Chapter 157 It was just driving away, but now it is beheading? ! (Please subscribe!!) It's you again! ! Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes turned cold when he saw Hu Weiyong standing up to speak for the Japanese again.
Feeling Zhu Yuanzhang's cold gaze, Hu Weiyong also trembled in his heart, but he had promised the Japanese envoy Ru Yaozeng that if he didn't speak at this time, the Japanese people would not help him again.
So even at the risk of offending Zhu Yuanzhang, Hu Weiyong still stood up.
"Prime Minister Hu, tell me why I should think twice!"
Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Hu Weiyong with a hint of murderous intent, his tone was deep, and the word "prime minister" was emphasized.
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Hu Weiyong was ready to risk his life at this moment, but he calmed down and said: "Your Majesty, as I said before, not all the Japanese pirates who harassed our coast in the Ming Dynasty are Japanese. We should not be so hostile to the Japanese."
"The Chrysanthemum Island Sea Battle Minister has also heard that Ouyang Prince Consort is indeed somewhat capable and can actually create a powerful fleet. However, currently only Ouyang Prince Consort in our Ming Dynasty can fight against the Japanese fleet. Really If we attack the Japanese mainland, our strength is still a little weak. After all, even at the peak of the Yuan Dynasty, even the powerful Yuan Dynasty in the past, the two expeditions to Japan ended in failure. Our Ming Dynasty does not have such strength now."
At this time, the Japanese envoy Ruyao, who was suppressed by the guards, shouted loudly, "My country, Japan, is a kingdom of divine wind, protected by gods. If you, the Ming Dynasty, dare to attack Japan, you will definitely be destroyed by the divine wind!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that his chest heaved violently, and his face became increasingly ugly.
Hu Weiyong continued: "Your Majesty, Japan has now taken the initiative to send envoys to our Ming Dynasty. This also expresses their sincerity. If we can form a friendly country or even an ally, I am confident that we can solve the problem of Southeast Asia in the shortest possible time." The problem of rampant Japanese pirates along the coast.”
"Didn't you agree to let Yong'an Mansion open the sea? As long as Da Ming and Da Dong Ying practitioners reconcile, both parties can strengthen trade. When trade develops, more taxes will be paid."
"Why not do this!"
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang sneered in his heart. How many benefits did Hu Weiyong receive from the Japanese people, and he actually spoke to him like this?
Japan is a serious problem for Ming Dynasty's coastal defense. From the conversation just now, it seems that the other party has no sincerity in wanting to make friends with Ming Dynasty. The reason why they say they want to be friends with Ming Dynasty is just to let Ming Dynasty release their captors!
Being on good terms with Japan is no less than walking with a jackal, sooner or later you will be bitten.
Hu Weiyong avoids the important and ignores the trivial, only talking about the advantages and not mentioning the disadvantages. His butt has long been crooked from the Ming Dynasty to Japan.
Zhu Yuanzhang was not too angry at this moment, but was disappointed. After all, Hu Weiyong, the prime minister, was trained and promoted by Zhu Yuanzhang, and he also had great expectations for Hu Weiyong, but now it seems that the efforts he spent before and the opportunities he gave him several times , it was paid in error after all.
Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly remembered something, 'bandits besieged Funing'! On the surface, those bandits were besieging Funing County, but in fact they came for him, Zhu Yuanzhang. At that time, various evidence showed that there was a mastermind behind the bandits. It was finally determined that the mastermind was a Japanese pirate, but where did the Japanese pirates come from? Get his information and whereabouts?
This person has never been found out, but Hu Weiyong's performance today had to make Zhu Yuanzhang suspicious.
In addition, Juhua Island is not far from Yong'an Prefecture, so maybe it was the group of Japanese pirates who organized the "mountain bandits to besiege Funing". This all makes sense. The Japanese Japanese pirates had a good plan. They first disrupted Yong'an Prefecture and tried to solve the problem. He and Ouyang Lun then captured Liaodong.
But it's a pity that they met Ouyang Lun. They didn't expect that the people of Yong'an Mansion were so ferocious, and they didn't expect that an almost invincible ocean-going fleet would suddenly appear!
I have to say that if this plan succeeds, the growing Ming Dynasty will suddenly enter an era of chaos.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang became even more disgusted with Japan, and his sense of Hu Weiyong also hit rock bottom.
Hu Weiyong, Hu Weiyong, I can give you a chance for other things, but if this traitor is you, then don't blame me for being rude.
However, these are just Zhu Yuanzhang's speculations, and there is no substantial evidence. If you speak out these conjectures at this time, you will only get an outright denial from Hu Weiyong/Japanese envoy Ru Yaozeng! Not in a hurry.
I have plenty of time to play with you!
"Prime Minister Hu, what do you think our Ming Dynasty should do?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice.
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Hu Weiyong was overjoyed and thought that Zhu Yuanzhang had been persuaded by him. He immediately said: "Your Majesty, I think that we should first release all the Japanese people imprisoned in our Ming Dynasty and bring them back to Ruyao Zeng. Japan, to show our Ming Dynasty’s generosity and benevolence.”
"Continue." Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly.
"I thought that in the last battle of Juhua Island, nearly [-] Japanese people were killed or injured, which meant that nearly [-] Japanese families lost their breadwinners, wives lost their husbands, parents lost their sons, and children lost their parents. What a tragedy this was. Therefore, I, the Ming Dynasty, should provide a sum of money to support the families of these Japanese people who died!" Hu Weiyong's words were sincere and extremely sincere.
Ruyao Zeng and other Japanese envoys heard this and looked at Hu Weiyong with eyes full of emotion. If Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't been here, she would have hugged Hu Weiyong and cried bitterly.
Zhu Yuanzhang's hands under his dragon robe had already been clenched tightly, but his face was still calm, and he said calmly: "According to what Prime Minister Hu said, I, Ming Dynasty, should pay Japan a war sum?"
"No, no, Your Majesty, it's not about compensation, but the reward is your reward to the Japanese people!" Although Hu Weiyong was determined to help Japan, he was not stupid enough to ask Zhu Yuanzhang to pay money to Japan. After all, he knew very well that Zhu Yuanzhang was good at face. , isn't it what only the defeated should do to make money, so it is most appropriate to use rewards, which not only take care of Zhu Yuanzhang's face and vanity, but also bring benefits to the Japanese people, everyone has to praise him for his ability to do things!
Obviously, Hu Weiyong guessed wrong this time, and Zhu Yuanzhang concealed it very well, and Hu Weiyong did not notice anything unusual about Zhu Yuanzhang.
"In this way, the relationship between Ming Dynasty and Japan has been eased. Ruyao's envoy also said before that Japan is willing to help Ming Dynasty deal with Japanese pirates/pirates. We only need to spend some money. Once the Japanese troubles on the southeast coast are resolved, then Japan will We can completely save money on building coastal defense lines, which is a huge sum of money!"
Hu Weiyong had long received the news that Xin Guogong Tang He was sent by Zhu Yuanzhang to build coastal border defenses on the southeast coast. It is said that a lot of money was raised. He, the prime minister, only found out about this matter after the fact, which made him very unhappy. He is jealous of this money. As long as the coastal defense line is not repaired, this money will be free. As the prime minister, he has many ways to re-determine the use of this money. Whether it is used to win over people or to achieve political achievements, the beneficiaries will be It's him.
In addition to money, Japan was also very afraid of this coastal defense line and entrusted him to find a way to destroy it.
Hu Weiyong took the opportunity to propose it, and as long as Zhu Yuanzhang agreed, it would be a surefire way to kill two birds with one stone!No. It’s many birds! "Is there anything else?" Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed the anger in his chest and continued to ask.
"This is all I can think of for now. If I think of it later, I will report it to Your Majesty." Hu Weiyong said with a smile.
boom! Zhu Yuanzhang slapped Long An fiercely and said in a deep voice: "Since you have nothing to say, I will have something to say."
"You asked me to release the Japanese people imprisoned in Ming Dynasty. Haha, this is simply impossible. Invading my Ming Dynasty and killing my people, I will never let it go!"
In fact, these people were all in Ouyang Lun's hands. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to release them, he would have to go to Ouyang Lun. According to Ouyang Lun's memorial, these captured Japanese people were arranged to dig coal mines. Mining accidents often occurred, and Japanese people They were almost dead. In the memorial written by Ouyang Lun, he also said that he wanted to go to Japan Island to capture some more Japanese slaves.
Zhu Yuanzhang had not agreed before, but now it seems that he can agree.
Forehead. Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Hu Weiyong was dumbfounded.
But Zhu Yuanzhang's words were not finished yet, and he continued: "As for you saying that you should give the Japanese people a sum of money to compensate the Japanese people who were killed in the Battle of Juhua Island, humph, I will give the money to Xingcheng/Juhua Island Isn’t it better to be in the hands of the fallen soldiers and the relatives of the local people who were killed than this?”
"If I really give it to Japan, the people of future generations will not know how to scold me as Zhu Yuanzhang!"
"You want to make me a sinner for all eternity, how well-intentioned you are!"
"When you mentioned the Battle of Juhua Island, it reminded me that I lost tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in that battle, and these were all caused by Japan's invasion." The more he spoke, the more angry he became. Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Ruyaozeng and said, "I I sent envoys several times, but you Japanese people killed them all, so today I will also kill some of the Japanese envoys."
"Come on, take these Japanese envoys out and behead them!" Huh? ! !
After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's last words, Hu Weiyong and the Japanese envoys were stunned.
Hu Weiyong: Why are you talking about killing someone? Ru Yaozeng: Just now it was just driven out of the capital, now it will be beheading? "Yes!"
After receiving Zhu Yuanzhang's order, the guards immediately dragged several Japanese envoys, including Ruyao Zeng, out.
"Your Majesty! No!" Hu Weiyong saw this and quickly stepped forward to persuade.
But Zhu Yuanzhang gave Hu Weiyong a hard look and said, "If Prime Minister Hu tries to persuade you again, then he will go with the Japanese envoy!"
"This" feeling Zhu Yuanzhang's strong murderous intention, Hu Weiyong was afraid, shrank his head, and did not dare to speak again.
"Prime Minister Hu, please beg me!" Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to kill her, Ruyao hurriedly asked Hu Weiyong for help, but Hu Weiyong ignored him at all.
"Hu Weiyong, if you don't save me, Japan will not let you go, and..." Ruyao once shouted loudly.
Snapped--
Hu Weiyong took a step forward and slapped Ruyaozeng's face fiercely, "Shameless Japanese people, the truth is that I just thought that it would not be easy for you to cross the ocean and come to the Ming Dynasty, so I am willing to speak for you, but you are too arrogant. , you are seeking death, and the truth cannot save you!"
click-
While Hu Weiyong was talking, he also moved to remove Ru Yaozeng's chin. The latter could only hesitate and was unable to speak.
Soon, several Japanese envoys were dragged down, and not long after, the guards brought in several bloody heads.
"Your Majesty, they have all been beheaded!"
"Okay!" Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, "Take the body and feed it to the dogs."
"Yes."
As the guards carried the head and left, the atmosphere in the Hall of Supreme Harmony instantly cooled down.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Weiyong, who had his head lowered, and said in a deep voice: "In my Ming Dynasty, it was a rule not to make a marriage or cede territory without getting married. If you don't even understand this, you don't need to be the prime minister."
"Go down and let me think it over!"
"I know my mistake. I will reflect on it when I go down." Zhu Yuanzhang killed the Japanese envoy in front of him, which shocked Hu Weiyong greatly. Now he just wants to return to his house and calm down.
"I retire!"
Hu Weiyong bowed and saluted, and then slowly exited the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Looking at Hu Weiyong's panicked back, Wang Zhong couldn't bear to say: "Your Majesty, is this too cruel to Prime Minister Hu?"
Wang Zhong knew very well that although the Japanese envoys were seeking death, the main reason why Zhu Yuanzhang killed them was to frighten Hu Weiyong.
"Is it cruel?" Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "I still think it's too light."
"And you, Hu Weiyong came here with the Japanese envoy, why didn't you report it in advance?"
puff-
Wang Zhong quickly knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, I was confused for a moment, thinking that Prime Minister Hu was not an outsider, so I didn't say anything more!"
"Get up. Next time, you won't have to be an errand in the palace." Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wang Zhong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and stood up slowly.
Morning the next day.
Prime Minister Hu Weiyong took sick leave, which surprised many ministers.
Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on the dragon chair in the Tai Chi Hall. When he saw that Hu Weiyong was not here, he knew it. He was obviously frightened yesterday.
What you want as an emperor is this effect, you have to make the people below fear you.
"Prime Minister Hu caught wind and cold last night and is feeling unwell. He has sent someone to ask me for a few days' leave, and I have agreed."
"Lu Chang."
"The old minister is here." The gray-haired Lu Chang stood up.
"In the past few days when Hu Weiyong is away, you will be in charge of the affairs of the Zhongshu Province. Don't slack off!" Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly.
"Yes." Lu Chang was surprised and happy. He was just the Prime Minister of Zhongshu. Normally, if Hu Weiyong took leave, the affairs of the Province of Zhongshu would either be handled by the emperor himself or by the Prime Minister of Zhongshu. It would not be his turn. he.
It seems that His Majesty still values himself very much!
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will do my best to complete it and wait until Prime Minister Hu returns from illness!"
"Ah."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
At this moment, Li Shanchang stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that your Majesty ordered the execution of several Japanese envoys yesterday. Is this true?"
"Li Shanchang, you are very well-informed! I was just about to talk about this matter."
"Yes, I did kill several Japanese envoys. In addition, I will not only kill them, but also send troops to attack Japan! Defeat Japan in one fell swoop!"
As soon as these words came out, the entire Tai Chi Hall was in an uproar, and all the officials were filled with surprise. Zhu Yuanzhang's move really came too suddenly.
(End of this chapter)