Fengtian Temple.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the great emperor of Hongwu, was sitting at attention. It was a matter of concern for the prince's mentor, and Song Lian, the scholar representative, naturally could not be careless.

Unlike other heroes in the late Yuan Dynasty who conquered a city and then went to plunder gold, silver and jewels, after Zhu Yuanzhang entered the city, he searched for local scholars.

Zhu Yuanzhang's past experience as a beggar monk made him realize the importance of reading.

At least after talking to Lao Zhu, even a clean figure like Liu Bowen was full of praise.

A rebel leader who does not study will not follow the strategy of building high walls, hoarding grain, and slowly becoming king.

Song Lian, as a role model for scholars all over the world, was treated like this, which attracted countless officials to express their dissatisfaction.

Regardless of the purpose of those disciples and old officials who suddenly appeared, if the emperor did not ask questions, it would definitely not be justified.

"Xuan, Hanlin bachelor Yue Lin enters the palace!"

Under the attention of all the officials, Yue Lin, now wearing prison uniform, walked into the main hall in a somewhat embarrassed manner.

The eyes of Tao Kai, the Minister of Rites, and Li Min, the Minister of Industry, could not help but have a look of worry.

Censor Zhongcheng Liu Bowen did not dare to be too obvious. He had the responsibility to supervise all officials.

If you ask about Yue Lin's affairs, you will inevitably be accused of favoritism.

The three of them were all officials of the Qing Dynasty, and they were also great scholars at that time. Even if they were concerned, they did not dare to show too much anxiety.

Hu Weiyong raised the corners of his mouth and looked at Xu Da proudly.

"Wei Guogong, although you are doing well in marching and fighting, your ability to see people is still a bit lacking."

Faced with Hu Weiyong's provocation, Xu Da had not yet retorted, but Lan Yu beside him was already furious.

"What Mr. Hu said is wrong! The Duke of Wei is considerate of his soldiers and is a true hero! How can I allow you to make arbitrary comments?"

"Oh? I've heard the truth. If it weren't for you, Lan Yu, who was greedy for merit and rushed forward, Wei Guogong would not have suffered such a defeat!"

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Lan Yu was speechless, not expecting that he would become the reason for Hu Weiyong to attack Xu Da.

"Hu Xiang, is it too early to start drawing conclusions before the truth of the matter is found out?"

Xu Da smiled unhurriedly and said: "I have had many contacts with Yue Lin. This man values ​​love and justice. He is not an ungrateful person who is eager for quick success or instant gain."

Li Wenzhong, Duke of Cao, and Feng Sheng, Duke of Song, looked at Hu Weiyong angrily.

They are all die-hard imperialists, so naturally they will not collude with Hu Weiyong.

"Oh? What Duke Wei Guo means is that the censors were all targeting the wrong person, and they wrongfully accused Yue Lin?"

Seeing that the two sides were in the same situation, Zhu Yuanzhang lightly knocked on the dragon chair, and everyone immediately fell silent and waited for the emperor to speak.

Even through a screen, the unpredictable power of God still puts great pressure on the officials.

"Yue Lin, why are you and Song Lian so unhappy?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "We heard that Song Lian gave you the homework of the two princes!"

Zhu Biao was about to speak, but Zhu Yuanzhang glared at him and told him not to speak.

The father and son were behind the screen, and others could not see eye contact at all.

"Reply to Your Majesty!"

Yue Lin bowed and said: "This is a misunderstanding, but the fault lies with Xiaguan! I have offended Song Daru, and Xiaguan is willing to be punished!"

Song Lian relaxed his brows, stroked his beard and smiled softly. After all, he was right.

If Yue Lin directly blamed the King of Qin and the King of Jin, it would inevitably make the emperor feel grudge.

How could the emperor's son be wrong?

Even if Yue Lin is exempted from fault, he will still leave an impression that he cannot take responsibility.

Yue Lin, on the other hand, kept silent about the matter, showing his willingness to shoulder the responsibility.

"Good boy, this forbearance and responsibility are enough for the junior students of the Hanlin Academy to learn from!"

How did Song Lian know that Yue Lin only followed one principle - if the teacher is not strict, the teacher will be lazy!

Even if it was the King of Qin and the King of Jin who said the wrong thing, he was a Hanlin scholar and had the responsibility to teach the prince, so he could not escape the blame.

"Your Majesty, Song Lian is a role model for my students in the Central Plains! You must not suffer such humiliation!"

Hu Weiyong was so indignant that he had long forgotten that yesterday he called Song Lian an old man because of his political disagreement.

"Wei Chen heard about Master Song's fate and felt the same for a moment!"

"The feeling of being betrayed by someone you value is really heartbreaking!"

"How can officials with such low moral character become the talents of our Ming Dynasty?"

Hu Weiyong was heartbroken, pointed at Yue Lin, and said sadly: "Yue Lin, Yue Lin! Do you know that I have high hopes for you, more like accepting you as my disciple!"

"You...you let the truth down so much!"

These words are truly touching.

Hu Weiyong became a magnanimous prime minister who favored talented people.

Yue Lin became the unsatisfactory Shang Zhongyong, whose moral character was not up to par.

Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled softly and whispered: "Biao'er, if we hadn't asked Mao Xiang to check Yue Lin's details, we would have been persuaded by Hu Weiyong."

Zhu Biao said respectfully: "My father Mingjian, although Yue Hanlin has contacts with Wei Guogong, Liu Yushi and others, there are only a few of them, and they are all in public!"

The implication is that Yue Lin has no intention of surrendering to any force.

Both the Huaixi Group and the Zhedong Group are nothing more than playthings in the hands of the emperor.

In the final analysis, both sides are the product of a balance of power. When the emperor gathers power, the two major groups will be destroyed.

"Hu Xiangzhen is a man who loves talents, but it's a pity that Yue Lin doesn't live up to his expectations!"

"Alas! Fortunately, Mr. Hu valued him so much, but in the end he broke Mr. Hu's heart!"

"Yue Lin, he's too useless! He's too useless!"

Hu Weiyong's followers kept pointing fingers at Yue Lin. How could they know a person's character?

Only use Hu Weiyong’s preferences as the criterion.

Liu Bowen glared angrily, couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted: "Shut up! How much do you know about what Yue Lin did?"

Tao Kai, the Minister of Rites, said angrily: "A group of people who follow the trend of the people! I, the officials of the Ming Dynasty, govern like this. I am really ashamed of your company!"

Li Min, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, said indifferently: "Since Prime Minister Hu values ​​Yue Lin, why doesn't he take him with him to educate him? He made a mistake and behaved like this."

Three old men!

Hu Weiyong cursed secretly in his heart, if it weren't for these Qingliu officials, the court would have become the sole proprietor of the Huaixi Group!

Even within Huaixi, it was divided into the Imperial Party and the Xiang Party.

The imperial party was naturally headed by Xu Da, Li Wenzhong, Feng Sheng, and Deng Yu.

As for the prime ministers, there are Tang He (I will talk about it in detail later, don’t rush to comment), Lu Zhongheng, Tang Shengzong, Fei Ju, Zhao Yong and others.

Seeing that the two sides were at a stalemate, Hu Weiyong looked at the person involved, Song Lian.

"Master Song, since Yue Lin has nothing to say, how about you tell me clearly what happened and let the emperor judge the matter?"

As soon as Hu Weiyong proposed it, many officials immediately agreed.

"Biao'er, look at this! These officials are already following the crowd before we even express our stance!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled coldly, and Zhu Biao knew that his father was angry.

"You have to remember! These officials can be used but not trusted! You must always make your own judgment!"

"Father, where is Yue Lin?"

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could speak, he heard Song Lian say: "I would like to inform the emperor that there is a misunderstanding in this matter. Yue Lin was not rude to the old minister. I beg the emperor to forgive Yue Hanlin!"

Hu Weiyong: "???"

The Prime Minister was a little confused and couldn't believe his ears.

"Song Lian! What did you just say?"

"At Mr. Hu's age, is it possible that he is deaf?"
Chapter completed!