Chapter 178 The bayonet is red
After Deng Qianqiu gave the order, he immediately ordered people to find Zhu Chong, Zhu Gang, Zhu Di and Zhu Su, and then gave them detailed instructions.

In fact, this time, Deng Qianqiu felt a lot of pressure.

You have to know that what he had to face was Hu Weiyong, the extremely powerful man who had controlled the Hongwu government for ten years in history.

Although Deng Qianqiu seldom dealt with Hu Weiyong on a daily basis, he was well aware that this man was vindictive and good at winning people's hearts. His strong foundation and ruthless methods were incomparable to ordinary people.

Deng Qianqiu didn't want to offend him in the past, but he never knew that this guy would quietly throw dirty water on his head.

Deng Qianqiu would never offend others easily, but he would not back down if others bullied him.

What's more, in the Hongwu Dynasty, Deng Qianqiu would never dare to bear the consequences of corruption and abuse of power. In this case, his only choice is... to fight back.

Although this counterattack was victorious, Deng Qianqiu actually knew very well that Hu Weiyong was not alone. Although he had suffered a setback now, what would await Deng Qianqiu next... would surely be a more brutal revenge.

After all, this guy dared to drag Li Shanchang into the water, and even directly attacked great heroes of the early Ming Dynasty such as Xu Da, Wang Guangyang, and Liu Ji, so much so that later on, he even dared to rebel.

Even an honest man like Xu Da could not be tolerated by Hu Weiyong, who ordered people to slander Xu Da. What about Deng Qianqiu now?

Perhaps at this moment, everyone in the world may think that Hu Weiyong suffered a loss this time and was ordered by the emperor to stay at home and serve his sentence, so this person will definitely restrain his edge.

But only Deng Qianqiu knew it best. The more it happened, the more Hu Weiyong would show his terrible desire for revenge.

The only thing Deng Qianqiu has to do now is to fight with Hu Weiyong.

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"His Majesty."

Inside Wuying Hall.

The commander of the Yiluansi, Zhou Ying, the deputy commander, Zhou Tong, and the assistant commander, Wang Ying, came to see him.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat upright in front of the imperial desk, his head lowered, looking at the memorials sent to him without saying a word.

So the three of them had to kneel for a long time and wait anxiously.

After a long while, Zhu Yuanzhang threw down his red brush, looked up at the three people below him, and said slowly: "Why didn't the Yiluansi get wind of the case of Fei Ju and Lu Zhongheng in advance?"

This casual inquiry.

But it made the three of them even more nervous.

Commander Zhou Ying said, "Your Majesty, the guilty officials Fei Ju and Lu Zhongheng, your Majesty did not let them take up important positions after they returned to the capital. Now most of them are resting at home. Because of this, the Yiluansi was negligent in this matter. Please forgive your Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang only smiled faintly: "Really? What do you think of the Chunhe Palace Qianhu Suo?"

The three of them looked at each other.

Zhou Tongdao, the commander-in-chief, said: "These are the eyes and ears of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. We dare not ask about them, nor do we dare to say anything."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Really? The Chunhe Palace Thousand Households Office is just the eyes and ears of the prince?"

Commander Zhou Ying said, "Your Majesty, we are the ones who have failed your Majesty's grace and have failed to achieve results in the Yiluansi these days. We are truly ashamed of your Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, "You have all been with me for many years. You know my temper very well. You have made contributions but have also worked hard. Now... you three should pay more attention to the Hu Weiyong case. This time, I hope you will not let Deng Qianqiu gain something while you achieve nothing."

"Here."

"Go back."

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his eyes and no longer looked at them.

To the three of them, His Majesty's mood was unpredictable, making them always on edge.

The three of them quietly left the Wuying Palace and hurried back to the Yiluansi duty hall.

The three of them sat down. The leading commander Zhou Ying frowned, and a sneer appeared on his lips. He said, "Originally, everything was peaceful, but Deng Qianqiu had to make a fuss, which made us look incompetent. Ha... now they want to investigate Mr. Hu, what do you... say?"

Zhou Tongdao, the commander's deputy, said: "What else can I say? Who is this Mr. Hu? Let's check him out... Hey..."

He shook his head, looking anxious.

On the contrary, Wang Ying, the assistant commander, said with a half-smile: "In my opinion, His Majesty is indeed dissatisfied with us. We are the henchmen who eat the emperor's salary and are loyal to him. If we are not as good as others in this matter, what is the point of His Majesty keeping us?"

After a pause, Wang Ying continued, "So what I mean is that since your Majesty has issued an order, we can just follow it. This Mr. Hu... has to be investigated, and we have to investigate. I heard that the Qianhu Suo gave us some ideas. It is said that... many people in the court... are involved."

"Are you talking about them?" Zhou Tong, the commander's deputy, was already pale, and then he said, "Minister Wang, these people who are friends with Mr. Hu are not fun. If any of them stands up, we, the Yiluansi, will have to put on a smile. If we investigate them, how to write the word death, don't you know Wang Chenshi?"

Wang Ying said, "I only know that this is our duty, and your Majesty has already issued an edict to make it clear. Mr. Zhou, who is more important, the emperor or the ministers? We should just listen to your Majesty."

Zhou Tong just sneered: "If you want to investigate, go ahead and investigate. You should be in charge of this matter." "You..."

Wang Ying couldn't help but get furious and glared at the co-magistrate Zhou Tong.

In theory, the rank of Qianshi is lower than that of Tongzhi.

However, these two people are both assistants to the commander, so there are bound to be some frictions between them on weekdays.

So Wang Ying had no choice but to look at the commander Zhou Ying again and said, "Duke Zhou, His Majesty has now clearly stated that we must thoroughly investigate this matter... Well... This matter has to be investigated, but if we want to investigate, there are some things we can do and some things we can't do... What you two said makes sense..."

Zhou Ying said slowly: "Since Wang Chenshi is brave enough to take on the task, then I will leave this matter to you. What I need to worry about is the survival of our Yiluansi, the Chunhe Palace Qianhu Suo..."

As he spoke, he showed a bit of fear.

After hearing this, Wang Ying couldn't help but say, "Duke Zhou, how can this... let me, a deputy minister,..."

Zhou Tong laughed and said, "Just follow my orders, Mr. Wang. There is no need to say more."

Zhou Ying also stood up: "That's how it's settled. Apart from that..."

His eyes were dim and unpredictable, and he said, "It seems that at this point... the Chunhe Palace Qianhu Office will also have to do something."

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In the capital, everything seems to be normal.

But in fact, since Hu Weiyong was missing from the Secretariat, many things have become embarrassing.

Many officials in the Secretariat reported being sick or taking leave.

Not only that, even among those who stayed, many of them had lost their former spirit.

Left Prime Minister Wang Guangyang felt exhausted.

More than half a month has passed.

Chaos began to appear in various places.

In the canal, a government ship with a capacity of 2,000 tons sank to the bottom. A large amount of cargo filled the river, making it impossible for ships to pass through, and the blockage was more than ten miles.

This canal was the main artery of the imperial court. The endless supply of grain from Jiangnan needed to be transported to Beiping to supply military supplies. And the large amount of taxes and tributes from the north also needed to be transported to Jiangnan via grain ships.

However, the various transport agencies were powerless and the progress of dredging the canal was extremely slow.

Traces of Japanese pirates began to appear in Jiangnan, and urgent reports were sent. Wang Guangyang hurriedly summoned the Ministry of War and the Five Military Governor's Office to discuss the matter. However, it was obvious that Hu Weiyong was mostly responsible for leading the suppression of bandits in the past, and communication was not smooth, as the Ministry of War and the Five Military Governor's Office had different opinions.

Just when things were getting extremely tense, there was another urgent news of border trouble in the north.

But now, it seems that there is more to it than that. Even Liu Ji has noticed it. Even the Censorate has begun to take action and seem to be plotting something.

And their target was obviously the Chunhe Palace Qianhu Suo.

"It's a turbulent time." Liu Ji smiled bitterly.

In fact, Liu Ji understood very well why these imperial censors under him suddenly worked so hard.

Even though Wang Guangyang was the Left Prime Minister and he was the Chief Censor, in reality, Wang Guangyang and Liu Ji still had to have some dignity.

But Hu Weiyong was different. As long as there was anyone who could be used, there was no one in the court that Hu Weiyong was not interested in. Many officials of low status were naturally flattered when they were suddenly noticed by Hu Weiyong.

Needless to say, Hu Weiyong was generous and really gave people tangible benefits! As long as you showed some kindness to Hu Weiyong, Hu Weiyong would really promote your official position, and even give you some benefits in other aspects without hesitation.

It was heard that there was an imperial censor who was extremely worried because he could not return home to visit his sick mother. In addition, his family was not well off. Just when he was at a loss, Hu Weiyong learned about this and actually invited a famous doctor to fly a thousand miles to visit his mother. He also prepared 500 taels of silver and gave it to his family, asking them to take good care of his mother.

When the censor learned about this later, he burst into tears in public and always remembered Hu Weiyong's great kindness.

At this time, Wang Guangyang and Liu Ji were drinking tea in the public house, but they were silent and each had their own thoughts.

At this time, someone hurried over and said, "Deng Qianqiu has requested to enter the palace to see the emperor again, saying that he hopes that Your Majesty will personally investigate the case of Lu Zhongheng, and that new clues seem to have been discovered. In addition... Mr. Hu... Mr. Hu has written a letter to apologize, hoping to resign as the right prime minister and return home."

As soon as these words were spoken, a hint of joy appeared on Wang Guangyang's brows.

Liu Ji, however, had a gloomy face. He frowned fiercely and said in a very gloomy voice: "Lord Wang, something big is going to happen! It seems... this time there will really be bloodshed. In my opinion... Lord Hu's retreat to advance must be a killer move."

Wang Guangyang just nodded slightly and said, "What about Deng Qianqiu? Deng Qianqiu... since he requested an imperial trial, he is obviously not an easy person to deal with."

Liu Ji smiled bitterly and sighed, "So the outcome is unknown, but for the court, I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse."

(End of this chapter)