Chapter 159: The Tatar Calculation
"Ask whatever you want." Li Qing restored Zhu Qizhen's ability to speak.
Zhu Qizhen breathed a sigh of relief, he had too many questions to ask, and he didn't know where to start for a while.
After a while, he asked, "Are you really that Li Qing?" β
"Well, there is a portrait of me in the Taimiao Temple of the Forbidden City in Jinling, although it is not a realistic painting, but it can also be seen." Li Qing smiled, "If you don't believe it, I'll take you to see it later." β
"You let me know on purpose?" Zhu Qizhen was surprised.
Li Qing nodded: "I can completely knock you out." β
ββ¦β¦ Why? Zhu Qizhen was puzzled, "You should know how great the temptation of immortality is, especially for people like me." β
Li Qing smiled: "If Changsheng can really be copied, the throne will never be your turn." β
After a pause, "As for what I'm letting you know these for, it's very simple, I don't want you to be emperor anymore." β
Zhu Qizhen was silent and asked unwillingly: "Is it really because of the mistake I made this time?" β
"Yes, not all." Li Qing sighed: "It stands to reason that there are mistakes that can be corrected, but... Our philosophy is different. β
"What's the difference?" Zhu Qizhen was puzzled, "Wasn't we very good before, except for this expedition, our philosophy has always been the same, you can't kill people with a stick." β
"It's still different." Li Qing shook his head: "You are an absolute supporter of imperial power, everything you do is based on the consolidation of imperial power, not for the sake of the people, of course, you also have a heart to love the people, but compared to the imperial power, the proportion is too small." β
Li Qingdao: "Take your personal expedition as an example, it is more to emulate Taizong and Xuanzong, control the army by leading troops, and then suppress the ministers.
If you really aim to attack the enemy and defend the people of the Ming Dynasty, you should make strategic arrangements in advance, let the government evacuate the people at the border gates, and distribute disaster relief food.
Giving priority to protecting the lives and property of the people is the first element, rather than ignoring it and leading the army to the border;
To put it bluntly, you only think about being in power and making contributions to the emperor's merits, and you don't take the people and the Ming army to heart. β
Zhu Qizhen's face turned red: "It's not like this, it's not that I don't take them to heart, I just ...... I thought I could win. β
"Do you think you should be fighting a war?" Li Qing said coldly: "Do you know? Taizong has made full preparations for each personal expedition, and the longest one has been deployed more than half a year in advance, so you can do it...... Alas, too lazy to talk about you. β
"I'll change it later." Zhu Qizhen said, "Besides, I am the king of a country, the king of the Ming Dynasty, is it wrong for me to do this?" β
Zhu Qizhen asked rhetorically, "If the emperor does not maintain and consolidate the imperial power, is he still the emperor?"
Tell me, what's wrong? β
"It's right to stand in your position, but it's not right to stand in the position of the people." Li Qingdao said, "In fact, Taizong has laid the foundation too well, you only need to inherit the governing philosophy of Renxuan Erzong, and the Ming Dynasty will continue to prosper, but what about you?"
From the three or seven points, I can see which one you care about more. β
Zhu Qizhen was silent.
"You've done too much for Daming, I'm not qualified to talk about you." He hugged his knees, full of loneliness, "You're right, I do love the imperial power more than everything, alas... So be it. β
Zhu Qizhen was discouraged: "Will you kill me?" β
"Why should I kill you?" Li Qing smiled, combing his scattered hair like an elder, and said with a little doting: "If I really want to kill you, I won't spare my hands everywhere, otherwise you would have seen the king of Hades long ago after suffering so many times." β
Zhu Qizhen looked at Li Qing in a daze, he didn't have the slightest rejection of this action, he wanted to cry a little.
"Lee... Sir, can you tell me about my father? β
"He's smart, he's smarter, smarter than you, and better than your life." Li Qing recalled the past with joy on his face.
β¦β¦
Li Qing said, Zhu Qizhen listened, and the two were calm and immersed in the past.
Long...
Early the next morning.
The noise outside gradually rose, and then became louder and louder, Li Qing opened his eyes from the fake sleep, and his brows furrowed slightly.
What happened?
Li Qing was puzzled: Could it be that Da Ming has been killed?
As soon as this thought arose, it was snuffed out by him, this is impossible, no matter how fast Daming is, he can't be as fast as this, even if he can, he won't kill it.
After all, Zhu Qizhen is still here.
In confusion, the curtain was lifted, and Tokhtar Polo walked in.
At this time, Zhu Qizhen also woke up, sat up and looked at Totopolo suspiciously, not knowing what he was going to do.
But seeing that Tokhtar Polo made a movement that shocked Li Qingdu, he bowed down and bowed, speaking fluent Chinese:
"Minister, take off Polo, meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"
This scene can't be rectified for both of them.
It took a long time for Zhu Qizhen to come back to his senses, "No courtesy." β
After a pause, he said: "I am no longer the emperor, just call the emperor." β
Although he didn't understand why Totopolo was like this, Zhu Qizhen still explained.
"No, the Ming Dynasty doesn't recognize His Majesty the Emperor, we do." "The ministers have already written to the chief of Warat, and they are also deeply angry at what happened to His Majesty the Emperor, and they are willing to support His Majesty the Emperor. β
"You support it?" Zhu Qizhen was surprised.
"Yes." Tokhtar Polo said respectfully, "We are willing to enter the customs with His Majesty the Emperor and help you regain the throne." β
Li Qing smiled: "It's a good calculation, it's up to you to enter the Beijing Division." β
"There are thousands of people in the Ming Dynasty, millions of soldiers, where are we opponents." Tokhtar Polo shook his head and said, "Our only appeal is that His Majesty the Emperor is willing to trade with us after he is reinstated. β
"Who believes?"
"I didn't tell you." Tokhtar Polo glared at Li Qing hatefully, and then looked at Zhu Qizhen, "Your Majesty the Emperor, as soon as you give an order, all the 100,000 Tatar warriors will respond. β
I have to say that this is very inflammatory and convincing.
If it were replaced by Zhu Qizhen yesterday, he would definitely be very excited, but now...... He didn't mean that.
Calm down and think about it, it seems that being an emperor is not so good, anyway, with Li Qing in his pocket, he doesn't need to worry about anything.
"Good intentions, but no more." Zhu Qizhen said, "It's good for me to be the emperor, since you Tatars are still willing to be ministers, send us back." β
"Huh? This ......" Tokhtar Polo was embarrassed and said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, your throne has been robbed, not only will you be controlled by others in the future, but the kings of future generations will no longer have your blood!" β
It doesn't matter, it's not a small amount of money anyway...... Zhu Qizhen shook his head slowly: "They are all from the Zhu family, so it doesn't matter." β
"......" Tokhtar Polo was speechless, his words were ready here, and I really didn't know what to say next.
He really didn't expect that Zhu Qizhen would have no emotional fluctuations in the face of his change of throne.
There is no hatred at all for the Ming court and the younger brother who grabbed the throne, this is simply ...... Outrageous.
"Is there anything else?" Zhu Qizhen asked.
"Uh..." Tokhtar Polo arched his hand embarrassedly, "Please also ask His Majesty the Emperor to think twice, you are the justifiable Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!" β
"If that's it, don't be persuaded." Zhu Qizhen said categorically, "I'm not very attached to the throne, if you don't want to make enemies with Daming, it's better to send us back, otherwise, there will be a battle between the two sides!" βΞΠΈΠͺ.ΕΞοΌ§
Tokhtar Polo sighed, "Your Majesty the Emperor should think again, the minister retired." β
Li Qing looked at Zhu Qizhen, "I really don't want to be the emperor?" β
"Not anymore." Zhu Qizhen smiled bitterly, "Anyway, with you, I don't have anything to worry about, this burden is indeed quite heavy, I can put it down with peace of mind, why don't I let it go?" β
"What do you mean by me anyway." Li Qing scolded with a smile: "It's the same as what I owe to your Zhu family, it's really... It's a virtue with your father's bastard boy. β
ββ¦β¦ Mr. Zhu Qizhen lifted his robe and said seriously: "Accept my worship." β
Li Qing didn't stop him, he accepted it generously, and he could afford it.
"Okay, it's okay not to be an emperor, don't be so tired." Li Qingdao said, "If you can go back, I will teach you some ways to maintain health in the future, it is impossible to live forever, but it can prolong life, as for your daughter-in-law... I want to figure it out, and it should still be possible. β
"Really?" Zhu Qizhen was pleasantly surprised, "Can you really do it?" β
"That's it." Li Qing muttered: "It's not like I haven't healed the queen." β
Zhu Qizhen was happy in his heart, but then he was bitter, he said, let her wait for him to come back.
But......
Is she okay now, does she wash her face with tears all day long?
Zhu Qizhen's heart ached, he really wanted to go back, he really wanted to go back now.