"What?!" Hu Weiyong immediately broke his guard. If the destruction of the two pirates only made him feel painful, hearing the bad news that the Beiwa Navy had also been captured was like breaking a leg...
"What does Wu Zhen do for a living? He has been running his old lair for so many years, and yet he is said to be ruining it?!"
"This time, it was a calculation that was not intentional, and Marquis Jinghai was caught off guard." Shang Hao said with a bitter face: "He did not expect that King Yan would dare to go to Chongming Island to hold the Hongmen Banquet with only a few hundred personal guards. , seize his military power."
"Who gave King Yan's decree, the prince or the emperor?" Hu Weiyong asked in a dark voice.
"No, he has no intention to seize military power at all. If he had any intention, the Ministry of Education would definitely refute it." Peng Geng sighed:
"In fact, the prince only ordered King Yan to go to Chongming to work for the army. It happened to happen that the Battle of Flower and Bird Island happened, and the troops preparing for the Japanese navy were unstable, so His Highness took action urgently, killing first and reporting later."
"Fart!" Hu Weiyong scolded: "It was clearly a conspiracy between their brothers. The sixth brother was in the front and attacked, the fourth brother was in the back stealing the house, the third brother was assisting him, and there was another person who was supporting them behind the scenes... "
"Yes. We think so too." Peng and Shang both nodded, and the latter said: "Especially when Enxiang entered the palace on the front foot, and the fourth brother left the capital on the back foot. If he said there was nothing fishy in it, even a fool would not believe it."
"Then why didn't you two idiots report such a big thing earlier?!" Although Hu Weiyong's voice was calm, every wrinkle on his face was filled with rage.
"We wanted to report it early in the morning, but the crown prince's personal guards took over the security of the National History Museum. They said that the history compilation was a big matter and time was tight. No one was allowed to disturb it." The two said helplessly:
"We tried sending messages, sending letters, encircling people, sending people to infiltrate... we tried many methods, but we couldn't contact the grace minister at all."
"Damn it! You thought it was a good intention for me to write history, but it turned out to be an excuse to get involved so that they could make trouble!" Hu Weiyong gritted his teeth, knowing that he had been plotted by the seemingly loyal prince, and his eyes were red with anger.
Although I am outside and cannot change the result of the pirates' failure, at least I will not lose the Japanese navy. If I don't prepare for the Japanese navy, Suzhou will not be lost; if Suzhou is not lost, Jiangnan will not be lost...
It's better now. Once the Japanese navy is lost, Suzhou will be completely lost. Once Suzhou is lost, it will be even more difficult to control Jiangnan. Half of the inheritance left by Li Shanchang was lost. The consequences are really serious!
After the severe situation forced him to vent, he had to calm down and think about countermeasures.
It's tricky, it's really too tricky. If it were an ordinary general, even a distinguished general, he would have plenty of ways to save the situation. For example, he would charge the opponent with killing prisoners, taking credit, etc. Basically, no matter how much credit he had, he could get rid of it. .Then through review, we can gradually eat away at the other party’s advantages and bring the situation back under our control.
But this time the opponent is a prince, and there are several princes. The emperor must be crazy with joy. Who dares to speak ill of his son at this time? After eating a meal, the imperial staff is light. If not, he will be pushed out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded. Showed to the public.
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While Hu Weiyong was thinking with a sad face, he saw a eunuch from Wuying Palace coming to greet him.
"Xiang Hu, the emperor has an invitation."
"Okay. Father-in-law, take a step first. The truth will be over soon." Hu Weiyong nodded, and the eunuch bowed understandingly and walked away.
"Hey, let's stop the loss first." Then he instructed the two of them: "Tell Lin Xian, don't act rashly at this time. Suzhou has been lost, and Ningbo must not be lost again, otherwise Jiangnan will no longer belong to us."
"Understood." The two of them hurriedly responded.
They know that Jiangnan is not only Prime Minister Hu's financial source, but also his talent pool. If it is lost, it will have to rely on the military... The road will become increasingly difficult and narrow.
"In addition, we need to find ways to do something to divert their attention." Hu Weiyong then ordered: "The Ming Dynasty is so big, we can't let them always stare at Jiangnan. We should also move their eyes elsewhere so that we can do something better. Things, save the situation."
"Yes, let's find a way right now." The two of them responded again.
"I'm going to accept the emperor's ridicule first." Hu Weiyong laughed at himself: "How eager is the superior to show off his son."
"Enxiang, I have been wronged." Peng Geng and Shang Hao looked close to each other and looked more like Hu Weiyong's sons than Hu Tianci.
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Wuying Palace.
"Hahaha!" As soon as he saw Hu Weiyong's unlucky look, Boss Zhu burst into hearty laughter: "Xiao Hu, you have figured it out. You are going to get moldy this month in the history museum, right?"
"The emperor still understands the ministers." Hu Weiyong smiled bitterly and saluted: "This month has been very tough for me. I have to pretend to enjoy it. It's really a shame."
"That's right. Let's talk about the prince. Prime Minister Hu is busy with everything, so how can we let him write history?" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "There is no way, the prince has been hanging out with Confucian scholars for a long time, and he takes "History of the Yuan Dynasty" too seriously."
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, is right. Compiling the history of the previous dynasty and finalizing the coffin is indeed a major national event." Hu Weiyong said sternly: "I am deeply honored to have the honor to participate in this. It's just that I don't have the ability to manage history. I have to live up to the prince's trust. Ashamed, ashamed.”
"Hey, what you said is only half right. Compiling the history of the Yuan Dynasty and concluding the coffin is of course a major event." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said: "But whether you have the ability to govern history is not important. The history of the Yuan Dynasty Isn’t it very glorious? Why not make it a little messy? It’s better if no one sees it.”
"The emperor means that "History of the Yuan Dynasty" must be available, but only as long as it is available." Hu Weiyong suddenly understood.
"That's right, it's enough to have such a thing there, which proves that the Yuan Dynasty has ended and the orthodoxy has returned to the Ming Dynasty. We just wish it was like stinking dog shit and no one would look at it." Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly: "Otherwise, Among those surrendered ministers of the Yuan Dynasty, some are famous historians, such as Wei Su and others. But we will not let them participate."
"Then Wei Su survived in vain?" Hu Weiyong joked, and the emperor and his ministers couldn't help laughing loudly together, and the laughter was full of ridicule for the surrender of the Yuan Dynasty.
Wei Su, as mentioned by the emperor and his ministers, was an important minister of the Yuan Dynasty and a famous historian. When Xu Da invaded the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, he felt that his country was ruined and his family was ruined, so he wanted to commit suicide by jumping into a well and die for the country. But his surroundings persuaded him, "The history of the country is not known to the public, and the public will die."
It was the death of the country's history, so he gave up the idea of jumping into the well, decided to surrender in order to compile the "History of the Yuan Dynasty", and survived by "bearing the humiliation and burden".
After his surrender, Zhu Yuanzhang once reused him because of the need for unified warfare. However, as the Ming Dynasty stabilized, some censors said that he was a minister who had subjugated the country and was not suitable to be included as an attendant, let alone to compile history books.
So Zhu Yuanzhang relegated him to Hezhou and ordered him to guard the temple of Yuque, a famous official who died in the late Yuan Dynasty to humiliate him. Wei Su finally lived in Hezhou for two years and died in depression.
"There shouldn't be any dynasty that is stupid enough to let the remnants of the previous dynasty compile history, right?" Hu Weiyong laughed again.
"It shouldn't be possible!" Zhu Yuanzhang also laughed and said: "If you are so stupid, how can you be able to dominate the world?"
The monarch and his ministers laughed again, and the air was filled with joy.
Therefore, it is not without reason that Zhu Yuanzhang appointed Hu Weiyong as prime minister. Xiao Hu can provide strong emotional value and make Boss Zhu happy at work. Unlike Lao Li, Lao Wang, and Lao Liu, who always like to cause trouble for the emperor.
