Boss Zhu has established a complete relay system in the core area of ruling.
Therefore, at noon the next day, news of the Suzhou civil uprising reached Nanjing.
Zhongshu Province.
Hu Weiyong was stunned when he saw the urgent report. "Are these Suzhou barbarians so tough?"
"Isn't this great?" Shang Hao, his right-hand man in Zhongshu Province, heard this and said with a smile: "It just makes the emperor know that Zhang Shen is not alienating the Tian family, but he is favoring the King of Chu. .”
"That's not right." Hu Weiyong shook his head and said, "The emperor does not want a civil uprising to occur, but he is not afraid of a civil uprising. Don't you understand the difference?!"
"Is that so..." Shang Hao suddenly said: "What Enxiang means is that the emperor does not want to cause trouble, which will damage the holy name. But the emperor is not afraid of trouble, because he has the ability to quell the chaos?"
"Yes." Hu Weiyong nodded and said with emotion: "It can even be said that the more chaotic the situation, the better the emperor is... What does it mean to be a king in troubled times? This is it."
"Do you want the Prime Minister to ask the Central Government to respond to Suzhou?" Hu Weiyong's right arm, Peng Geng, the right minister of Zhongshu Province, asked for instructions.
"No." Hu Weiyong shook his head decisively and said, "I didn't expect the emperor to send Liu Ying over so quickly. This shows that the emperor is very concerned about this matter."
As he spoke, he looked at his right-hand man and asked, "What do you think the emperor cares about?"
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu." Shang Hao replied.
"It should be sea trade." Peng Geng replied: "The emperor should have discovered from the reactions of the government and the public that sea trade is not as dispensable as he thought before..."
"You two are right." Hu Weiyong nodded with some annoyance and said, "I blame this matter. I didn't expect that the emperor and the prince would treat Lao Liu as an adult."
As he spoke, he stood up, motioned to his attendants to tidy up his clothes, and then said: "Misjudgment will naturally lead to mistakes. The emperor has now paid attention to the affairs of the Shibo Division, so I can no longer interfere openly."
"Don't care?" Shang Hao couldn't help but ask.
"Enxiang just said that he can no longer interfere openly." Peng Geng said.
"That's right, I will never let go of this part of the sea." Hu Weiyong took the right-angled futou, slowly put it on his head, and straightened it carefully in the mirror.
He still didn't say a word - the sea is the place where Boss Zhu has the weakest control, but it is also the place where he is most likely to create miracles.
~~
After dressing neatly, Hu Weiyong quickly entered the palace and delivered an urgent report to Boss Zhu.
"Didn't I say that everything should be reported to the prince in advance and the prince will make the decision?" Unexpectedly, Boss Zhu met him, but he gave him a thumbs up first.
"Yes, it is the custom of minor ministers to report important events to the emperor in advance." Hu Weiyong said hurriedly and ashamedly: "I am really confused. I am guilty."
"Okay, let's not do this next time." Zhu Yuanzhang took the report from Eunuch Wu, glanced at it, and breathed a sigh of relief. "You thought there was another peasant uprising. It turned out to be a civil uprising in Suzhou, then... It’s no big deal.”
"Ah?" Hu Weiyong was surprised. He didn't expect that the emperor would look down on Suzhou's combat effectiveness so much.
"Ah what?" Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled and said: "No one knows rebellion better than us. You have never rebelled, so you don't know.
"This person can only kill himself if he is too poor to survive. And they must first target the local rich people and big dogs around them who oppress them. We have to stand back.
"Suzhou is a place with the most wealth in the world. The big families can feed the common people just by leaking a little bit from their fingers. So the people in Suzhou will not really rebel, they will only riot..."
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he put down the urgent report and said: "We will handle this matter ourselves, and the Ministry of Public Affairs will not have to worry about it."
"Yes." Hu Weiyong responded, and just as he was about to retreat, he heard the emperor say again in a warm voice:
"In addition, I am busy with government affairs. When I receive a report, I have to come and report it in person. It is too hard."
"I don't have to work hard, I am willing to do it." Hu Weiyong said hurriedly that his burden was not heavy.
"Besides, the following report has to be forwarded to the Ministry of Education, which is too slow." Zhu Yuanzhang had already made up his mind and said:
"We listened to Mr. Song's lecture that day and mentioned that in the Song Dynasty, there was a 'Tongjin Yintai Division', which was responsible for receiving the documents of the World Chapter and the memorials of civil and military ministers, as well as the submission and promulgation.
"We are very inspired. We plan to set up such an yamen in the Ming Dynasty, which will be responsible for internal and external regulations, subjects' sealed complaints, etc. This will also free the Zhongshu Province from the heavy burden of document transfer. What does Hu Xiangyi say?
ah?"
"This..." Hu Weiyong suddenly felt white hairs on his spine.
It is an extremely important power of Zhongshu Province to be in charge of the internal and external chapters, reports, memorials and refutations. Its importance is even self-evident.
Okay, let’s briefly explain that the Zhongshu Sheng controls the central and local yamen through the transfer of documents and documents. Decentralizing the power of collecting and submitting memorials will naturally weaken the power of the Zhongshu Sheng.
And in the officialdom, whoever you submit your memorials to will be your superior. If the memorials of each yamen are not directly given to the Zhongshu Province, over time, I am afraid that the Zhongshu Province will no longer be regarded as your superior...
In an instant, Hu Weiyong thought of these issues. But in a hurry, he did not dare to object rashly, so he could only calm down and said: "Returning to the top, the matter is so big that I can't tell the pros and cons of doing this. So I can't say it."
Please Rong Chen go back to brainstorm ideas, bring out a copy of the regulations, and review them with His Highness the Crown Prince during the Hajj."
"Well. Go ahead. This is a big deal and must be carefully considered. For example, the future general affairs envoys should have higher standards so as to show their importance." After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Hu Weiyong resigned.
~~
Boss Zhu looked at Prime Minister Hu's slightly flustered back and smiled with success.
Now Hu Weiyong no longer cares about Suzhou's affairs. He will first find ways to preserve his power.
After he left, Boss Zhu asked Eunuch Wu: "Where is the third child?"
"Go back to your Majesty." Eunuch Wu said sarcastically: "His Royal Highness Prince Jin seems to be busy setting up some kind of 'Jinyi Guard' recently. He should be outside the palace at the moment."
"Get him."
"Yes." Eunuch Wu hurriedly responded and ordered people to prepare the car quickly and prepare to leave the palace to invite King Jin.
"Quickly, go to Prince Jin's Mansion." The attendant eunuch quickly ordered the driver of the carriage.
"Where are you going to Prince Jin's Mansion?" Eunuch Wu rolled his eyes at the stupid Gan'er and said, "Go to Jinlian Courtyard, Your Highness must be there!"
"Hey, hurry up and go to Quzhong." The eunuch who followed him quickly ordered. After the carriage left the palace, he hesitated and asked: "Godfather, are we really going to that kind of place?"
Eunuch Wu suddenly realized that it was not a place for people like him. He said, "You should go first. Wouldn't you save your godfather the embarrassment?"
"Alas..." The eunuch secretly cried out that he was unlucky. Why are you talking so much? What nonsense!
