Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

"How do you know if you don't try? That person is not a god." Zhang Jingju said calmly.

The Confucian scholar next to him put away his smile and said faintly: "This attempt of yours will cost us a lot. One commander, hundreds of dead soldiers, and with the current suspicion, I am afraid that many more will die in the future." Not only that, many of our people have died under his butcher knife in recent years, so we can’t be so reckless anymore.”

Zhang Jingju sighed softly: "Most of the people we recommend are not happy to the emperor. Even when I recommended myself to the court, I didn't agree with him. Now the government is controlled by this young boy. If we don't get rid of him, I'm afraid we will never see him again in the future." He has no power to influence the government."

"You don't need to be high up in the temple to influence the government. Today's people are mean and ungrateful. Even Liu Ji's meritorious service from the dragon ended up like that. What can we do even if we join the government?"

Zhang Jingju narrowed his eyes, then smiled and said, "What Brother Ziyi said is absolutely true."

"It's not suitable to stay here for a long time. Let's go." The Confucian scholar known as Ziyi nodded.

"Okay." Zhang Jingju said and turned around to leave, but then paused and said with a smile: "Go say hello to that monk before leaving."

"That's fine." Zhang Ziyi nodded.

The two of them left the pavilion together and walked towards the main hall of the temple.

In the main hall, a monk in his fifties narrowed his eyes slightly, knocked on the wooden fish and chanted sutras quietly.

The two of them stepped into the hall, and Zhang Jingju said: "Monk, let's take our leave first!"

The monk who was chanting stopped his movements, clasped his hands together and said, "Two donors, please be kind."

Seeing this, Zhang Jingju laughed and said: "Ziyang practices Taoism and you practice Buddhism. Now that he has passed away, why don't you inherit his mantle?"

"Ziyang is not a Taoist and I am not a Buddha. We practice the same thing." The monk said in a calm voice.

Zhang Jingju and Zhang Ziyi looked at each other, shook their heads and said with a smile: "Shen Shen Nao Nao, that's enough, you can take your time to cultivate. We're leaving first."

The two turned and left, and the monk turned back and continued chanting sutras and chanting Buddha's name.

……

In the lobby of the government office, Dr. Li Weijing came here directly after treating his wounds.

Tian Qing and all the officials in Yangzhou stood with their heads bowed in fear. Ji Gui also rushed over after wiping out the Japanese pirates.

Tian Qing and others were extremely shocked after receiving the news. They never imagined that someone in Yangzhou City would collude with Japanese pirates to murder the prince-in-law.

Yangzhou is still far from the coast. Although the waterways are developed, there are dozens of inspection departments and thousands of households along the river. The coastal defense is tight, and it is impossible for Japanese pirates to come here.

But the reality is that the Japanese pirates are really here, and their target is the current prince-in-law!

It is very possible that someone colluded with the Japanese pirates and let them in deliberately!

"Where's Zhang Cheng? Get him captured immediately!"

Li Wei's face was ashen, and he gave the order directly without giving any evidence.

Tian Qing and others looked at each other, they didn't know where Zhang Cheng had gone.

But Ji Gui took a step forward and said respectfully: "Prince-in-law, Zhang Cheng visited our commander Zhou Bin before. After the two drank together, they were both poisoned and died. I have ordered people to guard the bodies."

"What, Zhang Cheng is dead?" Li Wei said with shock.

Tian Qing and others were also horrified and started talking about it.

"Yes, when the Japanese pirates attacked you, I got the news and found out when I went to see the commander." Ji Gui affirmed.

When Li Wei heard this, his expression became even more ugly.

He always thought that the mastermind this time must be Zhang Cheng, but now Zhang Cheng is dead. No mastermind would kill himself. Zhang Cheng has obviously been silenced!

Then besides Zhang Cheng, who else could it be?

Li Wei thought carefully, but had no clue.

He had only been in Yangzhou for a short time, and the only people who had any grudges against him were Zhang Cheng and those local powerful people. Although those local powerful people were powerful, they were just ordinary people after all. As a fellow acquaintance and the second-in-command of Yangzhou Prefecture, Zhang Cheng would naturally not Being manipulated by them at will, there must be someone else behind Zhang Cheng!

"Zhang Cheng is worthy of his death for taking bribes and perverting the law, but this matter cannot be left alone, it must be investigated in detail!"

Li Wei said coldly.

"Yes, sir, don't worry, I will do my best to find out who is behind it!"

Tian Qing said respectfully.

Li Wei glanced past Tian Qing and landed on Ji Gui, saying, "What's your name?"

"Returning to the Prince Consort, it will be Ji Gui who will be the commander of the Yangzhou Guard." Ji Gui said respectfully.

Li Wei nodded slightly and said: "The Yangzhou Guards are leaderless now. I have ordered you to temporarily act as the commander. You have made a contribution to rescuing me this time. Your Majesty will formally appoint you when I tell you!"

"Thank you, Prince Consort!"

When Ji Gui heard this, his heart suddenly warmed up, and he secretly thought that this hard work was finally not in vain.

In fact, Li Wei's private appointment of military attachés was considered to be an act of overstepping his authority, but at this time the Yangzhou Guard commander was dead, and Tongzhi was a traitor, so it was reasonable for him to do so.

After talking about Ji Gui, Li Wei turned his eyes to Baihu who saved his life next to him: "What's your name?"

Hearing the Prince Consort's question, the Baihu was a little excited. He stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "The last general of the Yangzhou Guard Baihu Wu has a long name. He has met the Prince Consort!" "The name is quite long, but I forgive you." Li Wei He nodded and whispered softly.

Wu Changming was stunned: "Ah? What did you say, Prince Consort?"

"It's nothing, you are Qianhu from today on!" Li Wei said lightly.

He was able to escape with his life this time. This martial commander had a great reputation, so he would not treat him badly.

When Wu Changming heard this, he looked surprised and expressed his gratitude respectfully: "Thank you, Prince Consort!"

Li Wei nodded slightly.

After he made these arrangements, the situation in Yangzhou was temporarily stable. Ji Gui was supporting the generals, Zhang Cheng was dead on the civilian side, and the others did not dare to say anything.

The storm subsided and the Prince Consort was safe. Yangzhou civil and military officials finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, what they didn't know was that this was only a moment of tranquility before the storm!

In the capital, Mao Xiang hurriedly entered the palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang was busy with everything. After Mao Xiang came in and saluted, he asked without looking up: "What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, something happened in Yangzhou. A group of Japanese pirates sneaked into the city and attacked the city. The prince-in-law happened to be outside the city and was chased by this group of Japanese pirates..." Mao Xiang said hurriedly.

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could finish speaking, he stood up suddenly in shock and asked directly: "What? How about Li Wei?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Mr. Li was only slightly injured and nothing serious." Mao Xiang said hurriedly.

Zhu Yuanzhang was relieved when he heard that Li Wei was okay, but he was still afraid for a while.

If Li Wei died suddenly in Yangzhou, then all his support for so long would be in vain, not to mention that so many affairs in the government cannot be separated from Li Wei, such as many things in the bank, the banking department, and the weapons bureau. None of them can be replaced by others.

What's more, Li Wei was the consort and saved Queen Ma's life. Regardless of personal feelings or public motives, he would never allow this to happen!

"Why are there Japanese pirates in Yangzhou? There are so many guard posts along the river, and there are also inspection departments. Are they all useless?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was frightened and angry, and cursed loudly.

Mao Xiang lowered his head and dared not speak.

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished scolding, he turned his attention to Mao Xiang and asked eagerly: "What is the situation in Yangzhou now?"

"Back to Your Majesty, Yangzhou Guard Commander Zhou Bin was poisoned and died. Fan Guangyang, the colleague, ordered the city gate to be closed. Master Li was almost killed..."

Mao Xiang reported the news he had received in detail, and the thrills included made Zhu Yuanzhang shed a cold sweat for Li Wei.

After listening to Mao Xiang's report, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flickered and his thoughts changed rapidly.

Although Li Wei is temporarily out of danger, in his opinion Yangzhou is still unsafe. If the Yangzhou guards can produce one Fan Guangyang, then they can produce a second and third one. No one can guarantee whether the generals guarding Yangzhou have such desperadoes. Once again, he took a desperate risk to assassinate Li Wei.

"In this case, you immediately lead your troops to Yangzhou and bring that boy Li Wei back to us, quickly!" Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly.

"Yes!" Mao Xiang said yes and turned to leave.

"Wait!"

When Mao Xiang was about to leave, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped him again.

"Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions?"

After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "Bring the people from the Shenji Camp with you!"

"Yes!"

Mao Xiang cupped his hands again and paused. Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had no other instructions, he bowed and left.

After Mao Xiang left, Zhu Yuanzhang slowly sat down again, with lingering anger on his face.

"Okay, what a great Fan Guangyang, we will definitely kill all nine of his clans! And this Zhou Bin, during the guard period, he drank and made trouble, he is a bastard! There are thousands of households along the river, patrols..."

Zhu Yuanzhang murmured the death list in a low voice, his eyes revealing murderous intent.

After being annoyed, he couldn't help but think again.

This incident sounded a wake-up call for him. In the past, Li Wei's official position was low, and no one took the risk to get rid of him. But now it's no longer possible. The affairs he controls involve the interests of too many people. It is inevitable that someone will Soldiers make dangerous moves.

In the past, Li Wei either stayed in the capital or was accompanied by a large army, so he was safe. However, when he went to Yangzhou this time, it was obviously not enough to bring only the dozen guards he had given him. In case of emergency, there would be no need to worry about it. Too difficult to cope with.

If Li Wei had hundreds of guards around him, he would never be in danger this time.

But there are thousands of guards, let alone a prince-in-law. Even a prince like Xu Da and Li Shanchang does not get this kind of treatment on weekdays. Only princes get such treatment!

"This kid, can we really make him a king?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression changed. It wasn't that he was stingy, but that being a king with a different surname was of great significance. Once he was sealed and passed down from generation to generation, he would be a force that could not be ignored. Even if he could trust Li Wei, he could not trust his descendants.

When Zhu Yuanzhang was hesitant, Mao Xiang had already left the palace in a hurry, requested the seal according to the decree, and mobilized five thousand elites among the personal guards. In addition, at the Shenji Camp, Jiang Long immediately mobilized the soldiers after receiving the imperial decree. , and mobilized some troops and horses.

In just half a day, Mao Xiang urgently mobilized tens of thousands of troops, lightly armed and simple, boarded warships and sailed down the river towards Yangzhou. (End of chapter)