Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

"Did this guy go to the toilet?" Li Wei said with a wicked smile.

"Uh, haha." Chen Su laughed twice, not knowing how to answer.

After making a joke, Li Wei fell silent. Li Shanchang had once begged for Lin Xian's favor, and it was not surprising that the two of them knew each other. Last time, he beat him up for an excuse, so he probably went to this supporter to complain.

However, even if Li Shanchang is a founding hero, he can't do anything to him. In other words, no one else can do anything to him except Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty.

"Don't worry about it in advance." Li Wei said casually.

Chen Su nodded in agreement, and then asked, "Master Marquis, do you want to report this matter to His Majesty?"

Chen Su's tone was casual, as if he was just asking about a trivial matter, but after asking, his eyes were fixed on Li Wei, looking forward to his answer.

This is a small test. He wants to know what the attitude of the Marquis in front of him, the god in the eyes of the craftsmen, towards His Majesty today!

Only by clarifying Li Wei's attitude can he determine how he should deal with himself in the future.

Li Wei's body stiffened, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his gaze gradually deepened as he looked at him.

Chen Su had never seen such a look in his eyes before. It actually made him feel like his thoughts were being read through. He ducked and lowered his head!

"Jinyiwei is a knife in His Majesty's hand. He can be arrogant and domineering, and he can also be ruthless, but he cannot have his own ideas. Do you understand?" Li Wei said leisurely.

Hearing this answer, Chen Su was shocked. The Li Wei he knew had always been straight-forward and unpretentious. However, this time Li Wei did not answer directly yes or no, but said something intriguing.

On the surface, this meant that he must be loyal to His Majesty and not have his own petty ideas, but Li Wei happened to say "Jinyiwei" instead of "you" or "Chen Su". This made him a little confused.

He may or may not be a Jinyiwei. Although he is now, he may not be in the future. Does Li Wei's words mean that he should report it or not?

Chen Su lowered his head and pondered, frowning and saying nothing.

Li Wei lay back, leaned on the back of the chair and closed his eyes: "Go back early."

Chen Su hesitated to speak. Seeing this, he could only suppress his doubts, respectfully said yes, turned around and exited the room.

After Chen Su left, Abu who was guarding the door immediately walked in: "Master, why don't you send someone to keep an eye on him?"

"No need, he just has serious thoughts," Li Wei opened his eyes and sighed: "His brother died for me, and his nephew is my student, so he will not betray me."

Chen Su is Chen Shaofeng's biological uncle, and Chen Shaofeng is one of the seven sons of the murdered craftsmen in the academy. Li Wei has long known this.

Chen Su's probing question just now, if he answered that he did not need to report, it would be deceiving the emperor and plotting evil. This is the answer Chen Su most hopes to get. He only needs to give his full help to avenge his brother in the future.

And with his words, even if he doesn't want to, Chen Su will use this to force him to fight back in the future.

Of course, before that, Chen Su would still be loyal.

On the contrary, if his answer must be reported clearly, it will disappoint this loyal subordinate. Even if he does not betray, he will lose enthusiasm, or he will be out of control.

Abu said no more, nodded, and walked out.

Li Wei stood up from his chair, looked out the window at the quiet courtyard, and murmured in a low voice: "It's almost time. I hope nothing happens." Now he has three thousand guards. If the conquest of the Japanese country goes well this time, he will It can indirectly control a navy. In addition, the students of Minghuang Academy will soon be put into practice. By then, the industrial level will surely be raised to a higher level.

With the Ordnance Bureau providing advanced weapons and equipment, and the invincible navy across the rivers and seas, when he wants to leave or stay, no one can stop him!
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Under the dim candlelight, Chen Su sat in front of his desk. On the desk was a secret report that was to be submitted to His Majesty. However, the report was blank at the moment. He hesitated for a long time while writing, but still could not write a word.

Li Wei's words today made him realize that the Marquis, who seemed to the outside world to have been acting recklessly and relying solely on luck and the Holy Family to rise to power, did not seem to be that simple.

Chen Su thought about his words. On the surface, the meaning of these words was obviously to warn him that he had to do his duty as a guard and not to be so petty. What should be reported must be reported truthfully, otherwise there will be no good end.

But beyond this superficial meaning, Li Wei doesn't seem to be completely loyal to the emperor. Although he does things openly and with simplicity in mind, he seems to have other thoughts that people can't figure out.

Thinking about it carefully, although Li Wei was straight-forward and arrogant in doing things, it was this kind of character that won the trust of His Majesty. After falling down several times, he rose again, and now he has reached the point where he is almost in power. On the contrary, those civil and military ministers who were good at calculation were suppressed to the point where they could not hold their heads up.

If you put aside the process and look at the results, this prince is the real winner!

Thinking of this, Chen Su couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and felt an inexplicable awe towards him.

Li Wei is capable, which is a good thing for him, but what makes him a little disappointed is that today's test still failed to find out the true attitude of the Marquis.

After a long pause, Chen Su finally put aside these distracting thoughts, and followed Li Wei's wishes and wrote to report the matter truthfully, including the instructions behind Li Wei's back. He only concealed what the two said during the test.

The next day, he handed over the secret report, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not give any response and had no intention of punishing Li Wei. However, not long after, Chen Su officially replaced Wu Yong and took the seat of the governor.

Winter turns to spring, and half a year flies by.

Based on the Shenji Battalion and his own guards, it took Li Wei nearly half a year to finally transform this 50,000-man navy from cold combat into a new type of navy based on firearms.

Outside Jinchuan Gate, dozens of warships are displayed on the river outside the city gate, among which the armored ships in front are the most conspicuous.

Today is the day when Li Wei shows off the results of naval training. In order to successfully conquer Japan, he must bring out a powerful navy to convince Zhu Yuanzhang. Of course, these dozens of warships are only a small part of the navy. It's about the size of a man, but with the armored ships here, these are enough.

At the city gate, Zhu Yuanzhang, Tang He, Feng Sheng, Li Shanchang and other distinguished generals gathered together, waiting to watch the training of Li Wei's new navy.

"Let them begin."

Zhu Yuanzhang said to the guards behind him.

The guard received the order, immediately said yes, turned around and left to inform the flag bearer on the corner tower, who waved the flag to convey the order.

A moment later, with a loud and powerful air whistle, the ironclad ship took the lead and started to move. The huge chimney was carrying the billowing black smoke, and it gradually accelerated towards the predetermined target in the distance.

The large ships with two to three thousand materials that followed quickly followed up with paddle wheels driven by steam engines.

Although Tang He did not intervene in Li Wei's training, he was very familiar with these ships. While watching, he introduced these naval combat methods to Zhu Yuanzhang and Feng Sheng and others around him from time to time.

"That guy Li Wei has canceled gang fighting and other things, and replaced the swords and arrows with muskets. What's even more powerful is that he has installed cannons on these ships, like the largest one. An ironclad ship with hundreds of cannons on it!"

Tang He made exaggerated gestures while talking. He used to look down on Li Wei, but after this period of time, after seeing the new navy he trained, he had to admire him. (End of chapter)