Han Du widened his eyes and said tentatively: "Is it really because of the reason why Shangshu Xu did not visit him in time after I took office?"

"Hey," Han De's eyes revealed a faint disappointment and asked again: "Don't you know where you are wrong? I'm reminding you that just a few days ago, think about it carefully, what did you do wrong a few days ago?"

"What did I do wrong?" Han Du was unclear, so he tried hard to recall the past few days.

"Is it because I dealt with He Peizhi? But the emperor has punished me and has been fined for half a year. Besides, even if the Ministry of Works is unwilling to give up, it should be Xue's Ministry of Works to come to me. How could it be Xu Shangshu?"

Han De put the teacup in his hand heavily on the coffee table, and did not let Han Du guess. Judging from his appearance, he might not be able to guess what he asked him to guess overnight. He simply pointed out the matter with Han Du, "Have you forgotten that you still built roads?"

"I have built a road, but what's wrong with me building a road?" Han Du widened his eyes. He never thought that the problem would appear on the road construction.

But it shouldn't be. The road has been repaired and Lao Zhu has seen it. He is also very satisfied. How could he be wrong?

Han De laughed in anger, "You are not wrong in building a road," he paused heavily on the coffee table, "But you are repairing the road so fast, that's wrong. I asked you, how many days have you built the road?"

"Three days." Han De answered honestly.

"Then do you know how long it took for the imperial court to build such a road in the past?" Han De continued to ask.

"I know, it's usually one or two months." Han Du answered casually, feeling a little dissatisfied, "But Dad, it's a good thing to build roads faster after all. Besides, I didn't mean to belittle the efficiency of road construction in the past. The main reason I built it quickly was because of cement."

"Good thing?" Han Du snorted, "Of course it is a good thing to the court, but it may not be a good thing to you."

Han Du felt that his father had said something critical, and he looked at him with a scrutiny and asked, "What do you say?"

"I'd better start from scratch and tell you slowly." Han De sighed and continued: "Do you know that the emperor abolished the Secretariat last year?"

Han Du nodded.

How could Han Du not know about this matter?

Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the Secretariat and abolished the Prime Minister. The six ministers of the Ministry of Justice were directly responsible to the emperor, which was equivalent to smashing the prime minister system for two thousand years and monopolizing the power.

Han De continued, "After Your Majesty abolished the Secretariat, there was no prime minister in the world who was less than ten thousand people, and only six ministers." He looked lonely and lamented: "From then, the civil servants' career has reached the Secretariat."

"But what's the difference?" Han Du was puzzled.

Han De laughed, "There is no difference? The difference is big. The officials in the court, let alone the six ministers, even the lower-level officials, are not talented and arrogant? Ten years of hard work, ten years of hard work! Which one does not want to be a marquis or a prime minister, and which one does not want to be polite to all officials? But Your Majesty cut off this path and completely cut off. Do you think all officials have no expression at all, and are willing to let it go? Will you stop?"

So what if you are unwilling to accept it? Hu Weiyong was killed. Could anyone dare to provoke Lao Zhu? And from what Han Du learned, he knew that there was never a prime minister in Hongwu dynasty again.

"All officials are unwilling to give up. Didn't Your Majesty abolish the Prime Minister? Didn't you think the Prime Minister is dispensable? So their ministers tacitly agreed and ruled all state affairs to Your Majesty for handling. This is why you see what you are seeing now. Your Majesty will start processing memorials before dawn every day, and you can't sleep in the middle of the night." Han De sighed.

"But no one expected that all officials were arrogant and Your Majesty would be even more cruel. He really handled the state affairs completely, but he was blinded by all officials. If one plan failed, the officials would have another plan, which was to deliberately delay the daily official duties. The Ming Dynasty meeting was once every three days. Except for the court meeting, all officials would get up early. The other two days were not staggering until the noon, and then went out of the house to go to the yamen to serve? This was not unknown to the situation, but the officials were all like this. Even if Your Majesty was angry, he could only keep it in his heart for the time being."

"The officials are fighting with His Majesty, and they see who is weak in the end, so they take a step back. But they didn't expect that they rushed out of you, the ignorant and fearless calf. How capable are you? You built a thirty-mile road in three days. Compared with you, those officials have become corpses and corpses, and His Majesty also has an excuse to scold all officials for being lazy. It is obviously a situation that is evenly matched, but by your actions, it has become a one-sided advantage towards His Majesty. Do you think the officials will still like you?"

Han Du understood a little, and said with a uglier expression: "Is it also wrong for me to build a road faster?"

I just used cement to build a road in three days. Compared with the infrastructure maniac, I can even get a bad place. Is this a sign of hatred?

"What's wrong with you? How much do you have yourself!" Han De sighed with a joke on his face, "But in this world, everyone always talks about gold and destroys bones. When all the officials say you are wrong, do you tell yourself whether you are right or wrong?"

"It's obviously their waste, why is it my fault in the end?" Han Du shouted loudly, his heart full of extreme imbalance.

But no matter how unbalanced he had to admit that what his father said was right.

When everyone is targeting themselves, right or wrong has nothing to do with it.

What is right is wrong, what is wrong is wrong.

Lao Zhu was having dinner with a graceful and luxurious woman. The woman was dressed in plain clothes. She was obviously not a few years younger than Lao Zhu. Her delicate and lively facial features were locked in her age.

"The emperor seems very happy these days?"

Every time Lao Zhu comes to her these days, he always smiles with a smile on his lips, and sometimes he can't stop laughing even when he eats.

"Did you see it?" Lao Zhu asked the woman with a smile.

This woman is Queen Ma.

"It seems like I've eaten honey, who can't tell me? What good thing has happened? I haven't seen you so happy for a long time." Queen Ma gave Lao Zhu a blank look.

"We are happy, but I find it funny." Lao Zhu put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hand.

"What's the matter? Tell me. This harem is like a bird cage that makes people feel panicked, just to relieve their boredom." Queen Ma leaned over slightly and supported her chin with her hands.

So, Lao Zhu told Empress Ma about Han Du's actions one by one. Empress Ma was a person who helped Lao Zhu govern the country. Before Lao Zhu became emperor, every time he fought, Empress Ma was guarding the rear.

Therefore, she even knew more about the affairs of the court than many ministers. After hearing this, she didn't understand what Lao Zhu was having fun?

He smiled and cursed, "You group of old foxes, you are so embarrassed to plot against a calf like this."

"How can it be called a calculating?" Old Zhu shook his head and said seriously: "I am the emperor, and sharing the worries for the king is his duty as a subject."

What else could Queen Ma say? When she saw Lao Zhu who was using her childish temperament, she had to smile and shake her head.

Han Du never slept overnight.

Early in the morning, he arrived at the Baochao Tuanshu with two dark circles in his eyes, laying exhausted on his own chair, and putting his feet on the desk without any concern.

He looked up at the roof with his eyes in a daze.

"The emperor, the emperor, is he actually plotting against his subjects like this?" This was the helpless cry of Han Du last night.

But Han De directly refuted, "What are you? You deserve to let the emperor calculate you carefully? In my opinion, the emperor did not calculate you. At most, he just moved his fingers at the right time."

My dad is right, they are all a group of old foxes.

"Sir, it's early."

Han Du, who was in a daze, came to his senses after a greeting. Seeing that it was Xiong Shi, he sighed and said, "You should know why Shangshu Xu came yesterday?"

Xiong Shi showed bitterness on his face, "I thought about it all night last night, and finally guessed it."

Han Du moved a few times to make himself feel more comfortable, "Then why are you here today? Are you not afraid that they will cause trouble for you, so put on your shoes?"

"Tell me the truth, the official is not afraid of being troubled by others. Wearing small shoes. Before the official comes, the official has been wearing small shoes for more than ten years. After the official comes, the official truly felt the life of becoming an official." Xiong Shi said indifferently, "It's amazing, the official was beaten back to his original form again, it's no big deal."

"You are so big." Han Du glanced at him, and then fell silent after saying that.

Seeing Han Du remained silent, Xiong Shi had to speak, "What are your plans next?"

"Looking at the mourning of the Holy Mother, do you still want to die!" Han Du raised his head and sighed.

Xiong Shi was full of question marks on his forehead, "What does this mean by sir?"

Lord Han is good at everything, but he will occasionally come out of his mouth with something he doesn't understand.

"It's going to rain, and my mother wants to get married, so let him go. What should we do."

Seeing that Han Du was not scared, Xiong Shi's face suddenly became full of spirit. He stood up and bowed to Han Du, "Please show me."

Han Du also took his legs back from the desk and sat upright, "Isn't it just that I am idle and efficient? They are lazy and incompetent, so they have some reason? As long as the official can complete the things assigned by the emperor, what about efficiency? Because of this, I will be excluded from them? I will care about them to die."

After venting for a while, Han Du looked at Xiong Shi, "How did you buy the cotton you asked you to buy?"

"Sir, since it is not the cotton harvest season, it is slow to buy it." Xiong Shi said truthfully.
Chapter completed!