Looking at Liu Bowen, who went to court again, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart turned a thousand times for a while, he snorted and asked, "Liu Aiqing, can your body be healed?" ”

"Thank you for the emperor's question, Weichen's illness has improved." Liu Bowen put his hands together and saluted upward.

"I heard that King Pingshuo is going to leave the capital for a period of time, just to find ice carp for Liu Aiqing, is there such a thing?" The smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face became even stronger, but when he was not paying attention, a strange look flashed in his eyes.

It is a pity that none of the ministers standing at a distance saw it, otherwise they would have nightmares at night; Liu Bowen, who was also with them, couldn't notice this; thought that the emperor really cared about his condition, so he hurriedly said: "That's true, this time, thanks to King Pingshuo for Wei Chen, he found the ice carp, so that Wei Chen was cured of his illness." ”

"It seems that King Pingshuo cares about Liu Aiqing's condition very much, otherwise why would he go thousands of miles to find this rare thing for you and cure your illness." Zhu Yuanzhang said again, but this time, Liu Bowen heard the sour meaning in his tone, and couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, but he couldn't defend anything, so he had to be speechless.

Seeing that Liu Bowen didn't speak, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't ask him anything anymore; After discussing other matters with the ministers, and after promulgating some decrees, he announced his withdrawal from the court.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who walked back to the harem, kept walking back and forth in the palace, thinking about something?

"Does she really have a soft spot for Liu Bowen? Otherwise, why didn't she go thousands of miles to Changbai Mountain to get ice carp for him? In the palace where no one was here, Zhu Yuanzhang muttered to himself.

"Am I not good enough for her? Why is it never fake to me, why is it so good to him? Zhu Yuanzhang, who couldn't understand how important friendship was, didn't think about it at all, only knew that Chu Liuyan didn't care about life and death for Liu Bowen, so he thought that the two had a relationship, and every time he thought of this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't wait to drive Liu Bowen out of Kyoto, and it was best to let him disappear into this world.

But how could such a meritorious man kill him for no reason? This made Zhu Yuanzhang more and more annoyed the more he thought about it.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who thought about it, decided to use Liu Bowen as the reason that he had not been to the court for a long time and that he was still sick to relieve him of his rights. For this reason, he found Hu Weiyong, the left Cheng of Zhongshu Province.

"Please play the emperor, Hu Weiyong is waiting for the decree outside." The Huangmen official walked into the imperial study, bent down and saluted, and asked Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Announce him in." Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly while reviewing the folds.

"Xuanhu Weiyong enters the hall!" The Huangmen official shouted, Hu Weiyong hurriedly stepped into the imperial study, bent forward, and bowed to salute: "Your Majesty, I don't know what happened to recruit Weichen into the palace?" ”

"Hu Aiqing, do you think the current officials should be adjusted?" Looking at Hu Weiyong, who was standing in front of the bookcase, Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a roundabout way.

This sentence said that Hu Weiyong didn't turn his brain all of a sudden, and stood stunned for a moment; Fortunately, he was a person who was good at figuring out the thoughts of his boss, so he immediately said: "For the understanding of civil and military officials, who can compare with the emperor; In the emperor's heart, he can pretend to be the situation of tens of millions of people across the country, how to care about the situation of some officials; The situation of civil and military officials, the emperor knows much more than Weichen. ”

"I'm just asking, even if you just say yes, I forgive you for your innocence." Looking at Hu Weiyong's sincere and frightened appearance, Zhu Yuanzhang leaned back, leaned back on the dragon chair, and said with a smile.

"I don't know what positions the emperor is referring to?" Hu Weiyong, who still didn't know the bottom yet, asked tentatively.

"Oh, I mean, those officials in high positions, some officials who often do not come to the court to exercise their duties, should we adjust and let those who have the courage to do things for the country do everything for me." Zhu Yuanzhang said implicitly.

At this time, Hu Weiyong understood a lot in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this kind of thing, the minister wants to talk about it; In the current court, there are many officials who only know how to take it to Yulu, but they do not do anything; Since the emperor has seen these things with great foresight, he also asks the emperor to issue a decree to govern the government. ”

"Haha, Hu Aiqing is serious; I just think that the positions of officials should be adjusted, but I don't want to issue a decree to rectify it; In this case, it will cause a shock in the government and the opposition, and everyone in the officials will be in danger, and in this case, the impact will be too great. ”

"The emperor has the people in mind, and he sees far, since this is the case, the ministers think that officials like more than six ministries must review the gains and losses of officials, so that capable people can take on these important positions." By this time, Hu Weiyong had fully understood the emperor's thoughts, and immediately replied.

"In that case, you can go down and write a good note, and send it to you tomorrow morning." Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Hu Weiyong's words and knew that he understood his thoughts, so he waved his hand and said.

"The minister retired." Hu Weiyong saluted again, exited the imperial study, and then turned to leave. came to the noon gate and sat in the sedan chair, Hu Weiyong felt a burst of joy in his heart; It seems that his good fortune is coming, and he should think carefully about who he will move down from his official position and arrange for his cronies; Liu Bowen, who was against himself, looked at the emperor's tone, and he must be pulled down; Who else.......... Hu Weiyong sat in the sedan chair and kept thinking about it, secretly rejoicing.

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"The emperor has a will, there is a morning play, and there is no book to retreat." After the civil and military officials shouted, the Huangmen official shouted loudly.

"The emperor is playing, and the ministers have their own music." Hu Weiyong stepped out of the queue quickly, held up the fold, and saluted upward.

"Bring it on!" The emperor gave an order, and his own Huangmen official came to take away the folds.

Looking at the play, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said: "Hu Aiqing, just tell me what you played." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty; The minister thought that many officials were sick all the year round and could not manage their duties normally; It should be possible to let them return to their hometowns so that they can recuperate for the rest of their lives; This can also show the emperor's love for his courtiers. Hu Weiyong made a look of asking for the life of hundreds of officials and said to the emperor.

"Ladies and gentlemen, do you have any comments on Hu Aiqing's words?" Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to ask the officials at all levels below; However, before he could figure out the emperor's meaning, no one spoke.

Seeing this situation, Hu Weiyong said again: "It may be difficult for adults to speak about this kind of thing, but Weichen feels that it is time to solve it; Otherwise, when an official dies of illness, I am afraid that people all over the world will talk about the emperor's lack of compassion for hundreds of officials. ”

Seeing that Hu Weiyong was blatantly sweeping away dissidents, many officials were very angry; However, looking at the emperor's appearance, it seems that he likes to adopt this suggestion, and these officials have pressed down their own thoughts, so as to wait and see what happens; In this case, no one came to oppose this proposal, which made Zhu Yuanzhang secretly happy in his heart; Hu Weiyong was so happy in his heart that he almost popped his heart out of his mouth.

"Since Zhong Aiqing has no objection, Hu Aiqing, this matter will be agreed upon by you and the six ministries." Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head to look at Liu Bowen who was standing in front of the team on the right and said, "Liu Aiqing, you have not been well these days, you have not been well, you have to pay attention to your body." Saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be very worried.

Liu Bowen, who listened to the sound and knew the meaning, hurriedly walked out of the queue, and said to the courtesy: "The emperor, the minister's health has been very bad, and I implore the emperor to let the minister return to the forest and live for the rest of his life." ”

"How can this be, I still need your help very much, if you return to the forest, let me lose a good minister." Zhu Yuanzhang showed embarrassment on his face, and hurriedly said.

"The minister dragged this sick body, and it was already difficult to help the emperor anymore; I implore the emperor to allow Weichen to return to the forest. Liu Bowen had already seen all of Zhu Yuanzhang's intentions at this time, and said in a firm tone.

"Well, since you insist on going back to the woods, I will allow you to do so; Hu Aiqing immediately doubled Liu Aiqing's income, and at the same time sent Liu Aiqing out of Beijing. Zhu Yuanzhang immediately ordered and said.

"Obey the order!" Hu Weiyong said with some excitement; But Liu Bowen said in a calm tone: "Thank you for the emperor's grace, the ministers don't need to increase their salaries, and they don't need officials to escort them; The minister wants to leave Beijing quietly by himself, and maybe he can also browse the famous mountains and rivers. ”

"Since Lord Liu doesn't need these red tapes, Weichen thinks it's better to follow what Lord Liu plays." Hu Weiyong hurriedly said, for fear that the emperor would keep Liu Bowen again.

"In that case, you are allowed to play." Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be reluctant and said.

The performance of their monarchs and ministers in the hall made the officials fully understand their thoughts; Many officials who originally wanted to speak out secretly congratulated themselves that they didn't say much; Judging by the words of his monarch and minister, it was completely to make Liu Bowen automatically retire in order to prepare for Hu Weiyong's administration; But no one thought that it was because Chu Liuyan found Liu Bowen an ice carp, which caused Zhu Yuanzhang's jealousy and dismissed him.

Now Zhu Yuanzhang can justifiably take Liu Bowen from the position of Zhongshuling in the name of loving his subordinates; This made his jealousy stretch slightly.

Liu Bowen, who thought that he could escape Zhu Yuanzhang's persecution and return to his hometown, did not expect that some people felt uneasy about his existence; The deeper meaning is also for the sake of his own future power; didn't wait long for Liu Bowen to return to the countryside, Hu Weiyong handed over the fold again.

"Emperor Qiqi, the minister accepted a case, which was to sue Liu Bowen, who had returned to his hometown, in order to compete for a cemetery that is said to be a royal spirit in feng shui, and used his power to force people to give him this cemetery. How should the emperor decide? As soon as Hu Weiyong came to court, he directly sued Liu Bowen in front of hundreds of officials.

"What, he is not good at recuperating in the countryside, and he actually went to compete for a feng shui cemetery with royal spirit; What is he trying to do? Do you want his descendants to compete with my descendants for the throne? This is a rebellion! Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and scolded loudly in the hall.

Then he ordered Jinyiwei to immediately send someone to bring Liu Bowen back to the capital from his hometown and hand him over to Dali Temple for interrogation, so as to warn those officials who returned to the forest that they must abide by the law.

Soon, Jin Yiwei sent people to Liu Bowen's hometown to talk about Yang, and brought him back to the capital who was playing chess and drinking all day long, and was sent to the prison of Dali Temple, so that he could be beheaded for the crime of rebellion.

This incident caused a stir in the capital, and many people refused to believe that this good official would rebel for no reason; However, the officials put everyone in danger, and few people shouted for Liu Bowen. More officials have resorted to self-protection to avoid possible situations.

Liu Bowen, who was imprisoned in the prison at this time, looked at this cell full of peculiar smells, and then looked at the thin layer of straw laid in the corner, Liu Bowen wanted to cry without tears.

Once upon a time, I myself went to these cells; But at that time, I came to inspect this place as an official of the imperial court, in order to see if there were unjust, false and wrongful cases buried in it; At that time, I was generally welcomed by the prisoners, and I was very happy that I was able to clear the door of the unjust cases.

But now that he has been inexplicably accused of rebellion and imprisoned in this prison, who will avenge himself? Thinking of this, he felt the heat and coldness of the world again, and he was completely dead, and sat quietly in a place where he could see the moonlight in the sky from a small window; In a trance, he looked at the moon with only a crooked crescent.

A lot of the past also surfaced in front of my eyes at this time; It was as if the bloody battle was just yesterday's; and his comrades-in-arms work all day for the army and state affairs, but they still appear vaguely in front of them........

While he was thinking cranky, there was a man who was running around about his affairs; She is a generation of heroines - Pingshuo Wang Chu Liuyan.

During the day, she was idle at home, and she also didn't want to see Hu Weiyong's arrogant and domineering appearance, but invited Xu Da, who was aimed at home, to be in the Pingshuo Palace, when chatting; but was startled by what he suddenly heard; A family member ran in from outside, and told her out of breath that the emperor had sent Jinyi Wei to Liu Bowen, who was about to return to his hometown after returning to his hometown, and escorted him back to the capital from his hometown and handed him over to Dali Temple for interrogation, and it had been found out that he had rebelled.

When Chu Liuyan and Xu Da heard this, they couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly asked, "Wang An, where did you hear this news?" ”

"Lord Qiqi, I heard it on the street; Many people have seen the situation of Lord Liu being escorted into Beijing, and it has been rumored on the street, and many people are holding grievances for Lord Liu. Wang An took a breath and said quickly.

"How so? How so? Chu Liuyan kept turning around the room, and he didn't know who he was asking, but he kept asking.

"Smoke, don't be in a hurry; I'd better ask what the hell is going on? And then we'll figure it out. Xu Da hurriedly persuaded.

"Brother Xu, why did you say it became like this? Brother Liu was just to avoid the suspicion of forming a party for personal gain, so he automatically retired and returned to the forest when he knew that the emperor deliberately removed his position; But why did the emperor kill him again? What exactly is this for? Could it be that the former love of kings and ministers is really gone? Chu Liuyan shouted almost in a crying tone.

Looking at her sad and angry appearance, Xu Da became a little at a loss, and he couldn't hug her so that she could be quiet for a while; But she couldn't let her go on like this, thought about it, and gritted her teeth secretly; Waving his hand to let Wang An leave, he stepped forward and gently grabbed Chu Liuyan's shoulders that were shaking from crying with both hands.

Unexpectedly, his hands had just been placed on Chu Liuyan's shoulders; Chu Liuyan fell into his arms and cried loudly, and for a while, an atmosphere of grief and indignation filled the room.

Chu Liuyan, who had indulged himself slightly for a while, stood up suddenly, wiped away his tears, his expression became solemn, his eyes were stunned, what were he thinking?

"Smoke, what are you going to do?" Feeling that something was about to happen, Xu Da couldn't help but hold Chu Liuyan's hand and asked hurriedly.

"Brother Xu, don't worry, I'm fine; I want to go and meet the emperor and ask him why he has to kill Brother Liu, why is this? Chu Liuyan's eyes flashed with cold light, and he looked straight at a certain place, but said in a low voice.

"Don't do that, smoke; It's already late today, and tomorrow morning, we will go to the emperor together to ask for Brother Liu's life; How about this approach? Xu Da hurriedly grabbed Chu Liuyan, who was about to go out, and said hurriedly.

After thinking about it, Chu Liuyan nodded, bit his lip, and nodded vigorously, but did not say another word; Chu Liuyan's appearance made Xu Da very uneasy, so he instructed the maids and old mothers in the mansion to quickly arrange a room for him in the guest room of the Pingshuo Palace, so that he could rest here, so that Chu Liuyan could take care of her at any time if he had anything; Fortunately, Chu Liuyan also calmed down, and nothing happened throughout the night, which made Xu Da, who had hardly slept all night, feel a lot more calm.

"Brother Xu, I'm really sorry last night, I let you stay here all night, and you didn't have a good rest." The next morning, before the morning came, Chu Liuyan had already packed up, and even prepared more excerpts for Liu Bowen's life; It's just that when he saw Xu Da, a blush flashed on his face; Fortunately, the sky was still very dark, and Xu Da didn't pay attention, which made Chu Liuyan not too embarrassed.

"What's this? You can be so anxious about Brother Liu's affairs; I'll be there for a little help, and what can I thank; As long as you're okay, even if I'm a little tired, I'm happy in my heart. Talking, talking, Xu Da inadvertently revealed his true feelings; Hearing him say this, think again about the day when I leaned on him and wept; Chu Liuyan's heart pounded again, and the emotions that had been buried in his heart rolled in his mind again.

But thinking that Liu Bowen and Brother Liu were still imprisoned, Chu Liuyan once again suppressed the surging emotions in his heart, and silently looked at Xu Da in front of him who had consistently helped him, and his heart was full of guilt.......