Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Li Weiyi educated Gao Xin and others in an awe-inspiring manner, and then sent them away.

Looking at the backs of these people, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

As he just said, all of this was given by Zhu Yuanzhang. Now these people are attached to him, making him look powerful. However, this premise is that the favor of the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang remains unchanged.

Once Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude changes, or he wants to do something that goes against the holy will, I'm afraid these people will immediately scatter and become unreliable.

On the second day, Li Wei spent the night doing martial arts and then writing. In the morning, when it was dark, he got up from Xiaoqing's bed and had breakfast.

He and An Qing sat across from each other at the dining table. An Qing stared at him with her big eyes blinking as she ate.

Li Wei felt a little guilty and said, "Why are you always looking at me?"

"Where were you this morning?" An Qing asked in a clear voice.

"Of course I'm going to the morning court!" Li Wei told his usual lies.

"Then why are you still eating here?"

"Uh, this..." Li Wei was speechless.

An Qing pursed his lips and snorted in displeasure.

She had long since discovered that Li Wei often disappeared early in the morning. As for where he went, she could guess it without even thinking about it. It was not like she didn't know about Xiao Qing's affairs.

"From now on, she will have one day for me every three days."

An Qing puffed up his chest, imitated the majestic appearance of his mother, and set the rules in the backyard.

Li Wei smiled awkwardly and said, "Okay, you have the final say."

Although Xiaoqing was disadvantaged by the rules set by An Qing, she was the princess and the first wife after all, so this was better than being secretive.

Li Wei raised his head and glanced at Xiao Qing, who felt relieved. Although she still had no status, with An Qing's recognition, her status in the family would be much better than before.

"And that one, it's also a day."

An Qing hadn't finished arranging it yet. After finishing speaking, Xiao Qing raised her finger and pointed at Duan Yu.

Duan Yu's pretty face turned slightly red and she spat softly.

Li Wei turned pale with shock and waved his hands repeatedly: "Absolutely not!"

"It's just one day anyway."

An Qing didn't care if it was true or not, he mumbled softly and put down his hands and continued eating.

Li Wei glanced at Duan Yu next to Xiaoqing again, and Duan Yu immediately turned her head away.

After staying in Li Wei's house for so long, she gradually discovered the difference in this man. Although Li Wei was lustful, he was not dissolute. Except for Xiao Qing and the little princess, he had never touched any other slaves.

What's more special is Li Wei's attitude towards these slaves. It is no longer lenient, it is a kind of equal treatment from the heart.

She herself is also an eldest lady from a wealthy family. She always felt that she treated her servants and maids very well before, but compared to Li Wei, this made her feel inferior.

In addition, she also discovered that this old handsome man was really talented, and his deeds were spread everywhere in the capital.

These things gradually changed her view of Li Wei.

In fact, her stay with Li Wei had a considerable impact on the Duan family in Dali. Because of Li Wei's relationship, Mu Ying and Hu Hai had a friendly attitude towards the Duan family, and other generals never bullied her.

The other chieftains who had no one to protect them were not treated so well. The generals and nobles still bullied the people in the Ming Dynasty, and they were not polite to foreigners like them. Even if the emperor was kind, he could not prevent this kind of thing.

Li Wei withdrew his gaze and landed on An Qing.

Although this young girl behaves generously on the surface, she is still a little unhappy in her heart.

Li Wei reached out to hold her little hand and said softly: "Thank you."

An Qing felt the warmth from his hand, and his sullen face relaxed.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Wei couldn't help but take the opportunity to ask something he had wanted to ask for a long time:

"Anqing, if I take Xiaoqing as my concubine, would you agree?"

Li Wei's voice was not loud, but Xiao Qing on the side was shocked when he heard it, and his eyes looked over with gratitude and expectation.

"That's one day too!"

Anqing adheres to the principle that she does not care about her status and her treatment cannot be changed.

"Okay, okay, don't worry."

Li Wei smiled and patted her hand, secretly letting out a sigh of relief.

Now that Anqing can agree to this, he is more than relieved. As long as his family is in harmony, he can find ways to solve any external resistance.

Xiaoqing was very grateful when she heard An Qing's words. Although she came first according to time, An Qing was the princess the Ming matchmaker was marrying, so she naturally did not dare to compare with him. If she could get the title of a concubine, she would be very good. Satisfied.

Seeing the harmony in the family, Li Wei also smiled.

Now as long as he finds a way to get Zhu Yuanzhang to agree to his concubinage, Xiaoqing can legitimately be with him.

And it is not impossible to get Zhu Yuanzhang to agree. As long as he makes some great achievements, maybe the father-in-law will agree as soon as he is happy?

No matter what, you have to give it a try. If you really can’t take Anqing and Xiaoqing to elope together.

After Li Wei made up his mind, he took action and his enthusiasm for work increased greatly.

The first thing is to build roads. Many of the roads in the capital are built with rammed earth. Only a few avenues are paved with stone slabs regardless of cost. Sometimes the emperor needs to sweep before going out, just to avoid dust flying when large groups of people pass by.

And now that there are cement roads, all important areas in the capital must be paved.

The kilns for firing cement were expanded one after another, and the output of cement gradually increased. Li Wei asked Jiang Shouqing and Jiang Quan to start construction in Beijing.

The original dirt road was gradually replaced by cement pavement. The dignitaries and common people in Beijing were amazed when they saw this smooth and clean road. The road construction was left to Jiang Shouqing and others, while Li Wei himself focused on researching the hydraulic chamber, which was the key to the development of industry.

As long as this thing is completed, we can make a practical steam engine, as well as bore-cut barrels and so on.

He has not forgotten the Chamber of Commerce and the Bank. Both of them have now expanded to local areas and are getting larger and larger. A large amount of treasure money flows back and forth between the two every day.

There is also the matter of buying land to promote reclamation, which is promoted outwards with Yangzhou and the capital as the center.

In the end, Li Wei handed over the matter to the Chamber of Commerce. Once officials got involved in something like this, which involved a lot of money, it would be a big mess, so it was better not to do it.

With Li Wei's active efforts, the capital and even the entire Ming Dynasty were undergoing rapid changes. Zhu Yuanzhang saw it in his eyes and was happy in his heart. Although he did not give any more awards, he continued to verbally praise Li Wei.

Time passes, and winter comes again in a blink of an eye.

Snow was falling heavily, silver makeup filled the sky, and hundreds of ministers wearing snow-covered cloaks gathered outside the Meridian Gate before dawn.

Zhu Yuanzhang had suffered many hardships and worked diligently day and night. Naturally, he would not let them rest because of this little snowstorm.

Although being an official was so hard, these literati still flocked to it. Except for Li Wei, no one would resign because the early morning service was too hard.

Ru Taisu folded his sleeves with his hands and searched for Li Wei among the officials. Not surprisingly, he did not see any trace of him.

"I really envy that boy!"

Ru Taisu was trembling and muttering in a sour tone.

Gao Xin and others next to them also felt the same, but they could only think about it. It would be fine if Li Wei didn't go to court. If they dared to skip work, they would be punished.

"Why don't we go to the court room to get out of the wind and snow first?" Gao Xin said. This is what high-level officials like them are entitled to.

"Forget it, the time is coming, let's wait a while." Ru Taisu said.

Gao Xin had no choice but to give up after hearing this.

While the ministers were waiting, the palace door suddenly opened slowly, and then a group of guards rushed out on horseback and quickly left.

The ministers were suddenly surprised.

"I didn't hear the sound of bells, drums, and whips. Why did the palace door suddenly open?" Ru Taisu looked at the leaving guards in surprise.

"Did something happen in the palace?" Gao Xin's face was also a little solemn.

Ru Taisu lowered his head and thought for a moment, not guessing what would happen.

At this time, a young eunuch came outside the palace gate and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty has decreed that the court will be excused today, and all the ministers will return to their respective offices."

"I will obey your orders!"

When the ministers heard this, they hurriedly paid homage to receive the decree, and then dispersed one after another. They went back to their own yamen to take shelter from the wind and keep warm. Ru Taisu and others also dispersed with doubts.

The guards who left the palace gate divided into two groups on the way. One group went to the Taiyuan Hospital, and the other group went to Li Wei's house.

At this time, Li Wei was still holding the little princess and sleeping in the warm bed, knowing nothing about the affairs in the palace.

When the guard arrived outside the house, he immediately banged on the door. The servant on duty in the front yard was alerted and hurried out of the house to open the door.

"Who is it?"

The door opened a little, and the servant poked his head out. He was shocked when he saw a group of imperial guards.

"Your Majesty has a decree, and the consort Li is sent to the palace as soon as possible!" The guard said loudly without talking nonsense.

"Okay, okay, I'll report it right now." The servant said and hurriedly turned back.

Bang bang bang!

A moment later, Li Wei, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened by a knock on the door.

"what's up?"

Li Wei shouted out the door with half-open eyes.

"Prince-in-law, His Majesty summons you to the palace urgently. Please get up quickly." Xiaohong's voice sounded outside the door.

Li Wei frowned and looked up at the sky outside the window.

It's still dark outside, so the old man should be getting ready for the morning court. Why are you summoning him to the palace in such a hurry? Yesterday, there was no advance notice for him to attend the morning court.

"what happened?"

An Qing was also woken up and sat up rubbing his eyes.

"Your father summoned me to the palace." Li Wei said angrily. It was snowing heavily and he really didn't want to go.

"Then go quickly."

After An Qing finished speaking, he lay down again, wrapped himself tightly in quilt and went to sleep.

Li Wei: "..."

Is it easy to marry a princess? Look at his entire body being sold to Lao Zhu’s family!

Li Wei got up from the bed helplessly, and then Xiaohong and other female officials waited on him to finish dressing before walking out of the house.

The guard was obviously very anxious. When he saw him coming out, he immediately urged: "Prince-in-law, let's go quickly!"

Li Wei looked at their formation and couldn't help but be a little surprised, and asked: "Why did your Majesty summon me?"

"The Queen is ill. Your Majesty has sent someone to call the imperial doctor. He has also ordered us to invite you as well." The guard did not hide anything and said directly.

Li Wei's expression suddenly changed: "What? The Queen is sick again? Is it serious?" (End of Chapter)