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"Uncle Li, you are really amazing." Zhu Wanqing's eyes were filled with little stars. "My mother's complexion has been getting better and better recently. If she keeps going like this, she will be cured in a short time."
"It's not as easy as you think. This level is already the limit."
"Ah?" Zhu Wanqing was stunned for a moment and asked urgently: "Can't it be better?"
Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Don't you really think of me as a god? I only live a long time. If I want to be able to cure diseases, then Queen Gao... well, let's not talk about the past."
Recalling the past, he became depressed.
Zhu Wanqing was silent, and after a while, she comforted her: "Uncle Li, don't be too immersed in the past. The past is past, and people still have to look forward, otherwise life will be too painful."
"There's no need for you, a junior, to enlighten me." Li Qing stood up and said, "I'm going to go out for a walk, you go about your business, and stop buzzing around me, it's so annoying."
"...This is filial piety." Zhu Wanqing said angrily: "People say that elderly people need companionship. It's really...Uncle Li, you are too much."
"Okay, okay, uncle Li is very touched by your filial piety." Li Qinghao said with a smile, "But uncle Li can't bear it, so he has to take it easy."
Zhu Wanqing's face was covered with black lines and she muttered: "Go to your Zuixian Tower."
"Snapped!"
"Ouch..." Zhu Wanqing covered her head, "You beat me silly. You have ruined all this huge foundation."
Li Qing scowled and hummed, "In that case, I might really beat you into a fool."
"..."
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Li Qing did not stay in the Hou Mansion for a long time. He helped Qian recover his health, slightly improved the prescription, and then left for the capital.
The capital is still the same capital.
The level of prosperity is no less than that of Jinling.
Li Qing walked around and returned to the small courtyard.
It has been nearly two years since I last left, and the small courtyard is in the same condition again. The houses have collapsed, and it is completely dilapidated. Only the donkey shed is still there.
The lounge chair also completely fell apart, leaving only a few pieces of rotten wood.
Li Qing was not a picky person, so he just cleaned up and settled in.
However, he did not enter the palace to see Zhu Jianshen.
When he thought about it, after Zhu Jianshen read the notes, he would probably think of it in that way, and if they met again... I'm afraid it wouldn't be discussing state affairs.
Zhu Jianshen did a good job, really good. Li Qing didn't want to cause trouble, he just wanted to understand the current situation of the court. He could still do it without meeting Zhu Jianshen.
Just listen to the root of the wall...
However, due to fate, the two still met.
On this day, Zhu Jianshen, who had nothing to do, once again looked through "Anecdotes of the Ming Dynasty" (as he named it). On a whim, he drove to Lianjia Village to try his luck in case he could find Li Qing. What's the secret book of immortality left behind by me?
So he came to Lianjia Tun'er.
When he entered the small courtyard, he was shocked.
The yard was full of weeds and the house was in a dilapidated state. What shocked him even more was that there was a young man sleeping soundly and snoring. There were chicken bones and scattered wine jars next to him.
The young man was dressed in mysterious clothes, with an air of twilight, and seemed to be very tired. He looked a little bookish, but even more murderous...
He was so blessed that he roared loudly: "Li Qing!"
Li Qing went to the palace last night, but he didn't get what he wanted to know. Instead, he listened to the lingering music for half the night, so he simply went to Yiqing Tower to drink wine and didn't come back until dawn.
Since he was in the Ming Dynasty and at the feet of the Emperor, he felt at ease and did not worry about safety issues at all, so he was very relaxed and slept deeply.
He was sleeping soundly, but he was frightened by the voice. He opened his mouth and cursed: "What a bastard, you are disturbing me..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Zhu Jianshen staring directly at him.
Worri...
Li Qing has a big head.
I am really afraid of what will happen.
"Who are you?"
Zhu Jianshen was not wearing a dragon robe, so he pretended not to recognize him.
However, Zhu Jianshen was a shrewd emperor who had been immersed in the temple for more than ten years. He had already figured out his identity from Li Qing's conditioned words just now.
Zhu Jianshen did not immediately attack, but said to the Ouchi guards: "You all stand down."
"emperor……"
"Back off!"
"……yes."
The guards exited the door. In fact, there was no door anymore. They just watched from the door.
Seeing this, Zhu Jianshen had no choice but to say: "Stay far away."
At this time, the guard commander quit. The emperor had good intentions, and all nine of his clans would have to be wiped out. Quitting the door was the biggest concession.
"I'm a humble minister... I'm sorry to have to obey my order." The guard commander said bravely.
Zhu Jianshen had no choice but to say: "You are not allowed to come in without my order."
"yes!"
Zhu Jianshen walked forward slowly and said softly: "Let's go inside and talk about things."
Li Qing looked him up and down and asked in surprise: "Are you the emperor?"
"Stop pretending." Zhu Jian gave him a deep look and hummed softly: "How about you kneel down and kowtow to me a few times, then I won't doubt that you are Li Qing."
You are such a bastard... Li Qing hardened his fist and wanted to hit someone.
Meeting Li Qing's gaze, Zhu Jianshen was a little scared for no reason, and whispered: "What do you want to do? Aren't you afraid that your secret will be made public?"
"..." Li Qing rolled his eyes, "Didn't you say everything you said just now?"
Now that they have all collided, and Zhu Jianshen obviously knows his secret, there is no need to escape anymore.
"It doesn't matter, no one will think of it." Zhu Jianshen said nonchalantly.
He was understated on his face, but he was very surprised on the inside.
Even the voice has changed, young and clear, no longer sluggish as before.
If he hadn't known Li Qing's secret in advance and Li Qing's tone and demeanor remained the same, he would have really suspected that he had recognized the wrong person.
"Go inside and avoid their sight." Zhu Jianshen urged, with anxiety on his face.
Li Qing sighed, stood up and walked some distance inside.
Zhu Jianshen hurriedly followed, and after avoiding the sight of the guards, his first words were:
"Sir, do you think I still have a chance?"
"what chance?"
"What a chance of immortality!" Zhu Jianshen's eyes were burning, and his eyes were really opened.
There are not only immortal people in the world, but also immortality. This is an unparalleled temptation for the emperor who has the power of the world.
Zhu Jianshen is indeed wise, but he is also unavoidable.
"...No chance, I alone can live forever in this world." Li Qing said.
"I don't believe it!" Zhu Jian said in a deep voice.
"Believe it or not."
"..."
Zhu Jianshen looked at Li Qing again. His face was like a jade, his eyes were like bright stars, he was as old as a crown, and he had a tall figure...
'Age and crown, features... very handsome. '
These are the exact words of my sister-in-law.
Now that he saw it with his own eyes, he knew that his brother-in-law did not lie to him.
Really handsome.
Zhu Jianshen murmured: "Fortunately, I am not good at masculinity..."
"Do you really want to die?" Li Qing asked coldly.
Zhu Jian was stunned for a moment and said sarcastically: "Look at you, you can't even make a joke."
"Stop talking nonsense, do you think about immortality when you see me?"
"So, is that okay?"
"No!" Li Qing said lightly: "If you can, the throne will not be your turn."
Zhu Jianshen was silent.
Li Hong also said this. He knew in his heart that there was little hope, but when he said it from his mouth, he was still disappointed.
"Then...can it make me stronger?" Zhu Jian sighed deeply and asked.
"which aspect?"
"Just... you know." Zhu Jianshen's face was stern.
Li Qing was speechless: "You are very strong. You can control three women in one night. Most people don't have this physique."
"How do you know?" Zhu Jianshen was shocked.
"Guess." Li Qing's expression changed this time.
He changed the subject: "Let's get down to business."
Zhu Jianshen's shoulders were hunched, and his expression was gloomy: "You can ask."
"How's the reform going? Is it going smoothly?" Li Qing asked.
"How can this go smoothly," Zhu Jianshen said gloomily, "But it doesn't matter. If you don't accept it, fight until you are convinced. When have you ever seen someone break the old order and be harmonious?"
Li Qing nodded slowly, then his eyes turned cold: "When can you talk to me like this?"
"You..." Zhu Jianshen was furious and whispered: "Li Qing, don't bully others too much. I am the king and you are the minister. You..."
His mouth opened and closed, but there was no sound.
Li Qing patted him on the shoulder, and Zhu Jianshen squatted on his butt and collapsed on the ground. He was dumbfounded.
"As the emperor, you have done a good job. I hope you can continue to do so. No matter how the history books write, you are the master of England with me." Li Qing said: "Don't worry, I will clear your name, but the premise is You have to continue to be wise, otherwise...I don't care if you are a king or not."
'You threaten me? '
Li Qing understood what he meant and nodded: "If you think so, then so be it."
Zhu Jianshen: "..."
'Why do you say this? '
Li Qing understood it again and said calmly: "Because I want to take good care of it."
As he spoke, he raised his hand to release his restraint.
Li Qing was just showing off his skills to make Zhu Jian feel in awe, not stopping him from speaking.
Zhu Jianshen regained his ability to speak, but he did not get angry and asked: "Is it... the Ming Dynasty?"
"Um…."
Zhu Jianshen asked again: "Do all our ancestors know the secret of your immortality?"
"That's not entirely true." Li Qing shook his head: "Taizu and Taizong all just had suspicions. Renzong knew it, but didn't ask for confirmation. As clear as you are...only your master, your father, and your second uncle."
After a pause, he said: "And Jianwen."
"Jianwen..." Zhu Jianshen was stunned for a moment before he realized: "He also knows?"
Li Qing did not explain, but just said: "This is not important. What is important is that you are the emperor and should follow the emperor's way."
"Will you keep watch?"
"If I am alive, I will." Li Qing nodded: "But it depends on whether the Ming Emperor can live up to his expectations."
"You won't help if you don't live up to expectations?"
"No," Li Qing shook his head and said, "If he doesn't live up to his expectations, I will beat him to death."
"In this way...you have become the biggest provocateur of the imperial power," Zhu Jian said in a deep voice, "Aren't you afraid that I won't be able to tolerate you?"
Li Qing smiled: "Do you know what Taizu said to me before he died?"
"What?"
"He said: Li Qing, after we die, you should be a powerful minister!"
Zhu Jianshen's face turned hot. Looking at the two Yongqing Marquises, they were not considered powerful ministers, but they managed to do things that even powerful ministers might not be able to do.
One can imagine the hard work involved...
