"Did he agree?" Zhu Gaoxu asked nervously.
"I agreed." Li Qing said, "He gave you two choices. One is to be buried in the imperial mausoleum, and the other is..."
"One, I choose one."
Li Qing laughed dumbly and did not continue speaking. He just said:
"Take good care of your body. Your body and bones aren't too bad. It won't be difficult to live for another year or two once you take care of it. Your funeral arrangements are basically in place. You won't have any regrets. Don't let down the last period of your life."
Zhu Gaoxu nodded: "I understand, but your courtyard is really small. Big brother...ahem, where will your master live when he comes?"
"This is indeed a problem," Li Qing thought for a while and said, "I will find some masons later and expand two more rooms.
By the way, the emperor will come to see you in two days. "
"Does he look at me?" Zhu Gaoxu was surprised. "What does he look at what I do?"
"...How can I say that you are also a family, and you are not happy that people come to see you, the second grandfather?" Li Qing said speechlessly, "Don't worry, the current emperor is very humane, much better than the one in Jinling in this regard ”
Zhu Gaoxu did not doubt it and said: "That's true, the worst is like him."
Li Qingyile: "Okay, the room has been tidied up. You and I will stay here first. We can buy whatever we want to eat on the street. I won't cook for the time being."
"By the way, did you bring money with you when you came?"
"Yes." Zhu Qijin took out the large money bag in his arms and shook it, making a crisp sound.
Li Qing judged from the sound that it was Golden Beanzi.
"As long as you have money." Li Qing nodded, "You don't have to call me or bring me food if you have nothing to do. I'll buy it myself if I want."
After that, he went out to find the mason.
…
When Li Qing came back, night had fallen, candles were lit in the living room, and a familiar voice made him shudder:
"Yu Qian is here?"
These two people have met before. When Yu Qian scolded Hanhan, Haoxuan didn't make Hanhan angry to death.
What happens when former enemies meet?
He is not worried about Yu Qian, but he is worried about Hanhan. This guy has a bad temper. He was scolded so badly in the past. With his character, he is not allowed to get back on his feet? gōΠb.ōγg
Li Qing took three steps in a row and quickly walked towards the living room.
After entering the room, he breathed a sigh of relief. Hanhan was very nice, and so was Yu Qian. The two of them didn't have sex, they looked calm, and the atmosphere was barely harmonious.
"What are you talking about?" Li Qing asked pretending to be relaxed.
Hanhan said nothing.
Yu Qian stood up: "Sir, please take a step to speak."
Li Qing glanced at Zhu Gaoxu, who had an arrogant look on his face.
"good."
Li Qing glared at him and followed Yu Qian to the courtyard, "What's the matter?"
"Does the Emperor know?" Yu Qian looked serious.
"I know." Li Qing nodded and joked: "I didn't expect that you could still recognize him after decades."
Yu Qian's expression relaxed, and then he smiled bitterly: "I didn't recognize him, but he recognized me. If he had been twenty years younger, he might have performed a full martial arts show."
"If you really want to do that, you will be in trouble." Li Qing laughed and said, "At the same age, he can beat you up. Besides, who made you scold you so fiercely in the first place?"
"..." Yu Qian was not in the mood to joke, "Sir, why did you bring him here?"
"Don't be nervous, he is already eighty-one, how can he still make waves?" Li Qing laughed, "By the way, is Hu Hao still there?"
Yu Qian shook his head: "Before winter last year, he retired and returned to his hometown, but... there are still people in the court who know him, such as Wang Zhi and Wang Shangshu."
"You can't recognize him, but he can recognize him?" Li Qing didn't care, "Besides, what if he does recognize him?
Even Xuanzong didn't kill him, who dared to jump out and point fingers? No matter how bad he is, he is still a descendant of the Zhu family!
Also, he has no interests involved with anyone now, and no one will do anything thankless for someone who has nothing to do with him. "
Yu Qian nodded slowly: "That's the truth, but...but what's the benefit of doing this, Mr. Yu?"
"I have done a lot of things that are not good for me." Li Qing said, "The first day you met me?"
Yu Qian: "..."
"Originally I wanted to have a drink with my husband, but... he has already eaten the appetizers." Yu Qian smiled bitterly, "Sir, you might as well come to my house another day. We haven't seen each other for nearly a year. Let's catch up."
"Sure," Li Qing said with a smile, "Let's have a drink tomorrow evening. You'll be off work by then."
"Okay." Yu Qian smiled and said goodbye.
Li Qing sent him out and locked the door. When he returned to the living room, Zhu Gaoxu also finished eating the last squab leg.
He smacked his lips and said: "Don't tell me, the roasted pigeon in Jingshi is pretty good."
"If you eat these at night, you won't be afraid of accumulating food?" Li Qing hates people who eat alone, except himself.
"Just looking at him makes me angry. I didn't scold my mother, which is enough to give him face." Zhu Gaoxu snorted, "Why don't you eat something from him?"
"...Okay, now you are no better than when you were young. Go for a walk in the courtyard and stop hoarding food." Li Qing waved his hand, "I'm going to bed. Let me know if you have anything to say."
~
The next day.
Early in the morning, there was a knock on the door.
Opening the door, there were more than a dozen masons. Li Qing quickly invited these people in and asked, "I don't have anything here. How long will it take you to prepare the materials?"
"How many rooms do you want to build?" the foreman asked.
"Two rooms... for people to live in, and one room for animals." Li Qing wanted to get a room for the donkey. After all... his donkey brother was not too young.
"I can add money, if possible, as quickly as possible."
The foreman counted on his fingers and said: "If the master is in a hurry, I can call more people, but the wages..."
"Money is not an issue." Li Qing said.
If money is not an issue, then there will be no problem. The foreman promised, "It will be completed in about a month. However, I have to pay for the materials in advance."
"This is no problem." Li Qing was not short of money, and he would not take advantage of the lower class people, so he paid an extra 30%.
Having money makes it easier to do things, which is applicable in any era. The foreman simply drew a structural diagram based on the area of the small courtyard. After obtaining Li Qing's approval, he went back to call for help.
In the middle of the afternoon, we started digging the foundation.
Maybe it was boring, but Li Qing liked to watch the masons digging the foundation, moving a small horse pile, and sitting there for a long time.
Zhu Gaoxu and his grandson also like to watch it. It is obviously a boring thing, but the three of them enjoy it with gusto.
…
At the end of Shen Shi.
Li Qing stretched, stood up and said, "I'm going out."
"Bring some food when you come back." Zhu Gaoxu couldn't bear to raise his eyes, still looking at digging the base with relish. This thing has an inexplicable attraction, it's... very exciting.
"I went to Yu Qian's house for a drink, not a restaurant." Li Qing rolled his eyes, "Unless you eat the leftovers."
Zhu Gaoxu made a sound and curled his lips and said: "Look, asking you to help me with something is harder than climbing to the sky."
Li Qing shook his head in amusement, his eyes full of joy, "Let's go!"
~
There was a game today, and Yu Qian had finished his business early. When Li Qing arrived, the food and drinks were ready.
They were both old friends who had known each other for decades. The two of them drank directly without exchanging pleasantries.
After three rounds of wine and five delicious dishes, they naturally started talking about state affairs, which was a common topic between the two of them.
The officialdom is still the same officialdom, and the water is still murky, but it is much better. At least the internal friction has been greatly alleviated. There are still overt and covert fights, but they are not so intense.
As mentioned before, everyone is quite tired after having been in trouble for so long. Nowadays, the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty has a lot of Buddhist roots.
After understanding the current situation, Li Qing asked about the situation in the grassland. He has always been concerned about this. Incorporating the grassland into the territory of the Ming Dynasty will not only benefit the contemporary era, but also benefit the future.
Yu Qian sighed: "The situation in the grassland is very tense, but no large-scale fighting has occurred. Today's Oara and Tatars are very restrained and just try to gather small tribes;
I am afraid that they will not fight again for a long time in the future, and there were only two small grassland tribes who came to join the Ming Dynasty last year, totaling more than 6,000 people. "
Li Qing nodded slightly and said: "As the saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain, they will definitely cause a big one."
"This is basically certain, but..." Yu Qian worriedly said, "The best situation is that they keep fighting and we benefit secretly, instead of them doing something big. This situation is not conducive to our Ming Dynasty!"
Li Qing said with a smile: "How can everything go smoothly? This is already very good. I am not a fool. I will not sit back and watch the mass exodus of people. The restraint between both parties is probably based on this reason;
You can't be too greedy. "
Seeing that he was still in the mood to joke, Yu Qian asked, "Does sir have any clues?"
