"One of the candidates this time." Li Qing said sarcastically, "The Ministry of War happens to be short of one candidate, so I think he is quite pleasing to the eye."
"I remember that there seems to be no shortage in the Ministry of War, so it's all going well!" Zhu Di was a little puzzled.
Li Qing's face was not red and he was out of breath, "That man is not good at what he did. He also opposed the relocation of the capital. Your Majesty, you have forgotten that he pointed at your nose and scolded you because of the relocation of the capital."
There were so many people scolding Zhu Di, how could he remember to come over, nodded and said: "Then he is really not good."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
"Wait a minute to thank you." Zhu Di reacted slightly, "That's not right, the results haven't come out yet, why did you appoint this person?"
"Uh..." Li Qing searched for a while and found an excuse, "This person has clear eyes and a righteous spirit. He is a pillar of talent. I am a Taoist priest and can read people's faces. I can't be wrong."
Zhu Di snorted coldly: "Don't do this, do you think I am a three-year-old child?"
"Tell me the truth, are you fucking taking advantage of others?"
Li Qing became anxious when he heard this, "Your Majesty, please don't taint others' innocence. You know me. Don't say that I didn't take his money. Even if I did, I wouldn't help him."
Zhu Di was startled for a moment, and then he no longer had any doubts. He could still trust Li Qing's 'character'.
However, he still didn't understand why Li Qing acted like this, "Have you known each other before?"
"I don't know." Li Qing shook his head, "If the emperor doesn't agree, then forget it."
With that said, he turned around to leave.
"Is this your attitude towards the emperor?" Zhu Di scolded, "Your fucking butt is itchy, isn't it?"
Li Qing: "...I am aware of my guilt."
Zhu Di pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Okay, I agree."
It's not a big deal for him to be an official of the seventh rank, and it's not too much to start as a new scholar of the seventh rank. Li Qing rarely speaks, and he's not unreasonable.
Li Qing nodded.
"Just nodding?" Zhu Di was very dissatisfied with his attitude.
"I thanked you just now!" Li Qing shrugged innocently, "How about I thank you again?"
"Get lost."
Get out of here... Li Qing turned around and left.
"Wait, come back."
Li Qing was a little annoyed, "Is there anything else, Your Majesty?"
"Speaking of fortune telling..." Zhu Di frowned slightly, "Can you read the sky?"
"Ah?" Li Qing didn't catch up with Zhu Di's leaping thinking, "Look at the celestial phenomena and find Qin Tianjian!"
There are specialties in the art industry, but he is really not good at this.
"Didn't you just say that you are a Taoist priest?" Zhu Di said angrily, "You can't even read the celestial phenomena, how can you be considered a Taoist priest?"
Li Qing didn't know what made him so angry, and asked curiously, "Did something happen?"
"Ang, something happened." Zhu Di looked aside and said calmly: "It's not a big deal."
Every time the fourth child showed this expression, it was a sign of guilty conscience... Li Qing thought to himself, waiting for Zhu Di's next words.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Zhu Di was a little annoyed and said in a low voice: "You know there was thunder a few days ago, right?"
"Know."
"According to the divination by the Qintian Supervisor, the reason for the thunder was because the capital was moved." Zhu Di said with a guilty conscience, "It was... Taizu was angry."
In fact, Zhu Di doesn't really believe in this, but... he can't help but feel guilty!
Not to mention overthrowing Lao Tzu's successor, he even moved the capital. This was really unethical. It can be said that it directly negated Lao Tzu.
"You were once a close minister of Taizu, and you are most familiar with him." Zhu Di asked nervously, "Do you think... if he has a spirit in heaven, will he be really angry when he sees me moving the capital?"
Li Qing shook his head decisively and gave him the answer he wanted to hear: "Absolutely not. Taizu is not a stingy person. Moving the capital is beneficial to the country. He will only be happy and not angry."
"That's good." Zhu Di relaxed and selectively believed Li Qing's words.
Immediately, he angrily said: "They want to move back, but I insist on establishing the capital here. Damn, they said this time is just a celestial warning, and there will be punishment from heaven within a month. I want to see it."
What kind of punishment can there be?"
Li Qing suppressed his laughter and nodded, "Your Majesty is wise."
Sometimes, he suspected that Zhu Di had schizophrenia. Sometimes he was talented and brilliant, sometimes he was cruel and cruel, and sometimes he was suspicious... In the final analysis, the fourth child was still not confident enough.
After all, the throne was stolen, and it is normal to feel guilty.
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After bidding farewell to Zhu Di, Li Qing hummed a little tune and walked out in a beautiful mood.
Before leaving the palace, an old incident suddenly came to mind.
When he first visited the Forbidden City, the tour guide told him that during the Yongle period, a major fire occurred. The palace was struck by lightning, and the three main halls caught fire and were almost burned to the ground.
This incident left a deep impression on him, because at that time the tour guide boasted that the Qintianjian institution was so magical, and took the opportunity to sell the peace charms made by the descendants of the Qintianjian to tourists.
He also bought one at that time, then went bungee jumping, and then... came to Daming.
Lightning struck and caught fire, burning down the three main halls?
Li Qing frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head. This was almost impossible.
Although there are many wooden structures in the palace, the roofs are all glazed tiles. Even if thunder breaks out in the roof and causes a fire, since the three main halls are so big, there will not be enough time to put out the fire.
Unless... someone sets the fire maliciously!
Li Qing secretly said: "Although the tour guide sells fakes, he still doesn't dare to distort history. During the Yongle period, the three main halls should have really been burned."
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"Emperor Taisun, please take a step to speak."
"The paper will be handed in soon, let's talk about it later." Zhu Zhanji, the invigilator, was meticulous.
"Big deal."
Zhu Zhanji was startled, said hello to the invigilator on the side, and then followed Li Qing to a secluded place.
"What happened?"
Li Qing elaborated on his guess in detail, then heaved a sigh of relief and said: "Of course, this is just my personal guess, and it's probably just my imagination, but it's better to just be in case."
"Lightning strike... heavenly punishment..." Zhu Zhanji looked solemn, "Uncle Qing, your guess... maybe it will really happen."
Over the years, he had learned a lot about the character of civil servants, and coupled with his grandfather's words and deeds, he didn't have a good impression of the civil service group.
Moreover, the civil servant had a criminal record and burned down the Weaving Bureau in the first place.
Zhu Zhanji analyzed: "If the civil servants want to burn down the three main halls and force the emperor to move back in the name of Taizu, then there must be an enforcer, and they will never do it themselves."
Li Qing nodded, indicating that he should continue his analysis.
"If you want the three palaces to be burned to a terrible extent, the only way is to set fire unexpectedly in the dead of night." Zhu Zhanji analyzed, "At night, civil servants cannot enter the palace, and there are only two types of people who can walk around the palace;
One is the eunuch on duty, and the other is the royal guard on duty!"
Li Qing nodded and asked again: "Which one do you think it will be?"
Zhu Zhanji frowned and thought for a moment, "Jinyiwei!"
"Why?"
"Because of Ji Gang," Zhu Zhanji said, "the commanders of the Jin Yiwei can be bribed by the second uncle. With this example, the civil servants will naturally give priority to the Jin Yiwei;
As for the eunuchs... there is no precedent of being bribed, and they will most likely not take risks."
Zhu Zhanji continued his analysis, "Eunuchs are slaves and royal guards are officials. Civil servants look down on eunuchs from the bottom of their hearts. Moreover, the royal guards on duty can remove the eunuchs, but the eunuchs have no power to remove the royal guards."
"Yes, Taisun Yingming." Li Qing affirmed Zhu Zhanji's analysis.
The good saint Sun's brain is indeed very useful, and his analysis is clear and logical.
Li Qing continued to test the teachings, "Then how do you think this matter should be handled?"
"Hmm..." Zhu Zhanji thought for a while, "This is just a guess after all, and we don't know what will happen. Even if the civil servants really have this idea, they have to catch the thief and seize the stolen goods."
After a pause, "Uncle Qing, you didn't tell anyone about this, right?"
"Besides me, you are the only one who knows." Li Qing nodded.
"Well... in order to prevent the news from leaking, Uncle Qing should not tell anyone else." Zhu Zhanji said confidently, "Don't worry, they will never succeed as long as I am here."
"Then I'll leave it to you." Li Qing said with a smile: "If something like that really happens and you stop it, the emperor will definitely be more satisfied with you."
After all, it was just a guess, and Li Qing didn't want to make it public, so he had to draw a cake for Zhu Zhanji to increase his enthusiasm.
Zhu Zhanji was young after all. Thinking of his grandfather's praise, he suddenly smiled like a dog and said proudly: "Look, just do it."
Li Qing also laughed. Under the influence of Lao Zhu, his cake painting skills had already reached their peak.
I drew two more pictures while they were hot, and Zhu Zhanji enjoyed them very much.
At this time, the exam time came, and the candidates handed in their papers one after another, and then left the examination room under the leadership of the Ministry of Etiquette.
Li Qing saw it and asked, "Do you know who is Yu Qian?"
Zhu Zhanji stretched out his hand and pointed, "That's the one, the tall one wearing a blue robe."