Father can be an enemy to the country

After the dynasty dispersed, the ministers filed out of the Forbidden City.

As soon as they left the Meridian Gate, many officials could not restrain their joy and thanked Hu Weiyong one after another: "Thanks to Hu Xiang for stepping forward and turning the tide this time!"

"Yes, fortunately, Hu Xiang is here to bring order to the chaos and let the light of righteousness shine on the earth."

"Hu Xiang, you are the reborn parents we have been waiting for. Please accept your respects from me!" An official in a blue robe knelt down in front of him and kowtowed heavily.

"Qiu Xian, a doctor in the Provincial Department of Punishment and a lowly official, thanks Mr. Hu!"

"Get up, what are you doing?" After a big battle, Hu Weiyong was quite happy with such a drama.

Zeng Tai, who was behind him, was surprised and asked the official: "A spy was planted in your family too? Your Highness, King Yan... Oh no, the fourth prince doesn't even let the fifth-rank officials go?"

"That's not true. The rank of a lower official is not enough. The fourth prince's black hand has not yet been to the lower official." Na Qiu Xian shook his head and said with a flattering smile: "But as a member of the officialdom, the lower official should cooperate with Hu Xianghe and all of you. Sir, we share the same hatred!"

"Haha, good. It's good to have this kind of heart. When the current situation is in crisis, we need officials who are willing to stand together through thick and thin." Hu Weiyong nodded approvingly and said to Peng Geng beside him: "Remember this name and give priority to promotion later." "

"Yes." Peng Geng nodded and glanced at Zeng Tai provocatively, meaning, 'Keep making excuses. Isn't there nothing in the world that you can't make? ’

"Prime Minister Hu just said that the current situation is 'at a critical time,' but the subordinate thought that he was wrong." Unexpectedly, there was no need for him to provoke the generals, Zeng Tai had already entered the automatic argument mode.

"In the past few years, the country has been in good weather, the official warehouses have been abundant, the people have more than enough food in their homes, and live and work in peace and contentment. There have been few riots in the north and south of the country. In other dynasties, they would have boasted about 'prosperous times' and 'ruling the world'. Why did Hu Xiang turn a blind eye to these and instead think that the times are good? What about the crisis?"

"Even if the people don't have a living, but the officials don't have a living, there will still be big troubles!" Chen Ning, the censor, said with a straight face: "Look through the history books and see, except for the years when Empress Wu was in power, there were no people like us Is the court in danger of itself? Even those cruel and unkind Hu regimes know how to treat scholar-bureaucrats favorably!"

"I'll go, the emperor managed to expel the Tartars and restore China with great difficulty. Chen Xiantai actually misses the Mongolian, Yuan, Jin, Liao, Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms?" Zeng Gangtou's backhand hit Chen Ning with stars.

"Young Master is arbitrarily blaming me, that's not what I meant!" Chen Ning hurriedly defended: "I'm just speaking from the perspective of the difficulty of officialdom."

"Zeng Zuocheng should stop arguing. If you really think it doesn't matter, no one will help you when you are in trouble." Peng Geng sneered and said something to his bitter rival.

"It's just that I can't figure out my position." All the officials also denounced him: "Is this kind of person worthy of being prime minister?!"

"Okay, okay, let's all get busy." Seeing Zeng Tai being attacked by a group of people, Hu Weiyong smiled with satisfaction and said, "Prime Minister Zeng is such a person, you can just get used to it."

With that said, he got into his donkey cart with Peng Geng's help.

"Farewell to Prime Minister Hu." All the officials saluted and watched.

Hu Weiyong smiled and waved his hands to everyone. When the car curtain was lowered, he sighed tiredly.

~~

In the slightly shaking carriage.

"Congratulations to Enxiang for your great power and victory!" Peng Geng, who was riding back to the office with him, grinned while massaging his numb left leg.

"A complete victory?" Hu Weiyong looked at him like an idiot and said, "Do you really think so?"

"Yes." Peng Geng asked with some guilt: "Isn't it?"

"Of course not, we have suffered a big loss, okay? The emperor is really ruthless. The seven marquises were deprived of their military power, and most of the governor's offices were suddenly empty! But because we have to deal with King Yan first, we are still I can't say anything." Hu Weiyong sighed depressedly:

"The emperor's trick is called 'If you don't want to let go of the child, you can't trap the wolf'. He used a child as big as the fourth child to trap seven wolves. The emperor made a lot of money, okay?"

"It is definitely a loss to those noble generals, but to us civil servants, it not only achieves the goal, but also weakens the power of the military attachés. Isn't it considered a double blessing?" Peng Geng blinked and asked in confusion.

"..." Hu Weiyong almost choked him to death, and it took him a while to utter a sentence. "Summer insects can't talk about ice."

I have the intention to ignore him, but I only have this stupid right hand left. It’s not enough if I don’t teach him clearly... There is no way, who told Hu Xiang not to keep his smart left hand in the first place?

"Yes, for most civil servants, the more severe the suppression of the military general group, the better. But the prime minister is the master of all officials, the common leader of civilian officials and military generals, how can he be so narrow-minded?" Hu Weiyong could only educate in a low voice. He said: "We need to unite them, remember?"

"Yes, I remember my humble position." Peng Geng nodded hurriedly, and then asked puzzledly: "But we are not rebelling, so it's okay..."

This is also a problem that has troubled him for a long time. I wonder why Prime Minister Hu got involved with those noble generals? There is no benefit at all, and you have to wipe the butt of these troublemakers all day long.

For example, this time, Hu Weiyong just asked the nobles to do the same as civil servants, find out the spies in the family, ask for confessions and drive them out of the house. Who would have expected that these guys would become so ferocious that they beat people to death and even sent them to the gate of Prince Yan's Mansion to demonstrate. It's just looking for trouble.

If they don't cause trouble, the emperor won't be able to find an excuse to seize their military power, okay?

"It's not bad." Hu Weiyong said angrily:

"We are not rebelling, but we must have enough strength at hand. Only in this way can we speak to the emperor from a position of strength. Only then will the emperor listen carefully to what we say. Do you understand?"

"I understand." Peng Geng nodded, not sure if he really understood.

"You will call Zhao Butang from the Criminal Department later. I have to give him instructions - Marquis Ji'an and the others can still be saved." Hu Weiyong sighed and said: "The trouble maker is really heartbreaking... "

"Yes." Peng Geng hurriedly wrote it down, and then said with a sad face: "Speaking of the Ministry of Punishment... The Queen of Autumn will start next month. Enxiang, do you really not care about the young master? Why don’t we try harder?”

"How to manage it? The case of that evil son is an imperial case, and it has been settled. It is nailed on the punishment board. Who can turn it over?" Hu Weiyong said sadly: "I just pretend that I never gave birth to this son."

"Actually, there are still some unattractive methods..." Peng Geng tried in a low voice.

"I know it too, but as the prime minister, I can't do this." Hu Weiyong shook his head and sighed: "Otherwise, how can the law of the king exist? How can I have the face to lead hundreds of officials again?"

"Oh, yes, it's not easy to be kind..." Peng Geng's eyes were red with emotion, and he no longer encouraged his leader to commit crimes.