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Zhu Youjian stood up and walked back and forth a few steps.

After a moment, he let out a long breath and said with some pity: "Li Shuai, I am... in trouble right now. This winter in Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Henan, the wind is dry and biting, but there is no snow yet. Next year, the drought will probably be over.

It is inevitable. In the southwest, the rebellion of the She family is still going on, and several governors died and died for the country. In the east of Liaodong, the Tartars are rampant and the army cannot make ends meet..."

"...Li Shuai, even though I eat and sleep well at night, I still feel that I am unable to do what I do. I am simply indescribably troubled and exhausted, and I am afraid that I will fail the emperor's trust..."

Zhu Youjian was like a child who had been wronged and met his elders. He narrated the complicated disputes during this period to Li Yuanqing one by one. Sometimes he was furious, and sometimes he couldn't help but shed tears of sadness, which was very emotional.

At this time, Li Yuanqing became the best listener, quietly listening to Zhu Youjian's narration, or... venting.

However, although Zhu Youjian performed very well in front of Li Yuanqing, or in other words, his hidden skills were very good, and he had a sophistication and maturity that was far from commensurate with his age.

But~, Li Yuanqing can still clearly feel his...his frivolity...through some details and the hint of unruliness he occasionally shows.

There has always been a saying in later generations: "Character determines destiny."

At this time, although Zhu Youjian behaved very respectfully in front of Li Yuanqing, which could be said to have given Li Yuanqing enough face, Li Yuanqing could clearly feel that under his surface respectfulness, there was a desire to try and restlessness hidden.

Uneasy heart.

To a large extent, it doesn't matter whether young people are frivolous, unruly, or even dissolute. It's all human nature.

After all, everyone has come from being young and frivolous.

It's a pity...Zhu Youjian's position...especially the situation at this time is doomed. He is afraid that he cannot make even a single mistake...

"Li Shuai, I have lost my temper today. Please Li Shuai, please don't blame me."

At this time, Zhu Youjian wiped away his tears hard, sighed deeply, sat on the dragon chair beside him, picked up a handkerchief, and straightened his appearance.

Li Yuanqing knew that it was time for him to express his position, so he knelt down on the ground respectfully and said, "Your Majesty is blessed with great blessings, and trivial matters will surely turn into good fortune and be passed smoothly. Your Majesty, Li Yuanqing, is willing to do your best for our Emperor."

!”

What Zhu Youjian was waiting for was Li Yuanqing's words, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Li Shuai, with your words, I feel at ease."

He quickly stood up and helped Li Yuanqing up with his own hands.

…………

When Li Yuanqing left the palace, it was already midnight. The new emperor Zhu Youjian chatted with Li Yuanqing for nearly three hours and invited Li Yuanqing to have dinner with him.

However, although Zhu Youjian treated Li Yuanqing with courtesy and gave Li Yuanqing enough face, and always regarded himself as a junior, Li Yuanqing did not feel any refreshment in his heart. Instead, his spine felt a little chill...

In the era of the little emperor of Tianqi.

Although Li Yuanqing was in a humble position and had to please everyone and find favors everywhere, he was walking on thin ice, but in fact, the little emperor Tianqi had a very loyal character. To put it bluntly, the little emperor Tianqi had no bad intentions.

Chatting with him makes people feel much more relaxed, and they won't think that he is the emperor, and if a certain detail is wrong, he will directly take someone's life.

But at this time, Zhu Youjian gave Li Yuanqing a feeling of needles in his body, like a lump in his throat, making him unable to vomit and feel unhappy.

Of course Li Yuanqing understood what Zhu Youjian meant.

At this time, although Zhu Youjian has roughly grasped the overall situation of the capital, for the entire world, he still needs hundreds of officials and ordinary people to accept him.

In particular, the case of the remnants of Wei Zhongxian's party has not been completely determined at this time, and there are still many twists and turns of unknown variables throughout the DPRK.

Zhu Youjian desperately needed Li Yuanqing's statement and prestige to help him determine the overall situation at this time.

such a pity.

His attitude and eagerness revealed his utilitarianism.

It also made Li Yuanqing deeply understand that although Zhu Youjian was still willing to maintain contact with him, Li Yuanqing, just like the relationship he had back then, in fact, he still cared more about the throne under his butt, or his beauty.

One point, the country's country and country's country.

However, Li Yuanqing is by no means a scholar who has received brainwashing education since childhood. How could he be fooled by Zhu Youjian's somewhat clumsy methods?

Fine snowflakes are floating in the sky, reflecting the tall green-tiled red walls on both sides of the road. It seems that people are like birds in a cage. In addition to feeling the biting wind, the rest is endless.

of depression.

After walking out of the palace gate, Yang Lei and his soldiers had been waiting for a long time and hurriedly came to greet him, "General."

Li Yuanqing waved his hands a little tiredly.

Yang Lei immediately understood, walked over quickly, opened the carriage door curtain, and respectfully served Li Yuanqing to get on the carriage.

As the carriage started slowly, Li Yuanqing opened the curtains of the carriage and quietly admired the night view of the capital in the mist and snow.

At a certain moment, Li Yuanqing suddenly realized that even though he had tried very hard, he was... afraid that he still couldn't change the fate of certain people.

…………

Back at Wuyu Pavilion, Yang Jiao's mother has been waiting here for a long time.

Seeing Li Yuanqing coming back, she quickly stood up, carefully helped Li Yuanqing take the cloak, patted the broken snow on Li Yuanqing's body, and said carefully: "Yuan Qing, how are you? Is everything going well?"

Li Yuanqing sat down on the sofa nearby, took out the cigar box, lit a cigar, took a deep breath, and said with a faint smile: "The emperor is very respectful to me, which is unexpectedly respectful to me."

"Well?"

Yang Jiao~Mother couldn't help but be stunned.

Of course she could hear the displeasure in Li Yuanqing's words, and she could even feel the ridicule in Li Yuanqing's words. She asked cautiously: "Yuan Qing, is it true that the new emperor is already suspicious of you?"

Li Yuanqing slowly exhaled a mouthful of thick smoke, shook his head and laughed: "There must be suspicion, but it shouldn't be serious. He now needs me to help him secure his throne. In the short term, we should not be in danger. It's just a pity.

, Wuyu Pavilion is in the capital..."

Although Li Yuanqing didn't finish speaking, how could Yang Jiao not understand what Li Yuanqing meant?

He hurriedly said: "Yuan Qing, are you saying that we can no longer operate Wuyu Pavilion in the capital?"

Li Yuanqing smiled incredulously: "My dear lady, in this part of the capital, everyone is a swordsman, and I am a fish and meat."

"Then, let's work hard..."

After a moment, Yang Jiao's mother also reacted and hurriedly said: "Yuanqing, that's the case, we just give up our business in the capital. Doesn't it mean that we can't do business after leaving the capital? The big deal, Wuyu Pavilion is a brand

, just turn it off.”

Li Yuanqing smiled and held Yang Jiao~niang in his arms, "Jiao~niang, how old are you? How can you be so childish? The emperor asked us to drive, can we not do it? In this matter, we are a bit passive, but

It’s far from being too bad to be dealt with.”

Yang Jiao's mother hurriedly said: "Yuan Qing, what do you mean..."

Li Yuanqing smiled and leaned on the sofa, clasping Yang Jiao's small hand tightly with his big hand, his eyes suddenly became indescribably cold: "If you want to use me, Li Yuanqing, as a spearman, you can. But~~, there is not enough benefit, that's

no!"

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In the early morning of the next day, before it was dark, Li Yuanqing had already gotten up.

This is also the case for several years when Li Yuanqing has a woman by his side, the woman he trusts most, but he does not enjoy it.

The yard was already covered with a foot thick layer of snow.

After all, Wuyu Pavilion at this time was not at its peak in the past, when there were more than a thousand turtle slaves alone. Even at this point, the yard had already been cleared out before it was dark.

At this time, Wuyu Pavilion only had a few dozen turtle slaves, and there were not too many maids and women. Naturally, these chores could not be so meticulous.

But this did not have much impact on Li Yuanqing.

Everything around him was so familiar to him, and what was familiar was no longer familiar to him.

He started running circles along the martial arts field in the yard until it was dark. Li Yuanqing had already taken off his cotton-padded jacket, and the singlet he was wearing was already soaked through with sweat.

Yang Jiao's mother only got up at this time, she was still a little sleepy, and her plump and lazy mature woman's breath made people have nosebleeds.

But when she saw Li Yuanqing like this, she couldn't help being frightened.

The main reason was that Li Yuanqing got up too early this morning and moved very lightly. In addition, the weather was cold and cold at this time, so she almost didn't notice it.

"Yuan Qing, what are you doing? Put on your coat quickly, you'll catch a cold."

Yang Jiao's mother hurriedly went to get a fur cloak herself and ran over quickly.

Li Yuanqing did not refuse, and slowly stopped, letting Yang Jiao's mother put on the cloak for him, breathing heavily.

"Yuan Qing, I'll let someone boil the water. You can take a hot bath to warm yourself up."

Li Yuanqing smiled, hugged Yang Jiao's plump and supple waist, strode back into the house, and said with a smile: "Jiao, mother, your man is not that weak. I will feel much better after some exercise. There is no need to take a shower."

, go and send someone to prepare breakfast for me. My dear, there are a few things for you to remember. First, I will send someone to find Chen Zhong and Yang Miaocai immediately. I will entertain them in the front hall in the evening. Furthermore, I will be there soon.

It’s the New Year, so I’m going to prepare some more New Year’s goods so that the boys and girls can eat and drink well. Third, after breakfast, you clean up and let’s go to meet the prince.”

Yang Jiao's mother also realized the urgency of the matter and nodded hurriedly to make arrangements.

After greeting Yang Jiaoniang's two personal maids, they helped him change his clothes and wash himself, Li Yuanqing strode to the door and scanned the surrounding scenery.

"Wuyu Pavilion is a good place! What a pity! I have to give up here for a while! However, this period of time should not be too long! Before long, this place will become my real territory, the back garden

."

Thinking about it, Li Yuanqing clenched his fist tightly and made a crunching sound.
To be continued...