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Chapter 352 Hu Weiyong’S Invitation

Chapter 352 Hu Weiyong’s invitation

As the prince, Zhu Biao naturally knew a lot of inside information, and he also knew Ye Xuan's position in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.

But Zhu Biao never expected that as soon as Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth, he compared Ye Xuan to Zhang Liang, and even had the idea of ​​splitting the earth and making him king.

You must know that in the Ming Dynasty, even a person with outstanding merits such as Xu Da only has the title of Duke.

For example, when people such as Chang Yuchun died, Zhu Yuanzhang did not pass it on to the next generation after he awarded him a royal title. Instead, he lowered the reward by one level.

Obviously, Zhu Yuanzhang's plan was to follow the example of the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty in the past and protect his family's descendants from being crowned kings.

How old is Ye Xuan this year? He will never die in the short term, and it is naturally impossible to pursue the title.

Moreover, now that Ming Dynasty is employing people, many things cannot be separated from Ye Xuan.

Zhu Yuanzhang released these words today, and if Ye Xuan makes great achievements in the future, what should he do?

Of course, being knighted is not the most shocking thing. After all, it is just empty talk before it is fulfilled.

What really shocked Zhu Biao and Baiguan was that Zhu Yuanzhang actually compared him to Zhang Liang.

The style of the Han Dynasty Liuhou is amazing in history.

Since the Han Dynasty, there have been only a handful of people who can rival Zhang Liang.

Now that Zhu Yuanzhang compares Ye Xuan to Zhang Liang, where should people like Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong be placed?

After the meeting, the news quickly spread from the officials.

In less than half a day, Ye Xuan's deeds and Zhu Yuanzhang's evaluation of him had spread throughout Yingtian Mansion.

The name of Ming Zifang instantly defeated all previous doubts.

Those failed candidates who were still a little unwilling didn't dare to say anything anymore.

After all, if one dares to criticize Ye Xuan under such circumstances, it would be tantamount to denying the emperor.

As long as they are not fools, no one will ask for trouble in this kind of thing.

The next day, rent a house.

Hu Weiyong was sitting in the main seat, sipping tea, his eyes full of worry.

Opposite him, Tu Jie blinked a pair of triangular eyes, looking a little weird.

"Xiangguo, since the court meeting, the old Xiangguo has closed the door to thank guests. It seems that he deliberately avoids you!"

The so-called old prime minister is Li Shanchang. The reason why he is called so is because since he resigned in the fourth year of Hongwu, although Li Shanchang has come back, he has always been doing the errands that can only be done by the prime minister in the name of a casual official. .

Moreover, in the past, all members of the Huaixi lineage had a relationship with him. Regardless of his reputation or anything else, he was worthy of the second degree of Xiangguo.

It was a pity that Zhu Yuanzhang did not grant him the prime ministership again, so everyone only addressed him as the old prime minister to show their respect.

Of course, Hu Weiyong also has his own views on this.

In his eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang's appointment of Li Shanchang in this way was undoubtedly dividing his power.

Previously, Elder Li Shan was cunning, good at dancing, and had a special relationship with him, so even though he was a little unfamiliar on the surface, there was actually some tacit understanding.

This time Zhu Yuanzhang rewarded the meritorious officials, and someone in the Ji family benefited again.

Apparently Li Shanchang had smelled some information and reached a tacit understanding with Zhu Yuanzhang.

So this time I was invited by School Disciple many times, but Li Shanchang avoided me.

Ye Xuan's rapid rise and Li Shanchang's deliberate avoidance made Hu Weiyong feel more and more that his situation was not good.

Seeing that Hu Weiyong didn't speak, Tu Jie continued to remind him hesitantly.

"Prime Minister, there are rumors going around everywhere right now that Your Majesty is determined to worship Tuxuan as your emperor."

"Although this person seems to be undisciplined, lazy, and dislikes power, he has always acted in an eclectic way, making it difficult for people to figure out his intentions. If he really worships the prime minister, it will not be of any benefit to us!"

Listening to Tu Jie's words, Hu Weiyong felt more and more upset.

He slammed the tea cup on the table, but his expression changed again the next moment.

Hu Weiyong had already had a premonition before that Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid that he would attack him sooner or later.

So he tried hard to win over every direct member of Chaoming at all costs.

It's just that the current situation made Hu Weiyong begin to wonder whether these officials could still stand on his side if something happened.

He started as a county magistrate and worked his way up step by step, so he knew the thoughts of officials better than anyone else.

Now that Li Shanchang is closing the door to thank guests, and Ye Xuan is in the limelight again, I am afraid that many people will be tempted to defect to him.

The top priority was to find a way to bring Ye Xuan to his side in order to ensure his own safety.

Thinking of stabbing him out, Hu Weiyong told Tu Jie: "If I come forward, it would be too ostentatious. Later you bring my greeting card and prepare a gift. I haven't seen Ye Xuan yet."

Hearing this, Tu Jie was startled, but then he came to his senses.

He asked tentatively: "What if he doesn't accept it?"

Hu Weiyong snorted coldly and said: "You are not only going to give gifts, you also have to help me invite him to come to my house for a chat. In this way, even if he wants to return the gift, he has to come in person, and my goal has been achieved. "

When Tu Jie heard this, he immediately changed his expression to one of admiration and complimented Hu Weiyong mercilessly.

At night, Yingtian is on the outskirts.

Ye Xuan was eating hot pot in the villa when the housekeeper hurried in.

"."Master, Censor Tujie wants to see you!"

Hearing the name Tu Jie, Ye Xuan felt familiar, but couldn't remember who it was for a moment.

However, out of habit, Ye Xuan still asked the butler.

"Did he say anything?"

The butler quickly replied: "It seems that he is here to give a gift. This is his post!"

With that said, the butler handed the invitation to Ye Xuan, and at the same time took out a small ingot of broken silver and attached it to it.

Ye Xuan saw it and naturally knew that this was the benefit Tu Jie gave to the housekeeper.

He threw the broken silver back towards the housekeeper, and then unfolded a thick stack of gift cards, invitations and documents one by one.

After reading all the content, Ye Xuan's expression became a little strange.

"Hu Weiyong is quite generous, but fortunately he didn't come personally (Li Wanghao) personally."

In the document, Hu Weiyong praised Ye Xuan, even lowering his attitude and claiming to admire Ye Xuan's ability and moral character.

At the end of the document, the purpose was clarified, hoping that Ye Xuan would go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to explain it.

If anyone else had seen Hu Weiyong's performance, he would have shed tears of gratitude.

But Ye Xuan was different from others after all. He knew very well that if he and Hu Weiyong were entangled, no matter how great his achievements were, he would probably die.

After all, in the Hu Weiyong case in history, even an old man like Song Lian, who had worked hard for Zhu Yuanzhang for many years, was not spared.

What's more, someone like me is alone in the court and has done too much credit?

"Go back the way you came, and tell Tu Jie that I like to be quiet by nature, so I'd better not come here again."

After explaining, Ye Xuan continued eating without caring about Tu Jie's reaction. .