Li Hong rarely saw his godfather act like this, so he immediately became serious: "Godfather, don't worry, the matter is not as serious as you think."
"Well, please explain in detail." Li Qing also felt that he had overreacted. He had only been out of the wild for more than three years, so it would not have changed.
Li Hong said: "Oara is divided into three. The strongest direct line part has become increasingly tired as the imperial court's trade support has decreased in recent years, and the Tatars... have taken the lead again;
Of course, at this stage, the Wala lineage still plays a very important role in the grassland, but overall it is going downhill, but Tatar is developing rapidly..."
After hearing this, Li Qing frowned slightly.
The emergence and even rise of Tatar were within his expectation.
There is nothing that can be done about it. After all, Wala are outsiders. They were unable to unify the grassland despite the support provided by the imperial court in the past. Now that the support is reduced, they are bound to go downhill.
However, he did not understand Zhu Jianshen's operation. At first, Oala was divided into three, the situation was unclear, and Tatar was not visible. He was afraid of shooting himself in the foot, so he reduced his support;
Now like this... Yes, this bastard is thinking of sending troops.
Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Have you reported this to the Emperor?"
"said."
"How did he react?"
Li Hongdao: "Before the child came back, the emperor had revised the trade with the Wala direct line, and it is expected to be implemented before winter."
Fortunately, this kid can carry it clearly... Li Qing felt relieved, took a sip of tea, and asked:
"You have stayed in the Hetao in the past two years. What are your views or...feelings on the grassland situation?"
"What do you think..." Li Hong pondered for a moment and then said carefully: "Godfather, I think the grassland will be unified and there is nothing to stop it."
Li Qing did not refute, "Go on."
"The general trend of the world is: if we divide for a long time, we will unite, and if we unite for a long time, we will divide. This is true throughout history," Li Hong said: "Taizu beat them out, and Taizong beat them until they were frightened;
Xuanzong adopted the strategy of pulling one in and out, inciting others in and out, causing them to fight within themselves; from the Xuande Dynasty, through the years of Zhengtong, Jingtai, and Chenghua, everything was maintained, and the Ming Dynasty also benefited a lot..."
Li Hong sighed: "However, it is obviously impossible to continue this strategy forever. Wala will flourish and decline, and Tatar will bottom out... These are all things that happen sooner or later;
It has been decades. It is very rare that the Ming Dynasty has been able to maintain it for so long. I am afraid that it will...not be able to survive in the future. "
Li Qing nodded slowly: "Your analysis makes sense."
"Uh-huh... It's all my godfather's teachings." Li Hong smiled reservedly and said, "However, even if the grasslands are unified, it doesn't matter. They can no longer settle in the Central Plains. The Ming Dynasty has a prosperous country and strong cities. gun;
Defense alone can wear them down. "
"Li'er is such a rationale, but this is just a bad idea." Li Qing shook his head and said, "No matter what, we can't just sit back and watch them unify;
Even if it really can't be stopped, it will have to be made more difficult and the process slower for them to unify. "
"By the way." Li Qing asked, "Have you told the emperor about this?"
"Uh... No, but the emperor is wise and there is no need for children to say it." Li Hongqian explained with a smile. He did not dare to say such sharp words.
Li Qing sighed: "Okay, it seems I should go back."
"Dad, please forgive me for speaking frankly, in the face of such a general trend, personal efforts are really... negligible." Li Hong said hesitantly.
Li Qing laughed: "If you do a lot of trivial things, you can also affect the general trend!"
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Front yard door.
"Godfather, are you leaving now?" Zhu Wanqing was surprised, with a mixture of reluctance and surprise, "Godfather, you must come back early."
"There are some issues related to government affairs. I won't worry if I don't go." Li Qing explained to a few people and said with a smile: "I will try my best."
Zhu Qizhen asked: "When can you come back specifically?"
"How do I know?" Li Qing shook his head amusedly, "But...it won't take long."
Li Hong knew his godfather and the government best, so he did not try to persuade him to stay. He just pulled out his own horse and said, "Godfather, ride this one. It's very fast."
"No, godfather, traveling is too time-consuming." Li Qing waved his hand and refused. For a general, a war horse is more useful than a weapon;
Finding a good horse and establishing a tacit understanding with it is not an easy task, and Li Qing doesn't want to take love away from him.
"Okay, no need to send it away." Li Qing promised, "I will come back again when I'm done."
Zhu Wanqing asked: "And...are you going to travel again?"
Li Qing just smiled and walked out of the Hou Mansion.
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"Brother Hong, what did you tell your godfather that he was going to be busy again?" Zhu Wanqing asked curiously.
"It's a matter of government affairs, you are a woman..." Sensing the dangerous look from his father-in-law, Li Hong hurriedly said: "My father-in-law, my son-in-law suddenly remembered something, so I'm sorry..."
After that, he turned around and left the Hou Mansion, running to the opposite door to avoid trouble.
"This bastard doesn't have the consciousness to be a son-in-law or a son-in-law at all. He is so presumptuous!" Zhu Qizhen was upset, "Just looking at him makes you angry."
Zhu Wanqing said, "Dad, can you please sober up? You are just a rich man, and I am just a rich girl. If it is true, our family is still on top..."
"Shut up!" Zhu Qizhen became angry and scolded: "It's true that women don't stay in the right place. Go away, go and honor your father-in-law and mother-in-law, and don't come back again."
"Look, it's so urgent..."
"You say it again?"
"...No more, no more." Zhu Wanqing quickly shook her hands and said with a smile, "My daughter is my father's little cotton-padded jacket. Not to mention my father-in-law and mother-in-law, Brother Hong can't compare to you." ΟиЪ.ōΓＧ
"Really?" Zhu Qizhen's mouth crooked, then his face sank again, and he hummed: "Tell me, what else do you want to ask dad for?"
Zhu Wanqing smiled dryly and said: "Dad is wise, I want to read the things my godfather wrote."
When Li Qing was around, she didn't dare to show it. Now that Li Qing is gone, she naturally has no worries.
In this family, apart from Li Qing, she really had no one to fear.
"That's not for you to see. Why are you, a woman, looking at that?" Zhu Qizhen frowned.
Zhu Wanqing was furious and hummed: "Brother Gang Hong said that to me, and you were still angry. Now you are the same. Humph, only the state officials are allowed to set fires, and the people are not allowed to light lamps."
Zhu Qizhen was a little embarrassed and said angrily: "Smelly girl, do you believe I will beat you?"
"You fight, you fight!" Zhu Wanqing put her face close to hers, "As long as you are determined to be cruel, you can hit me casually."
"You..." Zhu Qizhen waved his raised hand again and again, but still refused to let it fall down. He said angrily, "What a sin!"
Zhu Qizhen snorted: "Those things are not what a woman like you should see. What do you want to do with that?"
"My daughter wants to know something." Zhu Wanqing said.
"Curiosity killed the cat. When there are things you should know, I will tell you naturally." Zhu Qizhen turned around and walked away, saying quietly: "Stop your curiosity, or I will really beat you up."
"Dad..." Zhu Wanqing hurriedly caught up, "My godfather allowed me to see it. He had let me see it before."
"That was what you peeked at." Zhu Qizhen said calmly.
"Eh? Daddy, how do you know?" Zhu Wanqing was surprised for a moment, and then suddenly realized: "It turns out that godfather has known about it for a long time... I understand, he just let me see it on purpose..."
Speaking of this, she got excited, "Dad, he is Li Qing, the Marquis of Yongqing back then, right?"
Zhu Qizhen paused, thought for a while, and suddenly said: "If you want to see it, go and see it!"
He took out the key and said, "It's in the box on the bottom floor of the bookcase at the very back of the library. Okay, if you push me harder, I'll slap you with my big-eared melon seeds!"
"...Okay." Zhu Wanqing reached her goal and was overjoyed.
Zhu Qizhen looked at her back and muttered: "Since the husband said she probably guessed it, there is no need to hide it. Anyway, there will be a showdown sooner or later..."
He met Li Qing when he was a teenager. After spending so many years together, he knew very well who Li Qing was. He knew that Li Qing couldn't let him go.
Otherwise, Li Qing would not have rushed to the capital as soon as he heard that there was a problem in the government.
Zhu Qizhen understood that if Daming was ill in the future, Li Qing would definitely come to see him for treatment, and this place... was the capital for him to quickly gain momentum.
A wise woman cannot make a meal without rice. No matter how powerful Li Qing is, he still needs a springboard, otherwise he will waste too much energy for no reason.
Therefore, Li Qing's secret will eventually be passed down, and Zhu Qizhen understands this clearly.
However, Li Qing also said not to pierce the window paper for the time being, so Zhu Qizhen couldn't talk too much.
"Haha... Since she likes to guess, let her guess."
Zhu Qizhen had a wicked look on his face and laughed...
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[In this battle, Emperor Beiyuan, King Wu Duoer, Dai Wang Dalima, the prince, and the princess...were captured;
Total number of captured soldiers: 77,525;
There are more than 150,000 oxen and sheep, more than 3 million taels of gold, and more than 8 million taels of silver...]
"Continued, finally continued..." Zhu Wanqing looked satisfied while sighing at the rich results of this battle.
"Liang Guogong Lan Yu is so amazing. I wonder if Brother Hong can compare with him in the future..." While Zhu Wanqing was amazed, she couldn't help but make comparisons in her mind.
Looking at the thickness, she looked satisfied. This time it was enough for her to look at for a while.
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Early May, Royal Palace.
Zhu Jianshen was busy with government affairs and was about to relax. He was hesitating between going to Anle Hall and looking for Sister Zhen'er when a young eunuch hurried in.
Report in a soft voice: "Your Majesty, Marquis Yongqing wishes to see you."
"Yongqing what?" Zhu Jianshen didn't hear clearly.
"Hou Yongqing!"
"What Qing... Marquis Yongqing?" Zhu Jianshen stood up suddenly and asked anxiously: "Is Li Qing back?"
The little eunuch was startled and said calmly: "Yes... Jin Yiwei said that Marquis Yongqing is back and is waiting in front of the palace gate."
Zhu Jianshen was ecstatic: "Hurry up, hurry up... No, I will pick him up personally."
This guy is finally back... Zhu Jianshen suddenly felt like his backer was back, and he was no longer alone.
A quarter of an hour later, in front of the palace gate.
When Zhu Jian saw that it was really Li Qing, he was immediately relieved. He didn't go to Anle Hall, nor did he look for Sister Zhen'er, so he took Li Qing and walked towards the palace.
…
The news of Li Qing's return to Beijing spread like wildfire and soon spread in the circle.
Many people are devastated by this.
No... why are you here again? It’s not over yet…
