Hu Weiyong didn't say anything. He took the decoction and shook his head slightly, blew it a few times and drank it all in one gulp. The extremely bitter taste made him frown slightly, but he soon calmed down.
The Minister of War said: "Tang Shengzong sent another letter to urge him. How will Prime Minister Hu decide whether to transfer him back to Beijing or place him under Tang Shuai's account in northern Xinjiang or southwest China?"
Chen Liang, the Right Prime Minister of Zhongshu, shook his head and said: "This is not easy to handle. Matters related to Wu Xun have always been decided by the Holy Emperor or His Highness the Crown Prince. Why are they suddenly sent to the Zhongshu Province for processing? I'm afraid it's just to see.
The Prime Minister’s disposition.”
The Minister of Works complained: "I have already told him that there is no need to give him so much help. Building the city wall is a slow process. Now that it is completed so quickly, how can the Holy Lord and His Highness not see that someone is taking care of it?"
"It's easy to say that during that time, everyone from the Duke of the country to the local generals wrote to the Prime Minister to help him restore Tang Shengzong and Lu Zhongheng to the throne as soon as possible. So many Huaixi martial arts generals begged for mercy. How could the Prime Minister do this?
Don’t sell any face at all.”
Hu Weiyong sighed and asked the silent official on the side: "Bingzhong, how is your master's health lately? I have been busy with government affairs for the rest of the month and have neglected to send letters of greetings, so I would like to ask you to apologize on my behalf."
Li Shanchang's younger brother, Li Cunyi, the Minister of Taipu Temple, responded politely: "We are all one family. The prime minister is too polite. My brother can rest in his hometown and stay healthy. I know what the court has been doing recently. I also know what happened in yesterday's letter.
I told you to take care of yourself."
Taipu Temple is in charge of chariots and chariots, the order of stable herding, the chief riding yellow, Dian stables, Dian herding, the four departments of the chariot office and the supervisors and pastors, the general horse administration, the supervisor of Kyoto, the number of livestock and horses in Jidian pasture land,
Carefully raise them, observe their treatment, examine the actual loss of energy, and determine their rewards and punishments. If they die, their tails will be gathered, and their tendons will be sent to the government.
Although the rank is only from the third rank, it is still considered to be a high-ranking position. After all, horses are indispensable for troops in both the northern and southwestern areas. Being able to sit in this position must be inseparable from the support of martial artists.
Li Cunyi himself was not outstanding in talent, but he was Li Shanchang's younger brother, and his eldest son Li You was married to Hu Weiyong's daughter, so Li Cunyi had a rather transcendent status in the court.
This simple conversation between the two people relaxed the slightly tense atmosphere just now. Their group could not fail with the presence of Li Shanchang, the Dinghai Shenzhen. Although Tang Shengzong and Lu Zhongheng had several friends, how could their influence be as powerful as that of Li Shanchang, a founding father like Li Shanchang?
Compared with the giants who were crowned kings.
The Minister of the Ministry of War pondered for a moment and suggested: "In that case, let's increase the reward to the first level according to the customary reward, and then let Tang Shengzong lead his troops to arrest the rebels in the counties and the bandits and bandits."
"I'm afraid our Marquis of Yan'an doesn't want to do such a trivial matter."
"It's not up to him whether he wants to do it or not. Either wait for the opportunity, or let him find someone else. I would like to see who dares to risk his holy will to stand up for him. Do you really think that the court needs him as a prince? Really?
Am I afraid of him?"
"Hey, Brother Zhao doesn't need to be so angry. He has been stripped of his title. The other brothers are all working hard to get promoted. It's normal for him to be a little impatient. After all, he is just a common man. Why should Brother Zhao be angry with him when he is a well-educated scholar?"
Hu Weiyong drank a few sips of tea to get rid of the bitter taste in his mouth and said: "Tang Shengzong had me write a letter to explain in person. According to Teng Shangshu's wishes, he was asked to take charge of the arrest. This may seem like a small matter, but His Highness the Crown Prince personally
It would be best for the prince to come forward to deal with the matters that we have been concerned about, and the Holy Emperor will not say anything more."
"Yes, last year His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered Xiping Hou Muying and Lan Yu to arrest members of the bandits and water bandits of the Tianxia Prefecture. It shows that His Highness cares about this matter, otherwise there would be no need for those two to do it personally."
Afterwards, they discussed some more matters and everyone dispersed one after another. Their government offices still had countless government affairs waiting for them to deal with, and everyone looked solemn.
In the end, Hu Weiyong stood up in person to see Li Cunyi off for a few steps, and said a few common words before saying goodbye to each other. There were only a few confidants left behind Hu Weiyong.
Tu Jie suddenly sighed: "It seems that the party is strong and powerful, but in fact people's hearts are different. Otherwise, there is no need to worry about the failure of great things."
Hu Weiyong turned around and reprimanded: "Be careful what you say! Our most important task is to assist the king in governing the country and bringing peace to the people!"
Gu/span> A few people returned to the hall and took their seats. Chen Ning kept rubbing his palms on the armrests of the chairs: "Prime Minister, there are no outsiders now, and time waits for no one. The opportunity for the Holy Spirit to patrol the north comes only once in a lifetime. If we don't do something, wouldn't we be waiting to die?"
"
Chen Ning was a ruthless official in governing the people, and he still had a record of beating his son to death with his own hands. He hated Zhu Yuanzhang, and if it had not been for Hu Weiyong's protection, he would have died long ago. Only a grasshopper on a rope can work together.
"Tang Shengzong, Lu Zhongheng, had long harbored resentment towards the Holy Emperor for stripping his officials and denouncing them. It would be better to secretly call them back to the capital. I remember that there were two guards in the capital camp who were originally brought out by them."
Hu Weiyong said indifferently: "Then what? I'm afraid that such a small number of troops would be suppressed before they even left the capital camp. What's more, it is true that Tang Shengzong and Lu Zhongheng had resentment towards the Holy One, but if you think they dare to rebel, you are wrong. You
If they dare to believe it, they will dare to use the letter to seek credit and favor from the Holy One."
Hu Weiyong sighed: "Not to mention the mere Tang Shengzong Lu Zhongheng, even Xu Shuai, Chang Shuai and Tang Shuai did not dare to rebel against the Holy One. The Holy One has a cold nature and can share hardships and wealth. Do you think the warriors have not noticed that?"
"Needless to say, those marquises. The leader of the civil servants, the King of Changsha, was forced to resign and return to his hometown to rest in peace. The King of Dongou, who invited the emperor to join the army, was deprived of his title and led troops to fight in the northwest. The leader of the military honors, Zhongshan
The king went on a killing spree against the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, and King Kaiping, who was married to the emperor, was recalled to the capital to be raised."
"Have you seen any of them dare to say a word of dissatisfaction? They didn't dare to rebel when they still had hundreds of thousands of troops in their hands, let alone now. No one in the world except God can defeat the current Holy Lord."
Chen Ning said with a gloomy expression: "Then what are we talking about here? Let's go home and wait until the Holy One wants to kill us. Just wait and be killed."
Chen Liang, the right minister of Zhongshu, said in a deep voice: "There is no need to talk about raising troops to rebel. Let's not talk about how the Holy Emperor governs the country for the moment. But when it comes to leading troops to fight, he is unrivaled in the world. The heroes in the court have long been trained by the Holy Emperor. We fight on weekdays.
I still have the guts to shout a few times for my merits, but when it comes to drawing a sword against the Holy One, I’m afraid my gall will be broken first.”
Hu Weiyong set the tone: "We are not plotting rebellion, we just want a way to survive so that His Majesty has no time to take care of the government and cannot do without our assistance. Moreover, His Majesty suffered a lot from wars in his early years and has been busy with government affairs in recent years.
People have the time and the sky never takes a holiday..."
As soon as these words came out, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. What Chen Ning said just now almost scared them to death. They all made up their minds to go out and report to His Highness the Crown Prince.
It is true that they are Hu Weiyong's confidants. What they want is glory and wealth, not the implicated execution of nine tribes. Fortunately, the prime minister was sober and did not listen to Chen Ning, a lunatic. How could they bring down the heroic and majestic founder of the country?
Chen Ning couldn't help but snorted when he felt the weird looks from his colleagues on the side, but he actually breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He didn't even know what he was thinking just now. It was really crazy.
The figure of the Holy Lord appeared in his mind unconsciously, and the majesty shown in his eyebrows almost made his heart stop. No one wanted to be on the opposite side of Zhu Yuanzhang, because this was basically an impeccable figure.
Everyone knows that the current queen and prince are the emperor's weaknesses, but they are also the emperor's restrictions. No one dares to imagine how bloody and cruel this unstoppable sword would be without its soft scabbard.
There was silence in the hall for a long time. Everyone was trying to calm down. Those who are qualified to sit here are without exception all outstanding people. They are in the center of power in the world and are qualified to give advice on government affairs. However, it is still the same.
In other words, the closer you are to the current Holy One, the more you will understand his terror, and the more ignorant you will be, the more ignorant you will dare to rebel, just like the uprising people in Jiangnan.
They only know that today they are just a beggar, but they have forgotten how terrifying it is for a beggar who has no food, no clothes, no clothes and no friends to ascend to the throne of emperor after sixteen years of fighting.