Chapter 127: Hu Weiyong Rebels (7)

Why?

Actually, in Hu Weiyong's view, it was very simple.

First, at the moment, the Divine Weapon Battalion was almost emptied out by people, yet Zhu Gaoxu still hadn't arrived.

Hu Weiyong did not believe that with Zhu Gaoxu's intelligence, he wouldn't have guessed that he would seize the Daming Guns.

Since Zhu Gaoxu didn't come to stop him, it meant Zhu Gaoxu was still outside the city.

Second, with shots fired outside the city at this time, Hu Weiyong subconsciously assumed that Zhu Gaoxu had been blocked outside the city and, having no other choice, had fired the guns to warn Zhu Yuanzhang inside the city.

As for why Zhu Gaoxu was blocked outside the city and couldn't get in, Hu Weiyong also had his own thoughts.

Right now, Zhu Gaoxu must believe that his greatest trump card was his two thousand men outside the city.

Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu certainly couldn't easily leave these few men of his.

And the generals guarding the city naturally couldn't possibly let Zhu Gaoxu bring two thousand elite soldiers into the city in the middle of the night.

So, it was a matter of course that Zhu Gaoxu was blocked outside the city.

This was also Hu Weiyong's initial strategy.

Hu Weiyong had simply feigned letting Zhu Gaoxu think his main objective was those two thousand soldiers, or rather, let Zhu Gaoxu think the point of his comeback lay in these two thousand troops outside the city.

But Hu Weiyong's true objective was actually Zhu Yuanzhang in the Imperial Palace.

The poisoning at the beginning—if it could kill two thousand people, that would be best; at the very least, it would save a lot of trouble later.

If it couldn't kill them, it didn't matter; once he dealt with Zhu Yuanzhang and freed up his hands, he would naturally send other generals to finish off Zhu Gaoxu.

It must be said that Zhu Gaoxu did indeed think at first that Hu Weiyong wanted to swallow up his two thousand soldiers.

But what Hu Weiyong didn't expect was that Zhu Gaoxu had such courage, daring to enter the city himself, and had arrived at the Divine Weapon Battalion a step ahead to set a trap for him.

As for the matter of the shots fired outside the city, that was just a contingency plan Zhu Gaoxu had left behind just in case.

Hu Weiyong did not know these things; in his plan, Zhu Gaoxu was already out of options at this time.

Thinking of this, Hu Weiyong said to the person beside him: "Send a few people who know how to use firearms to guard the city gate; if Zhu Gaoxu dares to enter the city alone, kill him first!"

Upon hearing this, that person nodded, called a few men, and ran toward the city gate with Daming Guns.

And at this moment, Hu Weiyong finally revealed a smile.

Zhu Gaoxu sending people to fire shots meant that Zhu Gaoxu was already at his wit's end.

Now, even if Zhu Yuanzhang in the Imperial Palace heard the commotion and sent someone to inquire, it would be too late.

For one thing, the morning court session was about to begin; if he sent someone now, by the time that person got the news and returned to report to Zhu Yuanzhang, the morning court would likely already be over.

And he, of course, would not just watch idly while people went to tip off Zhu Yuanzhang; he would naturally send people to intercept and kill them on the way.

Once the morning court session ended, everything would be implemented according to his plan.

With these thousand-plus Daming Guns, it would be hard for Zhu Yuanzhang not to die; once Zhu Yuanzhang was dead, how much longer could Zhu Gaoxu jump around?

Thinking this, Hu Weiyong could no longer hold back and laughed out loud.

Chen Ning, who was nearby, saw this and stepped forward to say: "It seems the Prime Minister is very confident about this matter."

"Hahaha, you all just wait for wealth and glory!"

After speaking, Hu Weiyong looked at the warehouse that had already been emptied, sneered, and then led the group back to the Xiangguo Mansion.

At this time, Hu Weiyong looked at the sky, then said to Chen Ning and Tu Jie beside him: "The two officials should attend the morning court; why not go together? Let us not keep our Emperor waiting."

Hearing Hu Weiyong's words, the two nodded and followed behind Hu Weiyong, walking toward the Imperial Palace together.

There was no conversation on the way; not long after Hu Weiyong and the others arrived in front of the Fengtian Hall, the morning court session began right on time.

As the crowd of officials poured into the Fengtian Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang also slowly walked up to the Dragon Throne from the back.

As usual, he first asked about the disaster situation in the North, and the answer he received naturally did not satisfy Lao Zhu.

However, through constant Simulation before, Lao Zhu had also found good methods from it, at least enough to barely sustain the disaster victims in the North.

Just as the morning court was about to end, Xu Da suddenly stood out.

"Your Majesty, last night this subject suddenly heard a burst of gunfire outside the city; it sounded like a significant number, and this subject feels we should investigate it."

Xu Da had to bring this up.

In fact, all the officials present had heard it.

Zhu Yuanzhang, of course, had heard it too.

But no one had mentioned it.

Zhu Yuanzhang, of course, did not mention it because he knew the situation clearly.

The other officials also had their own hidden agendas.

But any sensible person knew that there was only one person outside the city with such firearms, and that was Zhu Gaoxu.

So, as Zhu Gaoxu's maternal grandfather, Xu Da naturally had to be the first to speak up.

And as Xu Da spoke, the most nervous person was none other than Hu Weiyong.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that after Xu Da finished speaking about this matter, Zhu Yuanzhang on the Dragon Throne suddenly glanced at him.

For a moment, beads of cold sweat broke out on Hu Weiyong's forehead.

But what Lao Zhu said next made his heart relax again.

"Hah, don't worry about it. A few days ago, that little monkey brat told me he wanted to conduct some midnight training; I reckon the commotion last night was just that little monkey brat acting up."

People are like this; the more critical the moment, the more they cannot help but think in a positive direction.

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's explanation, Hu Weiyong felt a great sense of relief in his heart.

Subsequently, seeing that the court session was about to end, Hu Weiyong finally stood out.