Hu Changan was stared at by Zhu Yuanzhang's fiery gaze and smiled slightly in his heart.
Sure enough, I took the bait.
When Hu Changan saw this, he also followed the good example. He took out a roll of rice paper from his arms and handed it to the eunuch beside him. He said loudly: "Your Majesty, here is the recipe for making rum. The common people dedicate it to Your Majesty. I hope that all the people in the country will do it."
Everyone can drink this rum."
Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately delighted.
Now, the grain originally used to make wine can be fed to the poor, and many poor people can escape the fate of starvation!
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said excitedly: "This is a great achievement. After all, what reward do you want?"
Suddenly, the Huaixi faction headed by Hu Weiyong showed a happy smile.
I didn't expect that Hu Weiyong's son was quite capable and accomplished such a great feat.
Recently, His Majesty has always been displeased with the Huaixi sect, and has been criticizing them openly and covertly. Now he can finally feel proud and proud!
As for the Huaixi sect's rival, the Zhejiang sect, everyone was dejected and depressed.
Unexpectedly, this time, the Huaixi faction was still overwhelmed.
At this moment when everyone was having different thoughts, Hu Changan suddenly lifted his robe and knelt down, and said straight to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, the common people do not want any reward, I just ask that your Majesty can forgive my father's sins."
"Oh, what sin?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Changan at the bottom of the steps, his eyes neither sad nor happy.
"Corruption." Hu Changan straightened up and said in a deep voice to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Suddenly, all the officials in the hall were stunned.
No one expected that Hu Changan would directly blow himself up.
Corruption is something that everyone in the officialdom will get involved in. It's just a matter of how much.
Since everyone has it, naturally everyone will turn a blind eye, as long as they don't go too far.
But this kind of thing should never be said openly.
Everyone knows that the current sage Zhu Yuanzhang hates corrupt officials the most, and will kill them if caught.
Hu Weiyong was so frightened that he staggered out of the queue, made a prostration to Zhu Yuanzhang, and cried: "Your Majesty has learned a lesson. I have been in politics for many years, and I would never dare to commit corruption. I have disturbed Your Majesty because of my ignorance. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
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With that said, Hu Weiyong was about to step forward and pull Hu Changan away to prevent Hu Changan, a ruthless man, from continuing to blow himself up.
But Zhu Yuanzhang became interested in Hu Changan and waved his hand to stop him: "Hu Weiyong, please step back. Hu Changan, please continue talking, why is your father corrupt?"
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang had already known Hu Weiyong's series of corruption crimes from Jin Yiwei, but because the Huaixi Party was very powerful in the court, it was not revealed.
And if we really talk about it, Zhu Yuanzhang was also born in Huaixi, and he can be regarded as half of the Huaixi Party. If he really takes action against the Huaixi Party, it will undoubtedly weaken his own power.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang has been hesitating over the years, hoping to find a safe way to balance the forces between the DPRK and China.
It is a pity that Hu Weiyong did not know Zhu Yuanzhang's deep intentions. In recent years, he has formed parties for personal gain and has become more and more wanton.
Zhu Yuanzhang was recently preparing to make up his mind to get rid of Hu Weiyong and his gang members. Unexpectedly, Hu Weiyong suddenly clamped his tail and behaved honestly. At this time, his son actually blew himself up in public in the morning, killing his relatives in a righteous way.
This series of unexpected developments greatly aroused Zhu Yuanzhang's interest.
Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to see what other amazing things this good son of Hu Weiyong could say.
Hu Changan relied on Zhu Yuanzhang's words to shake off his father's pull, and continued to kneel down and said: "Your Majesty, you don't know that in recent years, my father, Hu Weiyong, has used his position to make a lot of money, seize the land of farmers in the suburbs, and even form cliques in the government for private gain."
, it’s really disrespectful.”
"As a son, I saw it in my eyes and felt pain in my heart."
"I want to organize, but I have no choice because I am too young, so I can only drink to drown my sorrows and indulge in the beautiful streets and willow alleys."
"Now, the grassroots people really can't bear it anymore."
"In ancient times, there was a righteousness that killed relatives, but now I, the son of Hu Weiyong, report his father for righteousness."
"I hope your Majesty will punish you severely."
"Then what do you think should be done to punish your father severely?" Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly, as if he was not talking about the then Prime Minister Hu Weiyong, but just a weed on the roadside.
"Of course he was dismissed from his official position and demoted from the capital."
What! A burst of whispers suddenly echoed in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The officials never expected that Hu Changan would be so cruel to his father.
In fact, Hu Changan had no other choice.
Through the memory of the original owner and the observation of Hu Weiyong these days, Hu Changan discovered that his cheap father was an official fan who valued his official position more than his own life.
Trying to persuade Dad to hand over his power obediently is a fantasy.
Therefore, it is better to just blow yourself up and cut off dad's official career.
He demoted himself out of the capital and was transferred to another place. At least he could still retain some authority and enjoy the glory and wealth.
If it were Zhu Yuanzhang who took action, Duan Duan would not be so merciful. Killing the nine tribes was just a basic operation.
Just when the ministers were shocked, Hu Changan continued to say something even more shocking: "The common people suggest that your Majesty, in order to avoid future troubles, permanently abolish the position of prime minister."
What!
The ministers suddenly remembered the exclamations, and several figures immediately jumped out of the queue, crying at Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, you can't, the prime minister system is a system that has lasted for nearly a thousand years, and it cannot be abolished!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was also secretly shocked.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to depose Hu Weiyong not only because Hu Weiyong was dictatorial, but more importantly, the prime minister system had seriously threatened the imperial power.
Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to take this opportunity to abolish the prime minister system in one fell swoop!
However, Zhu Yuanzhang never mentioned this idea to anyone. Even the imperial guards and important ministers around him, Zhu Yuanzhang was tight-lipped.
The secret buried deep in his heart was suddenly exposed by Hu Changan, and even Zhu Yuanzhang could not calm his turbulent heart.
Amidst the panic among everyone in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Hu Changan remained calm, kneeling down and quietly looking at everyone's faces with different expressions.
Hu Changan knew that Zhu Yuanzhang not only wanted to eradicate the cronies headed by Hu Weiyong this time, but also wanted to abolish the power of the prime minister.
Because if you simply dislike Hu Weiyong, just depose Hu Weiyong and replace him with an honest man as prime minister.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not, but directly took the opportunity to depose the prime minister.
Because as long as there are cronies in the government, thousands of Hu Weiyongs will be elected.
By then, the generals in the DPRK will only fear the power of the Prime Minister, and no longer fear the authority of the Emperor!
Only by completely abolishing the prime minister system will the emperor's authority be further strengthened, and he can truly control the court and balance the forces of all parties, instead of being constrained by the forces in the court and unable to move forward.
Rather than letting Zhu Yuanzhang take advantage of the severe punishment of Hu Weiyong to propose the abolition of the prime minister system, it would be better for Hu Changan to take the lead in proposing it.
Only in this way can Zhu Yuanzhang achieve his ultimate goal and preserve his father.
To protect dad’s nine tribes is to protect Hu Changan himself!