Father can be an enemy to the country

After finishing joking, Zhu Yuanzhang changed the subject and said: "Prime Minister Hu has been in the palace for more than a month. He doesn't know that Ming Dynasty has won another great victory, right?!"

"Haha, I have heard about it. Someone told me the good news just after I left the palace." Hu Weiyong squeezed out a smile and said: "Previously His Highness the King of Qin made great achievements in the Western Expedition, and this time His Highness the King of Chu personally led the troops. Suppress the pirates. It’s true that a tiger father has no dogs, a dragon begets a dragon, a phoenix begets a phoenix. The emperor gave birth to a bunch of good sons."

"Hey, children are just fooling around because of the love of their uncles." Zhu Yuanzhang said modestly, but his molars were exposed in his smile. "Last year, it was the same when Lao Si and his friends took the lead in the Northern Expedition. They were all supported by uncles and uncles."

Boss Zhu is really happy this time, not just for a victory. What's more important is that this time, under the wise leadership of the boss, the sons had a clear division of labor and worked closely together. Several battlefields blossomed at the same time, and in one fell swoop they captured the two pirates that had troubled the Ming Dynasty for many years, as well as the Japanese navy that had been exploiting others!

This is difficult.

The pirates and the Biwa Navy colluded internally and externally to support each other. If the situation was even slightly unfavorable, they would escape across the ocean, leaving you unable to catch them. Moreover, they also have the Marquis of Jiangyin and Jinghai as their protective umbrellas, and Hu Weiyong as their backer. If they want to wipe them out cleanly, it will be a test of their wisdom and action.

This time, the sons worked together as brothers and won the battle beautifully, which made Zhu Yuanzhang believe that the next generation of Ming Dynasty can survive any crisis in the future!

Boss Zhu was so happy that he couldn't help but want to share his happiness with everyone, especially the one who was tricked by the prince. Seeing his forced smile, Boss Zhu couldn't help laughing and kept making dirty remarks.

"Isn't Hu Xiang also very happy?" ’

What's the "Biwa Navy" is really quite sensible. ’

What's "I heard that the sons of Marquis Jiangyin and Marquis Jinghai have made great achievements this time..."

Hu Weiyong was very conscious and knew that he was here to accept ridicule, so he kept a scornful smile. When the emperor was happy, he said softly:

"I heard that His Royal Highnesses, King Yan and King Jin, led their troops to Chongming Island and took over the defense of the Beiwa Navy. I wonder what the superiors are going to do with the Beiwa Navy?"

"The third and fourth boys are just in case. After all, the Biwa Navy and the two pirates are in the same spirit. The sixth brother is fighting the pirates at the front. The older brother is worried and goes to see the Biwa Navy. It is also to prevent them from making a big mistake due to a misunderstanding." Zhu Yuanzhang filled the pot for his son and said:

"As for preparing for the future of the Japanese navy, the fourth child has promised to forget the past and they have not messed around. We can let them go."

"The Emperor is magnanimous, but the Japanese navy colluded with the pirates and even wanted to defect at one point, so we can't just let it go." Hu Weiyong secretly sneered, I believe you are a ghost. At the beginning, they said they would spare the Chaohu Navy, but later they were suppressed and divided, forcing them to join Lao Liu and become your son's lackeys, so they survived.

Therefore, Hu Weiyong was not fooled at all, and said on behalf of Zhu Yuanzhang: "As for Jinghaihou, as the commander-in-chief, he cannot restrain his subordinates. He should be dismissed from his post and recalled to make him reflect deeply and see the consequences."

"Yes." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and agreed: "That's it for Marquis Jinghai. As for the chief military officer preparing for Japan, let Marquis Nan'an take over. He is good at managing the navy. When the time comes, it will be time to mix and match. , when it’s time to lay off people, we don’t have to worry about it.”

"Yes." Hu Weiyong nodded, cursing secretly in his heart.

Yu Tongyuan was a member of Lao Liu, so asking him to serve as the commander-in-chief of Beiwa meant that the Beiwa Navy would also be handed over to Lao Liu. Now, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is completely alone at sea... Even his confidant Lin Xian, the commander of the Ningbo Guard, has to listen to his orders.

Is this a fucking joke?

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"The two great victories in the east and west this year have greatly boosted the prestige of our Ming Dynasty." Zhu Yuanzhang then ordered: "I will leave the prisoner presentation ceremony to you. It can be more grand."

"According to the order." Hu Weiyong nodded in response.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the most common ceremony held was the prisoner presentation ceremony, and Prime Minister Hu was already familiar with this ceremony. It's just that the emperor specifically ordered it to be more solemn this time, obviously because of his highnesses, so he had to put more thought into it.

Just thinking about it, Lao Liu demolished his nest and cut off his financial resources, and he still had to force a smile and hold a ceremony to welcome him. Prime Minister Hu felt like a minotaur, and he felt extremely aggrieved, so he couldn't help but add some trouble to the emperor:

"Your Majesty, Shaanxi and Shanxi have come to report that the Qin Prince's Palace and the Jin Prince's Palace have been completed. Will the ceremony of enthronement of the two highnesses be prepared together?"

"..." As expected, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't laugh anymore. He was silent for a while, and then said in a low voice: "We have to finish this New Year anyway. Let's talk about it after the New Year."

"According to the decree." Hu Weiyong nodded and asked for instructions: "In addition, the transfer of the title of His Highness King Wu should come to an end after being delayed for so long."

"Oh." Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xiao Hu and suddenly felt that he was not cute at all. Then the emperor said expressionlessly: "We have already thought about this matter. The king of Wu will change his title to the king of Zhou, and the fiefdom will be changed to Kaifeng."

"Your Majesty is wise!" Hu Weiyong's mood finally brightened. No matter how hard the prince tries, he will eventually join the vassal state. The fifth prince can't go to Suzhou, and the sixth prince can't stay for a few days. Sooner or later, the world will still be his own.

"Kaifeng is the ancient capital of the former Song Dynasty. In Beijing, the Ming Dynasty, where Hu and Han people live together and the people's sentiments are complicated, we really need a prince with both ability and political integrity to guard it."

"Yeah." Boss Zhu changed the subject and said, "As for Suzhou, since Lao Liu is already in charge there and it's quite smooth, there won't be any replacement."

"Ah?" Hu Weiyong opened his mouth so wide that he could stuff an ostrich egg into it, and he asked dumbfounded, "What, what do you mean?"

"What we mean is," Boss Zhu said word by word: "Change the title of King of Chu to King of Wu, and change the fiefdom from Wuchang to Suzhou!"

"Absolutely not possible, Your Majesty!" Prime Minister Hu completely broke his defense and cried out: "Hasn't the government and the public already agreed that Suzhou is an important financial and taxation center of the country - shouldn't it be divided among the kings? Otherwise, why would the Fifth Highness transfer the title to him? ?”

In recent years, in order to move Lao Wu from Suzhou, the Jiangnan gentry spent a lot of money, and he also made great efforts in the court. This is good, the fifth child has been removed, but the sixth child who can kill a thousand swords has been replaced, so it is better not to replace it!

"What happened this year made us realize that those big Jiangnan households are too dishonest, and someone must strictly discipline them for us." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said firmly:

"Of course, it cannot affect the imperial court's wealth, so after thinking about it, although Lao Liu is still young, he is a suitable candidate and can get the best of both worlds."

Obviously, Lao Liu's operations in Suzhou in the first half of the year left a deep impression on Boss Zhu.

As he spoke, he said proudly: "And that kid listens to his elder brother the most, and of course... he listens to us even more. In short, there will be no problem."

"But Your Majesty, the position of the King of Chu is also very important..." Hu Weiyong did not give up, and made a final struggle: "Nowadays, people say that 'Huguang is familiar with it, and the world is sufficient', but Huguang has many students and frequent civil unrest, so it is also necessary A wise and capable king with both civil and military skills is guarding the place!"

"Hahaha, don't worry about it. We don't have anything else, but we have many sons!" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "Next year we are going to make a group of princes. We will see which one is suitable. Just make him the King of Chu."

In Boss Zhu's opinion, his first few sons are all stronger, and the rest are naturally about the same.

"Okay." Hu Weiyong knew that there was nothing he could do, so he had no choice but to accept...