Ma Xiuying was so angry that her face was flushed, and her eyes flashed with an uncontrollable anger, she basically didn't interfere in the affairs of the court, even if she sometimes admonished Zhu Yuanzhang, it was mostly for the courtiers to intercede, she asked herself if she was not sorry for these officials, why did someone still oppose her and slander her in the court.

"It's the servant Li Cunyi. Xun Ying also gritted her teeth when she mentioned this name, and anyone who opposed Ma Xiuying was her enemy.

"Li Cunyi, Li Shanchang's younger brother?" Hearing Li Cunyi's name, Ma Xiuying calmed down. Since Li Shanchang was warned by her for killing Zhang Shicheng privately, Li Shanchang has targeted her everywhere. I heard Liu Ji and Song Lian mention that almost all the officials who criticized her in the court in the first few times were Li Shanchang's people, especially his protégé Hu Weiyong, who jumped up and down and tossed hard. This time, there is no need to think about it, Li Cunyi must have been instructed by Li Shanchang to criticize her in the court.

Unexpectedly, Li Shanchang was generous and gentle on the outside, but he was so angry in his heart, and he deliberately dealt with her for the sake of Zhang Shicheng. I can't imagine that Li Shanchang didn't hide behind the scenes this time and only let the protégé come forward, but called his younger brother into battle, this is planning to completely tear his face with her? Ma Xiuying sneered a few times, since Zhu Yuanzhang didn't mention this matter to her, it means that Zhu Yuanzhang still trusts her, and she wants to see what means Li Shanchang will use to deal with her?

Ma Xiuying has never been able to find a clue about what happened in the harem a few times, if Li Shanchang instructed the concubines in the palace to do so, there would be a reasonable explanation. With Li Shanchang's wisdom, it is indeed not difficult to do one thing without leakage, but the difficult thing is that the harem must have concubines to cooperate with him. Ma Xiuying suddenly thought of Guo Hui, no wonder this woman didn't know how to restrain after being taught a few times, but became more and more arrogant, it turned out that she had found Li Shanchang as a backer.

She immediately told Xunying her guess, and asked Xunying to pay close attention to whether there was a connection between Guo Hui and Li Shanchang in the future. These two people have repeatedly found trouble with her, since they are unkind, don't blame her for being unjust! Zhu Yuanzhang has just issued a decree that concubines and ministers cannot contact each other privately, if she is allowed to find evidence of collusion between these two people, hmph, then there will be fun.

At this time, the ministers were waiting outside the Fengtian Hall to wait for the court, as usual, the civil officials stood in the east, the military generals stood in the west, the Huaixi officials were in a bunch, and the Jiangnan officials were in a bunch.

The most conspicuous is Hu Weiyong, who stands alone in the corner, and no one is willing to come forward to talk to him. He didn't think it was a fool's errand, he put his hands on his chest and leaned against the pillar to close his eyes and recuperate.

Li Shanchang glanced at Hu Weiyong, who was calmly handling, and said to Li Cunyi: "After a while, you will ask Hu Weiyong to come to my mansion, and Li You's marriage should also be done quickly." ”

"Big brother, do we still want to marry Hu Weiyong?" Li Cunyi was taken aback, he couldn't understand that since Hu Weiyong betrayed them, then this person didn't have to be wooed, and the family affair didn't have to be settled. Although regretting marriage is not good for the reputation of his children, how can his future be important, seeing that Hu Weiyong is despised by the ministers, what are the benefits of being in-laws with such a person?

Li Shanchang snorted, "Don't you see that the emperor is ready to reuse Hu Weiyong? ”

The word "less" is missing, so that Hu Weiyong's official position has moved from the fourth grade to the third grade, through the observation of this time, Li Shanchang knows that Hu Weiyong really walked into Zhu Yuanzhang's sight and will be reused.

"But he's not of the same mind as you. Li Cunyi hesitated, Hu Weiyong's betrayal caught them off guard, he was really apprehensive about this person, even his own mentor could betray, I really don't know what else to do.

"It doesn't matter if it's a heart or not, it's important that everyone has a common goal. "Before entering the hall, Li Shanchang educated his younger brother, "After Hu Weiyong was unwilling to live in the house, he had different ambitions, and even I could betray him, let alone others." The emperor wants to use him to deal with heroes, and I can also use him to deal with Liu Ji and others. If we don't get along with him, will we still push him to Liu Ji's henchmen? We can take advantage of him whoever he is, and if Liu Ji and others promise benefits, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be moved. ”

Li Cunyi nodded quite teachablely, and then hesitated: "Will he come?"

Li Shanchang said with certainty: "He will come." After all, he is my protégé, and he will not give this face. As soon as you talk to him about continuing to marry a family, he will understand what we mean. He is a smart person, so he can naturally analyze the drawbacks, Liu Ji and others have always looked down on him, and it is definitely more advantageous for him to cooperate with us than with those people. It's just that we can no longer treat him as a subordinate, we have to treat him as an equal ally. Haha, interesting, a small official can make me look at it levelly, Hu Weiyong is also a talent. ”

Li Cunyi hurriedly patted his ass, "That's all because of your good teaching, big brother, and no matter how successful he is in the future, it will also come from your disciples." ”

Li Shanchang smiled respectfully, stroked his beard and did not deny Li Cunyi's words. After a while, he said to Li Cunyi: "Don't mention the draft again when you go to the court today, and don't say anything about Ma's right or wrong." Since the draft has begun, some people will naturally talk about it. Although the emperor blamed you, he did not refuse the proposal of the draft, and I estimate that after the New Year, the emperor will conduct the draft. ”

Li Cunyi has been worried since he left the court yesterday, and when he heard that he didn't have to do anything to offend Ma Xiuying, he quickly breathed a sigh of relief and said: "I understand, I have instructed the officials below to prepare early, but all daughters over the age of 14 are not allowed to discuss family affairs. ”

Li Shanchang shook his head, "It's not enough to rely on them alone, we have to prepare a few smart and loyal women ourselves, as long as one of them can enter the emperor's eyes in the future, it will be a great help to us." ”

"Don't worry, big brother, I know. Li Cunyi smiled, the show girls sent to the palace were all ready, just waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to agree to the draft. But thinking of Guo Hui, he was a little worried, "Will Concubine Hui be unhappy?"

"She? Of course she's not happy. Li Shanchang said disdainfully: "This woman is short-sighted and simple-minded, and she has not hurt half of Ma's muscles and bones until now, and now she is pregnant and unable to serve the emperor. Those women in the harem are unreliable, and we must arrange for one of our own people to enter the palace. If we don't let the newcomers restrain the emperor's eyes, I'm afraid that the emperor will pay more attention to the Ma family. I have asked someone to bring her the news, and the women we sent to the palace are the ones who helped her deal with the Ma family. If she still has brains, she will understand this truth, if she is jealous and can't tolerate people, then why should I cooperate with such stupid people again!"

"It's still the eldest brother who sees the long term. Li Cunyi slapped another sycophant.