"You can't be slow..."
Li Qing sighed softly and said: "The giant ship of the Ming Dynasty is too big. It will be difficult to turn the ship around. By the time the problem is faced, it will be too late."
After a pause, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've eaten more salt than you've ever eaten rice."
"Do you have such a strong taste?" Zhu Jianshen shivered.
"You just deserve a beating."
"You are being presumptuous again. I am your lord no matter what." Zhu Jianshen was dissatisfied, "It's really... no sense of superiority or inferiority at all."
Li Qing sneered and shook his head: "If I don't want to be poor with you, I'll leave."
"Wait a moment."
"Is there anything else?"
Zhu Jianshen asked: "Japan's national affairs are over, will you return to Ming Dynasty, right?"
"Japan is just the first stop. Later I will go to Ryukyu, North Korea, Jiaozhi and other countries." Li Qing thought for a while, "If conditions permit, I will go to more distant places."
"Can you withstand this old bone?" Zhu Jianshen frowned.
Li Qing smiled and said, "I have been here for so many years. Is there anything I can't stand? I'm used to it."
Zhu Jianshen was stunned for a moment and wanted to say something more, but Li Qing had already walked away.
"This guy is getting more and more presumptuous..." Zhu Jianshen muttered, not hearing those three words, he was very unhappy.
~
afternoon.
Zhu Youtang handed in his answer sheet, which was barely satisfactory, but his attitude improved.
Li Qing was quite satisfied.
He made targeted modifications, corrections, guidance, and further taught him how to be a king.
No Confucius said, it is all about the way of governing a country and the art of governing subordinates.
Zhu Youtang didn't understand much, so he simply wrote everything down in his notebook. At the same time, he gradually adapted to this fast-paced lecture method.
As the saying goes: Don't be afraid of not knowing the goods, be afraid of comparing goods.
Although Zhu Youtang didn't understand much, he could feel that this Mr. Li's level was higher than that of another Mr. Li's class.
If you don’t understand it now, you will understand it in the future... Zhu Youtang thought to himself while taking notes hard.
…
In the blink of an eye, a few days passed.
Li Qing said goodbye.
Although Zhu Jianshen was reluctant to give up, he had to put the overall situation first and held a banquet for Li Qing's farewell.
Zhu Youtang also came to the banquet.
The emperor, the prince, a current king, a future king, the standards are not low.
"Mr. Li, when will you come to the capital again?" Zhu Youtang was a little reluctant.
He is seven years old and can distinguish between good and evil. This Mr. Li is strict and violent, but he understands that he is doing it for his own good.
This morning, he listened to the class of the child prodigy Mr. Li again. He listened very relaxedly, but he also felt that it lacked some flavor.
"See you soon." Li Qing said with a smile, "Don't slack off, otherwise, I won't be polite at that time."
"When the time comes, I will definitely hand in an answer sheet that satisfies you, sir." Zhu Youtang said confidently.
"Then, it's a deal?"
"It's a deal!" Zhu Youtang nodded.
Zhu Jianshen raised his wine glass and said seriously: "Be sure to take care when you go."
"okay."
Li Qing raised his glass to him and drank the wine in one gulp.
Now that the situation in the court has been stabilized, and Zhu Jianshen is also a British leader, he has nothing to worry about. He can freely unleash his efforts and shake things up!
Li Qing is gone and busy with his career again...
~
The day after he left, Li Hong came to the capital.
After arriving in the capital, Li Hong learned that his godfather was back and had just left.
He felt very sorry, but did not pursue it. He just sighed and came to the palace gate with a 'gift' to ask for an audience with the emperor.
The uncle didn't keep him waiting long, and Li Hong was summoned soon.
Qianqing Palace.
After the courtesy of the monarch and his ministers, and a few simple greetings, Li Hong took the lead in getting down to business.
"Your Majesty, this is a gift from Marquis Yongqing to you."
"A gift?" Zhu Jianshen asked in confusion, "He just left yesterday and didn't mention this?"
Li Hong explained: "The emperor will know after seeing it. He said this is what he promised to you before."
Zhu Jianshen was curious. He really couldn't remember what Li Qing promised him.
"Open it and take a look." He raised his chin.
Xiao Huangmen stepped forward to open the wooden box and turned around and said, "Your Majesty, this is a book."
Zhu Jianshen was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that he had indeed told Li Qing this before. Through Yu Qian's relationship, Li Qing knew many secrets of the court. He asked Li Qing to write a book at that time...
After so many years, he had forgotten about it.
"Why did he send it here?" Zhu Jianshen was puzzled, "Didn't he leave Jinling for a long time?"
Li Hong said with a smile: "My godfather has already written it, but...who delayed the progress, and it was only completed recently."
Zhu Jian understood deeply and waved his hand, "We don't need to wait here anymore. Please step aside."
"My slaves, please leave." Several slaves exited the hall.
Zhu Jianshen then asked: "Do they want to come back?"
Now that he is completely in power, he is not worried that the Supreme Emperor will take away his power when he comes back. And after so many years, he also understands the Supreme Emperor's intentions.
His father had no interest in the throne.
From the perspective of being a human son, Zhu Jianshen did not object to taking him back.
Li Hong shook his head gently: "They like their current life very much and don't want to... at least don't want to come back now."
Li Hong didn't say anything. After all, his mother-in-law was not in good health. If anything happened... with Lao Taishan's deep affection, he would definitely come back with his beloved wife.
Zhu Jianshen was not surprised. After all these years, if he really wanted to come back, he would have told him through Li Qing.
He just sighed and did not continue the topic.
"How is the naval training going?"
"It's time for actual combat." Li Hong nodded, "Wei Chen came here this time because he also wanted to tell the emperor about this. There are wealthy businessmen in the Jiangnan area who violated the imperial decree and smuggled goods to Japan. Do you want to...?"
Zhu Jianshen pondered for a moment and said: "Seizing up the smuggling caravans will not make wealthy businessmen give up the huge profits brought by taking risks, and it will also make some people in Japan have a thief mentality. I need to find out the scale first, weigh the pros and cons, and then Make a decision."
Li Hong was startled for a moment and then said in admiration: "Your Majesty's concern is very true. I am a humble minister, Meng Lang."
"Huh? It's not like Meng Lang. It's only a matter of time before they are surrendered. You should train your troops well first and make meritorious service when you have time." Zhu Jian asked with a deep smile: "How many Japanese pirates are you confident to deal with at this stage?"
"This..." Li Hong said with a sneer, "We have never really fought, and I dare not let go of my wild words. However, I have learned about the smuggling caravans from Japan. Well... Our Ming Navy can Fight the Japanese pirates with twice the force."
"Double?"
"Yes!" Li Hong said confidently, "Whether it is warships, weapons, or the quality of our soldiers, our Ming Navy is far superior to the Japanese pirates."
Zhu Jianshen nodded lightly and said thoughtfully: "If that's the case... then you can start preparing for the battle when you get back.
Guns, artillery, lead bullets, thunder bullets... you make a list and I will ask the Firearms Bureau to produce them quickly. Don't be polite to me. It's okay if you don't fight. Once the war starts, we must win beautifully! Zhu Jianshen said, "Only in this way can we shock people's hearts!" "
"I obey the decree." Li Hong felt hot in his heart.
After talking about political affairs and making lists, it was almost noon.
Zhu Jianshen left Li Hong to eat in the palace. During this period, he was concerned about the living conditions of the Emperor Taihuang's family, and asked Li Hong to convey on his behalf:
If you want to come back, just say it, you are welcome at any time!
After lunch, Li Hong said goodbye. His godfather was not here, so he had no time to think about it. Listening to the emperor's words, the navy would soon be fighting, and he didn't want to delay the training time.
Zhu Jianshen did not keep him, but just asked him to prepare for battle, and said: the equipment will be shipped to Jiangnan as soon as possible, so he can practice with peace of mind.
Finally, he took out a thousand taels of gold.
Li Hong was flattered: "Your Majesty, I have not made any contribution..."
"Who said this is for you?" Zhu Jianshen snorted, "This is Li Qing's money. He has gone to Japan. Please help him bring it back to Jinling."
"That's it, I obey the order." Li Hong smiled and roughly understood what he was talking about.
~
After Li Hong left, Zhu Jianshen called for people to move the big box into the inner hall and began to observe...
"It's been a long time coming." Zhu Jianshen rubbed his hands, as if he was an old bookworm who had been away from reading for a long time and found a masterpiece. He was extremely excited.
However, when he picked up the top one and opened it, he couldn't help but be stunned.
"The fifteenth year of Hongwu, Xia?"
Zhu Jianshen looked confused and murmured: "At that time, Yu Qian was not even born yet."
He was puzzled and asked suspiciously: "Is this guy just making it up?"
After thinking about it, Li Qing was not that kind of person.
"Or... is he self-explanatory based on the events in the records?" Zhu Jianshen scratched his head, "This doesn't seem to make sense. There are millions of words in the records from Taizu to Zhongzong. He saw Gotta come?
Even so, it should be from the first year of Hongwu, why start from the fifteenth year of Hongwu..."
Zhu Jianshen was very confused. He took out all the books in the big box and compared them one by one. Unexpectedly, he found that the fifteenth year of Hongwu was indeed the first one, and there was no one from earlier years.
"Damn it, since we started with the Hongwu Dynasty, why not start from the first year of Hongwu!!" Zhu Jianshen had an obsessive-compulsive disorder attack and was so angry that he wanted to curse.
After being incompetent and furious, we can only accept the reality.
"Forget it, it's better than nothing, and it's only fifteen years short, so it doesn't matter much. Let's make up for it when he comes back next time." Zhu Jian sighed deeply, and then continued reading.
Once I saw it, I was immersed in it...
Compared with the dull and dull records, what Li Qing wrote is much more exciting. It's not that the literary talent is great, but it has a story-telling and detailed annotations on temple struggles, implementation of national policies, major events, etc. .
It's just like... personal experience.
Zhu Jianshen can be sure that Li Qing did not make it up, because most of what he wrote in the book was recorded in the actual records. After reading this, many unreasonable places and his confusion when reading the actual records were easily solved.
How did this guy do it?
Zhu Jianshen couldn't help but marvel.
"Good stuff, good stuff..."
He forgot about food and sleep. Apart from going to court and dealing with memorials, he spent the rest of the time reading in the inner hall of the Qianqing Palace, and he couldn't even take care of the beauties in the harem.
This kind of hardworking spirit makes the scholars who study hard in the cold window feel ashamed.
…
Half a month later, Wang Zhi returned to Beijing.
Only then did Zhu Jianshen come out of his masterpiece and begin the liquidation operation.
The case was discovered by Wang Zhi, so naturally he should be given a prestige, which would also help him attract firepower.
Zhu Jianshen had already planned this.
