On the Imperial Rim.

"After you say that after you mess with the army, who should you attack next?" Zhu Yuanzhang took the school Zhu Biao and said: "Is it Zhongshu Province, various provinces, or directly kill Li Shanchang?" ”

"Erchen will have a good talk with Han Gong." The prince said softly.

"It's useless, the winner who fights hard in the troubled times only believes in strength." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "He dares to argue with us, that is, he thinks that the cards in his hand are bigger than ours, at least bigger than the cards we can play." So how can he concede defeat before we hold his cards down? ”

The card that Boss Zhu said is a leaf card.

"And you Uncle Li also has a benefit, he has no ambition to take the position, so he talks about fighting but not breaking, and the point is up. Not only will he not be hot and reckless, but he can also suppress those martial artists and prevent them from taking risks, which is very important. Zhu Yuanzhang continued:

"So we'll keep him until the end, and let him take care of your lawless uncles and uncles. Of course, if we reach the end of our life, we will drag him down as a companion when we die. ”

"Understood." The prince nodded slowly, and when it came to the emperor's mental technique, he was still a little tender.

"Is that a province in motion, or a province in motion?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.

"Erchen can't say it's good." The prince shook his head, not guessing.

"It's a province." Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "Because there is Hu Weiyong, a smart person who is bent on climbing up, in Zhongshu Province, we can think of ways to trap him." In this way, we can save time and make the Chinese book province a wall-to-wall view.

"But if it is the other way around, if we move the Zhongshu Province first, the Xingzhongshu Province will inevitably cooperate with the Zhongshu Province, so that we will be busy at both ends and can't cope with it." Boss Zhu finally said in a deep voice:

"So let's concentrate on thoroughly cleaning the place first and cut off the minions of Zhongshu Province."

~~

Wuying Palace.

Boss Zhu summoned Hu Weiyong the next day and asked with a dark face:

"Hu Weiyong, do you know that the general is back?"

"The minister knows." Hu Weiyong nodded and said respectfully: "The minister also knows that the emperor must have been wronged, and he has suffered it on behalf of Zhongshu Province." ”

As he spoke, he leaned over and kowtowed, "On behalf of Zhongshu Province, the minister apologized to the emperor." ”

"You understand people, and you know that the general is coming back to ask for guilt." Zhu Yuanzhang snorted, still stern:

"Do you know how much impact it has had on the front line because of the problem in Zhongshu Province?"

Saying that, he slapped the imperial case heavily, and said: "The opportunity to completely eliminate the Northern Yuan is likely to be missed!" ”

"The minister deserves to die, the minister is incompetent, please punish the crime in a heavy position." Hu Weiyong took off his black gauze hat, and said with painful tears: "The minister has betrayed the trust of the superiors, and the minister is a sinner in China!" ”

"Don't be in a hurry to plead guilty, do you want to pick a son at this time? There are no doors! Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "Let's ask you, the imperial court's Northern Expedition will not be one or two times, why was it that every time the military supplies were in place before, this time he pulled his crotch to grandma's house!" ”

"Because the canal is blocked, because the banknote law is resisted......" Hu Weiyong said in a deep voice.

"We don't want to listen to these excuses, there are a lot of difficulties this time, how can we overcome them? Not this time?! Zhu Yuanzhang patted the case again and said, "You tell us the truth!" Isn't that one of you who is a bad guy?! ”

"Minister......" Hu Weiyong saw sweat on his forehead, and it was difficult to speak.

"We'll only give you one chance, and we'll talk about it when you're ready." But I heard Zhu Yuanzhang say quietly:

"Don't forget, you're our prime minister now. The teacher of a hundred officials, the son of heaven, the assistant Wanji, the prime minister under one person and above ten thousand people!

"Yes." Hu Weiyong nodded slowly, and Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice:

"We have high hopes for you, and we hope that the back waves of the Yangtze River will push the front waves, and each generation will be stronger than the next. But how many years have you been alone? Why do people think of our prime minister instead of you Hu Weiyong? ”

"Yes." Hu Weiyong nodded, and said with a self-deprecating smile: "The ministers were raised by the Korean Gongyi, and the big and small officials of Zhongshu Province were also raised by the Korean Gongyi. It is true that the minister has been living in the shadow of the Korean duke. ”

"No, you were promoted by us! And those of your subordinates, who are also our officials, and who are also the court's servants, when did they become his favors Li Shanchang? ! Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly raised his voice and said angrily:

"If you still regard yourself as his lackey, then you really don't have the courage to dominate the world, and we won't have high hopes for you anymore!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the door of the temple and said disdainfully: "Get out of here and never come back." ”

Hu Weiyong was scolded and cried bitterly, but his knees took root and he didn't move.

"What, don't want to go?" Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was slightly gloomy.

"The minister has thought clearly, and the minister's allegiance is to the superior." Hu Weiyong burst into tears and nodded vigorously. "Even if the minister is expelled from the court, it must not be because he is suspected of disloyalty by the superior."

"It's like a human saying!" Boss Zhu stared at Hu Weiyong with a torch in his eyes, and asked sharply: "Say, whose lackey are you?!" ”

"Superior." Hu Weiyong cried.

"Be louder, we can't hear clearly!" Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head sideways and put his hand next to his ear.

"The minister is a lackey of the upper position!" Hu Weiyong said loudly: "The minister only has the upper position in his heart, and there is no one else!" ”

"Okay, remember what you said, you will always be our prime minister." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded approvingly: "Now, you can answer the question just now." ”

"Yes." Hu Weiyong breathed a long sigh of relief, adjusted his emotions and said: "The problem this time is indeed with the Korean duke. But the superior can't accuse him......"

"Why?"

"In previous years, whenever the imperial court had big expenses, such as big work or the Northern Expedition, he personally wrote letters to the provinces to assign tasks and set deadlines for them, and no one dared to overdue, let alone fail to complete the task.

"This year, he didn't write a letter, and the provinces didn't receive the task, so he was naturally happy." Hu Weiyong looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said:

"The emperor can't punish Han Gong for not doing anything, right? He's been retired for years......"

"Since he is retired, why do the provinces still listen to him?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a dark face.

Although the Duke of Han is no longer in Zhongshu, the money bag and official hat of the imperial court are still firmly held in his hands. Those feudal officials naturally want to listen to him. ”

"We understand that the official hat is nothing more than the promotion, appointment and dismissal of important officials, and he has to nod." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Wise and unscrupulous." Hu Weiyong took the opportunity to complain fiercely: "The previous officials and ministers are all the old ministers of the Korean government, and the important appointments and dismissals have always been directly consulted by the Korean government, and the prime minister is not heard of. ”

"Are you an idiot?" Zhu Yuanzhang scolded: "Let them ignore you like this? ”

"If the minister cooperates with them, he can still do something; If the minister does not cooperate, the entire Zhongshu Province will be paralyzed, and the minister's personal honor and disgrace are insignificant, but the court can't become a headless fly. Hu Weiyong said sadly.

"......" Zhu Yuanzhang was embarrassed to scold, because he himself was deeply affected.

"Then, don't you pretend to be a prime minister?"

ps. Write another chapter.

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