Wang Ji is not stupid, but he is not very smart either. He is just a middle-aged person.
It just so happened that this child had a strong personality and followed the example of his father and brother in everything he did. As a result, he suffered a series of blows.
However, his foundation is very solid. He understands basic mathematics, physics and astronomy, and has a general understanding of the Four Books and Five Classics. He has practiced martial arts and learned the art of war since he was a child. He knows a little about everything, but is not outstanding in anything. Because he is too young and has insufficient experience,
It is impossible to integrate these things.
Wang Yuan was well aware that his son's character flaw was simply that he was too ambitious but lacked the qualifications and perseverance to match it.
A hammer in the east and a stick in the west. If you have learned three points of skills, you will have to compare with your father and brother. If you can't compare, you will turn to learn something else. With such a mind, you will never be successful in this life, unless you can get rid of all the bad habits.
Therefore, Wang Yuan asked him to start as a sailor and wash the deck honestly to exercise his willpower.
During the four months he stayed in Beijing, his son was not allowed to be idle. Wang Ji was thrown to learn maritime knowledge. The three teachers were: Zhu Ying, the admiral and eunuch of the Ming Dynasty Navy, Man Zheng, the left commander of the navy, and Ning Botao, the right commander of the navy.
These three people all have first-class official positions, but they can only idle and retire in the capital.
Hearing that Wang Yuan's son was going to become a disciple, the three navy bosses finally had something to do, and they happily offered their advice to Wang Ji.
Zhu Ying taught Wang Ji how to manage officers and how to manage overseas territories. Man Zheng taught Wang Ji the shapes of various sea ships and the performance characteristics of these ships. Ning Botao taught Wang Ji the essentials of maritime warfare and the weather at sea and on islands.
changes, and repeatedly emphasized: in overseas landing operations, the biggest enemy is not the indigenous people, but the terrain, climate and disease.
For a young man who has never seen the sea, these things are too profound. Wang Ji can understand but cannot understand, let alone use them directly. He had to pick up paper and pen and write down all the lectures of the three teachers in black and white.
Come down and read and review at any time when you go to sea in the future.
In addition to studying, Wang Ji also took the initiative to contact European aristocrats and asked some indirect questions about the real situation in Europe and the West.
Just half a month before he turned fourteen, Wang Ji finally fell into the trap after drinking and gave his first love to Catherine de Medici. The child woke up in the morning so frightened that he had no clothes on.
So I ran away, turned around and went back to get my things halfway.
"My lord, won't you stay for breakfast?" Prince Henry said with a smile.
Wang Ji felt guilty and hesitantly said: "No... no need. I was drunk last night and slept a little confused. I forgot to take some things this morning."
Prince Henry said: "I was drunk too and I don't remember anything."
What's the meaning?
Wang Ji was so frightened that sweat broke out on his forehead. There was something behind his words. It was obvious that the adultery had been discovered by someone else's husband!
"Young master, there is no need to panic. I have admired you for a long time. This is nothing in the West." Prince Henry's Chinese has improved very quickly. He actually knows how to use the word "concubine". He probably learned it from those noble disciples.
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"Hmm...ah?" Wang Ji was stunned.
Prince Henry is really unscrupulous. Although the European aristocratic circles are very chaotic, they usually don't tell the truth. The husband and wife pretend to not know about each other. Once the adultery is exposed, the husband will definitely become angry and may do anything to save face.
Prince Henry smiled and said: "I have an appointment with Mr. Zheng to play Cuju today, so I won't accompany Mr. Wang. Goodbye."
After Henry finished speaking, he left home, leaving Wang Ji standing there stupidly.
Catherine came out wearing a bright red camisole, which was the uniform worn by noble ladies in the Ming Dynasty. It was elegant and dignified yet feminine and often appeared in films and TV dramas of the Ming Dynasty. Catherine obviously went beyond the rules. The crimson camisole was only allowed to be worn by concubines.
, but by the mid-Ming Dynasty, no one cared about it.
Catherine's solemn and elegant back made her look somewhat sexy. Wang Ji had no reason to think of the white breasts he saw when he woke up in the morning.
The young man who had just had sex for the first time felt hot all over his body. Wang Ji lowered his head in shame: "Madam, please forgive me, last night...last night..."
Catherine smiled charmingly: "Young Master, there is no need to panic. Please sit down and talk."
Catherine told about her life experience. She was born into a noble family. Her parents died, so she had to grow up in a monastery. At the age of fourteen, she married into the French royal family, the family's enemy. Not only was she coldly treated by her parents-in-law, but their relationship was not harmonious. Her husband blamed her for being unable to have children.
Public breeding mistress.
After all, Wang Ji is a young man, and the woman is his first woman, so he will inevitably become soft-hearted and lose his rational judgment. How pitiful that a lady from a famous family was thrown into a nunnery when she was a child, and was forced to marry a family enemy.
How much suffering.
Seeing that the atmosphere was in place, Catherine continued to talk nonsense: "The customs of the European and Western countries are a little different from those of the Ming Dynasty. Men and women can have lovers after marriage, as long as they don't tell it in person. Sir, please don't think that I am despicable. I have lived in a monastery since I was a child.
I have always abided by the commandments, and after getting married, I did not look for another partner. Just because I admired the young master’s talents, last night..."
Wang Ji couldn't help but ask: "Does your honorable husband know this?"
Catherine said: "He bumped into me this morning and didn't object."
"That's okay, that's okay." Wang Ji finally breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that Prince Henry would cause trouble and his father would find out and hang him up and beat him.
Catherine again talked about the misery of the past, and couldn't help but shed tears in the middle of the process. She cried so sweetly. Wang Ji felt pity in his heart, walked over and comforted her softly, and hugged her together in a daze.
A boy who was only half a month old and turning fourteen, and an eighteen-year-old young woman who had been married for four years, held each other in their arms like thunder from the sky and fire from the earth.
Wang Ji's willpower was very weak, and he completely forgot about his ambition to travel all over the world. After learning the taste, for the next half month, he ran to Henry's house almost every day, and he was too lazy to learn knowledge from the three teachers.
Finally on his fourteenth birthday, Wang Yuan said: "Are you very busy recently?"
Wang Ji was anxious and wisely said: "I am about to leave Beijing, and I am busy saying goodbye to my friends in Beijing."
Wang Yuan seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "You are young and ignorant. Don't associate with those people from the West. I sold you and you helped them count the money."
"Father taught you that." Wang Ji was a little annoyed at his book boy, who must have leaked the news to his father.
Wang Yuan said: "I have already made arrangements for you to go to sea. You can set off in a few days."
Wang Ji was passionately in love and was a little reluctant to leave. He couldn't help but said: "Father, my child has not yet fully learned all the knowledge about going to sea. I want to study with three teachers for another year."
Wang Yuan sneered: "You are so diligent in seeking knowledge, why in the past half month, I haven't seen you running to the teacher's house, but instead went to the French prince's house every day?"
"I...I..." Wang Ji said in a panic, "Taiwan is also overseas, and I'm going to ask about the customs and customs of Taipei."
Wang Yuan asked: "Have you finished asking for advice?"
Wang Ji replied: "It's almost finished."
Wang Yuan also said: "Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. It is better for you to study with three teachers for a year than to wash the deck for a year. You will leave tomorrow and you are not allowed to stay!"
Wang Ji shuddered, knowing that his father knew about the adultery, so he could only respond: "My child will obey my father's orders."
That night, Wang Ji wrote an affectionate farewell letter, and when the morning bell rang, he asked the book boy to send it to Catherine.
Catherine was probably deeply moved, and came quietly to say goodbye early in the morning. The lovers did not dare to speak face to face, so they could only look at each other from a distance. As the train roared, this short love affair ended.
Two months later, Catherine began to vomit, and the doctor diagnosed her as having a bloody pulse. Prince Henry always felt that something was wrong.
Why is it that after four years of marriage, my wife still hasn’t gotten pregnant, and she got pregnant after sleeping with Wang Ji for only half a month? So in France, why can my mistress get pregnant and give birth to a child? She is my full-time mistress!
Bang!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Full of grievances and unable to vent, Prince Henry kicked the table over.