At night, there is no light, but there are several palaces in the palace that are brightly lit.

Li Qing was dressed in a dark robe, blending in with the night, easily avoiding the inspection of the eunuch on duty......

Yongning Palace.

"Your Majesty, how do you arrange Wang Zhi?"

"It's not okay to stay in the palace," Zhu Jianshen said, "First, this will make the ministers think that I want to break my promise, and second, such a big ups and downs, falling from a high position to the bottom, the former subordinates have become bosses, and Wang Zhi is not sure to bear it." Let's let him go to Nanzhili. ”

"Nan Zhili ......" Zhen'er groaned and said, "It's just a matter of going to the wilderness to retire, why don't you let him be in Beijing?" ”

"You want him to stay in Zhongguan Village?"

(Zhongguan Village, the retirement place of the powerful eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty.) ）

"Well," Zhen'er said, "one, in the eyes of the emperor, he is safer; Second, the concubines can also go to see it in their spare time, the emperor, the concubines are all this age, and they can live for a few years, you ......"

"No nonsense." Zhu Jianshen interrupted her.

Zhen'er begged: "The emperor will promise his concubines." ”

"Okay." Zhu Jianshen sighed and said, "Wang Zhi is still meritorious, and I will reward him with a mansion when I go back." ”

"The emperor is wise." Zhen'er said happily.

"Wise now?" Zhu Jian teased, "I don't know who said it before, I reversed myself." ”

"Uh-huh...... It's all the concubines who are presumptuous. Zhen'er smiled dryly, "Concubine Shu just left, why don't you call her back again?" ”

Zhu Jianshen snorted: "You can really do it, do your own thing, and be generous to others." ”

After being silent for a while, Zhen'er said, "The concubine is old, and she can't serve the emperor anymore." ”

"Not old, not old at all......"

~

Li Qing shook his head, lost the desire to listen, and turned around and swept out of the palace.

I wanted to go home, but I saw that the Changle Palace next to the Qianqing Palace was still lit by candlelight, Li Qing was a little strange, there were people living here?

Last time I came...... He suddenly realized that he set off for it.

In the outer hall, the two little eunuchs drooped their eyelids, hung their heads, and their heads were crooked, half-asleep, and they didn't notice anyone coming.

Li Qing lightly clicked on the two of them, and the two of them fell asleep completely.

Carefully helping them to lie down, Li Qing then set off and walked inside.

When I came to the inner hall, I saw a familiar face, saying familiar, but also a little unfamiliar.

I haven't seen him for a few years, Zhu Qizhen seems to be a different person, he is still not in the age of sixtieth, but his hair is more than half white, and his spirit is no longer the same, almost no different from the old man.

Zhu Qizhen leaned on the head of the bed and read, he looked very seriously, and he didn't notice that someone came in, until Li Qing was less than a foot away from him, he finally reacted.

He didn't raise his head, and said lightly: "Didn't you say it, don't allow it, don't come to disturb me, go out." ”

After waiting for a while, Zhu Qizhen didn't see anyone far away, and then Zhu Qizhen raised his head: "I didn't hear ......"

He paused, his eyes widened, his mouth opened and closed, and it took a while before he calmed down: "Sir, you... You're back. ”

"Well, I'm back." Li Qing nodded.

"Little money she, she, she's gone." Zhu Qizhen said in a hoarse voice.

Li Qing was silent, this was expected, from the first time he saw Zhu Qizhen, he knew it.

"Condolences." Li Qing can only say so. gòйЪ.ōΓg

Zhu Qizhen's eyes were red, and he wanted to speak, but tears flowed before he could say anything.

Rao is Li Qing has a lot of opinions about Zhu Qizhen, and after seeing him like this, he can't help but feel a little pity.

When Li Qing entered the court in the fifth year of orthodoxy, Zhu Qizhen was still a teenager, he was smart, he was studious, he had ambitions, and he had ideals...... In the first few years, the two got along very happily, and Li Qing also gave sincerely.

Decades passed, and he watched this young man grow up day by day, marrying a wife, giving birth to children, being conscripted, and being captured...... Now he is dying of old age.

Li Qing is also a mixed taste.

Walked up and patted him on the shoulder, "It's all over." ”

"I can't get by......" Zhu Qizhen muttered, old tears were rampant, crying profusely.

Li Qing didn't know how to comfort him, just stroked his head.

Long...

Zhu Qizhen's mood gradually calmed down, raised his sleeves and wiped his face, and whispered, "Let Mr. laugh." ”

Li Qing shook his head.

After a while, he asked, "Why don't I bring that girl over and let your father and daughter get together?" ”

Zhu Qizhen's heart was pounding, but he shook his head: "No, the water spilled by the married girl, she has her life, it's good not to disturb." ”

"There's no need to be so taboo, with me." Li Qing said.

Zhu Qizhen's nose was sour, and he wanted to cry again, but this time he held back, he breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Sir, the slave and maid of the outer temple ......"

"Don't worry, they're sleeping deeply."

Zhu Qizhen was a little relieved, got up and said, "Sir, come and sit, where have you been this time?" ”

The two came to the desk and sat down, Li Qing took the tea handed by Zhu Qizhen, took a sip, and said, "Go to the court..." Fresh, helped them develop, to... The good development of fresh will help Daming in the future. ”

"That's right." Zhu Qizhen nodded as if he didn't understand.

He didn't dig deeper, he knew Li Qing's ability and vision, and he didn't need to worry about it at all.

"Come back this time, just rest more." Zhu Qizhen said, "Take a walk, take a look, relax well, you have a lot of time, and now the Ming Dynasty is peaceful and peaceful, and you are not in a hurry at this time." ”

"What about you?" Li Qing asked, "What are your plans?" ”

"Me?" Zhu Qizhen smiled bitterly, "What else can I plan, so be it, rest assured." ”

Li Qing frowned slightly: "Do you like this kind of life?" ”

"Why did the gentleman ask...... Remark? Zhu Qizhen said with a smile, "You know, once I come back, I can only do this, the Emperor Taishang of the Ming Dynasty does not live in the palace to retire, can he still wander?" ”

Li Qing was silent for a moment and said, "If you feel bored, I'll take you out for a walk, you will be bored like this." ”

"Nope." Zhu Qizhen rationally refused, "It's better to settle down, I, the father, didn't help my son and didn't say anything, but returned the ...... Alas, how can you trouble him again, so be it, that's good. ”

Li Qing nodded slightly, no longer persuaded, and asked instead: "How is the situation in the court?" ”

"I don't know," Zhu Qizhen said, "I haven't been out of Changle Palace since Xiaoqian left, do you want to know ......"

After a pause, he said, "He knows your identity, right?" ”

"Hmm."

"That's easy, you just ask him."

"Okay." Li Qing sighed and said, "Stretch out your hand, I'll check your pulse." ”

"I don't need to." Zhu Qizhen shook his head and refused, laughing at himself: "I, one day is a day, what's the matter if you live one more day or one less day, it's just a waste of food." ”

Li Qing was helpless, but he didn't force it.

Is it really good to live a long life?

Not necessarily.

The two chatted for a while, and Li Qing got up and said, "Tomorrow afternoon, you let the emperor go to Lianjiatun'er." ”

"Okay, sir, go slowly."

Li Qing said 'um' and said, "Rest early, don't stay up late." ”

Zhu Qizhen just smiled: "When I get older, I don't sleep much, and I can't sleep." ”

Li Qing had the heart to persuade him, but in the end, he just sighed and turned around and walked out of Changle Palace......

Walking on the way back to Lianjiatun'er, Li Qing looked at the bright galaxy and sighed softly: Time is not forgiving!

It's only been a few years, but it's already a thing.

~

Early the next morning.

Li Qing went to the street for breakfast, he likes Daming food too much, and he has suffered a lot in terms of food and drink over the years.

steamed buns, white porridge, salted duck eggs; Steamed buns, pickles, Yangchun noodles...... These things are common, and even the people are not too rare, but Li Qing eats them sweetly.

"It's still delicious at home!" Li Qing burped contentedly, "Settle the bill, buddy." ”

"Guest officer, a total of two coins of silver."

"So expensive?" Li Qing frowned.

Why don't you see how much you've eaten...... The guy smiled and said, "Guest officer, things in the capital are more expensive, but ...... It's all at this price. ”

"Okay." Li Qing smacked his mouth and took out a piece of broken silver, "Another basket of buns, you don't have to look for the rest of the money." ”

"Okay." When the guy saw the big profit, he smiled even more happily, and said an auspicious word: "I wish the guest officer a promotion and a fortune." ”

Li Qing shook his head with a smile, took the bun handed by the man, and turned around and went to the grain and oil shop and cloth shop on another street.

In the past few years, the prices of Daming seem to have increased again, and he wants to know what the purchasing power of one tael of silver is now......

Shopping around, Li Qing has a rough idea.

From the perspective of daily life, one or two pieces of silver are probably worth about 600 yuan in the later generations, and there must be some discrepancies in all aspects, but they will not be too far behind.

Counting with my fingers, I ate a small hundred for the meal just now.

However, he eats not young or old, and if he is an ordinary person, at most one-third is enough, and when converted to Kyoto in the future, this price is completely acceptable.

If you buy rice and noodles, this money is enough for the family to eat for two days, and if it is coarse grain, it is about four or five days.

Of course, this is only counted as one aspect of eating, and nothing else.

When he returned to Lianjiatun, it was already midday, and Li Qing was in no hurry to go home and walked along the streets and alleys.

Along the way, all the way to see, as far as the eye can see, the people are wearing seasonal clothes, there are not many patches, and the fabric of children's clothes is obviously better.

Obviously, although prices have risen, the people are still alive and well.

Seeing this, Li Qing was a little relieved.

In fact, from a macro level, the benefits of a small price increase far outweigh the disadvantages, which can effectively improve the economy and dilute the money in the hands of the rich.

In this world, one thing happens all the time.

- Wealth is gathering in the hands of a small group of people.

If the total value of wealth remains the same, the result will only be that the people will not be able to survive, so it is not a bad thing to increase the currency appropriately.

Otherwise, Li Qing would not have devoted himself to plundering Japan and allowing it to transport gold and silver to the Ming Dynasty.

On the surface, gold and silver are just cold metals, but in fact they are not, it plays an unparalleled role in the Ming court and the people of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, Daming treasure banknotes are also a good choice, but the people of the old Zhu family do not know how to control themselves, if Li Qing did not try his best to stop them, the credit of Daming treasure banknotes would have been exhausted.

…

After a lap, it was noon.

Li Qing came to the door of the small courtyard, and wanted to climb over the wall to go in and take a nap, and talk to Zhu Jianshen about state affairs in the afternoon, but unexpectedly, a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy squatted at the door of his house and did not leave.