Most of the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty came from humble backgrounds, and Zhang Jige was no exception.
I think the attentive reader had already noticed it when he saw Zhang Ji's name for the first time - "Brother and Uncle Ji". He took the word "Ji" to show that he was the youngest in the family.
And when poor families are desperate and sell their children, they often start with the youngest...
Zhang Jige was sent to the palace and became a eunuch at an age when his memory of his relatives was still vague.
Therefore, his growth experience...is very different from that of ordinary people, both physically and psychologically.
I won’t go into details about the physiological aspect. Anyway, someone like him who had surgery before puberty is better off from a certain perspective than those who were castrated after fifteen, sixteen or even twenty years old.
And psychologically, a person who has grown up in the palace has been brainwashed by countless people with the message "You are only loyal to me", and has been deceived, bullied, used, framed, instigated, and threatened by countless people... ...and the old eunuch who survived in the end had naturally lived a "thorough" life long ago.
From being willing to believe in others, to no longer believing in others, from only believing in yourself, to being willing to believe in others again...
Zhang Jige actually understood almost everything that many people cannot figure out in their lifetime and need to go through many life-and-death situations and extremely painful decisions to understand.
Therefore, Zhang Jige is now almost a desireless person.
He was no longer interested in money, because he didn't need money for food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Some of the "things" he needed in daily life could be reimbursed from the princess, and he had nowhere to spend his own savings.
He is even less interested in beauties. Some eunuchs who entered the palace after adulthood may still have "food" thoughts, but Zhang Jige has none of them.
As for power, he had thought about it when he was young, but of course it was just a thought.
So, does such a person have no weaknesses mentally?
of course not……
Being desireless does not mean having no demands, nor does it mean being ruthless. Zhang Jige still cares about people and things...
First of all, he attaches great importance to the national system and the dignity of the royal family... To these two things, he is absolutely protective and loyal, because this sense of "loyalty" can make him feel that his unfortunate and incomplete life has some meaning. It has a great significance that is not inferior to that of normal people.
Secondly, he still has a certain pursuit of his own martial arts realm. After all, high-strength martial arts is also one of the skills he needs to be loyal to the Dazao Dynasty, and this thing is not too high.
Thirdly, he has a kind of family affection for Princess Qingzhen that is similar to the "love between grandfather and grandson". He really hopes that the princess can live a safe and happy life.
These three points are not only Zhang Ji's concerns and weaknesses, but also the three spiritual pillars that support him.
However, at this moment, one of them... shook.
Was shaken by Fudo.
"You...how..." Zhang Ji'an opened his eyes wide and looked at the little Taoist priest in his twenties who could easily catch and hold his full-strength punch with one hand, and said in shock. They all said it was unlucky.
You know, Lao Zhang's punch...has taken forty years of skill.
Even if you let a person with mediocre qualifications pick up a third-rate internal skill from a bad street and practice it for forty years, his boxing strength is no joke.
What's more, Lao Zhang is still a "big master". He has been practicing the best skills specially provided for the father-in-law in the palace since he was a child, which is the way of "if you want to practice magical skills, swing your sword from the palace"...
The force of Zhang Ji's punch was such that even among the masters of the first-class sects in the world, no one dared to boast that they would be able to punch it without getting hurt if they were prepared.
But what about Fuzi? Not only did he receive it, he also received it in a way that was neither formal, nor confrontational, nor relieving force, nor using energy. That is, he simply raised his palm to block, stopped the opponent's punch, and then smoothly knocked the opponent's fist away. Hold on like this.
It felt like a strong adult catching the fist thrown by a three-year-old child... This naturally put Zhang Jigai into chaos.
"Don't panic, don't be angry." Seeing that Zhang Jige was frozen in shock, Fudozi continued to say in a calm tone, "Think about it for yourself, it's your 'little master' who is disguised as a man. First, you secretly drugged her later, and your mistress requested it herself, so Xiao Lin attacked her... Xiao Lin never knew that his opponent was a woman, so he just used that palm, and he was merciful... Due to emotion and reason, He has done nothing wrong, but if you want to kill someone, you can't just sit idly by and watch."
If you don't move, it makes sense.
He also has enough force to make people listen to his reasoning.
So Zhang Jiyi listened and had no choice but to listen.
The key is that there is a sentence in his words, "You secretly drugged me later", which points out that Zhang Jige, who got Lin Yuancheng drunk, also bears some responsibility.
If you have to argue, you can say: If Lin Yuancheng hadn't been drugged and not so drunk, then maybe he could have discovered that Zhu Qingzhen was a woman before he slapped her?
Thinking of this, Zhang Jigai instantly calmed down.
However, at this moment, the eight guards with swords around them were no longer calm... Just now when Fuzi suddenly appeared and blocked Zhang Ji's attack, these eight people were also stunned by this scene, but now , they came to their senses and drew their swords one after another, wanting to step forward to help Lao Zhang.
"Stop it!" Fortunately, Lao Zhang stopped them in time to avoid his own harm.
"This Taoist priest has no ill intentions. Just let me handle it. You guys go and protect the young master." The next second, Lao Zhang ordered while confirming Zhu Qingzhen's position with his peripheral vision.
Seeing that Lao Zhang had understood the situation, Fudozi also let go of his hand, allowing the other party to withdraw his fist.
The guards did not dare to say anything after receiving the order. They looked at each other for a moment, then turned around and ran to the princess who had just flown a few feet away, protecting her within their human wall.
"Get out of the way!" But Princess Qing Zhen didn't appreciate it. She immediately rushed to Lin Yuancheng to make a comeback, "I haven't finished fighting with him yet!"
Facing this menacing princess, Lin Yuancheng's reaction was to giggle, and while laughing, he said: "Ah...Brother Qing, why...don't you know the difference? If you come again, I will push you to the ground and beat you." Ah~burp~"
I have to say that the "medicine" in this palace is really effective. As the effect of the medicine dissipated, Lin Yuancheng was completely drunk and turned into a fool. Not only did he pay attention to the interaction between Zhang Jiyi and Fuzi behind him, There was no reaction, and he was still staggering and talking vaguely to Zhu Qingren who was coming back.
Now Zhang Jigai was anxious again. He said to himself: "What's wrong? I haven't settled the score with you for that slap just now. Now you still want to 'push the princess to the ground and beat her'? It's against you!"
"What are you fighting for?" Fortunately, Fuzi stepped behind Lin Yuancheng with a single stride and knocked Xiao Lin unconscious with a slap.
Everyone, please note that this is "dun", not "knock out"... Fuzi cast a spell to make Xiaolin faint when he patted him lightly. You really want to "knock him out" ", the strength is not so easy to control.
"Little girl, your martial arts skills are far behind his, so stop making trouble." When Fuzi said this to Zhu Qingzhen, he had already carried Lin Yuancheng on his shoulders, "Besides, he is already so drunk, you will win again." how?"
"I..." In fact, even if Fuzi didn't clarify these two sentences, Zhu Qingzhen also understood the truth. She was just still angry at Lin Yuancheng's previous attitude. In addition, the slap on her body just now made her always Feeling that he had suffered a loss, he became a little angry and said, "I want you to take care of it? Who are you? Who asked you to knock him out!"
In anger, Zhu Qingzhen had already ignored the fact that the other party called her "little girl", and looked like he was going to make the princess angry to the end.
Seeing this scene, Lao Zhang felt confused in his heart: What should I do? This Taoist priest's martial arts cultivation is not like that of a human being. If the princess really angers him, I will just fall into it with my old bones. I'm afraid I won't be able to protect him with my life.
Just when he was troubled, the rescuer came.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"
"Officials are on duty! Get out of here!"
Following a commotion outside the door, another large wave of people arrived.
There is no doubt that this is the future prince-in-law Ma Xuansheng coming with his officers and soldiers.
Let me mention here, although administratively speaking, Ma Xuansheng and even his teacher Han Yu cannot mobilize troops, but in fact, as long as Han Yu sends a handwritten letter to the military camp or the government office, he will be able to mobilize troops. Those who mobilized troops and horses were at his disposal.
So, at this time, it seemed that an officer was leading the charge and rushed in with a large group of officers and soldiers, but in fact, this officer had to listen to the instructions of Ma Xuansheng who was following him.
"Stop it!"
"Put the guy down! Do you hear me?"
After the officers and soldiers broke into the lobby, they shouted a few times, and the "brawl" immediately subsided.
This is natural, because the thugs hired by Ma Er's subordinates are just mobs who are paid to do things. It is okay to let them help you bully the common people, but how is it possible to let them confront the officers and soldiers?
Besides, even before the officers and soldiers came in, the thugs had already discovered... that the four evil stars Huang Donglai, Linghuxiang, Qin Feng, and Tyrell could not be defeated by more than a hundred of them.
The reason why this fight can continue until now is that firstly, most of these thugs are veteran. After seeing the extraordinary skills of Huang Donglai and others, many people took three steps back, surrounded but not attacked, and only roared but did not fight; secondly, It was because Huang Donglai and the others didn't want to kill a bunch of thugs here and cause a river of blood, so the four of them had to hold back during the fight for fear of losing lives.
As soon as this team of officers and soldiers arrived, Ma Er's thugs simply received a savior, so they must have obeyed as soon as they heard "stop".
As for Huang Donglai and the four of them, they were relieved. After all, it was quite a headache for them to deal with such an inexplicable enemy caused by Brother Sun, and they didn't know what the grudges were between the other party and Brother Sun, so they It's not easy to kill someone.
If anyone was unhappy with the situation, it was two.
One is Ma Er, who feels that the officers and soldiers are hindering his revenge.
The other one was a little gangster who had been hiding not far behind Ma Er and never made a move.
This person is none other than Sun Yixie after his "second disguise".
What? You ask why Brother Sun is here? And he's already here, why doesn't he come out to help the brothers?
In fact, if you think about his human nature, you can guess at least 70%.
Think about it... This afternoon Ma Er mobilized so many of his subordinates to "inquire for information" and "recruit troops" in the city. Would Sun Yixie, the instigator, not pay attention to it?
In fact, Brother Sun deliberately reported Huang Donglai's name in front of Ma Er, partly because he wanted to use this guy to help him get in touch with Brother Huang.
Therefore, in the afternoon, Sun Yixie just found an inn to put down his luggage, changed his makeup, and went out on the street again, pretending to be a local gangster and sneaking into the team of thugs recruited by Ma Er...
Then, he followed Ma Er's "army" to the Baoyuan Inn in the evening, and soon discovered Huang Donglai and others sitting in the lobby.
Originally, Sun Yixie was planning to go out directly to meet the brothers. Unexpectedly, Ma Er immediately started to scold Huang Donglai. When Brother Sun heard this... this was interesting, why not let him scold Huang Donglai for a while longer and look at Huang Donglai? What was my brother's reaction?
Later, as things developed, the two sides started fighting without realizing it...
At this time, Brother Sun thought again: That's it, or I just wait a little longer. Anyway, with Brother Huang's ability, it is impossible for them to suffer from this group of gangsters. I will wait until a critical moment, and then jump out and hijack Ma. Second, the appearance will have a dramatic effect.
Thinking like this, Sun Yixie waited and waited, but in the end he waited a little too much and made the officers and soldiers wait...
At this point, it seemed that he had no chance to "make his official debut". If he forced his appearance at a critical moment now, he would probably be criticized wildly by Huang Donglai, so he could only continue to mix in the crowd and pretend to be dead, thinking in his heart: " Damn it, at worst I’ll take off my makeup and meet them again tomorrow, and just pretend I haven’t been here today, hum… I might even be able to get paid as a thug in a while, it won’t be a loss!”
However, today's matter is not over yet.
After a breath, Ma Er, who was sitting on the sedan, turned his head in the direction where the officers and soldiers were pouring in, and saw that the person standing next to the leading officer was his own brother. He shouted at that time: "Brother! You are here!" Just right! You have to help me make the decision!"
