As we said before, Zhu Yuanzhang regarded Hu as a thorn in his side in order to pull out these thorns. However, in the process of stabbing, it gradually became domineering and gradually controlled the core departments such as Zhongshu Province.

Hu became the biggest unstable factor in the Ming Dynasty. He naturally became the primary goal of Zhu Yuanzhang's glory. However, as a prime minister, Hu has great power in the civil service system. It is obviously not enough to punish Zhu Yuanzhang with the method of civilian attacking civilian.

then what

Zhu Yuanzhang decided to use another group of special people.

Speaking of it, Zhu Yuanzhang also used a lot of spies, which was quite eclectic. For example, he used monks to spy on information. Mr. Zhu Yuanzhang used to be a monk, knowing that monks can cross the countryside without being suspected. He is an excellent spy. There are also officers, civil servants, and even maids-in-waiting eunuchs who have served as Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes and ears. They all have a name called calibration. It means the emperor's special Commissioner.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that this time Hu was extremely powerful and had many eyes in North Korea. To deal with such people, the mode of single-handedly checking schools can no longer adapt, so it is necessary to set up a professional spy agency to deal with Hu.

So, one night, Zhu Yuanzhang found Mao Xiang, the conductor of Yiluan Company. Tell him that from today on, his duty is not only to clear the way for the emperor and protect his safety, but also to listen to all the changes in the world. A few years later, YiLuanSi had a more famous name: Wei Jinyi.

After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang set up twelve guards in Beijing, one of which was Gong Weisi, which later developed into a pro-military Dewey House and later renamed Yiluansi. After changing its name to Royal Guards, its name remained unchanged, and it accompanied the Ming Dynasty until its demise. This army will always be the closest to the emperor. When the emperor travels, the nearest bodyguard with a broadsword is the Royal Guards.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought that only such a pro-health force under his personal command would not be influenced by Hu.

Thus, a brand-new Royal Guards came into being. Of course, the new department has new clothes: flying fish suit with red python suit, full black hat and brand-new equipment: embroidered spring knife. Naturally, there must be a new name: qi. With a new task, he became Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes and ears, probing into what happened in every corner of the Ming Dynasty.

A rotator is activated. They hide in the dark, lurking out of the sight of officials at all levels, and send every move of officials or people to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Of course, including Hu.

2. domineering Hu

Hu doesn't seem to realize that the danger has come, but Lao Tzu is the best in the world as always. Interestingly, he also regards Mao Xiang as a confidant. Tell him to find some people who are not afraid of death to work for him.

As a result, Hu's action was not mediocre, and it was quickly summarized in Zhu Yuanzhang's case.

One day, my son Hu went out to ride a horse and race on the Nanjing Ring Road, but his horse skills failed. He fell under his horse and was unfortunately run over by a carriage. Hu flew into a rage. Originally, this kind of thing should be under the control of punishments. Hu really wanted revenge, so he just said hello. The punishment sentenced the driver to death, or it can be packaged as leniency. But Hu thought it was too much trouble, so he didn't go to the punishments and killed the coachman directly.

This is a matter, and it is also a matter. After all, it is fate. Say it's not a thing, and it's not a thing. Who cares if the Prime Minister killed a groom?

Zhu Yuanzhang is coming to take charge.

Things reached the ears of Zhu Yuanzhang, who called Hu.

Hu also knew about the stall, and kept explaining whether the driver ran a red light, whether it was driving without a license or drunk driving ... When he was excited, he killed people passionately.

Zhu Yuanzhang only said two words: pay for life!

Hu stepped down. Strangely, Zhu Yuanzhang said it was fierce and asked him to pay compensation, but he didn't send anyone to arrest him.

Hu Song sighed, the emperor is just a show, actually still take care of me.

As a result, Hu continued to running all the way on this not mediocre road.

On another occasion, the emissary of Zhanchengguo went to Beijing to pay tribute. Hu refused to let the emissary kowtow to Zhu Yuanzhang, so he met him privately and sent him away.

Zhancheng is a small country in Vietnam. Speaking of it, even if it is reported, Comrade Zhu Yuanzhang may not have time to read it. However, it is Zhu Yuanzhang's business to see it or not, and it is Hu's business to refuse to see it.

Zhu Yuanzhang broke out completely, but he didn't aim at Hu, but at the one he had sent to Zhongshu Province, but he was disappointed. Moreover, there is no crime in paying tribute to the messenger with personal opinions. But for poisoning Liu Bowen.

I don't know what evidence I found, but it shows that Wang Guangyang had something to do with poisoning Liu Bowen. Wang Guangyang was sentenced to death.

Now everyone knows that the emperor is going to clean up Hu, because it was Hu who took the doctor to see Liu Bowen.

Ministers have exposed the report, but I don't know. When I checked, I was shocked to find that one of my concubines, Chen, was the daughter of a guilty official. This is a great event. Because the daughter of a guilty official has only two ways out, one is to go to the palace to wash clothes, and the other is to give it to the home of a meritorious hero. Wang Guangyang obviously does not meet the distribution conditions.

Check again, this person is the person appointed by Hu.

That's enough. Killing grooms privately, intercepting tributes and dividing up state-owned assets are enough to kill women. No matter how hard Hu's head is, it should be dropped.

But Zhu Yuanzhang thought it was not enough, because he had an ideal, not only to overthrow Hu, but also to overthrow the system behind Hu: the prime minister system.

3. Fictional assassination

According to Zhou Li, the prime minister and the emperor rule the world respectively. And Zhu Yuanzhang is obviously not a person willing to share. So, how to overthrow the whole prime minister system by overthrowing Hu? It is obviously not enough to kill a coachman and carve up state-owned assets.

There is only one sin, rebellion!

So, there is the following story.

In the thirteenth year of Hongwu, Hu said that his old well gushed out of Liquan, which meant that the well water was a little sweet. Hu called this auspicious and invited Zhu Yuanzhang to inspect and guide the work of the well.

Zhu Yuanzhang went and walked to Xihuamen, which is the door where ministers usually go to work and enter the palace. Suddenly, a eunuch came running, out of breath, grabbed Zhu Yuanzhang's driver's reins and wouldn't let him go.

What happened? The emperor's carriage dares to stop. Before Zhu Yuanzhang gave the order, the Royal Guards swarmed and beat the eunuch half to death with disorderly sticks. This eunuch named Yun Qi is the gatekeeper eunuch of Donghuamen, that is, the legendary gatekeeper. Why didn't the doorman drive?

Beaten to death, unable to speak, but his hand kept pointing at Hu's home. Zhu Yuanzhang felt something was wrong. So, when I stood up, I saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was clairvoyant, and I found the gun on Hu's wall at a glance.

Zhu Yuanzhang broke out in a cold sweat, and Hu gave a banquet to entertain him! There is an ambush at home, ready to assassinate him.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately turned to go home, and then ordered the arrest of Hu!

Soon, the evidence was collected, and the Hu family had 500 soldiers. Some people even reported that these soldiers were enemies of Japan. Assassinate the emperor and communicate with foreign countries. That's enough. When Hu is dead, the prime minister system can also be thrown into Hu's fragrant well and buried with him.

This story is quite thrilling, but in fact, it is not very reliable to verify it. As mentioned earlier, since Xu Da asked Zhu Yuanzhang to see the knife, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't just go through the door. Besides, Zhu Yuanzhang and Hu had lost their feelings at this time, so they had to start work. At this time, don't say that Hu Jia's well water is a little sweet. Even taking Maotai, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't mind going.

Therefore, this is probably a fictional story, the purpose of which is to make Hu have no chance to turn over.

Anyway, when he dies, Hu's prime minister system will be abolished. But the Hu case has just begun. Because Zhu Yuanzhang won't forget that Hu belongs to Huaixi Group, and the head of Huaixi Group is Li Shanchang.

4. The Last Thorn

Li Shanchang is a child prodigy. I followed Zhu Yuanzhang's revolution, but I was a librarian in Zhu Yuanzhang's library. Later, he became the first hero of Daming step by step.

When Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned Li Shanchang, he said he was a Xiao He of Zhu.

Li Shanchang was very helpful, but forgot that Liu Bang also killed Han Xin, not to mention Zhu Yuanzhang.

In fact, Li Shanchang really will live a long life. His colleagues were knocked down by Zhu Yuanzhang one by one. Liu Bowen's death was unknown, yang xian was defeated by meaningless, became a drug dealer, and Hu was directly labeled as the rebel. Only Li Shanchang is fine. His son married Zhu Yuanzhang's daughter, and he himself became the teacher of the prince. Obviously, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to cultivate Li Shanchang into a minister who died a natural death.

Zhu Yuanzhang is a little harsh on heroes, but he also needs to set a positive example, lest future generations say that he specializes in kicking down the ladder.

However, then something happened. Li Shanchang made a mistake.

This matter is still linked by Hu, specifically, Hu was convicted of rebellion, and Hu also found a friend named * * * to help this grand occasion. And Li Cunyi happens to be Li Shanchang's younger brother.

After Hu was executed, he was dug up. Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment and specially issued a letter to avoid death and exile.

Obviously, this is for Li Shanchang. At this time, Li Shanchang should write a thank-you letter to the leader and send a banner or something to show the majesty of the emperor's kindness. We are 360 degrees like a spring breeze.

After Zhu Yuanzhang sent a pardon letter, he has been sitting in the palace waiting for a thank-you letter, but he never came.

When Shan Chang came to work, his bags under his eyes drooped like those under his balls, but he just didn't mention it.

Li Shanchang didn't even think about thanking the leader.

Li Shanchang felt completely unnecessary. My brother is my brother. What does it have to do with me? I didn't resist. Forgiving him is your business, not mine?

Zhu Yuanzhang was angry. It's like inviting people to a seafood dinner, and others don't even send friends.

Five years later, something happened again. Ding Bin, a relative of Li Shanchang, committed a crime. Li Shanchang made a report to Zhu Yuanzhang, and asked him to forgive Ding Bin for his sake.

However, face is given by others, not by yourself.

When I mention Zhu Yuanzhang, I think of that unpleasant thing five years ago.

Now you know, please. Five years ago, I let Li Cunyi go, and you didn't even fart. Today, you expect me to be a good person

Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and punished Ding Bin more severely and sent him to the Royal Palace to study. Ding Bin indeed as expected and those things for Li Cunyi. Although it's the same old tune, it depends on who plays it.

Now that someone has mentioned it, let's completely solve what happened five years ago.

Li Shanchang's family was wiped out. That year, he was 77 years old, and in two years, or two years earlier, these things will be gone.

Of course, Li Shanchang, who is so good at camouflage, has been discovered, but the punishments have already taken care of it. Behind Zhu Yuanzhang are those who wear flying fish suits and hold embroidered spring knives.

5. it makes people change color.

The Royal Guards lurked around, spying on information, and the officials had a panoramic view of every move. Of course, there are some people who have never committed crimes, but Zhu Yuanzhang really wants to find something. then what There is also a prison.

There is a Northern Town Office under the Royal Guards, which specializes in handling cases that the emperor is in charge of, and it is called imperial edict, which realizes the one-stop service of arrest, torture, detention and execution. It provides various services, among which 18 is very famous. Such as sticks, clips, brain bands, soldering irons and a book, mice playing kites, horses stopping sticks, swallows flying or stuffy noses, nails and fingers, etc. Make sure you stand when you come in and lie down when you go out.

After that, everyone made a tacit understanding, made a style, and made a signal: the average person is: ask questions. Add the word "good life" to the key clients, meaning to ask for good life. The VIP user is: "Good students really ask questions". With these seven words, it's almost like winning seven kills. You can order your family to buy coffins for the funeral.

What if you are punished in prison? You can send some medicine to related people, or you can make it yourself if you don't have it, so that people in prison can be self-reliant and invent reincarnation wine. The raw materials are very green and environmentally friendly, and the original ecological human urine. It is said that taking a sip in your mouth when you are sick will work wonders. There is an official named Zhang Gonglun in the back. He spent six or seven years in Jinyi Prison, but he didn't have any medicine. Whenever he feels dizzy, he immediately drinks a cup of reincarnation medicine, which takes immediate effect.

After a long time, the imperial edict to the prison is also well-known in the prison circle. He was caught by Tizi of the Royal Guards, stayed in the imperial edict for two days, and was sent to Fusi prison in Beizhen. If he was told to transfer to the prison of the Ministry of Justice, it would be like changing heaven.

This shows that only comparison can lead to the truth.

With such a prison as a guarantee, the work of Royal Guards is invincible, and it goes deep into the officialdom after taking root at the grassroots level. A security guard creatively created a blacklist, exposed the records of traitors, and arrested people according to their orders, one by one. Zhu Yuanzhang's stabbing and other work went smoothly. Hu alone killed 30 thousand people.

Then, the Royal Guards made great contributions in it. Will they get extra rewards?

People who have this idea still don't know much about Zhu Yuanzhang.

6. dusty embroidered spring knife

As Hu and Li Shanchang were found out one by one, Zhu Yuanzhang targeted another group of people. Among them, the most important person is not Hu Li's best friend, but Mao Xiang, the first security guard. He was accused of forming a political party with Hu.

Yes, Mao Xiang did hang out with Huaixi Group for two days, and he was also very close to Hu. It is not unheard of to help Hu deal with people, but he is undercover and does it according to Zhu Yuanzhang's instructions. Is it really like the movie Infernal Affairs, who will believe you if all the records in the computer are deleted?

Anyway, when Zhu Yuanzhang said Mao Xiang was Hu party member, everyone agreed. Needless to say, party member of Hu has been scolded badly by Mao Xiang in recent years, and many people have been warmly received by him. Non-Hu party member is unambiguous. After all, when Mao Xiang presided over Hu's main business, he also caught some non-Hu party member beyond the scope.

So, why did Zhu Yuanzhang bring down the mammoth?

This is actually not a problem. Overthrowing the mammoth is Zhu Yuanzhang's consistent style. It's strange not to push it down.

Zhu Yuanzhang is going to finish his work. Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to make so many things to mess up the world. He just wants to pull out this thorn. Now even the old thorn like Li Shanchang has been pulled out, and he still has a big killer like the Royal Guards, which can only affect world peace.

It's time for Jin Yiwei's embroidered spring knife to be covered with blood. Before smearing blood, the first thing to kill is the mammoth.

I can't help it Mao Xiang's men have been cruel over the years and offended too many people. Besides, he knows too much. How can he create a new situation in the Ming Dynasty without getting it down?

Therefore, starting from the overall situation, we had to sacrifice Mao Xiang, the hellish commander of the Royal Guards.

After getting rid of Mao Xiang, Zhu Yuanzhang did another thing.

In the twenty years of Hongwu, the Hu case was completely ended. Zhu Yuanzhang invited all the ministers to the Royal Palace, and then moved out all the guards' instruments of torture. Seeing the minister's discolored face, Zhu Yuanzhang said gently. You don't have to be afraid. You are not invited to experience life in prison, but to witness one thing.

Zhu Yuanzhang ordered all the instruments of torture of the Royal Guards to be burned. In the thick smoke, the instruments of torture that let officials wake up in the middle of the night and those that let officials tell their wives before going to work are all reduced to ashes.

Flying fish diving, embroidered spring returning to the sheath, the history of Royal Guards has just begun, will it be over soon?

No, this is not the end, not even the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning. Before long, another person will sit on the throne of the Ming Dynasty. A man who pushed the Royal Guards to the top again. In his hands, Jin Yiwei will officially knock down the three legal departments of the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and Duchayuan, and become the real executor of Daming's criminal law. In his hands, another legendary secret service will appear.