Three days later, the enthronement ceremony.

The new emperor ascended the throne, drew up the name of the era, granted amnesty to the world, and reduced taxes...... Step by step.

Everything went smoothly, the court was running smoothly, Zhu Jianshen lived in the palace and sat on the dragon chair, but he didn't have any ideas, so he went to the court every day and dealt with official business.

In the early days of the new emperor's accession to the throne, he generally did not make big moves to show respect for the ruling power of the first emperor, and at the same time, it was also to appease the hundred officials.

All in all, everyone is quite satisfied, and everything is going as usual......

And so, three months later.

The calm court situation finally ushered in a big event, but this big event was not a big deal for Li Qing.

- Elect the Queen!

Zhu Jianshen is already seventeen years old, and he is usually married at this age, because Zhu Qiyu is not Zhu Jianshen's father, he is afraid that choosing a wife for him will cause the latter to rebel, so he simply did not choose.

But now that Zhu Jianshen is the emperor and is an adult, how can Daming not have a queen?

The position of the queen is too rare, if she can be selected, it can be said that she will ascend to the sky in one step, not only become a relative of the emperor, but also the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty will have his own bloodline.

The temptation was so great that everyone was on the lookout for it.

The Beijing division immediately became lively, and some petty officials and young generals, who had school-age girls at home, directly became fragrant and sweet, and the senior members of the court and the central government often moved around.

Because the daughters of the court officials are not qualified to run for the queen, mainly to prevent the dictatorship of their relatives.

Moreover, even if it is not for this, the emperor is in the court, and there is an old man standing below, and the emperor is somewhat uncomfortable.

However, the Empress of the Ming Dynasty cannot be the children of the low-level people who are illiterate, based on this, under normal circumstances, the queen candidates are mostly from small official families.

It is also a compromise to have cultural literacy and not to make relatives bigger.

For a while, everyone cast a wide net and formed a good relationship in advance, and there was not much loss if they were not selected, but if they were chosen, they would make a lot of money.

At any given time, sending charcoal in the snow is far better than icing on the cake.

Wait for the election and then tie up, the cost and return are far better than building a good relationship in advance.

…

Compared with the bustle of Beijing, the small courtyard is leisurely and comfortable.

Zhu Qizhen has already left, and he can't bear to leave Xiaoqian in Jinling for a long time and go back to accompany her.

Li Hong didn't leave, and neither did the little girl.

The two stayed here to honor Li Qing, because in their cognition, Li Qing was already old.

In the donkey shed, Li Qing sat on the pony and fed the donkeys with fodder.

Zhu Wanqing stood behind Li Qing and gave him a beating on the shoulder.

"Uncle Li, how old is this donkey?"

"I bought it the year your father and mother got married." Li Qing clapped his hands and sighed: "In a flash, so many years have passed." ”

Zhu Wanqing said curiously: "Uncle Li, was it very lively on the day my father and mother got married?" ”

"Of course." Li Qing said with a smile, "The first emperor in the history of the Ming Dynasty got married, can it not be lively?" Or the kiss I'm going to greet. ”

"Uncle Li is a greeting envoy?" Zhu Wanqing was surprised, "Uncle Li, you just entered the court not long ago, right?" ”

"You know all this?"

"Uh-hehe-he......" Zhu Wanqing said, "I heard from the second uncle before, Uncle Li was orthodox in the court for five years, and he was only a doctor at first, and he was soon promoted to the ...... of the capital."

She was a little curious: "Uncle Li, how did you get out of the talented Beijing officials in a short period of time, and how did you stir up the storm with a seven-grade capital?" ”

"Naturally, Uncle Li has strong ability, good character, and steady work......"

Zhu Wanqing rolled her eyes: "It's all my own family, Uncle Li, can you tell the truth?" ”

Li Qing was embarrassed, to tell the truth...... It's disgraceful, it can't be said that he read the archive, plus the layout of Xuanzong, so that he was able to quickly break out of the encirclement, right?

"Why is this asked?" Li Qing snorted, "What, you still want to be an official?" ”

"I have a daughter's family, how can I be an official?" Zhu Wanqing explained funny, "I'm just curious, Uncle Li, you have been crushing me." ”

"Say I have a lot of eyes?" Li Qing smiled, "What's the matter, the skin is itchy again?" ”

Zhu Wanqing wanted to cry without tears, "My niece didn't mean that, I just want to know, Uncle Li, how did you rise quickly, didn't you ridicule you?" ”

"What's in it for you to know this?"

"If you learn from smart people, you can naturally become smarter." Zhu Wanqing grinned and said, "Those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black." ”

Li Qing said lightly: "First of all, you are smart enough, and secondly, Uncle Li is not a good person in the traditional sense, don't learn from me." ”

After a pause, "In the future, read less books on the art of war, conspiracy and calculation, life is rare and confused, the more you know, the more troubles you have, Uncle Li wants you to be naïve, not calculating, besides, who do you want to calculate?" ”

Zhu Wanqing pouted: "It's just a hobby." ”

"You don't have to be coquettish with me." Li Qing didn't eat her, and snorted: "Thanks to you being a girl, if you were a kid, I might kill you." ”

“…… Uncle Li, why are you like this? ”

Li Qing turned his head and said quietly: "I'm not joking. ”

Zhu Wanqing was frightened again, she could see that Uncle Li was really not joking, she said aggrievedly: "Uncle Li, you have done so much for our family, I just want to help you." ”

"Help me? Be my brainstorm? ”

"Uh-huh."

"I don't need it, I don't need it at all." Li Qing shook his head, "Your cleverness is not suitable for the temple at all, and Uncle Li has not yet reached the point of asking the little girl to help, if you really want to be like that, then Uncle Li doesn't have to mess around." ”

"If you don't use it now, it doesn't mean you won't use it in the future, wait for you...... Confused? The little girl was not convinced.

Li Qing smiled: "It's still early, if you really want to help Uncle Li, Uncle Li can show you the way." ”

"What is it?"

"After all, Jinling's family business will fall into the hands of you and Li Hong, take care of it well and make more money." Li Qing said.

"That's it?"

Li Qing raised his eyebrows: "Do you think it's easy?" ”

"Well, it's not that hard." Zhu Wanqing nodded, "I gave my father an idea, and I got a lot of rewards." ”

Speaking of this, she became curious again: "Uncle Li, do you have anything to do with the last Yongqing Marquis?"

You see, you two have the same name, the same title, the Hou Mansion is the Marquis of Yongqing, and you haven't been in politics for too long, but you have such a solid family business......"

Don't force me to kill, don't do it...... Li Qing rolled her eyes: "What do you mean?" ”

"It's not interesting, it's just ......"

"Godfather, sister Wanqing, it's time to eat." Li Hong walked out of the east kitchen and shouted at the two.

"Here we are." Li Qing responded, and glanced at the little girl again, "Hello, after eating this meal, get out of here!" ”

Zhu Wanqing cried with a sad face: "Uncle Li, it's almost the New Year, and I'm not in a hurry, it's freezing ...... this day."

"If you don't want to leave, say a few words, you are now called a sensitor." Li Qing said with a calm face.

Zhu Wanqing: "......"

In fact, Li Qing also knows that his secret still needs to be known, otherwise it will be extremely difficult to set things right if he really encounters something in the future.

No matter how capable he is, he needs a springboard.

In the early stage of orthodoxy, the court situation was a mess, and he was able to stabilize quickly, relying on reading files and Zhu Zhanji's backhand.

When he arrived at Zhu Qiyu, he chose to expose himself, which was his reused capital.

Of course, Li Qing is confident that even if he does not have a showdown with the emperor and takes the orthodox imperial examination route in the future, he will be able to set things right to a certain extent, but the premise is that he must also have traces to follow.

The imperial court will not use a person of unknown origin, there must be traces of life, even if it is made up, and even related people.

So, sooner or later, one day, he will tell his godson and the little girl that this is inevitable, but not now.

Especially the little girl is young and conceited, telling her this now will only be counterproductive, and there is no need at all now.

Now he is still the Marquis of Yongqing, and he has a ready-made powerful energy.

~

Palace.

Zhu Jianshen was busy all morning, and finally calmed down, these days can make him tired a lot, but he has gradually adapted to this kind of life.

"Your Majesty, please use tea." Xiao Hengzi served tea diligently and waited carefully for the new master.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, he did not move him, the celebrant eunuch, but Xiao Hengzi did not dare to be careless.

He understood that the emperor wanted to move him only a matter of words, and the reason why he didn't move was not because he couldn't move, but because he wanted to stabilize first.

During this time, it is his performance period, if he performs well, he may be able to continue to be his palm print eunuch, but if he does not perform well, then he will have to say goodbye to the position of palm print eunuch.

Zhu Jianshen took the tea, took a sip, and put it down again, his face was not very good-looking, as if he was worried about something.

Xiao Hengzi observed the words, and hurriedly picked up the good ones and said: "The emperor is about to be happy, congratulations." ”

It's okay not to say this, but as soon as Zhu Jianshen's face became even more ugly: "What is there to congratulate?" ”

"......" Xiao Hengzi looked confused, he didn't expect that this foolproof sycophant could be shot in the wrong place, and he couldn't help but be worried.

Could it be that the new emperor doesn't like him and wants to get rid of him?

"Slave maid...... The slave said the wrong thing, please ask the emperor to punish her. ”

"Forget it." Zhu Jianshen waved his hand irritably, "I ask you, is the queen's candidate confirmed?" ”

"Not yet, but soon." Xiao Hengzi snorted and said, "Just about the past ten days, the Queen Mother said that the big wedding will be in time before the year, and I will be happy." ”

He couldn't understand how a young man with strong blood was not happy at all about marrying a daughter-in-law.

If this were him when he was younger...... If he still had the conditions, he would definitely be happy to sleep.

"Hmm... I see. Zhu Jianshen sighed bitterly, got up and said, "Let's go with me." ”

"Yes, slave and maid." Xiao Hengzi's anxious heart relaxed, and the emperor asked him to accompany him, indicating that he was not tired of him.

But this also shows that the new emperor really doesn't want to marry a daughter-in-law.

It's strange why young men don't like to marry their daughters-in-law...... Xiao Hengzi was puzzled.