"Teacher, the student has not come to visit for many days. I hope the teacher will not blame him!"
In the residence of the former Prime Minister Li Shanchang.
Hu Weiyong, the current prime minister, stepped into Li Shanchang's house with a gift and a humble attitude.
It can be said that the relationship between Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang has always been extremely ambiguous.
At that time, Liu Bowen himself promoted the behind-the-scenes and sent his apprentices to the front.
After being inspired by Liu Bowen, Li Shanchang, who was at the peak of his official career, also managed to retreat bravely.
And when he retired, his replacement was naturally Hu Weiyong.
But what Li Shanchang didn't expect was that Hu Weiyong was now gradually out of his control.
However, today, Hu Weiyong took the initiative to come to the door. Li Shanchang knew without thinking that this guy must have encountered something difficult.
"Tell me, have you encountered any bottlenecks recently? Is it something at court, or something else?"
Although Li Shanchang had heard about some of Hu Weiyong's private activities, after weighing the pros and cons, he ultimately did not choose to completely sever ties with Hu Weiyong.
Especially after Hu Weiyong used profit as bait to bring Li Shanchang's younger brother into the game.
He was even more unable to completely break the bond with Hu Weiyong.
"To be honest, teachers and students always feel that they are in danger recently, but students are ignorant and cannot figure out where the danger comes from."
"In recent times, above the court"
Hu Weiyong was not surprised at all that his mentor Li Shanchang could tell at a glance that he came here with doubts.
At the same time, he also knew that in front of his mentor, he had no need to hide anything.
So, after Li Shanchang asked, Hu Weiyong slowly told some of the things that had happened recently.
Resist the Jin Yiwei, the secret mobilization of grain, grass and sergeants within the court.
There is also the sudden emergence of Chu Ze.
Hu Weiyong put all these things that could be said in front of Li Shanchang.
And when he finished narrating everything, Li Shanchang's originally calm expression couldn't help but wrinkle slightly.
"You mean that all the grain and grass sergeants in the country are being mobilized, but you, the prime minister, didn't know anything about it before! Moreover, it seems that His Majesty is deliberately hiding it from you?"
"Absolutely. I once asked His Majesty about this matter in a roundabout way, but I didn't get a reply."
"Weird"
Food and grass and sergeant dispatching, these matters should not be bypassed by the prime minister no matter what.
However, something that shouldn't have happened at this time has actually happened.
If His Majesty intends to avoid Hu Weiyong, then it is very likely that His Majesty does not trust him.
Worried that he will leak the secret, or that he knows something in advance
If it was only the former, it would be easy to say. After all, Li Shanchang knew very well that Zhu Yuanzhang himself was a very suspicious person.
It was nothing strange for him to suspect anyone.
But if it is the latter, then this matter does not mean that.
"First, let's talk about the sudden rise of Chu Ze. What is this person's background? What is his background?"
Li Shanchang was a little unsure about Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts for a while, so he could only temporarily focus on other places.
Just like Chu Ze.
If Hu Weiyong can use the words "a sudden rise" to describe it, then at least it proves that this guy named Chu Ze appears very unexpectedly and at the same time, he is also very important.
"What do you think of this Chu Ze? The student originally checked his background, but found that his background seemed to have been deliberately changed."
"There is no trace of his family, and there is no trace of this guy's past."
"The first time he really appeared was as Lan Yu's son-in-law."
"His family has arranged a baby marriage with Lan Yu's family, and because of this relationship, Chu Ze is extremely favored by the prince."
"etc."
When Hu Weiyong introduced Chu Ze to Li Shanchang, Li Shanchang's brows suddenly wrinkled.
He raised his hand very suddenly to interrupt Hu Weiyong's words, and then looked at his student with some confusion.
He asked a question that made Hu Weiyong slightly stunned.
"Did you just say that because Chu Ze and the Lan Yu family have arranged a baby marriage, he is highly valued by the prince?"
"Are you sure about this? The other party is respected because he has a marriage contract with the Lan Yu family."
"Tell me, is it because of other issues that the other party is highly valued? For example, in terms of talent and ability?"
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After Hu Weiyong heard Li Shanchang's inquiry, he became a little confused for a moment.
yes!
He had always thought that the reason why Chu Ze was so valued by the prince was entirely because of his relationship with the Lan Yu family.
but
It seems that he has never asked for confirmation on this issue!
After Hu Weiyong was asked this question by Li Shanchang, he suddenly felt the hairs on his back suddenly stand up.
"Looking at you, you don't seem to know much about this issue."
"Moreover, from the way you spoke just now, it seems that you are particularly close to this Chu Ze..."
Li Shanchang looked at Hu Weiyong, whose expression suddenly turned extremely ugly. Although he didn't hear what the other party said, he already knew what he was saying.
At this time, Hu Weiyong was thinking about the time before and after his contact with Chu Ze.
The more he thought about it, the more he discovered.
It seems that he has been led by Chu Ze's lead all this time!
The first official meeting between Chu Ze and him, this guy accepted his benefits unceremoniously, and in the next few times, the lion opened his mouth every time.
However, it was precisely because of this guy's insatiable virtue that Hu Weiyong easily relaxed his vigilance towards Chu Ze.
But if you really think about it, he and Chu Ze seem to have the closest cooperation, or the cooperation that has really achieved substantial gains is only on the matter of trade with Japan.
Chu Ze seems to still be serving in the Ministry of Rites, and he is said to have received envoys from the Japanese state.
Moreover, the prince also specially arranged for people to send these Japanese envoys away from Yingtian Mansion.
"Could the danger come from Chu Ze?"
After thinking about it for a long time, Hu Weiyong still felt a little confused.
Then, he quickly turned to look at his mentor.
"Teacher, logically it shouldn't be the case! Even if Chu Ze is really Lan Yu's son-in-law and is particularly favored by the prince, the student has given him benefits more than once in order to have a good relationship with him!"
"Houses, gold, silver, jewelry, women... As long as the students ask for these things, Chu Ze will never hesitate. He will take them all as ordered."
"And he enjoyed all of this!"
"If there is something wrong with this Chu Ze, there is absolutely no reason for him to accept these things!"
"Even if he is a confidant of the Crown Prince, if His Majesty finds out that he has been embezzling and accepting bribes, it will be a dead end."
What Hu Weiyong couldn't understand the most was Chu Ze's greed.
After all, this guy Chu Ze really accepts everyone who comes.
Even several times, Hu Weiyong never thought of giving him any benefits, but this guy even shamelessly asked him for them.
This is totally a money-hungry thing.
What is the problem for such a person?
"If he embezzles and accepts bribes, or in other words, takes the benefits you give him, your Majesty will not pursue him, right?"
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There was something that Hu Weiyong couldn't figure out. After arriving at Li Shanchang's place, he just frowned slightly and thought for a moment.
Then, a reason that shocked Hu Weiyong popped out directly from Li Shanchang's mouth.
If so, His Majesty will not hold Chu Ze accountable for taking benefits from him.
If what Li Shanchang said is possible, then all Chu Ze's behavior seems to be explainable.
He is not afraid of being held accountable. This is even the fundamental reason why Chu Ze took the benefits sent by Hu Weiyong.
All these things of his were arranged by His Majesty.
If that's the case, wouldn't I have been dancing with wolves all the time?
Hu Weiyong's face could not be described as livid at this time.
His originally well-maintained and rosy face.
At this moment, it only took a moment before he turned pale.
Chu Ze knows a lot of his secrets!
especially.
damn it.
"Teacher, the student suddenly remembered that there are still some matters that have not been dealt with. The student should resign first!"
"Go ahead."
Li Shanchang looked at Hu Weiyong who looked extremely panicked, and he just shook his head.
After Hu Weiyong left, he actually showed a disdainful smile.
How could he not see Hu Weiyong's ambition?
Today, Hu Weiyong basically represents the entire Huaixi Xungui Group.
If Hu Weiyong falls, it's hard to say that the entire Huaixi Xungui Group will be implicated to varying degrees.
And he, Li Shanchang, was naturally among the implicated teams.
However, even so, Li Shanchang did not have any worries in his heart.
Not because of anything else, just because he is Li Shanchang!
He is the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty!
And among the heroes who founded the Ming Dynasty, Li Shanchang is definitely one of the best.
You know, there are as many as two death-saving iron scrolls enshrined in his home.
How many people who have contributed to the founding of the country can be treated like Li Shanchang?
As for Hu Weiyong.
If he really falls, then he, Li Shan, won't be able to support him until he gets older.
As long as the existence of the Huaixi Xungui group can be stabilized.
Then everything is nothing.
Hu Weiyong, who hurriedly ran out of Li Shanchang's house at this time, had no idea that he was just a chess piece in Li Shanchang's eyes.
Of course, even if he knew this at this time, Hu Weiyong would only smile dismissively.
The results of his years of management in the DPRK were beyond Li Shanchang's imagination.
But at this time, Hu Weiyong no longer had the time to think about this.
What he really needs to consider is the insidious and cunning guy Chu Ze.
(End of chapter)
