Early the next morning, the fourth and sixth elders came together and went into the palace to pay their respects.
The officials were still closed at the Jinyiwei Yamen and could not be released to attend court every day, so there was no morning court today. But Boss Zhu still got up early, and he had already been working for an hour when the two brothers arrived.
"Father, did you sleep well last night?" the two brothers asked eagerly.
"Of course it's fine. I haven't had such a solid sleep for a long time." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said with some regret, "I just woke up half an hour late, which was a waste of time."
"..." The two brothers were immediately speechless. They had just woken up for half an hour. People's physiques really cannot be generalized.
"Are you two here to close the case?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked without raising his head.
"Yes." Lao Liu said hurriedly: "What you promised at the beginning must be fulfilled."
"Yes." Boss Zhu nodded and said: "The performance of the ministers and workers was pretty good yesterday. We also told the meeting that there are not many ruthless party members. Please close the case quickly and let them go back to their errands."
"Yes, Father." The two brothers responded quickly and asked for instructions: "Has Father finalized the list of Hu Party members?"
"Well, it's basically settled." Boss Zhu nodded and said, "Since we've said that, we won't go into details this time. We only count those who have conclusive evidence and colluded with Hu Weiyong, there are only fifteen or six in total.
"
For Boss Zhu, who has always been cruel and ruthless, this number of people is indeed a sign of mercy.
As he spoke, he found a piece of yellow paper from under a pile of memorials and handed it to the two of them.
The Fourth and Sixth Lao took it and put their heads together to look at it. Their eyes were full of traces of smearing and modification, which showed how much intestines the old man had poured out...
Only sixteen people were finally designated as Hu Party members. Among them were Chen Ning, who died, as well as Ding Yu, Tu Jie, Peng Geng, Shang Hao, Xue Xiang, Lin Xian, Zheng Jiucheng and Wu Bozong who had been dismissed from office
, Dai Liang, Su Boheng, Hu Han, etc. who became officials...
There were neither those noble generals who had a close collusion with him, nor many central and local civil servants, not even Xu Duo.
The fourth child was inevitably a little disappointed after seeing this. He hated Wu Liang, Lu Zhongheng and the others. He thought that a few of them would be involved this time, but he didn't expect that they all escaped.
"The Marquis of Ji'an and the Marquis of Jiangyin are clearly hardcore Hu Party members," he said angrily.
"Last winter, they conspired with Hu Weiyong all day long, slandered my father and plotted rebellion. How could my father let them go?"
"Evidence, do you have conclusive evidence?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.
"Arrest them and interrogate them like officials in the capital. No need to worry about having no evidence!" Lao Si said bitterly.
"No, driving them out of the Governor's Mansion last year and sending them to other places to train troops is tantamount to banishing them." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "If we continue to pursue them, people will say that we will kill them all. When the army
Everyone in the country is in danger, and they are unable to move forward in the war."
"The war is imminent, so the army should focus on stability first," Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly, setting his tone.
"Yes..." The fourth child reluctantly responded.
"Father," Lao Liu also asked at this time: "The last Song Shen here...is Song Lian's grandson, right?"
"That's right." Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "Song Shen is the eldest grandson of Song Lian. His father, Song Zan, was sent to Uzang by us before. Last month, he was recalled by Zhongshu Province and was about to be appointed as the Minister of Rites.
Do you know why?"
"I heard that Song Lian agreed to the marriage between Song Shen and Hu Weiyong's niece, so Hu Weiyong called Song Zan back to work on the marriage." The fourth child said immediately.
"And the marriage between the two families was decided that night when Song Lian returned to Beijing." Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Lao Liu and said coldly: "Do you understand now?"
"Is there still this matter?" Lao Liu has been focusing on education for the past six months, and he really lacks understanding of these things.
Boss Zhu asked the fourth child to explain to him the details at that time... The last time Song Lian came to Beijing was about the status of Confucius and Confucianism. On the day he came to Beijing, he caught up with the drama of civil servants kneeling at the door. He went to Chunhe first
The palace met with the prince and went home to discuss countermeasures with Dai Liang, Su Boheng and others overnight.
"In the middle of the night, Hu Weiyong suddenly came to Song Lian's house and discussed with them until the middle of the night before leaving. Before leaving, he took Song Shen's hand and settled the marriage with Song Lian." Lao Si said solemnly: "Song
Shen kowtowed on the spot and called Hu Weiyong grandpa..."
"That's it..." Lao Liu suddenly nodded and said, "Then this grandson really wants to die."
But in fact, when he saw the names of Dai Liang, Su Boheng, and Hu Han, three scholars who had become officials, as well as Zheng Jiuzheng and Xue Xiang, he knew that this was the old man settling accounts after the autumn... How could that vigorous February incident only kill a mere minister of the Ministry of Rites?
Officer, how about settling the account?
For him personally, this was a welcome result. This group of scholars not only verbally criticized him in February, but they have also been criticizing him in the past six months. They are always looking at Guozi University and trying their best to find faults in the eggs.
What's even more abominable is that they also resorted to extravagant tactics, such as using local forces to put pressure on college students' families and forcing students to drop out of school. For example, they spread rumors and smear stories, saying that this year's floods were caused by Guozi University teaching students that the earth is round.
, causing God to be angry...
In other words, Lao Liu has thick blood, high defense and high resistance. If someone else had used this sacrificial wine, they would have done it long ago.
The most disgusting thing is that it is difficult to find the culprit buried behind the scenes of these things, just like a lion can't resist mosquitoes and can't exert its strength. Now that Boss Zhu has designated these people as Hu Party members, it will definitely reduce his pressure greatly.
"But the problem is, Song Lian is eldest brother's master. Wouldn't it be bad for eldest brother to involve him?" This is what Lao Liu is worried about.
"We are doing this just for his own good." Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly: "Get rid of the people with ulterior motives around him, so that he can go into battle lightly and no longer have to be in trouble."
"But it's impossible for the eldest brother to watch his teacher being beheaded." The fourth child also helped.
"You don't have to worry about this matter, I will talk to the boss personally." Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to discuss this topic with them in depth.
"Just do as I'm told."
"Yes, Father." The fourth brother had no choice but to respond in a muffled voice. The sixth brother could not argue with the old man because of those people. He was not that mean. So he remained silent and followed the fourth brother to leave.
The two left Qianqing Palace and went straight to Chunhe Palace to inform their eldest brother of their father's decision.
The prince was quite surprised when he heard this. He did not expect Mr. Song to be included in the list of Hu Party members.
"You guys wait here for a moment. I'll go talk to my father and see if I can get Mr. Song and the others off the list." The prince set off immediately, but he was not very optimistic in his heart.
The father knew clearly that Song Lian was his master, and Song Zan had been in the East Palace for many years, but he still put Song Shen on the list. It must have been a carefully considered decision. How easy is it to make him change his mind?
