Sheng Fu

Chapter 896 A person in late autumn

The rain suddenly stopped, and a few rays of sunlight penetrated the thick clouds and fell on the earth.

Liu Qinghua smiled softly and said, "Please wait a moment, my lord. I will go down and settle it down."

"Xiao Li knows a little bit about playing chess, so let Xiao Li play a few games with the adults."

In terms of chess skills alone, no one knows how deep Xiaoli's skills are, but as the descendant of the Taoist Xuanzong lineage, her chess skills are naturally not to be underestimated.

It is the dream of many chess players to be able to play chess with Qiu Qing.

But Dugu Li knows how to play chess, but she doesn't like it and finds it boring.

But today, Dugu Li can still play a few games with Lord Qiu Qing.

Qiu Qing already knew Liu Qinghua's character. Miss Qinghua was a lady from a noble family with great elegance and grace.

But as for Dugu Li, he had only heard of her. Now, after meeting her up close, Qiu Qing could clearly feel the faint otherworldly aura of Dugu Li.

It is within the secular world, and yet seems to be outside the secular world, mysterious and profound.

Qiu Qing smiled and said, "The rain has stopped. I want to stroll around for a while. You don't have to accompany me."

Liu Qinghua's expression slightly condensed, and he said softly: "But many roads are muddy. If you want to explore the autumn scenery, you should choose a sunny day."

"Your Excellency can also gallop on horseback."

Qiu Qing heard this and smiled happily, "It's okay. I've walked through many muddy roads. At this moment, I'm just acting on impulse."

Hearing that it was a sudden inspiration, Liu Qinghua and Dugu Li subconsciously bowed to greet him.

Qiu Qing stood up and walked out of the temporary residence. An attendant handed Qiu Qing a slightly yellowed oil-paper umbrella, thinking that it might rain on the road.

"This gentleman has a gentle demeanor, yet he is as open-minded as the sea." Dugu Li admired sincerely.

A clear light flashed in Liu Qinghua's eyes, and he nodded slightly and said, "Of course, he is the Prime Minister of the human race after all. Everyone in the temple is unclean, but the Prime Minister is the only exception."

"Let's go and settle down first. This meal must be delicious for Master Qiu Qing."

"It's not because he is the prime minister, it's simply because he is Qiu Qing."

Dugu Li nodded heavily. Some people’s character can go directly into one’s heart.

Before he knew it, Qiu Qing had already left this temporary residence.

At a glance, the vast expanse of land was visible, and the slightly chilly autumn wind passed by, causing the weeds in the distance, which were already somewhat on the verge of withering, to sway.

When he was young, Qiu Qing liked listening to the rain. He did not have so many literary interests, he just liked listening to the rain. The rain falling seemed to fall on his heart and calm his restless mood.

When he was young, Qiu Qing liked to go on long hikes, for no other reason than that he just liked it.

In middle age, Qiu Qing, like most middle-aged men, began to like drinking tea and chatting. The only difference between him and most middle-aged men was that Qiu Qing did not like other people's wives.

As he was about to step down, Qiu Qing did not recall his official career over the years.

But Qiu Qing was really worried about that poor yet beautiful boyhood.

Once upon a time, Qiu Qing had liked a small town girl, but he liked her secretly. Because of poverty, he could only hide his love deep in his heart. And that small town girl never knew that she had been liked by the prime minister in his youth.

That small town girl had already married, maybe she lived a happy life, maybe she didn't. After her boyhood, Qiu Qing had no more contact with that small town girl.

Even when he was a teenager, Qiu Qing's only interaction with that small town girl was a few furtive glances.

When he was young, he thought he liked that girl.

Now at this age, Qiu Qing finally realized that among all the people he lost, the one he missed the most was himself.

He did not go back, the past was long gone. The only pleasure in his ruling career was to sit with the dean and drink tea, chat, and talk about some trivial things in the past.

He lives a simple life and is upright.

Even His Majesty the Emperor felt that he seemed to have treated his Prime Minister unfairly in some matters.

He even gave Qiu Qing a stunningly beautiful girl as a reward.

Qiu Qing did not have an affair with the girl. He gave her a decent sum of money and let her make a living and find her ideal husband. Afterwards, Qiu Qing walked into the palace alone and asked His Majesty to punish her.

At that time, His Majesty the Emperor verbally threatened the Prime Minister a few times and then burst into laughter.

Said something thought-provoking.

"My dear, you have the qualities of a saint!"

Qiu Qing lowered her head and remained silent, allowing His Majesty to laugh at her. His Majesty had no choice but to give her a bottle of fine wine that had been stored in the palace treasury for many years.

People only know that the Prime Minister lives a simple life, but they don’t know to what extent the Prime Minister’s life is simple.

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Among the officials of the dynasty, no one could rival Qiu Qing in terms of cooking skills alone.

The sauerkraut noodles are delicious, and the stir-fried dishes are also delicious. The quality of the home-cooked dishes alone has surpassed that of most of the world's most rigid women.

During his tenure in office, he opened up opportunities for students from poor families.

Different from Yu Wenjun's founding of a school of thought, Qiu Qing's method is very direct. When promoting officials, he will first select some students from poor families to take the positions. Even if the talents of those students are slightly lacking, he will still force them to take the positions. Only then will he promote children from aristocratic families according to their talents.

High positions like county magistrate and provincial governor are not meant for the common people.

But within the human race, most of the county magistrates, county assistants, and county lieutenants came from humble backgrounds.

It is difficult to keep a bowl of water level because the shape of the bowl is irregular.

To the best of his ability, Qiu Qing employed many upright and kind-hearted young men from poor families. Without Qiu Qing's silent planning, the human race would not have been as prosperous in both culture and martial arts as it is today.

Even though we are in a time of great strife and the people are having a hard time, for various reasons, people living in poverty can always see a glimmer of hope, and work hard for that glimmer of hope.

In fact, there are indeed many poor people who live a more decent life.

If we say that Yu Wenjun opened up a way of life for the poor, it was like a raging fire.

Qiu Qing had already prepared firewood for this raging fire.

Secondly, Qiu Qing also has a preference for the military. As the Prime Minister, he gives priority to the military with most training resources, and also in the military, he openly or secretly takes care of some young men from poor families who have potential.

But from beginning to end, Qiu Qing never formed any cliques or factions.

Even though the residence of the human race commander Yue Bo was right in front of him, Qiu Qing seldom went there to visit.

Although he didn't say it, Yue Bo knew many things in his mind. Throughout the year, Yue Bo would always take time out to go to Lord Qiu Qing three or five times to have a bowl of sauerkraut noodles.

The human race was prosperous in both culture and martial arts, the treasury was full and the economy was prosperous in the early years, all of which were inextricably linked to Qiu Qing.

During his reign, the aristocratic families remained high and mighty.

However, there are still many children from poor families who have emerged like bamboo shoots after a spring rain and have caught the eyes of some big figures.

Without the management in the early years, it would have been impossible for Yuwen Jun to recruit so many talents from humble backgrounds after establishing Hengchang Sect, and Bai Xiaowei would not have been able to carry out work-for-relief so smoothly in the north.

This has subtly led to the emergence of quite a few young politicians of this generation who are committed to justice.

He has always been gentle and silent, but he has also always been silent.