In the small courtyard, Li Qing and Wang Shouren sat opposite each other.

"Have you thought about it?"

"Not yet." Wang Shouren said, "I have to think about such a big thing!" ”

Li Qing frowned, "It's been so long, you haven't thought about it yet?" ”

"Yes, that's right." Wang Shouren stubbornly said, "Sir, give me a little more time, you know, being a sage is my long-standing ideal." ”

“…… Okay. Li Qing nodded with a calm face, "Don't blame me for being unreasonable, next time I come back, you have to give me a word." ”

"Mr. is leaving?"

"Are you happy?"

"No, no." Wang Shouren hurriedly lowered the corners of his mouth, "Where are you going this time?" How long has it been? ”

Li Qing said lazily: "Back to Jinling, the time is uncertain." ”

"That's it...... Wang Shouren was secretly happy, but also a little lost, "Aren't you busy?" ”

Li Qing smiled bitterly: "As long as you want to work, there is endless work." ”

With that, he stood up and said, "Let's go." ”

"In such a hurry?" Wang Shouren followed and got up, "Do you want to have a drink and then leave?" ”

"No, it's not that I can't see you, let's drink it next time." Li Qingdao said, "When you get the Jinshi, I will personally cook for you to celebrate, and study hard." ”

"Uh, okay." Wang Shouren nodded bitterly: Actually, I still want to be a sage, no matter how bad it is, it is okay to be a general!

Seeing Li Qing go away, he sighed faintly, his face full of helplessness.

…

~

March, Jinling.

The scenery of the south of the Yangtze River is pleasant, and the willows are cut by the spring breeze, becoming more and more charming and enchanting, full of emerald green, and full of vitality.

Yongqing Houfu, green, fat and red, bees and butterflies, pleasing to the eye, refreshing.

A new Ding has been added to the house, full of joy, and more vibrant.

Li Hong is not busy now, he is in Jiangnan again, and his eldest grandson was born, so he naturally wants to come back to see if he is a grandfather.

"It's a little late to hold my grandson in the year of my fate, but it's not too late, with my physical condition, no matter how bad I am, I can live until my grandson gets married, if I'm lucky, maybe I can still live in the same house for five generations......" Li Hong sat under the eaves, drinking himself, Meimei thought.

At this time, a person came over, "Master, there is a young man outside the house, who said that he came to follow the elements." ”

"Followers? The full moon banquet has not been held yet, so what ......" Li Hong was halfway through his words, and suddenly realized, and hurriedly got up and walked to the gate.

"Dry ...... Come in. Li Hong waved back from the little guy next to him, "Go and tell the back kitchen to prepare wine and good food." ”

came to the guest hall and sat down, waited for the next person to serve tea, and after retreating, Li Hong happily asked: "Godfather, what's wrong with the north?" ”

"Well, I'm not busy yet." Li Qing nodded.

"That's great." Li Hongxi said, "When you come back this time, you won't leave, right?" ”

"I'll stay for a while, but I'll still have to go." Li Qing smiled, "What about Wanqing and Xiaohao?" ”

Li Hong was a little disappointed and said: "They are busy with business, and you know, I can't interfere in family affairs." ”

Li Qing bowed slightly, understanding that Zhu Wanqing was beginning to show his strength.

"How's the water master?"

Li Hong sighed and said, "It's still the same, in addition to daily drills, cracking down on smuggling caravans, in short...... Not busy, but not idle. ”

"Don't worry, there will be a lot of work in the future, five years at the latest." Li Qing groaned and asked, "Is smuggling rampant?" ”

"It's okay, it's mainly smuggling trade to Japan, other countries are liberalized, and there is no need for rich gentry and businessmen to smuggle." Li Hong said, "But it's okay, at least it's well controlled in the south." ”

The imperial court monopolized trade with Japan, and there was no pressure of competition, which led to high prices of goods sold to Japan, and in the face of huge profits, it was inevitable that some people would take risks.

There are always people who want money and don't want to die, and it is almost impossible to completely eliminate it.

Li Qing didn't dwell on these, but just asked: "How strong is the combat effectiveness of the Navy Division at present?" ”

"It can be said that there is no opponent, and in the case of the same number of opponents, the Daming Water Division is overwhelming...... No, to be precise, the number is equal, and there is almost no one-in-one enemy on the other side! Li Hong explained, "Water warfare is different from land warfare, there are few hand-to-hand combat, in most cases, it is long-range combat, the opponent uses bows and arrows, and our side uses firearms, how do they fight?"

Not just firearms, but ships! Li Hong smiled and said, "Our Ming warships are tall and big, the soldiers are condescending, but the enemy can only attack from the back, that is, the two sides only use bows and arrows to shoot, or we take advantage." ”

"Isn't there a hand-to-hand fight?" Li Qing asked.

"Yes, this is rare, and over the years, I have encountered it three times, and two of them were run over by our ships before the enemy could come up." Li Hong said, "The only hand-to-hand fight was to completely abuse those widows, not that they were too weak, but just to board our warship, they consumed seventy percent of their strength." ”

After a pause, "But whether it should be said or not, although the combat strength of those Japanese people is not as good as that of the Mobei Tartars, their will to fight is not weak at all, and they dare to fight hard." ”

Li Qing nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "In the past two years, have there been more or fewer widows?" ”

"Less, more."

"What do you mean?"

"There are fewer real Japanese pirates, and more Japanese pirates who pretend to be Japanese pirates." Li Hong sighed, "If the smuggling scale is large, it will implicate the family, and pretending to be a widow will have no such concerns." ”

He smiled bitterly: "It's too difficult to distinguish, in order to improve efficiency, I won't check it now, whether it is a Japanese or not, as long as it is under the guise of a Japanese coward, it will all be dealt with as a Japanese coward, and the cannon will bombard his mother's ......."

After a pause, "However, the deterrence of the sailors is still very strong, and at this stage, they have converged a lot." ”

Li Qing frowned and said: "In the face of such a big profit, although the sailor is strong, I'm afraid it can't stop their desire to pursue profits, right?" ”

"Godfather is wise." Li Hong nodded: "I think, they should have moved to the north." ”

"Have you given the emperor a favor?"

"The child has mentioned it, but the emperor doesn't seem to care very much, and it may be ...... There are people in the middle of the court who make stumbling blocks. Li Hong furrowed his eyebrows, "Actually, most of the caravans pretending to be Japanese robbers are from official gentry families, but I guess they themselves are not going to end up, they are all operating in secret." ”

Li Qing nodded slowly: "Hmm... That's pretty much the case, it looks like I'm going to have to go to Liaodong. ”

Even if it's not for the Jianzhou Jurchen, you have to go there.

Li Hong smiled bitterly and said, "Godfather, you just came back, and you are leaving again?" ”

"It's not that urgent, since I'm back, I must live in the house for a while." Li Qing smiled and said, "No matter how bad it is, you have to drink the little guy's full moon wine, right?" ”

Li Hong: "......"

~

The wine and food were prepared, and the two chatted while eating,

Then, Li Hao came back, Qiang Rong came in, and the topic shifted from sailors to maritime merchants.

Now the Li family is making a transformation, from production to processing, releasing a part of the industry to others, concentrating on building the Yongqing brand and taking the high-end route.

Li Hao's attainments in business are good, and Li Hong, who is a father, can't intervene at all.

Seeing that his son was chatting with his godfather, there was nothing else to do, and Li Hong directly sent a deep fatherly love.

Li Hao was stunned, and asked, "No, Dad, why are you beating me?" ”

"Itchy hands, can't you?"

Li Hao said angrily: "You...... If you want to say that......"

"How are you going?"

"I'm going to feel sorry for your hand." Li Hao said aggrievedly.

"......" Li Hong's face was full of black lines, "It's a useless thing." ”

Li Hao was annoyed: "What, I have to fight with you to have a chance to make a difference?" ”

Li Hongle said: "Good boy, then come on!" ”

"I can't beat you, even if I can, I can't beat you!" Li Hao muttered and sneered: "The weather is good today, why don't you bring your eldest grandson?" ”

When Li Hong heard this, he immediately turned cloudy and clear, "Well, let's go." ”

The little one was born less than half a month ago, fluffy in the sun, with white skin, and a milky smell on his body.

Maybe that's the charm of babies...... Li Qing hugged the quiet little guy, and his heart became quiet and peaceful.

"Uncle Li, give the child a name." Li Hong said, "The little guy hasn't been named yet." ”

Li Hao quit: "Why, this is my son, not his son!" ”

"Hey! You're looking for a fight, aren't you? ”

"Okay, okay, let's let Xiao Hao get up." Li Qing said with a smile, "He is the father of the child, and it should be up to him." ”

Li Hao Yile: "Look how sensible the young man is!" ”

Li Qing smiled, and Li Hong was angry.

…

Li Hao covered his left and right faces with both hands, and said angrily: "You return my son to me." ”

Li Xueer: "Hahaha......"

"Believe it or not that I beat you?"

“……”

…

~

Late at night, at the northern foot of the Purple Mountain, the tomb of Li Jinglong.

Li Qing sat in front of the tombstone, drank a cup, sprinkled a cup, "I haven't come to see you for a long time, now the descendants of the Li family are prosperous, Cao Guogong's lineage is excellent, and on my side, little Li Hong also has grandchildren......"

After chattering for a long time, Li Qing got up and went to the Blue Jade Tomb again.

It's been a long time again......

This is the imperial mausoleum, but also the tomb of the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong and other founding generals, are buried here.

Lan Yu joined the army as a young man, and his achievements were extremely brilliant, although Zhu Di was very unhappy with him at the beginning, and he couldn't deny his contribution to the Ming Dynasty, so he was buried here.

Speaking of which, Li Jinglong can be buried here, but it is a little ...... Climbed high.

At the beginning, many people were unconvinced, but Li Qing was clearly helping, and with the appearance of 'who is against it after I finish speaking', no one dares to say it in the open.

Either way, the ending for these two is still good.

Li Jinglong's tomb is next to Li Wenzhong, and Lan Yu's tomb is next to Chang Yuchun.

After chatting with the two brothers, Li Qing went to toast Xu Da, Li Wenzhong, and Chang Yuchun, who had never met before, each with a glass of wine.

The predecessors planted trees and the descendants enjoyed the shade, without these people, there would be no Ming.

They ended that troubled era and established a new dynasty, although there were many people Li Qing had never dealt with, but the toast was too deserved......

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