Chapter 307 Mu Ying: The Fourth Brother Will Definitely Hide His Incompetence!

Qiu Fu and Zhu Neng were surprised.

Tang He felt the surprised look in their eyes and smiled slightly.

He had no other intention, he just wanted to test the various tactics mentioned in Shiro's book of war through actual combat.

"Why don't you want to?"

"think!"

Qiu Fu and Zhu Neng responded quickly.

The commander-in-chief supports their actual combat test, which means that this time it is not a matter for them alone.

The commander-in-chief will provide them with more battlefield support.

War is safer, and actual combat testing is more comprehensive!

Tang He smiled and patted their shoulders, "Be prepared and work hard."

…

Qiu Fu and Zhu Neng wanted to ask Tang He if there was any news about Zhu Di's imperial examination, but they were worried that they would show too much concern and arouse the suspicion of Tang He, a veteran.

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Beiping.

Prince Qin's Mansion.

study.

Zhu Xi watched Lu Ben's leaving figure, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and his eyes became cold.

snort!

He hummed slightly and turned his head, "Can't I kill this bitch?"

I really don’t know how the fourth child endured it.

Compared to targeting the fourth child.

After Lu originally came to Peking, to be honest, he was already very honest.

But it’s still very annoying!

He just heard that eldest brother Mu Ying concentrated on using fire blunderbuss and exerted strong combat power, so he used his status as a prince and the power in his hands to provide additional fire blunderbuss to the vassal prince's personal guards.

Lu Ben would come to question him.

There have been many similar things this year.

Like a fly, it's not harmful, but it's disgusting!

Coincidentally, this was Lu Ben's duty as an inspector.

As the head of the Chasi Division, he promotes moral integrity, clarifies the administration of officials, reviews prison sentences, and leads the province's post office.

Can intervene in matters such as military preparation, education, patrolling, and farming in the province...

In other words, Lu Ben could actually intervene in Beiping's affairs.

His father clearly sent this old guy to monitor him and sound the alarm for him all the time.

It's all because Hongwu said the wrong thing in the ninth year.

The fourth child was demoted to a commoner, and now he is in the father's heart.

Although he was not as miserable as the fourth child.

But until now, his father had doubts about him.

…

Yao Guangxiao did not answer immediately. He waited until Zhu Xiang's anger subsided, then clasped his hands together and said calmly: "Can you get rid of Lu Ben? Your Highness actually has the answer in his heart, so why ask the poor monk?"

Zhu Ping's face looked slightly ugly.

indeed.

As long as he still wants to fight for the throne, he must keep this fly.

Killing Lu Ben would most likely lose the vassal land of Peiping.

He secretly breathed in, calmed down his emotions, and then changed the topic, "Eldest brother Mu Ying is about to make a triumphant return. When the fourth brother was supervising the officials, there were people in Jinling who were adding fuel to the fire for him. This time, this group of people will definitely not miss this opportunity... …”

According to Yao Guangxiao's original design.

They will personally promote the reputation of Lao Si.

But things turned out to be surprising.

There are others who are more positive than him.

It started when Lao Si was supervising hundreds of officials.

According to Yao Guangxiao's analysis, this group of people should praise the fourth child and really want to kill the fourth child!

Although he and these people have different purposes, at this stage, their efforts are in the same direction.

Now that someone had done it for him, he was happy to hide it.

…

"I'm a little worried. The fourth child is deliberately hiding his clumsiness this time..."

Yao Guangxiao nodded.

Even in Peiping, he could detect from limited information a force that was adding fuel to the flames.

It is impossible not to notice Zhu Silang's intelligence.

Judging from Zhu Silang's past performance, it is indeed very likely that he deliberately hides his clumsiness and keeps a low profile.

However, what's the use of keeping a low profile?

With so much power, they wanted to raise Zhu Silang's prestige to the point of forcing the prince to rebel.

And Zhu Silang is only one person.

No matter how powerful he is, he can't fight against such a force.

…

Just when Zhu Xi and Yao Guangxiao were discussing Zhu Di's Chunwei imperial examination.

Lu Ben returned to the official room.

Standing in front of the window, staring in the south toward Jinling, "Zhu Silang, this spring, according to your personality, there is a high probability that you will hide your clumsiness, right?" ’

Zhu Silang will definitely hide his clumsiness!

Because his daughter is the crown prince's concubine, he knows many royal secrets.

For example, Zhu Silang was very resistant to Emperor Zhu's ostentation.

Zhu Silang was forced to take the imperial examination by Emperor Zhu.

The first-class scholar.

The first place in Class A is awarded!

According to Zhu Silang's past character, it is very possible that he deliberately messed up the Chunwei exam this time.

He fought against Zhu Silang the most.

Although they all ended in failure.

But he also knew Zhu Silang very well.

After the Spring Festival holiday, before leaving Peking, I had a secret conversation with Li Shanchang, and he mentioned this matter.

Li Shanchang promised with a smile that it was okay.

Even if Zhu Silang deliberately messed up the Chunwei exam, what he had done before was enough!

…

Thinking about it, a sneer appeared on the corner of his lips, "Zhu Silang, you are very smart, but you have forgotten that public opinion and history are in the hands of our scholar-bureaucrats..."

As long as they want to support Zhu Silang.

Even if Zhu Silang is a fool, he can still be praised as a wise king with great achievements!

"I want to see how you win this time!"

This time, all parties are pushing forward, and Zhu Silang's attempt to hide his clumsiness cannot succeed.

Failure in Chunwei's Tibetan examination will be a turning point in Zhu Silang's life!

In the future, Zhu Silang will encounter things he asks for but does not get!

Everything he thinks about will fail!

In the end, the prince and Zhu Silang turned against each other. They cooperated with the prince and completely killed Zhu Silang.

‘I will definitely wash away the shame! ’

……

Zhu Di's spring examination attracted the attention of countless people.

Some people care about him.

Some people have ulterior motives.

The third day of the spring examination.

"The latest news! The new interest rate cap for private lending set by the court is also related to Zhu Jieyuan!"

"Tell me quickly!"

"It is said that the compensation standard was set by Zhu Jieyuan. After the Earl of Chengyi accepted it, he took out Zhu Jieyuan's compensation standard, and the officials opposed it... In the end, the officials proposed to modify the interest rate cap in order to protect their own interests."

"I heard some scholars analyze that perhaps Zhu Jieyuan originally set such a high compensation standard in order to modify the interest rate cap!"

……

"Zhu Jieyuan is considering us ordinary people!"

"I hope that Zhu Jieyuan will become an official sooner, a high official! It would be best if he could become a prime minister!"

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As time goes by, and with the deliberate promotion of people with ulterior motives, the popularity of 'Zhu Silang' in Jinling City has become even hotter.

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Dong, Dong, Dong…

Liu Bowen, leaning on his cane, walked up the steps slowly, his face solemn.

The sound of the cane touching the steps was a bit dull and depressing.

He came to the outside of the imperial study and bowed slightly, "I, Liu Bowen, would like to see your majesty."

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Inside the imperial study.

Zhu Yuanzhang was reviewing memorials, and when he heard the voice, he looked up in surprise…

Seeing Liu Bowen standing outside the door with a solemn expression, he immediately understood and couldn't help but smile, "Come in!"

Liu Bowen heard the voice and slowly entered the room. He came to the imperial desk and bowed, "I pay my respects to your majesty."

"You are a rare guest here." Zhu Yuanzhang put down his red pen, moved slightly, rested his elbows on the armrests, and found a comfortable position.

This old sly guy is back.

But he always wants to keep a distance from the muddy water in Nanjing.

He would rather not come to the palace.

At present, the situation in Nanjing is developing, and the old sly guy can't sit still anymore.

"Give the Earl of Chengyi a seat."

In the eighth year of Hongwu, the nobles of Huaixi wanted the old wily man dead.

That's why Hu Weiyong falsely conveyed the imperial edict.

Hu Weiyong wanted to get rid of Liu Bowen, the leader of the Zhejiang West faction, and at the same time wanted to use this incident to make friends with the Huaixi generals.

After the incident, Mao Xiang quickly sent the news to the secondary capital.

Although angry.

But after he came back, he did not punish Hu Weiyong.

On one side were the Huaixi generals who were related to the stability of the Ming Dynasty, and on the other side was Liu Bowen.

It was not difficult to make a decision.

Liu Bowen was discouraged.

In the ninth year of Hongwu, he clashed with Lan Yu and others because of the matter of the fourth brother, and resigned.

As compensation, he agreed.

……

Watching Liu Bowen thank him and sit down, Zhu Yuanzhang gathered his thoughts and asked with a smile: "What is the purpose of entering the palace this time?"

'Why can the emperor still laugh? '

Liu Bowen frowned slightly.

This time he came back, he found that the emperor had indeed changed a lot.

Just like now.

In the ninth year of Hongwu.

He and the Prince of Yan might have become the object of suspicion and jealousy of the emperor.

Even the Jinyiwei might have begun to investigate secretly.

But now...

Liu Bowen clasped his fists, "Your Majesty, the city is discussing that Zhu Jieyuan is the initiator of the revision of the law on interest on loan. This matter was definitely not leaked from me. I am the only one in my family who knows about it..."

He couldn't figure out how such a secret matter could be leaked.

Now, the reputation of the Prince of Yan has been raised again because of this incident.

And in the court, there are probably many people who hate the Prince of Yan.

Even if the emperor likes the Prince of Yan, he probably doesn't want the reputation of the Prince of Yan to surpass the prince.

Moreover, the emperor asked him to take over the supervision of the officials, with the original intention of sharing the resentment for the Prince of Yan.

Now that the secret has been leaked, the purpose of sharing the resentment has failed.

He doesn't want the emperor to mistakenly think that the hot discussion in the city has something to do with him.

...

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, raised his hand and nodded at Liu Bowen: "We know it has nothing to do with you!"

"They have no real evidence, but some people want to pin this popularity on Lao Si..."

The person who pushed this matter.

He should not know that Lao Si was the initiator of the revision of the interest rate cap.

But they want to pin this matter on Lao Si.

In this way, they can boost Lao Si's reputation.

"As for why they put an uncertain matter that benefits the country and the people on Lao Si, they are worried that Lao Si will deliberately hide his incompetence and mess up the Spring Examination. In fact, this group of people hiding in the dark is completely unnecessary..."

...

Liu Bowen was shocked.

Unnecessary?

Why did the emperor say that?

Could it be that the King of Yan will go all out in this Spring Examination?

How is it possible! ?

The King of Yan is so smart that he can't fail to see that there is a force that is pushing up his reputation and trying to kill him!

Could it be...?

Liu Bowen saw Zhu Yuanzhang's smiling face, and thought of a possibility, his face changed again.

Zhu Yuanzhang judged from Liu Bowen's change of expression that Liu Bowen had guessed it, and nodded heavily with a smile, "Yes! All of you, based on your previous understanding of the bastard, think that he will hide his incompetence this time and deliberately mess up the Spring Examination..."

...

"But you are all wrong!"

"This time, he will go all out!"

Take a more serious attitude than the previous provincial and academy examinations!

Jinyiwei reported that all officials in the court were discussing privately that the fourth brother had changed, but they couldn't tell where the fourth brother had changed.

After the results of this Spring Examination came out.

Everyone will understand.

I believe, they will also be surprised!

From now on, the bastard Fourth Brother will no longer be the low-key, tolerant Zhu Silang who only fights back when he can't bear it anymore.

…

Liu Bowen observed Zhu Yuanzhang's expression, slowly stood up, and knelt down.

He already understands.

King Zhu Di of Yan has become a whetstone for the prince.

This sort of thing is nothing new.

Every emperor would choose a whetstone for his chosen successor.

Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty once used Zhou Yafu as the whetstone for Emperor Wu, but eventually Zhou Yafu died!

Taizong Li Shimin once used Wei King Li Tai to motivate Prince Li Chengqian.

In the end, Prince Li Chengqian couldn't bear the sword anymore and broke it.

…

There are too many such things.

But isn’t Your Majesty afraid of uncontrollable accidents?

Perhaps, this is something that every emperor has to face.

But as the whetstone, King Yan was in a very dangerous situation.

He didn't know why King Yan agreed.

But King Yan had a life-saving grace for him.

Even if the emperor suspects that he has an unclear relationship with King Yan, at this time, he cannot pretend that nothing happened.

Zhu Yuanzhang said in surprise: "What are you doing?"

"Your Majesty, Zhu Jieyuan has a life-saving grace for me..." Liu Bowen said sincerely: "I know that Zhu Jieyuan has become a whetstone for the prince, and I also support..."

First, you have to show your attitude.

Emperor Zhu made a decision.

It was useless for him to object.

"I only hope that your majesty will arrange a way out for Zhu Jieyuan. My advice is not only to repay kindness, but also to serve the public..."

Zhu Silang is not Li Tai.

If this whetstone is found in the end, one may be shattered to pieces.

It will definitely backfire.

Based on his observations of Zhu Silang.

Even though Zhu Silang only cares about his brotherhood, he can tolerate it again and again.

But once driven crazy.

Determined to fight back, with the indifference in his bones, all benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom, and brotherly love will be kicked away.

Zhu Silang just had no ambition, so he let his family affection overcome the indifference in his bones.

Anger will completely awaken this desperate indifference.

It's really come to this.

Without the emperor's support, he didn't think the prince could win!

Even if you can win.

The people of Ming Dynasty will also experience suffering and turmoil again.

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Zhu Yuanzhang's face was full of shock, "Our fourth child, do you think so highly of us?"

The old cunning Liu Bowen has never evaluated a person like this!

The fourth child is excellent.

Of course he knows.

But in Liu Bowen's mouth, he heard a better fourth child!

Liu Bowen raised his head, violated his taboo, looked directly at Zhu Yuanzhang, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, there are some people who, for one reason or another, are trying to kill Zhu Jieyuan."

"And His Majesty hopes to use Zhu Jieyuan's excellence to train the prince. It would be best if the prince and Zhu Jieyuan can complement each other. If brothers work together, they can be as powerful as gold..."

…

"But in this process, as the reputation increases and the participation in court affairs increases, a group of admirers and followers of King Yan will appear..."

…

"Fan Sui was able to succeed in killing Bai Qi because Bai Qi never had ambitions, was loyal, and would rather die than rebel..."

If Bai Qi is willing to rebel.

Tell the truth and history will change.

With Bai Qi's prestige and followers at the time, even though King Qin Zhaoxiang was also a promising and wise king, he was no match for him!

Bai Qi will be willing to die.

Will Zhu Silang know it?

Who would think that Zhu Silang would be willing to die?

There will definitely be a heavy price to pay.

In anger, the crazy Zhu Silang can do anything that others can't think of.

…

Zhu Yuanzhang listened silently.

Today, he heard another understanding of Lao Si.

Very shocking!

After Liu Bowen finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang came back to his senses after a while and said with a smile: "Don't worry, there are so many people in the court, you are the first to plead for the fourth child, we have already arranged it..."

Zhu Yuanzhang did not hide any secrets from Liu Bowen and revealed the entire plan.

…

Liu Bowen listened carefully, and while he breathed a sigh of relief, he could not get rid of the deep worry in his eyes.

…

It's approaching dark.

A troop of thousands of troops came from the southwest and arrived at Yingtian Mansion and Wujiang Town.

The army camped outside Wujiang Town.

Lan Yu simply washed up, changed into regular clothes, and came to Muying's tent.

After the two sides exchanged a few words.

Lan Yu looked at Mu Ying carefully. This time, Mu Ying shocked many people's eyes.

Mu Ying used to perform very well on the battlefield.

But it's not the kind of achievement that makes people remember it deeply.

This time is different.

The King of Liang in the Northern Yuan Dynasty had a hundred thousand soldiers and horses guarding the river. The strength of both sides was equal, and the Northern Yuan side had the right time, place and people.

Mu Ying focused on using fire blunderbuss, defeating 100,000 enemies in one battle!

Bravo!

Can Zhu Silang play such an exciting large-scale field battle?

I am afraid that only when the prince takes command and annihilates Bei Yuan can we see Zhu Silang's ability in commanding large-scale field battles.

At that time, His Majesty will definitely appoint Zhu Silang.

…

anyway.

Zhu Silang's ability to lead troops cannot be suppressed by him alone.

He needs help.

Muying is a good candidate.

Moreover, Muying and the prince have a very good relationship.

If one day, Zhu Silang rebels, others may not be reliable, but Mu Ying will definitely stand firm and stand beside the prince together with him!

In fact, he really wanted to join hands with Mu Ying and have a good fight with Zhu Silang!

Of course, he hoped that Zhu Silang would not force the prince to go this far.

"Mu Ying, you also heard some of the people's discussions after entering Yingtian Prefecture, right?"

Mu Ying paused for a moment while drinking tea.

Lan Yu continued: "Now there is a force that is promoting Zhu Silang's prestige. They want to force the prince to take action against Zhu Silang..."

He smiled helplessly.

Among these people.

There are some princes.

He has changed his mind.

But some people in the prince's faction who did not dare to openly target Zhu Silang before dared to do so!

They are forcing the prince.

They are also forcing the emperor!

These people naively believe that as long as the prince and Zhu Silang turn against each other, His Majesty will definitely support the prince.

The prince will definitely win!

The chance of winning is indeed very high.

But what if?

Zhu Silang cannot use common sense to judge.

When they moved to the grassland, everyone thought Zhu Silang was dead.

But Zhu Silang returned triumphantly!

What if the situation develops in the future, and Zhu Silang once again "moves to the grassland"?

Now, he wants to win over Zhu Silang more.

As long as Zhu Silang has no ambitions and is willing to assist the prince wholeheartedly.

In the future, he is willing to be inferior to Zhu Silang!

It is not shameful to be led by a capable person.

…

Mu Ying understood Lan Yu's intention.

Since entering the scope of Yingtian Prefecture.

The people have never stopped praising Lao Si.

After a little hesitation, he said: "Based on Lao Si's past performance, he will hide his shortcomings in this spring exam."

Lao Si knows the limits.

Otherwise, with Lao Si's ability, does he need others to praise him?

He can be famous all over the world!

Lan Yu shook his head and asked: "What if he doesn't hide his shortcomings? Moreover, the spring exam is only secondary..."

According to the situation learned after returning to Yingtian Prefecture.

Whether there is a Spring Examination or not, it cannot stop Zhu Silang from becoming famous all over the world.

…

"I mean, if one day, Zhu Silang stands on the opposite side of the prince, what will you choose!"

Mu Ying calmly looked at Lan Yu and said firmly: "Old Silang will not. If there is such a day, I will support the prince!"

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Xu Mansion.

After dinner.

Xu Da held Xiao Yongming and sent Xu Miaoyun and her son to the door, asking: "It is said outside that the upper limit of the loan interest rate was Silang's idea, and Liu Bowen was just a doctor who prescribed medicine according to the prescription, right?"

Xu Miaoyun smiled and nodded.

Xu Da glared angrily and muttered: "It's not good to be too good. It was originally framed by others, and it became true in the end."

"Okay, Dad knows, Dad will accompany you three mothers to pick up Silang tomorrow."

The person who pushed did this, obviously worried that Silang would hide his shortcomings.

But this time, it was destined to shock this group of people.

From now on, Silang will no longer tolerate or hide his shortcomings.

I really don't know if these people will regret it after such a Silang appears!

After saying that, he handed Xiao Yongming to Xu Miaoyun and turned to leave.

Xu Miaoyun looked at Xu Da's back as he left and couldn't help but smile.

Looking down, he looked at the two active little guys and smiled, "Tomorrow, let's go pick up Dad, okay? If things go on like this, when you grow up, Dad can take us away."

If the emperor fulfills his promise.

She thinks it won't take a few years.

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