The three masters and apprentices packed up their things, hired a carriage and rushed to Jinling.
Zhu Yunwen was a little worried: "Senior brother, will anyone recognize me?"
"Don't worry, with your current appearance, even Li Jinglong would definitely not recognize you in person." Li Qing said with a smile, "It is the consensus of everyone that Jianwen is dead."
Zhu Yunwen nodded, looked back at Qingshan, where he had lived for more than twenty years, and sighed softly.
The little old man was open-minded and not sentimental at all. He was still so open-minded and slept soundly in the sedan.
…
Hurrying slowly, I finally made it back to Jinling City on New Year's Eve.
New Year's Eve.
Li Qing informed the three girls about the true identities of Zhang Sugao and Zhu Yunwen. They were shocked at first, but then they were relieved. With their husbands living forever in front of them, no matter how outrageous things are, they are not unacceptable.
The three girls served tea. Zhang Suluo experienced the feeling of being an elder and enjoyed family happiness. It is rare for an old man to be serious. Each of the three apprentices and daughters-in-law received a pill that strengthened the family.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, Li Qing moved in and prepared fireworks early and set them off in the courtyard.
“Zizzi~ tutu…papapapa…”
Fireworks shot up into the sky, and colorful petals exploded in the dark night sky, bright and beautiful...
However, fireworks are easy to get cold, and beauty is always short-lived.
After the New Year, Li Qing went to the Yamen and said that the two of them were his long-lost cousins and arranged a reasonable identity for them.
With Li Qing's current status, this is just a matter of words.
After doing this, Li Qing truly relaxed and lived a leisurely retirement life.
He played chess with the three girls, took Zhu Yunwen out to appreciate the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, and went to the theater with Li Jinglong to listen to the opera and drink.
Sometimes my skin is itchy, so I try it with my master, but I get beaten badly every time.
Calm, leisurely, and comfortable...
During this period, Li Jinglong met Zhu Yunwen many times, but did not recognize his identity. The latter had long since let go of being tricked in the past.
Perhaps due to some unexplainable fate, Li Jinglong and Zhu Yunwen became good friends, and the two sometimes went to the theater with Li Qing behind his back.
Life was pleasant, and Li Qing cherished every day.
Although Southern Zhili has no real power, changes in the capital's political affairs will be reported here as soon as possible. With Li Jinglong here to inquire, it is difficult for Li Qing to know.
In the third year of Xuande's reign, it was the first month of the first lunar month.
The Three Treasures who went to the Western Ocean finally returned, not only bringing huge wealth to the Ming Dynasty, but also bringing back Xuande potatoes.
Li Qing was happy when he found out, but at the same time, he was also speechless.
This grandson is really a loser. He doesn't have any martial virtues, and he's not afraid that the fourth child will entrust him with dreams.
Changed, really changed.
The full opening of the sea, the early introduction of sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn completely changed history.
These things fundamentally solve the problem.
As the old saying goes: Food is the most important thing for people.
With enough food, people will not go hungry, and the country will naturally become stable.
The common people are the easiest to be satisfied. Their requirements are really very low. As long as they don't go hungry and have clothes to wear, that's enough.
They are simple and hard-working, and all they want is food and clothing.
Li Qing was really happy and showed off to Zhang Slutty: "Master, you said the trend is irreversible, am I not going against it?"
What he got in return was a sloppy look from Zhang, "The general trend that I said to my teacher is the dynastic structure and the hearts of the class, not what you think;
Of course, this is also the general trend, but it does not change the general trend, but creates the general trend."
"Anyway, disciple, I did it." Li Qing said proudly.
Zhang smiled sloppily and nodded: "Well, you did a good job."
The old man rarely praised him so formally. He was as happy as a child.
…
The end of the first year.
Sanbao comes to Jinling.
The young man in the past is now an old man.
His head is full of white hair, his face is full of vicissitudes of life, and his face has deep grooves. Although he still smiles as if it was yesterday and is full of positive energy, there is still a strong sense of twilight.
Sanbao is younger than Li Jinglong, but looks much older than Li Jinglong.
These years of sailing have seriously exhausted his body.
Seeing the Three Treasures like this, Li Qing felt inexplicably distressed.
We haven't seen each other for many years, but now we meet again but I don't know where to start. I sighed for a long time and finally asked: "Are you okay?"
"It's okay." Sanbao smiled and nodded.
"Let's go into the house." Li Qing took Sanbao's hand and walked into the house. "We haven't gotten together for a long time. We need to have a good drink today."
It had been raining for several days in Jinling recently, and the air was filled with dampness and coldness. Li Qing asked someone to bring hot pot. The soup was gurgling, the meat slices were rising and falling, and it was steaming. It felt like early summer.
"You're welcome, just feel like you're at home." Li Qing greeted him warmly.
"Hey, good." Sanbao picked up the chopsticks with a smile, picked up a piece of hot-pot meat, and praised: "It's delicious, you can't eat this on the ship."
Li Qing's voice was gentle: "Eat as much as you like. You have done a great job on this trip to the sea. It is really hard. You have been wandering on the sea for so long, so you need to take a good rest."
"Your Majesty gave me a long vacation." Sanbao raised his wine glass with a smile.
"That's good!" Li Qing raised his glass and clinked it with him, and said with a smile, "Since we have a long holiday, let's stay in Jinling and let's have a lot of fun."
Sanbao is old and has no heirs, and Li Qing doesn't want him to be alone.
Sanbao smiled: "I'm not here just to visit you sir, I have official business as well."
"What official business?" Li Qing asked confused, "Didn't you say that the emperor gave you a holiday?"
"It's not a big deal, I just came to help the emperor fulfill his bet." Sanbao said with a smile, "The emperor was so happy with Long Zi that he said he lost a thousand taels of gold to you, so he ordered me to bring it to you."
"Longzi...can't be Zhu Qizhen, right?" Li Qing muttered.
"..." You are the only one who dares to speak out about the potential prince's name. Sanbao exclaimed: "Sir, you are truly a god. You can count all these things."
"Ah haha... I've seen the generation of Taizong. When it comes to the generation of prince, the last character is Jin. "Zhen" means to gain pressure. I didn't expect that I guessed it right."
Li Qing said haha.
Sanbao didn't go into details and said, "Seeing that Mr. Xi was eager, I rushed here as soon as I entered the Jinling territory. The gold was still behind me. By the way, in addition to the gold, Sanbao also prepared a gift for Mr."
"Hey~ We are all our own people, so giving gifts is not a big deal." Li Qing pretended to be dissatisfied.
Sanbao smiled and said: "It's not anything expensive, just some condiments."
"Condiment?" Li Qing asked curiously, "What is it?"
"Xuande pepper." Sanbao said, "It has a similar taste to ginger and mustard, but it has more spiciness and a better taste."
chili?
Li Qing's eyes lit up: This is a must-have for hot pot, and the people of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan will be in luck;
But...Zhu Zhanji is really just like his grandfather. Regardless of whether it is appropriate or not, he will give his own reign name when he comes up. He is truly worthy of the two grandfathers;
Sigh...it's a pity that little fat guy has a hard life, otherwise he would be called Hong Xijiao.
Li Qing felt a little regretful.
"Is it fiery red with seeds inside?" Li Qing asked.
"Yeah." Sanbao exclaimed again, "Sir, you are really amazing."
"Haha...I've seen it in books before."
"That's it..." Sanbao was relieved, and then asked, "Sir, do you know of other crops?"
Li Qing thought for a while, "There are also red persimmons, but they are not our Ming Dynasty persimmons. They are not like fruits, but more like vegetables. They can be eaten raw, stir-fried, or made into soups;
It is also a high-yielding crop, but its disadvantage is that it cannot be stored for a long time like Yongle beans, Yongle rice, Yongle... Xuande potatoes."
At this point, Li Qing couldn't help but curse: It's so hard to pronounce, it's better to call it potatoes, corns, and sweet potatoes;
If one day tomatoes were introduced to the Ming Dynasty, wouldn’t they be called Xuande tomatoes or Xuande persimmons? That would be ridiculous!
Sanbao secretly wrote it down and said in his heart: If I can go to sea again in this life, I will definitely find this thing.
There was a drinking party until noon, and gold was also delivered.
Li Qing didn't pay much attention to it. Instead, he was very curious about the sacks of dried red chili peppers. He thought that next time he eats hot pot, he must have something super spicy.
In the afternoon, Li Qing took Sanbao for a stroll in the city and told him about the current prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.
Li Qing said seriously: "The prosperity of the Ming Dynasty today is due to you, the Three Treasures."
"Sir, you are so complimentary."
"Huh? What I said is all the truth." Li Qing said with a smile, "The emperor has made it clear that one day he will have the historian compile a "Zheng He Biography" to record your great achievements and spread them to future generations."
A glimmer of light flashed through Sanbao's vicissitudes of life, "Really?"
"Of course, when I come back, "Taizong's Records" will already be under revision, and you will be included in it." Li Qing nodded.
Sanbao was delighted and moved, "Taizong's family has treated me well."