Li Shanchang turned back to the study, and saw Li Cunyi stretching his neck to look around, Hu Weiyong was more calm than his younger brother, with his hands in front of him, not in a hurry or impatient.

The two got up to greet each other, and Li Cunyi asked repeatedly, "Big brother, what did the two of them say?"

Li Shanchang finished talking about the matter and sneered, "Liu Ji has a good means, and he actually moved the queen to intercede for Fei and Er." ”

Li Cunyi said: "If Fei and the two of them have nothing to do, it will be a good thing for us, and it can just appease the emotions of our Huaixi officials, why is the eldest brother unhappy?"

Hu Weiyong understood Li Shanchang's thoughts and said: "I'm afraid that this time the credit will be taken by Liu Ji again, and the ministers will only thank him and the queen for their goodness." ”

"Liu Ji is really cunning, he is trying to win people's hearts. Li Cunyi suddenly realized.

Li Shanchang's hand tapped on the table a few times, pondered for a moment, and said: "Let's do this first, you two will visit the Huaixi officials on behalf of me, so that they can calm down for a while, and stop going against the Jiangnan officials, everything will be decided by the emperor." ”

"Isn't this cheap Liu Ji?" Hu Weiyong was unwilling, he finally provoked the military generals to compete with the civilian officials, and he also wanted to take advantage of the fisherman to stand out from the hundred officials, if the two parties did not make trouble, how could he have a chance to perform?

"Do you have a better way?" Li Shanchang glared at Hu Weiyong, obviously with a look of disappointment. Hu Weiyong is smart, but it's a pity that he is too short-sighted. Zhu Yuanzhang has a lot of eyes and ears around him, can he really not see who is stirring up trouble inside, he is just taking advantage of the situation to divide the generals, but if things are so troubled that he can't control the situation, he will inevitably find a scapegoat to take responsibility, and whoever jumps the happiest will probably be used by him to calm the anger of the people, so the best way is not to mix too deeply. It's a pity that Hu Weiyong only saw the benefits, but he didn't notice that there was a knife on his head at any time.

Hu Weiyong snorted: "Student ......"

Li Shanchang said earnestly: "Although Liu Ji is my opponent, I also have to admit that this person is resourceful, far-sighted, and sees everything very thoroughly. Just like this time, whether it is for the interests of Huaixi officials or for the stability of the imperial court, I can't refuse his request. If I leave it alone, wait until the emperor breaks them one by one, and then we will be in a place of no return. Only by uniting and not giving the emperor a chance to make trouble can we have room to turn over. ”

Seeing Hu Weiyong and Li Cunyi's thoughtful expressions, Li Shanchang continued: "Of course, I won't let Liu Ji sit big all the time. When this matter settles down, it's time for us to fight back. ”

Hu Weiyong's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "What is the teacher's opinion?"

Li Shanchang twisted his beard, "Hehe, the harem is not allowed to communicate privately with courtiers." Liu Ji privately passed on the affairs of the court, and the queen gave the courtiers, only these two things are enough to impeach the official. ”

Hu Weiyong was overjoyed. "We can just use these two things to divert the emperor's anger. ”

"Now is not the time, the emperor's anger has not subsided, and there will be another turmoil, I'm afraid that you and I won't be able to please you. Li Shanchang was not at ease, and told him again, "Eat one bite at a time, and do things one by one." Rushing too much is counterproductive. ”

"The student got it. Hu Weiyong restrained his joy,

On the morning of the second day, Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the ministers and deliberately asked, "Why don't Fei Qing and Zhou Qing go to court?"

The ministers wondered: Did the emperor have amnesia, he only scolded Fei Ju and Zhou Dexing yesterday, and punished them for thinking behind closed doors, how did the two go to court today?

Seeing that no one was silent, the living note official replied stubbornly: "The emperor punished General Fei and General Zhou for thinking about it behind closed doors at home. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said to the eunuch Si Li casually: "Send someone to ask them if they have finished thinking about it, and after thinking about it, they will go back to the court." ”

"The minion will go and proclaim the decree. The eunuch was stunned and hurriedly withdrew from the main hall.

The ministers were dumbfounded, Fei and Zhou were summoned to the court after thinking about it behind closed doors for a night, what kind of punishment is this? However, Liu Ji's clear-eyed officials knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was withdrawn in disguise, so they hurriedly stepped forward and said: "The emperor's generosity and mercy are really the blessings of the people and the ministers. ”

The ministers reacted and echoed in unison: "The emperor's generosity and kindness are really the blessings of the people and the ministers. After saying that, everyone had a relieved smile on their faces, and the previously dull and oppressive atmosphere in the court was swept away.

Zhu Yuanzhang stretched his face and laughed, "I work hard and be diligent in political affairs, and I can't let you be lazy as courtiers." ”

The ministers bowed their heads and said: "The emperor is sage! The ministers must do their best, and they will die!"

Not long after, Fei Ju and Zhou Dexing rushed into the Fengtian Palace, these two people were mentioned by the eunuch of the ceremony, although they were still injured, they still endured the pain and knelt down respectfully, kowtowed: "The sinner is angry with the holy face, the sin deserves death, ask the emperor for forgiveness." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly: "Since you two know your mistakes, I will spare you." Then he said to his ministers: "I am not a person who cannot tolerate others, but the state has a state and a family rule, so how can I make a noise in the court at will and despise the king's authority? ”

"Obey the order!" the ministers knelt down again.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the eunuch.

The eunuch understood and immediately preached: "If there is something to play, there is nothing to retreat!"

The court is changing rapidly, the hearts of the ministers are high and low, and they have not yet adapted to Zhu Yuanzhang's changes, and they are not ready to play the court, when they are considering, Hu Weiyong came out and said loudly: "The ministers have a performance!"

Li Shanchang's face changed greatly, and he rushed to Hu Weiyong and shouted, "The minister also plays!" He took the opportunity to kneel down and desperately glanced at Hu Weiyong behind him. Yesterday, he had already warned Hu Weiyong that he should not be in a hurry now, and that the impeachment of Ma Xiuying and Liu Ji should be postponed, so why did this person not listen to dissuasion? In the past, he thought that Hu Weiyong was calmer than Li Cunyi, but he could not imagine that this person acted so recklessly.

I don't know if Hu Weiyong is intentional or unintentional, he looks at his nose and nose, his nose looks at his heart, he looks at the ground, and he doesn't raise his head.

Li Shanchang has been very low-key during this time, and Zhu Yuanzhang saw that he suddenly spoke before others, and immediately became interested, and asked Li Shanchang first, "What is the matter with Han Gong?"

"The Yuan people are not dead, taking advantage of the opportunity of the main force of our army to drive Qin and Jin, and ordered the prime minister to lead the army to counterattack to Beiping Mansion, and the soldiers have arrived in Tongzhou. Please send troops to the rescue!" Li Shanchang happened to receive an urgent express message, and said unhurriedly.

The ministers were shocked, and the generals recommended themselves one after another and took the initiative to ask for help. In particular, Fei Ju and Zhou Dexing were eager to make meritorious contributions, and their demands were the most urgent.

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "If you don't beat these barbarians, these barbarians don't know how powerful." He glanced around at the generals, and he was still the most relieved of Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and Li Wenzhong. However, Xu Da had just returned from the battle, and said: "Someone has come to announce the decree! Immediately, the Duke of E and the Duke of Cao Guo led 80,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 knights to rescue the Beiping Mansion without delay. ”

Chang Yuchun and Li Wenzhong were listed as leaders.

Everyone discussed the logistics of grain and grass again, and when everything was arranged for the expedition, Zhu Yuanzhang found that Hu Weiyong was still kneeling below, his brows furrowed slightly, "What is Hu Aiqing?" Hearing the chaos of the Yuan army, his current mood was not as good as just now, and the tone of the question was also a little impatient.

Li Shanchang glanced at Hu Weiyong coldly, closed his eyes in disappointment and stopped talking, and Hu Weiyong's clear voice came from his ears.

"The minister wants to expose that some people in the court have private conferrals with the harem concubines, and cause chaos to the court!"