Zhu Youjian stared at Qian Qianyi with hesitation, not understanding what he was up to.
“Lord Qian, I seem to remember that you were once the leader of the Donglin Party.”
"Why do you still say there are treacherous officials in the Donglin Party?"
Upon hearing this, Qian Qianyi was overjoyed.
He thought to himself, "If His Majesty had no prejudice against the Donglin Party, he would never have asked such a question."
"I made the right bet!"
Qian Qianyi, with a serious expression, looked up at Zhu Youjian and said:
"Your Majesty, I was indeed a member of the Donglin Party in the past."
"But before becoming a member of the Donglin Party, I was first and foremost a subject of His Majesty!"
"We, as your subjects, have only one sun in our hearts, and that is His Majesty the Emperor of our Great Ming Dynasty!"
"In that case, how can I turn a blind eye to the treacherous officials of the Donglin Party?"
As he said this, a perfectly measured expression of shame and indignation appeared on his face, and his eyes even became slightly moist.
"I have a deep affection for the Donglin Party and am close friends with many of its ministers."
"But in order to be loyal to His Majesty, I have no choice but to betray them."
"Chen...chen..."
Qian Qianyi's voice trembled slightly.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Youjian quickly went over and helped Qian Qianyi up.
He exclaimed with emotion, "So Lord Qian is a loyal subject of our Great Ming Dynasty!"
"Lord Qian, rest assured, as long as you are loyal to me, don't mention betrayal."
"Well... you should rest at home for a few days and then report to the Ministry of Rites later."
Zhu Youjian's words were already full of trust in Qian Qianyi.
His last words were also meant to protect Qian Qianyi.
"In any case, it won't be long before I start cracking down on the Donglin Party."
"In order not to harm this loyal minister, let him rest for a while."
Zhu Youjian felt a sense of pride when he thought about this.
"Haha, after being taught by Master Gao for so long, I have finally learned a lot of skills."
Upon hearing the emperor's arrangement, Qian Qianyi was overjoyed.
"Good, I have finally gained the emperor's trust."
"And it seems that the Donglin Party really did something to displease the emperor."
He nodded quickly and said, "Your Majesty, I will obey your every command. If Your Majesty commands me to go east, I dare not go west!"
Zhu Youjian smiled and nodded, then gestured for Qian Qianyi to leave.
After Qian Qianyi left, Zhu Youjian was still sighing:
"This Qian Qianyi is truly the most loyal man in our Great Ming Dynasty!"
At this moment, he noticed that Luo Yangxing had a strange expression on his face, as if he had something to say.
Zhu Youjian frowned and asked, "Luo Yangxing, what do you want to say?"
Luo Yangxing quickly shook his head.
He dared not reveal Qian Qianyi's true colors at this moment.
After all, according to Gao Qingyun, he had betrayed the Ming Dynasty in history.
In the current situation, Zhu Youjian clearly trusts Qian Qianyi more.
Although it seems like my own affairs are now behind me.
But how could Zhu Youjian not harbor any resentment?
"If I were to report Qian Qianyi for bribery, His Majesty might think I'm making a false accusation."
"Forget it, I'll just keep this to myself."
"As for Qian Qianyi... anyway, Master Gao definitely knows his background, I just need to go with the flow..."
Luo Yangxing's eyes darted around, and he knelt down, saying:
"Your Majesty, you have just gained such a loyal minister as Qian Qianyi, so you must tell Master Gao this good news, right?"
Zhu Youjian nodded in satisfaction.
"You're right!"
"We should make Master Gao happy."
He got up with a smile and went straight to the island in the middle of the lake.
As soon as we landed on the island, we heard a burst of laughter.
Zhu Youjian looked closely and realized that Gao Qingyun's students were actually fighting and playing around with each other.
Gao Qingyun sat to the side, completely ignoring the situation.
Zhu Youjian frowned and asked Luo Yangxing, "What's going on?"
Luo Yangxing dared not be negligent.
"Your Majesty, what did Master Gao mean by... physical education class!"
He said that having students exercise regularly is good for their health and can also prevent nearsightedness and other problems.
"Nearsightedness? Good for your health?" Zhu Youjian shook his head, not understanding at all.
However, since Gao Qingyun said it, he believed it.
"Since that's the case, then I won't interfere."
He shook his head and put the matter aside.
Then he walked toward Gao Qingyun.
As before, before Zhu Youjian could even speak...
Gao Qingyun spoke first:
"Xiao Zhu, you're here?"
"Your footsteps sounded quite light today, did something good happen?"
Zhu Youjian first praised, "Master, your hearing is getting better and better. You can hear so clearly even outdoors."
Then he sat down next to Gao Qingyun and said seriously:
"You're right, something good really happened to me!"
After thinking for a moment, he recounted Qian Qianyi's story in a different guise.
Because in the past, Zhu Youjian had always described the struggles in the imperial court as "internal strife in Dahe Village".
Therefore, Gao Qingyun did not notice anything amiss.
He smiled and nodded: "Oh, so an old guy from the opposing side has surrendered to you?"
"That's definitely a good thing."
Zhu Youjian was even happier to hear the praise.
He casually asked, "By the way, Master Gao, I'd like to know what happened to Qian Qianyi of the Ming Dynasty in history?"
"He was so loyal, he must have died for his country after Chongzhen's death, right?"
So much time has passed that Zhu Youjian no longer harbors any resentment when he talks about his own death in history.
After asking the question, he waited for a long time but did not hear Gao Qingyun's reply.
So he turned his head in confusion.
Then he saw that Gao Qingyun's face was completely red.
Zhu Youjian panicked a little.
"Master, what's wrong with you?"
"Could it be that he's been in the sun too long and is suffering from heatstroke? Someone, someone come quick..."
Zhu Youjian was so concerned that he completely forgot it was already late autumn.
Under normal circumstances, the weather would already be turning cold.
And we are still in the Little Ice Age, which is colder than in previous years.
Let alone heatstroke, it would be good enough if they didn't even catch a cold.
Upon hearing this, Gao Qingyun could no longer hold back.
He burst into laughter.
"Qian Qianyi? Martyred for his country?"
"Xiao Zhu, have you been reading some cheap, low-quality literature lately?"
"Or did they install a water heater in the Qinhuai River? There's no cold water anymore?"
It turns out that Gao Qingyun blushed earlier because she was trying not to laugh.
Zhu Youjian was stunned; he couldn't understand these words at all.
"What does 'water heater' mean? And what about those street vendor novels..."
Gao Qingyun was used to "Xiao Zhu's" lack of knowledge and was not surprised by it.
He smiled and waved his hand.
"Don't rush, I'll explain it to you slowly."
"How could Qian Qianyi possibly have died for his country... Pfft..."
At this point, Gao Qingyun couldn't help but laugh again.
Then it finally recovered.
He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down and finally recounted what had happened.
Whether Qian Qianyi was truly loyal to the Ming Dynasty is still somewhat controversial.
"But you're saying he died for his country?"
"Little Zhu, have you ever heard of water being too cold? Hey, I know you probably haven't, let me tell you about it..."
As Gao Qingyun explained, Zhu Youjian's expression gradually darkened.
"Have I been scammed again?"
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