However, Li Qing was also very curious and asked: "How did you convince your father to let you wander around?"
"This is not difficult." Wang Shouren smiled, "If you have your feet on me, I will naturally make the decision as to what path you take."
After a pause, "Of course, my father is still very reasonable and is not a scholar who accepts death."
"Your father is really open-minded." Li Qing couldn't help but say. After thinking about it, it was not surprising. If he met such a son, he would have been angry to death if he was not open-minded.
"Then it's your fault." Li Qing shook his head in amusement, "Now that I leave, I won't be able to come back in the short term. If you change your mind, what I said before will still stand."
"What?"
"Bamboo."
"Still not." Wang Shouren shook his head slightly.
Li Qing nodded, walked to the couch and lay down, facing the autumn wind, and fell asleep unknowingly...
When he woke up again, it was almost noon, and Wang Shouren's study of things and knowledge had come to an end.
Seeing him waking up, Wang Shouren said goodbye.
Li Qing asked: "Is there any harvest?"
"Not yet." Wang Shouren exhaled quietly and said with a wry smile, "Maybe it was affected by yesterday. It is estimated that there will be no gains in the near future."
Li Qing nodded with a smile: "Will you come again tomorrow to inspect things?"
"No." Wang Shouren shook his head, "By the way, when are you leaving?"
"Well..." Li Qing pondered for a moment, "Maybe tomorrow."
"So urgent?" Wang Shouren was surprised, "Didn't you say you wouldn't leave in a few days?"
Li Qing smiled and said: "You know how to stop losses when you are young, how can I waste my time?"
"Then I'll come back tomorrow."
"What are you here for?"
"give you."
"That's not necessary." Li Qing waved his hand, "You'd better study your path to becoming a sage."
Wang Shouren did not comment, cupped his hands and said, "Farewell."
"Well, walk slowly."
He had a full meal in the morning and slept for a long time. Li Qing was not hungry, so he simply closed his eyes and fell asleep again.
When I opened my eyes again, it was already the end of Shen Shi.
The sunset was soft, Li Qing stretched himself, washed his face, and then went out.
We had a bowl of noodles at a small restaurant and then went to Yiqinglou to listen to music. It was time to save time and spend time together.
Feeling happy until late at night, Li Qing went to Changle Palace...
~
"Sir, how long have you been resting before you have to leave again?" Zhu Qizhen poured a cup of tea and pushed it to Li Qing, "Now the Ming Dynasty can definitely be said to be a peaceful country and a peaceful people, why should we be so anxious?"
Zhu Qizhen had settled down to take care of his old age, so there was no need to discuss state affairs with him, and Li Qing didn't want him to worry about it.
He just said: "It's too boring to have nothing to do. It's good to go out for a walk. Do you want me to go to Jinling to deliver a message to you?"
Zhu Qizhen pondered for a while and said, "Tell Wanqing that my life is very good here and you don't have to worry about me."
Li Qing nodded: "Is there more?"
"No more." Zhu Qizhen shook his head.
Li Qing sighed softly and said: "Actually, you don't have to do this. He has absolute authority now, and you can't shake it. If you feel bored, you can relax."
"No need, this is good." Zhu Qizhen shook his head silently, his eyes filled with vicissitudes of life became more and more cloudy under the candlelight, "You are already this old, why do you still have so much energy?"
In fact, Zhu Qizhen is not too old, not yet sixty years old, but... his spirit is gone, or in other words, his spiritual support is gone.
Before going to North Korea, he was still full of energy. In just a few years, he has become like this, which is really sad.
After Qian's death, his life became gloomy and he obviously lost interest in life.
Now he is already in his twilight years...
Li Qing couldn't persuade him to do this, so he asked, "What is your wish?"
"No." Zhu Qizhen laughed to himself, "I quite like the days of eating and waiting for death. I read books when I have nothing to do. I have delicious food when I am hungry, and royal wine when I am thirsty. What else can I wish for?"
"Okay." Li Qing sighed, "Take care."
"Sir, you should take care of yourself." Zhu Qizhen said seriously.
"Um…."
~
The next day.
Wang Shouren came to see Li Qing off as promised and waited at the entrance of the small courtyard for most of the day, but Li Qing was nowhere to be seen.
"This man... is really free and easy." Wang Shouren felt a little regretful, looked at the bamboo forest again, sighed and shook his head...
~
Jinling.
Yongqinghou Mansion.
Today, Zhu Wanqing is like the helmsman of the Yongqing Marquis Mansion, in charge of all the Li family's properties.
In her thirties, she is no longer as bold as before. She is a strong woman, mature and capable in her work, and not at all pretentious.
After having a son and a daughter, she had no more children. In addition, she lived a good life and loved beauty. At the age of more than thirty years old, she looked like she was in her mid-twenties.
Of course, there is still a gap compared to Li Qing.
Living room.
Uncle and nephew chat.
Zhu Wanqing joked: "Uncle Li, I am more mature than you now. Before I know it, my niece has caught up with you."
Li Qing, however, didn't find it funny. He was silent for a moment and asked, "How is the business at home?"
"Not bad." Zhu Wanqing said, "However, business has become increasingly difficult in recent years. Wealth is still growing, but not as much as before."
"It doesn't matter, that's good enough." Li Qing nodded and asked, "Have you told your child about me?"
"No, he is still young, so there is no need to tell him this." Zhu Wanqing shook his head, "Besides, Brother Hong and I are not old yet, so there is no need to tell him this."
"That's good." Li Qing relaxed a little. He also thought so. His secret must be passed down. This is what he relied on to gain momentum. However, he did not want to let the younger generation know it too early.
Zhu Wanqing asked tentatively: "Uncle Li, have you been to the capital?"
"I just came back from the capital."
Zhu Wanqing's eyes lit up and she hurriedly asked, "How is daddy doing?"
She already knew about her mother's death. As a daughter, she could not serve her at the bedside. She felt deeply guilty and regretful, but there was nothing she could do. She just offered a spiritual tablet at home to express her love.
"She asked me to leave you a message." Li Qing said, "Live a good life. He is fine in the palace. Don't worry about him."
Zhu Wanqing lowered her head, with red eyes, and said sadly, "Dad must be very sad."
"It's not bad." Li Qing consoled him, "He is the Ming Dynasty Emperor. How can his life be so bad? Your mother's death made him very sad, but... time is a good medicine for healing."
"Hmm..." Zhu Wanqing wiped the corners of her eyes and prayed: "Uncle Li, can you take me to see daddy? Just once, I miss him so much."
Li Qing sighed softly: "Wait until I come back. I will take you there then."
"Uncle Li, are you going on a long trip again?"
"Yeah, but don't worry, it won't take long." Li Qing pondered for a moment, "I'll be back in about two or three years. If everything goes well... within two years."
Zhu Wanqing was slightly disappointed, but she did not beg again. She just said, "Uncle Li, please take good care of yourself."
After a pause, "Uncle Li, Brother Hong misses you too. He hasn't seen you these two times you came back. How about...?"
"Where is he now?"
"The Japanese pirates were causing a lot of trouble a few days ago. He was fighting against the Japanese pirates in Haining."
Li Qing frowned slightly: "Are Japanese pirates very rampant?"
"Fortunately," Zhu Wanqing shook her head and said, "They are still in awe of the Ming Dynasty, but they are just seeking money, and they don't dare to do anything harmful to nature, and many of them are Han smuggling caravans, which would be quite troublesome to destroy. "
"If Uncle Li wants to know the details, it's better to go to Haining." Zhu Wanqing said, "With Uncle Li's journey, it will only take half a month."
"...Okay, I'll go to Haining." Li Qing stood up and said, "It's best if you can make money. It's okay if you can't. Don't be anxious. Uncle Li doesn't love money that much."
"Yes, my niece understands." Zhu Wanqing also stood up and said in surprise: "Uncle Li, are you leaving now?"
Li Qing nodded.
"No matter how anxious you are, you still have to eat, right?" Zhu Wanqing said dissatisfied, "How can you go back to your own home and not eat?"
"Next time," Li Qing said with a smile, "definitely next time."
Zhu Wanqing opened her mouth, but smiled helplessly and nodded: "Then next time."
She knew that Uncle Li's next time was not the next time that ordinary people would say.
The time span will be very large...
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Haining.
The flags were fluttering, the ship's tall sails were squeaking and arcing, and it was sailing at an extremely fast speed.
The Ming army only dispatched three medium-sized ships, but there were more than twenty ships on the opposite side. However, their ships were too small, and some of them could not even be called ships. They could only carry dozens of people, and they were completely incomparable to the Ming navy. .
Li Hong clenched his fist, raised the back of his hand, and said loudly:
"Slow down, lower the sail to half, gunpowder to 90%, the cannon to shoot upward, and load solid shells."
"Yes!" The soldier said yes and immediately conveyed the military order.
After a while, 'dong dong dong...' White smoke rose up from the ship, and large iron balls slid out of the blue sky in a beautiful parabola, hitting the Japanese pirate ship.
"Crack...crash...!"
Chips of wood flew across the ship's planks, water splashed in all directions, and there were also faint screams...
With the support of fierce inertial potential energy, the big iron ball is indestructible. No ship hit by it can be left intact. In the best case, a large piece of ship plank will be smashed off.
As luck would have it, it leaked immediately.
"My lord, they dispersed and rushed over quickly."
"It doesn't matter," Li Hong remained unmoved and ordered calmly: "Across the ship, drop the anchor, replace the thunderbolts, 80% of the gunpowder, the cannons will shoot flatly, and the archers will prepare..."
"yes!"
…
Li Qing followed the address given by Zhu Wanqing and came all the way to Haining. He inquired with people in the name of a letter from the Yongqing Hou family, and found out that his godson had personally led the team to fight.
He had no choice but to stay in a village near the navy barracks and wait for his godson to return.
Fortunately, only one day later, someone came to inform him that General Li had returned with a great victory and asked Li Qing to hand over the letter.
Li Qing lied, saying it was a big deal and he could only tell Li Hong orally and ask Li Hong to come see him.
The man didn't dare to tell the truth, so he had to go back and report the truth.
Two hours later, Li Hong hurried over with his subordinates. When he saw Li Qing, he was stunned.
It has been almost ten years. Since the godfather went to Japan, father and son have not been reunited again. It has been almost ten years now. In the meantime, although the godfather came back twice, he missed them both times.
He didn't expect to see his godfather today.
