Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

"Could it be...that it was really Li Wei who secretly instigated this?" Zhu Biao was extremely frightened, with disbelief on his face.

"maybe."

Zhu Yuanzhang took a long breath and looked deeply at the square outside the hall, as if looking at the bright sky.

Things in the world are ever-changing, and the court is also turbulent. This time Tang He inexplicably became the target of impeachment by the ministers. On the surface, it seems that only Li Wei and others have this motive, but in fact it is not the case.

The enemy of my enemy is not necessarily a friend. These civil servants targeted Tang He, seemingly to fight for power for Li Wei, but in fact they also caused a rift between him, the emperor, and this important minister who was in the spotlight.

Li Wei's status today is mainly due to his holy family. Of course, Li Wei's own ability also played a big role, but without his holy family, no matter how great his achievements were, he would not be able to achieve the powerful position he has today. .

Now Li Wei seems to be extremely powerful, but if he loses the Holy Family, he will soon be suppressed by his opponents.

Although there were also the so-called "Li Party" among those impeached this time, major figures such as Ru Taisu and Wu Bozong did not participate in the impeachment of Tang He, so he could not determine whether it was Li Wei who instigated it or someone deliberately framed him. he.

"This matter is not urgent. We have to look at it again. You can go back first." Zhu Yuanzhang said softly.

Zhu Biao frowned and couldn't calm down for a long time. After hearing his instructions, he could only suppress the doubts in his heart and surrender.

In the main hall, Zhu Yuanzhang stood alone with his hands in his hands, muttering to himself: "What on earth does this brat want to do?"

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Korean government.

An old man dressed as a Confucian scholar sat on a chair on one side of the lobby, sipping tea leisurely.

This old man's name is Wang Xing, a great Confucian who is famous all over the world.

Wang Xing waited for a long time before Li Shanchang came in under the leadership of his servants. He quickly stood up and bowed his hands: "I have met Mr. Han!"

Li Shanchang's eyes narrowed, and he said with displeasure and sarcasm: "I thought you were all dead a long time ago!"

The old man smiled: "The classics are handed down from generation to generation, and Confucianism will last forever. Even if we all die, there will be successors who will inherit our great ambitions."

"Huh, aren't you afraid that I'll call someone to arrest you?" Li Shanchang looked unkind.

He also knew about Xianlin Study, and also knew that Wang Xing was one of the four masters there.

Wang Xing smiled: "The Imperial Master is joking. I am just an ordinary Confucian scholar. Why did the Duke want to arrest me?"

"Humph!"

Li Shanchang snorted coldly, walked past him, and sat down on the main seat.

He prided himself on reading poetry and books, so he naturally yearned for this place where Confucian talents gathered, but it was a pity that others looked down upon him.

After he followed Zhu Yuanzhang to gain power, the people in Xianlin tried to win over him. He also helped introduce some talents from Xianlin to become officials. However, these people who relied on their talents did not take him seriously at all. After the DPRK established a foothold, they even stood on the opposite side of him, forming the so-called Western Zhejiang Party and fighting with him. It can be said that he and these people are enemies rather than friends.

However, for a while, after Liu Ji died, he was not in good shape either. Especially after Hu Weiyong, Li Wei suddenly appeared, which made them, both civil and military, suppressed. It can be said that they share the same problem. The relationship between the two parties He turned an enemy into a friend and became a companion.

"I wonder what Master Wang would do if he came to see me, a useless underachiever?"

Li Shanchang spoke slowly, his tone mixed with sarcasm and faint resentment.

"The Duke is joking." Wang Xing didn't take it seriously, but said sincerely: "I am here this time to save the Duke."

"Hehehe, I eat well and sleep soundly. If you are not sick or in trouble, please don't bother Master Wang." Li Shanchang said with a chuckle.

Wang Xing stared at him, smiling and saying nothing.

The smile on Li Shanchang's face gradually disappeared, and then he waved to his servant: "Go and guard outside. No one is allowed to come in without my permission!"

"Yes!"

The servant responded respectfully, turned around and left the hall.

Li Shanchang then looked at Wang Xing and said directly: "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Wang Xing put away his smile and said in a deep voice: "I would like to ask the Duke to come forward and persuade those nobles to stop interceding for Tang He."

"Oh?" Li Shanchang was a little surprised, "Were your people behind the impeachment of Tang He?"

Wang Xing smiled slightly and did not deny it.

Li Shanchang was a little confused: "Why?"

"The enemy advances and we retreat!" Wang Xing's words were concise and to the point.

After Xianlin Study was taken over by the Jin Yiwei, Zhu Yuanzhang went on a killing spree, and their power suffered heavy losses. Moreover, the actions of Zhang Ziyi and Zhang Fengyi also caused a rift between them. They no longer worked together as sincerely as before. On the contrary, Li Wei But the power here is getting stronger and stronger, and they are no longer able to confront it head-on.

What he is doing now is to make them and nobles like Li Shanchang give in. Zhu Yuanzhang's promotion of Li Wei is just to play with checks and balances. So they withdraw first and let Li Wei become the sole leader of his family. By then, the two monarchs and ministers will It will inevitably lead to confrontation, so they can sit back and watch the fight between tigers and wait for the opportunity!
Li Shanchang had played with Liu Ji before, so he easily understood what he meant.

However, the Huaixi nobles are still very strong now. Unlike the surviving literati and Confucian scholars like Wang Xing, he is somewhat reluctant to let them just give up their power and retreat behind the scenes.

Wang Xing saw him hesitating, and immediately understood what he was thinking, and said: "Please forgive me for speaking frankly, not all the Huaixi nobles in the court are of the same mind as you, just like Tang He, although he He is also from Huaixi, but he is probably more loyal to His Majesty in his heart. If His Majesty wants to attack you one day, Duke Xin will never help you."

Li Shanchang's expression changed slightly when he heard this.

Indeed, not to mention Tang He, many of the current Huaixi nobles are also loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang. Although Zhu Yuanzhang has long been murderous towards these illegal nobles, he has always had a conciliatory and tolerant attitude.

He knew that this superior person would never move and would be thunderous. If that happens, they would have no chance to resist.

Instead of interceding for Tang He now, it is better for him to be severely punished by His Majesty, so that other nobles can recognize the ruthless reality of the emperor!
Didn't he dare to do this to Lan Yu and others before?
After thinking about this, Li Shanchang immediately stopped hesitating and said in a deep voice: "Okay, I will find a way to convince the brothers in Huaixi, but the rest depends on you."

When Wang Xing heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't worry, Duke, we will do our best!"

"Haha, come and have tea!"

The two reached an agreement and both showed relaxed smiles.

While they were discussing, Chen Su also secretly gathered with Wang Jie, Wu Chen and others.

"Why do you want to impeach Tang He?" Chen Su asked in a deep voice.

Wang Jie glanced at him and frowned in displeasure: "Didn't you say that everyone should impeach Tang He and fight for power for the Marquis?"

"But I haven't let you move yet!"

"Haha, Mr. Chen is not a Marquis, so there is no need for everyone to listen to you, right?" Wang Jie sneered.

Wu Chen was also a little dissatisfied: "Yes, everyone is also working for the Marquis. Master Chen's words are a bit overstepping."

When Chen Su heard this, his expression suddenly darkened.

Wang Jie didn't care at all. In fact, he was dissatisfied with Chen Su's use of Li Wei's name to summon them. In terms of rank, Chen Su was just a small minister from the fifth rank, while many of them were high officials of the third rank or above.

In terms of closeness, he and Wu Chen were also closest to Li Wei. They were colleagues as early as in the cabinet.

In short, no matter what, it is not Chen Su's turn to teach them how to do things.

Wang Jie, Wu Chen, Shen Jie and others didn't care much about Chen Su's attitude, but He Li, Yang Jing and others did not. They, who had narrowly escaped from the imperial prison, had some deep feelings for this Jin Yiwei governor. Fear, even without Li Wei, they did not dare to ignore Chen Su's words.

Chen Su took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said in a deep voice: "The Marquis has an order, telling me not to do anything unnecessary!"

Wang Jie was slightly surprised: "Is this really what the Marquis told you?"

"Hmph, of course!" Chen Su said coldly: "This impeachment of Tang He was obviously fueled by someone. Although I don't know the purpose of these people yet, I think the Marquis has already noticed it, so he confessed like this. Our last It’s better to follow the Marquis’ instructions and be more at ease!”

Chen Su's words were completely imaginary, but Li Wei's order was indeed a mistake.

Wang Jie frowned and thought deeply, then nodded after a moment and said: "Okay, since it is the order of the Marquis, I should obey it."

Wu Chen also agreed.

As for He Li, Yang Jing and others, they had no objection, and Lian Lian Gong claimed so.

The next day, the wind direction in the court suddenly changed. The number of nobles who had been actively interceding for Tang He suddenly decreased by more than half, and correspondingly, the number of people who impeached Tang He also decreased significantly.

With Li Wei's instructions, Wang Jie and others calmed down and pretended that nothing happened, and Li Shanchang also tactfully persuaded some nobles as agreed with Wang Xing.

But both parties became quiet, and some people stood out!

Feng Li, the general affairs envoy who succeeded Yu Xun, was appointed as the general secretary of the General Affairs Department, Yan Zhi, the newly appointed minister of the Dali Temple, Du Wei, the secretary of the Imperial Academy, several bachelor's degree students from the Hanlin Academy, and so on.

Of course, there are certainly no shortage of Yushi Yanguan and Liuke.

"Ha, interesting!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at these newly handed memorials and couldn't help but sneer.

These imperial censors and civil servants were just that. They would imprison whomever they caught, and Zhu Yuanzhang was not surprised at all.

But people like Feng Li and Yan Zhi are interesting.

Wang Jie and the Li Party have settled down, but they are still clinging to Tang He, as if they have a deep hatred for him. This is intriguing.

"It seems some people are still restless!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes turned cold, and then he summoned Mao Xiang.

"Let me check these people carefully!"

Zhu Yuanzhang drew up a list of the main people and gave it to Mao Xiang.

"Yes!"

Mao Xiang took it and respectfully said yes.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked again: "By the way, what's going on with those people in Beijing recently?"

Mao Xiang obviously knew who he was talking about, and immediately replied: "The Duke of South Korea often walks around with nobles recently, presumably because of his trust in the Duke. In addition, he also invited a Confucian scholar as a guest, Chen Su and Wang Jie and others got together yesterday and I don’t know what they discussed. Our people were afraid of being discovered and didn’t dare to get close..."

Mao Xiang reported the actions of these people one by one, but he couldn't understand everything he said and did, especially Chen Su, who was a Jin Yiwei himself and was very alert. He wanted to find out without anyone noticing. Everything is not that easy.

After Zhu Yuanzhang listened quietly, he basically understood what these people had done in recent days.

Needless to say, the sudden changes in people like Xungui and Wang Jie were due to the instructions of Li Shanchang and Li Wei.

However, he didn't pay attention to the Confucian scholar Li Shanchang recruited. After all, it was common for officials in the DPRK and central government to communicate with Confucian scholars and exchange knowledge, especially those noble generals with little education. He also specially invited people to teach them knowledge. I just hope they can curb their rough temper.

After Xungui understood what he meant, he was very sensible and actively invited Confucian scholars to come and give lectures. At the same time, he could also write memorials for them.

"Okay, we understand, you can go down first."

Zhu Yuanzhang calmly ordered after listening.

"Yes, I will leave." Mao Xiang bowed his hands and exited the hall.

Now that things are probably clear, Zhu Yuanzhang has not taken any action. Now this situation is exactly the balanced situation he wants.

Li Wei has begun to form a check and balance with these nobles, and they still refuse to give in to each other.

The method of checks and balances is not only to strengthen the monarch's power, but also to improve the enthusiasm of his ministers.

Struggles for power can also be divided into good and bad ones. Healthy competition, comparing each other's merits and achievements, is beneficial to the country, the people and the king. Bad ones are not good. If they are not done well, it will harm the country and the people. This depends on the emperor's ability. .

Although Li Wei concealed Lin Xian's matter this time, as far as the battle situation was concerned, the result was the best. Even if he knew these things in advance, he would probably agree with this approach.

He sacrificed some of his troops and defeated the Japanese army of 100,000 in one fell swoop. This was a rare victory.

As for Tang He, it is not impossible to recall him.

I just don’t know what this brat is going to do. I need to send someone trustworthy to keep an eye on him!
Li Dang suddenly stopped the impeachment. Feng Li and others quickly got the news, and they were immediately panicked and quickly followed suit.

They are not stupid either. Now that they have not impeached themselves, they are still so active. Anyone with a discerning eye can guess that there is a problem at a glance. If they don't stop in time, they will definitely be found out.

The court calmed down again, and Zhu Yuanzhang finally made his decision. On the one hand, he ordered Tang He to be recalled and Li Wei took over as the general of the Japanese army, and on the other hand, he sent Guo Ying to take over the post of deputy general Zuo.

After the Japanese state, Shao Er Puteng and others were defeated, they immediately sent people to seek help from the Muromachi shogunate in Heian Kyo.

The current shogun is Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the third generation shogun of the Ashikaga clan.

Ashikaga Yoshi is in his twenties, several years younger than Zhu Biao. However, at such a young age, he is already the actual leader of the Japanese country!

The emperor of Japan was different from the emperors of China. For a long time, the emperor was just a mascot in Japan. If a famous person was powerful, he would be snatched away and hung on the door as a sign, forming the so-called shogunate.

Of course, there are also advantages to such an emperor, that is, no one will kill him and replace him, and the royal family can live on forever.

But as time went by, there were always some emperors who were restless and wanted to regain power, and Emperor Go-Daigo, who eliminated the Kamakura shogunate, was one of them.

Emperor Go-Daigo successfully eliminated the Kamakura shogunate, but then he immediately centralized power and used his cronies to suppress the daimyo samurai class who helped him overthrow the Kamakura shogunate.

Even a powerful figure like Zhu Yuanzhang had to think twice before trying to tamper with his nobles. As a weak king who only took the throne with the help of the warrior class, he naturally had an accident.

Ashikaga Takauji, who was accustomed to being a young man, immediately struck back, deposed the emperor, and established a new emperor.

And Ashikaga Takauji became the new generation of shogun, and it was already the third generation to be passed down to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. (End of chapter)