Daming: After self-explosive time travel, Lao Zhu's mentality collapsed

Chapter 151 A Secret Meeting with Hu Weiyong.The means of a prime minister.

During this period of time, since Zhu Biao took over Hu Weiyong's affairs.

He has also been making moves one after another.

Although it is said that there are two prime ministers on the left and right in the court.

But Wang Guangyang was obviously inferior to Hu Weiyong, and he was suppressed basically throughout the whole process.

But it was the scene of such a dominance that made Hu Weiyong more and more fluttering.

But now Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately delegates power to Zhu Biao to the greatest extent.

However, the power above a court is limited.

For example, the number of officials in each practical area is so many in total.

With the gradual decentralization of power by Zhu Yuanzhang, officials in various positions have also undergone changes to a certain extent.

And if Zhu Biao wanted to control power, he naturally had to control these officials.

The step of replacing some disobedient people who are not from their own faction is naturally indispensable.

But such a replacement naturally touched the area that Hu Weiyong had already mastered.

Therefore, the nearest court hall can be said to be extremely lively.

Every day I heard that someone got off the horse again.

This gradually tense and anxious atmosphere naturally affected Sapphire to a certain extent.

Originally facing Hu Weiyong's banquet, he didn't intend to come.

Since having Chu Ze as her son-in-law, Lan Yu has become more cautious in all aspects.

Especially, when he has not yet achieved immortality.

After the death warnings of Empress Ma and Zhu Biao, Sapphire can be said to be very honest now.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang praised him many times during this period.

This naturally made Lan Yu trust Chu Ze even more.

Chu Ze said that Hu Weiyong wanted to rebel.

Naturally, Lan Yu didn't want to entangle with this turtle grandson who wanted to drag him into the water.

But who knew, Chu Ze told him that they had to go to this banquet.

"Son-in-law, this banquet is obviously a Hongmen banquet! If according to what you say, if we accept all the things he gives us, wouldn't we become his accomplices, and if something happens by then?"

"Don't worry, there will be no accidents. It is inevitable that things will happen, and we came to the banquet today, to put it bluntly, to collect money. Hu Weiyong sent me invitations twice before and after. Firstly, it was because of your relationship , and secondly because I have extremely close relationships with many princes."

"To put it bluntly, Hu Weiyong still doesn't dare to do anything openly. He is afraid of His Majesty, but he is also very ambitious."

"As far as my special relationship network is concerned, if he can pull me into the water, then he can easily get in touch with several princes by following me."

"If a certain prince wants to take advantage of Hu Weiyong's position, he can then use his network to fully support a certain prince. After the prince ascends the throne, he will continue to emptied the imperial power and coerce the emperor to order the princes."

"This should be the main reason why he, Hu Weiyong, is following me."

"Whatever you want to do, you need a price. At least the chips must be enough to impress me."

"Father-in-law also knows that my experimental factory spends money like water every day. The treasury is now more and more unable to support my extravagance."

"At times like this, I need to get some money myself"

The taxation of Hongwujian was not particularly high. While the court had no money, the common people also had no money.

Money is in the hands of a very small number of people to some extent.

And Hu Weiyong has been in business for many years, and he has a lot of money in his hands.

The reason why he agreed to Hu Weiyong's request this time was to make money.

"Even if it's a lack of money, we shouldn't be like this. If His Majesty knows about this."

After Lan Yu finished listening to Chu Ze's words, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching slightly.

He is considered courageous, but he did not expect that his son-in-law was even more courageous than him
This is directly and blatantly accepting bribes and then using them for their own use.

This... no matter how you listen to it, I think it is unreliable!
"Hey, this matter has to be prioritized. We know that the other party has impure thoughts, but why don't we want the money he sent?"

Theoretically speaking, Chu Ze pointed out that Hu Weiyong had unruly intentions.

Both Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao knew this very well, and they also knew that Chu Ze knew this.

Therefore, Chu Ze was not afraid at all that the other party would catch him.

He even said that if Hu Weiyong dared to give him money to catch Chu Ze, Chu Ze would be right.

Chu Ze can agree to whatever conditions he asks.

Then, after getting the money, just go back and forth.

handle?

Well it doesn't exist.

Moreover, his behavior is at best an undercover act.

"Master, we're here!"

When Chu Ze and Lan Yu were chatting in the carriage, the coachman also whispered a reminder outside.

After hearing what the coachman said, Chu Ze also smiled slightly.

The coachman is also an eyes and ears.

What he was going to do, Zhu Yuanzhang knew from the beginning.

This in itself was one of the reasons why Chu Ze dared to do this.

"Let's go, father-in-law, don't be under psychological pressure, relax. We are here to gather wool, just remember this."

"However, I suggest that you send the wool you gathered directly to the prince. We don't want to keep a single one."

Before getting off the carriage, Chu Ze did not forget to explain to Lan Yu again.

After Lan Yu saw the confident smile on Chu Ze's face, he gradually gained confidence in his heart.

Anyway, just listen to Chu Ze.

Both the prince and the empress said so, and he did the same!
"General Lan, bring your son and son-in-law to the banquet!"

When Chu Ze and Lan Yu came to the outside of Hu Weiyong's mansion side by side, the welcoming guests at the concierge loudly announced the identity of the visitors directly to the courtyard inside.

However, because of Chu Ze's identity problem, the identity he can best show on the surface is Lan Yu's son-in-law.

So even though both of them came with invitations, Chu Ze directly became Sapphire's pendant.

Lan Yu frowned and wanted to get angry when the concierge read it out, but Chu Ze stopped him directly.

In his eyes, things like identity were just like that.

As long as you can achieve your goal, you don't need to care about the rest.

Seeing Chu Ze like this, Lan Yu had no choice but to give up.

It's just that when he entered the door, he still gave the other party's concierge a vicious look.

"The dog's eyes look down on people. If we had the temper before, he would have pulled out his teeth today."

After coming to the front yard, Sapphire still felt a little uncomfortable about the previous incident.

Although Chu Ze is his son-in-law, Lan Yu is extremely convinced of Chu Ze now.

And the other party looked down on Chu Ze so much, in Lan Yu's view, it was completely looking down on him from the side.

"It's okay, it's okay, you have to worry about a group of dead heads. The dead are the big ones. Relax."

For Lan Yu who was still a little angry, Chu Ze also smiled and calmed his emotions in a low voice.

By the way, his eyes scanned the front yard of Hu Weiyong's house very casually.

The landscape is picturesque.

These four words are used to describe the front yard of his house, which can be said to be perfect.

Rockery of various shapes, flowing water flowing down slowly.

The purple bamboo and various flowers are correspondingly brilliant.

It has both taste and luxury.

Just by glancing around, Chu Ze could feel a strong breath of money rushing towards his face.

"As expected of the prime minister's home! Compared with this place, my previous yard is simply like a beggar's style."

At this time, the front yard of Hu Weiyong's house was filled with all kinds of drinks and snacks, large and small.

And the gifts of those who came to congratulate were piled up like a hill.

This is the power of a prime minister!
"General Lan, my master is here to invite you. Please also have a talk with your son-in-law."

While Chu Ze and Lan Yu were still looking at the front yard of Hu Weiyong's house.

A domestic servant came to them very respectfully, and after bowing to Sapphire, he extended an invitation to them.

At this time, the front hall can be said to be overcrowded, and all kinds of people who came to celebrate are chatting with each other.

As soon as Chu Ze and the others entered the door, the other party directly arranged for someone to come up.

Obviously, they have been paying attention to them all the time.

Regarding Hu Weiyong's invitation, Lan Yu just glanced at Chu Ze indistinctly.

At this time, he still had to let Chu Ze make up his mind.

Lan Yu deeply remembered the advice given to him by the prince and empress.

Listen more to what Chu Ze said.
"Xiao Lao will lead the way."

Regarding Lan Yu's actions, Chu Ze didn't say much.

He directly obtained the right to speak and agreed to the other party's invitation.

Sapphire, on the other hand, did not say a word the whole time.

No matter how much he said, how wrong he was, he was right if he didn't say anything, and his son-in-law would take care of it.

Regarding the performance of the two of them, the eyes of Hu Weiyong's servant who came to invite him couldn't help flashing a trace of surprise.

Ever since Chu Ze proposed the policy of enfeoffing the vassals outside the court, he has become a relatively well-known person among the high-level officials of the Yingtian Mansion.

Of course, his fame to the greatest extent still comes from his status as Lan Yu's son-in-law.

Everyone knows that Lan Yu is Chang Yuchun's brother-in-law, and at the same time, he is also the most staunch supporter of the prince's family.

Although Sapphire still does not have an extremely human minister.

But everyone knows in their hearts that as long as the crown prince ascends to the throne, Lan Yu will surely flourish with the crown prince.

Therefore, Chu Ze, as Lan Yu's son-in-law, many people felt that he was able to go to the court, but he only borrowed Lan Yu's light.

This servant of Hu Weiyong can be regarded as the confidant of Hu Weiyong.

Of course he knows a lot.

However, it was precisely because he knew these things that he was a little surprised by the relationship between Chu Ze and Lan Yu.

After all, from the performance point of view, it seems that Chu Ze is the dominant person.

And the rumors and guesses are completely refuted.

Although it was a little unexpected, the other party didn't show it too obviously.

After Chu Ze gave his reply, he turned around directly and made a gesture of invitation to the two of them.

After Lan Yu led Chu Ze all the way to the courtyard, looking around, the entire courtyard was still overcrowded.

After all, Hu Weiyong was the prime minister of a dynasty at this time, especially under Zhu Yuanzhang's intentional connivance, he can be said to be powerful and an extremely powerful minister.

All over the court and the public, as long as they still want to hang around in the court, they have to give him some face more or less.

Although he was just taking a concubine, he still had to come to give him a place.

When they saw Sapphire coming in, many people stood up and started chatting with him.

But when Lan Yu was struggling to deal with it, Chu Ze had disappeared in place without knowing when.

When Sapphire discovered this, his brows furrowed deeply.

He wanted to find Chu Ze, but found that he was already surrounded by all kinds of people.

Even if he wanted to escape, he had no chance for a while.

"Master, Mr. Chu Ze is here!"

When Sapphire was still struggling to deal with the people around him who came up to make a relationship with him.

Under the leadership of another servant of Hu Weiyong, Chu Ze came to a side courtyard all the way around.

"Go down first."

Following the servant's report, Hu Weiyong, who was wearing a festive red silk dress, turned around from the desk.

When seeing Chu Ze, there was a friendly smile on the other party's slightly fat face.

After he put down the writing brush in his hand, Chu Ze saw clearly what he had on the desk.

"It's destiny! Hu Xiang's calligraphy is really amazing! Although I can't understand it, I can still feel it is very powerful!"

After Hu Weiyong's servants left, Chu Ze also looked at Hu Weiyong with a smile.

Although this person had a smile on his face all the time, it was not difficult to see a hint of arrogance in his eyes.

"Little friend Chu Ze, this should be the third time we have met, right? As the saying goes: Once we are born and we are acquainted, we should be considered friends now. Today is my big day, so I can drink two more glasses soon." !"

Hu Weiyong didn't take Chu Ze's flattery, which sounded a bit yin and yang, at all.

Even after putting down the pen, he took the initiative to walk to Chu Ze's side, cupped his hands at the seat next to him, and personally asked Chu Ze to sit down.

After that, he did it himself and poured wine for Chu Ze.

"Little friend Chu Ze, you've been in the limelight recently! Seeing what His Majesty means, I'm afraid it's meaningful for you to accumulate foundation in the court, and your future is bound to be limitless!"

"From now on, we may be colleagues. From now on, I need to ask my little friend to take care of me."

After Hu Weiyong poured wine for Chu Ze, he smiled and started to praise Chu Ze.

And between the words, there was no airs that a prime minister should have.

Even, there was a hint of licking Chu Ze in it.

Regarding the other party's proactive behavior, although Chu Ze looked at the wine glass he pushed over thoughtfully on the surface, in fact, he couldn't help but marvel in his heart.

As the prime minister of one dynasty, it can be said that Hu Weiyong is above the court and behaves almost like Hu Weiyong covering the sky with one hand.

Chu Ze never expected to be able to put down his body in such a way to win people over.

But soon he was relieved.

If Hu Weiyong did not have such means to win people over, it would be impossible for Hu Weiyong's case to drag 4 to [-] people to be buried with him.

"Hu Xiang is overrated! I just rely on a little nepotism, how can I be as powerful as you say!"

"I just don't know what you want to order when Prime Minister Hu summons you today?"

(End of this chapter)