People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 539 You are worthy enough to conquer Mobei again

Hu Weiyong is a madman, a complete madman.

Ling Shuo's body was trembling. Even he, who had killed people without blinking an eye, was shocked by Hu Weiyong's madness.

What does he mean by that?
What does it mean to fundamentally solve the problem?

Ling said that he broke free from Hu Weiyong's hand and took several steps back.

Those who can be selected into the Imperial Guard have nothing to say about their loyalty.

Ling said that although such a person had betrayed the emperor to some extent, he would not dare to talk about rebellion even if he was given some courage.

That's right, Hu Weiyong meant rebellion.

He looked at the tablet behind Hu Weiyong, and then at the crazy and ferocious prime minister in front of him.

Only then did he realize that he not only blamed Zhang Wei for his son's death, but also blamed the emperor.

Ling said that he was so angry that he really wanted to draw his sword and chop this defenseless guy to death.

Are you worthy of being an emperor?
In terms of power, Hu Weiyong was indeed an extremely popular minister, but there were almost no civil servants who became emperors.

Even if you want to be an emperor, you must at least occupy a position of power, right?

But does Hu Weiyong have it?

Although he is doing well now, can he compare to Li Shanchang among civil servants?
He is still better than Liu Ji, and even Wang Guangyang's qualifications are higher than him.

How dare he, how could he deserve it?
"Does Master Ling feel that he is not worthy of his true form?"

Hu Weiyong is an old fox. Just by looking at Ling's expression, he can probably tell what this guy is thinking?
Jin Yiwei has been given too much aura.

In fact, Ling said that people like them may not have the intelligence to be worthy of their power and position.

Compared with the officialdom where it was difficult to get started, the environment in Jinyiwei is actually relatively simple.

This also allowed people like Ling Shuo to have the opportunity to control their life and death. Hu Weiyong actually didn't like Ling Shuo very much in his heart.

But he hid this emotion very well.

Ling Shuo shook his head and denied Hu Weiyong's words. Hu Weiyong wasn't angry either, he just smiled:

"Your Majesty is an extraordinary genius, but he is too willful!

Today, the world is full of public dissatisfaction, but he still wants to promote his reforms!
Lord Ling, do you know what is His Majesty's greatest shortcoming? "

Ling Shuo shook his head after hearing the words.

"Just think about it when you died of illness, did you have money to buy medicine?

A man with great power almost died because of poverty!

This is the most unbearable thing about His Majesty. He gave you a piece of fat, but told you not to get involved with it!
This goes against human nature and justice!

Since ancient times, scholars and kings share the same world. In name, scholars serve the king, but in fact, the king can be replaced, but the scholar-officials cannot!
Between the king and his ministers, if the emperor eats meat, he has to give his ministers some soup after all!
But our Majesty, he ate the meat and drank the soup, and he didn’t even let us add to the pot...

That’s a bit much! "

The entry point of Hu Weiyong's question hit the hardest part of Ling Shuo's heart.

He listened to Hu Weiyong's words, thought of his own experience, and immediately resonated with him.

Who among his subordinates has not felt Lao Zhu's harshness?
He Ling said that it was not that he had never thought about using the power in his hands to obtain benefits, but every time he thought about the ministers in prison, he was also afraid.

"Your Majesty thinks that the world belongs to his Zhu family, but he has forgotten who holds the people's hearts.

He came from a humble background, could not read, and could not see the situation clearly.

The so-called people refer to us scholar-bureaucrats, and the people's hearts refer to the support of us ministers.

The so-called common people are nothing but pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep!

For the sake of some pigs and dogs, he broke the tacit understanding that had existed for thousands of years.

He wanted to drive us all away, but in fact he also dug up the foundation of the Ming Dynasty himself...

Lord Ling, do you think the public resentment is so high?
Can the throne under His Majesty's butt be still secure? "

Ling Shuo's face turned green and red, and his eyes were filled with surprise and uncertainty.

What Hu Weiyong said does make some sense.

Zhu Yuanzhang's temper was harsh and contrary to human nature.

They hold the power of life and death, but they get nothing in exchange?
As for people, getting promoted and getting rich has been an unbreakable principle since ancient times, but the emperor did not meet their needs.

For this reason, Ling said he hated Zhu Yuanzhang.

Coupled with his partiality towards Mao Xiang, he felt that he, the old inspector, was very wronged.

"So, Lord Ling, you are not crazy as you are, the one who is truly crazy is Your Majesty!

People's hearts are like water, water can carry a boat but also capsize it...

The truth is, I just want to go with the flow! "

Ling said that Hu Weiyong could not accept it for a while when he exposed his heart to him so nakedly.

However, he agreed with some of Hu Weiyong's principles, and he also felt that the emperor was indeed too harsh on officials.

Since ancient times, emperors have often changed, but no matter how they change, the same people are still governing the world.

These people are officials in the government, and they are local squires and powerful people in the opposition.

The Ming Dynasty was only a dynasty that was born in just ten years, and the so-called orthodoxy was not deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

If Zhu Yuanzhang really angers these people, it is not impossible that the world will fall into chaos again...

Ling Shuo looked at Hu Weiyong, the unassuming right minister, and it was obvious that he was an ambitious tycoon.

As the second most powerful person in Jinyiwei, he dared to contact and infiltrate him, so I guess he had been plotting against me for a long time.

No matter what, I have already boarded his pirate ship.

If it were another emperor, Ling said that he would still have the possibility of turning back, but Zhu Yuanzhang would not let him go. Ling said that he was very sure.

In other words, he actually had no choice.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Hu Weiyong knew that he had probably convinced the other party.

But he didn't force Ling Shuo to express his stance. For someone to fully accept it, some external pressure is needed.

Following Zhu Yuanzhang, the most indispensable thing is external pressure.

Hu Weiyong is very confident in this.

"Hu Xiang, have you been preparing for this for many years?"

Ling said that thinking about all the recent events, he couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

Hu Weiyong smiled: "Not really, but I did make some friends over the years!"

Ling Shuo was thoughtful after hearing the words, and the actions of the prime minister in front of him over the years were replayed in Ling Shuo's mind.

He felt more and more that Hu Weiyong had actually been prepared for a long time.

He doesn't seem to have done anything deviant, but Lao Hu has made money off many people over the years.

No matter who makes a mistake, he can appear in front of the emperor and intercede.

Some of these people he could save, and some he couldn't.

But those who can survive will naturally recognize his kindness.

It's like the emperor has been playing the bad guy, while he, Hu Weiyong, is playing the red face.

So over the years, Hu Weiyong has unknowingly recruited a group of people, including people who can control military power.

Thinking of the guardsmen in Suzhou Prefecture who killed Jiang Lang and Jin Yiwei, Ling Shuo understood.

Hu Weiyong has penetrated more into the grassroots than anyone imagined.

He already had the prerequisites for rebellion, but he also had a natural flaw.

In a group of scholar-bureaucrats with strict etiquette, orthodoxy was also very important.

If the emperor does not make mistakes, even if Hu Weiyong intends to rebel, he will not be able to sit in this world.

Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and various soldiers who supported Zhu Yuanzhang were Lao Zhu's real support.

Even if he killed Zhu Yuanzhang, he would only be attacked by the descendants of the Zhu family who were supported by the generals.

No one among the civil servants of the dynasty would stand on his side.

But what if Lao Zhu offends the scholar-bureaucrats all over the world?

Just like the reforms Zhu Yuanzhang has been promoting over the years, when the conflict between the emperor and the local gentry became irreconcilable.

Hu Weiyong truly had the possibility of rebellion.

After Ling Shuo figured this out, he couldn't help but look at Hu Weiyong with admiration.

As prime minister, he has been ambiguous about Lao Zhu's reforms in recent years.

The more Lao Zhu provoked conflicts between monarchs and ministers, the more he attacked the scholar-official class.

Probably Hu Weiyong will be more happy to see the results.

When conflicts accumulate to a certain extent, he rebels, which is to comply with the people's will.

Ling said that from the moment he walked out of Hu's house, his whole body was in chaos.

"King with a different surname..."

Thinking of the conditions that the prime minister had given to him, he became less calm.

If the rebellion succeeds, he will immediately become a prince that he has never dreamed of. The so-called king and prime minister, he Ling said, will one day honor his ancestors and benefit future generations.

Compared to today's life, it seems pretty good.

Ling said that when he returned home, he couldn't help but touch the banknotes in his arms.

This money is also something that I never dared to ask for.

"His plan seems to be quite certain..."

Ling said that although he did not agree to Hu Weiyong, in fact, he knew that he had already made the decision.

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National Teacher's Office.

Zhang Yi came out of the room and held his waist.

The bright sunshine outside the window fell on him.

He was tired and happy. When he turned around, he found the girl of the Xu family dressing up, with a happy smile on Zhang Yi's face.

Finally, he got married, and he had his own anchor point in this strange time and space.

Before the maid came, he walked over, hugged the Xu family girl, and kissed her on the face.

"You are not afraid of anyone..."

Xu Miaoyun was shy and couldn't help but push him. Zhang Yi suddenly grinned and felt a little painful.

However, the Xu family girl did not sympathize with him at all, she just rolled her eyes at him:
"Don't be brave, look at how tired you are..."

"If I hadn't caught up with three football games, there would have been no room for you to be arrogant..."

The Xu family girl doesn't understand what a football game is, but what does she seem to understand about the quantifier three games?
She lowered her head, and Zhang Yi could see her red neck.

At this time, the maid came in and began to dress up the Xu family maid and Zhang Yi.

The daughter-in-law got up the next day to pay her respects to her parents-in-law.

After the two packed up, Xu Miaoyun asked people to call Meng Yao and Guanyin Nu over.

When the three of them met, it was a little inconvenient to walk.

Zhang Yi looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but feel proud.

Young bodies are just different. The evil feudal society has its own benefits...

Strictly speaking, Meng Yun and Guanyin Nu should actually be concubines.

If you go to pay your respects today, you don’t need to call them.

But the Xu family girl understood Zhang Yi just as Zhang Yi understood her.

Her status as the head wife will not be shaken, but Zhang Yi will not really treat the other two as concubines like objects.

Meng Yao was brought up by Zhang Yi since she was a child. If it weren't for the emperor's marriage, she would have been Zhang Yi's official wife.

The identities of Guanyin slaves are also different.

At home, the three of them were probably the difference between regular wives and common wives, so she didn't want to act like a big wife.

Zhang Yi's behavior, in terms of etiquette, actually meant that she had been wronged.

But she doesn't value these things.

Just this small detail made Zhang Yi's impression of the girl from the Xu family much better. She was worthy of being the queen. In terms of magnanimity, she was much better than others.After a while, Meng Yao and the Wang family girl came together.

When the three of them met, they were all a little shy.

But a certain instigator shamelessly said to them:
"Let's go!"

"Yes, husband..."

The four of them went to the lobby of the Duke's Mansion together. At this time, Lao Zhang and Mrs. Zhang had been waiting here.

The three daughters-in-law served tea to their father-in-law, and Lao Zhang was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.

After finishing the charter, Mrs. Zhang took her three daughters-in-law to one side to talk, while the Zhang family and his son went to the Spring and Autumn Temple.

The reason why I came here was that Lao Zhang wanted to see how the place where his two sons studied was like.
Secondly, let’s look at the results here.

"Master!"

Wu Baohe and others broke the rules at Zhang Yi's wedding yesterday and drank a lot.

Everyone was feeling dizzy, and Lao Zhang looked at them with his brows slightly furrowed.

In fact, he has been trying to rectify the discipline of Yiyi for many years.

In other words, commandments.

But thinking that Wu Bao and the others were not like this at ordinary times, Zhang Changsheng didn't say much for the time being.
Zhang Changsheng and Zhang Yuchu, father and son, started to visit Zhang Yi's research institute under Wu Baohe's introduction.

The working model of the institute is similar to that of Longhu Mountain. Zhang Yi provides technology and direction, and then Wu Bao and the others are responsible for polishing the details and getting things out.

The production of many things is not limited to craftsmanship, but to materials.

Of course, the process requirements are also very high.

Zhang Yi was willing to give money, and the palace was also willing to give Zhang Yi resources. As long as Zhang Yi was given the direction to get the minerals he wanted, the emperor would dare to let people mine them.

Therefore, the progress of hand-rubbed steam engines is actually almost there.

Lao Zhang is like a child, full of curiosity.

Although these things have nothing to do with the legendary gods, they seem to be related.

A wooden cow and a flowing horse may not be magic.

In the process of exploring immortality, the Taoist ancestors also left too many things to the world.

As Zhang Yi said, human Taoism.

Since the immortal path is illusory, it is better to settle down in the human world.

At least in the past ten years, Zhengyiyi has indeed surpassed Buddhism and become the number one sect in the world.

"Dad, watch first! Someone is looking for me..."

While showing Lao Zhang around, Lao Mo came to report.

The emperor sent an envoy to find him. Zhang Yi said goodbye to Lao Zhang and went directly to the Sanqing Hall of Chunqiu Temple to find someone.

When he arrived, he found that it was King Wu Zhu Ju.

At this time, Zhu Ji was still called King of Wu for the time being, and it would be more than a year before Zhu Yuanzhang changed him to King of Zhou.

Zhu Yi was very polite when he saw Zhang Yi.

"I have seen the national teacher!"

"King Wu is too polite...

In fact, you can just call me Zhang Yi! "

"Then, just like Fourth Brother and the others, I will call you Brother Zhang..."

Compared with the second, third and fourth children of the Zhu family, Zhu Xiang has a relatively softer temper.

But he is also familiar with Zhang Yi. After all, he used to follow his three brothers and come to see Zhang Yi frequently.

"it is good!"

Zhang Yi didn't bother much about this matter and asked directly: "Your Highness is here this time for the newspaper's business, right?"

Zhu Xi was stunned, how could Zhang Yi guess it?

He is a little embarrassed:
"Indeed, I originally wanted Brother Zhang to rest for a few more days, but as you know, my father is very impatient..."

When working under Lao Zhu, don't even think about wedding leave or honeymoon leave.

It is very rare for Lao Zhu to be able to bear it long enough to let him get married before starting to build "Ming Pao".

Zhang Yi did not refuse, but introduced Zhu Xi to the newspaper office and recommended a group of people to him on the spot.

These people are all old employees of Zhang Yi Newspaper Company, and sixty percent of them are women.

Zhu Xi had already received the reminder from Lao Zhu and had no objection to it.

With the emperor's support, Ming Pao's framework was naturally easy to build.

Zhang Yi combined the official media of later generations and the Di newspaper, which had long been popular in ancient times, to produce the first official media.

Compared with the Sun and Moon Times, "Ming Pao" is less interesting, but more solemn.

Since the newspaper is positioned as an official media, its main content is no longer about the affairs of the east, west, and home.

The definition of official media mainly includes several aspects. The first is to become the main channel for the imperial court, or the emperor's policy announcement...

This is what Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted, to bypass local propaganda.

As for other content, Zhang Yi's suggestion to Zhu Ju was to summarize government affairs information from various places and publish it in newspapers.

For the officials of the imperial court, they are rewarded if they are good and criticized if they are bad.

This kind of criticism in the communiqué can, to some extent, restrain officials at the grassroots level.

Scholars have a good reputation and let their bad reputation appear in newspapers, which has a restraining effect on them to some extent.

Lao Zhu put down the newspaper and said:
"Very good, I didn't misjudge you..."

Zhang Yi smiled, accepting the emperor's compliment.

"Speaking of which, we have known each other for ten years!
If I hadn’t known you, Daming’s situation would probably not be so good!
Yesterday, I checked the household registration across the country, and it was much better than before...

But now, both food and tax revenue are very good...

Zhang Yi, you should take credit for this. "

Zhang Yi stood up and said he didn't dare. Zhu Yuanzhang changed the subject:
"However, this corruption matter, I have been killing Samanas for ten years since the first year of Hongwu, but I still can't make some people afraid!"

Lao Zhu obviously left Zhang Yi alone to talk because he was upset.

"Your Majesty, there is no end to corruption. All we can do is to increase the cost of corruption..."

Zhang Yi was helpless about Lao Zhu's obsession.

Zhu Yuanzhang is a smart man. It's not that he doesn't understand this truth, but his knot is not so easy to untie.

In fact, Zhang Yi believes that just by raising the salaries of officials, it is impossible to know how many corrupt officials have been reduced in the Ming Dynasty.

But Lao Zhu couldn't see these silent achievements. He saw that there were still many corrupt officials.

"You can't ask everyone to be a saint, but as long as it is well controlled, corruption will naturally be controlled to a certain extent..."

“Corruption is the second priority!
But only then did we see some bad signs in the Jiang Lang case! "

"Your Majesty is referring to the dispatch of the Guard Army?"

When Jiang Lang died, the Weisuo army personally took action and killed the imperial envoy.

But when Jin Yiwei went to investigate, the clue happened to be broken at just the right place.

Following local clues, we can only go as far as the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue.

Jin Yiwei's investigation went smoothly, but just because of the smoothness, Zhang Yi actually had some doubts.

"Your Majesty, do you think there are still people here who have not been found out?"

Lao Zhu nodded silently.

"But Your Majesty, if the Minister of Household Affairs is not the mastermind behind the scenes, then there are only a few people who are really in charge..."

What Zhang Yi said was exactly what Lao Zhu had hidden in his heart but hadn't said out loud.

Above the Minister of Hubu, there are only a few senior officials from Zhongshu Province.

In other words, it is one of Hu Weiyong and Wang Guangyang, or some people who have left the court but still have great influence...

"Then who do you think it should be?"

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and asked him the real purpose of coming to Zhang Yi.

"Hu Weiyong!"

Zhang Yi gave his answer without thinking.

"why?"

Lao Zhu asked, Zhang Yi shrugged:

"My intuition..."

It is unlikely that he will tell anyone about Hu Weiyong's rebellion, so he can only say this.

Lao Zhu became suspicious as Zhang Yi imagined.

Zhang Yi knew that the emperor was suspicious and didn't mind.

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang said:

"You are probably wrong when you say it's Hu Weiyong. I have never given up monitoring him over the years, but there is indeed no stain on him on Jin Yiwei's side!
Even when he became prime minister, Hu Weiyong was considered dedicated!

Although he also has some minor problems, they are not to the extent that I can deal with him! "

Zhu Yuanzhang's words were also what puzzled Zhang Yi the most.

In the time and space he lived in, what kind of person was Hu Weiyong? He was arrogant and domineering...

After he became prime minister, he even dared to suppress news that was unfavorable to him and began to alienate the emperor.

Such a human being is actually, as Liu Bowen said, he is a smart person, but not a person with great wisdom.

He was so complacent that he finally became Lao Zhu's pawn to eliminate the position of prime minister.

Zhang Xin's opinion of Hu Weiyong is not high, but the Hu Weiyong he knows now...

But it is completely different from my own perception.

Why?

Could it be that the appearance of Jin Yiwei broke the inertia of history and made Hu Weiyong put away his true nature?
However, how can human nature be suppressed?

Zhang Yi always felt that Hu Weiyong was very dangerous.

When Lao Zhu saw Zhang Yi, his face was full of doubts, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

It seems that Zhang Yi can't at least help in this matter.

As for monitoring Hu Weiyong, he would do it, but his suspicion of Hu Weiyong was alleviated a bit because of Zhang Yi's stance.

"This matter is being suppressed for the time being. Dogs can't change their ways of eating shit, and I don't believe they won't reveal their flaws...

At this time, you should focus on the overall situation! "

"Your Majesty, do you want to move Mobei?"

Zhang Yi seemed to know something from Lao Zhu's hesitation, and Zhu Yuanzhang nodded after hearing this.

Mobei!

Ming Dynasty has been preparing for this war since the war a few years ago.

If we say that the Battle of Peiping was the battle that determined the national destiny of Mobei and Ming Dynasty.

The third Northern Expedition that Lao Zhu has recently prepared is the Battle of Dingding.

Only by capturing Mobei could Zhu Yuanzhang truly feel confident moving the capital to the north.

"Yes, the time has come!"

When Lao Zhu mentioned this matter, his attitude gradually became enthusiastic.

After conquering Mobei, Ming Dynasty's biggest enemy disappeared!

The emperor also had more energy to focus on overseas expansion.

"Xu Da has been studying your map these years, and he has also tried to fight the Mongolian army in Mobei many times!
After these years of research and exploration, he has roughly found the location of the Mobei Royal Court!
Just waiting for the thunder blow!
The reason why I can't move on Hu Weiyong is because I need someone to take control of the scheduling of major events...

If you could replace him, I wouldn't have such a headache! "

Lao Zhu's words stunned Zhang Yi.

(End of this chapter)