Zhu Yuanzhang put down the memorial in his hand and said displeasedly: "Why didn't you come this morning?"
You didn't ask me to come. It's the Chinese New Year and I'm not lazy... Li Qingqian smiled and said, "Isn't this the title of marquis? I celebrated with a group of colleagues yesterday, so I got up late today."
"Celebrate?" Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, "You're a little too arrogant!"
"How could that be possible?" Li Qing said with a sneer, "There are so many people who hate me now. If I don't hug Jin Yiwei's thigh tightly and build a good relationship with my colleagues, it won't be uncommon for him to be tortured to death in the future."
Lao Zhu's face turned red and he cleared his throat: "Ahem...well, we like you to say what you want without hiding anything."
"..." Li Qing cupped his hand, "I wonder why the emperor called me here for...?"
"You have done a good job supervising the army. There will be a big battle in the next year. Do you want to go?"
"I don't want to go."
"Think again."
Then you ask me about sex? Li Qing was furious, "When?"
"At the beginning of March." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "I heard from Di'er that your archery skills are outstanding. Not only can you use a five-stone bow, but you can also shoot five arrows in a row. When the time comes, the Yuan people's Haidongqing will be handed over to you."
"I obey the decree." Li Qing nodded helplessly, "Is the commander still King Yan?"
"You will know in a moment." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Sit down first!"
Li Qing sat down and waited for half an hour before Prince Zhu Biao came in with a burly young man.
"Last general Lan Yu, please see my emperor long live!"
Li Qing's eyes narrowed: Is this the blue jade?
I saw that Lan Yu was about forty years old, tall and majestic, and extremely rough-looking, giving people the feeling that he was about to slash someone with a knife at any time, even though he didn't bring a knife.
Li Qing had met him before, but it was just a quick glance, and he didn't know he was Lan Yu at that time.
"Plain body."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Lanyu, this is Marquis Yongqing; Li Qing, this is Marquis Yongchang."
Li Qing smiled, cupped his fists and saluted.
Lan Yu glanced at him and returned the favor with a perfunctory fist.
"Your Majesty, I wonder why I summoned the last general to the palace?" Lan Yu said respectfully.
Of course he knew why he entered the palace. Prince Zhu Biao had already told him, but he still had to ask symbolically.
"Lanyu, there will be a decisive battle with Bei Yuan in the next year. Are you willing to lead the troops?"
Lan Yu knelt down on one knee and shouted respectfully: "I am willing to lead the way for the Ming Dynasty!"
"Well, very good." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and asked, "How many troops do you need?"
"Go back to the emperor, one hundred thousand is enough!"
"We will give you 150,000 yuan, and we must defeat Bei Yuan in one fell swoop."
"General, take the order!" Lan Yu said in a deep voice: "If the enemy is not defeated, the general will raise his head to see the emperor."
"Good!" Zhu Yuanzhang praised: "With your brother-in-law's style, after this victory, we will have many rewards!"
"It is the duty of a general to be loyal to the country." Lan Yu spoke reservedly, but her face was already flushed with excitement.
Feng Gong!
After this battle, he will be the seventh Duke of the Ming Dynasty, on an equal footing with Xu Da, Li Shanchang and others. Not only that, Lan Yu also understands that his time has finally arrived.
How could he not be excited?
He has been suppressed for too long. He has been suppressed by Xu Da and several veterans. He has no chance to show off. No matter how good he is, he will only be called Chang Yuchun second.
It's not that he's not good enough, it's that Xu Da and the others are too damn strong.
It is his tragedy to be born in this era where stars are gathering, but fortunately, he is still young, and now, his opportunity has come.
"The general will not disappoint the emperor." Lan Yu said almost as if he was swearing.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded. He used Lan Yu not only to pave the way for his son, but also because of this.
No one desires victory more than Lan Yu, more eager to prove himself, and more eager to get rid of the aura of his brother-in-law Chang Yuchun.
"We believe in you!" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled heartily: "Prepare a banquet!"
…
The Duke's Mansion of the State of Wei.
Zhu Di was toasting his father-in-law when he suddenly heard that his son was about to enter the palace. He immediately became furious and said, "Call him back to me!"
Xu Miaoyun raised her eyebrows and said, "Who do you call me Lao Tzu?"
"I..." Zhu Di was already henpecked, and he was in front of his father-in-law, so how could he dare to be so presumptuous.
What's more, it was really inappropriate to speak like this in front of my father-in-law. He quickly made up for it: "I mean Gao Chi, father-in-law, my son-in-law is not talking to you!"
It's okay that he didn't explain. Xu Da was embarrassed by this explanation.
Xu Da touched his nose and said: "Gao Chi's eldest son is also the grandson of the emperor. There is nothing wrong with going to see his grandfather."
He loves his cute fat grandson from the bottom of his heart.
The chubby little guy is so cute and cute.
Zhu Di smiled and said, "My father-in-law, Gao Chi is just a child. He is used to doing whatever he wants in the palace. I am afraid that he will be rude and make my father unhappy."
"Gao Chi and I entered the palace together." Xu Miaoyun said, "Now that we have arrived in the capital, I, as the daughter-in-law, naturally have to pay homage to my father."
"Well, you must not lose your etiquette." Xu Da nodded, "Miaoyun, you have to go to the palace. Don't forget to put a stick of incense for the empress. In the past, the empress loved you so much."
"My daughter knows." Xu Miaoyun nodded lightly and glanced at Zhu Di, "I am entering the palace."
"Go, go," Zhu Di said angrily.
Xu Da frowned: "Miaoyun, you are so presumptuous."
"My daughter is wrong." Xu Miaoyun did not dare to say anything, so she changed her words aggrievedly, "Your Highness, can I enter the palace to pay homage to my father?"
What a shameful concubine...Zhu Di rolled his eyes speechlessly, "Go ahead and go slower on the road."
Not far from the entrance to the palace.
Sanbao tried his best to persuade Xiaopang.
"Your Majesty, shall we return to the Duke's residence?"
"Sambo, I have forgotten what Grandpa Huang looks like." Xiaopang said sadly, "I am also Grandpa Huang's grandson, why can't I see him?"
"Of course you can meet the Crown Prince." Sanbao patiently advised, "But only if you are accompanied by the prince and princess. There are many rules in the palace, and it will be bad if you lose etiquette."
"Okay." Xiaopang was a little uninterested.
Originally, he was looking forward to his trip to Jinling this time, but as a result, Brother Qing couldn't get close to him, and Grandpa Huang couldn't see him either, which made him feel very disappointed.
"Sambo, let's go back."
"Don't be sad, Your Majesty." Sanbao picked up the little fat man with difficulty and tidied his messy hair lovingly, "I will definitely see the Emperor."
"Well, Sanbao, please put me down. I can walk by myself."
"Sambo can hold him." Sanbao smiled, bumped him up, turned around and walked back.
After walking about a mile, I saw Prince Yan approaching in a sedan chair. The curtain of the sedan chair was opened, and Xu Miaoyun smiled and said, "Come on the sedan chair, Gao Chi. Mother will take you to see Grandpa Huang."
"Really?" Xiaopang was so happy that he slipped out of Sanbao's arms and climbed onto the sedan chair.
"Goodbye Sanbao."
"Goodbye, Your Majesty." Sanbao smiled and waved, happy for Xiaopang.
…
"One of you is the commander and the other is the supervisor, drink alone." Zhu Yuanzhang was very interested and started to drink.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The two raised their glasses. Lan Yu's wine glass was a long way up, and he hit Li Qing's wine glass with the stem.
Li Qing was not the one who suffered the loss. The moment he was about to clink glasses, he suddenly raised his arm, making it level with the sapphire wine glass, or even slightly higher.
"Ding~"
Li Qing raised the glass to his lips and drank it all in one gulp.
Lan Yu's face twitched, and she finished her glass of wine. She put down the glass and cupped her fists: "Your Majesty, I am fully confident in conquering Beiyuan this time, but..."
He glanced at Li Qing and continued, "The battlefield is no different from other battlefields. If the commander does not have absolute authority, he will be constrained during the battle, and may even get twice the result with half the effort."
"You have absolute authority!" Zhu Yuanzhang gave him reassurance.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Lan Yu felt relieved and glanced at Li Qing with disdain, "I hope Supervisor Li will obey my arrangements."
Li Qing said calmly, "If everything is arranged by Commander Lan, why do you need me as a supervisor?"
Zhu Yuanzhang scolded: "The battle hasn't started yet, what kind of trouble are you two doing?"
"I acknowledge my guilt!" The two of them handed over their hands to apologize.
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly: "Once the war starts, Lan Yu will have full authority to make the decision. Li Qing, you can't hold his hand."
"Li Qing has the right to supervise and refute other matters in the military. Lan Yu, you can't just talk about it!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled again and raised his glass: "Drink."
"Your Majesty."
At this time, Xiao Guizi walked in with small steps and said softly: "Your Majesty, Princess Yan and the Crown Prince are here to pay their respects."
"It's that girl from Xu Da's family!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "Let her come over!"
Li Qing and Lan Yu saw that the emperor was going to see guests, so they stood up and said, "I'm leaving."
"Don't leave yet, you can't drink half of the wine." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "I'll drink more later."
The two of them disliked each other and really didn't want to drink anymore, but they couldn't show off to Lao Zhu, so they had to give it up.
After a while, under the guidance of Xiao Guizi, Xu Miaoyun led Xiaopang in.
"I, my concubine, pay homage to your father, long live the emperor." Xu Miaoyun bowed down and saluted, "Wish you, the prince, a thousand lives."
Xiaopang had already heard his mother say how to salute on the way, so he also knelt down and said, "My grandson, Zhu Gaochi, see you, Grandpa Emperor. Long live Grandpa Emperor, and see you, Prince Edward."
He was chubby, and it was quite difficult for him to kneel down and kowtow. Even though he tried very hard, the ceremony was still uneventful.
"Plain body."
Zhu Yuanzhang was very fond of his own offspring and didn't care about it at all. He quickly stepped forward and hugged his fat grandson.
"Thank you, Father." Xu Miaoyun stood up Yingying.
Zhu Yuanzhang ignored his daughter-in-law and focused all his attention on Xiaopang.
The slightly reserved little fat boy became more and more naive and cute. Lao Zhu didn't care whether his beard was prickly or not, he just took a sip and said curiously: "Good guy, how did you get so fat?"
"As Grandpa Huang said, you eat it one bite at a time." Xiaopang said truthfully.
"Pfft..." Lao Zhu was overjoyed and pinched his face, "Why are you so cute?"
Zhu Yuanzhang clucked his teeth and walked around in circles for several times holding the little fat boy in his arms. He was so happy that he still looked like an emperor.
"Grandpa Huang, please let me down?"
"Have you fainted?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a smile.
"No, I haven't thanked you yet."
"Haha... No, you're welcome." Old Zhu was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, and he chewed a few more times.
The closeness of a generation apart was vividly displayed at this moment.
Li Qing sighed secretly: My little fat is not clean anymore.