Days passed by.
In the blink of an eye, a year had passed.
There were not many changes in the past year, and there was no turmoil in the officialdom.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang always felt like a fishbone was stuck in his throat. He felt that Li Shanzhang should withdraw from the political stage.
After all, if the Ministry of Central Affairs of Jin Ling City became like Yang Xian, what would he do?
This kind of thing made him very unhappy!
After thinking about it, he was very unhappy, so he thought that he should let Lee Shan Chang deal with this matter himself.
Just like back then, when he didn't know what kind of title he should give Zhu Wenzheng, didn't he let Zhu Wenzheng choose for himself?
Should he withdraw from the political stage or continue to hold power?
With Li Shan Chang's intelligence, he should be able to figure out the answer to this choice.
Li Shan Chang could be said to have the upper hand in the Ministry of Central Affairs.
He was the biggest beneficiary after Yang Xian was taken down.
However, his current situation made Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting on the throne, very afraid.
Without any restraints, the current Li Shan Chang was truly second to only one person in the Ministry of Central Affairs.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang no longer had the same trust in civil officials as he had in Yang Xian.
But in reality, he also knew what Li Shan Chang's current status in the Ministry of Central Affairs was like.
Just like Yang Xian back then!
Although he was qualified to do so, how could Zhu Yuanzhang let him be below one person and above ten thousand people?
Thinking about Yang Xian's fate, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little uncomfortable.
Lee Shan Chang had followed him for so long, he would not act first and report later, wanting to tell him the reason after killing him.
Thus, after thinking about it, he said to Xiao Hu,"Call Li Shan Zhang over."
Erhu looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in surprise, then cupped his hands and said,""Yes."
As Zhu Yuanzhang's personal guard, he rarely went to look for people personally.
Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang would never give such an order.
If such an order was given, it meant that this person would be in a very dangerous situation.
Soon, Li Shan Chang was brought over.
He bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang calmly and said,""Emperor, you were looking for me?"
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said,"Yes, I just want to meet you, old friend."”
Upon hearing this, Lee Shan Chang frowned, his face somewhat surprised.
He didn't know what was going on.
He said that Erhu would inform him first. This meant that the problem was very big.
Lee Shan Chang was a smart person. He felt that something was wrong.
Therefore, he thought that it was very likely that Zhu Yuanzhang had something to find trouble with him.
He was in a high position, so sooner or later, he would be feared by Zhu Yuanzhang.
He was still very clear about such things.
However, in the current situation, he had no idea how Zhu Yuanzhang was going to deal with him.
So he said,"If the Emperor wants to see me, he can just send someone. Why would he trouble Erhu to come?"”
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said,"What? Er Hu can't move you?"”
Li Shan Chang chuckled." Yes, yes. But if Er Hu moves, how can we protect the Emperor?"”
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he could not help but curl the corners of his mouth.
He pointed at Lee Shan Chang unhappily,""You old thing, what kind of danger do you think we will face in the palace?”
After saying that, he looked at Lee Shan Chang with a very vicious gaze and said,"Could it be that you have disloyal intentions?”
When Lee Shan Chang heard this, he hurriedly knelt on the ground.
He was already sixty-two years old, but when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare to have such a vicious heart."”
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and helped Li Shan Chang up. He then said,"I was just joking. Look at how scared you are. Sit down, let's have a good chat.”
After being helped up, Lee Shan Chang wiped the sweat off his forehead.
With difficulty, he smiled and said,"This minister is guilty. I actually didn't hear that the Emperor was joking. This minister is guilty."”
He hurriedly said that he was guilty. One could imagine how terrified he was now.
Of course, it was very likely that he was showing it for Zhu Yuanzhang to see.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him and said,"Alright, we've been in a relationship for so many years. Are you still going to play this game?"”
When Lee Shan Chang heard this, he could not help but sigh.
He knew what Zhu Yuanzhang meant, but he did not dare to have such thoughts with Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Shan Chang, look at you now. You're old too.”
Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Li Shanzhang did not dare to answer, so he continued.
Hearing this, Li Shan Chang looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in surprise.
Age wasn't a problem.
As the saying goes, old age makes one stronger!
The elders of the government were very precious resources.
People like Lee Shan Chang were still very useful.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang's fear made Li Shan Chang feel helpless.
He knew very well that Zhu Yuanzhang's fear actually made him somewhat at a loss.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him quietly and said,""Shan Chang, how old are you this year?”
Lee Shan Chang cupped his hands and replied respectfully,""This subject is sixty-two years old this year."
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but look up at him and say,""I remember that you're sixty-five this year.”
As soon as he said this, Lee Shan Chang's expression instantly changed.
His heart skipped a beat!
He knew that this was Zhu Yuanzhang's hint to him!
65 years old?
What was this?
It was to let him retire and withdraw from the Ministry of Central Affairs.
This way, he could let go of his fear of Li Shan Chang.
However, Lee Shan Chang had tasted power, so how could he retaliate?
Things like power were really irresistible!
Looking at Li Shan Chang's expression, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that he was hinting at him.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said,""You know how old you are, right?”
Lee Shan Chang cupped his hands but did not say anything.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said,"Sit down and have some tea. Let's reminisce about the extraordinary years when we fought!"”
Lee Shan Chang chuckled, and the two of them began to chat.
They were clearly drinking tea, but the two of them seemed to be drunk.
In the end, Lee Shan Chang walked out of the palace unsteadily.
He returned home.
He looked at his hands and could not help but smile bitterly.
To him, this was already within his expectations.
After so many years, he also understood that his position in the Ministry of Central Affairs would be feared by Zhu Yuanzhang.
However, he was conscientious and did not give himself away.
This way, Zhu Yuanzhang would not be able to find anything wrong with him, so he would not be able to make things difficult for him.
He just didn't expect that his scheme would actually be revealed!
"How difficult!"
Li Shan sighed and said helplessly.
He could withdraw from the Ministry of Central Affairs, but he did not want his power to be lost.
At that time, no one would be interested. Wouldn't that be too pitiful?
Thinking about it, Li Shan Chang suddenly realized that if he had a trusted aide in charge of the Ministry of Central Affairs…
Wouldn't he still be able to control the Ministry of Central Affairs?
It was just a different method.
Thinking of this, he thought of Hu Weiyong.
He was capable and experienced.
However, how could he sit in this position?
Thinking about it, the person he recommended was probably useless.
Zhu Yuanzhang himself was wary of Li Shan Chang.
Then this person would definitely not take on the position of Li Shan Chang.
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid of Li Shan Chang, so he naturally wouldn't let Li Shan Chang manage the Ministry of Central Affairs!
As such, he could not recommend Hu Weiyong.
Lee Shan Chang pinched his beard, feeling a little jealous.
However, in order to ensure that Hu Weiyong could be selected by Zhu Yuanzhang, he had to be careful.
He couldn't tell that there were some deliberate traces inside. This was a little difficult.
After all, although Zhu Yuanzhang was worried that he would continue to control the Ministry of Central Affairs, he would definitely look at his recommendation list very carefully.
Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang was suspicious by nature, so when he looked at the list.
They would definitely think about the person who recommended them and why he recommended them and why he didn't recommend others.
Perhaps he could guide Zhu Yuanzhang to see Hu Weiyong.
However, this would also make it easier for Zhu Yuanzhang to see others.
There was no one who could threaten Hu Weiyong.
However, Lee Shan Chang was very cautious. He had to make sure that there were no problems.
"It seems that if Hu Weiyong wants to replace me, he has to ask me to calculate first.”
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