Hu Weiyong never expected that Boss Zhu would imprison them for ten days.
They were not left idle for ten days. They were asked to write a check every day without saying anything. They were also given a clay pot each and ordered to separate the red beans and mung beans mixed together...
There cannot be a mung bean within a red bean, and there cannot be a red bean within a mung bean.
According to Boss Zhu, this is to punish them for being careless and teach them to be careful and patient.
Definitely not teasing them...
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"I'm so annoyed!" On the third day after dividing the beans, Peng Geng was numb. Finally he couldn't help but shouted angrily: "How can you be so careful and patient?!"
"So you said you haven't practiced enough." Shang Hao pursed his lips towards the couch beside him. "See what it means to be content."
Wang Guangyang and Zhu Mengyan are playing Go with beans. The former plays green and goes first, while the latter plays red and goes second...
"It can't be compared, it can't be compared." Peng Geng smiled and lost his temper.
After a while, he whispered to Hu Weiyong who was picking up beans at the side: "En Xiang, how long does the emperor plan to imprison us?"
"Leave the prince and Prince Chu outside to check our accounts." Hu Weiyong seemed to enjoy this simple and repetitive work, and he divided the grains one by one carefully.
"Scared." Peng Geng said with a shocked look on his face: "Check the accounts? Is this what the emperor means?"
"Probably not. The emperor wants to touch us, why bother with all this." Shang Hao said angrily: "This incident is enough for us to split up."
"That's true." Peng Gengsong said in a relaxed tone: "Then the prince persuaded the emperor to help."
"Eighty percent yes." Shang Hao said calmly: "Let them check. How will they know if we are good without checking..."
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Hu Weiyong and his second general, Heng Ha, were always very careful when talking and tried to speak in the center of the room. When it came to important points, they deliberately coughed and sprinkled water and pulled up chairs to make noise to prevent people from eavesdropping next door.
But as the saying goes, the devil is as high as the Taoist. They only thought that the walls had ears. But they did not expect that there were ears under the floor...
This is the 'Underground Youzhi' all-weather monitoring system that Lao Si learned from Jinlianyuan's advanced technology and built it for his father.
The eavesdropper entered the basement of the duty room through a secret passage. Through a number of listening tubes under the floor tiles of the duty room, he could clearly hear all the conversations in the house. Even burping and farting could be heard clearly...
Then, the contents of the private conversation between the ministers waiting to meet the Holy Spirit reached Boss Zhu's ears.
Eavesdropping on information is second, the key is to create a sense of omnipotent oppression by the emperor, and to control the ministers to death.
By locking people up for so long this time, the eavesdropping effect must be much better than usual.
Eavesdropping records were continuously sent to the Wuying Palace. Zhu Yuanzhang kept reading them in his busy state affairs, and he never tired of it, so he used it as a pastime.
"Oh, they are worried that we will attack them, but they are not worried that the prince will check their accounts." Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the recent updates with interest and said to Eunuch Wu on the side:
"It seems that the boss may have failed this time."
"Haha..." Eunuch Wu Xiaoyi said with a smile: "We don't understand it, and we don't dare to say it."
"Haha, you old guy." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction and ordered: "Boss's side is almost done. You go and let him go."
"Here." Eunuch Wu quickly responded softly. Just as he was about to retreat, he heard the emperor say quietly again: "
"Also, give us a hint to Hu Weiyong and let him fight with the boys. We will not interfere anymore."
"Ah, how do you say this?" Eunuch Wu looked confused.
"I want to go." Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and scolded: "There should be a limit to pretending to be stupid."
"This old slave is really not good at it." Eunuch Wu bowed and retreated in fear.
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Value for money.
The door opened with a creak, and Eunuch Wu appeared with a smile: "Congratulations to Prime Minister Hu, Prime Minister Wang, and all your lords, you can go back."
"Oh..." In the room on duty, the senior officials couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
"The emperor said there is no need to thank you. My lords, please go home quickly, take a shower and change your clothes." Eunuch Wu smiled again and said, "If you have anything to say, we'll talk to you tomorrow morning."
"I obey the order." Hu Weiyong heard this and led the crowd to kowtow to the emperor outside Wuying Gate to thank him. Then he stood up and thanked Eunuch Wu again.
Hu Xiang is full of emotional intelligence and impeccable in appearance, so it is difficult not to please his superiors.
"We are sending Mr. Hu out of the palace." Eunuch Wu smiled and raised his hand, asking him to go first.
"Brother Wu, please." Hu Weiyong gave in, and the two finally walked side by side, with Eunuch Wu slightly behind.
The others knew that the two of them had something to say, so they all slowed down and distanced themselves.
"Isn't it hard to endure these ten days?" Eunuch Wu asked softly with concern.
"That's right, everyone is rotten." Hu Weiyong said with a wry smile: "It's a profound lesson. But for setting such a big trap and only allowing us to reflect for ten days, it is already a great kindness from the emperor."
"Hahaha, the emperor likes Hu Xiang the most - he knows better than the emperor." Eunuch Wu said with a faint smile.
"I, Hu Weiyong, have little talent and little moral character. I have been the prime minister for so many years only because of the emperor's trust. How can I not do this?" Hu Weiyong's brows jumped slightly, and he understood that Eunuch Wu came with a mission.
"That's right. Don't think too much about it. Your Majesty still trusts you as always." Eunuch Wu lowered his voice and said, "Don't be burdened. This prime minister should do whatever he wants. Show the magnanimity of a prime minister in charge of the world.
, don’t be timid anymore.”
"Yes, yes." Hu Weiyong kept nodding, his voice choked with emotion. "The emperor's kindness is so great that even the old ministers are shattered to pieces, and there is no way to repay him."
"Hey, how can you serve as the emperor's prime minister when your body is broken to pieces?" Eunuch Wu laughed and said: "The emperor has recognized your nonsense, what do you think we should do about this?"
"What else can I do? I'm so confused." Hu Weiyong was shocked when he heard this, tears welled up in his eyes, he turned around "uncontrollably", kowtowed in the direction of Wuying Palace, and said without a sound:
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. I no longer worry about slander or ridicule. I am no longer timid. Just look at my performance!"
"I will never let you down!" Finally, he raised his voice and made a resounding oath.
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Eunuch Wu watched Hu Weiyong and his entourage leave the palace before turning back.
Seeing that there was no one around him, the eunuch Yun Qicai beside him couldn't help but whispered: "Godfather, which song did the emperor sing this time?"
"We don't know." Eunuch Wu glared at him fiercely and scolded: "How many times have I told you, no matter how much I mutter in my heart, I have to treat myself as a mute!"
"Yes." Yun Qi nodded quickly and said, "My son is acting stupid again."
"One more time, we will ask you to go to the ancestral mausoleum to accompany Emperor Xizu. Even if you guess every day, Emperor Xizu will not be angry." Eunuch Wu snorted coldly, which made Yun Qi's spine tremble.
After a while, he slowed down his tone and said calmly: "Don't you love raising cats? If you have time, go and see how the mother cat trains the kittens to catch mice. It's better than just wondering here."
"Hey, my son has remembered it." Yun Qi understood instantly.
