People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 458 Thoroughly investigate Jinyiwei and go to jail again
In Wang Guangyang's view, Hu Weiyong just put him on the fire.

This matter involves several people, is that what they can say?

He has been with Zhu Yuanzhang for the longest time and knows his Majesty the best. The appearance of Jinyiwei is the result of Lao Zhu's long-term planning.

It is impossible for Your Majesty to give up the sword of Jinyiwei. Even if you say so, it will only increase your troubles.

Moreover, who is in charge of Jinyiwei?It’s the King of Qin Zhu Xiang, His Highness the King of Qin who just got married yesterday...

If he, Wang Guangyang, went to impeach him, wouldn't it be tantamount to giving the emperor a slap in the face?

Wang Guangyang's face immediately showed a look of hesitation:

"Hu Xiang, we only have a general understanding of this matter, and we don't know the real reason. You should wait and wait for the truth to come to light..."

Wang Guangyang instinctively started to play Tai Chi. His evasiveness made it clear that none of the officials outside the palace was a thousand-year-old fox. He immediately understood the prime minister's attitude.

Hu Weiyong smiled casually:
"Xiang Wang is very considerate, and Mr. Hu cannot compare with him. For such a major matter concerning the security of the country, even if His Majesty punishes him, Mr. Hu still wants an answer!"

As soon as he finished speaking, other officials looked at Hu Weiyong differently.

Hu Weiyong took the initiative to take over the responsibility that Wang Guangyang rejected!
There is a sharp contrast between two people, that is, they are different.

"I am willing to accompany Prime Minister Hu to advise the emperor!"

"I am also willing to do so!"

"I don't understand the overall situation and deep meaning, so I will accompany Hu Xiang on a trip today..."

Many officials stood up and clearly sided with Hu Weiyong.

Wang Guangyang's face turned green. Hu Weiyong's move made him unable to step down.

Seeing that the people's support is with me, Hu Weiyong secretly rejoiced. Li Shanchang had told him about the difficulties of being a prime minister.

It is necessary for the prime minister to gain the approval of the emperor.But at the same time, the prime minister must also have the responsibilities of a prime minister.

As the head of a hundred officials, he often has to stand in front of the officials to fight against the unpredictable power in the palace.

The power of the king, the power of the prime minister...

Since ancient times, the position of prime minister has been to fight against the king as a representative of the prime minister's power.

Wang Guangyang's biggest mistake was that he cared too much about Zhu Yuanzhang, or to protect himself.

But he refused to help the class behind him to come forward.

With just one small move, Hu Weiyong completely destroyed Wang Guangyang's authority as left prime minister.

At this time, the door of the palace slowly opened.

He took a deep look at Wang Guangyang, turned around and walked towards the palace.

Following Li Shanchang's advice, Hu Weiyong endured it for a long time, but starting from today, he wants to prove to the world who is in charge of this matter.

Prime Minister Hu took the lead, and other indignant officials followed closely behind Hu Weiyong.

A large group of people headed to Fengtian Temple, preparing to impeach the people involved in this matter.

But when they walked to Fengtian Hall, they saw a shocking scene.

"His Royal Highness King Qin!"

Everyone saw the King of Qin, Zhu Xi, kneeling outside the Fengtian Hall, alone.

His lonely back, combined with the empty square, looked very strange.

The momentum of Hu Weiyong and hundreds of officials to launch an attack on the enemy was somewhat dampened by Zhu Ping's unconventional actions.

"His Royal Highness the King of Qin got married yesterday, and it's time for the wedding night..."

"His Highness, did you come here on your own initiative, or was he dragged out of the bridal chamber by the emperor?"

While the officials were wondering, Zhu Yuanzhang's angry shout came from the main hall:

"Come here, give this criminal a hundred blows!"

Zhu Ping knelt on the ground and remained silent.

The guards dragged Zhu Ping down.

All the officials looked at each other, they had come with indignation.

Prepare to denounce Zhu Xi and Jin Yiwei for their dereliction of duty to the emperor.

But before it was their turn to take action, the emperor struck first.

This allowed them to speak.

Not only could he not speak, but Zhu Xi just dragged him past them. Why didn't he plead for mercy?
Hu Weiyong's heart felt uncomfortable.

At this time, Wang Guangyang stood up first:

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

He knelt on the ground and shouted at Zhu Yuanzhang in Fengtian Hall.

Baiguan, you look at me, I look at you, and finally I shout:

"Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Qin just got married yesterday. It is not appropriate to punish him!"

"Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Qin is young and ignorant, but his crime does not end with this..."

A group of officials changed from calling for troops to investigate crimes to interceding for Zhu Ping.

Including Hu Weiyong, although his expression felt as if he had eaten shit, he had to take action as the arrow was ready.

In the Fengtian Hall, the emperor heard the officials' pleas, but there was no movement.

"Father, it was my fault, and I am willing to accept the punishment...

The so-called state-owned state law, family has family rules!

As Jinyiwei's talker, I failed to handle the matter well.

My son deserves it! "

"Your Majesty, this matter is caused by the remnants of the previous dynasty and is not the fault of His Highness alone..."

Zhu Feng apologized seriously, and Wang Guangyang tried hard to plead for mercy.

All of a sudden, the momentum that Hu Weiyong had accumulated just now was gradually disintegrated.

Baiguan's expression changed slightly when he looked at Wang Guangyang.

This old boy has nothing to show for himself, but he has a lot of skills with Xini.

Some officials begged for mercy, but Zhu Yuanzhang in the palace fell silent.

The guards realized what was going on and stood there blankly, no longer dragging Zhu Cang away.

Officials moved forward one after another and entered Fengtian Hall.

"Greetings to the emperor, long live my emperor!"

After the officials met the emperor, Hu Weiyong took the initiative and said:

"Your Majesty, although His Highness King Qin is also responsible for yesterday's case, His Highness was also deceived!

I heard that this incident was caused by Qing Xin Guan Zhenren Zhang Yi, relying on his good relationship with His Highness the King of Qin to deceive superiors and conceal others, and use his power to bully others!

In the name of King Qin, he threatened the people of Jinyiwei and asked them to take Guanyin slave out!
I feel that this person must have played an important role in this operation!
I feel that the Zhang family is an old minister of the previous dynasty, so I cannot be nostalgic and cooperate with the princess to escape!

Your Majesty, please thoroughly investigate Longhu Mountain and the Jinyiwei personnel who are involved with Longhu Mountain! "

When other officials saw Hu Weiyong speaking, they directly set fire to Qingxin Temple.

Everyone is thinking, who in Yingtian Mansion doesn’t know about the contradiction between Hu Weiyong and Qingxin Guan?

But later, the prime minister didn't take a clear look at Xin Guan, as if the hatred had dissipated.

It was only at this moment that they realized that Mr. Hu had been waiting for an opportunity to bring misfortune to Longhu Mountain.

At this time, the opportunity has come!
It would be a huge sin to allow the former princess to escape.

And at this time, Hu Weiyong used his words to protect Zhu Xi, and Zhu Yuanzhang was bound to find someone to stop others from talking.

"Your Majesty, His Highness King Qin has only been in control of Jin Yiwei for a few days. It is unknown whether he can control the affairs involved!
Therefore, His Highness was wrong in this matter only because he mistrusted others!

Your Highness, you punish him for thinking about his mistakes, that's all!
But Zhang Zhenren, who pretends to be powerful, and the responsible Jin Yiwei, can't let go easily!

Three years ago, His Majesty had rectified the Yingtian Mansion, but now there are still so many lurking spies. Someone in the court must be in charge!

But everyone in Yingtian Mansion was inspected by Jin Yiwei!This time there was a problem, but it happened to be among the Jin Yiwei!

So I feel that there are also problems within Jinyiwei, and the problems are not small..."

Hu Weiyong talked eloquently and attracted everyone's attention for a while.

He took out a memorial from his sleeve.

"The Jin Yiwei is a murderous weapon, but if the weapon is unreliable, it will hurt His Majesty!

I sincerely request your Majesty to thoroughly investigate the Jin Yiwei. If there is any malfeasance among them, please abolish the Jin Yiwei! "

Putting the responsibility on Zhang Yi is just a personal grudge!
However, advocating the abolition of the Jin Yiwei is to seek benefits for the civil servant group from the perspective of the head of officials!

Since the establishment of Jinyiwei, countless officials have been dismissed and sentenced because of Jinyiwei.

The voices asking the emperor to abolish the imperial guards have never stopped.

However, successive prime ministers, including Li Shanchang, adopted a relatively conservative attitude towards the matter of opposing Jin Yiwei.

After all, everyone knows who Jin Yiwei appears to prevent.

But the Jin Yiwei is the emperor's sword. How easy is it to get the emperor to put down his butcher knife?
Except for some ignorant censors, most senior officials were secretive about this matter.

Like Hu Weiyong, who publicly requested a thorough investigation of the Jinyi Guards, he was No. 1.

Officials understand, the wind is blowing!
They must add fuel to this storm caused by Jin Yiwei's mistake and turn it into His Majesty's unstoppable trend.

"Your Majesty, this minister agrees!"

"Your Majesty, I think what Xiang Hu said makes sense. What the Jinyi Guards protect is His Majesty's safety. If there is a problem among the Jinyi Guards, it means that His Majesty's safety cannot be guaranteed!
Be it your majesty or the prince!
This is all related to the state system, please ask your Majesty to abolish the Imperial Guard..."

"Your Majesty, please thoroughly investigate Longhu Mountain and abolish the Jinyi Guards!"

The entire court meeting suddenly became turbulent. Under the leadership of Hu Weiyong, all officials charged towards the emperor like fighters.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned dark when faced with the unexpected situation.

Although he was mentally prepared, Hu Weiyong was beyond his expectation that Hu Weiyong could make all officials work together to force the palace.

Moreover, this time is different from before.

This is indeed Jin Yiwei's [mistake].

But the emperor himself knew the so-called mistake. His original intention was to lay out the north, so he couldn't cut himself off?

However, this turbulent public opinion did put a lot of pressure on him.

A king cannot do whatever he wants, not even he, the founding emperor, can do whatever he wants.

Just as Zhu Ping made a mistake and had to punish him, Jinyiwei had to give an explanation to the officials when he made such a big mistake.

Lao Zhu took a deep breath and looked at Wang Guangyang.

But Wang Guangyang still disappointed him.

At this time, Zhu Biao stood up and said:

"Father, my sons have their own opinions!

Erchen thinks that Hu Xiang is right!

But Hu Xiang’s reasoning is based on the truth he knows!
Therefore, Erchen suggested that we wait for a while at this time and wait until the matter is cleared up...

However, those involved in this case should indeed be investigated thoroughly!

Zhang Yi, the master of Qingxin Guan, Mao Xiang, the commander of Jinyiwei, and a group of people responsible for guarding Qingxin Guan, should all be captured...

But the most urgent task at this time is to search for clues about the fugitive!
If the other party is allowed to escape, I, Da Ming, will be really disgraced...

It would be unwise to deal with Jin Yiwei at this time! "

Lao Zhu nodded when he heard this and shouted:
"Come on!"

The guards outside came in.

Zhu Yuanzhang said:

"Let's capture the people involved in the case of Mao Xiang and Guanyin Nu, and send them all to prison! Ming Ling said that we will make every effort to trace the whereabouts of the former princess Wang Minmin..."

Zhu Yuanzhang made a decision quickly and quickly without giving the officials a chance to react.

Capture Zhang Yi and capture Mao Xiang!
A deputy commander of the Jin Yiwei was dismissed, and Zhang Yi, whom Hu Weiyong had longed for, was finally captured by the emperor.

Although this result is not the best result that everyone expected.

But at this time, it can definitely be regarded as a victory for the civil servant group.

Hu Weiyong, who took the initiative to advise, quickly accumulated his own prestige, compared with Wang Guangyang.

Other officials looked at Hu Weiyong with admiration.

After Lao Hu finished this, he kept a low profile.

He also remembered Li Shanchang's instructions and stopped when he was ready.

The prime minister is the balance between the king and his ministers.

He can strive for benefits for hundreds of officials, but he can't let the emperor hold a grudge against him.

Whether it's public or private, even if everyone knows about his hatred for Zhang Yi, in this matter, he can at best push him.

It's definitely not about using power for personal gain.

Zhu Yuanzhang arrested Zhang Yi and Mao Xiang, blocking all the officials.

He gave Hu Weiyong a meaningful look, and Lao Zhu also admired his performance.

He was not surprised that Hu Weiyong took revenge.

But Hu Weiyong kept the standards of a courtier, which he seemed to do better than Li Shanchang.

Zhu Yuanzhang is a man who knows how to measure his head slightly.

He looked at Wang Guangyang again and sighed again.

Wang Guangyang's temperament meant that he could only be a counselor, but not a prime minister.

He originally thought that Wang Guangyang would be somewhat better after returning from Zhejiang, but the improvement was actually limited.

Lao Zhu silently made a note in his heart, but didn't say anything more?
But when he looked at Qingxin Guan, he was wondering what his reaction should be?
Pure mind!
Zhang Yi was still replying seriously.

Next to him stood Deng Zhongxiu, the temple master of Chaotian Palace.

Zhang Yi sealed the letter and handed it to the other party.

"Xuanjiao Academy has been withdrawn, is senior brother uneasy?"

Deng Zhongxiu, who was dissatisfied with his views, smiled absent-mindedly. Power can indeed change a person, even the young senior brother Deng who was very honest before.

“Senior brother, we cultivators are not suitable for officialdom after all!

What a big deal, cheer up, look at me..."

Probably only in front of Zhang Yi could Deng Zhongxiu fully reveal his true feelings:
"Junior brother, it's my brother who has taken the form, but the Xuanjiao Academy has become the Daolu Division, and I really feel uncomfortable..."

Before he finished speaking, the Jin Yiwei suddenly filed in.

Deng Zhongxiu and Zhang Yi were instantly surrounded by Jin Yiwei. Deng Zhongxiu was stunned. Looking at the Jin Yiwei who drew their swords at each other, Zhang Yi patted Deng Zhongxiu on the shoulder:

"Senior brother, do you think now that Xuanjiao Academy is gone, it doesn't matter at all?"

Deng Zhongxiu looked confused. He still didn't understand what was going on?

Just listen to Jin Yiwei say:

"Zhenzhen Zhang, Your Majesty has a decree, and I'm here to get you!"

Please take a trip with us! "

"Okay, Pindao, let's go now!"

Zhang Yi adjusted his Taoist robe, said goodbye to Deng Zhongxiu calmly, and was then taken down by the Jinyi guards and escorted to the car.

Deng Zhongxiu had been watching Jin Yiwei leave, and only then did he react.

Junior brother was taken by the emperor?
His legs and feet suddenly became weak and he leaned against the wall.

(End of this chapter)