Shi Heng stared at Li Qing blankly. The wine glass he raised was just hanging in the air. He wanted to say something, but he hesitated.
"What's wrong?"
"Actually... you don't need to be so tired." Shi Heng put down his wine glass and said in a loud voice: "To be disrespectful, how much does Daming's behavior have to do with you?"
Li Qing smiled and said: "Someone has told me this before, but... now that I have come to this world, I have to do something, and I can't just come here in vain, right?"
"When a man walks in this world, he wants to make a career." Shi Heng nodded, "However, you have done enough. Your contribution to the Zhengtong and Jingtai dynasties has been great, enough to be recorded in history. name!
There is no need to shoulder all the burden;
How do you say something? Oh, yes, the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and the new people in the world drive out the old ones; without you as a Li Qing, there will be other Li Qings. "
Li Qing smiled: "But there is only one Li Qing, right?"
He took a sip of wine and said: "Mencius said: If you are poor, you can be good for yourself; if you are rich, you can help the world. If I was just a bitter person, naturally it would not be like this, but... from the moment I came down the mountain, I was no longer a person. A Taoist priest."ωＷω.ＧoＮЬ.οrＧ
"Taoist priest?"
"Uh-huh..." Li Qing realized that he had made a mistake, so he made up for it: "My family used to be poor and we really didn't have anything to eat, so I had no choice but to become a Taoist priest."
Shi Heng had no doubt about him and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to have such a difficult experience, but you didn't choose the right path. Going to a temple to become a monk..."
He suddenly stopped, realizing that his words were extremely political and seemed to belittle Taizu.
Li Qing didn't want to get too involved in this topic, so he pretended not to hear and brought the topic to the present.
"It's getting colder day by day. Please pay more attention to keeping warm, and don't be too harsh when supervising the soldiers." Li Qing said, "They are all children of father and mother. They have come from thousands of miles away to be loyal to the country. "
Shi Heng nodded, expressing relief.
The two chatted for a while, and Shi Heng went to rest without finishing. He drank most of the wine at Li Qing's advantage.
Li Qing is not a drunkard. Who makes Shi Heng older? This is for his own good.
…
The construction of the Loop has never slackened and has been carried out in full swing.
It is said that we are building a home, but in fact, it is just digging a cave dwelling. Winter has arrived, and there is no time to build a house. We can only live in the cave dwelling first and wait until the next spring before we can officially build a house.
Only by surviving can you continue with the rest.
Li Qing made good arrangements, and with the urging of the Ming army generals and tribal leaders, the progress was quite fast.
Ever since, he seemed to be idle again, wandering here and there all day long.
Li Hong finally understood why his godfather always seemed to be in a state of not working. It was because his deployment ability was so strong and his control over the overall situation was so wonderful. Things that seemed extremely complicated to him could not be solved by his godfather. Once you plan it, it becomes easy immediately.
And the efficiency becomes extremely high, so there is no need to worry about it at all.
Over the past few days, his admiration for his godfather has deepened. He always seems to have a way, and no matter how difficult it is, he will solve it easily.
"Godfather, can you teach me a lesson?" Li Hong was very envious.
"This cannot be taught." Li Qing said calmly, "Ability is developed through training, and only through practice can you gain anything. Don't always think about taking shortcuts. How can there be so many shortcuts in the world?"
After a pause, "Actually, godfather is not omnipotent. There are many things that he cannot solve."
Li Hong said in surprise: "The situation is so difficult now. There are more than 100,000 people on both sides, as well as old, weak, women and children. My godfather can control the whole situation like an arm and a finger. What else can be difficult for you to do?"
"Of course there is." Li Qing smiled bitterly, "For example... the human heart."
"Ah?" Li Hong didn't understand.
Li Qing didn't explain, he just said: "How do you feel after these days?"
"It's not easy to build a successful career!" Li Hong laughed at himself, "Before, I thought too simply and too naively."
He knelt down to clear a clean area, helped Li Qing sit down, and then sat down next to Li Qing.
Looking at the hardworking people under the mound, he sighed: "Godfather, I am quite lucky. Compared with them, I am not so lucky."
"It's true," Li Qing smiled happily. "You have lived in a wealthy place like Aurous Hill since you were a child. You have good clothes and good food, and your life is extremely comfortable. It is easy for people to misjudge and think that they are extraordinary and maintain a sense of superiority. ;
But actually..." Li Qing pointed to the people below, "If you really reverse roles with them, you may not be as good as them, and they may not be inferior to you;
If you have such a mentality, this trip is not in vain. "
Li Hong slumped his shoulders and said sadly: "Godfather, is this temple... really that difficult?"
"There are so many difficult things, not just the temple, but how easy are they?" Li Qing asked.
Li Hong was speechless. Most of the arrogance in his heart was gone. He sadly discovered that he was actually a mortal.
Now he no longer feels that he is the protagonist.
He moved his body next to his godfather, "Godfather, it must be very hard for you to fight with so many people by yourself, right?"
"It's not hard work, I'm used to it." Li Qing smiled lightly, raised his head and patted his head, and said softly: "It's not painful if you get used to it, but if you're not used to it, it will be extremely painful."
Li Hong nodded slowly and asked, "Godfather, from the bottom of your heart you don't want me to enter the temple, right?"
"Well, because my godfather understands the darkness here very well and doesn't want you to suffer." Li Qing did not deny it. "But if you really want to come, your godfather will not stop you. You should be the master of your life."
After heaving a sigh of relief, Li Qing added: "If you really set foot in the temple, your godfather will naturally help you. However, your godfather can't always protect you. When the big thing is over, your godfather will leave."
"Go to the wild?"
Li Hong was surprised, "Godfather, you are not old yet. You have finally achieved such an achievement, why should you give up?"
"Do you think it's a pity?"
"What a pity!" Li Hong nodded.
Li Qing laughed: "Do you really think your godfather cares about fame and fortune?"
Li Hong thought for a while and said: "I don't know about fame, but... Li, my godfather still cares about it, otherwise where did our family get so much money?
I heard Uncle Zhu say that those are not Grandpa Zhu’s, but you leave them to Grandpa Zhu to take care of... Godfather, calm down, I don’t mean that. "
@#￥%……
A quarter of an hour later.
Li Hong lay on the ground in a big glyph shape, looking at the gray sky, his eyes empty and lifeless...
Suddenly, a chill fell down his face. He raised his hand and touched it, and his palm became wet.
"Daddy, it's snowing."
"Well..." Li Qing frowned slightly, "We need to increase the amount of work."
"It's fast enough now, if you go any faster... Godfather, where are you going?" Li Hong stood up quickly, "Wait for me."
Li Qingcai was too lazy to wait for him, and quickly threw Li Hong away.
…
Shuaiying.
Li Qing summoned all the generals of the Ming army and the leaders of the grassland tribes, and commanded the camp with no less than a hundred people.
Li Qing asked about the progress of each department.
The result is that the completion rate of the grassland tribes is more than 70%, while the Ming army is only 65%. This is not because the Ming army is not working hard, but because the grassland tribes are more experienced.
Shi Heng was very embarrassed. He had vowed before that he would not be compared with barbarians, but he was slapped hard in the face.
He was about to get angry, but Li Qing beat him to it.
"Everyone who has finished their work should immediately help those who have not finished." Li Qing did not wait for anyone to speak and continued, "Everyone who helped will be rewarded with one tael of silver. Those who have not finished their work will be rewarded with half a tael." Everything must be completed within two or ten days, otherwise, the reward will be cancelled!"
After pondering for a while, Li Qing added: "The Ming army helps the Ming army, the tribes help the tribes, hurry up and convey the order and execute it immediately!"
After speaking, Li Qing issued another instruction in Mongolian, and added another one: Women and children have priority in check-in!
Li Hong was shocked: His godfather could still speak Mongolian?
He couldn't understand what Jili Gulu said, but judging from the reactions of the tribal leaders, his godfather's words were very standard and everyone understood them.
How many abilities does my godfather have that I don’t know about... Li Hong was amazed.
After everyone left, he squeezed forward and said, "Godfather, when did you learn this?"
"Go away, I don't have time to chat with you."
"..."
Li Hong saw his godfather frowning slightly, placing his hand on the desk, tapping his index and middle fingers rhythmically, and he was immersed in his own world.
At the moment, he didn't dare to express his anger. He knew that he must not disturb his godfather in this state, otherwise...it might affect his height.
for a long time,
Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief and said to himself: "It's not a big problem."
Then, he closed his eyes and deduced for a while. After he felt that nothing was wrong, he looked at Li Hong and said, "What did you just say?"
"Uh...it's nothing." Li Hong didn't dare to say useless words at this juncture, so he turned to, "Godfather, is it unfair for you to do this...?"
Li Qing looked surprised: "How unfair is it?"
"Look, the person who finished the work first has to help others to do it, so it's understandable to get a reward of one tael of silver. But before he finished his work, there were still half a tael of help." Li Hong analyzed, "This way , it’s so unfair to people who have finished their work in advance.”
Li Qing rolled his eyes: "There is no absolute fairness in this world, and in political matters, you cannot use business theories;
Only by narrowing the gap will more people accept it. As a qualified politician, what you have to consider is never fairness, but better resolution of things. "
Li Hong pondered for a moment and nodded slowly, but he still felt unfair for those hardworking people and said angrily:
"It's true...the crying child gets candy."
Li Qing chuckled happily, nodded and said, "That's not a bad thing to say, but it's actually true."
"However, this arrangement can be accepted by everyone, right?" Li Qing said with a smile, "If we really want to pursue fairness, then the one who helps is one tael, and the one who is helped gets none. Do you think those who did not receive the money How will people feel?"
"...Okay." Li Hong concluded, "It's just...humanity and sophistication?"
"You are right this time." Li Qing affirmed him for the first time and nodded: "The political field is a place full of human feelings and sophistication."
Li Hong fell silent and muttered: "My child doesn't like this kind of worldliness."
Li Qing was silent for a moment, "Actually, my godfather doesn't like it either."
