More than half an hour later.
Zhu Gaoxu is finally here.
"I want to see who dares to tie up my son!" came an angry voice, and then the sixty-four-year-old Zhu Gaoxu walked into the room.
Li Qing stood up and said, "I have met the King of Han."
"Didn't you just say that my father is here and you dare to call him by his first name?" Zhu Zhanyang said sarcastically, "Where was your awesomeness just now?"
Li Qing was too lazy to answer him and said, "I am Li Qing, and I am here for the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Gaoxu looked horrified and disbelieving.
He had seen Li Qing. Although Li Qing later put on makeup and a mask, he had also seen Li Qing's true appearance, but it was so long ago that his impression was a little blurry.
But after Li Qing said it, he remembered everything.
"Are you Li Qing?" Zhu Gaoxu's gray beard trembled, "It's Yong Qing...which Li Qing are you?"
"It's who you think it is." Li Qing said, "Can the King of Han withdraw from the situation?"
"I am no longer the King of Han." Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand dejectedly, "Everyone, please step aside."
"Sir, this person..."
"Huh? It doesn't matter, everyone, please step aside."
Zhu Zhanyuan stepped forward and said, "Father, this man is very evil. If he doesn't want to die, you still..."
"It's indeed a wicked sect." Zhu Gaoxu said to himself, "It's not in the way, please step back."ωＷWω.ＧoＮЬ.οrＧ
"My son is worried..."
"Back off!"
"Yes." Zhu Zhanyuan did not dare to disobey and left the room.
Zhu Gaoxu stepped forward and looked at him, suspiciously: "Are you really him?"
Li Qing took out a handful of golden beans and said with a smile: "I haven't spent all the golden beans given by the King of Han in the past."
Zhu Gaoxu's brows jumped, he was angry.
"How come you don't...grow old?" Zhu Gaoxu couldn't hide his shock, "Could it be that you are this immortal's apprentice and have become an immortal?"
"Let's not talk about this for now. I will tell you after we talk about the business." Li Qing said, "Have you received the emperor's letter?"
"Ang." Zhu Gaoxu temporarily put aside his shock, walked to Li Qing and sat down next to him, humming: "Thankfully he thought of it and asked me to fight Siam and Burma. He really thinks highly of me."
"It's just a containment, I won't let you really fight."
Zhu Gaoxu sneered: "The letter is right here, you can read it yourself."
Li Qing took the letter and unfolded it, then looked strange and cursed secretly: The compromise depends on the situation. Do you really not know that your second uncle is stupid?
Li Qing put down the letter awkwardly and said humbly: "Look at you, don't you even know how to bargain?"
"Haha, you guys have said all the good things." Zhu Gaoxu snorted, "Did you come here this time to ask me to help contain you?"
"Well, will you give me this face?"
"Then what if I don't give it?" Zhu Gaoxu said.
Li Qing said calmly, "Then I'm going to beat you until you do it."
"Why are you like this?" Zhu Gaoxu was so angry that he jumped on his feet. "After all, I am also a son of Taizong. Aren't you afraid that the old man will entrust you with a dream?"
"You know it too!" Li Qing curled his lips, "Let me ask you, can you help Daming if he is in trouble?"
"Help, it's the old man who's sorry for me, not Daming." Zhu Gaoxu said, "I can still do it if I just have to contain him."
"That's good." Li Qing relaxed, Hanhan was a down-to-earth person, not as fussy as Zhu Zhanji, and more trustworthy than Zhu Di.
Things that may seem extremely difficult to others are just a matter of words for Li Qing. Of course, the main reason is that Zhu Gaoxu is down-to-earth.
"It's not in vain that I begged for your mercy." Li Qing's expression softened, "How have you been these past years?"
"I was doing well at first, but since my eldest nephew passed away, I have become completely bad." Zhu Gaoxu looked remorseful, "Damn it, it was too early to start."
Zhu Gaoxu's face was full of self-blame, "If I could bear it, I would be the one sitting on that chair now."
Li Qing: "...as for that?"
"As for that!" Zhu Gaoxu scolded, "My intestines are full of regrets. If I endure it for ten more years, the Ming Dynasty will be mine. Why do I have to live here in a place where birds don't poop?"
"It's not bad here. You can be considered a local emperor, what else are you dissatisfied with?" Li Qing advised, "It's better than being chopped down for no reason."
Zhu Gaoxu was not angry, "I am not rustic."
"Okay, okay." Li Qing suppressed a smile, "Then prepare yourself. Don't think about regrets now that the matter is over. You are a member of the Zhu family after all, and it is your duty to work for the Ming Dynasty."
"Hey, stop fooling me with your big words." Zhu Gaoxu snorted, "I agreed to help for the sake of the boss and your face. Don't make trouble for the Zhu family. I am not the one now."
"Where's your old man's face?"
"Him?" Zhu Gaoxu sneered, "He caused me such misery, I gave him the face of shit."
Li Qing: "..."
After joking for a while, Li Qing stood up and said, "I can trust you as a person. Since you agreed to help, I'm relieved."
"Don't leave in a hurry." Zhu Gaoxu said, "You come all the way here, we have to have a drink, and by the way, tell me what's going on with you."
Li Qing thought for a while, "That's fine, but I can't stay long."
"You are so eager to leave as soon as you arrive, why don't you want to see me so much?" Zhu Gaoxu snorted, "Just keep me company, and I will pay more attention to the containment."
"Then I will sacrifice my life to accompany you." Li Qing smiled and nodded, "It just so happens that I also have something to tell you."
"No, your life is longer than that of a tortoise. Damn it, you really live up to the saying: Good people don't live long, but disasters last for thousands of years."
Li Qing's face was full of black lines: For the sake of your contribution, I won't be as knowledgeable as you.
…
The two of them left the Jiaozhi Xuanwei Department and came to Zhu Gaoxu's home, talking and laughing.
Good guy, Zhu Gaoxu's family is almost as big as the Banla Palace, but it only covers an area, and the pavilions and halls are far less than the palace.
It's very rough, but it also has a natural beauty.
Zhu Gaoxu introduced his new home to Li Qing, "Did you see that piece of grass? That's my horse farm. I'll give you two top-quality horses when you leave later."
Hanhan is as atmospheric as ever.
Li Qing said in surprise: "You are still able to ride a horse at your age?"
"Of course, I would feel uncomfortable if I didn't sweat all day." Zhu Gaoxu said proudly, "No matter how old I am, I can still mount a horse and kill the enemy."
"Awesome!" Li Qing gave a thumbs up: Foolish people are lucky, the second brother's physical fitness is really strong!
Looking at Hanhan's appearance, it won't be a problem to live another twenty years.
Zhu Zhanyuan was shocked when he saw that his father had brought Li Qing home and looked like he had been friends for years.
What kind of ecstasy soup did this guy pour into his father?
He stepped forward and said, "Father, this is our home, you don't have to be afraid of him."
"If you're afraid of your mother's size, get out of here." Zhu Gaoxu kicked him away, "Go and let the chef prepare a table of good food."
Zhu Zhanyan patted the big foot marks on his clothes and said helplessly: "Father, if you are being threatened, just blink."
Zhu Gaoxu's face darkened: "Are you looking for a cut?"
Zhu Zhanyuan muttered angrily: "Father, didn't you say you can't say the word 'cut'?"
"You fucking..."
"Father, calm down, son, let's go and do it now." Zhu Zhanyuan left in a hurry.
Li Qing said with a smile: "It's been so many years, it's time to look away, right?"
"You noble Lord, who can look away?" Zhu Gaoxu said angrily, "Damn, I'm so sorry, if I had known..."
"If I had known I was still sleeping on the bed, what's the use of saying this?" Li Qing said with a smile, "It's your blessing that you didn't become the emperor. Otherwise, with your intelligence, they would have sent you to the ditch sooner or later."
"Fart, I'm not stupid."
Li Qing rolled his eyes, "You were deceived when you rebelled. It's not a blessing for the Ming Dynasty to make you the emperor."
Zhu Gaoxu said angrily: "Can we still chat? Is this your attitude of asking for help?"
"...Okay, if I make a mistake, I will be fined with three drinks." Li Qing was speechless: How old he is, and he still has to coax him to come.
…
The food and wine were served, and the two of them drank and chatted.
Zhu Gaoxu said, "It's just the two of us. You can always tell us what's going on, right?"
Considering Hanhan's understanding, Li Qing had no choice but to say, "Yes, I am an immortal."
"F*ck! That's awesome!!!" Zhu Gaoxu's jaw almost dislocated, "Damn, it turns out there are real immortals in the world. Please teach me."
"It can't be taught." Li Qing sighed, "Immortals are not cultivated, they are born. If you could teach them, your elder brother would not have died early."
Zhu Gaoxu was stunned and nodded regretfully: "Yes, you have such a good relationship with him, alas!"
After a pause, "Then give me two elixirs, right?"
"There are only pills, not elixirs." Li Qing laughed and said, "Apart from the fact that I can survive and fight, I am no different from ordinary people. I am not as mysterious as you think."
"Fuck, you're so excited." Zhu Gaoxu cursed and said angrily, "I think you are either a fairy or a nuisance."
