The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 113 Hu Weiyong's Treacherous Scheme, the Officials Resist
Zhu Xiong Ying yawned, seemingly not taking the matter seriously.

"Lord Hu, you flatter me. With your abilities, this is a piece of cake. It's already quite remarkable that the case has progressed to this point in just a few days. If that's the case, then let's do as Lord Hu wishes!"

"As for whether there are any other people, I believe that Lord Hu will have other results after a period of investigation. I will personally present the results to my grandfather this time. Lord Hu, keep up the good work in the investigation. I have high hopes for you!"

Hu Weiyong gave a bitter smile upon hearing this.

He had planned to make this a mess of things, thinking that Zhu Xiong Ying, being young and impetuous, would surely have his subordinates from the Western Depot take over his work.

At that time, no matter how far this matter involves or how many people die, it will be Zhu Xiong Ying's fault, and he will have little to do with it.

Who would have thought that Zhu Xiong Ying wouldn't fall for it at all, and would actually entrust the matter to him?

Now, all he, as acting prime minister, can do is adjudicate the blank seal case.

He even lost his position as Vice Chancellor of the Secretariat.

After finding this place, he gritted his teeth in frustration.

There are quite a few shrewd people in the court who instantly understood what was going on when they saw these two.

Hu Weiyong wanted to extricate himself from the situation and then solidify his position as prime minister through other means.

However, Zhu Xiong Ying was not satisfied with this and had no intention of replacing him; he simply decided to keep Hu Weiyong in this matter.

The crowd looked at Zhu Xiong Ying with complicated expressions. Could a ten-year-old child really accomplish such a thing? At this moment, a nobleman stepped forward and spoke up.

"Your Highness, Lord Hu is, after all, the Prime Minister. It is a waste of his talents to handle such a small matter. Moreover, the court has so many other matters to attend to. Without Lord Hu, things would be impossible. I beg Your Highness to allow Lord Hu to handle this matter while also dealing with other court affairs!"

After hearing this, several more people came out.

Hu Weiyong was very satisfied with the performance of these people, who were all subordinates of the Huaixi nobles.

Although these guys can't really help me, it's not bad to be a pioneer once in a while.

Zhu Xiong Ying looked at these people and smiled disdainfully.

"I never expected that you generals would be so concerned about the affairs of the court. It is truly remarkable!"

"However, this case of the blank seal is of great importance and must be tried by a person of high moral character and prestige. Among all the civil and military officials in the court, only Lord Hu has such ability!"

"As for the affairs of the court, all matters concerning the Six Ministries are handled by the Ministers of the Six Ministries. The Ministers of the Six Ministries draft their opinions and then forward them directly to the Hall of Diligent Governance for approval!"

"Rest assured, everyone, the contents will be delivered to the Emperor for review as quickly as possible, and nothing will go wrong!"

The ministers in the court changed their expressions immediately upon hearing this. If this were true, it would mean that all the power in the court had been transferred to Zhu Xiong Ying.

This is definitely not a good sign.

They desired an emperor who was symbolic but did not manage affairs, leaving the decision-making to them, the civil officials.

However, this rendered the position of prime minister useless, while Zhu Xiong Ying's power increased significantly.

This did not align with their ideal of a monarch and scholar-officials jointly governing the world.

Upon realizing this, the civil officials immediately stood up again and shouted loudly.

"Your Highness, this is absolutely unacceptable. There has never been a precedent in history where the emperor reviewed all memorials while the prime minister was in office. This is simply too absurd and contrary to etiquette!"

"Your Highness, this matter concerns the very foundation of the nation and should not be acted upon lightly. We should wait until His Majesty returns before dealing with it!" More and more officials stepped forward; this was a breach that could not be opened.

Once it's opened, it means the monarch's power will greatly increase, leaving no room for them in the court.

From now on, we'll probably have no choice but to obey the king.

Zhu Yunwen frowned.

He already didn't have a good impression of Zhu Xiong Ying, and now that he was acting this way, it was disrespectful to the previous emperors and sages. Having been raised with Confucianism, he couldn't stand it at all.

"Brother, this is absolutely unacceptable!"

Zhu Xiong Ying glared at Zhu Yun Wen, scaring him half to death.

"In the imperial court, there are only rulers and subjects, not brothers or parents. Think carefully before you speak!"

Zhu Yunwen was trembling with fear, but he still gritted his teeth and said.

“Your Highness, the system of prime minister has been passed down for a long time, and there has never been such a precedent since ancient times. As the regent, you should educate the people with the methods of the sages, govern by doing nothing, and govern the world together with the scholar-officials. What you are doing is not the way of the sages!”

Upon hearing these words, Zhu Xiong Ying shook his head. This kid had truly been brainwashed by these scholars, prioritizing their interests above all else.

They were, after all, royalty.

It's one thing to not protect the interests of the people or one's own, but to only think about these scholar-officials is utterly ridiculous.

"As the regent, it is my right to do what I do. You have no right to interfere. If you have any objections, you can only inform my grandfather. As long as I am the regent, there is no reason to change this matter!"

The court officials were extremely anxious and all turned their gazes toward Xu Da, who was standing to the side.

Zhu Yuanzhang left behind two important ministers: Li Shanchang, a civil official, and Xu Da, a military official.

Xu Da, who held military power, was the most important among them.

As long as Xu Da is still alive, the court will not descend into chaos.

Everyone turned to look at Xu Da, hoping he would say something fair.

"Lord Xu, His Majesty's system has now been altered by this brat. As the Right Chancellor of the Secretariat, are you, a Duke of the Great Ming, going to remain indifferent?"

Everyone gasped in shock; it was the first time anyone had ever dared to speak to Xu Da like that.

Xu Da slightly opened his eyes, a terrifying killing intent bursting forth from them, and glanced at the official.

The official shuddered at Xu Da's gaze, realizing he had said too much.

Then Xu Da closed his eyes again, as if he had fallen asleep.

The court officials were extremely surprised. Had Xu Da taken the wrong medicine? The system established by Zhu Yuanzhang had already been changed, yet this general still had no ideas. It was really strange.

However, Xu Da didn't care about any of this. What were the laws of the court? What did they have to do with him? As long as the court was stable, he didn't need to take action.

Moreover, Zhu Xiong Ying also said that this system would continue until Zhu Yuanzhang returned, so whether he was worried or not, it was no big deal.

(End of this chapter)