Fang Yun looked at the sky and said, "Go back to your room and sleep first. I'll call you after breakfast. I'll go back to my study to continue reading."
Zhang Jing'an was stunned and asked in confusion: "It's almost dawn now, why have you been reading all the time?"
"What's so strange?" Fang Yun said and turned to walk towards the study.
Zhang Jing'an stayed where he was, looking up at the sky. The east was blue and white, and the sun had not yet risen.
"Even if Hanlin is sleeping, he can't hear my footsteps. I have studied with Liang Feishou from Nancheng for several months. It seems that he has been studying all the time. It turns out that he was able to become a Hanlin not by luck." Zhang Jing'an murmured to himself.
After standing there for a moment, Zhang Jing'an looked back at the closed door, then sighed and walked back dejectedly.
"Liang Feishou said that since I'm a thief, I have to admit defeat if I'm caught. Forget it, I won't run away today. Let's see what he can do to me!" Zhang Jing'an yawned and went back to the house to sleep.
The early morning sun shines on the Zhujiang Marquis Mansion, and people begin to get busy, bringing life to the huge mansion.
After breakfast, Fang Yun called Zhang Jingan to the study.
Fang Yun sat on the chair behind the desk, supporting the table with his hands folded, leaning his back against the chair, and looked calmly at Zhang Jing'an standing in front of him, without any emotion in his eyes.
Zhang Jing'an raised his head slightly, looking quite imposing, but his right hand pinching the corner of his clothes revealed his timidity.
Fang Yun glanced at Zhang Jing'an. It was different from the time they met a few days ago. When they first met, Zhang Jing'an looked a little sloppy, but now that he was taken care of by servants, he looked like a handsome young man.
"I wonder what business Mr. Zhang has taken me here for?" Zhang Jing'an imitated a scholar and bowed to Fang Yun.
Fang Yun didn't care about Zhang Jing'an's title, he snorted and asked, "I'm going to send you to school today."
Zhang Jing'an's pupils suddenly dilated, and he said quickly: "If you have the guts, just keep staring at me. As long as you are not around, I will run away! I will never go to school in my life!"
"Well, since you don't want to go to school, I, as your father, can't force you." Fang Yun said.
Zhang Jing'an raised his chin and said mockingly, "Don't lie to me, just do it! Don't worry, even if you beat my butt, if I give in, I will read my last name backwards!"
Fang Yun smiled slightly, took his hands off the table, stared at Zhang Jing'an, and said, "Hit you? If I really wanted to, you would have been lying on the bed crying the day before yesterday!"
"Humph!" Zhang Jingan pretended to be fearless.
Fang Yun said: "As your father, I must be responsible for your future. Otherwise, you always use giving birth to you but not raising you, raising you but not teaching you as an excuse. So, tell me what you want to be most in the future?"
Zhang Jing'an said loudly: "Of course I want to be a general! My ambition is to fight in the battlefield, kill all the monsters, restore a bright sky to the human race, become a great hero of the human race, and leave a good name for generations to come!"
Fang Yun smiled and said, "Good! You are worthy of being the tiger of the Zhang family!"
Zhang Jing'an chuckled, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Well, then follow me." Fang Yun said as he stood up and walked out of the study.
Zhang Jingan hurriedly followed and asked, "Where are you going?"
"You'll know when you get there." Fang Yun said as he walked.
"Hmph!" Zhang Jing'an snorted and continued to follow reluctantly.
The Zhang family had already hired a lot of servants. Fang Yun asked someone to prepare the carriage, told the coachman the destination, and led Zhang Jing'an into the carriage.
The father and son said nothing. After a long while, Zhang Jing'an finally couldn't help asking, "Why did you ask the groom to go to Jingxiwei outside the West City?"
"You'll know when you get there." Fang Yun said, and continued to read and study in the world of strange books.
After a while, Zhang Jing'an asked again, "What did you steal from the Gou family that day? I heard that the people in the Gou family were like crazy. Will they attack us?"
"They don't dare to do that with me here. As for what they stole, I will tell you later." Fang Yun said.
"Then... what if that old dog Gou Bao comes back? Although he has to guard the Qishan Army. He cannot return to the capital without the transfer order of the King of Chu, but as long as he gets the transfer order, he can come back within a day and kill us." Zhang Jing'an said worriedly.
"If an enemy comes, we will fight him; if a flood comes, we will block it with earth. The Qishan Army is guarding the border, and he will not be able to come back for more than a year or two. The King of Chu is not likely to transfer him back alone and risk the Qishan Army being surrounded and annihilated, and it is even more impossible for him to call back all 200,000 Qishan Army and abandon the formulated strategy just for the sake of Gou Zhi who is still alive. I hope Gou Bao will return regardless of everything, so that I will have an excuse to accuse him of intending to rebel!" Fang Yun said.
"You think so much. You just came back from prison, how did you know?" Zhang Jing'an asked.
"These two officials have been busy. They asked a few old scholars and got some understanding of the situation in Chu and the world. They also flipped through the Chu government bulletin." Fang Yun said. In fact, he used his official seal and the privileges of a virtual saint to directly check the information of Confucius and other countries in the literary world.
In the Confucian literary world, he cannot issue any orders, and now he cannot use any talent of the Holy Temple, but in terms of actual authority, he is higher than everyone else in the Confucian literary world!
In addition to the secret history of the royal families of various countries, Fang Yun can directly read all matters that appear in the official gazettes of various countries or are recorded in the holy temple.
"I see. Then I feel relieved. But... you can hide for a while, but not forever. The Qishan Army and the Zhujiang Army are not far apart, and the Qishan Army is more valued by the King of Chu and guards the key points. If the Qishan Army makes trouble, our Zhujiang Army will be in trouble."
"It's okay, I can handle it myself." Fang Yun said calmly.
Zhang Jing'an curled his lips and whispered, "I just don't like your boasting."
"It will be more convincing if you say this when you become a Grand Secretary." Fang Yun didn't care at all.
The father and son chatted with each other and occasionally quarreled. Soon, the carriage left the city and stopped at the gate of Jingxiwei.
Fang Yun got off the carriage and looked ahead.
This is a continuous barracks, shaded by green trees and surrounded by red walls.
It was early morning at this moment. Although the view was blocked, deafening slogans could be heard occasionally. It seemed that the soldiers of Jingxiwei were training inside.
Two rows of soldiers stood at the gate of Jingxiwei, standing straight.
A man who looked like a military officer inside the door looked at Fang Yun in surprise, stepped forward quickly, saluted, and asked in surprise: "Are you Lord Zhang Longxiang?"
"Oh? Do you recognize me?" Fang Yun asked.
The military officer smiled and said, "I am the son of the Anling Marquis's family. I went out with the young master and met the Marquis several times. You are a noble man who forgets things easily."
Fang Yun nodded slightly and said, "I had some friendship with Jin Han back then. Now he has been promoted to Jinshi and is in charge of Jingxi Guard. I want to come and pay him a visit."
The military officer's expression changed slightly, and his smile seemed a little stiff.
Fang Yun smiled and said, "However, I know he may be very busy and it is inconvenient for us to meet. However, I have a favor to ask. My son has wanted to be a general since he was young. Let's see if Jin Han can help him arrange a position as a deputy general."
Not only the military officer and the soldiers at the door, but even Zhang Jing'an was stunned.
"My Lord... You are embarrassing me. According to the laws of the country, even if it is a lieutenant general, at least a scholar should be appointed. I am afraid it will take some time for your son to be appointed."
Fang Yun turned his head and looked at Zhang Jing'an, saying: "You have also seen that you can't be a general." (To be continued.)