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The next day, Qianqing Palace.

Li Qing read Shi Heng's letter and frowned in thought.

Zhu Jianshen asked, "What's wrong?" ”

The letter said...... The leader of Warat, Boyan Timur, is already old and unbearable, and his physical condition is not good, I am afraid that it will be difficult to last......" Li Qing frowned and said, "It's not good!" ”

Zhu Jianshen put down the teacup, leaned forward, and said, "Are you worried that after the death of Boyan Timur, there will be chaos inside Warat?" ”

"It's not a worry, it's almost bound to happen." Li Qing said in a deep voice.

"Hmm... I've thought about that too. Zhu Jianshen took a sip of tea and said, "For now, Warat is really in chaos, and Tatar can't do anything, but it doesn't have to be like a big enemy." ”

"That being said, it's not a good thing after all." Li Qing asked, "Your Majesty, but you have a plan to fight?" ”

Zhu Jianshen's face was hot, and he said: "If you really want to develop to the point where you can't fight it, I naturally want to send troops." ”

Li Qing sighed and said: "If you can not fight, it is better not to fight, I know that you want to increase your prestige and hold power through war, but if you want to be in power, you will start a war recklessly...... It wasn't Mingjun's doing. ”

"And what do you have a good plan?" Zhu Jianshen asked rhetorically.

"In the event of turmoil in Warat, stop trade immediately." Li Qing said, "Then look for the strongest one and continue to support it." ”

After a pause, "Of course, it would be best if we could help Warat prevent it from collapsing. ”

Zhu Jianshen shook his head slightly: "This is difficult, judging from the current situation in Warat, whether it collapses or not is in a thought, and the distance is so far away, it is impossible to control their information in real time, and even if it is controlled, it will not be able to deal with it immediately, it will take a lot of time;

And even if I make a holy decree in advance to reconcile, I'm afraid it won't be of much use, and it will be chaotic anyway. ”

Li Qing can't refute it, it's a fact.

"In short, try to go in the best direction and don't break the can."

"Ang, I'm the emperor, so naturally I won't be like that." Zhu Jian said sullenly, "Anyway, why didn't you say a word to the court today, why didn't you support me?" ”

"The minister is not good at words!"

"You ......let it go" Zhu Jian said hatefully: "You are not a military general, why are you not good at words, I have set up the stage, but you don't sing, do you know how embarrassing I was at that time?" ”

Li Qing shook his head slightly: "I don't know." ”

"You... You... Then what are you doing in court? Zhu Jianshen shouted.

"Didn't you let me get on it?" Li Qing was speechless, "Then if you don't like it, I won't go to court." ”

"You ......"

"Alright, don't be angry, I've got something down to you."

“…… What's up? ”

Li Qing took out the manuscript he wrote yesterday, "These are all real events, I have witnessed them with my own eyes, you can take a look, if there is no objection, it will be compiled into the Zhongzong Record." ”

"That's it?"

"You take a look first." Li Qing handed it to him.

Zhu Jianshen took it and looked at it roughly, nodded and said, "Let's make it up." ”

"You put a seal."

"......" Zhu Jianshen 'clicked' twice and asked, "What else?" ”

"The minister found two talents in the Hanlin Academy, one is Liu Jian, and the other is Li Dongyang, these two people are talented and have excellent character, and the emperor can reuse them." Li Qing said.

Zhu Jian groaned deeply: "Liu Jianzhen was ready to reuse, but... I didn't have much impression of Li Dongyang, and looked back at his resume. ”

"Hmm." Li Qing was not reluctant, but said: "Your Majesty, you don't just think about fighting for power, and at the same time, you have to take care of the community, and you must not put the cart before the horse." ”

Zhu Jianshen nodded with a dark face: "You just don't have a backache when you stand and talk, and you are on the moral high ground, it's really a ...... I'm convinced. ”

Li Qing smiled, not as knowledgeable as him.

got up and said, "Nothing else, when Shi Heng and the others come back, I will work." ”

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"This bastard is really used to being lazy, and he is used to it by the first emperor......" Zhu Jianshen scolded and scolded, and his mouth was hilarious every day.

There is no way, it is too uncomfortable to hold back, and I don't dare to scold in person, so I scold behind my back and look angry.

After the fire, Zhu Jianshen was a little worried, the current Ming Dynasty is prosperous, but the embarrassing thing is that the national treasury is very poor and has not been able to save money.

He wanted to print treasure money, but Li Qing desperately stopped him, and asked him to replace it.

was already so poor that it was tinkling, of course Zhu Jianshen was unwilling, and he couldn't do it, and in the end, the two of them each took a step back.

No money is printed, and no money is replaced.

However, the dilemma of the treasury without silver was still not broken, and the trade between the imperial court and Japan did not stop, however, various expenses continued.

Zhu Qiyu has been replacing treasure money, and he hasn't left much money.

After Zhu Jianshen ascended the throne, he first buried the first emperor, and then ascended the throne, and then rewarded the ministers, granted amnesty to the world, and had a big wedding...... After this pass, the cost is huge, and the treasury plus internal funds are all emptied.

"Where can I get some money to spend?" Zhu Jianshen frowned and muttered to himself.

There is no way, the emperor has no money, and his waist can't stand up.

'Impose a business tax?

I've tried, it won't work for the time being, I have to take power before I can do it, those Jiangnan ...... Well? ’

Zhu Jianshen's eyes suddenly lit up: "No, the north may not be good, it is said that the old rich man Shen is not ordinary rich." ”

"Well, it's decided, that guy is so fat, it doesn't matter if you kill it." Zhu Jianshen smiled crookedly, "The surname is Shen, you'd better not let me grab your handle." ”

"Someone!"

…

Li Qing went to the next dynasty, and after learning about the situation in the grassland, he began to live a salted fish life again.

However, he is not so decadent, and often goes out for a walk, goes to the Hanlin Academy to see the progress of the compilation of Zhongzong's records, or goes to the theater to listen to the play, or goes to the teahouse to listen to the story, but he is also comfortable.

During this period, he searched around the Hanlin Academy again, but he could no longer find anyone who could compare with Li Dongyang.

Either he is a scholar and righteous, or he has not yet entered the temple, and his edges and corners have been smoothed, in short, it is difficult to satisfy Li Qing.

However, if you retreat to the next best thing and only pay attention to your talents, there are still some, Li Qing just secretly wrote it down, and did not mention it to Zhu Jianshen.

Anyway, the imperial examination is held once every three years, and there will still be talents, so there is no need to reduce the quality for the sake of quantity.

In the blink of an eye, summer goes to autumn.

The persimmons in the small courtyard turn from green to red, and the osmanthus tree also blooms, and a wind comes, the fragrance of the flowers is rich, and it is refreshing. ωＷω.ＧoＮЬ.οrＧ

Li Qing leaned on the recliner, breathing in the fragrance of flowers and sleeping sweetly......

There was a knock on ......the door, followed by an unfamiliar old voice: "Is Yongqinghou at home?" ”

Li Qing slowly opened his eyes, sat up and was hysterical, and then spoke: "Who?" ”

"The grass people are Shen Xin."

Shen Xin?

Li Qing was stunned for a moment, and raised his voice: "It's here." ”

When he opened the door, Shen Xin's old face came into view, he hadn't seen him for several years, and this guy was also old.

Li Qing glanced behind him and said, "Come in, let them go back." ”

"Yes," Shen Xin didn't dare to be disobedient in the slightest, and hurriedly turned his head and said, "Go back, go back, don't be an eyesore here." ”

Li Qing waited for those people to leave, then closed the door, turned around and pointed to the stone table, "Sit first." ”

"Hey." Shen Xin nodded, took two steps, but suddenly turned around, and knelt down, "My lord, Master Hou, the grass people are in trouble this time, you can save me." ”

"Who are you messing with?"

"I, I...... I provoked the emperor. Shen Xin cried.

Li Qing's face was full of surprise, and he stepped forward and said, "Why are you ...... Forget it, get up first, sit down and talk. ”

"Yes......"

Shen Xin got up tremblingly, sat down on the stone table, and then said, "Actually... I don't know where I provoked the emperor, obviously I paid taxes in full......"

"Let's talk about it."

"Hey, Jin Yiwei received a report, saying that I evaded taxes, mistreated workers, and defaulted on wages, and the emperor fined me three million taels of silver, and also said that I befriended powerful people and intended to use business to disrupt the government, and asked me to do it myself."

Li Qing frowned slightly: "Is it true?" ”

"Of course it's not true." Shen Xin exclaimed, "God is pitiful, since I came to the north, the grass people have always obeyed the law, and there has never been the slightest excess, of course, the local government is ...... The grass people are a little filial, but the grass people didn't let them do anything! ”

"Don't be nervous, if the emperor doesn't arrest you, it proves that he didn't want to deal with you." Li Qing comforted.

Shen Xin smiled bitterly: "I also know this, but ...... I'm afraid, I'm afraid that I won't be able to hand in a satisfactory answer! ”

"The grass people have been in the north for less than five years, and they are spending money in front of them, and they barely recovered their costs at the beginning of this year, and they just wanted to increase the scale, so there was this kind of thing......" Shen Xin didn't dare to say that the emperor was not, but he just cried with a sad face, "It must be another young man with red grass people, and the wicked person sued, and asked the Hou Ye to intercede for the grass people!" ”

"Don't rush yet." Li Qing asked: "Can the supply of various industries keep up now?" ”

Shen Xin was anxious, but he had to ask for help, so he could only hold on to Li Qing first.

"It's starting to take shape, but there's definitely no way to compare with Jinling, after all...... I've only been here for five years, and most of my money is reflected in the industry, so I really don't have much money in my hands. ”

What he said was the truth, he had spent money in the past few years, and he only started to see the money back last year, but he was fined three million taels this year, and Lao Shen had the heart to die.

"Master Hou, you know me, I really just want to do business, I don't have any other bad intentions!" Shen Xin cried and said, "I'll kneel down for you." ”

"Get up, don't cry." Li Qing didn't have a good breath, "How big an adult, don't be ashamed." ”

“…… Be. Shen Xinqiang held back and said with a crying voice, "Master Hou, can you help explain it clearly to the emperor?" The grass people are really... Wronged! ”

"Hmm... Why don't I let the emperor come over and have a good chat? ”

"Huh?" Shen Xin's face turned green, "Don't dare, don't you dare ......"

Li Qing said: "There is nothing to dare or not, so it's decided." ”

He wanted to take the opportunity to let Zhu Jianshen understand business and give him supplementary lessons.

"You wait here, I'll go to the palace!"

"Master Hou, listen to me......"

"Bang!"

'Kaka......'

Shen Xin hurriedly rushed forward, looking at the big lock from the crack in the door, as well as Li Qing's distant figure, his intestines were full of regret.

"I'm dying!" Shen Xin couldn't help but howl.

He was not stupid, he knew that he was punished, and he was instructed by the emperor to deliberately kill him.

originally wanted Li Qing to help intercede, but Li Qing went directly to call the party, what did he say?

In front of the emperor, suing the emperor, isn't this pure death?