Li Qing asked back: "Can't you tell the difference between the students you taught yourself?"
"Well... Even so, sending troops is always a foolish move."
"He has no intention of sending troops at all. He just wants to test it out. Otherwise, he would not summon you alone." Li Qing said with a smile, "Wouldn't it be better to go directly to Marquis Wu Qing for a war? You are in charge of logistics. What does it have to do with you?
Discussable."
Yu Qian: "..."
However, after Li Qing's analysis, he also felt that he was a little too sensitive.
"I hope it is as sir said, but what if..."
"I'm here to dissuade you." Li Qing said.
Yu Qian nodded, completely relieved.
"By the way, the emperor's wedding is coming soon, it will only be a few days. Does sir know?"
"So fast?" Li Qing was surprised: My dear, you're almost done and you didn't even notify me.
"Has the queen been chosen?"
Yu Qian shook his head slightly: "I don't know, but... the Chinese New Year is just a few days away. Didn't the Queen Mother say that she would be happy before the new year comes?"
"Hmm... I forgot about this..." Li Qing said to himself. He didn't care much about it. He just said, "The queen has been chosen, please tell me."
"Okay." Yu Qian joked: "Why, sir, you still want to be the wedding envoy?"
"...I have nothing to do?" Li Qing rolled his eyes, "How can it be comfortable to lie in bed on a cold day? I'm just afraid of missing the meal."
"..."
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Qianqing Palace.
After dinner, Zhu Jianshen began to focus on the court situation.
After the New Year, it is time to use his reign title. As an emperor, especially at his age, he naturally wants to make a career.
Not only him, but more than half of the emperors had great ambitions when they first came to the throne. Although many lived a mediocre life and even became a weak emperor, their hearts were still red at the beginning.
Zhu Jianshen is almost eighteen years old. He has been educated as a prince since he was a child. He is familiar with classics and history and is good at calculations. He is no less powerful than Zhu Qizhen who ascended the throne at the age of eight.
He is more mature and knows how to be patient and patient.
What are the three things a new official should do when he takes office?
How funny!
Before getting the approval of the majority of ministers and stabilizing the situation of the government, starting a fire will only burn yourself.
Before the imperial examination, Zhu Jianshen dipped his pen in ink, frowned slightly, and wrote the word "Li Xian" for a long time.
He is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and a bachelor of the cabinet. This is not just a secret. His energy in the court is not ordinary. He represents civil rule.
Then, he wrote down "Yu Qian" and "Shi Heng" successively. These two people have great energy. They represent martial arts.
Zhu Jian took a deep breath and finally wrote down another name.
'Li Qing!'
Judging from the data on paper, Li Qing has the least energy and does not even have any real power. He is just a lord. It can be said that he is neither civil nor military.
But the problem is that Li Qing's 'power' is too strong.
Whether it is Li Xian, who represents civil culture, or Shi Heng, who represents martial arts, Yu Qian is his staunch supporter, so much so that even those officials who hate him and have great energy can do nothing to him, and even
Walk around him.
'Such a person needs to be courted carefully. By the way, what does he like...'
Zhu Jian rubbed his eyebrows deeply and smiled bitterly.
His malice towards Li Qing was so deep before that he instinctively rejected Li Qing, so he never tried to understand him at all.
But things are different now. His sister Zhen'er has returned, and the resentment has naturally dissipated. Coupled with Li Qing's importance, winning over Li Qing has become the top priority.
"Your Majesty, are you worried about state affairs?" Zhen'er stepped forward Yingying, her eyes were soft and charming, the young woman's age was mixed with girlish charm, there was no sense of disobedience, which made people's hearts beat.
Zhu Jian couldn't help but feel deeply in love, he put his arms around her waist, and with a slight exertion, Zhen'er said "Ah~" and fell into his arms, with a blush on her face.
"Your Majesty...well..."
After a long time, Zhu Jianshen let her go and chuckled: "With you here, how can I be worried?"
Zhen'er felt a little embarrassed: Is this still the prince in my memory? He...is so good.
She also likes it very much...
Perhaps because of the age gap, she actually developed a strange sense of excitement. Under the catalysis of this emotion, her suppressed feelings surged exponentially and were released.
At this moment, the image of Zhu Jianshen in her eyes suddenly became majestic, but she who was called sister in the past... was full of the emotions of a little woman.
That shy and coquettish micro-expression is really poignant.
"Your Majesty...will make your servants happy."
"I call you my concubine," Zhu Jianshen corrected.
Zhen'er was stunned for a moment, then gradually woke up from the feeling of love, "The emperor really wants to make...me your concubine?"
"What if?"
"Isn't this not good?" She said hesitantly, "My slave is too old. If it is spread, it will really damage the emperor's power."
It is foreseeable that if the officials knew about this, they would definitely explode.
If an eighty-year-old man marries a twenty-year-old woman, no one will say anything, and at most they will make fun of her. But on the other hand, if a woman marries someone younger than him, even if she is over five years old, people will make a fuss about it.
What's more, he is seventeen years older, and Zhu Jianshen is the emperor.
She was almost certain that whenever she was canonized as a concubine, she would be subject to massive impeachment.
The etiquette system mentioned by scholar-bureaucrats has always served themselves. In order to make themselves more upright and upright, they would also impose heavy restrictions on women.
She is exactly the same age as Queen Mother Zhou. Back then, whenever Zhu Qizhen nodded, she was Zhu Jianshen's little mother. The difference...
Zhen'er herself felt embarrassed.
"Your Majesty, can we still be as good as before?" Zhen'er prayed.
After going through so much, she also saw that it didn't matter whether she had status or not, as long as she could maintain such a life, that would be great.
What bike do you want?
"I don't want to wrong you." Zhu Jianshen shook his head slightly. Seeing the fear on her face, he chuckled and said: "Don't worry, I won't do anything wrong and will resolve it peacefully."
"emperor……"
"Okay, you go and have a rest first. I will keep my word." Zhu Jianshen said very manly.
Zhen'er hesitated to speak, but finally couldn't bear to attack him. She glanced at the four names on the rice paper and said in surprise: "Your Majesty, are you going to... deal with them?"
"..." Zhu Jianshen was speechless: I must also have that ability. Not even half a year after taking the throne, he attacked the elders. Isn't this a suicide attempt?
Zhu Jianshen cleared his throat and said: "These people are all loyal ministers with outstanding abilities. What should I do to deal with them?"
That's good... Zhen'er breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "This slave is too worried."
Seeing Li Qing's name, she suddenly felt a chill in her heart and asked for confirmation: "Your Majesty, how did you find your slave? Did Marquis Yongqing tell you?"
"That's not true," Zhu Jianshen snorted, "This bad old man is very bad, and he has been refusing to say anything. It was because I asked Xiao Hengzi to search for you secretly, and that's how I found you by accident."
"Didn't he say that?" Zhen'er was stunned for a moment, with a look of fear on her face, "Your Majesty, you can't give me the title of slave, otherwise..."
"Are you so afraid of him?" Zhu Jianshen frowned and hummed: "I am the emperor, what can he do to me?"
Zhen'er said sternly: "Your Majesty, it would be fine if you were an ordinary person, but Marquis Yongqing is different."
"He also carries his head on two shoulders, what's the difference?" Zhu Jianshen was not angry, "I told you not to worry about it, go and rest, I have to be busy with official duties."
Zhen'er hesitated for a moment and said timidly: "Yes, I will leave."
Seeing her like this, Zhu Jianshen felt a little regretful, but he couldn't help but apologize, so he had to use official duties to divert his guilt.
'Who should I win over first?'
Zhu Jianshen, who had originally decided to win over Li Qing, became repulsive after hearing his sweetheart's words.
But in the end, his rationality prevailed and he still drew a circle on the word 'Li Qing'.
He wanted to quickly gather the rights that belonged to him. An emperor without rights would be just a mascot even if he wore a dragon robe.
Zhu Jianshen is naturally not willing to be a mascot, and if he wants to get his rights back, he cannot avoid Li Qing.m.gΟиЪ.ōΓＧ
"Forget it, let him go." Zhu Jianshen whispered to himself, "Orthodox, he contributed a lot during the Jingtai and Jingtai dynasties. The emperor should not be so small-minded. Beauty is a beauty, and a country is a country. They cannot be confused."
After deciding on the direction, Zhu Jianshen felt much more relaxed. He leaned back in his chair and drank a cup of tea, muttering to himself: "It's getting late, so let's rest early. We have to go to court early tomorrow..."
Zhu Jianshen was at his prime age. He had just tasted delicious food, so naturally he was greedy.
Zhen'er is also as old as a tiger...
From this aspect, the two of them are a good match...
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The next day, in the small courtyard.
"Uncle Li, uncle Li, get up quickly, someone is coming to the house." The little girl's door banged. Maybe it was because someone came to support her, she was extra bold this time.
"Get up quickly, Imperial Envoy... The Imperial Envoy is here, Uncle Li."
"Stop arguing, get up now." Li Qing stood up helplessly and said to himself: This early in the morning, shouldn't you have specifically informed me about the deduction of my salary?
Thinking about it, I think it's impossible. Zhu Jianshen doesn't seem to be such a bitch, nor is he purely disgusting.
After putting on his clothes and shoes, Li Qing pushed open the door and went out. He was even more surprised when he saw that the person who came was actually Xiao Hengzi.
"My father-in-law, why are you here so early?"
Xiao Hengzi said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty expresses gratitude to the Marquis for his contribution to the Ming Dynasty. This is just the New Year. The Marquis is famous for his cool sleeves. The Emperor specially ordered our family to send some money, so that the Marquis cannot be wronged.
"
"Oh, it's what you should do to eat your salary and share your worries." Li Qing said with a smile, while looking outside.
Xiao Hengzi waved his hand hurriedly, "Come on, bring the reward in quickly."
A dozen or so guards in royal robes came in dragging wooden trays. When the red cloth was lifted, golden light shone out, amounting to no less than five hundred taels.
Yellow, Li Qing's favorite color.
Zhu Wanqing was dumbfounded and thought to herself: Isn't this emperor's eldest brother too generous? The price is the Marquis's salary for several years. This money is so profitable, no wonder he can save such a big fortune.
She looked at it with envy. The speed at which the money came in was really unusually fast.
At the same time, she also understood why Uncle Li didn't care about his salary at all.
Indeed, compared to this, those three melons and two dates... there is really no need to care.
"I'm here for you." Li Qing offered two large gold ingots. Zhu Wanqing felt distressed when she saw it: Isn't this too extravagant?
Xiao Hengzi accepted it with a smile and said: "Master Hou, the emperor will get married the day after tomorrow. The queen is the daughter of Wu Jun, the commander of the Yulin avant-garde, and the emperor has ordered you to be the wedding envoy."
"Yeah...let's do it." Li Qing agreed.
For one day's work, five hundred taels of gold was exchanged, which was quite a lot.
…
After the group left, two junior students crowded up, both looking excited.
Li Hong said happily: "Dad, it seems that the current emperor still favors you very much!"
But the little girl said: "I have never heard of it. If you show courtesy for nothing, you are either committing adultery or stealing? The emperor obviously has ulterior motives!"
"Isn't it just a wedding? It's just a hard day's work. It's not as exaggerated as you said." Li Hong said.
"Brother, you are wrong." The little girl shook her head and said, "Obviously, being a wedding envoy is also a favor, and the emperor's request has not yet been brought to the table."
As she said that, she was a little worried: "Uncle Li, as the saying goes: Take people's money to help them eliminate disasters; you accepted the gold, but if the emperor... wants to do something that conflicts with your ideas, what will you do?"
Li Qing frowned: "Taking people's money to eliminate disasters for others; this is the theory of bandits and bandits, and it is not protected by the law!"