The next day.
Wuying Hall.
Zhu Yuanzhang left the morning court and did not even have time to eat lunch. He brought the Crown Prince back to change his clothes and prepared to go to the imperial prison to listen to the lecture.
After half a night of sleepless nights, he was waiting to see who was stronger between Su Bai and Liu Ji.
At this moment, a familiar voice came from the direction of the hall's entrance.
"Greetings, Your Holiness!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked in the direction of the voice and frowned slightly when he saw who it was.
Hu Weiyong?
What was he doing here?
"Come in."
"Thank you for your position!"
Hu Weiyong strode into the hall and saw the father and son of the Zhu family who had changed into their ordinary clothes.
He first bowed towards the Crown Prince and then asked,"
"Is the superior leaving the palace?"
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him indifferently.
"Yes, it's too stuffy in the palace. It's so suffocating that we can't breathe. It's better for us to walk outside more.”
Everyone knew that the current Emperor was a workaholic. He was often so busy that he didn't even have time to eat, but recently, he had frequently left the palace.
He didn't need to think to know that he had definitely gone to the imperial prison.
Hu Weiyong saw through it and did not say anything. He hurriedly complimented,
"It's a blessing for the people to work hard in the upper position. However, the upper position still needs to rest more. The dragon body is more important."
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned impatiently.
"If you have something to say, say it. Stop talking nonsense."
Hu Weiyong was not embarrassed. He took out the memorial that he had already drafted and presented it with both hands.
"Please take a look at the matter that the higher-ups have handed over to this subject."
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled.
He thought that Huaixi's gang would continue to cause trouble for a while, but he didn't expect that there would be a result so soon.
From the looks of it, Hu Weiyong's ability was not bad. At least he was a smart person.
However, just as Zhu Yuanzhang reached out to take the memorial and read it, his smile instantly stopped.
Pa!
The memorial was thrown to the ground by him!
"Hu Weiyong, is this the errand you gave us?”
Zhu Yuanzhang's dragon might was furious, and his aura was overbearing.
"Alright! Your reaction is quite fast. You've already written the joint letter?”
"Why didn't you write another blood letter?”
"You guys are rebelling!"
The deafening roar echoed for a long time.
Hu Weiyong pretended to panic and fell to his knees. He buried his head and said,"
"This subject is loyal to the higher-ups. How dare I collude with them!”
"Yesterday, I re-measured my family's land overnight and paid taxes according to the standards set by the higher-ups. I also paid a thousand taels of silver from my own pocket and filled it into the national treasury!”
"Please investigate!"
After a pause, Hu Weiyong continued,
"Not only did I pay the tax, the Duke of Korea also supported the promotion immediately, hoping to take the lead.”
"Who knew that everyone's reaction would be so intense that it even reached the Duke of Korea's Public House.”
"We really don't have a choice!”
They were all plucked clean, leaving Zhu Yuanzhang with no way to beat the 'bird that stuck out' even if he wanted to.
There were too many noblemen causing trouble, and it was impossible to kill them all.
The more people involved, the safer they would be.
Moreover, it wasn't just the Huaixi people. The rest of the scholars also stood on the same side and were unprecedentedly united.
It was obvious that the officials and gentry did not pay taxes. If they had the ability, they would kill everyone.
At the thought of this, Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth in hatred and guessed whose handwriting this was.
The so-called 'dragon attachment technique' was really not in vain. All the skills he had were used to compete with the imperial power!
Just as Zhu Yuanzhang was about to lose control of his soaring killing intent, Zhu Biao took a step forward and blocked his father.
"Minister Hu, I believe that you are sincere, but how do you explain this?”
"Don't tell me you still want to force the abdication?"
"Your Highness, please calm down. We dare not!”
Hu Weiyong hurriedly bowed and said,
"This subject is working for the higher-ups. I only have the higher-ups in my heart and no other distractions!”
"However, there are some things that I really can't say.”
Zhu Biao's gaze focused.
"I can't say it clearly. Why does the imperial court need a prime minister?”
Hu Weiyong couldn't help but shudder at the Crown Prince's cold question.
In the eyes of outsiders, the Crown Prince was submissive like an obedient little lamb. However, only the elderly knew that the Crown Prince's methods were not inferior to his father, Emperor Hongwu.
"The duty of a prime minister is to assist the emperor and command the officials!”
"And above the officials, the princes are not something the prime minister can say!”
"Please forgive me, Your Highness!"
Hu Weiyong stopped pretending and directly laid his cards on the table, which caught Zhu Biao off guard. The reprimand that was about to come out was stuck in his mouth and could not be spat out.
There were no walls in the Imperial Palace that were impervious to wind.
They already knew about Zhu Di and Su Bai!
"Hu Weiyong, how dare you! Are you threatening us?”
Zhu Yuanzhang pushed the Crown Prince away and sneered,"
"Do you think that we can't do anything to you just because you have more people?”
"I dare not ascend the throne!"
Hu Weiyong crawled on the ground and shouted hoarsely,
"I just heard about this matter and think that everyone's worries are reasonable. His Highness, the King of Yan, is still young and his mind is not completely mature. He is easily bewitched by evil people."
"These things originally had nothing to do with this subject. This subject has already paid the tax according to the emperor's will, so why say more?”
"Everything this subject did was for Great Ming!”
Hu Weiyong's flawless explanation also made Zhu Yuanzhang unable to do anything about it.
Killing people could not solve all problems. It was easier said than done for the emperor to take back the benefits he had given to his subjects.
"Alright, I understand. Let's go down.”
Zhu Yuanzhang pinched his eyebrows and said coldly,"
"You're loyal to us, right?"
"Alright, go back and tell them that they don't have to bare their teeth to us now. When the tax day comes next month, we'll see who dares to not pay!”
"If you don't believe me, try it!"
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's unyielding attitude, Hu Weiyong was shocked.
"Upper-level!"
"Get lost!"
Hu Weiyong trembled in fear and retreated dejectedly.
The hall fell silent again, and the oppressive atmosphere was suffocating.
"Father, are they trying to use Teacher Su's life in exchange for the smooth implementation of the national policy?”
Zhu Biao frowned and said angrily,"
"Now they're even brazenly challenging us. They're really getting more and more impudent!”
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately understood the Crown Prince's words and shook his head.
"Don't worry, your father isn't muddle-headed yet. It's even more impossible for him to use Mr. Su's life to exchange for that fake sage.”
"Besides, you don't think that they can stop here just because we agreed to their conditions, right?”
"This matter concerns the interests of all the scholars in the world. It's not just Su Bai's matter, but a battle between the emperor and his subjects!”
Zhu Biao's expression was solemn, he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Boss, if one day, you feel that you can't subdue these proud soldiers and valiant generals, remember to tell me in advance, and I'll teach you step by step.”
Zhu Yuanzhang stroked the crown prince's back meaningfully and said confidently,"
"Put your heart back into your stomach. It's fine. Let's go first. Mr. Smith's class is over.”
"This damn Hu Weiyong, he's always delaying our plans!”
After saying that.
Zhu Yuanzhang placed his hands behind his back and took the lead.
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