Chapter 5: The Emperor's Personal Guard
Li Qing groaned slightly, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, this is not an immortal method, the grass people have said that at the beginning of the invention of music, its core was to cure diseases.
It was only when King Wen of Zhou and King Wu of Zhou successively added strings to make the five-stringed piano become a lyre, and the effect of curing diseases was greatly reduced, so it was gradually abandoned, and finally reduced to a thing for listening to music and enjoying music. ”
After a pause, "Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, even the lyre, in addition to cultivating sentiment, can also soothe the mood, when you are irritable, listening to a song, can reduce depression to a certain extent, this itself is also a kind of treatment, isn't it?"
If the emperor doesn't believe it, let people check it! ”
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slowly, and then asked, "Can you show your immortal methods?" ”
Li Qing shook his head helplessly.
"Can't?"
"No, no." Li Qing smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty, how can there be immortals in the world?" ”
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, "You are not honest, it is rumored that your master Zhang is sloppy, he was born in the eighth year of Chunyou of the Southern Song Dynasty, 134 years ago, how can you live so long if you are not an immortal?" ”
"Fake." Li Qingdao.
"Fake?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked incredulous, "It's been passed down for decades, how can it be fake?" ”
Li Qinggan smiled, "Your Majesty, you don't know that the people like to exaggerate and spread falsehoods, and a sesame seed can also be passed on to watermelon.
However, the master is indeed not young, he is seventy and three this year, he is both a martial artist and a pharmacist, so his body is relatively tough.
He was unkempt when he was young, so he got this name, and the emperor thinks, a man with a swarthy body and a scruffy beard may be mistaken for fifty years old at the age of twenty. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and smiled, "It turned out to be like this." ”
Seeing this, Li Qing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, although the master was not righteous, he couldn't.
After ten years of getting along, as well as the grace of teaching, how could he do something ungrateful.
Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Then it means that no one can live forever?" ”
Li Qing clenched his fists, "Long live the emperor!" ”
"Haha......" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed heartily, "You guy, you are not boring...... We said that there will be a great reward for curing the queen's illness, and you have also read books, so you will be a big official when the time comes! ”
Isn't it a feudal marquis?
Li Qing was speechless, it wasn't that he was greedy for wealth, he hadn't thought about it originally, but Zhu Yuanzhang's hexagram change was too fast, which made him feel that Zhu Yuanzhang's words couldn't be believed.
Immediately relieved, Zhu Yuanzhang, the person who issued the iron coupon to avoid death, still said that he would kill him, and it was better to believe that a pig would climb a tree.
Zhu Biao asked, "Listen to my father, the sound of your piano can be heard outside the Fengtian Palace, what is the principle?" ”
Li Qing's face did not change, "It's just a skill, it's difficult to be elegant, if His Highness is interested, the grass people don't dare to have the slightest reservation." ”
Zhu Biao glanced at the imperial case, smiled bitterly and shook his head, how could he have time!
Since the abolition of the prime minister system, my father has not been idle, and even with him he is not idle, these idle and elegant things, I am afraid that I will not have a chance to touch them in the future.
"It's just a song, Mr. Guguan is quite tired, go and rest!" Zhu Biao smiled gently, "Lunch will take a while, if you are hungry, eat some snacks on the table first." ”
"Your Highness!"
Li Qing walked to the side and sat down, he was really hungry, pinched the pastries in the fruit bowl and took a bite, it was crispy and refreshing, and the taste was excellent.
'Click......'
The sound of squirming kept ringing, like a mouse stealing food, the two of them looked up at him, Li Qing smiled awkwardly, and lowered his voice a little.
After a while, the two plates of dim sum entered Li Qing's stomach.
"Whew~"
Li Qing touched his belly and couldn't help but sigh: It's still delicious in the palace!
Zhu Yuanzhang's father and son were busy with official business and had no time to take care of him, so he took this opportunity to secretly recover his true anger.
By lunchtime, all the true qi consumed had finally recovered.
For lunch, this time Li Qing didn't let Li Qing eat leftovers, the three of them feasted together, the meal was not too rich, and there were a few more dishes than yesterday, but the taste was excellent.
Li Qing does not have the psychology of reverence for the Son of Heaven, he should eat vegetables and eat vegetables, he should drink soup and drink soup, and he is not restrained at all.
After filling his stomach, there was no need to stay any longer, Li Qing got up, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, the grass people have retired first." ”
Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised, "Don't play the piano in the afternoon?" ”
"Once a day." Li Qing nodded, "But the medicinal soup still has to be taken three times a day." ”
But at this time, the little eunuch reported softly: "Your Majesty, Liu Qiang, a hundred households in brocade, asks to see you." ”
"Let him in."
Li Qing whispered, "That... The grass people went back first. ”
"There's no hurry." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "The eunuch duty room smells big, why are you in a hurry to go back?" ”
Li Qing was speechless, and said in his heart: Do you know that you still let me sleep in the eunuch's room?
He didn't know that except for the emperor, the prince, and the emperor's grandson, there was no place for men to live in the palace, and although the imperial hospital was in the imperial city, it was not in the palace, and even the eunuchs only lived in the palace if they were on duty.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't let him go, and Li Qing couldn't avoid suspicion.
Liu Qiang, a hundred households in brocade, came in, and was shocked to see that he was also there, and he was also having a banquet with the emperor and the prince, but he quickly adjusted his mood and took a step forward:
"Long live my emperor, long live the crown prince!"
"Get up." Zhu Yuanzhang put down the dishes and chopsticks, "Is there something important?" ”
"The emperor is wise." Liu Qiang glanced at Li Qing, "The minister really has something important." ”
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't seem to notice, and said directly, "Speak!" ”
Liu Qiang hesitated for a moment and said: "This morning, it was found out that Wang Hai and Sun Chenglin, the imperial historians of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Li Wenlu in the Ministry of Rites had colluded with Hu Weiyong, and now they have been escorted to prison and asked the emperor to adjudicate them. ”
As he spoke, he handed out a list, and the little eunuch hurriedly stepped forward to take it and forwarded it to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang opened it and glanced at it, and said, "Lock it up first, and don't convict it for the time being." ”
"Yes." Liu Qiang arched his hand, "The minister retreated." ”
Li Qing was secretly frightened, Hu Weiyong had been dead for more than two years, and the prime minister system had been abolished, why was he still investigating?
"What do you think?" Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly asked.
Li Qing's heart was excited, and he said, "The grass people are thinking about a plan to treat Niangniang." ”
He was secretly vigilant, and his intuition told him that Zhu Yuanzhang must have some purpose in letting him a civilian observe such a thing.
But for a while, he couldn't understand it thoroughly, so he had to find a perfunctory excuse.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, "Don't you want to go shopping in Jingshi?" Let's take you around. ”
"Huh? This ......" Li Qing said with a dry smile, "The emperor has a lot of opportunities, how can the grass people be ......?"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, "It's okay, it's okay today." ”
When Zhu Biao heard this, he immediately quit, do you call this big stack of music nothing?
"Father's ......"
"In the future, the country will be handed over to you to manage, what's wrong with the criticism?"
"......" Zhu Biao was helpless, "What my father taught me is that my sons obey the order." ”
Zhu Yuanzhang showed a satisfied smile at this time, and walked towards the outside of the hall, Li Qing secretly complained, arched his hand towards Zhu Biao, and reluctantly followed.
……
Long Yuan set off from the palace, and when he passed by the imperial city, he saw Jinyiwei handling the case from a distance.
I don't know that these officials have committed something, one by one wearing shackles on their heads, hanging iron chains on their feet, and moving their steps like ashes, Li Qing sighed secretly: It's really difficult to be an official in the Hongwu Dynasty!
"If they don't break the law, how can they do that?" Zhu Yuanzhang sneered.
Li Qing nodded yes, paused, and asked in a curious tone, "Your Majesty, if the criminals escape, will it be easy to arrest?" ”
"Run?" Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him strangely, "Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, where can they escape?"
Besides, running away will also affect the family, take a step back, even if you punish the nine clans, few people can escape!
Even if he does escape, the probability of surviving is pitiful. ”
"It's... Why is that? Li Qing looked like a curious baby.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him, "What, you want to escape?" ”
"No, no, no." Li Qing hurriedly shook his head and said with a dry smile, "The grass people still want to cure their mother, and they will be prosperous and rich." ”
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and suddenly said, "Do you want to be a brocade guard?" ”
"Don't want to ......"
"Think again." Zhu Yuanzhang's smile gradually faded.
“…… Think. Li Qing's heart was galloping, he really served this sixth man.
In just two days, he changed his hexagram three times, from the feudal marquis to the big official, and then to the Jinyi guard, the rank is getting lower and lower, not to mention, and there is no chance to refuse.
Is there still a royal law?
Belch... It seems that people are the king's law.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded, "In this case, from today onwards, you will be our personal guard!" ”
It's not even a hundred households, you can really do it, forget it, I won't stay here for long anyway, there is a life talisman given by Queen Ma, it is not difficult to escape, and it is a big deal to change your face in the future...... Li Qing secretly made a small calculation.
"Thank you for your grace!"