Father can be an enemy to the country

Early the next morning, the fourth and sixth elders came together and went into the palace to pay their respects.

The officials are still closed at the Jinyiwei Yamen and cannot be released to attend court every day, so there is no morning court today. But Boss Zhu still got up early, and he had already been working for an hour when the two brothers arrived.

"Father, did you sleep well last night?" the two brothers asked eagerly.

"Of course, I haven't had such a solid sleep for a long time." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said with some regret: "I just woke up half an hour late, which was a waste of time."

"..." The two brothers were immediately speechless. They had only been up for half an hour. People's physiques really cannot be generalized.

"Are you two here to close the case?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked without raising his head.

"Yes." Lao Liu said hurriedly: "What you promised at the beginning must be fulfilled."

"Yes." Boss Zhu nodded and said: "The performance of the ministers and workers was pretty good yesterday. We also told the meeting that there are not many rogue gangsters. Please close the case quickly and let them go back to their errands."

"Yes, Father." The two brothers responded quickly and asked for instructions: "Has Father decided on the list of Hu Party members?"

"Well, it's basically settled." Boss Zhu nodded and said, "Since we've said that, we won't go into details this time. Counting only those who have conclusive evidence and colluded with Hu Weiyong, there are only fifteen or six in total. "

For Boss Zhu, who has always been cruel and ruthless, this number of people is indeed a sign of mercy.

As he spoke, he found a piece of yellow paper from under a pile of memorials and handed it to the two of them.

The fourth and sixth sons took it and put their heads together to look at it. The eyes are full of traces of smear and modification, which shows how much intestines the old man poured out...

I saw that only sixteen people were finally designated as Hu Party members. Among them are Chen Ning who died, Ding Yu, Tu Jie, Peng Geng, Shang Hao, Xue Xiang, Lin Xian, Zheng Jiucheng, Wu Bozong who have been dismissed from office, Dai Liang, Su Boheng, Hu Han who have become officials, etc...

There are neither those noble generals who have a close collusion with him, nor many central and local civil servants, not even Xu Duo.

The fourth child was inevitably a little disappointed after seeing this. He hated Wu Liang and Lu Zhongheng. He thought that a few of them would be involved this time, but he didn't expect that they all escaped.

"The Marquis of Ji'an and the Marquis of Jiangyin are clearly hardcore Hu Party members," he said angrily.

"Last winter, they conspired with Hu Weiyong all day long, slandering my father and plotting rebellion. How could my father let them go?"

"Evidence, do you have conclusive evidence?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.

"Arrest them and interrogate them like officials in the capital, no worries there is no evidence!" Lao Si said bitterly.

"No, driving them out of the Governor's Mansion last year and sending them to other places to train troops is tantamount to banishing them." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "If we continue to pursue them, people will say that we will kill them all. When the time comes, the army Everyone in the country is in danger, and they are unable to move forward in the war."

"The war is imminent, so the army should focus on stability first." Zhu Yuanzhang slowly set his tone.

"Yes..." The fourth child reluctantly responded.

"Father," Lao Liu also asked at this time: "The last Song Shen here...is Song Lian's grandson, right?"

"That's right." Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "Song Shen is the eldest grandson of Song Lian. His father, Song Zan, was sent to Uzang by us before. Last month, he was recalled by Zhongshu Province and was about to be appointed as the Minister of Rites. Do you know why?"

"I heard that Song Lian agreed to the marriage between Song Shen and Hu Weiyong's grandniece, so Hu Weiyong called Song Zan back to work on the marriage." The fourth child said immediately.

"And the marriage between the two families was decided that night when Song Lian returned to Beijing." Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Lao Liu and said coldly: "Do you understand now?"

"Is there still this matter?" Lao Liu has been focusing on education for the past six months, and he really lacks understanding of these things.

Boss Zhu asked the fourth child to explain to him the details at that time... Song Lian's last visit to Beijing was about the status of Confucius and Confucianism. On the day he came to Beijing, he was caught up in the drama of civil servants kneeling at the door. He first went to Chunhe Palace to meet the prince, and then went home to discuss countermeasures with Dai Liang, Su Boheng and others overnight.

"In the middle of the night, Hu Weiyong suddenly came to Song Lian's house and discussed with them until the middle of the night before leaving. Before leaving, he took Song Shen's hand and settled the marriage with Song Lian." Lao Si said solemnly: "Song Shen kowtowed on the spot and called Hu Weiyong grandpa..."

"That's it..." Lao Liu suddenly nodded and said, "Then this grandson really wants to die."

But in fact, when he saw the names of Dai Liang, Su Boheng, and Hu Han, three scholars who had become officials, as well as Zheng Jiuzheng and Xue Xiang, he knew that this was the old man settling accounts after the autumn... How could that vigorous February incident only end up a mere minister of the Ministry of Rites? Officer, how about settling the account?

For him personally, this is a welcome result. This group of great scholars not only criticized him verbally and writtenly in February, they have not stopped in the past six months, and they are always staring at Guozi University. Go out of your way to find fault with the eggs.

What's even more disgusting is that they also resort to extravagant measures, such as using local forces to put pressure on college students' families and force students to drop out of school. For example, they spread rumors and slanders, saying that this year's floods are caused by professors and students of Guozi University that the earth is round, which makes God angry...

In other words, Lao Liu has thick blood and high resistance. If it were someone else who was the sacrificial wine, they would have done it long ago.

The most disgusting thing is that it is difficult to find the culprit buried behind the scenes of these things, just like a lion cannot resist a mosquito and cannot use its strength. Now that Boss Zhu has designated these people as Hu Party members, it will certainly greatly reduce his pressure.

"But the problem is, Song Lian is eldest brother's master. Wouldn't it be bad for eldest brother to involve him?" This is what Lao Liu is worried about.

"We are doing this for his own good." Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly: "Get rid of the people with ulterior motives around him, so that he can go into battle lightly and no longer have to be in trouble."

"But the eldest brother can't watch his teacher being beheaded." The fourth child also helped.

"You don't have to worry about this matter. I will talk to the boss personally." Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to discuss this topic with them in depth.

"Just do as you're told."

"Yes, Father." The fourth child had no choice but to respond in a muffled voice. It's impossible for Lao Liu to argue with the old man because of those people. He's not that mean. Then he remained silent and followed his fourth brother to leave.

The two left Qianqing Palace and went straight to Chunhe Palace to inform their eldest brother of their father's decision.

The prince was quite surprised when he heard this. He did not expect that Mr. Song would also be put on the Hu Party list.

"You guys wait here for a moment. I'll go talk to my father and see if I can get Mr. Song and the others off the list." The prince set off immediately, but he was not very optimistic.

The father knew clearly that Song Lian was his master, and Song Zan had been in the East Palace for many years, but he still put Song Shen on the list. It must have been a carefully considered decision. How easy is it to get him to change his mind?