"The emperor agreed?" Zhang Slutty asked.
"Yeah." Li Qing said with a smile: "It's getting late today. Let's go tomorrow. I'll put the donkey away first."
"Hmm~ah~" the donkey answered excitedly. It was really afraid of the little old man and couldn't even eat the good fodder.
Zhang sloppily glanced at the donkey, who immediately calmed down and hid behind Li Qing.
"Take this beast away quickly." Zhang Slutty said with disgust, "If you hadn't raised this beast, I would have eaten its meat a long time ago."
The donkey arched Li Qing: Send me to Yu Qian's house quickly.
Li Qing said with a smile: "Master, I'll go first."
"go Go."
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When he arrived at Yu Qian's house, Li Qing didn't need to say anything. The donkey consciously went to its own wooden shed, just like his own home.
No, it's much more arrogant than at home.
Yu Qian was still busy at the Yamen. Li Qing chatted with Yu Mian for a few words and then went home.
After dinner, Li Qing went to Yu Qian's house again. He was such a friend in the capital, so he had to have a drink before leaving.
"What? Are you asking for leave until next year?" Yu Qian suspected that he heard wrongly. No one asks for leave like this!
"What a fuss," Li Qing glanced sideways at him, "I bled and sweated for the Ming Dynasty, why can't I enjoy it?"
"No, haven't you been enjoying it?" Yu Qian said speechlessly, "And your vacation is too long. People who don't know may think you have returned home after your official career."
He began to envy Li Qing: "Sir, are you too comfortable?"
Li Qing snorted: "You only see the thieves eating meat, but you don't see the thieves being beaten. Please do the math, how long have I been doing this?"
Yu Qian scratched his head: "But I feel that the total time you spend working may not be as much as mine."
In terms of length of service, Li Qing didn't say anything about it, no one can compare with it, but when it comes to working hours... Li Qing didn't say anything about it, no one can compare with him.
"You know what, it's only in the past few years that I've started to slack off. I used to work very hard." Li Qing forced his respect.
Just lie to me. When I was admitted as a Jinshi in Yongle Dynasty, you spent three days fishing and two days drying nets. Do you think I don’t know? Yu Qian's face was full of black lines.
He didn't believe Li Qing's lies.
"Sir, let's just say, why did Taizu kill you with his sword back then?"
"Because I don't work." Li Qing said the truth smoothly.
Yu Qian: Humph, is the secret revealed?
Li Qing's face heated up and he added, "What do you know? He is a workaholic and wants to treat people like donkeys. Who can resist him?"
Yu Qian had a look on his face: Do you think I believe it? óΠъ.oяＧ
"Believe it or not, you weren't around at that time. How could you know the virtues of Taizu?" Li Qing curled his lips and concentrated on eating and drinking.
Yu Qian didn't dwell on it. He knew that Li Qing loved salted fish, but he still had to do a lot of things. Besides... he still had a lot to do in the future, so it was okay to be lazy.
"When will you come back next year?"
"After the Lantern Festival." Li Qing said, "We will go to the grassland then. Well... try to recruit a group of people first to make a good start."
Yu Qian was slightly relieved after hearing this: Sir, state affairs are still the most important thing.
After thinking about it again, he felt that he was worrying too much. Li Qing was not a person who only cared about having fun.
Yu Qian raised his glass: "I wish you a safe journey, sir."
"Yes." Li Qing raised his glass to him and drank it in one gulp.
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Late at night, Li Qing returned home exhausted.
The little guy was still awake, sitting on a chair under the eaves with the little old man, listening to the little old man telling stories.
Seeing him coming back, he happily came forward and said, "Godfather, let's go back to Jinling tomorrow, right?"
"Yeah." Li Qing touched his head and asked with a smile: "It's so late, why are you still not sleeping?"
"I'm so happy that I can't sleep." The little guy said sheepishly.
Zhang Sloppy looked relaxed: "You are finally back. You can tell me the story. I have to go to bed."
The little old man likes children, but he doesn't like to play with them.
It's just like...the kind of person who likes cats but loves to play with them but is too lazy to keep them. His main job is to buy cats.
It was time to go back to Jinling. Li Qing was in a good mood. He took the little guy to the chair and sat down. He looked at the "Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" beside him and said with a smile:
"Where did it go?"
"At Hulao Pass, the eighteen princes gathered together." Xiao Li Hong said excitedly, "It seems that a fight is about to begin."
Huh, isn't it going to be the battle between the three heroes and Lu Bu next?
Li Qing simply stopped reading the original work and started talking about the TV series version.
"Speaking of which, with Lu Bu Duan's bravery and Fang Tian's painted halberd in hand, no one could withstand three moves. After killing several generals in a row, he became even more arrogant. No one from the eighteen princes dared to challenge..."
"He's so awesome!" Xiao Li Hong was fascinated.
Li Qing smiled and continued: "Suddenly, the door of Hulao Pass opened wide, and a man was seen holding a snake spear gun eight feet long, and the sound was like thunder:
Slaves with the third surname, don't be so arrogant, watch me poke you through ten thousand transparent holes. "
"Daddy, is Lu Bu a good guy or a bad guy?" Xiao Li Hong asked.
He somewhat regarded Lu Bu as his idol, and when he heard "house slaves with three surnames", he was afraid that Lu Bu was a wicked person.
"It's not good, but it's not bad either." Li Qing thought for a while and commented: "He is capricious and a... contradictory person."
"That's it," Xiao Lihong seemed to understand. Children all have the mentality of worshiping heroes. He asked again: "Then who is the good person and who is the hero?"
This was a profound question, and Li Qing was stunned for a moment.
Cao Cao? That must not be the case.
Someone who can say, "I would rather teach the people of the world to betray me than teach the people of the world to betray me" cannot be called a hero. Cao Cao is a very accomplished hero.
After pondering for a long time, Li Qing said: "The only heroes of the Three Kingdoms are Liu Bei and Liu Xuande."
When he was a child and watched the Three Kingdoms, he liked Liu Bei; when he grew up and watched the Three Kingdoms, he liked Cao Cao; now when he watches the Three Kingdoms again, he still likes Liu Bei.
When it comes to heroes of the Three Kingdoms, no one can compare with Liu Bei.
"Is it the Liu Bei who sells straw sandals?" The little guy is still young. His main homework is learning calligraphy and he knows nothing about history. He still knows Liu Bei from stories.
Now he only knows that Liu Bei sells straw sandals.
"Yes, that's him." Li Qing said with a smile, "No matter where a hero comes from, he later became a very powerful person. He is a hero and a good person."
In that era when human life was like a piece of grass, Liu Bei never massacred a city in his life. Before his death, he warned his son, "Don't do evil because it's small, don't do good because it's small." How could such a person be hypocritical?
"Well, the kid knows, godfather, let's continue telling the story."
Li Qing nodded and talked about the New Three Kingdoms again.
He liked the old Three Kingdoms more, but the fighting scenes in the New Three Kingdoms were more exciting, so he used the New Three Kingdoms as a blueprint to play "Three Heroes Fighting Lu Bu" for the little guy.
The little guy listened with rapt attention and said with unfinished thoughts: "Daddy, where's the back?"
"It's very late, go back to the house and sleep." Li Qing said with a smile, "I will go back tomorrow."
"Okay then." The little guy nodded sadly and followed Li Qing back to the house.
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The next day.
Li Qing got up before dawn, loaded the original copy of "Yongle Dadian" onto the carriage, and then went to buy steamed buns.
After breakfast, Li Qing drove a carriage and rushed to Jinling.
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This time it was different from the past when he was traveling alone, but in order to return before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Li Qing also increased his power.
Changing horses without rest, traveling day and night, we finally entered Jinling City on the Mid-Autumn Festival.
It was almost evening when we got home.
When Zhu Yunwen learned that his master and senior brothers were back, he came to the front yard on crutches, with the ridges on his face stretched out, and said with a smile:
"I thought you wouldn't come back this Mid-Autumn Festival."
"How can we not come back on the day of reunion?" Li Qing smiled and asked, "What about the grandson?"
Zhu Yunwen curled his lips and said, "He is coaxing his daughter."
"Yes." Li Qing nodded: "I'll stabilize him while you ask someone to move the ceremony to the study."
Although Zhu Qizhen is no longer the emperor, this kind of thing cannot be brought to the table, and his face will not look good if he finds out.
"Well, good." Zhu Yunwen was a little gloating: If the fourth uncle knew what he was doing, would he be so angry?
It’s really...happy to think about.
Zhu Yunwen happily asked someone to move the books.
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"Wow wow wow..."
From far away, I heard the baby crying, followed by the sound of a rattle, and then Zhu Qizhen's helpless voice sounded:
"Hey, my dear, please stop crying."
"Are you hungry?"
"It's possible." Zhu Qizhen replied. Just as he was about to stand up, he was suddenly startled and raised his head to look at the source of the sound.
"Li Qing?" Zhu Qizhen said in surprise: "Why are you back?"
Li Qing's face darkened: "How dare you call me by my famous name? It makes your skin itch, right?"
"...Isn't this exciting?" Zhu Qizhen looked stern, and then complained, "In front of my daughter, can't you save some face for me?"
"She doesn't understand now." Li Qing rolled his eyes, walked aside and sat on the bench under the pavilion, "You must have a good life, right?"
"Hey, it's quite nourishing." Zhu Qizhen chuckled and said with emotion: "What a life like a fairy!"
"Sir, please sit down for a while, and I will send the child to you with a small amount of money."
"Well, let's go." Li Qing leaned on the bench, feeling happy and relaxed.
I don't go to court either, but I don't have such a strong feeling in the capital. This is my real home.
After a while, Zhu Qizhen came back, sat down next to Li Qing, and asked:
"The gentlemen are back. I think the situation in the DPRK is stable, right?"
"It's stable." Li Qing exhaled, "The past two years have exhausted me. I have to take a good rest this time."
Zhu Qizhen asked curiously: "He just let you back like this?"
"Why not?" Li Qing teased, "Do you think everyone is like you, stingy and stingy?"
"Look at you, why don't I just ask?" Zhu Qizhen asked: "How long will you stay here this time?"
"After the New Year."
"Huh~" Zhu Qizhen tutted, "Then he is really generous."
After a pause, "I heard that the imperial court's currency exchange policy has already begun?"
"It's over. The exchange has been completed in both the capital and Tianjin." Li Qing said sarcastically, "It's not you who paid back the money, so what are you worried about?"
"When I was in power, the copper coins minted were not money?" Zhu Qizhen retorted, "He paid back the money, but I should also have a share of the credit. Besides, I left him a lot of internal funds."
Zhu Qizhen hummed and said, "That money is enough for him to spend three years."
ps: My waist still hurts, two chapters today.
