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The king and his ministers sat facing each other.
Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "Dr. Li is finally back. I am worried."
"What are you worried about?"
"Well," Zhu Youtang said sarcastically, "the queen gave birth to a prince last month, and I was worried about how to reward you."
"The prince was born?" Even though Li Qing was mentally prepared, he was still excited when he heard this. To be precise, it was a surprise.
There is surprise, but also joy.
Is it righteousness?
probably!
After all, Hongzhi is still Hongzhi.
Zhu Youtang nodded with a smile and said boldly: "You are not joking. It is time for my previous promise to be fulfilled. However, don't be anxious. It will definitely be later in the year when you join the cabinet. I will give you a reputation first."
"I didn't even take part in the imperial examination, how can you give it to me, Your Majesty?" Li Qing didn't want to accept it.
Zhu Youtang said, "You can give it!"
"...Your Majesty, think twice, this will have a bad influence."
Zhu Youtang didn't answer and thought to himself, "How about giving you a Jinshi background?"
Not so... Li Qing was speechless, "Your Majesty, where is the prince now?"
"It's in Changle Palace." Zhu Youtang said, and then he became energetic, "I was just asking you to do a favor."
"What's the deal?"
"Not long after the prince was born, the Supreme Emperor took him to Changle Palace, and then... he didn't return him. Children are the most delicate. Is this okay?" Zhu Youtang added, "I think Well, it is far better for a newborn baby to stay with his mother than with his father and grandfather, don’t you think?"
He couldn't compare himself with his father, so he could only make a fuss about his wife. Anyway, following his wife meant following him.
Li Qing wanted to laugh a little, because he couldn't see that the emperor's eldest grandson was a piece of cake that everyone wanted to treasure.
"As long as a child eats well and sleeps well, it's the same everywhere." Li Qing pretended not to understand the deeper meaning of his words, "The emperor has many things to do every day. With the Supreme Emperor watching over you, you can have no worries. How can a grandfather not love his grandson?"
Zhu Youtang: -_-|| "What I mean is..."
"I understand what the emperor means," Li Qing said. "You want the common people to visit the emperor's eldest grandson and take precautions, right?"
"Uh, right." Zhu Youtang was helpless. It was hard for him to say something too obvious, otherwise he would be suspected of being unfilial.
Did this guy do it on purpose, or did he really not hear it? Zhu Youtang frowned and looked at Li Qing.
"Why does the emperor look at me like this?"
"..."
Li Qing knew Zhu Youtang's intentions, but in his heart, Zhu Youtang was far from being compared to Zhu Jianshen, whether it was due to personal feelings or the emperor's achievements.
Furthermore, Zhu Jianshen was setting the sun in the west, and as each day passed, he would of course prefer Zhu Jianshen.
His impression of Hongzhi was average and he had almost no feelings.
Zhu Youtang stood up expressionlessly, "Let's go to Changle Palace."
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In Changle Palace, after the baby fell asleep, Zhu Jianshen was still sitting by the bed, pinching his cheeks and scraping his nose from time to time, amusing himself.
On the side, neither the Ji family nor the Shao family can get involved.
"Father..." Zhu Youtang walked in and saw his son sleeping. He immediately lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Li is here."
Zhu Jianshen turned around and saw that it was Li Qing. He immediately sat up and said, "Xiao Ji, Xiao Shao, you guys go out first."
After a pause, "Youtang, you should also go and do your official duties."
"Father, I brought Divine Doctor Li here mainly to help Hou Zhao check his body." Zhu Youtang just glanced at his son and didn't want to leave just like that.
Zhu Jianshen said: "After reading this, let him tell you, why are you wasting your time? You are the emperor, and you should give top priority to national affairs. The new year is approaching, so don't delay national affairs."
Zhu Youtang: (╯▽╰) “My son, please retire.”
Ji and Shao also left. When they reached the door, Shao looked back at the infant baby again, filled with envy. Thinking that her son had reached his age, she couldn't help but feel a little thoughtful.
To this day, she has no thoughts of 'making a career in success', but she also wants to have a grandson.
It's a pity that even if she has a grandson, there is a high probability that she will not be able to hold it.
Without him, the feudal king would not be able to stay in the capital forever.
After his son became a vassal, he might not be able to see him even once a year, let alone his grandson.
'Well, Youji has grown up, and he can't be a vassal because I delayed him from starting a family. Fortunately, the Supreme Emperor still loves me. I have to find a chance to talk to the Supreme Emperor tomorrow. I won't make the trip before the new year. We have to make arrangements for Youqiu's marriage later...'
Shaw thought so.
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"When did you come back?"
"I just got back, and I haven't even gone to the village yet." Li Qing stepped forward and stared at the baby for a while, "Is it full moon?"
"It's only been two days since the full moon," Zhu Jianshen said with a smile, "How about it, isn't it cute?"
"It's fluffy, it hasn't grown yet, so it's not cute anymore." Li Qing muttered, "Have you finished the full moon wine yet?"
He is more concerned about this.
"... I just know how to eat." Zhu Jianshen snorted unhappily, "It's the Chinese New Year soon, so I'm not going to do it. I'll hold a 100-day banquet in the spring after the new year."
"That's it..." Li Qing nodded, sat down by the bed, stared at the baby for a while, and said, "It's cold, so be careful to keep warm. It's best not to see the wind and snow. When the spring comes, you can take it with you." He often goes out to bask in the sun.”
"Well, that's what I think too." Zhu Jianshen smiled and pinched the baby's face, "Little Houzhao, just stay with grandpa."
"His name is Zhu Houzhao?"
"Is there a problem?"
Li Qing pondered: "His father is wood, and wood makes fire. He should be fire, right?"
"Zhao, the five elements belong to fire." Zhu Jianshen teased, "You don't even know this?"
"...I have little talent and knowledge, so that's enough." Li Qing muttered angrily, but fell into deep thought.
For the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, he mostly only remembered their reign names but not their names.
Speaking of which, this still depends on Lao Zhu.
Who asked him to use the same era name until his death, including the Qing Dynasty in history, such as Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong... He only knew the era name, but did not know the specific name.
Zhu Yuanzhang made the beginning. The emperors of the Ming Dynasty only had one reign title during their reign, and this was also the case later in the Qing Dynasty.
This has led to the fact that emperors since the Ming Dynasty are most famous for their reign titles.
"By the way, Your Majesty, how is the Jianzhou Jurchen?" Li Qing suddenly remembered this.
"I really don't know about this." Zhu Jianshen shook his head, "The last time I had an impression of the Jianzhou Jurchens, I sent Wang Zhi to eliminate them. It's been many years. Who knows what happened to them?"
"However, if you think about it, it's almost as good as death. There are just a few people, and there's not enough people to fill the gap between your teeth. The last time I asked Wang Zhi to clean up, it was with the purpose of gilding Wang Zhi. Otherwise, I wouldn't even take it seriously. They." Zhu Jianshen spoke contemptuously, "Why did you suddenly think of this?"
"It's nothing. I just remembered it and asked." Li Qing smiled, but secretly thought: When I have free time in the future, I have to go to Liaodong again.
To be honest, the current Ming Dynasty is hardly the same dynasty as the Ming Dynasty in history.
The big trend created by countless small trends is enough to change the direction of history. Li Qing is confident that even if he does not interfere at all with the Jianzhou Jurchens, the latter will definitely not be able to change the world.
However, this matter has always been uneasy in his heart.
Zhu Jianshen didn't take this seriously, not because he was arrogant, but because... the Jianzhou Jurchen was so weak that even the weak couldn't see it.
"Don't you want to take a pulse?" Zhu Jianshen was more concerned about his eldest grandson.
"What can be cut out of a baby that's just one month old?" Li Qing said amusedly, "It's you, come on, give me your hand."
Zhu Jianshen rolled up his sleeves and raised his arms, "I'm in good condition recently. I can eat and sleep, and I'm in a good mood."
"You are happy that you have a grandson. Although your mood can affect your body, it does not mean that your body will be good if you are in a good mood." Li Qing put his hand on his wrist and felt for his pulse.
After a long time, he slowly withdrew his hand and said: "It's not bad. It's well maintained. There haven't been any big problems in recent years."
"Look, I'll just say it." Zhu Jianshen was very pleased with himself, and then said: "By the way, you have gone to Jiaozhi, and you won't go overseas in the future, right?"
"I haven't gone out in recent years." Li Qing thought for a while and said, "I want to be busy, but there are still many things to be busy with. I want to be free, but there is nothing too urgent."
"Then take some time off and have a rest." Zhu Jianshen said distressedly, "You have worked hard enough, give yourself a holiday."
"That sounds good to me." Li Qing was pleased.
But I heard Zhu Jianshen continue to say: "You have to work for a long time, but you have to use it sparingly. If it is used out in advance, the loss will be huge."
Li Qing's face was full of black lines: "You're looking for a fight, right?"
"I can't stand the ravage now. You hit me, and I lie down there. You are the most anxious." Zhu Jianshen said that a dead pig is not afraid of being scalded by boiling water.
"Okay, don't be talkative anymore." Zhu Jianshen said, "Stay in the capital, I'm bored too. You often come to the palace, we chat and drink tea. If you really can't stay idle, you can go to Baoding Mansion to see Look, the distance between the two places is not far, so it’s easy to go back and forth.”
Li Qing was amused: "Wanqing wants me to live in Jinling. You want me to live in the capital. I don't know what to choose."
"Of course it's for me, how long can I live?" Zhu Jianshen said confidently.
"...Okay." Li Qing sighed, "However, your son is looking for something for me again. He wants me to join the cabinet. Talk to him later. The Ming Dynasty is exploring a new path. I can't stay here. The court restricts my performance too much."
Zhu Jianshen nodded: "Leave this to me."
At this time, Zhu Houzhao woke up and cried as soon as he opened his eyes. He didn't know whether he had peed, had a bowel movement, or was hungry.
Zhu Jianshen was no longer calm and calm, and immediately panicked, "Someone is coming, someone is coming quickly..."
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The baby was too small and really not cute, so he just cried. Li Qing was so upset by the crying that he turned around and left.
When leaving the palace, at the end of the day, Li Qing changed his route to the food market entrance and bought some meat and vegetables, as well as some cooked food, wine and meat.
Prepare to have a good massage and sleep with him for a whole day and night.
This journey of running around was really tiring for him.
When he got home, he simply tidied up, Li Qing put out the wine and meat, and was about to feast when there was a knock on the door.
"I'm so fucking convinced!" Li Qing cursed and raised his voice: "Who is it?"
"Sir, you are really at home!" A surprised voice sounded outside the courtyard door, "It's me, Xiaoyun!"
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