Everyone was tired, including Li Qing, so he chose to ride a donkey on the way home.
The donkey is a mature donkey, and he still recognizes his family. Although he is a little broken, he loves his family.
After all...even dogs don't mind.
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When I got home, it was already afternoon.
Li Qing cleaned the commonly used recliner, tidied the donkey's shed, then took a bath, put on a clean robe, held a copy of "Water Margin", and lay on the chair contentedly.
In the past, he couldn't read this famous movie, but in this era, there was so little entertainment, so it would be nice to read it.
Under the wooden shed, the donkey took a nap, its big ears flapping from time to time to drive away the nasty mosquitoes;
Under the shade of the tree, Li Qing turns the pages from time to time, leisurely;
A gust of wind blows, and the leaves sway, light and soothing, exaggerating the slow-paced and comfortable atmosphere to the extreme...
…
'Bang bang bang...' a rough voice sounded: "Sir, open the door, it's me, Biao!"
"Hmm..." Li Qing took the "Water Margin" spread out on his face and slowly sat up, realizing that it was almost evening.
"Stop filming." Li Qing turned around and shouted, put down the book, stood up and opened the door.
The door opened, and Shi Biao's big face filled the line of sight. He was carrying wine in one hand and packed snacks in the other, grinning and saying:
"I'm bored, let's have a drink."
Li Qing nodded and asked in surprise: "Why is your face swollen like this?"
"Hey~ don't mention it, I get angry when you say this." Shi Biao entered the courtyard carrying wine and food, and hummed: "Who dares to hit me, it's not my cheap uncle, damn, I'm really convinced."
"..." Li Qing closed the door and said amusedly: "What's going on?"
Shi Biao put the wine and food on the stone table under the shade of the tree, sat down next to the stone bench, and said without hesitation:
"When I came back from this trip, I found that he was wandering. Not only did he accept favors from others, he even dared to accept concubines given by others. It was really... that the Lao Shi family must be destroyed in his hands."
Li Qing originally just wanted to eat melon, but when he heard this, he immediately became energetic. He came up and sat opposite Shi Biao and asked, "Tell me what's going on?"
"That's what happened," Shi Biao said angrily, "As the saying goes: The taker is short-handed and the cannibal is soft-mouthed; he is eating and taking at the same time, and if he fails to protect everything, he will be taken advantage of in the future."
Since being enlightened by Li Qing, he is no longer cool at all. Instead, he feels that Shi Heng is too cool.
"I didn't listen to my advice, and you said you can't enjoy it after you have accomplished so much?" Shi Biao slapped the table, "This makes me so angry."
"So you started to hit him, but then you didn't hit him?"
"That's not true." Shi Biao shook his head: "I just said something to him, but he got angry and wanted to duel with me."
"Then I beat you up?"
"No." Shi Biao said proudly: "He can't beat me now. He is no match for me at all."
Speaking of this, he became angry again: "In the end, he couldn't afford it, scolded me for being unfilial, and wanted to sever the uncle-nephew relationship with me. Tell me, how can there be such an elder?"
Shi Biao was extremely angry: "Then what can I say? I can only let him vent his anger."
Li Qing nodded slowly and said with a smile: "The fact that you are willing to be beaten for the sake of family ties shows that you have grown up."
"But my uncle doesn't grow up!" Shi Biao sighed: "How old he is, he is not mature at all, he looks like a fool. Look, I will fall on him sooner or later."
"Who bribed him?" Li Qing asked. Seeing Shi Biao freeze, he added, "What you said reached my ears. I don't want to hold him accountable."
"Actually... I don't know either." Shi Biao said, "Before I even had a chance to ask, we got in touch, but he must be a civil servant."
He swallowed his saliva and said, "That little girl is very charming. At first glance, she looks like a girl from the south of the Yangtze River."
After a pause, he added: "What? In fact, he has done some merit in guarding the border all these years. This is not a heinous crime, and it won't be on the line, right?"
Li Qing smiled bitterly and nodded: It is true that it is easy to share hardships, but it is difficult to share wealth and honor!
On the battlefield, Shi Heng fought bravely to kill the enemy, taking the lead and acting bravely; however, as soon as the battle was over, the soldier's problem with ruffianism emerged.
If he does it like this, let alone being out of touch, he will be lucky if he doesn't fall to pieces.
Really... I feel sad for his misfortune and angry for his inability to fight.
Li Qing took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Shi Biao, what do you think will be the consequences of Shi Heng's flirtation with the civil servants in the long run?"
"At worst, he has to be deprived of his title. If it's more serious, I will be implicated." Shi Biao said with a stern face, and then added, "Actually, the reason why I came here today is to give you some advice, sir."
Li Qing pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Okay, then I will give you a move."
Shi Biao was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Sir, please tell me."
"Hit him!" Li Qing said solemnly: "Hit him hard and don't hold back."
"..." Shi Biao was speechless. Not to mention now, even when he was the most stubborn before, he didn't dare to beat Shi Heng.
Filial piety is the most basic, and no matter how old Shi Biao is, he will not do such a thing.
"Can you try another way?" Shi Biao said nonchalantly, "He is an elder, how can I... This is too outrageous."
"Beating him is for his own good, and also for the good of the Shi family." Li Qing said lightly, "You know the consequences of indulgence, so I won't go into details. The specific choice is up to you."
Thinking of the terrible consequences, Shi Biao touched his big face, which was almost swollen into a pig's head, and gritted his teeth: "I'll beat him when I get back."
"That's right." Li Qing said with a smile, "It won't work for people like him to reason, they have to use fists."
With that said, he got up and went to the east kitchen to get two bowls. He unsealed the wine and poured a bowl for Shi Biao first: "Come on, the wine is strong and cowardly. After drinking the wine, go back and beat him."
"I'm not a coward. You don't need to be brave to beat him." Shi Biao proudly raised the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp, humming: "Fill it up!"
"Um?"
"I'll do it, I'll do it." Shi Biao laughed hurriedly and said, "I'm just getting emotional."
Li Qing shook his head and laughed, then opened the oil paper package. One package contained pork head meat that had just been marinated for a long time and was still steaming; the other package contained roast goose.
It's quite hearty... Li Qing picked up a piece of pork head meat and tasted it. It was spicy and delicious, and it was very mushy: "Is this Xuji pig head meat?"
"You can eat this?" Shi Biao was surprised and tore off a goose leg and handed it to him, "Try where you bought this again."
Li Qing took a bite, then took another bite... frowning and saying nothing.
"Can't you guess?"
"I'll try it again." Li Qing dropped the bone, took off the other goose leg, and ate it happily.
Shi Biao still looked at him naively, "Did you eat it?"
"Old Wang's roast goose, right?" Li Qing spat out the bones with a determined look on his face.
"Uh...it's true." Shi Biao murmured, "No, is there any explanation for this?"
No, it's written in small letters on oil paper... Li Qing boasted: "I have been an official in Beijing for so many years, and I have eaten in all the restaurants. I can tell which restaurant has the best flavor as soon as I eat it."
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"Go back... Hiccup~" Li Qing shouted towards Shi Biao's back, "Don't forget to beat him when you go back."
"I can't forget it." Shi Biao turned his head and replied, turned around, started gearing up, and said with a strange smile: "I'm sorry, uncle, my nephew is also thinking about our old Shi family."
"Give, give, give..."
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The next day.
Li Qing got up early, boxed, washed, and fed the donkey. After a lot of manipulation, he successfully missed the morning time.
However, he still went to the palace.
Royal study room.
The monarch and his ministers sat opposite each other, and Li Qing explained to Zhu Qiyu the relationship between population issues and land tax policies.
This incident had a profound impact on the Ming Dynasty. If it was touched, it would be equivalent to changing the basic market. It was even more important than the opening of sea trade.
Li Qing said seriously: "The population of the Ming Dynasty now exceeds that of previous dynasties. According to the taxation during the Hongwu period, we can make a lot of money in the short term, but this behavior is tantamount to killing the goose that lays the eggs;
The benefit is in the present time, but the sin is in the future! "
Zhu Qiyu nodded slowly and said with a wry smile: "Yu Aiqing and the others have persuaded me, but actually I don't have to... Alas, I don't have any money."
Today, he is no longer the same as before. The Zhu Qiyu who once had "nothing to spend, no money to spend" no longer exists. gōΠb.ōγg
If God gives him a chance to start over, he will definitely stop spending so much and take back some of his rewards;
If he could add an amount, he hoped it would be one million taels.
Li Qing smiled and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, there will be silver and gold."
"Where to put it?" Zhu Qiyu said resentfully: "There are so many treasure banknotes to be exchanged. The number of treasure banknotes issued over several dynasties is so huge?"
"As long as you have firm faith, towering mountains can be moved." Li Qing stood and spoke without pain in his back, "Pay back some this year, pay back some next year, and one day you will be able to pay back everything."
"You don't want to tell me this, but I also understand it." Zhu Qiyu said in a dull voice: "Baoyuan Bureau's copper coins are already piled up like mountains. Alas... let's exchange them for the people!"
After a pause: "You are responsible!"
"...No problem." Li Qing nodded with a smile: Finally, he took another step forward.
