Daming: The Sims, Lao Zhu’s mentality collapsed

Chapter 38 Weiyong, go prepare the funeral arrangements

In Prince Wu's Mansion, the coldness is getting thicker, the frost has severed the clothes and belts are broken, and the fingers cannot be knotted. The sky shows a touch of green, and the north wind withers the mulberry trees.

Ping An bowed and handed over a stack of documents: "Your Highness, the seventy-five officials arrested by the Jinyiwei, including five of the third rank and above, and twenty-nine of the fifth rank and above, have all pleaded guilty. This is a confession."

Zhu Tie took the stack of papers, ignored the blood stains on the paper, and looked at the contents carefully. It was densely packed with records of numerous crimes committed by officials, which was horrifying.

He calmly returned the confession to Ping An: "According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, whatever the punishment is, beheading is beheading, hanging is hanging, and the Yi tribe belongs to the Yi tribe. Remember, report to Your Majesty after the killing. .”

Ping An nodded: "I understand."

Such bloody and dirty things can only be accepted by Jin Yiwei. Reporting the murder after killing was actually to draw a clear line between the Jin Yiwei and the emperor. When the reckoning comes later, the emperor can pretend to be stupid and say that these things were all done by the Jin Yiwei. They killed them first and then reported them. It has nothing to do with us.

But in fact, if it weren't for Lao Zhu's tacit consent, Jin Yiwei would not have the power to kill first and then play later.

"Just do it." Zhu Ru patted Ping An on the shoulder.

Ping An turned around and left. He did things just like he was a person, his methods were crisp and clear, and he didn't say any nonsense.

After the commander of the Jin Yiwei retired, another distinguished guest came to Prince Wu's Mansion.

Zhu Ting shook his sleeves and greeted him with a smile on his face.

"Xiangguo Hu, a distinguished guest is here, and I am very grateful for the brilliance of the plum blossoms."

The visitor was none other than Hu Weiyong, the Prime Minister of Zhongshu Province. With a smile on his face, he said: "Your Highness is really a young hero who has become famous. He even walks with a lot of majesty. I think there must be a lot of people visiting you recently, right?"

Zhu Tie waved his hand and said: "There have been many people visiting me recently, but none of them can compare with your high position and authority, Hu Xiangguo."

Hu Weiyong said humbly: "There are no high-ranking officials. They all work for His Majesty. There is no lowliness. They are all ordinary subjects of the Ming Dynasty."

"Look, the position and level are different, and the tone of speaking is different." Zhu Ju smiled and said, "You are not just an ordinary subject of our Ming Dynasty, you are also the Prime Minister of the Zhongshu Province of the Ming Dynasty, and the special promotion officer. A great doctor, the leader of hundreds of officials, and the proud disciple of the Duke of Korea."

"If I can't afford to be the head of a hundred officials, I can only manage the affairs of the Central Secretariat. I really can't control other people."

Hu Weiyong said with a smile, "Just like the commander of the royal guards under you, Your Highness, Ping An, I didn't even have a chance to talk to him."

Zhu Ting said earnestly: "What Xiangguo Hu said is wrong. After the pro-military Duwei Mansion was abolished and the Imperial Guard was established, the candidate for the commander was appointed by His Majesty. So what does peace have to do with me?"

"Your Highness's words are too outrageous, aren't they?" Hu Weiyong said calmly, "Whoever works in the court in Nanjing doesn't know that your Majesty asked you to choose the candidate for the Commander of the Imperial Guard."

"That's true. His Majesty did ask me who should be the commander of the Jinyi Guards." Zhu Xi changed the topic, "But this matter involves state affairs, and I will not recommend anyone just because I like him. The reason why I recommend Ping An , completely because he is suitable for this position and has the ability, not because of any personal relationship between me and him."

Having said this, he looked at the Prime Minister with some deep meaning: "Xiang Guo, Hu Xiangguo, you can't make a mistake about your position. From now on, you should not say that Ping An is mine, otherwise others will think that I am The King of Wu is a rebellious minister who wields power."

"Your Highness's teachings, I will take them to heart."

Hu Weiyong said calmly, "I came to visit you today. I mainly want to ask for advice one day."

"Hu Xiangguo, please speak."

"Have we in Huaixi ever offended His Highness?" The old fox's tail finally showed up, and his words were full of edge.

Zhu Xi's face was calm: "What Hu Xiangguo said makes me confused. What do you mean?"

Even when facing the Prime Minister of the dynasty, he looked as confident as a lake and showed no fear.

Hu Weiyong touched the tip of his nose and said with a faint smile: "I am quite familiar with the people who came to visit His Highness. It's just that something happened to these people recently, and they were all captured by the Jinyiwei. The commander of the Jinyiwei made Ping An A total of more than 70 people were arrested, 60 of whom were from Huaixi. Could it be that His Highness felt that he was destined to conquer Huaixi?"

Zhu Tong took out a red apple from his sleeve, took a bite and made a crisp sound: "Hu Xiangguo, just say what you have to say."

"Your Highness is honest, I won't hide it anymore."

Hu Weiyong's eyes were like daggers, "I am from Huaixi, and the old Prime Minister is also from Huaixi. Although officials should act impartially, this is official talk. If you really become an official, who can not take care of the fellow villagers? On weekdays, Mr. Li is indeed close to those officials from Huaixi, so he was entrusted by others. I would like to ask His Highness, there is no enmity between us, but we arrest our Huaixi officials so wantonly, but do you look down on us?"

His Highness King Wu's voice was warm: "Hu Xiangguo, as I said just now, I recommended Ping An, Commander of the Jinyi Guards, but I recommended him not out of personal friendship, but for official business. By the same token, he How to do things has nothing to do with me.”

"However... I need to remind Xiangguo Hu."

Zhu Rui smiled calmly, "If you have time to look for other people's problems, it's better to think about your own problems."

Hu Weiyong frowned slightly: "What does your highness mean by this?"

"Didn't Hu Xiangguo already say that there is no enmity or enmity between Huaixi and me? You taste it, you taste it carefully."

Zhu Xi turned around and left, waving his hand lazily, "I don't care about food here. Hu Xiangguo, please go away slowly."

Looking at King Wu's back, Hu Weiyong frowned, and his hands and feet felt increasingly cold.

……

"Weiyong, did King Wu really say that?"

In the Korean palace, Li Shanchang's expression changed slightly and he asked quickly, "Are you sure?"

Hu Weiyong cupped his hands and said: "Old Prime Minister, everything the student said is true. These are indeed the original words of King Wu, but... the student only felt very scared when he thought about it carefully, but he failed to understand what this sentence meant."

Li Shanchang took a deep breath. He picked up the tea cup next to him and wanted to drink some water to calm down, but his arms holding the tea cup were shaking.

Hu Weiyong had never seen Old Xiangguo in such a panic, and couldn't help but ask: "Old Xiangguo, did you see anything?"

Li Shanchang lightly closed his eyes, thought for a moment and then murmured: "If King Wu said so, then the Jinyi Guards arresting Huaixi officials should not be what he meant. What he said is quite right, we in Huaixi and him There is no grievance or enmity, there is no need to offend us.”

"Is there any problem with this?" Hu Weiyong asked.

"That means that there is someone else giving instructions behind King Wu. That person should not be coming for me, otherwise he would be thunderous when he makes a move, and would not be as subtle as now. Since he is not coming for me, then that is……"

Li Shanchang glanced at Hu Weiyong with pity and said, "Weiyong, go prepare the funeral arrangements."

(End of this chapter)