Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Ouyang Lun's smuggling business was carried out unimpeded in all the Ming Dynasty's treaty ports. It has never been discovered for so many years.

Needless to say, the place helped to cover it up.

What Zhu Yuanzhang paid more attention to was another thing, that is, after the court ordered a thorough investigation, the Ministry of Punishment would hand over such a seemingly flawless case file.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, the reason why the Ministry of Justice helped to cover up this case was because it acted in accordance with the wishes of Zhongshu Sheng. Zhongshu Sheng had the authority to inherit the emperor's authority, control the six ministries and three academies, and prime ministers of the military and civilians of various provinces. This power was indeed excessive.

One of the most important reasons why he helped Hu Weiyong ascend to power was to pave the way for the subsequent struggle between imperial power and prime ministerial power.

Because if this opponent is Yang Xian, even Zhu Yuanzhang himself is not sure of victory.

Now it is obvious that in this struggle between imperial power and prime minister power, Zhu Yuanzhang won first.

Based on this incident alone, it is obviously not enough to directly abolish Hu Weiyong and directly abolish Xiang.

However, we can take advantage of this opportunity to reorganize the Zhongshu Province at the right time and divide the rights of the Zhongshu Province first.

Imperial Palace, Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Not long after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Mr. Liu told us during the northern tour that those Huaixi nobles had great achievements in conquering the world, but how much trouble they would have in governing the world. . Sure enough, the prophecy came true. The thirty-one people who committed the crime this time are all from Huaixi."

"Boss, what do you think we should do about this matter?"

The matter involved the country's foundation. Zhu Biao looked solemn. After thinking about it carefully, he replied: "Most of the meritorious officials are the founding generals. They rely on their high achievements and are absolutely unwilling to take the initiative to retire. Father, if you want If you ask them to give up their power and position, you must give them enough kindness and authority, so that they can appreciate the kindness and thank you, accept the kindness and retire, and return to their hometown. Otherwise, I will worry about stirring up shock in the court."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

A few days later.

It has been several days since Zhu Liangzu was taken to the capital and imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.

Zhongshu Province.

Tu Jie said with worry on his face: "Prime Minister Hu, Liu Bowen left Beijing to inspect three provinces, six prefectures and 21 counties. After returning, His Majesty immediately arrested the Marquis of Yongjia. Liu Bowen must have found out something this time, otherwise he would definitely That won’t be the case.”

"We have also lost contact with the Prince Consort."

Hu Weiyong looked at Tu Jie and said, "Tu Jie, how do you think His Majesty will handle this matter?"

Tu Jie hesitated for a moment and then said: "I estimate that the title of Marquis Yongjia cannot be saved, but his and the consort's lives should be safe. After all, of the two of them, one is the founding hero of the country, and the other is the queen's most beloved daughter. Prince Consort."

And in Tu Jie's opinion, the reason why Zhu Liangzu has been imprisoned for so many days and the results of the treatment have not been released is because Zhu Yuanzhang had concerns.

Hu Weiyong nodded and said with emotion: "If you can think of this, the civil and military officials of the entire court can also think of this. But Tu Jie, the more times like this, the more we have to worry. As your majesty, can't we use common sense? infer."

"There are only two possibilities why Your Majesty has not dealt with Marquis Yongjia for a long time. One is that His Majesty has not yet thought of a way to punish him, and the other is that he wants to see the reaction of the ministers. Therefore, at this time, do not pry for information. As the same saying goes, it is a blessing, not a curse, and a curse cannot be avoided. We run our own errands calmly and confidently. This is the most appropriate way."

"After all, we are not deeply involved in this matter. Some of the people under our command also told them to shut up."

"Tell them that even if something happens, don't talk nonsense. As long as we are still here, even if they are sentenced to exile, we can get them back in two or three years at most."

Hu Weiyong, who has been with Li Shanchang since his debut, will naturally not make mistakes like Zhu Liangzu. Over the years, Hu Weiyong has never received a cent of the money from Prince Consort Ouyang Lun.

He is greedy for power.

"My subordinate understands, let's go down and take care of it now." Tu Jie bowed and replied, turned and left.

As time goes by.

In the court, some officials with a keen sense of politics were the first to notice that something was wrong.

Because in the past few days, those Huaixi nobles who were transferred to various places are returning to the capital one after another.

Liang Guogong Mansion.

All the Huaixi generals who had returned to Beijing gathered here.

Ever since Xu Da and Tang He intentionally or unintentionally distanced themselves from these old Huaixi tribes, the big brother of their group has become Lan Yu.

Among so many princes in the capital.

At this critical moment, only Lan Yu dared to entertain these old brothers in such a big way.

These generals, big bosses, and gangsters all get together to drink, in addition to drinking.

The purpose of drinking was partly to cover up the nervousness in their hearts. After all, they all knew the news of Zhu Liangzu's arrest.

This is especially true for those old Huaixi veterans who, like Zhu Liangzu, were engaged in local lawlessness and were involved in the case of Prince Consort Ouyang Lun.

Behind closed doors.

These Huaixi military generals drank several bowls of yellow soup and dared to say anything.

"Pour it on, pour it on it!"

"I just said that when Liu Bowen, that stinky old scholar, came to Ningbo where I was staying, nothing good happened. Now, one of Yongjiahou and the Prince Consort has been arrested, and the other one has been lost. It is obvious that this stinky old scholar was the one who investigated the Prince Consort's smuggling matter at that time. ." One of the generals said.

"Damn it, the Prince Consort and us were found guilty. We didn't steal or rob, we were just doing some normal business, what's the fuss?" Lan Yu said angrily after hearing this.

"That's right." The rest of the people at the wine table agreed.

"Brother, it's not like you don't know that Liu Bowen has always regarded us as arrogant soldiers and scourges."

"This stinky old scholar!" Lan Yu raised her hand and grabbed the general stationed in Ningbo and cursed. "Since you noticed Liu Bowen at that time, why didn't you destroy him on the road!"

"Don't you dare, brother! Your Majesty likes this stinky old scholar Liu Bowen as much as he likes stinky tofu. His Majesty's royal guards are accompanying Liu Bowen." Although the general is usually domineering, he is not as aggressive as this. degree.

Lan Yu reached out and slapped the table and said, "It seems that Liu Bowen, the master and disciple, are specifically trying to make things difficult for us."

When he said this, Lan Yu's eyes were full of resentment.

At that time, his people were openly resisting the New Deal in Fengyang and were beaten by the imperial palace. After being caught as examples, they were beheaded and exiled.

Lan Yu naturally blamed Yang Xian for this matter.

At the beginning, Lan Yu was just a little prince, unlike now, he has conquered Liaodong and Tubo successively, made great military achievements, and was also made a duke.

Now Lan Yu thinks that she is no worse than Xu Da and Yang Xian.

He's also a Duke, what's the difference? !
In the past, Lan Yu could only endure it, but now he thinks he finally has the capital to fight.

"Just wait and see, sooner or later I will make this pair of master and disciple look good!" Lan Yu said loudly after finishing a bowl of wine.

And just when Lan Yu and his group of Huaixi military generals were completely drunk.

The housekeeper of the house came in with a chamberlain from the palace.

After seeing the chamberlain, Lan Yu and the others immediately greeted him warmly.

Because Lan Yu and the others knew each other, and the other party was someone close to His Majesty.

Facing Lan Yu's group who smelled of alcohol, the chamberlain was not angry and had a smile on his face the whole time.

"Dong Guo Liang, I will give you an oral message on behalf of Your Majesty," the chamberlain said. I heard the word "oral instruction".

The other generals became more awake and stood up and knelt down to listen to the order. Only Lan Yu was still sitting in his seat.

"What oral instructions?" Lan Yu said with a smile.

The chamberlain glanced at it, but didn't care, and continued: "Tonight, His Majesty will hold a moonlight banquet in front of the Ancestral Temple, and invite all Huaixi disciples above the fifth rank to attend the banquet. His Majesty said that the old Huaixi brothers have not Let’s get together, and while everyone is here this time, I’ll give you a special reward.”

"The oral instructions have been brought, so I won't disturb Mr. Liang Guo's interest."

After saying this, the chamberlain saluted Lan Yu and the others, then turned and left.

After listening to the words of this chamberlain, the faces of these generals from Huaixi showed joy, and the hearts they had been carrying these days could finally let go.

I originally thought that Zhu Yuanzhang summoned them all back to the capital this time to question them, but it turned out that it was to establish a relationship. As expected, the superior still had these old brothers in his heart.

Lan Yu let out a wine burp and laughed: "Okay, we are His Majesty's children. Let me tell you, brothers, if you are superior, you should kiss us."

"We are the only ones who belong to His Majesty. Bones are bones. Even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected!"

"After drinking this last bowl, let's stop here at noon and keep some stomach. Your Majesty will continue to drink in the evening!"

After listening to Lan Yu's words, the other Huaixi generals also laughed and picked up the wine bowls in their hands.

Imperial Palace, Imperial Ancestral Temple.

There is still some time before the moonlight feast in the evening.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao kowtowed to their ancestors here.

Zhu Yuanzhang knelt on the futon and spoke to the spiritual tablets on top of the Ancestral Temple.

"The descendants bow down and worship the spirit of their ancestors in heaven.

Ten years after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the great cause of Ming Dynasty was first achieved.

As the family and country prosper day by day, everyone thanks their ancestors for their blessings, and their descendants shed tears of gratitude.

But today's worries are no longer the same as those of foreign soldiers and horses.

But it is the blood of descendants and the nobles of Huaixi.

You are arrogant in taking credit, deceiving the emperor, perverting the law, and using your power to bully the people.

The descendants lamented over this and were heartbroken. In order to protect the foundation of the Ming Dynasty for thousands of years, the descendants could only take pains and implement the dismantling.

Goodbye descendants! "

After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang took Zhu Biao and knelt down again.

After getting up, Zhu Yuanzhang looked solemn and said: "Boss."

"My son is here."

"Take a closer look at the tablets of these ancestors."

"My son is paying homage sincerely."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked back at Zhu Biao and said slowly: "One day, dad will also transform into one of these tablets. At that time, you will kneel in front of these spiritual tablets, tell your own voice, and report you to us. merits and demerits.",

"By then, we really hope that the Ming Dynasty will be more prosperous than it is now. We also hope that you will be more sage than us."

Zhu Biao bowed and said: "My son, please remember this."

It's a pity that Zhu Yuanzhang in the original time and space did not wait for such a day.

Because Zhu Biao left earlier than him.

On the other hand, the fourth child, Zhu Di, successfully defeated Jingnan and captured the world. He locked himself in the Ancestral Temple, held the memorial tablets of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, and cried and recounted the whole day.

There is also Zhu Di's good saint grandson, who also locked himself in the Ancestral Temple after burning his second uncle.

Zhu Yuanzhang did this today to tell the world that he, Zhu Yuanzhang, is not ruthless.

All the birds and beasts have their best bows hidden, the cunning rabbit is dead and the lackeys are cooking it, the enemy country is destroyed, and the advisers are dead.

Not at all.

He was forced to do nothing by these Huaixi nobles. He did the next things for the sake of the Ming Dynasty.

Some people in later generations thought that Zhu Yuanzhang liked to kill heroes.

Not at all.

Among the four major cases in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, the Kongyin case and the Guo Huan case were against corrupt officials, the Hu Weiyong case was against the power groups dominated by civilian officials in the aristocratic bureaucracy, and the Lanyu case was against A veteran of the military attaché system in the aristocratic bureaucracy.

Take those Huaixi generals as an example.

If you carefully read the cases listed in "Da Gao Wu Chen", you can see the barbaric rule and cruelty of the military attaches to the soldiers in the military system. Even Zhu Yuanzhang could not stand it, and you can imagine its seriousness.

After the victory of the war, these heroes, generals and nobles were extravagant and luxurious, unscrupulous and completely ignorant of restraint. From the cases of "Da Gao Military Ministers", we can see that those military officials are indeed very profitable to do evil. From the cases, if they embezzle military funds, starve soldiers to death, collect military services without permission, beat soldiers to death, kill people for rape, commit adultery, etc. Su Jun's wife and so on, one after another, it's shocking.

This was also one of the reasons that contributed to Zhu Yuanzhang's determination to purge the military aristocracy.

Lan Yu is the most typical example. It is easy to imagine his arrogant and domineering style. Unless it is absolutely necessary, Zhu Yuanzhang will not be cruel and use his trump card to punish them.

Of course, in the Lan Jade case, Zhu Yuanzhang so extensively implicated relevant people who had been in contact with him, and adopted clan executions, that there were indeed cases of wrongful killing, accidental killing, and even indiscriminate killing of innocent people. For these cases, both pros and cons should be considered in order to make a more objective assessment. When future generations look back at history from God's perspective, they will naturally be able to make better choices.

But from Zhu Yuanzhang's perspective, he had so-called historical limitations. As a feudal emperor, he could not fault anything.

In the 22nd year of Hongwu, Zhu also said when discussing punishment with the emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen: "When I manage troubled times, the punishment must be severe. If you manage the peaceful world, the punishment should be light."

Obviously he knows his fault, but sometimes there is nothing he can do about it.

As long as those heroes and generals can control their lives, Zhu Yuanzhang does not necessarily have to put them to death.

It's not that he doesn't want his old brothers to live a good life, but Lan Yu and the others have gone too far.

Among them, Tang He is the best example of a good death.

After Tang He returned to his home, his little life was not too comfortable. He lived in a luxurious house and had many wives and concubines.

This group of old brothers conquered the world together. There is nothing wrong with them sacrificing their lives and blood for the Ming Dynasty and enjoying themselves.

They should also be favored by the country and the court.

Let alone them, even if they are their descendants, it is understandable that the imperial court will support them.

I believe that ordinary people will not have any objections.

But they cannot base their enjoyment on the suffering of ordinary people. (End of chapter)