Ming Dynasty: The poisonous imperial teacher, Zhu Yuanzhang advised me to be kind

Chapter 160: Drag Lan Yu away and behead him!
Therefore, there are no such honorable titles as King of Qin, King of Chu, and King of Qi. However, the most honorable one is definitely the King of Qin, because after all, it is the Qin State that has the last laugh.

Therefore, the title of Duke of Qin conferred by Zhu Yuanzhang on Hu Weiyong was actually more honorable than the title of Duke of Wei conferred by Xu Da.

But today, Zhu Yuanzhang actually conferred the title of Duke of Jin on Chu Nan. Qin was the overlord during the Warring States Period, but Jin was also the absolute overlord during the Spring and Autumn Period, and it almost took over the world.

Therefore, the title of Duke of Jin conferred by Zhu Yuanzhang on Chu Nan was not inferior to the title of Duke of Qin conferred on Hu Weiyong.

Therefore, it would have been strange if everyone present was not stunned when Zhu Yuanzhang announced the reward.

Those officials who were on good terms with Chu Nan all shook their heads. The reward from His Majesty was too great. After all, Chu Nan was only nineteen years old. How could Chu Nan accept such a huge reward?
Chu Nan's prestige is not good now, and his qualifications are not enough. How many people in the world can be convinced? Those who usually support Chu Nan, including Liu Bowen, think that this reward is unreasonable.

"Damn it!" They all felt that it was too much. Those who didn't get along with Chu Nan were naturally even more angry, such as Hu Weiyong's faction.

Hu Weiyong's face was calm at the moment, but his clenched hands showed how angry he was. He was almost furious at this moment.

He couldn't understand it, he really couldn't understand it. Why? He, Hu Weiyong, was already over 40 years old and had just climbed to the position of Duke of Qin. How did this kid Chu Nan do the same?
Only nineteen years old!
How come he is the Duke of Jin, and the Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince? His status is almost equal to his! And Chu Nan also has military power! This is even more incredible!

Seeing this situation, Hu Weiyong couldn't help but think of Yang Xian's roar in prison.

He told him that sooner or later, he, Hu Weiyong, would die at the hands of Chu Nan. Yang Xian's roar frightened him so much that he is still trembling with fear and getting more and more terrified.

So much so that at this moment, he kept guessing.

In other words, since Zhu Yuanzhang gave Chu Nan so many rewards, the person who gave Zhu Yuanzhang advice behind the scenes was Chu Nan, not Yao Guangxiao?

Zhu Yuanzhang had been deceiving them all along? Otherwise, why didn't he reward Yao Guangxiao?
Thinking of this, Hu Weiyong couldn't help it. He lost his mind for a moment and stepped forward to ask Zhu Yuanzhang questions.

"Your Majesty, why don't you reward Lord Yao Guangxiao? Hasn't he also made contributions?"

"Huh?" Everyone frowned when they heard this. Why did Hu Weiyong suddenly ask Yao Guangxiao?

Chu Nan was such a person that he secretly cried out in dismay when he heard this. Hu Weiyong must have figured out something. Did he figure out that the poisonous scholar was him, not Yao Guangxiao?

But it's normal. After all, Hu Weiyong is so smart, and he saw it. It's just a matter of time. Now I have the military power in my hands. Why should I be afraid of you, Hu Weiyong?
You, Hu Weiyong, are the prime minister, but you don't have military power.

Zhu Yuanzhang was such a smart man that when he heard Hu Weiyong ask this, he immediately guessed what Hu Weiyong was thinking.

Then I sneered in my heart, haha, he is really smart, he actually guessed who my poisoner is.

But Zhu Yuanzhang still knew that he had to cover up the situation on the surface, and then he looked at Hu Weiyong with a serious expression.

"Yao Guangxiao deserted the battlefield, causing the Ming Dynasty to lose more than 2,000 elite soldiers. It's good enough that I didn't kill him. Should I reward him?"

"Prime Minister Hu, I know you are tolerant of others, but isn't this kind of tolerance trampling on those fallen soldiers? Isn't this too much?"

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty is wise!" Hearing this, Hu Weiyong nodded quickly and then withdrew. But in his heart, he already understood everything. Damn Zhu Yuanzhang, still pretending, at this point, do you think I, Hu Weiyong, don't know what tricks you are playing!

Damn it, he must think of a way to counter Zhu Yuanzhang and the others, otherwise he will definitely be killed by them!
"Okay." Seeing that the rewards were almost given, Zhu Yuanzhang also looked at his ministers.

"The rewards have been given. Do you have anything else to say? If you have anything, please tell me now."

Zhu Yuanzhang was quite happy at this moment. At present in the Ming Dynasty, there were fewer corrupt officials, fewer officials who opposed him, the economy had become much richer and stronger, people's lives had improved, and the people of the Northern Yuan Dynasty had been defeated. What else did Zhu Yuanzhang have to worry about?

He can really rest easy now. He can do all this, but it will definitely not happen so quickly, so it's all because of Chu Nan. He is really grateful to Chu Nan.

However, he understood that there were still many contradictions in the Ming Dynasty, and there were still many areas where the Ming Dynasty needed to strengthen. He absolutely could not stop now, so he wanted to ask the ministers in front of him if there were any other contradictions and asked them to solve them for him.

"Your Majesty!" But just as Zhu Yuanzhang was daydreaming, a voice rang out, and it was Lan Yu who stood up.

He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with indignation on his face and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you reward me? And why didn't you reward my adopted sons and nephews who died?"

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, everyone present was in an uproar, whether they were military generals or civil officials, even Hu Weiyong was shocked. Who the emperor wants to reward is not something you, Lan Yu, can control?

When Chu Nan saw this scene, he frowned. He didn't notice that Lan Yu actually returned to Jinling. However, Lan Yu was really brave. It would be fine if he just returned to Jinling.

As soon as you return to Nanjing, you dare to come and cause trouble for Zhu Yuanzhang? You are really courting death.

Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang's face became angry at this moment: "Lan Yu, what do you mean by this?"

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't understand. How could Lan Yu dare to be so arrogant? He had already criticized him so many times.

Even Yang Xian was dead, why was he still so arrogant? Was he really a copper pea that couldn't be cooked or fried? Wasn't he too stubborn?
"Your Majesty, I didn't mean anything!" But Lan Yu did not notice Zhu Yuanzhang's anger, but continued to speak to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"My meaning is very simple. I just hope that Your Majesty will be fair in rewarding and punishing. I have made such great contributions to you in the battle on the grassland. Why don't you reward me?"

"And my adopted sons and nephews, dozens of them died in one battle to protect Yao Guangxiao! Your Majesty, how can you not reward them? This will make many people feel disheartened!"

"Yes." Upon hearing this, some ignorant officials nodded. They had all heard that it was because of Lan Yu's self-torture that Zhu Yuanzhang was able to hook Wang Baobao.

If Lan Yu was not rewarded, it would indeed disappoint many people.

"Stupid." But after hearing these people's discussions, more ministers remained silent. They were all old foxes who had been around for thousands of years and they deeply understood that Lan Yu was seeking death at this moment.

What kind of character is Zhu Yuanzhang? Don't you, Lan Yu, understand him? If he wants to reward you, he will reward you. If he doesn't want to reward you, you will never get it.

You still dare to demand a reward? Are you threatening His Majesty? Haven't you thought about the consequences?
(End of this chapter)