Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 597 Hu Xiang’s Sorrow

Hudou Lane, Xiangfu.

Although he has come back to take care of things, after the blow last year, Prime Minister Hu's enthusiasm for work has plummeted, and he gets sick and asks for leave every now and then.

On this day, he happened to be recuperating at home due to an eye disease. Wu Liang, the Marquis of Jiangyin, and Lu Zhongheng, the Marquis of Ji'an, came to visit him.

The housekeeper led the two people into the inner room and saw Hu Xiang lying on the rocking chair, with a cotton towel that smelled of heat and medicine applied to his eyes.

There was a musical girl sitting next to him, playing the pipa to relieve his boredom.

"Oh, Hu Xiang, do you really have eye problems?" Lu Zhongheng said, "I thought you were just pretending."

"What is this?" Hu Weiyong took away the cotton towel covering his eyes, slowly opened his eyes and said:
"I have worked hard for the Ming Dynasty for half my life, and I have become sick all over. In the past, I only supported my sick body and worked hard for the emperor. Now, I am old and tired, and I can't fight anymore."

"Listen, listen." Lu Zhongheng patted Wu Liang's shoulder and said, "This is sad, even Hu Xiang is sad."

"Oh, I understand, I understand so much." Wu Liang nodded and sighed.

Compared with two years ago, he was in high spirits when he was showing off with Lao Liu at Longjiang Bao Shipyard.It had only been less than two years, and Marquis Jiangyin's hair had turned white and there were more wrinkles, as if he had aged ten years.

In the past two years, his life has been very difficult.Wu Liang has been living in fear since he failed to instigate Chen Shanghai and Fang Datong to attack the King of Chu.Later, his younger brother Wu Zhen was transferred to Peking by the emperor to serve under the Wei Guogong account, which made Wu Liang feel that the emperor was about to take action against him.

Unexpectedly, after two years of panic, the emperor still did not touch him, and even chose his daughter as Princess Qi.This made Wu Liang finally feel at ease.

But it was only a moment of peace.He knew very well what kind of temper the superior he had followed all his life had, and he would definitely take revenge.If you don't repay it, it's just that the time has not come yet.

So he had to fight for a chance for himself.

"In the past two years, the emperor has increasingly indulged your highnesses and violated us old brothers." Wu Liang sighed and said: "Xiang Hu, Mr. Han handed us into your hands, you can't ignore us."

"Yes, Prime Minister Hu, the superiors are becoming more and more harsh on us old brothers." Lu Zhongheng nodded and said: "When I returned to Beijing last winter, I just asked the stations along the way to arrange carriages and horses, but the superiors reprimanded me in person and asked me to Close the door and think about your mistakes. Don’t give any face!

"There is also Lao Fei, who was ordered to recruit and surrender the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. This kind of thing is inherently bad luck. Lao Fei returned without success and was severely criticized by the superiors. He was also fined with half a year's salary and said that he was mediocre. Do nothing and refuse to do your job with all your heart.

"Not to mention that the Marquis of Jinghai was deprived of the military power to prepare the Japanese navy for no reason. He worked as a navy all his life, but his superiors were transferred to Peking to eat sand." Lu Zhongheng couldn't hold back his words as soon as he complained. He had obviously been holding it in for a long time. .

"So Mr. Hu, you have to stand up for us, otherwise we will have no way to survive." After saying that, he looked at Hu Weiyong pitifully, and complained a little:

"When the Korean father was here, we were not so miserable."

"Why are you talking?" Wu Liang glared at him.

But Hu Weiyong waved his hand and said not dissatisfied: "Lao Lu is right, the truth is of course not as good as the Korean father. My benefactor is the butler who accompanies the emperor to start a business. The truth is that the emperor doesn't want to use him. A makeshift replacement.”

"Hu Xiang, I was wrong, we didn't mean it that way." Lu Zhongheng quickly stood up and bowed: "I, Old Lu, just have such a bad mouth, don't take it to your heart." "You don't take it to your heart." Hu Weiyong slowly sat up straight. Shenzi said: "You are all famous generals in the world. Naturally you know that in war you must know yourself and the enemy. If Ben Lianlian doesn't know how much he weighs, how can you still follow me with confidence?"

"Hu Xiang is too humble." The two men hurriedly put their hats on his head and said, "Brothers have been very impressed by Hu Xiang over the years. Xie has also fought for a lot for us, and has also made the relationship with the emperor so tense."

"It's good to know." Hu Weiyong patted the armrest of the seat and said with a wry smile: "If I had known that this chair was so difficult to sit on, I would never have agreed when Mr. Han asked me to take over his shift."

"Over the years, how many times have I fought against the emperor overtly or covertly for you, the civil servants, and the local powerful?" He sighed:
"The relationship with the Crown Prince is even more intense. He regards me as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh. I put my words here, and the Emperor can tolerate me. If one day the Crown Prince ascends the throne, the first thing he will do is to kill this annoying person like me. If the prime minister is replaced, it will be good if he can spare my life."

"It's really not easy for Hu Xiang..." The two of them came to Hu Weiyong to complain, but they didn't expect that he spit out their bitterness all over them.

"Those who know me say that I am worried, but those who don't know me say that what do I want?" Hu Weiyong sighed and said: "The situation last year was already very dangerous. The truth is that I just want to escape intact, but the emperor will not let me go."

"Because the imperial court can't live without Zhongshu, and the Zhongshu can't live without Hu Xiang." Wu Liang said hurriedly.

"That's not the case," Hu Weiyong shook his head and said, "It's because apart from the Korean father-in-law, I am the only one who can make all parties sell their side and help the superiors control the situation."

As he spoke, he chuckled and said: "The superior originally wanted Wang Guangyang to replace me, but this old man is quite self-aware and knows that he doesn't have the diamond, so he doesn't want to do the porcelain work at all."

"I heard that he is in Zhongshu Province and has a bunch of national players playing chess with him all day long. It's really enjoyable." Lu Zhongheng said with a smile.

"Wang Guangyang won't take this job, and Liu Bowen is a coffin," Hu Weiyong chuckled and said, "If the emperor doesn't need me, who else can he use? We can't invite Mr. Han out again, right?"

"That's definitely not possible. The superiors have gone to great lengths to get the Korean father back to his hometown. He will never be allowed to make a comeback again." Wu Liang shook his head.

"So I have to do it now even if I don't do it. But I know in my heart that the emperor already has a grudge against me. The crown prince's knife has already been placed on the prime minister's neck. I can survive until I reach the end of my career peacefully, it's just a person Miracle." Hu Weiyong sighed and said:

"I really don't dare, and I can't do anything to fight for you anymore."

"Hu Xiang, that's not what it is, is it?" The two of them didn't expect what he said to be so serious, and they both couldn't believe it.

"Do you think I'm alarmist?" Hu Weiyong sneered, pointing at the pipa girl who kept playing outside the bead curtain and said, "Do you know why I didn't let her stop?"

"Hu Xiangya is elegant." Lu Zhongheng said with a smile.

"Great fart." Hu Weiyong spat: "A spy has been planted in my family, otherwise, I wouldn't dare to talk to you."

"Ah?" Lu Zhongheng and Wu Liang said in shock: "Who instigated it?"

"Who else?" Hu Weiyong said calmly: "His Royal Highness King Yan, he took over the imperial guard from the third child, and has further flourished it. From opening a brothel to eavesdrop, he has developed to actively placing spies and eyes in ministers' homes."

As he said that, he looked at the two of them and said, "When you two go home, be careful, your family probably has one too."

(End of this chapter)