Hu Weiyong has been regretting his recklessness at the beginning, and he shouldn't have held back for a while, and killed his family Ding Xiaosi. It's just that now, it's useless to regret it. The most urgent task is to figure out how to cope with the past.

Hu Weiyong, Xu Ning, and Tu Jie discussed secretly for a long time, and the two left in absence. Hu Weiyong was still sitting in the secret room, thinking about countermeasures. Although he told the emperor that he would compensate for the crime of killing with officials and gold and silver, he didn't think so in his heart. If he is really deprived of his official title, Hu Weiyong is very clear about the truth that the tree will fall and scatter. Don't look at yourself now in the position of prime minister, all ministers have to act according to their faces, once they are no longer in their position, how many people can really stand on their side?

At this time, Xiao Yiran let go of his arms, not worried about his situation, and calculated how many days Hu Weiyong still had, and lived in the Prime Minister's Mansion day by day. Without being supervised, Xiao Yiran stayed in the room almost every day and stayed at home. When he was bored, he would find some random books from a small bookshelf next to the Bogu shelf to pass the time, and sit on the bed at night to practice the soul refining technique.

One night, Xiao Yiran was very quiet, so he escaped from his clone, wanting to see the night scene in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and by the way, he also wanted to see what Hu Weiyong was doing. Xiao Yiran's room is close to the West Cross Courtyard, first went to the West Cross Courtyard for a turn, and then floated over the residence, looked at the front and back yards, and did not find Hu Weiyong's figure. I accidentally saw four family members on duty at the entrance of the East Cross Courtyard, and I vaguely saw that there were also family members patrolling the East Cross Courtyard. Xiao Yiran secretly guessed that the East Cross Courtyard should be the forbidden place of the Prime Minister's Mansion, otherwise the defense would not be so tight.

Thinking in his heart, he came to the east cross courtyard from the air, and saw a faint light in a room, Xiao Yiran leaned over, and through the gap in the curtains, he saw three people sitting in the room, Prime Minister Hu Weiyong was sitting in the middle, and there was one person sitting on each side, it was Chen Ning and Tu Jie. The three of them seemed to be discussing something, but the soundproofing of the room was too good, and Xiao Yiran couldn't hear the content of the three of them with such a keen sense of hearing. Out of curiosity, Xiao Yiran entered through the window and floated quietly in a dark shadow behind the three of them.

"What do you two mean?"

"Xiangye, it seems that the saint has become suspicious of Xiangye, and it is better to start late than early."

The other nodded in agreement.

"It's just that the people sent to Beiping, as well as the Yan'an Guard, haven't come back yet, and I don't know what the two guards will mean."

"Xiangye, Hu Zongli has been gone for some time, so it stands to reason that he should come back, right?"

"I received a letter from Hu Zongli a few days ago, which said that because Zhao Cheng was busy in Jingbian, he had not had the opportunity to test Zhao Cheng's meaning."

"Xiangye, when you enter the palace today, apart from keeping an eye on the matter of killing the family, have you mentioned anything else?"

"The cowherd baby has not talked about government affairs with the old man for a long time."

Because Zhu Yuanzhang sometimes herded cattle for a living, Hu Weiyong has always secretly called Zhu Yuanzhang a cattle herding baby. Hearing Hu Weiyong call the emperor again, a fatter middle-aged man on the left asked:

"Xiangye, legend has it that there was a vision when the emperor was born, but is this really the case?"

"It's all hearsay, and no one has seen it."

It turns out that according to folklore, when Zhu Yuanzhang was born, he heard a rumor from the market in the Yuan Dynasty that the real person was born in the Fengyang area, and he was a child of the Zhu family. The Yuan Dynasty sent an army to kill a young child surnamed Zhu in Fengyang Mansion. Zhu Yuanzhang's next life coincided with his meeting, because of the poverty of his family, after his mother gave birth to Zhu Yuanzhang, he put him in a broken house, and he didn't lie down for three days, so he went to work in the field.

It happened that a pair of soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty heard that the family's surname was Zhu and that they had just given birth to a son, so they came to search for them. According to the neighbor's identification, before arriving at Zhu Yuanzhang's house, he heard the baby's crying from a distance. When I came to the three dilapidated houses with no courtyard walls, I didn't see anything. The empty room was covered with dense cobwebs, as if no one had lived in many years. The soldier stood outside the door and looked at it, but he didn't even enter the door, so he turned around and left.

Since then, the neighbors have begun to say that the baby of the Zhu family is a big fate. It's just that when Zhu Yuanzhang grows up day by day, let alone being rich and rich, he can't even afford to read, in order to make a living, he was sent out by his father and mother early to herd cattle for others, so as to help the family's life.

Within a few years, Zhu Yuanzhang's parents died one after another, and Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to defect to his sister's family. It's just that my sister and brother-in-law's family are also poor, so Zhu Yuanzhang began to wander around and make a living by begging. Later, due to coincidence, he entered the temple and became a monk.

Since Zhu Yuanzhang raised the army, rumors about him when he was a child have been widely spread among the people, and the more they spread, the more they become more and more gods, and there is a great momentum to say that Zhu Yuanzhang is the true son of heaven. Zhu Yuanzhang, who had no foundation, just took advantage of this to add fuel to the fire in order to increase his prestige in the hearts of the people.

Siu Yat-ran had heard similar stories.

Hiding in the shadows, after listening to the three of them talk about the ministers of the court and the border guards for a while, the topic changed, and Hu Weiyong actually mentioned that Xiao Yiran was here.

"Two, do you know why Zhu Di values a singer so much?"

"Did Xiangye hear something?"

"According to the report of the people who stayed in Zhongdu, Zhu Di intends to accept this woman as a concubine."

"Zhu Di already has a concubine, and there are already two side concubines, how can he accept this woman as a concubine?"

Among the children of the cattle herding baby, only this Zhu Di is a character, who acts boldly and resolutely, and the two of them should pay more attention to this son in the future. If Zhu Di is really determined to accept this woman as a concubine, it is not a difficult thing, but it is a big deal to take a leave of absence. ”

"Xiangye, Zhu Di's concubine is the right prime minister, the daughter of Xu Da, the Duke of Wei, I'm afraid it's not easy to divorce Concubine Xu, right?"

"The cow herding baby has already regarded those princes and princes as thorns in the flesh, and it won't be long before the killing of the heroes will be staged, so let's wait and see."

The two looked at each other suspiciously, and one of them suddenly asked:

"Xiangye put this girl in the house, wouldn't he offend Zhu Di?"

"Haha, even the cow herding baby is going to be offended, do you care if a little Zhu Di can't do it?"

"That's what Xiang Ye said."

"Xiangye, I just heard that this girl is beautiful and like a fairy, what does she look like?"

"There are in heaven, but few in the world."

"Xiangye is so blessed."

"Haha, haha."

Xiao Yiran finally understood Zhu Di's intentions, and he wanted to marry himself as a concubine. I couldn't help but feel angry, seeing that the three of them were no longer talking about anything serious, I didn't have the heart to listen to it anymore. When he came to the outside of the room, he saw the patrolling family coming here, Xiao Yiran thought mischievously, I will scare you. So, he opened his mouth and coughed suddenly, and then returned to the room near the west cross courtyard.

Xiao Yiran's cough immediately frightened the three people in the room. Hu Weiyong ran towards the door and shouted:

"There are assassins."

The patrolling family also heard a cough and hurried towards here. It's just that when Hu Weiyong came to the outside of the room, he only saw the family who came in a hurry from a distance, and other than that, he didn't see a single figure.

"Quick, seal the door of the house, search closely, and don't let go of any place."

After speaking, he took Chen Ning and Tu Jie and went straight to the room where Xiao Yiran lived. Hu Weiyong thought that except for this singer in the Prime Minister's Mansion, there were no outsiders staying overnight, so he had to rush over as soon as possible to see if Xiao Yiran was still in the room.

Xiao Yiran, who was lying on the bed, heard a knock on the door, and knew that it must be Hu Weiyong, so he didn't get up, just pretended to be awakened, and asked lazily:

"Who knocked on the door in the middle of the night?"

"Miss Yiran is asleep?"

"Yes, it's Xiangye outside the door?"

"It's the old man, since the young lady has gone to bed, the old man will ask the young lady to talk about it in the study tomorrow."

After speaking, Hu Weiyong turned around and left with the two of them.

The Prime Minister's family searched all night until dawn, let alone people, and they didn't even see a foreign cat or dog. And Xiao Yiran snickered for most of the night, and it wasn't until after dawn that he was confused for a while.

On this day, Xiao Yiran still didn't see Hu Weiyong, and knew that what Hu Weiyong stood outside the door last night was just a temporary rhetoric. When Xiao Yiran was first deceived by Hu Xin into the Prime Minister's Mansion, although he also secretly guessed Hu Weiyong's intentions, thinking of Hu Weiyong's eyes on his body at the luncheon that day, Xiao Yiran had a trace of suspicion at that time, and listened to Hu Weiyong in person at night, Xiao Yiran was still slightly surprised.

Is human ambition and ** so strong? In terms of status, Hu Weiyong is already under one person and above tens of thousands of people. In terms of wealth, in the whole world, except for the royal family, I am afraid that it is difficult for anyone to compare with the Prime Minister's Mansion. In terms of beauty, Hu Weiyong, who already has one wife and six concubines, has already reached the age of sixties, and even wants to include himself in the house.

"No wonder Zhu Yuanzhang wants to kill you."

Xiao Yiran hid in the room and muttered softly.

Different from Xiao Yiran's leisure, Chen Ning and Tu Jie, who were scattered at night, returned to the mansion and were always worried. Especially the timid Tu Jie, although the official is in the imperial history, he can also be regarded as a senior member of the court, but Tu Jie knows that the origin of his official position is because he usually stammers with Hu Weiyong. Therefore, when Hu Weiyong revealed his dissent, although Tu Jie was afraid, he did not dare to denounce Hu Weiyong. Because he knew very well in his heart that first, the saint was suspicious, and he came forward to denounce Hu Weiyong, which would definitely make the emperor wonder how he knew the truth and process of the matter. Second, once Hu Weiyong falls, his official position will inevitably be lost. In view of these two points, Tu Jie had to follow behind Hu Weiyong.

However, the sudden coughing sound in the night made it clear that the conversation between the three had been heard. How good is that? Tu Jie has been suffering from this all the time. It is difficult to make a decision when it is entangled in denunciating or not denouncing.

What Xiao Yiran didn't expect was that one of his mischievous actions turned out to be the fuse for Hu Weiyong's case afterwards.