"Get up, Hu Xiang." Li Shanchang stretched out his hand to help him and said, "Now I understand, why did the old man say that you were too anxious, right?" ”

"Understood." Hu Weiyong straightened up and nodded.

"The emperor can't wait for us to turn against each other. In order to let the old man involve you, he even did not hesitate to end up in person to separate our relationship. I want to marry my daughter to my son, why do you want to make such a big money? Isn't it just to maintain the reputation of the old man and not let everyone fall to you? Li Shanchang saw it clearly, and he didn't receive the emperor's affection at all.

"That's it......" Hu Weiyong's expression changed, he didn't expect Li Shanchang's grandson in front of the emperor to be pretended.

But that's right, they are all victors who came out of the troubled times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, although the monarchs and ministers are different, but the proud heart is the same!

"Do you know why the superior is unwilling?" Li Shanchang asked.

Hu Weiyong shook his head.

"Because the old man wears shoes, and he is barefoot." Li Shanchang said lightly: "The emperor knows that I don't have the courage to break the boat, but you do." ”

"Me?" Hu Weiyong looked panicked, and he didn't want to be seen through his heart.

"That's right, the old man chose you because he took a fancy to this." Li Shanchang smiled slightly and said: "When Chen Youliang's army attacked, the superior gave the old man a death order, and asked me to supervise the construction of five hundred warships within two months, if it is overdue, or the ship is leaking, the old man's head will be cut off!"

"The old man tried his best and worked hard, and he was able to build less than 200 warships in two months."

"It's already a miracle." Hu Weiyong praised.

"But the superior wants 500, and there are 300 boats missing. Seeing that the assignment is about to be completed, and the superior will definitely cut off my head, the old man plans to cut it off himself. Li Shanchang looked at his proud protégé with blazing eyes and said, "As a result, you are here!" ”

"At that time, you were just a mere county governor of Ningguo, but you brought three hundred big ships to help the old man complete the task at once. And the ship is also full of food, weapons that our army urgently needs! How did you do that? ”

"It's a shame to say that the lower officials are also seeing the end of the game, and if they don't let go, everyone will finish the game. So the dead horse became a live horse doctor, and he spread the word around Liangzhejiang that our army would buy grain, grass and weapons at ten times the price, pay a deposit of 10% first, and settle the rest after it arrived at Yingtian. Hu Weiyong naturally remembers his life's achievements, and recalled with a smile:

"At that time, I thought that the richest and most greedy were the landlords in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, as long as their greed was aroused, they would compete to transport grain, grass and weapons to Yingtian."

"The funniest thing is that Zhang Shicheng's subordinates not only did not stop them, but also handed over their military supplies to them and transported them to Yingtian together, so as to make a lot of money." Hu Weiyong said and laughed loudly: "As everyone knows, Lao Tzu has emptied his family in Ningguo County, and he can only afford a part of the deposit!" ”

As a result, the landlords in the back saw that so many people in front of them had done it, so they were afraid of missing this opportunity to make a windfall. Don't even need a deposit, scramble to load the ship to Yingtian to ship, I didn't expect us to even have all the work on the ship, hahaha! ”

"The old man remembers, I asked you at that time, what should we do if we can't pay for the goods?" Li Shanchang looked at Hu Weiyong and said, "You say, don't care." If we lose this battle, we'll all have it. People are dead, and they love to find who they want to go to. ”

"It doesn't matter if we win." Hu Weiyong smiled and said: "Anyway, the landlords in Jiangsu and Zhejiang all support Zhang Shicheng, if we destroy Chen Youliang, we will beat Zhang Shicheng." They're either paying to join us, or they're our enemies, so they don't have to pay. ”

"Hahahaha." The two looked at each other and laughed loudly, and the depression in their hearts seemed to dissipate a lot.

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"Do you know what the superior said about you after that incident?" Li Shanchang held back his smile and said to Hu Weiyong: "Outlaw gambler." ”

"Outlaw gamblers?" Hu Weiyong was stunned, so appropriate.

"That's why I chose you." Li Shanchang patted Hu Weiyong's arm and said with deep feelings:

"The position of prime minister is not easy to sit, there are five thunders on the top, and there are rushing waves and reverse folds below, and if you are not careful, you will be a broken bone. This is especially true of the prime minister who served the founding king, the emperor must establish the rules of eternity, and the prime minister must also set the rules of the ruler! People who are not great wisdom, great perseverance, and great ability are not enough to do it! ”

"Yes, only Eun Xiang meets this condition." Hu Weiyong nodded.

"The old man is naturally duty-bound, and he wants to pass the most difficult difficulties for you, and then hand over the shift. The first ten years are me, the last ten years are you, and the overall situation is almost decided. Saying that, Li Shanchang raised his hand and waved it, laughing at himself:

"It's a pity that the old man can't do anything about himself, and he can't hold it after nine years of Hongwu."

"The superior already dislikes me," Hu Weiyong also felt gloomy and said: "The students don't know how many years they can support themselves." ”

"It's not you and me who are disliked by the superiors, it's the prime minister!" Li Shanchang slapped the coffee table and said, "Hu Xiang can't see it?" The emperor wants to rule alone, and thinks we are in the way! He canceled the province and divided the power into three divisions, and raised the imperial history platform! This time, it is all Xiang Zhuang dancing swords, which is intended for Pei Gong! ”

"The Zhongshu Province behind you and me is Pei Gong! The emperor wants to limit the power of Zhongshu Province, so that the prime minister will become a deaf ear - ornament! Li Shanchang said in a deep voice:

"So Hu Xiang, please, you must guard the Zhongshu Province and don't let the power be taken away by the superiors!"

"I understand everything, but can I keep it?" Hu Weiyong said with a bitter face: "Enxiang also looks up to students too much. ”

"If you can't keep it, you have to keep it, as long as you keep it, things will definitely change." Li Shanchang said categorically: "There are many enemies of the emperor, and there are many problems of the Ming Dynasty, so I won't keep an eye on you." So on your side, you should also take the initiative to shrink and wait for change! ”

"Shrink and change?" Hu Weiyong's eyes lit up.

"That's right, shrink and wait." Li Shanchang nodded and said, "Do you still remember the nine-character policy of taking the top position to obtain the world?" ”

"Build high walls, accumulate grain, and slow down kingship?"

"That's right, you should now follow the example of the previous position, keep quiet and wait for changes." Li Shanchang said: "You are not me, if you act rashly, you will invite a catastrophe." ”

"Yes, but when will it change?" Hu Weiyong asked.

"Hold on to the next emperor at the latest, and you will be completely safe!" Li Shanchang slowly decomposed for him and said: "Your Majesty, you are more than strict and strong, and not enough lenient. But the crown prince is different, he follows the queen, reads the books of sages, and is set as a generation of benevolent monarchs. So stick to it until then, and Zhongshu will be safe. Generations of officials will always remember Hu Xiang's great kindness. ”

As he spoke, he also kowtowed to Hu Weiyong and said, "Please, Hu Xiang!" ”

ps. Write another chapter.

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