Ming Dynasty: My Father Zhang Juzheng

Chapter 18 Color is the primary productive force

After walking for about twenty minutes, Han San stopped in front of a quiet alley.

Zhang Yunxiu took a look and found that the alley was deep and quiet, with only a small house with a few lights on, and there seemed to be some restlessness coming from inside.

Strange, what fun could there be here?

While Zhang Yunzheng was wondering, Emperor Wanli pointed at the signboard of the small house, frowned and asked, "Is this a bookstore?"

Han San smiled, answered "yes", and then led Wanli and Zhang Yunxiu forward.

When you enter the small house, you will find that it is a completely different world inside. The lights are bright and the shelves are filled with numerous books.

Several pale-faced young men stared at the books in their hands with shining eyes, reading eagerly.

Emperor Wanli just glanced at it and was very dissatisfied. He said, "What's fun here? It's boring, boring! Let's go. It's not fun at all."

"Young master, please be patient." Han San smiled and led Zhang Yunxiu and Wanli to the inner compartment.

Motioning for the two to wait for a moment, he walked out a few steps, then came back after a while and walked in again with a few picture albums and books in his hands.

"Please appreciate it carefully, gentlemen."

Zhang Yunxiu was half-believing and half-doubting, so he randomly opened a book to check.

There was a picture of a half-dressed woman kneeling on the ground in a very strange posture.

Behind her, there was a man standing, and the two of them were exchanging glances and looked very affectionate.

This thing is actually a pornographic book with pictures.

Based on the critical principle, Zhang Yunxiu continued to flip forward.

The postures afterwards became more and more bold and captivating, making people's blood boil and their lower abdomen feel hot.

As expected, pornography is the primary productive force.

While Zhang Yunzheng was marveling at the wisdom of the ancients, Emperor Wanli was already fascinated by what he saw.

Although he had read some picture books, they were still too conservative compared to what was outside. Looking at the woman in the painting, he thought of his queen.

The fair and tender body and the fragrant smell made him linger.

After reading through them all in one breath, Wanli's cheeks turned red like a boiled ox's head. In order to cover up his loss of composure, he deliberately said with a stern face: "These books are not good, they are not good to look at."

"Sun Hai!"

"I'm here." Sun Hai came in immediately.

"These booklets are given to you as a reward. Remember to bring them back to the palace." Wanli looked at Sun Hai and pointed at the picture albums on the table.

"Ah?!" Sun Hai screamed in shock and shook his head, "Your Majesty, I am a eunuch, this..."

"What's this? I said I would reward you, so I will reward you." Wanli's tone left no room for doubt. Sun Hai had no choice but to pick up the book and put it into his pocket, but he was resentful of Han San in his heart.

Why did you bring the Emperor here for no reason? If the Empress Dowager finds out, will we still be alive?

Having obtained the treasure, Wanli was satisfied and walked out leisurely, ready to see if there were any other good stuff.

Zhang Yunxiu smiled and shook his head, saying, "The books we have here are not that good, not as good as those in Japan."

"Japanese country?"

"Yes, for example, Mr. Matsushima, Mr. Mikami, Mr. Miharu, Mr. Momonogi, Mr. Ryusawa, and Mr. Asuka Kirara. These are all famous teachers in Japan."

"Why have I never heard of it?" Wanli asked with a frown.

"I also saw in an ancient book that most Japanese women are proficient in this." Zhang Yunxiu made up a story.

"Great!" Emperor Wanli clapped his hands and shouted, "If I have the chance, I must go to Japan to take a look."

There will be a chance.

Zhang Yunxiu murmured in his heart.

When I left the store, it was already the end of the You hour.

Except for the brothels, which were still ablaze with lights and music, most of Beijing had already gone dark. However, Wanli was still in high spirits and kept clamoring to go for a walk.

Zhang Yunxiu didn't dare to let him go any longer, and hurriedly tried to dissuade him, "Your Majesty, there is still a lot of time to go. Go into the village quietly, and don't shoot."

"What shooting, what a mess."

"I want to say that since you can come out this time, you should go back quietly and come out again later."

"Well then." Wanli sighed, then looked at Zhang Yunxiu anxiously and asked, "Then tomorrow, can I still come out?"

If you want me dead, just say so!
Zhang Yunxiu choked up and didn't know how to answer him.

"I'm asking you, please speak." Emperor Wanli was anxious.

Zhang Yunxiu didn't expect this guy to turn hostile so quickly, so he gritted his teeth and replied, "Your Majesty, please stay in the palace peacefully for the next few days. At most, I will take you out of the palace in a month."

"A month is too long, half a month, at most half a month." Emperor Wanli shook his head repeatedly.

"Half Moon."

"You are not allowed to disobey me, or I will punish you for deceiving the emperor and taking me out of the palace without permission!"

what? !

Zhang Yunxiu was stunned for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

"That's right," Emperor Wanli smiled, patted Zhang Yunxiu on the shoulder, looked at Sun Hai and said, "Let's go back to the palace."

Zhang Yunxiu was still worried, so he took people to escort the emperor all the way to the Forbidden City before returning.

Watching the emperor enter the city, Zhang Yunxiu felt relieved. He touched his back and found it was already soaked.

He now knows what it means to serve the emperor like a tiger.

shameless!

Zhang Fu looked at the young master's appearance, frowned and complained: "Young master, this emperor is too difficult to serve."

Zhang Yunxiu looked at Zhang Fu and shook his head, saying, "Hey, the emperor is a donkey who obeys you. If you obey him, he will lend you power. If you don't obey him, he won't say it, but he will be angry in his heart. Who can control him?"

"Yes, if we can please the emperor, the world will be peaceful." Han San also sighed.

After they finished talking, they smiled at each other and left in a leisurely manner.

By the time the emperor arrived at the Qianqing Palace, it was already the end of the Xu hour, but Emperor Wanli was not at all sleepy. He simply washed up, lay on the dragon bed in his underwear, his mind full of new things outside.

After being an emperor for so many years, he finally experienced today what the joy of being an emperor is.

His words are as good as gold and all the ministers bow down to him. This is what an emperor is!
He finally understood why Emperor Wuzong led the army in person, went on secret visits, and built the Leopard House.

Compared to the boring government affairs and the confinement of the Forbidden City, everything outside was so novel. Just as he was thinking, a serious face suddenly popped up in his mind.

It was Zhang Juzheng.

Emperor Wanli shuddered and almost cried out.

Soon, the face disappeared, replaced by Zhang Yunxiu's warm face.

Emperor Wanli heaved a sigh of relief and said with emotion: "If Mr. Zhang, Daban, and my mother could treat me like Zhang Yunxiu, that would be great. Only he treats me like an emperor."

When he thought of Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao, he felt both love and hate for them.

He loved them because one of them governed the empire well, and the other governed the inner court well. He hated them for being so abusive and tyrannical that he, the emperor, had no authority at all and became a puppet in their hands.

"Forget it. You guys love us. Anyway, as long as we have money to spend and have fun, that's fine." Thinking of this, Emperor Wanli felt much more balanced.

Just at this moment, hurried footsteps were heard outside the palace gate.

Then, a shrill voice came in: "Your Majesty, the Queen sent someone to ask if you have gone to bed."

Emperor Wanli jumped up from the bed, put on his clothes, and ran out.

(End of this chapter)