Chapter 14 Hu Weiyong Tried to Warm up the Crowd, but Ended up Shooting Himself in the Foot

Fengtian Hall.

Morning court.

"Long live the emperor!"

"Gentlemen, please stand up."

"Thank you!"

After the simple ceremony between the emperor and his subjects, the ministers stood up.

Zhu Chong and Zhu Yu, who were standing in front, shrank their necks as much as possible to keep a low profile so as not to be implicated...

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the ministers and frowned slightly. The atmosphere in the court was indescribable...

Strange!

Cough!

After a light cough, Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice: "Do you have anything to report?"

"I have something to report!" Hu Weiyong, the right prime minister of the Central Secretariat, raised his lips slightly and responded loudly.

"Approved!"

After getting permission, Hu Weiyong stepped out of the line, stood still, and glanced at Xu Da, who was temporarily acting as the left prime minister of the Secretariat...

"Let's light a fire in the emperor's heart first to warm up the scene. When Zhu Di's marriage is revealed, it will be very lively, right?"

Hu Weiyong sneered in his heart, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, spring plowing is imminent, and many places have reported that there are frequent escapes in the garrisons."

"I dare not make arbitrary judgments, please Your Majesty make a holy judgment."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned slightly darker.

Escape from the garrison!

Escape from the garrison again!

Since the establishment of the garrison system, there have been frequent reports of escapes in just a few years.

Isn't it good to combine soldiers with farmers?

The court raises millions of soldiers without spending a grain of rice on the people.

Raising soldiers and launching wars will not have much impact on the lives of ordinary people.

Military households, military literacy is passed down from father to son, son to grandson, and from generation to generation, which can also ensure the inheritance of military combat effectiveness.

The burden on military households was heavy, and he also took it into consideration and compensated them.

Give more land and exempt from corvée.

Military households have easier channels for advancement than ordinary people. As long as they make meritorious contributions on the battlefield, they can be rewarded and promoted.

This policy is beneficial to people's livelihood, to strengthening the army, and does not treat military households and soldiers unfairly. Why do the military households in the garrisons resist it so much?

As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

The garrison system is one of the foundations of the Ming Dynasty.

How could he treat thousands of military households harshly and destroy the Great Wall!

He...

He was a farmer.

He was also a soldier.

He knew the hardships of being a farmer and a soldier. At the beginning of the establishment of the garrison system, he combined his own experience and put himself in the shoes of the military households to make comprehensive considerations.

Exempt from corvée, give more land, and provide channels for advancement.

He put himself in the shoes of thousands of military households to think about the capital for a person, a family, and the channels for prosperity.

He gave them all!

Why are they still not satisfied?

If the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty were willing to give these like him, he would not be forced to rebel at the risk of losing his head.

Taking a deep breath, Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed his grievance and anger and asked: "Am I not good to the military households?"

"In all dynasties, have there been emperors who put themselves in the shoes of the soldiers like me?"

"Who can tell me why they resist?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were eager to explore and scan, and the ministers bowed their heads to avoid.

In silence...

Zhu Yuanzhang slowly clenched his fists.

This problem has become so serious that the local governments have begun to submit memorials to the center!

But he has a full court of civil and military officials, who are high above, and no one is willing to bend down and ask the military households why they resist?

They are just sitting there eating for nothing! They are like flies and dogs! They are still shameless!

Bang!

The sound of slamming the table in anger came from the Dragon Court. Hu Weiyong shuddered, his lips slightly raised, and he thought to himself that the atmosphere was heated enough. He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, people's hearts are always greedy. These escaped soldiers are just greedy for more."

"Shut up!" Zhu Yuanzhang was completely angry.

Hu Weiyong's family's words were clearly nonsense to fool him!

Get more and more?

People's hearts are always greedy?

This is definitely not the mentality of the common people!

A court that does not mess around and allows the common people to live in peace will be satisfied. If they can live a little better, they will be grateful to the court!

"Have you forgotten that I was once a peasant!" Zhu Yuanzhang pointed at Hu Weiyong mercilessly, angrily scolding: "I am not the kind of noble who became the emperor. I understand the mentality of the common people better than you!"

"You fooled me! You, the right chancellor of the Central Secretariat, don't you want to do it anymore!"

"Do you want to be the second Yang Ni!"

Hu Weiyong's face turned pale.

Yang Ni...

is the former left chancellor of the Central Secretariat, Yang Xian.

He was killed by him...

himself!

This fire went too far and affected himself.

"Investigate! Investigate for me! What exactly caused the military households to escape? If you find any problems, the Central Secretariat will correct them in time!"

"Prince!"

Zhu Biao responded solemnly: "Your son is here!"

"You will personally watch this matter."

Hu Weiyong's face turned even paler. He ordered the prince to supervise it personally, which showed that the emperor did not trust him.

The king does not trust his subjects, this is a...

dangerous signal!

After Zhu Biao received the order, Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand impatiently.

Hu Weiyong did not dare to argue, and retreated to the civil official sequence in embarrassment, glancing at Lü Ben...

In order to warm up the atmosphere and to make things difficult for the emperor, he paid such a high price, so he should get something in return, right?

The fire in the emperor's heart was so strong, and if it was stimulated again, would he vent his anger on Xu Da?

Dismiss Xu Da from the post of left prime minister?

In contrast, Hu Weiyong's strong desire to get his money back.

The ministers who were watching the excitement changed their attention at this moment, while peeking at Lü Ben, they secretly prayed that Lü Ben would not make trouble for no reason.

The emperor was angry.

Just like thunder in the sky, there was no guarantee!

Zhu Di was not in front of him again.

What if this thunder hits everyone?

Lu Ben felt the gazes projected in the dark, lowered his eyebrows and frowned, and remained silent.

It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I don’t dare.

Yesterday, I complained to the emperor during the day, but was exposed by the prince.

That night, he was called to the East Palace by the prince.

The prince reprimanded him in front of the prince's concubine.

The prince's concubine is his daughter!

The prince's hint was very clear, he was disgusted with his behavior, and this disgust could be transferred to the prince's concubine.

Protecting the interests of the prince is essentially to protect the interests of the Lu family.

If the daughter is harmed by the prince, will she have to pay for it?

From now on, if we step on Zhu Di, we will have to be more gloomy and darker.

In the future, if anyone dares to say that the prince is only benevolent and does not understand politics, he will be the first to kill him.

this……

Don’t understand the art of power?

So understanding!

Not only did he see through his true purpose of stepping on Zhu Di, but if he didn't take action, he would penetrate him seven inches straight!

Seeing that the ministers were silent, Zhu Yuanzhang softened his tone and asked, "Is there anything else to say?"

Seeing that the ministers had nothing to say, Zhu Yuanzhang said earnestly: "We hope that you will not be arrogant. We give you high officials and generous salaries in the hope that you can become our arms."

"If something like this happens again, we hope you will lean down, get in touch with the problem, investigate the problem, investigate the problem clearly, and give us feedback..."

…

After Zhu Yuanzhang took the trouble to reveal his true feelings, the officials secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly expressed their stance.

"Your Majesty's words will be kept in mind."

"I am ashamed to trust Your Majesty."

…

Zhu Yuanzhang then nodded with satisfaction, "Since there is nothing to do, then retreat..."

"Your Majesty, I have something to do!"

Just when the ministers were happy when they heard the word "retire", Lan Yu suddenly jumped out and shouted: "I want to congratulate your majesty..."

The faces of the ministers who were already ready to kneel turned dark instantly.

Hu Weiyong's secret joy flashed away and he looked at Lan Yu...