People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Waiting for someone?

Yao Guangxiao listened thoughtfully to Zhang Yi's words.

After the incident in the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang's character became more and more cunning.

For a person who was already suspicious, this change was a huge blow to Lao Zhu.

"If Your Majesty doesn't show up, will he really allow Prince Ning to invade the capital?

If that happens, things will not end well between father and son..."

Yao Guangxiao is talking about human nature. Regardless of whether Zhu Di has the idea of ​​becoming an emperor or not, as he becomes more and more brave, he will inevitably not have such an idea.

Zhang Yi sighed, Zhu Yuanzhang was laying a thunderbolt for Ming Dynasty.

It depends on how Zhu Di handles himself.

In the next few days, Zhu Di's reputation became great.

With his amazing talent, he achieved very good results for the first time taking the lead.

Yao Guangxiao and Zhang Yi were studying his battle lines, and Zhang Yi was also amazed.

Zhu Di's achievements are not only due to his mastery of the Lancers, which was not available in this era, but his own understanding of mobile warfare, which is innate.

This is a complex similar to Chang Yuchun and Xu Da.

Ordinary generals, in close combat with him, can only become his stepping stones.

Even Lan Yu, who was marching with him, became a backdrop.

But war is never decided by one person.

Whether the 5 people brought by Zhu Di can break through the current Beijing city is another matter.

The city of Beijing is no longer the capital of the previous dynasty.

No one knows the terror of Beijing better than Zhang Yi. When he designed the city, he did not forget the warlike nature of Beijing itself.

The city has plenty of food, water, and various defensive equipment.

As long as the general is not stupid in the siege, Zhu Di's 5 people will not be able to fill the walls of Beijing.

Therefore, Zhu Di's only way out is to recruit more soldiers.

But both Yao Guangxiao and Zhang Yi knew that these people would not be dispatched because they were in Lao Zhu's hands.

However, not everyone knows the existence of Lao Zhu.

As Zhu Di's prestige gradually increases, many people should place their bets in advance on this battle for succession.

Zhu Yuanzhang, is he really going to go that far?
Zhang Yi lowered his head, thinking about Lao Zhu's next decision...

"Hu Weiyong doesn't seem to be in a hurry!"

Yao Guangxiao seemed to remember something and mentioned something.

Zhang Yi was also a little puzzled. If it were him, it would be difficult for him to sit firmly on the Diaoyutai with Zhu Di's overwhelming posture.

What Zhang Yi and the others couldn't figure out was,
The same happened to Ling Shuo and others.

"Hu Xiang, if we continue to do nothing, those generals who are waiting and watching will join Zhu Di's army sooner or later..."

In the palace, Hu Weiyong came out of the imperial study. Ling Shuo, Lu Zhongheng and others were already surrounding him.

Nowadays, people in the capital are panicked.

Even Wang Guangyang was restless.

From the time they decided to support King Lu, they were all tied to Hu Weiyong's boat.

Even if they want to jump ship now, they still have to see whether His Highness the Fourth Prince is willing.

Hu Weiyong felt the fear and uneasiness of these people and just smiled.

"Ling said, come with me to pick someone up!"

Hu Weiyong gave up and just asked people to prepare the carriage.

Ling said that the three of them looked at each other, but since Hu Weiyong was going to pick someone up, they naturally followed.

Today, Hu Weiyong is the uncrowned king of this city.

No one dares to disobey his orders.

Although Zhu Di made a lot of trouble outside the city, he did not really invade Beijing.

The small traders in Beijing are still doing their own small business.

Hu Weiyong's carriage, led by Jin Yiwei, passed through the streets and markets.

The leading Jin Yiwei had a whip in his hand.

In the busy city, they waved their hands casually, beating the people until they were running away with their heads in their hands, crying again and again.

These cries made Hu Weiyong feel inexplicably happy.

This is the way a person with power should live.

When he arrived at the city gate, Hu Weiyong got off the car in person and waited on the roadside.

Ling said that Fei Ju, Lu Zhongheng and others were also waiting on his side.

Not long after, a carriage came slowly.

The crowd cheered.

Is this the person Hu Xiang is waiting for?

"Li Cunyi!"

After Lu Zhongheng and others saw that the person driving the car was actually Li Cunyi, they instantly understood who the person in the car was.

Sure enough, when Li Shanchang opened the curtain of the carriage, the others were ecstatic.

Hu Weiyong actually brought Li Shanchang here, which was a huge surprise.

No wonder Hu Weiyong is not in a hurry at all.
It turned out that he had already won the support of Li Shanchang.

Li Shanchang is Zhu Yuanzhang's most outstanding official, and he has unparalleled prestige among the Huaixi lineage.

Not only the civil servants in the court, but also the main generals of the Ming Dynasty now respect Li Shanchang.

It turns out that Hu Weiyong’s trump card is him.

The situation is basically stable.

"Student, meet Mr. Li!"

Hu Weiyong showed sufficient respect for Li Shanchang.

Li Shanchang looked at Hu Weiyong with a complicated expression:
"Li cannot afford to be called Mr. Li. Hu Xiang, Li is also impressed by your ability!"

Li Shanchang didn't have much of a good look towards Hu Weiyong, and his words were sarcastic.

Hu Weiyong knew Li Shanchang's resentment and just smiled and said:
"Sir, you are serious. Without my husband, I, Hu, would not be where I am today, not to mention that you and I are related by marriage. How much Hu can respect you, sir, cannot be overstated..."

Li Shanchang snorted coldly when he heard this. Others couldn't hear it. How could he not know that Hu Weiyong was reminding him that even if he wanted to get rid of the relationship between them, he couldn't get rid of it.

"The student has prepared a private banquet for your husband, and I hope you will show your respect to him!"

Hu Weiyong naturally understood Li Shanchang's complicated emotions. He just respectfully brought Li Shanchang to his Hu mansion.

When they arrived at Hu Mansion, Hu Weiyong invited Ling Shuo and others away, leaving only Li Shanchang.

After dismissing the servants, the master and apprentice sat looking at each other.

Li Shanchang looked at the things Hu Weiyong entertained him and sneered:

"Is Mr. Hu not pretending anymore? I'm afraid even His Majesty has never tasted this delicacy..."

Thanks to you keeping a low profile these years, you have sacrificed a lot in order to gain His Majesty's trust! "

Hu Weiyong lowered his head and smiled:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Li, but I really haven't seen anything good and can't resist the temptation!"

He openly admitted his squandering, but Li Shanchang found it difficult to say anything else.

Li Shanchang was too lazy to talk nonsense with Hu Weiyong and got straight to the point:
"You asked me to come to the capital, but you want me to help you clean up this mess?"

Hu Weiyong smiled and said:
"That's why students can win back civil servants like Wang Guangyang, but they can't persuade generals like Feng Sheng and others.

There was really no other way, so I asked my husband to come out! "

"Hu Weiyong, if you can't persuade Feng Sheng and the others, then do you think I, Li Shanchang, can be persuaded by you?

Your Majesty has been kind to me. Although he and I have different ideas, we still have a close friendship!

Now that you have killed the king, you are truly a villain...

What makes you think that I, Li Shanchang, will listen to you? "

Li Shanchang came all the way and was already feeling angry.

He pointed at Hu Weiyong and cursed, but Hu Weiyong was not angry.

"Because students are implementing the teacher's ideas..."

"What ideas did I instill in you?"

Li Shanchang was so angry with Hu Weiyong that he almost rushed over and beat him up.

Hu Weiyong smiled and said to Yan Yan:

"Sir, he said that as prime minister, he must seek the welfare of the world's scholars!

Ask yourself, what has His Majesty done over the years, is he pressing hard on people like us?
It's good for you, sir. You scolded the emperor as a "lone husband" and you can go back and take care of yourself in old age!

But the disciple remembered his teacher's philosophy and wanted to bring order to the chaos.

Now that the emperor is no longer here, the disciples have abolished the New Deal that the emperor has implemented for many years, but have they contributed to the world's scholars? "

Li Shanchang was stunned for a moment, then sneered:
"You are making a contribution to the people of the world. You are clearly doing it to satisfy your ambitions!"

"This is not contradictory..." Hu Weiyong admitted openly:

"Disciples do have their own ambitions, but so what?
The emperor had aroused public dissatisfaction, so naturally someone had to overthrow him.

Before the capital was moved, how many uprisings of the southern gentry were suppressed? Couldn’t the teacher see it?

Why can these people do it but not the disciples?

Their so-called uprising was only suppressed by the emperor, but the disciples personally helped us Confucians bring order to the chaos.

Compared with the vast interests of the world's scholars, I, Hu Weiyong, just want a small throne, can't I do that? "

Li Shanchang's lips moved, but Hu Weiyong's words left him speechless.

Zhu Yuanzhang's relationship with him over the years, apart from not seeing life or death, can almost be regarded as a severance of friendship.

The biggest contradiction is the question of who the king will share the world with.

It is a battle of ideas and a battle of interests.

"The biggest problem with the late emperor was that he liked to eat alone so much that he didn't even want to give us soup!

Mr. Li, are you sure you expect such an emperor to rule the Ming Dynasty for decades?
When students do what a scholar should do, they should get some benefits.

Sir, don't fool the students with matters of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. Don't you have the idea of ​​replacing the emperor? "

Li Shanchang opened his mouth, but finally sat down.

Even though he had thousands of words, he couldn't defeat Hu Weiyong.

What Zhu Yuanzhang has done over the years has indeed exceeded his bottom line.

As the nominal leader of an interest group, his opinions on Lao Zhu are no less than those of Hu Weiyong.

Moreover, Wang Guangyang and others accepted Hu Weiyong's recruitment naturally, and the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty endorsed Hu Weiyong.

To a certain extent, this incident already represents the attitude of civil servants.

Everyone hopes to have a dynasty without Zhu Yuanzhang, so that things can return to the starting point of everything.

"Since you've done so well, why do you want me to come over?"

There was already a hint of compromise in Li Shanchang's tone.

"Teacher, the students want to ask you to come forward and appease the people of the world!

Your prestige is enough to help the new emperor control the local princes.

Those old brothers from Huaixi, it would be best if you come forward to recruit them. Students are definitely not as good as teachers in this regard!

The students didn’t even say anything that was vain.
After this matter is settled, if I, Hu Weiyong, are around, the Li family's wealth will definitely be no problem.

I will not be like the emperor of the Zhu family, searching and searching.

If you want to be crowned king, you will be the first prince of the new dynasty!
Moreover, I guarantee that your family’s authority will not be weaker than that of the previous prince..."

The promise given by Hu Weiyong cannot be said to be insincere.

Li Shanchang was also slightly moved.

He has no expectations of becoming an official in the court, but it is human nature to seek the welfare of his descendants.

In the Ming Dynasty, although he ranked first among the heroes, the emperor Lao Zhu had very strict control over the nobles.

Hu Weiyong doesn't have to do anything, as long as he relaxes a little bit in monitoring, it will be extremely easy for the nobles of the Ming Dynasty.

"Sir, Zhu Di is in the spotlight now, but you old brothers are waiting and watching, and you even want to end up!
But sir, don’t forget, Zhu Di has a very good relationship with Longhushan! If he ascends the throne, he may not continue the Zhu family's policies...

Even if it is for the sake of the people of the world, I hope that you will be aggrieved! "

Hu Weiyong stood up and bowed to Li Shanchang solemnly.

Whether it was for public reasons or for personal gain, he gave Li Shan a lot of face.

Li Shanchang stared at Hu Weiyong. It was only at this moment that he understood how terrifying his nominal disciple was.

Do you have a choice?
Actually not.

Now that the deal is done, both Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao went to see the Lord of Hell.

A weak emperor is obviously more in line with the expectations of the people in the world.

But Zhu Di can't do it. The better he performs on the battlefield and the more he looks like a wise king, the civil servant group headed by Li Shanchang will not let him take office.

"it is good!"

Li Shanshan's answer was as thin as mosquito wire, but Hu Weiyong had already heard it.

"Thank you teacher!"

Hu Weiyong got the result he wanted, he was so happy...

……

"The person I was waiting for has finally arrived!"

The next day, Zhu Yuanzhang looked out the window and sighed.

Zhu Biao, Zhang Yi, and Yao Guangxiao stood beside him, silent.

"The person your Majesty is waiting for is Mr. Li?"

"Yes, I just want to see if Li Shanchang will choose to help the fourth child. Obviously, I overestimated my friendship with these people!"

Zhu Biao replied:
“Maybe it’s not affection, but interest.

My father has been too cruel to the gentry, and they already have great resentment towards you.

Just like the days we were hiding, not many people in the world denounced Hu Weiyong for his regicide.

One can imagine the status of their father in their hearts! "

Neo-Confucianism is Confucianism after religious transformation.

The idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and patriotism is almost engraved in the bones of some Taoist teachers.

They may write articles criticizing the emperor, but if someone really rebels and commits regicide, according to the explicit rules, these people will also denounce the rebels.

But Hu Weiyong's ambition is well known to everyone in the world.

But public opinion in the world was extremely quiet.

This tranquility is one of the reasons why Zhu Yuanzhang is so chilled these days.

"Only Liu Bowen can remember some of my benefits!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed.

Zhang Yi behind him had a strange expression. It was probably because of him that Liu Ji lived several years longer than he did in history.

Maybe it was because Zhang Yi asked him not to enter Beijing, or for other reasons.

At least Mr. Liu is still alive and kicking in Qingtian.

But Zhang Yi understood that Liu Bowen could not extinguish the murderous intention hidden in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.

The performance of the entire Confucian group this time completely chilled Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.

"Since the person who should be waiting has waited, I won't wait any longer!"

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around, and the murderous intent in his eyes was undisguised.

Ever since Li Shanchang wrote a letter to persuade the border troops to surrender, he and these old brothers had completely severed all ties with each other.

……

outside the capital,
After Zhu Di encountered a wall, he seemed a little disappointed.

The victories outside the city did not allow him to convince the soldiers around the capital to help him attack Beijing.

No matter what, even if everyone in the world knows that Hu Weiyong rebelled,
But with the endorsement of literati, he is more like a rebellious minister and traitor.

He returned to the camp and found Lan Yu.

As Zhu Biao's in-law, Lan Yu is also a comrade Zhu Di relies on these days.

Although Zhu Di didn't like Lan Yu's character, he still respected his existence.

"General Lan, I want to go to Xu Shuai for help and borrow 5 more troops!"

Zhu Di walked around and found that he could not borrow any troops and horses, and was a little dejected.

It was obvious that the emperor was killed, but almost everyone chose to watch the fun.

Those uncles and uncles who were once loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang have become different people.

Civil servants, generals.

The complexity of this world far exceeds the imagination of the young Zhu Di.

So he didn't notice the complicated expression in Lan Yu's eyes.

"Shuai Xu has to face the Mongolian army, and the pressure is not small!
I heard that even Li Shanchang and Mr. Li are clearly on Hu Weiyong’s side...

Who knows, those princes in Huaixi will choose to side with the imperial court! "

Lan Yu talked about the situation outside, and Zhu Di was filled with despair.

Now that the righteousness and the army are not on his side, if he takes the [-] elites Xu Da gave him to attack the city, there is almost no hope of success.

"Even so, even if I die, I will not give up the opportunity to avenge my father and elder brother..."

Zhu Di stood up and said:

"Since there are only 5 people, let's fight..."

Hearing this, Lan Yu said:

"His Royal Highness Prince Ning, have you ever considered that your speculation about His Majesty's death is just an unwarranted guess?"

"Lanyu, what do you mean?"

Zhu Di turned around suddenly, as if meeting Lan Yu for the first time.
But just as he spoke, a group of soldiers rushed in from outside the camp and surrounded Zhu Di...

Zhu Di's face became very ugly, and he cursed:
"Lanyu, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person?

Fortunately, my father trusts you so much and cultivates you to be my brother..."

Lan Yu was irritated by Zhu Di's comments, became angry, and slapped Zhu Di on the face.

"Don't think that the Zhu family has given me much favor. Regarding Zhu Yuanzhang's killing of my nephew, I haven't settled the accounts with him yet..."

After falling out, Lan Yu simply stopped pretending:
"All these years, I have been holding my breath because your father is the emperor and I can't avenge him.

This time Hu Xiang was righteous and killed this old man.

If not, I will kill him when I have the ability in the future! "

Zhu Di's eyes were red and he stared at Lan Yu. He suddenly got up and rushed towards the opponent.

There were just too many people staring at him, and he was pinned to the ground before he even took two steps.

"I'll sell you at a good price just in time!"

Lan Yu stepped on Zhu Di's face, and his violence could no longer be concealed.

Now that he had done it, there was no room for turning back. He immediately asked people to control the soldiers led by Zhu Di.

These people were caught off guard and were quickly controlled by Lan Yu.

Day two.

Outside Beijing.

A mighty 5 people came from afar.

The defenders of Beijing City were immediately confused when they saw so many people.

"Close the door, close the door..."

The entire city instantly entered a state of war readiness.

Lan Yu leads troops to attack?

Outside the city, blue jade flags fluttered in the wind, indicating the origin of the army.

This confrontation also made people think that the long-awaited siege battle of the world would come.

Hu Weiyong was discussing matters with Li Shanchang and Wang Guangyang.

I was also stunned when I heard that Lan Yu was attacking the city.

"Sir, Lan Yu is calling for the attacker to go to the city gate and speak!"

When Hu Weiyong heard this, a smile appeared on his face.

Li Shanchang caught his fleeting smile, but Wang Guangyang did not understand Hu Weiyong's profound meaning.

"Hu Xiang, the arrow has no eyes!"

"No problem!"

Hu Weiyong asked people to prepare horses and took the initiative to go to the city wall. When he stood on top of the city wall, he caused quite a commotion.

Just before they thought Lan Yu was preparing to attack the city, a general in Lan Yu's army led a horse, and a person behind the horse, slowly approached the city gate.

The soldiers in Beijing nervously drew their bows and arrows or raised their muskets.

Hu Weiyong waved his hand and asked them to put down their weapons.

"Lanyu, bring the traitor Ning Wang Zhu Di into the palace to see the Holy One!"

Under the city, Lan Yu shouted, and there was an uproar on the city wall.

Zhu Di's reputation has long been famous as he defeated Lu Zhongheng and Fei Ju in the periphery these days.

Many people are betting on whether this person will become Zhu Yuanzhang's second and regain the glory of the Zhu family.

But who would have thought that the way they met Zhu Di would be like this?
The King of Yan, Zhu Di, was dressed in rags, and there was no trace of the high-spirited fourth son of the Zhu family.

But Lan Yu's domineering and complacency can be felt by the officials in Beijing.

Hu Weiyong shouted:
"Open the door!"

The city gate of Beijing was slowly opened.

Lan Yu single-handedly walked in from the city gate with Zhu Di.

Hu Weiyong walked quickly towards the city wall with some hasty steps.

When he saw Lan Yu, he shouted:
"General, the truth has been waiting for you..."

Lan Yu knew this and quickly knelt down to express her allegiance to Hu Weiyong.

For a while, the two of them chatted happily.

"Xiang Hu, Zhu Di is plotting rebellion, I have already brought him to you!

You can dispose of it yourself! "

Hu Weiyong glanced at Zhu Di lightly and asked Ling Yuan to take him to the cell.

He turned around and introduced Wang Guangyang and Li Shanchang to Lan Yu.

Li Shanchang's face looked a little embarrassed. It was really embarrassing for him to see Lan Yu in such an occasion.

Hu Weiyong said something to Li Shanchang and left with Lan Yu.

"I still underestimated Hu Weiyong. It turns out that so many people have been dragged into the water by him over the years..."

Wang Guangyang watched them leave, thoughtfully.

"Aren't you and me the ones who were dragged into the water by him?"

Li Shanchang said coldly that he and Wang Guangyang were not close friends.

But now the two of them feel that they are in the same boat.

"Mr. Li, if you are okay, can we have a drink?"

Wang Guangyang took the initiative to extend the invitation, and Li Shanchang readily agreed.

After being restrained by Hu Weiyong, he and Wang Guangyang reached a reconciliation.

"Mr. Li, why don't you leave?"

Wang Guangyang asked people to rush to the carriage, but found Li Shanchang looking around. He shouted, and Li Shanchang got into the car with a puzzled expression.

"It seems like someone is staring at me? Or an old friend..."

Li Shanchang looked at it again and felt that he had made a mistake. He got out of the car at Wang Guangyang's urging.

However, in the direction where he once looked, Lao Zhu was sighing in the shadows.

"Beginning of kindness and righteousness!" (End of chapter)