After the discussion on the matter of sealing the king and guarding the border was completed, Li Shanchang remembered Hu Weiyong's request and decided to go along with the situation and intercede for Hu Weiyong.
"I would like to report to the superior, but I have one more unkind request."
Zhu Yuanzhang was in a good mood at the moment, his eyes couldn't help but narrowed, and he said with a smile:
"If you are good at anything else, just ask."
"In the upper position, the magistrate of Shanghu County cannot remain vacant forever. I recommend Hu Weiyong to serve as the magistrate of Shanghu County."
Li Shanchang's tone was very casual.
In his mind, he was just the magistrate of a county, and Zhu Yuanzhang would give himself this face no matter what.
After all, he was still a prime minister after all. Although he did not need to deal with government affairs, Zhu Yuanzhang still regarded him highly.
"Hu Weiyong is a capable man and conscientious in his work. He can be regarded as an official. He will definitely be qualified to serve as the magistrate of Shanghu County."
Just when Li Shanchang felt that the matter was almost certain, the smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face gradually faded.
"Did Hu Weiyong ask you to come to plead for mercy?"
His tone was no longer as relaxed as before, but instead became a little gloomy.
Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed very satisfied with Hu Weiyong at first.
But this Hu Weiyong was so smart that he dared to kill King Xiao Ming without permission.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang had this idea at the beginning, he was not prepared to take action because he knew that if he did so, he would definitely leave a bad reputation.
No matter what, he was the nominal leader of the rebels.
Zhu Yuanzhang could have used a gentler method to let King Xiao Ming enthrone himself instead of killing him brutally.
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's unkind tone, Li Shanchang felt a sudden change in his heart. He didn't understand what the problem was, but he still said truthfully:
"Yes, Hu Weiyong came to see me today, hoping to serve as the magistrate of Shanghu County."
"Hu Weiyong's nose is quite sharp."
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said lightly:
"You should go back first. We have our own arrangements for Shanghu County."
"yes!"
Li Shanchang bowed and walked out of the study room, with a cold sweat breaking out behind him.
Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger.
What is the origin of Shanghu County? Why is he so valued by the superiors?
After Li Shanchang decided to go back, he immediately sent people to investigate Shanghu County. What happened in this county?
....
After Li Shanchang left, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly.
"Father, why are you frowning? Is it because you are worried about Shanghu County?"
Zhu Biao asked aloud when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
Shanghu County has developed to such a scale that it can no longer be compared with the land of a county.
At this time, even Yingtian City may not be as prosperous as Shanghu County.
This involves not only changes in officials, but also the collection of taxes.
So far, Zhu Yuanzhang still doesn't know how much fertile land there is in Shanghu County and how many merchants there are?
If the new official is as corrupt as Li Jin, then Shanghu County is likely to decline and never regain its prosperity.
"I have also heard about Hu Weiyong. His abilities are quite outstanding. Why doesn't my father give him the management of Shanghu County?"
Although Hu Weiyong kept a low profile, he also knew the importance of Prince Zhu Biao and would appear in front of Zhu Biao from time to time to increase his sense of presence.
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned even deeper and said:
"Hu Weiyong is a man of deep scheming and good at speculation."
"He is a fourth-grade Guanglu doctor, and now he is willing to lower his status and become a small county magistrate."
"It must have been because I heard the importance we attached to Shanghu County in the morning that I decided to give it a try."
"This person is cunning. Although he has outstanding ability, he may not be the best candidate for the magistrate of Shanghu County."
Zhu Biao thought of Hu Weiyong's rank and nodded suddenly. It seemed that Hu Weiyong was not as loyal and honest as he seemed.
"Let's not mention this matter. The most important thing next is to seal the king and guard the border."
Zhu Yuanzhang decided to do the things at hand first, and put aside the matters in Shanghu County.
"You go and inform Liu Bowen first and ask all the censors under your command to prepare a memorial. We want to see what these censors will say?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's face was cold, and although his tone was calm, it did not contain any emotion.
"Father, does Li Jin also want to write?"
Zhu Biao suddenly remembered that Li Jin was also the supervisory censor.
"Write it, just in time to catch the rabbit. If Li Jin dares to seek death, I will send him on his way!"
....
A few days later.
"Father, all the memorials from the officials are here."
After the momentum building by Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Shanchang, Feng Wang's border defense has basically caused a stir in the court. It can be said that everyone in the civil and military officials knows about it.
In the end, under Zhu Yuanzhang's will, everyone had to express their suggestions on the matter and write them in the memorial for Zhu Yuanzhang to read.
"Has Li Jin's memorial been presented as well?"
Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to see this bastard's suggestions for the king to defend the border.
"It should have been presented."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he began to search among the memorials, trying to find Li Jin's memorial.
It didn't take long for Zhu Yuanzhang to find Li Jin's memorial, slowly opened it, and began to review it.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt that Li Jin would definitely oppose the title of king to guard the border.
After all, except for Zhu Yuanzhang, there may be no other person in the world who can understand the meaning of being a king and guarding the border.
Sure enough, Li Jin started with the Seven Kings Rebellion in the Western Han Dynasty, and then talked about the Eight Kings Rebellion in the Western Jin Dynasty.
As a result, the subsequent An-Shi Rebellion and the feudal rebellion of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms reduced the feudal system to a complete mess.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned red, and he wished he could kill Li Jin on the spot right now.
But looking behind him, Li Jin had a turning point.
As the saying goes, there is no best policy, only the most suitable policy.
At the beginning, Qin Shihuang did not divide the vassal kings, but the second generation died and the world was in turmoil.
In the former Yuan Dynasty, there were no enfeoffed kings. As a result, when the world was in chaos, no one could stand up and turn the tide for the royal family.
Although Liu Bang divided the kings and led to the Seven Kings Rebellion in the Western Han Dynasty, in the end the world was still surnamed Liu.
Although the Western Jin Dynasty was destroyed due to the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, the Eastern Jin Dynasty was able to preserve the land south of the Yangtze River. This is not the result of enfeoffment.
Now that the Ming Dynasty has just been established, it is a time of internal and external troubles. The feudal kings can further stabilize the Ming Dynasty.
Not only that, when a prince becomes a vassal king, he can also educate the people, which is a great achievement.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the end, his heart was filled with excitement, and he wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say.
"well!!"
In the end, all the sighs turned into a sigh.
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's melancholy expression, Zhu Biao asked in surprise:
"Father, what's wrong?"
"Did Li Jin say something treasonous and treasonous in the memorial?"
Zhu Biao's masters were all great Confucian scholars of the time. These people were well-read in poetry and literature, so naturally they didn't agree with the idea of enfeoffing the king and guarding the border.
They believed that the enfeoffment system was a historical retrogression and the source of trouble, and it would do the greatest harm to Prince Zhu Biao.
After all, the future of this world belongs to Zhu Biao. If the kings are divided, it will be a hidden danger for Zhu Biao and it will definitely lead to catastrophe in the future.
