The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 419 Master Ye’s old and new grudges, Qi Jiguang’s service to his ancestors, and Wang Baobao’s two feelings!

In the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang, his son and Xu Da, Ye Qing's eyes were full of old and new hatreds. It can be said that there is a story to behold.

It's just that they can't figure out how such a young man in his twenties can have such obvious "new and old hatreds" when looking at the map of the Japanese country.

Even the tone in which he read the poem was so chilling.

The three of them looked at Ye Qing in front of them. They really thought about it. They couldn't understand why he looked at the map of the Japanese country with such indescribable eyes.

Is it just that the Japanese country once had a naval battle at Baijiangkou with Datang?
But the naval battle at Baijiangkou made Japan dare not raise its head for hundreds of years!

Throughout thousands of years of history, which of the surrounding barbarians has not had a war with China?
The ones who fought the most were the nomads on the grasslands outside the Great Wall!

But even when facing them, Ye Qing didn't have this kind of 'new and old grudges' look in his eyes.

The more they think about this aspect, the less they understand.

If they want to get out of the ideological "dead alley", they can only pull it down if they can't figure it out.

Of course, they can only pull them down if they can’t figure it out!
They have known Ye Qing for so many years, and they know that Ye Qing is a person who can say what he wants to say, and even the king of heaven and I can't say a word about what he doesn't want to say.

And at this moment,
The three people who no longer thought about Ye Qing's strange eyes and tone began to appreciate the poem that Ye Qing read while looking at the map of Japan.

Xu Da touched his beard and said in a tone of voice: "Our life is very comfortable now, but don't forget that we have a neighboring country, which is the Japanese country."

"When guests come, we serve them wine and entertain them well. We sit together at the wine table and discuss how to deal with the Japanese."

"We hold the book of war and the sword, and only think about killing the enemy for the country."

"It doesn't matter whether I am a prince or not, I just want the sea to be quieter."

When Xu Da said this, he quickly praised: "What a poem, what a poem!"

As he said that, he looked at Ye Qing and said, "My brother Ye is worthy of being a truly talented and learned master. Based on our experience, I can just write a poem casually!"

When Xu Da praised him so much, he immediately made a decision.

Yes,

He did make this bet with Wang Baobao just to stay.

But he didn't say that he must abide by the bet. Facing such a wise son-in-law with both civil and military skills, even if he was a villain who broke his word, it was definitely worth it.

Zhu Yuanzhang focused on the sentence, "It is not my intention to be a prince, but I hope the sea will be peaceful."

When he thought of this sentence, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Ye Qing with such pleasing eyes.

The expression "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" can be used to describe how pleasing it is to the eyes.

In his opinion, just from this sentence, it can be seen that Ye Qing is a person who cares about the world, but does not care about his own gains and losses.

Therefore, he was even more certain that under the appearance of Ye Qing, the 'big corrupt official', he pretended to be a common people of the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking of this, he also felt that his repeated murderous intentions towards Ye Qing were all due to his own pettiness.

Of course, the reason why he liked Ye Qing so much was not only the 'superior' reason, but also a 'selfish' reason.

As the big boss of the 'Da Ming Group', how could he not like an employee who does things without expecting anything in return?

The words "Becoming a Marquis is not my intention, I hope the sea will be peaceful" is enough to show that Ye Qing is a person who does practical things without asking for anything in return!
But just when Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking like this, Ye Qing suddenly shook his head.

He looked at Xu Da and objected bluntly: "Brother Xu, please don't put gold on my face. How can I have such literary talent?"

"I, Ye Qing, will occasionally write a poem when the occasion arises, but they are all other people's poems."

"The same goes for this poem, it has nothing to do with me, Ye Qing!"

Again, in the first two lives he traveled through, he still used poems from later generations to show off.

But after so many years of accumulation, he only felt that this kind of self-deception was very unsavory.

Ye Qing smiled lightly and said: "I just feel that this poem is very similar to us at this moment, so I wrote it with emotion."

"But its original author is someone else!"

After Xu Da heard this, he immediately started thinking.

He can also be regarded as a Confucian general with both civil and military skills. He has basically read all the poems about the army in history.

Even if he couldn't recite it from memory, he could still have some impressions.

But he had no impression of this poem at all!
Thinking of this, he looked at Ye Qing with a look of suspicion.

He only suspected that Ye Qing deliberately created a so-called 'original author' in front of them out of thin air out of modesty.

Just when Xu Da was thinking like this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately became anxious.

Because, if it is true that Ye Qing said that he just used other people's poems to suit the situation, it can only prove that at this moment, he has the feelings that Zhu Yuanzhang had guessed before.

This kind of feeling may last a lifetime, but it may only last for a while.

In other words, his feelings are not reliable and may change due to time and environment in the future.

But if this poem is his improvised original work, it would be much more reliable!

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang asked urgently: "Sir, did you make up such an original author because you wanted to be humble?"

"Between us, why are you so modest?"

"It's like you are in Yanmen County and say that you are a clumsy person. That's not called modesty, that's called hypocrisy!"

"How can a clumsy person be like you?"

"Back then, when we weren't very familiar with each other, your hypocritical way of doing things was acceptable, but now it's a bit boring to be so hypocritical!"

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Xu Da and Zhu Di also nodded in agreement.

Ye Qing looked at the three people in front of him who had the same hatred and hatred, and felt that he had been extremely wronged.

Ye Qing shook his head helplessly and said: "The conscience of heaven and earth!"

"I, Ye Qing, am the most unhypocritical person. I don't even care about the emperor. Do I need to be hypocritical to anyone?"

"It's just about offending people. What I like most is offending people. If I don't offend people for a day, I will feel uncomfortable."

"How can a person like me be hypocritical?"

"I'm really clumsy, I really have no talent, and I really can't write poetry!"

"The reason why you haven't heard of this poem is because"

Having said this, Ye Qing was immediately at a loss for words.

Because, he couldn't say the truth that "this poem was not written by the ancestors, but by the younger generations."

But the more Ye Qing was at a loss for words, the more they became suspicious. He, Ye Qing, was being humble to the point of hypocrisy.

In order to eliminate their doubts about him, Ye Qing could only tell a small lie again.

If it weren't for the fact that the war was imminent and made people suspicious that it was not conducive to unity, he would never have continued to lie.

Thinking of this, Ye Qing just sighed helplessly and said: "Okay, I have convinced you, I will tell the truth!"

"This poem was written by a contemporary general named Qi!" "I heard it accidentally and thought it was a good poem, so I silently wrote it down."

"Okay, believe it or not, if you don't believe it, I will pull you down!"

After Ye Qing said these words with great determination, he went back to his rest cabin.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da just looked at each other and reached a tacit understanding.

They are also old foxes who can observe words and emotions, and they also have the ability to read people's eyes and distinguish between true and false words.

They only felt that Ye Qing's words were true, especially his last sentence, 'Believe it or not, if you don't believe it, you will fall'.

This seemingly impatient remark often proves that what he says is true.

Furthermore, it is true that the poems that Ye Qing occasionally wrote out of inspiration were the works of his ancestors that responded to the situation, and it is true that he never had any poems of his own.

Therefore, the possibility of using the poetry of contemporary people is also very great.

Xu Da didn't think anything of this truth.

Because even if this is not Ye Qing's poem, it cannot stop him from commenting on Ye Qing's ability in both civil and martial arts. However, the word "martial" here only refers to "martial arts" and does not include "martial arts".

Although it has flaws, it is enough to be his son-in-law Xu Da!
But Zhu Yuanzhang was a little disappointed!

What disappoints him is not that Ye Qing has no talent, but that Ye Qing does not necessarily have the spirit from the bottom of his heart to only do things for Boss Zhu without asking for anything in return from Boss Zhu!
After a moment of disappointment, there was some hope in his eyes.

"General Qi?"

"Is there General Qi in the court?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said thoughtfully.

Xu Da looked around and after confirming that Ye Qing had gone far, he reminded in a low voice: "Brother, have you forgotten?"

"Your personal soldier Qi Xiang has been your personal soldier before the founding of the country. He was once the captain of the personal guard under Mao Xiang." (Qi Xiang: Qi Jiguang's ancestor)
"He should be on duty in Songjiang Mansion (Shanghai) now, and he is a fifth-rank official with a thousand households!"

"Songjiang Mansion is very close to Ningbo Mansion. It seems that after he defeated the Japanese pirates, he casually wrote such a poem, and then it reached Ye Qing's ears."

"When it comes to poetry, sometimes it's really not the literary talent that has the final say. When the mood is in place, you can write a poem if you can read. It's just that the literary talent varies."

"During the Tang Dynasty, didn't everyone from the emperor's relatives to the traffickers and lackeys all sing a song casually?"

After Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, he really felt that this was the case.

He just frowned and asked, "Are you sure it's just him?"

Xu Da said firmly: "Yes, there are not many people with this surname, so I remember it very clearly. He is the only one in the entire court!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang silently recited 'Qi Xiang' several times, he immediately remembered this soldier who was loyal to him.

He just smiled lightly and said: "This kid, why didn't we know that he still has such talent?"

"The title of Marquis is not my intention, I hope the sea will be peaceful!"

"Okay, that's good!"

"In this way, after we go back, we will promote him to the fourth rank of General Mingwei and let him serve in the capital."

"In addition, descendants are hereditary!"

After Xu Da nodded, he wrote down the matter.

The food for dinner,
Wang Baobao, who came down from the command booth, also came to the handsome ship hall and sat down to have dinner together.

After eating halfway, he rolled his eyes at Xu Da again.

Immediately afterwards, he said to Ye Qing very formally: "Master Ye, I would like to ask you to take advantage of these two days to teach me in detail the advantages and disadvantages of each type of ship and the uses of ship-borne weapons."

"I also want to understand the local hydrological conditions."

"In a word, the more detailed the better!"

Everyone was still a little surprised by Wang Baobao's extraordinary importance.

After all, for them, this is just going out to make extra money!

Ye Qing asked curiously: "Brother, you are a combat marshal, not a ship repairer or a cannon repairer. You are taking it too seriously!"

Wang Baobao looked in the direction of Beiping, and also in the direction of the former Yuan Dadu, and said, "I'm not just doing this to bet with Xu Da, I want to settle things with Dayuan."

"I want to fight this battle as General Wang Baobao of the Ming Dynasty!"

"But I also want to fight this battle as the Great Yuan Qi King, the expanded Timur!"

With that said, Wang Baobao put down his bowls and chopsticks, stood up and took a step back.

He paid homage to Ye Qing, Xu Da, and Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "I promise that after I finish this battle, I will forget about the Great Yuan Qi King and expand the identity of Timur!"

As soon as Wang Baobao finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had not yet reacted, looked at Xu Da.

But at this moment, Ye Qing directly said: "Okay, I agree!"

"We are expected to arrive at Nara Port early the day after tomorrow. There is enough time. I will teach you personally!"

"This"

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to say something else, but Xu Da stopped him.

During the following dinner time, Ye Qing, Wang Baobao, and Xu Da all ate very happily.

Only Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di ate a little unnaturally.

Zhu Di was not dissatisfied with his master, he was just worried about his master.

The emperor didn't say anything, so he, a minister, agreed for the emperor!

If this kind of behavior were applied to others, they would have been chopped into eight big pieces!
In his opinion, even if Zhu Yuanzhang will not do anything to Ye Qing now, this account has been recorded!
Just as Zhu Di worried, Zhu Yuanzhang was unhappy because of this matter.

Soon, the dinner, which was not pleasant for the royal father and son, but happy for the three servants, was finished.

After dinner, Ye Qing took Wang Baobao and started giving lectures!
Zhu Di originally wanted to sneak back to the cabin to sleep, but Ye Qing said, "The marshal has learned it, how dare you not learn it" and kept him here.

In this way, Zhu Di was forced to become Wang Baobao's companion!
On the deck of the ship,

After Xu Da asked the soldiers on duty to go down, he started chatting with Zhu Yuanzhang.

Under the full moon,

Xu Da and Zhu Yuanzhang were lying on the bow rail of the ship together, blowing the sea breeze and looking at the 'ship lights' sailing in the endless darkness!
Xu Da smiled lightly and said: "Ye Qing is helping the emperor to completely win over the heart of a general!"

"Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, made two expeditions to Japan, but both returned without success!"

"He wants to bring this battle to a successful conclusion as the Great Yuan Qi King!"

"We will try our best to complete what our ancestors have not finished. This is true of us, and so is theirs."

Having said this, Xu Da looked directly at Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "If my sister-in-law were here, he would definitely say that Ye Qing doesn't know that you are the emperor, but Wang Baobao does."

"As General Guo Ruiguo, if you support him in this battle, you can completely win over the heart of this prairie horse!"
(End of this chapter)