Li Qing is rarely idle, listening to the opera in the pear garden, listening to the music in the Qinglou, so comfortable......

The style of the clear red people is the same, and it is more exquisite, although it is greedy, but it is not stubborn.

Sometimes, Li Hao will also lick his face and follow Qing Ye to appreciate it, but every time he comes back, he will be counted down by the little sister of the sister-in-law......

Leisure life is so dull and boring!

Today's Jinling City, comparable to the prosperous metropolis of later generations, although there are no lights, the antique Jiangnan market style, but it is incomparable to the metropolis of later generations, Li Qing, who has not lived in Jiangnan for a long time, feels really good.

Li Qing put aside all his troubles, relaxed wholeheartedly, and lived a slow-paced life......

For a moment, he really wanted to settle down.

A pot of tea, a book, a fishing rod, under the shade of Erlang's legs, sunbathing, quiet thinking can also contain the grandson, the teahouse listens to the book, the pear garden listens to the opera......

How laid-back!

However, he couldn't let go, afraid that he would fall.

After more than 100 years of hard work, rushing, layout, the full support of several generations of emperors, and hard work, how can he slack off when he finally has the current situation?

In that way, I am sorry for myself and the emperors of the Ming Dynasty.

Exhausted life......

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Leisurely time flies quickly, blinking, spring goes to autumn.

Jiangnan is not sluggish, here is still vibrant, the air is filled with osmanthus, chrysanthemums are golden, begonias are like brocade, competing for beauty......

Autumn is crisp, by the pond, Li Qing leans on the deck chair, with bait on the left hand side, and fruits, wine, and snacks on the right hand side.

The pond water is sparkling, full of refreshing autumn breeze, gentle and soft, the ink-colored robe gently hits the skin like a massage, Li Qing's deep eyes are squinting, drowsy.

The flowers are swaying, the fragrant wind is gusting, and under the embellishment of a coat of ink, the artistic conception is beautiful and picturesque.

"Something?"

Li Qing, who seemed to be asleep, suddenly said.

Li Xue'er was stunned and walked forward slowly, "Grandpa Li, do you know it's me?" ”

"Your father is busy with official business, your mother has nothing to do, and your eldest brother rarely goes home, and the entire Hou Mansion is just you and me." Li Qing slowly sat up and lifted the fishing rod, the hook was shining brightly.

He chuckled lightly, shook his hand and threw it into the pond, like Jiang Taigong who had taken the bait.

The thick twilight and vicissitudes of life make people feel distressed to look at.

Li Xue'er squatted on his right hand, peeled oranges for him to eat, and said softly: "Grandpa Li, the autumn season is over, do you want to see the future pillars of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Grandpa Li has been bored these days, and she wants him to go out for a walk.

Li Qing was mistaken, and when she wanted to open it, she stood up with a smile:

"Then Grandpa Li will take you to have a look?"

Talented and beautiful, talented people love beautiful women, and so are beautiful women.

can be on the list in Yingtianfu's township examination, a proper high-quality talent, maybe, there is really something Xiao Xueer likes, it is not necessarily.

It's just that......

A son-in-law will inevitably be disliked after all.

Even if the Li family is rich and powerful!

"Okay!" Li Xueer said happily, "In the past two days, countless businesses have been doing business, and the street is even more lively than the New Year's fair." ”

"Oh?" Li Qing was curious, "Is it possible that a talented man can still drive the economy?" ”

"Of course?" Li Xue'er smiled and said, "Grandpa Li doesn't know, after the previous township test lists, Jinling City can be lively for a long time, the rich gentry attract talents, and the young lady of the big family chooses a husband......"

Balabala......

As he spoke, he left the Hou Mansion.

The two did not take a sedan chair, and now it is the most comfortable time of the four seasons, and it is not refreshing to face the autumn wind, but the sedan chair is not beautiful.

Li Qing told in advance: "Xiao Xue'er, let's not think so highly, people are married daughters, and we are recruiting sons-in-law......"

"Good, good, not high, not high." Li Xueer didn't want to spoil the fun, so she followed him.

Li Qing was relieved, and at the same time, he also felt a headache about the rich gentry's methods.

But this phenomenon cannot be eradicated, the atmosphere is like this, it is not something that the emperor can change with a word at all, and the source of cooperation between officials and gentry is probably here.

This is not only the case in Jinling, but also in the Ming Dynasty, two capitals and thirteen provinces.

What's more, it was like this long before the Ming Dynasty, how to avoid vulgarity?

On the other hand, this is also a gift to the hard work of the talented people, and it is really under great pressure to combat this kind of atmosphere, but it will hurt the enterprising spirit of the scholars.

Ten years of hard study, painstaking study of eight shares, for what?

Isn't it just to get ahead and be proud of the spring breeze?

From a macro point of view, these talents must be encompassed, and only in this way can the country be stable.

At the beginning, Zhu Jianshen was under pressure to clean up the redundant bureaucracy, and it was precisely to let the scholars have an enterprising spirit and see hope.

Many times, many things, knowing that there is something wrong with it, but cannot be changed, it is not that it really cannot be changed, but the cost of forcibly changing it will be greater, and it will only make things worse.

Just like ...... Imperial power does not go to the countryside!

The decrees of the imperial court, the control of the imperial court at the grassroots level, at most, are at the county level, as for the townships...... On the surface, it is within the jurisdiction of the imperial court, but in fact, in management, especially in taxation, it still depends on the local rich gentry.

To put it bluntly, successive dynasties have always pursued the cooperation of officials and gentry!

Even if the current Ming Dynasty is at its peak, it is still unable to achieve full management.

This is the inherent political pattern for thousands of years, and the rich gentry have too much energy in the local area, and the imperial court must make a move of 'concession'.

If the emperor is compared to a big landlord, then the local rich gentry are small landlords, and only the small landlords recognize the dynasty of the big landlords can last, otherwise, the world will be in chaos immediately.

Unless, like later generations, there is a big explosion of science and technology, relying on network information supervision, and everyone is equipped with an ID card as standard......

Otherwise, the imperial court will subvert the existing pattern at all costs, and it will never be possible to manage all the people in the world as commanded.

And the price of subversion is too great, and it will even take the life of the dynasty!

Wang Mang has vividly interpreted this point!

"Grandpa Li, Grandpa Li......"

After a few consecutive calls, Li Qing came back to his senses.

Li Xueer asked, "Do you remember the unhappy thing again?" ”

"Nothing, let's go." Li Qing smiled, but his thoughts were still flying-

Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty gradually went to a more moderate road, and the prosperity of industry and commerce greatly attracted the attention of the rich gentry, and the land annexation was greatly alleviated, and the rich gentry did not control the lifeblood of the people's survival......

"Tang Bohu!"

Li Xue'er was shocked and pulled Li Qing back to reality again.

Looking up, I saw that on both sides of the plaque on the door of the restaurant, there were two hanging couplets similar to propaganda slogans, one was to congratulate Jiangnan Dacaizi High School Xie Yuan, and the other was advertising, saying that Dacai was in this restaurant, and wanted to see Tang Jieyuan's demeanor, so it was right.

The huge restaurant was overcrowded, and even the entrance was surrounded by water.

"Tang Xie Yuan ......"

Li Qing muttered, and couldn't help but think of the beginning. During the trip to the state, the young man who was proud of the spring breeze came.

At the same time, I also remembered the old people.

After being silent for a long time, Li Qing whispered: "You won." ”

"Grandpa Li, why don't we have a good time?" Li Xueer was full of interest.

"Uh..., Xiao Xue'er, Tang Bohu has a family." Li Qing said helplessly, "When he got married, I was there, you don't have a chance." ”

How can the dignified eternal marquis be a concubine?

Tang Bohu can't do it either!

Li Qing didn't want Xiao Xue'er to be a concubine and look at people's faces.

It is acceptable to marry and be a concubine...... Even a flat wife can't be.

Li Xue'er was surprised: "Grandpa Li, you are familiar with Tang Bohu?" ”

"It's not enough to be familiar with each other, so there is a one-sided relationship." Li Qing smiled and quipped: "You shouldn't have admired Tang Bohu for a long time, right?" ”

"Shh Li Xue'er pouted, "It's better to be famous than to meet, the head of the four great talents in Jiangnan is just like that, I don't have a good impression of him, let alone admiration." ”

"Smack!" Li Qing raised his hand and patted her on the door of the head, and scolded, "You dislike the head of the four great talents in Jiangnan? Are you qualified enough to really think of yourself as a princess?

It's the princess......"

"My Di Ye, you can have a snack, this is Zhili, this is going to make people listen to it......" Li Xue'er's small face was solemn, "Be cautious, be cautious!" ”

After a pause, he sighed: "Actually, he is also quite miserable, and it is not easy to cheer up again." ”

"Is his life still miserable?" Li Qing smiled, "The family is well-off, the clothes and food are fine, the father is loving and the mother is loving, and the wife is famous, where is the bitterness?" ”

"Grandpa Li, you don't know?"

"Know what?"

"Uh..., that's right, you're busy with big things all day, where can you take care of the people who are on the same side." Li Xueer explained, "His relatives have passed away;

My father died, my mother died shortly after, my wife died in childbirth, and my sister died......"

Li Xueer recounted that before she was in the wine shop, she listened to Tang Bohu's self-description.

After Li Qing listened, the whole person was stunned.

This is something he never expected.

"How do you know this?"

Li Xueer said: "When I ran away from home and went to Su... When I was visiting the state, I wanted to see the demeanor of the great talent, so I went to the wine shop and chatted with him. ”

"That's ......" Li Qing nodded slowly, still surprised, and muttered: "I don't want him to suffer such an accident, it's really ...... Fate makes people. ”

"Who's to say it's not, at that time he was like a walking corpse, drinking heavily all day long, and his business was about to turn yellow." Li Xue'er shook her head and sighed lightly, "You didn't see him like that at that time, it's pitiful." ”

Li Qing took a deep breath and said, "Let's go, go in and have a look." ”

…

The head of the four great talents in Jiangnan, plus the name of Xie Yuan, is really shining, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a top superstar, as soon as the grandson entered, he was charged an entrance fee of twenty taels of silver.

The restaurant is crowded with people, more lively than the temple fair, and there are people everywhere, all of which are crowded......

In this case, the girl will inevitably suffer, so Li Xueer hugged Grandpa Li's arm and protected herself.

Fortunately, under Grandpa Li's miraculous means, everyone seemed to unconsciously give way to them, and after a while, the two went upstairs.

Li Qing's true qi was slightly outward, as if he was in a no-man's land, and after a short time, he squeezed into front of the most luxurious private room on the second floor.

The two little guys at the door stopped them and said with a sneer: "Two guest officers, if you want to see Tang Jieyuan's demeanor, you must pay one hundred taels each." ”

Li Qing: "......"

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