The night was long and the bright moon hung high, and before I knew it, it was midnight.
Li Qing has not slept yet. He is waiting for someone to come to him, but he is not sure that the other party will definitely come. After all, his identity is too sensitive.
As long as you have a normal mind, you won't think about plotting a rebellion with the imperial envoy who represents the emperor.
Will you come tonight? All the flowers I have been waiting for have withered... Li Qing looked up at the sky helplessly.
Suddenly, he heard a series of light footsteps. Although they were very light, Li Qing still heard them clearly.
Coming!
Li Qing's eyes flashed, and he quietly opened the window wider.
After a while, Sanbao's fair face appeared at the window and said softly: "Your Majesty has become insane. Please ask Li Qin to diagnose and treat you."
Li Qing was a little shocked. He didn't expect that King Yan's family would trust Sanbao so much. He nodded slightly and said, "I'll be there right away."
He didn't go through the front door, but through the window.
There was no conversation all the way, and the palace was quiet at midnight. Li Qing followed Sanbao to the attic where he had eaten hot pot.
"The prince is inside, Li Qin sent to invite you."
Seeing that Sanbao had no intention of going in, Li Qing had a clue in his heart and stretched out his hand to open the door.
Li Qing stepped into the room and couldn't help but be stunned. There was no King Yan in the room, only Princess Yan.
However, he did not ask, but closed the door naturally and walked forward slowly.
"Please take a seat."
Li Qing nodded, sat down, and was speechless.
He didn't speak, and Xu Miaoyun didn't speak either. They both sat quietly.
Two quarters of an hour later, Xu Miaoyun felt a little confident, because Li Qing never asked Zhu Di.
This shows that he knew that he was not looking for him to treat Zhu Di, but he still came. This has expressed a lot.
It's all just playing tricks. Sometimes, communication is not needed.
Xu Miaoyun breathed a sigh of relief and asked first: "What are you doing for?"
For such a big thing, there is not enough motivation and it is not convincing enough.
"Dissatisfied with the status quo."
"You lied." Xu Miaoyun frowned, "What are you still dissatisfied with now?"
"Who doesn't want to go further?" Li Qing asked.
Xu Miaoyun said no more, but 'I don't believe it' was written all over her face.
Li Qing pondered for a moment, "I have seen people's hearts over time, and the princess is too shrewd. No matter what I say, you won't believe it. It's better to speak with the facts."
Xu Miaoyun was not angry, "I just want to know what are you planning?"
"I don't want anything." Li Qing spread his hands, "Do you believe it?"
Xu Miaoyun was stunned when the old monk suddenly heard the same words and couldn't help but froze there.
Li Qing said calmly: "Princess, you are in trouble. Considering the current situation, does the princess think the court deserves to do this?
To be honest, the next strike of the imperial court will be Peking!"
Xu Miaoyun was speechless. She was a smart person, but what smart people hated most was being kept in the dark and unable to figure out Li Qing's purpose. She felt uncomfortable.
However, she also knew that what Li Qing said was true and there was no way he could do this.
Xu Miaoyun changed the question: "If it succeeds, what do you want?"
Li Qing was helpless, this girl was too persistent, so he had to say: "Give me a chance to display my ambition."
"What else?"
"No more."
There was another silence for a long time, and Xu Miaoyun stopped worrying. To show her sincerity, she took the lead and said: "When the time comes, Zengshou will definitely help."
"Where's Xu Huizu?"
"He won't." Xu Miaoyun shook his head.
"You can't do this either!" Li Qing was speechless, "We've been doing this for a long time, but you guys are not prepared at all!"
Xu Miaoyun was a little embarrassed and snorted: "That's because we didn't have that plan before, and we didn't have the chance."
After a pause, she said proudly: "Leave aside King Yan, I can still achieve all aspects of strengthening the walls and clearing the country!"
Why did you abandon him... Li Qing scratched his head, "What does a strong wall mean to clear the field?"
Xu Miaoyun was stunned and looked at him like a fool. After a while, he explained: "It means holding on to the barrier, clearing the food and houses in the countryside, and gathering the people in the city;
It makes it impossible for the enemy to obtain food locally and recruit coolies, so that they cannot fight for a long time; it makes the enemy have no supplies and facilities to use."
Li Qing suddenly realized and asked doubtfully: "The chief envoy of Peking has been changed. Can you control it?"
"If he is not under control, just kill him." Xu Miaoyun said disdainfully, "Jianwen was too cautious and was afraid that His Highness would run the business for too long and seize military power at the critical moment. He transferred all the troops five days ago. This would be detrimental to us.
favorable;
As for the two thousand imperial troops sent by Jianwen, there is nothing to worry about. It can be said that now is the best opportunity!"
After a pause, she said worriedly: "But... there is no time."
"I can help with this." Li Qing said, "As long as King Yan goes crazy, as long as I am here, those imperial doctors can't do anything."
Xu Miaoyun smiled bitterly: "You seem to have forgotten one thing!"
"What?"
"Emperor Taizu's anniversary is only half a month away. If Your Highness does not go to pay homage, it would be a betrayal of our ancestors, to say the least.
Jianwen directly accused him of being unfilial, which was in line with etiquette and no one in the world would say anything;
And he will definitely do this!"
At this time, Li Qing also frowned and said: "If I go back and say that King Yan has gone crazy..."
"It's useless, he will definitely take the person back for treatment." Xu Miaoyun said, "This is a dead move. If His Highness goes, he will definitely not be able to come back, but if he doesn't go to Jianwen, he will definitely send troops."
"Is there no other way?"
"Yes, yes, but..."
"Huh?" Li Qing said with a smile, "Just now, the princess was decisive in killing and not inferior to the man. Why did she become indecisive at the critical moment?"
Xu Miaoyun said sadly: "If Your Highness doesn't go, there is only one way to reassure Jianwen. Let all three of my sons go, not even one less."
Li Qing's smile froze, then fell silent.
Xu Miaoyun sighed quietly, adjusted her mood, and said, "That's basically what I'm doing here. Tell me about yours."
"During the war, Changxing Marquis Geng Bingwen, Wuding Marquis Guo Ying, and Cao Guogong Li Jinglong will mediate." Li Qing said.
"Ah? Seriously?" Xu Miaoyun was so surprised that she almost lost her composure, her face full of disbelief, "You were able to persuade them, how did you do it?"
Li Qing looked incomprehensible and said proudly: "I have been in the court for so long, how can I have no ability? Princess, are you too underestimated?"
After a pause, "Of course, the reason why I can do this has a lot to do with the current emperor's displeasure with the nobles."
"With your talent, I naturally believe it." Xu Miaoyun quietly changed his title.
After a while, her excitement slowly calmed down, and she weighed it secretly, then stood up and bowed her head, "Please do me one more favor, Mr. Li. If His Highness achieves great things in the future..."
"Let's be honest!" Li Qing interrupted, "What I dislike the most is pie."
Xu Miaoyun was not polite and said seriously: "I would like to ask Mr. Li to take the three sons back to the capital to pay homage to Taizu and protect Zhou Quan."
Li Qing was stunned and sighed: "Princess, you really... don't take any chances!"
"Treating others to be fools is the greatest stupidity." Xu Miaoyun said bitterly, "For the lives of Gao Chi and others, please sir."
Li Qing nodded, "I will do my best to protect them."
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Li Qing was woken up early in the morning.
When he opened the door, he saw that Zhu Di was making a lot of noise in the courtyard. His hair was messy and his python robe was dirty. He looked like a mentally ill person.
It has to be said that all the ancients were great actors.
After a while, the imperial doctors came to the courtyard one after another, and they were all stunned.
An imperial doctor immediately went back to the house to get the needle box and shouted that he wanted to treat the prince. As soon as he got closer, he was kicked away by Zhu Di. He rolled on the ground with a face full of pain and couldn't get up.
Zhu Di put his hands on his hips and laughed nervously, "I am King Yan, who dares to kill me, hahahaha..."
Then, holding his neck, he rushed out.
The doctors looked at each other and hurriedly chased him out.
Li Qing pondered for a moment and then followed.
I saw Zhu Di standing at the door of the house, leaning back, beating his chest with his fists, like a gorilla, shouting while beating:
"I am King Yan, I am King Yan...!"
The Imperial Guards on duty outside were all shocked, but when they saw Zhu Di insisting on rushing out, they blocked the front and saluted respectfully: "Your Highness, don't let this villain make things difficult for you."
"Bang bang bang...!"
Zhu Di showed no mercy, just like beating a child. He knocked down more than ten people in an instant. While beating them, he shouted that he was the King of Yan, as if he was afraid that others would not know.
How could the Imperial Guards dare to fight back, and Zhu Di's attack was too ruthless. After a while, he rushed to surround them and ran towards the street like a merry-go-round.
The purpose of running and shouting was to let the people of the capital know that King Yan was really crazy.
He was really brave enough to run to the market entrance, set up a stall, and grab things. Finally, he held a piece of raw pork and started chewing it.
The python robe was in tatters, the crown had been lost long ago, and the whole person was disheveled. He squatted on the ground, gnawed on raw meat, and shouted that he was the King of Yan.
No one can persuade him to do anything, he will beat anyone who pulls him away, and he will be called a black man if he attacks.
Not long after, Sanbao drove over in a carriage with four riders. He always had a natural smile and was full of positive energy, but he was very depressed today: "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, and the Third Prince will go back to the capital with you to pay homage to Taizu.
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Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Where are they?"
"It's in the carriage."
Li Qing nodded, turned around and gave a brief explanation to the imperial doctor, then opened the sedan curtain and got into the carriage.
The three brothers gathered together, opened the corner of the carriage curtain and looked at the situation outside. When they heard the noise, they turned their heads, their eyes were red and their faces were full of tears.
Li Qing sighed secretly, sat by the window, opened the sedan curtain and took a look at Zhu Di.
Zhu Di had pork strips hanging from his mouth, grinning widely, but his eyes were blood red and full of pleading.
Suddenly, like a furious beast, he blew up the meat stall and disappeared into the crowd with a loud roar...
Li Qing put down the sedan curtain and said calmly, "Sambo, hurry up!"