Anyone who has read the history of the Ming Dynasty should know that Hu Weiyong was indeed a ruthless man. Serving as Prime Minister under Zhu Yuanzhang, he eventually formed cliques for personal gain and became too powerful to control, leading Zhu Yuanzhang to directly launch one of the four great cases of the early Ming, the Hu Weiyong case, and eliminate him, thereby consolidating power solely in his hands to become the unrivaled emperor.
This certainly shows Zhu Yuanzhang's cunning strategy, but also highlights that Hu Weiyong was a person of talent.
After all, Old Zhu was wary of him, leading to a massive purge, indicating that Hu Weiyong was, at the very least, competent and had the talent of a Prime Minister.
Thinking of this, Chen Jie looked at the young Hu Weiyong, who at this time did not seem so absorbed in power and greed.
Yet now, as Chen Jie develops his forces, he lacks a civil servant with the ability of a Prime Minister.
