Zhu Yuanzhang can see my dreams

Chapter 97 97 Hu Weiyong, the most powerful official in the Ming Dynasty

The two magistrates of the same capital must be compared, and they belong to different factions.

Generally speaking, Wu Wei, the magistrate of Jiangning County, has the upper hand due to his relationship with Hu Weiyong.

In the court, Li Shanchang first stood in the court under the banner of his fellow countrymen, and his power reached the point where it could not be increased.

Not only is his personal power extremely popular, but his relatives and friends are also spread all over the court and inside and outside the court, and they are intertwined.

Although Li Shanchang, the leader of the Huai people, left the empire center, he was not willing to let go.

When he learned that Zhu Yuanzhang was very optimistic about Hu Weiyong, and Hu Weiyong happened to be from Huaixi, he wrote to Zhu Yuanzhang to recommend Hu Weiyong.

On the one hand, this move meets the holy will, on the other hand, it can continue to place the Huai people's confidants at the center of the Ming Empire, and on the other hand, the children can be their own relatives. It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone.

After Hu Weiyong took over Li Shanchang's banner, he still focused on promoting promotion and wealth for Huaixi Party members.

It is very difficult for non-Huaixi Party members to survive in the court.

Wang Guangyang, the right prime minister who was not from the Huaixi Group, is much lonely.

He just drank and didn't care about anything every day, and then he was kicked to Guangdong.

In July of the sixth year of Hongwu (1373), Hu Weiyong was promoted to the right prime minister, and Chen Ning was appointed as the censor doctor and Tu Jie as the censor Zhongcheng.

Soon, Hu Weiyong was transferred to the post of Prime Minister Zuo, and he deservedly presided over the government affairs of Zhongshu Province.

Since Li Shanchang retired, the position of Prime Minister Zuo has been vacant.

Although Xu Da also holds the title of Right Prime Minister, he is cautious and leads troops all year round. In terms of government affairs, he only occupies a position and does not care about anything.

In this way, Hu Weiyong became a true independent prime minister.

Zhu Yuanzhang had a meticulous and meticulous character in most of his actions throughout his life. No one in the court had impeached Hu Weiyong, but Zhu Yuanzhang not only did not touch him, but also indulged him and promoted him to the position of independent prime minister.

If Liu Bowen were still alive, he might be able to analyze that it was Lao Zhu who was a replica of Zheng Burke and Duan Yuyan. If he wanted to destroy him, he must first make him crazy.

Even if Liu Bowen were alive, he would remain silent.

Wang Guangyang thought that if he truly left the center of power, he would be free and at ease.

But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think so, and soon he recalled him to the capital and asked him to serve as an official in the court.

The cowardly Wang Guangyang became the chief officer of the Ming Dynasty's supervisory department, which was the best arrangement for Hu Weiyong who was eager to seize power.

Unrestricted prime ministerial power is the most terrifying thing.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang feel that the imperial power was being eroded little by little.

Previously, although Prime Minister Li Shanchang on the left had prestige, he was cautious in handling matters, while Prime Minister Xu Da on the right often led troops outside.

Later, the right prime minister Wang Guangyang also ruled by doing nothing, and the contradiction between prime ministerial power and imperial power was hidden and not obvious.

Recently, Zhu Yuanzhang reformed the Zhongshu Province, which left only the left and right prime ministers and the left and right prime ministers.

Under it, several positions related to the local chief envoys were added, which were just to assist the prime minister.

For this bureaucratic reform, Hu Weiyong gained unparalleled power in Zhongshu Province and even in the entire bureaucratic group of the Ming Empire.

Hu Weiyong was a little surprised and a little scared. He specially sent someone to object to testing Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude and wrote a letter that this was inappropriate.

As a result, those officials were scolded by Zhu Yuanzhang and even slapped.

Hu Weiyong was relieved.

Li Shanchang, who was the prime minister back then, is now the emperor's relative.

This kind of honor is definitely not something that ordinary ministers can enjoy.

After he came to Beijing to arrange his son's marriage, Zhu Yuanzhang appointed him to some positions, but it was no longer possible for him to make a comeback.

The glory brought by prime ministerial power has long gone.

Li Shanchang knew that he no longer had the ability to once again occupy the most dazzling throne at the center of power in the Ming Empire.

But his influence is still there, and most of the top officials in the Ming court are his pawns.

Now most of these chess pieces are used by Hu Weiyong.

But Hu Weiyong still acted cautiously. He wanted to form enough cliques. As long as everyone in the court was from our group, even if the emperor wanted to take action in the future, he would have to weigh it.

It's impossible for the emperor to catch all the ministers in the court, right?

Now Hu Weiyong is preparing to drag the emperor's pro-army commander Mao Xiang into the water. Inspections are pervasive.

It really frightened Hu Weiyong.

Therefore, during this period of time, he was extremely cautious in forming cliques for personal gain, and the people below him did everything.

He does not express his attitude easily.

But Mao Xiang, in this position, was worthy of Hu Weiyong personally pulling him into the water.

Hu Weiyong was sitting in the bathtub, talking and laughing with Mao Xiang, who was sitting in another bathtub.

"We heard that Princess Yan was selling some shower products, so I sent someone to buy a set. It's not as comfortable as this traditional bath."

Mao Xiang nodded slightly. There are some things that can be said and some things that cannot be said.

"Hu Xiang is right."

Hu Weiyong has been trying to seduce Mao Xiang, and this is not the first time they have met.

We are all from Huaixi, but we must not only consider our own future, but also the future of our children and grandchildren.

"His Majesty's move to reform the Central Committee's Secretariat really worries us." Hu Weiyong sighed first:

"We have been walking on thin ice all our lives, and we must be careful to serve the emperor, for fear that if we are not careful, we will not be able to reach the other side."

Mao Xiang felt the same way.

As a military commander, he knows too many secrets.

Every day I was walking on thin ice, for fear of falling into a hole in the ice and killing my whole family.

When two Bo Bing brothers meet, that's bullshit.

Mao Xiang realized immediately that Hu Weiyong was nodding at him.

If you want to say which minister of the Ming Dynasty went smoothly, it had to be Hu Weiyong.

Below two people, above ten thousand people.

Even Li Shanchang cannot compare with him now.

"I hope Mr. Hu can teach me."

After listening to Mao Xiang's words, Hu Weiyong quickly waved his hand, causing water to splash:

"Commander Mao, you are really embarrassing me. We are helping each other. We should help each other."

"Hu Xiang is right."

Mao Xiang sat back again. The Huaixi people who gained power in the court said that 90% was considered less.

It's normal for everyone to hug together to keep warm. If you don't hug together, do you still want to hang out in the court?

After all, you are king.

A minister is a minister.

"What has Your Majesty been busy with these days?"

Listening to Hu Weiyong's casual question, Mao Xiang's hair suddenly stood up and his heart was beating fast. He just replied in a low voice:

"After His Majesty is busy reorganizing the Central Secretariat, the list of appointments for the Chief Envoy has not yet been finalized."

Hu Weiyong glanced at Mao Xiang: "I heard that your Majesty once searched for someone in the capital."

"Ah."

Mao Xiang responded, and his body in the barrel tensed up unconsciously.

"With all the fanfare, have you found it?"

Hu Weiyong's eyeliners were only at the bottom, and he didn't even get Wang Buli's portrait, so he always wanted to seduce Mao Xiang.

In this way, if the emperor makes any moves, he will be able to know in advance and prepare a good response.

"Found him, he has been arrested."

Mao Xiang did not reveal such a confidential matter to the outside world, and had his own considerations.

"Oh."

Hu Weiyong didn't ask any more questions. He thought it was because he didn't have enough chips to let everyone have a heart-to-heart chat.

(End of this chapter)