As Hu Weiyong said this, everyone present was shocked.

Although since the beginning of the Poyang Lake War, Zhu Yuanzhang has alienated Qi Heng intentionally or unintentionally.

Even some people who joined in late, or those who started later, such as Song Lian and Lu Chang, have never even had any intersection with Qi Heng.

It is also difficult to understand the existence of Qi Heng.

But they all understood.

Emaciated camels are bigger than horses.

Zhu Yuanzhang alienated Qi Heng, that was Zhu Yuanzhang's business.

Zhu Yuanzhang is the emperor, he has his own ideas, and he also has this energy.

And what about them.

For Zhu Yuanzhang's estrangement, Qi Heng is naturally happy.

But no one has ever dared to provoke it head-on.

Even Li Shanchang, who is now in full swing, did not dare to toss Qi Heng at this time.

But nowadays.

This person, whom everyone tacitly agreed not to mention, was mentioned by Hu Weiyong.

Although he didn't say his name directly, everyone understood that Anfeng Road was Qi Heng's territory.

In Anfeng Road, Qi Heng is God.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang's name is not as good as Qi Heng.

Now, in order to solve the current dilemma of the founding of the country, this Hu Weiyong actually proposed to ask Anfeng Road to solve the current dilemma.

For a moment, everyone present looked at each other.

But Hu Weiyong said fearlessly: "Everyone knows the wealth of Anfeng Road, it can be said that we can defeat Chen Youliang and other heroes, and most of them rely on the wealth of Anfeng Road to have strong logistics capabilities." ”

"But now the imperial court needs to consider not just an Anfeng Road, but the whole world and the whole country. Therefore, the subordinate means that the tax on Anfeng Road will be tripled to make up for the deficit of consumption everywhere. ”

Listening to Hu Weiyong's words, no one present spoke.

This question was first raised by Liu Bowen, but now although he has the heart to retreat, he has to speak: "This matter is special, let's ask the elder brother to judge it." ”

The meaning of this is also very clear.

Liu Bowen understood that he was telling everyone that I didn't dare to say this.

Li Shanchang, this matter was said by your apprentice, you can do it yourself.

kicked the ball back to Li Shanchang, and let Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong discuss it by themselves.

But if you want to say who among these people present knows Qi Heng's terrifying and ruthless heart the most, it must be him Li Shanchang.

The scar on his face has not gone away until now.

Let him be hostile to Qi Heng again, how can he Li Shanchang have such great courage.

It's okay to do something insidious behind your back.

Now Hu Weiyong's meaning is to charge him head-on.

Now Li Shanchang, who seems to be in the air, doesn't know what to say.

After thinking about it, he had no choice but to say: "It's not too early now, since we can't get any results from our discussions, let's talk about it tomorrow when we get to Your Majesty." Your Majesty, please. ”

Seeing Li Shanchang say this, everyone also knew Li Shanchang's attitude.

Then Liu Bowen took the lead in getting up, and after tidying up the official robe on his body, he arched his hand and said to Li Shanchang: "Since this is the case, then Bowen will retire first." ”

As Liu Bowen finished speaking, Song Lian and Lu Chang on the side also gave their hands to leave.

Until they left Zhongshu Province one by one.

Only Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong were left in the room.

Looking at Li Shanchang on the main seat, Hu Weiyong said with some puzzlement: "Teacher, now that Your Majesty's attitude towards the general is like this, why don't you take the opportunity to eradicate his wings?" ”

From Hu Weiyong's point of view, he also didn't understand.

I have created such good conditions for you, why don't you settle the matter today, and then meet Your Majesty tomorrow with the opinion of the hundred officials of Zhongshu Province?

But listening to Hu Weiyong's words, Li Shanchang didn't blame, but said patiently: "Weiyong, I'm afraid you don't know yet." Today, when Your Majesty asked me to convene the ministers to discuss this matter, he said something else. ”

Hu Weiyong was stunned: "Oh? What words? ”

Li Shanchang said: "Your Majesty wants me to inform the general when I meet with you tomorrow." ”

Speaking of this, Li Shanchang didn't say it thoroughly, but with Hu Weiyong's brain, he instantly understood what Li Shanchang meant.

In other words, Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude towards Qi Heng seems to have changed.

Thinking of this, Hu Weiyong frowned and said: "Teacher, there is a sentence that subordinates don't know whether to say it or not. ”

Li Shanchang said slowly: "Just say it." ”

Hu Weiyong nodded and said: "In the eyes of my subordinates, the contradiction between you and the general has long been incompatible, and you are now the head of the hundred officials, and the respect of the prime minister in the future." ”

"And what about the general? In terms of meritorious service, there is no second person in the entire imperial court who dares to compare with the general, if he only has meritorious service in military affairs, forget it. ”

"But in the eyes of his subordinates, the general's ability in military affairs is secondary, and his powerful ability is in governance! Think about the process of the establishment of our dynasty, if there was no Anfeng Road governed by the great general, how could it be completed so smoothly. ”

"The most terrifying thing is that the general managed such an Anfeng Road, but it only took a few years. Let's ask, in terms of this ability, who in the current dynasty dares to say that he is better than the general. ”

Hearing this, although Li Shanchang didn't want to admit it, he still sighed and said, "To be honest, I am ashamed of Qi Heng's ability." ”

Seeing Li Shanchang's admission, Hu Weiyong continued: "In this case, once the general returns to the center, his goal must be to compete with his mentor for the power of the left prime minister. ”

"Once the general becomes the prime minister of the left, plus his influence in the army and everywhere, what else can the teacher do to fight against him? Or, the mentor can let go of his hatred for the general and be willing to live under him. Or will the general be able to abandon his old suspicions and reconcile with his mentor? ”

"Therefore, the subordinates have the courage to say that the contradiction between the teacher and the general has long been irreconcilable, since this is the case, the teacher should quickly cut through the mess, and take advantage of the fact that the general has been away from the center for many years to eradicate his wings as soon as possible."

"At the very least, if you want to hold down the financial resources of Anfeng Road, triple the tax, even if you can't hold down the entire Anfeng Road, you can make them have no spare strength for the time being. In this way, in the next battle between the teacher and the general, he can rely on the loopholes of these years to have a slight advantage. ”

Listening to Hu Weiyong's words, Li Shanchang kept thinking.

I have to say that what Hu Weiyong said is also reasonable.

The contradictions between him and Qi Heng, whether from personal feelings or between the two camps, have long been irreconcilable.

Because of what happened in Haozhou, he personally has never been qualified to compete with Qi Heng since then.

Therefore, when encountering contradictions with Qi Heng, the conditioned reflex will endure the darkness.

But now it's different.

Reality will no longer give him any chance to endure the shadows.

At this moment, if he continues to forbear, it means that the power is lost.

Now the rights that belong to them will all return to Qi Heng's hands.

However, at this time, Li Shanchang was still looking forward to a little in his heart.

That is, this time Zhu Yuanzhang took the initiative to summon Qi Heng, not because the contradictions between them disappeared.

Maybe it's just an ordinary summons.

If that's the case, then you don't need to worry about anything at all.

But now, as he guessed, Qi Heng has returned to the center since then.

So....

This means that the Great War has begun.

Thinking of this, Li Shanchang did not make a reckless decision, but said to Hu Weiyong beside him: "Don't be in a hurry first, wait until you see Your Majesty tomorrow." ”

Seeing Li Shanchang's decision, although Hu Weiyong had some regrets, he could only accept it.

Said: "Yes." ”

Night.

Ma Xiuying's dormitory.

At this time, the palace was full of small pieces of paper.

After Ma Xiuying put one away, she couldn't help complaining: "You, you see that you have made my dormitory, which is about to become a military aircraft." ”

But Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Our study is a mess, what ministers, waiters, in and out, you are the quietest here." ”

After speaking, he pulled Ma Xiuying and said: "Come on, sister, look, this yellow, red and green cloth is three different colors, it represents ......"

But before Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Ma Xiuying directly pulled him away and said, "I know that these three colors represent the three titles of duke, earl, and marquis. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately praised: "Smart! ”

After speaking, he picked up a box from his side and said, "Here, it's the civil and military that we jumped out of more than three grades." You, one by one, let's talk about their merits and qualifications, and give them all pinned to the cloth. ”

But Ma Xiuying said: "You have always been rude, let's come, you just read the list, I'll stick it." ”

Although Ma Xiuying said so, she wanted Zhu Yuanzhang to rest more.

But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't appreciate it at all, and said with some distrust: "Can you have a score, you don't." ”

Ma Xiuying said: "How do you know that I don't have a score, I don't believe you can try it." ”

Seeing Ma Xiuying say this, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped talking nonsense and said, "Then let's try?" However, let's say it first, let's not quarrel tonight, if there is any disagreement, Emperor Zhu will make the final decision! ”

Ma Xiuying didn't think much about this, and said, "Cheng." ”

"But there's one thing, you'll have to let me finish my words before I hammer them."

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while, and said directly: "It's decided!" ”

Then, he took out the first note from the box.

Looking at the name on it, Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Xu Da." ”

When Ma Xiuying heard this, she immediately said, "Duke? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly, beckoned to her, and asked him to go up and say goodbye, his expression was very satisfied.

At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang came to the bed, leaned against the bed, and said, "Chang Yuchun!" ”

Ma Xiuying walked over and took the note and said, "Duke." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and nodded.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang took out a name, his expression was a little hesitant, and said, "Zhu Wenzheng." ”

Hearing the name, Ma Xiuying was also a little unsure, and said, "Earl? ”

But Zhu Yuanzhang immediately frowned.

Ma Xiuying sighed helplessly and said, "Yes, if you have a meritorious service in the battle of Hongdu, you can make a marquis." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang patted Ma Xiuying's arm with satisfaction.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Li Wenzhong." ”

Ma Xiuying took the note, which made it even more difficult.

Li Wenzhong, like Zhu Wenzheng, is a relative of Zhu Yuanzhang's family.

Zhu Wen is the son of Zhu Yuanzhang's brother, and Li Wenzhong is the son of Zhu Yuanzhang's sister.

Since joining the army, Li Wenzhong has been acting as Zhu Yuanzhang's confidant in the army.

If the army under Zhu Yuanzhang is all in the hands of Xu Datang and other brothers, then Li Wenzhong, in addition to these people, represents Zhu Yuanzhang's hardcore Baozhu faction in the army.

It can be regarded as the mainstay of Zhu Yuanzhang's army.

He was a representative figure in the army of the emperor's faction.

In addition, Li Wenzhong is a loyal and upright person, and after Qi Heng lost power, he was the most trusted and relied on by Zhu Yuanzhang in the army.

Thinking of this, Ma Xiuying said hesitantly: "I won't talk about this, don't ask you to pick on me, you can say it yourself." ”

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang wandered left and right on the first two pieces of the three pieces of cloth in front of him.

Finally, he said firmly: "Duke! ”

Although it is a little inappropriate for Li Wenzhong, a young man, to be a duke, Ma Xiuying also understands that this child is the son of Zhu Yuanzhang's sister.

This sister helped Zhu Yuanzhang in her early years, and Zhu Yuanzhang was very grateful.

Coupled with the particularity of his identity, it represents the faction directly controlled by Zhu Yuanzhang, although he is young, it is not impossible to be named a duke.

He got up and put his name in the duke's column.

With one by one the list hung on three pieces of cloth.

Soon Zhu Yuanzhang picked up Liu Bowen's name.

Seeing Liu Bowen's name, Ma Xiuying's sense of Liu Bowen is still good.

I think that when she went to invite Liu Bowen in person, the other party didn't say a word and came back with her directly.

Moreover, although Liu Bowen followed Zhu Yuanzhang relatively late, he still came up with a lot of ideas.

Plus his original reputation is very high.

Among the Wenchen, he also belongs to Taishan Beidou at the level of Li Shanchang, so Ma Xiuying said directly: "Duke! ”

But as soon as she turned around, Zhu Yuanzhang said firmly: "No! Uncle! ”

Ma Xiuying looked at Liu Bowen's name in her hand, hesitated, and still hung it on the uncle according to Zhu Yuanzhang's meaning.

After all, they had their words first, and Zhu Yuanzhang made the final decision.

Think about it for a while and then persuade it.

Then Zhu Yuanzhang took out Hu Weiyong's name and said, "Hu Weiyong." ”

But as soon as Ma Xiuying took the note, Zhu Yuanzhang snatched it back and said, "Forget it, he's not knighted." ”

For Hu Weiyong, Ma Xiuying naturally didn't care about him, but she still took the opportunity to say: "Chongba, this Hu Weiyong depends on you, but this Liu Bowen, no matter how arrogant others are, they can't be crowned an earl, his merits dare not be said to be better than Li Shanchang, but it is not bad, no matter how much he should be crowned a marquis." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and said, "Then it's up to you?" ”

Hearing this, Ma Xiuying immediately smiled.

Ma Xiuying had just changed Liu Bowen's name to another place, when Zhu Yuanzhang read a name: "Shi Caiying." ”

Shi Caiying is Qi Heng's biggest helper in charge of Anfeng Road.

And the relationship between Ma Xiuying and Qi Heng is tantamount to knighting his family.

In the face of Zhu Yuanzhang's inquiry, Ma Xiuying was also very smart, and directly broke it and said: "You can do this yourself, don't say that I, the queen, seek personal gain and promote my mother's family." ”

Listening to Ma Xiuying's words, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly smiled and said, "Marquis! ”

As the person with the largest official position under Qi Heng, Shi Caiying is worthy of this marquis, Ma Xiuying did not hesitate, and directly picked it up and stuck it on the marquis.

Thereafter.

Whether it is Han Qin, Chen Guang, or Zhou Nian, Zheng Guangzu, and Shen Wansan.

Anyone who has a head and face around Qi Heng, although their current official position is not high because of Anfeng Road itself.

But the title is not stingy in the slightest.

Basically, they were all made a marquis.

At the very least, he was also an earl.

Ma Xiuying was quite surprised that Zhu Yuanzhang was able to canonize these people so smoothly.

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