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

Chapter 6: What strategy should be used to resolve the threat from the Northern Yuan Dynasty?

A dignified man in his early forties, wearing the robe of a second-rank civil servant, walked out from the court ranks with an angry look on his face and glaring eyes.

"Yang Xian, I need you to give me an explanation!"

This person was none other than Hu Weiyong, the Vice-Minister of the Secretariat, and also the second-in-command of the powerful Huaixi Party.

The leader of the Huaixi Party, Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong's teacher, was already quite old at this time and was in a semi-retired state. It was estimated that Hu Weiyong would soon take over Li Shanchang's position.

Therefore, Hu Weiyong was actually already the leader of the Huaixi party and held a high position of power.

But he was really angry these days, because Zhu Yuanzhang transferred personnel from many departments in these days, and moved many of his people directly from important and lucrative departments to less-employed offices.

And they moved Yang Xian's people from a low-paying government office to a lucrative department. How could this be tolerated?
He and Yang Xian had never gotten along well and had a long-standing grudge against each other. Now, like dry wood meeting fire, the conflict broke out directly.

“This, this…” Seeing that Hu Weiyong was so furious, the officials around him retreated one after another. They couldn’t afford to offend Hu Weiyong and were afraid even standing by.

Chu Nan was also shocked when he saw this situation.

Hu Weiyong was really bold. He actually dared to shout in the Fengtian Hall and asked Yang Xian to give him a piece of tape? Did he want to stick something?

At the same time, I also felt a little scared. Fortunately, Hu Weiyong didn’t know that this was actually my suggestion, otherwise I would be in trouble. I have to be more low-key in the future.

"Hehe..." But at this time, a laugh rang out.

Many people in the court were afraid of Hu Weiyong, but there were also a few who were not, and Yang Xian was one of them.

At this time, Yang Xian was also the Vice Prime Minister of the Secretariat, a second-rank official. He was also a core figure of the Zhejiang East Party and was deeply favored by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Therefore, at this moment, he is also extremely powerful and is not at all inferior to Hu Weiyong.

And these days, he was quite happy, because Hu Weiyong's subordinates occupied several lucrative positions and important departments, which always made him unhappy.

But now, with one order from Zhu Yuanzhang, all these positions belonged to his subordinates, so how could he not be happy?

And when he saw his old rival Hu Weiyong was angry, he became even more proud.

"Hu Weiyong, what are you so anxious about? The people under you are not good at doing things themselves and their efficiency is extremely low. What's wrong with letting my people do it?"

"Besides, what's the difference between high and low positions? I'm the Vice Minister of the Secretariat, and you're carrying manure. We're both serving His Majesty."

"It is better to do your own duty honestly, so that you can be worthy of the people of the world!"

Is this Yang Xian?
Seeing Yang Xian coming out, Chu Nan also frowned. No wonder Liu Bowen helped him but not his student Yang Xian. Although Yang Xian was a second-rank official in the court, he exuded a sinister aura.

This is indeed incompatible with Liu Bowen's philanthropy. Yang Xian is also very dangerous.

"What!" But when Hu Weiyong heard that Yang Xian had taken away his interests and was still showing off in front of him, he became even more annoyed.

"Yang Xian, you take my bowl and smash my pot. How dare you talk to me about serving His Majesty?"

"It's not your turn to say the words 'people of the world'!"

"What qualifications do you have to teach me a lesson? The burden of the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty is on my shoulders!"

Hu Weiyong was not wrong. Li Shanchang is currently in a semi-retired state, while Yang Xian was still working on intelligence in the past few years and only entered the court in recent years.

Therefore, most of the political and economic work of the Ming Dynasty was handled by Hu Weiyong, and he was indeed the backbone of the Ming Dynasty.

"Oh my, that's awesome." But when Yang Xian heard Hu Weiyong's words, he immediately laughed disdainfully.

"You are so awesome? Are you the Ming weightlifting champion?"

"Then you should find General Xu Da some other day and have him compete with you in lifting the stone pillar."

"If you win, His Majesty will personally present you with a plaque. Keep it low-key and write 'The Strongest Man in the Secretariat'. You can send it back to your hometown in Dingyuan with drums and gongs so that you can show off to the villagers." "Puchi!" The ministers present did not expect Yang Xian to speak like this. Many people from the Zhejiang East Party could not help laughing.

"Puchi!" What's even more outrageous is that many people from the Huaixi Party couldn't help but smile.

Chu Nan was also shocked. What Yang Xian said was really interesting. But why did what Hu Weiyong and Yang Xian said sound so familiar to him?
"You!" Hu Weiyong didn't expect that what he said would become a joke, and his face turned red immediately.

"Stop talking nonsense! I..."

"Your Majesty is here!" But before he could continue speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang was coming.

The ministers stood up immediately, and Yang Xian also returned to his original position immediately. When Zhu Yuanzhang was not around, Yang Xian dared to be bolder. If Zhu Yuanzhang still dared to do so, he would be risking his life.

"Damn it!" Hu Weiyong had no choice but to stand back in his original position.

But when he saw Yang Xian’s smug face, he was so angry that he thought fiercely in his heart.

Okay, Yang Xian, you are cruel!
This time the Yellow River is flooding and the people are suffering. I will not care about it. Your Majesty will arrange for your corrupt officials to deal with it. Let's see what you will do then!
Then he looked back and conveyed his thoughts to his men.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang also arrived. When they saw Zhu Yuanzhang, all the ministers bowed to him.

"Your Majesty, long live long live long live!"

"No courtesy, stay on your own."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After the ceremony, Zhu Yuanzhang glanced around and soon saw Chu Nan from the crowd. His face immediately became relieved. With Chu Nan's presence, the flaws in that vicious plan should be solved.

At this time, a eunuch also stepped forward and shouted in a duck-like voice: "If you have a letter, please report it early. If you don't, please leave the court."

"Your Majesty, I have something to report." Duke of Song Feng Sheng quickly stood up.

"I have received urgent news that 5,000 cavalrymen from the Northern Yuan Dynasty raided a granary on the Hebei border, stole 200,000 kilograms of grain, killed more than a hundred guarding soldiers, and set fire to the granary."

"After the robbery, these 5,000 cavalrymen did not return to the grassland immediately. It is said that they are still roaming around the border of our Ming Dynasty."

"I am worried that the Northern Yuan army will launch a larger-scale attack later. I am afraid they are ready to make a comeback and enslave the Central Plains again."

"What?" Upon hearing Feng Sheng's words, there was an uproar in the court.

"We just drove the Bei Yuan away, and they dared to rob us? If we don't eradicate them completely, we will never have peace!"

"But they are cavalry, and the grassland is so vast, they come and go without a trace, how can we eliminate them? I think it would be more practical to wipe out these 5,000 cavalry first. General Xu Da, let him take action!"

"No, General Xu Da ate too much roast goose a few days ago, and his back abscess flared up. He is in a state of severe pain and is now recovering from the disease."

"What? What should we do? Who should we send?"

Chu Nan frowned when he heard about the situation. The early Ming Dynasty was indeed too dangerous. Not only were there various internal problems, but there were also problems externally.

But why did Xu Da love roast goose so much? According to one version of history, he was so happy eating roast goose. Wouldn't it be better to eat some big pig's trotters? How delicious is this pork?
Why did he stop eating pork? Was it because Zhu Yuanzhang didn't like it?

"Northern Yuan Dynasty?" At this time, seeing that the ministers below were worried, Zhu Yuanzhang's face was very calm, but there was a flash of coldness in his eyes.

"I didn't expect that the Northern Yuan Dynasty was driven out of the Ming Dynasty three years ago, and they are still thinking of making a comeback? They really don't know how to live or die."

"Since Tiande is ill, let him recover. But are five thousand defeated generals worthy of my Great Ming generals to take action?"

"Pass on my order. Send Lan Yu to lead 10,000 cavalrymen to wipe out this enemy force! Kill them all, leaving no one alive!"

(End of this chapter)