"How's it going? Are you convinced?" Liu Bowen smiled proudly.
"I'm done, I'm done." Lao Liu nodded and told the master what happened recently.
Even the top secret that the fourth brother was in charge of the Imperial Guard and wanted to spy on all the officials was not concealed.
Liu Bowen even knew his biggest secret, so there was no need for Lao Liu to hide anything anymore. It would be better to trust the master wholeheartedly...
Liu Bowen listened very carefully. Although he had guessed that the big one was coming, he was still shocked by Lao Liu's story and was speechless for a long time.
He and Lao Liu had repeatedly discussed the reform of the imperial examination system for a long time. At that time, even he believed that Zhu Yuanzhang would not agree easily and that a lot of work would have to be done before the emperor could make up his mind.
Unexpectedly, Boss Zhu figured it out on his own so quickly.
"Maybe it's because my uncle's death made my old man feel that I don't have time for him anymore." Lao Liu guessed: "Including asking the fourth brother to do those things, he is obviously in a hurry."
"It's true that I'm a little anxious." Liu Bowen nodded and twirled his beard and said, "It seems that the emperor has made the determination to overthrow the table and started to prepare for overthrowing it."
"Actually, he doesn't need to be so anxious at all..." Lao Liu muttered softly.
"What did you say?" Liu Bowen is old and seems to be a little deaf.
"No, it's nothing." Lao Liu laughed and said, "Anyway, this is a good thing for our plan."
"Yes." Liu Bowen nodded and said quietly: "In the past, the emperor was like a cat playing with a mouse. I don't know how long he would tease Hu Weiyong. But now, the emperor doesn't want to delay it any longer. He wants to solve the problem in a short time."
After a pause, Liu Bowen changed the subject again and said: "But the emperor has waited for so long and without satisfactory results, he will not close the net."
"He wants to finish his work in one battle and catch all the monsters in one fell swoop?" Lao Liu asked.
"It is impossible to accomplish all the achievements in one battle." Liu Bowen shook his head and said: "Hu Weiyong's power was not cultivated by himself, but was based on the foundation laid by the Korean Duke. It is an exaggeration to say that 'the true nature is the imperial court', but I want to
The Hu Party is trying to catch them all in one fell swoop, but I’m afraid they don’t have such a big net.”
"That's true." Lao Liu nodded. There were too many forces surrounding Hu Weiyong. I'm afraid my father wouldn't be able to make such a big decision at the moment.
"So we can only focus on the key points first." Liu Bowen said solemnly: "What the emperor is worried about is that if Prime Minister Hu has gone, another Prime Minister Jiang or He will come up and continue to lead hundreds of officials to sing against him. Will the situation change?
Change the dressing.”
"So, we have to change the soup and medicine as well." Lao Liu said in a joking tone: "Just withdraw the Ministry of Education and abolish the prime minister. Wouldn't the problem be solved?"
"Uh..." Liu Bowen was stunned for a moment. "This is a solution. Without Zhongshu Sheng, there would be no prime minister. Without the prime minister, no one can lead the officials in a legitimate way and go against the emperor."
"Don't tell me, this really looks like your father's style of acting," Liu Bowen said, the more he thought about it, the more likely he felt: "Maybe from the beginning, your father's purpose was not Hu Weiyong, nor the so-called 'Hu Party', but his own
Get off this photo chair!"
"That's right, he is going to remove the chair!" Liu Bowen struck with both hands and his tone became firm and said:
"It must be like this. Who is Hu Weiyong? Who is the Hu Party? Compared with the original Li Shanchang and the Huaixi Gang, they are not even a little bit worse. Why does the emperor tolerate him again and again? He even protects and condones him because no one can compare with him.
Hu Weiyong is more suitable to be the last prime minister!"
"That's because Hu Xiang is stupid, arrogant, and crazy all at once. If such a person tries to blow himself up, he could really blow up the entire Zhongshu Province." Lao Liu nodded and agreed.
"It's not that easy. The Zhongshu Province is the center of a country," Liu Bowen shook his head and said: "It has existed for thousands of years and has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It is also the starting point for our country to establish an industry and unify the world. It is easy to depose the prime minister. It is easy to remove the Zhongshu
too difficult."
Lao Liu nodded. The most critical step for the old thief from being a bandit to a prince was to occupy Jiqing Road, which is now Yingtian Mansion. From then on, he came to the forefront and was awarded the title of Pingzhang of Jiangnan and other places by King Xiao Ming.
After that, Boss Zhu started the operation and expansion of the political power with this Xing Zhongshu Province as the core, until the establishment of the country. Jiangnan Xing Zhongshu Province was naturally upgraded to Zhongshu Province, becoming the center and head of the national government.
It can be said that the entire operation of the Ming Dynasty revolves around the Zhongshu Province. If this center is rashly removed, how will the country still function? Will the court be paralyzed? These are all issues that must be carefully considered.
"In fact, the old man has already laid a lot of groundwork before, such as abolishing the Secretariat of the Central Committee and dividing power into three departments; abolishing Zhongshu's participation in politics and other officials; and establishing the General Affairs Department, ordering the Secretary to report matters without first shutting down Zhongshu Bai; and
I ordered my eldest brother to watch the court and listen to the government. Are you preparing for this step?" Lao Liu said solemnly.
"Hmm." Liu Bowen nodded and said: "It seems that the emperor has already planned to remove the Zhongshu Province, but it is too unbelievable, so even I only thought that he was going to deal with the Hu Party, but could not imagine his real purpose.
.”
"My old man has always dared to think and do. There is nothing he can't do except what he can't imagine." Lao Liu curled his lips and smiled, not sure whether it was a compliment or a criticism.
"But even with so much foreshadowing, I'm afraid we still can't solve the most fundamental problem - what should we use to replace the central role of Zhongshu Province?" Liu Bowen thought carefully for a moment, shook his head and said:
"If we change the yamen, it's just putting old wine in new bottles - just changing the name. What's the difference? Resetting the three provinces? That's just putting wine into three bottles, there's not much difference. I think with the emperor's character
, will not accept it.”
"So until there is no answer to this question, your father will not take action rashly." Liu Bowen knew Zhu Yuanzhang well and knew that being cautious and conservative was his Majesty's background.
"Maybe in the eyes of my old man, this is nothing." Lao Liu, who knew the answer, sounded very confident:
"You can't look at my old man based on common sense. He is super energetic. He only needs to sleep for two hours a day. He can work for ten hours and handle four to five hundred official documents without any delay. Well... In short, with the help of my elder brother
, it can almost replace Zhongshu Province..."
"Fuck..." Liu Bowen uttered a rare curse word, slapped his forehead and said: "How could you forget this problem? Other emperors really need a yamen to replace Zhongshu Province. But your father doesn't need it, he can do it alone.
Zhongshu Province.”
"Then he must have made up his mind - to depose the Prime Minister and withdraw the Central Secretary!" Liu Bowen said without any doubts at this point.
"Then let's wait and see what happens?" Zhu Zhen asked.
"No, on the contrary." Liu Bowen shook his head and said: "It is your father who is waiting to see what happens. He has already adopted this posture. A smart person can smell the wind and know that the time has come to repay injustice and revenge. This is
How can I not move at all? Do I need others to help me avenge my son?!"
"I think so too." Lao Liu nodded heavily and said, "I have a lot of accounts to settle with the person named Hu!"
As he spoke, he geared up and said, "Master, please tell me, what should I do?"
"You go to school first," Liu Bowen said calmly: "You can't play the trump card at the beginning, good steel must be used on the blade."
