Chapter 276 Jiang Jinzhong Competes for Favor, and Hu Weiyong Reveals His Cards Completely!

"Brother Xia, this is the best time for us scholars..."

At the side of the carriage, Jiang Jinzhong glanced at Xia Shimin from the corner of his eye and secretly cursed, "I have been away for half a year as Ding You. Why does Xia Shimin appear next to Mr. Zhu and compete for his favor? Is my position in Mr. Zhu's heart already shaky?" ’

After asking about Qingxia Shimin's situation.

He felt a strong sense of crisis.

Xia Shimin is such a thief!

When he was not with Mr. Zhu, he took his family with him and pretended to be pitiful. He even lived directly in Tuqiao Village and became the teacher of the children.

Closer than his relationship with Mr. Zhu.

Now, I am a classmate with Mr. Zhu.

…

The same goes for Mr. Zhu. When I saw Mr. Zhu hold Mr. Xu in his palm before, I thought that Mr. Zhu was emotionally devoted.

After all, he paid by mistake!

Mr. Zhu is so fickle! Love the new and hate the old! Attract bees and butterflies!

"Yeah..." Xia Shimin nodded with a smile, but was confused. She always felt that Jiang Jinzhong's small eyes were full of jealousy and sorrow, and he looked like he wanted to strangle him to death.

He used to work as a teacher in a squire's house.

I've seen squires and concubines being jealous among each other, and this is what they look like.

But he and Mr. Jiang are two grown men!

To this Mr. Jiang.

It wasn't like he knew nothing.

The folks and children in Tuqiao Village all mentioned this Mr. Chiang.

The reviews are very good.

However, it seems that Mr. Jiang still doesn’t know that Mr. Zhu is King Yan. Do you want to remind him?

…

"Shiro!"

The two grown men here were chatting and thinking about something on their mind.

Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun returned. Xu Miaoyun was the first to notice Fatty Jiang, "Look, is it Jiang Jinzhong?"

Zhu Di looked in the direction of Xu Miaoyun's finger and couldn't help but be surprised. It was really Jiang Jinzhong.

The couple looked at each other and then quickened their pace.

As Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun approached.

Jiang Jinzhong immediately discovered that it was just about competing for favor. Although he didn't know how to do it, he had seen too many of them.

The concubines at home compete for favor every day.

They should be pretty much the same.

Xia Shimin is the type who pretends to be pitiful, weak, and bitchy.

He can't learn this.

He wants to differentiate! Find another way to compete for favor!

Can't learn either.

Who made his own conditions too good.

Can't pretend.

Moreover, Mr. Zhu likes him because he is shameless and willing to fight.

He has a wife and two concubines.

One of the concubines was shameless and willing to let go.

So I often take advantage.

No, he has to adopt a Xia Shimin type, a weak and pitiful little bitch.

By observing the bitchy concubine, you can understand Xia Shimin better.

Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle.

The upright Xia Shimin never expected that he would look like this in Jiang Jinzhong's eyes.

In the next thirty years, a strange pair appeared in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, Xia Shimin and Jiang Jinzhong.

One is upright and the other is shameless.

Both of them dislike each other, but they are still good friends in private.

"Mr. Zhu, Mr. Xu..."

Jiang Jinzhong hurried up to greet them, saluted with a smile on his face, looked at the two little guys at the same time, and took out a pair of jade pendants that he had prepared earlier, "We Yong Ming and Qi Hua are so cute. Mr. Zhu and Mr. Xu, these are the gifts from me." A little thought from the children.”

Zhu Di instantly had goosebumps all over his body.

Ever since Jiang Jinzhong and Dingyou left, he hadn't taken off his shoes for a long time. He had the urge to blow into people's faces. At this moment, the urge came back.

Xu Miaoyun took it with a smile, "Thank you, Mr. Jiang."

‘You’re welcome, you’re welcome, I took advantage of it. These two little ancestors are the third generation of the royal family! I am really lucky to have Jiang Jinzhong make friends with him at such a young age. ’

Jiang Jinzhong grinned at the corners of his mouth, and his face looked like a blooming flower.

He winked at Yong Ming and Qihua and said, "Little Yongming, little Qihua, you must remember my face that everyone loves." ’

"Master Jiang, our young master and young lady will be scared to tears by your smile." Mao Laoliu reminded with a dark face.

After saying that, he turned around and looked at Yong Ming and Qihua, and immediately smiled, "Master and Madam, I will help you take care of the children. You guys can talk to Mr. Jiang."

Jiang Jinzhong saw Mao Laoliu taking over the two little guys and leaving with a more annoying smile than him. He cursed, "You are so patronizing and beware of Xia Shimin. This Mao Laoliu is also my biggest enemy!" ’

He's only been away for half a year!

Half a year!

There were two shameless people who took advantage of the situation and came to Mr. Zhu's side.

This Mao Ah Liu seemed a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.

Why!

Mr. Zhu is a prodigal and ruthless, he likes the new and hates the old!

"When did Mr. Jiang come back?"

Hearing the sound, Jiang Jinzhong came back to his senses, "Probably a few days after King Yan returned to Jinling in triumph, he planned to visit Mr. Zhu in Tuqiao Village. I heard Fang Xizhi say that Mr. Zhu was in Jinling to catch up with the autumn, so he came..."

Zhu Di and Xu Miaoyun looked at each other.

Jiang Jinzhong seemed not to know that Zhu Silang was King Yan.

Yang Rong was also very suspicious.

The gentleman clearly knew that the Mr. Zhu in front of him was the victorious King Yan.

"Mr. Zhu, this is my student. When I was a mother, I went back to my hometown and followed my example and opened a free school..."

Zhu Di and his wife were surprised when they heard this.

Fatty Jiang actually opened a free school and became a teacher.

It’s rare!

Jiang Jinzhong took in the surprise of Zhu Di and his wife, and was secretly proud. He had vaguely figured out the first secret to winning favor: do things that make Mr. Zhu happy! Follow Mr. Zhu's steps!

In fact, it is no different from competing for favor with the women in the harem.

"Mr. Zhu, this is the best child in my hometown village and my favorite student."

Jiang Jinzhong pulled Yang Rong.

This child is good in everything, with a good brain and strong learning ability.

But the only thing that made him very dissatisfied was that he didn't learn the essence of being a man from him.

He is too shameless.

He needs to be taught well in the future.

Only with a thick skin can you eat everywhere.

"Yang Rong, go to see Mr. Zhu and Mr. Xu." Jiang Jinzhong pushed and urged.

Yang Rong bowed a little stiffly, "Greetings, Mr. Zhu and Mr. Xu."

Xu Miaoyun noticed that Zhu Di was stunned and was a little curious. He gently touched Zhu Di. Zhu Di came back to his senses, bent down to help Yang Rong up, and asked with a smile: "Your name is Yang Rong? Are you from the same hometown as Mr. Jiang?"

Fatty Jiang likes to eat fish very much.

So he asked Fatty Jiang about his ancestral home.

He knew that Fatty Jiang was from Jianning Prefecture, Fujian.

But he didn't expect that he was from the same hometown as Yang Rong, one of the Three Yangs.

And he became Yang Rong's teacher.

I met Xia Yuanji's family in the provincial examination.

In the autumn examination, I met Yang Rong through Fatty Jiang.

Brother Zhang, Old Second Qiu, Old Third Zhu, Zhang Wu, Tan Yuan...

Xia Yuanji, Yang Rong...

He tried his best to avoid history, but in history, people who had contact with him appeared around him one after another.

It also brought some new faces that had not appeared in history.

Zhou Lang, Fatty Jiang, Xia Shimin...

What on earth does the thief God want to do?

Yang Rong nodded.

Jiang Jinzhong gritted his teeth in frustration, and just as he was about to speak...

Ding Ding Ding!

The Gongyuan gong sounded.

This was a reminder that the Gongyuan was about to open.

Jiang Jinzhong could only suppress what he wanted to say, and smiled brightly and wished: "I wish Mr. Zhu all the best, and get the first place in the first class again!"

Zhu Di smiled and nodded, accepted Fatty Jiang's blessing, and went to line up with Xia Shimin.

More than 15,000 people were checked into the examination room.

It took a long time.

Zhu Di entered the Gongyuan and came to the number room area, and was stunned.

More than 20,000 number rooms.

Rows and rows.

It was so spectacular!

Without being in this era, you can't really appreciate the importance that China has attached to talents since ancient times.

The West during this period.

Did they attach so much importance to talent selection?

The decline of the Central Plains civilization was just an accidental error in the process of historical evolution, and it was by no means inevitable!

The 20,000 number rooms in the Jiangnan Gongyuan gave Zhu Di a strong shock.

Only after he sat down in his room, No. 35, did he slowly come back to his senses.

…

Outside the room.

The family members and friends who had sent him to the exam had already left.

Jiang Jinzhong took Yang Rong and wandered outside, "Yang Rong, Mr. Xu wants to keep you in Tuqiao Village and let you study with Mr. Zhu and Mr. Xu, are you willing?"

He deliberately declined Mr. Xu's invitation.

He couldn't go to Mr. Xu's house yet.

If he went, he would definitely 'know' Mr. Zhu's other identity.

If he sent Yang Rong to Mr. Zhu again, it would be a bit of a clinging intention.

But this time, he brought Yang Rong out just to hand Yang Rong over to Mr. Zhu for teaching.

Yang Rong was a bookworm.

He also knew his own abilities.

He could enlighten Yang Rong, but he couldn't teach him well.

Yang Rong looked up, "Teacher, is there something wrong with the student?"

Jiang Jinzhong glared at him and cursed: "I'm doing this for your own good! You have a talent for studying. I can teach you, but I can only make you realize 50% of your potential at most. Mr. Zhu and Mr. Xu can teach you to be better!"

He knew the children in Tuqiao Village.

Each of them is excellent!

This time when he returned to Jiangning, he also met Minfeng and Chunxiao.

Although the two little guys did not pursue a career in politics.

But they learned medicine from Mr. Wang and began to learn to feel the pulse, identify and remember various herbs, and can dispense medicine according to prescriptions!

Good character.

Mr. Wang invited him to a banquet, and he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He kept praising Mr. Zhu and Mr. Xu for their good teaching, and he picked up a ready-made bargain.

"When you were in Jiangning, Minfeng and Chunxiao who played with you were very outstanding, right? They are the students of Mr. Zhu and Mr. Xu..."

...

When Jiang Jinzhong recommended Zhu Di to his disciples.

In the Fengtian Hall.

"Your Majesty, this is the situation. This rebellion is most likely an attempt to save face after the Northern Yuan was humiliated."

After reporting the details, Jiang Yu stood aside.

Humph!

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, "We wanted to wait until our fourth son finished his imperial examination, and then let him lead the army to completely recover Yunnan and conquer the Western Regions for us. I didn't expect them to jump out first..."

The corners of the military officers' lips twitched.

Everyone is not a fool. Your Majesty's words are clearly meant for them.

"Your Majesty!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice...

Lan Yu stepped out of the ranks and clasped his fists, saying, "Why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken? It's better not to disturb Zhu Xiucai's imperial examination. The remaining forces of the Northern Yuan in the west and southwest are enough for us!"

"Your Majesty, please give an order!"

"Your Majesty, please give an order!"

...

As soon as Lan Yu finished speaking, a group of people stood up in the military ranks.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him and raised his lips slightly.

It was not like this before.

Every time they were asked to lead troops into battle, some conditions would be implicitly mentioned.

Forget about the Tubo Plateau, the terrain is difficult there. Without crippling the main force of the Northern Yuan Dynasty in northern Xinjiang, the imperial court would not be able to use troops on the plateau.

The Yuan Dynasty a hundred years ago was too powerful.

Most of the Central Plains was recovered.

But the corner territory that originally belonged to the Central Plains is still occupied by the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

For example, the king of Beiyuan Liang who occupied Yunnan.

Various native chief tribes in Xifan.

At the end of the ninth year of Hongwu, the tribe of Xifan native chiefs had just accepted the imperial court's appeasement and was reorganized into a garrison.

But this year there was a rebellion, and the court was harassed and attacked.

The changes in Yunnan and Xifan should be related to Laosi's move across the grassland.

Bei Yuan lost all face and wanted to get it back.

As the imperial court stationed heavy troops in the north, Beiyuan had no chance to take advantage of it, so it started from the weaker areas in the west and southwest.

In fact, the imperial court had already spared its efforts to clean up these remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

That's why I haven't done anything yet.

To put it bluntly, the constraints within the imperial court were too great.

Every time when troops are used externally, the warriors will ask the lion to open his mouth.

So much so that he was unwilling to use troops hastily if he was not sure of completing the battle.

I'm worried that these martial artists will eat too much and their tails won't fall off.

Biao'er said to the fourth child: If I give it to you, it's yours; if I don't give it to you, it's not yours!

This is fine with Lao Si.

Until then, say no to Wu Xun.

In the ninth year of Hongwu, the fourth child was demoted and went to work as a farmer in Tuqiao Village. Lan Yu led a group of generals to cause trouble. Liu Bowen once proposed to restrain Wu Xun. Lan Yu and others targeted Liu Bowen, a senior official of the imperial court, who was forced by the military generals. Resigned and returned to his hometown to seek refuge.

This has been over a year.

For more than a year, because of his focus on the fourth child, he had ignored Liu Bowen.

Zhu Yuanzhang gathered his thoughts and looked around at the group of generals who wanted to fight. He couldn't help but smile to himself. The fourth man had won a big victory, and these people no longer dared to live in such rare places.

"Deng Yu, Lan Yu!"

Deng Yu and Lan Yu were shocked and immediately stepped out of the queue.

"The general is here!"

"Deng Yu is the commander-in-chief of the expedition to the west, and Lan Yu is the deputy commander-in-chief. They will conquer the west. If we can't win the Kunlun Mountains in this battle, you two will not come back!"

This is how confident Lao Si can be to share his worries!

Deng Yu and Lan Yu shouted bitterly, "I obey the order!"

"Fu Youde! Muying!"

"The general is here!"

"Fu Youde is the commander-in-chief of the expedition to the south, and Mu Ying is the deputy commander, and they will conquer Yunnan. We hope that in this battle, Yunnan will completely return to the imperial court's territory!"

"According to the order!"

…

Zhu Yuanzhang is still assigning generals and troops to conquer the west and south.

Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang looked at each other silently.

Li Shanchang nodded.

"Hu Weiyong! Wang Guangyang!"

Hu Weiyong's spirit was shaken, and he immediately stepped out of the queue: "I'm here!"

"This time, a total of 200,000 troops and horses will be used to conquer the west and south. The central government must coordinate the food, grass and ordnance."

"minister……"

"Your Majesty, such a heavy responsibility must not be handed over to the left and right ministers. I want to impeach the left and right ministers!" Hu Weiyong and Wang Guangyang were interrupted.

The ministers frowned and turned their heads following the sound...

Yushi doctor Tu Jie!

Everyone looked at the person stepping out of the column and stared in shock.

Tu Jie is very close to Hu Weiyong, and he is Hu Weiyong's person.

Impeach Hu Weiyong?

What happened?

Tu Jie wants to betray Hu Weiyong?

Tu Jie said solemnly: "Left Prime Minister Hu Weiyong indulged his family members and forced the people to exchange fertile farmland for his family's barren slopes. As prime minister, he used his power for personal gain and treated local guardsmen as tenant farmers of his Hu family..."

…

Hu Weiyong's palms were stained with sweat.

Tu Jie's exposure was arranged by him.

Ever since he felt threatened by Zhu Silang, he started to prepare after being reminded by his teacher.

Many illegal acts were committed on family members and relatives.

Then I was waiting for this showdown opportunity.

Now the southwest is about to move, and the imperial court is about to use troops abroad.

He was betting that the emperor would let him go after weighing the pros and cons!

His position is too high.

Check him out.

He will pull out the radish and bring out the mud, and others will be brought out in bunches.

Even the generals appointed by the emperor to conquer the west and the south, with his help, forced people to exchange land.

As long as these things take this opportunity, they will have a clear path.

From now on, the emperor will not be able to settle old scores!

Of course, there are risks to this move.

But it's worth the gamble.

To get over this disaster, just don't make these mistakes again in the future.

He can fight Zhu Silang cleanly!

If you don't resolve these matters now, you won't be able to win against Zhu Silang in the future, and you will die miserably.

Feng Sheng is a role model!

Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Tu Jie's "impeachment speech" and glanced at Hu Weiyong from the corner of his eye, his face gradually darkened...

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