"Xuan..." Zhu Jianshen glanced at Li Qing and said in surprise, "Isn't Li Qing going back?"
Li Qing smiled: "It's not that urgent. I haven't done anything for a few days. I think I am still familiar with Jingtai, um..."
After a pause, he continued: "I eat the emperor's salary and share the emperor's worries. Although I am old, I still want to do something within my ability to use my remaining energy."
Zhu Jianshen: "..."
He was really speechless: You are a powerful Marquis of Yongqing, what kind of history have you studied?
Isn't this a joke? With this energy, can't you help me with some practical things?
Complaints are complaints, but Zhu Jianshen couldn't say anything. After all... Li Qing was pinching his weak spot.
Who would have thought that the Emperor would be in the Ming Dynasty!
I am also a bitch... Zhu Jianshen was very upset.
Based on his understanding of Li Qing, this bastard could eat him for the rest of his life.
"Ang, since Li Qing has this intention, I will help you." Zhu Jianshen said helplessly, "Xuan Liu Aiqing comes in."
"My slave obeys the order." Xiao Hengzi turned around and walked out again.
Li Qing also returned to his previous seat and sat down, sipping tea leisurely.
After a while, Liu Jian stepped into the main hall. When he caught a glimpse of Zhu Jianshen wearing a dragon robe, he immediately leaned down and prostrated: "My lord, Liu Jian, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
It could be heard that he was very excited and his voice was trembling.
"Pingshen." Zhu Jianshen said with a gentle voice, "Has Liu Aiqing found a suitable candidate?"
"Yes." Liu Jian stood up, took out the list from his sleeve, and presented it with both hands.
Xiao Hengzi took it and presented it to Zhu Jianshen.
Zhu Jianshen only glanced briefly, then closed the door and said with a smile: "My dear, do you know that I can appoint the candidate, but I let you find it yourself?"
Li Qing slandered: Aren’t you lazy?
"I am stupid." Liu Jian said respectfully, "Please express it clearly, Your Majesty."
"Hahaha..." Zhu Jianshen laughed heartily, but did not explain. He just said, "Go back and think about it carefully."
He raised his hand, and Xiao Hengzi hurriedly stepped forward to take the list with both hands, and then handed it to Liu Jian.
Liu Jian took it blankly. Immediately, he seemed to understand something, and his face turned red with excitement: This is clearly the emperor testing his ability, which means... the emperor wants to reuse him!
Happiness came so quickly, making him feel excited.
Liu Jianqiang suppressed his excitement and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, this list..."
"Yes."
"Yes...I obey the order." Liu Jian was so excited that his voice was a little distorted: The emperor really wants to use me...
Li Qing glanced at Zhu Jianshen in surprise, and thought to himself: "You guys can do it, this cake is painted...um...invisible painted cake, it is the most deadly!"
Zhu Jianshen clearly didn't say anything, but it seemed like he had said everything. This was... very advanced.
Sure enough, the old Zhu family’s cake painting skills were passed down after all.
Recalling that back then, Li Qing ate so much of Lao Zhu's pie that he choked and rolled his eyes. gòйЪ.ōΓg
But obviously, this style has always been very popular, especially for newcomers to officialdom.
After Zhu Jianshen finished drawing the pie, he said: "Yongqinghou is the elder of the Jingtai Dynasty. If you don't understand anything, you can ask him for advice. He will review the actual records of Zhongzong."
"Yes, I obey the order." Liu Jian bowed his hands and said yes, then saluted Li Qing, "I hope Marquis Yongqing can give me some advice."
"Well..." Li Qing nodded slightly and smiled.
He had some impressions of Liu Jian. He had a good impression of him during the previous imperial examination. This man had a pure heart, but he didn't know if his "edges" had been smoothed out in the past few years during his career in the Imperial Academy.
Li Qing could not stay in the court forever, so he naturally made some preparations to retain some talents for the Ming Dynasty.
Talents who really do things!
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Outside the palace.
Li Qingdao: "I will go to the Hanlin Academy from time to time to check the compilation progress and record the content, but don't be too stressed. The emperor respects and admires the late emperor; you must be pragmatic and don't be interfered by some external factors."
"Yes, next... please remember this, students." Liu Jian handed over his hand.
Although he has an official position, he has not really entered the officialdom. Hanlin usually calls himself a 'student' to show his modesty.
But this is external, and there are many Hanlins behind the scenes, but they all attack hard.
Li Qing smiled: "Okay, you go and do your work."
"Hey, Marquis Yongqing, go slowly." Liu Jian stopped and watched...
It wasn't until Li Qingyuan left that he suppressed his excitement and rushed to the Hanlin Academy...
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Royal study room.
Zhu Jianshen felt restless and couldn't sit still. This shocking secret was really... hard for him to accept.
But it’s very confusing!
Although Li Qing is the only one who knows about Shuntian, it doesn't mean that Li Qing is the only one who knows. It's useless to deal with Li Qing directly. To deal with dad... forget it.
It's okay if you don't deal with it, but once you deal with it, everyone will know it.
And that's his father, his biological father! Zhu Jianshen did not dare and could not have such thoughts. Putting aside family ties, the Ming Dynasty's rule of filial piety was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If he, the emperor, really did such a thing, he would immediately mobilize to attack.
"Alas... I was taken advantage of by Bastard Li again..." Zhu Jian was deeply angry. He faced off against Li Qing several times, but lost every time and suffered big losses every time.
Immediately, he also realized that the resistance to canonizing Zhen'er as a concubine was even greater.
After all...he chose Jiangshan in the first place.
"This guy is really a bastard! The old thief bullied me too much!!" Zhu Jianshen was furious, his face turned red, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Xiao Hengzi!"
"Uh... my servant is here." Xiao Hengzi stepped forward bravely, saying in his heart: I'm sorry, Marquis Yongqing, our family can only be loyal to one person, and that is the emperor.
"Go, go and deliver those old ginseng sticks to Li Qing."
"Huh?" Xiao Hengzi almost bit his tongue: You scolded him so harshly, and you still gave him old ginseng?
"Are you deaf?!"
"Ah, yes, yes..." Xiao Hengzi hurriedly agreed, "Slave, go right now, go right now..."
"Huh!" Zhu Jian squatted down and sat back on the chair, knocked down the imperial case, and said fiercely: "A gentleman's revenge is never too late in ten years; just do it, and when you die, I will smash the tombstone for you."
The words were harsh, but they were limited to harsh words. He really couldn't do anything to Li Qing.
He is no longer an impulsive child, and will no longer "examine himself every day" because he needs Li Qing, and his weaknesses are also exploited by the opponent.
Zhu Jianshen couldn't get angry at all!
"Since he has contributed a lot to the Ming Dynasty and is getting older, I don't have the same experience as him..." Zhu Jianshen adjusted his emotions by himself and fully demonstrated Ah Q's spirit...
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In a flash, it’s the time to eat Lantern Festival, which also heralds that the New Year has truly passed and everyone has returned to normal life.
Li Qing took a sip of a glutinous rice ball with sesame filling and said: "In the first year of the new emperor's accession to the throne, all kinds of small and big things will increase dramatically. I will probably get busy. You two have lived here for so long and you miss home. If so, go back."
Li Qing smiled and said: "My legs and feet are very nimble, so I don't need you to serve me."
Zhu Wanqing asked: "Uncle Li, are you trying to... drive us away?
Or is something big going to happen next, and Uncle Li is afraid of implicating us? "
"No, there is no need for you to stay here specifically to take care of me, and Uncle Li can handle it no matter how big or small it is." Li Qing rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Stop being sensational, after staying here for half a year, You don’t want to go back?”
"Uh... I think so, but I also want to be filial to Uncle Li." Zhu Wanqing's expression was stern as her thoughts were exposed.
Li Hong asked: "Godfather, when will you be busy?"
"I can't tell, it might just be these few days, or it might be the first lunar month." Li Qing quickly pulled the glutinous rice balls, put down the bowl and chopsticks, and slurred, "You don't have to wait for me to get busy before leaving. You all have your own parents to ask for." Filial piety, let’s go tomorrow.”
Li Hong and Zhu Wanqing looked at each other and nodded silently.
"Daddy, we will come back to see you."
"Yeah." The little girl agreed.
Li Qing smiled: "As long as you have this intention, I will go back in a few years after I finish what I have to do."
"Godfather, when will you finish what you have to do?"
Li Qing's smile froze and faded slightly...
The next day.
Li Hong and Zhu Wanqing said goodbye to Li Qing and returned to Jinling. As Li Qing said, they had lived in Shuntian for half a year and really missed home.
After the two juniors left, Li Qing felt much more relaxed, but despite being relaxed, he couldn't help but feel a little...empty.
"Hmm~ah~"
The donkey brayed appropriately, which made Li Qing's depressed mood much better.
Fortunately, there is Brother Donkey...
Three days later.
Yu Qian came to the door with a serious face: "Sir, there is news from the grassland."
"what's the situation?"
"We are still fighting, but the most intense stage has passed, and the outcome is almost certain," Yu Qian said.
Li Qing's eyes narrowed and he said nervously: "Who won?"
This is related to the direction of Ming's subsequent response, and Li Qing has to pay attention to it.
"If nothing else happens, it is basically Wala." Yu Qian frowned, "After this battle, Wala's power in the grassland will definitely rise to a higher level, and there is even a risk of losing control!"
"Huh~ I finally didn't disappoint." Li Qing let out a long sigh of relief. This is undoubtedly a good result for Daming.
If Wala wins, Ming Dynasty will not need to send troops.
As for Yu Qian's talk of risks, Li Qing didn't really care.
He chuckled and said: "There is a risk of losing control, but it is not the risk of Oara becoming bigger and unifying Mongolia; it is the risk of Oara becoming bigger and losing its powerful Tatar enemy, and being counterattacked."
Yu Qian was startled, frowned and said: "So... Sir, what you mean is to continue to assist Wala?"
"good."
"This is too risky, and all the officials will definitely obstruct it." Yu Qian's brows furrowed further, "Now that Wala has become more powerful, if he continues to provide assistance... the emperor may not agree."
Li Qing said: "The two sides have been fighting constantly over the years, but Oara has almost always won and the Tatars have lost. But has Oara unified the grasslands?"
"This..." Yu Qian was speechless.
Li Qing continued: "Tatars have been hit hard by Ola many times, but they can make a comeback in a few years. What does this mean?"
"Explain...what?"
"It means that the Tatars can fail countless times, but the Wala can only fail once, and one time can kill the Wala." Li Qing said, "The Wala are outsiders after all, and the locals naturally reject them. Even the grassland tribes who have taken refuge in the Wala are nothing more than It’s just for food, there is no loyalty at all.”
Li Qing said firmly: "Wala still needs to be helped, must be helped!"
