Ming Dynasty: He was ordered to give lectures in prison, but Lao Zhu eavesdropped and made people nu

Chapter 274: When people’s hearts are not enough, snakes swallow elephants, and everything in the world ends with mantises catching cicadas.

Return to Wuying Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang called Prince Zhu Biao, and the father and son briefly discussed it.

But he did not mention the abolition of the Ministry of Education, but only talked about Hu Weiyong.

"Father Huang Shengming."

"God bless Daming."

"Hu Weiyong has a low character and is not worthy of being the head of officials."

"My son, I support my father's decision very much."

"Zhongshu Zuocheng should have replaced him long ago."

Seeing Zhu Biao's indignation and enthusiasm, Lao Zhu couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, and said casually:
"Don't hold back what you want to say, just go on..."

"We ask you to supervise the country's governance and envoy the imperial power, not just for you to approve memorials."

"Speak up if you have any opinions."

"Now, you are the emperor, we listen to you."

Upon hearing this.

Zhu Biao shuddered unconsciously and hurriedly bowed down, not daring to support him and said in fear:

"Father, calm down—"

"My son has overstepped his bounds."

"Haha, you brat..."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed helplessly, bowed his waist and scooped up the prince, and said without any doubt:

"hurry up."

"Do not talk nonsense."

"We're talking serious business to you."

Zhu Biao scratched his hair in distress, feeling a little frightened. He first offered a cup of tea, and then said anxiously:

"Reply to Father."

"Privately, I think it would be a good thing to deal with Hu Weiyong as soon as possible. Those exiled Huaixi people hate Hu Weiyong so much that they want to peel his skin and eat his flesh. There is no way that Li Shanchang will let Hu Weiyong go."

Zhu Biao had firm eyes and said decisively:

"At that time, the forces from all sides will act in chaos, which will inevitably break the balance of the court."

"So it's better to strike first."

"Those things that Hu Weiyong did, it is not unjust at all to die unjustly."

After listening to the prince's trade-off analysis, Zhu Yuanzhang's brows were filled with relief and he said sadly:
"Very good, that's it."

"better."

"Being an emperor must dare to make decisions without hesitation or hesitation."

Zhu Yuanzhang squeezed his son's shoulder hard and said with interest: "Then, boss, you think it's not too much to kill the nine clans of Hu Weiyong, right?"

Zhu Biao frowned slightly and bowed respectfully:
"Father."

"My son, I think that three tribes are enough."

The words fall.

It was silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang was startled for a moment, and then laughed.

"Hahahaha-"

"it is good."

"Okay!"

"The boss is like us."

"Three tribes are three tribes."

"Listen to you!"

Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the tureen, scraped off the floating leaves on it, and said meaningfully:
"continue."

"You brat, have you thought about what you're going to do?"

Hear this.

Zhu Biao suddenly felt a little embarrassed, his eyes were evasive, and he did not dare to look at his old father.

He had been dissatisfied with Hu Weiyong for a day or two, but now that he was asked to punish him, he would inevitably have the idea of ​​​​revenge.

There was a moment of silence.

"Report to Father——"

Zhu Biao hesitated and said seriously:
"Mr. Lin has said before that when dealing with national affairs, one should not involve personal grievances and emotions, otherwise it will harm others and yourself."

"Of course, my son is quite biased against Hu Weiyong... he cannot be fair and just."

"Father, please forgive me."

In response to the prince's polite refusal, Zhu Yuanzhang felt helpless and dumbfounded;
"When did we let you be fair and just?" "You brat, you don't know how to learn and apply!"

"Speak openly."

"It is not a pity that Hu Weiyong died and there is no need to be merciful."

"Now that the investigation is clear, there is no need for public revenge or private revenge. Getting rid of the other party will bring about all the benefits and no harm, so why not do it?"

Say it.

Zhu Yuanzhang leaned on the back of his chair, took a sip from the bowl and raised his chin to signal the prince not to waste time.

It goes without saying that his son has made progress. Although he doesn't say it, it doesn't mean he can't see it.

However, there is a fly in the ointment... I am too deeply poisoned by Confucian ideological education. I only know how to apply formulas and do not know how to think flexibly.

It still needs to be corrected.

"Yes, Father."

After a pause, Zhu Biao took a deep breath.

"Privately, I think that when facing a person like Hu Weiyong, we have to start from the other person's pain points.

"He is greedy for power and will do whatever it takes. In order to maintain his hard-won status, he may even betray his mentor who supports him."

"Right can control people, but power can kill people."

"Want power?"

"Give it to him."

"The human heart is not enough for a snake to swallow an elephant, and everything in this world is like a mantis stalking a cicada."

Hear this.

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed secretly. He guessed what his son was thinking, but he still waved his hand and asked him to continue.

"The prime minister of a country, as the head of a hundred officials, is responsible for commanding the ministers. Even though he has power over the government and the opposition, the power is still divided into two, rather than one family being the dominant one."

Zhu Biao continued:
"Furthermore, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, my father appointed Uncle Xu as the right prime minister of Zhongshu in order to balance the power of the prime minister."

"Everyone knows this."

"If Uncle Xu is replaced, the position of Right Prime Minister of the Zhongshu Province will be temporarily vacant, and Hu Weiyong will be solely responsible for the power of the Zhongshu Province."

"It's impossible not to make mistakes."

"At that time, we can take advantage of the situation and get rid of the opponent directly without causing unnecessary trouble."

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at him with an intriguing smile.

"Boss!"

"My son is here."

Zhu Biao handed over his hand.

"You told us about this method last time. It's improved compared to before, but the details are still not enough. To put it bluntly, there's a lot to think about."

"Hu Weiyong is a good person. How could a good person fall into such a deliberate trap?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly:

"Now that Li Shanchang has been put aside by me, and the vacancy of Prime Minister Zhongshu Right has become vacant, Liu Bowen deserves to take office."

"But you turned a blind eye, didn't you think that the officials were fools?"

"Anyone with a discerning eye can understand what's going on."

"Hu Weiyong is not stupid, otherwise he would not be able to climb up."

"Do you understand what we mean?"

The voice did not fall.

But seeing that Zhu Biao was not panicked at all, he hurried forward to Lao Zhu, leaned over and whispered softly in his ear:

"Father, my son understands."

"So, not only do we have to ask Uncle Xu to cooperate with us, but we also have to torture Master Liu to perform a painful trick."

"The empty seal case involves tens of thousands of officials. Except for such a big case, Yushitai cannot escape the blame."

"Master Liu, as the censor Zhongcheng, doesn't he have any responsibilities?"

"First demote Master Liu to retire and return to his hometown, and then hand over the power of Zhongshu Province to one person. Without Master Liu in the Yushitai, it is equivalent to existing in name only and losing the power to supervise all officials."

Zhu Biao smiled:

"The Yushitai became an empty shell, and the power it held fell into the hands of Zhongshu Sheng, which was equivalent to being taken over by Hu Weiyong."

"The one who leads the hundreds of officials and oversees the hundreds of officials is put under the control of one person."

“It happens naturally, it’s not intentional.”

"Under the blessing of heaven-defying power, even saints may fall from the altar."

Zhu Biao bowed and took a small step back:

"My humble opinion."

"It made my father laugh."

(End of this chapter)