Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 266 Please, Hu Xiang!

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

"Understood." Hu Weiyong straightened up and nodded.

"Your Majesty wishes for us to turn against each other. In order to get this old man involved in you, he even went out of his own way to drive a wedge between us. What is the purpose of spending so much money on marrying my daughter to my son? Isn't it just to maintain my old man's reputation? Don't you want everyone to fall for you?" Li Shanchang could see clearly that he didn't have the slightest affection for the emperor.

"That's it..." Hu Weiyong's expression changed, he didn't expect that Li Shanchang's appearance as a grandson in front of the emperor was all pretending.

But that's right, they are all victors from the troubled times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Although the monarchs and ministers are different, their proud hearts are the same!

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

Hu Weiyong shook his head.

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

"Me?" Hu Weiyong panicked, unexpectedly being seen through his heart.

"That's right, the old man chose you because of this." Li Shanchang smiled slightly and said, "When Chen Youliang's army came, the superior gave the old man a death order, asking me to supervise the production of five hundred If a warship is overdue, or if the ship is leaking, the old man's head will be chopped off!
"The old man tried his best and worked hard to build less than [-] warships in two months."

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

"But the boss wants [-] boats, and there are still [-] boats short. Seeing that the assigned task is about to fail, the boss will definitely cut off my head, and I plan to do it myself." Li Shanchang looked at himself with piercing eyes. The proud student said: "You finally came!"

"At that time, you were only a magistrate of Ningguo County, but you brought [-] large ships and helped the old man complete the task at once. Moreover, the ships were full of food and weapons that our army urgently needed! How did you do it? "

"I'm ashamed to say that this official is seeing a dead end. If you don't give it a go, everyone will be finished. So the dead horse is a living horse doctor, and he spreads around the two Zhejiang provinces, saying that our army will buy food, grass and weapons at ten times the price, and pay first. [-]% of the deposit, and the rest will be settled after the day of delivery." Hu Weiyong naturally still remembered his life's achievements, and recalled with a smile:
"At that time, I thought that the richest and most greedy landlords were the landlords in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. As long as their greed was aroused, they would scramble to transport food, grass and weapons to Yingtian."

"The most ridiculous thing is that instead of stopping them, Zhang Shicheng's subordinates even handed over their own military supplies to them, and shipped them together to meet the sky, so as to make a lot of money." Hu Weiyong laughed loudly and said: "I don't know Even if you have emptied the family property of Ningguo County, you can only pay a part of the deposit!"

"As a result, those landlords in the back saw that so many people in front had done it, and they were afraid of missing this opportunity to make a fortune. They didn't even need a deposit, and they rushed to ship to Yingtian. I didn't expect that we even needed all the work, haha Ha ha!"

"I remember, 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 worry about it. If we lose this battle, we're all done. People die, they love to find money." Whoever is looking for whoever is going."

"It doesn't matter if we win." Hu Weiyong said with a smile: "Anyway, the landlords in Jiangsu and Zhejiang support Zhang Shicheng. If we kill Chen Youliang, we will beat Zhang Shicheng. They will either donate their military pay to join us, or they will be our enemies. , so you don’t have to pay.”

"Hahahaha." The two looked at each other and laughed loudly, as if a lot of depression in their hearts had dissipated.

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"After you know that incident, how did the superior evaluate you?" Li Shanchang held back his smile and said to Hu Weiyong, "Desperate gambler."

"Desperate gambler?" Hu Weiyong was taken aback, so appropriate.

"That's why I chose you." Li Shanchang patted Hu Weiyong's arm, and said with deep emotion:
"The position of the prime minister is not easy to sit. There are five thunders on the top, and there are rushing waves and twists and turns. If you don't pay attention, you will be smashed to pieces. This is especially true for the prime minister who serves the founding king. Ding Zaizhi's regulations! People who are not of great wisdom, great perseverance, and great ability are not competent enough!"

"Yes, only Enxiang meets this condition." Hu Weiyong nodded.

"The old man is naturally duty-bound. I originally wanted to pass the most difficult difficulties to you, and then take over. The first ten years will be me, and the next ten years will be you. The overall situation is almost settled." Li Shanchang raised his hand and waved Swing, self-deprecating and laughing:
"Unfortunately, the old man has overestimated his own strength. It's only nine years since Hong Wu's life and he can't hold it anymore."

"The superior already despises me," Hu Weiyong also felt gloomy and said: "I don't know how many years the student can last."

"It's not you and me that the superior hates, it's the prime minister!" Li Shanchang patted the coffee table and shouted: "Can't Hu Xiang see it? The emperor wants to rule alone, and he thinks we are in the way! He abolished provinces, powers, etc. Divide into three divisions, and promote Yushitai! This time, it’s all about Xiangzhuang dancing swords, aiming at Peigong!"

"The Zhongshu Province behind you and me is Peigong! The emperor wants to limit the power of the Zhongshu Province so that the prime minister will become a deaf ear—a display!" Li Shanchang said in a deep voice:
"So Hu Xiang, please, you must defend Zhongshu Sheng, and don't let the power be taken away by the superior!"

"I understand the truth, but can I hold on to it?" Hu Weiyong said with a bitter face: "Master En thinks highly of students too."

"If you can't keep it, you have to keep it. As long as you stick to it, things will definitely change." Li Shanchang said firmly: "The emperor has many enemies, and Daming has many problems. He won't keep staring at you. So you side, should also take the initiative to shrink and wait for change!"

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

"That's right, shrink and wait for change." Li Shanchang nodded and said: "Do you still remember the nine-character policy of the superior to win the world?"

"Build high walls, accumulate food widely, and become king slowly?"

"That's right, you should follow the example of your superiors now, keep a low profile and wait for changes." Li Shanchang said, "You are not me. If you act rashly, you will be destroyed."

"Yes, but when will there be a change?" Hu Weiyong asked.

"Persist until the next emperor at the latest, and you will be completely safe!" Li Shanchang slowly explained for him: "Your Majesty is more than strict, but not lenient. But the crown prince is different. He follows the queen and has read sage books." , as a generation of benevolent monarchs. So if you persist until then, Zhongshu will be safe. Officials from generation to generation will always remember Hu Xiang's great kindness."

As he spoke, he kowtowed to Hu Weiyong and said, "Please, Prime Minister Hu!"

ps. Write another chapter.

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