'Hmm~ah~' the donkey brayed happily and was about to go to Yu Qian's house. It was very happy.
In Yu Qian's house, it doesn't have to work, let alone listen to people's nagging. It is provided with the best fodder every day, and the old cousin next door is greedy for it, enjoying the dignity.
The main focus is to enjoy!
"Brother Donkey, once I leave, we won't get together until next year. Don't miss me." Li Qing stroked its smooth hair and said softly.
"Hmm~ah~" The donkey meowed twice in unison, and impatiently pushed Li Qing, asking him to take him out quickly.
Stop being sensational and take me to Yu Qian's house quickly!
"Following me all these years, you... Hey, what are you doing to me? Are you itchy?" Li Qing was in a state of emotion, but was interrupted by this beast, and he lost all emotion and became angry.
So he beat the donkey.
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Yu Qian is past his sixties, his hair is mostly white, and the ridges on his face are getting deeper and deeper. He looks older than his actual age, but fortunately his body is still strong.
The two sat opposite each other, toasting and drinking.
"We won't see each other again until next year. Sir, please take care of yourself." Yu Qian said with a look of reluctance. For a man of his age, nearly a year is already a long time.
Li Qing said slowly: "It's you who should take care of yourself. Take care of yourself so that you can handle political affairs better."
Yu Qian smiled bitterly: "Many people of my age have been buried, so who knows what will happen in the future?"
"Don't just compare yourself with those who are worse, you are still young." Li Qing comforted, "For example, Hu Hui, he is eighty-five years old, isn't his body still strong and strong?
You are more than twenty years younger than him, so your days will be long in the future. "
"Hu Shangshu's health is not as good as Mr. Hu thought. We talked yesterday and he was ready to retire and return home." Yu Qian sighed, "It's not easy to be over eighty!"
Li Qing was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "It's not easy. If I remember correctly, he seems to have been a Jinshi in the second year of Jianwen. There are only a few people who can stay in the court for such a long time. Looking at the past dynasties, there are only a few people."
After a pause, he said, "Don't think about retiring and returning home. I am eighty-five years old and you are only in your early sixties."
Yu Qian said with a smile: "Sir, that's not how the accounts are calculated. People's constitutions are different. But having said that, even if I want to retire and return to my hometown, the emperor will not allow it!"
This is true. The only people Zhu Qiyu values and trusts now are Li Qing and Yu Qian.
Li Qing has a long life, and it doesn't matter if he takes a year and a half off, but Yu Qian is different. It only takes one day less, and Zhu Qiyu will certainly not let him go.
"It's not easy for you either." Li Qing sighed and said with emotion, "By the way, the situation in the Mobei Grassland hasn't changed much recently, right?"
"The conflicts are getting deeper day by day, but the fighting situation has eased." Yu Qian said, "In the past six months, the number of grassland tribes who have taken refuge in the Ming Dynasty has significantly decreased. Looking at this trend, there will be fewer in the future."
Li Qing nodded slightly: "This is normal. Everything will gradually change for better or worse as time goes by. It is impossible to maintain the same frequency all the time."
"Will there be a situation in the future where there will be no grassland tribes taking refuge in the Ming Dynasty?" Yu Qianchuan frowned habitually.
"I don't rule out this possibility, but I think this is the calm before the storm." Li Qing took a sip of wine and said quietly, "Wala has spent so much, and it is impossible to give up halfway. Wala is still dreaming of the dream of unifying the grassland. ;
And as they suppressed the natives of the grasslands over the years, the hatred of the grassland tribes towards them has reached an irreconcilable level. Even if Wala wanted to stop, he could not stop. "
Li Qing narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a penetrating gaze: "Both sides will eventually fight for a big or small king. No one will give up halfway. Now they are just accumulating strength."
"Sir, when do you think it will be?" Yu Qian asked.
"Where do I know where to go?" Li Qing said angrily: "It may be one year, it may be two years, but it should be within three years, and it will never exceed five years."
Yu Qian: "..."
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Li Qing embarked on the road back to Jinling.
This time, he did not rush on purpose. The holiday was very long and there was no need to rush. In the past, in order to rush for time, he missed the scenery along the way, but now he could just enjoy it.
Li Qing didn't walk very fast and would stop at meal time. Sometimes he would stay in a hotel at night, very relaxed.
When we arrived in Jinling, it was already mid-April and summer had entered.
It's not too hot in early summer. There are many trees planted in the Hou Mansion. It's very comfortable to fall asleep listening to the chirping of insects and birds at night.
However, just a few days after the comfortable days, Li Qing was dragged into cooking by Zhang Slutty, the kind who cooked twice a day.
It's a good thing that the little old man didn't eat breakfast, otherwise he wouldn't even be able to sleep.
On this day, Li's father came over as a guest and talked about Li Hong.
"This child is sixteen, and he has reached the age to start a family." Father Li said with a smile, "Brother Li, you are here too. We fathers are all here to keep a check."
"Is there anyone suitable?" Li Qing asked.
"Last year, we got married, and this year there is an endless stream of people. There are a few good ones." Father Li stroked his beard and showed a satisfied look. Then, he remembered something, and his expression was replaced by anger: "But this child You're very arrogant and say you have to make your own decisions, isn't that treasonous?"
It is not an exaggeration to say that parents make the final decision in matters of marriage, which has been ingrained for thousands of years.
Of course, he also knew that the reason why his son was like this was probably because of Li Qing's influence, but he couldn't say this clearly and could only blame all the faults on his son.
"Brother Li, you're here at the right time. I can't control that bastard. Please be more considerate." Father Li kicked the ball to Li Qing.
He didn't mean to shift the blame, mainly because he felt that his son was like this because Li Qing was used to it.
Li Qing thought for a while and said, "Hong'er may already have a woman he likes. Have you asked him?"
"This... I did ask." Father Li calmed down his excitement and said slowly, "I thought so too, but he said no."óΠъ.oяＧ
"Is it because he doesn't dare or is embarrassed to say it?"
Father Li shook his head: "Probably not. I promise that as long as he is a normal lady, I will agree..."
At this point, he suddenly realized something and said angrily: "Isn't this little beast secretly visiting a brothel and looking at... committing evil!"
"Brother Li, excuse me!" Father Li hurriedly handed over his hands and couldn't wait to go back and beat his son.
Li Qing was startled and laughed dumbly.
At this time, a pretty little girl walked in and said, "Uncle Li, my father invites you to have tea and play chess."
"..." Li Qing corrected: "Xiao Wanqing, I am older than your father, you should call me uncle."
I can tolerate things like seniority, but age is the bottom line. According to this term, Zhu Qizhen has become Li Qing's eldest brother.
It's really...rebellious!
The more Li Qing thought about it, the angrier he became. He no longer cared about the little girl and couldn't wait to go to Zhu Qizhen to settle the score.
The little girl is young, but very clever. Seeing Li Qing acting like this, she immediately realized that I was going to be in trouble.
She knew that her father was no match for Li Qing, so she hurried to find Zhang Slutty.
Zhang Sloppy is boxing. He likes to exercise very much, because if he exercises more, he can eat more delicious food at meal time.
"Grandpa... it's not good, Uncle Li is going to beat my father." The little girl said breathlessly, "Go and have a look."
"What's so interesting about that? He's stabbed your father before... ahem." Zhang Sloppy paused and said with a smile, "Little girl, do you want to learn boxing from grandpa?"
The little girl rolled her eyes and said playfully: "If grandpa persuades Uncle Li, I will learn from him."
"really?"
"Children don't lie to grandpa." The little girl nodded.
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"Sun Thief, you are quite good at playing." Li Qing rolled up his arms and sleeves, as if he wanted to fix Zhu Qizhen, "What, you still want to be my big brother?"
Zhu Qizhen said hurriedly, "Hey, hey, hey, I have something to say, what are you doing?"
He backed away and said angrily: "I kindly asked my daughter to invite you over for tea. It's just a title. Do you care?"
"Besides, not all older people like calling me uncle to look younger... No, it's mainly because you look younger than me." Zhu Qizhen said sarcastically.
Li Qingcai didn't want to take this trick and hummed: "Stop talking nonsense and come here to receive the beating. I can be merciful and won't slap you in the face."
"You, you bully people too much." Zhu Qizhen said, "Do you care about the title? You just want to beat me. You are shameless. You..."
"How brave!" Li Qing was amused. "Since you say I'm shameless, I can only do what you want and see if I beat you to a pig's head."
Zhu Qizhen's eyes were darting around while planning his escape route, "No, didn't you promise not to get slapped in the face?"
"I'm shameless!" Li Qing stepped forward with a sad smile.
Zhu Qizhen ran away, but after taking only one step, he was lifted up and slipped away. He immediately changed his strategy, "I have something to say, can you let me finish?"
"Well, tell me." Li Qing grabbed his collar, not afraid of him running away.
"Okay, I admit that I took advantage, but..." Zhu Qizhen glanced at his daughter dragging the old man over, and his waist suddenly stiffened, "But you can't hit me either!"
"Hey, you're pretty cool." Li Qing laughed angrily, "I promise I won't beat you to death."
"Old man, please take care of your apprentice!" Zhu Qizhen shouted hurriedly.
"Don't hit my dad." The little girl responded first, followed by Zhang's sloppy voice, "Qingzi, give me some face, let's forget it this time."
Li Qing turned around and saw an old man and a young boy approaching. Then he loosened his grip angrily and hummed, "You can escape the first year of junior high school, but you can't escape the fifteenth. You kid, just wait for me."
"It's sixteen today, don't you count it as a day?" Zhu Qizhen knew that he couldn't hide, so he simply pretended.
You'd better be so tough next time... Li Qing curled his lips and walked to the bench to sit down.
Zhu Qizhen simply sat down next to Li Qing, with an expression on his face that he wanted to be beaten: Are you going to hit me?
Let the bullets fly for a while longer... Li Qing smiled coldly and was too lazy to talk to him anymore.
It was rare for Zhu Qizhen to see Li Qing deflated, his tail raised to the sky, and he proudly waved to his daughter, "My daughter, come here quickly."
The little girl jumped up and ran over, calling sweetly: "Daddy, Uncle Li."
"She is really my good daughter." Zhu Qizhen became even happier. He picked up his daughter and wanted to kiss her, but considering that her daughter was already nine years old, he gave up and only touched her head before putting her down again. .
At this time, another voice sounded:
"Godfather, Godfather!"
Li Qing looked around and saw his godson walking towards him angrily. His left cheek was red. He had obviously been slapped in the mouth.
He quickly walked under the pavilion and began to complain: "Godfather, do you care if someone bullies me?"
Li Qingyile: "Who is it?"
"Don't worry about who it is, don't you care if someone bullies your son?" Li Hong stretched out his face, "Look, he's blushing."
"Brother, have you been beaten too?" Zhu Wanqing asked.
Why are you using it...Li Hongben went to see Zhu Qizhen.
Zhu Qizhen: (????へ????) I didn’t get beaten!
