The entrance to the palace.
As soon as the guards arrived, they rushed in, but quickly retreated. The leader of the guards looked ugly.
Seeing that Zhu Di was not caught, Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself: The fourth child is quite clever. Fortunately, he was clever and ran away in advance.
After returning home, Li Qing sat under the fruit tree, completely immersed in his own world.
Wan Ling presented her with iced sour plum soup, watermelon, and herbal tea. Seeing that her husband was motionless, she knew that he was thinking about something important, so she walked away quietly.
She was right. Li Qing was indeed thinking about something very important.
——The national destiny of the Ming Dynasty!
At present, the general situation has been established, and the rebellion of the feudal lord is certain. Even if he kills three top people, Zhu Yunwen will still find others to replace them.
Because Zhu Yunwen also wanted to reduce the vassal state, and he wanted to do so more than anyone else. He would only listen to comments that were conducive to reducing the vassal state.
Li Qing has already seen this clearly.
He secretly calculated: Since the war is inevitable, let the fourth child win more easily!
Li Qing could see clearly that Zhu Yunwen was not the material to be the emperor.
Although Zhu Yunwen was a courteous corporal, good-tempered, and not harsh in the law, the person sitting on the throne was responsible for tens of millions of people. How could he be judged by his personal moral character?
Lao Zhu is not a good person, or even a villain, but you can't say that he is not a good emperor.
The fourth child is not a good person, but he is also a really good emperor.
The emperor affects a country and even future generations. In comparison, personal morality is not worth mentioning.
Li Qing sighed quietly and thought to himself: "The one Lao Zhu asked me to protect in the end, was it Daming or Zhu Yunwen?
Damn it, I can’t even explain clearly.
Forget it, let’s take care of everything! "
At the moment when he made up his mind, Li Qing felt enlightened. This time, he was not going to fight, but was going to take advantage of the situation, so as to minimize the disaster.
Li Qing has no concept of loyalty to the emperor. Besides, they are all descendants of the old Zhu family. Who is the emperor?
Speaking of Zhu Di's troubles, we have to mention one person, the first generation God of War of the Ming Dynasty.
——Li Jinglong!
Before coming to Ming Dynasty, he thought Li Jinglong was a piece of shit, but after coming, he found that he really was.
However, straw bags are straw bags, and Li Qing still believes in the Li Jinglong in history. When he beat Zhu Di, he absolutely let go!
An army of 500,000 people attacks the small city of Peiping. As long as the people on their shoulders are heads instead of tumors, how can they be defeated?
He has experienced the battlefield, and the command of the coach is indeed very important, but when the strength of the troops is different by ten times or even dozens of times, it is difficult for anyone to do it.
Not to mention Zhu Di, even if the blue jade becomes white, it still has to stop eating.
Li Qing stood up and shouted: "Girl, I'm going out for a trip, so I won't have dinner at home."
…
Duke Cao's Mansion.
When Li Qing arrived, Li Jinglong was drinking alone. It was obvious that he was in a bad mood.
"Brother Li is here!" Li Jinglong waved his servant away, "Are you feeling better?"
"It's better." Li Qing smiled, "Why are you drinking alone?"
"I'm so worried."
"This injury on your face..." Li Qing said with a smile, "Did you fight with Lan Yu again?"
"Well, it's not that I couldn't beat him, it's just that I didn't fight back." Li Jinglong said hard, then took another drink and said bitterly, "Lanyu said that I am a noble traitor, which is absolutely true;
I'm a fucking honorable traitor, but that's not my intention!
It was the emperor...it was Emperor Taizu who asked me to do this. "
He had an angry look on his face, "Mother, now I have abandoned myself as a noble person, and have become a piece of shit, neither civil nor military, and I am not a human being inside or outside!"
We captured Uncle Zhou Wang, Uncle Dai Wang, Uncle Qi Wang, and Uncle Xiang Wang... Alas! "
Li Jinglong's face was full of decadence, "Oh, I have no energy in living, and I don't dare to die. It's not that I'm timid, but that I have no shame to see my father and Emperor Taizu. If I had known that guy was so cruel, I wouldn't have stood by him no matter what I said. Team."
Li Qing secretly said: "No wonder Li Jinglong would let go when he was in trouble. This is the crux of the matter!"
After pondering for a moment, he asked: "If King Yan rebels and the emperor asks you to suppress the rebellion, what will you do?"
"Yan..."
"Shh, keep your voice down." Li Qing covered his mouth and said angrily, "I'm just using an analogy."
"Huh, you scared me to death." Li Jinglong glared at him bitterly, "If you don't want to go, whoever you like will go. Anyway, I won't go."
"What if the emperor insists on letting you go?"
Li Jinglong frowned, looked at Li Qing suddenly, and asked suspiciously: "Brother Li came out of the palace, right?"
"No, home."
Li Jinglong couldn't guess what Li Qing meant for a moment, and said bluntly: "Brother Li, I treat you as my brother, so please don't stab me."
"Am I that kind of person?" Li Qing said with a smile, "Isn't this just because you are in a bad mood? I want you to brag. What comes out of your mouth reaches my ears. When you leave this door, treat it like nothing. occur."
Li Jinglong looked straight at Li Qing. Li Qing was calm and looked back at him very indifferently. After a long time, he nodded lightly: "If I go to suppress the rebellion, I think... I won't be able to win against King Yan."
"What if I give you an army of 200,000 people?"
"We can't win. I don't have the ability." Li Jinglong shook his head and said, "The King of Yan has been using troops all year round, but I only talk about it on paper."
"It's half a million."
"We can't win, we can't win at all." Li Jinglong shook his head.
They were all people in the scene, and it would be boring to speak too plainly. Li Qing already understood what Li Jinglong meant, so he didn't ask any more questions.
Li Jinglong didn't quite understand what Li Qing meant, but he vaguely guessed it. After all, Li Qing had been to Peiping too frequently in recent years.
Neither of them talked about this topic again, they just drank, one cup after another.
It wasn't until the end of the show that Li Jinglong said meaningfully: "Brother Li's heart is a little wild!"
Li Qing knew that Li Jinglong was testing, but he also understood that he had to put down some ground, so he said:
"It's boring to be tame, but it's good to be a little wild."
Li Jinglong narrowed his eyes slightly and tested again, "Brother, is it what I think?"
As he spoke, he dipped his drink in the wine and wrote the word "North" on the table.
Li Qing said directly: "It's what you think."
At this time, Li Jinglong's expression completely changed and he asked in a low voice: "Why?"
Li Qing dipped his hand in wine and wrote the word 'it'.
…
When Li Qing returned home, he complained of illness and refused to go to court. He spent all day at home playing the piano, drinking tea, and exploring...
He was waiting. Fortunately, he didn't wait too long. He only waited for five days before Li Jinglong came.
When the two came to the pavilion, Hong Xiu offered herbal tea and then left. Then the two started playing riddles again.
"Brother Li, I have been thinking hard these days and feel...it's so difficult!
too difficult! "
"What's the problem?" Li Qing asked.
"Can't lose, can't lose at all." Li Jinglong shook his head.
Li Qing took a sip of tea and joked, "You are quite confident."
"Nonsense." Li Jinglong glared and snorted, "Do you think I don't know how to fight?"
"..." Li Qing took out an empty cup from the tea tray, filled it with tea twice, paused, then lifted the teapot and filled it until it overflowed.
Li Jinglong was stunned for a long time before he understood what Li Qing wanted to express. He frowned and said, "Brother Li, you are too idealistic. The tea behind you is all yellow."
"Not necessarily!" Li Qing said lightly, "Think about it carefully, are all the people standing in that hall yellow?"
Li Jinglong was stunned for a moment and did not refute again.
Zhu Yunwen cut down the vassal vassal, completely forcing the nobles to a dead end. Civil servants became increasingly domineering. In less than a year, they were already riding on the necks of the nobles.
Coupled with the nobility and the vassal king, the relationship is constantly being sorted out and messed up...
At this time, his mind became more active, but he had a family and was already the Duke of the country. He quickly calmed down and said softly: "I will not betray you, and I will help you when necessary, but I will not show up." help you."
After a pause, he took out an envelope from his arms and said, "I'm burned out after reading this. I haven't been here today."
After that, he turned around and left without letting Li Qing see him off.
…
Li Qing returned to the room, locked the door, and slowly opened the envelope given by Li Jinglong.
At the top of the letter, two names are particularly eye-catching: Geng Bingwen, Marquis of Changxing, and Guo Ying, Marquis of Wuding!
Only two of the Six Dukes and Twenty-Eight Marquises who founded the country are still alive. Their influence in the army is immeasurable.
Li Qing cheered up and continued to look down.
[Changxing Marquis Geng Bingwen was once a subordinate of Xu Da, and King Yan was Xu Da’s son-in-law. The two of them were often referred to as uncles and nephews in the army...
Guo Ying, Marquis of Wuding, Guo Ying's sister married Emperor Taizu, and Guo Ying's eldest son married Princess Yongjia. Guo Ying was not only the uncle of Emperor Taizu, but also the son and daughter of Emperor Taizu;
Although Guo Ying is a marquis, his influence and appeal in the military are greater than that of the Duke. He is actually the number one person at the moment...]
