Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Chapter 241 Only by getting rid of the traitor Ouyang Lun can we win (please subscribe!!)
"Your Majesty, please severely punish the traitor Ouyang Lun!"

Fu Youde followed Lan Yu and knelt down.

Then Song Guogong Feng Sheng and Dingyuan Hou Wang Bi led other civil servants and generals to kneel down and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, please severely punish the traitor Ouyang Lun!"

silence--

Yingchuan Hou Fu Youde and Yongchang Hou Lanyu were kneeling at the front, followed by a large number of people.

Xiping Hou Muying stood at the front with some confusion and confusion.

Although Mu Ying is also from Huaixi and belongs to the Huaixi party, Mu Ying is more loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife. You must know that Mu Ying is the adopted son of Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma. She was raised by Queen Ma since she was a child. She was named Zhu at first. Ying, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the eldest son of a concubine. It was not until Zhu Biao, the eldest son, came out that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to pave the way for Zhu Biao, so he asked Zhu Ying to change his name back to Mu Ying!

However, Mu Ying had a deep relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang's family, and she had already considered Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma as her parents, and Zhu Biao as her biological brother.

Because of this, Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, and Lan Yu did not tell Mu Ying in advance about their actions this time.

"Youde, Lan Yu, Song Guogong, what are you doing?"

"Your Majesty asked us to send troops to conquer Yunnan. Why did you get involved with the consort Ouyang Lun?"

"We will do whatever His Majesty asks us to do, how can we do this!"

Mu Ying said hurriedly: "Hurry up and apologize to His Majesty!"

Faced with Mu Ying's persuasion, Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, Lan Yu and others remained unmoved, as if they had made up their minds.

Zhu Yuanzhang slowly sat back on the dragon chair, his expression calming down a lot.

He suddenly thought of discussing the gap between the Ming Dynasty and the Qin, Han and Tang Dynasties with Ouyang Lun on the tower of Changyuguan. In addition to recognizing Xu Da and Tang He, Ouyang Lun was not optimistic about Lan Yu and others. Now it seems that what he said was true. .

Putting party interests above national interests, is this their consciousness?

Mu Ying is a good kid and has not been led astray by Lan Yu and the others.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well what Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, and Lan Yu wanted to do. They were just to take advantage of the Ming Dynasty to use troops against Yunnan and blackmail him into dealing with Ouyang Lun. Such a trick was used by the Huaixi Party more than once. During the Northern Expedition, The Huaixi Party used it once to deal with Liu Bowen, the East Zhejiang Party, and they succeeded that time.

Now again!

How can I let you be so confident?
Liu Bowen's death has always been a thorn in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart. Although he hated Liu Bowen's arrogant but pretended to be respectful look, he had to say that Liu Bowen's ability was the strongest among civil servants. Compared with Li Shanchang, It's a lot worse. It's a pity that Liu Bowen died too early.

Naturally, Zhu Yuanzhang would not admit that he was responsible for Liu Bowen's death. The blame must be placed on Lan Yu and others of the Huaixi Party.

Last time they went to the palace together to participate in Ouyang Lun's performance. This time they even threatened to send troops to conquer Yunnan. They wanted to deal with Ouyang Lun in front of the civil and military officials of the court. They were really brave!
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking.

Several officials, headed by Guo Zi, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Wu Jingzhi, the censor of the Right Capital of the Inspectorate, stood up collectively. Although there were not many in number, they all had firm eyes.

"Your Majesty, the Duke of Song, the Marquis of Yingchuan, and the Marquis of Yongchang kept saying that Lord Ouyang was a traitor, but they did not provide any evidence! I think this is a slander! Your Majesty, please take a closer look!"

"As the chief envoy of Northern Zhili, Mr. Ouyang has made great achievements in governing the local area, benefiting the people, and building the Great Wall. These achievements are seen by everyone in the world!"

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After saying that, Guo Zi, Wu Jingzhi and others also knelt down.

For a time, except for neutral officials such as Lu Chang and Song Lian who were still standing, people from the Huaixi Party and the Prince Consort Party almost knelt down, but in terms of numbers, the Huaixi Party had a great advantage.

Even so, Zhu Yuanzhang still did not speak.

The entire Hall of Supreme Harmony fell into silence once again, and the atmosphere became increasingly tense.

At this time, Li Shanchang, who had been keeping his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes, and then walked out of the queue.

"Your Majesty, as far as I know, Ouyang Lun, the chief envoy of Northern Zhili, Xu Da, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and Guogong Tang, the governor of coastal defense, have close personal relationships with each other. They mobilized 20 troops to receive 20 sheep for Ouyang Lun. , it is a serious crime to use the public for personal gain!"

"In addition, the whereabouts of Mr. Zhou Zhen, the Minister of Punishment, is still unknown, and he is inevitably related to the Chief Envoy Ouyang Lun!"

"Now our Ming Dynasty is about to use troops against Yunnan. Once Bei Yuan learns about it, he will definitely take action in the north. Therefore, the issue of Northern Xinjiang must be resolved. Only when Northern Xinjiang is stable can Lan Yu and the others be able to march south with peace of mind!"

"Your Majesty, please be enlightened!"

As expected of Li Shanchang, he connected the Northern Xinjiang issue with the Southern Expedition in just a few words and tied the two things together. He was clearly saying that if you want to conquer the Southern Xinjiang, you must handle the Northern Xinjiang issue well, and if you want to handle the Northern Xinjiang well, The problem must be solved by Ouyang Lun, Xu Da, Tang He and the three of them. The logic is impeccable.

As Li Shanchang finished speaking, all the civil and military officials in the Tai Chi Palace looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, because everyone knew that it was time for Zhu Yuanzhang to make a decision.

Lu Chang, who is now a bachelor of the cabinet, looks a little worried. As an official in the court who is neither the Huaixi Party nor the Prince Consort Party, he actually hopes that the Prince Consort Party can withstand the attack of the Huaixi Party. After all, the Huaixi Party is very powerful. , had it not been for the rise of the Prince Consort Party, the situation of these non-Huaixi Party officials would not have improved. If the Prince Consort Party failed today, in the future the court would be completely dominated by the Huaixi Party, and no one would be able to challenge it.

Of course, although he hoped that the Prince Consort would win, in Lu Chang's opinion, the Prince Consort had no chance of winning this time.

Although the Prince Consort Party already has a lot of power in the civil service, including people from the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Supervisory Office, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Industry, it has no military commanders. In times of peace and stability, civil servants have a great say, but in times of war, , the general will become very important!
Now that the Ming Dynasty is going to conquer Yunnan, all Zhu Yuanzhang can rely on are the generals of the Huaixi Party. If he doesn't appease them, how can he conquer Yunnan?How can victory be guaranteed?
It can be said that if the Huaixi Party launches an attack at this time, it has already been planned.

If Zhu Yuanzhang wants to break the situation, unless he can find a more suitable general, he can look at the entire Ming Dynasty without the Huaixi generals. There are no generals who are not from the Huaixi party and are capable of taking over Yunnan!

Xu Da and Tang He are fine, but now one of them wants to consolidate the coastal defense, and the other wants to command the Northern Expeditionary Army to prevent Beiyuan from counterattacking.

There are not a few people who have the same idea as Lu Chang. Because of this, neutral officials have not spoken yet, but are waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to make a choice. They only need to side with Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Father, why don't you transfer your fourth brother-in-law back to the capital and come to the East Palace to serve as the prince's young master?"

"You can even transfer Xu Da and Tang He back to the capital, and re-select officials and generals to take their places in northern Xinjiang."

Zhu Biao spoke first.There was no room for mistakes in the Southern Expedition, and his fourth brother-in-law Ouyang Lun couldn't be punished. He thought of this method to make progress by retreating, and dismissed Ouyang Lun from his position as the chief envoy to the north, which was an explanation to the Huaixi Party. Ouyang Lun was appointed as the Prince's Young Master. Although his official position was changed, his rank remained the same. Moreover, Ouyang Lun could help him better when he came to the East Palace. With him protecting Ouyang Lun, the Huaixi Party did not dare to attack Ouyang Lun again.

In this way, both parties can accept it.

Sure enough, after Zhu Biao's suggestion came out, the atmosphere in Tai Chi Hall relaxed a lot.

Although Lan Yu and others had some unwillingness on their faces, they also knew that it was impossible to get rid of Ouyang Lun in one go. As long as Ouyang Lun was transferred to the capital, the Prince's Young Master would be nothing more than a false post. It is not easy for the Huaixi Party to deal with the toothless tiger.

Just when everyone thought Zhu Yuanzhang would agree to Zhu Biao's suggestion, Zhu Yuanzhang finally spoke.

"Fu Youde, Lan Yu, if I don't deal with Ouyang Lun, will you not be sure to win Yunnan?"

Fu Youde and Lan Yu had already thought about how to answer this question.

"Your Majesty, no matter whether your Majesty deals with the treacherous minister Ouyang Lun or not, I will go all out to conquer Yunnan! It's just that"

"Nowadays, many officers and soldiers in the army have learned about the events in Northern Xinjiang. The morale of the army is fluctuating. Many soldiers are worried that when we are fighting bloody battles in Yunnan, something will happen in Northern Xinjiang. For example, someone will surrender to the Northern Yuan Dynasty and attract the Mongols. The cavalry enters the pass and subverts our Ming Dynasty!"

"With such a damaged morale, even if the ministers and others fight hard to kill the enemy, they will not be able to completely pacify Yunnan!"

What beautiful words!
On the surface, he was very righteous, but he only meant one thing, that is, if Ouyang Lun was not dealt with, they would not be able to pacify Yunnan, and losing would have nothing to do with them.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "Since you two are not sure, let's replace them."

As soon as this word comes out.

In the main hall, everyone's eyes widened.

Substitution? !
Your Majesty actually wants to replace Fu Youde and Lan Yu!
But besides Fu Youde and Lan Yu, who else could lead the Ming army to pacify Yunnan?
Xu Da, Tang He?They are still in northern Xinjiang, and the current situation is not suitable for them to lead the troops to pacify Yunnan.

Feng Sheng, Wang Bi?These are all Huaixi generals. It would be better not to replace them.

Besides, who else can lead the army?

Your Majesty, are you kidding me?Are you still talking angrily?
Under the watchful eyes of the civil and military officials, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke in a deep voice, "Order Zhu Di, King of Yan, as the general to conquer the south, Muying, the Marquis of Xiping, as the left deputy general, and Xiang King Zhu Bai as the right deputy general, and lead 30 troops to conquer Yunnan southward."

"The battle strategy still does not need to be changed. As for the details, Zhu Di, as the coach, decides it himself and his two lieutenants!"

what! !

If the civil and military officials were shocked when Zhu Yuanzhang said "replacement" just now, then now that Fu Youde and Lan Yu are replaced by Zhu Di and Zhu Bai, the civil and military officials are simply shocked!

All I can say is that Zhu Yuanzhang was too tough this time.

"Your Majesty, are you kidding us?" Lan Yu raised her head and said: "The King of Yan and the King of Xiang have no war experience at all, how can they be qualified to command an army of 30 to pacify Yunnan, such a huge task!!"

"Your Majesty, even if you don't use me and Lan Yu, you can choose two generals from among the existing generals, and they will still be better than King Yan and King Xiang!" Fu Youde said loudly: "Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Li Shanchang was also stunned. He never expected that Zhu Yuanzhang would be so determined this time. He would rather let the inexperienced King Yan and King Xiang lead the army than defend Ouyang Lun. However, there is no turning back when the bow is fired. If today ends like this, then The blow to the morale of the Huaixi Party was quite severe!
"Your Majesty, although the King of Yan and the King of Xiang are smart and astute, and quite talented in marching and fighting, pacifying Yunnan is not a child's play. The King of Liang in the Yuan Dynasty had 20 troops, of which 30 were elite troops. With the help of the Duan clan in Dali, The terrain in Yunnan is even more dangerous. Although our Ming Dynasty has raised [-] troops, without good generals, it will be difficult to win this battle. If we lose, then the Liang King of the Yuan Dynasty will definitely take advantage of the victory and counterattack, and our Ming Dynasty will be in danger in the south!"

"When the time comes, when Beiyuan sees that our Ming army has suffered a defeat in the south, it will definitely cause trouble in the north and west. Our Ming Dynasty will surely fall into a dangerous situation where three sides are fighting and enemies are coming from all directions."

"Please take back your life, Your Majesty!"

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Li Shanchang also followed suit.

Seeing this, Lu Chang struggled in his heart, stood up and knelt next to Li Shanchang, "Your Majesty, I agree with Mr. Li, pacifying Yunnan is a child's play. As the saying goes, the incompetence of one general affects the entire army. King Yan and King Xiang are young , lack of experience, lack of ability, lack of prestige, and simply cannot control an army of 30!"

The combination of Fu Youde, Lan Yu, and Mu Ying are all generals who have experienced hundreds of battles, while King Zhu Di of Yan and King Zhu Bai of Xiang are just half-grown children. It is not childish to let two children command an army of 30!

With Lu Chang's statement, other centrist officials also followed suit and chose the combination of "Fu Youde, Lan Yu and Mu Ying" instead of "Zhu Di and Zhu Bai".

As consorts, Guo Zi, Wu Jingzhi and others were naturally very grateful to Zhu Yuanzhang. In their view, Zhu Yuanzhang did this to protect Ouyang Lun, and they were full of confidence in their hearts.

"Your Majesty, I thought I could let Lord Ouyang accompany the army! With Lord Ouyang accompanying the army and giving guidance, King Yan and King Xiang will definitely be able to pacify Yunnan!" Wu Jingzhi said loudly.

Hahaha--

As soon as these words came out, many Huaixi Party officials laughed directly.

Especially Lan Yu, who laughed very loudly, "Master Wu, I think you are simply Ouyang Lun's lackey! Do you think marching and fighting is just playing house? Ouyang Lun may have some ability in governing the place, but when it comes to marching and fighting, he has no ability at all. Just a layman!”

"If we lose this battle to conquer Yunnan, Ouyang Lun and you will both be the sinners of the Ming Dynasty!!"

"You" Wu Jingzhi was so angry.

"enough!"

Seeing that there was going to be a big quarrel in the court, Zhu Yuanzhang shouted loudly.

In an instant, the entire hall fell silent.

Lan Yu raised her hands and said, "Your Majesty, you have just seen that the treacherous Ouyang Lun and his associates have put the Ming Dynasty in danger for the sake of party struggle. As long as Your Majesty dismisses the treacherous Ouyang Lun from office, and arranges for a trustworthy official to take over in Beizhili The chief envoy, ministers and others will immediately lead the troops and go to war!"

"If we can't pacify Yunnan, just raise your head to see us!"

After hearing Lan Yu's harsh words, the hall fell into silence again.
(End of this chapter)