Outside the Zhengyang Gate of Jingshi, Li Wei and Xue Xiang were side by side, followed by many officials and Confucian scholars, among whom in addition to the Ministry of Industry and the people in charge of the department that Li Wei was familiar with, there were also some faces he didn't know.

Xue Xiang has been in the dynasty for many years, and his connections are still very extensive, and from now on, these connections are Li Wei's.

Walking to a fork in the road far from the city gate, Xue Xiang paused, turned around and arched to everyone: "There will be a farewell for thousands of miles, so please stay." ”

Jiang Shouqing, Wang Jie and others stopped one after another and bowed their hands in return: "Then I'll not be far away, Lord Xue go slowly!" ”

Xue Xiang smiled and bowed: "Take care, everyone!" ”

"Take care."

After saying goodbye to everyone, Xue Xiang left the crowd and set out on the road alone with a domestic servant, a donkey, and a simple baggage.

After taking two steps, he looked back at Li Wei, who was standing still, and chuckled, "Master Li wants to send another paragraph?" ”

Li Wei paused slightly, nodded and said, "It's okay." ”

So saying, he followed.

The two gradually walked away, and Wang Jie, Sun Jian and others also turned around and returned to the city.

On the official road, Xue Xiang and Li Wei walked in front, and the domestic servants followed behind with donkeys.

"After you return to your hometown, do you have a living income? Why don't I give you some more pension money? Li Wei asked.

Xue Xiang smiled and said: "You don't need to worry about this, Your Majesty has given a lot of rewards this time, and I still have heirs and acres at home, which is enough for the old man to spend the rest of his life in peace." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang rewarded him with 5,000 yuan of treasure money this time, with the purchasing power of the new banknotes, as long as he doesn't spend it indiscriminately, the money is enough for the elderly.

And in addition to money, there are also a number of acres of land and Wenqi, and Zhu Yuanzhang is still very generous this time.

Li Wei listened, and then nodded slightly.

After walking for a while, Xue Xiang suddenly paused and said to the servant behind him: "You go to the front and wait for me, I will say a few words to Master Li, and I will follow later." ”

"Yes, sir."

The servant complied, and then led the donkey away alone.

Li Wei looked at him and knew that he had something to tell him alone, so he didn't rush and waited quietly for the servant to go away.

Sure enough, when the figure of the servant disappeared in front of him, Xue Xiang spoke softly:

"This farewell, I'm afraid there will be no day to see each other again, and the old man still needs to talk to you in detail."

When Li Wei heard this, his heart suddenly felt a little sad, in today's era, the transportation is inconvenient, and there is no convenient network to contact at any time, Xue Xiang is so old, it is estimated that it will really be as he said, a farewell today is a farewell.

"If the boss has anything to say, just say it, boy." Li Wei was rarely polite.

Xue Xiang smiled with satisfaction, and continued: "After I leave this time, it is estimated that it will not be long before you can be promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Industry. ”

"Hey, not necessarily, I heard that Zhang Zongyi was walking around, so I guess they just wanted to stop me."

Li Wei sighed and said.

With his current status, there are some things that he doesn't need to take the initiative to inquire about, and someone will tell him that it is difficult for him to think about it.

Zhang Zongyi and Zhao Jun went around to see Xungui, all they wanted was to help Zhao Jun compete with him for the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, in the early Ming Dynasty, the military was strong and the literature was weak, and the weight of Xungui in the court was far from being comparable to that of Wenchen, even Zhu Yuanzhang had to be cautious when dealing with them, otherwise with his hatred of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, he would have killed all these lawless nobles a long time ago.

However, Xue Xiang smiled and said, "What Your Majesty wants to do, no one can stop it, it is inevitable that you will be promoted to Shangshu, so you don't need to worry about it." ”

Li Wei was stunned, and felt that it was right, if Zhu Yuanzhang had to put him in the position of the number one in the Ministry of Industry, then even if Zhang Zongyi moved all these nobles, it would be useless.

"But what the old man wants to tell you is not this, but to remind you that you are already in a high position among the ministers, so you can't have too much to do with the generals, you understand?" Xue Xiang said softly.

Li Wei's eyes condensed slightly: "Why?" ”

Xue Xiang's eyes suddenly became serious, and he asked, "Do you know why Hu Weiyong died?" ”

"Because Your Majesty wants to abolish the Zhongshu Province, use him as an excuse to open the knife?" Li Wei thought for a while.

"This is only Your Majesty's purpose, not the cause." Xue Xiang said faintly: "Hu Weiyong is outstanding, has a good way of governing the government, and has won the trust of His Majesty, but it is a pity that this human rights desire is consumed, he became the prime minister of Zuo, and he is constantly colluding with the generals, do you say that Your Majesty can tolerate him?" ”

When Li Wei heard this, his face suddenly became solemn, and he lowered his head and pondered.

"Not only him, but even Li Shanchang, I'm afraid it won't end well in the end." Xue Xiang sighed softly, and said: "The emperor can only be the only one who is both civil and military, and we as courtiers, either from literature or from martial arts, we must not be both civil and military, and when your status was low before, it was just that, and you can't continue in the future." ”

Li Wei is not only in charge of the Ministry of Industry, the establishment of the Division, but also the commander of the powerful Shenji Battalion, two expeditions have made great achievements, which is extremely dangerous in his opinion, in case His Majesty's trust in Li Wei is slightly reduced one day, he may be regarded as a big trouble, and he will be removed quickly.

"Not necessarily, His Majesty forced me to do these things, and I didn't want them myself." Li Wei frowned.

"The head of the line is also what His Majesty forced you to do?" Xue Xiang glanced at him meaningfully.

When Li Wei heard this, his heart was suddenly shocked!

yes, how could he forget all this, what did he go to great lengths to get this boss for?

Thinking of the past, Li Wei's face suddenly changed.

This expedition to Yunnan for nearly half a year, away from everything in Beijing, made him forget a lot of past troubles, plus he came back to save Queen Ma, listened to her persuasion, and had a substantial relationship with Anqing, these things one by one, weakened and weakened his former ideas.

However, at this time, he recalled all the things in the past, and he was a little entangled in his heart, can those things really get by?

Xue Xiang looked at his expression, and guessed his thoughts in his heart, sighed helplessly, and comforted: "It's still the same sentence, loyalty does not say the fault of the king, and the son does not remember the fault of the father, you will do a good job in this Ministry of Works, and don't get involved in those military affairs anymore." ”

Li Wei took a deep breath and sighed, "This is not something I can do as a master!" ”

When Xue Xiang heard this, he was stunned.

Although Li Wei's words were just a helpless complaint, this is an irrefutable reality, Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to do it, can he still resist lying flat like before?

What he did in the past has already led to unacceptable consequences, if he does it again, who knows whose life Zhu Yuanzhang will take to force him. (End of chapter)