Royal study room.
Zhu Qiyu was dealing with the memorial when he heard the report from Xiao Huangmen that Li Qing was at the gate of the palace and wanted to enter the palace to see him. He couldn't help but feel proud in his heart.
My dear, are you ready?
A sense of accomplishment emerged spontaneously, and Zhu Qiyu was in a happy mood.
He has already understood Li Qing's ability, and naturally wants to use it for his own purposes. Now that he has softened, of course he has to give him a step up.
Chen Gaomiao, on the other hand, was complaining endlessly. Before Li Qing came, he tried his best to kill him, saying that he was the emperor and the courtier, and Li Qing was the absolute confidant of the Supreme Emperor. It was inevitable that he would be half-hearted and a lot of nonsense.
Zhu Qiyu didn't care about this. He was alone. If these three people said it was true, the entire court would have to be replaced.
Seeing the three people arguing incessantly, Zhu Qiyu said directly: "The three beloved ministers are also former ministers of the Zhengtong Dynasty."
Chen Gaomiao immediately stopped talking with a stern look on his face.
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "I don't care about this. I like officials as long as they are truly talented, knowledgeable, loyal and patriotic."
"Your Majesty is extremely humble, which puts the veteran officials to shame." The three complimented dryly.
Zhu Qiyu nodded, stretched, and said: "My dear friends, you have worked hard. Come and serve tea."
Small favors and so on are still of some use, after all, you are short-handed and soft-spoken.
The three people thanked him repeatedly, and they were deeply moved by the emperor's courtesy.
However, we still have to fight for what we have to fight for, and just be a little more polite when the time comes... The three of them drank tea and thought about it in their hearts.
A quarter and a half later, Li Qing arrived at the Imperial Study Room.
"No need to salute," Zhu Qiyu was in a good mood, "Sit down, the tea on the table is reserved for you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Qing cupped his hands and sat down to sip tea.
Seeing that he was only drinking tea, Zhu Qiyu asked knowingly, "Why is Li Aiqing here?"
As long as you admit your mistake, I will not hold you accountable for not going to court... Zhu Qiyu looked at him with a smile.
"I do have something to report to the Emperor." Li Qing put down the teacup and cupped his hands, "However, there are three adults here, so I feel a little embarrassed."
"Oh? Haha..." Zhu Qiyu nodded with a smile, stood up and said, "Let's go, follow me to the inner hall."
He turned around and said to the three of them: "My dear friends, please go to work first. I'll be back as soon as I go."
"I obey." The three of them agreed, but felt a little depressed.
According to the usual practice, Li Qing must have come up with some bad idea again... The three of them thought bitterly.
There is no way, Li Qing's reputation is too bad, even if he does something that is beneficial to the civil service group, others will not believe it.
Enter the inner sanctum.
Zhu Qiyu came to sit down in front of the desk and said with a pleasant look, "You can come and sit too."
Li Qing nodded and sat down opposite him.
"What happened in the past is in the past. Just don't do it again in the future." Zhu Qiyu said magnanimously, giving Li Qing enough steps.
What happened before? Li Qing was a little puzzled, but then he realized that Zhu Qiyu meant that he would not go to court.
Li Qing was a little funny, but he didn't deny it. It would be fine if he didn't change it. There was no need to refute it.
"Your Majesty, I'm here this time..." Li Qing glanced at Xiao Huangmen who was following him.
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand, "Step back."
"My slave, please leave." Xiao Huangmen left.
"It's quite mysterious." Zhu Qiyu said amusedly: "Can we finally talk about it now?"
"It's about the Supreme Emperor." Li Qing said.
Zhu Qiyu's smile froze, his face turned ugly for a moment, and he said in a stiff tone: "Li Qing, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly."
"Then I'll tell you the truth." Li Qing seemed not to notice his displeasure and said to himself, "Your Majesty, after all the vacancies are filled, the civil service group will definitely counterattack."
Zhu Qiyu frowned: "Ang, I know, Yu Aiqing also said this, but what does this have to do with the Supreme Emperor?"
"They are dissatisfied with their desires and will use the excuse of welcoming the Emperor back to force him to compromise." Li Qing said.
Zhu Qiyu's heart trembled, but his expression softened a little, knowing that he had misunderstood Li Qing, he nodded and said:
"What Li Aiqing said makes sense!"
After a pause, "Actually, I also intend to welcome the Supreme Emperor back, but the Tatars are greedy. As an emperor, I cannot do anything that will disgrace my ancestors. Come to think of it... ugh!"
Zhu Qiyu sighed: "I think the Supreme Emperor can understand."
Li Qing smiled and nodded: "Your Majesty attaches great importance to the country, the country, and the country. The country is very lucky, and the country is very lucky."
After flattering him, Li Qing changed the topic: "If they insist on asking the Emperor to welcome back the Supreme Emperor in order to fight for their own interests, what will the Emperor do?"
Zhu Qiyu hesitated, cleared his throat, and said in a high-sounding voice:
“The lesser of two evils!”
Li Qing smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, step back one step at a time; they will use this excuse to kill you."
"What do you mean?" Zhu Qiyu's tone became stiff again, "Are you saying that I am greedy for imperial power and don't care about the safety of the Supreme Emperor?"
"...Your Majesty, please keep your voice down."
Zhu Qiyu hummed softly, but his voice did become quieter, "If the Supreme Emperor can come back, I will give up the throne. Originally, I was a prince and had no intention of becoming the emperor..."
There was a lot of chatter, but Li Qing didn't listen to a word.
Mainly because what Zhu Qiyu said was too false.
Of course, Li Qing didn't mean to despise Zhu Qiyu, and he wouldn't want to go down if anyone else came up.
And given the situation at that time, most people really didn't dare to take over. Zhu Qiyu dared to stand up in that situation, knew people well and gave full support to Yu Qian and the soldiers of the Ming army. He turned the tide and helped the building to collapse. It’s a great achievement. gòйЪ.ōΓg
Yu Qian is the number one hero, but without Zhu Qiyu's full trust and support, he would not have been able to accomplish anything.
Based on this alone, Zhu Qiyu can be called a good emperor.
Li Qing sighed and said, "Does the Emperor know about Marquis Yongqing?"
"Yongqinghou?" Zhu Qiyu was startled for a moment, then nodded, "I heard that he had great achievements through Taizu, Taizong, and Renxuan sects... Uh, what does this have to do with Yongqinghou?"
Li Qing smiled and asked, "Does the Emperor know the whereabouts of Marquis Yongqing?"
"This..." Zhu Qiyu thought for a while, "It is said that he returned to his hometown as an official during the Xuande Dynasty, and then, I heard that he went to travel around the world. So many years have passed. I think he must have passed away long ago."
"That's not necessarily true," Li Qing said with a smile, "Your Majesty must have heard that Marquis Yongqing is a disciple of Immortal Zhang Sloppy."
"Immortal Zhang Sloppy..." Zhu Qiyu thought for a while and said with a smile: "Didn't the so-called immortals die as early as the Yongle Dynasty?"
This is not Zhu Qiyu's fault, it was Li Qing who told him to die.
The main reason was that Zhu Di was obsessed with finding Jianwen, so Li Qing had no choice but to do something to make people happy.
Now I have suffered the consequences.
Li Qing scratched his head and said seriously: "Actually, Zhang Slutty... is indeed dead."
He was the one who exposed himself, not the little old man. There was no need for Li Qing to drag the little old man into trouble.
"But Marquis Yongqing is not dead." Li Qing said, "Not only is he not dead, he has also returned to the court."
"How is this possible? Where is he...hiss~" Zhu Qiyu came back to his senses and said in shock: "Are you the Marquis of Yongqing?"
Li Qing nodded.
"You, you, you..." Zhu Qiyu said "you" for a long time, then suddenly laughed, "You and Yongqinghou have the same name and surname, so you are Yongqinghou?"
After a pause, he said, "I admire you and want to reuse you, but you are too cheap."
Zhu Qiyu was not happy and said calmly: "It is true that you have made great contributions to the country, but you have not yet reached the level of being on par with Yongqing Hou."
Li Qing smiled bitterly, even in later generations, how to prove that I am who I am is still a big problem, let alone this era.
After pondering for a moment, Li Qing asked: "You are only one year younger than the Supreme Emperor. You should know how the previous dynasty was doing when he took charge, and how the dynasty will be after he took charge, right?"
Zhu Qiyu nodded solemnly, but Li Qing didn't use honorifics, which made him a little unhappy.
Li Qing said again: "Do you think that in just a few years, the Emperor can bring order to the chaos? Who do you rely on?"
"I know." Zhu Qiyu hummed, "You have done a lot to eliminate the bad government after the Supreme Emperor came to power."
Li Qing smiled and said: "I was a doctor when I first came to Beijing. After meeting with the Emperor, I got involved in Chengdu. He worshiped me as his teacher and called me husband.
The emperor thought that just because of a one-time relationship, why did the emperor behave like this? "
Zhu Qiyu was startled. Somehow, he actually believed it.
But reason told him that this was impossible. No one could live to such an old age. Besides, Li Qing looked so young.
Even though he had a beard, he looked no older than thirty.
Li Qing was helpless. He knew that it wouldn't work if he didn't use bigger moves.
"Your Majesty, just take a look."
As he spoke, the true energy in his body spurted out...
