Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Although the rebellion was over, the chain reaction caused by this incident had just begun.

Anyone with a bit of political sense can sense that the entire capital is now shrouded in a dark cloud.
Storm is coming.

In the following days, almost every few days when officials went to court, they found that their colleagues who had been standing next to them had suddenly disappeared.

No announcements.

The officials did not dare to ask the reason.

It just disappeared out of thin air, as if it was some horror game.

Every time they went to court, all the officials were terrified, as no one knew whether they would be the next.

Careful people can find that most of these officials who suddenly disappeared were from the Huaixi Party.

Duke Yang's Mansion.

Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty officialdom now, I am afraid that only Yang Xian can be so relaxed.

As one of the great contributors to the suppression of the rebellion, Yang Xian, who was sitting in the courtyard, stretched out his hand, and at this moment a withered yellow leaf happened to fall into his hand.

"Time flies. The autumn of the twelfth year of Hongwu is about to pass."

"Yes, but this year's late autumn is particularly bleak." Thinking of everything that happened during this period, Wang Yuemin, who was making tea at the side, also sighed.

Yang Xian picked up the dead leaves and roots with his fingers, rotating them back and forth in his hands, and said, "I'm afraid this cold and harsh late autumn won't pass so easily."

In the original time and space, the Hu Weiyong case occurred in the 13th year of Hongwu, but the aftermath of this one of the four major cases in the early Ming Dynasty that shocked the world lasted for a full ten years!

Until the 3rd year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang issued the "Record of Exposing Evil Party", and executed Hanguogong Li Shanchang, Ji'anhou Lu Zhongheng, and the descendants of the late Tengguogong Gu Shi and other founding heroes for colluding with Hu Weiyong to commit crimes. Later, Hu Weiyong was investigated for collusion with the Japanese and Yuan (Northern Yuan Dynasty), and his followers were investigated, and more than people were killed!
Among the four major cases in the early Ming Dynasty, it was the case that lasted the longest and involved the most murders.

When one leaf falls, we know autumn is coming.

Yang Xian, who is familiar with history, knows that this is just the beginning.

Wang Yuemin said, "According to spy information, the Huaixi generals guarding the border, such as Geng Bingwen, Marquis of Changxing, and Feng Sheng, Duke of Song, have all sent their children back to the capital."

"They are all old foxes." Yang Xian smiled and shook his head. "The war is intense at the front line now. These guys are doing this to show their true intentions to His Majesty."

These people are using practical actions to prove their absolute loyalty to Zhu Yuanzhang, and this has nothing to do with Hu Weiyong's matter.

Wang Yuemin nodded slightly, handed the brewed tea to Yang Xian, and then said: "These days, most of the officials that Your Majesty has moved against are from the Huaixi faction. It seems that he wants to take advantage of Hu Weiyong's rebellion to settle accounts with these Huaixi heroes. After all, what these Huaixi heroes have done over the years is really too much."

"Your Majesty has not convicted those officials yet because he is waiting for the war on the front lines to end. Now that the Ming Dynasty is strong and powerful, and has weapons such as the Hongwu rifle and the Hongwu cannon, it is only a matter of time before those small countries that overestimate their own strength are defeated."

".Is everything alright at the Prince of Zhongshan's Palace?" Wang Yuemin filled the teacup in front of Yang Xian, paused, and then spoke. "The Prince of Zhongshan is still at sea, and Xu Yungong is away on a campaign. Now that something like this has happened in the capital, Sister Xu is supporting the huge palace all by herself. Is everything alright?"

"Why don't you take some time to go see her, my husband? Sister Xu is alone at this time and she will inevitably think too much."

Yang Xian stretched out his index finger and scratched Wang Yuemin's nose, and said with a smile: "You are generous enough to let your husband care about another woman." "Husband! The King of Zhongshan is now your biggest helper in the court," Wang Yuemin said anxiously.

"Okay, I know what you mean." Yang Xian shook his head gently and said, "Don't worry, even if all the nobles in Huaixi are in trouble, Brother Xu will be fine."

Looking at Wang Yuemin's puzzled expression.

Yang Xian then explained: "For a minister, especially a great minister like the King of Zhongshan, the most difficult thing for them is to be both wise and prudent and to protect their own lives."

"How can one protect himself? The best answer is to work hard day and night to serve one person."

"Why did Your Majesty trust Xu Da with more than 200,000 soldiers and horses along the border all these years? It's because Your Majesty knew that Xu Da had no one to rely on but him."

For an official, it is extremely difficult to achieve this and make the emperor completely at ease.

Being a loyal minister seems simple, but there are very few people who can do this throughout history.

Loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal.

First of all, this loyalty cannot be mixed with any water, and it must be tested over the years and through countless things.

Another point is that in the eyes of many superiors, your loyalty can only mean being loyal to them.

Not to mention other people like the prince and the queen mother, even if your loyalty is directed towards the country and the people, it will not work. Yue Fei is a good example.

Of course, a pig and dog like Wanyan Gou is not even worthy of carrying shoes for Emperor Hongwu.

".Work diligently day and night to serve one person." Wang Yuemin repeated Yang Xian's words, seeming to be thinking about something.

Hu Weiyong has been in charge of the Secretariat for many years. Not only has he cultivated cliques throughout the imperial court in the capital, he also has connections throughout all the prefectures and counties of the Ming Dynasty. It has been so many days since Hu Weiyong's rebellion, and these people have obviously heard the news. Now they are all keeping an eye on what is happening in the capital.

While sending people to the capital to gather information and build connections, he was busy destroying the private letters he had exchanged with Hu Weiyong in the past. In short, he wanted to erase all traces of his connection with Hu Weiyong.

No, now we should call him Hu Ni.

In such an extremely depressing atmosphere, the twelfth year of Hongwu came to an end.

The beginning of the new year in the 13th year of Hongwu.

It had just rained lightly that day.

A eunuch in the palace was holding a thick stack of documents, half hunched over, and trotting towards the room at the west corner door, his small toes stepping on the slightly damp ground, without any hesitation.

The hem of his light blue shirt had been lifted up to avoid tripping over it, and his right hand was placed horizontally on the stack of documents, with his wide sleeves covering them tightly, for fear that the sky, which had just stopped raining, would start raining again and wet the documents in his hand.

After crossing the threshold and completing the handover procedures, the new eunuch checked the names on the list with the other eunuchs in the room. Only then did he feel relieved. He carefully signed the list and handed over the document in his arms.

This is the Grand Council of the Ming Dynasty. (End of this chapter)