Li Qing was stunned and sighed: "Your Majesty, listen to me."
"Listen to me." Zhu Qiyu interrupted, "You are the Marquis of Yongqing. Even if it is not for this, based on your contribution to the Ming Dynasty, you can be made a duke or even a king.
I only grant you the title of Marquis, not because I am stingy, but because I don’t want to expose your husband’s secrets. "
Li Qing had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, this plan is somewhat... it cannot be put on the table. If you confer a title on me with great fanfare and spread the word to Wala, it will be more gain than loss."
"Hmm... It makes sense." Zhu Qiyu thought about it and said, "This matter is really not easy to put on the table, so let's start from another direction."
"..." Li Qing doesn't want to be the Marquis of Yongqing anymore. For him, his identity is no longer important. He only needs to gain trust from the emperor. And becoming the Marquis of Yongqing again will not be convenient for him. act.
"Let's change the reward." Li Qing said, "For example, let me take a period of leave. I am really tired after traveling for so long."
"No, I won't change, that's it." Zhu Qiyu said, "That's it. If you feel tired, sir, just take a rest."
This kid is quite stubborn... Li Qing held his forehead and said with a smile: "I am not short of food and drink now. The Marquis is of no use to me, it is just a pretense."
"This belongs to you sir, I am just returning it to its original owner." Zhu Qiyu said, "I have made up my mind, sir, don't try to persuade me."
"...I prefer gold to the Marquis." Li Qing said.
Zhu Qiyu sighed secretly: Sir is really selfless, how can I let him be wronged?
"Just the Marquis!"
"..."
After persuading him for a while, Zhu Qiyu refused to let go. He was even more stubborn than the donkeys at home, which made Li Qing lose his temper at all.
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Back home.
Li Qing was just about to take a bath and relax, when Zhen'er hurried over.
"Sir, didn't the Supreme Emperor come back with you?" Zhen'er asked.
"I have said everything that needs to be said, and my words are almost worn out, but the Emperor just doesn't want to come back." Li Qing looked helpless and sighed, "He said that he is living a good life now and doesn't want to come back and break the Ming Dynasty's current situation. pattern."
As he said that, Li Qing took out the letter from his arms and said, "This is a letter from the Supreme Emperor. It was originally supposed to be given to the Emperor first, but it was forgotten in a hurry. You can take it back and give it to the Queen Mother."
After a pause, he added: "By the way, please tell the Queen Mother that after reading the letter, she will forward it to the Emperor."
Zhen'er took the letter, glanced at Li Qing and hesitated to speak, but in the end said nothing, turned and left with a slight bow.
You won't want the 200 taels of gold back, right? Li Qingxin said: No matter what, there is no reason to spit out the meat that has been eaten into the mouth. If you want it, you won't give it.
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"What, Li Qing is going to be made a marquis?"
"How can he be virtuous and capable even if his little life is in trouble?"
"Return to the Marquis of Yongqing? If you call me Li Qing, you deserve to be named the Marquis of Yongqing? My surname is also Li, and I will change my name to Li Qing tomorrow."
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Doubts filled the entire court, and Li Qing was granted the title of Marquis, but no one accepted it.
The reason is that Li Qing is too hated by others. If someone else were to become a prince, they would never be so rude.
Since Li Qing entered the court, the civil service group has begun to go downhill. Every time it goes down, there must be traces of Li Qing, who are all human beings. Although some parts are not clear, they can still see the initiator.
——Li Qing was granted the title of Marquis, and the sky was struck by thunder!
This is the voice of some officials. Of course, their proportion is not large. After all, a group of them were wiped out by Zhu Qi's regiment.
Most of the other doubters doubted that Li Qinggong was not worthy of the position. He had merit, but he would not be granted a title.
Public opinion quickly became heated and then intensified.
But not everyone opposes it. For example, Yu Qian, Shi Heng, and Shi Biao all openly support it.
Yu Qian knew Li Qing's identity, while uncle and nephew Shi Heng recognized his abilities.
But only three of them supported it. The others were more or less opposed to Li Qing becoming a Marquis, and felt a little baffled.
It was so sudden. He flew directly from the seventh grade to the Marquis without any warning. Such a large promotion made many people jealous.
This is the Marquis!
And looking at the emperor like this, he is probably still Spyker!
This is a long-term meal ticket, and the descendants will be with the Ming Dynasty. If they can get this honor, they are willing to die where they are.
Li Qing didn't have to explain anything. The emperor insisted on granting the title, so he just accepted it and treated it as a way to save a fortune for his godson.
As for those who scold him... they have scolded him a lot, starting from the Hongwu Dynasty. After so many years, Li Qing's ears have become calluses.
So what if I'm unhappy? It’s not like I can’t kill him!
When Li Qing heard those rumors from Yu Qian's mouth, he just sneered and ignored them.
They don't even bother to clarify that some clowns and arguing with them have no use except lowering their own standards.
He doesn't care, but someone does.
Yu Qian cared about it, Zhu Qiyu cared about it, Shi Heng's uncle and nephew also cared about it, and there was a lot of bickering in the court, and they often made their faces red and neck thick.
On the contrary, the person involved, Li Qing, was leisurely and comfortable all day long, rarely even going out of the house.
He didn't even open the door because he was afraid that Mrs. Sun would ask him to pay back the money.
Li Qing is a sophomore and has never stepped forward, just like a young lady.
The ministers really had nothing to do with him. They kept talking and making trouble, and no one dared to come to argue with him.
After grinding for more than half a month, Zhu Qiyu overcame all opinions and granted Li Qing the title of Marquis of Yongqing!
Li Qing was not happy to receive this title again, but he was quite sad.
I remember that the last time I was awarded the title of Marquis of Yongqing, I surrendered to Nai'er Buhua with Lao Si. After I came back, I was conferred a title by Lao Zhu. It's been so long.
There have been five kings in the Ming Dynasty. All the old friends in the Hongwu Dynasty have passed away, so why should we care about whether they are marquises or not.
Today, the only person from the Hongwu period who lives far away in Jiaozhi is Zhu Gaoxu.
Alas, I don’t know what happened to that guy now, but stupid people are lucky. The guy’s brain is not working well, but his body is boneless and he should be able to carry on for a few more years... Li Qing let out a sigh of relief.
On the second day after he was granted the title of Marquis, he went to court and was directly ranked from the bottom to the first echelon.
Li Qing glanced at everyone, trying to see who would dare to speak to his face, but there was no one.
It's not pleasant to do it to Li Qing in person. The cost to pay is too high, and it may even be life-threatening. It's not easy to sneak into the court. Who can't weigh it?
Being obedient in court and hitting hard behind the scenes is how most people behave as officials.
He even called it euphemistically: This is called demeanor!
After a court meeting, the voices of doubt were much quieter. It had become an established fact anyway, and they could not help but do useless work and offend Li Qing for nothing.
Everyone continued to do their own thing, and the calm court situation returned to calm after a period of excitement.
No one even mentioned the Emperor.
Li Qing no longer goes to court, which is his normal situation, but he often goes to the palace to talk to Zhu Qiyu about grassland matters.
The officialdom is basically stable, private trade is in full swing, and Li Qing has the energy to prepare for territory expansion. As long as he accomplishes this, no matter what the future holds, at the very least, he can leave a 'legacy' to future generations.
Li Qing was very concerned about it, and so was Zhu Qiyu.
September.
At Li Qing's suggestion, the Ming Dynasty used firearms to settle one-third of Wala's trade goods.
Zhu Qiyu agreed to his suggestion and used some firearms and bought some goods to test the waters first.
And Boyan Timur did not disappoint the two of them. In the winter of the second year of Jingtai, he fired the first shot.
The grassland, which had gradually become calm due to the heavy losses of the Tatars, once again set off a bloody storm.
After Zhu Qiyu learned about it, he immediately launched a friendly policy and welcomed the grassland tribes to join the Ming Dynasty, but was persuaded by Li Qing.
It is not a matter of buying and selling. It will not be too late to launch the national policy of recruitment after the Oara war becomes more and more fierce and most of the grassland tribes suffer. gòйЪ.ōΓg
Zhu Qiyu was heartbroken, but after careful consideration, he felt that Li Qing's suggestion was more cost-effective, so he suppressed it forcefully.
However, he increased the firearms settlement share to one-half.
He also expressed to Boyan Timur: You can fight the war. If you are short of money, just say a word and I will fully support you to rule the grassland.
Since the emperor was so interested, Boyan Timur had nothing to worry about and immediately submitted a loan application for 200 general cannons.
When Zhu Qiyu received the application, he didn't say anything. He sent the artillery to the Xuan Mansion before the year before and asked Wala to send someone to pick it up.
Thinking about it, with the addition of these two hundred general cannons, Wala will be even more fierce... Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but smile crookedly.
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