Zhu Di looked at Li Qing blankly. At this moment, he had a completely new view of Li Qing.
As the saying goes, the more bold a person is, the more productive he will be.
A person's character plays a vital role in his future achievements.
At this moment, he understood why his father loved Li Qing so much, and he was convinced that Li Qing's height was much more than that.
Thinking about the few times he got along with Li Qing, the surrender was a waste of time. Li Qing never gave any advice on military affairs. It is true that it was because he did not understand military affairs, but as a military supervisor, he could be so open-minded, which is enough to show this.
People are so broad-minded.
His talent, martial arts, and archery skills are all beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Zhu Di couldn't help but secretly sigh: Fortunately, his surname is not Zhu!
Immediately, I felt that I was too narrow-minded and couldn't help but smile secretly.
"Li Qin has sent a great talent, and I would like to propose a toast to you."
"I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it." Li Qing was ashamed. He just got emotional and used words to express his feelings. He didn't expect that Zhu Di would change like this, "I respect you, Your Highness."
The atmosphere became more and more harmonious, and the meal was almost finished, so the two of them started drinking.
Li Qing took this opportunity to learn about Beiping's border defense and the attitude of the Yuan people in recent years, but the answer he got was not optimistic.
Zhu Di said solemnly, "If this king is not an alarmist, just watch. Within ten years, the Yuan people will definitely invade on a large scale."
"Oh?" Li Qing frowned, "Why is the prince so sure?"
"This... can be regarded as intuition!" Zhu Di said awkwardly, "Judging from the experience of guarding the border in the past two years, I can feel that the many tribes of the Yuan people are gradually integrating and even developing towards unity."
After a pause, "Of course, I have no substantial evidence. How can I put it? I have been a vassal in Peiping for so long and have had too many dealings with the Yuan people.
You may think this is nonsense, but I can be sure of this!
After you return, please report my guess to Father truthfully."
After all, he is a descendant of the Zhu family. Although Zhu Di is a little dissatisfied with his father's favoritism, he can still handle important matters clearly.
Li Qing nodded, "My lord, don't worry, I will tell you the truth."
He could see that Zhu Di was sincere, and he did not underestimate Zhu Di's speculation.
Intuition is a very mysterious thing to talk about, but the hit rate is often very high. Zhu Di has been guarding Beiping for so long and has had too many interactions with Yuan people, so he will never have this intuition for no reason.
After chatting for a long time, Li Qing stood up and left.
…
Zhu Di stood in front of the window, looking at the thousands of miles of ice and the Great Wall in the distance. He couldn't calm down for a long time.
"Your Highness..." Xu Miaoyun put a big cloak on him. The two were childhood sweethearts, and she followed him when she was less than fifteen years old. How could she not know what her husband was thinking, and sighed softly: "You can't..."
"Miaoyun." Zhu Di said unwillingly, "If I were to ascend to Dabao, I might not be able to do what is said in the poem. Compared with me, the King of Qin and the Han Dynasty lost their literary talent; the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the Emperor of the Song Dynasty were less elegant; Genghis Khan, the genius of the generation, only knew
Bend your bow and shoot at the big eagle."
His eyes shone with unprecedented confidence, and his whole person had an indescribable grace, "If I ascend to Dabao, martial arts, or martial arts, I will not fall behind;
If I ascend to Dabao, I will surely create a prosperous world;
If I ascend to Dabao, I will surely ascend to the vast sea and seal the wolf as a cub;
If I visit Dabao, I will definitely be able to write a splendid chapter;
If I..."
"Your Highness...!" Xu Miaoyun said tremblingly, "Don't say it again, don't say it anymore."
"What if I..." Zhu Di slowly loosened his clenched fists, his blazing eyes gradually dimmed, and said bitterly, "If I were the boss, how great, how great...!"
Seeing her husband like this, Xu Miaoyun's heart was broken, and she burst into tears. She cried and persuaded: "I know that Your Highness is unwilling, but so what? I will establish a direct descendant. My eldest brother is highly virtuous, kind and wise. You can't blame my father."
Emperor."
"My eldest brother will be the heir to the throne, and I won't have any complaints, but my father... why, why can't it be..." Zhu Di's breathing was trembling, "why can't it be me?"
"Your Highness, don't be like this, I'm so panicked." Xu Miaoyun was frightened, "Don't do anything stupid!"
Zhu Di sighed dejectedly, gently hugged her into his arms, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, I won't do anything stupid. I'm just... just too frustrated."
"Well, I understand, I understand." Xu Miaoyun hugged him with her back, "Your Highness, we don't want those unhappy things anymore, we just live our lives well.
The children are growing up day by day, and in the future, we will have grandchildren. Watching them grow up, and having children and grandchildren around us in the future, isn’t it also a great blessing?”
"Yes!" Zhu Di forced out a smile and said apologetically: "My husband just scared you."
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The first thing Li Qing did when he returned was to find the chief envoy to discuss border defense matters with him and plan for the Yuan people to come and plunder him.
Although it was just Zhu Di's guess, there was no big loss in making some preparations. If Yuan Ren really came, any hasty response would definitely lead to missteps.
There is no room for carelessness or luck in this kind of thing.
The chief envoy of Peiping was very cooperative. The news of the prince's death had spread all over the world. If he could climb to this position, how could he have nothing to do with the court? Although he did not have a thorough understanding of the overall situation, he could make a rough guess.
There are not many nerds in the officialdom. Although they usually talk a lot, in fact they are all smart people.
Knowing that Li Qing's status and power will definitely rise to a higher level in the future, he will naturally not fail to give him face.
Defending the city was no more troublesome than going out on an expedition. It just took a lot of hard work for the yamen servants in each department. It only took more than ten days to get everything ready.
There were only a few days before the Chinese New Year, so Li Qing went to Prince Yan's Mansion again for fear of something unexpected happening.
"Your Highness, how confident are you that the Yuan army will invade?"
"Fifty percent." Zhu Di said, "According to my judgment, the Yuan people will invade either on New Year's Eve or on the first day of the Lunar New Year, because these two days are the days when ordinary people improve their lives, and they are also the time when the soldiers guarding the city are most relaxed."
Li Qing frowned slightly. The army could not move now. Apart from the soldiers who daily guard the city, the only ones who could be used were Zhu Di's three guards.
It was too bold to let Zhu Di leave the house and command the three guards at this critical moment, but he was afraid that the Yuan people would really come.
After thinking again and again, Li Qing asked: "Your Highness, can you inform the three guards first so that they can prepare for war?"
"No problem." Zhu Di agreed, "I will make arrangements right away."
"Wait a moment to make arrangements." Li Qingqian smiled and said, "What the official means is that the official will convey His Highness's orders."
"you……!"
Li Qing cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry, this is an extraordinary time. I hope your highness will understand."
Zhu Di smiled bitterly and nodded helplessly.
Seeing his cooperation, Li Qing felt relieved and said with admiration: "Your Highness is sensible, understands the general situation, and takes the overall situation into consideration..."
"Okay, keep the nice ones and go back to flatter me!" Zhu Di snorted: "If you flatter me, I won't reward you with anything."
"Oh, my official words are from the bottom of my heart." Li Qing knew that the fourth child was in a depressed mood, so he flattered him with a shy face.
He understood to some extent, and he was not allowed to go out. Being grounded for half a year for no reason would make anyone else feel uncomfortable.
What's more, Zhu Di not only obeyed the law, but also made many military exploits. It is normal for such a vassal king to feel resentful when he is treated like this.
…
On New Year's Eve, Li Qing climbed up the city wall and looked outside.
The chief envoy of Peking stopped spending time with his wife and children, and came all the way during the Chinese New Year, just to perform well in front of the royal family.
Li Qing knew his intentions, but he had no contempt in his heart. No matter what, this behavior deserves recognition.
It is not the heart that matters when it comes to achievements. Furthermore, being motivated and wanting to climb up is not a shortcoming.
"Master Imperial Envoy, do you think the Yuan people will come?" The chief envoy looked at the vast white snow outside the pass, rubbed his hands and said, "It's such a cold day, running a long distance, I don't know how many people will freeze to death along the way."
Li Qing smiled and said, "It would be best not to come, everyone will be happy."
After a pause, he said two heart-warming words: "It's the New Year, and the Chief Envoy has spared no effort. I admire you."
"Where." The chief envoy suddenly felt warm in his heart, and he quickly said cautiously, "Eating the king's salary, sharing the king's worries, and letting the people live a good year are the top priorities of Ming officials."
Li Qing nodded with a smile and continued to admire the snowy scenery outside the pass.
Until sunset, there was no sign of the arrival of the Yuan people, but Li Qing did not relax. The Yuan people liked to engage in night attacks the most, and the sudden nature of attacking the city at night was most beneficial to them.
Li Qing looked at the chief envoy who was shivering from the cold and said with a smile: "The chief envoy is a civil servant and his body is a little weak. Go back and rest."
"It doesn't matter. Although Xiaguan is a scholar, he can still bear the cold." He said righteously, "Soldiers can bear it, and so can Xiaguan."
When Li Qing saw that he was determined to do this, he didn't try to persuade him anymore. He moved a chair and sat down, lying on the crenellations of the city wall, bored and dazed.
At midnight, Li Qing yawned out of boredom when he suddenly discovered a large fire spot on the flat snow, approaching quickly.
"Damn it, it's really coming!"
Li Qing was frightened, but the chief envoy was even more frightened. After all, he was a civil servant. He had never seen such a scene before. When he thought about the Yuan army attacking the city later, his calves trembled.
But what shocked him even more was that the guard next to the imperial envoy, who had been lowering his head, suddenly shouted in a deep voice: "The Yuan army is coming, everyone listen to my order!"
Then, he quickly took off his outer clothes, revealing a python robe.
The chief envoy took a closer look and almost fell to the ground, "Yan, Yan... His Highness King Yan?!"