to go back and copy the 'Memorial to the Throne' five times!"
Zhang Xianzhong's face immediately fell.
"Huh? You're really punishing me? I know I was wrong, please don't make me copy books, okay?"
The other five students laughed and said, "Haha, serves you right for talking back to the teacher! Now you're being punished!"
Zhu Youjian, who was watching from a distance, suddenly laughed when he saw this scene.
He turned around and said to Luo Yangxing behind him:
"Quickly send someone to Jiangnan to find that Liu Rushi for me and send her to Master Gao as his student."
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