Ming Dynasty: Zhu Biao's younger brother, the most rebellious son in history

Chapter 17: Zhu Kai’s No. lackey!

The Zhu Kai he mentioned was not a good man because Zhu Kai, like Zhu Yuanzhang, was not someone they could control.

Wang Guangyang shook his head: "How can the future be certain? His Majesty has a keen eye. If he agrees with the Second Prince, we don't have to worry."

Yang Yuangao was furious when he heard this, and he slammed the table and stood up to rebuke Wang Guangyang: "Prime Minister Wang, what are you talking about? We are your Majesty's subjects, and the prince is the young master. If a subject cannot think deeply and foresee the future, isn't that just a vain position?"

Before Wang Guangyang could say anything, a very arrogant voice came from outside the door: "Lord Yang, has there never been a case of deposing a crown prince in history? In my opinion, the emperor is a man of ability. Your Majesty has not yet made the second prince a king, which means that Your Majesty is still hesitant."

When Yang Yuangao heard this, his face turned ugly!
I only saw the person standing outside the door walk in with a haughty look on his face: "What, Lord Yang is going to act on behalf of His Majesty? Haha... Lord Yang is really a loyal minister!"

"Hu Weiyong, stop slandering me!"

Yang Yuangao looked at Hu Weiyong who came in with a dark face and said, "Eavesdropping is not what a gentleman does!"

The person who came was none other than the current Right Prime Minister Hu Weiyong. Because he unconditionally obeyed Zhu Kai, he was called by the civil officials: the number one running dog of the Second Prince!

"You are a gentleman? Haha, I don't even bother to do that!"

Hu Weiyong put his hands behind his back, shook his head and said, "The Second Prince said that I am a ruthless, profit-seeking villain. I agree with him. The Second Prince is my mentor. You are insulting me by framing the Second Prince like this!"

In the first year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang assigned positions to all officials, but was hesitant about Hu Weiyong's position. He thought Hu Weiyong was cautious and could understand his meaning, so he wanted to appoint him as the Junior Secretary of the Ministry of Rites. When Zhu Kai found out, he directly called Hu Weiyong "villain".

Zhu Yuanzhang arranged Hu Weiyong to be the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice after hearing what Zhu Kai said, saying that Hu Weiyong was ruthless and profit-driven. When Hu Weiyong knew about this, he was not ashamed but proud. He regarded Zhu Kai as his mentor and often regarded himself as the "disciple of the second prince".

Seeing Hu Weiyong defending Zhu Kai, Yang Yuangao wanted to refute immediately, but Hu Weiyong refused to listen and raised his fist: "I am strong, can you fight me?"

I'll beat you if you keep talking. Can you beat me?

Yang Yuangao's hands were shaking with anger, and he pointed at Hu Weiyong and cursed: "Villain! Villain! I will report to Your Majesty right now that Hu Weiyong is a villain and is unworthy of being the Right Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty! His virtue is not worthy of the position! His virtue is not worthy of the position!"

"casual."

Hu Weiyong did not take Yang Yuangao's threat seriously. As long as Zhu Kai's position was stable, no one could touch him. He moved a chair and sat next to Wang Guangyang. Hu Weiyong took a sip from Wang Guangyang's teacup and said, "I just went to see the second prince. The doctor said he was fine. It was just the first time he saw blood, and he was a little confused."

Wang Guangyang said "hmm", which made Hu Weiyong dissatisfied:

"Old Wang, what's your attitude? The Second Prince is sick, aren't you going to visit him?"

"Don't go."

After saying that, Wang Guangyang raised his head and looked at Hu Weiyong, saying, "Prime Minister Hu, the Second Prince said that you are a villain, and you regard yourself as a villain. Your behavior style is no different from that of the Second Prince. You can be regarded as an anomaly in our dynasty."

"That's natural."

Hu Weiyong said happily, "I am the disciple of the Second Prince!"

Wang Guangyang: "Prime Minister Hu, have you ever heard of the story of a young girl imitating a beautiful woman?"

The term "Dong Shi Xiou Pin" comes from the book Zhuangzi. "Zhuangzi Tianyun" records: The beautiful Xi Shi had a pain in her heart, so she often covered her chest with her hands and frowned. An ugly girl next door saw it and thought her posture was very beautiful, so she tried to imitate her, but she became even uglier. Later generations called this ugly girl Dong Shi, to describe those people who imitate others poorly and make people laugh.

Hu Weiyong was just imitating Zhu Kai, which was disgusting in Wang Guangyang's eyes. He was even more disgusting than Zhu Kai. When he was with Zhu Yuanzhang, he was very cautious, but he immediately changed his attitude after being evaluated by Zhu Kai. He was really a villain.

When Hu Weiyong heard what Wang Guangyang said, his face got hot, but he still defended himself, "The Second Prince is my mentor, my master! It's good enough that I can imitate him to some extent, how can I say I'm like him?"

Wang Guangyang looked at the embarrassed Hu Weiyong and couldn't help shaking his head. The thickness of his skin was different from Zhu Kai's. If it were Zhu Kai, he would definitely say: If I were Xi Shi's neighbor, then I would be Xi Shi imitating Xi Shi.

You don't even have this much shame and you still want to learn Zhu Kai?
Hu Weiyong did not mention this matter either, and said to Wang Guangyang:

"Old Wang, I am going to impeach Lan Yu, accusing him of being arrogant and disrespectful of the royal family. This time I will have him thrown into prison and have His Majesty execute his entire family!"

Yang Yuangao became flustered upon hearing this.

The prince has only two trusted men in the army: Duke of Zheng Chang Mao and Lan Yu. If Lan Yu is executed, Chang Mao will also be implicated. Wouldn't that uproot the prince's trusted men in the army?
If this is the case... who can restrain Zhu Kai in the future? Wouldn't he be even more outrageous?

"Hu Weiyong, you..."

"Shut up, didn't you see me discussing important matters with the Left Prime Minister?"

Hu Weiyong yelled, "Who do you think you are? Get out!"

Seeing that Hu Weiyong could not have a good conversation, Yang Yuangao had no choice but to turn his gaze to Wang Guangyang and said, "Prime Minister, you must not listen to Hu Weiyong's advice."

"..."

There was some displeasure in Wang Guangyang's brow. I am the Left Prime Minister, the head of all officials. Do I need you to teach me how to do things?

No matter how powerful Zhu Kai is, no matter how arrogant Lan Yu is, no matter how mean Hu Weiyong is, how could the emperor not know? He doesn't care, so why are you making a fuss?

"Master Yang, please go back. I know what to do."

After saying this, Wang Guangyang ignored Yang Yuangao and didn't care whether he was leaving or not. He turned around and asked Hu Weiyong: "Prime Minister Hu, what are you trying to achieve by doing this? Do you want to be like your master?"

Hu Weiyong's master was Li Shanchang, who was appointed by Zhu Yuanzhang as the first meritorious official of the Ming Dynasty.

Li Shanchang wanted to obtain the power of prime minister, but Zhu Yuanzhang refused to give it to him and sent Wang Guangyang to restrict Li Shanchang.

Li Shanchang knew that if he continued to fight, his life would be in danger, so he retired and returned to his hometown. However, he did not want to give up the power in the court, so when he left, he strongly recommended Hu Weiyong. Zhu Yuanzhang also followed his wish and promoted Hu Weiyong to the position of right prime minister.

Hu Weiyong was also a greedy person. He was also unwilling to be inferior to others and had been fighting with Wang Guangyang. However, he only calmed down because of Zhu Kai's words "work hard".

"My master has too narrow a vision. The Second Prince is the future of Ming Dynasty."

Hu Weiyong shook his head. "The Second Prince said that the Ming Dynasty wants the sun and the moon to shine forever. That is, we are the sun here, but the Ming Dynasty on the other side is the moon. The sun and the moon alternate in the sky above the Ming Dynasty. The prince has been corrupted by Confucian scholars. I wish I could rip off all the Confucian scholars in the world and skin the descendants of the Kong family and stuff them with straw! With them around, how can the Second Prince's dream come true?"

Li Shanchang had a narrow vision, while Zhu Yuanzhang only saw the world in front of him;

Zhu Biao could not do this because he was kind-hearted and unwilling to cause more killings;
Zhu Kai is different. The world in his heart far exceeds the territory of the Ming Dynasty!
Hu Weiyong believed that if Zhu Kai wanted to realize his dream of "the sun and the moon shining forever", he would need very capable subordinates. He was very confident in his abilities, so he wanted to become Zhu Kai's vanguard and help Zhu Kai manage a territory that was larger than that of the Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)