Father can be an enemy to the country

On the upper floor of Chang'an Right Gate City Gate.

Listening to the voices coming from below, Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said: "Boss, did you see it? They have obviously colluded long ago, and they have to perform a show in front of the palace gate to show that everyone is not colluding. It's really necessary. Being a bitch, you have to build an archway again!”

Zhu Biao was speechless for a while. The antagonism between monarch and ministers in this dynasty was so serious that no one else could. The scene where the king and his ministers get along with each other can no longer be seen at least in the Hongwu Dynasty.

But there is nothing we can do about it. The prerequisite for the monarch and his ministers to get along with each other is that they are of the same mind - now the ministers want to live back to the unrestrained and lawless "good days" like the Yuan Dynasty. At worst, they have to treat scholar-bureaucrats like the Song Dynasty, but the emperor must resolutely avoid it. The situation of political corruption and the out-of-control court of the Yuan Dynasty reappeared. As for the Song Dynasty, go to the children's table, you have no say here...

The two sides are completely opposite, okay? It would be weird if you don't think out of your mind.

We are all winners in the troubled times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and no one wants to compromise, so as my father said, we can only act separately. Either the ministers divided the emperor's heads, or the emperor divided the heads of the officials. There is no third possibility.

But if a group of people come in, will it still be the same? Be honest for a while and then just repeat the old ways of your ex?

Is my father's path of "not sharing the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, but sharing the world with the common people" really feasible?

The prince stared at the city of Nanjing shrouded in mist, trying to see a way forward, but he couldn't see clearly...

But the biggest difference between him and other princes is that he always knows whose son he is and what his mission is, so he will never do the kind of stupid things that make his relatives hurt and his enemies happy.

At this time, the majestic bells rang at the Meridian Gate, and the palace doors opened slowly one after another. All the officials also stopped talking and began to take charge of civil and military duties.

"Let's go, it's time to go to court." Zhu Yuanzhang greeted the prince and walked down the city gate tower.

‘Oh, let’s take it one step at a time. ’ The prince sighed, putting the annoying feeling of powerlessness behind him, and quickly caught up with him to support his father.

~~

In front of the right gate of Chang'an.

When the hundreds of officials were divided into civil and military ranks and were preparing to enter the palace, Hu Weiyong and others found that Cao Guogong and Song Guogong, the two dukes in Beijing, were tired of their work.

"What's going on?" Hu Weiyong frowned slightly and looked at Wu Liang, Fei Ju and others.

"I don't know..." They didn't expect Cao Guogong, but Song Guogong clearly promised yesterday that they would advance and retreat together today.

Tu Jie looked at the censor who was in charge of attendance, and the censor hurriedly came over to report: "I just received the report that Duke Guo of Song suddenly had abdominal pain last night, and he still can't get out of bed."

"Old slippery man!" Fei Ju snorted, knowing that Diaomao was shrinking from the battle.

"The Duke of Song is also in trouble," Hu Weiyong said calmly: "He is the father-in-law of the King of Zhou and a relative of the emperor, so don't embarrass him."

"Let's go, don't delay going to court." Everyone was still making irresponsible remarks, but he took a step forward with a cane.

The officials had no choice but to follow.

~~

In front of Fengtian Gate.

Emperor Hongwu ascended the golden platform, sat on the dragon chair, and accepted the worship of hundreds of officials.

After performing the rituals, Eunuch Wu sang loudly: "If you have something to do, come early, if there is nothing to do, leave the court..."

The emperor and all the officials looked at the left prime minister Hu Weiyong.

The difference is that the former's eyes contain a warning; the latter's eyes are full of expectations.

At that moment, Hu Weiyong felt a war between heaven and man in his heart.

He knew that if he took this step, there would be no turning back.

But I had no choice but to disappoint the emperor...

Exhaling a long breath, Hu Weiyong stepped forward with his staff and said in a slightly trembling voice: "I, Hu Weiyong, have the foundation!"

"Say." The emperor's voice could not conceal his disappointment.

"Your Majesty, there is a rumor in the capital today about a list of names that has leaked out from nowhere..." Hu Weiyong still faced the emperor's cannibalistic gaze and recounted King Yan's evil deeds of placing spies and spying on officials.

"I didn't believe it at first. How could His Highness the King of Yan commit such crazy evil deeds? But according to the list, the officials found the spies at home and obtained their confessions.

"When they put the confession in front of the old minister, the old minister was shocked beyond measure! I have looked through the twenty-one histories, but I have never seen such ridiculous deeds! How could King Yan do such a thing that alienated the monarch and his ministers and chilled the hearts of all the officials?! "

As he spoke, he clasped his hands in his fists, looked up at the emperor, and said in a trembling voice unique to stroke patients:

"Your Majesty, the mood of the ministers was extremely low yesterday. Many of them were in tears. They said that they were loyal to the Emperor and devoted themselves to the country. However, the Emperor's son planted spies in their homes to monitor their every move."

"Hmph..." Many officials sobbed in unison, adding a bit more justice and support to Xiang Hu's speech.

"Where is the dignity of ministers here? It shows that they are not trusted by the emperor at all! For a while, they all said that since the emperor was jealous of Ruosi, how could they have the face to stand up in court and serve the emperor? So they wanted to resign. , please ask the emperor to invite Gao Ming..."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Your Majesty..." The ministers cried even harder. Many of them burst into tears and covered their faces with the sleeves of their official robes as they sobbed.

For those who didn’t know, they thought Emperor Hongwu was dead.

Emperor Hongwu was really overwhelmed. The prince on the side could hear his father's teeth clenching, and he hurriedly scolded:

"Hu Xiang, the truth of the matter has not been investigated clearly yet, so don't rush to cry and fight!"

"Your Highness, I have misunderstood the old minister. The old minister also advised them in this way." Hu Weiyong cupped his hands towards the prince and said:

"I told them that for many years the emperor has been adhering to the principle of 'do not trust those who employ them, and do not use those who doubt'. Since you are using them, you must trust them. If you really want to doubt them, just remove them."

"Yes, yes." The ministers nodded quickly, indicating that Hu Xiang was right, and they all agreed:

"This is all the result of King Yan's evil plans and behind the Emperor's back."

"For his own selfish interests, he alienated our monarchs and ministers!"

"This has just begun, but he dared to spy on the ministers behind the emperor's back, and even bombarded the Marquis of Ji'an's mansion. I don't even dare to think about what he can do in the future!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, these two crimes are so heinous that even the nine clans would not be able to copy ordinary ministers! Although King Yan is a prince, the prince broke the law and is guilty of the same crime as the common people. Please punish him severely!" The ministers said and knelt down one after another! , raised high the ammunition seals in their hands, and said in unison:

"I kneel down with tears in my eyes and ask the emperor to severely punish King Yan, to uphold the laws of the country and to set an example to others!"

Hu Weiyong also knelt down, looked at the emperor and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please put the country first and don't chill people's hearts!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the dragon throne and looked at the wonderful performances of the ministers expressionlessly. He said softly to the prince beside him:

"Do you believe this was a separate operation now?"

"..." The prince was silent for a long time, then Fang nodded heavily.