Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his appointed heir, and his face showed a trace of helplessness.

This son is benevolent and virtuous, and he is also a good hand at handling government affairs, but he is too soft-hearted and not ruthless and decisive enough, which is also what he is worried about.

For the emperor, every word and deed, every move has a huge impact on the national economy and people's livelihood, how can he be kind-hearted.

Let's do it, let's do it, let him be a benevolent king...... Zhu Yuanzhang did not continue on this topic and asked:

"Biao'er, what do you think of that Li Qing?"

Zhu Biao thought for a while, "This person is not very old, but he is calm and calm, and he has an excellent heart, and he can be neither humble nor arrogant in the face of his father, mother, and sons." ”

"Anything else?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"Hmm... Also very smart. Zhu Biao added, "It is not difficult to see from what he said just now that he does not agree with his father's approach in his heart, but the way of admonishment is very tactful, which shows that this person knows how to be flexible." ”

He showed appreciation, "Righteous in his heart, not impulsive and reckless, his character and heart are all superior, but I don't know how his article is, if he can pass the imperial examination and be trained a little in the future, not to mention becoming a pillar of the country, but he can also benefit one party." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted, "He said that he is righteous in his heart, does that mean that we have done something wrong?" ”

"......" Zhu Biao was silent for a moment, and said seriously, "Father, forgive the sons and daughters for being rude, and the sons think that there is indeed something wrong with you in this matter." ”

"You think we're brutal, don't you?" Zhu Yuanzhang was furious, "We have killed a lot of officials, but if they hadn't violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty, we would have killed them?" ”

Zhu Biao retorted: "If the emperor is like Yao Shunyu Tang, how can there be so many lawless officials? ”

"Bastard!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was furious, slapped it, and stopped at Zhu Biao's cheek, calmed down, and hummed:

"We have killed so many officials, but the lives of the people are getting better and better, which shows that we are not wrong."

Zhu Biao was speechless, the concept of father and son did not agree for a day or two, he couldn't persuade him, and he didn't agree.

The hall fell silent, and the atmosphere was dull.

Seeing that his father's face was getting darker and darker, Zhu Biao sighed secretly, got up and bowed, "The son is not filial." ”

"Forget it, get up!" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled helplessly, his son's incomprehension made him feel sour.

After a moment of silence, "The Tang Dynasty shared the world with scholars, the Song Dynasty shared the world with officials, and the Yuan Dynasty was the only one, treating the people as cattle and sheep, and they all died in the end.

And our Daming is sharing the world with the people, and the imperial examination has been there since the Sui and Tang dynasties, but how many candidates do they admit in a year?

How many of these few candidates come from poor backgrounds? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said, "It is we who have completely civilianized the imperial examination and given the children of the poor family a chance to come out......

We support them so much because we want to let these people from humble backgrounds become officials, so that more people can get rid of poverty and hardship, but what about them? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked distressed, "Not only is he not grateful, but he is corrupt and bribed, and the people are ...... There's nothing damn good! ”

"Father's anger is at ease." Zhu Biao hurriedly stepped forward and stroked his chest, "Erchen knows that he is wrong. ”

"If only you could understand." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his hand away, "Biao'er, you remember, Wenchen is light, and it has been the same since ancient times, and you must not be swayed by it!" ”

Zhu Biao thought for a moment and nodded seriously. "Erchen understood."

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression softened, "Just now we asked you to evaluate Li Qing, your argument is good, but you didn't get to the point, but what he likes us the most is not those." ”

"What's that?"

"Sincere and resolute!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said, "He is not an official, not even an official, but he dares to admonish, not to invite a name, but to save people, which is commendable." ”

"The father and the emperor are discerning, and the sons and ministers admire."

"Okay, when did you learn to pat on the back?" Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have a good airway.

Zhu Biao smiled, "What Erchen said is the truth. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Little Guizi, go and move all the gadgets we bought." ”

Then, he said to Zhu Biao, "Yesterday, we bought a lot of toys for children to play with, and you will take them to Yun Wei and Yun Xi in a while, cough cough... And your younger siblings. ”

"The retainers obey." Zhu Biao smiled and nodded.

……

"Bang Bang ......"

"Ahh Oops......"

The board fell to the ground on the buttocks, Li Qing bared his teeth and screamed, and Mao Xiang on the side was speechless.

He has already spoken in code, only a slight punishment, the board is obviously very light, where does it hurt you?

Soon, after the twenty boards were played, Li Qing's whole body was lost, as if he had lost half his life.

Mao Xiang was angry, so he brought the reinstatement, and the emperor didn't punish him.

"Don't fucking pretend, give me some spirits."

"......" Li Qing said with a bitter face, "My lord, my subordinates didn't pretend, it really hurts." ”

"You ......" Mao Xiang was so angry, if he were an ordinary subordinate, he would have already slammed his mouth up, but Li Qing was different, the queen's attending doctor, where did he dare to fight?

But Li Qing couldn't afford to be dead, so he had to say helplessly, "The emperor doesn't plan to punish you severely, you don't need to pretend to be miserable, and beat you badly, who will treat your mother?" ”

Li Qing thought about it and immediately felt a lot more energetic.

Mao Xiao glared at him, "Gone." ”

"Hey, okay." Li Qing rubbed his buttocks, protected by true qi, the board just now was like tickling, but he still had to pretend, and if he didn't let Lao Zhu get angry, he wouldn't be better.

So he pretended to be three points in pain and seven points in fear, and followed behind Mao Xiang.

The Imperial Study.

After receiving permission, the two walked into the main hall and bowed.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked up at Li Qing, "Do you know why I beat you?" ”

Li Qing said tentatively, "Talking about state affairs? ”

"It's good to know!" Zhu Yuanzhang put down the fold in his hand, "After treating the queen tomorrow, I will go to the Yamen of the Zhenfu Division to report and do some things that Jinyiwei should do."

You have put away this tooth tag, it is a voucher to enter and exit the palace. ”

"Yes, I obey."

Li Qing stepped forward to take it with both hands, saluted, and left the hall with difficulty.

……

Following.

Li Qing came to the Qianqing Palace to play the piano as usual, the true qi was used frequently in the past two days, and it was almost drained every time, although it was very tired, it also became much more condensed.

Queen Ma's complexion is better, and she can sit up by herself without the help of the palace maid.

Half an hour later, as the last note sounded, the room was quiet again.

"Li Qing." Queen Ma spoke, "Are your parents still there?" ”

"My parents died in troubled times, and I was displaced since I was a child, and I didn't settle down until I met my master." Li Qing didn't blink his eyelids, he had already thought of these excuses.

"And where is your home?"

"The previous dynasty treated the people harshly, the family couldn't pay taxes, and the minister's grandfather became a homeless person, and the minister doesn't remember where his hometown is." Li Qing's answer was not leaky.

"A poor man, too." Empress Ma sighed, "Do you want to escape from this whirlpool before the funeral of this palace?" ”

"Huh? This ......" Li Qing looked left and right, and saw that there was no one around, so he said cautiously, "How to escape?" ”

"My Daming princess chooses a husband, as long as she has a good character and a clean family background, scholars, farmers, and workers can all participate in the selection of horses, and the sixth princess has also reached the age of marriage, and she will start recruiting horses next month, if you choose it, you will be fine!"

Queen Ma smiled and said, "This palace sees that you are a good person, do you want to participate?" ”

"Xie Niangniang's good intentions, the minister is afraid!"

Just kidding, three wives and four concubines are not fragrant, and only when the brain is kicked by a donkey will they think about marrying an ancestor and going home.

Besides, time is difficult to leave a mark on him, wouldn't marrying a wife and having children mean watching his relatives die?

Well...... Forget it about getting married, wouldn't it be nice to listen to music if you have nothing to do!

"What? Our daughter doesn't invite you like that? Zhu Yuanzhang walked over with a displeased face.

"Wechen doesn't dare." Li Qing hurriedly saluted and explained, "Weichen is only a shallow learner, and he knows that he is not worthy of the princess, even if he participates in the horse election, I am afraid that he will sink into the sand, uh, hehe......"

Zhu Yuanzhang was annoyed when he saw his shitty appearance, "Get out!" ”

Li Qing: "......"

When you use someone, you call it Mr. Li, and when you run out, it's called fuck off?

By the way, it's not okay to listen to music without money!

Thinking of this, Li Qing said with a shy face: "Your Majesty, Weichen's previous clothes are torn, the summer is scorching, there is no change of clothes, and the minister is afraid of smoking his mother... Huh..."

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, he never expected that someone would dare to ask him for money nakedly.