Chapter 70 Li Shanchang: You see me like a mayfly seeing the blue sky (Please read, please vote for the monthly ticket, please vote for the recommendation ticket!)

Zhongshu Province.

"Prime Minister Hu, you have re-established the Inspection Office and rebuilt the Imperial Guard. Are you trying to make the civil and military officials panic?"

"If Your Majesty does not trust us, we can just resign and retire. Why would we need to create a Jinyiwei?"

"As subjects, we should be loyal to the country and work together as king and subject. How can we re-establish the Inspection Office and rebuild the Jinyiwei just because of the Lu family?"

"Let's not talk about our high moral character, clean hands, and no corruption, but if the Jinyiwei made a slanderous remonstrance to the emperor, how could we have a good end?"

"Officials."

As soon as Hu Weiyong arrived at the Secretariat, he was surrounded by civil officials, many of whom had different opinions.

But they are all aimed at re-establishing the Jinyiwei.

After all, no matter whether they are loyal ministers, treacherous ministers, or corrupt ministers, they all cannot stand having a knife hanging over their heads.

Moreover, this sword was completely controlled by Zhu Yuanzhang, not to mention that this sword could be used to avoid interrogation by the three courts.

They cannot be allowed to exist in the court, otherwise they will be in constant fear.

However, Hu Weiyong sat back on the throne, looked at the ministers who were still chattering, and said softly:
"Since all the ministers feel that re-establishing the Inspection Office and remodeling the Imperial Guards is a bad policy, why didn't you discuss it in the morning court?"

"Why don't you speak your mind to His Majesty? Why do you have to come to me and cry about your deep love for the country?"

As he spoke, Hu Weiyong glanced at the group of ministers, with a sneer in his eyes.

Hu Weiyong had gone too far, and the result was obvious; he could not convince Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Gang.

Moreover, when Hu Weiyong came to the fore, no one from the civil or military court appeared in the morning court. He was fighting alone.

How could Hu Weiyong have the power to fight back against the entire royal family?
But now they come here to complain about their sincere desire to serve the country? To complain about the drawbacks of rebuilding the Jinyiwei? How ridiculous and hateful!

Furthermore, the preparations for rebuilding the Jinyiwei were already in place and seamless, without any loopholes. Hu Weiyong did not believe that it had not been prepared for more than a year and a half.

Therefore, this Jinyiwei might have already appeared in the court a long time ago, but the ministers just didn't know about it.

Today, he is merely using the name of the Jiangnan Lu family to bring out the Embroidered Uniform Guard to restrain the civil and military officials.

While thinking, a cold light flashed in Hu Weiyong's eyes again.

Given Zhu Yuanzhang's character, there must be spies of the Embroidered Uniform Guard in the residences of all important officials in the court.

Especially in Hu Weiyong's mansion, there must be hidden Jinyiwei, so he has to let his confidants investigate it carefully to avoid putting himself in a passive position.

Anyway, up to this moment, Hu Weiyong's intelligence was fully demonstrated, but he never thought about the fact that he was forming a clique for personal gain.

Or, in Hu Weiyong's view, as the right prime minister of the Secretariat, this was a matter of course.

After all, when Li Shanchang, the Duke of Han, was the Prime Minister of the Secretariat, he also had many students and former officials. Does this count as making friends? But didn't Zhu Yuanzhang take action against Li Shanchang?
So Hu Weiyong was too clever for his own good. Since you knew that it was Li Shanchang, Duke of Korea, how dare you learn from Li Shanchang?
Does he think that he is also an important founding minister?
Don't forget, Li Shanchang was Zhu Yuanzhang's old brother and the first meritorious minister in the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

Secondly, Li Shanchang is old. Even if he can jump around, how many years can he jump around?

Therefore, the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang could tolerate Li Shanchang was simply because he did not want to be branded as a murderer of meritorious officials. Moreover, the emperor and his subjects respected each other and he did not want to break this friendship.

But who the hell is Hu Weiyong? Is he worthy of being compared with Li Shanchang?

You have to understand that talent and knowledge are only the stepping stones to greatness, but only with humility and prudence can one be successful in the court.

But for Li Shanchang, all the great talents in the world were just the threshold to him.

"Prime Minister."

The officials were all speechless, after all, Hu Weiyong was the only one in the court who had prevented the re-establishment of the Inspection Office. As for them, they were just watching the situation, fearing that they would be affected and get into trouble.

To put it bluntly, he wanted the good things but didn't want the bad things. He just wanted Hu Weiyong to take the blame.

How could Hu Weiyong be willing to do that?

Anyway, since the Jinyiwei was established, they had to give some face to the prime minister of the Secretariat, and they would never target the right prime minister Hu Weiyong.

Seeing this, Hu Weiyong waved his hand and said:
"Your Majesty, re-establish the Inspection Office and rebuild the Imperial Guards, so that the government and the people can live and work in peace and contentment."

"As long as you behave yourself and govern impartially, no matter how strict the investigation is, the Jinyiwei will not be able to do anything to you."

As he spoke, Hu Weiyong issued an order to expel the guests, and the ministers had no choice but to bow and leave the main hall.

At this time, the main hall of the Secretariat finally became quiet, with only a few people left, and they were all Hu Weiyong's trusted ministers.

The Chief Censor Tu Jie looked at Hu Weiyong first and frowned and said:

"Prime Minister, are you really going to let the Royal Guards do what they want?"

Imperial Censor Chen Ning then looked at Hu Weiyong and said:

"Emperor Jinyiwei's three fires upon taking office may not burn you directly, but they can still cause you serious injuries. So can you really just leave it alone?"

As for the rest of Hu Weiyong's trusted ministers, they did not speak, but all looked at Hu Weiyong.

After all, no matter how much Tu Jie and Chen Ning say, it is still Hu Weiyong who has to make the decision, right?

In response, Hu Weiyong picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then smiled softly:
"A real man should make decisions when necessary. How can he be controlled by others?"

"Your Majesty only wants to use the Jinyiwei to attack the Jiangnan gentry, sound a warning to them, and set up an insurmountable boundary."

"Those involved in this will not affect the situation in the court. In this case, it is better to help Your Majesty and let the Royal Guards clean up the court."

Although Hu Weiyong had a smile on his face while speaking, the ruthlessness in his words was so harsh that even his trusted ministers could not help but feel frightened.

Not to mention Hu Weiyong's courage, even his decisiveness was something they could not even dream of.

But vaguely, they were also somewhat worried about their own fate. After all, Hu Weiyong's act of self-sacrifice was indeed somewhat chilling.

"Do you think the truth is a bit ruthless?"

After a pause, Hu Weiyong raised his head again, a gleam of light flashing in his eyes.

Hearing this, all the ministers, including Chen Ning and Tu Jie, shook their heads and said, "The Prime Minister has his own reasons. I dare not speculate on my own."

As the saying goes, it is better to let my friend die than to let myself die. Moreover, political struggle is so cruel. They can only try their best to fight for a chance of survival.

After all, there are many chess pieces in this world, but the only chess players are actually the imperial power and the prime minister's power. And this game is still a confrontation between the imperial power and the prime minister's power.

The ministers were filled with mixed feelings, but Hu Weiyong put down his teacup, slowly stood up and said:

"Go back and dig out the eyes of those around you. Don't let others lead you by the nose."

"As for the true face, it's time to meet our Crown Prince."

After saying this, Hu Weiyong looked in the direction of the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace, with an inexplicable look in his eyes.

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