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

Zhang Shikang originally thought that his father would be shocked, but Zhang Zhiji was as steady as an old dog. He just lifted the fishing rod and put new bait on the hook.

After throwing the fishing rod back into the pond, Zhang Zhiji sighed and said:

"You've changed so much in the past few years, but you still can't understand the difficulties of others."

Zhang Shikang curled his lips when he heard this, and sat aside to eat his father's special grapes.

"I don't know where you learned the abilities you displayed, but you underestimated their impact and ignored the feelings of those loyal to the court.

Son, you must never do this again."

Zhang Zhiji did not mention the marriage, but instead talked about irrelevant things to his son for no reason.

But these words were more hurtful than anything else. Zhang Shikang's eyes rolled around, but he didn't dare to move, for fear of revealing more flaws.

As a time traveler, he knew what kind of person the original owner was. Although he tried his best to maintain the original owner's personality, his father had watched the original owner grow up.

As the saying goes, no one knows a son better than his father. It is impossible that my father did not notice how awesome I suddenly became.

Fortunately, his father is even lazier than himself. Otherwise, if he was the same as Sun Dasheng's father, Sun Weifan would have to figure it out even if he beat himself to death.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shikang felt a little guilty.

"Dad, I don't care about other people's feelings at all. I have always been considerate."

"Hmph, if you really were like that, His Majesty wouldn't have to lower his face to protect you all the time. And those military officials, when did you ever understand their difficulties?"

Zhang Zhiji snorted lightly. Although there was no anger on his face, his words were full of power.

Zhang Shikang roughly understood what his father meant. He wanted to retort that he also had his own difficulties, but after looking at his father's face, he remained silent.

"Your Majesty is doing this so that you can stop entertaining yourself and focus on state affairs.

Your Majesty has experienced many hardships and understands how difficult it is today. Your Majesty cherishes the present and values ​​you.

Now that His Majesty has not only granted marriage to Jingyi, but also given the princess to you, you should calm down.

The prince's position is unshakable. The new emperor in the future will be your brother-in-law. Even if you don't consider others, you have to consider Jingyi.

The royal heir will be your nephew, and you will be the royal consort. This place was your home before, but from now on, the royal family will be your home.

My son, I hope you will do your best and stop making His Majesty worry about gains and losses."

When Zhang Zhiji said these words, he didn't even look at the fishing rod, but turned his head to look at his son with a serious look.

Zhang Shikang immediately patted his chest and said:

"Don't worry, Dad. I won't let you down."

This sounds nice, but it is really a bit inconsistent.

The main thing is that Zhang Shikang never felt that he was not serious at all. What a joke. He has had a few days of fun at home in the past few years.

It is no exaggeration to say that he fought wars all over the country. Isn't it enough that he was as tanned as Bao Zheng? Why did he have to devote himself to the Ming Dynasty and then die from overwork?

If I could travel back in time after I died, that would be possible.

Oh, no, no, I'd better not put it back on.

Zhang Shikang thought about it and immediately dismissed his terrible idea. Although there was high technology in the future, with his level, he could only be a cow or a horse at best. Even if he worked hard all his life, he could only become a cow or a horse at best.

But Brother Niuma is still an ox and a horse.

But it’s different here. With his current status, it’s no exaggeration to say that he is second only to one person and above everyone else.

The only annoying thing was that Zhang Shikang sadly discovered that even though he was second only to the emperor, he still could not escape the fate of being a beast of burden.

However, Zhang Shikang now realized that even if he really rebelled and became emperor, he would probably still not be able to escape.

The emperor also has to govern the country, handle the relationship between the monarch and his subjects, balance the relationship between civil and military officials, care about the people of the world, and deal with piles of memorials.

If the emperor does not do his job well himself, there will immediately be traitors who will seize power and disrupt the court. If the top beam is crooked, the bottom beam will be crooked. The local governments will also be corrupt, and then the people will rebel, starting a new cycle.

In fact, Zhang Shikang had figured this out as early as when he first traveled through time. Although they are still cattle and horses now, they are the highest-grade cattle and horses in the Ming Dynasty, and they are cattle and horses of nobility.

And above him is the king of cattle and horses - Brother Chongzhen.

After comparing them in this way, Zhang Shikang was surprised to find that compared to being the king of cattle and horses, being a cattle and horse noble was the most cost-effective.

Return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince. Why become a prince? Because only being a prince is the most comfortable.

"What are you going to do next?" Zhang Zhiji suddenly asked.

Zhang Shikang was indulging in his own fantasy. When his father suddenly asked him this, he subconsciously said:

"I plan to become the Pirate King.

Oh, just going out to sea for some fun.

That’s not right. What I mean is that our He Liansheng has been running for more than a year. The merchant ships are already in place and the goods have been prepared. I plan to participate in He Liansheng’s first voyage.

Yes, that's right.

Dad, don't underestimate the significance of this voyage. When the eunuch Sanbao went to sea, all the seas submitted to him. This is a great opportunity to enhance the prestige of the Ming Dynasty!"

In order to hide the fact that he just wanted to go out and have fun, Zhang Shikang almost used up all his brain cells.

But Zhang Zhiji was a man who understood his son's little thoughts. Seeing this, he just shook his head helplessly and thought to himself, this guy really doesn't listen to advice.

So he focused on fishing again and no longer paid attention to his useless son.

"Dad, I'm really not going out to have fun!"

Seeing this, Zhang Shikang immediately made another excuse.

Zhang Zhiji ignored her, his face full of expression saying, "Guess whether I believe it or not."

Seeing that his father didn't believe him, Zhang Shikang simply didn't bother to explain and pointed at the floating object in the distance and said:

"We caught a fish, Dad! We caught a fish!"

Zhang Zhiji's eyesight was not very good. Upon hearing this, he immediately nervously pulled the fishing rod, but the hook was clean and there was no trace of fish. Then he realized that he had been cheated.

"Stinky boy!"

As he was about to hit Zhang Shikang with his fishing rod, Zhang Shikang ran away, laughing:

"Dad, please stop harming the fish in our pond. I'll have the Manufacturing Bureau make you a new fishing rod. I guarantee the New City Marquis will be envious."

With that, Zhang Shikang left the pavilion with a grin on his face.

In the evening, Zhang Shikang deliberately did not let his family prepare his meals.

Sure enough, before it got dark, someone from the Duke Dingguo's Mansion came to deliver a message, and the letter was naturally written by that kid Xu Wenyuan.

"Brother, at 2:15 PM, let's go to the Guqi Restaurant and have a drink."

The content of the letter was concise and to the point, but when Zhang Shikang thought of those guys, he felt so angry that he couldn't help but burst into tears.

So he immediately took the imperial sword and rushed to the Youguqi Restaurant.

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