Chapter 59: The son requests the emperor to re-establish the inspection office (Please read, vote for the monthly ticket, and recommend the ticket!)
Then, Hu Weiyong opened the memorial, but his mind was not on it at all.

After all, the Lu family is a Jiangnan aristocratic family, but for all the crimes committed by the Lu family, not executing all nine generations of the family was already a pardon outside the law. The emperor’s grace is enormous!
But now this hot potato has been thrown into the hands of Hu Weiyong.

Isn't this forcing Hu Weiyong to confront the Jiangnan gentry?

But what else could Hu Weiyong do? If he didn't offend the Jiangnan gentry, he would offend Zhu Yuanzhang.

Although he offended the Jiangnan gentry, Hu Weiyong was still the right prime minister. But since he offended Zhu Yuanzhang, the fate of the Lu family today would be the same as Hu Weiyong's.

But at the same time, Hu Weiyong also understood why Zhu Yuanzhang handed this hot potato to him.

Firstly, Lü Ben submitted to Zhu Yuanzhang in his early years, so he could be considered a loyal minister.

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to take action, he could not be the first to speak. After all, he did not want to disappoint the officials in the court.

Secondly, it has been confirmed that the Lu family murdered Crown Princess Chang Qingyun and was sentenced to death, but these are still Zhu's children's in-laws.

So Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't be too ruthless. Who should be the villain?
It can only be him, Hu Weiyong.

But this also illustrates one point from the side, that is, Zhu Yuanzhang's trust in Hu Weiyong.

Then, a smile appeared on Hu Weiyong's lips again.

"Your Majesty, the Lu family of Jiangnan has disregarded the grace of the emperor and intended to harm the Crown Princess. They have violated ethics and common sense and are committing crimes that have shaken the foundation of the country! Their crimes are heinous and unforgivable!"

"So I beg Your Majesty to issue an order to execute all nine members of the Lu family, and at the same time, announce to the world the evil deeds committed by the Jiangnan Lu family! To set things right!"

"As for Concubine Lu, she was born in Jiangnan, but she has a bad family background and no sense of shame. She also intends to lay hands on the legitimate heir. Her crime deserves death."

"But considering the emperor's great grace and your majesty's compassion, I ask your majesty to sentence him to death!"

After Hu Weiyong finished reading the memorial, he fell to his knees with a plop and then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang.

Especially the two words "Jiangnan", which Hu Weiyong emphasized very strongly, making the faces of the civil servants in Jiangnan turn pale.

After all, these civil servants were not idiots, so how could they not understand what Hu Weiyong meant?
It seems that every sentence is talking about the Lu family, but in fact it is alluding to Jiangnan. Hu Weiyong is really a wicked man!

It was also announced to the world as a warning to others, which was a heavy blow to the reputation of the Jiangnan gentry.

What about the concubine Lu, who was born in the south of the Yangtze River but came from a bad family and had no shame?
But he was not just scolding the Lu family, but scolding all the girls in Jiangnan.

So Hu Weiyong really wanted to offend the Jiangnan gentry to death!

After this battle, even if the Jiangnan gentry severed their ties with the Lu family, it would be difficult for Zhu Yuanzhang to trust Jiangnan again.

This was an even more devastating blow to Jiangnan.

After all, at this time, the Ming Dynasty could still operate in an orderly manner even without the Jiangnan gentry.

Therefore, once Zhu Yuanzhang became alienated because of this incident and the Jiangnan gentry was no longer valued, their decline became inevitable.

But what can the officials of the Jiangnan gentry do?
Hu Weiyong's words were full of innuendos, and every word was about the Lu family, not Jiangnan.

The reason why we mention Jiangnan is simply because the Lu family originated from Jiangnan.

It would be obviously unwise to use this as an excuse to criticize Hu Weiyong.

It might even arouse Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicion.

As for Hu Weiyong, he is a typical example of clarity and never drags his feet in doing things.

After all, he had already decided to offend the Jiangnan gentry, so what difference did it make whether the offense was light or heavy?
Could the Jiangnan gentry really forget about Hu Weiyong just because the offense was minor?

Stop joking. Among the noble families, who isn't blinded by greed?
How could he care how serious the offense you committed was? Anyway, it was right to kill Hu Weiyong.

So Hu Weiyong became ruthless and decided to confront the Jiangnan gentry. After all, who doesn’t have a backer?

And how can the few things you have in Jiangnan be a match for Huaixi?

"Being smart."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked coldly at Hu Weiyong who was still kneeling and asking for orders, and thought to himself.

"Yes." In an instant, the gloom on Zhu Yuanzhang's face disappeared, and he looked at Hu Weiyong and nodded, saying, "Then let the prime minister handle this task."

"I will definitely live up to your majesty's trust!"

Hu Weiyong was startled and quickly expressed his loyalty.

"Given Hu Weiyong's personality, since he has already offended the Jiangnan gentry, he will never allow the Jiangnan gentry to have a chance to turn things around."

"So you can just fight each other as much as you want. Only in this way can the Ming Dynasty's land tax system be implemented more quickly."

Thinking of this, Zhu Gang also took a step forward slowly, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and bowed, saying: "Your Majesty, I have a petition to submit."

After all, according to the current plot development, it is time for Zhu Gang to appear.

"Play."

Zhu Yuanzhang still waved his hands.

"Reporting to your Majesty, the Crown Prince found out the truth last night, and I have already led the troops to annihilate the entire Lu family. All members of the Lu family, young and old, have been killed."

Zhu Gang thought about it again, then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and bowed.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang turned his gaze to Zhu Biao.

"Your Majesty, I don't know."

Zhu Biao sighed slightly in his heart at the look from Zhu Yuanzhang, and then he bowed.

As for why Zhu Biao sighed?

This was because Zhu Biao originally wanted to memorize it himself, but Zhu Gang disagreed, saying that he had his own ideas.

Zhu Biao could not persuade Zhu Gang, so he had no choice but to agree.

"The Lu family's crime has been proven, and they deserve to be punished, but this is the only time, and it will not happen again."

In response, Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be in deep thought for a moment before gently waving his hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gang expressed his gratitude first, but did not retreat to the side. It seemed that he had more to say.

"Prime Minister Hu, since Lü has been destroyed, you don't need to make another trip."

"However, although the Lu case has been concluded, the rebels behind it still exist and should not be underestimated."

"So we must continue to investigate his party and eradicate the corruption in order to rectify the government."

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Weiyong and said softly.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not understand what Zhu Gang and Zhu Biao were up to, Hu Weiyong had to confront the Jiangnan gentry today.

"Old minister accepts the order!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the worry that had been rising in Hu Weiyong's eyes instantly turned into a hint of joy, and he understood the order.

After all, when Zhu Gang spoke just now, Hu Weiyong thought he could not compete with the Jiangnan gentry.

But this was not something to be happy about for Hu Weiyong, who had already offended the Jiangnan gentry to death.

But now, Zhu Yuanzhang has indeed become suspicious of the Jiangnan gentry and has handed over full authority over the matter to Hu Weiyong.

Then Hu Weiyong could openly write articles about the Jiangnan gentry.

"Your Majesty, I request your permission to re-establish the Inspection Office to monitor the whole country!"

After Hu Weiyong returned to the queue, Zhu Gang looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and bowed.

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