Ming Dynasty Strategy Notes [Transmigration Book]

Zhou Xing's family letter was just an introduction to this matter, and it mainly involved Hu Weiyong's affair with Beiyuan back then.

In the 13th year of Hongwu, the situation when Hu Weiyong's case happened was like this——

In the first lunar month, Hu Weiyong said that Liquan gushed out of the well of his old house, and invited Emperor Hongwu to watch it in the old house.Emperor Hongwu happily went, and when he reached the Xihua Gate, the eunuch Yun Qi, who had learned of Hu Weiyong's wolfish ambitions in advance, held the reins tightly and pointed at Hu's house desperately without saying a word.At that time, Emperor Hongwu and Hu Weiyong had been at odds for a long time. He felt that something was not normal, and immediately returned to the palace. When he boarded the palace city, he found that there was dust flying over Hu Weiyong's old house, and there were soldiers hiding in the walls.Emperor Hongwu was furious and executed Hu Weiyong on the same day on charges of "perverting the law, slandering the virtuous, and harming politics".

However, the case of Hu Weiyong's rebellion was still full of doubts in the 13th year of Hongwu. Hu Weiyong was going to rebel based on the mere soldiers in the old house?Guess it's a bit self-important.Who are his accomplices?It is not clear whether there is a person who cooperates with the inside and the outside.

As for Zhou Xing's family letter, Emperor Hongwu checked it this time, only to find that it was the most inconspicuous letter sent to Beiyuan by Hu Weiyong.

During this Northern Expedition, the Sapphire army captured a person—Feng Ji. This person was Hu Weiyong's envoy who had liaised with the Beiyuan. After Hu Weiyong was convicted, he had been hiding in the Beiyuan court.And this person, who has always been meticulous, actually copied and transcribed the letters that Hu Weiyong sent to Beiyuan in those years, and stored them away. Now, this large pile of criminal evidence is lying in Emperor Hongwu's imperial study.

For such a major event, it is said that Lan Yu should report to the Holy Majesty after returning from the Northern Expedition, but there was another person in the middle-Li Shanchang.

Although Li Shanchang is old and unemployed at home, his reputation as the first hero of the founding of the country is not in vain. It is impossible for Li Shanchang to follow his lead.

But Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong were relatives by marriage. His younger brother Li Cunyi and nephew Li You and others mentioned these two people repeatedly in the treason list provided by Feng Ji, and even in the letters kept by Feng Ji.Although Li Shanchang felt that Li Cunyi and others were too courageous back then, seeing that his relatives were going to be convicted for this, Li Shanchang naturally couldn't just sit idly by.When he learned that Feng Ji was in Lan Yu's hands, Li Shanchang immediately exerted all kinds of pressure, and took Feng Ji and the stack of letters before Lan Yu reported to the Holy Majesty, and secretly hid them in the mansion.

But... things are always secret and sparse. For some reason, Zhou Xing's inconspicuous family letter was leaked out.Following the exposed little vines, Emperor Hongwu continued to touch, and found out the seal of the South Korean government.Therefore, the Jinyiwei that surrounded Zhou's mansion was nothing at all. At this moment, the South Korean government's mansion was surrounded by layers of Jinyiwei.

In fact, speaking of this matter, Hu Weiyong was also forced by Emperor Hongwu to be anxious at the time, and he went to the doctor in a hurry for some illnesses.

Ever since he became Prime Minister Zuo, Hu Weiyong found that these days are actually more sad than before.Emperor Hongwu was suspicious by nature and valued power very much.Although Hu Weiyong has shared a lot of state affairs for Lao Zhu, in Lao Zhu's view, he feels that the prime minister has taken away a lot of imperial power from him, which is very obstructive.

In addition, Hu Weiyong was the top of the hundred officials, so he was admired a lot, so he was a bit arrogant. Emperor Hongwu admired him in the past because he thought he was cautious.Emperor Hongwu no longer agreed to Hu Weiyong's speeches as before, and whenever important matters were involved, the emperor always disagreed with him.

Hu Weiyong has followed Zhu Yuanzhang for more than [-] years, and he is quite sure about Lao Zhu's preferences.Above the main hall and in front of all the officials, Emperor Hongwu seemed to still rely on him equally, but Hu Weiyong became more and more apprehensive, feeling that the emperor would kill him one day, and that day would not be too long.

Thinking about it this way, Hu Weiyong always wanted to find a way out for himself, but his methods were really clumsy, and he actually found Bei Yuan who was driven to Mobei by Lao Zhu.The Prime Minister of Ming Dynasty took the initiative to show his favor, and Emperor Tianyuan, who had just taken office not long after Beiyuan, was naturally overjoyed, so you come and go, and come up with a plan that you think is careful to murder the emperor.If Emperor Hongwu died and the crown prince Zhu Biao came to the throne, Zhu Biao had always been kind and honest, and Hu Weiyong could really become the minister of the Ming Dynasty who was under one man and above ten thousand people.

Hu Weiyong was full of joy, thinking that he could save his life by being the first to strike, but he didn't know that he was just a clown, and besides, Emperor Hongwu's life should not be terminated, so how could this plan succeed?

Now that Feng Ji has been arrested, more inside information about Hu Weiyong's case has been brought out, but after all, the clues are complicated and there are many people involved in the case, and it will take a year or a half to sort them out.

What the Hu Weiyong case will turn out to be, Xia Ziling doesn't care, but now that Zhou Xing is involved in the case, it is a big trouble.

The inside story of this case is still a secret, and the king of Shu has already used all his strength to find out about it.Although Zhou Xing did not participate in Hu Weiyong's rebellion, but with this letter from his family, Emperor Hongwu always adhered to the attitude of "rather killing a hundred by mistake than slipping through the net" when dealing with such matters involving rebellion, and he was absolutely determined not to let Zhou Xing go .

And Zhu Chun is unlikely to beg Hongwu Emperor to let Zhou Xing go, even if Zhu Chun himself is willing, Xia Ziling will not let him go.In the face of such a major event, he can still tell which is more important.Feng Ji was taken away by Li Shanchang, and Lan Yu didn't dare to report it. It was already a small matter, and if the King of Shu was involved, wouldn't it be convenient for someone with a heart to put shit on the King of Shu?

In the Palace of the Prince of Shu, after Zhang Shou revealed all the information he had inquired, Xia Ziling fell into deep thought, and after a long time, he said: "My lord, in the current situation, we can only let Song Tongzhi quickly close the case, report it to the emperor, and sentence Zhou Xing to be executed." Make a decision."

Zhang Shou looked at Xia Ziling in surprise, wondering why he was so anxious to send that Zhou Xing to hell now that he wanted to save the Zhou family before?

However, Zhu Chun knew Xia Ziling's intention very well. If the case could be concluded quickly, Zhou Xing would be sentenced before Hu Weiyong's major case was found out. It would be the best result for him to die alone in exchange for the safety of Zhou's family. .If it is delayed for a long time, and the crime of collaborating with the enemy country is established, at least the three tribes of the barbarians will be punished.It's just...it's not easy to protect Zhou Ting.

Zhu Chun pondered for a moment, and said, "I'm afraid that as Zhou Xing's son, Zhou Ting will hardly escape the punishment."

Xia Ziling paused, and said, "The only thing I can do is to do my best and obey the destiny."

After Xia Ziling finished speaking, the three of them remained silent. After a while, Zhang Shoucai said, "Your Majesty, I have found another piece of news."

"Say."

"The one who captured Feng Ji this time was Zhu Neng, a general under King Yan's tent."

Zhu Chun snorted coldly, and said, "Hmph, I knew, if it wasn't for my fourth brother's mischief, why did Feng Ji hand over all the letters on his body to Lan Yu, and left such an inconspicuous letter from home."

However, knowing this news is only to further confirm that the battle between King Yan and King Shu has reached its most intense moment, and it still does not help the current situation.Lan Yu had always been on good terms with Li Shanchang, and after returning from the Northern Expedition, she still wanted to persuade Li Shanchang to support Zhu Chun in competing for the position of the Eastern Palace.Elder Li Shan is very scheming and has never made a clear statement. Thinking about it now, it may not be a good thing not to win Li Shanchang.

In Jin Yiwei's Imperial Prison——

Zhou Ting was imprisoned in the cell next to Zhou Xing, smelling the smell of mildew and blood in the prison, waiting for an unknown fate, it was already the fourth day.

In the past few days, I have been imprisoned like this all the time, and my father was escorted away by Jin Yiwei every morning, and he was only locked back in the prison at night.

Fortunately, apart from being beaten on the first day, Zhou Xing did not receive any other punishment.However, a man who was nearly fifty years old, with whip wounds on his body, and being tortured about various matters every day, Zhou Xing still seemed to have aged ten years in a few days.Zhou Ting saw it in his eyes and felt pain in his heart, but there was nothing he could do, and...after hearing his father explain the whole situation, he even felt that the Zhou family might be in great trouble this time.

That night, after Zhou Xing came back, he held Zhou Ting's hand through the railing of the prison cell, and wept, "Ting'er, Daddy was confused for a while, and now I'm afraid it will drag you down. I'm sorry that you are still young and full of talent." , if I die with my father, the Zhou family will be left behind!"

Seeing his father crying, Zhou Ting comforted him, "Dad, don't say that. Back then, the child was still young, but he also knew that his grandfather and grandmother had been thinking about his aunt before he passed away. What Dad did is also human."

It's a pity that this human nature is of no use in front of the Holy Spirit.

"If there is any fault, it's because the child thinks highly of himself, has never married, and has not left any heirs for the Zhou family. If he cannot escape the catastrophe this time and goes underground, the ancestors of the Zhou family may not be able to spare the child."

Over the years, there are actually quite a few people who want to marry the Zhou family, especially after he won Tanhua, there are even more matchmakers, but Zhou Ting has always disliked political marriages, and he is even more concerned about marrying a woman he has never met. Because of boredom, the marriage was postponed.

During the past few days of quiet meditation in the prison, he suddenly felt that being an official in the court was like walking on thin ice, and that he was really accompanying the king like a tiger.Thinking that his father and son were still high-spirited in the court yesterday, but today they are prisoners.Such things were common in the Hongwu Dynasty, and all officials were not surprised.

He has been an official in Zhou Ting for only three years, and his official rank is up to the fifth rank. Scholars in the same discipline are all envious, but they don't think that his situation has been ups and downs.Before Mingsheng was demoted to Zhongdu, Xia Ziling finally brought him back to Nanjing. He wanted to serve the country and fulfill his ambitions, but he fell into a desperate situation overnight.

"Ting'er, how can I blame you? Daddy is not very satisfied with those who talk about marriage, how can you forcefully agree with him for the rest of his life? It's all because Daddy has been an official in the court for more than [-] years, but he doesn't know how to adapt to the situation. There is no one in the court who can even be called a confidant."

Zhou Xing's words were right in Zhou Ting's heart.Isn't he the same as his father? There were a few friends who were friends of the sons and daughters before. This time they returned to Nanjing and devoted themselves to improving the official affairs of the guns. .

Now that he is deeply in prison, it is difficult to even find someone to take care of his mother in the house.In terms of managing connections, he and his father failed equally.

However, seeing that Zhou Xing's body was already a little unbearable, and now he was crying and coughing, Zhou Ting still suppressed the grief in his heart, and comforted the old father: "Daddy, there may be a turning point in this matter. One day, I asked a close friend to help, maybe he can make some progress there."

"Is that true?" Zhou Xing raised his tearful eyes and said, "Father knows that he will die, but if he can save Ting'er and you to go out, then he will be the Zhou family's great benefactor."

Zhou Ting sighed in his heart, but it was a pity that he spoke vaguely that day, and this matter involved treason, Xia Ziling might not dare to help.But... Zhou Ting still couldn't bear to frustrate his father's hope at this time, so he smiled and said: "Well, there is still a turning point in this matter, so don't worry about it, dad, let's rest today."

Zhou Xing talked with Zhou Ting for a while, and couldn't hold on to the exhaustion of the day, so he dragged his leg shackles to lie down on the haystack in the prison and fell asleep.

The next day, the father and son slept until it was mid-sun before waking up.Not long after Zhou Ting woke up, a jailer came over with a food basket, opened the food box, took out several large bowls, and said in his mouth, "Eat quickly, eat this last meal, so we can go on the road."

Not long after Zhou Ting woke up, he thought he heard it wrong, and asked in amazement, "What did you say?"

But the jailer said numbly: "Both of you have been sentenced to death, and today you will be executed. Hurry up and get on the road."

Zhou Ting looked down and saw that the prison food that the jailer handed over was indeed much better than the previous few days, and there was actually meat and wine.

Is this going to die?He thought that he and his father would inevitably die, but... never thought that it would come so soon? !