Li Qing has not left. A show of this level is not easy to see. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is rare.
How could he be willing to leave.
It's a pity that he didn't bring any candied fruits or melon seeds when he went to court... Li Qing smacked his lips, feeling a little regretful.
At this time, Xiao Lizi came to Li Qing and said softly: "Master Marquis, the emperor asked you to go to the middle hall to meet him."
Really... everyone here is rolling up their sleeves right now... Li Qing sighed helplessly, "I know."
…
Nave.
As soon as Li Qing arrived, Zhu Zhanji complained: "Why didn't you speak for me in the court just now?"
"Can't you handle it?" Li Qing rolled his eyes.
"...It's very shameless, okay?"
Li Qing was speechless: "No need to take action, they will fight on their own."
"A fight?" Zhu Zhanji was startled for a moment, and then hurriedly said: "Xiao Lizi, go and blast them all out. If you want to fight them out, fight them."
"My slave obeys the order."
Zhu Zhanji turned around and walked to the chair and sat down, "You sit down too."
"What do you want from me?" Li Qing sat down, pinched a piece of fruit and threw it into his mouth. He thought to himself: Just now, I could watch the show without snacks, but now I have snacks but no show. Does this mean you can't have your cake and eat it too?
Zhu Zhanji analyzed: "Although Yan Guan does not have much power, he controls public opinion. In the past, the six ministries and one family were dominant, and they could only be reduced to vassals. But now that there is a chance to rise, they will naturally risk their lives to fight for it. I only need to pull It’s okay to pull the bias, but..."
"What I'm worried about now is the establishment of the inner study hall." Zhu Zhanji frowned, "The establishment of the Dongchang has controlled the officials to a great extent, but at the same time, it has also made them hate this group extremely, you... don't After eating, let’s talk about business.”
Li Qing clapped his hands and said with a chuckle: "There is nothing I can do about it. If you set up an inner study hall, they will definitely oppose it and make a fuss. There is no doubt about this."
"Then you can still laugh?" Zhu Zhanji said angrily.
I'm not the emperor... Li Qing sneered and said, "Just make trouble, they don't make enough trouble?
By the way, what exactly do you plan to do with the cabinet? "
"Merge with the Six Ministries." Zhu Zhanji said, "To be precise, let them help the Six Ministries while retaining their original positions in the cabinet and further upgrading them."
Li Qing pondered for a long time and nodded slowly: "This compromise method, the heat is quite right, um... it is feasible."
Zhu Zhanji said: "What I am struggling with now is whether to give the sweet dates first or swing the big stick first."
"If we upgrade the cabinet first, without compromising the six ministries, and allowing the six ministries to have greater power, and then set up an internal study hall, I am afraid that the resistance will be huge, and there is no guarantee that they will not collude."
"Then let's swing the stick first," Li Qing said.
"But if we set up an internal study hall first, they will probably explode immediately, and there is no guarantee that they will not get together," Zhu Zhanji said worriedly, "After all, they were severely punished by Dongchang before."
"Then give Tianzao first." Li Qing said.
"But then..." Zhu Zhanji rolled his eyes at Li Qing, "Why are you like a grassroots, going east and west now?"
Li Qing said with a smile: "I should be the one to say this. Don't you think you are just a faggot?"
Zhu Zhanji: "..."
Li Qing said calmly: "I don't know what you are worried about. You are in control of the army. It is not difficult to issue a decree. They will make a fuss, but it will not cause chaos. It will be fine after the fuss. There is nothing to worry about. ?”
"I'm worried about delaying government affairs." Zhu Zhanji smiled bitterly, "If we really push them to the point of resigning collectively, then things will be very serious."
"Ha ha……"
"why are you laughing?"
Li Qing laughed and said, "Have you forgotten Taizong Jingnan?"
Zhu Zhanji scratched his head: "What should I say?"
"The emperor has been changed and they haven't resigned yet. Will they resign if the government changes?" Li Qing sneered, "Don't think of them as too noble. In fact, that group of people... is just that."
Zhu Zhanji was stunned, and after thinking about it carefully, he felt that this was really the case.
He couldn't help but laugh, "That's great. Even if the emperor changes, they can be officials with peace of mind. What's more, it's just setting up an internal study hall. I'm worrying too much."
After thinking this through, Zhu Zhanji felt relaxed and said with a smile: "Uncle Qing, we haven't had a drink in a while, how about two glasses?"
"Yeah...let's do it."
Li Qing's reluctant appearance made Zhu Zhanji very hurt.
After the food and wine were served, the two chatted while eating, and the topic gradually went off the rails.
"Uncle Qing, when we returned to the capital from Nanjing and were blocked outside the city, your move was really cool." Zhu Zhanji said enviously.
Li Qing glanced at him sideways, "What, you want to learn?"
"Can I learn?"
"No." Li Qing shook his head, "You are too poorly qualified to learn."
"..." Zhu Zhanji was dissatisfied, "What's missing? If you can learn, why can't I?"
Li Qing knew that his grandson would come here sooner or later, and he had already thought of his words.
"I have been practicing martial arts for as long as I can remember. I practiced martial arts in the winter and in the summer, for ten years. It was not until I was forty years old that I really became successful. How can the hardships involved be endured by ordinary people?"
Li Qing snorted: "I still have amazing bones. If I were an ordinary person, I wouldn't be able to reach my level even after practicing to eighty."
"Is it that evil?"
"Otherwise?" Li Qing asked, "Except for me, have you ever seen anyone so awesome?"
Zhu Zhanji was speechless. He had never seen it before, but he didn't give up. He also wanted to be as awesome as Li Qing.
"Uncle Qing, your master Zhang Sulu, who is called an immortal by the world, has he passed on any secrets to you?"
"have."
"May I see it?"
"Can."
"Uncle Qing is so kind." Zhu Zhanji poured wine for Li Qing with a smile, "Here, drink."
Li Qing raised his glass and clinked it with him, "I'll give it to you later, but I have a condition."
"Uncle Qing, don't worry, I won't ask for it in vain." Zhu Zhanji said generously, "Just tell me how much it is."
"I don't want your money." Li Qing shook his head and said, "I have only one request. You can try, but you can't miss important national events."
Zhu Zhanji said sternly: "You don't have to worry about this. I just want to keep fit and practice martial arts well. I don't ask for any illusory gods."
"That's good." Li Qing sneered, "There are no gods and Buddhas in the world, they are just common people's fantasies used as spiritual sustenance."
Zhu Zhanji deeply agreed and sighed: "The poorer the people are, the more they believe in gods and Buddhas. Buddhism flourished in the Yuan Dynasty. The reason was that the people were too miserable. However, the Yuan Dynasty also perished because of this."
Li Qing smiled: "In the words of your teacher, every drink and every peck is cause and effect."
After taking a sip of wine, Li Qing said again: "Your father once told me that martial arts is a small way, and the world is the great way. He doesn't want me to teach you martial arts. He wants you to follow the great way."
Zhu Zhanji was silent for a while, and then he struggled: "Uncle Qing, is it really difficult to become like you?"
"Yeah." Li Qing said, "I guess you won't even be able to pass the first level."
"What's the first level?"
"Ten years of abstinence!" Li Qing said.
Li Qing really didn't lie to him about this. From the moment he started practicing, he could not approach women until his true energy was cultivated.
"Huh? Real or fake?"
"Believe it or not!"
Zhu Zhanji kept slapping his mouth, and finally sighed, "I won't practice anymore."
"I don't think you need to practice this either." Li Qing said with a smile.
Zhu Zhanji glared at Li Qing angrily, "But when can I beat you?"
"Does it matter?"
"It may not be important to you, but it is important to me." Zhu Zhanji said seriously.
"Why?"
"Because except for you, I have never lost."
Li Qing smiled and said: "What a coincidence, I have never lost."
"..."
…
After leaving the palace, Li Qing felt relaxed, having finally gotten over the matter of cultivation.
It is not easy to create an emperor who is both civil and military, but it will be tragic if he is led astray and thinks about cultivating immortals all day long.
Fortunately, Zhu Zhanji is very human.
If it were another emperor, it would really not be so easy to deal with it.
Emperors dominate the world, and few people can resist the temptation of immortality.
Throughout the dynasties, there was no shortage of emperors who took drugs to seek longevity, but in the end, most of them ended up short-lived because of their wish for longevity.
~
At the gate of Yongqinghou Mansion, Li Qing saw Yu Qian from all the way.
He stepped forward quickly: "Didn't I tell you that if I'm not here from now on, I'll go directly to my house and wait."
Yu Qian cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Definitely next time."
Li Qing couldn't do anything to him, he smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Let's go in and talk."
The two came to the living room and sat down respectively.
Li Qing waved his servants away and said, "Is it because of the matters in the court?"
Yu Qian nodded, frowned and said: "Now is the time to employ people, and it is also the time when the Ming Dynasty is developing vigorously. It is not appropriate to attack each other in the court for internal friction."
"This is done to make the situation better." Li Qing said with a smile, "You can't see it now, but you will know it later."
Yu Qian sighed: "Logically speaking, I am just a doctor from the Ministry of War. I shouldn't talk too much, but..."
He worriedly said: "It's such a violent commotion this time, and the new emperor has just ascended the throne. What if it gets out of control?"
"We can't lose control." Li Qing took a sip of tea, "The emperor is smarter than you think...much wiser. If he dares to do this, he will be absolutely sure that the situation will not escape his control. Don't worry, the sky will not fall."
Yu Qian nodded sadly, not completely relieved.
Li Qing didn't explain any more and turned to talk about other things.
"How about the position of doctor?"
"It's pretty good," Yu Qian said with a smile, "It's just that I'm too idle. I still want to do something."
Li Qing said happily: "You are still young. Work hard. If you have the opportunity in the future, your future will be bright."
Yu Qian smiled. He had heard these words no less than ten times and was completely immune to them.
"Li Shangshu, the battle in the imperial court is really fierce, and our Ministry of War is also among them..."
"Is there someone trying to get you to join the team?" Li Qing asked.
Yu Qian nodded awkwardly: "Shang Shu Mingjian, I don't want to participate in party politics, but... I don't have the strength to remain neutral."
Li Qing laughed and said domineeringly:
"This is all my responsibility. Just be yourself and no one will force you to take sides again!"
