"Your Majesty, why are you here?"

"Ah, when things are done, come and have a look." Zhu Qizhen stepped forward with a smile, "No need to salute, go, enter the house and say." ”

Li Qing didn't plan to salute, but he still thanked him, "Your Majesty, please." ”

Guest Hall.

There are no charcoal pots, and the temperature is very low.

Zhu Qizhen felt a little cold, and ordered: "Go, bring the stove on the dragon chariot over." ”

The accompanying eunuch said yes and hurried away.

In a few moments, the stove moved in, and in addition, there were six food boxes.

The two little eunuchs put the pot on the rack, added water, and then took out the fresh fruits, vegetables, meat and vegetables from the food box.

Zhu Qizhen smiled: "Mr. hasn't eaten yet, has he?" ”

Li Qing nodded.

"Knowing that Mr. loves hot pot, I specially asked the imperial dining room to prepare some and bring them over." Zhu Qizhen said, "I haven't seen you for a few months, I miss it very much, let's talk while eating." ”

"It's fine." Li Qing was indeed hungry, "Thank you for the emperor's care." ”

"Sir, don't be so outsider." Zhu Qizhen smiled and said to the little eunuch, "There is no need to wait here, you just wait outside." ”

"Yes, the slave and maid are gone." The little yellow door retreated and closed the door intimately.

Zhu Qizhen said while putting food in the pot: "Mr. can come back in such a short time, it is really beyond my expectations!" ”

"The situation is like this, how dare the minister delay."

"No outsiders still call me, it looks kind." Zhu Qizhen said with a smile, "Mr. is different from them. ”

Should I say it or not, Zhu Qizhen's attitude made Li Qing very comfortable.

Li Qing got straight to the point: "The emperor can rest assured that Zhu Gaoxu has promised to take action to contain Siam and Burma for the Ming Dynasty, so that they do not dare to attack on a large scale." ”

"Can he do it?" Zhu Qizhen didn't have much impression of this second master, he only knew that he had rebelled, but it turned out to be like a joke, and he was leveled by his father without splashing at all.

Not even the domain.

In addition to bringing out his father's wisdom and martial arts, it also proves that this second master is quite spicy chicken.

Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but be suspicious.

Li Qing said: "This emperor can rest assured, although he is more straightforward, but he didn't say that he has been operating in Jiaozhi for so long, and it is not for nothing;

I watched Taizong's record, and his performance in the Battle of Jingjing was quite eye-catching, and he was a rare handsome talent. ”

"Is this ......" Zhu Qizhen bowed slightly, "He won't work or not, right?" ”

Hanhan doesn't have as many eyes as you two...... Li Qingdao said, "He refused directly, Da Ming can't do anything, there is no need to tell this lie, really help and fake help, it won't take long for Da Ming to see it, why does he need to be like this?" ”

Zhu Qizhen was right when he thought about it, and he didn't continue to be suspicious.

"Sir has made a great contribution this time, and when the situation is stable, I will ......"

"Let's eat." Li Qing ruthlessly interrupted: How can flatbread be as delicious as hot pot?

"Uh... Good. ”

…

Zhu Qizhen was not very hungry, and Li Qing was eating the whole time.

I don't have to say anything about the cooking skills in the imperial dining room, plus Li Qing is really hungry, and the one he made is called a fragrant incense, which makes Zhu Qizhen have a great appetite and eat a lot more.

In the guest hall, the hot pot soup is tumbling, and the air is filled with aroma, warm and comfortable.

Zhu Qizhen saw that he was eating happily, and he was not in a hurry to talk about business.

It wasn't until half an hour later that Li Qing had a long hiccup that he stopped his chopsticks.

"Your Majesty, what is the situation now?" Li Qing wiped his mouth and asked first.

Zhu Qizhen's expression became serious, "As soon as Mr. left on the front foot, I asked Yu Qian to prepare military supplies on the back foot and send it to the Duke of Qianguo. The unrest had subsided, and sixty merchant ships could be launched, and they would be able to trade with Japan as soon as spring began. ”

"It seems to be a lot easier than expected!" Li Qing nodded slightly, "Has the army gone for reinforcements?" ”

"Well, not long after the British Duke returned, I sent 100,000 troops to Luchuan, more than a month ago, and I think they have arrived." Zhu Qizhen said. óΠъ.oяＧ

Li Qing smiled easily, before he did it, he felt that it was not easy to make trouble, but when he did it, he found that it was not as difficult as he thought.

"It's hard to be a British public." Li Qing took a sip of wine and sighed, "At his age, he still has to fight in the south and the north, which is really hard." ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded, and shook his head again: "It's not Zhang Fu who is in charge this time. ”

"Not him?" Li Qing was surprised, "Who else can there be besides him?" ”

"Wang Ji." Zhu Qizhen explained, "Originally, I also wanted Zhang Fu to go, but Zhang Fu was ill and had no energy to take command anymore, so I had to change people. ”

Li Qing frowned: "But have you ever thought about the consequences of letting civilian officials lead the troops?" ”

"Sir, don't worry."

"Can you not be in a hurry?" Li Qing said in a deep voice, "Our previous series of measures are to weaken the power of the civilian clique, you can do it well, and directly get a civilian official to lead the troops, you are simply ...... Hu Lai. ”

Zhu Qizhen said helplessly: "Can Mr. listen to me?" ”

"Alas... You say. Li Qing's previous joy was gone.

"Mr. said before that Xiucai rebelled for three years and couldn't ......"

"Then you can't let the civilian officials lead the troops!" Li Qingdao, "Yes, the current military generals are not very credible, but in comparison, the disadvantages of letting civilian officials lead troops are greater, don't forget, we cancel the minister of town guarding, just to prevent civilian officials from affecting the army." ”

Zhu Qizhen smiled bitterly, "Sir, are you still letting me speak?" ”

Li Qing took a sip of wine, "Let's talk about it." ”

Zhu Qizhen organized the language and said: "The current situation is that most of the military generals of Wenchen do not agree with me, mainly because of maritime trade.

But Wang Ji is different, his home is in Baoding Mansion, very close to Jingshi, he is not a southerner, and he does not operate maritime trade, so the Luchuan Rebellion has no impact on him, this is one of them;

Second, he bribed Wang Zhen this time, and then Wang Zhen recommended it to me; This shows that Wang Ji is a very utilitarian person, and it also proves from the side that he wants to win this battle;

Third, he doesn't work against me, and although he has some plans, he is loyal. ”

Li Qing sighed, "What you said makes a lot of sense, but once this opening is opened, what will I do in the future?" ”

"I've thought about this too." Zhu Qizhen said, "After the battle is over, I have decided to give him a knighthood, and at the same time cancel his position as the secretary of the military department, and let him abandon literature and join the military." ”

Zhu Qizhen smiled and said, "What does Mr. think?" ”

"So-so." Li Qing sighed, "This kind of thing can be one, not two and again, otherwise the civil and military families will almost not be separated, and things will be even more difficult to do." ”

Zhu Qizhen's smile froze, but after thinking about it carefully, it was indeed such a reason.

The idea that he thought he was brilliant was poked by Li Qing's words, and Zhu Qizhen was hit hard, and said dejectedly: "It's because I didn't think about it." ”

Li Qing saw that his face was full of loss, and said with a smile: "However, from this time alone, the emperor handled it very well, Wang Ji has something to ask for, and what he wants is highly consistent with the emperor's political opinions, and it is a very correct choice to use him." ”

Young people have the strongest self-esteem, not to mention that they are still the king of a country, and they cannot be overcorrected.

Zhu Qizhen smiled and sipped his wine.

Li Qing said again: "Then I will also tell the emperor about Jiaozhi." ”

"What's going on there?"

"For Da Ming, it's not a trivial matter." Li Qingdao said, "Your Majesty, I suggest that Zhu Gaoxu take over Jiaozhi in an all-round way, which is beneficial to the Ming Dynasty." ”

"No." Zhu Qizhen decisively refused, "Although Jiaozhi is almost out of control, it is still at least nominally a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, how can it be allowed to become independent?" ”

Li Qing said, "Can the emperor listen to me?" ”

"That's ...... Okay, you say. Zhu Qizhen said in a sullen voice.

Li Qing analyzed: "Your Majesty, what do you think, how much does it cost for Daming to regain control of Jiaozhi?" ”

"It was laid down by Taizong, how can you give it up as a descendant?" Zhu Qizhen asked rhetorically.

"The problem is ......." Li Qingdao said, "Your Majesty, you want to reset the Jiaozhi Propaganda Division, not to send someone to serve as the Propaganda Department, it is an important supply point for Western trade, in order to resist the emperor's Western Ocean, they are fully capable of making chaos there, don't doubt it, they have done such a thing, and they will do it in the future." ”

Zhu Qizhen didn't doubt it, after all, even within the Ming Dynasty, they dared to cause turmoil, but ...... He was a little unacceptable.

"According to what you say, Jiaozhi is in your own hands, why don't you let it out?"

"I know it's hard for the emperor to accept, but that's the truth." Li Qing smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty, you have also seen their actions, even if you can hold it, will all future generations be able to hold it?" ”

Zhu Qizhen was silent for a while, frowned, and said, "Then Zhu Gaoxu can be trusted?" ”

"Although he was cut down, what flowed in his body was the blood of the Zhu family after all." Li Qingdao said, "In this respect, he is not an outsider, he is like this, and his children and grandchildren are also like this." ”

"More than 100 years, hundreds of years from now?"

"It's nothing in the future." Li Qingdao said, "First, Jiaozhi does not dare to openly resist the Ming Dynasty easily, and secondly, the Ming merchant ships are replenishing in Jiaozhi, which is also beneficial to them." ”