Upon hearing this, Gao Qingyun looked up from under the table, quite curious.
"What's wrong with Xiao Zhu this time?"
He said to Gu Hengbo behind him:
"Alright, Xiao Gu, put these assignments away first, I'll grade them later."
"Don't let those brats steal the homework back; they did it last time!"
When Wang Chengen came in, Gao Qingyun was checking the students' homework.
Since he was still blind, Gu Hengbo had to read to him.
Gu Hengbo smiled sweetly.
"I understand, sir."
"Don't worry, with Zhang Xianzhong, that troublemaker, gone, no one will dare to cause trouble."
Gao Qingyun didn't say anything more.
He groped his way to his feet, sat down in a recliner, and then asked, "Old Wang, tell me, what tricks has Xiao Zhu gotten up to this time?"
"Speaking of which, your Dahe Village is really outrageous. How come there are always so many things happening in such a small mountain village!"
"It's like a scene from a TV drama, you guys seem to run into everything!"
Whenever Zhu Youjian came to see Gao Qingyun, he would occasionally talk about matters of the court, but he would always change the subject.
It was said that something had happened in the village.
After a while, Gao Qingyun naturally had such feelings.
Wang Chengen didn't know what a TV series was, but he could guess that it was probably similar to opera.
He chuckled.
"Well, didn't you also say that this temple is small but the demons are strong?"
“Our village chief is not very old, and some people in the village are not convinced by him, so naturally there are always people causing trouble.”
After thinking about it carefully, Gao Qingyun realized that this made sense, so he didn't say anything more.
"Alright, then tell me exactly what happened."
Wang Chengen breathed a sigh of relief and quickly explained Zhu Youjian's situation.
Upon hearing this, Gao Qingyun revealed a strange smile.
"I never thought Xiao Zhu would grow up so much and become so headstrong."
Seeing that Gao Qingyun didn't take it seriously, Wang Chengen stomped his feet in frustration.
"Master Gao, aren't you in a hurry?"
Gao Qingyun waved his hand and said:
"What's the rush? Your village isn't big, and you don't have much money. Even if Xiao Zhu acts recklessly, he won't cause any major trouble."
"Once he suffers a few minor setbacks and hits a wall, he'll naturally be fine."
"Men, you know, they won't learn their lesson until they've been taught a lesson."
"This is what they mean by 'knowing only from books is never enough'..."
Gao Qingyun started shaking his head.
However, Wang Chengen was even more anxious.
Zhu Youjian was not some village chief, but the real emperor of the Ming Dynasty!
His eyes darted around, and he suddenly said, "Well, our village chief can cause quite a stir!"
"Didn't you mention before that there was some kind of big A...?"
Upon hearing this, Gao Qingyun's smile froze.
"Huh? What's Xiao Zhu up to? Is he going to gamble on A-shares?"
Wang Chengen didn't know what A-shares were either, but then he thought that the emperor was about to attack the Jurchens, which was indeed a gamble.
So he nodded: "You're right."
Gao Qingyun was now getting a little anxious.
"Why couldn't this kid do something better!"
"Call him here right now, I need to teach him a lesson."
Wang Chengen finally felt relieved.
"Don't worry, I'll find the person for you right away."
After saying that, he ran off to find Zhu Youjian.
Zhu Youjian's mood improved considerably at this point.
After returning to his study, he looked at the map on the wall and felt a surge of emotion.
"Great! The imperial court is sure to win a great victory this time."
"The Jurchens who have plagued the Ming Dynasty for decades, and those who will eventually enter the pass, will be wiped out by me."
"I am indeed a wise and benevolent ruler of the Ming Dynasty!"
As he got excited, he kept clenching and unclenching his fists, and even hummed a little tune, clearly a little carried away with his pride.
At this moment, he heard Wang Chengen enter, quickly coughed to regain his composure, and asked calmly:
"Wang Chengen, what were you doing just now?"
Wang Chengen first kowtowed, and then said:
"Your Majesty, Master Gao has something to discuss with me and asked me to go over, so this servant..."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Youjian became anxious and immediately stood up:
"What happened to Master Gao?"
Wang Chengen deliberately didn't make things clear, lest the emperor discover that he was the one causing trouble.
So he casually said, "Well... you should go and take a look yourself."
Zhu Youjian, as expected, didn't get a clear answer and hurriedly headed towards Taiye Pond.
As soon as they got close, they saw Gao Qingyun turning at the doorway.
Gao Qingyun's ears twitched, and he angrily shouted in Zhu Youjian's direction, "Little Zhu, you dare to come any closer?"
Zhu Youjian was completely bewildered, not knowing why Gao Qingyun was so angry, but he still obediently walked over.
"Master Gao, what's wrong with you?"
Hearing Zhu Youjian's somewhat hesitant voice, Gao Qingyun became even more certain that what Wang Chengen had said earlier was correct.
He stamped his foot and said, "You little brat, you're not learning anything good. It's one thing to do other things, but why do you have to gamble like other people?"
Zhu Youjian frowned at first, then thought he understood what Gao Qingyun was saying.
He chuckled to himself, "Master Gao must be a fortune teller. He knows I'm going to send troops to fight the Jurchens and thinks I'm gambling with the fate of the nation."
"Hehe, I'm not that stupid."
Zhu Youjian first took Gao Qingyun's hand and led him back to the room to sit down.
Then he said, "Master Gao, rest assured, I am absolutely certain that I have made this decision."
"The current situation is excellent."
"What a load of rubbish!" Gao Qingyun shook his head dismissively.
Whether it's good or bad isn't up to you to decide; you have to research it carefully yourself.
"Then let me ask you, have you done any research? Or do you just listen to whatever others say?"
This time, Zhu Youjian dared not refute again, and he honestly said:
“Master, I did take someone else’s advice, but that person is very reliable.”
Gao Qingyun pursed her lips.
Before anything goes wrong, who do you think is unreliable?
"Alright, I'm just giving you some advice. Whether you listen or not is up to you!"
"Anyway, I've seen plenty of people like you."
Zhu Youjian was greatly alarmed upon hearing this.
He misunderstood what he meant.
“Master Gao actually said that he has seen many people like me? Could it be that he has not only been to our Great Ming Dynasty, but also to other dynasties and met other deposed monarchs?”
"That...that's quite possible too."
Zhu Youjian panicked and quickly grabbed Gao Qingyun.
"Master Gao, so you mean that our Great Ming cannot take this risk?"
In his haste, he let slip what he had just said.
However, Gao Qingyun misheard.
He frowned first: "When did a company called Daming appear in the A-share market? Will the China Securities Regulatory Commission approve it?"
But he didn't think much of it and casually said, "Anyway, I'll say it again: think it through yourself, see it clearly, and then make a decision."
"Don't follow others in just because they're all rushing in."
Zhu Youjian nodded seriously and walked out of Taiye Pond, keeping his head down the whole way and not saying a word.
Wang Chengen panicked upon seeing this.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
At this moment, Zhu Youjian finally looked up, sighed, and said, "Wang Chengen, do you think I've been a bit stubborn lately?"
Before Wang Chengen could speak, he continued, "Alas, fortunately, Master Gao reminded me, otherwise I would have made a grave mistake."
“Master Gao is right. Listening to both sides leads to clarity, while listening to only one side leads to obscurity.”
"Summon General Qin, General Li, and all officials of the fifth rank and above in the capital to my residence."
"I want to discuss this matter of sending troops with them!"
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