Ming Dynasty: My Father Zhang Juzheng

Chapter 11: A Real Man Should Never Be Without Power
After leaving the dark East Factory, Zhang Yunxiu looked up at the dome, saw white clouds floating in the air, and the breeze blowing gently. He couldn't help but say in a nutshell: "Now I finally understand a truth."

"What's the reason?" Zhang Jianxiu asked curiously.

"A real man should never be without power for a day! If I had power, why would I be so humble and ask for help everywhere?"

"That's good to know." Zhang Jianxiu rolled his eyes at his fifth brother and said, "We've got the person out. You can take him away. I have some things to do, so I'll leave first."

After saying that, Zhang Jianxiu walked away, leaving General Han San to guard Zhang Yunxiu.

The group of people quickly left the East Factory. Han San and Zhang Fu were walking behind, while Zhang Yunxiu and Zheng Guotai were walking side by side.

At this time, Zheng Guotai also realized that the person in front of him was the "Master Zhang" mentioned by the manager just now.

Once a person is caught spreading rumors, no matter how thick-skinned he is, he will not be able to remain calm.

The two walked in silence for a long time before Zheng Guotai tentatively said, "Master Zhang, I was wrong about this matter. How about I really invite you to Minglan Tower tonight?"

Zhang Yunxiu did not answer, but walked into a teahouse, followed by the others.

After finding a seat by the window and sitting down, Zhang Yunxiu waved his hand and asked Zhang Fu and Han Saner to go downstairs to have some fun.

The two of them answered "yes" and walked down the stairs with a thud.

As soon as the two left, Zheng Guotai immediately came close to Zhang Yunxiu's face and asked excitedly: "Brother, your family is very rich, right? You can even bribe the people from the East Factory and the Jinyiwei?"

Looking at Zheng Guotai, who was like a funny guy, Zhang Yunxiu's face turned dark.

He didn't understand why such a guy could be favored because of his sister and be promoted to the position of first-rank governor.

It really echoes the words of Bai Juyi: "So all parents in the world would rather have a daughter than a son."

But who can blame him for having a good sister?
Now, Concubine Zheng has not yet become prominent, and this is the time for Zhang Yunxiu to take action.

He looked at Zheng Guotai and asked, "Do you know who arrested you?"

"It must be someone from the Eastern Depot!" Zheng Guotai slammed the table and said.

"There are also subdivisions within the East Factory."

"I don't know that."

"The people who arrested you are the men under the command of Eunuch Zhang Jing."

"The emperor's favorite?" Zheng Guotai was shocked.

"That's right, we put a lot of effort into saving you, and almost made our father lose face." As Zhang Yunxiu said this, two hot tears squeezed out of his eyes.

Zheng Guotai saw that Zhang Yunxiu was of high status and that his feelings were sincere, which made him much better than his group of bad friends.

I wanted to make friends with him.

But he was afraid that the other person was too noble and would look down on him, so he tried again, "Sir, what does your family do?"

"Our family is not a wealthy one. We are just housekeepers who look after other people's homes." Zhang Yunxiu replied without blushing or beating his heart.

Isn't he the butler?

The world still belongs to the emperor, but his father only controls it for twelve hours.

Zheng Guotai hesitated for a moment and said, "Maybe he is the housekeeper of that wealthy family."

"It's OK. It can support a family."

Hearing this, Zheng Guotai made up his mind. He smiled first, then boasted a little: "Your father works for a wealthy family, and our family is not poor either."

"My sister has entered the palace. She is the emperor's woman."

"So, brother, are you really a royal relative?" Zhang Yunxiu pretended to be surprised and said through gritted teeth, "That Zhang Jing is so bad that he even dared to capture a royal relative like you."

Zheng Guotai was delighted to see Zhang Yunxiu change his address, but he also said angrily, "I will definitely remember that Zhang Jing. When I have the chance in the future, I will definitely avenge him."

"But, this guy is pretty good. If it weren't for him, how could we have known a good brother like you?"

"No, no, no," Zhang Yunxiu interrupted hurriedly, "This guy is a bad guy with pus on his feet and sores on his head. I was originally planning to meet you at Minglan Tower that day, but this guy made a mistake, which led to us meeting in prison."

"Ah, then this guy is indeed a bad guy."

"Isn't it?"

The two of them were talking one sentence at a time. Suddenly, Zheng Guotai thought of something and asked again: "Brother, how did you know me? I mean, I have never seen you before, how come you came to me?"

"Do you believe in fate?" Zhang Yunxiu widened his eyes and asked Zheng Guotai sincerely.

"Destiny?" Zheng Guotai shrank back and pondered the meaning of the two words. "I had a dream that we were good brothers in our previous life, but after drinking Meng Po soup, we didn't recognize each other. In this life, although we have different fathers and mothers, we have to be brothers." Zhang Yunxiu twisted his thigh and said with tears.

"So that's how it is. So that's how it is. I was wondering why I was so unlucky. It turns out that my brothers and I are stranded outside. Now that you and I have met, our brothers will definitely have good luck and achieve great things!"

As he spoke, Zheng Guotai became emotional.

After more than ten minutes of suppression, the situation finally calmed down.

Zhang Yunxiu looked and saw that it was completely dark outside.

At this time, Zheng Guotai stood up and suggested: "Brother, now that we have recognized each other, we should find a good place to celebrate."

"where to?"

"Minglan Tower!"

After saying that, he grabbed Zhang Yunxiu and left.

After walking a few steps out of the teahouse, Zhang Fu and Han Cheng followed behind, guarding the two of them as they went towards Chongwenmen.

As they were walking, Zhang Yunxiu vaguely saw a flag sail. On it was written "Jiang Taigong fishing - those who are willing will take the bait."

Li Banxian? I unexpectedly bumped into this Banxian here again.

"Wait." Zhang Yunxiu hurriedly called Zheng Guotai.

"What's wrong, brother?" Zheng Guotai looked confused.

"There is a fortune teller here. Shall we go in and have a fortune told?" Zhang Yunxiu said, pointing to a bungalow nearby.

"Well, these are all scammers. They are very good at talking. Don't waste your money." Zheng Guotai explained hurriedly.

Zhang Yunxiu recognized Li Banxian's banner and insisted on taking another test. The other three saw it and knew they couldn't persuade Zhang Yunxiu, so they had to follow him in.

The room was not big, with an octagonal table in the middle and stools on both sides.

An old man sat in the main seat with his eyes slightly closed.

It was Li Banxian.

Hearing someone coming in, he suddenly opened his eyes, and seeing that it was Zhang Yunxiu, he couldn't help but smile and said, "My dear, I didn't expect that we are so destined to meet here again."

"Sir, did you predict that I would come?"

Li Banxian shook his head and asked everyone to sit down.

Zheng Guotai looked around the room with his eyes squinting, then set his sights on Li Banxian and shouted, "Let's first test whether you are a real Banxian or not. If you are not suitable, we will overturn your stall!"

Hearing this, although Li Banxian was dissatisfied, he could only suppress his anger when he saw that he was so noble.

Li Banxian bent down, poured him a cup of tea, and said with a smile: "Please write something, young master."

Zheng Guotai thought for a moment and wrote a big "white word".

Li Banxian took it and looked around, widening his eyes and saying, "You are a relative of the emperor, right?"

"how do you know?"

"The character 'Emperor' has 'Bai' on top and 'Wang' on the bottom. You are related to the character 'Emperor'. If you are not a relative of the emperor, then what are you?" Li Banxian stroked his beard lightly and said with a faint smile.

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

Li Banxian was very proud and said, "I also know that your family's future success will be on the rivers and lakes."

"Why?"

"Look next to you?"

"Next to me?" Zheng Guotai turned his head and looked towards his left hand.

There was a cup of tea there.

"'白' + '水' means '泊', which should be related to water."

Zheng Guotai didn't believe that this man could make a fortune on the sea, but Zhang Yunxiu was already shocked.

No one knows better than him the huge treasures hidden in the sea.

(End of this chapter)