Ming Dynasty: My Father Zhang Juzheng

Chapter 53 Although I am old, my arrows are still sharp!
Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang hurried to the hall; the war was over.

Zhang Yunxiu was blushing and panting, and was being pulled by several servants.

On the other side, two Tatar women with high noses and dark pupils, surrounded by a group of female relatives, lowered their heads and sobbed.

"You beast, are you going to be happy only when this house is demolished?" Zhang Juzheng frowned angrily, walked behind Zhang Yunxiu and kicked him in the butt.

Zhang Yunxiu staggered and nearly fell, but Zhang Fu pulled him and he stopped.

When he looked back, Zhang Juzheng had a dark face and was staring at him coldly.

"Father, I think these two women..."

For the sake of his father's health, Zhang Yunxiu gritted his teeth and defended himself. Zhang Juzheng was impatient and interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "What do you think? Is it your turn to make the decision in this family?"

"It will be bad for your reputation if it gets out."

Zhang Yunxiu said timidly.

Qi Jiguang, who was standing by, saw it clearly. He thought that Zhang Yunxiu also took a fancy to these two Charlie's Angels.

The next moment, a voice with a hint of laughter rang out in the hall: "My dear nephew, your Excellency is the Prime Minister of the dynasty. We saw that he was short of two maids, so we decided to send two Tatar women to take care of the Prime Minister's food and daily life."

Zhang Yunxiu was attracted by the sound and looked in the direction of the sound.

The man looked like a tiger, and although he tried to suppress it, the murderous aura he inadvertently revealed made his expression change slightly.

Who else could it be except Marshal Qi?

Zhang Yunxiu was surprised and respectful. He bowed and said, "I am Zhang Yunxiu, and I am honored to meet Marshal Qi."

Qi Jiguang waved his hand, pulled the two sobbing Tatar women forward, and shouted at them, "Did you just bump into this young master? Why don't you apologize to him?"

"Please forgive me, sir." The two women said in unison.

Zhang Yunxiu didn't know how to respond. At this time, Zhang Juzheng glanced at the servants and concubines who were watching the excitement and snorted, "What are you looking at? Go down and do your own thing."

The family members felt as if they were facing a great enemy and ran away like eagles.

In a moment, there were only three men and two women left in the hall.

Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang sat in the reclining chairs, while Zhang Yunxiu stood side by side with two Tatar women in the middle of the hall.

"Yuan Jing, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me anymore. This beast has hysteria, and his condition is sometimes better and sometimes worse. It's really a misfortune for our family." Zhang Juzheng looked at Qi Jiguang and complained, pointing at Zhang Yunxiu.

"Yuan Fu, I see your eyes are bright and your blood is as strong as a dragon. It doesn't look like hysteria."

Zhang Juzheng shook his head and did not give a direct answer. He only sighed and said, "This kid used to be very timid, but now he is so cheerful and lively, he is completely different from before. He even dares to do that to me. Forget it, let's not talk about it."

Qi Jiguang turned his tiger eyes and glared at Zhang Yunxiu, who happened to look at him as well. The two men looked at each other and quickly looked away.

He smiled and said to Zhang Juzheng, "The ancients said that there was a sudden enlightenment. Your son must have been enlightened as well."

"Yes, I became enlightened in my dream. The gods told me that it is not appropriate for a father to get close to women." Zhang Yunxiu smiled and climbed up the bamboo pole.

"Shut up!" Zhang Juzheng glared at his son, then looked at Qi Jiguang with some apology, "Yuan Jing, you should take these two women back with you, so that I don't have to worry about them all day long."

"How can we take back something that has been given away?" Qi Jiguang waved his hand, smiled faintly, pointed at Zhang Yunxiu and said, "Prime Minister, your son is already eighteen years old, but he has not yet married. Why don't we send these two women to his room?"

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Zhang Juzheng slowly drove past and looked at Zhang Yunxiu. Zhang Yunxiu was startled and hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "I appreciate Marshal Qi's kindness, but I'm afraid I can't enjoy such an exotic atmosphere. I hope Marshal Qi Ji will forgive me."

Now, Qi Jiguang didn’t know what to say.

We are all men, why are you pretending to be with me?
I guess it's just young people who are too embarrassed to do it. If they really stripped off their clothes and threw these two beauties on the bed, which man could resist?

The two women were trembling continuously, and their pretty faces were pale.

It is these three men who can decide their fate and life and death at will.

After a few moments of silence, Qi Jiguang advised: "Since we have brought the person here, how can we take him back?"

"Marshal Qi, why don't you take these two women back and reward them to the meritorious soldiers? On the one hand, it can motivate the soldiers to fight bravely. On the other hand, it can show your style as a general who loves his soldiers like his own sons." Zhang Yunxiu looked at Qi Jiguang and said reasonably.

This time, Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang had nothing to say.

"Okay then."

Although it's a bit of a pity, what else can he do if the other party doesn't want it?

Shaking his head, Qi Jiguang stood up, bowed to Zhang Juzheng, and was about to say goodbye when Zhang Yunxiu hurriedly called him.

Qi Jiguang turned around and asked, "Nephew, do you have anything else to say?"

Zhang Yunxiu nodded, smiled and asked, "May I ask Marshal Qi, what do you think of the Japanese's fighting power?"

Qi Jiguang didn't know why Zhang Yunxiu asked this, but since the question was on his lips, he had to answer it.

After thinking for a while, he spoke slowly and calmly: "Although the Japanese are short, they are aggressive by nature and have good fighting ability. I spent a lot of effort to eliminate the banditry in the southeast."

"If Marshal Qi were in command of the troops, could he defeat the Japanese pirates again?" Zhang Yunxiu asked.

"What do we need to suppress? Haven't the Japanese pirates been suppressed? The maritime ban has been lifted on the entire southeastern coast. I'm afraid it will be difficult to find any trace of the Japanese pirates." Qi Jiguang was full of confusion.

Zhang Juzheng looked anxious and glared at his son, motioning him to continue.

Seeing that the two had been motivated, Zhang Yunxiu was secretly delighted and said directly: "The Japanese pirates have invaded our borders, how can we just fight them back? We should go to their doorsteps and let them have a taste of being beaten."

"You mean, to conquer Japan?" Two flashes of lightning appeared in Qi Jiguang's eyes.

"Look. Look." Before Zhang Yunxiu could reply, Zhang Juzheng looked at Qi Jiguang and pointed at his son and said, "A mere scholar dares to discuss state affairs and even tells us that we want to send troops to fight overseas."

"Our ears are almost callused from hearing it."

Qi Jiguang smiled and said nothing.

"Father, there are countless silvers overseas. If the Ming army does not fight for a long time, it will be wasted." Zhang Yunxiu explained calmly, "As long as we win, what we gain will be much more than what we lose."

"A country that loves war will always perish. Many emperors who love to show off their power have perished in wars." Zhang Juzheng rolled his eyes at his son and quoted from the classics, "Emperor Yang of Sui conquered Korea three times, which led to the people's misery. Genghis Khan conquered everywhere, which led to the demise of the Yuan Dynasty in just a few decades, and the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty rolled back to the grassland in disgrace."

"Right now, the most important thing is to rest and recuperate."

Zhang Yunxiu disagreed. The Ming Dynasty was now at its peak of national power. He really couldn't think of any country in Asia that could compete with it.

"If the imperial court ever sends troops to fight against the Japanese pirates, I will definitely be the commander-in-chief and lead the army in person to attack the pirates' lair." Qi Jiguang, who was standing by, saw the dull atmosphere, clasped his fists, and interjected in a deep voice.

Zhang Juzheng was obviously not interested in this. He shook his head and left with Qi Jiguang.

(End of this chapter)