Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 609: Departure and Daoyan’s suicidal behavior
Chapter 609: Departure and Daoyan’s suicidal behavior
Yangtze!

In particular, the waterway from Yingtian City, which is Jinling, can be said to be the busiest waterway in the entire Ming Dynasty.

The coming and going of ships of all sizes, whether carrying cargo or passengers, can be said to be an endless stream on this ancient golden waterway.

The boat that Master Hu was on was so inconspicuous among the other boats, swaying slowly along the river.

It has to be said that in this era, water transportation is much faster than land transportation.

The first destination that Mr. Hu chose for himself was Suzhou!
If you travel by land from Jinling to Suzhou, even if you travel light, it will probably take at least half a month on the road.

But if you go by water, taking your time, it will only take more than two days to get there.

At this time, Master Hu was standing on the deck, with his hands behind his back, looking at the various scenery on the river with a smile.

cool!

It feels different coming out of Yingtian City.

It feels like the world is so spacious!

Different scenery, different culture...

Not to mention, if I'm not in Yingtian City, I don't have to worry about whether Old Zhu has done anything bad again.

There is no need to worry about whether you have done anything taboo that would make Old Zhu want to kill you again.

Since we are not in the same city anymore, I guess you don’t have to worry about me!
So comfortable!
Logically speaking, there is nothing wrong with Mr. Hu thinking this way.

But what he didn't know was that this was only the first day he left Yingtian City, and the Zhu Yuanzhang he was "thinking about" had already started to miss him.

"Hiss...Daoyan, do you mean that this matter was arranged by Weiyong?"

"How come we don't know about such a big thing?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked with surprise at the monk Daoyan, who was standing in front of him in an official uniform and in an orderly manner.

Daoyan smiled bitterly and bowed.

"Your Majesty, if I hadn't been unable to find Lord Hu and had come to you for help, I wouldn't have known that Lord Hu hadn't reported this matter!"

"After all, the doctor of the Foreign Diplomatic Department is Lord Hu. I can't report to him without authorization, right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smacked his lips, glanced thoughtfully at the monk Daoyan opposite him, quickly recovered from his surprise, and then gave instructions thoughtfully.

"Well, now that you've mentioned this, I'm not afraid to tell you openly."

"Our trust in Wei Yong really exceeds that of ordinary court officials!"

"Because I believe that he can get things done without me saying anything more!"

"So, from now on, the Foreign Diplomacy Department will still follow the previous rules!"

"Don't worry, we have seen your hard work and your contributions, and we will not treat you unfairly when the time comes!"

Monk Daoyan's face twitched when he heard this. He glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang unconsciously and then said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Monk Daoyan was very regretful.

Because he found that he had underestimated Master Hu and the emperor in front of him.

Originally, he took advantage of the absence of Master Hu to report on the "urgent matters" of the Foreign Diplomatic Department in order to leave a deep impression in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.

This would also make it easier for him to use Zhu Yuanzhang's power to further expand his influence in foreign countries.

But now it seems that just a small test, his actions were noticed by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Moreover, he did not expect that his boss, who seemed to be indifferent, actually did not care about anything.

Many things were not reported at all? They dealt with internal matters by themselves, but ignored external matters?

God knows how miserable Daoyan felt after hearing this news.

When did it become so easy to get salaries for Ming Dynasty officials?
But Mr. Hu not only did this to get his salary, the most important thing was that Zhu Yuanzhang trusted him too much.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Daoyan coldly, with a hint of murderous intent flashing unconsciously in his eyes.

Humph, Weiyong really made the right decision to go out this time.

Look, as soon as I left, these blind people jumped out.

Why didn’t we realize before that there was such an ambitious fake monk hiding behind this?

Haha, are you using Weiyong’s arrangement to test us?
Do you still want the support of Jinyiwei's spies outside?
OK!

I didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty is not enough for you to cause trouble. You, who are so secretive, are actually setting your mind on foreign countries?
Zhu Yuanzhang no longer had any emotion at this time. He winked at Song Li, who bowed and turned to walk out of the hall.

Obviously, Song Li already knew what Zhu Yuanzhang meant, and hurried to check Daoyan's background.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Daoyan and said in a deep voice.

"Daoyan, tell me!"

"Since you mentioned Weiyong's arrangements in the foreign country, then tell us in detail!"

"I would also like to hear how you have done your job under Wei Yong's command!"

Cold sweat instantly broke out on Daoyan's forehead.

He had already realized that his attempt today not only failed to achieve the original purpose, but instead made Zhu Yuanzhang turn his attention to him.

But this sudden attention did not bring appreciation and greater rights.

Instead, it was suspicion and the murderous intent that was hidden but clearly weighing on him.

It was only then that Daoyan realized how difficult it was for ordinary people to gain the trust of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor.

Ordinary people are not qualified to talk about trust at all. Working honestly is the only way out.

But these realizations came too late.

More importantly, if he can't give a reasonable explanation today.

I'm afraid I won't even have the chance to hide behind Master Hu again.

He felt that he would not live to see Master Hu return.

He didn't even dare to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, but bowed and answered.

"Your Majesty, it was Lord Hu who initially asked me to recruit spies to pretend to be merchants and start trading with foreign countries."

"The reason why I pretend to be a businessman is that I can earn some funds to make the Department of Diplomacy more prosperous."

"On the other hand, it is easier to get information when you are a merchant in a foreign country."

"After all, anyone who can do business with the wealthy merchants from the Ming Dynasty in foreign countries must be a local dignitary, so they naturally know more information."

"Of course, Lord Hu had foresight in this matter, but the actual execution was arranged by me. I think that what I have done has not been a great success, but it has not been empty-handed either."

"But as this plan continues to progress, I'm starting to lose control of it."

"It's not anything else, but the profit is too high."

"It's so high that I feel I can no longer control it!"

"But Lord Hu is not here, so I came to see Your Majesty and ask about Lord Hu's whereabouts!"

(End of this chapter)