"Your Majesty, when will you let your ministers leave?" Li Qing looks like a loyal monarch serving the country.

"Go when your annual leave is over!" Zhu Di took a sip of tea and said lightly, "I can open the sea ban, and I can allow non-governmental trade, but before I open the sea, they can't smuggle, and this trend must be suppressed." ”

"Understood!" Li Qing nodded, this is the emperor's bottom line.

Although the emperor can't really do whatever he wants, at least on the surface he has to give people a kind of domineering dominance.

Otherwise, the imperial power will become a joke!

"Your mission this time is not just to suppress the Kou," Zhu Di put down the teacup, "You still have to 'see' the movements of the vassal kings, if the family and the vassal kings collude together, it is really possible to turn the world upside down." ”

He looked worried, "My body is getting worse day by day, if I am not there one day, if these people make a fuss, he probably won't be able to bear it." ”

Zhu Di relied on Jing Nan to win the world, for fear that others would follow suit, although the vassal king's guards were cut, it did not mean that they would definitely keep to themselves.

There is no shortage of rich people in Jiangnan, once the two sides join forces, the consequences are extremely serious, they may not succeed, but they can definitely stir up turmoil in the country, and the people will not have a good life.

After a pause, Zhu Di said again: "The ban on opening the sea has been released, and the rich gentry in Jiangnan will definitely take precautions, and it is inevitable that someone will secretly change rice to mulberry;

At present, the population growth rate is gradually accelerating, and there are not many problems exposed at present, but the future food demand will definitely rise in a straight line, and food must be stabilized;

Also, the situation in Mobei is not optimistic, and the Varat can't support it for too long, I hope that there will be a half-dead one to contain the Tatars, but I can't really let it be gone.

If the warat is gone, then the grassland will be truly unified. ”

Zhu Di said: "Money and grain are also needed to go on the expedition, and in the next few years, the status of the granary in Jiangnan cannot be shaken in any way." ”

Li Qing nodded, "I want to bring Yu Qian with me." ”

"Yes." Zhu Di readily agreed, "This time he offended a lot of people, so it's better to follow you to avoid trouble." ”

"What else do you want?" Zhu Di asked.

Li Qing shook his head: "It's gone." ”

"That's it, I'll give you half a year." Zhu Di said with a smile, "We must solve these problems comprehensively within half a year, and I will be rewarded at that time." ”

It's all a thousand-year-old fox, what are you playing with me and talking about fasting...... Li Qing asked, "What kind of reward?" ”

"We'll talk about it then." Zhu Di was sloppy.

Li Qing said: "If the emperor can promise in advance, the efficiency of the ministers will be greatly improved." ”

……

The two of you come and go, the pie continues, Zhu Zhanji: I have learned, I have learned......

In the end, Zhu Di made a promise, and Li Qing left satisfied.

~

The snow is still falling.

The roof was covered with snow, and the branches of the trees were bent down, and a few little maids swept the snow in the courtyard, sweeping the front feet and laying another layer on the back feet.

The maids complained about the snow and kept complaining, but their faces were full of joy, chattering about what to eat at noon, reflecting the festive Spring Festival couplets and red lanterns, full of New Year's flavor.

"No need to sweep." Li Qing said, "Wait for the snow to stop before sweeping." ”

A few little maids were startled, and when they saw that the master was back, they hurriedly saluted, "Master." ”

"Well, let's go and rest for the New Year." Li Qing waved his sleeves, "Get some fish fillets, mutton slices, and spinach at noon...... Eat hot pot, prepare your share, have a good meal today, and eat dumplings at night. ”

"Yes, sir." The little maid flew happily: I really want to celebrate the New Year every day.

A few people bowed and happily withdrew.

Li Qing smiled, pushed the door and walked into the lobby.

The charcoal pot is burning, the roots of the high-quality charcoal are fiery red, and the surface is condensed with a layer of fine white ash foam, and a spark collapses from time to time, and there is no miscellaneous smoke.

"Sir is back." The three women clapped their hands and got up to meet them.

"It's warm in the inner hall, go inside and talk." Li Qing turned around and closed the door, opened the window on the side wider, and led the three girls into the inner hall.

On the table in the inner hall are melon seeds, candied fruits, and oranges...... Obviously, we were having a tea party just now.

"What are you talking about?" Li Qing asked with a smile.

"Of course it's a happy thing." Wan Ling moved a chair over, and Lian Xiang pushed him to sit down, "Sir, tell me about the follow-up of the White Snake, what happened to Xu Xian and the White Snake, and did the old monk of Fahai suffer retribution?" ”

Li Qing smiled dumbly, cleared his throat, "...... words"

……

After most of the hour, Li Qing filled in the pit dug before, and the three daughters were satisfied when they heard that the family was reunited.

"I really want to go to West Lake." Lianxiang sighed.

Red Sleeves glanced at her, "I'm old, and I still think about playing all day long." ”

"I'll just tell you about it." Lian Xiang said, "One day less than one day, in a few years, I don't want to go to the body." ”

"If you want to go, we'll go." Li Qing pinched a piece of nut and threw it into his mouth, "It just so happens that Mr. is going to Jiangnan, let's go together." ”

"Sir, you're going to have to go out again?"

"Sir wants to take us?"

Wan Ling and Lian Xiang spoke at the same time, first surprised, then surprised.

Li Qing nodded: "Set off after annual leave." ”

Redsleeves hesitated, "Sir, is this okay?" The emperor ......"

"As long as he does a good job, he won't have an opinion." Li Qing took the orange petal handed over by Wanling, threw it in his mouth, and enjoyed the sweetness, "Half a year, when I finish my business, let's have a good time." ”

"yes, okay." At this time, Red Sleeves was also relieved and smiled happily.

midday

The maid brought a mini stove, put a pot on the shelf, and a plate of fish, meat, vegetables, and dipping sauces, which were washed crystal clear by clean water.

"You don't have to wait, you can go eat too."

"Thank you, sir."

A little maid thoughtfully put the charcoal out of Li Qing's reach, then took a few steps back and turned to leave.

Li Qing rolled up his sleeves and beckoned, "Let's eat." ”

The girls ate a lot of snacks and ate slowly, but Li Qing was like a hungry wolf.

He hadn't eaten in the morning, and he had been in Fengtiandian Square for so long, and he was already hungry at this time.

Fatty slices of meat, served with pepper, spicy seeds, and sesame sauce, that is called an authentic one.

Two quarters of an hour later, Li Qing leaned back on the chair contentedly, took out the warm wine jug, and poured himself a drink.

"Sir, the concubine wants to drink too." Lianxiang pursed her lips and said.

"It's all that big...... All right. Regarding age, Li Qing was more sensitive than them, and poured a glass for Lianxiang, "Just drink it slowly and taste it." ”

As he spoke, he poured another cup for Red Sleeves and Wanling.

This is the imperial wine in the palace, the entrance is soft, the throat is a line, and the degree is not high, and the third daughter used to drink from time to time, and it didn't matter much if she drank a few glasses.

Lian Xiang quickly finished drinking it, and said timidly, "Sir, can the concubine drink another cup?" ”

"I can't drink it."

"Okay, okay......"

"Okay, good," Li Qing laughed, "Three cups per person, and if you drink it again, it's really gone." ”

It's best to be a coquettish woman, Lianxiang smiled and said, "Mr. is the best." ”

After eating the hot pot and drinking a few glasses of warm wine, the three girls all felt a little hot, "Sir, there is a lot of snow outside, let's go build a snowman?" ”

"Okay." Li Qing agreed.

For the Chinese New Year, the picture is happy, but, for the sake of insurance, Li Qing gave them enough true qi to prevent them from contracting the wind and cold.

The snow is still falling, but it is much lighter, the wind has stopped, and scattered snow flakes are a sign that the snow is about to leave.

Li Qing took matters into his own hands and made a one-person-high snow pier, "Okay, let's start." ”

sat down on a chair, held a cup of hot tea, and watched the three girls carving little by little, Li Qing couldn't help but think: It would be great if they were still as young as they were at the beginning, and snowball fights would be more youthful.

Time is gone, and the past can only be recalled......

They were very skillful, and after a while, the lifelike General Li was released.

'Li Qing' is dressed in white armor, standing proudly in the snow, standing alone, with the heroism of standing up to the sky and the earth, and the loneliness of hanging from each other.

Li Qing could see it.

He was saddened that their years had passed, and they were saddened by his loneliness.

Immortality is destined to be lonely as snow.

I don't know when, the hot tea in his hand has quietly cooled, and a thin layer of ice residue has condensed on the surface.

Shaking his head to dispel negative emotions, Li Qing got up and joined the team of building snowmen.

In one afternoon, four snowmen were built, and 'Li Qing' was no longer lonely.

……

The annual leave passed in a hurry, and on the fourth day of the first month, hundreds of officials went to court, and Li Qing entered the palace to bid farewell to Zhu Di.

Nave.

Zhu Di instructed, "Those people's hearts and eyes are dirty, don't be old, the gutter will capsize." ”

"Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who suffers."

"That's right," Zhu Di also felt a little too cautious, and underestimated Li Qing, and nodded: "However, for the sake of insurance, you go to Jiangnan this time to bring Dongchang Xiaodezi." ”

"Okay." With the people in the palace, it is also convenient to do things, Li Qing asked, "Your Majesty, how is the situation outside the border?" ”

The Yuan people ruled the Central Plains for nearly a hundred years, and to a large extent, they were sinicized, and they also had the customs of the New Year, which would also improve their lives.

The difference is that the Han people used money to improve their lives, while the Yuan people would come to loot.

In the winter on the steppe, the days are even more difficult, and it is also the peak period of mutual raiding.

"Has Varat been attacked by the Tatars?" Li Qing was a little worried.

Zhu Di rubbed his eyebrows: "The news hasn't come yet, and I don't know if Warat has been attacked, but... There is a high probability that it will be attacked. ”

Speaking of this, he regretted a little, "I knew this was the case, I would have started lightly at the beginning, but now Warat is too weak, and the strength is seriously unequal." ”

"I can't say that." Li Qing didn't regret weakening Warat, and said with a smile, "If it weren't for that, how would Warat be willing to throw himself into the arms of Daming?"

It is precisely because of the unequal strength that the Tatars will chase and fight hard against Warat, in a vain attempt to annex it;

If the strength is really equal, they will not fight on a large scale, and will even secretly join forces and get involved in the Central Plains. ”

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and a smile appeared on his face: "What you said makes sense, but... Varat still can't fall, and if they don't go inward, they will definitely go out.

Once the grassland is unified, there will be no peace at the border of the Ming Dynasty. ”

After a pause, "I will keep a close eye on the situation outside the border, you can do the errand I assigned to you, safety is more important than outside, and if there is chaos inside, the harm will be greater." ”

Zhu Di rarely showed a dignified expression, "This series of reforms has touched the interests of too many people, and I have no skills, so you have to work hard." ”

He took something out of his bosom, "Take this!" ”

Li Qing took it and took a look, "If I Came in Person".