"How can I bear this kindness?" Hu Weiyong quickly kowtowed in return, and then expressed his stance in a deep voice:
"Please rest assured, Mr. Enxiang. Even if the students risk their lives, they must also protect Mr. Enxiang's Zhongshu Province!"
"Okay, very good." Li Shanchang nodded heavily and said, "I will leave everything to you!"
As he spoke, he sighed and said: "Perhaps those chips can only be a real deterrent in the hands of a desperate gambler like you, so it's time to hand them over to you."
"Students will never disappoint Enxiang!" Hu Weiyong's heart was pounding. This was the real purpose of his performance.
"Okay." Li Shanchang said slowly: "I will order the people in Zhongshu Province to follow your lead from today on. You can replace whoever you want. As long as you decide something, I will never do it.
be opposed to."
"Thank you, Prime Minister." Hu Weiyong kowtowed heavily and almost burst into tears. What kind of situation has he caused in Zhongshu Province in the past few years? Due to the presence of Mr. Han, the 'overlord', he can't do anything to them.
Can withstand all the splint energy.
Now, with Li Shanchang's words, he could finally clean up his own territory and sweep all those eyesores into the trash.
Who knows that the good news is yet to come, Li Shanchang lowered his voice and said: "Chen Ning and Tu Jie are actually my people."
"What?!" Hu Weiyong was really surprised.
Who is Chen Ning? He is a censor doctor and the leader of the censorship station.
Who is Tu Jie? He is the censor Zhongcheng and the second in command of the censorship station.
Chen Ning was a capable official, but he was also a cruel one. When he was demoted to the prefect of Suzhou due to a row, Zhang Shicheng's remnants there were very arrogant and would resist tax riots at every turn. Chen Ning suppressed them very cruelly. Anyone who made trouble, regardless of the reason, would be branded with a hot iron first.
After just one meal, they all became honest in less than a year... hence the nickname, "Chen Branding Iron".
Tu Jie is similar. In the position of Censor Zhongcheng, he does not recognize his relatives and bites whoever he catches. People in the world call him "Tu's evil dog".
These two are a 'branding iron' and a 'vicious dog'. They are both ruthless characters. They have always shown no mercy to impeachment officials, and the Central Secretary's Office was also troubled by these two.
That's why the emperor will raise the status of Yushitai this time so that they can more effectively supervise and balance Zhongshu Province.
Especially after the imperial censors and other officials were streamlined, these two men were able to dominate the censorship without any constraints. Hu Weiyong was worried about how to deal with these two life-threatening affairs.
I never expected that Black and White Wuchang was one of my own...
"Chen Ning killed too many people in Suzhou. People from Jiangsu and Zhejiang collected evidence about him and wanted to kill him, but I suppressed him." Li Shanchang said calmly: "And the evidence of the crime is still in my hands, so you don't have to worry about him betraying him.
.Tu Jie’s situation is pretty much the same. But it’s best to let these two people continue to attack you. Mr. Hu must understand what I mean, right?”
"Of course." Hu Weiyong nodded and said: "This way, the superiors will feel at ease and let them stay at the Yushitai. They will hold their positions, so that those who can really threaten Zhongshu will not be able to come up."
"That's right. They are actually protecting you. The less confrontation between Taiwan and the province, the safer you will be." Li Shanchang nodded and said: "And at critical moments, they can also be used as a trump card."
"I understand, thank you for your kindness." Hu Weiyong responded gratefully, but he was still not satisfied and asked: "Is there anything more?"
"What else do you need?" Li Shanchang asked knowingly.
"Huaixi." Hu Weiyong said simply: "Without their support, there will be no real deterrent."
"You are also a member of Huaixi, don't you get along well with those princes?" Li Shanchang said with a teasing smile.
"But they don't really believe me." Hu Weiyong said with self-awareness: "Whether it's in terms of seniority or military merit, I can't win their respect."
"I will emphasize it to them again." Li Shanchang nodded in understanding, thought for a moment and said: "Yongjia Marquis Zhu Liangzu, Pingliang Marquis Fei Ju, Ji'an Marquis Lu Zhongheng, Yan'an Marquis Tang Shengzong, and Nanxiong Marquis Zhao Yong can be used by you.
Just a few of them are enough for you to win over me, the noble Huaixi noble."
"Yes." Hu Weiyong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I hope they can all listen to Enxiang."
"Don't worry, as long as you use the right method, they will listen to you." Li Shan asked with a smile: "Do you know a more useful method than giving them benefits?"
Hu Weiyong shook his head.
"Just taking advantage of their worries." Li Shanchang said solemnly:
"The Emperor is working hard to increase the number of His Highnesses, and their three guards are also constantly replenishing their troops. Now even a blind person can see that after the three Highnesses Qin, Jin, and Yan become vassals, they will take over Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Peiping.
military affairs.
"Although it is not realistic for them to lead troops immediately and go deep into Mobei, they can supervise those nobles and prevent them from doing anything they want." Li Shanchang said with a gloating smile: "Just think about the frustrating days in the future.
If they sleep with women, the flowers will wither!"
"Haha, it's true." Hu Weiyong said with a smile: "We are all used to being kings and hegemons. No one wants to have multiple vassal kings."
"Just take advantage of this and make sure they all listen to you." Li Shanchang held on to the coffee table to stand up.
Hu Weiyong quickly stood up and helped him.
Li Shanchang whispered to him: "Remember, instigate those gangsters to cause trouble on the table. You have to pick yourself out so that you can reconcile yin and yang, right?"
"I understand." Hu Weiyong saluted solemnly and said emotionally: "Student understands Enxiang's intention. With Enxiang's full support, I am confident to protect Zhongshu Province!"
"Okay, go ahead." Li Shanchang nodded with satisfaction and said, "I believe you won't let me down."
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Seven days after King Yan's wedding and five days after the Korean prince left the capital, the princes were summoned to Wuying Hall by Boss Zhu.
"There is such a thing," Zhu Yuanzhang said straight to the point: "The imperial court learned that there is an island in Korea, which was one of the fourteen largest ranches in the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties. It is still unscathed. It is said that it can provide tens of thousands of war horses, including Dawan.
horses and many other valuable stallions.
"After years of fighting, our army is in urgent need of war horses. Without horses, how can we go to Mobei to kill the Tatars? So we decided to send someone to check out the situation of this ranch. If it is really like the legend, it will be ours."
"Father, I want to buy it." The prince said speechlessly.
"Brother, the racecourse belongs to the Yuan Dynasty, and the entire Tamluo Island also belongs to the Yuan Dynasty. Our Ming Dynasty has replaced the Yuan Dynasty, so the racecourse and Tamluo Island are naturally ours." Lao Liu, who has always obeyed his elder brother's words, is actually different this time.
view.
"Brother, what Lao Liu said makes sense." The brothers nodded after hearing this. The racecourse and the island do not belong to the Koreans, so why should we buy from them?
"Goryeo has just surrendered. If we want to rob them, wouldn't we push them to Beiyuan?" The prince said helplessly: "Besides, although Goryeo is small, it has tens of thousands of troops. How many people are you planning to bring to rob it?"
