Li Qing was immersed in it and couldn't extricate himself. Several girls also tasted the sweetness and enjoyed it as much as sweet cakes.
For several days in a row, Li Qing spent the rest of his time either sleeping or asleep, except for the necessary human and worldly matters.
In the early morning, the sun shines in through the window, and the warmth is as warm as the graceful spirit in your arms.
"Sir, you're awake." Wan Ling smiled sweetly and leaned into his arms, her face full of nostalgia, "Sir, are you awake? Didn't you say that the emperor will hold a celebration banquet today?"
"There's no rush, the celebration party won't start until noon." Li Qing played with the softness and said with a smile, "Let's sleep a little longer."
"Oh." Wan Ling hugged her a little tighter, and after a while, she said timidly: "Sir, I have something to say... I don't know whether I should say it or not."
"Is there anything else I can't say to you sir?"
"Yes." Wan Ling pondered for a moment and whispered, "Sir, you are proficient in medical skills. Can you show me to your servant?"
"What are you looking at?" Li Qing asked in surprise, "You're not sick!"
Wan Ling's pretty face turned red and she muttered: "My maid has had fun with my husband so many times, but my stomach has always been flat..."
After a pause, he explained, "Sir, don't get me wrong, I have no wrong intentions, it's just..."
"It's okay." Li Qing didn't take it seriously and chuckled, "You're not sick. It's not your problem whether you can get pregnant or not. It's because I don't want you."
"ah?"
Wan Ling looked surprised, "Can you blame a man for not having a child?"
Li Qing said with a smile, "What do you think about the two of us?"
"Oh." Wan Ling nodded in disappointment and said calmly, "Why don't you, sir... don't want children?"
"This..." Li Qing sighed, then smiled and said: "Isn't it good for us to do this?"
As he said that, he pinched the tip of her nose and said, "Only when you live each day well can you be serious. Don't think about it in the future."
After a pause, "I don't want children. I'm not trying to deceive you about your status. The same is true for Lingxiang Hongxiu. You can tell them later that you are the one who treats me first. No one will dislike you."
"Yes." Wan Ling was so moved that she took the initiative to give her a sweet kiss.
At this time, there was a knock on the door, and then a loud voice sounded: "Brother Li, Brother Li, are you at home? It's me, Jinglong!"
"Sir, come here, we have a visitor." Wan Ling took a breath and pushed away his mischievous hand, "Business matters."
Li Qing had no choice but to raise his voice and said: "Come right away."
After that, get up and get dressed.
In the living room, warm wash water and clean loofah pulp were ready. Li Qing hurriedly washed up and went to open the door.
"Brother Li, I haven't seen you for a few days. How are you?"
"You're welcome, Mr. Cao Guo." Li Qing smiled and said, "Please come in."
The two of them came to sit down at a long table under the fruit tree. Hongxiu brought a pot of hot tea, bowed Yingying, and then left.
Li Jinglong praised: "Brother Li is so lucky. It's hard to find such a lovely person as a maid!"
"..." Li Qing rolled his eyes, "Cao Guogong has reached the marriageable age, doesn't he plan to get a wife?"
"It's not urgent." Li Jinglong smiled, and then said, "Brother Li, don't be so outspoken. Just call me Brother Li. No, Jinglong is fine too."
A man's crown is given a new character when he is twenty. In ancient times, a man would add a character when he was crowned at the age of 20, and a woman would be given a character when she was 15 years old.
Also said: Young name, crown character!
Li Jinglong was only sixteen and had not yet picked up a nickname. Even if he did, when he introduced himself, he would always use his name instead of his nickname.
But people who are familiar with each other are addressed by names.
In this day and age, it is common to call people by their first name and surname, and as expected, the next step is to curse them.
Of course, emperors are not included in this list. You can scream whatever you want.
Li Qing has been in the Ming Dynasty for so long, so he naturally knows that the ancients had too many titles, including names, characters, and nicknames. Many people even had more than one nickname, which was very troublesome to call.
"I'm a few years older than you, so I'll take the liberty of calling you Brother Li." Li Qing said with a smile.
"Make, make." Li Jinglong was very happy. He did not forget his father's instructions. He raised his glass and said, "Jinglong offers tea instead of wine to Brother Li."
"You're welcome, brother."
After exchanging a few words, Li Jinglong took the lead in getting to the point.
"Brother Li, that guy Lan Yu...are you okay?"
"It's nothing." Li Qing was a little amused when he thought about it, "But I'd better not provoke him at the celebration party later."
"That's natural." Li Jinglong said with a sneer: "That day Lan Yu was so angry that it was really not my intention. If the emperor... I hope Brother Li can say a few words of justice."
Li Qing smiled and nodded. He knew that Lao Zhu would never punish Li Jinglong.
Because Li Jinglong is also the person Lao Zhu wants to focus on training, otherwise he would not let someone who has never been on the battlefield directly become the deputy commander.
Naturally, he would not miss the free favor.
"Brother Li, I will give you another toast, Jinglong."
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I have to say that it's okay for Li Jinglong to be serious. After all, he has been taught how to treat others since he was a child. He is not only talkative, but also funny.
The reason why he was like that before was not because he couldn't, but because he didn't want to.
After a long chat, seeing that time was almost up, the two got up and rushed to the palace.
In front of Fengtian Hall, square.
All the generals gathered together and set up more than twenty tables. The standard was as high as that of Lao Zhu celebrating his birthday.
Two of the tables looked particularly high-end. Li Qing looked at Li Jinglong in surprise, and Li Jinglong was also confused as a monk.
Normally in this situation, the emperor would have a banquet with the commander and a few others to show that he was approachable and would not have a banquet alone. What's more, the significance of this battle was unprecedented.
With doubts in mind, the two of them came to the most luxurious table and sat down under the guidance of Xiao Guizi. After a while, Lan Yu also came over.
When he saw Li Jinglong, he couldn't hold back his anger.
That is to say, in the palace, that is, the emperor is about to give out a large reward, otherwise Lan Yu will never let Li Jinglong get it.
Of course, no matter how much Lan Yu hates him, he would not dare to kill Li Jinglong, but beating him up is absolutely inevitable.
Li Jinglong felt a little guilty and did not dare to look directly at Lan Yu. He kept tugging at the sleeves of Li Qing's robe, "Brother Li, Brother Li, please say something."
These two live treasures had fought each other not once or twice, but Li Qing had already experienced it. He stood up and smoothed things over, then asked Lan Yu to sit on the other side, and he sat in the middle to separate the two of them.
Lan Yu knew that today was not the time for revenge, so she suppressed it and stopped looking at Li Jinglong. She exchanged pleasantries with Li Qing from time to time to pass the boring time.
About two-quarters of an hour later, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao and his party came over. The generals suddenly stood up with shock on their faces.
It was not the shock of the emperor and the prince coming, but the shock of the people behind them.
There were twenty people including the Emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, King Duo'er of Wu, the acting king Dali, and even the direct princes, princesses, prime ministers of the Yuan Dynasty, and ministers of the Taiwei level.
What is this for?
Everyone looked confused.
Li Qing was also shocked. In his opinion, with Lao Zhu's temperament, he should first humiliate the Beiyuan Emperor and then kill his entire family.
After all, Lao Zhu has always either done nothing or never done anything.
Lao Zhu was by no means a soft-hearted person. Li Qing had learned this a long time ago. He never imagined that Emperor Beiyuan would attend the celebration banquet.
"Long live my emperor, my prince, and a thousand lives for my prince!"
Although the generals were full of doubts, they still had to show the proper etiquette and hurriedly bowed down and saluted.
"Haha... please sit down even if you are flat!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was in high spirits, with a smile on his face. When everyone sat down, he made an invitation gesture to Togu Si Timur behind him.
Tuogusi Timur quickly raised his hand and signaled to Zhu Yuanzhang to invite him first.
Zhu Yuanzhang stopped being polite and strode forward, and Tuogu Si Timur followed.
During this period, the two of them were still talking and laughing, which was simply... outrageous!
After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao came to Li Qing's table and sat down, while Emperor Beiyuan and his party sat down at a banquet table with inferior specifications next to it.
Then, Xiao Guizi began to spread the meal around.
The atmosphere of the banquet was quite strange. The generals were completely confused. They all scratched their heads and did not dare to speak randomly. As a result, the huge square was extremely quiet.
Zhu Yuanzhang, on the other hand, occasionally exchanged words with Tuogu Si Timur, the Emperor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and those who didn't know better thought they were close friends.
Li Qing stared blankly for a while, and his frown gradually relaxed.
He somewhat understood why Lao Zhu did this.
It is true that the Yuan Dynasty is gone, but this does not mean that the border of the Ming Dynasty will be stable and you can sit back and relax.
Those small tribes would still invade the Ming Dynasty from time to time, and it was really not cost-effective to go deep into Mobei to attack these small tribes.
Fight him. The Ming Dynasty spends a lot of money, and you may not be able to find them. Don't fight him. They will disgust you from time to time, which is really a headache.
But if we leave things alone, who can guarantee that small tribes will not become big tribes in the future?
Therefore, the best way is to implement integration policies.
He finally understood why before the expedition, Lao Zhu repeatedly asked to respect the family members of the Beiyuan Emperor. It turned out that it was not just to show the style of a great country, but also to have this meaning.
It has to be said that Zhu Yuanzhang is indeed a man of great talent and strategy.
The more preferential treatment is given to the Northern Yuan Emperor, the greater the feasibility of the integration policy!
To take a step back, the fusion strategy will not work. With the Beiyuan Emperor as a bargaining chip, at least those elite surrender troops will completely fall to the Ming Dynasty.
The surrender of the army this time, both in quantity and quality, is not comparable to Nai'er Buhua's surrender.
After they are completely taken over and domesticated, they may be able to conquer the barbarians.
In any case, the dead Emperor Beiyuan is far inferior to the living Emperor Beiyuan.
Thinking of this, Li Qing couldn't help but secretly praise: "Such a broad mind, such magnanimity, such far-sightedness, and extraordinary knowledge... No wonder he can climb from the bottom to the top!"