Zhu Qizhen said unhappily: "You said that you are poor, I understand you, but you also have to understand the difficulties of the imperial court, now the treasury is not rich!" ”

"......" Li Qing didn't want to fight on this, as he said before, under other people's rules, at most, he would not lose, but he would never win.

So he found another way - to change the subject!

"Your Majesty, how many copper coins has the Baoyuan Bureau minted now?" Li Qing asked.

"It's about 10 million." Speaking of this, Zhu Qizhen became angry, "According to the usual exchange rate of 100 yuan, you can exchange it for 100,000 banknotes, and the accumulation of these seals, I am afraid that I may not be able to pay it back in my lifetime." ”

"Absolutely." Li Qing's tone was firm, "As long as the maritime trade route is opened, within twenty years, it will definitely be paid off." ”

Li Qing said: "Your Majesty, you can't count like that, in fact, this repayment of debts does not mean that you have to earn enough money of the same treasure value;

The imperial court only needs to provide copper and manpower, which is not as difficult as you think. ”

After a pause, "Moreover, this is not a loss-making transaction, if the currency is stabilized, the economic circulation will become smoother and smoother, the people will be richer, and the taxes will be higher, which is a virtuous circle;

It can be said that if this is done well, the emperor's exploits will become the only existence of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Huh." Zhu Qizhen smiled perfunctorily, "Don't be a sycophant, how can you count accepting bribes?" ”

"I didn't do anything."

"That's also bribery." Zhu Qizhen said.

Li Qing simply put it on the table: "You look at it, it's really not okay for you to get rid of my job, I'll go back to my hometown to farm." ”

"Look at you, why don't you mention this at every turn, you still have a reason." Zhu Qizhen heard that Li Qing was going to pick a son, and instantly softened, and said stupidly: "This is not the act of the virtuous minister after all, forget it this time, don't take it as an example." ”

Li Qing said seriously: "Your Majesty, I am not a virtuous minister. ”

"What do you mean?"

"I'm a Neng Chen." Li Qingdao said, "I can help the emperor and Daming solve problems, but I am not the kind of person with high demeanor and noble character." ”

After a moment of silence, Li Qing added, "If the emperor uses the emperor's heart to control the kind of behavior of the courtiers against me, then we can only shoot and scatter." ”

This little emperor is mean and unkind, there are quite a lot of things, and Li Qing can't bear it anymore.

If it weren't for Zhu Qizhen knowing what was good or bad and listening to persuasion, he would have wanted to pick a son.

Really, I don't know the importance of talent at all.

Zhu Qizhen's face was a little ugly, he was not angry, but he didn't dare to say it to death, he was very clear about Li Qing's ability, and the current situation was not stable, and there were still many things to do in the future.

He can't do without Li Qing.

It is impossible to admit mistakes, and at best, they will be soft and obedient...... Zhu Qizhen cleared his throat and said, "Won't my conscience hurt when Mr. says this?" ”

He snorted lightly: "Among the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, who can want to go to the court and not want to go up?"

Who can take time off every once in a while, and nearly a third of the year is on vacation?

Who gets a reward so often? ”

Hearing the reward, Li Qing couldn't help but pout: Your little thing is also called a reward?

"Huh? What's your expression? Zhu Qizhen's face was a little unbearable, "The money I gave you is actually enough for you to spend." ”

"Ah, yes, yes, I can't spend it, I can't spend it at all."

Zhu Qizhen: "......"

After being silent for a while, Zhu Qizhen finally compromised.

"Okay, I won't care about this, don't hide in the future."

Li Qing asked rhetorically: "Your Majesty, when will I escape?" ”

"I mean... Be diligent. Zhu Qizhen corrected.

"Okay, but ......" Li Qingzheng said: "Your Majesty, can you trust me?" ”

"It's nature." Zhu Qizhen nodded.

Li Qing added: "If I get very close to the Queen Mother, civil officials, and celebrants, will you still trust me?" “

"This ......," Zhu Qizhen was puzzled, "why are you so close to them?" ”

"Naturally, it's about solving problems better." Li Qing simply made his words clear, "I'll give you all the seven products in the matter, and the authority is just that, if you don't give me power, and don't let me take advantage of the situation, what can I do?" ”

Li Qing teased: "I want the horses to run again, and I want the horses not to eat grass, do you think this is possible, Your Majesty?" ”

After a pause, "Of course, I'm not asking you to be an official, to be honest, I'm really not rare; However, in order to be able to deal with problems more efficiently and conveniently, I definitely can't do things step by step. ”

Zhu Qizhen fell silent.

Li Qing continued: "Take advantage of this opportunity, let's talk about it, if you can trust me, Your Majesty, I will act in my own ways and methods;

If the emperor thinks this is not good, then I will do my duty in the matter and ensure that I go to court every day;

Take your pick! ”

The little emperor does not let go of power, and still wants him to do things, and at the same time demands him with high moral standards, which is not something that normal people do.

Zhu Yuanzhang is not so tasteless!

A seven-grade Beijing official, if he does his duty, he can do fart things!

Li Qing didn't want to be so tired, so he had a direct showdown.

The pressure was on Zhu Qizhen's side.

Zhu Qizhen admires Li Qing and is grateful to Li Qing, but he is also a little afraid of Li Qing, but he can't do without Li Qing.

"Am I as ruthless as you say?" Zhu Qizhen softened his tone and made up for it: "You went to Jinling before, didn't I give up power?"

Isn't it enough for the factory guards to listen to you alone? ”

"You're stealing concepts." Li Qing ruthlessly exposed, "Qin Cha already has that kind of power, and besides, delegating power is for everyone to recognize, not just to give a temporary identity." ”

Zhu Qizhen was silent again, in fact, he had three choices.

The first is to let Li Qing go back to a normal military department, but this is unacceptable to him, so he directly dispelled it.

The second is to promote Li Qing and delegate power to Li Qing, which is the most direct and effective, but there are also hidden dangers.

The third is to let Li Qing play freely, which also has hidden dangers, but compared to the previous one, it will be much better.

After all, no matter how Li Qing plays, he is only a positive seventh grade on the surface.

After weighing the pros and cons, Zhu Qizhen made a decision: "Whatever Mr. said, I have always trusted you, huh......

What you said also makes sense, so let's do it according to your style in the future, I won't interfere, and I won't ask you to do anything, as long as you can handle big things well. ”

Li Qing smiled: "The emperor is wise. ”

In the future, he can play freely.

At this point, the two are no longer subordinate, but cooperative.

This change undoubtedly provided Li Qing with considerable room for operation.

He can justifiably form a party.

After this trouble, the atmosphere was a little awkward, Zhu Qizhen said with a smile: "There is not much official business today, Mr. should have a drink with me." ”

Li Qing achieved his goal, he was in a very good mood, and nodded with a smile: "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." ”

~

The wine and food were served, and the two raised their glasses and drank together, and the unpleasantness just now gradually dissolved.

Neither of them wants to be stiff, they have different ideas, but they have the same goal, they both want to be better.

Eating and drinking, talking and laughing, after a drink, the relationship between the two became closer and closer, and they looked like a gentleman and a virtuous minister.

Just as he was having fun, Sun walked in.

Seeing the two of them actually drinking at the same table, Sun was surprised, especially Zhu Qizhen still had a gentle smile on his face, which really made her incredible.

She hadn't seen a son like this in a long, long time.

This Li Qing is really not simple...... Sun suddenly thought about it.

Seeing that Li Qing wanted to get up and salute, he hurriedly said, "Li Qing's family doesn't need to be polite, sit down." ”

Li Qing was just pretentious, and when he saw her like this, he sat down politely at all.

Sun didn't treat himself as an outsider, walked to Zhu Qizhen and sat down, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the matter of choosing a concubine is already underway in the palace, and it is expected that there will be an eyebrow in the Mid-Autumn Festival at the latest." ”

Zhu Qizhen frowned slightly: "Why didn't the Queen Mother say hello to me in advance?" ”

"Didn't the emperor agree?" Sun was surprised, and then said with a smile, "Since ancient times, parents have been in charge of marriage matters, how can the emperor choose a concubine for himself, but don't worry, in the end, you will definitely be asked to decide the candidate." ”

Zhu Qizhen is not easy to refute, this is indeed the truth.

"Mr. Li, the Queen's illness...... There's still a chance to recover, right? Zhu Qizhen remembered this stubble.

He was born as a concubine, but he wanted to be a concubine.

In fact, emperors have always given priority to choosing concubines, and if there is no concubine, they will consider concubines.

What's more, Zhu Qizhen loves the Qian family so much.

Saying this in front of your mother, can you really do it, I'm afraid that your daughter-in-law's sin is not enough? Li Qing looked embarrassed:

"With all due respect, this... It's not very likely. ”

Sun was secretly happy in his heart, these words were almost equivalent to announcing that Qian had no possibility of getting pregnant, after all, no one in the officialdom would say anything to death.

This provided her with the opportunity to recruit a new daughter-in-law and cultivate the emperor's grandson.

Her face was full of regret: "Sir, since you understand medical skills, you must put more effort into it, this is a major event of the Zongmiao Society!" ”

When Zhu Qizhen saw her like this, he suddenly realized that he had lost his words, so he stopped asking whether it was possible or not, and made a gloomy and sad look.

Li Qing couldn't help but sigh secretly: Life is not easy, it all depends on acting skills!