"enough!"
Lao Zhu's angry shouts echoed in Fengtian Hall.
I just heard Lao Zhu say with anger in his tone:
"Ambassador Zhan Guo traveled thousands of miles across the ocean and came to worship with great enthusiasm, but we didn't care."
"It is unworthy of the country to let people be reduced to an inn!"
Lao Zhu looked at the officials below and stood up from the dragon chair.
Then he said: "But we have the Prime Minister of Zhongshu Province and the Minister of Rites."
"But it is contrary to the moral character of the ministers of the Zhu Kingdom to blame each other and blame each other."
Lao Zhu raised his finger and pointed at the officials and cursed loudly.
Immediately afterwards, he immediately issued an order: "Pass the order!"
"Take Hu Weiyong and Liang Kaidi to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for detention until the matter is found out."
"punish severely!!"
Lao Zhu said the last two words while looking at Hu Weiyong.
boom!
The latter was immediately shocked and his eyes widened.
Full of disbelief.
"this…"
"this…"
Before Hu Weiyong could recover, he was already suppressed by the guards in front of the palace.
Taking this opportunity, Lao Zhu began to beat the officials.
"It can be seen from this!"
"While we were away from Beijing, there was something hidden in the court, right and wrong."
"It's even a matter of bullying the emperor and breaking the law."
"They're all hiding it from us!"
"Let's say hello first. I hope everyone will take notice and strictly correct the situation."
"If anyone dares to know the truth and not report it, they will hide it from each other."
"Let's find out."
"All will be executed!"
Lao Zhu looked at Baiguan coldly, his eyes were terrifying.
"And we will definitely find out."
"Retreat!"
After saying that, Lao Zhu strode away.
Only the officials were left looking at each other in the main hall.
After walking out of Fengtian Hall, all the officials were deeply moved by the fact that Hu Weiyong was imprisoned.
At the same time, he also speculated on Lao Zhu’s intention.
…
That night, Cheng Tujie, the censor, asked to see Lao Zhu at the gate of the palace.
Claiming to report and expose the traitor Hu Weiyong.
Lao Zhu smiled lightly after hearing the news.
This is just to be expected.
Previously, officials did not dare to report and impeach Hu Weiyong, mainly because they were intimidated by Hu Weiyong's power and were afraid of his revenge.
Now, Lao Zhu has sent a strong signal that he wants to kill Hu Weiyong.
Baiguan naturally knows whose side to stand by.
As the saying goes, everyone pushes down the wall, but Tu Festival is just the beginning.
In the morning of the next day, hundreds of officials went to court to impeach Hu Weiyong.
The main charges are to deceive the emperor and break the law, to exercise power and dictatorship, and to form cliques for personal gain.
Of course, there are also some crimes that cannot be beaten, and they are also placed on Hu Weiyong.
Everyone wanted to take this opportunity to show their loyalty to Lao Zhu.
Lao Zhu didn't say anything about this, because this was exactly what he wanted to see.
In just a few days, the accusations against Hu Weiyong have piled up in front of Lao Zhu.
"Biao'er, have you seen how unpopular Hu Weiyong is?"
"Of course there are speculators involved."
Lao Zhu said to Zhu Biao beside him.
"It all depends on my father's planning." Zhu Biao said.
Lao Zhu laughed and was noncommittal.
After that came the interrogation of Hu Weiyong, with Prince Zhu Biao in charge.
However, Hu Weiyong knew that he was bound to die and was too lazy to speak.
Reluctantly, Lao Zhu went to the interrogation in person.
Lao Zhu asked Hu Weiyong, Yilu, how to deal with him?
In this regard, Hu Weiyong said: "As your Majesty, do you need to follow the rules?"
"Your Majesty's words are law and law."
"I will die as Your Majesty lets me die."
Hearing this, Lao Zhu patted Hu Weiyong on the shoulder and praised:
"Weiyong, you are much better than Yang Xian."
I remember when Hongwu dealt with Yang Xian in the third year, he started to burst into tears and snot even before he was tortured.
Compared with Hu Weiyong at this time, the difference is too far.
Hu Weiyong is finished, the last prime minister in history has come to an end.
However, the impact of the Hu Weiyong case is far from over.
Hu Weiyong was killed by the Yi clan, his fellow censor Chen Ning, and the censor Zhongcheng Tujie who informed Lao Zhu, did not escape this disaster.
All were put to death.
…
During this period, apart from going to the East Palace to see Zhu Biao, Yang Xuan spent the rest of the time at the Wei Guogong Mansion.
Didn't go out again.
Even so, he could still smell the smell of blood in the air.
On this day, Zhu Biao called Yang Xuan to the East Palace.
"Your Majesty, Yang Xuan, meets His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Yang Xuan, now the Hu Weiyong case has a tendency to expand, and even Master Song has been escorted back to the capital." Zhu Biao said quickly when he saw Yang Xuan.
"Master Song?"
"Your Highness, how could Master Song be involved in this case?" Yang Xuan's expression changed and he couldn't help but ask.
"He is the grandson of Master Song, Song Shen. It has been found that he has connections with Hu Weiyong." Zhu Biao explained.
This grandson is really a scam... Yang Xuan couldn't help complaining in his heart.
"Your Highness, there is nothing I can do about the person your Majesty wants to kill!"
"Now, we can only ask the Queen to take action."
"If anyone can change His Majesty's mind, it is only the Queen." Yang Xuan said.
"It seems that I can only ask my mother." Zhu Biao sighed.
Seeing this, Yang Xuan sighed in his heart.
Song Lian was also his teacher, and he didn't want to watch Song Lian die like this.
Song Lian has only strived for a reputation throughout his life. If he died because of the Hu Weiyong case, he would probably die in peace.
Zhu Biao found Queen Ma, who threatened her with a hunger strike, and finally saved many people.
Some of the Huaixi nobles were simply deprived of their military rights.
However, Yang Xuan knew in his heart that with Huaixi Xungui's style, he was only temporarily safe.
Sooner or later they will be liquidated by Lao Zhu.
The arrogant and powerful generals have become an internal trouble for the Ming Dynasty.
South Korean Duke Li Shanchang was originally going to be implicated because of his younger brother's conspiracy with Hu Weiyong, but now he is under house arrest in the capital.
After killing people for more than a month, Lao Zhu's butcher knife finally stopped temporarily.
Above the court, there were gaps among the officials of various ministries.
Yang Xuan was also captured by Zhu Biao as a young man to help handle government affairs.
No matter how much Yang Xuan emphasized that he was just a military general, Zhu Biao turned a deaf ear.
With just one sentence, he easily controlled Yang Xuan.
"Do you still want to meet my little sister?"
What can Yang Xuan do?
His weakness has been taken advantage of, so he can only admit it with his nose pinched.
Of course, it was not without its benefits. Queen Ma summoned him several times.
He was left to dine with Princess Anqing in Kunning Palace.
Therefore, during these days, Yang Xuan was both painful and happy.
This morning, Lao Zhu announced a bold decision.
The Zhongshu Province should be abolished.
Completely eliminate the prime ministerial system.
Most officials acted like ostriches because they were afraid of Lao Zhu's power.
Of course, there are also a small number of officials who oppose it.
Because the prime minister system has been implemented for more than a thousand years, it has more advantages than disadvantages in governing the world.
The reason given by Lao Zhu is also very clear, in order to avoid the recurrence of treacherous ministers like Hu Weiyong.
Yang Xuan finally understood the news.
Why did Lao Zhu wait until now to deal with Hu Weiyong.
Because his goal from the beginning was the system of prime ministership!
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