Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

"A-choo~ A-choo~~" Zhang Shikang sneezed twice, thinking that the weather was not cold at all.

"Husband, did you not cover yourself well last night? I'll go and tell them to make a bowl of ginger soup." Ma Lingqi came over and said softly.

"No need. I guess Yuanyuan and the others want to be husbands." Zhang Shikang rubbed his nose and said nonchalantly.

After saying that, he pulled Ma Lingqi into his arms and gently stroked her abdomen with his right hand.

"Has the child been unruly these past two days?"

Ma Lingqi usually only likes to play with swords and guns, and she is still not used to being intimate with her man, so she feels very embarrassed every time she does so.

The problem is that Zhang Shikang likes this.

"Husband, it's only been two months. There's no fetal movement at all."

"Oh, that's right." Zhang Shikang kissed his wife on the face, and Ma Lingqi's face turned even redder.

"Husband, do you miss them?" Ma Lingqi asked in a low voice.

"Of course I do. We've been apart for two or three months. I miss not only Yuanyuan and the others, but also my parents."

Zhang Shikang admitted it openly.

He is not like those smooth-talking guys who say nonsense like you are my sweetheart.

Whether it was Kou Baimen, Chen Yuanyuan and others, or Ma Lingqi, these women admired him and loved him wholeheartedly, and Zhang Shikang was always grateful.

As for his parents and even his elder brother, they were all excellent. Not only did they truly care about him, but they also never let him down at critical moments.

This is also one of the main reasons why he can take on so many responsibilities and not run away. If his family was also a mess, Zhang Shikang would have died long ago.

"Hmm? Why does your husband feel a sour taste?" Zhang Shikang said jokingly.

Ma Lingqi sniffed.

"No way."

"Stop pretending, how could your husband not know what you are thinking?

You, at such a young age, don't worry about gains and losses and have wild thoughts. We don't have so many rules in our family, but there is one rule: no internal friction.

You should put your intelligence and talents to good use." Zhang Shikang scratched Ma Lingqi's nose and said.

Ma Lingqi's eyes suddenly turned red when she heard this. After a long silence, she said:

"Husband, the sisters all have things to do and can help you.

But Lingqi...can't help at all."

At home, both Liu Rushi and Gu Hengbo have been busy with bank affairs recently.

It is said that if done well, it will not only be of great help to the husband, but also a great merit to the Ming Dynasty court and the people of the world.

As the legal wife, Ma Lingqi has no say at home. She is not sensitive to numbers and even gets a headache when she sees them, but she doesn't want to be a useless wife.

So she was determined to go out on this expedition, thinking that she could do something for her husband with her martial arts.

She thought so, and her husband agreed to let her follow him, and even asked His Majesty to grant her an official military position.

She originally thought that she was finally useful, but when she got to the battlefield, she found that in the face of a real war, no matter how high her martial arts skills were, they were of no use.

No one will fight you alone on the battlefield. There are sneak attacks from behind, and even a round-the-clock battle can wear down a famous general.

Moreover, Zhang Shikang did not agree with her participating in the war. For two whole months, he only allowed her to participate in a small battle involving a few hundred people.

Even so, she found that she was completely useless. Her subordinates were too powerful. They protected her tightly and rushed towards the few enemies with roars.

So much so that she didn't even pull out her knife before the enemies ran away.

Later, Ma Lingqi also understood that she was no longer just a daughter of the Shiqu Xuanwei family.

She was not only the granddaughter of the Marquis of Loyalty, but also the wife of the Duke and the Grand Marshal of the Army. How could her subordinates allow her to make any mistakes? That's why they guarded her with their lives and never let her come into contact with the enemy.

This is a joke. If the Marshal's wife got into trouble because of them, even without the punishment from the generals above, the spit from their fellow Guards would drown them.

Ma Lingqi sadly realized that she seemed useless and could not help in any way.

"Oh! I thought it was because of something, there's nothing to be sad about.

"Look at me, you know the Battle of Guanshan, right? I'm just idle and wandering around every day, right?" Zhang Shikang consoled him.

"That's different. Lingqi knows it all. Even if my husband just shows up for a moment, those soldiers will be filled with strength.

That day, my husband, dressed in golden armor, stood on the high platform, looking so heroic and handsome."

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Zhang Shikang just smiled and rubbed Ma Lingqi's bangs and said:

"Don't worry about it, everyone has different talents and positions.

Some people are good at business, some are good at math, and some are good at poetry. For example, you and I are good at being lazy."

Ma Lingqi was amused by Zhang Shikang.

"You are only eighteen years old, and you still have a long way to go. You will always find your place.

"Besides, you've helped me a lot recently. If the book of answers can be published, you will be the main contributor." Zhang Shikang reaffirmed.

If Zhang Shikang were to judge, his greatest contribution in this expedition was not the Battle of Guanshan.

Instead, it was the book he wrote with all his heart, which Zhang Shikang named "The Book of Answers".

After all, he was not a professional, so Zhang Shikang knew many common sense things of later generations but did not know the reasons behind them.

For example, he knew the history of the development of firearms, that the steam engine was the foundation of the First Industrial Revolution, and what resources were available.

But after all, he didn't know how to make a gun and didn't know the detailed structure of a steam engine.

But it doesn't matter. He will write down the answer and hand it over to the General Administration of Manufacturing and to the smartest craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty.

Tell them that this is the answer, and all they have to do is follow the map, study science, and realize those things one by one.

With the book of answers, the science and technology books of the Ming Dynasty would never go astray. Zhang Shikang never doubted the wisdom of the ancients.

"That was all dictated by my husband."

"You know my husband's handwriting is ugly. When I'm done with my job as the Marshal, I'll take you out for some fun.

Our days have just begun!

"I still like the way you looked in Shiqu. You should recover a little," Zhang Shikang said jokingly.

Ma Lingqi was a little surprised when she heard this.

"My husband wants to resign?"

This really surprised Ma Lingqi. Before going to the expedition, she received a letter from her grandmother. Her grandmother said that it was because her husband was in charge of military affairs that the Ming Dynasty had the peace it had today. She asked her to assist him well and work for the benefit of the people of the Ming Dynasty.

“Well, I’ve had this idea for a long time.

Otherwise, why do you think my husband went to provide disaster relief in such a high-profile manner?

The court is back on track, and I'm tired.

My husband came to this world not just to be a worker.

The world is so big, your husband wants to take you to see it." Zhang Shikang said with longing.

"All the court officials are eager for me to resign. I am worried because I failed to defeat the Jiannu.

Now that the Jiannu have been defeated, I don't have to worry about the food problem next year. Sun Weifan, Huang Degong, Lu Xiangsheng, and even Wu Sangui can completely defeat the Jiannu without any problems.

Therefore, I deliberately carried out disaster relief in a high-profile manner, and my reforms in recent years have left a good impression on the people.

Nowadays, who among the people in the world is not grateful to their husbands?

Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about Yongping Prefecture. After going through this incident, their gratitude to me must be greater than that to Your Majesty.

What do you call this? Your achievements are so great that they threaten your master!

Your Majesty, can you sit still?

Hehe, when I go back in a few days, I will use this as an excuse to cause trouble.

I think Your Majesty has no reason to disagree.

Are you right? "

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