I open a history tutorial class in Daming

Chapter 11 That's a bit rude.

Hearing Song Shen's words that almost came out of his mouth, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression suddenly became solemn.

He didn't understand what this meant.

If Song Shen really could know two thousand years of history as he said in that strange space, then he must know the future direction of the Hongwu Dynasty.

Could it be that……

Even though he had a vague guess in his mind, Zhu Yuanzhang did not speculate, but pretended to know nothing, with surprise in his voice.

"Oh? May I ask why you say that, little brother? Is there anything wrong with asking the Prime Minister for help?"

In fact, as soon as Song Shen said this, he knew he was wrong.

It is now the end of the tenth year of Hongwu, and Hu Weiyong is still the top powerful official who controls half of the court. Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely get rid of him, but that will be two or three years later. Now Zhu is still planning a big move, or maybe he still has some expectations for Hu Weiyong.

If Hu Weiyong had not been so power-hungry, given his shrewdness in becoming the prime minister, he should have realized the need to delegate power long ago.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was a ruthless character who would kill his meritorious officials after their death, he was not to the extent that he could not tolerate anyone. Most of the things he did were to pave the way for Zhu Biao.

If this guy could be as clear-headed as Xu Da, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have become so ruthless and would not have uncovered the first bloody case in the early Ming Dynasty, which lasted for several years - the Hu Weiyong case.

However, in the final analysis, Song Shen could only understand these things because he was a time traveler from the future, and he had the privilege of speaking from a hindsight perspective. No matter who he told now that Zhu Yuanzhang would punish Hu Weiyong for treason three years later, implicate tens of thousands of people, and permanently abolish the position of prime minister, no normal person would believe it.

Then again...

How can I make up for the words "You're looking for death" that I just blurted out?

Song Shen's mind raced, he started brainstorming, and frantically thought about the patch.

After a moment, he smiled calmly:

"Oh, there's nothing wrong with that..."

"The main reason is that I have heard that the current prime minister has a lot of money. If you come to him for help, I am afraid that even if you spend most of your family property, it will still be difficult to fill his appetite."

"Since Brother Zhang has introduced you, I think you two should just wait for the news from this side without bothering the two masters. There is no need to do anything unnecessary. If Brother Zhang fails to make it happen, it won't be too late to find another way!"

Song Shen was not wrong to throw the basin of dirty water.

During the ten days since he came to Daming, because of his blindness, after he regained consciousness, he could only chat with others to relieve his boredom.

Sometimes he would chat with the servants at home, and sometimes he would chat with his grandfather Song Lian. His main purpose was to understand the current situation and find ways to prevent the Song family from being involved in the major case in the 13th year of Hongwu.

During the chat, because he kept intentionally or unintentionally turning the topic to the prime minister, he learned a lot about Hu Weiyong's style.

how to say……

Just this year, Hu Weiyong was promoted from right prime minister to left prime minister, ranking first among all officials. He was extremely powerful, and many officials from the three provinces and six ministries secretly depended on him.

This was not limited to the Huaixi nobles. Officials who entered the Ming Dynasty through various means in the ten years since its founding, especially those in Beijing, were gradually taken under Hu Weiyong's command. Even if they were not attached to him, few people dared to offend him.

With tremendous power comes tremendous wealth.

But Hu Weiyong was very smart and knew that Zhu Yuanzhang hated corruption the most, so he used various methods to put all the wealth in the pockets of his subordinates, and he didn't have any money in his own family. At this point, "Chen Guorui" should also understand what he meant, right?
It would be impolite to ask further.

But Song Shen never expected that the person sitting opposite him was the most qualified person in the world to be impolite.

"The Prime Minister's appetite is so big? Oh, I have heard about it, but he is my only child. Even if I lose everything, I should find a good job for him!"

Zhu Yuanzhang kept asking:

"Little brother, I think what you said just now is not entirely true. Is there something here that I don't know?"

"Don't worry. I've been doing business for so many years, and I, Chen Guorui, am the most trustworthy. Just tell me. If any word gets out, I, Chen Guorui, will give you my head!"

Song Shen was a little confused.

You've been doing business for so many damn years, can't you tell whether others want to continue the topic or not?
Or was it that the old man in front of him clearly knew that he didn't want to talk more, but for the sake of his child's future, he had the audacity to ask?
Somehow, Song Shen suddenly thought of Song Lian's voice.

He didn't want to talk about it anymore, but he still felt a little bit reluctant. If Chen Guorui tried his best to find a way for Chen Biao, and finally found Hu Weiyong, then when the case happened in the 13th year of Hongwu, not only Chen Biao, but the whole Chen family would probably suffer, and it might be a hundred times worse than the Song family in history.

After all, no matter how rebellious the original Song Shen's actions were, he still had a grandfather who was a teacher to the prince.

In history, the Song family was able to avoid the fate of being executed, in fact, it was all thanks to the pleadings of the crown prince and the queen, so that only Song Shen was executed, and the rest were exiled.

Even with the Crown Prince and Empress pleading for mercy, the Song family was still in such a state. If the Chen family was involved, how would they survive?

After a while, Song Shen sighed and said:
"As the saying goes, it is a taboo to talk about deep things with someone you have just met, but I see that you really love your son, and I really can't bear it. There are some things that you should just listen to today, and don't say them to anyone else."

"The current emperor is decisive and wise. Whether it is the officials or the common people in the Ming Dynasty, we all know that your majesty comes from a humble background and what he hates most is corruption."

"If a citizen accuses an official of taking human life lightly, protecting one another, or accepting bribes, it is not uncommon for His Majesty to personally rule to confiscate the property and exterminate the entire family."

"In other words..."

"Even if the person who collected the money is the powerful prime minister, if the truth comes out one day, do you think His Majesty can tolerate it?"

"Take a long-term view, Uncle Chen - I am a younger generation, so I call you uncle - the court is full of complicated situations. You have already found Brother Zhang, even if it is a little slow, it is better than being worried in the future."

"The way you found Brother Zhang, I think you used only favors, not real money, am I right?"

Although Song Shen had just met Zhang Wei today and didn't know much about this person, since he was Song Lian's student and had quickly climbed to the position of Censor with his own abilities, he must be a smart person, even if he wasn't necessarily honest.

As a censor responsible for giving advice, it is obviously unbecoming for him to accept money for doing things.

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, then he clapped his hands and laughed to cover up:

"My dear little brother, you are indeed from a noble family. You can see things from a longer-term perspective than ordinary people like us. I will learn from you, learn from you!"

"But, I have one more thing I want to ask you. Is that convenient?"

Song Shen: ...

It's hard, the fist is hard.

If I say it's inconvenient, you won't ask again? Bullshit, rude guy!
(End of this chapter)