Zhu Yuanzhang was not idle there either, and officials at the prime minister level were tried by him personally.
Boss Zhu sat on the throne, expressionless as he watched the Right Prime Minister Wang Guangyang being brought into the palace.
Wang Guangyang did not suffer much torture. Before going to the palace, the Jin Yiwei gave him some instructions and asked him to preserve the dignity of the prime minister.
After he knelt down and worshiped, Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "Take it out."
"Excuse me, Your Majesty, what do you want me to get from this veteran?" Wang Guangyang asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Hu Weiyong formed a clique for personal gain, and this is evidence of illegal conspiracy!" Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "It's already this time, why don't you take it out and wait for the New Year?"
"Old minister, not really..." Wang Guangyang said sarcastically: "Old minister, I don't know much about what Hu Weiyong did, and I don't have any evidence of his crime."
"Are you also a Hu Party?" Zhu Yuanzhang said displeased: "Are you going to protect Hu Weiyong even to death?"
"The Emperor has made it clear that I have no party!" Wang Guangyang said confidently: "These old ministers do not associate with anyone except playing chess, and they do not discuss official matters while playing chess. I have no party attached to anyone, and no party is attached to me.
.So I won’t shield anyone, I really don’t know.”
"You are so proud!" Zhu Yuanzhang's nose was so angry that he picked up the memorial on the table and threw it at Wang Guangyang.
Wang Guangyang remained motionless and allowed the emperor to vent his anger.
"Do you know your guilt?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked coldly after throwing away the memorial.
"Old minister, I know the crime." Wang Guangyang immediately bowed his head and confessed.
"What crime do you know?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.
"Whatever crime the emperor has committed, I will admit it." Wang Guangyang's attitude was extremely sincere, but he spoke with a bit of laziness.
"What, now besides playing chess, you don't even want to think about matters of your own life and death?" Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and said: "We have seen all kinds of people in our lives, but I have never seen anyone like you.
So lazy."
"In all these years as Prime Minister, have you ever spoken to one person, met one person, or done one serious thing?" Zhu Yuanzhang angrily accused:
"At first, we thought you were hiding your capabilities, biding your time, paralyzing Hu Weiyong, collecting evidence secretly, and waiting for the opportunity to overthrow him in one fell swoop. I didn't expect you to be too lazy to do such a simple thing!"
"Back to the emperor, I am not lazy, but old and tired." Wang Guangyang quickly explained:
"Since the tenth year of Hongwu, when he was recalled by the emperor, the veterans have submitted a total of twenty-two books to beg for bones. They are self-aware and know that they are incapable of fulfilling the duties of the prime minister. Firstly, they cannot govern the country and secure the country. Secondly, they cannot regulate Yin and Yang. Thirdly, they cannot do anything.
To check and balance Hu Weiyong for the emperor. That’s why I asked the emperor to hire someone smart."
The implication is that we didn’t do it intentionally, it was just that we couldn’t pull it off anymore. You, old Zhu Fei, didn’t let me go home, so now you blame me?
"Then you should at least keep an eye on Hu Weiyong? How many illegal things has he done in Zhongshu these years? How many illegal things have he done? You can write it down in a notebook, right?" In front of the king of spoilers, all bosses are humble.
.
"Hu Weiyong is very vigilant. When he meets people to talk about things, he always asks his nephew to guard outside. The old minister can't listen to the wall." Wang Guangyang sighed:
"Besides, no matter how aloof the veteran is, Hu Weiyong is always on guard against me and never wants to share secrets. There is really nothing the veteran can do."
"You just play chess every day, and you still have the nerve to say you can't do anything?" Zhu Yuanzhang didn't believe his lies and said, "You were comparable to Kong Ming, a strategist in Zifang. As long as you want to do it, there's nothing you can do about it? You are.
I just don’t want to do it!”
"I'm old and my mind is no longer bright. I can't compete with Hu Xiang's scheming." Wang Guangyang realized that something was wrong and quickly tried to defend himself: "Besides, the Zhongshu Province is all Hu Weiyong's.
No hands or feet."
"No need to explain anymore," Zhu Yuanzhang was too lazy to talk to him anymore, waving his hands and saying: "You don't say anything or do anything, thinking that you won't make mistakes if you don't say or do anything. In other dynasties, you might be able to protect yourself.
, but in this dynasty, you are seeking your own death!"
As he spoke, he groaned and said: "Besides, you are not really clean. Don't think we don't know. Every time Hu Weiyong divides the spoils, you will have to share the spoils. Everything will be sent to your hometown in Gaoyou, which is hidden in Shenju Mountain in Gaoyou Lake."
On the island, right?”
"Yes, I really don't want to accept it. Hu Weiyong is worried." Wang Guangyang's expression tightened and he smiled bitterly: "But the guilty minister didn't touch a penny, and kept it all for the emperor."
"You really didn't move at all?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked quietly.
"No." Wang Guangyang said calmly: "The salary given by the emperor is enough, and the expenses of the guilty minister are not large."
"Then what is the origin of your new concubine, Mrs. Chen?" Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly.
"This..." Wang Guangyang's expression finally changed and he couldn't help but tremble. Unexpectedly, Boss Zhu knew all about his details. It seems that last year he only removed his informants on the surface, but secretly continued to monitor him.
"Don't tell me, let me tell you that she is the daughter of a prisoner who was sent to the Jiaofang Division." Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly: "As a rule, she will either stay in the Jiaofang Division for the rest of her life, or she will be rewarded to a military general with meritorious service.
How did you, a civil servant who has not made any achievements in more than ten years, get her?"
"Yes, it was Hu Weiyong who helped him deregister." Wang Guangyang had no choice but to explain honestly: "He said that this kind of thing is very common among high-ranking officials. The veteran is a loyal and diligent man, a serious founding hero, and having the daughter of a prison official does not count.
Violation."
"You have the nerve to mention your title? How can you be loyal or diligent?" Zhu Yuanzhang blew his beard and glared: "We will take away your title now and give up your official position. Don't you like to be clean? Let us let you go
The ends of the world in Qiongzhou will be pure!"
Wang Guangyang's eyes darkened. Last time he was demoted to Guangzhou, but this time he was directly sent to Qiongzhou across the sea...
But he managed to save his life, so he tremblingly kowtowed in thanks.
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After Wang Guangyang went down, Zhu Yuanzhang could not relax for a while.
Not only because he didn't ask for anything useful, but also because the four great civil servants he relied on in the founding of the country were all useless...
After a while, he calmed down, returned to reality, and ordered someone to call the fourth child.
After a cup of tea, the fourth child hurried over.
After saluting, he asked: "Father, are you looking for me?"
"How is the progress on your side? How many Hu Party members have been dug out?" This is what Zhu Yuanzhang is most concerned about right now.
"Back to Father, this case is very...ridiculous," the fourth child replied anxiously:
"Even though I conducted strict interrogations and even used appropriate punishments, I still found no signs that anyone was involved in Hu Weiyong's rebellion..."
"Do you believe this?" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a gloomy face: "Hu Weiyong is a rebel. Just relying on Chen Ning and Ding Yu's two or three comrades, he dares to launch a coup? How will he control the court and suppress the local government after the coup is successful?
? How to create public opinion? How to win over the army? Without a large group of subordinates, he dares to create counter-intentional ideas? "
