The Great Seminary

Chapter 321 Trouble is coming
When two people are of equal status.

Even a slight use of words by one of them can make the other feel like they're basking in a spring breeze.

Zhang Gui was in this situation at that moment.

A few words were enough to make Hai Zhenqing feel relaxed and happy.

I feel that I made a valuable and sensible friend without spending any real money, just by sharing some information. It's like a stroke of genius.

Because Chu Tuantuan, the head of the Eastern Depot of Siyang County, had lost contact with Zhang Gui, who had no source of information for a time, now not only had a voluntary 'substitute'.

He also learned the true value of the Cloud Whale Kunpeng Ship from Hai Zhenqing and felt that he had gotten a good deal.

The two of them were a perfect 'win-win' situation, so their interactions were always harmonious and pleasant.

When it was time to part, Hai Zhenqing waved goodbye repeatedly.

Zhang Gui also thought to himself, "It turns out that the larger the Cloud Whale Kunpeng Ship is built, the more valuable it becomes."

I didn't understand this mystery before, because with the Fish-Dragon Warship as the flagship, apart from the giant Cloud Whale Kunpeng ships built in exchange for the foundation of the Japanese nation.

They were all small boats, each costing no more than 300,000 taels.

Thinking about it this way, those bastards from Yingri Kingdom clearly knew that the bigger the Cloud Whale Kunpeng Ship was, the more valuable it would be, so they only wanted giant ships.

But he fooled me by saying that when Mingren Rongyue was assisting King Zhen in attacking King Kui, he wanted to use a fleet of giant ships to intimidate the rebels.

You're a complete scoundrel!

Fortunately, I met Hai Zhenqing, otherwise I would have continued to act like a fool.

They bowed respectfully with clasped hands, sincerely bidding farewell...

The next morning, I got up very early.

After a hurried wash, he ordered someone to bring him breakfast. He drank some rice porridge and then took out the 'green coin' from his sleeve.

Hai Zhenqing had originally said that news worth reporting is not necessarily available every day, and those who want to hear news are not necessarily available or able to hear news every day.

So if you feel that the situation is calm and peaceful, you might as well listen to them all at once over a period of time.

Anyway, the 'green cicada money' can store the messages, but you need to remember that once you hear it, it's gone.

When people get something new and useful, they can't help but want to play with it all the time during the initial period.

Zhang Gui was no exception.

He blew hard into the eye of the green cicada coin, wanting to hear if there was any 'morning news'.

As expected, a buzzing sound rang out, mixed with human voices:
"King Kui intends to ascend the throne, succeed to the throne, and then personally lead an expedition as the emperor of the Ming-Song dynasty..."

This sentence perked Zhang Gui up, and he thought to himself:
"Before a defeat, one must have a 'legitimate' claim; now that a defeat has occurred, the priority is to 'succeed to the throne.'"

I wonder if the so-called 'royal expedition' by the King of Kui is because he has no reliable commander by his side, and he really wants to 'capture' the King of Zhen in one fell swoop'...

As he pondered, countless more roots sprouted from his mouth.

In no time, it had spread throughout the entire backyard of the 'Dragon and Tiger Military Headquarters'.

After a while, Zhang Gui suddenly felt a wave of mental confusion.

The whole person felt a wonderful sense of ethereal bliss, as if ascending to the heavens.

I had a feeling that I might not need food or drink in the future, and could live on dew and wind alone.

Of course, it's a habit.

It's not impossible to continue eating and drinking three meals a day, but it no longer has any practical meaning.

“In the past, we ate meatballs as a main meal, and ordinary dishes and drinks were just side dishes.”

Although three meals a day are no longer necessary, we still need to eat and drink.

But now it's truly inhuman!

While others gradually become less human when they reach the level of a Class B extraordinary being, I am special.

"I don't know whether to be sad or happy." Zhang Gui came back to his senses and thought silently, no longer in the mood to 'meddle' in other people's business.

Strictly speaking, as the emperor of the True Dragon Kingdom, whoever ascends the throne and whoever perishes in the Ming-Song Kingdom is the one who will be the one to fall.

Whether this country can even exist in the future is actually not very important.

Maybe it's all just a habit!

Zhang Gui was in a daze for some time when a commotion suddenly broke out outside the door, startling him back to his senses.

He watched helplessly as the layers upon layers of roots on the walls and underground vanished in an instant, and shook his head.

Suddenly, I remembered that I had thought that once the 'secret realm' I created, which could serve as a divine kingdom on earth, was big enough, I would go and visit the 'underground realm' that I had longed for.

He paused thoughtfully for a moment, then muttered to himself:
"When I felt inexplicably melancholy in my previous life, I loved to travel and change my environment."

"Looking at me now, I'm still me."

Thinking about it this way, my melancholy dissipated considerably, and I finally felt like asking:

"Who's outside? It's so noisy!"

“Brother Gui, it’s me, Zhang Jiuqing. I have urgent business with you, but your men are trying to stop me.”

"Oh, it's my cousin Jiuqing. Please come in quickly."

Zhang Gui was taken aback, got up and opened the courtyard gate, and saw that it really was Zhang Jiuqing leading a group of people, mingling with the duty officer in charge of the troops in Zhihai Town.

Looking at the officer on duty, he gave orders in a pretentious manner:

“This is my cousin, a ‘true unicorn’ in the Song and Ming dynasties. He came to Zhihai Town to look for me before.”

How could you forget? You're not allowed to block me next time.

"Young Master, it's really not my fault."

This 'True Qilin' lord didn't say anything and just insisted on barging into your courtyard.

That's why I stopped him.

The official in charge this time was a perceptive man. He vaguely sensed that his lord wasn't really questioning him, and with a worried expression, he spoke the truth.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Gui raised an eyebrow and said, "Oh," then added, "That's still not allowed."

Then, he leisurely led Zhang Jiuqing and the others into the courtyard.

Upon seeing Zhang Gui, Zhang Jiuqing's previously somewhat agitated expression calmed down once more.

Once everyone was seated in the main room, maids brought out the finest tea, snacks, and fruits.

He chuckled softly and said, "Our Zhang family from Pingyang has been imprisoned."

My younger brother, however, still lives a life of luxury befitting an official and nobleman; it's truly enviable.

Zhang Gui smiled faintly upon hearing this.

“Brother Jiuqing, what are you saying? My Amu clan is a foreign royal family of the Ming Song Kingdom.”

If I inherit this, I will truly be a king or nobleman, and I'll consider myself to be living a frugal life.

As for the Zhang family members from Pingyang being arrested, I had already explained it to the relatives at the Pingyang Guild Hall in Zhihai Town.

The old patriarch Zhang Liuduo led tens of thousands of clan members...and fled far away...not a single member of the clan told me...

Brother Jiuqing, you've become the 'head of the clan'... while I'm not even an elder...

It's clear that those who left and those who stayed had discussed it amongst themselves... so why should I make a fool of myself...

Although I don't fight or compete... I've never even met those relatives who have risen to power... I don't know what they might do... I can't just take all the blame for their crimes...

Hearing this, the clansmen in the guild hall understood and continued to live in Zhihai Town, doing business and making a living as before.

"Under my protection, they will thrive and multiply, and perhaps another 'restoration ruler' like the Four-Dimensional Duke will emerge to continue their glory."

(End of this chapter)