The Great Seminary

Chapter 313 The best of both worlds
The next morning, the spring rain that had lasted for two days and nights finally stopped.

The newly risen sunlight became brilliant again, shining in the sky and transforming into a rainbow.

After a good night's sleep, Zhang Gui left the backyard of the newly built "Dragon and Tiger Secretariat" government office.

Strolling to the commercial street of Xuanhai Town Port, the first bustling shop is 'Dagui Grocery and Sauce Shop'.

I saw that Amu and her two aunts were covering their hair with white handkerchiefs and talking to each other around the counter.

He stopped and mentally reconsidered what he was about to say.

Composing himself, he walked into the soy sauce factory with a smile.

"Aunt, Aunt, Auntie, what are you talking about?"

"Guigui is back. We haven't seen each other for months. She seems to have lost some weight."

"I think so too. He probably didn't eat breakfast. The freshly made pancakes just came out of the pan."

I'll roll up some pickles and shrimp paste for you, and serve it with hot porridge. It'll be a very comfortable and pleasant meal.

Seeing the family's hope appear, the eldest aunt, Qiedanjiena, and the youngest aunt, Qiedansanjia, got busy even before their own mother, Qiedanduojie.

"Don't bother, Aunt. I've been fasting these days, not eating or drinking anything."

Zhang Gui waved to his aunts and looked at his mother, "Auntie, are my cousins ​​up yet this early?"

"Several children got up at dawn to go up the mountain to regulate their breathing."

It's a habit I've developed in the last few months.

Caiyang Duojie smiled and said, "The Zhang family in Pingyang changed the teacher who taught the martial arts last year."

This is the method that the new teacher taught them, saying that it would help them enter the Tao sooner.

That gentleman was truly a good person, it's a pity he was also captured by the Eastern Depot agents this time.

“It’s alright. Once things calm down, I’ll ask around and see if we can bring that gentleman back,” Zhang Guiyan said insincerely.

After a moment of silence, he said softly:
"Mother, with the death of Emperor Hezheng, the Southern Kingdom of Ming and Song will be in great chaos."

Even if you stay in Zhihai Town and don't leave, it's not safe.

It would be best to spend three to five years at sea to avoid the storm.

Has the situation deteriorated to this extent?

As if she had a premonition, Takayoshi wasn't surprised by her son's words, but she still frowned and asked again, unwilling to give up.

"It will only get worse," Zhang Gui said decisively.
"So, Amu, don't make me worry about your safety this time."

That's what he said, but he thought he had to persuade his mother a few more times before she would give in.

Unexpectedly, Tsuneo Yoshimi nodded immediately upon hearing this:
“My son, go and prepare the boat.”

If you're ready, Amu will set off immediately with your aunt and cousin.

Wherever you tell me to go, we'll go.

At times like these, I will never let you be distracted in the slightest.

If you remain in Ming Song, you must be extremely careful to ensure your safety.

Even the foundation of a nation, the destiny to become king or emperor, and the future to dominate a region—all these can only be enjoyed if one is born with the right fate.

Seeing that Amu had stopped being stubborn at the crucial moment, Zhang Gui breathed a sigh of relief and nodded vigorously.
"Don't worry, Mother, I know what's important."

You see that big ship outside, the 'Cloud Whale Kunpeng Ship'? You'll be riding on it in a bit.

Go to Tianqiao Island in the sea.

There are cities there built with wondrous artifacts, more than ten times more exquisite than Zhihai Town.

More than 50,000 people have migrated, yet you still run your shop and are busy with business; you're never idle."

He was naturally happy that he had persuaded his mother, and that his aunt and cousin were willing to leave. If they were unwilling, he could only respect their individual fates.

Moreover, staying at sea wouldn't necessarily mean casualties; it would simply be safer.

However, given Tsuo Teki's authority in the family, since she was leaving, her two younger siblings and five unmarried nieces, even if they didn't want to go far away at sea, didn't dare to object.

In the end, they all obediently boarded the 'Cloud Whale Kunpeng Ship' without any complaints.

Aunt Qiedanjena, worried about her two married daughters and her grandchildren, wiped away her tears and instructed her capable nephew:
“Guigui, your cousins ​​Jixiang and Fucha are married daughters, they can’t possibly bring their in-laws and their whole family to rely on us…”

"It's no big deal for me to come here to seek refuge; I now own 'three counties' overseas."

As long as they live honestly and lawfully, no matter how many people they are, they can be tolerated.

"Yes, yes, yes, I know that you, Guigui, have always been a bold and unconventional person since you were little."

Without such magnanimity, it would have been impossible to build such a large empire in just a few years.

But your two cousins' in-laws are mostly petty and narrow-minded, unwilling to give up their land and property.

Your cousin can't just abandon her husband and children and come with us, can she? There's just no other way.

My only wish now is that if war truly breaks out in Siyang County in the future, you will do everything in your power to save them.

Despite her seemingly incoherent words, Qiedanjena's concern for her daughter's safety was genuine. She spoke in a daze, but what she really wanted was for her nephew to look after his daughter in a moment of crisis.

Although Zhang Gui didn't have a deep affection for his two married cousins.

But seeing his aunt's pleading expression, and remembering how his own mother had begged neighbors and relatives so that he could go to school, he sighed.
"Don't worry, Aunt. Putting aside others, I will definitely go and rescue my two older cousins."

Qiedanjena is not a fool who doesn't know what's important.

In her heart, the importance of her nephew, who could guarantee the wealth and prosperity of the whole family and the bright future of the young, was only slightly less than that of her own daughter.

He is far more important than a son-in-law who belongs to a different family, and even more important than a grandson or granddaughter from another family.

Therefore, he was quite satisfied with Zhang Gui's rather limited promise, and said, "That's settled then."

With everything concluded, the 'Cloud Whale Kunpeng Ship' slowly departed port a short while later.

With Zhang Gui's family, along with the families of all the civil and military officials, soldiers, and servants of the "Dragon and Tiger Bureau" in Zhihai Town, they disappeared into the vast sea.

On the port.

Zhang Gui withdrew his gaze, smiled at Ding Chengqi beside him, whose expression had returned to normal, and said...

"Old Ding, now that you've seen your wife, children, and elderly parents off, you must be at peace now."

“Your Highness, someone like you, born with the talent to remain calm even when Mount Tai collapses before you, is worthy of being called a general.”

Even among millions, you'd be hard-pressed to find one like that.

Ding Chengqi said with a wry smile, "So to be honest, how can you feel at peace if you haven't experienced something like this before?"

"I'm just putting on a brave face."

"You'll get used to it eventually." Zhang Gui laughed and said, "I've thought about it, and there's really no need for us to fight against the King of Kui head-on."

When you go to submit your petition, tell them that I have contracted the "flower plague" of spring and almost died of suffocation, and that I am too weak to go to the capital.

They could only offer distant sacrifices to Emperor Hezheng, who ascended to heaven on a crane, from their fiefdom.

“That would be perfect for both of us.” Ding Chengqi’s eyes lit up when he heard this. “Give the King of Kui a way out, and he might stop using us as a scapegoat.”

I'll go write a reply right away.

Oh, and we also need to wrap up the entire town of Zhihai with white silk.

Spending more money to make the event bigger shows sincerity.

(End of this chapter)