Zhu Yuanzhang summoned Chu Liuyan again and ordered him to take the Ying Heavenly Army to surround the Prime Minister's Mansion and start a search.

And in Hufu, everyone is unknown. Hu Weiyong also often went in and out of the palace before, and it was common to go for a few days, which was not surprising. Zhu Yuanzhang has always liked Hu Weiyong, so it is not surprising.

At this time, Chu Liuyan knocked vigorously on the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the old housekeeper came out, and when he saw that it was Chu Liuyan, he just pulled his face: "Lord Wang, the minister is not here, please go back." ”

Chu Liuyan didn't look at him at all: "Oh, I didn't come here today for the minister, I just think this house is good, and I want to buy it to see if there is gold and silver hidden in it." ”

The old housekeeper noticed that something was wrong and stopped in front of Chu Liuyan: "Don't be joking, the prince is going to enter the palace to see the emperor, and he ordered no one to enter." ”

"I'm going to go, see if you can help me?" After speaking, Chu Liuyan still walked inside.

"Presumptuous! This is the Prime Minister's Mansion of the Ming Dynasty, how can you say that you will search and say that you will search! The old housekeeper seemed to have changed at this time, and at the same time, the eight killers and many generals all ran out.

"Hehe, since you want to break in, then I will help the master destroy your woman to get rid of the trouble!" After speaking, he waved his hand, and suddenly Chu Liuyan was surrounded by groups.

"Die, don't live, speed up!" As soon as the old housekeeper gave the order, he suddenly felt that something was wrong with his body, and he couldn't open his mouth.

A large number of troops suddenly appeared around, and the people of Hu Fu realized the seriousness of the matter, but unfortunately they were surrounded.

Chu Liuyan brought 50,000 soldiers with him today and vowed not to let any flies hide.

50,000 soldiers trapped the Xiangfu Tuan Tuan for a few circles, and at this time, countless arrows shot out directly, and suddenly half of the Hu family's people died, and the housekeeper was also shot to death.

"I beg the thief, and now I come to raid the house, if there is a violation of the order, behead!" Chu Liuyan was like the king of Hades at this time, which made people chill.

At this time, most of the people knelt on the ground and cried and begged for mercy, but the eight killers stood there, and a group of dead soldiers of Hu Weiyong refused to give in.

"Kill!" With Chu Liuyan's order, countless crossbow arrows were scattered all over the sky like rain, and there was nowhere to hide.

Listening to the screams everywhere, Chu Liuyan just turned his face sideways, without any mercy in his movements.

"Strategist, how is it now?"

"Those who act recklessly, there is no mercy for killing!" Chu Liuyan almost gritted his teeth and said these words.

"The military advisor has an order, he moves in vain, and there is no forgiveness for killing!"

Originally, there were still some people who tried to take advantage of the chaos to escape, but now they will be exposed as long as they move, and all that awaits them is a rain of arrows.

"Everyone raised their hands high, all the blades were untied to the ground, and if anyone disobeyed, they would be dealt with as treason and killed on the spot!" This is Chu Liuyan's second order.

Everyone is tied up, and Chu Liuyan will send someone to tie them up, and wait to go back to verify the population. Those dead soldiers and killers secretly raised by Hu Weiyong were not registered at all, including Hu Weiyong's private army, and there was no way to obtain evidence at all. As a result, those guys can no longer fish in troubled waters, some of them are killed on the spot, and some of them become turtles in the urn after being caught, and there is nowhere to escape.

"Chu Liuyan, you are too ruthless." Someone said so.

"Ruthless? All I have in my heart is hatred! Hu Weiyong is a traitor, but he is a black sheep, I will get rid of this thief today and benefit the world! ”

"Strategist, the floor of the west wing seems to be being pryed, are you digging?" A general reported back to Chu Liu's flue. At present, although Xu Da is absurd in military politics, he is still the commander of the Yingtian Army, and Chu Liuyan is still a military advisor.

Chu Liuyan thought for a while: "Dig!" Whether there are traces or not, all the houses must be excavated. Pay attention to the garden and other places, the rockeries are all smashed open, the garden needs to be turned over, the manpower is not fast enough to summon the other generals in the general, send twenty soldiers to get my token to ask the soldiers from all over the country to send more men and horses, and cut it off! ”

Chu Liuyan is ready to dig three feet into the prime minister's mansion, and no one can do this on weekdays. But now, Hu Weiyong has been arrested, and Chu Liuyan has come on the emperor's order, and the most tricky thing is that she also brought tens of thousands of soldiers, which is not at all something that the elite army can compete with. Not to mention the Prime Minister's Mansion, if these people are in chaos now, it will not be difficult to directly enter Zhu Yuanzhang's bedroom.

The search lasted three days, and the entire minister's mansion was almost turned upside down, killing more than 1,000 unknown people and arresting more than 3,000. A total of 38,200,000 taels of silver, seven boxes of jewelry, 300,000 taels of gold, and countless antiques were found in the prime minister's mansion. There was also a secret room that was found, and many offerings were treasured inside. Some of them should be stored in the national treasury, and some of them were stolen or robbed halfway, all of which were tributed to Zhu Yuanzhang, the son of the great tomorrow, by some feudal countries. This incident made Zhu Yuanzhang very angry, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty did not dare to intercede for Hu Weiyong.

Forget about these alone, digging out three cellars and two secret rooms in the minister's mansion is exactly what Hu Weiyong thinks is the most dangerous place in the world and the safest place, all the property is hidden in the mansion, and no one can have the courage to search. Therefore, all of Hu Weiyong's property was not scattered in various places, and the wealth with a total value of more than 20 million silver was found in these five places, and a number of unopened boxes were found among them, which were 2.5 million taels.

But the seal is already from the Hangzhou government, indicating that these boxes of silver were ordered by Hu Zhengken in Hangzhou, and the resealing of the boxes must have been hidden in the ancestral grave and then taken out by Hu Weiyong.

Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and ordered Hu Weiyong to be beheaded at the east gate on the second day, and all his immediate family members were convicted. All the men in the immediate line were beheaded, and the rest of the men and women were all sent to the frontier, and they were never allowed to return to the dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang's order, Hu Weiyong immediately fell to the ground.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Weiyong coldly, and his tone was cold: "Hu Weiyong, I remember you and he has also helped me in the future, so let you see me for the last time, do you know how grateful?" ”

Hu Weiyong snorted coldly: "Zhu Chongba, I misjudged you." As the saying goes, a companion is like a tiger! I, Hu Weiyong, am a minister, and I am loyal to you. I take some money, and you treat me like this, you must know that this country was not fought by you Zhu Chongba alone, but also my share! I Hu Weiyong worked hard all my life, but in the end I couldn't die well, not even a dog. I have no credit and hard work, is this how you did to your founding minister? ”

"Shut up! I will not break the guilt of raising soldiers privately, secretly hiring killers, oppressing the people, withholding offerings, and so on. You are a person who has committed such a heinous crime, and now that I have not been counted as a favor to your nine clans, why are you still dissatisfied? ”

"Zhu Chongba! You don't have to die well! Hu Weiyong roared angrily, but it was useless, no one helped him at all.

All his subordinates and related persons were arrested, and Zhu Yuanzhang captured more than 10,000 officials this time, and the Ming Dynasty was shaken, and everyone in the world was shocked.

That's not all, Zhu Yuanzhang's Jinyiwei has already begun to investigate the official records, and those related to Hu Weiyong naturally can't escape, and it doesn't matter if there is a big mistake, they can't run.

During this period, Li Shanchang was unfair in sentencing Hu Zhengken's case, and there were some problems when he investigated, but he did not explain them. The case was hastily closed, and almost let Hu Weiyong get away with it. Zhu Yuanzhang knew about this, and he was already unhappy in his heart.

Li Shanchang returned home, restless.

He was also thinking in his heart, this Li Cunyi couldn't be saved, don't talk about others, even he Li Shanchang might be in trouble. Zhu Yuanzhang can kill his ministers, can't he be moved? Fortunately, he is usually cautious, even if there are some small actions, he does not leave obvious flaws, and now Zhu Yuanzhang does not name himself in the court, firstly, because of this, and secondly, because he takes care of himself.

However, Li Shanchang understands very well that he has been exposed, and he has no confidence to speak now. Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't kill himself today, if he offends him somewhere tomorrow, this old account will be turned over faster than a book. Looking at the miserable appearance of Hu Weiyong being pulled down today, Li Shanchang seemed to see another self.

"Alas, the old man, this official, has also done it." Li Shanchang seemed to be ten years old in an instant.

On the morning of the second day, Li Shanchang was the first to arrive.

After the officials paid their respects, Li Shanchang still knelt on the ground.

"Li Aiqing, why can't you afford it?" Zhu Yuanzhang was curious.

"Your Majesty~" Li Shanchang got up from the ground, looking sluggish and struggling.

"Oh? What disease did Li Aiqing suffer from, so haggard? Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to see something strange.

Weichen felt that he was old and incompetent, and his thinking could not keep up with the emperor, and it was useless to stay in the court. Originally, this crippled old body could still dress the emperor, but recently I feel dizzy and dizzy, and my limbs are weak, I am afraid that I will be embarrassed and can no longer dress the emperor. After speaking, Li Shanchang coughed a few times, showing that he was very weak.

"Come on, sit for Gong Li, and Imperial Physician Xuan will come to the palace to help Gong Li take a look." Zhu Yuanzhang didn't believe that Li Shanchang was in poor health, so he directly wanted to send the imperial doctor to come.

Soon the imperial physician Wang Yuan arrived, Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to check Li Shanchang's pulse, and when he got there, he grabbed Li Shanchang's wrist with one hand and looked solemn on the other.

"How?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"The minister didn't dare to say it." Wang Yuan knelt down.

"Say!" Zhu Yuanzhang showed no mercy, looking at the face of the imperial doctor, he felt that Li Shanchang was fooling himself, so he was furious.

"Your Majesty, judging from the pulse, Lord Li's whole body is chaotic, and his pulse is irregular. In addition, his face is gloomy, and he is afraid that he will be overworked, and he is afraid that his life will not last long. ”

"Huh!?" The conclusion of the imperial doctor shocked everyone, including Zhu Yuanzhang.

"So..."Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know how to keep Li Shanchang.

"Your Majesty! The old minister was emaciated, and he could no longer serve in front of the king. Now the minister's life is not long, I hope that the emperor has been loyal to the emperor for many years, and let the minister go back to his hometown to retire for the rest of his life, and the minister thanked the emperor for his kindness. "Speaking of prostrate and ground, its condition is very miserable and tear-jerking.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't make a decision, and ordered Li Shanchang to go home to recuperate.

Zhu Yuanzhang was sullen, returned to the apse, and happened to meet Queen Ma coming, and when he heard about it, he said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, Li Gongxian is good at rhetoric, knows stories, handles government affairs, adjudicates like a stream, the officials are obedient, and the residents are safe; There is no shortage of troops to transfer salaries, restore the money system, make salt, establish a tea law, open iron smelting, set a fish tax, and benefit the state, and the people are not poor. Such a great achievement, at least in this dynasty, is unparalleled. If the emperor doesn't even meet the conditions of Duke Li, it will be too chilling. In order to avoid chilling the hearts of civil and military officials, they should be let go back to their hometowns, as the so-called fallen leaves return to their hometowns and return to their hometowns. ”

"Well, you can understand me best, I know." After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he allowed Li Shanchang to return to his hometown.

Li Shanchang finally got his wish, and on the same day, Zhu Yuanzhang personally sent out of the south gate, and hundreds of civil and military officials sent each other, and the scene was very magnificent. A generation of capable ministers Li Shanchang, when he was the most proud in his life, suddenly returned to his hometown, and how many people know the reason.

When Li Shanchang left, he didn't have many entourages, and his family brought a few, but he didn't return to his hometown. Zhu Yuanzhang inquired but there was no news when he went into the sea like a mud cow, and when he returned to the Li Mansion, Li Shanchang didn't even take away the piece of Danshu iron coupon he gave.

At the same time, Hu Weiyong, Wang Guangyang and others were all executed, the world was happy, and Zhu Yuanzhang ordered amnesty to the world.

At this time, Chu Liuyan was wandering around with Ying Tianjun's men and horses, and there was nothing to hide from corrupt officials everywhere he went. Chu Liuyan kept numbing herself, but she didn't know that on the other side, Xu Da was rarely in a state of sobriety.

"Brother Xu, why do you torture yourself like this?" Happy to ask.

"Alas, where am I tortured, I clearly enjoy the pleasure of the world." After speaking, Xu Da took another sip of wine.

"Brother Xu, the world knows that you and Sister Chu are a pair created by the Heavenly Society."

"Hahahaha! Sky? Do you mean the Son of Heaven? The Son of Heaven gave me another wife, but it wasn't Chu Liuyan! After speaking, Xu Da drank again, but was taken away by happiness.

Xu Da accidentally didn't stand firm, and sat down on the ground.

"Look at you, people don't look like people and ghosts, where did the high-spirited Xu Da go? Where is the Xu Di that Sister Chu likes? ”

Listening to the happy words, Xu Da seemed to be like a piece of wood and did not react: "At the beginning? Why do you say it in the first place? At the beginning, Xu Da was no longer there, why should I let Chu Liuyan still like me? I like the way I look now, that's good. ”

Happy listening to the sour nose: "You're just running away, but did you escape?" Sister Chu is still here, isn't it normal for you men to say that the eldest husband has three wives and four concubines? I believe that Sister Chu loves you so much that she won't care about your reputation. The two of you can go far away from the world, the sky is high and the sea is wide, and there is a place for you everywhere. ”

"Hahahaha! Happy you're so cute, the little girl who doesn't go through the world always thinks things so simple, and she knows when she leaves? Do you know who caused all this? What will happen if I leave? I will bear the name of disloyalty, filial piety, unkindness, and injustice, and my family will be executed because of my involvement, how can I bear to give up others for my own selfish desires? ”

"Even so, you can marry your sister back home. As long as you really love each other, you won't care if you are a wife or a concubine, Sister Chu won't care, right? ”

Xu Da was silent, silent for a while, but his tone softened: "Happy, it's me who is sorry for her, a man like me is no longer worthy of her." Let her bend under Xie Cui'e, and no one in the world will agree. And with the Xie family as a person, she will not be tolerated in the future. And most importantly, you know, who are the people who broke us apart? Marrying Xie is just to prevent me from getting along with Liuyan, so this is unlikely. ”

happily listened to everything silently, and there was no other word except for the silence for the two of them. As Xu Da said, he is indeed too simple. Zhu Yuanzhang broke up the two, obviously with the intention of stopping Chu Liuyan, and Xu Da would definitely be hindered again if he wanted to marry Chu Liuyan again.

Thinking of this, I can only be happy because Chu Liuyan is not worth it, people are thirty, but they are still lonely and adrift, and it is not sad to be alone. As a woman, it is indeed sad that she is still unmarried after thirty. What's even more sad is that there are people who love each other, but the two can't meet and stop talking, which is the most tragic.

"Happy, you should also think about yourself, I think it's good to smile, but I didn't expect that his martial arts are still above me. Xiaoxiao is Brother Liu's sword boy, although you are a maid, but I see that Brother Liu was as close to you as his sister when he was alive, I think you two may be happier than me. ”

Happy to hear that her cheeks were crimson, but she was still not carried away: "Brother Xu, thank you for your kindness, it's not that I don't like to laugh, it's just... This marriage should pay attention to the words of the matchmaker and the order of the parents. I am now concerned about my hometown, and I can't talk about marriage, so it's better to only keep this matter in my heart. ”

"Well, then you should have gone back earlier, Xiaoxiao is with you now, and the two of you will inevitably fall in love for a long time, so you can know for yourself." After speaking, Xu Da got up and left quickly.

Xu Da soon returned home, and Xie Cui'e liked Xu Da very much when she saw him come back, helping him prepare tea and soaking his feet. Although this woman is not good to Chu Liuyan, she also really likes Xu Da, even if she understands that Xu Da doesn't like her, she still has no regrets, and she dresses Xu Da like this every day.

"Look at you, you're drunk again, I'm not not going to let you drink, drinking too much is not good for your health."

Xu Da was a little drunk, but when he was with her, he would probably be the most sober time: "Don't you like the way I look drunk?" ”

"Xianggong, I know that your heart belongs to Chu Liuyan, but now that you have married me, you belong to me, even if it is just a body, you also belong to me."

Xu Da looked at Xie Cui'e indifferently and didn't say a word.

"Even if you treat me badly, even if you don't love me, even if you call her name when you have sex with me in the middle of the night, I..."