Li Qing wanted to kidnap time, but he couldn't do it. It was invisible and always slipped away inadvertently.
Time is like a knife, cutting off the beauty of the sky and urging people to grow old!
In the 17th year of Yongle, Changling was completed through the unremitting efforts of more than 100,000 craftsmen.
Zhu Di visited the north again, and Zhu Zhanji wore sackcloth and wore mourning, carrying the coffin all the way to Shuntian.
Li Qing also did not expect that the first person to be buried in the Ming Tombs in later generations was not the emperor, but the queen.
Xu Miaoyun was buried, and Zhu Di's heart seemed to be buried with her.
He sat alone in front of the tomb, with a lonely face, and quietly burned paper money. After burning a lot of paper money, he just sat like that, not listening to anyone's advice.
Not surprisingly, Zhu Di fell ill again, this time more serious than last time.
After being in a coma for two days, Li Qing infused him with Qi for two days. Fortunately, Zhu Di did not suffer from an incurable disease and he would be fine when he woke up.
But, the mood is very low.
After Zhu Di recovered, he immediately ordered all-out construction of the new capital. The new capital must be completed in the eighteenth year of Yongle.
First, he couldn't bear to be away from his wife for a long time.
Secondly, Zhu Di was old, and he knew that if the relocation of the capital was not completed while he was still alive, the hugely expensive new capital might become an empty shell.
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After returning to Beijing, Zhu Di almost ignored everything and left all major and minor matters to the prince.
This move greatly improved the status of the prince and was intended to train the prince. At the same time, it was also to appease the civil servant group and prepare for the move of the capital.
Zhu Di understood that moving the capital would inevitably lead to great resistance. He could control the generals, but he could not control the civil servants.
The grievances between him and the civil servants were too deep to be reconciled.
Fortunately, Zhu Zhanji has grown up and can appropriately share a small part of the pressure with his father, allowing the little fat boy to breathe.
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In September of the same year.
Lan Yu also came to the end of her life, and passed away silently one night. Li Qing didn't even have time to say goodbye, he just left.
Lan Yu's life was both frustrating and glorious. His military exploits cannot be ignored and should be remembered by future generations.
Li Qing and Li Jinglong went to the palace to meet the saint and seek a posthumous name for Lan Yu.
Zhu Di owed the two adults a favor, and even though he was unhappy with Lan Yu, it was inconvenient to care about a dead person. Besides, Lan Yu had really contributed to the country.
Except that Lan Yu was not given the title of king, all the proper etiquette and rules were present.
Moreover, at the repeated request of Li Qing and Li Jinglong, Lan Yu was given a very high posthumous title, Wu Yi.
The posthumous titles are divided into Wen and Wu. Among the Wen and Wu posthumous titles, the highest one is Wenzheng. So far, no one in the Ming Dynasty has received this honor.
Among the posthumous titles of Wu, the highest one is Wu Ning, and there is only one Xu Da who has received this honor.
Wu Yi is second only to Wu Ning. This posthumous title is not low, but Lan Yu definitely deserves it.
Li Jinglong wanted to ask Lan Yu for Wu Ning, but Zhu Di refused.
Because Lan Yu was not considered a founding hero, among the many founding heroes, only Xu Da received the posthumous title of Wu Ning, and he was unwilling to elevate Lan Yu to the same level as his father-in-law.
Li Qing didn't insist anymore, Wu Yi was pretty good too.
The coffin was kept for seven days, and Lan Yu was buried.
On the day of burial, Li Jinglong burst into tears...
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December of the same year.
Shuntianfu is basically completed, with only some corners left unfinished, but it has met the requirements for moving the capital.
Zhu Di was in high spirits and asked all officials to prepare for the official move of the capital in March of the following year.
The court, which was originally calm, became chaotic again.
Hundreds of officials objected fiercely, and various reasons emerged one after another. Zhu Gaochi appeased him, but nothing happened.
This time, the foundation of the officials was shaken. They would never compromise. The nobles were not as radical as the civilian officials, but they also expressed their opposition to moving the capital.
No one wants to leave Jiangnan and go to a place like Peiping where no one has shit.
In the minds of the officials, Peiping was a bitter and cold place, and going there was not much different from being exiled.
Fortunately for the military generals, those who are now in power are all those who contributed to the Jingnan or after the Jingnan. They are not very opposed to moving the capital. But the civil servants are different. Most of them have their roots in the south. They left their hometowns and went to Peking.
It's to take their lives.
Moreover, the north is so poor that even if you want to get some oil and water there, you won't be able to get it.
It's not like in the south, where you can get oil on your hands just by moving your hands.
Opposition abounds,
At this time, Zhu Di broke the rules again and began to settle old scores.
The votes of the former ministers were moved out again.
Zhu Di personally sang the votes, and all the votes were yes, yes, or fucking yes!
After singing the vote, Zhu Di said angrily: "You agreed to move the capital in the first place, and now you have gone back on your word. Can I be bullied?"
Your Majesty, you can't afford it... The ministers were so angry, especially the civil servants. They were so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven, with their beards pouting one after the other. It was quite funny.
However, no one takes the lead, and they all hope that others will take the lead.
As a result, Zhu Di became the winner in life. By cheating, he once again defeated hundreds of officials.
However, Li Qing always felt that this time it would not end so easily.
The main reason was that Zhu Di was too ungrateful in martial arts. The ministers followed the rules, but he repeatedly broke them.
In this power field, even the most powerful emperor must abide by the rules and know how to compromise.
But Zhu Di did not follow this path and went his own way.
He was really afraid that the officials would break the rules and cause chaos.
However, it turned out that he thought too much. With the emperor's cheating, the prince's appeasement, and the big stick plus sweet dates, the mood of the ministers gradually calmed down.
The ministers seemed to have accepted their fate. Although they were in a low mood, no one showed up.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and everyone is looking forward to the year-end bonus. The fourth child has chosen this time really well... Li Qing relaxes.
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New Year's Eve.
In Yongqinghou Mansion, fireworks are going off non-stop.
Melon seeds, candied fruits, snacks, fine wine... A family of four sat in a row, drinking fine wine and watching the fireworks.
"Sir, are we going to Shuntian after the Chinese New Year?" Hongxiu asked.
"The plan is to move the capital in March." Li Qing said with a smile, "Don't worry, it won't be cold by then."
Hongxiu nodded, hesitated for a while, and whispered: "I, I want to stay here."
Wan Ling and Lian Xiang also nodded slightly and looked at Li Qing timidly.
"Stay here?" Li Qing asked displeasedly, "The husband sings and the wife follows, don't rely on favor and become arrogant."
"gentlemen……"
"Needless to say, sir, I know what you are thinking." Li Qing said lightly, "This is not negotiable, you must come with me."
The three women nodded sadly, feeling a little depressed.
As people age, no matter how well they take care of themselves, they will still look old. Especially in the past two years, they have aged a lot. Although they don't have the image of an old woman, they are really not young anymore.
That's it, with Li Qing constantly nourishing him with his true energy.
However, Zhenqi is not omnipotent after all. It can only delay their aging, but cannot prevent it.
During the New Year, Li Qing didn't want them to be unhappy, so he said warmly: "Sir, you don't care about that, just think it's for your sake!"
The three women looked at each other and nodded slightly.
After a while, Wan Ling said softly, "Sir, don't be sad when we go there again..."
"Don't worry, I'm a big-hearted person. I may be sad, but I won't be sad for long." Li Qing smiled heartlessly.
Hearing this, the three women relaxed a little.
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After one night, time came to the eighteenth year of Yongle.
The annual leave was very short, and in the blink of an eye it was time to go to court again, but Li Qing was a bastard, and would not go to the morning court every now and then. After some testing, he found that the fourth child was not angry either, and simply did not go to the noon court.
I spent the whole day riding in a sedan chair, wandering around Jinling City with my three daughters, shopping, shopping, fucking shopping.
Peiping's economy was backward, and the shops were few and crude. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Qing took them to buy a lot of daily necessities to prepare for emergencies.
It’s not like he needs to move anyway.
Li Qing never went to court, which soon aroused Zhu Di's dissatisfaction. He was too lazy to reason with Li Qing and directly deducted Li Qing's monthly salary.
At the end of the first year, Li Qing went to collect his salary, but found himself lonely. Only then did he realize that he had been tricked by his fourth son.
There were no labor laws in this era, so Li Qing had no way to complain and could only continue to go to court.
The main reason is that the salary is extremely high and it is not cost-effective to be absent from work.
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On this day, Zhu Di came to Li Qing to discuss the matter of moving the capital. "There is only one month left until the capital is moved. By then, all the officials will have to fight again. Do you have any plans?"
"If I pay off last month's salary, I think I have it." Li Qing said truthfully.
"..." Zhu Di's face was full of black lines, "Please tell me and listen."
"Housing Subsidy."
"Speak humanly."
"The imperial court subsidizes officials to rebuild their houses."
Zhu Di frowned and thought, "This is not a small amount. Ordinary officials are fine, but nobles... How can the court afford so many princes?"
Li Qingdao: "We can give them two options. One is to live in a mansion built by the imperial court, with low standards, but free of charge;
Instead, they built it themselves and could continue the existing specifications of Jinling, but the imperial court only contributed part of the money."
"That's a lot of money!" Zhu Di said distressedly, "There are so many people."
Li Qing smiled and said: "You can't say that. On the surface, the Dukes and Lords who benefited actually benefited the common people, because the money subsidized by the court eventually flowed into the hands of the local people, driving the local economy..."
The fourth child didn't know much about economics, but he still understood the principle of money flowing into the hands of the people when it was spent. He gritted his teeth and said, "If it works, I will make a profit."
The two discussed the details of moving the capital and initially finalized a subsidy plan.
After finishing the work, I was about to drink two glasses of wine to celebrate. Unexpectedly, the fat man came over in a hurry with a memorial.