The First Corrupt Official of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 238 Zhu Biao is Master Ye’s comrade-in-arms, Lu Shangshu’s selfish concerns concern the crow

Chapter 238 Zhu Biao is Master Ye’s comrade-in-arms, Lu Shangshu’s selfish concerns concern the crown prince, and Hu Weiyong is frightened!
Listening to Hu Weiyong's question, Lu Ben directly said that he had no idea.

But in front of Hu Weiyong, he glanced at Kong Kebiao out of the corner of his eye, with a hint of disgust.

Hu Weiyong looked at this scene and instantly understood what Lu Ben meant.

It's not that Lu Ben has no ideas, he just doesn't want to express his own ideas in front of such a stupid person.

Hu Weiyong knew that Lu Ben was a very cautious person, and since he was now the father-in-law of the prince, he should be even more cautious.

Thinking of this, Hu Weiyong found an excuse to trick Kong Kebiao away.

After Lu Ben was sure that Kong Kebiao was far away, he said calmly: "I think Prime Minister Hu should take advantage of the situation."

"Follow the trend?"

Hu Weiyong smiled lightly and said, "Master Lu, please tell me carefully."

The next moment, in the study room without Kong Kebiao, Hu Weiyong's attitude also changed, becoming that of colleagues discussing matters.

But Lu Ben rejected Hu Weiyong's good intentions with his actions, and still adhered to his duties as a lower official and did not sit down to drink tea.

He just said in a tone of reply to the superior officer's question: "The inferior officer thinks that Prime Minister Hu should report to Master Ye in the court hall for his merits. As for Master Ye's crime, he did not mention a word."

"But this afternoon, after the official leaves, you should immediately go to His Highness the Crown Prince and tell His Highness the Crown Prince objectively and objectively about Lord Ye's merits and crimes in a non-personal tone."

"Whether the merits are used to cover up the demerits, whether the deeds are used to cover up the merits, whether the merits and demerits balance each other, or whether the merits and demerits are combined, let His Highness weigh it all."

"You and I are just servants, not decision-makers!"

"That's all, I still have things to do in the lower official department, so I'll take my leave now!"

After hearing this, Hu Weiyong politely sent him to the door of Zhongshu Province.

At the gate of Zhongshu Province,

Hu Weiyong watched Lu Ben leave. Lu Ben's back became smaller and smaller, Hu Weiyong's expression became more serious and his eyes became deeper.

"This person is someone who knows how to hide deeply!"

"If Ye Qing has a future, he will either be Ye Qing's friend or Ye Qing's opponent, but no matter what, he will not be the friend I am waiting for!"

The reason why Hu Weiyong predicted this in his heart also had his reasons.

In Hu Weiyong's view, the idea Lu Ben gave him just now was definitely a sound strategy.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang's clear attitude towards Ye Qing has not yet been grasped, he only talks about Ye Qing's achievements in the court and does not talk about Ye Qing's faults. This is to avoid forcing Zhu Yuanzhang to make a choice and offending Zhu Yuanzhang.

Not only that, but you can also get the credit of being 'sensible'!

And by explaining everything clearly to the prince in private, he had done his duty as a minister. No matter what the outcome was, it was none of his business.

I have to say that Lu Ben's idea was a foolproof strategy that allowed him to completely remove himself and still make a good impression.

If the prince decided to kill him, it would be a great good thing for him, Hu Weiyong, and he would be completely killed.

But even if the prince decides not to kill him, Hu Weiyong will definitely not lose!

If I could use one sentence to describe this idea, it would be 'when you retreat you can defend, when you advance you can attack'!
Of course, judging from this idea, it can only prove that this 'bastard' who usually doesn't show off easily is a hidden talent, but it is not enough to prove his prediction.

The real reason why Hu Weiyong made this prediction was his sense of boundaries.

Because Hu Weiyong is absolutely sure that Lu Ben's approach of not associating with the nobles of Huaixi is not as pure as Xu Da's.

He has his own selfish motives, very strong selfish motives!

In order to realize this selfish intention, it is impossible for him, Lu Ben, to let Zhu Yuanzhang know that he is in league with the nobles of Huaixi, and there is only one way to eliminate this possibility, and that is to really not be in league with them!
It is also for the realization of this selfish intention. If Ye Qing has a bright future, he, Lu Ben, will definitely try his best to win over Ye Qing!
Of course, he didn't know whether he, Lu Ben, could win over Master Ye, who treated all Huaixi nobles like shit!
But he also had a hunch that if that day came, the possibility of Lu Ben wooing Ye Qing would definitely be greater than the possibility of Hu Weiyong wooing Ye Qing.

Because both of them are talented people, one is a domineering talent and the other is a well-hidden talent. The two of them are somewhat complementary.

As for what this selfish intention is, Hu Weiyong already knows it well, but he will never say it out until then.

He just looked in the direction of the Prince's Palace in the East Palace, with a hint of worry in his eyes.

And the object of his worry is the fact that his biological father is no longer here, which is almost equivalent to the princess without a backer!
"Son, it's best for you to give birth to your eldest daughter. Only in this way can mother and daughter be safe!"

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After a while, Hu Weiyong came to the Imperial Study Room holding the autographed letter from the general who was watching the battle and Ye Qing's autographed memorial.

Hu Weiyong just stood below, watching Zhu Biao, who was still sitting on the right side of the dragon chair, read the letter carefully.

When Zhu Biao read the autographed letter from the general who was watching the battle, his reaction was the same as the victory in the first battle. There was praise in his eyes, but also a little shock.

But when Zhu Biao read Ye Qing's autographed memorial, there was a hint of anger in his eyes!

Seeing that Zhu Biao was about to get angry, Hu Weiyong felt extremely happy.

But then, the anger in Zhu Biao's eyes disappeared in an instant, and there was still a bit of joy in his eyes.

"This"

Hu Weiyong really couldn't imagine or understand that Zhu Biao would be happy after reading such a treasonous autograph.
In fact, the reason why Zhu Biao turned from angry to happy is also very simple.

As the crown prince, his first reaction must be anger when he sees such a memorial that commits the crime of disrespect and threatens the emperor.

If this doesn't make him angry, it proves that he is a false prince!

And his happy brows were a fairly normal facial expression after thinking about the whole thing!
Why could this memorial arrive in the capital smoothly?
In his opinion, this memorial must have passed through the hands of his father, Zhu Yuanzhang, before leaving Yanmen.

If his father didn't even have this ability, he wouldn't be Zhu Yuanzhang!
What will happen if his father reads this memorial?

According to common sense, he must be furious, then accuse Ye Qing and ask for a rewrite!
But this is obviously an unedited memorial, which is very consistent with Mr. Ye's acrimonious writing habits!

The fact that such a vitriolic memorial can appear here smoothly shows that his father has approved the memorial!
In other words, his father did get angry and persuaded others, but in the end he was persuaded by Master Ye!
In other words, Lao Zhu, who was persuaded by Mr. Ye, wanted to use this memorial to test him, Xiao Zhu, to see if he would ignore the big principles because of the disrespect on the surface of the article!

After Zhu Biao had this realization, he quickly browsed the contents of the memorial and found two meanings.

"On the surface, it seems that Ye Qing is obsessed with military achievements, has no sense of public service, and is not worthy of being an official!"

"But Ye Qing is just a businessman in official guise. It's not a bad thing if he doesn't do those frivolous things."

"Besides, both Ye Qing and the soldiers have paid the price, and the court should reward them based on their merits."

"If you blindly ask them to serve the public, then the court will take advantage!"

After Zhu Biao had a new understanding of the content of Ye Qing's request for credit, he immediately looked at the disrespectful content below.

"On the surface, it seems that Ye Qing used various tricks to seize military power, and then threatened the emperor not to punish him."

"But Ye Qing is a maverick genius. It is his character to reason with such seemingly rebellious remarks!"

"It can also be said that he is testing the emperor, just like Feng Chu Pang Tong!"

"Actually, it's not that serious. He just acted cheaply and used his talents to the best of his ability. If he didn't command the battle, how could he have such a record of achievements that could be recorded in history?"

"What he said is right. He did do practical things and also took care of the emperor's face in a formal way. Being able to do both under such circumstances is already very good!"

"If the emperor really punishes him, he will indeed be nailed to the pillar of shame in history!"

"Just because of his eloquence, let alone my father, even I almost wanted to kill Ye Qing!"

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After Zhu Biao secretly praised Ye Qing's eloquence, he immediately regained his composure.

In Zhu Biao's view, his father's way of being a king by not letting his ministers easily know what he was thinking was very correct, but he just used too much force.

Zhu Biao naturally would not use such excessive force, and he would not let Hu Weiyong see his attitude towards Ye Qing from his face.

He knew that if he told Hu Weiyong what he wanted to say, Ye Qing would be in big trouble.

Zhu Biao just said politely: "Prime Minister Hu, the Zhongshu Province is busy with affairs, and you have to be responsible for the logistics of the army. It's really hard."

"Observe the battle situation and support this matter at any time. You have done a good job. Please continue to look after Mr. Hu."

"I heard that you have been staying in Zhongshu Province for several days. It's time to go home!"

When Hu Weiyong heard these words and looked at Zhu Biao who suddenly regarded him as his elder, he was frightened to the point of feeling weak! .
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